Re: Screen Capture
On 15/07/2005, at 11:49 AM, thefrogs wrote: For some reason my screen captures Apple/shift/3 are not appearing on my desk top. I cannot see them any where (logical) any ideas? tom You may find these go direct to Hard drive and appear in HD as Picture 1, 2 etc. Try Apple/Shift/4 Bob Otherwise do a Find ... for filename Picture 1 (maybe you will find a whole bunch of lost souls there!) Cheers, Alex -- Best Computer Accounting Alex Novakovic 10 Mulloway Court, Burns Beach, Western Australia 6028, Australia Ph/Fax 61 08 9305 6310 Mobile 041 990 2440 MYOB Certified Consultant
Pagemaker conversion wanted
Hi All I got a couple of files from my old graphic designer days that I'm pretty sure are just simple text in Pagemaker files. 3 files, each not 8K. Can someone do me a favor and convert them to PDF or TextEdit RTF for me? Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen
ISDN fouled by MacOS 10.4.2
Telstra already recognise this as a widespread problem. They offer the Apple support # 133622, extension Tier 2 Australia. This offered some hope, but when I rang, I was given a rundown on working hours and told they were closed. Looks like a long weekend wait ahead. Background: After installing the MacOS 10.4.2 Update, I couldn't connect by ISDN. I tried the MacOS 10.4.2 Combo, but the result was the same for my G4/800. Vlad James
[FS} and give away
Hi It's time for another clean up. Netgear WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless router. Also has 4 Ethernet ports $ 90 Eight port 10/100 Ethernet switch $30 iMac (Tray loading) - 333 MHz - 160 MB ram - 6 GB hard drive - original keyboard mouse Best offer over $125 Free for the picking up: - PowerMac 7500/100 and mouse - box of software including Office 98, AppleShare 6.2 (10 client license), some Mac OS install CDs, other bits Call 9291 3162 Larry
external CD burner for OSX
Does anyone know a relatively cheap external CD burner for OS10.3? Our Iomega Zip 650 doesn't have an X driver. Kev
re:external CD burner for OSX
Kev download patchburn which should allow this drive to work with 10.3 Peter Does anyone know a relatively cheap external CD burner for OS10.3? Our Iomega Zip 650 doesn't have an X driver. Kev
Importing graphics into PowerPoint 2004 for Mac
Hi, I've decided to give Microsoft PowerPoint a go, even though I would normally avoid it like the plague. Having done all the text for my presentation, I am now inserting the graphics. And there is a problem. All my standard images are (and have for years been) in PDF. However, Microsoft software (unlike every other piece of software on the planet) has never liked using PDF. For instance, when I place my graphics into PowerPoint, all the PDFs are displayed with a (false) white background. The background of the PDF images should be displayed empty (i.e. the underlying objects should show through). Does anyone know what I can do to fix this? I have already checked that 'Fill' is set to 'No Fill' in PowerPoint. Transparency is not the answer either.
Re: Importing graphics into PowerPoint 2004 for Mac
On 16/07/2005, at 1:02 PM, James Devenish wrote: Hi, I've decided to give Microsoft PowerPoint a go, even though I would normally avoid it like the plague. Having done all the text for my presentation, I am now inserting the graphics. And there is a problem. All my standard images are (and have for years been) in PDF. However, Microsoft software (unlike every other piece of software on the planet) has never liked using PDF. For instance, when I place my graphics into PowerPoint, all the PDFs are displayed with a (false) white background. The background of the PDF images should be displayed empty (i.e. the underlying objects should show through). Does anyone know what I can do to fix this? I have already checked that 'Fill' is set to 'No Fill' in PowerPoint. Transparency is not the answer either. I suspect Power Point may like JPG files ! Probably not the answer you are looking for but You can open PDF files in Preview and export them as JPG format. Quality ... ??? Just an idea Bob
Re: Importing graphics into PowerPoint 2004 for Mac
On 16/07/2005, at 1:02 PM, James Devenish wrote: Hi, I've decided to give Microsoft PowerPoint a go, even though I would normally avoid it like the plague. Having done all the text for my presentation, I am now inserting the graphics. And there is a problem. All my standard images are (and have for years been) in PDF. However, Microsoft software (unlike every other piece of software on the planet) has never liked using PDF. For instance, when I place my graphics into PowerPoint, all the PDFs are displayed with a (false) white background. The background of the PDF images should be displayed empty (i.e. the underlying objects should show through). Does anyone know what I can do to fix this? I have already checked that 'Fill' is set to 'No Fill' in PowerPoint. Transparency is not the answer either. Hi James, I'm just wondering why don't you use Keynote2 ? It accepts PDF. Cheers, Ronni When Microsoft asks you, Where do you want to go today? Tell them, Apple!
