Re: Has Anyone Any Suggestions?

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Jewels,

First off - I do not have any experience of MYOB - so this is just more general 
thoughts on your problem.

I run my own SMSF and do my own investing and accounting (except I need an 
independent audit) but I am not an accountant (pre-retirement I was an 
engineer.)

Since I try and do everything paperless, I have had to learn how to interface 
with the ATO to lodge tax returns, do TBAR reporting etc (but no payroll 
reporting).


So some thoughts:

MYOB Resources:
I presume you have already checked out the MYOB resources on this:
 seems to be the MAC specific help centre 
and 
 seems to cover STP 
and gives step by step instructions for the MAC which SEEM quite simple - 
though I realise ( and have experienced) that things often become more 
complicated when you actually try and follow simple instructions ;o(
I also see that the MYOB community has an STP Q page 
 which 
includes MAC related Q
I also see that they offer online support and live chat options

STP alternatives:
I have no idea how big an organisation you run or how committed you are to 
MYOB. If you already have a firm commitment and a lot of time/effort invested 
in your MYOB accounts then I can see that persisting with MYOB and using it for 
STP is probably your preferred option.
I notice that if you have four or less employees, the ATO is offering no 
cost/low cost STP solutions: 

This may not be an option/choice for you but I mention it because I took a 
similar path with my SMSF - my accountant died and, rather than find a new 
accountant, I decided I was happy doing the accounts myself (I pretty much did 
this anyway - the accountant just checked it and lodged the return). I had 
decided against dedicated SMSF software (tried it, didn’t like it) and have 
used a series of Excel workbooks to handle everything ( not an approach I would 
suggest for most but it works for me) - so my problem was how to actually lodge 
the returns myself. A similar ATO webpage for SMSF reporting solutions led me 
to find a free online accounting system which allows me to lodge the tax 
returns direct to the ATO. I don't use this system for my accounting (still 
with Excel) I just enter my return figures manually the lodge the return. I see 
that they also say that they offer STP - see 
 however this is 
not a recommendation - my only experience with them is to lodge my annual SMSF 
return which works fine for me - I have no idea how their STP would work for 
you. I have also found their systems can change from year to year - last year I 
had to move from browser based to their desktop app and install Java - and not 
just the standard OSX deployment - from memory Java Runtime environment (JRE) 
and Java Development Kit (JDK) were required.
As I say, this may have no relevance to you except to highlight that you CAN 
use separate systems to lodge direct to the ATO than you use for your 
day-to-day accounting.



So, I don't know if that is much help or not. Assuming you are already happy 
with MYOB account edge, I would probably just work through the MYOB 
MAC-specific instructions and see how easy (or not) it is. - and not be afraid 
of making use of their online support/chat/community if problems arise. 
However, that's just how I work ;o)


Cheers


Neil
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-Original Message-
From:  on behalf of Julie 
Bedford 
Reply-To: WAMUG 
Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2019 at 22:04
To: WAMUG 
Subject: Has Anyone Any Suggestions?


Hi all,

I’m wondering if there is anyone in the group who could help me out.  I 
desperately need some training or help with STP in MYOB AccountEdge.
The ATO has made it compulsory for me to commence using their Single Touch 
Payroll (STP)  system as of 1 July.  I cannot locate anyone with some knowledge 
of this in the Mac system.  I understand MYOB do hold training seminars for PC 
users, but not for MAC and I have been warned these two
systems are very different.   I thought I would ask the group if they have 
any ideas.

Many thanks

Jewels
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Has Anyone Any Suggestions?

[Julie Bedford]

Hi all,

I’m wondering if there is anyone in the group who could help me out.  I 
desperately need some training or help with STP in MYOB AccountEdge.
The ATO has made it compulsory for me to commence using their Single Touch 
Payroll (STP)  system as of 1 July.  I cannot locate anyone with some knowledge 
of this in the Mac system.  I understand MYOB do hold training seminars for PC 
users, but not for MAC and I have been warned these two
systems are very different.   I thought I would ask the group if they have any 
ideas.

Many thanks

Jewels
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Re: IMAC PASSWORD

[Julie Bedford]

Hi Philippe

Many thanks for the instructions.  I’ll do this later, as a heap of work to get 
through at the moment.

