Re: Toast 8 Video - No sound!
On 30/05/2007, at 8:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just purchased an external DVD burner and am using Toast 8 with OS X 10.4.9 on a G4 iBook. So far I'm batting 0/2. Getting nice video but no audio. I am using . AVI files as the starting point for my DVDs and they have AC3 audio encoding (I think!) I have downloaded an updated a52 codec and installed it in the recommended place (but it has mysteriously disappeared after I rebooted...) Hi Kevin, A couple of Questions: 1. In Toast 8, select the video title in the Video window and click the Edit button. What format does Toast describe for the video and the audio of the source file you're trying to convert to video DVD? 2. Did you download the Mac version A52 codec (v.1.7.2) from here install as below? http://trac.cod3r.com/a52codec/ To install it for a single user, copy A52Codec.component to Library/ Audio/Plug-Ins/Components and AC3MovieImport.component to /Library/ QuickTime inside the home directory. My AC3MovieImport.component is in my HD/Library/Quicktime They do say also, be sure to remove all AC3Codec. It does not work properly and can cause severe problems on Intel machines. Let me know this info and we can go from there. Cheers, Ronni -- 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: Renewable Energy Questions
Sorry to go off-topic here, although there is a computer-related issue at the end of all this. I'm hoping WAMUG members may have some information and/or experience with installing and using individual residence renewable grid- connected power systems. I'm looking at putting the largest solar array I can afford on our roof (4 or 5 kW) to both supply our own electricity needs and sell back excess to the SW grid when the sun is shining, and purchase energy as needed when the sun is not out/at night. We live in Albany (where despite myth the sun shines quite a lot) on a due north-facing hillside with over 100 square metres of roof area angled at 20 degrees, so the physical circumstances are positive. We already practice such energy reduction strategies as a 6-person household with a keen interest in electrical gadgetry comfortably support, but more work can be done on this. High energy demand activities such as cooking and hot water are supplied by gas (solar hot water is next on the upgrade list). As some of you will know, a government rebate of 50% of the ex-GST cost of qualifying systems makes this worth considering (although don't do it just on economic grounds since because we don't pay the real impact cost of electricity you will grow very old and grey waiting to recoup all your outlay - we are doing this as a walking the talk greenhouse gas reduction initiative.) - there is a lot of information at http://www1.sedo.energy.wa.gov.au/pages/funding_rrep.asp and info on Synergy's buyback scheme at http://www.synergyenergy.com.au/pdf_documents/Support_Documents/ RENEWABLE_ENERGY_BUYBACK_SCHEME_%28REBS%29_INFORMATION_PACK.pdf What I want to know is if anyone is prepared to share their experience - any unanticipated problems, unexpected costs, and what user experience is like of installation, commissioning, and using such a system? A particular question is the relative inertness/ safety of the materials used in the manufacture and mounting of the array with respect to water, as we collect all the water that falls on our roof for domestic consumption, including drinking and cooking. No worries with supply (it rains a lot down here, even with climate change trends) but we do want to ensure that the water is safe. And the computer connections? The smart inverters used to convert and control the electricity generated have an output to a data logger and computer so you can track performance, output, trends, efficiency etc in all kinds of classy graphs, charts etc. As well I am thinking of smart programming to control shut down of non-essential electricity outlets in the event of grid blackouts, thus prolonging the battery bank life for essentials such as lighting and refrigeration. Thanks in anticipation. Tony Evers Community Mental Health Educator Supporting The Transition To Parenthood PO Box 5075 Albany WA 6332 ph 08 9844 6317 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Take a moment to consider - am I confusing wants with needs? -- 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: Renewable Energy Questions
you may consider this idea: you may know of uninteruptiple power supplies often used to prevent damage to electronics in case of power failure... the idea could be: solar panels charger to keep the 12v lead/acid batteries (can be from a car) charged (sometimes the batteries are in series to produce 100v) i'm using a 1.5 kw unit in my workshop (i can run a drill on it) instead of rechargeing from the mains you recharge from the sun during daytime get the 240v out of the inverter for your gadgets/ computers, you may consider to install a backup power network as many industries hospitals have (that means 1 power point from mains 1 marked powerpoint from the solar/ups system you can add a mains powered charger if the sun is in hiding for multiple days the ups batteries run down if you buy a ups then of course you have the 240v charger allready built in.. the positive side is you never will be in the dark.when your neighbours will be cheersJames SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway On 30/05/2007, at 