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Twokitties
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Username: Twokitties

Post Number: 140
Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 7:18 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
There are people who might have copies of the "family pak" of OS X Tiger who might want to give or sell me any unused licenses they have. I believe it comes with 5. That is what I meant.

Dave, thanks for your feedback, but you could have left the thread open for the original poster to respond. That would have been nice!

I was interested in the iChat AV option. My father bought me a webcam so he could see his new grandson. Perhaps someone here has a way for me to use video chat with my current OS X 10.2.8.

Thanks to all.
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Twokitties
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Post Number: 141
Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 7:27 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Sorry if the phrase "unused licenses" is technically incorrect. I hope everyone knows what I mean!
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Dave
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Post Number: 7005
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Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 9:02 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
quote:

Family Pack Software License Agreement allows you to install and use one copy of the Apple Software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-labeled computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that same household.



Now kindly stop using MOL to traffic in illegal software distribution.
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AlleyGater
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Username: Alleygater

Post Number: 693
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 10:21 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Now that is what is called a "well hung pirate".

Now kindly stop using MOL to traffic in illegal porn distribution.
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Twokitties
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Username: Twokitties

Post Number: 142
Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 10:50 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Dave,
thanks for clarification. I wasn't aware of the regulations. I am sorry for misleading you to think I was a Pirate (although I look nothing like the picture above).

Perhaps you know the answer to my question? Is there a way to video chat with my current OS?

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Dave
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Post Number: 7007
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Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 11:13 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
System requirements for iSight are on Apple's web site

- Macintosh computer with a 600MHz or faster PowerPC G3 or any PowerPC G4 or G5 processor
- iChat AV software (Included with Mac OS X Panther)
- Mac OS X v10.3 or later
- Broadband Internet connection (128Kbps or faster transfer speeds)
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Lucy
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Post Number: 176
Registered: 5-2005


Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 12:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Drafted as the offical SHU pirate.Boy would he draw a crowd!
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monster
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Post Number: 1021
Registered: 7-2002


Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 12:20 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
And can you believe he works at Disney?
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Pizzaz
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Post Number: 2186
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Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 12:23 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Order in the courtroom...

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Rastro
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Post Number: 1347
Registered: 5-2004


Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 1:09 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
2cats,

Have you tried google?

here, someone suggests using iChat 2.0?

And it appear that Yahoo Chat (for the Mac) does video chat as well. I don't know about AIM on the mac, but it does video chat on Windoze.
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Twokitties
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Username: Twokitties

Post Number: 143
Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 5:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
rastro--many thanks for the advice...will pursue.

best.
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slipknot (slippy)
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Username: Zotts

Post Number: 138
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 6:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I'm watching the rain just start, and I get to watch the doppler radar with my dashboard widget, definately my new favorite. What's yours?
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Parkingsux
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Username: Parkingsux

Post Number: 46
Registered: 6-2005
Posted on Thursday, July 28, 2005 - 5:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Just hanging out..

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Twokitties
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Username: Twokitties

Post Number: 145
Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 9:26 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I STILL haven't gotten a good answer to my question. Anyone?

I have a webcam already (logitech) so i don't think I need iSight, Dave.

I am running OS X 10.2.8. Can I video chat or do I need to upgrade OS? IF I can video chat, can someone let me know what program I should use? I'm not very techy, so any help should please be in easy ABCs.
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AlleyGater
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Username: Alleygater

Post Number: 739
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 12:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
You need a version of ichat on your computer. It doesn't have to be the newest version. I'm am sure that there is a version of ichat that ran on 10.28 that supported video conferencing. There you happy. I finally answered your question. Apple used to give it away free. I don't know if they do anymore and even if they did they are trying to FORCE people to upgrade to 10.3 and to iLife so I wouldn't be surprised if they made it so you can't run it on your machine. Is this evil. Yeah Apple can be pretty scummy at times, even I admit it but they are in the business of earning money so I cut them a little slack. Visit the Apple site and read the site. I don't get the sense that you have tried to do this yourself yet. I don't care how techno-illiterate you are, you have to try to do things yourself sometimes. You don't need an isight camera to do what you want on a Mac.

If you can't get or have iLife then you need some other chat software that supports videoconferencing. I don't know of any other programs but I know they exist. Try doing a google search with I'm guessing "mac video conferencing" and see what you find. You can also try going to macupdate.com and search for "video conferencing" and see what free/shareware there is.

Alternately, you could plunk down some cash and buy the iLife suite like Dave reccomended. You could search ebay and see who is selling a copy. And if you are into the illegal stuff as has been suggested already of you, try the P2P networks such as BitTorrent. At the macupdate site, search for "file sharing". You can get a program called Acquisition that is good.

If you want me to give you a step by step lesson on how to illegally get software though, well your just out of luck. Sorry. Good luck with that.
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Twokitties
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Username: Twokitties

Post Number: 146
Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 2:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
WOW. I can't believe the tone on this board. I think I might stick to Please Help where people are actually willing to give a little advice and direction.

