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Re: 26 sleeps rumour
If it's the same size as my MP2000 Newton (or better still the MP130) then I'm buying one. Small enough to toke around, big enough to see without the eye strain of an iPhone. My Newton was one of the handiest devices I owned. Brett Tsunami On 31/12/2009, at 2:35 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: The latest rumour is that there's only 26 sleeps to the first big Apple announcement for 2010? Furthermore, there'll be not one, but two screen-size versions for the 'iSlate'. If true, it looks like being a happy new year for us Mac monks. :) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Change of email address bulk mail out
Hi all, I'm thinking of changing from Bigpond to TPG but my bigpond.net.au email address is over 10 years old and I don't want to lose contacts. I am trying to get a nominal account which will let me keep this active. Does anyone know of an emailing program which will let you address an email to everyone in your Mail.app database so you can do a bulk mail out saying you have changed your email address? T.I.A. Brett Tsunami -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Change of email address bulk mail out
Thanks for that Ronni. Mail.app in Leopard is what we are using. I was hoping to somehow access the database that Mail.app uses. I thought there might be an app that does this (since virus programs seem to do it all the time :-) But thanks anyway, Regards, Brett Tsunami On 30/12/2009, at 12:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Brett, Are you using Apple Mail Address Book in Leopard or Snow Leopard? If so: You do need to put the individual addresses in Address Book. However you don't have to go through all the fields. I presume you have emails from these people in Mail. If so, you can select an email from each recipient, right-click/control-click (on the person's name/email address) to add the email address name to AB. When you have done this for each create a group in AB and drag each name to it. You can then send the email to the group. --- If you are using Mail Address Book in OSX10.4, 10.5, 10.6 you can send Group Mail. 1. Basically you first make a Group in Address Book. 2. Place who you wish to notify into the Group. 3. Then drag the group name from the Address Panel to an address field, or type the first few letters of the group's name and let automatic address completion do the rest. To ensure that recipients see neither each other's addresses nor a bogus To address, enter the group name in the Bcc field instead of To or Cc. The To field in the message each recipient gets will say undisclosed-recipients: If you want all the recipients to see each other's addresses, click the group name in the address field and choose Expand Group from the pop-up menu. (To turn on automatic group expansion for all new messages, on the Composing preference pane, select the checkbox labelled When Sending to a Group, Show All Member Addresses.) Netiquette: When sending email to a group of people, use Bcc (or turn off automatic group expansion) to keep addresses private and minimise scrolling for the recipients. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 30/12/2009, at 10:56 AM, Brett Carboni wrote: Hi all, I'm thinking of changing from Bigpond to TPG but my bigpond.net.au email address is over 10 years old and I don't want to lose contacts. I am trying to get a nominal account which will let me keep this active. Does anyone know of an emailing program which will let you address an email to everyone in your Mail.app database so you can do a bulk mail out saying you have changed your email address? T.I.A. Brett Tsunami -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Telstra Cable
I've been on Telstra Cable for around 10 years. I don't have any tech problems any more. Downloads can be pretty fast but uploads are slow which is bad if you Skype videoconference. The major problem is the cap. 12 Gb doesn't allow much and I see deals advertised everywhere even on the backs of buses with ISP's with more. I would change for those two reasons. But an advantage is that it doesn't require a phone line which I don't need. Brett Tsunami No cap on our sushi On 10/11/2009, at 9:36 AM, Tim Law wrote: Hello, I've signed up to move to Telstra Cable internet as their deal came out a bit cheaper than iinet, and I was seduced by 'indications' of 70mBs. It's using the same cable that was laid in my street a few years ago by Foxtel. We used foxtel for a short while, so their box is on the wall and I expect the hard wiring install shouldn't be too hard. They will install a wireless router with four ethernet connections. I have been very happy with iinet's speed and service and there is more than a touch of anxiety about moving to Bigpond and their administration. I've got 2 PowerPC Macs on airport running 10.5.8 and one iMac PowerPC on 10.5.8 that will need an ethernet cable to the new router, or they will provide a wireless USB dongle to suit. I've also go a PC laptop running XP. Has anyone had experiences with Telstra Cable internet and Mac households that are worth me knowing about? Thanks Tim -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail App. Nuisance.
You're never a nuisance mate :-) Brett Tsunami Could some kind person please check their machine to see if this is normal. Sorry to bother you all with this. Now I am the nuisance. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Snow Leopard - Quark 6.5
Anyone using Quark 6.5 on Snow Leopard? Just want to know if it still works. Don't want to upgrade. T.I.A. Brett Tsunami Now with Snow Sushi -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Snow Leopard - Quark 6.5
Thanks Ronni. Feel more emboldened now :-) Regards, Brett Tsunami On 18/09/2009, at 9:38 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 17/09/2009, at 6:31 PM, Brett Carboni wrote: Anyone using Quark 6.5 on Snow Leopard? Just want to know if it still works. Don't want to upgrade. Hi Brett, I don't use QuarkXPress so don't know first hand. QuarkXPress 8.1 is compatible with Snow Leopard. http://forums.quark.com/t/21811.aspx QuarkXPress 6.52 - Snow Leopard Compatibility wikidot shows: Seems to work just fine; but newly activated fonts don't show up until restart http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/o-t -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Mail Address book
Speaking of Address Book, is there any way to create a smart group of 'recents' like in iTunes (recently played). I have about 900 addresses and most of them are old but I don't want to delete them. Would love to create a group of people that I've called or modified within the last year. It's hard scrolling that many on an iPhone and voice recognition doesn't work well enough. Brett Carboni Tsunami Scrolling Sushi Selectively On 06/08/2009, at 5:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Apple Mail doesn't have an Address Book as such. When you click Addresses, you're only getting a glimpse from the actual Address Book. Anything you want to delete/change/modify, you have to do from the Actual Address Book. Open Address Book. (From Applications folder, not from within Mail) From All, highlight the name you don't want and then hit the delete button. Similarly to add Groups, it's all done from the real Address Book. That's it. Kind Regards Daniel On 6/8/09 5:12 PM, Ken Jackson k...@littleriverstudios.com.au wrote: Thanks Bob but no, it doesn't work that way, in 10.4.11 anyway. You can only 'remove' from the list' in the Previous Recipients when u select from Address book u can't delete. Any other ideas ? thanks, Ken On 06/08/2009, at 2:31 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote: Hi folks, how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book please? I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same as it was I thought but my Groups are missing? Thanks, Ken Addresses can come from either of 2 places Under the Window drop down menu find Previous Recipients and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit the Delete key In Address Book Click once on the name adn Delete Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
latest Pods and contacts and notes
Has anyone had any trouble not being able to see the notes fields of contacts when they are sync'd onto one of the latest iPods. Just bought a 160Gb and cannot see them which is inconvenient since I'm traveling and it's so handy to have your notes to read instead of breaking out the laptop. It used to before on an iPod photo. (All system software etc latest up to date, laptop is 17 MBP, searched google etc). T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Busy researching the latest sushi trends overseas -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Mac User
Or you could try Skype. I tried iChat but gave up due to too many problems (plus not totally secure regarding a 'user id' like with Skype). Skype just works. And believe me, I would rather use Apple products but it was too much in the end. I *would* be interested to know from someone who has extensively used both which has the better video quality though. Brett Carboni Tsunami Ordering takeout by videoconferencing coming soon On 24/09/2007, at 8:30 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: My step-son (who lives in Dubai) has just switched from the dark side to a new iMac 24 inch. He bought it while he was in Seattle USA last week. A couple of hours ago he signed up for a .Mac account. We just tried to communicate using iChat but for some reason his iChat will not connect. It tries to connect for a while but then times out. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ewire as a ISP
Can't comment on ewire but re line rental etc, I can. I have Bigpond cable and thought didn't need home phone as I have a $500 Vodaphone cap but ... you use it up quicker than expected but ... got Skype Pro and use it to make local calls. Works well. 10 Euro line rental for 5 months. Calls are about euro 'cents' to make and very very easy. I just 'speak to the MacBook Pro. So it is a real solution if you are going down that path. Rgs, Brett Carboni Tsunami Succulent Sushi from Salusa Secondus by Skype On 09/09/2007, at 11:12 PM, Bart wrote: Hi all Is anyone out there using ewire cable broadband on there macs ,I'm thinking of changing my ISP to them, and get get rid of house phone to go onto Telstra prepaid home. To save on line rental. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Skype / iChat upload speed
Can anyone in the group who videochats tell me if in their opinion I should get an internet plan with 512k upload, or will 256k suffice? I have to get ISP's for 2 people who will videochat quite a bit with each other, both latest iMacs. Also if anyone has recommendations for ISP's let us know as their plans change a lot. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Live sushicam? You tell us -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Boycott Blu-ray HD-DVD?