Re: Importing graphics into PowerPoint 2004 for Mac
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 01:35:46PM +0800, Ronda Brown wrote: I'm just wondering why don't you use Keynote2 ? It accepts PDF. Because I don't already have Keynote.
tv capture cards for G5
has anyone out there looked into this I have an Eye TV USB that I would like to not use to free upo a USB port. tom
Re: Importing graphics into PowerPoint 2004 for Mac
On 16/07/2005, at 1:02 PM, James Devenish wrote: Hi, I've decided to give Microsoft PowerPoint a go, even though I would normally avoid it like the plague. Having done all the text for my presentation, I am now inserting the graphics. And there is a problem. All my standard images are (and have for years been) in PDF. However, Microsoft software (unlike every other piece of software on the planet) has never liked using PDF. For instance, when I place my graphics into PowerPoint, all the PDFs are displayed with a (false) white background. The background of the PDF images should be displayed empty (i.e. the underlying objects should show through). Does anyone know what I can do to fix this? I have already checked that 'Fill' is set to 'No Fill' in PowerPoint. Transparency is not the answer either. Hi James, This might be of interest to you. I found it at this link: http:// www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00054.htm If you have PowerPoint X on your Mac In PowerPoint X, you can simply click the Insert Picture From File button on the Drawing toolbar (or select Insert, Picture, From File from the main menu bar). Then choose your PDF and click OK. Open your PDF in Reader. If you have Reader 5 or earlier Choose the Graphics Select Tool from the toolbar (click and hold the toolbar button to the right of the zoom tool; when the flyout menu appears, click the rightmost button on it). Use the Graphics Select Tool to drag a rectangle surrounding the area of the page you'd like to use in your PowerPoint presentation. Choose Edit, Copy or press Ctrl+C, then switch to PowerPoint and choose Edit, Paste or press Ctrl+V to paste a copy of the selected area of the PDF file into your presentation. If the result is too low-rez, switch back to Reader and without changing anything else, type a higher zoom percentage into the zoom text box at the lower left of the Reader window, then re-do the copy and paste into PowerPoint. If you have Reader 6 Use the snapshot tool (a camera icon with a dotted line around it on the Basic toolbar), drag the crosshairs to draw a box around area you want to copy. The snapshot tool automatically copies the selected area to the clipboard; you can then paste it into PowerPoint. If you want higher resolution, zoom in on the image while it's still selected, then rightclick it and choose Copy Selected Graphic Don't get too frisky with the zoom trick. If you zoom in too close, you can put so much data on the clipboard that it brings your system to its knees. Start at a fairly low zoom setting like 200% and work your way up to a value that works well for you. Cheers, Ronni When Microsoft asks you, Where do you want to go today? Tell them, Apple!
Re: Pagemaker conversion wanted
Hi Glen, In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Sat, Jul 16, 2005 at 12:39:48AM +0800, Glen Low wrote: I got a couple of files from my old graphic designer days that I'm pretty sure are just simple text in Pagemaker files. Did you get a reply? I was going to dig out some of my old PageMaker files to see what the format was like, because if the text is simple enough you might be able to extract it (without formatting) using the `strings` utility on the command line. Otherwise, there are probably few people on this list (myself included) who may still have access to PageMaker 5.0, 6.0 and 6.5 if those would be old enough to read your old files.
