Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Mail text size
Hi People who have been following this subject, We have exhausted every way of making Mail Text larger, but please bear with me just for one last response. I have been annoyed for years with incoming mail from Windows Users showing much smaller than other incoming mail. I actually get annoyed that Windows Users even email me… (only kidding Wendy at work, who uses a Mac in her ‘Real Life' ;-)) Well, today I was determined to solve this annoying problem, and I have achieved what I set out to achieve. My eyes are not as good as they used to be, (it’s not anything to do with ‘Age’ Daniel)… it’s spending anything up to 20 hours a day working on computer screens. So I like my email font at size16… The Solution: The tiny font problem usually involves HTML mail coming from Windows users (why don’t they get a Mac to email me)! Fortunately, you can set Mail to have a minimum that it will use for HTML messages... but you have to go to the Terminal for it. 1. Quit Mail 2. Open Terminal.app 3. Copy Paste in the following command: defaults write com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize 16 Note that you can use any size you like, it does not have to be 16. For eyes that can see well, probably 12. If you don't like it, run the command again with a different number. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 10/04/2012, at 11:05 AM, Bill Parker wrote: I have my text size for message in Mail set at Comic Sans MS 18. This is fine for outgoings and mostly for incoming. However I usually enlarge texts where needed. I can do this by going: Format StyleBigger. (It works) But I prefer keyboard strokes: Command and + This does *not* work. Is there something that needs resetting to get back the keyboard operation? Macbook Pro 10.6.8 Bill -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Hi Glenn, Thanks for the link to the screen shots, now I can see what is happening your end. Just as an experiment I changed my Desktop Downloads to: View As List and'Arrange By’ None. This then allows clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 3:35 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Mail text size
Hi Ronni. Thanks for that. It works a treat. Now I won't get those forehead marks on the screen when I send emails home from work Thanks again. Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 11/04/2012, at 15:57 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People who have been following this subject, We have exhausted every way of making Mail Text larger, but please bear with me just for one last response. I have been annoyed for years with incoming mail from Windows Users showing much smaller than other incoming mail. I actually get annoyed that Windows Users even email me… (only kidding Wendy at work, who uses a Mac in her ‘Real Life' ;-)) Well, today I was determined to solve this annoying problem, and I have achieved what I set out to achieve. My eyes are not as good as they used to be, (it’s not anything to do with ‘Age’ Daniel)… it’s spending anything up to 20 hours a day working on computer screens. So I like my email font at size16… The Solution: The tiny font problem usually involves HTML mail coming from Windows users (why don’t they get a Mac to email me)! Fortunately, you can set Mail to have a minimum that it will use for HTML messages... but you have to go to the Terminal for it. 1. Quit Mail 2. Open Terminal.app 3. Copy Paste in the following command: defaults write com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize 16 Note that you can use any size you like, it does not have to be 16. For eyes that can see well, probably 12. If you don't like it, run the command again with a different number. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Mail text size
You’re welcome Pete, I understand, it has annoyed me for a long time. I should make more time to solve my little problems… a certain person on this list is always telling me to make time to do ‘My Stuff’ ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 4:32 PM, Pete Smith wrote: Hi Ronni. Thanks for that. It works a treat. Now I won't get those forehead marks on the screen when I send emails home from work Thanks again. Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 11/04/2012, at 15:57 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People who have been following this subject, We have exhausted every way of making Mail Text larger, but please bear with me just for one last response. I have been annoyed for years with incoming mail from Windows Users showing much smaller than other incoming mail. I actually get annoyed that Windows Users even email me… (only kidding Wendy at work, who uses a Mac in her ‘Real Life' ;-)) Well, today I was determined to solve this annoying problem, and I have achieved what I set out to achieve. My eyes are not as good as they used to be, (it’s not anything to do with ‘Age’ Daniel)… it’s spending anything up to 20 hours a day working on computer screens. So I like my email font at size16… The Solution: The tiny font problem usually involves HTML mail coming from Windows users (why don’t they get a Mac to email me)! Fortunately, you can set Mail to have a minimum that it will use for HTML messages... but you have to go to the Terminal for it. 1. Quit Mail 2. Open Terminal.app 3. Copy Paste in the following command: defaults write com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize 16 Note that you can use any size you like, it does not have to be 16. For eyes that can see well, probably 12. If you don't like it, run the command again with a different number. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Hi again Glenn, On your Downloads Desktop; If you set View As List - ‘Arrange By’ None, Then in View View Options you can select ‘Sort By’ Date Added. This then also allows the clicking on the Date Column to change ascending/descending etc Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 4:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Glenn, Thanks for the link to the screen shots, now I can see what is happening your end. Just as an experiment I changed my Desktop Downloads to: View As List and'Arrange By’ None. This then allows clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 3:35 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Hi Glenn, Here is a link to a screenshot showing you what I mean. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/50787834/Finder-Downloads-View.png Cheers, Ronni who is out of here time for ‘drinkies’ ;-) On 11/04/2012, at 4:47 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Glenn, On your Downloads Desktop; If you set View As List - ‘Arrange By’ None, Then in View View Options you can select ‘Sort By’ Date Added. This then also allows the clicking on the Date Column to change ascending/descending etc Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 4:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Glenn, Thanks for the link to the screen shots, now I can see what is happening your end. Just as an experiment I changed my Desktop Downloads to: View As List and'Arrange By’ None. This then allows clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 3:35 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Continual Apple ID entry with Apple TV ?