On Sunday I saw a Blue Ray DVD of the latest Bond Movie on a Sony 1080P 40 screen. It *is* very nice - and I'm fussy with image quality. And of course the demo channel looks superb. So I think there will be a market for people who want to see fantastic quality and who the loss of $1500 in format wars won't bother them. As for me I don't have a TV any more (my 9 y.o. Mitsubishi CRT TV just blew up :-) so it's torrents on a Dell 24 for now. My PVR is lonely though. Brett Carboni Tsunami High Def Sushi On 21/08/2007, at 11:36 PM, Paul Kitchener wrote: Presently I feel as though I can easily spoil myself with entertainment on the TV and keep in mind that I have never been a light user of the tube. I've never had it so good! ;-) I'm still getting over SDTV! Home entertainment doesn't need to get much better surely ;-) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Mac VERY basic training
Does anyone know of a *very* basic training course / service / seminar / tutor that I can get for my mom and sister? Topics like email, web surfing, iTunes, iPhoto etc. Have only heard of Digilife when you buy a Mac from them but their price quoted for Macs was more than expected. Brett Carboni Tsunami Basic sushi training included with every meal -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dot Mac account for Videoconferencing
Does anyone know if I can open a dotmac account to get a dotmac email or user ID so that I can videoconference with another Mac? I want to set up my Mom and sister (who have been waiting to buy new iMacs) to videoconference. But it has to be very simple. No Jabber or AOL. I understand you can get free trial dotmac subscriptions but I wonder if they let you keep the email. If not we'll use Skype but it'd be a pity not to use Apple SW just because of a confusing user ID experience. Thanks in advance, Brett Carboni Tsunami Eat sushi whilst videoconferencing -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dot Mac account for Videoconferencing
I had AIM myself but it was a bit troublesome. But would be interested to know which is better performance-wise, Skype or iChat. Any takers? Brett / Tsunami On 08/08/2007, at 8:01 PM, Stephen Atherton wrote: Or register a free AIM account which will do the trick with iChat too On 08/08/2007, at 6:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 08/08/2007, at 4:10 PM, Brett Carboni wrote: Does anyone know if I can open a dotmac account to get a dotmac email or user ID so that I can videoconference with another Mac? I want to set up my Mom and sister (who have been waiting to buy new iMacs) to videoconference. But it has to be very simple. No Jabber or AOL. I understand you can get free trial dotmac subscriptions but I wonder if they let you keep the email. If not we'll use Skype but it'd be a pity not to use Apple SW just because of a confusing user ID experience. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
paper clip
What would Apple ever do without the humble paper clip? http://www.thinksecret.com/archives/iphoneinterface/source/ iphone05.html Ahhh, reminds me of my first Mac (512k Fat Mac), Computer Choice and John Currie. Brett Carboni Tsunami All you can eat paper clips with every sushi meal -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bloomberg Video
Can anyone in the group watch video at the Bloomberg site? I can't :-( http://www.bloomberg.com/index.html?Intro=intro3 Have tried with Safari and Firefox (both latest - not Safari 3 though) and I have latest Flip4Mac installed. BTW there's an interesting 'exclusive' on the iPhone. Seems the buzz has topped the Mustang and Windows 95 (and probably the Edsel too :-) I just wish they'd release the latest Imac instead. Brett Carboni Tsunami 'Book 2 weddings and get a free iPhone' -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
iCal events disappearing as if by magic
Here's a weird one. I put in an event into iCal. Name it and even put an alarm on it. Within 10 seconds the event disappears. You can even see it happening. Only that event. (I haven't deselected the calendar). 17MBP, 10.4.9, iCal 2.0.5. Tried help files and Apple support web site. I was *wondering* where my events were going. Now I know it's the sushi twilight zone. Any ideas anyone? Hopefully something obvious requiring me to exclaim doh. TIA, Brett Carboni Tsunami The fantastically magic disappearing sushi trick -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: illegible webpages
On 23/03/2007, at 11:34 PM, Mervyn Giuliana Bond wrote: Red/orange type on a black background is my pet hate. Merv Mine would be flashing text followed by flash animations that you can't turn off. (Unless you use Firefox which I would use but I can't live without Safari's control-click on a word and then select 'look up in dictionary' -that feature rocks!) Of course if we didn't have flashing text we might miss those 'you have won in the xxx lottery - click to claim prize' :-) Brett Carboni Tsunami Click here to claim your sushi lottery prize -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
OT google ads
Warning : Off Topic Has anyone tried Google Ads for their business? How does one initiate such a thing? It wasn't overly clear from the site. Also do you think they work? T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Spam Sushi Served Serendipidously
Steve vs Bill
Something to lighten up everyone's weekend. Quite funny. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/438327/bill_gates_vs_steve_jobs/ Of course Macs are better than PC's ... :-) Brett Carboni Tsunami Now with Windows under Bootcamp
Steve Jobs' reply regarding Norway's legislation and the DRM issue
This was interesting for those who follow the e-music phenomena and the DRM debate. I thought it a well thought out and logical response. I was especially surprised regarding who owns a lot of the large music companies and which country they're from. Enjoy. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/ Brett Carboni Tsunami DRM free sushi
Re: SMS for Mac
I use a Vodaphone web page that let's me type in the message and it sends it. I use addressbook to get the number and copy paste into recipient field. Works for me. Can even send to many in one hit. See ... http://www.vodafone.com.au// go down to 'hotlinks' popup menu, and choose web2txt. With mine though, I have logged in etc so mine is a different link which I go to and the Mac automatically types in my username and password so I OK it and it goes straight to the sms screen. It might even come in your cap - some say yes and some no :-) Brett Carboni Tsunami Takeout order by sms Someone suggested Skype Beta 2.5 which has SMS. But it wanted to charge me 71c Euro to send a test SMS to my own phone! Doesn't seem a goer in Aus? Dudley Gager On 29/01/2007, at 8:53 PM, Lloyd White wrote:
Anti Mac people, was iPod MP3
Whilst we're talking about anti-Apple people ... Seems that when Apple gets successful (capitalised same as Dell now) the proverbial chestnut comes out, Microsoft own most / a lot /10% of Apple anyway. Is this true, or is it a geek urban myth? I know they once bought in but heard they got rid of it. Brett Carboni Tsunami Now a subsidiary of Microsoft
Mac migration yields funny email results in Mail.app
Hi all, I've upgraded my mom from an indigo iMac to my old 17 Powerbook using migration assistant with iMac on 10.3 and 17 on 10.4. In Mail.app on the 17 most of her email reads in the body text (for example) The message from Fred Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] has not been downloaded from the server. You need to take this account on-line in order to download it. We are on-line no problems. Also any message filtered into it's own mailbox, e.g. Brett retains the message and even attachments. New emails come through fine. She is using one of my email accounts with Optusnet, but, hey, all of the emails are fine on the iMac still sitting next to the 17. Any ideas anyone? (Why do these things have to happen when you do your Mom's Mac? ;-) T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Your sushi has not been downloaded from the server but all your base are belong to us
Re: Griffin RoadTrip for sale
DLO Transpod works for me. It has a normal adaptor and an extra long adaptor which works well. Scored very high in all the comparos that I looked at, although must admit quality seemed to drop after use, but that's been the case with all such units that I've bought. (Wonder why?) Daniel sells them. Brett Carboni Tsunami Wireless sushi broadcast daily On 19/01/2007, at 8:35 PM, Lloyd White wrote: December 2005 I bought a Griffin RoadTrip for my iPod for use in my car. About $130. Worked well. Fits any size iPod. I recently bought a new car and it no longer fits into the cigarette lighter due to the confined configuration even with the various adaptors. I am now looking for a new but similar product.
