Re: Video playback slowed down.
Hi everyone - hope you don't mind me jumping on this question with a related issue I have recently purchased a macbook pro 2.8 intel core i7 4gb ram 1333 mhz ddr3 lion 10.7.4 I have used the transfer my mac utility from my older macbook The issue I'm having is that some of the apps are VERY slow - much slower than the old macbook (albeit i did max the ram on that unit). Preview in particular is the worst offender. I have done the obvious - used disk utility to repair permissions and with a 750gb drive with loads of space on it, I can't see anything that is an obvious factor. My web search indicated that sophos may be slowing it down. Would appreciate any suggestions, many thanks in advance (and Ronnie, pls don't stop whatever you are doing to be first to reply ;) Best regards Justin Davies On 22/06/2012, at 11:35 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Adrian, Something you could try is: Open System Preferences General and uncheck the “Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps” option. People have had success with streaming video in Lion by doing the above. I have not experienced any problem with streaming video in Lion BUT I have always had this setting UNCHECKED! The suspicion is that the background task that takes a snapshot of the memory and system state for each running application is failing behind in taking snapshots when large amounts of RAM are updated. In video streaming by definition the application memory is undergoing large frequent updates. If the suspicion is correct, then instead of dropping work items the snapshot application is trying to process an ever-increasing list of work. The result appears to be CPU starvation to video playback. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.4 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 22/06/2012, at 11:16 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Adrian, I gather from your previous emails that the problem is just with streaming YouTube - rather than already downloaded video. Forgive me for asking the obvious - but you have checked your internet connection speed to make sure that you have not developed a problem in that area? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 22/6/12 10:58 AM, Adrian Skehan at adrianske...@me.com wrote: Thanks Ronni Jane, I have downloaded the Flash Player uninstall and run it, downloaded a fresh copy of the player and installed it, I also reset Safari but all to no avail. I also tried playing the same You Tube clip with Firefox and Chrome and they are worse than Safari. I will have a look at some another You Tube clip after lunch (got to go out for a while now) and see if they all act the same. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 21/06/2012, at 7:49 PM, Jane Griffiths wrote: Hi Adrian I had been having the same problem with stuttering Youtube videos. This Apple Support Discussion gave the solution that worked for me https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3729955?start=0tstart=0 Go to SafariReset Safari… tick all boxes and click Reset. This did the trick for me, the Youtube videos now play smoothly. Worth a try! Cheers Jane On 21/06/2012, at 4:56 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, For some reason Video Replay on my iMac (OS 10.7.4, 27 i7, 16GB ram and 360 Gig of free space) has slowed down when playing WMV clips (local) and clips via the web (youtube etc.), they play for a few seconds stop load a few more seconds and play again and so on. Tech Tools Pro 6 says that it passed the Memory and Video Memory tests OK. Clips stored on the computer like MP4, DV, MOV AVI play via QuickTime Player and M4V via QuickTime Player 7 all play OK. This started recently and possibly with an update of VLC but I cant be sure. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: 1Password
Hi David, i really like it. remember to set up synching between devices (manual process) which happens over your wifi network... Best regards Justin Davies On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: WordPress
David, wordpress is terrific. YOu can get a site hosted by wordpress at wordpress.com or arrange your own on your own hosting by downloading the software at wordpress.org. There are many hosting sites. You can also talk to Glenn Nicholas at OM4 who provides wordpress hosting, a regular contributor to this forum and that allows you to focus on the content rather than the technology... Best regards Justin Davies On 03/04/2012, at 2:51 PM, David Noel wrote: -- Hi, does anyone have experience with WordPress? I have a lot of science articles up on the Web (at aoi.com.au, hosted on iiNet), and it's been suggested that I could use WordPress to quickly set up Commenting facilities for these. -- I have no experience with WordPress. If I understand aright, using it means accessing a module on your server, which holds WordPress templates modified for the particular use. -- The sort of things I would like to know, are, what are the costs for using WordPress? You don't necessarily have to use a module on your own server, right? Are there free hosts? (I'm thinking maybe to have Comments pages on another server, while keeping the main articles on the aoi domain). Yours in blissful ignorance. David Noel 2012 Apr 3 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: WordPress