16:37, Evers wrote: Sorry to go off-topic here, although there is a computer-related issue at the end of all this. I'm hoping WAMUG members may have some information and/or experience with installing and using individual residence renewable grid-connected power systems. I'm looking at putting the largest solar array I can afford on our roof (4 or 5 kW) to both supply our own electricity needs and sell back excess to the SW grid when the sun is shining, and purchase energy as needed when the sun is not out/at night. We live in Albany (where despite myth the sun shines quite a lot) on a due north-facing hillside with over 100 square metres of roof area angled at 20 degrees, so the physical circumstances are positive. We already practice such energy reduction strategies as a 6-person household with a keen interest in electrical gadgetry comfortably support, but more work can be done on this. High energy demand activities such as cooking and hot water are supplied by gas (solar hot water is next on the upgrade list). As some of you will know, a government rebate of 50% of the ex-GST cost of qualifying systems makes this worth considering (although don't do it just on economic grounds since because we don't pay the real impact cost of electricity you will grow very old and grey waiting to recoup all your outlay - we are doing this as a walking the talk greenhouse gas reduction i.. Tony Evers Community Mental Health Educator Supporting The Transition To Parenthood -- 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]
What's happening to WAMUG postings
Is there/has there been a problem with the WAMUG list server is it now fixed? This morning I hadn't seen any WAMUG postings for a while thought I'd check the archives - but couldn't connect - trying just gave: The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. So I sent a test message to WAMUG and didn't see the post come back. No biggie - just assumed there was a temp glitch at WAMUG so nothing to do but wait till it was fixed. However, checked my mail again this evening and there were three WAMUG messages - but not my test message. AND checking the archives still gives: The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. So now I'm wondering if it's a problem with my ISP (internode) Since I can't check the archives, I'm not sure how many posts I might have missed (except for my test message) but I only seem to have received: Yesterday: Last messages - 2 sent at 3:32 3:49 Today: Message sent 2:39 from Ronda Brown Message sent 4:37 from Tony Evers Message sent 5:02 from Malcolm McCallum And just now (8:17) message sent 8:14 from Jame Kunz Can anyone enlighten me (there's a challenge!) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [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: What's happening to WAMUG postings
OK, that one came straight through so it seems to be all working now. Still don't know what I might have missed or what happened to my previous test?? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 30/5/07 8:23 PM, Neil Houghton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there/has there been a problem with the WAMUG list server is it now fixed? This morning I hadn't seen any WAMUG postings for a while thought I'd check the archives - but couldn't connect - trying just gave: The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. So I sent a test message to WAMUG and didn't see the post come back. No biggie - just assumed there was a temp glitch at WAMUG so nothing to do but wait till it was fixed. However, checked my mail again this evening and there were three WAMUG messages - but not my test message. AND checking the archives still gives: The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. So now I'm wondering if it's a problem with my ISP (internode) Since I can't check the archives, I'm not sure how many posts I might have missed (except for my test message) but I only seem to have received: Yesterday: Last messages - 2 sent at 3:32 3:49 Today: Message sent 2:39 from Ronda Brown Message sent 4:37 from Tony Evers Message sent 5:02 from Malcolm McCallum And just now (8:17) message sent 8:14 from Jame Kunz Can anyone enlighten me (there's a challenge!) Cheers Neil -- 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: iTunes 7.1.1 problem
Thanks for your help Ronnie and others - I've just downloaded the 7.2 update and the incorrect gracenotes problem has stopped. I still can't see the creation date at the finder level, but some other people on the list have told me this is the same on their machines. Can anyone think of a way that I could tell the creation date of tracks on an audio cd? Again - thanks for all the help. 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]
Re: What's happening to WAMUG postings
