Intersting tidbit on thinksecret.com
Hi All! Saw this link today: http://www.apple.com/r/store/business/pricematch/ Let´s hope we never see this in Australia. I could imagine how ticked off our dealers would be if they did all the ground work to get a deal, then see Apple knock off 10% and win the deal with little work! Seeya Rod! -- -- From Rod´s Linux Box
CommPost: Zytech specials
Hi all! In case any of you hadn't heard already, Apple have done a recall on certain batteries that are in the 15 PowerBooks due to them being possible fire hazards - check this link out for further details: https://depot.info.apple.com/batteryexchange/index.html It just so happens I'm writing this on a 15 Powerbook, so if you smell any smoke when you get this, you know I'm in trouble!! For this newsletter's special, we have a FireCube 200GB drive in the Generation II enclsoures going out at a very low $330 incl. GST. This offer is strictly limited till the end of August so get in soon. And, for any orders over $500 we'll throw in free delivery (excludes Apple products). Check out this external drive and others at: http://zytech.com.au/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGYCategory_Code=E D35FCG2 In the market for a LCD monitor? Well for $660 delivered, you could be starring into this 17 award winning beauty from Mitsubishi - model DV175. This offer is so new, we haven't had a chance to put it in our store as yet, so send me an email if you're interested. Check out the details by clicking on the DV175 link at this address: http://www.mitsubishielectric.com.au/products/compp/tft/index.html We are also continuing our offer on flash drives - for both 32MB 64MB if you buy 5 you get one free - see: http://zytech.com.au/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGYCategory_Code=F M As well as continuing our special clearance of 120GB SATA 8MB cache drives at $175, and freighting them free of charge! Again while current stocks last. http://zytech.com.au/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODStore_Code=ZOSF AFMDSProduct_Code=ZYT701 Finally, check out our range of LaCie drives, we're delivering any of these drives FREE of charge: http://zytech.com.au/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGYCategory_Code=L AC Till next time - Kind regards, Greg Satti - Zytech PO Box 758 Bunbury WA 6230 Ph: (08) 9721 1125 Fx: (08) 9721 1126 Mb: 0423 558 636 The online data and technology store http://www.zytech.com.au/ If you have received this email in error or you no longer wish to receive communications from zytech, please send me an email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject line of UNSUBSCRIBE.
Re: 17LCD Recommendations, with DVI
At 12:57 PM +0800 23/8/04, Shay Telfer wrote: Just wondering what people recommend for a 17¨ LCD display. It must have DVI, and hopefully a good seek time on the LCD (like 12ms). has a zero dead pixel policy. Retail on it is about $1095. I got them cheaper for a lot of my clients. Are there any that have built-in TV tuners? Heard about that and seems to be very handy. Stacks of them... just not available here they sell them in Japan and but only receive/process NTSC though it did look like they also had standard analog video inputs as well - I recall the brands included known names like Sany/Panasonic/Mitsubishi - they sell for only about 50 to 100 bucks more than their non TV receiving equivalent model monitors and it was actually quite hard to find non-recever monitors (I was looking for 17 LCD monitor) - one even had a slot loading DVD player built in to it. Unlike a lot of the other electronics gear I saw in Japan LCD monitors were still much the same price as here. There was some discussion on TV to DVI conversion on Macintouch recently http://www.macintouch.com/newsrecent.shtml#i.2004.08.19.flattv Of course you'd then have to add a tuner to that... Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph#6488 1855 (ECEL) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Australia - CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible. - Miguel de Unamuno It takes an idiot to do cool things that's why it's cool - Haruhara Haruka (FLCL) http://ecel-mark.ecel.uwa.edu.au/~marksecker/index.htm (sometimes works)
DVD regions
Could some one out there please explain to me what happens to a dvd drive when it locks into a region. I have a sony Vaio laptop with a dvd that is locked to region one and I would like to put it into an emac we have - after all it is a sony player tom samson
Re: DVD regions
On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:35 pm, you wrote: Could some one out there please explain to me what happens to a dvd drive when it locks into a region. I have a sony Vaio laptop with a dvd that is locked to region one and I would like to put it into an emac we have - after all it is a sony player tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro It is a firmware lock, designed not to be tampered with. It was put forward by the Hollywood companies to stop DVDs being distributed in various markets at the same time ie normally you can buy a region 1 dvd from the US before the movie has been released at the cinemas here in Australia. As for your dvd drive from the Vaio laptop, it won´t fit. The eMac takes a standard 5 1/4 half height drive, with a standard ide interface and power connector on the back. The Vaio is likely to havea slim line drive designed for a laptop (may be 1/2¨ thick), with a laptop-style connector that carries both the ide and power connector in one. Unless of course it is an external DVD drive, but then you run the risk of breaking it when trying to pop open the case and removing the wiring. Cheaper just to go an buy a standard DVD drive for it. Around $140 will get you a Pioneer A07 burner (not sure if the new dual layer A08s are supported in OS X yet). Seeya Rod! -- -- From Rod´s Linux Box
Re: DVD regions
Could some one out there please explain to me what happens to a dvd drive when it locks into a region. I have a sony Vaio laptop with a dvd that is locked to region one and I would like to put it into an emac we have - after all it is a sony player tom samson The vaio drive is likely to be a half height drive, which as recently discussed on the WAMUG list probably won't fit in an eMac (without some padding :) Once the drive is locked it should remain locked even if you move it to a different machine. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: DVD regions