Hi Paul, I started out the same way and then moved onto my own hosted platform. I use mediatemple but there are plenty of options. Your own platform gives you the capacity to do more (add your own analytics, ads, themes etc) - current site www.justindavies.com.au if you are interested in taking a look... Best regards Justin Davies On 04/04/2012, at 12:46 PM, Paul Chong wrote: Hi Justin, I am but a novice quite illiterate as far computer goes - technically speaking. Despite that, without any tuition or prior training, I manage to run a blog of my own through wordpress.com My blogsite is: http://p21chong.wordpress.com which I started in May 2009. I have over 480,000 readers An encouraging venture indeed it's FREE. Wordpress administration provides whatever help that's required it's so easy to get started. Try it! Highly Recommended. Cheers Paul http://p21chong.wordpress.com On 04/04/2012, at 11:24 AM, David Noel wrote: Hi Justin, thanks very much for your comments on WordPress. I checked with my server, iiNet, they charge $160 per year to use WordPress with them. For a trial, I will try a free page at WordPress.com, we'll see how that works out. All the best -- David Noel 2012 Apr 4 == On 3 April 2012 19:44, Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au wrote: David, wordpress is terrific. YOu can get a site hosted by wordpress at wordpress.com or arrange your own on your own hosting by downloading the software at wordpress.org. There are many hosting sites. You can also talk to Glenn Nicholas at OM4 who provides wordpress hosting, a regular contributor to this forum and that allows you to focus on the content rather than the technology... Best regards Justin Davies On 03/04/2012, at 2:51 PM, David Noel wrote: -- Hi, does anyone have experience with WordPress? I have a lot of science articles up on the Web (at aoi.com.au, hosted on iiNet), and it's been suggested that I could use WordPress to quickly set up Commenting facilities for these. -- I have no experience with WordPress. If I understand aright, using it means accessing a module on your server, which holds WordPress templates modified for the particular use. -- The sort of things I would like to know, are, what are the costs for using WordPress? You don't necessarily have to use a module on your own server, right? Are there free hosts? (I'm thinking maybe to have Comments pages on another server, while keeping the main articles on the aoi domain). Yours in blissful ignorance. David Noel 2012 Apr 3 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: opening xml files
Hi Chris, I open xml files with textedit - just choose all applications not recommended applications Best regards Justin Davies www.justindavies.com.au On 27/02/2012, at 8:16 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 26/02/2012, at 7:00 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Good afternoon muggers I have received an xml file from a collegue of mine (a result of an export from a database) and I cant open it with the applications that show up when 'open with' is applied. Can someone please point me in the direction of an application and/or utility that I can use to open it? Thanks very much for any advice on this Best regards Chris Since you know that the xml file has come from a database, this gives us a pretty good insight int show the xml file will be structured, and it should show meaningful data when imported int any modern version of M$ Excel. Failing that, try opening it with Filemaker Pro (if you don't have a copy, a fully-functional 30-day trial can be downloaded from http://www.filemaker.com.au). Filemaker will convert the xml file to a native Filemaker Pro database, giving you all the organisational power you need to analyse the data, or you can export the data back out to an xlsx file, which WILL work with Excel 2011 or Numbers, or you can export to a tab-or comma-delimited text file for use in myriad other list managers. You'll probably want to do these things anyway, since your Filemaker Trial will stop working after 30 days... Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Powerbook g4 15
Hi, I've got a powerbook g4 15 with 1.25gb of ram seeking a new home. I've also got for those mac fans of nostalgia, the little mac book for mac os 8.5 Please let me know if you are interested, many thanks Best regards Justin Davies -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Powerbook g4 15
Hi Mike, thanks for the offer of help. They really range in price all over the place on ebay from $50 to those not working to much higher. I was thinking about $75 to 100 would be fair. It works fine - just needs constant power as the battery is dead. Happy to entertain offers, thanks for you offer to assist... Best regards Justin Davies On 22/11/2011, at 3:20 PM, Mike Bradley wrote: Hi Justin, I have a friend who may be interested, about how much would you be chasing? regards Mike On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.auwrote: Hi, I've got a powerbook g4 15 with 1.25gb of ram seeking a new home. I've also got for those mac fans of nostalgia, the little mac book for mac os 8.5 Please let me know if you are interested, many thanks Best regards Justin Davies -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Any CRM / CMS experts out there?