Re: Photoshop 7
Hi Jude. I have a copy of Photoshop 8 (CS) including manual, box, tutorial disk etc. It cost me around $550 but will sell for the price of an upgrade $375. Cheers Jon On 16/07/2005, at 3:18 PM, Jude wrote: I am looking for a full copy of Photoshop 7 to buy. If anyone out there has a copy they wish to sell, please let me know. cheers Jude -- 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 Getting to grips with digital photography Photoshop workshops Jon Davison has been a photographer and designer for 25 years. He has produced over 50 books. + 61 8 93806508 0403 235938 www.eyeinthesky.com.au/photoshop.html
multifunction device suggestions
Hi all, I am looking at replacing our antique photocopier at work. I was thinking of getting a multifunction device that does: - copying - scanning - printing - maybe fax too All these things are pretty low volume stuff. We also have a laser printer for most printing needs. We are a Mac only place mostly running 10.4. A networkable device would be preferable. Can anyone suggest a brand/product from their own (satisfied) experience? I've been trudging through on-line reviews, but its always nice to hear from a real user! Cheers, Andrew
Re: tv capture cards for G5
On 16/7/05 5:09 PM, thefrogs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: has anyone out there looked into this I have an Eye TV USB that I would like to not use to free upo a USB port. tom I saw a G5 desktop specked up as an Entertainment Server that had a PCI HD solution. You can check out Wicked Digitals (Sydney based) website to look at the set up and maybe contact them with any questions on the hardware used. http://www.wickeddigital.com.au/*ws4d-db-query-QuickShow.ws4d?G5ESERVE -- All the best Greg Sharp President/Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australian Mac Users Group (AUSMUG) http://australian.macusersgroup.org
Re: multifunction device suggestions
I have 2 Epson CX3100 and haven't had a problem yet love em On 16/07/2005, at 4:22 PM, Andrew Schox wrote: Hi all, I am looking at replacing our antique photocopier at work. I was thinking of getting a multifunction device that does: - copying - scanning - printing - maybe fax too All these things are pretty low volume stuff. We also have a laser printer for most printing needs. We are a Mac only place mostly running 10.4. A networkable device would be preferable. Can anyone suggest a brand/product from their own (satisfied) experience? I've been trudging through on-line reviews, but its always nice to hear from a real user! Cheers, Andrew -- 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 If you can smile when things go wrong You obviously have someone in mind to blame
Re: multifunction device suggestions
On 16/07/2005, at 4:22 PM, Andrew Schox wrote: Hi all, I am looking at replacing our antique photocopier at work. I was thinking of getting a multifunction device that does: - copying - scanning - printing - maybe fax too All these things are pretty low volume stuff. We also have a laser printer for most printing needs. We are a Mac only place mostly running 10.4. A networkable device would be preferable. Can anyone suggest a brand/product from their own (satisfied) experience? I've been trudging through on-line reviews, but its always nice to hear from a real user! Cheers, Andrew Hi Andrew, I have found Epson printers over the years very reliable user friendly. I've never had a problem with an Epson Printer on a Mac. I've just yesterday purchased their new MultiFunction 'Epson Stylus Photo RX700' from Daniel Kerr 'MacWizardry'. I've been testing it out today and I'm very happy with it. I'm using it on a G4 iBook OSX10.4.2 60GB HD 640MB. You can check out their range specs. here: http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/ #6_colour_Multi_functional Cheers, Ronni When Microsoft asks you, Where do you want to go today? Tell them, Apple!
Re : mulitfunction device suggestions
I'm also using an Epson - Stylus CX5300. It's been great, except for the annoying habit of refusing to print anything if one of the ink cartridges is empty, even if that colour isn't required for the job. Although I guess that's similar across the brands? It does printing, photocopying and scanning. No fax. On 16/07/2005, at 4:22 PM, Andrew Schox wrote: Hi all, I am looking at replacing our antique photocopier at work. I was thinking of getting a multifunction device that does: ...snip... ... satisfied) experience? I've been trudging through on-line reviews, but its always nice to hear from a real user! Cheers, Andrew
Epson printers
For what it's worth I support the earlier comments about Epson printers on Mac. I have had three, an SPEX(A3), an SP720 and an SP1290Silver(A3+) as well as a Perfection 3200 Photo scanner and all four devices have worked/are still working hard for some years and performed flawlessly. 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 external CD burner
For the information of the list. Our old Iomega Zip 650 CD burner has a driver CD for OS8-9 only and the Iomega site has no updates for OSX. Peter Cutrona suggested 'PatchBurn'. I downloaded PatchBurn and started to install it on the iMac just to be told that 10.2.8 can handle the CD burner and doesn't need PatchBurn. Tried it and sure enough it read CDs. I had to load up Toast Titanium 5.1 to get full function. Slow, but it works well. cheers Kev
Re: Pagemaker conversion wanted
On 16/07/2005, at 10:49 AM, Mike Murray wrote: Hi Glen Send them to me and I'll do it for you. What are you using instead of Pagemaker these days? Mike Hi Yvonne/Wyvern helped me out with those already, thanks for all your help. Turned out they were *blush* MacWrite files instead -- wondering why my AppleWorks didn't want to open them. Not using anything instead of Pagemaker -- was doing graphic design back in Singapore before I came here 8+ years ago and did something 180 degrees different (or more like 120 degrees different) -- I'm a computer programmer nowadays. I still keep Photoshop, Illustrator and some of my tools but not as up to date as the good old days, and it's always refreshing to work spatially again after so much logical thought -- I enjoyed doing the Graphviz logo for example. http://www.pixelglow.com/graphviz/ Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen
Quicktime Player Stops After 3 Seconds?
