Re: Claris Home Page 2 problem
On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 05:56 AM, Tom Lewis wrote: Will Home Page 2 allow you to link and therefore open MS Word files / PDF / RTF? When I try this the attachment does not show such files and there is no show all files pull down menu. Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz If I understand you correctly, you are trying to create a link on a page which will allow the user to download or read a particular document file. The ability to do this lies with the user's own browser, whatever that may be. All you can do in Claris Home Page is to point your link to the location of the file you want the user to see; and of course, the file must be somewhere on the web server, not your own computer, unless it's on all the time and has a fixed IP address. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: getting (re)started on programming
On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 06:24 PM, Richard M. wrote: Until recently I had an iMac, and had purchased a copy of OSX 10.1 which contained the Developer Tools CD, but I've traded up to an eMac and, as part of the deal, traded in my 10.1 as the eMac comes with 10.2. However the 10.2 CD doesn't seem to contain the Developer Tools CD, nor can I find any reference in the documentation how to get this ... Can anyone tell me how I can get a Developers CD? Thanks Richard Have a look around your hard drive. You'll find an installer file for the Developer Tools there somewhere. I can't remember the location off the top of my head, but a good start would be /Documents (i.e., the Documents folder at the root level of your HD). With new computers, this is the way Apple distributes the Developer Tools, rather than on a separate CD. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Safari Beta 2 v74
On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 08:22 PM, Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin wrote: Greetings All Is anyone using Safari? I am currently on Beta 2 v74 and this version is as bad as the last one in that just about every page I load is so large that it cannot be read - I even had to revert to IE to use iCards this morning! I have found that if I open up a new page (not new tab) and use the History file to resubmit the page I want, it will often open up okay. I would be interested to know if others have the same problem. I am using OSX 10.2.6. BTW I have downloaded Safari again to see if that made a difference but it didn't. Cheers Wendy Nope, Safari has always worked perfectly in this regard for me (and I'm currently using Beta2 v74 as well). Try changing your font sizes in Preferences, or deleting the preferences file altogether (com.apple.Safari.plist) from ~/Library/Preferences. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Realist of the year
On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 04:14 PM, Phillip McGree wrote: Windows XP user mad at Apple; wants his iTunes Music Store One of the chortles I've had for a while... Love to see your reply (if you felt bothered to send one). -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Safari Beta 2 v74
On 30/5/03 8:40 AM, Peter Hinchliffe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 08:22 PM, Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin wrote: Greetings All Is anyone using Safari? I am currently on Beta 2 v74 and this version is as bad as the last one in that just about every page I load is so large that it cannot be read - I even had to revert to IE to use iCards this morning! I have found that if I open up a new page (not new tab) and use the History file to resubmit the page I want, it will often open up okay. I would be interested to know if others have the same problem. I am using OSX 10.2.6. BTW I have downloaded Safari again to see if that made a difference but it didn't. Cheers Wendy Nope, Safari has always worked perfectly in this regard for me (and I'm currently using Beta2 v74 as well). Try changing your font sizes in Preferences, or deleting the preferences file altogether (com.apple.Safari.plist) from ~/Library/Preferences. I also found using Preferences--Advanced and choosing no stylesheet fixed a number of rendering problems. Larry
Re: Realist of the year
