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No No don't upgrade
Strawberry iMac Internals
Mac Firewalls
I know why
A pretty cool idea



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No No don't upgrade

From Dan Johnson

Hi Charles,

I more or less grimaced when you announced you were taking the plunge and trying 10.3.5 a mere few weeks after it's release. Don't you just hate it when you ignore your gut and go with the brain?!

Since my 10.3.4 problems and having to revert back to 10.3.3 and all the install hassle I watch MacFixit like a hawk. The 10.3.5 problems just started creeping up about the time of your upgrade. I have learned something from MacFixIt, at least I think it was from them, and that is how to go back to a version that was working well.

The writer suggested getting an external hard drive, not to big or too expensive, and use Carbon Copy Cloner and clone your stable system to the external drive before upgrading. That way if the upgrade proves to be unusable to you for what ever reason, you can move the cloned system back to the laptop or desktop. All your programs, passwords, "STUFF", it's all there with a minimum of hassle.

I like the idea and will do just that before I ever upgrade again. I was lucky and didn't have to much installed on my lil AL PB, but if had been my Pismo.....Ugghhhhhhhhhhhh ! I know you know what I mean.

Take care
Dan

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Hi Dan;

I certainly do.

Actually, I do have an external FireWire enclosure that contains the original 20 GB HD from my Pismo, and happily, the OS 10.3 install that was on it when I replaced it with a 40 GB unit.

If I get completely fed up with this modem issue, I may clone that system and put it on the iBook. The other side of the coin is that 10.3.5 has pretty much cured the USB peripherals dropout problem that had been plagueing me in OS 10.3.3 on the iBook so there's a yin and yang dynamic here.

Charles






Strawberry iMac Internals

From John M. Dennis

Can you see if any of your readers have the strawberry iMac and had to replace anything in it? It seems that you can install RAM from the bottom but you can not get the case off like you can on my Rev B iMac. I want to look inside so I can see if I can find any thing wrong with my friend's iMac.

Thank You,
John M. Dennis

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Hi John;

My son has a Ruby iMac and has worked on many others. I asked him for instructions and he says:

"There are 4 philips screws holding the bottom on, take them out, pull it off, take out a few more Philips screws that hold the shielding on, pull it off, and you are in. Two of the screws that hold the bottom on are under the cover where the VGA port is."

Charles







Mac Firewalls

Dear Mr. Moore:

My stepson and wife have not made the journey to The Mac Side of of the Force, yet. What Firewall products would you recommend? Thanks!

Anthony Connors

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Hi Anthony;

Mac OS X has a firewall built into the software, which is activated and configured using the Sharing Preferences panel.

There is also a popular third-party shareware firewall application called Brickhouse for OS X, which won the System Utilities category in the 17th Annual Editor's Choice Awards, and Gold in MacFixit Toolbox Awards for Firewall Protection. It is available here: http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/

You can find a tutorial on using Brickhouse here: http://www.macwrite.com/macsecurity/mac-os-x-security-part-9.php

Charles

I know why

From John M. Dennis

I know why Apple does not like to have pictures of their new machines before they come out. I saw one yesterday that was a rendering someone did and it looked very cool. The real deal does not look as cool as what I saw and for me it is a let down. Not that I could afford the new iMac anyway.

Thank You,
John M. Dennis

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Hi John;

I don't think Apple has ever legally challenged an artist's conception of unreleased products, at least ones based on imagination and not leaks.

I don't imagine they are pleased however.

Personally, I think this is the best looking iMac model yet. I'm not blown away by it like I was the G4 Cube, but, I think it's attractive.

Charles






A pretty cool idea

From John M. Dennis

http://www.tunewear.com/english/product/tunemax/index.html

Thank You,

John M. Dennis

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That it is.

Charles



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