Re: Sharing folders
Hi Ronni Sorry for the delayed reply but I can now get the shared folders on to my desktop, albeit with a few minor differences set out below. Many thanks. Ian Reid On 2 May 2012, at 6:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, You don't need to print the documents, save the documents (the attachments) from the emails to a folder on Margaret's Desktop. Then share that Folder. A) On Margaret's iMac: 1. Create a Folder on her Desktop 2. Name it Financial Statements (or what ever you wish) 3. Then follow my previous instructions 1 to 3 below to share that folder. To add a folder or mounted drive, follow these steps: 1. In the Sharing preference pane,under the Shared Folders list,click the + button. 2. Select the folder or drive that you want to share. For folders, navigate to the item (Desktop Financial Statements), and make sure it’s selected. No problem, all other folders were greyed out 3. Click Add. There’s no additional “apply” button; the folder or drive is now available for sharing, and it appears in the Shared Folders list. B) Then on your MBP: 1. Open you Home (little house ian) 2. In the Sidebar - Under 'Shared' You will see the shared folder Financial Statements 3. Click on the Financial Statements and you will be quickly connected to that folder. You can then drag the Financial Statements Folder to your Desktop You will be asked to enter the Name Password of the Administrator (Margaret) of the iMac. 4. After you have finished copying the Financial Statements Folder to your Desktop 5. Click 'Disconnect' to disconnect from Margaret's iMac I drag and dropped the Statements folder to the desktop but it was only an alias, so I had to maintain the sharing until I had finished using the individual statements. Otherwise it couldn't be found. Thanks again. Kind regards. Ian Cheers, Ronni On 02/05/2012, at 3:25 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi Folks In the interests of clarity and easing the strain on my ageing brain, let me be more specific. Each month, Margaret receives some emails with financial statements attached and I use Quicken to keep the books for her - no trouble with one computer. Now, she prints them out for me, admittedly on second-hand paper, but Apple raves on about the ease of sharing and I got sucked in. Should we just continue with the prints? Ian On 2 May 2012, at 1:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, Thanks Daniel, I had missed that Ian mentioned Public folder, I had assumed he was having problem with File Sharing. Ian; In case you are a bit unsure of how to share files in OS X over your local network. It’s really sharing “Shared Folders and Volumes.” Add Shared Folders for File Sharing: Once you’ve turned on a file sharing service, it’s time to set which folders on your Mac can be accessed by which users. Apple labels Mac OS X’s list of shared items Shared Folders, but you can add the top level of anything mounted on the Desktop—hard drives, CDs and DVDs, flash drives, and even disk images—as well as individual folders. To add a folder or mounted drive, follow these steps: 1. In the Sharing preference pane,under the Shared Folders list,click the + button. 2. Select the folder or drive that you want to share. For folders, navigate to the item, and make sure it’s selected. For volumes, choose the volume under the Devices list in the left sidebar. 3. Click Add. There’s no additional “apply” button; the folder or drive is now available for sharing, and it appears in the Shared Folders list. Cheers, Ronni On 02/05/2012, at 1:15 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Ian Also just to add on,... If you are trying to access the Public folder itself, you can only drop items into it, you can't actually open it and view. ie on your machine you can drag files into your wife's iMac public and she can view them and vice versa. But you can't actually open to view each others public folder across the network. You can only view it on the machine. If you're sharing other folders then you will have full access, as long as you long in with the correct username and password for the machine in question. (ie you have to log in with the shortname (or fullname) and password for the iMac if you're logging from the MacBookPro and vice versa. Hope that helps 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 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Since my wife and I have had separate computers we have been unable to access each others Public folder. For both computers, File Sharing is on, Share files and folders using AFP is on, although number of users connected is 0. Connection is via a Netgear 54 mbps wireless ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow
Hard Drive Question ?
Hi folks, My step son who lives in Dubai bought a new external backup drive recently. It was an Iomega Prestige Portable 1TB. Because he is always travelling around the world, he needs the data encrypted. However when he got it home he noticed printed in the instructions can only be encrypted for Windows. Because the shop told him it was Mac compatible, he took it back and was refunded. I don't know anything about encryption, so how do you go about encrypting data on an HD formatted for the Mac ? Does the drive need to come with that ability, or can it be added to any drive ? 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
Pointer problems
Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Hard Drive Question ?
