Re: Using Windows Fonts on Mac OS
Kelly On 05/05/2006, at 7:56 PM, Kelly Duffy wrote: Hi, I have a G4 tower running Mac OS 10.3.5 and was wondering if anyone can suggest a programme to let me use a Windows font on my Mac. I set up a document, pretty much ready for print, on a PC running XP and now don't have the PC anymore. The font is Tw Cen MT, I have a copy of it, and don't have it in my Mac fonts. I just need the font so I can convert my InDesign document to a PDF to send to the printer. I thought I remembered hearing about an application that would convert the Windows font to a Mac font a while ago, I just can't remember where or what it was, and I'd rather hear from someone who's used it seeing as font issues can do bad things to computers. If it's a TTF file (TrueType Font) then you should just be able to drag it into /Library/Fonts or ~/Library/Fonts and it should show up in your apps and/or FontBook. Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen
DVDs Not Mounting On Desktop
With all this recent going on, now I find that my DVDs are not mounting at all on the desktop and hence I am not able to play them like I used to. The Max Help section does not not seem to be of assistance. Your expert practical advice please. Paul
DVDs Not Mounting On Desktop
With all this recent going on, now I find that my DVDs are not mounting at all on the desktop and hence I am not able to play them like I used to. The Max Help section does not not seem to be of assistance. Your expert practical advice please. Paul PS: Just in case, you don't know or remember, I'm using an iMac: Version 10.3.9 Processor 800 MHz Power PC G4 Memory 256 MB SDRAM
Re: DVDs Not Mounting On Desktop
On 06/05/2006, at 6:32 AM, Paul Chong wrote: With all this recent going on, now I find that my DVDs are not mounting at all on the desktop and hence I am not able to play them like I used to. The Max Help section does not not seem to be of assistance. Your expert practical advice please. Paul PS: Just in case, you don't know or remember, I'm using an iMac: Version 10.3.9 Processor 800 MHz Power PC G4 Memory 256 MB SDRAM Hi Paul, Open a Finder window to see if the disc appears there. If it does, your Finder preferences are set not to show removable media on the desktop. To change this setting, choose Finder Preferences and click the Removable media checkbox. Check your CD DVD preferences by choosing Apple menu System Preferences and clicking CDs DVDs. If you've set the computer to ignore a CD or DVD when it's inserted, you won't see your disc on the desktop or in a Finder window. Change the appropriate setting to open the Finder when a disc is inserted. Cheers, Ronni Car'n The Pies
Re: DVDs Not Mounting On Desktop
Hi Ronni, Thanks for your advice. This has been suggested to me and I did all that but to no avail. I think my computer is trying to be difficult technologically I am at a loss. Regards Paul On 6May2006, at 7:02 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/05/2006, at 6:32 AM, Paul Chong wrote: With all this recent going on, now I find that my DVDs are not mounting at all on the desktop and hence I am not able to play them like I used to. The Max Help section does not not seem to be of assistance. Your expert practical advice please. Paul PS: Just in case, you don't know or remember, I'm using an iMac: Version 10.3.9 Processor 800 MHz Power PC G4 Memory 256 MB SDRAM Hi Paul, Open a Finder window to see if the disc appears there. If it does, your Finder preferences are set not to show removable media on the desktop. To change this setting, choose Finder Preferences and click the Removable media checkbox. Check your CD DVD preferences by choosing Apple menu System Preferences and clicking CDs DVDs. If you've set the computer to ignore a CD or DVD when it's inserted, you won't see your disc on the desktop or in a Finder window. Change the appropriate setting to open the Finder when a disc is inserted. Cheers, Ronni Car'n The Pies -- 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]
Re: DVDs Not Mounting On Desktop
On 6 May 2006, at 8:25 AM, Paul Chong wrote: Hi Ronni, Thanks for your advice. This has been suggested to me and I did all that but to no avail. I think my computer is trying to be difficult technologically I am at a loss. Regards Paul So does a CD mount on the Desktop ? Bob On 6May2006, at 7:02 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 06/05/2006, at 6:32 AM, Paul Chong wrote: With all this recent going on, now I find that my DVDs are not mounting at all on the desktop and hence I am not able to play them like I used to. The Max Help section does not not seem to be of assistance. Your expert practical advice please. Paul PS: Just in case, you don't know or remember, I'm using an iMac: Version 10.3.9 Processor 800 MHz Power PC G4 Memory 256 MB SDRAM Hi Paul, Open a Finder window to see if the disc appears there. If it does, your Finder preferences are set not to show removable media on the desktop. To change this setting, choose Finder Preferences and click the Removable media checkbox. Check your CD DVD preferences by choosing Apple menu System Preferences and clicking CDs DVDs. If you've set the computer to ignore a CD or DVD when it's inserted, you won't see your disc on the desktop or in a Finder window. Change the appropriate setting to open the Finder when a disc is inserted. Cheers, Ronni Car'n The Pies -- 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] -- 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]
Mac Safari ...