Re: BitTorrent client
XTorrent for sure. Public Beta is free for now but still worth buying when beta finishes IMHO. If only buying stuff on the net was easier and I felt safer about it. http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/download.php Was using the original bitTorrent before but this is light year's ahead. Try it out. Brett Carboni Tsunami Eat sushi frequently On 14/01/2007, at 1:20 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: HI wamuggers, can someone tell me what BitTorrent client I need? TIA Mac Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: External hard drive Backup
Super Duper. Running it now. Shareware version backs up everything and paid version does incremental 'new files' backup. It's good, easy/simple, doesn't crash (10.4 on 17 G4 and now MBP). Couple of hours to initially back up my internal 200Gb drive, after that about 11 minutes per 2nd day to do incremental backups. Brett Carboni Tsunami Iberian Incremental Sushi Initiated Internally http://www.tsunamisushi.com.au; On 16/12/2006, at 12:18 PM, Steve Creek wrote: Hi everyone, Would appreciate some advice re: external HD Backup. Have a 250Gb Portable External HD which i use monthly to backup on manually, could someone recommend some software which they use, that only updates new files etc since the last Backup easily, now use SilverKeeper but find this gets complex can delete across Hard Drives, Thanks Steve Creek. PowerMac G4 OSX 10.4.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Daylight Saving OT
I'll be happy for an extra hour of darkness (I get to bed at 4am sometimes and it's getting light so harder to sleep). BTW has anybody received their new 17 MBP yet? Brett Carboni Tsunami Now with more time to eat your sushi On 28/11/2006, at 5:04 PM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Bob, do you really think that the temperature of the day will change? Surely not??? Best Regards Hugh Griffiths About this .DAYLIGHT STEALING .. Yeah !STEALING my beautiful cool morning they can keep their hot afternoon's ! Seems to me there's one thing everyone has overlooked ! DOWNUNDER in Sydney and Melbourne they have been STEALING the MORNINGS for a few years now 1 What do they do ??? Bob and just for the record my clock will be staying put ! They are not going to stuff up my day !
MacBook Dell 24 Monitor
Helping out a friend who's sister is getting a system for photography. Someone suggested she get a MacBook for client presentations and iMac for the grunt work. I'm suggesting a MacBook and Dell 24 with an external to eliminate the slow speed internal hard drive. Anyone know if the Dell 24 will work? I know she needs an adaptor and the Intel internal video is slower but her budget's limited. (My old 17 Powerbook drives the Dell fine). T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami
Re: Daylight Saving OT
I'm telling my mate from Osaka to set his time to Osaka time. Even though I hate non daylight saving time (missed another Eastern States phone call today as I get up late in this game) I don't agree that they did what they did. Democracy means people get to vote even if they're wrong (IMHO). What they did was wrong. Anyone know if the new MacBook will drive a Dell 24? Brett Tsunami On 29/11/2006, at 8:27 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Hey, Roger, wait a minute. We've voted twice by referendum. The vote was No. Now our politicians take control and say our vote was unworthy. That is, they don't care about popular choice (Vox populii?). They have negated popular consensus. PS This discussion probably should go off-list as it has little to do with Macs, other than to set your Mac date and time Server to Osaka for the next few months. Hey, Osaka sushi is great Brett!
Re: New Macbook Pros :-)
On 24/10/2006, at 10:51 PM, Martin Hill wrote: It's also a pity the 200GB disk is only 4200rpm. Oh well, we're slowly getting there. :-) Actually there's a good question here (as I'll be ordering tomorrow). The question : Is the performance hit with the 4500rpm 200Gb drive worth bearing with as opposed to getting 160Gb at a faster rate? I've got a 160Gb in my old 17 but half my ram died at the same time so I was unable to see how much faster it was. (And it was a motherboard problem so I just had to limp along with 512Mb ram). I'm tired of painfully slow performance in a laptop (unless you're doing video work with an external hard drive using FW800). Of course the 160Gb is almost full :-) T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Dual sushi chefs - sushi service up to 39% faster
Book keeper wanted - Mac MYOB
Not sure if it's exactly on topic but ... We want a book keeper to do the books once a fortnight at Tsunami using MYOB. Mac skills ESSENTIAL. If anyone knows a (reasonably priced) person who does this please let me know or forward this email onto them. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami
bigpond cable wireless
Still having problems with home setup using Bigpond Cable and LinkSys G wireless broadband router. It's currently not working. Am using ethernet cable plugging into Mac (17 1.33Mhz Powerbook) to connect. Getting complaints from my Mom as her iMac downstairs can't connect wirelessly any more :-( Funny thing is it used to work for years. Of course Bigpond is no help (we don't support that configuration ... etc). Would change suppliers but may not be here much longer. Anyone have any ideas? Pls drop me a quick email if you have this system working. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Swift Sushi Support
iPod dock
These iPods docks are so cool that I'd like to sell them at Tsunami. http://www.brand-incubator.com/ If my iPod wasn't broken (*again*, 5th time now, hard disk problem as usual), I would buy one, just for looks. Brett Carboni Tsunami Now with new nigiri sushi iPod docking station
Re: Farwell John Currie
So sad to hear that. We at Tsunami loved to have him in. He did a bit of work for us. I have known him from the days of Computer Choice in Nedlands (where the Bicycle Entrepreneur now is) where he worked where I bought my first Mac, a 512k Fat Mac. John was always so affable, polite and yet real world. And he really loved that Panorama :-) He will be missed. Brett Carboni Tsunami No tag line today in honour of John Currie On 30/07/2006, at 1:35 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I thought those in the WAMUG world and surrounds may want to know that John Currie unfortunately passed away on Saturday. John was a lifetime member of WAMUG and a wonderful person. I am sure most of WAMUG will remember him and he will be missed.
newsgroups. macs outlook express
1) Is anyone able to use Bigpond's newsgroups, preferably using MT Newswatcher or similar? I am unable to. Bigpond support unable to help since I don't use Outlook Express :-) and they don't support any other programs. Actually it's funny because the first guy I spoke to didn't know what a newsgroup was. He had to ask his supervisor. Guess they're not in demand much but alt- food-sushi is a great source of ideas. 2) Is there any other place in the Mac system where you enter newsgroup details apart from the Newsgroup reader preferences? T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami All the news fit to eat and read for sushi
Re: Old Drivers for New Printers / ramifications of bootcamp
I'm afraid the writing has been well and truly on the wall regarding Classic apps for several years, and this current trend with Canon to drop their Mac OS 9 drivers is just another sign that the time to move on is becoming pressing. As an example, an Australian software company, Jamsoft, have just binned two years' worth of Mac OS X code for their medical billing software, and now recommend that to get the beat out of their latest versions you should use an Intel Mac running Bootcamp or Parallels Desktop witn Windows XP, or to wait until they finish their Java version, which will run under Mac OS X natively, of course. While they still do provide a Mac OS 9 version, it is becoming a shadow of the Windows version in terms of features. Is this a good or a bad thing? I think it's a bit of both, but I do think it's a strategy that a lot of smaller companies will adopt in future. I would venture that not only will Classic disappear but 'marginal' Mac apps like MYOB etc will probably only come out in Windows versions with the Vendors saying Just run it with boot camp. Where it will stop, I don't know. I'm thinking that way myself because I've struggled for years with my part-time 'Mrs Doubtfire' book-keeper saying 'it doesn't work like that in Windows' and asking me to do most rudimentary Finder operations. It would be easy to swap to MYOB Windows and leave her a Windows booted machine for when she comes in. Brett Carboni Tsunami No Known taglines today
Mail rejecting password
Hi All, Using Mail I have suddenly been presented with a dialog box asking me to re enter my password for the account Brett's email. It states The POP server mail.bigpond.com rejected the password for user [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble is I'm using the right password. Been through Bigpond Tech support (the Mac guy who I had to wait for 30 minutes but was quite polite but couldn't help apart from backing up my email and creating a new account and putting it into the new one - oy vey!) and checked the preferences that everything was filled in correctly. Even double checked that the password is the right one but to no avail. And don't remember anything on Wamug about this. Anyone have any experience with this sort of thing or any advice? Thanks in advance. Brett Carboni Tsunami Best sushi provided - no password required
Re: Mail rejecting password
Thanks for all the replies. Mail has just decided t work again this instant. Unfortunately I don't know why. No idea. Just started again with same password etc. I can only think it may have been a problem with Bigpond rejecting the password. I have had this problem at Tsunami on minor accounts for some time but never that serious. I think in future I may go back to Entourage as I never had (comparatively) as many problems and I believe now Spotlight will index their emails. I hope it's true for older versions as well. Brett Carboni Tsunami On 12/07/2006, at 9:00 AM, Vladimir James wrote: Brett, This has happened to me on several occasions when I clicked on the 'Get Mail' icon. I then cancelled the dialog box and instead went to the menubar (Mailbox) clicking on 'Get New Mail' and selecting the appropriate account. I was able to get my mail this way. Seemed to be a workaround for an irregular anomaly in Mail. Using Mail I have suddenly been presented with a dialog box asking me to re enter my password for the account Brett's email. It states The POP server mail.bigpond.com rejected the password for user [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble is I'm using the right password.
