Re: Desktop pic scrambles
possibly faulty video memory or video card or if using a machine that uses shared memory it sometimes happens when the machine is struggling to do other start up or shut down tasks we have this problem a lot with windows laptops that use shared memory. On 27/10/2008, at 10:36 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: Occasionally on shut down or startup my desktop picture gets scrambled. On the startups the pic is scrambled but I can still see the folders on the desktop. If I open one of them and drag its window around the screen it restores the scrambled pic. Any ideas on what is going on and how to fix it? Running OS 10.5.5 Paul. http://fremantlebiz.livejournal.com/calendar -- 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] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) User Support Officer Laboratory Manager Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- 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: Finder not working
Just wanna say a big thankyou to all for your help. Jan's computer is up and firing again. Installing combo update did the trick. Am now setting up Time Machine!! On 27/10/2008, at 1:53 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bob, First off, whatever approach you try, if you have an up-to -the - minute back-up then losing the wife's folders and files shouldn't be a worry. If you haven't then I'd be looking at doing that as a first priority. Assuming you have another Mac to hand (yours?) and a firewire cable, boot the Emac in target mode and clone it's drive to somewhere, eg: - spare external drive (ideal) - disk image on an external drive (with enough space) - disk image on your machine (again with enough space) Now, I'd feel safe to address the problem. As Bob says, sometimes the stand-alone Combo update often works best for updating - and the fact that you used Auto update doesn't stop you running the Combo update over the top of this - and you shouldn't lose any info. Since the problem only appeared after the auto update, it seems highly likely (though not certain) that this is the root of your problem and so running the Combo updater over the top may be all that's needed to fix it. -- 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: Finder not working
Hello Bob, How does one find the Combo Update and, even before that, know that it is there. I have been usung auto update. Regards, Jennifer On 27/10/2008, at 4:15 PM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: Just wanna say a big thankyou to all for your help. Jan's computer is up and firing again. Installing combo update did the trick. Am now setting up Time Machine!! On 27/10/2008, at 1:53 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bob, First off, whatever approach you try, if you have an up-to -the - minute back-up then losing the wife's folders and files shouldn't be a worry. If you haven't then I'd be looking at doing that as a first priority. Assuming you have another Mac to hand (yours?) and a firewire cable, boot the Emac in target mode and clone it's drive to somewhere, eg: - spare external drive (ideal) - disk image on an external drive (with enough space) - disk image on your machine (again with enough space) Now, I'd feel safe to address the problem. As Bob says, sometimes the stand-alone Combo update often works best for updating - and the fact that you used Auto update doesn't stop you running the Combo update over the top of this - and you shouldn't lose any info. Since the problem only appeared after the auto update, it seems highly likely (though not certain) that this is the root of your problem and so running the Combo updater over the top may be all that's needed to fix it. -- 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: Finder not working
Hi Jennifer, Apple Support Downloads: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1055comboupdate.html Cheers, Ronni On 27/10/2008, at 4:53 PM, Jennifer and Dick Lefroy wrote: Hello Bob, How does one find the Combo Update and, even before that, know that it is there. I have been usung auto update. Regards, Jennifer -- 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: Finder not working
On 27/10/2008, at 5:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Jennifer, Apple Support Downloads: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1055comboupdate.html Cheers, Ronni But only if you have 10.5.5 working , or are using a version of 10.5 and wish to go to 10.5.5 Under your Apple drop down menu do an about this Mac to see what version you are running . Depending on your hardware you may do better by not going to the latest version . Some people are still running Panther ( 10.3.x ) or Tiger ( 10.4.x ) I have remained at 10.5.2 and I always keep the Apple software update turned off . Bob I don't know how you tell whether a combo update has been run , but it will not hurt to run it again if you feel it might help . On 27/10/2008, at 4:53 PM, Jennifer and Dick Lefroy wrote: Hello Bob, How does one find the Combo Update and, even before that, know that it is there. I have been usung auto update. Regards, Jennifer -- 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: Finder not working
