[Meeting] Meeting Notes from Feb Meeting
Hi All! Here are the meeting notes from the Feb meeting. * We started with the QA questions. * Martin Hill then showed off some of the features of QuickTime and the iLecture system. QuickTime Player allows you to play movies. When you register to Pro version you have the ability to do some basic editing features with it. You can trim the clip, crop it down for size. You can also paste clips together. You can also mix tracks together overtop of each other, then have them play side by side all the tracks. So you can take 3 tracks together and mix them all in one window to play. All very easily! You can also then add in slides as well, which sit there beside the movie as it's playing. When you finish with the movie and save it you find it doesn't increase the file size as each portion is szved individually. You also can save trailers and web movies direct off the web with QuickTime Pro, as well as play QuickTime movies or trailers full screen as well. So makes the upgrade price fairly worthwhile. (Approx $50 AUD). Curtin iLecture is a Mac based system. It allows a lecture to deliver the lecture and once finished it automatically appears on the web (without any human inter-action). The system does all the work, including creating the pages. The students can then go to the web site and listen to the Lecture and listen to it, as well as pause, fast forward through it. They can also add in PowerPoints slides and things as well. If they write on the Over Head Projector slides, then it can also be viewed on the web as well, so the student can get a full feature of the Lecture without being there. They then get the audio and the video part as well. As the presenter is writing everything on the slides, it then gets added it to the footage and all saved to be viewed on the web. The next step above this is that a lecture which is filmed, then has the whole Lecture showing all the rich content, including slides that are shown, the audio contect, as well as the presenter doing the whole lecture as well! Very impressive! All run and designed and working with a Mac! It's also about to be demo-ed in the US! Not bad for a WA invention! You can also upload it to the phone and use 3GPP to view the lecture on their phone!! (As Martin showed us how it took it from his PowerBook to his phone via Bluetooth so he could view it on his phone!) Here in WA we have 30 iLectures at UWA and 6 at Curtin all working well. You can view all of this at: http://ilectures.curtin.edu.au and see examples of this technology. * iPod Shuffle I then showed off the new iPod shuffle. Apple introduced at MacWorld the latest member to the iPod, the iPod shuffle. A tiny version of the iPod. They come in two sizes (512Mb and 1GB). On this little USB device you can have your music and your files. It simply syncs with iTunes for you to transfer your music and acts as a thumb drive to store your files on. Very useful. They sell for $149 for the 512Mb and $229 for the 1GB. Supplied with it is a cable to hang it around your neck and headphones. With a standard headphone jack you can add just about any type of speaker or headphone or connect it to most things. They sound great and work well! For more info have a look at http://www.apple.com.au/ipodshuffle/ * Matt then spoke about some of the other new products released at MacWorld. Matt then spoke about iWork. A new package that has Keynote 2 and Pages. Pages is a very good word processor and handles graphics very well. A good alternative to Word. It has all the same things that a Word Processor does. It just works! It has some fantastic templates. You can very easily take a template and bring in your own text. IT ties in with all the other iApps, so you can add in Photos and Movies and Sounds. It handles pictures a lot better than Word, and if you keep adding pictures it just keeps working! If you've used to Publisher on Windows, then you'd be very impressed with it! You can export the finished product into different versions, so if it's going to Word for Windows, then it'll keep working for them! (Other file formats to save as are pdf, html, rtf.) Keynote 2 was then shown (as a presentation). A few changes and updates over Keynote 1. Matt showed this off by showing picture of his trip to MacWorld. Very cool pictures and very cool effects, transitions and changes. For more info have a look at http://www.apple.com.au/keynote * Finished the night off with some giveaways and some tea, coffee and biscuits. Thanks again all for coming. I hope you all enjoyed it!! See you at the next meeting!! Enjoy! Kind Regards Daniel Kerr
Another old Stevenote demo
Check this one out of the NextStep operating system demoed by Steve after he left Apple. Wonder where they got all those ideas for Mac osx!! Bear in mind that this is 1992!!! Rob
Re: Minor Gripe - the flipside
I totally agree Rod. The service I have had from the Joondalup Store and the Mt Hawthorn store will take me back again and again. I would only go to Nedlands if the other two stores closed. Mac Apple can open as many retail stores here as they want. I'll keep going to AppleCentre Joondalup. Mike and Loreli and the others make it a joy to go there. Even when I've got problems with a machine and have to get it worked on I don't really mind because it's a chance to see a group of people that I really enjoy spending time with. Sure, I may go into other Mac shops (even Apple stores once they finally arrive) but I psend my money at Joondalup.
