Re: Mac mini vers iMac
Hi John (and anyone who might have been curious...) My new 21.5 i5 3.6GHz iMac is a keeper...I'm happy with the screen...I wouldn't say I'm ecstatic with the screen because it has some feint yellow mottling on the left lower side...it is still not as uniform in appearance as my current G5 iMac. Much better than the previous rejected iMacs though. Screen is bright and sharp, the computer is super quiet, everything seems to work and the external case has no manufacturing defects unlike the last two iMacs I received at the beginning of the year. Here's hoping it gives me the service reliability I got (still getting) out of the G5. Cheers Neil On 29/08/2010, at 2:26 PM, John Hatch wrote: Neil, Appreciate your comments. Probably looking at the smaller screen. Also I Forgot to mention that I have pc as well and was trying to consolidate back to one lot of equipment plus include TV ability John Sent from my iPad On 29/08/2010, at 12:07 PM, Touchwood touchwoo...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi John With the recent refresh of the iMac, its processors, graphics card etc. are now well ahead of the Mac mini. The Mac mini also has the slower 5400 rpm HD vs 7200rpm of the iMac. To get 8GB of RAM into the Mac mini you need to purchase two 4GB Modules as there are only 2 RAM slots, which is a more expensive option than the 4 x 2GB you can achieve with the iMac. By the time you spec up a Mac mini and add the cost of the monitor, you're paying the equivalent of the base iMac and you've got a very underpowered machine by comparison. There is no doubt the Mac mini is a beautiful and elegant little machine...it's just a shame Apple won't come to the party and give it the horse power it needs. Just a word of warning if you decide to go the iMac route. Since the introduction of the LED screen at the end of last year, there is an issue with yellow tinge or blotchy screens. Unfortunately this seems to be a subjective issue...some people don't seem phased by it... for others (like me ;-) ) it is extremely annoying and unacceptable in a computer for which we are paying $2,000. Last December I purchased a new iMac and its screen was bad (yellow blotches), nowhere near the quality of my current G5 iMac. Two screen replacements and two replacement computers later, Apple still could not give me an iMac with an acceptable screen, and the last two iMacs also had manufacturing defects in the bargain (one had black paint scratched off on the inside of the glass border and the other had a ding in the lower right front corner.) In the end I gave up and managed to get a refund...the whole exercise took from December 2009 to April 2010. I've waited until this recent refresh to try again and with some trepidation I have ordered another iMac. In fact it is ready for me to pick up from the courier depot tomorrow. I hope I don't have to go through the whole replacement fiasco again, but I am not confident when discussions like these are still showing up http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa? threadID=2528347start=15tstart=0 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=983886 If the Mac mini was just a more capable computer, I would definitely have chosen it over the iMac, just to avoid all the angst that Apple's lack of quality control is giving me. Sorry about the rant, but I hope this information is helpful to you. Cheers Neil On 28/08/2010, at 10:38 AM, John Hatch wrote: I notice a lot of mail about the Mac mini. I am about to upgrade from my Mac book pro (prismo) and was considering either the mini or the iMac with fusion(have to work between win and Mac) and elagato eye TV additions. Would be interested in any pros and cons by others John Sent from my iPad -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
iiNet takes over AAPT
Dear customer, On Friday 30 July, AAPT Limited entered into an agreement to sell its consumer business to iiNet Limited. We're expecting the sale to be completed on 30 September 2010; as per the terms and conditions of service we hereby notify you of our intention to assign our agreement with you to iiNet Limited on completion of the sale. After this time, iiNet Limited will invoice you for the services you have. It'll be business as usual - your bill will look the same and you'll still make payments the way you're used to. The terms and conditions of service remain the same. You can also continue to contact the Customer Service Team on 135 005, access Webmail and Help Yourself, just like normal. Moving forward, we're delighted to be working with iiNet, introducing exciting new plans and service innovations. Regards, Nick Saphin and The AAPT Team If you no longer want to receive emails from AAPT please click here. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 1 September 2010 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS. Winter's gone, Spring is here and another meeting approaches. Yes, that's right. Mark your calendar, update your iCal, put a note on the fridge. Next Tuesday, 7 September 2010 is the next monthly meeting. For the rest of this year, the monthly meetings will be held in the FutureSphere at Christ Church Grammar School. What's on? I hear you ask. In no particular order; ✠ Pages - we'll continue our look at specific aspects of Pages; ☏ Basic tech support - e.g. do you know what a pram reset is? ☺ Bento on the iPhone iPad. Of course, don't forget the questions and answer session at the beginning. This meeting, to try something new, we thought we'd have the cuppa and biscuits at the end of the QA so you can sip and dip as the topics are presented. (Details are subject to change without notice) As you are all probably aware, WAMUG is now required to have insurance, and holding meetings also now have costs involved (the good ol' days are gone now, alas), so it has been decided that a $5 fee per person is to be charged at each future meeting to help cover these costs. Location: FutureSphere, Level 1 Building L; Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive Claremont. Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm Cost: $5 Visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/important-files-store/map-web2010-2.png to view a detailed map. The FutureSphere is building L in the middle along Queenslea Drive [Grid ref: G9] Streetsmart map ref: 371 A 10 (Queenslea Drive comes off Stirling Hwy and is opposite Stirling Rd. The school is next to Bethesda Hospital.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Applestore down ready for the Music Event
Lets see how close the rumours are this time,.. And this one,..for a change is being web-streamed. See more info here;- http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/01/can-you-watch-apples-keynote-stream-req uirements-and-workarounds/ 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Quick Run down from Apple event,..
