Mac Mini
'Live' from the Keynote via Macintouch.com: Mac Mini [13:45 EST] How many times have I heard why doesn't Apple offer stripped down Mac? We do - shows XServe at Va. Tech but today: Mac Mini * FW, USB, modem, Ethernet, slot-load optical, analog and digital video, headphones * BYODKM: brign your display, keybd, and mouse * size of HD external HD or even paperback * comes w/ Panther, iLife 05, * $499 - 1.25 GHz, 256/40 * $599 [missed specs] * avail. Jan 22 All prices in $US Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge http://public.xdi.org/=Shayfnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: Mac Mini
And a picture Mac Mini: http://webpages.charter.net.nyud.net:8090/mattman7/mini.jpg iPod Shuffle: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/vniow/shuf.jpg g. On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Shay Telfer wrote: 'Live' from the Keynote via Macintouch.com: Mac Mini [13:45 EST] How many times have I heard why doesn't Apple offer stripped down Mac? We do - shows XServe at Va. Tech but today: Mac Mini *FW, USB, modem, Ethernet, slot-load optical, analog and digital video, headphones * BYODKM: brign your display, keybd, and mouse * size of HD external HD or even paperback * comes w/ Panther, iLife 05, * $499 - 1.25 GHz, 256/40 * $599 [missed specs] * avail. Jan 22 All prices in $US Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge http://public.xdi.org/=Shayfnord 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
Re: Mac Mini
And now it's all up on www.apple.com http://www.apple.com/macmini/ http://www.apple.com/iwork/ http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/ geoff On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Geoff Watts wrote: And a picture Mac Mini: http://webpages.charter.net.nyud.net:8090/mattman7/mini.jpg iPod Shuffle: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/vniow/shuf.jpg g. On Wed, 12 Jan 2005, Shay Telfer wrote: 'Live' from the Keynote via Macintouch.com: Mac Mini [13:45 EST] How many times have I heard why doesn't Apple offer stripped down Mac? We do - shows XServe at Va. Tech but today: Mac Mini *FW, USB, modem, Ethernet, slot-load optical, analog and digital video, headphones * BYODKM: brign your display, keybd, and mouse * size of HD external HD or even paperback * comes w/ Panther, iLife 05, * $499 - 1.25 GHz, 256/40 * $599 [missed specs] * avail. Jan 22 All prices in $US Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge http://public.xdi.org/=Shayfnord 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 -- 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
Keynote run down,....
Tiger!! - it has over 200 new features Tiger out in first half of 2005 New QuickTime ilife '05 (free with all new Mac's) Updated iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand iWork -Successor to Appleworks. With Keynoe 2 $119 AUD http://www.apple.om.au/iwork Mac mini Like the iPod mini, but the CD of a CD. Quite, Firewire, USB2, Analog, Digital Video Out 1.25GHz G4, 256MB RAM, 40GB HD, Combo Drive $799 AUD Very cool 1.42GHz G4, 256MB, 80GB HD, Combo - $949AUD Available 29th January! Get your orders in quick I'd say!! ;o) iPod Shuffle 512MB - USD$99 1Gb - USD$149 More to follow soon,.. Hmmm not bad,..that headless Mac is pretty cool. :o) Enjoy!! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
Re: Mac Mini
And on the Apple Store in Australia. -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
SuperDrive enhanced for Mac Mini
It appears most of the locks have been removed from the BTO Super Drive option for the Mac Mini... From the Tech Specs page Optional Super Drive (DVD±RW/CD-RW): writes DVD-R discs at up to 4x speed, writes DVD-RW discs at up to 2x speed, writes DVD+R discs at up to 4x speed, writes DVD+RW discs at up to 2.4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 8x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed Actually quoting ±RW and providing speeds. Regards Paul
iPod Shuffle prices in Australia
512Meg - $149 1Gig - $229 Absolute bargains! These babies will fly off the shelf! Seeya Rod!
Mac Mini as the basis of a home multi processor supercomputer?
Anyone thought of the possibilities? How much computing power is available for say $5,000? Less keyboard, mouse and screen of course! Regards Paul
Re: Keynote run down,....
