!!!!!
WARNING - EMAIL FRAUD !!!!! If
there is anything you would like to see included in this
site, please email AppleAngel@avatartx.com and
let me know. I am trying to make this site user-friendly,
but it will help if the users give me some feedback as to
features they want or modifications they desire. And
if you find something really cool, share it with the rest
of us! Adventures It's Gotta Be Here Somewhere... The saga of searching
The STMUG This site Website
administered by: Next User Group
Meeting:
Doors have to be locked at 7:10 p.m. so be on time! We usually meet at B&J's
Pizza Why be in a User Group? So you can buy from www.applemugstore.com As a User Group member, we're sure you were
either able to watch the MacWorld Expo keynote (if the webcast
worked for you, that is!) A MESSAGE
FROM
JOHN
: When Installing Software.... Sometimes caution rules the day, and with
your dandy Mac, why not? Considering all the time and TLC
you've put into that baby, you might as well take a couple
of extra minutes (literally) to do one small kindness whenever
you're going to install software: Start by turning off all
non-Apple system software. To do this, go to the Apple Menu and choose
Control Panels, Extensions Manager. At the top of the resulting
window, you're likely to see Selected Set: My Settings.
(If you see something other than My Settings, you've likely
already customized these settings, and obviously know how
to use this control panel.) Click that Selected Set popup
menu and choose Mac OS Base Set. (The exact name may be
different, depending on whether you're running OS8 or OS9.) Now, restart your computer and proceed with
installing your new software. When you're done, go back
to the Extensions Manager control panel, switch back to
My Settings (or your customized set), and restart the computer
once again. This is the best way to avoid potential conflicts
(rarer these days, but not unheard of) between installer
programs and third-party extensions and control panels.
Sincerely, John A. Rankin, President John Rankin
Apple's Firmware Upgrades cause
problems with some Third Party RAM - Glenn Anderson (Author of DIMMCheck) has been working
on a fix, or at least a way to detect, problematic RAM modules
affected by the recent firmware update. He found the root cause
of the disabled RAM was contained in the Serial Presence Detect
(SPD) EEPROM on the DIMM. Specifically, It did not conform with
the PC100 standard: there were no settings for CL3 mode, only
CL2 mode. He was able to fix his own DIMMs by getting the specs
for the chips and reprogramming them. However, in order to develop
a fix for other users, he needs more data. He has created an application
called DIMMCheck to collect the contents of the SPD EEPROM on
various modules. If the module is bad, send a copy of the DIMMCheck
report to this email address.
Using the collected data, he will attempt to create an application
that will fix the troubled modules. In the meantime, the utility
appears to be successful at detecting modules that would be disabled
should the firmware be updated.
Pros and Cons
Beware! False EarthLink
email solicits credit card info!
Zeigh Owensby received the following email from someone
who claimed to be with EarthLink Customer Service:
"Dear EarthLink Customer: We regret to inform you,
but due to a central server meltdown your billing information
was lost. In order to enjoy your EarthLink/Sprint experience
and keep your account active, you must enter your credit
card information within 72 hours of receiving this e-mail.
To re-enter your account information and keep your account
active, please visit the online billing center by following
the link below [Note: we omitted
posting the link for this page.]. Regards, Sandy Page Earthlink.net
Billing Department"
The web page was well-designed to appear as if it were an
authentic EarthLink page. It included a request for account
user name, password, and credit card number. Zeigh was suspicious
and so contacted EarthLink Customer Service directly. They
replied:
"EarthLink has just been made aware of this particular
scam and the matter is under a priority investigation. Your
account information and privacy are safe. We suggest that
you delete the false email that was sent to you and under
no circumstances submit personal information via the URL
provided."
We hope that you will find this site (and our regular monthly
meetings) both informative and entertaining.
If there is anything that you would like to see on this
website (or have presented during a meeting),
please don't hesitate to follow the Feedback
link and let us hear about it!
of a
Computerphobe!
Glossary Section
has been updated,
and not only sports new
terms and expanded
definitions,
but an enhanced layout.
Go Try It!
As always, your input
is most appreciated,
and helps determine
the shape of things to come
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May STMUG meeting
Thursday 02 May 2002!
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IT!
ð The cat is out of the bag so to speak. We will elect our new STMUG officers team at the May meeting. Those in attendance will determine who is chosen to head the future of STMUG.
ð We continue our journey into OS X. And to make it easier for those who have yet to take the plunge, we will start at the beginning.
@ 6335 South Padre Island Drive
at around 5:30 pm for a pre-meeting get together.
Please join us!
(or call 800-344-3599)
and save big bucks!
or have read all about these new beauties on the internet,
so we won't bore you with more details.
What we will say is that as a User Group Member, you have
special priority access to these new iMacs when they start
shipping. All
you have to do is order from the Mug Store and mention that
you're a User Group member, and we will give you first priority
for
shipment when we start receiving our allocation, ahead of
all the rest of our customers. As part of a select group
of dealers called Apple Specialists, the Mug Store will
be given top allocation priority, so you can be assured
of the best chance to be the first one on your block to
get one of these great new iMacs!
Apple doesn't allow us to discount new product, so the pricing
on these machines will be the same everywhere. The difference
with the
Mug Store is your priority status and our outstanding customer
service. We're always happy to answer the phone (we do not
use voice
mail during office hours- ever) and review everything you
like about any Mac product or peripheral.
And remember, if you have an older Mac you want to trade
in toward the new iMac (or anything we sell for that matter),
we're happy to
do that as well. We give good value and relieve you of the
hassle of selling your machine, plus you can keep your old
Mac until your new Mac comes in so you can easily transfer
all your files before you send it off.
Thanks for being a User Group member, and don't forget to
surf to http://www.applemugstore.com
to dig up all sorts of great deals from used peripherals
to the hot-doggenest G4 Apple makes.
http://www.applemugstore.com
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check your RAM for compatibility before installing with DIMMCheck
or your RAM might disappear on you.
Firmware Upgrades are not
reverseable. Better safe
than sorry.