You make it sound very straight forward - just what I need.

Thanks again
Julie

> On 18 Jun 2019, at 6:36 PM, Philippe Chaperon  wrote:
> 
> Hi Julie, 
> 
> If you click on the Apple Logo on the top left hand corner, then navigate to:
> 
> -  System Preferences
> -  Users & Groups
> -  Under ‘Current User’ column ensure your Name (Admin) is highlighted
> -  On right hand column choose Password when you will see next to your name a 
> ‘Change Password …’ button. Click on it.
> -   A window will appear showing:  Old Password (leave blank), New password: 
> Enter your password there, Verify: Enter the same password, Password hint: 
> Enter something that will remind you of the password e.g. name of your first 
> dog or whatever is relevant to the chosen password. 
> 
> This should do the trick. 
> 
> Good luck & best regards, 
> 
> Philippe Chaperon
> Philippe dit la Grenouille ...
> 
> On 18 Jun 2019, at 10:36 am, Julie Bedford  > wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni,
> I know what you are saying, but when my friend was setting the network etc up 
> for me, I wasn’t around so he just left it blank.  I work from home, so other 
> than someone breaking in, I wasn’t too worried.  However, I would like to put 
> a password in,  How do I do this?  I would need to change from the blank to a 
> password.
> 
> Thanks Ronni
> 
> Julie
> 
>> On 18 Jun 2019, at 7:31 AM, Ronni Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Julie,
>> 
>> I’m amazed that you don’t use a Password on your Administrator Account on 
>> your Work iMac? 
>> Anyone gets hold of your iMac they can access everything on your computer...
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 17 Jun 2019, at 10:59 pm, Julie Bedford >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> I sussed it, simply by shutting down and re-starting.  I’m gobsmacked that 
>>> Mojave has retained all my bookmarks, mail and all folders/documents as 
>>> they were in El Capitan.  I’m hoping that saying all is good and working 
>>> how it should ?
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Jewels
>>> 
 On 17 Jun 2019, at 9:54 PM, Julie Bedford >>> > wrote:
 
 
 Hi All,
 
 Hope someone can help me.  I was using El Capitan on my work Imac.  When a 
 friend set this up for me he left the Password blank, so when I logged on, 
  I would just leave it blank and hit on the Owl to open.  Today I upgraded 
 the O/S to Mojave and it will not accept a blank password.  Any 
 suggestions on what I can do please.
 
 In desperation
 Jewels
 
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Re: Upgrading mac 10.6 to newer version

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Peter,

 

I just went through a similar exercise (but with the added complications of a 
hardware rebuild/upgrade). I have a few comments:

 
Whatever you do – make sure you have everything backed up!! Personally, as a 
minimum I would have both a bootable clone of the HD AND a full Time machine 
backup (some would say that is  a bit over the top). Hopefully your upgrade 
will go smoothly but, if it doesn’t, you need a full up to date backup  to 
avoid losing precious data.
I went to El Capitan – OSX 10.11 – I think that this is also as far as you can 
go on a 9.1 model iMac
The last version of El Capitan is OSX 10.11.6 – so this is where you will want 
to end up.
Whilst El Capitan will run on only 4GB of RAM, I would definitely recommend a 
RAM upgrade for much better performance – on a model 9.1 iMac you could go to 
8GB max – see https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/DDR3_2009
You will be unlikely to do this without needing to upgrade some software – best 
to check what versions you have, what versions your new system will require and 
your preferred upgrade path before you start.
I have never used Eudora so I can be of no help there.
If you are running MS Office 2011, I think that this will still run on El 
Capitan.
I had to update MS Office from my old Office 2004 and I decided to go with an 
office 365 subscription – I wanted Outlook included, I wanted to run on 3 
computers  and I could use the 1TB of online storage included.
It is much cheaper to buy an Office 365 subscription from Officeworks < 
https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/microsoft-office-365-home-up-to-6-people-12-months-download-mof365hesd>
 than direct from Microsoft ($99 vs $129) –  when your renewal is due you can 
also renew much cheaper by buying another Office 365 subscription from 
Officeworks and then applying that to renew your existing subscription.
Jumping from MS Office 2004 direct to Office 2016/Office 365 was problematic in 
a few areas. I found that my Office 365 subscription also allowed me to 
download Office 2011 and for some tasks/documents going from Office 2004 to 
Office 2011 before moving to Office 2016/Office 365 gave a good workaround to 
some problems.
 

