I believe Josephine is in UK - and there are various dealers there, I'm
sure...
Should also consider eBay with a "local" vendor where shipping is not
going to cost an arm and two legs to get across the pond. There are
probably local thrift shops that carry such old gear - however, she did
not mention how aging the Mac is, and whether USB wired connections or
wireless keyboards are desired. There is also the Apple website that may
have a keyboard that you like...
<http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/mice_keyboards>

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1.2 Re: lookng for a replacement keyboard

Thu Sep 6, 2012 10:45 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf

I've got the Apple Pro kb (clear case, black keys) that came with my iMac
G3. The iMac died some time ago so the kb is spare. It has 2 USB ports and
looks like this <http://bit.ly/OqfxSA>.

Email me privately if you're interested. I'm in the UK.

Otto

On 6 September 2012 09:23, Josephine Bacon <bacon@langservice.com> wrote:

> Where can I get a cheap replacement keyboard for my aging Mac? Mine has
> several letters that have entirely disappeared and since I upgraded the
> system, the caps lock refuses to light up.
>

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1.3 Re: lookng for a replacement keyboard

Thu Sep 6, 2012 2:13 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Randy B. Singer" randybrucesinger

On Sep 6, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Josephine Bacon wrote:

> Where can I get a cheap replacement keyboard for my aging Mac? Mine has several letters that have entirely disappeared and since I upgraded the system, the caps lock refuses to light up.

Matias USB 2.0 keyboard
http://matias.ca/usb2keyboard/

You can get one for $28 here:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Matias/FK104/

I'm typing at one right now. If feels a little clunky when you first get it, but when it breaks in it is as good as the high-priced spread!

___________________________________________
Randy B. Singer
Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions)

Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance
http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html
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1.4 Re: lookng for a replacement keyboard

Fri Sep 7, 2012 12:07 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Josephine Bacon" baconandeggs_2001

Yes, that is the option I chose, I went to eBay, just a click away.

We don't have thrift shops and our charity shop equivalent are nothing like as good as the ones in the US.

Definitely don't want a wireless keyboard, you spend a fortune on batteries.

JB
On 6 Sep 2012, at 18:44, Jurgen Richter wrote:

> I believe Josephine is in UK - and there are various dealers there, I'm
> sure...
> Should also consider eBay with a "local" vendor where shipping is not
> going to cost an arm and two legs to get across the pond. There are
> probably local thrift shops that carry such old gear - however, she did
> not mention how aging the Mac is, and whether USB wired connections or
> wireless keyboards are desired. There is also the Apple website that may
> have a keyboard that you like...
> <http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/mice_keyboards>
>
>

Josephine Bacon
Tamr Translations Limited
179 Kings Cross Road
London WC1x 9BZ
Tel:+44 207 833 0607

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1.5 Re: lookng for a replacement keyboard

Fri Sep 7, 2012 2:07 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"keith_w" keith9600

Re wireless keyboards, I bought a 2011 iMac in May of this year. It has
both keyboard and mouse wireless.
I have my Mac on most of the day, part of the night, and still have 100%
battery life left on my keyboard, but have replaced my 2 mouse AA batteries
twice!
If I'd remember to shut the mouse off while not in use, I might not have
that problem, but...

keith whaley

On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:07 AM, Josephine Bacon <bacon@langservice.com>wrote:

> Yes, that is the option I chose, I went to eBay, just a click away.
>
> We don't have thrift shops and our charity shop equivalent are nothing
> like as good as the ones in the US.
>
> Definitely don't want a wireless keyboard, you spend a fortune on
> batteries.
>
> JB
> On 6 Sep 2012, at 18:44, Jurgen Richter wrote:
>
> > I believe Josephine is in UK - and there are various dealers there, I'm
> > sure...
> > Should also consider eBay with a "local" vendor where shipping is not
> > going to cost an arm and two legs to get across the pond. There are
> > probably local thrift shops that carry such old gear - however, she did
> > not mention how aging the Mac is, and whether USB wired connections or
> > wireless keyboards are desired. There is also the Apple website that may
> > have a keyboard that you like...
> > <
> http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/mice_keyboards
> >
> >
> >
>
> Josephine Bacon
> Tamr Translations Limited
> 179 Kings Cross Road
> London WC1x 9BZ
> Tel:+44 207 833 0607
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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1.6 Re: lookng for a replacement keyboard

Fri Sep 7, 2012 3:14 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Bekah" bekalex

I've got a little Apple battery charger. It was about $29 (I think $25 when I got it) and I've had it for about three years. I think it's saved me money overall on batteries as I use my computer a huge amount of time. The charger is beautiful and it comes with 6 batteries so there are two in the keyboard and two in the mouse and two in reserve. (And I keep some regulars on hand just in case but I never have to use them.) This is just what's worked for me.