Hi Neil, It wasn't at our end. Possibly something at Internode. - Matt On 30/05/2007, at 8:27 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: OK, that one came straight through so it seems to be all working now. Still don't know what I might have missed or what happened to my previous test?? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 30/5/07 8:23 PM, Neil Houghton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there/has there been a problem with the WAMUG list server is it now fixed? This morning I hadn't seen any WAMUG postings for a while thought I'd check the archives - but couldn't connect - trying just gave: The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. So I sent a test message to WAMUG and didn't see the post come back. No biggie - just assumed there was a temp glitch at WAMUG so nothing to do but wait till it was fixed. However, checked my mail again this evening and there were three WAMUG messages - but not my test message. AND checking the archives still gives: The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. So now I'm wondering if it's a problem with my ISP (internode) Since I can't check the archives, I'm not sure how many posts I might have missed (except for my test message) but I only seem to have received: Yesterday: Last messages - 2 sent at 3:32 3:49 Today: Message sent 2:39 from Ronda Brown Message sent 4:37 from Tony Evers Message sent 5:02 from Malcolm McCallum And just now (8:17) message sent 8:14 from Jame Kunz Can anyone enlighten me (there's a challenge!) Cheers Neil -- 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: ADSL/Wireless Set up
Hi Janis, In your 'network' preference panel, have you got 'Show built-in ethernet' selected and then Configure 'Using DHCP'? Then choose 'Apply Now'. (although I'm not sure of your particular settings...give this a try). Regards Phil Dear Wamuggers I am wondering if anyone on the list would have any suggestions as I am having trouble setting up a new NETGEAR ADSLReuter/Wireless/Modem. I used my ibook to set up the modem and all computers with wireless can connect with no problems. The blue imac's are not recognizing the ethernet connections (they do not have wireless cards and are connected through the blue ethernet cables). In network status it says ethernet is not connected etc. I have tried everything I can think of. If Anyone has any ideas I can try I would be most grateful. Thanks Janis -- 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: Adsl/Wirelss Set up
Hi Thanks for the ideas for NETGEAR setup. We took one of the IMAC's to a PC shop and have found out the Ethernet Port is damaged from the lightning strike as it was connected when the old modem got hit by lightning. I have now sourced a USB/Ethernet Adapter from EBAY. Should arrive any day now. Janis -- 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: Renewable Energy Questions
Tony, well done for venturing along this path. I am a member of the SomerVille ecovillage being developed at Chidlow, east of Perth. Power for the 104 houses and village centre (construction to start early next year) will be solar generated, both from a large central array of pv cells and supplemental cells on the roofs of those who want extra power. I'm not sure whether we will be on or off-grid, I think that is still being decided. The question of storage is the determining factor here. If you want more information, check out http:// www.somervilleecovillage.com.au/solar/ The project director is K.T. Lim, a very friendly and forthcoming person who may be able to answer some or all of your questions. Cheers, Mike Fuller On 30/05/2007, at 4:37 PM, Evers wrote: Sorry to go off-topic here, although there is a computer-related issue at the end of all this. I'm hoping WAMUG members may have some information and/or experience with installing and using individual residence renewable grid-connected power systems. I'm looking at putting the largest solar array I can afford on our roof (4 or 5 kW) to both supply our own electricity needs and sell back excess to the SW grid when the sun is shining, and purchase energy as needed when the sun is not out/at night. -- 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]
DRM-free iTunes is out
It's iTunes 7.2 and the tracks are 256bps AAC for AUD 2.19, no encryption but your email address is encoded therein. http://www.apple.com/itunes/ I have 87 tracks + 1 album that qualify for the upgrade. (50 cents per track.) Their server looks a little swamped at the moment though. Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen -- 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: iTunes 7.1.1 problem
On 30/05/2007, at 8:42 PM, Jude wrote: Thanks for your help Ronnie and others - I've just downloaded the 7.2 update and the incorrect gracenotes problem has stopped. I still can't see the creation date at the finder level, but some other people on the list have told me this is the same on their machines. Can anyone think of a way that I could tell the creation date of tracks on an audio cd? Hi Jude, I don't know if this QT script might help you find the creation date of the tracks. http://www.apple.com/applescript/quicktime/ 'Info for Front Movie' This script will present a dialog containing information about the front movie including: natural dimensions, length, seconds elapsed, seconds remaining, file size, creation date, modification date, and creator code. There is an optional button which when pressed, will reveal the front movie file in the desktop. --- INSTALLATION: Locate the Script Menu application in the AppleScript folder in the Applications folder on your startup disk. Double-click the application. The Script Menu icon will now appear in the Menu Bar at the top right of your screen. Select the script icon to access the menu. To remove the Script menu, hold down the Command key, click on the Script Menu in the menu bar and drag the icon off the menu bar. Select Open Scripts Folder from the Script Menu. Place the QuickTime Player Scripts folder in the Scripts folder. These scripts will now be available from the Script Menu. --- Also, if the audio CDs were burned with CD Text, this will import track info from that (this can be handy for custom mix CDs): http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/scripts09.php? page=3#cdtexttocdinfo Other than that, I'm stumped!!! Cheers, Ronni -- 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: DRM-free, higher quality iTunes is out
