A bad phone line to a DSL modem will let some of the high frequency stuff radiate out, and since the issue is with cordless phones, that's what flashed on in my mind. I should als…

Quote: Originally Posted by ghporter 3andahalfeyed, tell me about your cordless phone. What frequency is it using? And what else do you ahve hooked up to your DSL modem? A …

Quote: Originally Posted by 3andahalfeyed Question 2: Should the jack that holds the phone line connected to the modem have a filter installed too? Even though it is the only on…

Answer 1: not a health hazard any more than an old refrigerator motor is a health hazard; it's all much too low a frequency to cause problems, just stray RF. Answer2: NOOOOOO! Th…

3andahalfeyed, Your cordless phone static may be due to other electronic interference in the vicinity of your DSL modem. For example, many cordless phones produce static when near…

For old Macs with limited RAM/Processor speed, which Web/Email apps are best? I'm running a Wallstreet with 256MB RAM, OS 10.4.4 Firefox seems to use 10mb less RAM but slightly mo…

Mutt and Pine (the only two text-based email clients I can think of) both support IMAP and Gmail (which is just POP3).

And for older Macs running older System / Mac OS versions you can rely on the iCab browser.

redhot, how in the world did you get Tiger to run on a Wallstreet? Isn't that essentially impossible?

Camino could be a good choice of browser to use, Gmail works well in it too if you don't mind using the web interface.

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mac redhot, how in the world did you get Tiger to run on a Wallstreet? Isn't that essentially impossible? I used XpostFacto to get Tiger run…

Quote: Originally Posted by redhot_nyc I used XpostFacto to get Tiger running on Wallstreet. It runs much more reliably than 10.2 ever did (and that was "supported"!) It was…

I wrote extensively about my experiences installing Tiger on a Wallstreet. I think Tiger is the best OS for these old machines, bar none. As for which browser to use on a Wallstr…

Since you're running Tiger it's not a big deal, but one thing to consider is that ealier versions of OS X came with earlier versions of Safari, which are obviously not as widely co…

That's really amazing. . . If so many are running Tiger well on their Wallstreets, it really inspires me to get a larger drive for my iBook 466 and upgrade to Tiger as well.

Yes, I honestly believe that many people put way too much emphasis on "needing" a faster (re: newer = more $$$) machine in order to run their everyday software efficiently. I purc…

I agree. Mhz is not everything. I usually get 6-8 years out of each Mac i buy (been using them since 1984, and Apple ][’s since 1979). I still have some Quadra 605’s running Ope…

I have been using the G3-optimized version of Deerpark on my Pismo. After reinstalling the OS (had to partition the drive to put Ubuntu on there) I didn't find any speed difference…

Debating between the Apple Airport base station and one from LinkSys (WRT54GX) http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satel...VisitorWrapper Any comments?

If you want moddability/awesome features, get a Linksys WRT54GL, and install DD-WRT on it.

What is DD-WRT? Basically I have Cable internet and a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 computers... just need a decent wireless router. The Apple one is fine, but I'd like a cheaper solu…

From what I hear, the Airport doesn't have too great range. The Linksys would definitely be better in this regard. DD-WRT is basically 3rd-party firmware for the WRT54G series of …

Trygve, you really don't need the extra features DD-WRT offers, but you will notice more consistent, and typically better coverage with the Linksys router. Further, the WRT54GL al…

No one really "needs" them, but they're nice to have, and add value to the product.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tomchu No one really "needs" them, but they're nice to have, and add value to the product. Let's say that one should not mess with functionality t…