Ok, so I made the switch. A friend gave me his iBook G3 and I'm still
try to get comfortable with OS X. So far, I'm pleased but of course,
the questions are popping up. I haven't used an Apple operating
system since GS/OS 6.01.

First, how do I change the computer Owner's Name? Currently "Brian's
Computer" shows up all over the place and I can't seem to find a way
to change this. Will I have to reinstall OS X?

Second, can someone recommend a good offline newsreader for OS X?

I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions. Please let me know if I've
posted in the wrong place.

Thanks,

Mike
maginnis@tarnover.org

In article <j6lf01d1pcctlvbeia40frs6878vh1peh0@4ax.com>,
Mike Maginnis <maginnis@tarnover.org> wrote:

> Ok, so I made the switch. A friend gave me his iBook G3 and I'm still
> try to get comfortable with OS X. So far, I'm pleased but of course,
> the questions are popping up. I haven't used an Apple operating
> system since GS/OS 6.01.
>
> First, how do I change the computer Owner's Name? Currently "Brian's
> Computer" shows up all over the place and I can't seem to find a way
> to change this. Will I have to reinstall OS X?

Open up System Preferences, go to the Sharing panel, and you can change
the name there.

--
Quando omni flunkus moritati
Visit the Buffy Body Count at <http://homepage.mac.com/dsample/>

In article <j6lf01d1pcctlvbeia40frs6878vh1peh0@4ax.com>,
Mike Maginnis <maginnis@tarnover.org> wrote:

> Ok, so I made the switch. A friend gave me his iBook G3 and I'm still
> try to get comfortable with OS X. So far, I'm pleased but of course,
> the questions are popping up. I haven't used an Apple operating
> system since GS/OS 6.01.
>
> First, how do I change the computer Owner's Name? Currently "Brian's
> Computer" shows up all over the place and I can't seem to find a way
> to change this. Will I have to reinstall OS X?

System Preferences -> Sharing

> Second, can someone recommend a good offline newsreader for OS X?

Check out MacOrchard.com. You can find a lot of news readers (including
offline ones) as well as other interesting Mac networking utilities.
I've seen MacSOUP a lot of times, but have not personally used it.

Also versiontracker.com/macosx as a source for most downloads.

And for off beat ways to do things, MacOSXHints.com is a great resource.

> I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions. Please let me know if I've
> posted in the wrong place.

Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition
by David Pogue

comes highly recommended. At least go to a book store and browse a copy
to see if it might be useful to you, along with any of the other Mac OS
X books in your local bookstore.

> Thanks,

Your welcome.

Bob Harris

> Mike
> maginnis@tarnover.org

On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:20:11 -0500, Don Sample <dsample@synapse.net>
wrote:

>In article <j6lf01d1pcctlvbeia40frs6878vh1peh0@4ax.com>,
> Mike Maginnis <maginnis@tarnover.org> wrote:
>

--<snip>--

>
>Open up System Preferences, go to the Sharing panel, and you can change
>the name there.

Thanks for the instructions.

- Mike
maginnis@tarnover.org

On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:53:17 GMT, Bob Harris
<nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote:

>In article <j6lf01d1pcctlvbeia40frs6878vh1peh0@4ax.com>,
> Mike Maginnis <maginnis@tarnover.org> wrote:
>
>> Ok, so I made the switch. A friend gave me his iBook G3 and I'm still
>> try to get comfortable with OS X. So far, I'm pleased but of course,
>> the questions are popping up. I haven't used an Apple operating
>> system since GS/OS 6.01.
>>
>> First, how do I change the computer Owner's Name? Currently "Brian's
>> Computer" shows up all over the place and I can't seem to find a way
>> to change this. Will I have to reinstall OS X?
>
>System Preferences -> Sharing
>
>> Second, can someone recommend a good offline newsreader for OS X?
>
>Check out MacOrchard.com. You can find a lot of news readers (including
>offline ones) as well as other interesting Mac networking utilities.
>I've seen MacSOUP a lot of times, but have not personally used it.
>
>Also versiontracker.com/macosx as a source for most downloads.
>
>And for off beat ways to do things, MacOSXHints.com is a great resource.
>
>> I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions. Please let me know if I've
>> posted in the wrong place.
>
>Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition
>by David Pogue
>
>comes highly recommended. At least go to a book store and browse a copy
>to see if it might be useful to you, along with any of the other Mac OS
>X books in your local bookstore.
>
>> Thanks,
>
>Your welcome.
>
> Bob Harris
>
>> Mike
>> maginnis@tarnover.org

Thanks for all the suggestions. I bought The Missing Manual last
night, along with several other OS X intro guides. I appreciate the
pointers - looks like I have plenty of info to get me started.