Stephen, On any drive use Disk Utility to create a 'New Image' on that drive. The name you choose for 'Save as' will be the name of the .sparseimage file you are creating. The name you give for 'Name:' further down is the name of the virtual disk that appears whenever you open the .sparseimage file you are creating. If this is a bit confusing then create a small experimental image and play with it till you get the idea. The trash the experiment and build a new 'New Image'. Give the image a suitable name. Then use the following settings: For size choose the biggest size you think you'll need, but read about 'sparse disk image' below before deciding. Use 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)'. For encryption use 128-bit AES Encryption. Use 'Single partition - GUID Partition Map'. For Image Format use 'sparse disk image' so the image will grow in size as you add files to it, till it reaches the maximum size you chose earlier. Click on 'Create'. You will then be asked for a password for access to that image. Use a strong password and make it memorable because I suggest you don't add it to your keychain, especially if the image is going reside on a peripatetic drive. When finished, you end up with a file with a .sparseimage filename extension on the chosen hard disk. When you double click on that image file the Finder will ask for the password before opening the image as a virtual disk drive that shows up as a mounted disk. You can then save the files you want encrypted on that virtual drive. [A virtual drive is not a real physical drive. A virtual drive is a data structure that behaves as if it was a real physical drive, but that structure lives as single file on the physical drive of your choice]. Ejecting the virtual disk will make it disappear from your directory of available disks, but the data will be safely residing in the filename.sparseimage file on the chosen HD. Beware: Never drag the filename.sparseimage file to the trash or delete that file in any other way as you will lose all of the encrypted files contained in that image. Also, if you forget the password to open that image, you can say goodbye to all its enclosed files. The big advantage of the encrypted image file is that it is easy to back up onto another medium. On 09/05/2012, at 8:19 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, My step son who lives in Dubai bought a new external backup drive recently. It was an Iomega Prestige Portable 1TB. Because he is always travelling around the world, he needs the data encrypted. However when he got it home he noticed printed in the instructions can only be encrypted for Windows. Because the shop told him it was Mac compatible, he took it back and was refunded. I don't know anything about encryption, so how do you go about encrypting data on an HD formatted for the Mac ? Does the drive need to come with that ability, or can it be added to any drive ? Regards, Stephen Chape Regards, Ray Forma Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Hard Drive Question ?
Hi Stephen, Using an encrypted sparse bundle as outlined by Ray is indeed an option. If you son is running OS X Lion he also has the option of encrypting the entire external drive using FileVault. The new FileVault method has a few advantages over the older sparse bundle method but be warned that you will only be able to read the drive on machines running Lion. Here is a step-by-step tutorial for encrypting an external drive with FileVault. http://www.macworld.com/article/1161415/lion_encrypt_external_drive.html Note that the security scare regarding passwords being visible when using FileVault does not apply to this situation as you are using the Lion version of FileVault on Lion and not the Snow Leopard version of FileVault on Lion. (It does not apply to sparse bundle method either.) Cheers, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 23:19 , Ray Forma wrote: Stephen, On any drive use Disk Utility to create a 'New Image' on that drive. The name you choose for 'Save as' will be the name of the .sparseimage file you are creating. The name you give for 'Name:' further down is the name of the virtual disk that appears whenever you open the .sparseimage file you are creating. If this is a bit confusing then create a small experimental image and play with it till you get the idea. The trash the experiment and build a new 'New Image'. Give the image a suitable name. Then use the following settings: For size choose the biggest size you think you'll need, but read about 'sparse disk image' below before deciding. Use 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)'. For encryption use 128-bit AES Encryption. Use 'Single partition - GUID Partition Map'. For Image Format use 'sparse disk image' so the image will grow in size as you add files to it, till it reaches the maximum size you chose earlier. Click on 'Create'. You will then be asked for a password for access to that image. Use a strong password and make it memorable because I suggest you don't add it to your keychain, especially if the image is going reside on a peripatetic drive. When finished, you end up with a file with a .sparseimage filename