Hi folks, A friend using the dark side has set up an Apple TV to play music and home videos on his HDTV. He is using a Windows laptop. However every time he turns it on he has to re-enter his Apple ID. To annoy even further every time he selects something new on the menu he has to re-enter his Apple ID. There does not appear to be an option to remember the ID anywhere. Any ideas please ? It has me stumped. 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Continual Apple ID entry with Apple TV ?
Hi Stephen, Is he sure he is entering the correct Apple ID? Has he Authorised his computer in iTunes? Has he purchased any music or movies in iTunes, if so has he used the same Apple ID? You might find something at the link below. Apple TV repeatedly asks for password to play iTunes Store rentals or purchases http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2845 Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 11/04/2012, at 8:13 PM, Stephen Chape chap...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi folks, A friend using the dark side has set up an Apple TV to play music and home videos on his HDTV. He is using a Windows laptop. However every time he turns it on he has to re-enter his Apple ID. To annoy even further every time he selects something new on the menu he has to re-enter his Apple ID. There does not appear to be an option to remember the ID anywhere. Any ideas please ? It has me stumped. 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
Genius Ronnie, that solves it. Glenn On 11 April 2012 16:47, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi again Glenn, On your Downloads Desktop; If you set View As List - ‘Arrange By’ None, Then in View View Options you can select ‘Sort By’ Date Added. This then also allows the clicking on the Date Column to change ascending/descending etc Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 4:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Glenn, Thanks for the link to the screen shots, now I can see what is happening your end. Just as an experiment I changed my Desktop Downloads to: View As List and'Arrange By’ None. This then allows clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. Cheers, Ronni On 11/04/2012, at 3:35 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Thanks Ronni, Looks like this is not a common issue, I'll provide more details about what is happening. Firstly, if you are like me and don’t find “All My Files” that useful, you can do what I have done and 'hide it away’. - already done, long ago At first glance that’s all you need to do, but you’ll soon notice that every new Finder window now opens with All My Files” displayed by default. - I don't have All My Files as the default, changed long ago If you don’t find your answer to your Finder View problem Glenn, please post back. In summary: - I turned off the relevant All My Files preferences after upgrading to Lion - in most situations, Finder windows behave normally, using List view etc and responding to View Options - but ... when a Finder window displays either the Desktop or Downloads directory, then and only then does the Finder window switch to using the All My Files style of presentation. That is, if you set the Arrange setting to any date based option, it breaks by Today, Yesterday etc, and changes treatment of column headings, stopping any clicking on the date column to change ascending/descending etc. It is not possible to view either of these directories using the normal List view - If from that Finder window I change the display to any directory other than Desktop or Downloads, Finder drops the All My Files style of display behaves normally with List view etc. This is a bit strange, here is a link to some screenshots showing examples. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/StuckWithAllMyFiles.pdf Thanks for your interest in this Ronni. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 11/04/2012, at 9:56 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, Using 10.7.3, I can access the (new to Lion) All My Files facility. Nice option to for Apple to offer, however I personally don't find it that useful. For some reason, whenever I view my Desktop and also my Downloads directory using Finder, the folder view always changes to use the 'All My Files' style of view. Using Finder to view any other directory uses the normal Finder view. The behaviour seems to be linked to the directory - so for example if I open a Finder window and view Documents, I get the normal Finder view, but then if I navigate to the Desktop, the view changes to the 'All My Files' style. The 'All My Files' view isn't the default view for all new folders. But it has stuck to these two directories. I've been through Finder Preferences and View Options but can't find any setting that controls this behaviour. How can I stop the Desktop and Downloads folder from using the 'All My Files' view? Glenn Nicholas -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Using Skype
Good Evening All I have some children and grandchildren going overseas on Friday for some weeks and they have suggested that I should download Skype to enable convenient contact. I have a six month-old MacBook Pro 13 in. and an iPad 1. To which would be the best to download Skype and are there any catches to beware of in operation. Thanks, 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Using Skype
