Re: Time Machine ?
Hello Stephen, Do you mean 1TB Time Capsule? Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2011, at 1:55 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello folks, What are peoples thoughts on Apple Time Machine ? I am able to get the 1TB from Bankwest using my accrued Reward Points. However some stories on the web suggest they do not have a very long life span ! Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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: Time Machine ?
YES ... sorry folks ... I meant Time Capsule ! On 05/05/2011, at 2:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Stephen, Do you mean 1TB Time Capsule? Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2011, at 1:55 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello folks, What are peoples thoughts on Apple Time Machine ? I am able to get the 1TB from Bankwest using my accrued Reward Points. However some stories on the web suggest they do not have a very long life span ! Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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 Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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: Time Machine ?
Hi Stephen, Yep all true I am afraid. Mine crashed and burned 4 weeks ago. Out of warranty of course18 months old. Never had a problem with it then suddenly it just burnt out. Many people seem to be having a similar problem with the earlier models the claim is that there was not sufficient air space inside the unit and the constant overheating eventually meant the power function literally did burn out. Not sure if this has been corrected now? I opted for a new iOmega 1TB EGO BLACKBELT PORT HD FW8/U3 f/MAC - which came highly recommended from one of the reviews on a USA website so far so good, and I love the fact it literally can go in your pocket and take with you.. and then for wireless went back to buying an Apple Extreme Base Station which for some reason seems to be giving me a better coverage area than I had with the Time Capsule? David On 05/05/2011, at 2:04 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: YES ... sorry folks ... I meant Time Capsule ! On 05/05/2011, at 2:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Stephen, Do you mean 1TB Time Capsule? Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2011, at 1:55 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello folks, What are peoples thoughts on Apple Time Machine ? I am able to get the 1TB from Bankwest using my accrued Reward Points. However some stories on the web suggest they do not have a very long life span ! Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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 Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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: Time Capsule ?
Hi Stephen, I’ve changed your Subject to ’Time Capsule ?’. I am assuming that the TC you are thinking of purchasing is the Dual-Band model which will allow you to configure your network for BOTH your newer Macs (n) 5GHz and your older hardware and iPhones (b/g) 2.4GHz My Experience with my 1TB Time Capsule (Dual-Band Model) is all good news. I’ve never had a problem with my 1TB Time Capsule, since purchasing it in 2009. Has worked perfectly since day one. I setup a ’Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless Network’ and often have MBPs, iMacs, PowerBook, MacMini, iPads, iPhones, (plus the ODD Windows machine) all connected to my Airport Network with never any problems. Time Machine backs up wirelessly every hour to the Time Capsule. I find the best setup is as follows: 1. Modem/Router (wireless or not) connected to Time capsule via ethernet 2. Existing wireless AP/SSID disabled on modem/router 3. Create new Dual-Band Wireless Network using TC (9/10 times it provides a better range than your ISP supplied router) 4. Connect via wireless to your Mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 05/05/2011, at 2:04 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: YES ... sorry folks ... I meant Time Capsule ! On 05/05/2011, at 2:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Stephen, Do you mean 1TB Time Capsule? Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2011, at 1:55 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello folks, What are peoples thoughts on Apple Time Machine ? I am able to get the 1TB from Bankwest using my accrued Reward Points. However some stories on the web suggest they do not have a very long life span ! Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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: Time Capsule ?
Hi Stephen, I too would recommend a Time Capsule, and have in fact done so to at least four satisfied friends. I, personally, have a 1TB model that I purchased while still in Canada in 2008 and a 2TB model that I purchase about 2 years ago. Interestingly enough I did have a problem with the 1TB model about a year ago. The power supply (not the drive) failed. I returned it to the Apple Store in Hay Street expecting to pay for the repair, but they looked the item up on their computer, verified me as the owner and replaced the Time Capsule for free. Also at no charge, they transferred all the data from the broken unit to the new one! I did not need to present so much as a receipt (although I could have). The free repair could suggest a secret warranty for some defect in the power supply, but I would like to point out how far Apple goes above and beyond to maintain goodwill. I have had many good experiences at the Apple Store. All of the persons to whom I recommended the Time Capsule are happily benefitting from the automatic backups that occur once an hour when they are within WiFi range of their Time Capsule. One friend from Canada contacted me and thanked me profusely for having set up the automatic backups, becuase her disk failed and she was, within the day, able to continue work from the very sentence where she had left off. Cheers, Carlo PS: I am still looking forward to the replacement of all mechanical disks by solid state ones as the rate of failure of the computers most vulnerable part should then be lower. On 2011-05-05, at 14:43, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Stephen, I’ve changed your Subject to ’Time Capsule ?’. I am assuming that the TC you are thinking of purchasing is the Dual-Band model which will allow you to configure your network for BOTH your newer Macs (n) 5GHz and your older hardware and iPhones (b/g) 2.4GHz My Experience with my 1TB Time Capsule (Dual-Band Model) is all good news. I’ve never had a problem with my 1TB Time Capsule, since purchasing it in 2009. Has worked perfectly since day one. I setup a ’Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless Network’ and often have MBPs, iMacs, PowerBook, MacMini, iPads, iPhones, (plus the ODD Windows machine) all connected to my Airport Network with never any problems. Time Machine backs up wirelessly every hour to the Time Capsule. I find the best setup is as follows: 1. Modem/Router (wireless or not) connected to Time capsule via ethernet 2. Existing wireless AP/SSID disabled on modem/router 3. Create new Dual-Band Wireless Network using TC (9/10 times it provides a better range than your ISP supplied router) 4. Connect via wireless to your Mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 05/05/2011, at 2:04 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: YES ... sorry folks ... I meant Time Capsule ! On 05/05/2011, at 2:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Stephen, Do you mean 1TB Time Capsule? Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2011, at 1:55 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello folks, What are peoples thoughts on Apple Time Machine ? I am able to get the 1TB from Bankwest using my accrued Reward Points. However some stories on the web suggest they do not have a very long life span ! Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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: M$ Office at reasonable? price