extension on the chosen hard disk. When you double click on that image file the Finder will ask for the password before opening the image as a virtual disk drive that shows up as a mounted disk. You can then save the files you want encrypted on that virtual drive. [A virtual drive is not a real physical drive. A virtual drive is a data structure that behaves as if it was a real physical drive, but that structure lives as single file on the physical drive of your choice]. Ejecting the virtual disk will make it disappear from your directory of available disks, but the data will be safely residing in the filename.sparseimage file on the chosen HD. Beware: Never drag the filename.sparseimage file to the trash or delete that file in any other way as you will lose all of the encrypted files contained in that image. Also, if you forget the password to open that image, you can say goodbye to all its enclosed files. The big advantage of the encrypted image file is that it is easy to back up onto another medium. On 09/05/2012, at 8:19 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, My step son who lives in Dubai bought a new external backup drive recently. It was an Iomega Prestige Portable 1TB. Because he is always travelling around the world, he needs the data encrypted. However when he got it home he noticed printed in the instructions can only be encrypted for Windows. Because the shop told him it was Mac compatible, he took it back and was refunded. I don't know anything about encryption, so how do you go about encrypting data on an HD formatted for the Mac ? Does the drive need to come with that ability, or can it be added to any drive ? Regards, Stephen Chape Regards, Ray Forma Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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: Pointer problems
Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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
OS X 10.7.4 Lion update
Hi Muggers, There is an update for OS X Lion that fixes the problem with windows reopening even when the feature is disable. It also includes a security fix to prevent storage of plain text passwords in the log file when using legacy versions of FileVault. http://www.macrumors.com/2012/05/09/apple-releases-os-x-10-7-4/ Regards, Carlo -- 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: Pointer problems
Hi Ken, Like Carlo I don't understand what you mean by a Desktop Pointer. Do you mean your 'cursor' (mouse pointer) that is flying across the screen? Are you using a wired or wireless mouse? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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: Pointer problems
Hi Carlo, Sorry for the ambiguity, I meant the mouse pointer on the desktop (the little arrow). Ken Sent from my iPhone On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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: Pointer problems
Thanks Ronda, Yes cursor, that's the word I was looking! Yes the problem is with the cursor. Thanks Ronnie. Ken Sent from my iPhone On 10/05/2012, at 6:36 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ken, Like Carlo I don't understand what you mean by a Desktop Pointer. Do you mean your 'cursor' (mouse pointer) that is flying across the screen? Are you using a wired or wireless mouse? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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: Pointer problems
The mouse is wired, the track pad is Bluetooth Ken Sent from my iPhone On 10/05/2012, at 6:36 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ken, Like Carlo I don't understand what you mean by a Desktop Pointer. Do you mean your 'cursor' (mouse pointer) that is flying across the screen? Are you using a wired or wireless mouse? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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
Setting up a website to replace Mobileme
Are there any Wammuggers out there who have a mobileme website and have been able to successfully transfer its content to a new website? I've been battling with Joomla who say it's dead easy but frankly I'm bamboozled by the technicalities. Any help/guidance would be much appreciated. My current mobileme site contains hundreds of business and domestic pics but no text!. -- 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: Pointer problems
Hi Ken, Ok, we would only be guessing until we receive more details on the wired mouse you are using and details on the Bluetooth Trackpad? Brand, is the mouse an Apple Pro optical etc. Also are you using USB Overdrive or any extras? When you setup the bluetooth trackpad in System Preferences - Trackpad - Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad... You did NOT set it up for 'Mouse' control? Ken, only guessing until we get more info. 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 10/05/2012, at 8:15 AM, Kenneth Woods wrote: The mouse is wired, the track pad is Bluetooth Ken Sent from my iPhone On 10/05/2012, at 6:36 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ken, Like Carlo I don't understand what you mean by a Desktop Pointer. Do you mean your 'cursor' (mouse pointer) that is flying across the screen? Are you using a wired or wireless mouse? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken -- 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: Pointer problems
