Hi Noise Design, This is your old G4/400 Powerbook. I miss you sooooooooooo much. This crazy lady who keeps poking me doesn't know what she's doing.

Have fun with that Mini tramp.

My next home networking task is the server. I'm thinking Linux. I've shared Linux directories before to Windows machines, but there was a domain server involved. I'm good with getting back up to speed on that.

What do I need to know is what should I be doing to share with an OS X machine?

Quick Mac + Office question.

I just upgraded my eMac to 10.1.5 pathetic, I know...it's all about the Benjamins and am looking to install the lowest version of Office possible. Where can I find O 2001 and is it possible to open OS9 documents within it?

t /pipedream

eta: I meant to say O 2001 for OSX...I've got OS9...I suppose that goes with out say, but still.

etaa: I've checked macfixit and mactopia. I can't find a source for old versions.

2) Is there any way to get stuff off a pdf into a spreadsheet without retyping it?

Jesse ... if you're using the Foxit PDF Reader that I linked to ages ago (and why wouldn't you be?) then there's a button called Select Text which lets you highlight text so you can do a copy 'n paste. I'm sure Acrobat also has the same function but I don't recall if it is a button or just in a pulldown menu.

I'm defeated. And I'm willling to change.

I looked all over the galaxy for an older version of Office X. Couldn't find it. I did find endless comments about the evil empire and how I'm being an idiot minion by clinging to the Office environment.

I'm worried about compatibility issues, i.e. emailing docs to folks. Word seems so universal, and .rtf files don't always carry formatting successfully.

The Appleworks = looks different = scary. Is is on par with Word's functionality?

What should I use instead? (running 10.1.5 on a PowerPC G4 eMac with 128mb waiting to be memory-boosted.

Please forgive all the meeping. I'll find the cluestick any minute now.

New issue:

The Inn gave me an HP Officejet 840c. Old, but a workhorse and...color! I've been all over Versiontracker and the HP site, but every link for the driver I click gives me no love. (The download results in an error and 0 bytes transferred.)

Does anyone have the cd version that I could pay to have shipped both ways (including a special treat of thanks) ?

I could either hook it up to my OS9 iMac, or the OSX eMac.

Beej, I'm afraid your word processing options are pretty limited unless you upgrade to 10.3 or 10.4.

It's also very likely that a driver for your printer will be included in 10.4. If you want to wait a week, I'll be able to let you know for sure.

Thanks Tom. I can definitely wait. I've got other printing options at the moment.

I am massively of le sigh of resignation about the upgrade. I know you are right and, gosh darn it, I've been trying every option to avoid it. Partly due to the financial investment (doesn't ALL software then need to be upgraded?) and mostly to do with having to add memory to my machine. Gack.

Still, there is no point in having these two shiny apples on my desk, if I can't get full functionality out of them. Otherwise? Paperweights.

I see that now.

doesn't ALL software then need to be upgraded?

No.

I'm worried about compatibility issues, i.e. emailing docs to folks. Word seems so universal, and .rtf files don't always carry formatting successfully.

Seriously, try OpenOffice. It's Mac and PC compatible, you can easily save things as .doc files, and it's non-evil.