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The Apple Mac Thread - Online Problem Solving.     

Stan - 18 Oct 2006 09:24

I know there is a joint Computer solving thread but the few Apple questions on there do sometimes get missed, so thought that I would set up a dedicated one for the Mac.

...Bye the way I am quite Computer illiterate apart from what I have picked up...so no point In asking me much -):

Ian,

I wonder If you could make this thread available on the Investors side as well please?

Stan - 03 Aug 2008 11:29 - 38 of 138

I have sleep set to go to sleep after 3 minutes but just recently when I return the machine is switched off.

Any ideas what is causing this please?

Quicksilver 733 OS 10.3.9. and this has never happened before.

Jonathan - 03 Aug 2008 15:39 - 39 of 138

Is the screen set to blank after a minute or so? That could kick in before the sleep hits...

Stan - 03 Aug 2008 20:26 - 40 of 138

I had to change my CDROM this morning and I tweaked the battery at the same time, it seems to sleep now..so fingers crossed.

Thanks anyway Jonathan.

Stan - 08 Aug 2008 16:44 - 41 of 138

Anyone else running Panther having the problems that I have been having recently on here? see the "Enhancements" thread for background.

kimoldfield - 08 Aug 2008 16:49 - 42 of 138

Stan, I am running the now relatively 'old' OS 10.4 Tiger and I have to say it is a vast improvement on Panther and none of my hardware was affected by the upgrade. I will be upgrading to Leopard in the near future, when time permits.

kimoldfield - 08 Aug 2008 16:51 - 43 of 138

Incidentally, I use safari as my browser for MAM, it is normally very stable.

Spaceman - 08 Aug 2008 16:53 - 44 of 138

Kim, i have found that the latest version of Safari with Leopard is ver UNstable, so much so that i have stopped using it, I use Firefox all the time now.

Stan - 08 Aug 2008 16:53 - 45 of 138

Thanks Kim, just seems an awful lot of money to pay for a malfunction on just "one" site, this one.

kimoldfield - 08 Aug 2008 17:00 - 46 of 138

Spaceman, maybe I'll hold off updating to Leopard a while longer!!

I understand how you feel Stan! Tiger is a much smoother OS than anything previously and I guess Panther is better again, except where Safari is concerned; that right Spaceman?!

Stan - 08 Aug 2008 17:24 - 47 of 138

Anyone else running Panther having the problems that I have been having recently on here? see the "Enhancements" thread for background.

Think I'll just try to keep this post at the top for the Weekend to see if there are any other Panther users out there.

kimoldfield - 08 Aug 2008 18:08 - 48 of 138

I can hear the spooky music and see the cobwebs already Stan! ;o)

Jonathan - 08 Aug 2008 19:41 - 49 of 138

For what it's worth (considering I've maid my views clear on the other thread), I'm running 10.5.4 on two machines, and MoneyAM works perfectly. I also run 10.4.11 on another machine, and MoneyAM functions well. I'm using Firefox 3.0.1 on the 10.5 machines and 2.0.0.XX (where XX is a high number) on the 10.4 machine.

I don't tend to use safari as I have a number of extensions I like to run which aren't compatible, so I can't give my view on that really.

HTH,
Jonathan.

porky - 09 Aug 2008 11:28 - 50 of 138

By far the best browser I find is the Omnigroup Browser which you initially have to pay for, but is worth every penny. What I find is the fact that websites render differently, but with the Omnigroup browser you can optimize individual web sites to suit your requirements and the computer remembers each site when you return to them.

Stan - 09 Aug 2008 13:48 - 51 of 138

Sounds interesting Porky, wonder if paying for that new browser will solve the problem I am having with MAM. Are you by any chance using it with Panther?

Ed: Googled it and just get a "can't find the server box" for www.Omnigroup.com ..bit strange I'll have another go later (I did it in Firefox and Safari).

Jonathan - 09 Aug 2008 15:13 - 52 of 138

Stan,

Paying to upgrade your OS would be a better idea than paying for a browser in today's world where FF and Opera are free :)

Omnigroup's website is down for me too, fyi

Jonathan.

Jonathan - 09 Aug 2008 17:17 - 53 of 138

Omnigroup's website is back up again

Jonathan.

Stan - 09 Aug 2008 21:52 - 54 of 138

John,

As a matter of interest, if I did upgrade from Panther to Leopard would I have to buy Tiger and Leopard or how does it work when your 2 systems behind?

Spaceman - 10 Aug 2008 01:21 - 55 of 138

Stan, pretty sure you just but the latest, not related old version.

Jonathan - 10 Aug 2008 09:32 - 56 of 138

Stan,

You can just buy the latest. However, I would compare the required specs for Leopard against your machine before forking out for it. I know it's a little more particular than Tiger was (My G4 laptop can't be upgraded, for instance)...

Jonathan.

Stan - 10 Aug 2008 22:16 - 57 of 138

Thanks Spaceman and Jonathan.

For Porky: "Sounds interesting Porky, wonder if paying for that new browser will solve the problem I am having with MAM. Are you by any chance using it with Panther?"
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