All I should mention it's high quality too -- Apple reckons it's close to CD quality music. On 31/05/2007, at 9:04 AM, Glen Low wrote: It's iTunes 7.2 and the tracks are 256bps AAC for AUD 2.19, no encryption but your email address is encoded therein. http://www.apple.com/itunes/ I have 87 tracks + 1 album that qualify for the upgrade. (50 cents per track.) Their server looks a little swamped at the moment though. Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen -- 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] Cheers, Glen Low --- pixelglow software | simply brilliant stuff www.pixelglow.com aim: pixglen -- 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: DRM-free, higher quality iTunes is out
On 31/05/2007, at 9:22 AM, Glen Low wrote: All I should mention it's high quality too -- Apple reckons it's close to CD quality music. Didn't they say the same thing about 128kbs AAC? - Matt -- 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: What's happening to WAMUG postings
Neil wrote: Still don't know what I might have missed or what happened to my previous test?? There is a test message from Neil in this morning's WAMUG digest 1390. PW, -- 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: Renewable Energy Questions
Sorry to go off-topic here, although there is a computer-related issue at the end of all this. I'm hoping WAMUG members may have some information and/or experience with installing and using individual residence renewable grid-connected power systems. I'm looking at putting the largest solar array I can afford on our roof (4 or 5 kW) to both supply our own electricity needs and sell back excess to the SW grid when the sun is shining, and purchase energy as needed when the sun is not out/at night. If I may. PV/Wind firstly power systems have been installed allover WA/Australia for the last 20 odd years and has proven to be effective means of obtain sun driven quality power. There are 4 types of systems you can install stand alone - a complete system of: pv+ wind. regulator, batteries, inverter, controller distribution board - grid connected - a power system - Pv + wind, regulator, in/out inverter, distribution board, meter hybrid - PV + wind, regulator, batteries, inverter, controller, distribution board, meter grid switched - PV + wind, regulator, batteries, inverter, controller, distribution board with switches, meter they are generally similar but operating in a different ways Standalone as it says is all power is consumed from the batteries via the 12/24v- 240 v inverter - you need enough battery storage to last 5- 10 days of use. All energy is generated by a PV + wind system. like here http://web.mac.com/dornworks/iWeb/OrganicSolarArchitecture/Built/9274EFED-48D6-4FD9-BA69-1186A284FB4D.html grid connected as you have mentioned mains in/mains out with a sizeable specialised inverter, the power you generate has to be the same quality as the mains - check your mains is 240v - some peoples are 440v - this inverter can be quite expensive. In my opinion Synergy ought to pay for this - but fat chance on that . You are at the mercy of main power fluctuations. If you want consistent quality power, an additional battery bank may need to be considered to weather the mains fluctuations ( ie blackouts / brownouts). Hybrid, is where you have 2 separate un-connected systems, A -is mains in for high energy items such as fridge, air con, electric heaters, washers etc B- is PV +wind powered small stand alone system, running tv , radio, computer, lights this system can be a good way to start and can reduce the cost significantly. grid switched - the latest idea whereby you have a standalone PV system with mains backup, and a switch changes over when the batteries get low, this allows the system to start off small and be enlarged over time if you wish. It also eliminates the grid inverter which can be quite pricey. With all systems it is worth considering wiring the building into different circuits of priority, so that essential fixtures will not be harmed as the cutting out of other non essential systems can alarm you to lower power supply levels etc Consider the Unisolar Amorphous triple junction cell panels, they can be roof integrated and have a better power rating at high summer temperatures, and are less prone to storm damage and not charging in cloudy weather ( ie shade tolerant). My solar engineer, has written a book about all this stuff -SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DESIGNERS CATELOGUE 169 paged for $150, ( I have a couple of books if you would like one) he also has developed a series of off the shelf systems titled, planet suite and solar micro systems which you may like to investigate. he also developed the Grid switched systems see http://www.unisun.com.au/planetsuite hope this helps -- Gary Dorn Permaculture architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perth, Western Australia, Australia integrating Permaculture , Organic Solar architecture, Straw bale construction Solar and wind power systems http://web.mac.com/dornworks/iWeb/HOME/Dornworks.html -- 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: Renewable Energy Questions