Tut Tut!!! The solution to me is obvious, but I must ask the question. Why would a company that builds (in this persons view) such crummy computers supply such magnificent software? I wonder if this person has ever seen a Mac or used one, me thinks not! On 29/5/03 4:14 PM, Phillip McGree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Windows XP user mad at Apple; wants his iTunes Music Store Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 09:07 AM EDT We received an email this morning from a Windows XP user, Michael P., that we feel sheds some light on how some Windows PC users feel about Apple. Here is the email in its entirety: To be perfectly honest, I don't understand why anybody would buy an Apple computer. It is non-standard (everybody uses Windows) and proprietary. Also, it seems to me that Apple is very desperate to sell computers, so much so that they will withhold products that many would want by making them Apple-only, in a bid to force people to buy an Apple in order to use these products. I am a music fan. Yes, I wanted an iPod when it first came out, but it was Apple-only, of course. So, I bought a Nomad Jukebox for use with my Windows system. But, still, it was obvious that the iPod was better, and I kept my eye on them over time, so when Apple finally gave up and made a Windows version, I got my new iPod only to find out that I was stuck with MusicMatch software and not iTunes. At this point, I would like to make it clear that I want a Windows XP version of iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, iChat, iDVD, Sherlock - yes, I've been all over Apple's site - these applications look great, but I can't find versions of them that run on Windows! Why would Apple bother to create all of these applications and not make versions that will run on 99% of the world's computers?! Instead, Apple would force me to buy an Apple computer to run these programs. Why is Apple so insecure? Why do they need to try to force sales of Apples? Obviously, nobody is buying them or they wouldn't have to try to make Apple-only reasons to try to force sales of computers. Which comes down to the reason I am writing: The iTunes Music Store. Why can't I buy songs on my Dell running Windows XP? What kind of a company would open a store that only 1% can shop? It's worse than opening a store catering only to left-handers - there's many times more left-handers in the world than there are Apple computer users! This is ridiculous!!! I would love to use my iPod with iTunes and the Music Store, but I cannot. All because Apple can't seem to sell computers and they are trying to force people to buy Apples. Why limit all of these applications and services to a tiny, insignificant speck of the market? Why not offer them to the majority standard platform and create Windows versions, so the rest of the world can use them, too? In closing, here I sit wanting to spend money at the Apple iTunes Music Store, wanting to run iTunes, iMovie and the rest (I'd even PAY for them), but I cannot. Apple needs to provide a solution for millions and millions of computer users like me! You can print this if you want and I'm sending this to Apple as well. Thank you. - Michael P.
Troubleshooting Adobe Reader 6.0
I had no trouble downloading , If you did as reported Following might help! ( Title: Troubleshooting Adobe Reader 6.0 (#2): Fix for launch failure Date: Wednesday, May 28 2003 @ 09:00 AM PDT Read the full article at http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20030528090509455
Re: Terminology again
On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 08:15 AM, Vladimir James wrote: I previously asked for advice on interpreting the error message The connection was terminated because the other side is not responding. While I received some suggestions on altering my dialup procedures, no one tackled the main issue. What does the message tell you about connection faults (other than you're disconnected). Using MacOS 10.2.6 512MB RAM PowerMail 4.1.3 Vlad James Looks a little bit like a settings problem (although Im sure you have checked them out thoroughly). First, IF the general properties of your connection match what the ISP's device wants to see then a basic connection will be made (i.e. you are another modem speaking a known language). Next your login details will be used to verify your account. So if the calls are indeed answered by the ISP but the error doesn't indicate an account problem, it may be a difference between how you are configured (most likely you are configured as you have been told) and how you need to be configured. In other words a dialogue may not yet be possible betwen the two devices. Have you received any advice from the ISP on fixing the issue? Are you specifying the DNS servers (Name Servers) of the ISP in your Network Settings TCP/IP? Two separate ISPs had the same responses to me as to why I was getting slow, missed and dropped connections through them. As the symptoms from both accounts seemed the same, I believe them. However I tried a third ISP and viola! the previous two were made to be liars or worse: duds. A word from the wary. Paul
Problem with installing downloaded software