Hi Ian You should find Skype already installed. (Have a look in your Applications folder). Otherwise you can download it from here:- http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/macosx/ Free version is generally fine. Pretty easy to set up once installed, just create an account (noting your Skype name you choose and your password for safe keeping). Then you just add in their Skype names and you're away. Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 11/04/2012, at 11:15 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Evening All I have some children and grandchildren going overseas on Friday for some weeks and they have suggested that I should download Skype to enable convenient contact. I have a six month-old MacBook Pro 13 in. and an iPad 1. To which would be the best to download Skype and are there any catches to beware of in operation. Thanks, 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Using Skype
With the MacBook you will be able to use video Skype. If your iPad is the 1st generation you can only make Skype voice calls because of the lack of a camera. Both are free calls, of course. Sent from my iPad On 12/04/2012, at 1:19 AM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Ian You should find Skype already installed. (Have a look in your Applications folder). Otherwise you can download it from here:- http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/macosx/ Free version is generally fine. Pretty easy to set up once installed, just create an account (noting your Skype name you choose and your password for safe keeping). Then you just add in their Skype names and you're away. Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 11/04/2012, at 11:15 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Evening All I have some children and grandchildren going overseas on Friday for some weeks and they have suggested that I should download Skype to enable convenient contact. I have a six month-old MacBook Pro 13 in. and an iPad 1. To which would be the best to download Skype and are there any catches to beware of in operation. Thanks, 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: eStatements
Yes Ronni. I did drag and drop the error message. I'll try what you have suggested and if necessary type the error message. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 10/04/2012, at 8:02 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Stuart, Why your message has not shown on WAMUG Mailing list and is not showing in WAMUG Mailing list is because it is an attachment. WAMUG Mailing list does not allow attachments, only plain text emails. The ANZ online Statements are in PDF format the same as all the banks and the settings are the same as most banks. I’ve typed the error message from the attachment you sent me, it reads: /quote: Why your statement is unavailable: To access your ANZ online statements you need to have your browser cookies enabled. You'll also need to be logged into ANZ Internet Banking before you can access your online statements. What you need to do: Make sure that your browser cookies are enabled, if you're not sure how you can find out more Log into ANZ Internet Banking by going to www.anz.com, then to access your online statements go to Accounts and View Online Statements. /End Quote: Using Safari to access your ANZ online statements, you need to: Step 1 - Check the security settings: a) Select Safari from the menu bar and then select Preferences from the menu. b) From the new window, select Security from the icons along the top and then check that the following options are ticked: Enable Java Enable JavaScript Ensure the Block pop-up windows box is left unchecked. Click the red close window button in the top left corner. Step 2 - Enable cookies for ANZ a) Select Safari from the menu bar and then select Preferences from the menu. b) From the new window, select Privacy from the icons along the top and then check that the following options are ticked: In the Block cookies section, if Always is selected, change it to From third parties and advertisers. If Never is selected, you can leave it the way it is. Click the red close window button in the top left corner. Step 3 - Clear the cache a) Select Safari from the menu bar and then select Empty cache from the drop down menu. b) When the confirmation window appears, click Empty to clear the browser cache Step 4 - Apply all changes To enable these changes, close and restart your browser. Once you have re-opened the browser, your Safari settings should be compatible with ANZ Internet Banking and allow you to log on. This is all fairly standard for accessing online bank statements. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 10/04/2012, at 6:27 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Here is the WAMUG message, Ronni with the error message at the bottom. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email Begin forwarded message: From: Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz Subject: eStatements Date: 9 April 2012 5:08:58 PM AWST To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Out of the blue I was unable to open the eStatements on both my business and personal ANZ Internet Banking accounts. This is the error message I got. I followed the instructions but no luck. Suggestions? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email Screen shot 2012-02-17 at 1.10.04 PM.png -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: How can I stop folders using the All My Files view?