Re: G4 + Apple 17 + Dell 24 TFT ?
Gary go for the Dell 24 IMHO. I have a 17 Powerbook 1.33MHz hooked up the Dell 24. I works for me like a charm. When I go home I hook up the monitor and put the Powerbook to the side (you could use it as a second screen but I don't) and I use that with Apple's bluetooth keyboard in front of it. The mouse comes in from the side being connected to the PB. When you close the lid of the Powerbook the screen goes off. When you remove the Powerbook you have to turn the screen off. Setting it up was a breeze. I'll probably get the Dell 30 when the price comes down a bit. Wanna buy a secondhand 24? :-) Brett Carboni Tsunami Dual screen single taste sushi On 20/06/2006, at 5:49 PM, gary dorn wrote: Howdy, My 1.25 Ghz G4 currently has a Apple 17 LCD (1280 x 1024) and a 15 VGA CRT ( 800 x 600) displays connected for an extended desktop video card is a ATI Radeon 9000 pro 64MB AGP I've been thinking of upgrading the VGA to a bigger display. evidently the Apple and Dell displays are reasonably similar, Dell currently have their 24 wide screen model ( 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz) on offer at $1450 ( til June 22nd) analogue, S-video, composite, DVI-D http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/ 2407wfp_au?c=aul=ens=dhs Apples 23 is $2100 DVI My 1.25 Ghz G4 currently has a Apple 17 LCD and a 15 VGA CRT displays connected for extended desktop video card is a ATI Radeon 9000 pro 64MB AGP Can I connected either of the new screens to my G4 for a really expanded desktop, or do I need a different or additional graphics card. and when I upgrade to either G5 or Intel dual core next year will any of these still be able to be connected. (I am unsure what all this DVI, ADC, all means) any advice is appreciated chow -- gary dorn north perth -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIGs on HDD
If they get any bigger they'll be empty when you put them in (says he who just received his 160Gb internal hard drive for 17 Powerbook half an hour ago and is not looking forward to getting 'about this Mac' info regarding the real hard disk space). Brett Carboni Tsunami Have a gigabyte of our sushi On 08/05/2006, at 6:10 PM, thefrogs wrote: Could someone please explain to me, again, the mathematics of bites. I have an 80 gig HDD that falls to 74.53 on my G5 -in Drive A a loss of 5.5 ^ gig I have a 120 gig HDD that falls to 111.79 on my G5 -in Drive B a loss of 8.1 gig In times gone by I remember a gig was a gig
Re: DVD-ROM: PC Version to Mac Version
Re: DVD-ROM: PC Version to Mac Version
On 4 May 2006, at 2:17 PM, Paul Chong wrote: Hi Bob, I am what you'll call a computer illiterate. I hope this is the picture you require. Thanks Paul Picture 1.pdf YES ! That is perfect . It confirms that your device is a Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104 Meaning that it should definitely read a DVD ( Stranger things have happened , like trying to read a DVD on a CD drive ) I gather other DVD's do mount . Conclusion : Your DVD reader does not like the DVD disk . I am out of suggestions at the moment , although if you had Roxio Toast , it's possible it might see open the DVD disc so you could get at the information. Bob The DVD-ROM with the specifications mentioned here below in my previous email just won't open in my iMac (Mac OS X Version 10.3.9 Processor 800 MHz Power PC G4 Memory 256 MB SDRAM). So let's just know what does happen : Does the DVD mount on the Desktop ? No. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VoIP for Mac
Highway1 is good as well and has VOIP. Am thinking of getting it myself. Can't ever remember it going down. Brett Carboni Tsunami SOIP sushi served swiftly On 29/04/2006, at 10:45 AM, Colin Gordon wrote: Does anyone know of a VoIP service provider that caters to Mac? Any help appreciated Colin Gordon -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: WMV File
After you've installed Flip4Mac you may have to launch Quicktime player and then open the file you want to see from within Quicktime Player. Don't know why, but it works. (You can't drag the file onto QTPlayer in the dock either). Brett Carboni Tsunami Opening new doors to sushi from within the Tsunami App On 18/04/2006, at 8:38 AM, Rod wrote: Claire Forsdyke wrote: Hi Paul You can use Microsofts Windows Media Player. That is the native application for .wmv files. My preference is the WMV Player plug-in for Quicktime. You can find it at www.Flip4Mac.com hth Daniel F. On 18/04/2006, at 06:08, Paul Chong wrote: Can anyone please help why my computer just won't recognize any wmv format? I'm using an iMac - Mac OS X Version 10.3.9 Processor 800 MHz Power PC G4 Memory 256 MB SDRAM Thanks Paul
Re: Apple supports booting XP
On 05/04/2006, at 10:32 PM, Rod wrote: Christian Kotz wrote: I just can't wait to see Apple's next switch ads: I use to use Windows then I found Mac OS X... Now I find myself back in Windows... but with a prettier case Is it considered backsliding?? I think it is half way towards Steve's end-game. Running the OSX on any PC. A true competitor to Windows. Bill Gates must be worried. My 5¢ worth :-) Brett Carboni Tsunami Today Mosman Park, tomorrow the world. Bwhahaha!
Re: Using SuperDuper to Backup to Firewire Drive
I use Super Duper with an external FW drive. I have bought FW800/400 combo drives but I don't think the speed difference is worth it unless you are working with video in which case there are better options nowadays. I bought Super Duper (well worth the price) and it enables me to use smart backup which only changes the changed files and lets me backup an 80Gb external via FW400 in about 12-19 minutes. In that way it's easy to do daily backups. Buy a 250Gb drive and partition it into an 80Gb backup partition and use the rest to store stuff. The drives can fail (don't buy 'hard box') but you'd have to be very unlucky to have both h/disks fail from normal means at the same time. That said, I have 4 externals. For the extra price for a FW800/400 combo drive put it towards getting an extra cheaper drive. 7200rpm is good. Brett carboni Tsunami Sushi backed up daily to tummy drive On 06/04/2006, at 3:07 PM, Dudley Gager wrote: G'day listers Am I still in the dark ages backing up to CD? I have just found SuperDuper and it seems to me that using it with a firewire drive would be a lot easier (read I would backup more often) + I like the idea of bootable backups. SuperDuper recommend firewire drives from Other World Computing, WiebeTech, LaCie or Maxtor OneTouch I have about 40GB to back up from a 160GB internal drive. I thought of 2 automated rotating backups - weekly and monthly - so I would need 80GB minimum. Do I go for Firewire 800 (my present Mac says it only does 400) and do I go for 7200 drive speed and any recommendations as to brand.