If you think Safari is running slow , try this :- From Macintouch today 7.5.06 Rolf Drommer Until recently I had no complaints about Safari. There was the occasional slowness, but nothing to get really upset about. However the last couple of days it got worse. After reading along here, I decided to see what would happen if I changed my network settings. In the Network panel of preferences, selected my built in Ethernet and turned off IPV6. Wow, things zip along now. Running 10.4.6 on iMac G5 1.8 GHz with 1.25 GB DDR SDRAM on ADSL. Turning that IPV 6 off made a big difference in all the regular sites I visit.
Blackberry 8700V Mobile/PDA
Hi all, Strongly considering purchase of above from Vodafone. I understand that software is now available to ensure smooth communication with Mac but does anyone out there have any experience as yet? Would appreciate any feedback. Thanks, David
Re: Using Windows Fonts on Mac OS
Thanks to Daniel and Glen! My problem is solved. It wouldn't recognise the font at first but TTConverter soon fixed that. Thanks again, Kelly -- Kelly Duffy Illustration, Graphic Web Design Services Now also specialising in invitations cards for personal and corporate functions. Web: http://members.westnet.com.au/Kelly_Duffy/ Call: 0405 910 502
Security certificates
Buying from a secure site with Safari I got the message that the site was not recognised because it had not renewed its security certificate. How do these work? In Explorer I can view a whole list of them. Where do they come from? Where are they in Safari? Incidentally, it seemed a perfectly kosher site and the certificate had only just expired so I took the option of proceeding regardless with my purchase. My strategy for internet security may be of interest. I have a credit card,with a different bank from my principal account, and it is a credit card only with no bank account linked to it. It has a relatively small limit and I BPay into it as necessary from my main account each month. This way, if something comes unstuck my liability is very much limited. 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: Mac Safari ...
Thanks Robert, I've got the same specs but I'm on cable I turned off IPV 6, and it certainly speeds mine up, I haven't a clue what IPV 6 does, or, what it doesn't do for me now that I've switched it off! , I wonder if you could give a short summary, I'm always interested in what you write Thanks a lot Bill On 06/05/2006, at 9:40 AM, Robert Howells wrote: If you think Safari is running slow , try this :- Turning that IPV 6 off made a big difference in all the regular sites I visit.
Re: Mac Safari ...
On 6 May 2006, at 5:30 PM, bill cole wrote: Thanks Robert, I've got the same specs but I'm on cable I turned off IPV 6, and it certainly speeds mine up, I haven't a clue what IPV 6 does, or, what it doesn't do for me now that I've switched it off! , I wonder if you could give a short summary, I'm always interested in what you write Thanks a lot Bill Hi Bill, I have not yet learned about IPV 6 , so i am unable to help with a short summary at this time. The tip came from a Mac user who had mailed in to a site I regularly visit to read about these sorts of things . The site is updated daily ( except Sunday's ) with many snippets of news and reviews of software and hardware . Just go to :-http://www.macintouch.com/ and follow your interest . The article and other similar mails about Safari are here := http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/safari/index.html#may05 You will see the link has May05 at the end . So the link will take you to a large file and position your screen at mails for May 5th. It's interesting also to read the mails on days previous to that. Have fun Bob On 06/05/2006, at 9:40 AM, Robert Howells wrote: If you think Safari is running slow , try this :- Turning that IPV 6 off made a big difference in all the regular sites I visit. -- 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]
Re: Mac Safari ...
On 06/05/2006, at 7:30 PM, bill cole wrote: Thanks Robert, I've got the same specs but I'm on cable I turned off IPV 6, and it certainly speeds mine up, I haven't a clue what IPV 6 does, or, what it doesn't do for me now that I've switched it off! , I wonder if you could give a short summary, I'm always interested in what you write Thanks a lot Bill Our own archives has some info on this. Search for networking for idiots(me!). Cheers . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA
Re: Mac Safari ...