That’s probably enough to think about for now  ;o)

 

 

HTH

 

 

Cheers

 

 

Neil

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Albany, Western Australia

Tel: +61 8 9841 6063

Email: n...@possumology.com

 

 

From:  on behalf of Peter Faulks 

Reply-To: WAMUG 
Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2019 at 12:48
To: WAMUG 
Subject: Upgrading mac 10.6 to newer version

 

We have 2 older Macs OSX 10.6.8 (purchased from Daniel a few years ago)

 

But as pensioners we do not wish to purchase new Macs, but feel we need to 
upgrade our operating system, can anyone advise on the best way to do this 
without losing our or having to upgrade our Eudora email or Microsoft office 
and other applications? 

 

OR what are the implications because we have photos, files, games and records 
stored that we need to access.

 

 

 

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name: iMac
  Model Identifier: iMac9,1
  Processor Name:Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:  2.66 GHz
  Number Of Processors: 1
  Total Number Of Cores:   2
  L2 Cache:6 MB
  Memory:   4 GB
  Bus Speed:1.07 GHz
  Boot ROM Version: IM91.008D.B08
  SMC Version (system):1.36f3
  Serial Number (system): WQ9050FJ0TF
  Hardware UUID: 0B8662FA-4D6C-5E43-8003-03E5FF3FC085

 

 

May thanks

 

Peter & Irene
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Unit 1, 9 Newsam Close
PARKWOOD  Western Australia  6147

Phone:   +618 9457 0747 (h)
Peter Mobile: 0416 187 937
Irene Mobile:   0439 933 404

Email:  peterfau...@westnet.com.au

Web Page:  http://www.peterfaulks.net/

 

 

 


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Re: IMAC PASSWORD

[Philippe Chaperon]

Hi Julie, 

If you click on the Apple Logo on the top left hand corner, then navigate to:

-  System Preferences
-  Users & Groups
-  Under ‘Current User’ column ensure your Name (Admin) is highlighted
-  On right hand column choose Password when you will see next to your name a 
‘Change Password …’ button. Click on it.
-   A window will appear showing:  Old Password (leave blank), New password: 
Enter your password there, Verify: Enter the same password, Password hint: 
Enter something that will remind you of the password e.g. name of your first 
dog or whatever is relevant to the chosen password. 

This should do the trick. 

Good luck & best regards, 

Philippe Chaperon
Philippe dit la Grenouille ...

On 18 Jun 2019, at 10:36 am, Julie Bedford  wrote:

Hi Ronni,
I know what you are saying, but when my friend was setting the network etc up 
for me, I wasn’t around so he just left it blank.  I work from home, so other 
than someone breaking in, I wasn’t too worried.  However, I would like to put a 
password in,  How do I do this?  I would need to change from the blank to a 
password.

Thanks Ronni

Julie

> On 18 Jun 2019, at 7:31 AM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Julie,
> 
> I’m amazed that you don’t use a Password on your Administrator Account on 
> your Work iMac? 
> Anyone gets hold of your iMac they can access everything on your computer...
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
>> On 17 Jun 2019, at 10:59 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I sussed it, simply by shutting down and re-starting.  I’m gobsmacked that 
>> Mojave has retained all my bookmarks, mail and all folders/documents as they 
>> were in El Capitan.  I’m hoping that saying all is good and working how it 
>> should ?
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Jewels
>> 
>>> On 17 Jun 2019, at 9:54 PM, Julie Bedford  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> Hope someone can help me.  I was using El Capitan on my work Imac.  When a 
>>> friend set this up for me he left the Password blank, so when I logged on,  
>>> I would just leave it blank and hit on the Owl to open.  Today I upgraded 
>>> the O/S to Mojave and it will not accept a blank password.  Any suggestions 
>>> on what I can do please.
>>> 
>>> In desperation
>>> Jewels
>>> 
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