I have a user here with a curious problem (X 10.3.9 / QT 7.0.1) - it seems whenever a browser (Safari / IE) uses Quicktime to play a sound file it plays for 3 seconds and stops. Any ideas? Some audio streams work perfectly yet some stand alone files fail. The files that fail, always fail. Those that work always work. I can't see a pattern though. (Oddly enough as I type one of them just started playing again!) Any suggestions for beating the machine back in to submission? Cheers, Antony. -- == == = = Antony N. Lord = http://antonylord.com = = [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Perth, Western Australia = == = ==
iPod Flea Announced
Dear WAMUGgers It's interesting to read this news release announcing the iPod flea, posted recently as a Quicktime movie at: http://www.layersmagazine.com/features/feature_cs2/flea.htm According to the marketing materials, the iPod flea comes in multiple colors and has a variety of peripherals. Among them are the iFlea Accessory Kit which includes the iZoom 750x Visual Enlargement Device for viewing the device’s microscopic controls, and the iPic Compression Module for changing settings; the Flea Collar, a Multiple Song Accessory Kit (which can hold up to six iPod Fleas for listening to half a dozen songs); a link to the iTunes Flea Market to download music; the iTic (an external battery for the iPod Flea); a Bluetooth Flea and Tic Device to remotely control them both, and even a Handy Flea Bag (a carry case for the Flea and Tic). Surely, as the promotion states “You’ll be itching to use it.” If you'd like a copy of the Quicktime promotion, email me off-list. Have fun Reg
MacOS 10.4.2 and ISDN
This message from Apple Discussions pretty well sums up the predicament for ISDN users who have (like me) or might upgrade to MacOS 10.4.2. Happy days, Vlad James Telstra ISDN NT1 Plus II Modem (Australia) and OS 10.4.2 This is a warning for all people (in Australia) who use the Telstra ISDN service and use an Open Networks NT1 Plus II Modem (USB connection). The drivers that enable this modem are supplied by Telstra using an installation disc which utilises an installation wizard. If you upgrade from 10.4.1 to 10.4.2 (using the combined update downloaded from the Apple Website): 1. The Install Wizard will no longer function. 2. Even if you install the modem scripts correctly (by dragging them from the Modem Scripts folder on the installation disc to the Modem Scripts folder in Systm/Library) an inability to connect due to a modem error will occur because 10.4.2 does not support the modem scripts supplied by Telstra. I contacted Telstra about this, and they acknowledged that this problem was associated with the 10.4.2 update. They said that their level 3 technicians were working with Open Networks to provide a solution. No timeline on this as yet. Telstra then instructed me to contact Apple Support to register this issue and to talk with a level 2 technician. I was subsequently informed that, because these are third party modem drivers, Apple doesn't, and never has, offered support for this ISDN system. I have notified Teltra of Apple's response to this and put in an official complaint (against Telstra). Telstra has indicated that they will attempt to engineer a solution. In the meantime, using Archive and Install, I have downgraded my OS to 10.4, then updated it to 10.4.1 (and subsequently regained full functionality of this connection). Bottom line: The present Telstra ISDN service in Australia is not presently supported by OS 10.4.2, do not upgrade to this operating system if you wish retain connectivity. If you have already upgraded to 10.4.2, you will have to downgrade to 10.4.1. to regain connectivity. Once I have resolved this issue for myself, I will submit a posting to that effect. Cheers! Karl
Re: iPod Flea Announced
Jeez, they think of everything. I wonder when it will be in the shops and if the external battery would work with the iPod 3G. Andrew On 16/07/2005, at 9:01 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Dear WAMUGgers It's interesting to read this news release announcing the iPod flea, posted recently as a Quicktime movie at: http://www.layersmagazine.com/features/feature_cs2/flea.htm According to the marketing materials, the iPod flea comes in multiple colors and has a variety of peripherals. Among them are the iFlea Accessory Kit which includes the iZoom 750x Visual Enlargement Device for viewing the device’s microscopic controls, and the iPic Compression Module for changing settings; the Flea Collar, a Multiple Song Accessory Kit (which can hold up to six iPod Fleas for listening to half a dozen songs); a link to the iTunes Flea Market to download music; the iTic (an external battery for the iPod Flea); a Bluetooth Flea and Tic Device to remotely control them both, and even a Handy Flea Bag (a carry case for the Flea and Tic). Surely, as the promotion states “You’ll be itching to use it.”