Hi Steven, yes please fill that in with as much detail as you can and I'll contact you off list, many thanks Best regards Justin Davies On 19/11/2011, at 2:31 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Thanks Justin. I have to listen to you because it was you who originally suggested Saasu for an accounting solution, which I do now use and am reasonably happy with it. I think my needs probably go beyond the business catalyst you refer to, at least based on what I can read about it, but the Software Selection Implementation service could be of interest. Should I just fill in the Contact Us form? Checked out CapsuleCRM, thank you ... leaning towards open source if CRM is indeed what I need. Cheers, Steven On 19/11/2011, at 3:46 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Steven, if you are looking for the open source tools, then wordpress is excellent. In my view, having done it, it is better to get someone else to take care of the hosting etc and Glenn is the best guy to talk to in Perth on that. Another option is business catalyst which you can get a free trial of (I resell this product so excuse the plug - but I do think it is very good) http://emergination.com.au/online It does have a light CRM in it as well. So if someone fills in a form, it goes straight into the crm. You might find this one product does the trick. For CRM i really like CapsuleCRM which is free for two users and can plug into google contacts. I use this for business development for a client. Hope that helps Best regards Justin Davies On 19/11/2011, at 1:07 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Thanks Glenn. What I'm not sure about is whether I have 'extensive' functional requirements or not. I guess extensive isa relative term. I think so though, at least in the longer term. When you say 'hefty', do you mean as in terms of user friendliness? As in a layman like me picking it up and running with it? I suspect my understanding of CMS vs CRM is vague, and ideally what I need is ask an unbiased somebody question 1 ... This is what I need to do ... what type of software do I need?, and then question 2 This is the type of software I need to engage .. what's on the market and what's my best choice?. And then think about whether I can do the rest myself on a tight time budget, or get a 3rd party involved who specialises in it. Finding people who are (i) technically excellent in the space you need them and (ii) trustworthy is a challenge in itself. Will keep reading! Cheers, Steven On 19/11/2011, at 2:22 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Steven, There are a lot of options in this area. If you have extensive functional requirements, then Sugar CRM might be good for you, but perhaps check out cloud based services such as Highrise first, as Sugar CRM is a pretty hefty tool. You've mentioned CMS and CRM in the same sentence. If you are thinking of integrating CRM with a CMS, this article looks at CRM from a WordPress orientation: http://om4.com.au/client/wordpress-crm/ WordPress is an open source CMS. Very popular. 22 out of every 100 new active domains in the US are launched using WordPress, and it now accounts for over 55% of all websites that have a CMS. Happy researching. Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: On 19 November 2011 11:54, Steven Knowles emai...@knowles.net.au wrote: I need to make a decision on what software development route to go down, and leaning towards an open source CRM / CMS Mac compatible solution, with a big question mark over whether I even know what I'm talking about when I say that. Sugar CRM has been mentioned, but I don't know whether such a beast will do all that I ultimately need it to do. Is there anybody out there across this space, who wouldn't mind me calling them for a high level chat? Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Any CRM / CMS experts out there?
