http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/ Savannah Macintosh Users Group Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:50:36 GMT thomasmokwa http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4533 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4533 Hi Chris, I can still authorize and I will once I see his name pop up on the pending list. Best regards, Thomas Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:48:42 GMT Chris Carr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4532 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4532 new members now? The Apple expert at Best Buy would like to join the Yahoo Group with us. Do I just give him the email address? BTW, his name is Ed Bigus, and Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:49:50 GMT Rick Pruden http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4531 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4531 Matt, I've started writing this response two different times and I keep changing it for one reason or another. Anyway, the essence of what I am trying to say Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:52:04 GMT James Sentman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4530 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4530 ... Sounds like this machine needs a little TLC and not necessarily to be replaced. A new battery and a ram upgrade might cost you $200 total but it would give Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:44:48 GMT Katherine Lent http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4529 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4529 I also was afraid to put Leopard on my Powermac G4, but I just upgraded recently and it runs fine. Katherine Lent digigarden@... Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:43:46 GMT Matt Hasty http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4528 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4528 That's cute! Great article! However, one of these puppies has been living in my house for the last 6 months and has been AWESOME! My wife has that little Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:42:53 GMT (no author) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4527 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4527 I also could not afford any new Apple hardware. But as for myself, I prefer to run older hardware, (from ebay) and use the MacOS than a new PC running Windows. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:38:58 GMT James Sentman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4526 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4526 ... But it's only the people having trouble that speak up ;) I've had no problems at all with the update. It's a little bit faster, I've had no stability Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:38:16 GMT Blair Willis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4525 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4525 ... I think you've been misled. You should be able to run 10.5.8 Leopard (not Snow Leopard) just fine on that machine. (Snow Leopard is Intel- only). ... Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:15:16 GMT Matt Hasty http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4524 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4524 Thanks Darryl! I'm one of those PANTHER PEOPLE. I've never even seen leopard. It won't run on my 1 Ghz PowerPC G4 PowerBook 17" screen. I'm told I must have an Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:49:18 GMT Blair Willis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4523 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4523 "Death To Puppies" (aka Netbooks) Yes, I'll admit, I've been tempted by the dark side by the Netbook Puppy. These trendy netbooks look so cute, like little Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:04:03 GMT Darryl W. Daniell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4522 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4522 Search your feelings Luke, you know the dark side is not for you, Bill Gates is not your Father. :-} One of the main problems with the Mac products is there Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:35:57 GMT (no author) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4521 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4521 I also could not afford any new Apple hardware. But as for myself, I prefer to run older hardware, (from ebay) and use the MacOS than a new PC running Windows. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:23:22 GMT Matt Hasty http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4520 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4520 I¹ve gotta admit, hearing some of the stories about snow leopard added to some of my own mac experience has me shopping the dark side. Tonight my wife and I Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:50:37 GMT Peter B http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4519 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smug_mm/message/4519 I dropped Leopard and went back to nice stable Tiger. Leopard was bloated and didn't add much except for lots of eye candy. The encouraging news is that Snow