12/12/2011

[macsupport] Digest Number 8614

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1a.

Re: LaserJet 4000 and Lion Problems

Posted by: "Jurgen Richter" yahoo-1@sympatico.ca   epsongroups

Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:22 pm (PST)



Hi Ed

This is what I used to finally log my old Epson printer on with Snow
Leopard. It used to add on like normal, but when trying to print to it,
the printer just hangs and does not respond, or almost instantly goes
into "pause" mode. Taking it out to "resume" does nothing. The print
jobs pretend to load and then it quickly the printer pauses again. I
ended up just deleting the printer, the print jobs and resetting the
print system.

Keeping in mind this process is for Snow Leopard and Denver Dan replied
with a Lion response. Perhaps that "socket" bit is applicable here too.
Worth a try before tossing your printer...

Trial Method A

Another method is to tinker with the printer under the web browser
window access: Open a web browser and type this in the window:

http://127.0.0.1:631/printers

This is the backdoor to administer all your printers the CUPS system
which Apple uses. You'll need your Mac user ID and password.
This is where you can also get the old printers to work that don't
readily get added to the printer queues. You can also do test pages here
and set defaults.

===

Trial Method B

Here are the steps....
Turn on your printer and have your paper loaded, and determine the
printer's IP address (without this, you can't add the printer)
I use an app called IP Scanner from 10base-t.com version 2.86 to find
out all connected devices on my network switches.

Open System Preferences
Under Print & Fax
Click the PLUS Sign under the list of printers available
The Add Printer window opens
Under the Advanced icon drop down, I selected:
Type: Jetdirect
Device: Another Device
URL: socket://192.168.2.19 (add your own numbers here)
Name: Epson 3000
Location: Office
Print Using: Epson Stylus Color 3000 - Gutenprint v5.2.3

Then click add.

This allowed me to see ink levels, as well as print out a CUPS test page.
It would seem that the >>> URL: socket://192.168.2.19<<<<
is the critical information that I did not previously try in the
combinations of setup options.... who knew? This is not well documented
in the least!

Anyway, the word/prefix "socket://"
made all the difference in the printer actually responding.

Now under the print menu, you get all the usual options, and under the
Preview (default) drop down you can then modify all the settings your
printer has to offer under the "Printer Features". Here you select
resolution, color models, colorsync profiles, etc..... and if you are
clever, you can save the settings under custom names, until you find a
combination of settings that works for you. Then get a screen capture of
the setup and print it out for your records in case you have to do all
this again. Also print this email in case you forget how to add this
sort of printer...

====

Thanks Denver for your detailed response. That is the route I took with
the upgrade to snow leopard but with Lion it will not work. I used the
network utility to ping the printer's IP address of 10.0.1.9 but I get a
"host is down" response.

I verified the IP address directly from the Print Configuration print
out of the printer so does this mean the technology is no longer compatible?

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:macsupportcentral%40yahoogroups.com>, Denver Dan <denver.dan@
...> wrote:
>
> Howdy.
>
> It's rather common that after a new system is installed that printing
> problems can be fixed by doing a Reset Printing System command. This
> is done in the Print & Scan (or Print & Fax) panel in System
> Preferences with a right click in the printer list window pane. But
> this does not seem to be your problem since it's a new Mac with Lion.
> Try it anyway.
>
> You might also try a manual setup, or addition, of your HP LaserJet
4000N. When you do this you can try one or both of the printer drivers
that should be included with Lion for your printer.
>
> 1. HP LaserJet 4000 - Gutenprint v 5.2.3 (the open source driver)

> 2. HP Laserjet 4000 Series (the HP driver)
>
> To add the printer driver and make a print queue you . . .
>
> 1. Open Print & Scan panel, then click plus button to add make a
print queue.
>
> 2. Click the IP icon on the Add Printer toolbar.
>
> 3. In the Protocol popup menu, click Internet Printing Protocol - IPP
>
> 4. In Print Using popup menu, click and from the long list find HP
LaserJet 4000 Series (or the Gutenprint one).
>
> 5. Enter 4000's IP address or name in the Address box, or try leaving
it blank.
>
> 6. Queue is usually left blank/empty.
>
> 7. Name and Location. Leave blank. However, in a large office this
can be filled in to help folks find one of many printers.
>
> This might work!
>
> Denver Dan
>
>
> On Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:24:48 +0000, sanpanza wrote:
> > Hi folks, I am usually one of the lurkers here but I have a problem
> > that Apple is not going to solve for me and was hoping someone here
> > could be of help.
> >
> > I have just upgraded my one laptop and desktop to Lion and bought a
> > new laptop with Lion Installed. Previously, I could print to the HP
> > Laserjet 4000N by using IP protocol but now I can't get any of the
> > computers to print the the Laserjet.
> >
> > Can anybody tell me a work around since HP does not support the
> > printer any longer?
> >
> > Thank you for your time and attention.
> >
> >
> > Ed Carreon
>

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2a.

Re: Anyone Using Flight Simulator Games for Mac?

