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HP Color Laserjet 2600N
by Mark Rogers 07 Sep '05

07 Sep '05

Hi, I need some advice. I have seen this printer in the stores for a few weeks and it looks really nice for the price (~ $400). My problem is that, in addition to a few Mac OSX machines and one Windows machine, I have a Mac OS9 machine. It doesn't appear that it is supported by this printer. Am I just out of luck? Review of the 2600N: http://www.macworld.com/2005/07/reviews/hplaserject2600n/index.php Thanks. Mark

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Airport Card for iMac
by Mark Rogers 06 Sep '05

06 Sep '05

Hi, I am looking for an Airport Card with iMac Adapter for one of my iMacs. If anyone has one they are willing to part with, please let me know. I'd like to buy it from you. Alternatively, I would also be willing to buy an iMac adapter, as they seem to be the hard part to get. Thanks. Mark Rogers

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SPSS for Mac OS X 10.4 Patch via FTP
by Will Christie 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

As pointed out by Frank Elgar, the long-awaited patch for SPSS 11 for OS X is now available. I'm making this available at: ftp://ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca/pub/SPSS11OSX/ Please let me know if there are any problems. -- Will_Christie(a)UManitoba.CA "I have spent too much of my life opening Instructional Software Coordinator doors for cats--I once calculated that, Academic Computing & Networking since the dawn of civilisation, nine University of Manitoba hundred and seventy-eight man-centuries 622 Engineering have been used up that way. I could show Ph: 204-474-9475 Fx: 204-474-7920 you figures." --The Door Into Summer _______________________________________ apple-list mailing list apple-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/apple-list

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SPSS for Mac OS X 10.4 Patch
by Frank J. Elgar 30 Aug '05

30 Aug '05

The SPSS 11 patch for Mac OS X 10.4, scheduled for release "on the last week of July," is now available. Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:39:08 -0500 From: proactive(a)spss.com To: software(a)cac.washington.edu Subject: SPSS Proactive Notification - SPSS for Macintosh Patch availability notice A patch for SPSS 11.0 for Macintosh OS X has been posted to the support Web site. This patch will upgrade your existing SPSS 11.0 for Mac to version 11.0.4, and will allow SPSS 11.0 for Macintosh OS X to run on the Mac OS X "Tiger" Operating System (v10.4). To download the patch, please go to: http://support.spss.com and select "Login to Support". After entering your login information, go to the "Patches and Utilities" link and click on the "SPSS Patches" menu item. Then select ~SMacintosh Patches~T, and click on the patch you would like to download. You will need your Support Web site User Id and Password to access this information. If you have forgotten your user id or password you can use the Find Password feature on our web site. This can be found at: http://support.spss.com/password.html/ Alternatively, you can use guest/guest for your login and password and we encourage you to request one while at the Support Web Site. NOTE- SPSS for Mac OS X 11.0 Grad Pack users: To obtain version 11.0.4 (Tiger compatible) of the SPSS 11 for Mac OS X Grad Pack, please contact SPSS Customer Service at your local SPSS office. (Contact details for North America are service(a)spss.com or 1.800.521.1337) We are continually striving to provide more proactive communication to our clients. However, if you do not wish to receive further proactive e-mails from SPSS Technical Support, just reply to this message with REMOVE on the subject line. Thank you, SPSS Technical Support

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FYI: Computer Security shorts competition
by billing 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

...pardon the intrusion but it seemed like a worthy cause: From: Shirley Payne <payne(a)VIRGINIA.EDU> Date: August 29, 2005 12:59:34 PM CDT (CA) To: SECURITY(a)LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU Subject: [SECURITY] EDUCAUSE/I2 Security Awareness Video Contest - Submission Deadline November 18th Reply-To: The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group Listserv <SECURITY(a)LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU> THE EDUCAUSE/INTERNET2 COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY TASK FORCE is holding a contest for short computer-security awareness videos developed by college students for college students. Contest winners will: * Receive cash prizes * Gain national exposure for their work: - their videos will be featured on the Security Task Force Web site < http://www.educause.edu/security > - their videos may be included in campus security awareness campaigns across the country The deadline for submission has been extended to: November 18, 2005. PLEASE HELP US GET THE WORD out by forwarding this message to any relevant campus mail lists, as well as professors, faculty, staff, and students in the fields of computer science, information technology, instructional technology, marketing, communications, film, media arts and design, etc. Contest details and downloadable video contest flyers are available at: http://www.educause.edu/SecurityVideoContest For additional information, contact the Security Task Force staff at 202-872-4200 or e-mail <security-video(a)educause.edu>. Thanks in advance for your help. Shirley Payne Director for Security Coordination & Policy University of Virginia (EDUCAUSE Security Awareness & Training Working Group member)

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FYI: Intel Preps Mac OS X Developer Tools
by billing 29 Aug '05

