The lastest update to vlc (vlc-0.8.4) is available for download from the apple web site. This application can open many different types of audio and video...
Carl W Cullings
ccullings@...
Dec 2, 2005 4:31 pm
9340
Does anyone have any comments on the recently released security update to OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.3? I have caught wind of "problems" with it but I tend to think...
I'm getting rid of a bunch of old Mac hardware. If you would like any of it - it's yours for the pickup from my house. Notes on condition are from memory -...
Firefox is #1 Apple OSX Tiger is #3 (!) http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120763,pg,12,00.asp __________________________________ Start your day with...
So there was this article on the news about how the Fullerton school system had decided to have every student use an iBook. Gee, this sounded grand. Until...
Allison Sheridan
asheridan@...
Dec 5, 2005 3:02 am
9344
The education discount for the 12 in brings it down to $949. Does the article say the school is selling them? If so Apple should be made aware of it. I think...
they didn't elaborate... the only explanation would be if they chose 14"ers with extra ram, and threw in a DVD burner or something, but why would they do...
Allison Sheridan
asheridan@...
Dec 5, 2005 3:35 am
9346
I have been running my Mac for a couple of days now with the security update 2005-009 installed on 10.4.3. I have experienced no problems, certainly not the...
I spoke to a high school instructor once who said that when his department puts in a purchase order, the school tacks on 20% to his department's bill! He was...
and #4 is the Belkin wireless router. Unremarkable except the owners of the company live here in Manhattan Beach and coach soccer with me. Harry Andreas...
Harry Andreas
harry.andreas@...
Dec 6, 2005 2:39 am
9350
Actually, I bought that Belkin Pre-N wireless router a few weeks ago. We were having a problem with a "dead spot" in our apartment. It's one spot downstairs...
I had the same problem as Dennis D. and bought a QuickerTek transceiver that boosts my Airport from 30 to 500 mW. It cost a bit under $200 with shipping. It...
... wrote: [snip] ... You can take a Linksys WRT54G (very popular) and put alternative software on it that does exactly that. I put the publicly available...
Thanks for the tip. I actually have a Linksys in the closet and I might take it out sometime and fiddle with it; I didn't realize all of this alternative...
Dennis C De Mars
ddemars@...
Dec 7, 2005 12:53 am
9354
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/?p=479 This is fairly pessimistic; if Apple is as canny on the financial front as they have been for the past few years, I can't...
Raytheon MAcHacers: Did I read that right; they are pulling the plug on Appletalk January 2nd 2006. Not much reason to celebrate a New Year. How much does it...
we did chat about it - and it makes no difference to us! If you've got your iBook at work, you're using ethernet, not AppleTalk. you're golden, Al...
Allison Sheridan
asheridan@...
Dec 8, 2005 3:54 am
9357
... Some observations: a. The motivation to reduce protocols (AppleTalk, Decnet, IPX) is driven by security and simplification. Network monitoring tools are...
I may be the "last man standing" with a desktop Mac running OS9 within Raytheon. Did I miss the message regarding the termination of Appletalk support? If...
Thomas H Pollack
thpollack@...
Dec 8, 2005 6:08 pm
9359
If you turn off appletalk now and have any issues then send a note to the address listed in the notification so we can work the issues. So far we have been...
Lynn E York
leyork@...
Dec 8, 2005 7:08 pm
9360
... You're not quite alone, but you're getting pretty close. The AppleTalk message (along with two other almost identical networking announcements) was sent to...
... For the VPN users out there, another way to try this out is to use your VPN connection. VPN has never supported AppleTalk, it provides TCP/IP connectivity...
While we're on the subject of OS 9 and Lotus Notes in Raytheon, has anyone tried to install Notes 6.5+ on an OS 9 Mac? This isn't supported, but since the...
Well then... all's I need do is reconfigure my network printers. That's not a problem. I had somehow come to the (incorrect) conclusion that the loss of...
Thomas H Pollack
thpollack@...
Dec 8, 2005 10:20 pm
9364
The production version of Firefox 1.5 has been released....
Carl W Cullings
ccullings@...
Dec 9, 2005 6:10 pm
9365
we used to see the Apple Government store down the right pane, but now there's only the education section. anyone know the direct url? Al...
Allison Sheridan
asheridan@...
Dec 9, 2005 7:41 pm
9366
... Go to the bottom center of the main store page and use the pop-up menu to get to the government store. Or get there by using this URL: ...
Allison, Scroll to the bottom. You'll se a pull down that gets you to other stores. ov't is one of the choices. Art...
Arthur M Newman
amnewman@...
Dec 9, 2005 9:13 pm
9368
You can still get to the Raytheon apple store at - http://www.apple.com/eppstore/raytheon which, I believe has the same discount as the government store had. ...