Hi Muggers, A colleague of mine is unable to install software downloaded from the net (or taken from a cd we have given him), even though two other people have succeeded in doing so. The difference, is that he is using an e-mac running OSX, while we are running OS8.6 and 9.2. The problem is that when the software tries to install, an error message comes up followed by another message stating that he does not have sufficient access privileges to proceed. Obviously, he can run 'classic' software, so it seems to me that the problem has something to do with privileges assigned to software installs by his computer (which is not part of a network). The software itself does not have any such restrictions applied to it. Any suggestions on getting around this problem would be appreciated! As always, thanks in advance.. Greg
Re: Problem with installing downloaded software
Any suggestions on getting around this problem would be appreciated! As always, thanks in advance.. Greg In the brave new world of Mac OS X (based on Unix) each user has their own box in which to play, install software, etc. theoretically without being able to affect other users. This is true even if there's only one user on the machine. So, to install software etc. you need to have what essentially amounts to 'administrator privileges'. If you open the System Preferences App and open the Accounts panel, you'll see a list of all available users. You can grant users administrator privileges from this panel, although ironically you may need to know the administrator password in order to do so. Thanks, Shay
Re: Problem with installing downloaded software
A colleague of mine is unable to install software downloaded from the net (or taken from a cd we have given him), even though two other people have succeeded in doing so. The difference, is that he is using an e-mac running OSX, while we are running OS8.6 and 9.2 We had this problem, even though we only have one account on our eMac, and it has full administrator privileges. We solved it be rebooting in OS9, installing the software, then rebooting into OSX, where it launched under Classic with no problem. Cheers, Kaye -- Kaye Stott and Geoff Prince email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.omninet.net.au/~kg/
P/bk G4 freezing
Specs:- G4/400 P/bk, 512 Ram, 30Gb H/disk, OsX 10.2.6, External keyboard In the past two days for the first time since i have owned this machine, it has started to crash. The only new software I have added has been - Eudora 5.2.1, and Appleworks 6.2.7 I suspect it maybe hardware connections as it seems to occur when I disconnect or knock a USB device, or turn on a firewire device other than at start up. Other problems have included MYOB freezing during the back up process. All these are new problems. Have not yet run Disk Warrior. Can anyone provide some guidance? TIA Mike Anderson Wamug # 925
Re: P/bk G4 freezing
At 15:20 +0800 30/5/2003, Michael Sue Anderson wrote: Specs:- G4/400 P/bk, 512 Ram, 30Gb H/disk, OsX 10.2.6, External keyboard In the past two days for the first time since i have owned this machine, it has started to crash. The only new software I have added has been - Eudora 5.2.1, and Appleworks 6.2.7 I suspect it maybe hardware connections as it seems to occur when I disconnect or knock a USB device, or turn on a firewire device other than at start up. Other problems have included MYOB freezing during the back up process. All these are new problems. Have not yet run Disk Warrior. Can anyone provide some guidance? You say 'disconnect or knock a USB device', but the only USB device you list above is an external keyboard. Have you got anything else connected? Thanks, Shay
for sale
I have made a mistake and bought two lots of 10.2 I am selling one if anyone is interested. tom samson
Re: Terminology again
Vladimir James wrote: I previously asked for advice on interpreting the error message The connection was terminated because the other side is not responding. While I received some suggestions on altering my dialup procedures, no one tackled the main issue. AS one who suggested you use a different dial up procedure in order to gather additional clues. I humbly suggest that the main issue is not what the message said.. the main issue is that your computer does not connect. These messages are generated dependent on the end result,,, and the problem can be a long way from there, either your end or the other end. Sure , it said that the other side is not responding, but did you send what the other side needed in order to respond. ? It can be very difficult to put a finger on the actual cause at times, without gathering a lot of other clues as to where to look. ( As a sample of this view Bill Parker's message in WAMUG archives message sent 15/5/2003 @ 7.40am and the heading was Re: More iinet. Was tedious now boring and tedious. ) So did you try a manual connection by opening Apple Remote Access and connecting from there , and at what stage did your connection attempt fail ? Have fun Bob What does the message tell you about connection faults (other than you're disconnected). Using MacOS 10.2.6 512MB RAM PowerMail 4.1.3 Vlad James - previously sent - Often my dialup connection is terminated with the message ...because the other side is not responding. How should I interpret this? Can a fault on my set up be responsible, as opposed to the other side? I use Mozilla 1.4b most of the time, but I have similar terminations with iCab pre2.9(US) and Safari 1.0 b2 (which still crashes when it gets a whiff of the BankWest URL). Other data: iMac G4, internal modem using Zoom V-Series script. Suggestions? - -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: Printing from Word 6 in Classic