Go to the Blue Apple at top left -drop - down to Software Update.Big File! 600+ megs On 27/10/2008, at 4:53 PM, Jennifer and Dick Lefroy wrote: Hello Bob, How does one find the Combo Update and, even before that, know that it is there. I have been usung auto update. Regards, Jennifer On 27/10/2008, at 4:15 PM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: Just wanna say a big thankyou to all for your help. Jan's computer is up and firing again. Installing combo update did the trick. Am now setting up Time Machine!! On 27/10/2008, at 1:53 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bob, First off, whatever approach you try, if you have an up-to -the - minute back-up then losing the wife's folders and files shouldn't be a worry. If you haven't then I'd be looking at doing that as a first priority. Assuming you have another Mac to hand (yours?) and a firewire cable, boot the Emac in target mode and clone it's drive to somewhere, eg: - spare external drive (ideal) - disk image on an external drive (with enough space) - disk image on your machine (again with enough space) Now, I'd feel safe to address the problem. As Bob says, sometimes the stand-alone Combo update often works best for updating - and the fact that you used Auto update doesn't stop you running the Combo update over the top of this - and you shouldn't lose any info. Since the problem only appeared after the auto update, it seems highly likely (though not certain) that this is the root of your problem and so running the Combo updater over the top may be all that's needed to fix it. -- 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: Finder not working
Many thanks to you all for the information, Regards, Jennifer On 27/10/2008, at 5:09 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 27/10/2008, at 5:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Jennifer, Apple Support Downloads: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1055comboupdate.html Cheers, Ronni But only if you have 10.5.5 working , or are using a version of 10.5 and wish to go to 10.5.5 Under your Apple drop down menu do an about this Mac to see what version you are running . Depending on your hardware you may do better by not going to the latest version . Some people are still running Panther ( 10.3.x ) or Tiger ( 10.4.x ) I have remained at 10.5.2 and I always keep the Apple software update turned off . Bob I don't know how you tell whether a combo update has been run , but it will not hurt to run it again if you feel it might help . On 27/10/2008, at 4:53 PM, Jennifer and Dick Lefroy wrote: Hello Bob, How does one find the Combo Update and, even before that, know that it is there. I have been usung auto update. Regards, Jennifer -- 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]
Special Announcement 4.Nov.
Please put me down for one person, thank you, Walter -- 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: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Next WAMUG Meeting (for those who came in late)
Hi Peter I'd love to be there but can't. Geraldton is a bit far away for an overnighter. Will you be vodcasting it, or similar? That would be nice. Regards Reg On 23/10/2008, at 8:39 am, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: The next General Meeting of WAMUG will be held on Tuesday, 4th November 2008 (Melbourne Cup Day) at FutureSphere, the dedicated Macintosh facility at Christ Church Grammar School in Claremont. Access is easiest from Queenslea Drive, Claremont. For more details visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/about-us/facilities/futuresphere-1/ and http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/getting-to-christ-church. The meeting will commence at 7:30pm, and following our customary Welcome to New Visitors and QA Session, Geoff Alagoda, the head of IT at Christ Church, will talk to us about FutureSphere and its role in IT education at the school. Following Geoff's talk, well-known WAMUG list contributor Gary Dorn will show us what Google's popular 3D architectural drawing program SketchUp can do in the hands of a professional. He will also talk about CAD software on the Mac in general. Thirdly, we will have a new MacBook to show and demonstrate, and which will be available for examination by attendees. The meeting will finish with wine and cheese (and soft drinks, of course, for those who prefer them). In order for the night to be a success, we will need a clear indication of those who will be attending to we can get the catering numbers right. If you are able to attend the FutureSphere meeting, please simply reply to this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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. -- 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: Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer
We have an Epson scanner which has the little lightbox for negatives or strips of film included. It has also worked very well. We've had it for a few years, and it wasn't expensive, I expect there are ones on the market now. On 26/10/2008, at 6:31 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: Scanning old BW negatives can be easily done without expensive scanners, I saw a demonstration of this a few years ago at a WAGS computer group meeting and the results were impressive. It consisted of a standard type scanner and software and a wooden box painted white inside with a light bulb fitted inside. The box can be made to the desired size but some investigation may be needed to determine the best light bulb to use. It worked a treat. Regards, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.skehan.id.au/ On 25/10/2008, at 8:15 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, I've just scanned an old photo of my late Dad, it was taken during the World War 11 1939-1945, he was in the RAAF. The original photo is fairly yellowed, it's approx 3x5 size. I've taken three scans of it, one was scanned at 300 dpi using Epson Scan.app v3.4.5 (comes with included software) using the Full Auto Mode, with Dust Removal Color Restoration ticked. Two was scanned at 600 dpi using Epson Scan.app 3.4.5 using Full Auto Mode, with Dust Removal Color Restoration ticked. Three was scanned at 300 dpi using Epson Scan.app v3.4.5 using Professional Mode, with Unsharp Mask-Medium, Descreening, Color Restoration Backlight correct all ticked. If you like I can email them privately to you. Email me off list if you want them sent please. Cheers, Ronni On 25/10/2008, at 1:18 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Just enquiring as to the scanning quality with this new Epson. I, like I guess many others, in the aging bracket, have 100's if not 1,000's of photos in old albums that I would like to bring back to life and digitally enhance. The problem is finding someone who has had good experience with scanning photos and good results. Would be very interested in your thoughts on this new machine as wireless for me would be the way to go. Also to any other Wamuggers who have good scanning experiences and can make a recommendation. Thanks, David On 25/10/2008, at 12:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello People, For people interested in being able to wirelessly Print / Scan / Copy (no cables attached to computer), I recommend purchasing the above printer from Daniel Kerr (MacWizardry). After a disastrous few days without a Multi Function Printer after my Epson RX700 died last Saturday (why does equipment decide to die on week-ends?). Daniel (of MacWizardry) pulled out all stops and went beyond the call of duty, allowing me to use his MF Printer so I could print my designed labels onto some DVD's to complete a job I had to deliver on Monday. Daniel contracted the wholesaler (when they opened) on Monday and rushed up to pickup the NEW Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer (that has just arrived in WA). Which I then picked up from Daniel's and after a few hours of unpacking, installing the TX700W Software Drivers, I was back in business. Setting it up to Connect to my Airport Wireless Network took a little longer (the instructions were a little confusing), but perseverance paid off and eventually I had TX700W connecting to my Airport Network (using Ethernet Cable connected to my Remote Airport Base Station) and I was Printing / Scanning / copying / print to Disc / Wirelessly ... no cables connected to my MacBook Pro! I loved my Epson RX700, but, he only lasted 3 years and cost $699AU http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/stylusphotorx700.asp The NEW Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer only costs $299AU ... http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/stylusTX700W.asp If you look at the flash movie it says 'Carefree wireless connection' A wireless LAN module enables printer sharing among multiple users at home or in the office. An array of functions, including scanning, copying printing can be used on a wireless network To be able to wirelessly Print / Scan / Copy on a wireless network. Now that is TERRIFIC! 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] -- 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 Special announcement WAMUG meeting
Please put us down for the meeting: Kevin Lock and Rob Pitts. regards Kev -- 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]
Weather App
Hi there Has anyone found a weather app for iPhone like TheBom widget? http://www.radocaj.com/TheBom/ Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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: Weather App
Yep it is called BOMRadar and is a free download from the App store. I use it anytime rain threatens as I hate riding in the rain - I'm such a whoos!! Regards, Eugene On 27/10/2008, at 8:36 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Has anyone found a weather app for iPhone like TheBom widget? http://www.radocaj.com/TheBom/ Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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: Weather App
Hi Stuart The best one I have found is Pocket Weather AU , which uses BOM info. It also has the rain radar built in although I prefer the BOMradar Cheers Peter F On 27/10/2008, at 8:36 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Has anyone found a weather app for iPhone like TheBom widget? http://www.radocaj.com/TheBom/ Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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]
Trav's Tip
