Re: 1Password
Hi David, i really like it. remember to set up synching between devices (manual process) which happens over your wifi network... Best regards Justin Davies On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- 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: 1Password
Thanks Justin - rainy day forecast tomorrow so I may get into this then. D. On 26/04/2012, at 2:55 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi David, i really like it. remember to set up synching between devices (manual process) which happens over your wifi network... Best regards Justin Davies On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- 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: 1Password
Thanks Justin - rainy day forecast tomorrow so I may get into this then. D. On 26/04/2012, at 2:55 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi David, i really like it. remember to set up synching between devices (manual process) which happens over your wifi network... Best regards Justin Davies On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- 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: iPAD External Storage
Hi Peter, I am interested in the Seagate Goflex Satellite as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so far is $205 at BigW.. cheaper in the US of course$169 at Walmart and $179 at BH New York. D. On 25/04/2012, at 1:19 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: I have an iPAD 2 and am considering purchase of an external storage unit such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive. There are quite a few of these devices on the market now and I am asking whether any of the gurus here use any of them. Any comments, road tests, pluses/minuses, etc? Comments I have seen on places such as Amazon on all of these units seem very mixed. Appreciate any views. . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA -- 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: iPAD External Storage
Thanks David for reply. Please let us know how you feel about this thing after trying it. ... Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA A backward poet writes inverse. On 26/04/2012, at 6:39 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Peter, I am interested in the Seagate Goflex Satellite as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so far is $205 at BigW.. cheaper in the US of course$169 at Walmart and $179 at BH New York. D. On 25/04/2012, at 1:19 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: I have an iPAD 2 and am considering purchase of an external storage unit such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive. There are quite a few of these devices on the market now and I am asking whether any of the gurus here use any of them. Any comments, road tests, pluses/minuses, etc? Comments I have seen on places such as Amazon on all of these units seem very mixed. Appreciate any views. . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA -- 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
DAS Keyboard for Mac
Hi folks, Any thoughts re the new DAS Professional Keyboard for Mac. Released 16th April. 15% Discount if purchased before 27th April. But only from the DAS Shop USA and a US delivery is address required. BUGGER ! 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: iPAD External Storage
Hi David, You are aware that The Seagate GoFlex portable hard drive 500GB The one downside to using the GoFlex Satellite is that, unlike the Kingston Wi-Drive, you can't connect to the Internet while you're connected to the Satellite. It's a bummer considering the connected nature of the iPad. http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/storage/seagate-goflex-satellite.aspx http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/hard-drives/291140-the-kingston-wi-drive-a-slim-way-to-expand-your-tablet-storage http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388571,00.asp Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 26/04/2012, at 4:39 PM, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote: Hi Peter, I am interested in the Seagate Goflex Satellite as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so far is $205 at BigW.. cheaper in the US of course$169 at Walmart and $179 at BH New York. D. On 25/04/2012, at 1:19 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: I have an iPAD 2 and am considering purchase of an external storage unit such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive. There are quite a few of these devices on the market now and I am asking whether any of the gurus here use any of them. Any comments, road tests, pluses/minuses, etc? Comments I have seen on places such as Amazon on all of these units seem very mixed. Appreciate any views. . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA -- 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: iPAD External Storage