re Another old Stevenote demo
Pity the video is so poor. It does have some great features and yes I can see OSX in there. Kevin
Re: Another old Stevenote demo - link
Here is the link: http://www.openstep.se/jobs/ :-) Seeya Rod! On 3/2/05 12:51 AM, Rob Findlay [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Check this one out of the NextStep operating system demoed by Steve after he left Apple. Wonder where they got all those ideas for Mac osx!! Bear in mind that this is 1992!!! Rob -- 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
EndNote 8/Office 2004
Has anyone been able to get EndNote 8 to work? I get instant application crashes every time I try to open a library. Back to version 7 for the time being. -- Dr J.M. Cummins Anatomy, School of Health Sciences VB 1:10 Murdoch University, Western Australia 6150 Tel: +61-8-9360 2668 Fax: +61-8-9310 4144 Mob 0402 810 988 Life's a job you're fired from. Unless, of course, you quit Loudon Wainwright III
free- old Mac games software
doing an office clean out and found the following obsolete software that anybody can grab if they want to cruise past UWA at some time. Games - probably only run on OS 9 or lower Apple's arcade pack 1 and 3 Journeyman Project, Indiana Jones, Dark Seed, U-Boat, Theme Park, Riddle of the Maze Maze's Star Trek 25th anniversary on floppys and says system 6.0.7 or higher Software. Adobe Photoshop 3 (very old probably not floppies) , Adobe Persuasion (ditto) , various very OLD version of Timbuktu. original iMac CD's some still with the disk wallets sealed. e-mail me and I'll give you a room number to come by. -- ~ 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)
Force empty Trash?
Thanks Yvonne, Good idea Tried open in Classic Trash ,alas No joy. Warning to all I sucumbed to Version Tracker Pro Synchronise Pro. This meant a lot of duplicates that I now can't Trash. Short of a complete re Install horrible thought has anybody please any suggestions. Ta. Philip
Re: free- old Mac games software
On Thu, 2005-02-03 at 11:45 +0800, Mark Secker wrote: Software. Adobe Photoshop 3 (very old probably not floppies) Adobe will offer upgrade pricing to Photoshop CS from *any* version of Photoshop, so don't throw out those old copies. I'll happily buy it off you (with license info) if you don't want it. I'm about to check with them if I can upgrade my copy of Photoshop 1 for Windows 3.11 to Photoshop CS for MacOS X. They did say any version, after all... -- Craig Ringer
Re: EndNote 8/Office 2004
Hi Jim Just did a quick install, from softserv(ITLO's have access). It works fine opening the examples that came with it as a stand alone app or from word 2004 (It opens endnote and asks you to switch to it) Cheers Frank On 03/02/2005, at 9:40 AM, Jim Cummins wrote: Has anyone been able to get EndNote 8 to work? I get instant application crashes every time I try to open a library. Back to version 7 for the time being. -- Dr J.M. Cummins Anatomy, School of Health Sciences VB 1:10 Murdoch University, Western Australia 6150 Tel: +61-8-9360 2668 Fax: +61-8-9310 4144 Mob 0402 810 988 Life's a job you're fired from. Unless, of course, you quit Loudon Wainwright III -- 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 __ Frank Salleo Environmental Science School Manager Murdoch University Phone 9360 2623 Perth Fax 9310 4997 Western Australia University Registered 'Provider Code. 00125J' __
Force empty Locked Trash ? = Eureka!
Yvonne , I love you in a Grand Fatherly way. Yes it worked of course I remember only after your suggestion that it used to work in System 9. Told you I was getting senile Sooper Ta.! To all you other Wamugger's who offered suggestions Thank you very much! Press Option-Control whilst Deleting still works! Can't attend meetings any more but you still are all a great bunch as WAMUG . Consider yourselves all patted on your respective backs. Ciao greatfully Philip.
