Start - 17:57
Attendance - 16 members + 7 leadership
Questions and
Answers
Difference between CD-R Data and Audio?
-- Licensing fee paid to RIAA for audio.
-- Brian uses cheapest CD-R Datas to record audio CDs just fine.
Limit to number of files in folder?
-- No, it'll just get slower, especially in Finder.
Created user account, can't access contents from another account.
-- Supposed to be that way since Mac OS X 10.2.
-- Use /Users/Shared folder to share files.
-- Can use external drive with permissions turned off for sharing.
Mac OS 9.2.2, ProTools LE 5.1, added 1 GB RAM (4-256 MB modules),
Hyundai RAM, G3 450 MHz. Error Type 10.
-- Individually works fine. Two or more causes problems.
Problems getting printer to print via Airport Express.
Latest 15" PowerBook. HP 3500.
-- Try restarting Airport.
-- Or try deleting printer from Printer Setup and recreating it.
FileMaker. http: link to go to local file?
-- file://[path to file], has to be script openUrl command
How to clean an optical mouse? Mouse is acting funny.
-- Soft brush cotton or an old t-shirt.
-- Might be a short in USB cable.
Big BBEdit text file with lots of page breaks but doesn't break
correctly if Print Preview and Save As PDF.
-- Try Acrobat Distiller.
-- Import document into word processor and Print Preview from there.
New Macintosh. Apple tool to migrate old data. Some Applications not
transferred correctly.
-- Apple tool won't overwrite duplicate applications, even if new
machine has an older version.
-- Stuff in /Library/Applications Support also not copied correctly.
Farallon Etherwave drivers. Mac OS 9.
-- Try Proxim ( http://www.proxim.com/
), who bought Farallon.
Scanner running on Mac OS Classic Environment. Updated Mac OS X and
after a while scanner stopped working. Acer USB scanner.
-- ??? (see below)
Third party scanner driver?
-- VueScan is very good shareware ($60).
-- http://www.hamrick.com/vsm.html
Trying to update Virex 7.
-- Updates for v7 have been buggy, wait for new update.
G4 - Turn machine off and then back on, takes 10 minutes to boot.
Screen appears, HD is highlighted, frozen. Mac OS 9.2.
-- Hard drive could be dying.
-- RAM could have gone bad.
-- 1. Restart with Shift key (turns off extensions)
-- 2. Rebuild desktop (restart with command-option?)
-- 3. Try unplugging any connected peripherals.
-- 4. Reinstall Mac OS (as a last resort).
-- http://www.farwalker.com/
--> System Maintenance for tips
Taking iPod apart to replace batteries. Tips?
-- Use a plastic flat head screwdriver. Pry it open a bit at a time.
-- Battery is on the top, glued in, you can pry it off carefully.
-- http://www.ipodbattery.com/ipodinstall.htm
Airport keeps going out after three months. PowerBook can see name of
network but can't connect.
-- Try unplugging Airport Base Station for a few minutes.
-- Cordless phones interfere with signal.
-- Might be another base station causing interference. Change channel.
Mail applications. Recommendations?
-- Mozilla works fine, haven't had luck with Apple Mail or Thunderbird.
-- Eudora is still around.
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Tip or Trick: fsck
fsck (file system check) is a Unix tool to scan and fix the file
system. You can run fsck using Disk Utility (verify or repair, can't
run on start up disk). If your system is really messed up, or to run on
your start up disk:
1. Restart with command-S to boot into single user mode, which is a
command line interface (like DOS).
2. Type: /sbin/fsck -fy
3. Repeat step 2 until no more errors are reported.
4. Type: reboot
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
App of the Month:
SilverKeeper
http://www.silverkeeper.com/
Free backup utility from LaCie, comes with their hard drives, simple to
use.
-- Basic backup: choose Source and Destination. Click Go to start.
-- Can also do cloning, can make bootable volume.
-- Can schedule backups.
ebMUG Intro
http://www.ebMUG.org/
Lots of things that are repeated every month...
-- SIGs: Programmer's, MIDI and Audio, Database and Network
-- Join the Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ebmug/
-- CD Collection 3 available (see below)
-- This Month: MicroMat (TechTool)
-- Next Month: Bare Bones Software (BBEdit, MailSmith)
-- February: Smile On My Mac Software (PDFpen, pagesender)
ebMUG CD #3
-- Includes all previous Apps of the Month.
-- Has videos and other goodies.
-- Bring a blank CD (with sleeve/container) and exchange.
Main
Presentation: MicroMat
http://www.micromat.com/
Christian, QA Manager
TechTool Pro 4 summary
-- Hardware, hard drive disk directory checker, optimizer, first aid
kit.
-- Suites: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced tests - runs set of tests
-- Tests: Hardware, Drives, Volumes, Files - lots of tests
-- Performance: Maintenance, Optimization - defragmentation
-- Tools: eDrive, Data Recovery, Wipe Data, Volume Journaling, Audio,
Video Lab
-- Safety: Protection Setup, Diagnostics Setup, SMART Setup, Alerts
Setup
SMART: Disk drive self-diagnostics
-- TechTool Pro can query drive for SMART parameters
-- Mac OS X 10.3 Disk Utility shows a limited SMART status
-- SMART warnings indicate hard drive is starting to fail.
eDrive: creates a small (4 GB) bootable partition with TechTool Pro
-- Creates new partition on-the-fly, does not destroy existing
partitions
-- Faster than using CD
-- TechTool Pro updaters can update eDrive so you don't need new CD
PodLock (separate product)
-- creates password protected partition on iPod
-- partition is hidden and can't be seen by Disk Utility
Promotional User Group Pricing: call sales 800-829-6227
-- TechTool Pro 4.0.3 $80 (regular $100)
-- PodLock: $25 (regular $40)
Raffle
-- SilverKeeper on CD
-- Take Control of Backups CD
-- iPod the Missing Manual (Book)
-- TechTool Pro 4 (Box)
End - 20:30
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