Steven, if you are looking for the open source tools, then wordpress is excellent. In my view, having done it, it is better to get someone else to take care of the hosting etc and Glenn is the best guy to talk to in Perth on that. Another option is business catalyst which you can get a free trial of (I resell this product so excuse the plug - but I do think it is very good) http://emergination.com.au/online It does have a light CRM in it as well. So if someone fills in a form, it goes straight into the crm. You might find this one product does the trick. For CRM i really like CapsuleCRM which is free for two users and can plug into google contacts. I use this for business development for a client. Hope that helps Best regards Justin Davies On 19/11/2011, at 1:07 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Thanks Glenn. What I'm not sure about is whether I have 'extensive' functional requirements or not. I guess extensive isa relative term. I think so though, at least in the longer term. When you say 'hefty', do you mean as in terms of user friendliness? As in a layman like me picking it up and running with it? I suspect my understanding of CMS vs CRM is vague, and ideally what I need is ask an unbiased somebody question 1 ... This is what I need to do ... what type of software do I need?, and then question 2 This is the type of software I need to engage .. what's on the market and what's my best choice?. And then think about whether I can do the rest myself on a tight time budget, or get a 3rd party involved who specialises in it. Finding people who are (i) technically excellent in the space you need them and (ii) trustworthy is a challenge in itself. Will keep reading! Cheers, Steven On 19/11/2011, at 2:22 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Steven, There are a lot of options in this area. If you have extensive functional requirements, then Sugar CRM might be good for you, but perhaps check out cloud based services such as Highrise first, as Sugar CRM is a pretty hefty tool. You've mentioned CMS and CRM in the same sentence. If you are thinking of integrating CRM with a CMS, this article looks at CRM from a WordPress orientation: http://om4.com.au/client/wordpress-crm/ WordPress is an open source CMS. Very popular. 22 out of every 100 new active domains in the US are launched using WordPress, and it now accounts for over 55% of all websites that have a CMS. Happy researching. Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: On 19 November 2011 11:54, Steven Knowles emai...@knowles.net.au wrote: I need to make a decision on what software development route to go down, and leaning towards an open source CRM / CMS Mac compatible solution, with a big question mark over whether I even know what I'm talking about when I say that. Sugar CRM has been mentioned, but I don't know whether such a beast will do all that I ultimately need it to do. Is there anybody out there across this space, who wouldn't mind me calling them for a high level chat? Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Sending/e-mailing large files
Hi, to echo Glenn's comments, I also use dropbox for filesharing but also a secondary form of backup. Great product, just another folder in finder with all the cloud benefits... BTW, thanks Ronnie for your response to my question the other day... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au On 05/09/2011, at 5:28 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Adrian, even easier than YouSendIt, imho, is Dropbox.com A Dropbox account is useful for many other reasons, but it solves this issue really well. - copy a file into your Dropbox/Public folder - right click and get the Public Link - email the link to the file to the recipient - the recipient clicks the link and downloads the file Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: On 5 September 2011 16:22, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Afternoon all, A friend of mine has been asked to send some files/pictures overseas for an exhibition, the request is to re-do them at 20MB and send them by file server. I have asked for clarification on the 20 MB but can anyone give me an idea what sending the by file server means please. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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
Service battery
Hi guys, I've got a service battery message on my Macbook, can anyone assist with this? Thanks in advance! Here are the specs Model Name: MacBook Model Identifier: MacBook6,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.26 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores:2 L2 Cache: 3 MB Memory: 8 GB Best regards Justin Davies www.justindavies.com.au Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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: Don’t Look Now—You’re Obsolete
Interesting conversation - btw this is one of the biggest misquotes in history - it isn't what he said. Everything that can be invented has been invented. Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899 I also find the commentary interesting given recent comments about linked in on this forum. There are a lot of people that still think social media is a bit like the horse referred to below. Kind regards Justin On 19/08/2011, at 7:39 AM, Eugene wrote: A few others: So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we'll give it to you. We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you.' And they said, 'No.' So then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You haven't got through college yet.' Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer Where’s the “Any” key?Homer Simpson The Internet. Is that thing still around? Homer Simpson First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII - and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics, and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web, we've realised it's a brochure. Douglas Adams (1952-2001) Eugene A few nice ones: Everything that can be invented has been invented. Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899 Radio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. Lord Kelvin, British Physicist, 1899 I think there is a world market for maybe five computers. Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.Popular Mechanics, 1949 It would appear we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology. John von Neumann, computer scientist, 1949 In 1953 IBM predicts the total world market for computers to be 52. I have travelled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year. The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957 But what is it good for?Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. Ken Olson, President, Chairman and Founder of DEC, 1977 And a slightly more modern favourite: 640k ought to be enough for anybody.Bill Gates, Co-Founder and CEO of Microsoft, 1981 Regards, Eugene (null) 4.tiff On 19/08/2011, at 5:43 AM, cm wrote: And there's always: What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders, Michael Dell in October 1997 speaking about Apple before a crowd of several thousand IT executives. C Sent from my iPad On 19/08/2011, at 1:43, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: From the latest Sitepoint newsletter... Don’t Look Now—You’re Obsolete How does that saying go … “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it …”? It seems that the newest, emerging technology is always disparaged by those threatened by it—often by the inventors of the preceding technology. In spite of being labeled a fraud for claiming that the human voice could be transmitted over wire, radio pioneer and vacuum tube inventor, Lee DeForest, called the commercial development of television “an impossibility,” and declared that a manned moon voyage will “never occur.” Here are some other Very Bad Future Predictions regarding past technological advances: Rail travel at high speed is not possible, because passengers, unable to breathe, would die of asphyxia. – Dr Dionysys Larder, professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy, University College London, 1800 This telephone has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. – Western Union internal memo, 1876 Everyone acquainted with the subject will recognize it as a conspicuous failure. – Henry Morton, president of the Stevens Institute of Technology, on Edison’s light bulb, 1880 The horse is here to stay, but the automobile is only a novelty, a fad. – President of Michigan Savings Bank, advising Henry Ford’s lawyer not to invest in the Ford Motor Co., 1903 Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml
Re: Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
Interesting to see the feedback on LinkedIn. Invites should only go to people you know or have met - however I find it incredibly valuable. Best regards Justin On 24/06/2011, at 1:02 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: I totally agree Daniel, we don’t want WAMUG signed up to Linkedln. I don’t know if Linkedln are doing a recruiting drive, as I’ve lately been getting “Invites to Join” ;-) I also won’t join Linkedln. Cheers, Ronni On 24/06/2011, at 12:37 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Ummm no offense Ken but. I dont think we want to sign all of WAMUG up to Linkedin. :) lol We'd like to keep it spam free as much as possible. :) Though based on the linkedin requests I've had in the last two days maybe it's a Linkedin spam virus lol. Haven't joined it before and won't join it now lol. But maybe that's just me :) lol Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: dan...@macwizardry.com.au Web:http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For Everything Macintosh** On 24/06/2011, at 12:10 PM, Ken Jackson k...@littleriverstudios.com.au wrote: -- 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: Accounting software
Thanks Glenn, for a little more information please see http://emergination.com.au/saasu or type saasu perth into google (excuse the blatant plug). One of the best features added recently is automated bank feeds - you can sync your bank account securely to the system and then it makes entering transactions extraordinarily quick... I spent a day at the saasu head office in Sydney a couple of weeks ago, plenty happening and lots of interest if anyone wants to know more info happy to help Best regards Justin On 22/06/2011, at 12:27 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Severin, you should have a look at Saasu.com I first came across Saasu via Wamug (thanks Justin) and we have used it for a while. Excellent system, easy to use. Has a free trial available to try it out. Glenn Nicholas On 22 June 2011 10:13, Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: For years I have used eRecord, the ATO's free accounting package. It is no longer supported and is a bit creaky even with Leopard. I am looking for an alternative, looking forward to Snow Leopard and Lion. My requirements are simple. Cash Book only covering sales, expenditures and GST. Other packages that I have looked at, like eRecord itself, do much more and are somewhat daunting at first glance. Comments, suggestions and tales of experiences welcomed. Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.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 -- 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: Dragon dictate
