[DM-MUG] I need help in finding two preferences....partial answer
Jon Thompson
dmmug@dmmug.org
Thu, 19 May 2005 08:28:40 -0500
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iCAR is not Tiger compatible, although it should be soon. You can =20
tell if iCAR is running by seeing a "Auto-Reply" preference in iChat =20
next to Video. The way you get rid of it is delete it from /Library/=20
Application Support/SIMBL/Plugins/iCAR.bundle
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Jon Thompson
Jon Thompson Consulting
jon@mac-consultant.com
(515) 360-0250
On May 19, 2005, at 5:32 AM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:
> I think [can't be sure] that the iChat thing is something out of =20
> SourceForge called "iCAR" and it's neat, but I did not reinstall it =20=
> when I wiped and installed Tiger and so I don't know how it's still =20=
> there =3D much less how to uninstall it.
> iCAR
> the iChat Auto-Reply
>
> http://icar.sourceforge.net/
>
> There are three places you can go for information about iCAR.
> * SourceForge.net project page - file releases, the =20
> source, bug tracker =8A
> * Pygmy Software - developer of iCAR; news on =20
> releases, support, and general information =8A
> * Capra hircus - weblog of the developer; technical =20
> information, progress updates =8A
>
>> Thanks Jon, unfortunately that's not it. I walked thru =3D I do NOT =20=
>> have a Reply with Away message anyway set up. I had checked that =20
>> before. And I do not have Airport turned on in my Cube thus there =20=
>> is nothing to be sending wireless...it's odd...there's no =20
>> selection method under Network Prefs or any others that i can =20
>> think of. I'll keep hunting.
>>> 1) iChat uses the custom away message as an auto reply, so you =20
>>> need to set that under your name in the buddy list (where it =20
>>> usually says available with a green dot). Next, in the =20
>>> preferences, under the general tab, check the box next to "Reply =20
>>> with Away message".
>>>
>>> 2) I'm assuming you are meaning connecting to a wireless =20
>>> network. You need to go to the Network System Preference, choose =20=
>>> Airport, then choose the Airport tab. Next check the box next to =20=
>>> "Show Airport status in menu bar." It should give you a pice =20
>>> shaped menu in the right side of the menu bar. Clicking on it =20
>>> will show you available networks that are broadcasting their =20
>>> name. You should see the "Ultimate" in there. Having this menu =20
>>> will also make it so you can connect using other wireless =20
>>> networks in coffee shops.
>>> --
>>> Jon Thompson
>>> Jon Thompson Consulting
>>> jon@mac-consultant.com
>>> (515) 360-0250
>>>
>>> On May 12, 2005, at 5:43 PM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:
>>>> For the life of me, I can't find them now to reset them. I =20
>>>> wiped harddrive and installed Tiger and think I sent them when I =20=
>>>> did that, but now I can't find them to reset.
>>>>
>>>> 1. In iChat there is now an Auto-Reply - "I'm out of the office =20=
>>>> right now" - it is NOT a custom message under the I chat buddy =20
>>>> list. It is not set in the iChat preferences. but it still says =20=
>>>> what it says.
>>>>
>>>> 2. And when I am trying to connect to my Cube via Network all =20
>>>> goes wonderfully and there is a lovely message that pops up =3D=3D =20=
>>>> "Welcome to the Ultimate!" but now that I set it in Tiger on =20
>>>> the Cube, I can't find out how to set it in Tiger on the =20
>>>> Powerbook...
>>>> any ideas, I'm stumped
>
> --
> Victoria L. Herring, Attorney, Civil Rights, Discrimination & =20
> Employment Law, <http://www.HerringLaw.com>; Travel research and =20
> planning, <http://www.JourneyZing.com>; Des Moines, Iowa, =20
> 515-255-4475.
