Recently came across this article: http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/22/setup-user-name-alias-mac/ If you have multiple Macs in one household this is a handy feature...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
Jun 5, 2012 5:45 pm
Have you each read this article. Mac backdoor Trojan embedded inside boobytrapped Word documents ...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
Jun 5, 2012 8:11 pm
I just received this email from Asus stating that it has the worlds first mother board with Thunderbolt ports? ...
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Christopher Price
powermacg4_1999
Jun 5, 2012 9:29 pm
Apple doesn't make motherboards for sale. They make computers. In fact, Apple doesn't even refer to "motherboards", they consider their internal equivalent to...
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Robert Lawson Brown
robertlawson...
Jun 5, 2012 9:52 pm
Hello Christopher and Jose, and SVMUG, Yes, based on the differences in terminology, Asus can claim to have the first "motherboard" with built-in...
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Christopher Price
powermacg4_1999
Jun 5, 2012 10:00 pm
Everyone, including Intel, attests to that Apple shipped the first computer with Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is a joint venture with Apple. ASUS really isn't...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
Jun 5, 2012 10:16 pm
I agree with Robert. The term Main Logic Board is the same as being called a Motherboard in the PC world, since it's the primary PCB board in a computer. Now...
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Christopher Price
powermacg4_1999
Jun 5, 2012 10:29 pm
Just don't try to prove that to Apple Legal. Sell a PC with an Apple Main Logic Board and you'll have a fun ride to the poor house making that distinction with...
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Charles Gousha
cgousha
Jun 5, 2012 11:01 pm
No real worries. A closer inspection of their documentation and board diagram brings up this: Thunderbolt Technology Now Available on the Windows® Platform ...
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Charles Gousha
cgousha
Jun 5, 2012 11:02 pm
No real worries. A closer inspection of their documentation and board diagram brings up this: Thunderbolt Technology Now Available on the Windows® Platform ...
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Christopher Price
powermacg4_1999
Jun 6, 2012 2:07 am
Thunderbolt silicon is an integrated option on Intel Ivy Bridge chipset motherboards. To power additional graphics cards, you would need to use an external...
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Len
macyawhoo
Jun 8, 2012 5:30 am
Knowing that I didn't have much time left, with Apple pulling the plug on MobileMe on 6/30, I did a clean install upgrade of OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard to OS X...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
Jun 8, 2012 12:15 pm
Hi Len, I am not familiar with the Bug you mentioned on RAID Drives in Lion. Now you stated that you formatted the hard drive on your Mac and did a clean...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
Jun 8, 2012 12:35 pm
Len, My apologies for not missing the link in the email to the software bug in Lion, and for some reason I did not see the last half of the email. I looked...
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pam_svmug
Jun 14, 2012 11:34 pm
SVMUG Monthly Meeting June 18, 2012 Joe Kissell - Mountain Lion Preparation Hello svmug members! 

Our next meeting is on Monday, June 18, 2012. Same...
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Patricia Juarez
sagg928
Jun 14, 2012 11:54 pm
Since Joe Kissell -- "He'll be joining us live via iChat video from his home in Paris," -- Can those of us unable to attend tune in on this iChat video...
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Charles Gousha
cgousha
Jun 15, 2012 12:01 am
We don't have a method for recording the entire meeting, but we are going to try recording the iChat itself. If the recording works out, we'll send out details...
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Charles Gousha
cgousha
Jun 15, 2012 1:56 am
Joe Kissell -- Take Control author extraordinaire -- will be giving us a 45-minute presentation Monday night on preparing for OS X 10.7 Mountain Lion. But for...
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Jose Francisco Medeiros
josemedeiros...
Jun 15, 2012 8:42 pm
Charles, I believe what Patricia means, is can we join the live iChat session from home, like you can do using Citrix Go-To-Meeting, Webex, or Microsoft Live? ...
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Charles Gousha
cgousha
Jun 15, 2012 9:03 pm
Right now, no. we don't have the resources or the knowledge for a live link. The iChat is really set for a one-to-one link, and can't well accommodate other...
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Albert Yan
slubhs66
Jun 15, 2012 9:35 pm
Conf call via Skype? ... From: Charles Gousha <gousha@...> Subject: [svmug] Re: live coverage of meetings? To: svmug@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, June 15,...
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lorca
lorcahanns
Jun 15, 2012 10:06 pm
and there is Google+ hangouts. twit.tv has started to use hangouts *experimentally* with one of its shows. course they have two advantages: 1. they limit their...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
Jun 15, 2012 10:32 pm
Charles, Citrix go to meeting, http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/, is free for 30 days. I can sign up, and send you the conference link for every on interested in...
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Richard Weiss
weeeze909
Jun 15, 2012 11:14 pm
Wow! That has a lot of possibilities. Excellent tip. Rich Weiss Publicist & Info Manager http://ebmug.org...
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David H.
menschdh
Jun 17, 2012 4:04 pm
What do you discuss at the live chat?  David Hirsch ________________________________ From: Albert Yan <pointnshoot@...> To: svmug@yahoogroups.com...
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Robert Graybeal
mactipbnut
Jun 17, 2012 8:20 pm
Anyone still has use for a OS 9 compatible G4 Laptop, I still have my original 15" PBG4 1GHz 100GB DVD-R/Combo with the original box. The current battery does...
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Jose F. Medeiros
josemedeiros007
Jun 17, 2012 8:32 pm
That should run OS 10.4 or 10.5 just fine. How much are you asking Robert? Jose :-) ________________________________ From: Robert Graybeal...
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irish.masms
irishmasms
Jun 17, 2012 8:47 pm
... Though both 10.4 and 10.5 are no longer supported, and have security issues Apple will not patch - certainly not recommended for browsing the Web. It...
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Jose Francisco Medeiros
josemedeiros...
Jun 17, 2012 9:00 pm
Now that's strange, security issue's with Apple's Operating System? Apple sounds more and more like Microsoft, only Microsoft and IBM supports a product that...
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irish.masms
irishmasms
Jun 17, 2012 9:14 pm
... [snipped] ... [snipped] Two words: No - Flashback. Mac Flashback malware: What it is and how to get rid of it (FAQ) ...