The printers I am using are an Epson Stylus C61 and an Okipage 8z. Would installing Gimp Print provide a solution to getting MS Word 6 to print in Classic or is Gimp Print dedicated to OSX and so of no effect? Merv At 3:50 PM +0800 27/5/03, Bob Howells wrote: Hi Merv, After my problems trying to get Word 6.0.1 to Instal with OS9.1 I am surprised you got anywhere. I ended up having to update to Word 98 and subsequently to Office 2001 Cheers At 8:21 AM + 27/5/03, Richard Pontifex wrote: There could be a number of scenarios. 1. Based on the 'memory error' reported, you should note that Classic has a fixed upper system memory limit of 128 MB (to cover applications, extensions, control panels and temporary memory needed by the system). So if you have a graphics rich document to print, there is a chance the system heap will expand to exceed a total memory requirement of 128MB, thus leading to your memory error. Printing out of 9 itself would only be affected if you didn't have sufficient physical RAM and/or virtual memory setting. Word 6 generates quite large files, especially if you add in graphics. 2. I seem to remember, but haven't rechecked, that Word 6 wasn't entirely compatible with OS 9 (and hence wouldn't be with classic) - which is why I had to upgrade to Office 2001 for Mac, when going to OS 9 a few years ago. Perhaps the problems were with Excel 5, rather than Word 6, as you can print the document when booted in OS9. 3. After using classic for scanning, I need to unplug the printer's USB cable from the computer, then replug it in, in order to allow printing. The message I get if I dont do this is printer not found, rather than a memory error message. Hope these suggestions help. - Original Email - From: Mervyn Giuliana Bond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mac Users Group WA wamug@wamug.org.au Date: 27-May-2003 15:42 Subject: Printing from Word 6 in Classic Haven't used Word for months, in fact since purchasing an iMac with OSX 10.2. Yesterday I tried to print an MS Word 6.0.1 from the OSX-Classic environment and got a message, for my Epson printer that I needed more memory, and for the Okipage 8Z that there was a printing problem. When I booted up in OS9.2 there was no problem from either printer. Is there an extension or plug-in that I need or does the solution lie elsewhere. Advice please. Merv -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see.
ADSL Problems
Hi all Netcomm NB3300 modem router, OS X 10.2.6 Eftel ADSL Spent the last two days trying to configure the NB330 to authenicate to EFTEL. all setting correct on web server, however the DSL link doesn't send successfully to the source ( hangs when trying to first connect - doesn't get past training Any comment advise would be welcomed off group, as both Telstra, EFTEL, and and a me (Mac user since 1984) has run out of ideas !! Thanks in advance Carl HiMac
Re: Printing from Word 6 in Classic
Hi Roger The Okipage 8z prints in OSX 10.2 for OSX applications and likewise for Classic, but, not for MSWord 6. I could email the driver to you if you wish. Merv At 6:51 PM +0800 30/5/03, Roger P Kortas wrote: Hi Merv I also have an Okipage 8z and have not yet been able to get it to print from OSX and I have tried Gimp, I don't know about the epson but have you tried the epson site for updated drivers? sometimes the drives for other models work with other printers. If you find a way of getting the 8z to print please let me know, oh I have contacted Oki and they say they don't support the Mac!!! Regards Roger The printers I am using are an Epson Stylus C61 and an Okipage 8z. Would installing Gimp Print provide a solution to getting MS Word 6 to print in Classic or is Gimp Print dedicated to OSX and so of no effect? Merv At 3:50 PM +0800 27/5/03, Bob Howells wrote: Hi Merv, After my problems trying to get Word 6.0.1 to Instal with OS9.1 I am surprised you got anywhere. I ended up having to update to Word 98 and subsequently to Office 2001 Cheers At 8:21 AM + 27/5/03, Richard Pontifex wrote: There could be a number of scenarios. 1. Based on the 'memory error' reported, you should note that Classic has a fixed upper system memory limit of 128 MB (to cover applications, extensions, control panels and temporary memory needed by the system). So if you have a graphics rich document to print, there is a chance the system heap will expand to exceed a total memory requirement of 128MB, thus leading to your memory error. Printing out of 9 itself would only be affected if you didn't have sufficient physical RAM and/or virtual memory setting. Word 6 generates quite large files, especially if you add in graphics. 