web animations, die die die
Is there any hack/program/incantation that will stop those ultra annoying web page animations, similar to something that kills popups? I'm a supporter of the web advertising sponsor driven model, but the dancing man in a kilt animation on bigpond has driven me over the edge. And it's something that I've recently seen more and more, even on good sites like NYT, to the point where it's hard to read what's there. Even a floating window that I could drag over it, or better still something that kills flash. http://www.bigpondmovies.com/user/movieList.php?display=recent (View at your own risk/annoyance). Brett Carboni Tsunami Our sushi is always sitting still
Microsoft Newton (slightly O/T)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/umpc/default.mspx Looks like everything the MP2100 Newton could/would have been in 2006. I'll likely buy one if it fits in my mini bag that I carry around everywhere with me. It's been hard living without my Newton :-( What do you think the odds are of getting this puppy to sync with addressbook when it comes out? Re this product, what say all of you? Brett Carboni Tsunami Alas poor Newton I knew thee well
Re: iPod car transmitter
Regarding all these iPod car products — where can you buy them in Perth, apart from the Apple stores? I'd like to try a DLO which got the top rating from C/Net but need to be able to take back easily if it doesn't work (as some here have said). Buying on-line is too much trouble to return. Is there an audio store that does these items? Brett Carboni Tsunami Mobile auto station receiving sushi to go On 28/02/2006, at 8:06 AM, Brian Risbey wrote: Hi I tried itrip, too hard and certain songs make it change its transmitting station - painful process to retune it. I initially tried that cumbersome transpod thing too - not good returned it next day. I am using xtreme airplay off from the online apple shop - small blue display and retune with its two small buttons on the actual unit - too easy
Re: Apple plans a special event to introduce new products on Tuesday,February 28
Apple branded 'boom box' to output sound from iPod. On my wish list would be a touch screen iPod with handwriting recognition so I can replace my Newton (P910) but I think the chances of that are pretty slim. One can always hope :-) Brett Carboni Tsunami I hope you get your sushi here On 28/02/2006, at 2:45 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Apple plans a special invitation-only event to introduce new products next week. The event happens on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The invitation gives away precious little about what Apple has up its sleeve for the event. http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/02/21/event/index.php/? lsrc=mwweek-0227 So, what do we think might be coming?
Re: telstra bigpond cable
On 21/02/2006, at 10:39 PM, Greg Sharp wrote: On 21/2/06 8:06 PM, Hugh Griffiths [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1/. How hard is it to self install bigpond cable wireless modems? ( the website says that self install is not supported for macs?) Telstra Wireless is a pain in the butt. Nobody I've heard of with a Mac has had any success getting it set up. If you must use Telstra Cable just get the standard Cable Modem Telstra supplies. They sent me a new Motorola SB5101l-AU Surfboard Cable Modem a few weeks ago in preparation for their speed boosts as of March to 17MB/sec down 256K/sec up speeds. Use a 3rd party Wireless/Router such as a Netgear WG614 or similar that can handle wired or wireless clients. It will work out cheaper and be far superior. If you can get other options other than Telstra consider that also especially if you can get ADSL2+. Telstra is extremely Mac unfriendly and just about every ISP provides more value for your money. I haven't had success with the self install yet. I got the SB5101l-AU Surfboard Cable Modem yesterday but it won't work with the Linksys Wireless G router that I was using before. Re support, when I got through I was passed to someone who then passed me to someone who was a Mac 'specialist' but they won't help you if you have a '3rd party' wireless router. So darned if you do and darned if you don't. BTW, she *did* get me running after a while with a direct ethernet connection but, hey, everything was working fine until they sent me the new cable modem. And I'm kinda used to wireless now. And she was polite :-) They're not cheap. For the same money ($60/mth) my restaurant manager is getting 12Mbit speeds and a 20Gb download limit (Telstra - 10Gb) with Amnet. Looks like it could be time to switch, although maybe my wireless router needs to be magically reconfigured to talk to this new modem. Who knows? I'm considering Highway1 and Westnet who have good reputations. Brett Carboni Tsunami Sushi Bar Sushi uploads thru mouth faster than downloads http://www.tsunamisushi.com.au
Re: telstra bigpond cable
They *do* have good download speeds reasonable prices but last time I heard their Mac support was not good. (I used to be with them for years and I found it was not the best, but then, who's is? Methinks we are oft considered pariahs in the PC world, Oh - you have an *Apple* :-) Nice people though (when they come into the restaurant). Brett Carboni Tsunami Have your end of VOIP project here On 22/02/2006, at 7:23 AM, Susan Hastings wrote: Iiinet also has a good reputation. Everything has worked seamlessly for me. Their download speeds are the fastest available as far as I know. Prices comparable or better. On 22/02/2006, at 1:41 AM, Brett Carboni wrote: On 21/02/2006, at 10:39 PM, Greg Sharp wrote: On 21/2/06 8:06 PM, Hugh Griffiths [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1/. How hard is it to self install bigpond cable wireless modems? ( the website says that self install is not supported for macs?)
Re: bluetooth/ Sony Ericsson
Sometimes that happens with my SE P910, but if I send it again it will go through. I don't know why, it just does. Brett Carboni Tsunami Even monkeys fall from trees On 09/02/2006, at 8:21 AM, Renato Schibeci wrote: Hi When I try to transfer a text only file from my Macintosh PowerBook (OS 10.4) to my Sony Ericsson T630 with Bluetooth (latest version), I get the message: the file transfer failed: internal error Anyone know what the problem might be, or who might know? I regularly synchronise my calendar with the phone, and have sent photos from phone to PowerBook successfully.
Re: Dell 20 24 LCD Screens Going Cheap
On 19/12/2005, at 1:57 PM, Phillip McGree wrote: Having read very positive reviews about Dell screens lately I figured I'd check their current pricing today. One good review is at http://www.barefeats.com/lcd.html (written by a Mac guy, comparing it to the Apple 23). Turns out that this week Dell are selling 20 LCDs for $899 and 24 LCDs for $1399 (only $700 cheaper than Apple's 23). The web site is a bit misleading - under the 24 it says from $899, but that actually applies to the 20. The sales guy on the phone ended up giving me a price for a 24 of $1359. The Dell screens also have a three year warranty (compared to Apple's one year). Regards, Phil (probably about to raid his bank account) I have one of the 24 ones and they are fantastic. I use it with my 17 powerbook. Very easy to set up. Just plug in and go. Had it for about 5 months no problems. Paid ~ 1375. Can almost have 2 A4 pages side by side at 100% in Quark. Rumour has it they are bringing out a 30 next, probably with the same screen as the Apple (which is the case for the 24). Brett Carboni Tsunami 1760x920 sushi grains/inch resolution for improved taste
Re: New EyeTV update that allows two windows to be open
Does anyone on the list have an EyeTV working with Cable/Satelite? The Foxtel product is good but doesn't let you archive easily. Brett Carboni Tsunami Record your TV on your PVR eat Sushi while you wait (weak I know) On 03/12/2005, at 10:00 AM, Rod wrote: On 02/12/2005, at 9:01 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: On 02/12/2005, at 2:20 PM, Martin Hill wrote: From: Rod [EMAIL PROTECTED] The new update incorporates Video iPod exporting, plus the ability to view and record 2 channels at the same time. Which is just the thing you need with the quality tv shows on this summer :-) Umm... It's not the laws per se, it's how much content the stations can afford to provide on their frequencies. If they can barely fill one channel with re-runs they're not going to be able to fill 5. You can't put all the TV stations into one frequency as then there wouldn't be enough bandwidth for all the interactive stuff (multiview etc.) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer I thought it was the law, as Packer and Murdoch had a dummy spit with their interests in PayTV. Otherwise you would think we would have special events shown on one channel (eg Rugby tests) while normal programming is on the other. If this happened, I'm sure digital tv sales would take off. \
Blog Page site for Macs
Tsunami's blog page isn't working for some reason (http:// tsunamisushi.blogspot.com/) so I'm looking to change to another service like Blogger. Blogger never supported the Mac Safari very well IMHO. Photos were hard to post (for the novice at least like to me) unless you were running IE on Windows. Can anyone recommend a good service, preferably one that shows a code in a distorted picture like box that you have to type in so we won't get spammed. Free is best but a limited charge service that lets you distribute podcasts would be cool as we are going to do a video podcast early next year. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Soon with video podcasts - we hope
Re: Harvey Norman dummy spit about iPod stocks
I had a customer come in (for takeaway) and complain that the battery dies after a month or two and she took it back to Harvey Norman who wouldn't replace it because she didn't have her proof of purchase. I told her to take it to an Apple Place and they would get it from the serial number. She's fine now. Brett Carboni Tsunami Sushi warranty forever - no proof of purchase needed On 21/11/2005, at 11:10 AM, Edward Arrowsmith wrote: I had the same thing happen at Dick Smith in Fremantle. I went in to buy an iPod for a friend and the sales person tried to talk me out of it saying they were no good, the software was rubbish, Creative were far better. I left and got the iPod at Myer instead.