On 11/04/2012, at 4:47 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Glenn, On your Downloads Desktop; If you set View As List - ‘Arrange By’ None, Then in View View Options you can select ‘Sort By’ Date Added. This then also allows the clicking on the Date Column to change ascending/descending etc Cheers, Ronni Brilliant Ronni! The simplest ideas are often the best :-) This has been bugging me about Downloads and other key folders for some time, but I have never actually gone to the extent of choosing None from the Arrange By... menu. Perfect. 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Mail text size
Thanks Ronni, That bit of script below works a treat. Bill On 11/04/2012, at 3:57 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People who have been following this subject, We have exhausted every way of making Mail Text larger, but please bear with me just for one last response. I have been annoyed for years with incoming mail from Windows Users showing much smaller than other incoming mail. I actually get annoyed that Windows Users even email me… (only kidding Wendy at work, who uses a Mac in her ‘Real Life' ;-)) Well, today I was determined to solve this annoying problem, and I have achieved what I set out to achieve. My eyes are not as good as they used to be, (it’s not anything to do with ‘Age’ Daniel)… it’s spending anything up to 20 hours a day working on computer screens. So I like my email font at size16… The Solution: The tiny font problem usually involves HTML mail coming from Windows users (why don’t they get a Mac to email me)! Fortunately, you can set Mail to have a minimum that it will use for HTML messages... but you have to go to the Terminal for it. 1. Quit Mail 2. Open Terminal.app 3. Copy Paste in the following command: defaults write com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize 16 Note that you can use any size you like, it does not have to be 16. For eyes that can see well, probably 12. If you don't like it, run the command again with a different number. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 10/04/2012, at 11:05 AM, Bill Parker wrote: I have my text size for message in Mail set at Comic Sans MS 18. This is fine for outgoings and mostly for incoming. However I usually enlarge texts where needed. I can do this by going: Format StyleBigger. (It works) But I prefer keyboard strokes: Command and + This does *not* work. Is there something that needs resetting to get back the keyboard operation? Macbook Pro 10.6.8 Bill -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Death Of Microsoft Word
Death Of Microsoft Word: Microsoft Word is cumbersome, inefficient, and a relic of obsolete assumptions about technology. Tom Scocca believes it's time we all gave it up. http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/hometech/death-to-microsoft-word-20120412-1wta8.html Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Death Of Microsoft Word
A courageous article!! Fortunately the OSX version I use, 12 I think, doesn't have the same AWFUL bloated toolbars of the PC version. Where Word failed for me this week was when I tried to PDF a 155 page report that included a lot of internal cross reference links. Epic fail to send any of the hot links into the PDF format. I opened the document in OSX Pages, saved it as a PDF and voila, all links worked properly when PDF'd. If only Pages did styles and stylesheets better it'd be an able replacement for Word for my report writing work. Tim Sent from my iPhone On 12/04/2012, at 8:21 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Death Of Microsoft Word: Microsoft Word is cumbersome, inefficient, and a relic of obsolete assumptions about technology. Tom Scocca believes it's time we all gave it up. http://www.watoday.com.au/digital-life/hometech/death-to-microsoft-word-20120412-1wta8.html Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Continual Apple ID entry with Apple TV ?
