Re: wamug offer of support - may be too limited for your purposes
On 12/02/2006, at 5:04 AM, I wrote: Howdy Mac, I get to BBY around 1/10days. I live in Harvey. Spell out what kind of support you want if this situation fits in with your plans. I can't do more than be another amateur with good intentions. You know: all care taken, no responsibility accepted kind of thing. For myself, I paid a tech contractor to be on call for my Dad when he went online a few years ago. The better techs are worth every cent they get for newbies. Nancy M This was in reply to the message from McCallum Malcolm that appeared in the list on Friday 10th and which had the subject line Newbie. The message read: I am setting up a lady of 'Mature years' with an iMac and running 10.3.9 with a C60 printer. She is a Physiotherapist (retired :-)) and has all, and I mean all her buttons on. She has never owned a computer, mainly because of costs. I will give her a flying start but wonder if any kind Wamuggian would be a support person until she gets up to flying speed. I will not publish her address(S. of Bunbury) for obvious reasons but she is in 6230 and i will email her address to anyone who is in the area. Will set her up on westnet dialup (cannot do ADSL in this area) Mac After replying off list to Mac, I copied my reply to Mac to the list as an afterthought. I apologise to those who wrote off list, for my poor attention to placing my reply in context. It helps to have had some sleep before dealing with list mail ;-) Nancy M
Faxing with G5 iMac and ADSL
Hi everyone, I am running a G5 iMac with OS X 10.4.4, and would like to use the faxing capabilities of Tiger. I have a Belkin 4 port router with wireless providing ADSL internet connection. Currently I have it connected as follows: Phone Line - splitter - Phone - ADSL router - Lan1 to Ethernet port on iMac I've set up to Receive faxes Printing Fax preferences. But there doesn't appear to be a modem in the G5, and there is no connector for a phone line (just an Ethernet port) Can I use faxing on the G5? If so, how? Thanks for any assistance. Glenn.
Re: Interesting desktop idea from Sun
A 3d desktop, is an interesting concept, but SUN coming out with a pretty gui? Ok, I admit, i've been a bit sceptical of SUN's GUI design ever since around 1998-1999 when they came out with some new gui and totally confused the unix geeks for weeks. My prediction is that Windows will do 3d desktops second or barely first and in either case, okay. Sun, if they do it... it will be far worse. (Sun computers are known for reliability not a beutiful gui.) If Apple is thinking about it, we should hear about it in the Apple Developer conference mid this year, and if they do it, it will be truly impressive. Apple has a long standing reputation for their great GUI design. (Not that I'm saying anything new here) . But I guess, you have to wonder what is gained by a 3d gui, and I guess I'll have to see it before I really grasp the concept. Mike --- Rod Lavington [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All! http://www.sun.com/software/looking_glass/ Probably old hat by now (I notice that an early version of Longhorn stole this idea before it was shelved), but the demo is very cool. I love the idea of turning around the video or webpage to reveal a sticky note :-) In some sense it made OS X look kind of boring. Maybe we will see something like that in 10.5? Apple have been very quiet about 10.5 since it was announced last May. Seeya Rod! -- 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 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
80s Computer funny :-)
Hi All! After finding out about the new tv show in the Uk called The IT Crowd, I stumbled across this: http://www2.b3ta.com/heyhey16k/ For those of us who roughly 30 and over, this song and video clip is a great trip down memory lane :-) Oh for the days of C64 Basic! Seeya Rod! PS There is a couple of swear words in the background in one part.