Re: DV camera
Make sure you don't get the JVC Everio(?) It's a nightmare to import anything into iMovie (it just doesn't). Also it doesn't have firewire (which would explain the import problem). Had to use some programme that sounded like FFDeMux to convert the files after we (very slowly) imported them in. Even Pogue gave them a bad write up in the New York Times. My Sony works fine. Firewire rocks. Brett Tsunami Can't think of a tag line today On 16/11/2005, at 1:50 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: Hi, I have a Panasonic 3ccd video - clear video, not wide screen or HD. 2.3 mega pixal photo/stills only average quality. Has dv out and usb out. unit works well. the NEC hard drive model may be easier to import and there are NO tapes required - ever as the advert says. I think there are some widescreen HD videos out there.
Re: firewire hubs?
Is it as good as this one? Does it come with FW800? How much does it cost? Can you get Gamera? (friend to all children) Brett Carboni Tsunami The monster hub of sushi in Perth On 02/11/2005, at 6:38 PM, Mark Secker wrote: well Daniel e-mailed me back and said he has one (but the more conservative Belkin model ) - I'll be picking it up in a few minutes. Hi Mark, ronni et al Did you mean something like this Godzilla Hub? http://www.charismac.com/Products/firedino/ Daniel should be able to source one for you. It's a ripper!
Re: The Newton reborn?
If only! We need some way to input characters. Ever tried to search for one song when you have 12,000 on an iPod? Even a phone keypad would be better. One advantage with some Phone MP3 players is the search function for songs. Also the screen is way too small, even the latest. But the MP2000 screen would have been perfect. Anyway I doubt if the Newton in any form will come back although I would buy one in an instant. The beauty of the iPod is to do a few things very well and you can't argue with that. Brett Carboni Tsunami Bring back the Newton On 13/10/2005, at 8:36 PM, J Philippe Chaperon wrote: Dear Wamug'ers, Am I dreaming or is the Newton being reincarnated as the new iPod? If Apple continues with its iPod development, it will end up by reinventing the Newton ... Methink!
Re: default pdf opening
Whilst we're on the subject, does anyone know how to get Safari to *not* open pdf's within the browser. I have followed the instructions in Safari help which says to go to system preferences and from view menu choose quicktime and alter the mime settings and deselect pdf from the file types, but Safari still wants to open those pdf's (which is a royal pain). Any ideas? Brett Carboni Tsunami There ought to be a law against tag lines On 30/09/2005, at 7:23 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Muggers I have updated to 10.4.2 successfully. I have had a few odd things happen and Im not sure how to rectify these. Occassionally mail will just quit. It has never done this before while I have been using 10.3.8 Also any pdfs that I download automatically are opened in Preview. I dont know how to change the default opening to Acrobat. Can someone please advise on this?
Laser Printer wireless recommendation
Can anyone recommend a postscript laser printer that will connect to a wireless router (by ethernet cables) and print jobs sent to it from a Powerbook or iBook. Must be able to do a job run of 100 and be reasonably priced. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami
Re: Calculator app. v 3.1
On 25/08/2005, at 7:14 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 25/08/2005, at 12:40 AM, Nancy McIntyre wrote: Thanks to both Jude the Obscure and Bob Howells. Surely this list must be good enough to order pizza with ;-) Nancy M Definitely sushi the amount of time I spend on it :-) Brett Carboni Tsunami Now with on-line restaurant reservations through Wamug (note: above is only a spurious semi humourous tagline. Do not book online through Wamug please)
iCal snooze problems with Tiger
Anyone else having problems with iCal after Tiger upgrade, specifically the 'snooze' button taking forever to work. Sometimes I have to leave it for 5 minutes and go back try again. Tried deleting app reinstalling. Sometimes you have to click the close box to get it to go away (but you 'lose the snooze' :-) 17 Powerbook 1Gb Ram. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Snoozeless Sushi Scintilates
P910 1 Gb memory stick duo pro
I know it's a long shot but ... Has anyone been able to get a USB card reader to read a 1Gb memory stick Pro Duo (using adaptor) on a Mac? Mac is 17 Powerbook running Tiger latest system updated etc. Phone is SE P910. I don't fancy bluetoothing 1 Gb of files one by one :-( Brett Carboni Tsunami Ask and we'll bluetooth you our takeout menu
iCal flakey
Anyone else having trouble with iCal after going to Tiger? I have to press down forever on the snooze button to get it to work and most of the time I have to leave it for 5 minutes before attempting again (I'm a snoozaholic). Does it look like I have to reinstall? Brett Carboni Tsunami Snooze-proof wasabi
Re: More ppc-intel queries
- It sounds like we're up for a(nother) software transition for sociological reasons: I think it may be more like economic reasons. Steve's vision for Apple in the future may be to be an opposition to WIndows. That way his share of OS sales will go from 3% to perhaps 48%, a 1600% increase. Imagine being on-line buying a Dell and clicking a Mac OSX Cheetah check box :-) It's logical to suppose that Windows does need an opposition. I'm not au fait with Carbon, Blue/Red/Yellow box, Fat/Thin/On-a-diet binaries etc but I'm sure it eventually could be done. The only question I would have is can it be pirated? And I'm sure there would be other problems, but not insurmountable. What is Microsoft's traditional revenues compared to Apple's? Maybe Apple doesn't need to make computers. Only iThings. Of course I would always want to buy only a Mac but maybe I'm strange since I also wish they didn't stop making LaserWriters. At least they always worked. Obviously everybody's thought of this, but what do you all think? Brett Tsunami Suppliers of restaurant only - no food production in house BTW it's good to see some healthy non-destructive debate on this group.
Re: What shall we make / Intel for Mac OSX
On 06/06/2005, at 10:10 PM, tom samson wrote: I have it on good authority that Apple has secretly bought out Microsloth and is using Windows as a game engine. You navigate your way around and see if you can escape the Darkside. On a serious side I remember reading that the Sony Playstation was to have something like a G5 quad chip Now that would be good in my G5 which ends up being a G20. It is not the speed of the chip but how it works - that has been our cry. Imagine a quad G5 2.5 with a front-side bus of 2.5ghz. and whatever happened to the caterpillar drives the size of a postage stamp? Out of interest, will they make more new XBoxes than Macs? Also are they using the new PowerpC chips in cars etc? (I guess heat isn't as important in a gaming machine as a Powerbook). In other words what is the volume of Intel PC processors vs others combined? Brett Tsunami Home to the world championship X-Box tournament 2006 Yeah, right
What shall we make / Intel for Mac OSX
ComputerWorld says the new PentiumD chips are shipping with DRM (copy protection hardware) embedded http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=580672002 is it true ... well maybe Apple have traveled that platform path in the lab to test it as feasible and the hardware savings and massive increase RD would be there though this would only, once again, lead to the speculation of Apple getting out of the desktop/laptop hardware market to concentrate on software and media delivery. Mac OSX running on Intel processors? Bring it on I say. I think there is a greater chance this time of it happening. We now have USB, standard hard drives, and can use standard monitors and printers. Why not a standard processor? The Intel processors always seem to be as fast (they have much more money to spend on RD because of the volume they sell) and maybe we could get something fast in the next 17 Powerbook - they G5 looks like never making it. It's all about the software UI anyway and Apple could IMHO make more money just selling OS and App software like Microsoft does, although it would be a real trick to stop people pirating it and putting it on their Tang or Wang :-) In essence, I like my make because of the way it works and looks on the screen - not because it looks cool on the desk (although it *is* nice, but I could drop the niceness - I didn't like paying $4500 for the powerbook). Maybe I've simplified it a bit but it seems to make sense. Brett Carboni Tsunami Risc free soo-shi (I was wondering when this thread would come up - let's not have any flames boys and girls)
Re: Australian Phonebook widget / resizing widgets
I have yet to see a Widget which allows resizing of its display by the user. In Stickies, when you enter enough data which would cause scrolling, the font size starts to shrink within the window. There is never any scrolling. The Wikipaedia widget resizes. Latest version here, http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/26607 It's a nice widget. I'm looking forward to the one that finds the lyrics to the song that's playing in iTunes. Brett Tsunami Sushi widgets for the discerning diner
Re: Mobile phone for 10.4?