Hi Ronni, Yep that is a downside I have a quite extensive photo library (34GB) and music library (78GB) which I often need to refer to when I travel, plus I do like to take movies and tv shows with me and books to while away the boring hours of journey time Goflex I see this as a way of doing all this without tieing up the space on my iPad. I will however have another look at the Kingston Wi-Drive. has anyone any experience of this model? I am sure like everything, a new and better model will be along soon, but at the moment the Goflex seems to fit the bill the best unless of course someone knows of something else that maybe released in the next 8 weeks before I set off again? David On 26/04/2012, at 6:30 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, You are aware that The Seagate GoFlex portable hard drive 500GB The one downside to using the GoFlex Satellite is that, unlike the Kingston Wi-Drive, you can't connect to the Internet while you're connected to the Satellite. It's a bummer considering the connected nature of the iPad. http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/storage/seagate-goflex-satellite.aspx http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/hard-drives/291140-the-kingston-wi-drive-a-slim-way-to-expand-your-tablet-storage http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388571,00.asp Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 26/04/2012, at 4:39 PM, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote: Hi Peter, I am interested in the Seagate Goflex Satellite as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so far is $205 at BigW.. cheaper in the US of course$169 at Walmart and $179 at BH New York. D. On 25/04/2012, at 1:19 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: I have an iPAD 2 and am considering purchase of an external storage unit such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive. There are quite a few of these devices on the market now and I am asking whether any of the gurus here use any of them. Any comments, road tests, pluses/minuses, etc? Comments I have seen on places such as Amazon on all of these units seem very mixed. Appreciate any views. . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA -- 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 -- 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
mobee mouse charger
I hve a mobee mouse charger and it is good but I want another or a supplementary battery pack -for a less than exorbitant price. Anyone found reasonable priced ones in Aus or on line? tom Samson -- 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: iPAD External Storage
Hi David, Yes, the 500GB compared to 32GB would certainly influence my decision. There's no denying that the Seagate GoFlex Satellite is much more economical on a per-MB basis than the Kingston Wi-Drive. And I would imagine if you are watching movies or listening to music or reading a book from the drive, you would not need to be online at the same time. So probably not an issue for you. Of course it is a larger unit to pack than the Kingston. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 26/04/2012, at 6:56 PM, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ronni, Yep that is a downside I have a quite extensive photo library (34GB) and music library (78GB) which I often need to refer to when I travel, plus I do like to take movies and tv shows with me and books to while away the boring hours of journey time Goflex I see this as a way of doing all this without tieing up the space on my iPad. I will however have another look at the Kingston Wi-Drive. has anyone any experience of this model? I am sure like everything, a new and better model will be along soon, but at the moment the Goflex seems to fit the bill the best unless of course someone knows of something else that maybe released in the next 8 weeks before I set off again? David On 26/04/2012, at 6:30 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, You are aware that The Seagate GoFlex portable hard drive 500GB The one downside to using the GoFlex Satellite is that, unlike the Kingston Wi-Drive, you can't connect to the Internet while you're connected to the Satellite. It's a bummer considering the connected nature of the iPad. http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/storage/seagate-goflex-satellite.aspx http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/hard-drives/291140-the-kingston-wi-drive-a-slim-way-to-expand-your-tablet-storage http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388571,00.asp Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 26/04/2012, at 4:39 PM, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote: Hi Peter, I am interested in the Seagate Goflex Satellite as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so far is $205 at BigW.. cheaper in the US of course$169 at Walmart and $179 at BH New York. D. On 25/04/2012, at 1:19 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: I have an iPAD 2 and am considering purchase of an external storage unit such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive. There are quite a few of these devices on the market now and I am asking whether any of the gurus here use any of them. Any comments, road tests, pluses/minuses, etc? Comments I have seen on places such as Amazon on all of these units seem very mixed. Appreciate any views. . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA -- 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 -- 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
Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- 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: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
Hi Merv, As far as I know USB and firewire are incompatible formats. Unless there is some sort of fancy conversion hub involved (that I am not aware of) no cable will be able to connect the two. Cheers, Carlo On 26/04/2012, at 21:28 , Merv Bond wrote: I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- 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: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
Hello Merv .. for cables connectors go to www.cablechick.com.au On 26/04/2012, at 9:28 PM, Merv Bond wrote: I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- 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
Re: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
Hi Merv As others have mentioned there is no way to convert from USB to Firewire I'm afraid. Different standards etc. So a USB3 drive will only run at USB2 speed on a Mac (well most of them). 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 26/04/2012, at 9:28 PM, Merv Bond wrote: I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- 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: 1Password