Alley---no need to be so snarky. I was not asking for anything illegal. I have iChat and it does not support video chat, as far as I can tell. I've read the apple site and various other pages, but I thought that I might get some helpful hints before I actually go spend $129 or more on software that I might not actually need. I'm just trying to get some simple advice but that seems to be impossible here.
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Stevef
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Username: Stevef

Post Number: 77
Registered: 5-2005


Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 2:55 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I think Dave's was the best hint

iChat AV software (Included with Mac OS X Panther)
(As you're running Panther, that would be a useful hint.)
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Twokitties
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Username: Twokitties

Post Number: 147
Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 3:16 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
it's not included. you are both wrong.
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Dave
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Post Number: 7028
Registered: 4-1997


Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 3:26 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Start iChat. In top menu, go to "Buddies". See the options for Video Chat? That's iChatAV.
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AlleyGater
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Username: Alleygater

Post Number: 742
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 4:59 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I'm sorry if I come across snarky, but I find I spend TONS of time on this board explaining things to people. I think the LEAST people can do is do a little research before they ask their questions over and over again. Almost all of your questions can be answered with a simple search or two on the Apple site or at the least on Google. Yes it might take you and hour or two of searching and studying. But clearly no one knew the answer to your exact question due to the lack of answers you recieved. If Dave just solved your problem for you in his last post, THEN YOU WASTED MY TIME BY NOT READING THE MANUAL. Are you going to apologize to me? I doubt it.
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Twokitties
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Post Number: 148
Registered: 8-2004
Posted on Friday, July 29, 2005 - 6:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Dave, it's not there on my version of iChat (which is of course the first place I checked). Thanks for the response.

Alley, I do not owe you an apology.

I'm going to end this now because it's ridiculous.
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Dave
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Post Number: 7030
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Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 12:29 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
You're not using Panther. You have Jaguar. Update to Panther or Tiger to get iChat AV. It won't work on Jaguar.
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Mayor McCheese
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Username: Mayor_mccheese

Post Number: 448
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Saturday, July 30, 2005 - 5:53 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Twokitties, you should switch to a PC running a nice windows operation. If you do that I would be glad to help you in any way. (I am even let you know ways to get illegal copies of things. Of course, for informational purposes only. I would never condone such actions.)

Unfortunately I don't use a mac, and really know nothing other than the very basics of using a mac. But, if you ever make a switch to windows let me know, and I will help you with whatever I can.

Also, for the most part, this tech section is pretty good with answering questions, and helping to answer them.
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kevin
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Username: Eloso

Post Number: 73
Registered: 12-2004


Posted on Tuesday, August 2, 2005 - 10:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I'd agree with the mayor expect everytime some one needs help with a windows problem - the response is buy a mac. That's real helpful!
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AlleyGater
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Username: Alleygater

Post Number: 746
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 - 10:09 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
In this case, I am happy to reccomend that twokitties buy a PC. :-)
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Mayor McCheese
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Post Number: 453
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 2:47 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Kevin, I help when I know the answer to a question. But I would never recommend for someone to buy a mac.
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monster
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Post Number: 1039
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Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 2:50 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Once you go Mac, you never go back....
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AlleyGater
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Post Number: 758
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 2:52 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
For the record, I use a Windoze box at work (HATE IT) and know how to use one better than most casual PC users. If I knew the answer to a PC question I would help out. I also am EXTREMELY reluctant to reccomend that a PC user buy a Mac too. The reason being that I don't want to hear that person complain to me that they don't know how to do anything ('cause the switch was too drastic for them). I also don't want to have to be the persons technical support. The theory there being that if I evangelized a Mac purchase to them, that now I am beholden to them forever.

I usually tell people to stick with what they know. Unless of course I think the person is cool.
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Tom Reingold
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Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 3:16 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I still don't have a mac yet. I tell people to buy Macs so that I no longer have to help them, because I can claim ignorance.
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Dave
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Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 3:37 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
You can lose a lot of hours trying to help solve Windows woes. I evangelize Macs because they are way, way, way easier to troubleshoot (and then there's that Maytag repair guy analogy).
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Ktr
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Post Number: 42
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Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 4:20 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
PC/Windows tech/user here, but in reality, I think am a closet Mac lover (gasp, don't let my friends hear that). I have not touched a Mac since 1993 (I think), but I always liked them. Wanna get me a G5, but mortgage, taxes, food, and those pesky and annoying little carbon life forms running around the house get in the way of buying things around here.

I need Intervention from a Windows support group.
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AlleyGater
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Username: Alleygater

Post Number: 761
Registered: 10-2004
Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2005 - 4:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
<crowd>Hi Ktr.</crowd>

well KTR, you gotta check out the new Macs. OSX makes the Mac so much better than they were back in 1993. Seriously, the Mac has NEVER BEEN BETTER.
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Mayor McCheese
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Post Number: 455
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Friday, August 5, 2005 - 1:34 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Ktr, don't do it. Don't go to the dark side.

Only communists use macs.

Your're not a communist, are you?
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monster
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Username: Monster

Post Number: 1041
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Posted on Friday, August 5, 2005 - 2:29 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
ummm, I believe that the windud side, is the dark side.

this is a good example of a life on windows,

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Ktr
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Username: Katracho

Post Number: 43
Registered: 11-2002


Posted on Friday, August 5, 2005 - 10:44 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Monster: I've seen that GIF animation before. It is rather gross.

McCheese: No, not a communist. A technologist (not a Windows-ologist nor Mac-ologist). If I do buy a Mac one day (not any time soon, since I just bought my house in Mapleberry, so, a little tight on the finances), I would keep my Windows machines.

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