Stupid, I know, but I discovered (by accident) a handy feature in Leopard that stems from an old handy feature in Photoshop. For a while now, we've been able to take a screenshot of a section of the screen by pressing Command+Shift+4, and then click and drag to create a marque of what we want to capture. In Leopard, you don't have to worry about the origin of the marque. Once you click and drag to start the marque, just hold down the space bar to move the marque to where you want (this is the handy bit). Release the space bar to resize the marque and release the mouse button as usual to take the snapshot. Of course this is probably documented somewhere, but who reads ALL the new features of a new OS? cheers ..::D-[ Travis -- 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: Weather App
Yes Eugene, but only give you the radar. No temperatures or forecast etc. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 27/10/2008, at 8:44 PM, Eugene wrote: Yep it is called BOMRadar and is a free download from the App store. I use it anytime rain threatens as I hate riding in the rain - I'm such a whoos!! Regards, Eugene On 27/10/2008, at 8:36 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Has anyone found a weather app for iPhone like TheBom widget? http://www.radocaj.com/TheBom/ Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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: Weather App
On 27 Oct 2008, at 8:36 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Has anyone found a weather app for iPhone like TheBom widget? http://www.radocaj.com/TheBom/ Hi all My problem with TheBom widget, which I downloaded from Apple's list of recommended widgets on two separate occasions, is that it won't give me anything other than Melbourne, although it is advertised as now providing for hundreds of sites. I am awaiting a reply to my emailed enquiry to radocaj.com. What might I not be doing, clicking or entering that I should be doing? Regards Ian Reid Perth WA -- 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: Weather App
Hi Ian, Click on the 'i' (top right of Widget) and change the State to Western Australia and set what City / town etc you want. Then click 'Done' Cheers, Ronni On 27/10/2008, at 9:24 PM, Ian Reid wrote: On 27 Oct 2008, at 8:36 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Has anyone found a weather app for iPhone like TheBom widget? http://www.radocaj.com/TheBom/ Hi all My problem with TheBom widget, which I downloaded from Apple's list of recommended widgets on two separate occasions, is that it won't give me anything other than Melbourne, although it is advertised as now providing for hundreds of sites. I am awaiting a reply to my emailed enquiry to radocaj.com. What might I not be doing, clicking or entering that I should be doing? Regards Ian Reid Perth WA -- 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]
RFI - Mid 2007 MacBook Pro
Hey Guys, I'm looking over the new 15 MacBook Pros and I'm almost sold but as a result I need to find out how much I can give away my current 15 MBP for. It's the 128MB VRAM version and still under warranty via the magic of Applecare. Just looking for practical pricing from genuinely interest parties and if any sound good I might be able to do a switcheroo to get a new MBP with the proceeds from the sale. Mal -- 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: Desktop pic scrambles
On 27 Oct 2008, at 1:25 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: Hi Kyle By any chance you are not running Parallels Desktop Hi all The mention of Parallels Desktop in relation to a problem leads me to report that, on some occasions, Quicken 2008 display breaks up into flickering chunks, just like a failing neon advertising sign. The only way that I can stop it is to shut down both Q2008 and Vista. Q 2008 is currently the only app I am using via Vista Ultimate on my Intel Mac. It doesn't happen so often now that I make a practice of closing, rather than pausing Vista when I go off for a cuppa, or lunch, or when my better half has a more pressing need of the computer. (We don't have separate accounts.) Any ideas what might cause the flickering? Ian Reid -- 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]
pdf printer
Hi Wamuggians I have just been to VersionTracker for the first time ever looking for a pdf printer (?) for those times that I may not have a printer connected or it's not working or I could be travelling. I need a Leopard Tiger version but can only find pdf Writers on VersionTracker - I need it to be a printer rather than a program for creating etc pdf documents. While I do get a print in pdf option with my Brother MFC-620CN printer, this option does not appear all the time! (and only appears at all when I use the Macs vs the Win laptop!!) I have searched under pdf printer and pdf printer driver and virtual pdf printer. Could someone please point me in the right direction? Many thanks in advance, Cheers, Alex Alex Novakovic - Best Computer Accounting MYOB Certified Consultant Mobile: 041 990 2440 Phone: 9305 6310 Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.' Lao-Tzu -- 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: Long shot - anyone using Linksys WAG160N with Time Capsule ?