Thanks for that Robert I'll certainly look at it, Peter Sealy also replied ie Our own archives has some info on this. Search for networking for idiots(me!) I'm sorry to say Peter That I received 4 copies of your message ( all time/dated the same,) I hope its nothing to do with switching of IPV 6 !! I shouldn't think so, but I thought I should let you know what happened. Thanks to you both Bill On 06/05/2006, at 6:09 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 6 May 2006, at 5:30 PM, bill cole wrote: Thanks Robert, I've got the same specs but I'm on cable I turned off IPV 6, and it certainly speeds mine up, I Hi Bill, I have not yet learned about IPV 6 , so i am unable to help with a short summary at this time. Just go to :-http://www.macintouch.com/ The article and other similar mails about Safari are here := http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/safari/index.html#may05 Bob On 06/05/2006, at 9:40 AM, Robert Howells wrote: If you think Safari is running slow , try this :- Turning that IPV 6 off made a big difference in all the regular sites I visit. -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Mac Safari ...
On 06/05/2006, at 5:30 PM, bill cole wrote: Thanks Robert, I've got the same specs but I'm on cable I turned off IPV 6, and it certainly speeds mine up, I haven't a clue what IPV 6 does, or, what it doesn't do for me now that I've switched it off! , I wonder if you could give a short summary, I'm always interested in what you write Thanks a lot Bill IPv6 stands for Internet Protocol version 6. It is the second version of the Internet Protocol to be used generally across the virtual world. The first version was IPv4. IPv5 was a protocol of a different sort, intended to support video and audio rather than all- purpose addressing. IPv6 is also known as IPng, which stands for IP Next Generation. One of the main upgrades in IPv6 is in the number of addresses available for networked devices. For example, each mobile phone or other kind of electronic device can have its own IPv6 address. IPv6 allows 3.4x10^38 addresses. This is mainly due to the number of bits in each protocol. IPv4 addresses have 32 bits in them and so allow a maximum of four billion addresses. IPv6 addresses have 128 bits. However, IPv4 is still the protocol of choice for most of the Internet. The transition will be a steady one, and IPv6 is the future of Internet addressing, mainly because industry experts believe that they are close to running out of available addresses altogether. Another example of an IPv6 upgrade is multicasting, which is standard in IPv6 but only optional in IPv4. Multicasting is delivering a data stream to multiple destinations at the same time, with no duplication unless called for. Those functionalities are not supported by IPv4. The other two types of addressing that are standard practice for IPv6 are unicast and anycast. The former is a transmission from just one host to just one other host; the latter is from one host to the nearest of many hosts. IPv6 also has two other significant advantages over IPv4. IPv6 offers a higher level of built-in security, and it has been specifically designed with mobile devices in mind. The security comes in the form of IPsec, which allows authentication, encryption, and compression. The mobility comes in the form of Mobile IP, which allows roaming between different networks without losing an established IP address. Both of these functionalities are requirements of IPv6 and so are designed to be built into every IPv6 stack, address, and network. Cheers, Ronni Car'n The Pies
Re: Mac Safari ...
On 06/05/2006, at 9:40 AM, Robert Howells wrote: If you think Safari is running slow , try this :- From Macintouch today 7.5.06 Rolf Drommer Until recently I had no complaints about Safari. There was the occasional slowness, but nothing to get really upset about. However the last couple of days it got worse. After reading along here, I decided to see what would happen if I changed my network settings. In the Network panel of preferences, selected my built in Ethernet and turned off IPV6. Wow, things zip along now. Running 10.4.6 on iMac G5 1.8 GHz with 1.25 GB DDR SDRAM on ADSL. Turning that IPV 6 off made a big difference in all the regular sites I visit. Hi Robert, Another suggestion to improve Safari's speed in OSX10.4 : 10.4: Possibly improve Safari's speed by disabling RSS http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php? story=20060408001318879query=safari Use an application like Safari Enhancer to enable Safari's Debug menu. Then launch Safari, go to the Debug menu, then select Turn Off RSS Support, and follow the instructions. Optionally, go to your bookmarks and select RSS feeds from the sidebar. Delete them, or copy them to an alternative RSS reader. Cheers, Ronni Car'n The Pies