Re: New PowerBooks Oz Specs and Prices
Quoting Daniel Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just added to the AppleStore Australia now,... I'm off to order my new one now,..been waiting since Xmas for these. :o) Enjoy! 15 Superdrive with 100GB HDD and 1GB RAM update for $3985.30 for educators - priced from Apple Ed Store. That's a great little computer. I wonder if the bank manager would mind. Pity it can't be leased in place of the notebook for teachers iBook! Then again I could salary package it as an administrator!! Mmm ,a nice little long service leave toy! Regards Reg
Re: EndNote 8/Office 2004
On 3/2/05 9:40 AM, Jim Cummins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone been able to get EndNote 8 to work? I get instant application crashes every time I try to open a library. Back to version 7 for the time being. I've seen mention of some similar problems caused by Norton products, specifically anti-Virus. If you're using this app, try turning off auto-protect and see if that helps. I'm running Endnote 8 with Word 2004 with the last service pack and it's OK, just. Have you upgraded Word 2004 ? I think EndNote peaked one or versions ago. Larry
Free Apple II and LC 575
I have both an Apple II and an LC 575 that are wasting space. Both worked last time I checked and both have software. If anyone wants these computers contact me fast or they'll be thrown onto the verge side collection this Monday. Ruben A. Franke
iPod shuffles in Perth
Hi Everyone, I was looking for an iPod shuffle in Perth, had some problems finding them. Digilife in MtHawthorn were out, same with NextByte in Nedlands. However, Winthrop in UWA have a dozen in stock. So, if you're looking and can't find any, try there. I spoke to Cameron (9380 2621). Regards, Paul. -- Paul W. Mulroney Logical Developments [EMAIL PROTECTED] 86 Coolgardie Street www.logicaldevelopments.com.au BENTLEY WA 6102 Ph: +61 8 9458 3889 Fax: +61 8 9458 7204
Re: iPod shuffles in Perth
On 3/2/05 2:58 PM, Paul Mulroney [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, I was looking for an iPod shuffle in Perth, had some problems finding them. Digilife in MtHawthorn were out, same with NextByte in Nedlands. However, Winthrop in UWA have a dozen in stock. So, if you're looking and can't find any, try there. I spoke to Cameron (9380 2621). Regards, Paul. I also heard on the grapvine that Digilife had 50 Mac Minis in stock. Not sure about anyone else though, but from what I know a few stores haven't received any yet. Seeya Rod!
Safari and MS Proxy pacs
Anyone know why browsing using Safari and the 'Automatic Proxy Configuration' setting yields significantly slower web access than a copy of Firefox or Mozilla (with the same proxy settings) ? I recently had to change to the automatic proxy setting here at work (Fairly old Windows 2000 box acting as the proxy server I believe) - access in safari has been, well, crap ... ever since. I'd just move to FFx or Moz, except wysiwyg HTML authoring apps like 'Edit On Pro' (Realobjects) only support Safari under OSX. Cheers, Tobes.
Re: Safari and MS Proxy pacs
I run a proxy server (squid on Solaris 8 box, non-authenticated) at work here and Safari runs at normal speed whether proxy setting is manual or automatic. woz On 3 Feb 2005, at 15:14, Toby Oldham wrote: Anyone know why browsing using Safari and the 'Automatic Proxy Configuration' setting yields significantly slower web access than a copy of Firefox or Mozilla (with the same proxy settings) ? I recently had to change to the automatic proxy setting here at work (Fairly old Windows 2000 box acting as the proxy server I believe) - access in safari has been, well, crap ... ever since. I'd just move to FFx or Moz, except wysiwyg HTML authoring apps like 'Edit On Pro' (Realobjects) only support Safari under OSX. Cheers, Tobes. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Warren Jones http://homepage.mac.com/warrenj/ Perth, Western Australia
Re: Safari and MS Proxy pacs
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 03:14:32PM +0800, Toby Oldham wrote: Anyone know why browsing using Safari and the 'Automatic Proxy Configuration' setting yields significantly slower web access than a copy of Firefox or Mozilla (with the same proxy settings) ? The Guild uses Netscape-style PAC files with Safari and we are not aware of any problems. I just had a look at a computer that has both Mozilla and Safari installed, and Mozilla was not faster than Safari. FYI some people reported DNS problems with Safari and Mac OS X 10.3.6/earlier. Are you suspecting that the problem is with auto-configuration or with the proxy interaction as a whole?