If you use Dropbox, it will automatically sync with all your registered computers/devices...it's a life saver for me. JC On Apr 26, 2012, at 3:22 AM, David Wood wrote: Thanks Justin - rainy day forecast tomorrow so I may get into this then. D. On 26/04/2012, at 2:55 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi David, i really like it. remember to set up synching between devices (manual process) which happens over your wifi network... Best regards Justin Davies On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- 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: 1Password
On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David If 1Password were simply a password protector it would still come highly recommended, but it goes much further than that. It is also an excellent repository for all your software licence codes/serial numbers, credit card details, passport details, etc, all nicely tucked away in a secure environment which can be synced across all your devices. It also allows information like credit card details to be used to autofill forms in web browsers. It's an indispensable tool. 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
ipad sim in europe
Hi my parents are traveling in Europe and my mum has taken her ipad with her, she purchased a local sim but has been told she cant activate it without connection to a computer and itunes, I thought it was possible to do this manually, but a quick search using google doesn't shed enough light on it for me to advise them, as I don't want to steer them the wrong way and for them to purchase another sim that doesn't work. They will be mainly in the UK and then Spain, then France and finally Italy ( but they wont need a sim in italy, I don't think, as they are staying with friends who are sure to have wifi). Does anyone have experience with setting up ipad2 with latest OS and new sim purchased in UK and or Spain and or France? Best Regards Hugh -- 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: 1Password
hi looking at getting the 1password app as well and have been looking at the agilebits website about it. i may get the one for mac and the pro for ipad and iphone. so heres my one and only questions about it: if i want to have 1password on my ipad AND iphone, do i have to get 2 licences for the app or can i use the 1 licence for 2 devices? and im not a fan of syncing with dropbox either. thanks. regards lynn - Original Message - From: Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au To: wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Friday, 27 April, 2012 7:44:23 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: 1Password On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David If 1Password were simply a password protector it would still come highly recommended, but it goes much further than that. It is also an excellent repository for all your software licence codes/serial numbers, credit card details, passport details, etc, all nicely tucked away in a secure environment which can be synced across all your devices. It also allows information like credit card details to be used to autofill forms in web browsers. It's an indispensable tool. 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 -- 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: 1Password
Hi Lynn, Short answer; Yes! Longer answer follows below ;-) What 1Password License do I need? A 1Password for Mac single-user license allows you to install and use it on as many Macs as you own. We like to call this our Sane Licensing Model™--there is only one of you, so we think you should need only one license for 1Password for Mac to use it on all your Macs! If you are not the only person using 1Password for Mac, then you require additional single-user licenses or a family license for 1Password for Mac. 1Password for Windows: 1Password for Windows requires a separate license. Note: Your 1Password license is platform-specific. This means that you need a 1Password for Mac license to register 1Password in OS X and a 1Password for Windows license to register 1Password in Windows. 1Password for iOS: 1Password for iPhone and 1Password for iPad are sold separately. They can be purchased from Apple's iTunes App Store. Family License: The family license allows up to five family members living in the same household to use 1Password. Each family member will not receive their own license. After purchasing a family license from our store, you will receive your license and receipt via e-mail. Share this license with your family so that they can register 1Password using their own computers or user accounts. 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 27/04/2012, at 7:57 AM, lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote: hi looking at getting the 1password app as well and have been looking at the agilebits website about it. i may get the one for mac and the pro for ipad and iphone. so heres my one and only questions about it: if i want to have 1password on my ipad AND iphone, do i have to get 2 licences for the app or can i use the 1 licence for 2 devices? and im not a fan of syncing with dropbox either. thanks. regards lynn - Original Message - From: Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au To: wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Friday, 27 April, 2012 7:44:23 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: 1Password On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David If 1Password were simply a password protector it would still come highly recommended, but it goes much further than that. It is also an excellent repository for all your software licence codes/serial numbers, credit card details, passport details, etc, all nicely tucked away in a secure environment which can be synced across all your devices. It also allows information like credit card details to be used to autofill forms in web browsers. It's an indispensable tool. 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: 1Password