Neil, I tried the firmware using both Firefox and hardwiring Mac to router, and it worked. So I don't know whether it was Firefox or ethernet that fixed it, but I no longer care :-) Thanks for the ideas. Still no luck extending the network with the Time Capsule though. We shall persist. Cheers, Steven On 27/10/2008, at 5:47 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Stephen, I don't know if it is relevant, but recently when changing some settings on my Billion ADSL2 router, I found that some settings were not being correctly applied - ie I could log onto the router change the settings and all looked fine - but if I went to another settings screen then went back it would be showing the original settings. In my case, the problem was Safari - which looked to be working fine when logged onto the router but had issues with some settings commands (don't ask me - I only found out through a mention on a forum post somewhere!). In my case, using Firefox to change the settings then worked. With the firmware update - do you have access to a PC, or Windows on your Mac, if so you could try running the upgrade from Windows. I don't have any info to suggest that this is the problem - but it wouldn't be the first time that something like this ends up being OSX incompatibility. Again, I would stress that these are just some thoughts - I have no direct experience with this router. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 27/10/08 3:12 AM, Steven Knowles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone out there is using a Linksys WAG160N ADSL2+ modem, with Time Capsule connected to it wirelessly, I'd love to compare settings 'cos I can't get it to work. Also, if someone does have the Linksys WAG160N and has successfully updated firmware from a Mac, would like to hear from them. I'm trying to update the Linksys firmware from version 1.00.07 to 1.00.09, but it just won't complete the process. Cheers, Steven -- 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: pdf printer
On 28/10/2008 12:34 AM, Alex Novakovic wrote: Hi Wamuggians I have just been to VersionTracker for the first time ever looking for a pdf printer (?) for those times that I may not have a printer connected or it's not working or I could be travelling. I need a Leopard Tiger version but can only find pdf Writers on VersionTracker - I need it to be a printer rather than a program for creating etc pdf documents. While I do get a print in pdf option with my Brother MFC-620CN printer, this option does not appear all the time! (and only appears at all when I use the Macs vs the Win laptop!!) I have searched under pdf printer and pdf printer driver and virtual pdf printer. Could someone please point me in the right direction? Many thanks in advance, Cheers, Alex You probably want cups-pdf: http://www.codepoetry.net/projects/cups-pdf-for-mosx Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer The love of liberty is the love Opinions for hire [POQ] of others; the love of power is http://newtonslore.com/fnord the love of ourselves - Hazlitt -- 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: pdf printer
Thanks Shay Alex Alex Novakovic - Best Computer Accounting MYOB Certified Consultant Mobile: 041 990 2440 Phone: 9305 6310 Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.' Lao-Tzu On 28/10/2008, at 12:52 AM, Shay Telfer wrote: On 28/10/2008 12:34 AM, Alex Novakovic wrote: Hi Wamuggians I have just been to VersionTracker for the first time ever looking for a pdf printer (?) for those times that I may not have a printer connected or it's not working or I could be travelling. I need a Leopard Tiger version but can only find pdf Writers on VersionTracker - I need it to be a printer rather than a program for creating etc pdf documents. While I do get a print in pdf option with my Brother MFC-620CN printer, this option does not appear all the time! (and only appears at all when I use the Macs vs the Win laptop!!) I have searched under pdf printer and pdf printer driver and virtual pdf printer. Could someone please point me in the right direction? Many thanks in advance, Cheers, Alex You probably want cups-pdf: http://www.codepoetry.net/projects/cups-pdf-for-mosx Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer The love of liberty is the love Opinions for hire [POQ] of others; the love of power is http://newtonslore.com/fnord the love of ourselves - Hazlitt -- 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: Finder not working
On 27/10/2008, at 5:46 PM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: For future reference - no one has recommended start up in Single User Mode, but this can often work wonders with Macs that won't start up properly. Boot the Mac, then immediately hold down Command-S until you see some scrolling UNIX code on a black background. This allows you to run fsck (that's not a bad spelling mistake - it stands for File System Check). You type fsck -fy at the prompt and wait for it to do its thing. It has worked for me when even Diskwarrior has failed. It fixes a multitude of problems with the disk catalog, permissions, and many other things. In fact, I had to use it on my old G4 tower just a week or so ago following an iTunes upgrade. the computer would not progress past a solid blue screen, but following a restart in Single User Mode and running fsck ,everything came back to normal and it's been running perfectly ever since. -- 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. -- 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: Trav's Tip