Hi Ken, As well as Ronni's relevant question I have some other things you could try to determine if the problem lies with the wireless mouse or the trackpad. Does the problem stop when you unplug the trackpad? If the problem is still there, try plugging the trackpad back in and switching off the wireless mouse. If one or the other works by itself let us know. A final though as this happens to me sometimes when I use a mouse and a trackpad together. Are you resting the pen down on the trackpad when you are not using it? If you are the trackpad keeps insisting on moving the mouse pointer back to a fixed position. Regards, Carlo On 10/05/2012, at 9:04 , Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ken, Ok, we would only be guessing until we receive more details on the wired mouse you are using and details on the Bluetooth Trackpad? Brand, is the mouse an Apple Pro optical etc. Also are you using USB Overdrive or any extras? When you setup the bluetooth trackpad in System Preferences - Trackpad - Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad... You did NOT set it up for 'Mouse' control? Ken, only guessing until we get more info. 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 10/05/2012, at 8:15 AM, Kenneth Woods wrote: The mouse is wired, the track pad is Bluetooth Ken Sent from my iPhone On 10/05/2012, at 6:36 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ken, Like Carlo I don't understand what you mean by a Desktop Pointer. Do you mean your 'cursor' (mouse pointer) that is flying across the screen? Are you using a wired or wireless mouse? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken -- 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: Pointer problems
Hi Carlo, Ken said he is using a Wired Mouse not a wireless mouse. Cheers, Ronni On 10/05/2012, at 10:07 AM, cm wrote: Hi Ken, As well as Ronni's relevant question I have some other things you could try to determine if the problem lies with the wireless mouse or the trackpad. Does the problem stop when you unplug the trackpad? If the problem is still there, try plugging the trackpad back in and switching off the wireless mouse. If one or the other works by itself let us know. A final though as this happens to me sometimes when I use a mouse and a trackpad together. Are you resting the pen down on the trackpad when you are not using it? If you are the trackpad keeps insisting on moving the mouse pointer back to a fixed position. Regards, Carlo On 10/05/2012, at 9:04 , Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ken, Ok, we would only be guessing until we receive more details on the wired mouse you are using and details on the Bluetooth Trackpad? Brand, is the mouse an Apple Pro optical etc. Also are you using USB Overdrive or any extras? When you setup the bluetooth trackpad in System Preferences - Trackpad - Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad... You did NOT set it up for 'Mouse' control? Ken, only guessing until we get more info. 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 10/05/2012, at 8:15 AM, Kenneth Woods wrote: The mouse is wired, the track pad is Bluetooth Ken Sent from my iPhone On 10/05/2012, at 6:36 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ken, Like Carlo I don't understand what you mean by a Desktop Pointer. Do you mean your 'cursor' (mouse pointer) that is flying across the screen? Are you using a wired or wireless mouse? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken -- 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: Pointer problems
Oops. Got the two devices reversed. Thanks Ronni. So I am still curious about all of what I asked except where it says unplug the trackpad, switch it off instead, and vice versa. The last part still applies as well. Leaving your pen resting on the trackpad (the wireless one as well) can cause unwanted results. Regards, Carlo On 10/05/2012, at 10:10 , Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Carlo, Ken said he is using a Wired Mouse not a wireless mouse. Cheers, Ronni On 10/05/2012, at 10:07 AM, cm wrote: Hi Ken, As well as Ronni's relevant question I have some other things you could try to determine if the problem lies with the wireless mouse or the trackpad. Does the problem stop when you unplug the trackpad? If the problem is still there, try plugging the trackpad back in and switching off the wireless mouse. If one or the other works by itself let us know. A final though as this happens to me sometimes when I use a mouse and a trackpad together. Are you resting the pen down on the trackpad when you are not using it? If you are the trackpad keeps insisting on moving the mouse pointer back to a fixed position. Regards, Carlo On 10/05/2012, at 9:04 , Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ken, Ok, we would only be guessing until we receive more details on the wired mouse you are using and details on the Bluetooth Trackpad? Brand, is the mouse an Apple Pro optical etc. Also are you using USB Overdrive or any extras? When you setup the bluetooth trackpad in System Preferences - Trackpad - Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad... You did NOT set it up for 'Mouse' control? Ken, only guessing until we get more info. 