Bekah

On Sep 7, 2012, at 2:07 AM, keith_w wrote:

> Re wireless keyboards, I bought a 2011 iMac in May of this year. It has
> both keyboard and mouse wireless.
> I have my Mac on most of the day, part of the night, and still have 100%
> battery life left on my keyboard, but have replaced my 2 mouse AA batteries
> twice!
> If I'd remember to shut the mouse off while not in use, I might not have
> that problem, but...
>
> keith whaley
>
> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 12:07 AM, Josephine Bacon <bacon@langservice.com>wrote:
>
>> Yes, that is the option I chose, I went to eBay, just a click away.
>>
>> We don't have thrift shops and our charity shop equivalent are nothing
>> like as good as the ones in the US.
>>
>> Definitely don't want a wireless keyboard, you spend a fortune on
>> batteries.
>>
>> JB
>> On 6 Sep 2012, at 18:44, Jurgen Richter wrote:
>>
>>> I believe Josephine is in UK - and there are various dealers there, I'm
>>> sure...
>>> Should also consider eBay with a "local" vendor where shipping is not
>>> going to cost an arm and two legs to get across the pond. There are
>>> probably local thrift shops that carry such old gear - however, she did
>>> not mention how aging the Mac is, and whether USB wired connections or
>>> wireless keyboards are desired. There is also the Apple website that may
>>> have a keyboard that you like...
>>> <
>> http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/mice_keyboards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Josephine Bacon
>> Tamr Translations Limited
>> 179 Kings Cross Road
>> London WC1x 9BZ
>> Tel:+44 207 833 0607
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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2 Charging Battery - Recalibration Tips

Thu Sep 6, 2012 12:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Denver Dan" denverdan22180

Howdy.

As a supplement to recent posts on this topic - - -

Here's a current article in TUAW on how to Recalibrate a battery.

Mac 101: Battery not charging? Recalibration may be the answer

by TJ Luoma Aug 20th 2012 at 8:00AM

<http://www.tuaw.com/2012/08/20/mac-101-battery-not-charging-recalibration-may-be-the-answer/>

Denver Dan

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Re: Active hyperlinks don't work

Thu Sep 6, 2012 2:47 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01

>>> I often copy URLs and paste them in emails to send to friends.
>>> Many times the copied URL does not result in an active link for the receiver.
>>> I use Yahoo Mail on an iMac with 10.6.8 OS.
>>> What am I not doing, or doing incorrectly to make the URL not a viable link when received?
>>
>> Do you know if they appear "broken", i.e., there are spaces or line-breaks within the URL? This happens quite often but can be fixed by reassembling the URL.
>> Otto
>
> The urls are intact...no spaces or line breaks. They look exactly like they should, except they are not underlined links that are clickable.

Some mail software (most modern stuff, I think) is smart enough to see the plain text of a web URL in a message and recognize that it *IS* a URL.

Others require that whatever text is in the message -- even if that text IS itself a URL -- must have a link attached to it for that link to be seen as a URL.

As an example, here is a plain-text URL:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

And here is the same URL attached to another word:
Yahoo

Since this is basically a plain-text forum, I expect the link to be stripped or altered, so I am also sending it to you privately.

--
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Re: Active hyperlinks don't work

Thu Sep 6, 2012 4:24 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf

On 6 September 2012 22:47, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:

>
> Others require that whatever text is in the message -- even if that text
> IS itself a URL -- must have a link attached to it for that link to be seen
> as a URL.
>

Jim,

I usually find you to be very easy to understand, but could you explain
this? Could you define the difference between "URL" and "link" here?

(Everything else is clear and understood.)

Thanks,

Otto

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Re: Active hyperlinks don't work

Thu Sep 6, 2012 5:39 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jim Smith" jimmacsmith

URL:
Abbreviation:
Uniform (or universal) resource locator, the address of a World Wide Web page.

link: Could be a "URL". or: A relationship between two things or situations, esp. where one thing affects the other.