- Mike
maginnis@tarnover.org

On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 13:56:00 -0700, Mike Maginnis
<maginnis@tarnover.org> wrote:

>Second, can someone recommend a good offline newsreader for OS X?

Mac Soup.

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On 2/7/05 3:56 PM, in article j6lf01d1pcctlvbeia40frs6878vh1peh0@4ax.com,
"Mike Maginnis" <maginnis@tarnover.org> wrote:

> Ok, so I made the switch. A friend gave me his iBook G3 and I'm still
> try to get comfortable with OS X. So far, I'm pleased but of course,
> the questions are popping up. I haven't used an Apple operating
> system since GS/OS 6.01.

If you're an Apple II enthusiast, then you should check out some of the free
Apple II emulators for Mac OS 9 and/or X. I recently discovered that I can
use my iMac G4 as a server for my IIgs and store the entirety of available
Apple II software from all of the major archive sites in a relatively small
area of the hard disk. Its nice to have all of the software all of the
time...

> First, how do I change the computer Owner's Name? Currently "Brian's
> Computer" shows up all over the place and I can't seem to find a way
> to change this. Will I have to reinstall OS X?

You should be able to just change the computer name under System
Preferences/Sharing. However, if you are using a router for DHCP service
you should also check the DHCP Client ID under System
Preferences/Network/TCP-IP

> Second, can someone recommend a good offline newsreader for OS X?

I'm experimenting with Mozilla Thunderbird (a sibling of Firefox) for
reading email and news. It is promising, but I haven't enough experience
with it to recommend it yet.

If you decide to try it--please note that it is free--you can get it here:
http://www.mozilla.org/products/

> I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions. Please let me know if I've
> posted in the wrong place.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
> maginnis@tarnover.org

The questions seem appropriate for this newsgroup to me. Welcome!!

- Mike

On 2/8/05 10:15 AM, in article 9olh01l84elhfi377ucunlvv4drd88qni0@4ax.com,
"Mike Maginnis" <maginnis@tarnover.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:53:17 GMT, Bob Harris
> <nospam.News.Bob@remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote:
>
>> In article <j6lf01d1pcctlvbeia40frs6878vh1peh0@4ax.com>,
>> Mike Maginnis <maginnis@tarnover.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, so I made the switch. A friend gave me his iBook G3 and I'm still
>>> try to get comfortable with OS X. So far, I'm pleased but of course,
>>> the questions are popping up. I haven't used an Apple operating
>>> system since GS/OS 6.01.
>>>
>>> First, how do I change the computer Owner's Name? Currently "Brian's
>>> Computer" shows up all over the place and I can't seem to find a way
>>> to change this. Will I have to reinstall OS X?
>>
>> System Preferences -> Sharing
>>
>>> Second, can someone recommend a good offline newsreader for OS X?
>>
>> Check out MacOrchard.com. You can find a lot of news readers (including
>> offline ones) as well as other interesting Mac networking utilities.
>> I've seen MacSOUP a lot of times, but have not personally used it.
>>
>> Also versiontracker.com/macosx as a source for most downloads.
>>
>> And for off beat ways to do things, MacOSXHints.com is a great resource.
>>
>>> I'm sure I'll have plenty more questions. Please let me know if I've
>>> posted in the wrong place.
>>
>> Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Panther Edition
>> by David Pogue
>>
>> comes highly recommended. At least go to a book store and browse a copy
>> to see if it might be useful to you, along with any of the other Mac OS
>> X books in your local bookstore.
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>
>> Your welcome.
>>
>> Bob Harris
>>
>>> Mike
>>> maginnis@tarnover.org
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions. I bought The Missing Manual last
> night, along with several other OS X intro guides. I appreciate the
> pointers - looks like I have plenty of info to get me started.
>
> - Mike
> maginnis@tarnover.org

If you are now using a Mac after using a PC for a while, you should probably
check out a book called "Switching to the Mac" -- I think it is also from
O'Reilly, but I loaned the book to a friend and can't check right now. It
explains how to do things like export/import your email from a PC in a very
straightforward way.

- Mike