>
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<HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; =
-khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">iCAR is not Tiger compatible, =
although it should be soon.=A0 You can tell if iCAR is running by seeing =
a "Auto-Reply" preference in iChat next to Video.=A0 The way you get rid =
of it is delete it from /Library/Application =
Support/SIMBL/Plugins/iCAR.bundle<BR><DIV> <DIV>--=A0</DIV> <DIV>Jon =
Thompson</DIV> <DIV>Jon Thompson Consulting</DIV> <DIV><A =
href=3D"mailto:jon@mac-consultant.com">jon@mac-consultant.com</A></DIV> =
<DIV>(515) 360-0250</DIV> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On May 19, 2005, at 5:32 =
AM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:</DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; =
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white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>I think [can't =
be sure] that the iChat thing is something out of SourceForge called =
"iCAR" and it's neat, but I did not reinstall it when I wiped and =
installed Tiger and so I don't know how it's still there =3D much less =
how to uninstall it.</DIV><DIV><FONT color=3D"#000000"><B =
style=3D"font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-weight: bold; ">iCAR</SPAN><BR style=3D"font-weight: bold; =
"></B><I style=3D"font-style: italic; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-style: italic; ">the</SPAN></I><B style=3D"font-weight: =
bold; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: bold; "> =
iC</SPAN></B>hat<B style=3D"font-weight: bold; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: bold; "> =
A</SPAN></B>uto-<B style=3D"font-weight: bold; "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-weight: bold; =
">R</SPAN></B>eply<BR><BR><A =
href=3D"http://icar.sourceforge.net">http://icar.sourceforge.net</A>/<BR><=
BR>=A0There are three places you can go for information about =
iCAR.<BR><X-TAB>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></X-TAB>*<X-TAB>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></X-TAB></FONT><FONT =
color=3D"#1410F0"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: =
rgb(20, 16, 240); ">SourceForge.net project page</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
color=3D"#000000"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN>- file =
releases, the source, bug tracker =8A<BR><X-TAB>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<SPAN=
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></X-TAB>*<X-TAB>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></X-TAB></FONT><FONT =
color=3D"#1410F0"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: =
rgb(20, 16, 240); ">Pygmy Software</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
color=3D"#000000"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN>- =
developer of iCAR; news on releases, support, and general information =
=8A<BR><X-TAB>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0<SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></X-TAB>*<X-TAB>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
<SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN></X-TAB></FONT><FONT =
color=3D"#1410F0"><I style=3D"color: rgb(20, 16, 240); font-style: =
italic; "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(20, 16, =
240); font-style: italic; ">Capra hircus</SPAN></I></FONT><FONT =
color=3D"#000000"><SPAN class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</SPAN>- =
weblog of the developer; technical information, progress updates =
=8A</FONT><BR><FONT =
color=3D"#000000"></FONT></DIV><DIV><BR></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite" =
cite=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, =
221); ">Thanks Jon, unfortunately that's not it.=A0 I walked thru =3D I =
do NOT have a Reply with Away message anyway set up.=A0 I had checked =
that before.=A0 And I do not have Airport turned on in my Cube thus =
there is nothing to be sending wireless...it's odd...there's no =
selection method under Network Prefs or any others that i can think of.=A0=
I'll keep hunting.</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 221); =
"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite" cite=3D""><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">1) iChat uses the custom away message =
as an auto reply, so you need to set that under your name in the buddy =
list (where it usually says available with a green dot).=A0 Next, in the =
preferences, under the general tab, check the box next to "Reply with =
Away message".</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><BR =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">2) I'm assuming you are meaning =
connecting to a wireless network.=A0 You need to go to the Network =
System Preference, choose Airport, then choose the Airport tab.=A0 Next =
check the box next to "Show Airport status in menu bar."=A0 It should =
give you a pice shaped menu in the right side of the menu bar.=A0 =
Clicking on it will show you available networks that are broadcasting =
their name.=A0 You should see the "Ultimate" in there.=A0 Having this =
menu will also make it so you can connect using other wireless networks =
in coffee shops.</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); =
">--</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">Jon =
Thompson</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">Jon =
Thompson Consulting</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><A =
href=3D"mailto:jon@mac-consultant.com">jon@mac-consultant.com</A></SPAN><B=
R style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">(515) 360-0250</SPAN><BR style=3D"color:=
rgb(0, 99, 18); "><BR style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 99, 18); ">On May 12, =
2005, at 5:43 PM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: =
rgb(0, 99, 18); "><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite" cite=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(84, 0, 0); ">For the life =
of me, I can't find them now to reset them.=A0 I wiped harddrive and =
installed Tiger and think I sent them when I did that, but now I can't =
find them to reset.</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: rgb(84, 0, 0); "><BR =
style=3D"color: rgb(84, 0, 0); "><SPAN class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"color: rgb(84, 0, 0); ">1.=A0 In iChat there is now an =
Auto-Reply - "I'm out of the office right now" - it is NOT a custom =
message under the I chat buddy list. It is not set in the iChat =
preferences.=A0 but it still says what it says.</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: =
rgb(84, 0, 0); "><BR style=3D"color: rgb(84, 0, 0); "><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(84, 0, 0); ">2.=A0 And =
when I am trying to connect to my Cube via Network all goes wonderfully =
and there is a lovely message that pops up =3D=3D "Welcome to the =
Ultimate!"=A0 but now that I set it in Tiger on the Cube, I can't find =
out how to set it in Tiger on the Powerbook...</SPAN><BR style=3D"color: =
rgb(84, 0, 0); "></BLOCKQUOTE><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite" cite=3D""><SPAN =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"color: rgb(84, 0, 0); ">any ideas, =
I'm =
stumped</SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR></DIV><X-SIG=
SEP><PRE style=3D"white-space: pre; ">--
</PRE></X-SIGSEP><DIV><FONT color=3D"#000000">Victoria L. Herring, =
Attorney, Civil Rights, Discrimination & Employment Law, <<A =
href=3D"http://www.HerringLaw.com">http://www.HerringLaw.com</A>>;=A0 =
Travel research and planning, <<A =
href=3D"http://www.JourneyZing.com">http://www.JourneyZing.com</A>>;=A0=
Des Moines, Iowa, 515-255-4475.</FONT></DIV><BR =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY><=
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