Jim Smith
www.rvcarelogbook.com

On Sep 6, 2012, at 7:23 PM, Otto Nikolaus wrote:

> On 6 September 2012 22:47, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Others require that whatever text is in the message -- even if that text
>> IS itself a URL -- must have a link attached to it for that link to be seen
>> as a URL.
>>
>
> Jim,
>
> I usually find you to be very easy to understand, but could you explain
> this? Could you define the difference between "URL" and "link" here?
>
> (Everything else is clear and understood.)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Otto
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Group FAQ:
> <http://www.macsupportcentral.com/policies/>
>
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>
>
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Re: Active hyperlinks don't work

Thu Sep 6, 2012 5:49 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"Jim Saklad" jimdoc01

>> Others require that whatever text is in the message -- even if that text
>> IS itself a URL -- must have a link attached to it for that link to be seen
>> as a URL.
>
> I usually find you to be very easy to understand, but could you explain
> this? Could you define the difference between "URL" and "link" here?
> Otto

I'm going to presume you are using Apple's Mail, or at least that you have it available.

When typing into a message in Mail, first set the Format to Rich Text.
[This forum strips rich text out; other leave it. If you send a Rich Text message to yourself, you should be able to see the results.]

Enter a URL simply by typing it, e.g.:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macsupportcentral/

Now type descriptive text like
This MacSupport Forum

Highlight the text, in Mail, that you want to attach the URL link to
Go to the Edit menu -- Add Link... (or <Command><k>)
It will then ask you for the URL (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macsupportcentral/) to attach to that label ("This MacSupport Forum").

Now:
In Mail, this procedure is unnecessary, since, like "Data Detectors", MacOS is very good at recognizing a plain text URL, and displays it as a "live" URL that you can just click on once to open in your browser.

Not all mail software will do that.
If the mail software doesn't make the plaintext URL "live", but it DOES recognize Rich Text, then the second technique, the URL attached to a plaintext description, hopefully will.

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Re: Active hyperlinks don't work

Fri Sep 7, 2012 3:08 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf

Yes, I know what they are, but in context?
;)
Otto

On 7 September 2012 01:39, Jim Smith <jas1931@gmail.com> wrote:

> URL:
> Abbreviation:
> Uniform (or universal) resource locator, the address of a World Wide Web
> page.
>
> link: Could be a "URL". or: A relationship between two things or
> situations, esp. where one thing affects the other.
>

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Re: Active hyperlinks don't work

Fri Sep 7, 2012 3:16 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf

On 7 September 2012 01:49, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:

>
> I'm going to presume you are using Apple's Mail, or at least that you have
> it available.
>
> When typing into a message in Mail, first set the Format to Rich Text.
> [This forum strips rich text out; other leave it. If you send a Rich Text
> message to yourself, you should be able to see the results.]
>
> Enter a URL simply by typing it, e.g.:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macsupportcentral/
>
> Now type descriptive text like
> This MacSupport Forum
>
> Highlight the text, in Mail, that you want to attach the URL link to
> Go to the Edit menu -- Add Link... (or <Command><k>)
> It will then ask you for the URL (
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/macsupportcentral/) to attach to that label
> ("This MacSupport Forum").
>
>
> Now:
> In Mail, this procedure is unnecessary, since, like "Data Detectors",
> MacOS is very good at recognizing a plain text URL, and displays it as a
> "live" URL that you can just click on once to open in your browser.
>
> Not all mail software will do that.
> If the mail software doesn't make the plaintext URL "live", but it DOES
> recognize Rich Text, then the second technique, the URL attached to a
> plaintext description, hopefully will.
>

Thanks Jim.

I see what you meant now. I never use 'Add Link', whatever email app or
webmail I'm using. I just expect plain text URLs to be "live".

Otto

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4.1 Re: charging a macbook pro

Thu Sep 6, 2012 3:52 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

"bobbystar" bobbystar

No, that was a good ramble.