HI Daniel What is the time frame for your offer? Just looking at my finances and and cant afford it till the next fortnight. Regards Lynn - Original Message - From: Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au To: WAMUG wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 2:39:11 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: M$ Office at reasonable? price If anyone misses this, I'm happy to match the pricing, AND you'll be helping support,..well,..me :o) Kind Regards Daniel On 3/5/11 1:44 PM, Ray Forma r...@smartchat.net.au wrote: Only valid till 09:00 tomorrow May 4, MS Office 2011 Mac varieties available at what seems reasonable prices from: http://www.estore.com.au/promotions/2011/05/03/enews.html Regards, Ray Forma Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- 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 --- 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 -- 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: M$ Office at reasonable? price
Hi Lynn I'll try hold it over as long as possible. I don't keep any in stock, so will depend on the wholesaler I get it from also. But let me know closer to the time and I'll see what I can do. ;) Kind regards Daniel On 5/5/11 6:19 PM, lynn...@westnet.com.au lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote: HI Daniel What is the time frame for your offer? Just looking at my finances and and cant afford it till the next fortnight. Regards Lynn - Original Message - From: Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au To: WAMUG wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Tuesday, 3 May, 2011 2:39:11 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: M$ Office at reasonable? price If anyone misses this, I'm happy to match the pricing, AND you'll be helping support,..well,..me :o) Kind Regards Daniel On 3/5/11 1:44 PM, Ray Forma r...@smartchat.net.au wrote: Only valid till 09:00 tomorrow May 4, MS Office 2011 Mac varieties available at what seems reasonable prices from: http://www.estore.com.au/promotions/2011/05/03/enews.html Regards, Ray Forma Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- 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 --- 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 -- 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 --- 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
Re: Time Machine ?
hi Stephen I'd agree with the others. I've set up quite a few Time Capsules for clients (at least 12-15 off the top of head I can think of) and they're all working well. (Some over 18,mths to 2 years ago). I use one here also and find it works very well. I use it for Time Machine but I also use it as a part update storage. (I keep all the latest Software updates on it and I can update any machine in the house or machines I'm working on for clients without having multiple downloads. One set of downloads, stored in once place. Works very well.) All the ones I've put in place for clients are still going strong and they love them! More for the ones who've had to use it when their hard drive has died and Time Capsule just restored it all back to square one! No sad faces!! :o) As always though, one shouldnt rely on one thing as the only backup. but for ease of use over no backup at all, you can't go wrong. I have mine sitting high up on a corner storage unit to give the most coverage through the house and it's elevated so plenty of breathing space for itjust incase. They can get a little warm. Mind you've, I've seen some ADSL modems that do the same thing!! Hope that helps. Kind regards Daniel On 05/05/2011, at 2:04 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: YES ... sorry folks ... I meant Time Capsule ! On 05/05/2011, at 2:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Stephen, Do you mean 1TB Time Capsule? Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2011, at 1:55 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello folks, What are peoples thoughts on Apple Time Machine ? I am able to get the 1TB from Bankwest using my accrued Reward Points. However some stories on the web suggest they do not have a very long life span ! Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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 Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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: modem settings for bigpond
hello wamugger here the result regarding usung a non telstra modem with big pond there is no need to call bigpond support because if it's not a bigpond modem then there is no support given ! but it's important to dig this http://bigpond.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17143 as Peter mention bigpond is using specialized settings these dns settings ! must ! be typed in when setting up the modem, w/o dns12 the modem will not connect, but you see flashing leds dns1 61.9.226.33 (manual input) dns2 61.9.242.33 (primary dns from remote server) dns3 61.9.207.1 (secondary dns from remote server) these settings vary from state to state! above are the WA settings dsl: g.dmt lan: 192.168.1.1 (modems webpage adress for dynalink) wan: vpi/vci 8/35, PPPoA VCMUX, nat enabled, local wan ip 58.167.225.78 dynamic routing rip disabled igmp proxy: primary lan yes 239.255.255.250 upnp igd function : enabled usern...@bigpond.com password i recommend to all bigpond adsl cable users to keep this email the webpage info for in case of modem failure because of the non-standard settings thanks to Rhonda Peter James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 03/05/2011, at 8:11 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 02/05/2011, at 8:50 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: hello Wamuggers the modem (siemens 4200) died over the weekend, there is no access to the modem (internal webpage) anymore i replaced it with a dynalink rta220 ( i have the manual for this) question: does anyone can tell me what the settings are to be used for bigpond i tested the modem with the standard settings (pppoa, name pw) and was able to connect to iinet, but no connection to bigpond, the dsl light is on my macbook shows ethernet, network settings isp on green but internet server on red within the diagnostic (osx .6.7 macbook intel7) James Hi James, Here are the generic settings as listed on Bigpond (after much digging around - they don't make it straightforward to use any modems but the ones they supply!): Settings Response ADSL Username usern...@bigpond.com Password your password Encapsulation PPPoA VCMUX PPPOE/LLC NOTE: We recommend using PPPoA/VC Mux as it tends to be (theoretically) a little faster for customers though both should work fine Authentication method CHAP ADSL1: G.DMT (This modulation will only allow speeds up to 8Mb/s ADSL2+: Select ADSL2+ or Auto VPI (Virtual path identifier) 8 VCI (Virtual channel identifier) 35 Modem IP 10.0.0.138 (2wire, Siemens, Thomson) From my experience, the settings that make the difference are the VPI and VCI settings. For your reference, I found this at http://bigpond.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17143 Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