On 27/10/2008, at 8:49 PM, Travis Hansen wrote: Stupid, I know, but I discovered (by accident) a handy feature in Leopard that stems from an old handy feature in Photoshop. For a while now, we've been able to take a screenshot of a section of the screen by pressing Command+Shift+4, and then click and drag to create a marque of what we want to capture. In Leopard, you don't have to worry about the origin of the marque. Once you click and drag to start the marque, just hold down the space bar to move the marque to where you want (this is the handy bit). Release the space bar to resize the marque and release the mouse button as usual to take the snapshot. Of course this is probably documented somewhere, but who reads ALL the new features of a new OS? cheers ..::D-[ Travis You may also have discovered that pressing the space bar immediately after pressing Command+Shift+4 changes the crosshairs to a camera icon. This can be used to take snapshts of entire windows, the Dock, and even open menus. Give it a go if you haven't already; and you're correct: this stuff is not well-documented, certainly not within Mac OS X itself. You either discover it by accident or follow the various tips 'n' techniques sites on the web. -- 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. -- 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: pdf printer
On 28/10/2008, at 12:34 AM, Alex Novakovic wrote: Hi Wamuggians I have just been to VersionTracker for the first time ever looking for a pdf printer (?) for those times that I may not have a printer connected or it's not working or I could be travelling. I need a Leopard Tiger version but can only find pdf Writers on VersionTracker - I need it to be a printer rather than a program for creating etc pdf documents. While I do get a print in pdf option with my Brother MFC-620CN printer, this option does not appear all the time! (and only appears at all when I use the Macs vs the Win laptop!!) I have searched under pdf printer and pdf printer driver and virtual pdf printer. Could someone please point me in the right direction? Many thanks in advance, Cheers, Alex I'm puzzled - Mac OS X has had this built in since the Beta release, though the standard Print dialog. What am I missing? -- 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. -- 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]
Mouse and trackball
I notice that several members are proclaiming the merits of their favourite mouse. Many years ago I found that hours of daily use of the mouse was leaving me with muscle tightness, even spasms, in the upper trapezius. Even switching hands did little to ease the problem; it only shifted the shoulder cramp to the other side. I started using a trackball, and those problems ceased. It seemed that the slight, but frequent, lifting action required for mousing was the problem. A trackball does not require that same action. As my arm can rest throughout while using the trackball (it's almost all finger movement) shoulder muscle movement was just about eliminated. I've used Kensington trackballs daily since owning the Mac LC. No shoulder or wrist problems. Vlad James -- 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: Long shot - anyone using Linksys WAG160N with Time Capsule ?
Hi Steven, That's good to hear. I should have mentioned to always use the ethernet connection when messing with the router settings. Trying to setup a wireless router via the wireless connection is a bit like trying to saw off the tree branch when you're sitting on it - asking for trouble :) With the other problem, try Googling with the key points (Mac OSX Linksys WAG160N wireless extend Time Capsule - that sort of thing) - you can sometimes find the same problem discussed on various forums. Good luck Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 27/10/08 11:44 PM, Steven Knowles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neil, I tried the firmware using both Firefox and hardwiring Mac to router, and it worked. So I don't know whether it was Firefox or ethernet that fixed it, but I no longer care :-) Thanks for the ideas. Still no luck extending the network with the Time Capsule though. We shall persist. Cheers, Steven On 27/10/2008, at 5:47 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Stephen, I don't know if it is relevant, but recently when changing some settings on my Billion ADSL2 router, I found that some settings were not being correctly applied - ie I could log onto the router change the settings and all looked fine - but if I went to another settings screen then went back it would be showing the original settings. In my case, the problem was Safari - which looked to be working fine when logged onto the router but had issues with some settings commands (don't ask me - I only found out through a mention on a forum post somewhere!). In my case, using Firefox to change the settings then worked. With the firmware update - do you have access to a PC, or Windows on your Mac, if so you could try running the upgrade from Windows. I don't have any info to suggest that this is the problem - but it wouldn't be the first time that something like this ends up being OSX incompatibility. Again, I would stress that these are just some thoughts - I have no direct experience with this router. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 27/10/08 3:12 AM, Steven Knowles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone out there is using a Linksys WAG160N ADSL2+ modem, with Time Capsule connected to it wirelessly, I'd love to compare settings 'cos I can't get it to work. Also, if someone does have the Linksys WAG160N and has successfully updated firmware from a Mac, would like to hear from them. I'm trying to update the Linksys firmware from version 1.00.07 to 1.00.09, but it just won't complete the process. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Weather App
Another vote for Pocket Weather here http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290610939mt=8 Not free, but very good! On 27/10/2008, at 9:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, Click on the 'i' (top right of Widget) and change the State to Western Australia and set what City / town etc you want. Then click 'Done' Cheers, Ronni On 27/10/2008, at 9:24 PM, Ian Reid wrote: On 27 Oct 2008, at 8:36 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there Has anyone found a weather app for iPhone like TheBom widget? http://www.radocaj.com/TheBom/ Hi all My problem with TheBom widget, which I downloaded from Apple's list of recommended widgets on two separate occasions, is that it won't give me anything other than Melbourne, although it is advertised as now providing for hundreds of sites. I am awaiting a reply to my emailed enquiry to radocaj.com. What might I not be doing, clicking or entering that I should be doing? Regards Ian Reid Perth WA -- 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: Finder not working