Thank you Ronni .. I will pass this on to him ! On 11/04/2012, at 9:41 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Stephen, Is he sure he is entering the correct Apple ID? Has he Authorised his computer in iTunes? Has he purchased any music or movies in iTunes, if so has he used the same Apple ID? You might find something at the link below. Apple TV repeatedly asks for password to play iTunes Store rentals or purchases http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2845 Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 11/04/2012, at 8:13 PM, Stephen Chape chap...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi folks, A friend using the dark side has set up an Apple TV to play music and home videos on his HDTV. He is using a Windows laptop. However every time he turns it on he has to re-enter his Apple ID. To annoy even further every time he selects something new on the menu he has to re-enter his Apple ID. There does not appear to be an option to remember the ID anywhere. Any ideas please ? It has me stumped. 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Dropbox (for Dummies)
Hi WAMUGersTrying to get my head around Dropbox. I use it to share files with people or to send the school magazine to the printer etc.BUT i am thinking maybe i can use it to sync stuff between my macs.Particularly my School Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard and my personal MacBook Air running Lion.There are a couple of files i might like to use on both these computers eg Word and Excel files (like bank balances, password reminders, timelogs in excel, maybe articles i am writing etc)These days i try to remember to swap them back form the laptop with the newer version to the computer with the older version etc. So - does it seem I can use Dropbox to do this?BUT - does that mean they can no longer reside where they currently do eg MacHD, Users, Blitto, Documents, Rod Personal folder???Do i have to shift them to MacHD, Users, Blitto, Dropbox if i want them to sync between laptops?So IF that is true I suppose I could create aliases for these documents back in the original places they used to live and point the alises at the Dropbox folder Please - Am I on the right track here??? Another question: if i load the dropbox ap on my iphone - will ALL the stuff somehow sync to the phone as well??? But there isnt enough room.Or does the phone ap just look for the stuff on the website??? Finally - is the Dropbox site secure enough to be putting my personal files on? Yes - have looked over the dropbox tutorials and help a bit this morning Many thanks blitto -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Dropbox (for Dummies)
Hi Blitto, Have you checked https://www.dropbox.com/help it answers a lot of your questions. There is a wiki site too: http://blog.dropbox.com/ And actually there is a Dropbox 4 Dummies … it’s for Windows of course ;-) but it does show the iPhone. http://dropbox4dummies.blogspot.com.au/ Your life's work, wherever you are: Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers https://www.dropbox.com/install, phones https://www.dropbox.com/install and even the Dropbox website https://www.dropbox.com/install. Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you're a student or professional, parent or grandparent. Even if you accidentally spill a latte on your laptop, have no fear! You can relax knowing that Dropbox always has you covered, and none of your stuff will ever be lost. All your stuff, when you need it: Dropbox works hard to make sure that all your files are the same no matter where you're working from. This means that you can start working on a computer at school or the office, and finish from your home computer. Never email yourself a file again! Download Dropbox for your phone to simplify your life even more — flip through all your photos or review that spreadsheet even while on the road. Dropbox lets you work from any computer or phone with the confidence that you'll always have everything you need. Share what matters most: Dropbox makes sharing so easy that you'll be amazed at the things you can do. Invite your friends, family and teammates to any folder in your Dropbox, and it'll be as if you saved that folder straight to their computers. You can send people links to specific files in your Dropbox too. This makes Dropbox perfect for team projects, sharing party photos with friends, or recording your band's new album. Dodge catastrophe with a click: Even if your computer has a meltdown, your stuff is always safe in Dropbox and can be restored in a snap. Dropbox is like a time machine that lets you undo mistakes and even undelete files you accidentally trash. Your Dropbox is always ready for action from the Dropbox website too! What else can you do?: People around the world rely on Dropbox to help them design buildings, compose music, run businesses, write books and even coordinate disaster relief. Whether you're an entrepreneur or a teacher, a photographer or an astronomer, an artist or an activist, Dropbox simplifies your life. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 12/04/2012, at 9:37 AM, rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi WAMUGersTrying to get my head around Dropbox. I use it to share files with people or to send the school magazine to the printer etc.BUT i am thinking maybe i can use it to sync stuff between my macs.Particularly my School Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard and my personal MacBook Air running Lion.There are a couple of files i might like to use on both these computers eg Word and Excel files (like bank balances, password reminders, timelogs in excel, maybe articles i am writing etc)These days i try to remember to swap them back form the laptop with the newer version to the computer with the older version etc. So - does it seem I can use Dropbox to do this?BUT - does that mean they can no longer reside where they currently do eg MacHD, Users, Blitto, Documents, Rod Personal folder???Do i have to shift them to MacHD, Users, Blitto, Dropbox if i want them to sync between laptops?So IF that is true I suppose I could create aliases for these documents back in the original places they used to live and point the alises at the Dropbox folder Please - Am I on the right track here??? Another question: if i load the dropbox ap on my iphone - will ALL the stuff somehow sync to the phone as well??? But there isnt enough room.Or does the phone ap just look for the stuff on the website??? Finally - is the Dropbox site secure enough to be putting my personal files on? Yes - have looked over the dropbox tutorials and help a bit this morning Many thanks blitto -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Dropbox (for Dummies)