2. I seem to remember, but haven't rechecked, that Word 6 wasn't entirely compatible with OS 9 (and hence wouldn't be with classic) - which is why I had to upgrade to Office 2001 for Mac, when going to OS 9 a few years ago. Perhaps the problems were with Excel 5, rather than Word 6, as you can print the document when booted in OS9. 3. After using classic for scanning, I need to unplug the printer's USB cable from the computer, then replug it in, in order to allow printing. The message I get if I dont do this is printer not found, rather than a memory error message. Hope these suggestions help. - Original Email - From: Mervyn Giuliana Bond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mac Users Group WA wamug@wamug.org.au Date: 27-May-2003 15:42 Subject: Printing from Word 6 in Classic Haven't used Word for months, in fact since purchasing an iMac with OSX 10.2. Yesterday I tried to print an MS Word 6.0.1 from the OSX-Classic environment and got a message, for my Epson printer that I needed more memory, and for the Okipage 8Z that there was a printing problem. When I booted up in OS9.2 there was no problem from either printer. Is there an extension or plug-in that I need or does the solution lie elsewhere. Advice please. Merv -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ -- Roger P Kortas [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08 9303 0413 307995 -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see.
Re: Problem with installing downloaded software
Hi there, Thanks to all who answered my query. Kaye, we tried your suggestion and it worked a treat! Excellent! Greg We had this problem, even though we only have one account on our eMac, and it has full administrator privileges. We solved it be rebooting in OS9, installing the software, then rebooting into OSX, where it launched under Classic with no problem. Cheers, Kaye -- Kaye Stott and Geoff Prince email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.omninet.net.au/~kg/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Help with iMac
Bondi Blue iMac 333MHz (I think...) Was running 8.6 - upgraded to 9.1 and then it doesn't boot (grey screen.) Rebooting from TechTool CD shows both drive partitions there and no problem. Try clean install - same problem. Try install on second partition - same problem. I have dragged the machine home and now it refuses to even boot off the CD. Any ideas on what I should be looking at / trying? Cheers, Antony. -- == = = = = Antony N. Lord = http://antonylord.com = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Perth, Western Australia = = = = ==
Cache Fault
PowerBook Lombard 400 : OS 9.2.2 Is reporting a cache error during startup tests and call Apple Technical Support. Interestingly a friends new 15 2003 PowerBook is reporting the same error. Do I take this to mean a flaky Lx cache on both machines? Cheers, Antony. -- == = = = = Antony N. Lord = http://antonylord.com = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Perth, Western Australia = = = = ==
Re: ADSL Problems
On Fri, 2003-05-30 at 18:46, Carl Roberts wrote: Hi all Netcomm NB3300 modem router, OS X 10.2.6 Eftel ADSL Spent the last two days trying to configure the NB330 to authenicate to EFTEL. all setting correct on web server, however the DSL link doesn't send successfully to the source ( hangs when trying to first connect - doesn't get past training While I'm not familiar with your NB330, and I'm not familiar with training in this context, let me see what we can see in the way of resolving your problem. 1. Before you can establish any connectivity, you need to have a number of parts of the connection working. The first part is the hardware layer, are the sync lights on and steady (I'm assuming it has those at this point)? 2. If the sync lights are on and steady, you either connect using PPPoE, or you have an Ethernet over ADSL connection. If it's the latter, does your ISP know your modem's MAC address (this has nothing to do with Macintosh computers, a MAC address is a unique number for each Ethernet device.) 3. If you're not using Ethernet over ADSL, you're likely using PPPoE. Are you using the correct authentication method, you have a choice of PAP or CHAP. If you use the wrong one, it won't work. So, over to you for some answers. PS. I'm sure there are other members who could add to this, but this is a start... Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 from S33:37'33 - E115:07'30 (Dunsborough, WA) -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Morse for Onno.. Proudly supported by Skipper Trucks, Highway1, Concept AV, Sony Central, Dalcon ITmaze - ABN: 56 178 057 063 - ph: 04 1219 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