I'm having a good run with my SE P910. It's the second one I've had. The first only lasted a day or two. Just wouldn't pair a fault with the phone, but I received a replacement quick smart. I can say that it scores 3 out of 3 regarding your requirements. But it fails most people's 4th, that being price. A bit too pricey (I managed to do a special deal). Other than that, it's a great phone. The reception is way better than the P800. Opens pdf's and spreadsheets quite well. The camera is, well, OK. Good for taking rough pics of equipment at auctions to show the chef before you start bidding on it the next day, or how the new cheeseboard looks as a guide to staff, but not much good for anything else. It doesn't look very cool unless you're the type that's impressed by the sunglasses they sell in Memphis. The flip down keyboard is a joke but the HW recognition is OK although not as good as Newton nothing is yet (had to put that in :-). But the main thing is that it works perfectly in 10.4 (downloads a little program to the phone initially), and you'll be able to easily sync Addressbook iCal by bluetooth. Brett Carboni Tsunami On 30/5/05 1:42 PM, Toby Oldham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all I'm hunting for a new phone. Had a look at the Apple website, which gave me a list to look at, and a cool little table at the bottom which describes which brands offer the best compatibility - they are: - Nokia '60' series - Panasonic '60' series - Sony Ericsson P800, P900 and P910 series phones I've been using a Sony Ericsson T68i up until this point (interface bugs me sometimes) ... anyone have any recommendations and/or observations on the phones grouped above? My criteria are that the phone be compatible with OS 10.4, not be too big, have a functional interface (both the operating system and physical form) e.g. buttons made for medium sized fingers, have bluetooth, and have a decent standby time. Before you say anything Shay, I accept that I'll only get the proverbial 'two out of three' criteria met in a single product. :)
External Hard Disk Power supply / black box dongle
Somehow bent broke the pins that plus into the black box that powers my external 80Gb firewire drive. Anybody know if/where I can get another one? Is this a thing that you get at a local electronics store? How many different permutations of these black dongles can exist in the real universe? Will Lucas make a TV series? Specs Asian Power Devices Model DA-30C03-M5 Input 100-240V 0.85A 50-60Hz Output 5Vdc - 2.5A 12Vdc - 1.5A Thanks, Brett Carboni Tsunami Use the wasabi, Luke
Re: Innocent abroad :-(
There's a cafe called Tiamo just down the road (Hampden Rd, Nedlands, near UWA) with a similar set-up. Not to mention Tsunami as well (but I did anyway). We don't even charge for the use as long as you are dining with us of course, and you don't have a Windows machine (we don't serve droids around here :) Brett Carboni Tsunami Now with Wifi (Mac only) Sponsored by Highway1
Bluetooth Pairing / Sony Ericsson P910
Has anyone been able to pair and sync latest Sony Ericsson phone P910 with Mac (running Tiger on 17 Powerbook with built in bluetooth)? Tried 'set up Bluetooth device' - it 'sees it' but when I enter in the pass key it always fails with message pairing attempt unsuccessful. Make sure you are entering proper pass key. Is anyone using this and syncing with Tiger? My P800 works. Searched web but couldn't find anything. Sad thing was when I rang SE Tech support the immediate answer was we don't support Macs - you should ring Apple - end of story. Brett Carboni Tsunami We'll bond with you better then Sony Ericsson
Tiger on wimpy mac
What's the 'wimpiest' Mac that anyone has Tiger running on? (Out of interest). Brett Carboni Tsunami No wimpy sushi 'round here thanks
Spotlight Quark
Did a search on a word that I know is in a Quark doc using spotlight and it didn't find anything. Does anyone know if Spotlight works for Quark (specifically 6, but any would do) docs, or do you have to get a plug-in for it (and any other specific types of docs). I know it doesn't work for Entourage. It does show up some words in the Quark user dictionary. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Download the latest Spotlight plug-in for Sushi
Re: Firewire 800 HDD
FireWire seems to be going the way of the wonderful Newton. Wonder how those who bought these pricey, although brilliant, PDAs feel about the abondonment of this platform by Apple? Pretty mad I can tell you :-) But that was Steve vs Skully politics. But I still wish my 60Gb iPod had HW recognition or some type of keyboard because it's too hard to find a particular song when there are 12,000 on it. Just the first 3 letters would be a great help, like in iTunes. end rant I think that Apple should think more than twice before trumpeting some new technologies which they are not sure to back all the way. Boy, did they ever flaunt the superiority of Firewire! Maybe they are right, but commercially a real black hole I guess that with the new iPods coming with only the USB cable, the writing was already on the walls for FW? Yes? I'd feel sorry to see FW go though .. I wouldn't worry about that. Firewire/ iLink will be here for another 4 years by which time your drive will be outdated. You *need* it for vidcams. A friend bought the latest JVC tapeless vidcam (mini h/disk) which only has USB2 and it's a royal pain to transfer footage to computer. Even then you can't control it from video editing software (no FF or RW or play). Brett Carboni Tsunami Our sushi will never be obsolete (it will go off however)
Re: Streaming Video recording of tonight's meeting
On 3/5/05 11:03 PM, Martin Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: You'll find the streaming video recordings of part 1 of the WAMUG meeting tonight should appear here later this evening (Tuesday) once the Curtin iLectures system has finished processing it: Well done everyone. I finally get to see what a Wamug meeting looks like. Brett Carboni Tsunami Streaming video of sushi making coming soon
Tiger - any essential apps broken?
Any major apps broken in Tiger? Interested especially in ... Microsoft Office (version 10) Quark 5 Appleworks Photoshop It would be a help to know if these work before upgrading. Quark 5 was a bit dicky with it's redraws post 10.2 releases. Brett Carboni Tsunami Sushi evolving with your taste upgrades
Re: Tiger.