I've made a note of this for future reference! My little problem stirred up a flurry of responses which confirms, for me, the very friendly Mac community we have here in a WA.I will now become a paid member!! Thank you all. Bob Miller-Eves On 28/10/2008, at 8:27 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 27/10/2008, at 5:46 PM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: For future reference - no one has recommended start up in Single User Mode, but this can often work wonders with Macs that won't start up properly. Boot the Mac, then immediately hold down Command- S until you see some scrolling UNIX code on a black background. This allows you to run fsck (that's not a bad spelling mistake - it stands for File System Check). You type fsck -fy at the prompt and wait for it to do its thing. It has worked for me when even Diskwarrior has failed. It fixes a multitude of problems with the disk catalog, permissions, and many other things. In fact, I had to use it on my old G4 tower just a week or so ago following an iTunes upgrade. the computer would not progress past a solid blue screen, but following a restart in Single User Mode and running fsck ,everything came back to normal and it's been running perfectly ever since. -- 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. -- 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]
Strange things happening
My friend is a teacher and the school computer people do everything for him. I don't have the full details of the machine but i do know it is running 10.5 and just recently they reinstalled system and put parallels [i think that's what it is i don't use it myself] and now it is very unstable. From what i can gather he will open an application, say word, and start typing a document and after about 30 seconds it jumps to the finder and he has to click back on the app to continue and then it will do it again. He says it is happening with all applications. does anyone have any idea what could be wrong Yvonne -- 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: Strange things happening
On 28/10/2008, at 1:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My friend is a teacher and the school computer people do everything for him. I don't have the full details of the machine but i do know it is running 10.5 and just recently they reinstalled system and put parallels [i think that's what it is i don't use it myself] and now it is very unstable. From what i can gather he will open an application, say word, and start typing a document and after about 30 seconds it jumps to the finder and he has to click back on the app to continue and then it will do it again. He says it is happening with all applications. does anyone have any idea what could be wrong Yvonne Hello Yvonne, You have not given us much information to go on here. If you could find out from your friend exactly what he is experiencing you will probably receive some help. Is the application Word 'Quitting', or is he just loosing sight of the window he was typing in? At a guess, and this is just a guess, your friend could be having a problem using Spaces. Do you know if he has Spaces enabled? System Preferences Expose Spaces - Enable Spaces ticked? Is he using Office 2008? There is a bit of information here about Ongoing Office 2008 problems with Spaces. http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081014223712969 Really can't help until you get full details from your friend. 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: Strange things happening
On 28/10/08 2:34 PM, Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 28/10/2008, at 1:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My friend is a teacher and the school computer people do everything for him. I don't have the full details of the machine but i do know it is running 10.5 and just recently they reinstalled system and put parallels [i think that's what it is i don't use it myself] and now it is very unstable. From what i can gather he will open an application, say word, and start typing a document and after about 30 seconds it jumps to the finder and he has to click back on the app to continue and then it will do it again. He says it is happening with all applications. does anyone have any idea what could be wrong Yvonne Hello Yvonne, You have not given us much information to go on here. If you could find out from your friend exactly what he is experiencing you will probably receive some help. Is the application Word 'Quitting', or is he just loosing sight of the window he was typing in? At a guess, and this is just a guess, your friend could be having a problem using Spaces. Do you know if he has Spaces enabled? System Preferences Expose Spaces - Enable Spaces ticked? Is he using Office 2008? There is a bit of information here about Ongoing Office 2008 problems with Spaces. http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081014223712969 Really can't help until you get full details from your friend. Cheers, Ronni Also a follow up to what Ronni has posted,..check (if he's using the Apple Mighty Mouse) the System Preferences - Keyboard and Mouse. Under the Mouse tab, he may have the buttons set to do things. (ie the top and bottom choices on the System Preference mouse picture). Personally I find them annoying, and always turn them off and just have the Primary Button and Secondary button set. But I do know by default with a standard install and a Mighty Mouse, that they are set to do things, so this could be the jumping you mention. If not, as Ronni mentioned, just fire some more info back to the list. Hopefully something will help. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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]
