EZ Jim Pages at Ralph Johns UK

As mentioned in the Title box - there are pages that were written a little while ago by EZ Jim, a poster on the Apple Discussions, who contributes to iSight and iChat Discussions. The words the following pages are EZ Jim's

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Macintosh System Stability

I use Macintosh Computers.

Just FYI, here is how I keep my Macintosh G5 reliable and stable:

1. I use of a 1,000 va UPS (uninterruptible power supply, sometimes called battery back-up) that makes certain my power is never interrupted, especially during an update or boot-up. (The FP G4 iMac I had before my current machine was supported with an UPS, too, and it was just as stable.)
2. When I get an Apple Software Update... notice, I do the following:-
   • - quit Software Update.
   • - do permissions repair.
   • - manually install the Combo version of OS Updates.
   • - restart if required.
   • - Repair Permissions again.
   • - use Software Update... for non-OS updates.
   • - and finish with a final Permissions Repair.
3. I use few 3^rd party apps, haxies, patches, or "add-on"s. Whenever possible, I use Apple hardware and software to minimize conflicts and maximize reliability.
4. I make it a practice to erase every drive on every new (to me) computer and install the OS and apps myself prior to putting it into service. I have been told this is obsessive, but I have spent far too many troubleshooting hours tracking a problem back to the fact that the software loaded on a brand new computer was faulty when I got it.
5. I use these great suggestions from Gulliver, "Mac OS X 10.3/10.4: System maintenance" for keeping my OS maintained. (it works for Leopard as well)
6. I never install any Norton software on an OS X Mac. If you have installed Norton, you can get the uninstaller here: Uninstalling all Symantec Macintosh programs using the NortonUninstall removal utility. (Edit 2024:- Way Back Machine link).
7. I am careful not to manually move or delete files outside my Home Directory unless I KNOW it is appropriate to do so, for example, when a README file gives instructions on how to "uninstall" by throwing certain files away. (Manually moving or deleting files is generally a BAD idea in OS X unless you KNOW what you are doing.)

My G5 Mac works GREAT -- all the time!

 

Written By EZ Jim

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Made on a Mac®

© 2005, 2006 EZ Jim

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© 2005 Ralph Johns: Edited 24/9/2005, 5/5/2006
Updated September 2006. Moved to Gargoyles Mar 2007. Major review October 2024 towards HTML5

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Plain Text links to related Pages

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EZJim Folder

EZJimindex Index of EZ Jim's iSight and Other Info

Using iSight Using iSight

EZJim page2 Where to Find Help for iSight

EZJim page3 About the Built-In iSights

EZJim page4 How to Test your iSight is Functional

EZJim page5 Improving your (External) iSight's Picture

EZJim page6 Possible Conflicts with iSight an iChat

EZJim page7 Some Applications you can Use with an iSight

EZJim page8 iSight V DV Camcorder or other Web Cam

EZJim page9 Mounts for your External iSight

EZJim page10 iSight Versions (External)

EZJim page11 How to Turn your iSight Really Off

EZJim page12 iSight and the PC

EZJim page13 Common PC Applications and Chatting

EZJim page14 Mac Video Chat with PCs

EZJim page15 Using An iSight with iChat

EZJim page16 Help for iChat 3 Problems

EZJim page17 How to Get iChat working again

EZJim page18 Check your Broadband Speed

EZJim page19 OS X Maintenance

EZJim page20 Updating the OS

EZJim page21 Reinstalling the OS

EZJim page22 Macintosh System Stability

Made on a Mac®

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