Re: Interesting desktop idea from Sun
an important feature of 3d is that you can have more windows open at once without cluttering the screen you can move files from subfolder to subfolder (on an other volume) much easier the flip around write onto the back can be handy to store content description, which in turn may help in a future search/find... in the demo movie they forgot to actually work with the windows.. with the f11 function in osx all open windows go away which is unpractical if you want to move files (eg sort documents) On 12/02/2006, at 14:08, Michael Parker wrote: A 3d desktop, is an interesting concept, but SUN coming out with a pretty gui? Ok, I admit, i've been a bit sceptical of SUN's GUI design ever since around 1998-1999 when they came out with some new gui and totally confused the unix geeks for weeks. My prediction is that Windows will do 3d desktops second or barely first and in either case, okay. Sun, if they do it... it will be far worse. (Sun computers are known for reliability not a beutiful gui.) If Apple is thinking about it, we should hear about it in the Apple Developer conference mid this year, and if they do it, it will be truly impressive. Apple has a long standing reputation for their great GUI design. (Not that I'm saying anything new here) . But I guess, you have to wonder what is gained by a 3d gui, and I guess I'll have to see it before I really grasp the concept. Mike SAD Technic Video Productions Bayswater WA
IPod batteries
Is it better to keep my iPod battery constantly topped up or to let it run down before recharging? I know there was discussion about this with rechargeable batteries in the past. Lloyd
Re: Faxing with G5 iMac and ADSL
On 12 Feb 2006, at 12:08 PM, Spin wrote: Hi everyone, I am running a G5 iMac with OS X 10.4.4, and would like to use the faxing capabilities of Tiger. I have a Belkin 4 port router with wireless providing ADSL internet connection. Currently I have it connected as follows: Phone Line - splitter - Phone - ADSL router - Lan1 to Ethernet port on iMac I've set up to Receive faxes Printing Fax preferences. But there doesn't appear to be a modem in the G5, and there is no connector for a phone line (just an Ethernet port) Can I use faxing on the G5? If so, how? Thanks for any assistance. Glenn. Where there is no internal modem you will need to connect a USB modem externally to the iMac and connect the modem phone jack via a double adaptor at the Phone point . Bob
Re: IPod batteries
On 12 Feb 2006, at 3:09 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Is it better to keep my iPod battery constantly topped up or to let it run down before recharging? I know there was discussion about this with rechargeable batteries in the past. Lloyd IF it's a NiCad battery it is preferable to have it fully discharge before recharging , IF its a NiMh battery fully discharging is not necessary If it's a Lithium Ion battery , it's preferable to not fully charge it unless you plan to make use of it. Bob
Re: IPod batteries
Thanks Bob On 12 Feb 2006, at 3:09 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Is it better to keep my iPod battery constantly topped up or to let it run down before recharging? I know there was discussion about this with rechargeable batteries in the past. Lloyd IF it's a NiCad battery it is preferable to have it fully discharge before recharging , IF its a NiMh battery fully discharging is not necessary If it's a Lithium Ion battery , it's preferable to not fully charge it unless you plan to make use of it. Thanks Bob, That's helpful information, Mine is an iPod Photo 60 G. A Lithium Ion from the table if found. http://ipodbatteryfaq.com/ipodbatteryandpower.html I never knew just how many different iPods had been made. Lloyd
Gimp-Print in OSX10.4
I am using Gimp-Print 4.2.7 in OSX 10.2.8. (Thanks to Bob Howells some months back) I understand it can also be used in Panther. Has anyone used it in OSX 10.4? Merv -- Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must also believe in order to see.
PS2 to USB connector
Hi, we have ordered the above thingy, which we are told may take 2 - 4 weeks to arrive. We need it to attach a PS2 keyboard to a Mac (its a special keyboard for people with disabilities). The little device which used to come with printers is not suitable as its the opposite configuration to what is needed. Anyway, if anyone knows of a way to get one more quickly, please let me know. cheers, Susan.
Wanted: Mac boxes
Hiya, My sister and I are packing up someone's household and need some boxes. Apple boxes are always the best - they are strong and don't fall apart, and have carry handles in the sides. If anyone's got a Mac box or three that they have no need for, please let me know and I can come pick it/them up in my van. C'ya, Phil -- - Sent from the Apple PowerBook G4 of: Phillip McGree Perth, Western Australia Mobile Phone: 0418 922 500 PerthComedy Site: http://www.perthcomedy.com
Re: PS2 to USB connector
Bob, this green thing is the opposite to what is required, we have them floating around as well. As electricians say, we want a female circular plug(no pins) and a male USB (not a port, but the end that plugs into a port). But, will drop in to Dick Smiths this week to see what they have, as suggested by Christian. thanks, Susan. On 12/02/2006, at 8:42 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 12 Feb 2006, at 7:42 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi, we have ordered the above thingy, which we are told may take 2 - 4 weeks to arrive. We need it to attach a PS2 keyboard to a Mac (its a special keyboard for people with disabilities). The little device which used to come with printers is not suitable as its the opposite configuration to what is needed. Anyway, if anyone knows of a way to get one more quickly, please let me know. Maybe ! I have a green thingy , USB socket to circular plug with pins inside a shield . The circular plug is similar to the old Mac keyboard plug ! ??? Bob 92494459 cheers, Susan. -- 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