On 12 Jan 2005, at 3:08 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: iWork -Successor to Appleworks. Successor to AppleWorks? Nah! I use Appleworks for the database and drawing packages. iWork only has presentation and word processing. Regards, John Taylor
Re: MacWorld Day 1
On 11/01/2005, at 9:27 AM, Matthew Healey wrote: --- Before Lunch --- Well, here I am sitting in the hall after eating my US$15 Chicken Caesar Salad that consisted of a few pieces of chicken, lettuce, one cherry tomato and four bucket loads of grated cheese. I think I may need some prunes for dinner. snip /snip Great stuff, Matt! Keep it coming if you can type and listen at the same time. Better reading than the journos' stuff. Almost makes up for the lack of a keynote webcast:-) -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Re: iphoto book prints
On 11/01/2005, at 2:10 PM, gary dorn wrote: Is there anywhere in Perth, I can get a iphoto album book printed? -- Gary Dorn Architect Perth, Australia I'm sure if you were to print your iphoto album as a PDF file you could get any printer to do it for you, although for a small job like this you would probably get more joy from someone like Total Digital Solutions in Vic Park or Snap Printing. The Kodak service still has not made it to Oz... -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Re: Now I've seen it all,....
On 11/01/2005, at 9:03 PM, Daniel wrote: http://www.pdrop.com/products/trestlehub_index.html Hmm,...kinda interesting I guess. :o) Enjoy! Kind Regards Daniel Akk!! All it needs to be complete is Mr Spock and a couple of Klingons. What a terrible looking thing! -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
IGG Software renames their iWork to iBiz
Hi Wamug folks. IGG's iWork software (for those that have seen or have been using IGG Software's simple time billing app) has undergone a name change... Instead of iWork, looks like they've had to rename to iBiz http://www.macnn.com/news/27459 http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibiz/index.html I was wondering how long it would take Apple/IGG to warrant the change... :-) Cheers, Derek -- Derek Yeoh-Ellerton mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] National IT Manager Printforce Australia Pty Ltd http://www.printforce.com.au/ Phone: 08 9223 2400 Fax: 08 9221 2059 Mobile: 0413 838 518
Re: Now I've seen it all,....
Looks like a piece of aluminium channel slit and opened out with glass trays added. http://www.pdrop.com/products/trestlehub_index.html Kev
Re: Mac Mini as the basis of a home multi processor supercomputer?
On 12/01/2005, at 7:45 AM, Paul Caroline van der Mey wrote: Anyone thought of the possibilities? How much computing power is available for say $5,000? Less keyboard, mouse and screen of course! Regards Paul Yea, I was thinking the exact same thing. All you need is Xgrid and you'll be set... the Mac mini looks eminently stackable... only the FSB speed is a little slow at 167MHz vs. the G5 1.25GHz so you'd need to focus on intensive calculation vs. moving a lot of data... It might a lot of sense as a home server too -- run your own web site etc. over broadband and leave your main computer untouched... start selling some space to people for a fee... Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com
Import Safety Note :o) iPod Shuffle
http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/ Scroll to the bottom of the page,... Point # 2 Do not eat iPod shuffle. I'm S glad they put that there. I was a little bit peckish. :o) Enjoy!! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
mac mini - A mini mirror door
A gather the mac mini is simply a G4 mirror door shrunk down in size and slightly faster. although no more slots and $1200 cheaper, if I had only waited a year! remember the cube ? oh does is boot into OS9. -- Gary Dorn Architect Perth, Australia
Anybody notice about Pages.....
.that this is finally the Publisher that Microsoft would never port over to the Mac? Whoohoo! Some very nice and easy tools to use in there :-) Seeya Rod!
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
On 12/1/05 10:59 AM, gary dorn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A gather the mac mini is simply a G4 mirror door shrunk down in size and slightly faster. although no more slots and $1200 cheaper, if I had only waited a year! remember the cube ? This is what the Cube should have been, especially price :-) oh does is boot into OS9. No. I don't think any Mac does now. Seeya Rod!
