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Office 2008 for Mac Curriculum

by bw

Jul 18, 2009

Does anyone have an idea for curriculum for my high school classroom? I have iMacs uding Office 2008.

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Neal Link included On 7/18/09, bw wrote: > Does anyone have an idea for curriculum for my high school > classroom? I have iMacs uding Office 2008.

Jul 18, 2009

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My G5 Power PC caught on fire!

by Jean Bullock

Jul 23, 2009

Wow, that was exciting. I was sitting at my computer and I heard a crackling noise. It sounded like a piece of cellophane had gotten stuck on a fan. I looked at the fan and nothing was there. Then I realized it was coming from my G5. I stood up and looked over my monitor, and saw flames at the bottom of my G5 where the power supply unit is. They we...See More

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Neal Had it been "acting strange" long before the fire e.g. fan noise or suddenly stopping, starting, problems booting or freezing?

Just wondering.

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On 7/23/09, Jean Bullock wrote: > Wow, that was exciting. I was sitting at my computer and I > heard a crackling noise. It sounded like a piece of > cellophane had go...See More

Jul 24, 2009

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Jean Bullock Hi,Neal! No it wasn't a coolant leak and it wasn't in the group of G5 that was included in the recall.

However, occasionally the G5 would make a noise like it was spinning a drive and the fans would kick in like crazy. It only happened once in a while but it did that from the very beginning. My hard drive failed within the first year of u...See MoreHi,Neal! No it wasn't a coolant leak and it wasn't in the group of G5 that was included in the recall.

However, occasionally the G5 would make a noise like it was spinning a drive and the fans would kick in like crazy. It only happened once in a while but it did that from the very beginning. My hard drive failed within the first year of use and had to be replaced.

Apparently it's only a safety issue if many of the G5s of that generation and production lot have the same thing occur. I haven't seen any others post anything on the net similar to mine, but I am going to keep an eye out. It could be a fluke or it could be that mine is just the first to do it. Luckily I was using it at the time and knew what to do. I shudder to think what would have happened if the computer had been left on with no one to watch it.

On 7/24/09, Neal wrote: > Had it been "acting strange" long before the fire e.g. fan > noise or suddenly stopping, starting, problems booting or > freezing? > > Just wondering. > > N > > On 7/23/09, Jean Bullock wrote: >> Wow, that was exciting. I was sitting at my computer and I >> heard a crackling noise. It sounded like a piece of >> cellophane had gotten stuck on a fan. I looked at the fan >> and nothing was there. Then I realized it was coming from my >> G5. I stood up and looked over my monitor, and saw flames at >> the bottom of my G5 where the power supply unit is. They >> were contained within the housing but I could see it through >> the little holes. I blew out the flames and unplugged >> everything from the unit. >> >> It was 5 months out of the Applecare warranty. So I had to >> pony up $300 to get it repaired, since there is no other >> known issue. It's a good thing I was working on it at the >> time. Imagine if it had been left on while everyone was >> sleeping. The Apple repairman said it's working fine now >> but of course they won't let me have the defective part >> back. I told them since I paid for it out of my own pocket, >> then I should get it back but the fine print in the repair >> contract says the part has to go back to Apple for "analysis."

Jul 24, 2009

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Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Paulie

Jul 27, 2009

I am using a PC in the community room to write this as my iMac at home keeps shutting down.

At present, that is the only computer I can use when home. I uploaded a bunch of photos I took while camping with almost no trouble. Actually, I pulled them off into folders because iPhoto seems to be full or near capacity and I did not want the com...See More

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Neal You need about 20% free space for virtual memory to run, so on an 40GB drive you should always leave 8GB free, 16GB on an 80GB drive, 24GB on a 120GB drive.

Have you recently run Disk Utlity, Disk First aid, repair permissions, and verify disk?