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 10/05/2012, at 8:15 AM, Kenneth Woods wrote: The mouse is wired, the track pad is Bluetooth Ken Sent from my iPhone On 10/05/2012, at 6:36 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ken, Like Carlo I don't understand what you mean by a Desktop Pointer. Do you mean your 'cursor' (mouse pointer) that is flying across the screen? Are you using a wired or wireless mouse? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken -- 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: Pointer problems
if its a wired mouse, check if there is dirt in the wheels or optics, also consider broken wires in the usb cable, loosing connection can cause a pointer reset (going to the start point)... James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 10/05/2012, at 10:15 AM, cm wrote: Oops. Got the two devices reversed. Thanks Ronni. So I am still curious about all of what I asked except where it says unplug the trackpad, switch it off instead, and vice versa. The last part still applies as well. Leaving your pen resting on the trackpad (the wireless one as well) can cause unwanted results. Regards, Carlo On 10/05/2012, at 10:10 , Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Carlo, Ken said he is using a Wired Mouse not a wireless mouse. Cheers, Ronni On 10/05/2012, at 10:07 AM, cm wrote: Hi Ken, As well as Ronni's relevant question I have some other things you could try to determine if the problem lies with the wireless mouse or the trackpad. Does the problem stop when you unplug the trackpad? If the problem is still there, try plugging the trackpad back in and switching off the wireless mouse. If one or the other works by itself let us know. A final though as this happens to me sometimes when I use a mouse and a trackpad together. Are you resting the pen down on the trackpad when you are not using it? If you are the trackpad keeps insisting on moving the mouse pointer back to a fixed position. Regards, Carlo On 10/05/2012, at 9:04 , Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ken, Ok, we would only be guessing until we receive more details on the wired mouse you are using and details on the Bluetooth Trackpad? Brand, is the mouse an Apple Pro optical etc. Also are you using USB Overdrive or any extras? When you setup the bluetooth trackpad in System Preferences - Trackpad - Set Up Bluetooth Trackpad... You did NOT set it up for 'Mouse' control? Ken, only guessing until we get more info. 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 10/05/2012, at 8:15 AM, Kenneth Woods wrote: The mouse is wired, the track pad is Bluetooth Ken Sent from my iPhone On 10/05/2012, at 6:36 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ken, Like Carlo I don't understand what you mean by a Desktop Pointer. Do you mean your 'cursor' (mouse pointer) that is flying across the screen? Are you using a wired or wireless mouse? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/05/2012, at 1:54 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken, Others may know this so at the risk of asking an obvious question what do mean by a desktop pointer? Regards, Carlo On 09/05/2012, at 21:15 , Kenneth Woods wrote: Hi everyone, I am having a small problem with desktop pointer on my iMac. It keeps going ack to the top right hand corner of the screen. Whenever I try to move it using either the mouse or the trackpad, it moves a few centimetres and then jumps back to the top r/h corner. The iMac is a few years running the current version of lion. Any ideas would be very much appreciated. Many thanks Ken -- 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: Setting up a website to replace Mobileme
On 10/05/2012, at 8:25 AM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: Are there any Wammuggers out there who have a mobileme website and have been able to successfully transfer its content to a new website? I've been battling with Joomla who say it's dead easy but frankly I'm bamboozled by the technicalities. Any help/guidance would be much appreciated. My current mobileme site contains hundreds of business and domestic pics but no text!. Hi Robert, Firstly, I don't know anything at all about Joomia. Some time back I moved my MobileMe hosted iWeb created website, to another Hosting Service (HostingServicesWA). www.hostingserviceswa.com.au Basically; In iWeb - Publish to: Local Folder on my hard drive instead of to .Mac and then uploaded the folder contents to my server via FTP. I purchased Transmit 4 as my FTP client program (after a lot of research to find the best FTP client program). Originally I tried publishing directly from iWeb to FTP Server, but that did not work successfully and found Publish To: Local Folder, and then use a good FTP program (Transmit 4) to do the heavy work of uploading to my Server worked perfectly. 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
