Mac
Resources and Help
I'm
an
independent Macintosh™ computer tech...I help individuals and small
businesses with their Macs and Mac Networks...
Software/Hardware/Internet,
Set-Up/Troubleshooting and Upgrades of all kinds...
**IT'S OFFICIAL! 10.7 **
Old Quicken, Old MS Office, and older Adobe products are NOT compatible...
No more Power PC apps!
You might want to wait for more updates...before upgrading to 10.7
I'd
remove all 3rd party extras before upgrading...
(at least make
sure they
are all compatible)
and
as
usual...back-up your files before upgrading....
10.5
will work on a Mac with a 867 mhz or faster processor...
And
for
folks that want to know about upgrading to 10.4....
seems to work fine
in
I-Mac 400MHZ and higher ....
(any
Mac
that came with a Firewire Port)....
You can find the latest Security News Here.
10.4
or 10.5 can network with 9.2.2....check Here
or Here.
The
files
basically say:
10.4
likes RAM...it makes a big difference in speed...
It will work with
256mb...but it's slow...
1gb is
better...more than 1gb ...even better...
Especially if you
have a
bunch of music, photos, movies...
Check Here for
current prices....
Some
older scanners are not compatible with 10.4...
Check the
manufacturers
website for updated drivers...
(or see if Image
Capture
can see it)
There are 3rd
party
software options for most scanners.
New
scanners are $100-$150...or less.
More
info
on Upgrading to OS X can
be found Here...
For
Back-Up Hard Drives...Firewire works well...
SilverKeeper
2.0.1 is good backup software for 10.3.9-10.5...and it's free...
Version 2.0.2 is 10.6 compatible...But NOT with 10.7
Carbon Copy Cloner is a good Utility for Backing Up your stuff
and is 10.7 friendly...
Most older plotters work
well in OS
X (call me if you need help)...
Here's a link to Adobe's Flash Plug-in Software.
it's free and a lot of the Internet uses it...
Here's a link to check your Apple warrenty status.
Here's a link to TeamViewer.
Web Browsers for older PPC Macs...can be found Here.
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