On 30/4/05 11:07 AM, Malcolm J McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: Hi all, I will not get 'Tiger' until I get home as I feel it would be silly to run the risk of something going wrong while I am 'on the road'. I would be grateful if someone could give their views on it on the list to put me out of the agony of anticipation. :-) Mac There is a very detailed 'first look' account at http://www.macintouch.com/tigerreview/index.shtml Brett Carboni Tsunami Sushi Mac Geeks at heart (who wishes he could have a Tiger/Whatever-neXt-Cat release party at Tsunami next time but sadly realises it's not practical)
Re: Something to note with Tiger
On 30/4/05 1:51 PM, Daniel Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: For all those installing Tiger, one thing to note is that once you've installed it, and restarted it will start indexing for spotlight. This is done in the background and no real sign that it's actually doing it. So don't be surprised if for a little while after the install the computer doesn't seem to running as fast as it should. This could be the reason why. Once it's done that first major scan then it'll be good. The scan time is dependant on how many files you have,, and how big your hard drive is. So will vary. :o) This is because Spotlight has to build an index of everything on your computer! Also worth noting is that at this time it would be good to choose your 'private' folder, ie a folder that you do *not* want indexed as it might be hard to 'un-index' at a later date, ie personal details, diary etc. (I don't have Tiger but I read it in the review) Brett Carboni Tsunami No Tiger sushi, but we do have tiger prawns
Re: Turntable vinyl to CD
BTW, will this work for Sony Minidisk players as well? I have a friend who needs to convert his collection to run on his soon to be purchased iPod Micro random wrigleys chewing-gum thingo. Brett Carboni Tsunami There is no spoon (for miso soup) On 4/4/05 11:01 PM, Paul Kitchener [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: David Noel wrote: -- I'm tempted to buy a turntable + preamp which Tandy's have at the moment for just under $100. The notice on it says you can plug it into your PC with a sound card (with a $6 adapter) and use it, with suitable software, to convert your 33s or 45s to CDs. -- I have a 450 MHz iMac (with UBS firewire ports). Can anyone tell me what I would need apart from the turntable to convert my old 33s to CDs? I'm running 9.1. TIA. David Noel 2005 Apr 4 Hi David If iTunes recognises your disk writer it can burn the CDs for you. If only iTunes had a record button too. Otherwise, maybe Disc Burner can create an Audio CD from a recorded aif. Toast certainly can. Pro Tools Free will record it fairly easily, it might seem a complicated application but you only want to record, so if you pretty much ignore the rest it shouldn't be too hard. I've never tried the help myself but I'm sure it'll have some recording instructions. Pro Tools is mainly for recording anyway, it has buttons similar to a tape deck including the record button. You can try versiontracker.com or hitsquad.com for other freeware. Good luck Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Laptop bags
I'm a Samsonite fan. If you have a 17 p/book it fits *perfectly* in the document holder tray in a normal black Samsonite briefcase, like it was made for it. It's more protected and depending on your client may be more 'appropriate'. Brett Carboni Tsunami 25% discount for people with a Samsonite briefcase with 17 Powerbook this Thursday On 5/4/05 2:20 PM, Michael Kane Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: I too am a Crumpler fan. I have two superb camera bags and a messenger bag. They are tough and extremely well made. There is however the real risk that some person of discernment may steal the laptop for the bag. Michael
Spam free free Email service/OT?
A while ago there was a discussion on free spam free email services, and 'MyRealbox.com' was mentioned (I think by Onno). It's a semi-testing site run by Novell. A few people would have liked to use it but it has been closed to new members for some time (years?). Just to let all know that it's open again. I've been using it for years. It's handy, never let me down, and there's no spam. (List's been quiet lately) Brett Carboni Tsunami Spam-free soo-shee
Re: iPod Super Shuffle
Apple - wake up your lawyers! It didn¹t take long http://www.luxpro-corp.com/e_575d.htm They're too busy suing rumour sites :-) Brett Carboni Tsunami Sushi rumours specifically sued
Re: iPod battery life?
On 16/2/05 9:41 AM, Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: I am wondering if my iPod will play for the whole of a flight to Europe. Model M9282H. Using earphones with low volume. If not, any hints about extending the battery to the max on a plane? uses 4 x AA - using 2500A rechargeable AA's I purchased for my digital camera I got 16 hours being Perth - Singapore - Tokyo there was still more than half the charge left in the pack and hadn't even touched the iPod's internal battery so should be more than alright for Perth to Europe. (coming back I used normal el-cheapo disposable alkaline batteries it got about 14 hours before needing to run off the internal battery) Don't they have things you can plug into on planes today? Actually that's a good question. Is there an airline that lets you plug in your laptop to some type of power outlet so you can keep working on a very long flight? I heard a while ago that one airline did, but it may have been business class. Brett Carboni Tsunami Powerpoints provided for laptop recharging while you recharge on sushi
Bungie Marahon
For those who remember Marathon, they have released all 3 as freeware. You can get them here http://trilogyrelease.bungie.org/ Now we don't have to buy the action sacks Shay ;-) Now if we can only get Bungie to release Halo 2 for Macs. Wish they weren't owned by Microsoft. Brett Carboni Tsunami Sushi as recommended by Durandel
Re: apple gets on BBC news
On 13/1/05 11:12 AM, Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4170111.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4168111.stm More amazingly, on page 6 of today's West Australian! All someone needs to do is get a battery pack that sits under the unit and, with a slate-like LCD display, it will make a nice powerbook alternative. Or at least handy to use the LCD screen as a 'sheet music' viewer on the piano at Tsunami. Brett Carboni Tsunami All the music you can eat Fri Sat nights
Re: Various price drops on new Apple stuff
20 Cinema Display Was: $2299 Now: $1599 23 Cinema Display Was: $3499 Now: $2899 iBook 12 Combo Was: $1695 Now: $1599 I'm interested in buying a new monitor. How does the new monitor pricing compare to street prices for equivalent sizes? Anyone? T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Back this Friday
Re: 60GB iPod????????????????
A few weeks ago I posted about a problem with the new iPod. I sent it back to Apple. Just over three weeks later, I've got a brand new one back - and it has the exact same problem. This either means there's a uniform problem with 60GB iPods handling large amounts of songs, or there's a problem within my set-up in iTunes etc. I have one and yes, there seems to be a problem with iPods handling 12,000+ songs. I initially synced it to 'mirror' all my songs but it choked on all that so now I set up (a lot of) smart playlists and get it to sync with them. That's the best fix at present. The iPod still may splutter a bit with a big playlist. Also making a smart playlist of all songs with a 4 or 5 star rating will hopefully get the majority of your songs on. A bit sad though because I wanted it to carry all my songs but I think it can't handle it. Perhaps a future software update will fix it but I have a bad feeling it's the internal processor of the iPod being overwhelmed. Hope I'm wrong. Also when you have 12,000+ songs it really really needs an input device like a pen or keyboard to find them. Like a Newton sigh. Even with the best MP3 player interface it is too hard to find songs with a big library. But I can't ever see Apple doing that :-( Brett Carboni Tsunami Over 12,000 types of sushi but no way to handle them
TV on laptops
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Hardware/Getting-connected/2004/12/14/1102787 083568.html Of interest to notebook junkies. Only, at that price, maybe a TV is good too. Or maybe El Gato's product. Brett Carboni Tsunami Eat at Tsunami let your Mac tape the TV show
Addressbook sms send by bluetooth
Looking to get a bluetooth phone that will send sms's by typing on the Mac and sending using the phone. LOTS of people want us to phone them back with bookings confirmations and we end up playing phone tag or they just don't turn up. Turning into a lot of work and being able to use templates of messages would be handy. Apple's compat list not much good. My P800 is on there but it can't do it. Don't want to use I/net service because they charge and I have space on my cap to use up. Anyone use this feature? T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami
Re: iPod Photo problems
On 26/11/04 10:47 AM, Dark Servant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: It doesn't sound to me like Matt's iPod is behaving normally so it's probably not a good example for what the iPod Photos are like. Matt; You'll probably need to take it in to have it serviced. You could get by using it with the functionality that it does have but it's probably not such a good idea to let issues like that lay around until your warranty passes. Actually this is an interesting point. Do many iPods need to go back for 'fixing'? I've always thought of them as a consumer item like a walkman or DVD player and not something that 'usually works'. Anybody have any experiences to share? I think I remember someone on the list (Skippy) who went through a few iPods before he got a stable one. Yes, I'm thinking of getting one, now that they store 60Gb which is close to my library size. Brett Carboni Tsunami Book a function and bring your iPod
Gates vs Jobs
For those who are interested (subscription required - but it's free). http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/business/yourmoney/14music.html?hpex=110 0494800en=5c4bb65f3aff7ee0ei=5094partner=homepage Will history repeat? Does it usually? Brett Carboni Tsunami Gates open for good sushi eating Job
Colour Laser BW printing costs
Does anyone have recent experience with any of the new crop of sub $1000 colour laser printers w.r.t. their BW printing costs. For most of us this is the most important factor and I don't want to be caught in the same way I was for inkjets. Some of them are well priced but they need windows to power them in some way. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Colour your sushi today
Re: MacAquariums of All Sorts
On 29/9/04 6:29 AM, Karen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote this: http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/MacAquarium/ Some of these do look really good... Does anyone know of anyone selling these in Australia? I have our original (ex Banzai) iMac revA Bondi awaiting a 'final upgrade'. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Fresh from the iMac fish tank to you