Posted by: "Nick Andriash" medic65@telus.net   andriash2005

Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:09 pm (PST)




On 2011-12-11, at 1:43 PM, Tim O'Donoghue wrote:

> I ordered the version 10, and it arrived ion the mail the other day, but I won't install it until I get back on my feet after knee replacement surgery last week.

Well hopefully now that you've had the replacement, after a little rehab you can get back on your feet and hopefully enjoy life relatively pain free.

> When I first received the program, I ran it on a mid-2010 MBP 15", i7x2, 8 gig RAM and 240 gig SSD. It ran really well, but took up too much of the drive space needed for other things, so I installed it on the Mini instead.

Yes, that is the problem I fear. I only have the 256 GB SSD and was wondering what kind of a hit I will be taking in terms of disk space when I run it. I do have two 2TB Disk Drives, but I will be putting Win 7 on one of those instead of the Parallels/Win 7 combo I now have. Hopefully that will free up enough disk space on my SSD so I can satisfactorily run either ProFlightSimulator or X-Plane 10 without worry.

Did you try a demo of PFS, or have any previous experience with it that made you go with X-Plane?

BTW, I am looking now at ordering a flight control stick.

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2b.

Re: Anyone Using Flight Simulator Games for Mac?

Posted by: "Tim O'Donoghue" tjod@drizzle.net   timodonoghue

Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:36 pm (PST)



Hi Nick;

Knee is doing well, thanks.

My X-Plane folder is 27 GB, of which 23 GB is Scenery. I have N. America + Ireland + England installed. I haven't tried PFS, so can't comment on that.

BTW, the X-Plane DVDs will install and run on Mac, Linux, or Windows.

On Dec 11, 2011, at 4:09 PM, Nick Andriash wrote:

>
> On 2011-12-11, at 1:43 PM, Tim O'Donoghue wrote:
>
>> I ordered the version 10, and it arrived ion the mail the other day, but I won't install it until I get back on my feet after knee replacement surgery last week.
>
> Well hopefully now that you've had the replacement, after a little rehab you can get back on your feet and hopefully enjoy life relatively pain free.
>
>> When I first received the program, I ran it on a mid-2010 MBP 15", i7x2, 8 gig RAM and 240 gig SSD. It ran really well, but took up too much of the drive space needed for other things, so I installed it on the Mini instead.
>
> Yes, that is the problem I fear. I only have the 256 GB SSD and was wondering what kind of a hit I will be taking in terms of disk space when I run it. I do have two 2TB Disk Drives, but I will be putting Win 7 on one of those instead of the Parallels/Win 7 combo I now have. Hopefully that will free up enough disk space on my SSD so I can satisfactorily run either ProFlightSimulator or X-Plane 10 without worry.
>
> Did you try a demo of PFS, or have any previous experience with it that made you go with X-Plane?
>
> BTW, I am looking now at ordering a flight control stick.
>
>
> --
>  Nick Andriash 
> andriash@telus.net
> 17" MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 8 GB, OS X 10.7.2
> iPad2 WiFi & 3G, 64GB
> iPhone4S 32GB
>
>
>
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2c.

Re: Anyone Using Flight Simulator Games for Mac?

Posted by: "Louie P. (Pete) Nalda" lpnalda@gmail.com   lpnalda

Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:16 pm (PST)



For what it's worth, I like x-plane, It seems to be ok with me using Zoom, so that I can read my gages and displays better. It also performs quite well on my stock 2008 2.46ghz MBP. The only regret I have is there are no taxi instructions, which made terminal velocity's fly (PC) quite realistic.

On Dec 11, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Nick Andriash wrote:

>
> On 2011-12-11, at 1:43 PM, Tim O'Donoghue wrote:
>
>> I ordered the version 10, and it arrived ion the mail the other day, but I won't install it until I get back on my feet after knee replacement surgery last week.
>
> Well hopefully now that you've had the replacement, after a little rehab you can get back on your feet and hopefully enjoy life relatively pain free.
>
>> When I first received the program, I ran it on a mid-2010 MBP 15", i7x2, 8 gig RAM and 240 gig SSD. It ran really well, but took up too much of the drive space needed for other things, so I installed it on the Mini instead.
>
> Yes, that is the problem I fear. I only have the 256 GB SSD and was wondering what kind of a hit I will be taking in terms of disk space when I run it. I do have two 2TB Disk Drives, but I will be putting Win 7 on one of those instead of the Parallels/Win 7 combo I now have. Hopefully that will free up enough disk space on my SSD so I can satisfactorily run either ProFlightSimulator or X-Plane 10 without worry.
>
> Did you try a demo of PFS, or have any previous experience with it that made you go with X-Plane?
>
> BTW, I am looking now at ordering a flight control stick.
>
>
> --
>  Nick Andriash 
> andriash@telus.net
> 17" MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 8 GB, OS X 10.7.2
> iPad2 WiFi & 3G, 64GB
> iPhone4S 32GB
>
>
>
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>
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>
>

Egun On, Lagunak! (Basque for G'day, Mates)
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3.1.