Re: Safari and MS Proxy pacs
Nothing else on this client is different except the browsers (in my tests). I suspect it's either got something to do with the way safari utilises the proxy.pac file ... or that it's to do with Safari's tight integration with the OS. I've had intermittent networking issues with this workstation ever since I moved the OS to another drive (to get this computer fixed - it had bad RAM that wasn't being picked up in the Apple hardware test), then back again. It might be that Safari is stalling somewhere along the line due to a permissions problem* that Firefox and Mozilla don't have to negotiate**. I'm just making up wild theories without any basis though. I was hoping someone else might have a better idea. I liked it in the old days when I could configure the proxies manually, but the times they're always a' changing. :) Cheers, Tobes. *'Repair Permissions' didn't help. **Safari uses the settings defined in the System Preferences, while Firefox and Mozilla use config settings stored in themselves? On 03/02/2005, at 3:36 PM, James Devenish wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 03:14:32PM +0800, Toby Oldham wrote: Anyone know why browsing using Safari and the 'Automatic Proxy Configuration' setting yields significantly slower web access than a copy of Firefox or Mozilla (with the same proxy settings) ? The Guild uses Netscape-style PAC files with Safari and we are not aware of any problems. I just had a look at a computer that has both Mozilla and Safari installed, and Mozilla was not faster than Safari. FYI some people reported DNS problems with Safari and Mac OS X 10.3.6/earlier. Are you suspecting that the problem is with auto-configuration or with the proxy interaction as a whole? -- 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: Safari and MS Proxy pacs
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 04:12:02PM +0800, Toby Oldham wrote: I liked it in the old days when I could configure the proxies manually, but the times they're always a' changing. :) This is only approximately true in very complex circumstances. While autoconfiguration is maximally convenient for administrators, and can provide end-users with various optimisations, you can nevertheless configure your own proxies by inspecting the autoconfiguration file manually (assuming you have administrative privileges for your computer/browser, that is).
Skype echo
I have just set up Skype which works brilliantly and clearly with only one problem. When I am speaking my voice plays back with about a half second delay which is most offputting to me. No problem at the called party's end and incoming sound is beautifully clear. I suspect there is a setting I have not found, help please. G4/400, OSX10.3.7, USB headset. Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp
Re: Skype echo
Severin, since Skype have reached V1.0 I noted there's a couple of new preference checkboxes: 'Echo cancellation' and 'gain control' They may have been there before ... in any case, checking them has cured my echo issues. It also helps not to have your speakers set too loud. ;-) Cheers, Tobes. On 03/02/2005, at 4:36 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: I have just set up Skype which works brilliantly and clearly with only one problem. When I am speaking my voice plays back with about a half second delay which is most offputting to me. No problem at the called party's end and incoming sound is beautifully clear. I suspect there is a setting I have not found, help please. G4/400, OSX10.3.7, USB headset. Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- 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: Safari and MS Proxy pacs
... which I don't. *heh heh* :) T. On 03/02/2005, at 4:35 PM, James Devenish wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 04:12:02PM +0800, Toby Oldham wrote: I liked it in the old days when I could configure the proxies manually, but the times they're always a' changing. :) This is only approximately true in very complex circumstances. While autoconfiguration is maximally convenient for administrators, and can provide end-users with various optimisations, you can nevertheless configure your own proxies by inspecting the autoconfiguration file manually (assuming you have administrative privileges for your computer/browser, that is). -- 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: New PowerBooks Oz Specs and Prices
Reg The new NFT iBook has a superdrive! The ACER teachers are spewin! Cheers Rod on 3/2/05 1:53 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Daniel Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Just added to the AppleStore Australia now,... I'm off to order my new one now,..been waiting since Xmas for these. :o) Enjoy! 15 Superdrive with 100GB HDD and 1GB RAM update for $3985.30 for educators - priced from Apple Ed Store. That's a great little computer. I wonder if the bank manager would mind. Pity it can't be leased in place of the notebook for teachers iBook! Then again I could salary package it as an administrator!! Mmm ,a nice little long service leave toy! Regards Reg -- 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 -- Rod BLITVICH Head of Learning Technologies Balcatta Senior High School Apple Educator of Excellence 2002 - 2003 Amy and Sam's Dad [EMAIL PROTECTED]0409 681 256 http://www.apple.com.au/education/hed/products/ibook/balcatta.html --- They can't fire me... Slaves have to be sold!