Quick Run down,... New iPod shuffle, Nano and Touch iOS 4.1 due next week for iPhone and iPod touch iOS 4.2 set for November release. Free for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. New iTunes 10 (new icon) and Ping social network for music Airtunes now called AirPlay. Very cool New Apple TV . 1/4 size of previous version. USD$99. Available in 4 weeks. Dude from Coldplay finished it off with a song. Best comment I recken,.. He spoke about a song that the band's manager (and others) said wasn't a hit single and not very good. But with the weight of Apple turned it into their most popular song. Which proves your (Apple) marketing people can sell anything - Gotta love that! LOL All looks very cool,... You can read more here;- http://www.macrumors.com/ Must say,..the streaming was pretty good too ;o) Enjoy! 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
iPad now at T4 Technology
Hi everyone, I know this probably constitutes as an advert, but I just wanted to share the exciting news that as of today T4 Technology is now an authorised iPad reseller! So make sure to drop in, it¹s worth a holiday and you might see a whale or two while you¹re here. Thanks for looking! (with apologies to Daniel for using his line) ;-) Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au Bunbury Telephone 08 9721 9660 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au image.jpg
Re: iPad now at T4 Technology
Hi Stuart Oh,..did I forget to mention I patented that line,you'll now have to pay me every time you use it :o) (I'm just following all the patent suits in the US) :o) Oh, and congrats on getting the iPad,..will come look next time I'm down ;o) Kind Regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: dan...@macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 2/9/10 9:03 AM, Stuart Evans stuart.ev...@t4.com.au wrote: Hi everyone, I know this probably constitutes as an advert, but I just wanted to share the exciting news that as of today T4 Technology is now an authorised iPad reseller! So make sure to drop in, it¹s worth a holiday and you might see a whale or two while you¹re here. Thanks for looking! (with apologies to Daniel for using his line) ;-) Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au Bunbury Telephone 08 9721 9660 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPad now at T4 Technology
As are MAXstyle in south perth for those a little closer to the city, can also order online at our new online store at http://www.maxstyle.com.au -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367 4691 F 08 9367 4692 E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au E craig.br...@me.com W http://www.maxstyle.com.au Twitter Maxstyle_com_au Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maxstyle Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended only for the person or organisation to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact MaxStyle Pty Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. On 02/09/2010, at 9:03 AM, Stuart Evans wrote: Hi everyone, I know this probably constitutes as an advert, but I just wanted to share the exciting news that as of today T4 Technology is now an authorised iPad reseller! So make sure to drop in, it’s worth a holiday and you might see a whale or two while you’re here. Thanks for looking! (with apologies to Daniel for using his line) ;-) Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology Shop 6, 69 Lockyer Avenue, Albany, WA, 6330 2/14 Rose Street, Bunbury, WA, 6230 T 08 9842 9660 F 08 9842 9664 E stuart.ev...@t4.com.au Bunbury Telephone 08 9721 9660 image.jpg -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
iPhone Apps
Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPhone Apps
On 02/09/2010, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Hi Adrian, Pages App for iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=458360 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPhone Apps
On 02/09/2010, at 12:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Hi Adrian, Pages App for iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=458360 Hi again Adrian, You might find something that suits you here. There are customer reviews and previews of all the Apps. http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id6007?mt=8 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPhone Apps
Thanks Ronni, there must have been something wrong with my search criteria as it never came up when I searched the apple site. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 02/09/2010, at 12:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Hi Adrian, Pages App for iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=458360 Hi again Adrian, You might find something that suits you here. There are customer reviews and previews of all the Apps. http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id6007?mt=8 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPhone Apps
Hi Adrain, Ronni Pages App is designed for the iPad. Does it actually run on the iPhone? I haven't seen any documentation to confirm or deny this. Regards, Eugene -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au inline: (null) 4.tiff On 02/09/2010, at 1:24 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Thanks Ronni, there must have been something wrong with my search criteria as it never came up when I searched the apple site. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 02/09/2010, at 12:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Hi Adrian, Pages App for iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=458360 Hi again Adrian, You might find something that suits you here. There are customer reviews and previews of all the Apps. http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id6007?mt=8 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
