Well, that's not quite true. Software like IPNetRouter works great for this sort of thing except for 1 little problem - the server machine must have 2 ethernet ports, one to connec…

Is your cable modem connected to the uplink port on your ethernet hub? If not, you will need to use an ethernet crossover cable to get the communication between your iMac and cable…

Right, the good people at Ask Dr. Farallon got back to me with the details on how to set up this sort of home LAN. The cable modem can connect with a standard cable to the uplink p…

Is there a way to calibrate the scanner?? The pictures come out way darker than the original photo.

This scanner sounds interesting and looks good for the iMac. Has anyone had any experience with Artec products, anything particular to be aware of, or similar highlights or concer…

Just as I was about to purchase the UMAX 1220u scanner, an ad in MacAddict magazine caught my eye. A full page ad of the Agfa SnapScan 1212u scanner. They are currently selling f…

Just as I was about to purchase the UMAX 1220u scanner, an ad in MacAddict magazine caught my eye. A full page ad of the Agfa SnapScan 1212u scanner. They are currently selling f…

is anyone aware of any wireless networking solutions for the mac?

There is the breeznet by http://www.breezecom.com/, an ethernet over radio solution. Its expensive but you can use the network while moving up to 50 mph.

Has anyone used a QuickCam from Logitech (formerly from Connectix)? Any comments on how well they work or how satisfied you were would be appreciated. They have a USB Mac/Win ver…

some brief comments on today's edition of both MacNN and iMac2day (2/10).

I have a G3 300 w/UW SCSI, and recently added a 6GB maxtor drive as slave to the CD-ROM and it works great. What I would like to know is, it is possible to add another IDE drive? R…

The ide bus can only have 1 master and 1 slave on the chain. If you want more IDE drives, you need a second IDE connector from a 3rd party card. JohnW

I recently purchased a SyQuest SKYDATA 200MB 5.25" SCSI drive from a graphics company that was blowing out its stock so it could upgrade to newer Mac systems. My problem is that I…

I have a Rev/A iMac and I've seen a couple of 3rd party "reset buttons" that plug into the reset hole on the side of the iMac making it easier to reset the machine. Unfortunately,…

www.imacresetbutton.com .

Hi Folks I'm new here to this forum, and I have some questions I would like some input on if anyone can help me on it. I really want to get a new iMAC. I feel that they are a grea…

Hi, Here's a cheap way to get a floppy drive for your iMac when you buy it. Since you'll probably need a USB-serial adapter anyway, why not pick up a Mac SE/30 or better? They can…

I was in your position a bit ago -- I had a bunch of SCSI periphs & an ADB printer. But I bought an iMac August 15, anyway. I just kept the Performa with all the periphs &…

There are USB to SCSI and USB to serial and USB to ADB connectors now.

tgrant do you know of a way to use a imac as a monitor for a B&W G3. I have seen i done and really need to know how

Hi all. I have to transfer some data from a performa 6360 (no ehternet) to an iMac. I plan to dump the data into an external HD (non HFS+) connect it to my Powercenter Pro 210 (n…

There shouldn't be any problems doing your transfer. ------------------ -- Dave Gammage, MCSE Network Administrator Stouse, Inc.

If you are going to be passing data back and forth all the time, there are two ways we use to speed things up: First, most of our machines have Zip disk drives. That's our usual "…

Hi, I've done what you've mentioned and had no problems. I assume you want to use Appletalk, so you'll have to select "Ethernet" in the Appletalk control panel. Then you have to o…