On 31/05/2007, at 10:43 AM, gary dorn wrote: Sorry to go off-topic here, although there is a computer-related issue at the end of all this. I'm hoping WAMUG members may have some information and/or experience with installing and using individual residence renewable grid-connected power systems. I'm looking at putting the largest solar array I can afford on our roof (4 or 5 kW) to both supply our own electricity needs and sell back excess to the SW grid when the sun is shining, and purchase energy as needed when the sun is not out/at night. Fantastic amount of information Garry , Mike , Tony . Can I add just a little : If I may. PV/Wind firstly power systems have been installed allover WA/ Australia for the last 20 odd years and has proven to be effective means of obtain sun driven quality power. There are 4 types of systems you can install stand alone - a complete system of: pv+ wind. regulator, batteries, inverter, controller distribution board - grid connected - a power system - Pv + wind, regulator, in/out inverter, distribution board, meter hybrid - PV + wind, regulator, batteries, inverter, controller, distribution board, meter grid switched - PV + wind, regulator, batteries, inverter, controller, distribution board with switches, meter they are generally similar but operating in a different ways Standalone as it says is all power is consumed from the batteries via the 12/24v- 240 v inverter - you need enough battery storage to last 5- 10 days of use. All energy is generated by a PV + wind system. like here http://web.mac.com/dornworks/iWeb/ OrganicSolarArchitecture/Built/9274EFED-48D6-4FD9- BA69-1186A284FB4D.html grid connected as you have mentioned mains in/mains out with a sizeable specialised inverter, the power you generate has to be the same quality as the mains - check your mains is 240v - some peoples are 440v - The 440 volts mentioned here is actually 3 single 240v phases ... without explaining why , if you measure between any 2 phases the sum of the voltages will be 440v . In residential use the 3 phases are only used together very occasionally , mostly only on electric motors . eg: reticulation bore pump , and some electric hot water heaters. At other times the 3 phases are used individually and separately to distribute the load. Now as to the load and use of the Power : In my case in a passive solar house : Refrigerator Electric oven drags the most power . Have no need for an air conditioner . For a cheap Inverter supply . Lights would be no problem. BUT , the same cheap Inverter feed has POTENTIAL to introduce Noise and hash into entertainment units , and create havoc with anything Computer . If you wish to avoid that potential I would recommend an Inverter unit that meets Mains Power quality standards. Bob this inverter can be quite expensive. In my opinion Synergy ought to pay for this - but fat chance on that . You are at the mercy of main power fluctuations. If you want consistent quality power, an additional battery bank may need to be considered to weather the mains fluctuations ( ie blackouts / brownouts). Hybrid, is where you have 2 separate un-connected systems, A -is mains in for high energy items such as fridge, air con, electric heaters, washers etc B- is PV +wind powered small stand alone system, running tv , radio, computer, lights this system can be a good way to start and can reduce the cost significantly. grid switched - the latest idea whereby you have a standalone PV system with mains backup, and a switch changes over when the batteries get low, this allows the system to start off small and be enlarged over time if you wish. It also eliminates the grid inverter which can be quite pricey. With all systems it is worth considering wiring the building into different circuits of priority, so that essential fixtures will not be harmed as the cutting out of other non essential systems can alarm you to lower power supply levels etc Consider the Unisolar Amorphous triple junction cell panels, they can be roof integrated and have a better power rating at high summer temperatures, and are less prone to storm damage and not charging in cloudy weather ( ie shade tolerant). My solar engineer, has written a book about all this stuff -SOLAR TECHNOLOGY DESIGNERS CATELOGUE 169 paged for $150, ( I have a couple of books if you would like one) he also has developed a series of off the shelf systems titled, planet suite and solar micro systems which you may like to investigate. he also developed the Grid switched systems see http://www.unisun.com.au/planetsuite hope this helps -- Gary Dorn Permaculture architect [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perth, Western Australia, Australia integrating Permaculture , Organic Solar architecture, Straw bale construction Solar and wind power systems
Re: What's happening to WAMUG postings