Re: camera-card file-retrieval app

Posted by: "Andrew Buc" andrewbuc@staxman.net   andrewbuc

Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:03 pm (PST)



On Dec 11, 2011, at 1:55 PM, Oneal Neumann wrote:

> Does anyone know the name of the symbol? The upward pointing
> version is called a 'caret', which is Latin for 'lacking'. What�s
> the rightward-pointing symbol called?

A right angle bracket or closing angle bracket.

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3.2.

Re: camera-card file-retrieval app

Posted by: "paul smith" kullervo@nycap.rr.com   waldonny

Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:38 pm (PST)



Ahah! You learn something every day. or at least I do.
I always thought of the sideways-pointing angle symbols as "Greater than" and "Less than." A carry-over from my high school math classes.
--
PSmith
MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.7.2 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 5.0.1

On Dec 11, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Andrew Buc wrote:

A right angle bracket or closing angle bracket.

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3.3.

Re: camera-card file-retrieval app

Posted by: "Andrew Buc" andrewbuc@staxman.net   andrewbuc

Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:45 pm (PST)



On Dec 11, 2011, at 6:38 PM, paul smith wrote:

> I always thought of the sideways-pointing angle symbols as "Greater
> than" and "Less than." A carry-over from my high school math classes.

At the risk of belaboring the point, in this case right angle bracket
means right as in opposite of left, not right as in 90 degrees.

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3.4.

Re: camera-card file-retrieval app

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:39 pm (PST)



> Due to some ongoing Apple Mail wonkiness, 'normal' things are not happening. For instance, using Mail�s Reply mode should place a previous-message indicator on the left. That used to look --and still does with certain email apps- like this: > > >.
>
> Does anyone know the name of the symbol?

"Greater-than sign", according to Apple's character viewer.
(I copied the character from the line above, opened Character Viewer, pasted the copied sign into the search window, and was shown that character, its name, and its relatives.)

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3.5.

Re: camera-card file-retrieval app

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:42 pm (PST)



> Ahah! You learn something every day. or at least I do.
> I always thought of the sideways-pointing angle symbols as "Greater than" and "Less than." A carry-over from my high school math classes.

You were correct. This *IS* greater-than, according to Apple.

Here is greater-than: >>>>>
Here is "single right-pointing angle quotation mark:": �����

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3.6.

Re: camera-card file-retrieval app

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:11 pm (PST)



> Here is greater-than: >>>>>
> Here is "single right-pointing angle quotation mark": ˝˝˝˝˝

Not surprisingly, what was displayed on *my* screen when I received my message back was not the character I sent out, in the case of the 2nd mark above....

The "single right-pointing angle quotation mark" can be obtain by typing
<Shift><Option><4>, which is what I am typing here: ›››››

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3.7.

Re: camera-card file-retrieval app

Posted by: "Otto Nikolaus" otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com   nikyzf

Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:21 am (PST)



On 12 December 2011 03:39, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@me.com> wrote:

>
> "Greater-than sign", according to Apple's character viewer.
> (I copied the character from the line above, opened Character Viewer,
> pasted the copied sign into the search window, and was shown that
> character, its name, and its relatives.)
>

< less than, left/open angle bracket, or left chevron
> greater than, right/close angle bracket, or right chevron

Otto

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4a.

Re: X-Files dumpster diving

Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com   jrswebhome

Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:58 pm (PST)



Thanks, John. Works great. I wish that it did not break down .wmv (or movie files) to individual jpgs, but they're neat to look at anyway. jr

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, John Engberg <mrbyte@...> wrote:
>
> You might try File Juicer.
>
> John Engberg
>
> On Dec 11, 2011, at 9:37 AM, HAL9000 wrote:
>
> > I have a game called X-Files on several CDs. It is no longer playable and hasn't been for several operating systems. Before I trash it, I would like to see if there are any sounds, images, etc. to keep. The files come w extensions: .xmv, .nmv, .hot, .dmv, .pff.
> >
> > Anyone know of anyway to open these files to exam? Thanks. jr
> >
> >
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4b.

Re: X-Files dumpster diving

Posted by: "HAL9000" jrswebhome@yahoo.com   jrswebhome

Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:18 pm (PST)



I found what I think is a series of images of the programmers for this game. Stored them on the list's "Photos" menu. Enjoy. jr

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, "HAL9000" <jrswebhome@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks, John. Works great. I wish that it did not break down .wmv (or movie files) to individual jpgs, but they're neat to look at anyway. jr
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, John Engberg <mrbyte@> wrote:
> >
> > You might try File Juicer.
> >
> > John Engberg
> >
> > On Dec 11, 2011, at 9:37 AM, HAL9000 wrote:
> >
> > > I have a game called X-Files on several CDs. It is no longer playable and hasn't been for several operating systems. Before I trash it, I would like to see if there are any sounds, images, etc. to keep. The files come w extensions: .xmv, .nmv, .hot, .dmv, .pff.
> > >
> > > Anyone know of anyway to open these files to exam? Thanks. jr
> > >
> > >
> > >
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