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Q: Gmail, Youtube, facebook compatibility

Is there anyway to maintain compatibility with Gmail, Youtube, FB, etc on a PPC-based ibook running Tiger (OS 10.4.11). Since about a week ago I am getting a message from Gmail upon log-in that my current browser Firefox (v 3.26.7) is no longer supported (the message 2 weeks ago was slightly different) and there are no newer Firefox versions comaptible mith my machine. Today I went to Youtube and discoved videos were not viewable, only the audio comes through. I tried downloading the current version of Chrome but it's for Intel only. I'm having trouble finding older versions that might be installable. Even if I find one I suspect they may not work. For the past year youtube videos posted in FB have been unviewable from within the FB interface so I kind of knew this compatibility stuation was coming to a head. Even if I upgrade my OS to Leopard I still have the hardware issue, of being a non-Intel-based Mac.

iBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), g4 1.2ghz

Posted on Sep 22, 2012 12:26 AM

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  • by Knucklesmac,

    Knucklesmac Knucklesmac Sep 22, 2012 4:07 AM in response to pcherashny
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    Sep 22, 2012 4:07 AM in response to pcherashny

    Hello,

     

    You correct in regards to Leopard, it would only update your software so far as vendors like FireFox have drop future support for PPC based macs.

    There are some options open to you though.

     

    You can upgrade to Leopard and install Camino or Tenfourfox web browser. I'm currently using Camino and it seems to work fine on My G4 PowerBook. Granted the payback of Youtube is not very good, but I downloaded youview app which solves that problem and youtube videos are fine. These web browsers work fine with Gmail.

     

    Have you also considered using Mail (application in Mac OS X) to run your Gmail account, to send and receive emails?

     

    Or, you could simply buy a new MacBook which is Intel based.

     

    The upgrade to leopard wont be a cheap option, the retail disk from Amazon and other vendors are not cheap. You could try Camino on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.

     

    Best of luck