On 27/04/2012, at 7:57 AM, lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote: hi looking at getting the 1password app as well and have been looking at the agilebits website about it. i may get the one for mac and the pro for ipad and iphone. so heres my one and only questions about it: if i want to have 1password on my ipad AND iphone, do i have to get 2 licences for the app or can i use the 1 licence for 2 devices? and im not a fan of syncing with dropbox either. thanks. regards lynn Yes, 1Password for the Mac and your iOS devices are separate purchases. There is no bulk licensing AFAIK (though it's not a bad idea!). There's no compulsion to use Dropbox for your syncing, but you will need to have access to a wireless network in order to sync your iOS devices and your computer. 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: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
Hi Merv and Peter, I would be wary of those connectors. Notice they are all on resale sites, none are manufacturer sales. They could be fakes. As I said earlier, I don't believe it is possible to convert USB to Firewire with just a simple pin-to-pin cable. USB used the PC as the bus master whereas Firewire is a true peer-to-peer connection and required handshaking signals back from the disk drive. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 7:10 , Peter Sealy wrote: I thought I had a vague memory (at my age all memories are vague) of seeing USB to Firewire converters somewhere. So I did a quick Google search and came up with these. I have not looked in depth at any of them and have not explored any further but the Google search will surely find more info. http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=USB+A+MALE+TO+IEEE1394+4+PIN+Firewire+ADAPTER+CONVERTER http://www.amazon.com/NEEWER®-Travel-Firewire-Cable-Adapters/dp/B00354MVP0 http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Firewire-USB-Converter http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-firewire-to-usb-adapter.htm http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/usb-to-firewire-converter.html Search Google : convert usb to firewire adapter HTH .. Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. On 26/04/2012, at 11:28 PM, Merv Bond wrote: I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- 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: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
Got in before I did Carlo :) So won't rehash what you've written,..lol :) But yes, I'd be a bit cautious. The other thing would be if you'd see any real world speed difference. The USB3 would only be running at USB2 speed as that is what the Mac would expect, so it's not going to convert to Firewire speeds, so I think you'd still be gaining USB2 speeds anyway. So no real improvement. I could be wrong here, but I also had the impression there were differing data versus power consumptions through both a USB and Firewire cable. (ie one pulls through or expects more power and data then the other). So wouldn't want to fry anything if there was. Again, I could be wrong there,... Found this info as well, which may help with it... /quote Firewire is isochronous, basically meaning that you can pump clocked data though it in real time. USB works more like TCPIP, with the data chopped up into packets and later reassembled. (Thus, at a minimum, you have latency, that is, the wait for the data to be put back together.) Second, the Firewire protocol allows more direct address to memory (including mass storage) with minimal intervention of the CPU. /end quote I can't lay my hands on the other info I thought I had and Siri can only do so much when driving,..lol ;) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 27/04/2012, at 8:46 AM, cm wrote: Hi Merv and Peter, I would be wary of those connectors. Notice they are all on resale sites, none are manufacturer sales. They could be fakes. As I said earlier, I don't believe it is possible to convert USB to Firewire with just a simple pin-to-pin cable. USB used the PC as the bus master whereas Firewire is a true peer-to-peer connection and required handshaking signals back from the disk drive. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 7:10 , Peter Sealy wrote: I thought I had a vague memory (at my age all memories are vague) of seeing USB to Firewire converters somewhere. So I did a quick Google search and came up with these. I have not looked in depth at any of them and have not explored any further but the Google search will surely find more info. http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=USB+A+MALE+TO+IEEE1394+4+PIN+Firewire+ADAPTER+CONVERTER http://www.amazon.com/NEEWER®-Travel-Firewire-Cable-Adapters/dp/B00354MVP0 http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Firewire-USB-Converter http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-firewire-to-usb-adapter.htm http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/usb-to-firewire-converter.html Search Google : convert usb to firewire adapter HTH .. Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. On 26/04/2012, at 11:28 PM, Merv Bond wrote: I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- 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 -- 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: 1Password