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
... no faster bus and swappable AGP slot ... *sigh* :) T. On 12/01/2005, at 10:59 AM, gary dorn wrote: A gather the mac mini is simply a G4 mirror door shrunk down in size and slightly faster. although no more slots and $1200 cheaper, if I had only waited a year! remember the cube ? oh does is boot into OS9. -- Gary Dorn Architect Perth, Australia -- 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
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
Toby Oldham wrote: ... no faster bus and swappable AGP slot ... *sigh* :) T. Poor Toby, I think I might have to look at building him his dream machine ;) I am sure we could do better, if only Motorola would admit to some of the chips they make (try searching for anything on the older mc68c000, and you will find nothing :( (I wanted to turn my HP Jet Direct EX Plus 3 into a mini mac ;) Regards, Kat. -- --- K.A.Q. Electronics Website: www.kaqelectronics.dyndns.org IM: Yahoo: PinkyDwaggy MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Everything Electronics Phone: 0419 923 731 --- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.10 - Release Date: 10/01/2005
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
On 12/01/2005, at 10:59 AM, gary dorn wrote: oh does is boot into OS9. What's Mac OS 9 anyway? Anyone still remember it?
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 16:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/01/2005, at 10:59 AM, gary dorn wrote: oh does is boot into OS9. What's Mac OS 9 anyway? Anyone still remember it? /me pats 8.6 Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 at S34°32'27 - E146°24'35 (Leeton, NSW) -- ()/)/)()..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 - onno at itmaze dot com dot au
Sydney fizzer?
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39176926,00.htm Sounds like Sydney was just showing off what Apple announced earlier in the morning. Humbug! As they said on Appletalk, No iTunes ITMS for you! :-p Seeya Rod!
Re: Sydney fizzer?
On 12/01/2005 1:38 PM, Rod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39176926,00.htm Sounds like Sydney was just showing off what Apple announced earlier in the morning. Humbug! As they said on Appletalk, No iTunes ITMS for you! :-p Seeya Rod! Yep. Again we're put on the backburner with the iPhoto Photo Book. Oh well,...guess I'll have to find someone else with a way to get them from iTMS. Will just use a US/UK address/card. :o) Oh well, I'll just have to sell more iPod shuffles,...hehehhe. (Is it shuffle or shuffles? Hmmm, nevermind.) :o) Grrr grrr.:o) Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
Mac mini
A happy stevenote day to all! Is it me or is this: but today: Mac Mini * FW, USB, modem, Ethernet, slot-load optical, analog and digital video, headphones * BYODKM: brign your display, keybd, and mouse * size of HD external HD or even paperback * comes w/ Panther, iLife 05, * $499 - 1.25 GHz, 256/40 * $599 [missed specs] * avail. Jan 22 a solution for this: But a couple of weeks ago I get a phone call and my friend has finally had enough. Malware, spyware, adware, viruses and worms had reduced her computer to a $1200 paperweight. Another friend (who, incidentally sold her the machine!) was getting tired of coming around EVERY day to clean out the crap. I say this because the friend mentioned here wants a Mac mini NOW (right now!) :-) Methinks it might be a fun year for macophiles Stewart
MacWorld Day 2 (Part 1)
--- 3am --- Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep I hate alarms. They interrupt perfectly good sleep. Not that I had much of it. I finally dosed off at about 2am then got wrenched from serenity an hour later. Ahh well. You only live once. At least I am not the only one. I am staying at the Courtyard by Marriot and just about every one here is going to MacWorld. It's kind of fun. As fun as getting up at 3am can be. The coffee they serve at the Courtyard tastes like dirty water. In fact, dirty water is probably a step above this. Ahh well, it's got caffeine in it. I hope. I hope Starbucks is open. I am currently wearing 5 layers of clothes and it still looks cold outside. That's winter for you. Mm... gotta love central heating. --- 4am --- It's 4am... It's dark... It's cold... It's wet... I can't feel my feet... Welcome To MacWorld '05 There are about 30 people in line outside the Moscone Centre. One guy has been here since 8:30pm the night before. The security guard told him that as long as he stays awake, it's fine for him to be there. If he falls asleep, he will be booked for vagrancy. The only other thing I would consider getting up this early for is ANZAC Day. Weather conditions aside, everyone's spirits are high. People are guessing what will be released, what won't be and would could be. We have had the obligatory MS complain-a-thon. We praised IBM for releasing 500 of their patents and we commented on the fact that there should be StarBucks van out front. (Even though there was a store across the street.) We even got on to politics. It's always a bad subject, but it always comes up. The guys I was talking to found it unbelievable that our Prime Minister can stay in office for an long as he keeps getting elected. No one here seems to like Mr Shrub. I still can't feel my feet. Oh well. At