Cheaper just to go an buy a standard DVD drive for it. Around $140 will get you a Pioneer A07 burner (not sure if the new dual layer A08s are supported in OS X yet). I believe they are supported by Toast 6.1, but not OS X in general. Yet. Have fun, Shay (Roll on Blu-Ray discs!) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: DVD regions
At 12:35 PM +0800 24/8/04, tom samson wrote: Could some one out there please explain to me what happens to a dvd drive when it locks into a region. I have a sony Vaio laptop with a dvd that is locked to region one and I would like to put it into an emac we have - after all it is a sony player tom samson I won't repeat the advice offered by the other posters though I agree with them that it will probably not fit. A well worded search in google (big hint - include the model number)will give you enough hits as to how either reset the region change counter on your drive or on how to render it regionless. My recommendation is for the former that is a bios flash that resets the region count because my guess is that you will find your self playing mostly region 3 disks and the occational region O disks(regionless disks - mostly classic movies, documentaries, music DVD's and, apparently, uh hummm adult content DVD disks) and there are some DVD' disks that will not work in drives that have been rendered regionless -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph#6488 1855 (ECEL) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Australia - CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible. - Miguel de Unamuno It takes an idiot to do cool things that's why it's cool - Haruhara Haruka (FLCL) http://ecel-mark.ecel.uwa.edu.au/~marksecker/index.htm (sometimes works)
Re: DVD regions
My recommendation is for the former that is a bios flash that resets the region count because my guess is that you will find your self playing mostly region 3 disks... I supect you mean region 4, unless you know that Tom's an HK movie buff :) http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/510-dvd-region-codes.html Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: DVD regions
At 1:20 PM +0800 24/8/04, Shay Telfer wrote: My recommendation is for the former that is a bios flash that resets the region count because my guess is that you will find your self playing mostly region 3 disks... I supect you mean region 4, unless you know that Tom's an HK movie buff :) no - for all I know he may be a South Korean movie buff :) (actually Sth Korea puts out some good movies) actually I did mean region 4 http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/510-dvd-region-codes.html Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph#6488 1855 (ECEL) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Australia - CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ Only he who attempts the absurd is capable of achieving the impossible. - Miguel de Unamuno It takes an idiot to do cool things that's why it's cool - Haruhara Haruka (FLCL) http://ecel-mark.ecel.uwa.edu.au/~marksecker/index.htm (sometimes works)
Take Control of Buying a Mac
Hi... Next time someone asks you which Mac they should buy, suggest they get a copy of this (20 pages of which are available for free download) http://www.tidbits.com/takecontrol/buying-mac.html Have fun, Shay (ObDisclosure - I know the author :) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
image capture - scanning
Howdy, I ve been using Image Capture to scan in drawings etc in OS 10.3 via EPSON 610 scanner has worked great installed the 10.3.5 combo updater the other night now when I open image capture, it will do an overview of the scanners screen ( and will show up) but the scan button remains greyed out does this mean I have to update scanner driver as well? chow
Tech help needed for Mailman, qmail
Hi Everyone, Not sure where to ask for this question, and I know there's a few techie types who are on this list, so here goes: I am trying to setup Mailman under 10.3, and want to use qmail for the MTA. As far as I can tell, qmail is working, because the logs show me when I'm receiving mail etc, and I think Mailman is working because I can access it from the web. However, when I email a request to Mailman, nothing happens. I've tried looking through the Mailman mailing list archives, and not had much success. Does anyone know anyone who can help me out here? Please reply off the list. There used to be a Mac Geeks mailing list, but I've lost the details about it. Does it still exist? Thanks in advance, Paul. -- Paul W. Mulroney Logical Developments [EMAIL PROTECTED] 86 Coolgardie Street www.logicaldevelopments.com.au BENTLEY WA 6102 Ph: +61 8 9458 3889 ICQ# 154484472Fax: +61 8 9458 7204
Re: Tech help needed for Mailman, qmail
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 04:55:43PM +0800, Paul Mulroney wrote: However, when I email a request to Mailman, nothing happens. Have you forgotten to start the Mailman queue runners? (`mailmanctl start`)
iBook AV Cable
Does anyone know where I can purchase the original iBook AV cable that connects the headphone jack of Ibook Clamshell SE 466 and the iBook 500 and 600? Mine has been damaged right at the end of the Video RCA plug but audio works fine (pity). Any idea on the price? Regards Christian
Re: iBook AV Cable
On 24/08/2004 8:49 PM, Christian Kotz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know where I can purchase the original iBook AV cable that connects the headphone jack of Ibook Clamshell SE 466 and the iBook 500 and 600? Mine has been damaged right at the end of the Video RCA plug but audio works fine (pity). Any idea on the price? Regards Christian Hi Christian Most AppleCentres carry them. They are about $45 I think. I should be able to source one for you if you want it, just drop me an email and I'll let you know. Hope that helps. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