I you can boot the troublesome machine into target mode (hold down T at startup) and ...See MoreYou need about 20% free space for virtual memory to run, so on an 40GB drive you should always leave 8GB free, 16GB on an 80GB drive, 24GB on a 120GB drive.

Have you recently run Disk Utlity, Disk First aid, repair permissions, and verify disk?

I you can boot the troublesome machine into target mode (hold down T at startup) and have a Firewire cable to connect the two macs together you can use the other ones DU DFA to repair the drive if it's slightly damaged.

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On 7/27/09, Paulie wrote: > I am using a PC in the community room to write this as my > iMac at home keeps shutting down. > > At present, that is the only computer I can use when home. > I uploaded a bunch of photos I took while camping with > almost no trouble. Actually, I pulled them off into > folders because iPhoto seems to be full or near capacity > and I did not want the computer to shut down like my newer > one did which I still haven't solved the problem for. > > I have a blog and used to have minimal problems uploading > photos to it BUT now I get a couple photos uploaded and > then the computer shuts completely off in the middle of > uploading. It just clicks off. WHY? > > Should I run the original CD's for OS 10 x (forget the > exact decimals after the 10. . . and replace everything? > The old computer does not have Tiger or the new one > (Leopard, I think) Will I lose the photos I have on there > that are not backed up with a CD yet? OR do I just need to > take it to Portland for repair at an Apple store? Easier > said than doen since I have to take a bus to get there. > > I just spent 5 days at Mt. Rainier and I wanted to use some > of my photos on my blog but I guess it is impossible on my > computers unless soemone has a miracle solution. > > What would I need to run a CD of photos on a PC computer > like we have in the community room? Is that possible? The > two computers there are shared and I don't want to downlaod > anything to it. I presumed that I could put in a CD and > get the photo uploaded to blogger. Can I? Or is there an > attachment I could hook on to the PC that would allow me to > access my photos? Can I load my camera on there and > upload photos to my blog from that? > > I just don't know what is compatible on a public computer > like if you were using one in the library. Thanks! > > >

Jul 28, 2009

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can't print pdf files

by jlb

Aug 2, 2009

I must have downloaded some upgrade recently - don't know what - because my downloaded pdfs have a different look and I cannot print them anymore. I can save them to my desk top and print from there. No fun at all. What happened?

I have OXs 10.4.11

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Jean Bullock You should be using Adobe Reader 8 now. Check and see if you have that. Then get it updated if you don't.

On 8/02/09, jlb wrote: > I must have downloaded some upgrade recently - don't know > what - because my downloaded pdfs have a different look and > I cannot print them anymore. I can save them to my desk top > and print fr...See More

Aug 5, 2009

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Neal What browser are you using? Are you using Preview to view print documents or Acrobat Reader?

IF AR get the latest version and install that.

N. > On 8/02/09, jlb wrote: >> I must have downloaded some upgrade recently - don't know >> what - because my downloaded pdfs have a different look and >> I cannot prin...See More

Aug 7, 2009

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address book (NER)

by lynn/nj

Aug 11, 2009

Hi. I hope that someone can help me. I have begun using my Ipod touch address book and am trying to back it up to my apple computer. However, after typing about 65 names, the image when I click on address book looks different. When I started out, I had a 3 column page with ways to group the entries. Now, I when I get that page, I can't access the g...See More

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Greg On 8/11/09, lynn/nj wrote: > Hi. I hope that someone can help me. I have begun using my > Ipod touch address book and am trying to back it up to my > apple computer. However, after typing about 65 names, the > image when I click on address book looks different. When I > started out, I had a 3 column page with ways to group the > e...See More

Aug 13, 2009

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Lynn/NJ Thanks, that worked. Lynn/N

Aug 17, 2009

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Ipod Touch

by Katie

Aug 17, 2009

I am interested in getting Ipod Touches for my students. However I would like to find a school close by that is currently using them in the classrooms already. I live in Utah. Anyone know schools that have them? Thanks!

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