least it's not raini. A crap. --- 6am --- Yay! The lights to the Moscone Centre just came on. Everything looks pretty. Spirits are rising. Everyone got excited, but quickly realised that there is still 3 hours till show time. And yes... it is still raining. Nothing much to report at the moment. People are still arriving in droves. There about a thousand people waiting in line. I am about 30 from the front. Yay for Me! Ooo look! There are people in the Moscone Centre. They all look very official. There are cops with guns. There are women in power suits. There are lots of guys in blue t-shirts. They look like Smurfs. YOu can definitely tell the difference between the women that are being paid to be here and the women than are here by choice. --- 7am --- THE LINE IS MOVING. I REPEAT... THE LINE IS MOVING. In to the Moscone, past the cops with guns. Past the CIA looking types. Down the elevator. Conference attendees To the left, Priority Combo holders to the right please. It's nice to know that $2000 actually gets you something. Please wait at the bottom of the elevator please Aww more waiting. Well at least I am first in line to the priority seating. More waiting. It's a good thing we are right next to the bathrooms. I had to point out to some of the other people in line that not all Australian's wrestle Crocodiles and say Crikey at the beginning of every other sentence. Though it's easy to entertain them by doing the impersonation. It always gets a laugh when you starting pointing out the natural habitat and mating grounds of a recycling bin. One guy even remembers Albey Mangles. Now that's stretching the memory cells. I must point out that he didn't actually remember much about the show, only that each adventure had a new, very good looking chick on the side. More waiting. Some guy from Apple keeps coming and going whilst being followed by his little entourage of Smurfs. Apparently he is the VP of Public Events at Apple. I guess thats like being President of the school social club. At any rate, I can't even remember his name. He looked important, which I guess is what counts. The Smurfs keep re-assuring us that we will be able to get into the hall and we will get seats. The more they say this, the more I don't believe them. We had a contest to see who had travelled the furtherest to get to MacWorld. Some woman from Chicago was winning until I pointed out that I had literally come from the other side of the planet. I won that competition. --- 8am --- I am now the token Australian in the line. The Smurfs think i'm cool and some other guy keeps asking about the dangerous animals. I shut him up by telling him that mozzie bites are fatal in Australia. Damn some people are just plain stupid. Ahhh... now we find out why the Smurfs have been telling us we will get a seat. The press people get to push in front of us. Bastards! The funny thing is the press guys are all walking round like they are somebody and yet I have absolutely no clue as to who any of them are. Even after reading their name badges.
Re: MacWorld Day 2 (Part 1)
Hi Matt, Have you ever thought about taking up Journalism as a Career ? You should ! Thanks for keeping us informed. It's been great reading your 'Epistles'. Cheers, Ronni From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. - Arthur Ashe On 12/01/2005, at 4:08 PM, Matthew Healey wrote: --- 3am --- Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep I hate alarms. They interrupt perfectly good sleep. Not that I had much of it. I finally dosed off at about 2am then got wrenched from serenity an hour later. Ahh well. You only live once. At least I am not the only one.
Canon/iMac print problems
I have just connected a Canon i560 to an iMac running 9.2. I have loaded the software and it appears in the chooser, however I cannot see it appearing in the space when I select the i560. At printing I am told that I should go and select the printersame same! Any ideas? TIA Kevin
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
Onno Benschop wrote: On Wed, 2005-01-12 at 16:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 12/01/2005, at 10:59 AM, gary dorn wrote: oh does is boot into OS9. What's Mac OS 9 anyway? Anyone still remember it? /me pats 8.6 Onno Benschop Indeed, I never forget old friends, even if I dont see them anymore;) Cheers Paul
flash drive problem
Just bought a new 1 gb flash drive. It was already partitioned, with a whole lot of (useless) Windows exe files etc. When I copied some files to the smaller partition and looked at it a windows computer and an ibook only the larger partition showed up. Anybody got a clue? Rosemary Hoton
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
At 16:38 +1100 12/01/2005, Onno Benschop wrote: /me pats 8.6 Sick puppy :-) -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
On 12/01/2005, at 7:51 PM, Andrew Nielsen wrote: At 16:38 +1100 12/01/2005, Onno Benschop wrote: /me pats 8.6 Sick puppy :-) -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Horses for courses ... Like 9.1 is just magic for driving that legacy software that us old folk on limited incomes find so inexpensive to buy . Bob
Re: mac mini - A mini mirror door
My iMac on 9.2 and my eMac using classic run like greyhounds compared to OSX with all that fancy stuff. Still like all the fancy stuff though. Kev