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Don <y-groups.96705@...> wrote:
>
> Dan
>
> <OT>
> I've been messing around with electric wiring for around 70 years. Replaced my first light switch when I was in kindergarden. Ran all the way home to replace the switch which my dad promised to have when I got home. Headed for the basement to pull the fuse. Dad asked where I was going and said "Wait; If you're old enough to replace the switch, you're old enough to do it hot." First job completed successfully. Wanted to be an electrician but the unions controlled the trade in Minneapolis MN, and you needed a relative in the union to apprentice. Became an aerospace software engineer instead.
> <OT\>
>
> Most outlets in my home have the ground pin on top. OK for everything but my AA battery charger. Polarized pins on the back, BUT in an outlet with the ground on top the AA's are plus terminal down. The data sheets for my AA's [several brands] say to charge only with plus terminal up. Had to flip a couple of outlets.
>
> I have never been able to get a clear definition of an isolated ground circuit. Its obvious that a standard outlet in a metal box attached to a metal stud in NOT an isolated ground. Assume a plastic box and NM [Romex] wiring. The ground of any outlet is isolated from building ground at that point, does the outlet have to be listed as isolated ground? Where does the ground wire have to go? To the first junction box where it is attached to other ground wires with one wire on to the power panel? Separately to the power panel where it attaches with many others to the ground bus? Or all the way to the ground rod, an eight foot [yes eight foot, I tripped over one at Home Depot last month.] copper plated iron rod driven into the ground.
>
> I have had problems with big computers not being properly grounded. One system had a tape controller and 8 tape drives that worked fine. Added 16 tape drives firmly bolted together, dozens of read/write errors per hour. The hardware support guys finally read the installation instructions and put in the big Teflon spacers between the cabinets. No reported errors in two years. At another site we had "isolated ground" circuits installed for three Ramtek graphics processors. A 24" x 24" x 30" box that did about half as much as a high end graphics card in a Mac Pro does now. One box would run fine, turn on a second and nothing readable on the CRT's. The electrician forgot to put the cover back on the power panel so I checked and saw only one green [ground] wire coming into the panel from the Ramtek's. Got separate grounds installed and everything worked great.
>
> Hope I didn't ramble too much.
>
> Don at 21.9N 159.6W
> 2 x 2.93 GHz Early 2009 Mac Pro
> OS X 10.7.4
> 6GB RAM
>
> On Sep 2, 2012, at 10:33, Denver Dan wrote:
>
> > Howdy.
> >
> > Keith, ....
> >
> > The 15 amp 125 volt outlet with one taller blade slot and one shorter
> > blade slot means the hot wire is always linked to the shorter blade
> > slot and the neutral wire to the taller blade slot - this is called
> > polarity I believe.
> >
> > While some neutral wires may be grounded the standard is for a 3 prong
> > polarized outlet with a 3rd hole for the ground wire.
> >
> > Electricity enters via the hot blade/wire and exits via the neutral
> > blade/wire.
> >
> > I have several of the 20 amp 125 volt isolated ground sockets in my
> > house. The orange color generally (but not always) indicates an isolated
> > ground socket....
> >
> > These three prong outlets were installed for years with the ground hole
> > on the bottom. In recent years, they are being installed with the
> > ground hole on the top (and now sometimes required by state electrical
> > codes) on the theory that tools and items that fall and hit the plug
> > may actually arc on the hot and neutral but if the ground prong is on
> > the up side the tool (or whatever hits it) won't cause an arc and a
> > short.
> >
> > Of course, most electrical cords and plugs are still designed and made
> > to fit in a more convenient way when the ground prong is down.
> >
> > Denver Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 07:26:49 -0700, keith_w wrote:
> >> Furthermore, to answer the question of why a third prong that doesn't GO
> >> anywhere, be advised that some manufacturers used to make use of a specific
> >> prong of a duplex plug as it's hot or ground return lead. They designed
> >> their inner circuitry accordingly.
> >> That's why the advent of the single wider prong on many duplex plugs in
> >> recent years. Did away with the need for that third prong.
> >>
> >> Why they did that...the reasoning behind it, I'm not knowledgeable about,
> >> so that's just a semi-educated guess.
> >>
> >> keith whaley
> >
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Re: movie screenshots

Fri Sep 7, 2012 5:55 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"Denver Dan" denverdan22180

Howdy.

A video with the extension .mv4 is an Apple file format for videos but
it is also very likely a copy protected file. Some kinds of video
files have DRM (Digital Rights Management) added to make then
impossible or difficult to copy.

Usually a .mv4 file will play in iTunes on your Mac because your Mac is
"Authorized" to play things from the iTunes store.

You may not be able to play the item via other programs.

Any group members with more info on making a screen capture of an .mv4
video?

If you can pause/freeze the video, you could use the Grab utility to
make a screen capture of the visible frame.

Denver Dan

On Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:31:10 +0000, HAL9000 wrote:
> Downloaded the iTunes movie .mv4 HD digital file. Tried opening the
> movie through VLC, but I only get a list of the file, and no video
> playing. I'll check in with Snapz-Pro, but was hoping for a free
> source. I'll check Handbrake, but I do not want to lose the HD rez.
> Thanks for your suggestions everyone. jr
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, "HAL9000" <jrswebhome@...> wrote:
>>
>> Bought a movie off itunes and want to take screen shots for my
>> desktop. Anything free that will get the job done? Apple+Shift+3
>> doesn't. jr
>>