Thanks to Ronni and everyone else for the info I plan to go with 1Password today. David Sent from my iPad On 27/04/2012, at 8:18 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Lynn, Short answer; Yes! Longer answer follows below ;-) What 1Password License do I need? A 1Password for Mac single-user license allows you to install and use it on as many Macs as you own. We like to call this our Sane Licensing Model™--there is only one of you, so we think you should need only one license for 1Password for Mac to use it on all your Macs! If you are not the only person using 1Password for Mac, then you require additional single-user licenses or a family license for 1Password for Mac. 1Password for Windows: 1Password for Windows requires a separate license. Note: Your 1Password license is platform-specific. This means that you need a 1Password for Mac license to register 1Password in OS X and a 1Password for Windows license to register 1Password in Windows. 1Password for iOS: 1Password for iPhone and 1Password for iPad are sold separately. They can be purchased from Apple's iTunes App Store. Family License: The family license allows up to five family members living in the same household to use 1Password. Each family member will not receive their own license. After purchasing a family license from our store, you will receive your license and receipt via e-mail. Share this license with your family so that they can register 1Password using their own computers or user accounts. 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 27/04/2012, at 7:57 AM, lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote: hi looking at getting the 1password app as well and have been looking at the agilebits website about it. i may get the one for mac and the pro for ipad and iphone. so heres my one and only questions about it: if i want to have 1password on my ipad AND iphone, do i have to get 2 licences for the app or can i use the 1 licence for 2 devices? and im not a fan of syncing with dropbox either. thanks. regards lynn - Original Message - From: Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au To: wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Friday, 27 April, 2012 7:44:23 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: 1Password On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David If 1Password were simply a password protector it would still come highly recommended, but it goes much further than that. It is also an excellent repository for all your software licence codes/serial numbers, credit card details, passport details, etc, all nicely tucked away in a secure environment which can be synced across all your devices. It also allows information like credit card details to be used to autofill forms in web browsers. It's an indispensable tool. 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 -- 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: ipad sim in europe
Hi Hugh, I have had no direct experience with this as when I travelled with my iPad I relied on wifi at the hotel, but here is a forum post I found. I called into our apple store yesterday and asked how to activate a sim card in Europe and was advised that most of the major providers will allow you to contact them using the ipad and their sim card to activate it even though it will not connect to any other site until activated. It was also suggested that Vodaphone has a very good coverage in Europe and many store outlets. Here is a link to that page http://slowtalk.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/280109402/m/766008154001 Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 7:46 , hugh griffiths wrote: Hi my parents are traveling in Europe and my mum has taken her ipad with her, she purchased a local sim but has been told she cant activate it without connection to a computer and itunes, I thought it was possible to do this manually, but a quick search using google doesn't shed enough light on it for me to advise them, as I don't want to steer them the wrong way and for them to purchase another sim that doesn't work. They will be mainly in the UK and then Spain, then France and finally Italy ( but they wont need a sim in italy, I don't think, as they are staying with friends who are sure to have wifi). Does anyone have experience with setting up ipad2 with latest OS and new sim purchased in UK and or Spain and or France? Best Regards Hugh -- 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: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800
The power issue is the one I would be the most cautious with, USB is 5 v or less, but firewire can be up to 40 V ( different ampages as well and I would be very worried as the pins for power would be different as well) Hugh Subject: Re: Cables: USB 3 - Firewire800 From: wa...@macwizardry.com.au Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:03:27 +0800 To: wamug@wamug.org.au Got in before I did Carlo :) So won't rehash what you've written,..lol :) But yes, I'd be a bit cautious. The other thing would be if you'd see any real world speed difference. The USB3 would only be running at USB2 speed as that is what the Mac would expect, so it's not going to convert to Firewire speeds, so I think you'd still be gaining USB2 speeds anyway. So no real improvement. I could be wrong here, but I also had the impression there were differing data versus power consumptions through both a USB and Firewire cable. (ie one pulls through or expects more power and data then the other). So wouldn't want to fry anything if there was. Again, I could be wrong there,... Found this info as well, which may help with it... /quote Firewire is isochronous, basically meaning that you can pump clocked data though it in real time. USB works more like TCPIP, with the data chopped up into packets and later reassembled. (Thus, at