Ok, thanks for that Matt, postings seem to be coming through fine now, though I obviously missed some yesterday possibly Tuesday since Paul posted: Neil wrote: Still don't know what I might have missed or what happened to my previous test?? There is a test message from Neil in this morning's WAMUG digest 1390. PW, So my test post obviously got to WAMUG but never made it back to me. Also I still can't check what I missed because the archive link http://mail.wamug.org.au:8100/ListFrame.wssp Still gives: The connection has timed out The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. Can anyone else using Internode confirm whether they can/cannot access the archive at http://mail.wamug.org.au:8100/ListFrame.wssp (I've tried both Firefox Safari) TIA Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 30/5/07 8:49 PM, Matthew Healey at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Neil, It wasn't at our end. Possibly something at Internode. - Matt On 30/05/2007, at 8:27 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: OK, that one came straight through so it seems to be all working now. Still don't know what I might have missed or what happened to my previous test?? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 30/5/07 8:23 PM, Neil Houghton at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there/has there been a problem with the WAMUG list server is it now fixed? This morning I hadn't seen any WAMUG postings for a while thought I'd check the archives - but couldn't connect - trying just gave: The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. So I sent a test message to WAMUG and didn't see the post come back. No biggie - just assumed there was a temp glitch at WAMUG so nothing to do but wait till it was fixed. However, checked my mail again this evening and there were three WAMUG messages - but not my test message. AND checking the archives still gives: The server at mail.wamug.org.au is taking too long to respond. So now I'm wondering if it's a problem with my ISP (internode) Since I can't check the archives, I'm not sure how many posts I might have missed (except for my test message) but I only seem to have received: Yesterday: Last messages - 2 sent at 3:32 3:49 Today: Message sent 2:39 from Ronda Brown Message sent 4:37 from Tony Evers Message sent 5:02 from Malcolm McCallum And just now (8:17) message sent 8:14 from Jame Kunz Can anyone enlighten me (there's a challenge!) Cheers Neil -- 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: What's happening to WAMUG postings
Neil I am getting the same as you on the list I just thought I was looking at the wrong archive link (again) Firefox, safari on Mac (osx10.4) (and firefox and ie on PC) I am with iinet on broadband I am chasing the name of the application which allows you to move files into the podcast folder on itunes, (it was mentioned a week ago on the list) mark cliff -- 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]
Fwd: iTunes and podcasts
Is this what you are looking for ? Begin forwarded message: From: Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 22 May 2007 10:56:44 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: iTunes and podcasts Hi Neil and Severin, iTunes places only podcasts you've subscribed to into Podcasts playlist as Neil has said. Typecast might do what you want Neil. Typecast lets you copy regular audio files from your Mac or the internet into the iTunes Podcast playlist. Using a simple drag-and-drop interface, you specify the source tracks (episodes), and give your pseudo-podcast a name and description. When you click Send to iTunes, your customized Podcast shows up instantaneously. If you've ever wished you could get iTunes to treat a normal mp3 file just like all the other Podcasts in your subscription list, Typecast might be just what you're looking for. http://www.red-sweater.com/typecast/index.html Cheers, Ronni On 22/05/2007, at 10:13 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Sev, It seems to me that if you download the mp3 file - ie the download audio link (for Radio National) then iTunes handles it like a music file (with a genre of podcast) - however if you subscribe to the podcast then iTunes puts them in the Podcasts library. I'm also finding this frustrating - I have some By Design podcasts which I downloaded using my old iMac (OSX 10.2 iTunes3) but have since subscribed to the By Design podcast using my new iMac (OSX 10.4.9 iTunes 7.1.1) - the new podcasts are in the Podcasts library but the old podcasts, which I have added to my library (and which are no longer available as a podcast download) are in the Music library. I want all the By Design podcasts in the same spot on the browser - I don't even care that much if it is under podcasts or music (though podcasts WOULD be more logical) - however after trying several approaches eg moving the actual files (using finder) both into and out of the podcasts folder, adding podcast files using the add to library command for files physically located in both in and out of the podcasts folder, still iTunes stubbornly displays them as either podcasts or music in the browser. So... If anyone knows a workaround, I also would be very happy! Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 22/5/07 9:18 AM, Severin Crisp at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: iTunes refuses to put downloaded MP3 podcasts into the Podcasts library, they remain fixed in the Music library. This is iTunes 7.1.1 and I am sure this was not the case with earlier versions. Any comments? 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] -- 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] -- 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: iTunes and podcasts
Exactly!! Thank you very much appreciated -- 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]