29 Aug '05

...from: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1851752,00.asp Intel Preps Mac OS X Developer Tools By John Rizzo August 24, 2005 Intel Corp. will port its software developer tools to Mac OS X and will ship its first beta later this year, the chip maker told developers on Tuesday at its first-ever session on Mac OS X at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. Kevin Smith, director of Intel Compiler Labs, said that Intel will port a complete set of compilers and performance-enhancing libraries to Apple Computer Inc.'s Intel-based version of Mac OS X. Intel will provide Mac tools for both single-core and multicore processors based on Intel's latest compiler technology. Smith said that the tools will contain the same feature set that Intel now provides for its Windows and Linux development tools. "We will offer one set of tools for all OSes," said Smith. Intel's compilers and libraries will work as plug-ins to Apple's Xcode development environment running in Mac OS X for Intel. Smith said Intel has no plans to offer the Mac tools in a version running on its Windows development environment. Developers creating software for both operating systems must use the tools running on each platform. The Mac OS X compilers and libraries will require Apple's prototype Intel-based Macs hardware and won't run on generic PCs, he said. Intel will help developers migrate from PowerPC to Intel architecture, according to Smith. Intel won't, however, provide tools for the simultaneous creation of software for both Intel and PowerPC processors, a strategy that Apple has said will help the transition to the Intel architecture. The Intel tools will support C, C++ and FORTRAN, but will not provide a compiler for Objective C, a language that Apple supports for Mac OS X developers. The Intel tools will be interoperable with Objective C. Smith said that Intel will also provide a migration guide for Metrowerks, a programming environment that Apple will not support with Mac OS X for Intel-based Macs. Intel's Mac OS X tools are still in the early stages of development, and Intel has not completed the feature set. "We're not at the demo stage yet," said Smith. Intel will support the development of device drivers for Mac OS X but has not made any decisions on what that support will take. Smith said that the first release will not have integration with I/0 Kit, Apple's device driver subsystem. I/0 Kit also enables high-level applications to access the hardware. Intel has also not considered whether it will support Altivec instructions, a 128-bit vector execution unit in PowerPC G4 and G5 processors. Such support won't be in the early betas. Intel's emphasis on performance is the reason why developers should use Intel's compilers and libraries, according to Smith. "We'll do more tuning for Intel Macs than anyone else," he said.

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iWork '05 Trial Version
by Mark Rogers 26 Aug '05

26 Aug '05

I have one of these that I won't ever be using. If you would like it, let me know. My number is 474-9089. Mark

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FYI: Apple releases v1.1 of security patch 2005-007
by billing 19 Aug '05

19 Aug '05

Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 (Mac OS X 10.4.2 Client) About Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 (Mac OS X 10.4.2 Client) Delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 replaces Security Update 2005-007 v1.0 for Tiger systems Mac OS X v10.4.2. Users who have already installed v1.0 on Tiger systems should install v1.1. Security Update 2005-007 v1.1 provides a combined 32- and 64-bit version of LibSystem to replace the 32-bit version that was delivered in v1.0. No other changes have been made in version 1.1. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ securityupdate2005007v11macosx1042client.html

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OS X on non-Apple x86 hardware stopped?
by Drew Scott Daniels 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

From: http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/17/2045250 Title: OS X on x86 Videos Get Apple's Attention "RetrogradeMotion writes "The OSx86 Project is reporting that Apple has served a legal notice to MacBidouille, a French news site that posted videos and instructions on running OS X on x86 hardware . You can find an English translation of the MacBidouille notice on the OSx86Project's forums. This is the first known legal action by Apple regarding the hacked version of OS X and calls into doubt the future of other news sites, similar to the OSx86 Project." Slashdot previously covered the story of hacking OS X onto non-Apple hardware and followed up again a few days later." Drew Daniels

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[Fwd: Resolution of Mathematica 5.2 problem on G5 Macintosh Systems]
by Will Christie 18 Aug '05

18 Aug '05

The problems reported earlier with Mathematica and G5 Macintoshes have been resolved. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Resolution of Mathematica 5.2 problem on G5 Macintosh Systems Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:03:40 -0500 From: Wolfram Research <support(a)wolfram.com> To: will_christie(a)umanitoba.ca ** Follow up to important notification for users of G5 Macintosh systems ** Between approximately 8 p.m. PDT on Monday, August 15 and 12 a.m. on Thursday, August 18 Apple was distributing Security Update 2005-007 Version 1.0 for Mac OS X 10.4.2 (Tiger) through their automatic Software Update mechanism. Due to an error on the part of Apple, this update accidentally omitted essential 64-bit system libraries, which prevented all native 64-bit applications from running, and in particular prevented Mathematica 5.2 from running on G5 systems. Apple has now replaced the update on their download server with Security Update 2005-007 Version 1.1. This update includes the missing 64-bit libraries and completely resolves the problem, allowing Mathematica 5.2 to run correctly. If you are using Mathematica 5.2 on a G5 system, you should install the new update, whether or not you installed the defective one. To install the update, choose the "Software Update..." application from the Apple menu (far left of the menu bar). The Software Update command will automatically check on the web for new updates, and should list Security Update 2005-007 Version 1.1 as being available. Click the Install button to install the update. (The Software Update command is by default set to run automatically every week; you need to run the command explicitly to get the new update immediately.) If you followed the instructions in our previous email to temporarily disable the 64-bit capabilities of Mathematica, you must now run the following commands in the Terminal application: cd /Applications/Mathematica\ 5.2.app/Contents/MacOS mv MathKernel.bak MathKernel This will restore the backed-up copy of the Mathematica kernel, returning Mathematica to full 64-bit functionality. We regret the inconvenience caused by this problem, and appreciate the around-the-clock efforts of Apple management and staff to resolve the problem as quickly as possible. Sincerely, The Technical Support Team Wolfram Research, Inc. -- Will_Christie(a)UManitoba.CA "I have spent too much of my life opening Instructional Software Coordinator doors for cats--I once calculated that, Academic Computing & Networking since the dawn of civilisation, nine University of Manitoba hundred and seventy-eight man-centuries 622 Engineering have been used up that way. I could show Ph: 204-474-9475 Fx: 204-474-7920 you figures." --The Door Into Summer

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