Hi Blitto, Ronni (as usual) has given you lots of good stuff and links to more - so I won't try to add to the general stuff. With regard to your specific query re the phone version: Another question: if i load the dropbox ap on my iphone - will ALL the stuff somehow sync to the phone as well??? But there isnt enough room.Or does the phone ap just look for the stuff on the website??? Dropbox is (I think) particularly good here - as you browse, it downloads the index so that your phone sees all the documents in your dropbox folder in the cloud - but it doesn't try to download them all and fill up your phone :o) What happens is if you try and access one of the documents, it downloads that specific document so you can use it but, by default, it doesn't keep it. However, if you WANT that specific document on your phone you can hit the favourites button and the document will then be kept on the phone. I found this particularly useful on our overseas trip where we usually had wi-fi at the hotel but not out-and-about - prior to our trip I put lots of useful info (walks, transport maps timetables etc) into dropbox then when we got to a new city I would get the info when I was wi-fi connected and mark as favorite to keep it on the phone for when we were out of wi-fi contact. It worked really well. HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 12/4/12 9:37 AM, rb...@iinet.net.au at rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi WAMUGersTrying to get my head around Dropbox. I use it to share files with people or to send the school magazine to the printer etc.BUT i am thinking maybe i can use it to sync stuff between my macs.Particularly my School Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard and my personal MacBook Air running Lion.There are a couple of files i might like to use on both these computers eg Word and Excel files (like bank balances, password reminders, timelogs in excel, maybe articles i am writing etc)These days i try to remember to swap them back form the laptop with the newer version to the computer with the older version etc. So - does it seem I can use Dropbox to do this?BUT - does that mean they can no longer reside where they currently do eg MacHD, Users, Blitto, Documents, Rod Personal folder???Do i have to shift them to MacHD, Users, Blitto, Dropbox if i want them to sync between laptops?So IF that is true I suppose I could create aliases for these documents back in the original places they used to live and point the alises at the Dropbox folder Please - Am I on the right track here??? Another question: if i load the dropbox ap on my iphone - will ALL the stuff somehow sync to the phone as well??? But there isnt enough room.Or does the phone ap just look for the stuff on the website??? Finally - is the Dropbox site secure enough to be putting my personal files on? Yes - have looked over the dropbox tutorials and help a bit this morning Many thanks blitto -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Dropbox (for Dummies)
Great tip Neil Thanks Mike Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 Mob 0407 669 376 British and Australian genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au On 12/04/2012, at 12:09 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Blitto, Ronni (as usual) has given you lots of good stuff and links to more - so I won't try to add to the general stuff. With regard to your specific query re the phone version: Another question: if i load the dropbox ap on my iphone - will ALL the stuff somehow sync to the phone as well??? But there isnt enough room.Or does the phone ap just look for the stuff on the website??? Dropbox is (I think) particularly good here - as you browse, it downloads the index so that your phone sees all the documents in your dropbox folder in the cloud - but it doesn't try to download them all and fill up your phone :o) What happens is if you try and access one of the documents, it downloads that specific document so you can use it but, by default, it doesn't keep it. However, if you WANT that specific document on your phone you can hit the favourites button and the document will then be kept on the phone. I found this particularly useful on our overseas trip where we usually had wi-fi at the hotel but not out-and-about - prior to our trip I put lots of useful info (walks, transport maps timetables etc) into dropbox then when we got to a new city I would get the info when I was wi-fi connected and mark as favorite to keep it on the phone for when we were out of wi-fi contact. It worked really well. HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 12/4/12 9:37 AM, rb...@iinet.net.au at rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi WAMUGersTrying to get my head around Dropbox. I use it to share files with people or to send the school magazine to the printer etc.BUT i am thinking maybe i can use it to sync stuff between my macs.Particularly my School Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard and my personal MacBook Air running Lion.There are a couple of files i might like to use on both these computers eg Word and Excel files (like bank balances, password reminders, timelogs in excel, maybe articles i am writing etc)These days i try to remember to swap them back form the laptop with the newer version to the computer with the older version etc. So - does it seem I can use Dropbox to do this?BUT - does that mean they can no longer reside where they currently do eg MacHD, Users, Blitto, Documents, Rod Personal folder???Do i have to shift them to MacHD, Users, Blitto, Dropbox if i want them to sync between laptops?So IF that is true I suppose I could create aliases for these documents back in the original places they used to live and point the alises at the Dropbox folder Please - Am I on the right track here??? Another question: if i load the dropbox ap on my iphone - will ALL the stuff somehow sync to the phone as well??? But there isnt enough room.Or does the phone ap just look for the stuff on the website??? Finally - is the Dropbox site secure enough to be putting my personal files on? Yes - have looked over the dropbox tutorials and help a bit this morning Many thanks blitto -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