Re: Filemaker ?
On 03/02/2005, at 11:46 AM, Roger P Kortas wrote: Hi everyone Does anyone know if its possible to get a Filemaker Pro script to run at set time? ie: everyday at 12 noon? Not natively, but it CAN be done with a plug-in. Check out Events 3.0 (FM v4-6) or Events 4.0 (FM7) from Waves in Motion http://www.wmotion.com/events.html You can have a look through a comprehensive list of plugins at http://www.filemaker.com/plugins/ -- 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.
Powerbook hanging in iTunes and not restarting with Disk Warrior
Hi, My friend has a Powerbook 12inch 1Ghz running 10.3.7, one year old, that is having major problems opening iTunes and Entourage. When he tries to open iTunes there is a spinning ball that goes on endlessly. This has only happened since he downloaded the latest 4.7.1 iTunes. Applecare has talked him through all the options they can think of to no avail. He stopped using Entourage when it kept crashing and wanting to send reports to Apple. He is very computer savvy, but only moved from the dark side with the purchase of this Mac last year. I've got him repairing permissions using Disk Utility at the moment just to him into the diagnostics side of things. He'll run Onyx when that is finished. He has Nortons which up to date, so I'm thinking it's not a virus. He's borrowed my copy of Diskwarrior to see if that will help sort things out, and now cannot reboot from the DW CD in order to run DW. He IS holding down the C key to start up from the CD, and a message appears telling him he needs to reboot. ie it's not rebooting from the CD. I've never seen that before with DW so can't help him. He also cannot change the permissions necessary to allow Disk Warrior to work from the CD after he has started up in OS 10.3.7. We've done the 'Get info' and tried to change permissions there. The icons he needs to change are dimmed. A little later: He's just told me Disk Utility has frozen half way through Verifying Disk Permissions, and he can't go back to the finder or use the Dock etc etc. All sounds rather desperate. Any hints please? Thanks Tim
Hanging computers
Hi All On the topic of spinning volleyballs indicative of busy/idle machines, Any ideas on how to fix 'hanging' every time I start up my G3 iMac or G3 Clamshell. It's only began since upgrading my Airport software to version 4.1 and Mac OS X v3.7. The current fix is to unplug my Airport Base Station (Snow) and then they continue to boot, otherwise the finder fails to load and on goes the spinning. Is it Internet related like Mac OS X now uses an Internet connection even though the base station isn't dialed, thus the confusion? I've notice a trend were using games that report to the manufacturer for updates also freeze when there's no connection. Anyone have a better fix than regular unplugging? Regards Christian
Re: Powerbook hanging in iTunes and not restarting with Disk Warrior
On 03/02/2005, at 8:58 PM, Tim Law wrote: My friend has a Powerbook 12inch 1Ghz running 10.3.7, one year old, that is having major problems opening iTunes and Entourage. Has he tried logging in as a different user to see if the problems are with the system/software or his user preferences? He has Nortons which up to date, so I'm thinking it's not a virus. I'm not a fan of Norton's - but I'll hold off on blaming that for the problems at this stage :) He's borrowed my copy of Diskwarrior to see if that will help sort things out, and now cannot reboot from the DW CD in order to run DW. He IS holding down the C key to start up from the CD, and a message appears telling him he needs to reboot. ie it's not rebooting from the CD. I've never seen that before with DW so can't help him. What revision of the DiskWarrior CD do you have? You'll need the 3.0.2 update (and depending on the version you have this either means downloading a free updater, or purchasing an upgrade CD). http://www.alsoft.com/DiskWarrior/support.html#Panther local distributor: http://www.pica.com.au/ I'm sure Daniel could source one for you too :) I'd be surprised if the right DW CD doesn't go a long way to resolving the problems, provided there isn't an underlying hardware issue... HTH Steve.