a minimum, you have latency, that is, the wait for the data to be put back together.) Second, the Firewire protocol allows more direct address to memory (including mass storage) with minimal intervention of the CPU. /end quote I can't lay my hands on the other info I thought I had and Siri can only do so much when driving,..lol ;) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 27/04/2012, at 8:46 AM, cm wrote: Hi Merv and Peter, I would be wary of those connectors. Notice they are all on resale sites, none are manufacturer sales. They could be fakes. As I said earlier, I don't believe it is possible to convert USB to Firewire with just a simple pin-to-pin cable. USB used the PC as the bus master whereas Firewire is a true peer-to-peer connection and required handshaking signals back from the disk drive. Cheers, Carlo On 27/04/2012, at 7:10 , Peter Sealy wrote: I thought I had a vague memory (at my age all memories are vague) of seeing USB to Firewire converters somewhere. So I did a quick Google search and came up with these. I have not looked in depth at any of them and have not explored any further but the Google search will surely find more info. http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_kw=USB+A+MALE+TO+IEEE1394+4+PIN+Firewire+ADAPTER+CONVERTER http://www.amazon.com/NEEWER®-Travel-Firewire-Cable-Adapters/dp/B00354MVP0 http://www.ask.com/questions-about/Firewire-USB-Converter http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-firewire-to-usb-adapter.htm http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/usb-to-firewire-converter.html Search Google : convert usb to firewire adapter HTH .. Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA She was only a whiskey maker, but he loved her still. On 26/04/2012, at 11:28 PM, Merv Bond wrote: I have been looking on the net at cables, converters and hubs that boast connections between USB and firewire. My search is based on wishing to connect an external HD with USB3 sockets to my iMac which has a Firewire800 socket. Has anyone used such a cable and if so is the performance of a quality that is useful? Can a bootable external HD be achieved with such a device? Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- 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 -- 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: ipad sim in europe
Hi Hugh I used my iPad on a visit to the UK last year. I called in at an O2 store (their equivalent of Telstra) and purchased a pay as you go data sim for the iPad. The sim was activated via the iPad with no connection to computer required. The staff at the store were very helpful and the process was simple. The O2 account was wholly managed via the iPad. O2 coverage was excellent throughout the UK. Unfortunately I don't have any experience of iPad data sim usage in other parts of Europe. Cheers Jane On 27/04/2012, at 7:46 AM, hugh griffiths hgr...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi my parents are traveling in Europe and my mum has taken her ipad with her, she purchased a local sim but has been told she cant activate it without connection to a computer and itunes, I thought it was possible to do this manually, but a quick search using google doesn't shed enough light on it for me to advise them, as I don't want to steer them the wrong way and for them to purchase another sim that doesn't work. They will be mainly in the UK and then Spain, then France and finally Italy ( but they wont need a sim in italy, I don't think, as they are staying with friends who are sure to have wifi). Does anyone have experience with setting up ipad2 with latest OS and new sim purchased in UK and or Spain and or France? Best Regards Hugh -- 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: ipad sim in europe
Be aware that data is very expensive in Europe. Foreigners have trouble buying a SIM in Europe. I got a local friend to buy me an Orange SIM in France. I added €40 and it had gone by the morning. !! The big difference is that data is charged by time and a flag fall applies. The iPhone does various checks frequently and each time the flag fall chewed up my €40 overnight. Eeek I ended up turning on airport mode and relying on hostel wifi. Some cities, such as Geneva, have free city wide wifi. Tim Sent from my iPhone On 27/04/2012, at 1:12 PM, Jane Griffiths jjgr...@mac.com wrote: Hi Hugh I used my iPad on a visit to the UK last year. I called in at an O2 store (their equivalent of Telstra) and purchased a pay as you go data sim for the iPad. The sim was activated via the iPad with no connection to computer required. The staff at the store were very helpful and the process was simple. The O2 account was wholly managed via the iPad. O2 coverage was excellent throughout the UK. Unfortunately I don't have any experience of iPad data sim usage in other parts of Europe. Cheers Jane On 27/04/2012, at 7:46 AM, hugh griffiths hgr...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi my parents are traveling in Europe and my mum has taken her ipad with her, she purchased a local sim but has been told she cant activate it without connection to a computer and itunes, I thought it was possible to do this manually, but a quick search using google doesn't shed enough light on it for me to advise them, as I don't want to steer them the wrong way and for them to purchase another sim that doesn't work. They will be mainly in the UK and then Spain, then France and finally Italy ( but they wont need a sim in italy, I don't think, as they are staying with friends who are sure to have wifi). Does anyone have experience with setting up ipad2 with latest OS and new sim purchased in UK and or Spain and or France? Best Regards Hugh -- 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