I use it when I'm sick of typing. I type very quick although i haven't specifically timed myself. i also find if i'm writing i tend to find it easier to create longer work - and sometimes just to get started. I think it is quicker - but it isn't my only motivation for doing it I get damn fast answering emails though Best regards Justin On 15/06/2011, at 8:49 AM, David de la Hunty wrote: out of interest how many WPM do peeps actually get with these VR programmes? does it compare with a good touch typist? Needs a lot more time investment but maybe still faster than VR dd On 12/06/2011, at 21:28, Andrew Schox wrote: Hi all, I guess I should have read the rest of the email (other than Stuart's bit) before posting my reply! Back in my box now... Andrew On 12/06/2011, at 9:09 PM, Andrew Schox wrote: Hi Stuart, Have you tried MacSpeech? I have heard that it is very good (and has a medical module too), but of course, that may just be the marketing people doing their job well. We are almost ready to purchase MacPractice, and they recommend MacSpeech as their voice recognition software. Cheers, Andrew On 12/06/2011, at 8:46 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: I am trailing Dragon Dictate but not with much success. What other voice recognition software is comparable? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 21/05/2011, at 9:31 AM, cm wrote: Thanks for the warning Justin, few things lower the value of a product more than poor support. This piece in AppleInsider suggest that Nuance may be distracted at the moment working on iOS 5 -- on the other hand it is more like Apple to do the development work in-house. As the article also posits, the partnership may only be because Nuance holds many speech recognition patents. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/apple_reportedly_partnering_with_nuance_rather_than_microsoft_for_ios_5_voice_recognition.html Cheers, Carlo On 2011-05-21, at 09:03, Justin Davies wrote: Hi all, a warning before anyone buys this product. Macspeech used to provide customer support for their product. With their acquisition by Dragon and a change to the dragon engine, the product has become virtually unusable. Poor word recognition, crashes before you can complete a full page of text and progressively slows your computer down. The latest free upgrade has really destroyed it, and there is a great deal of unanswered grief on the dragon forums. It is now much more difficult to lodge a support request - and here is the response you get when you do - pay us to help you with our poor product. Whilst I understand that businesses need to make a dollar, and providing unlimited free support isn't practical, those businesses that don't care about their customers will in time perish. This is a pity as speech recognition has the potential to provide productivity improvements, and also to help those with disabilities enjoy a more full life. - Dear Justin Davies, Thank you for contacting Nuance Technical Support. This email is regarding the issue that you were encountering with Dragon Dictate. We regret to inform you that your Technical Support warranty period is now expired. The 90 days of free technical support expired on September 8, 2010. As we proceed with extended warranty support, please note that there is a charge associated. You may enter a ticket from our website (http://nuance.custhelp.com) or call us directly at 1300-856-388. For more information regarding our support policy, please click on this link: http://www.nuance.com/product-support/policy.asp We understand that your Nuance application is important to you and we will work with you to resolve your issue as quickly as possible. Regards, Candice Nuance Technical Support www.nuance.com - Kind regards Justin -- 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 -- 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 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List
Re: Dragon dictate
Hi all, a quick update on this I complained to nuance about their support, and they relented and provided assistance. I found eventually after plenty of backwards and forwards that getting the volume on the microphone right in system preferences made a difference and I'm now getting good results again. A tip - if you ever want to cut the queue and get something resolved, go straight to twitter. I looked at other products on the market - at that stage ibm's via voice, dragon and macdictate. via voice had ok reviews but macdictate was the one specifically for mac, so it was the logical choice - and had best reviews. In other words, I don't think you have a lot of options Best regards Justin Davies On 12/06/2011, at 8:46 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: I am trailing Dragon Dictate but not with much success. What other voice recognition software is comparable? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 21/05/2011, at 9:31 AM, cm wrote: Thanks for the warning Justin, few things lower the value of a product more than poor support. This piece in AppleInsider suggest that Nuance may be distracted at the moment working on iOS 5 -- on the other hand it is more like Apple to do the development work in-house. As the article also posits, the partnership may only be because Nuance holds many speech recognition patents. http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/apple_reportedly_partnering_with_nuance_rather_than_microsoft_for_ios_5_voice_recognition.html Cheers, Carlo On 2011-05-21, at 09:03, Justin Davies wrote: Hi all, a warning before anyone buys this product. Macspeech used to provide customer support for their product. With their acquisition by Dragon and a change to the dragon engine, the product has become virtually unusable. Poor word recognition, crashes before you can complete a full page of text and progressively slows your computer down. The latest free upgrade has really destroyed it, and there is a great deal of unanswered grief on the dragon forums. It is now much more difficult to lodge a support request - and here is the response you get when you do - pay us to help you with our poor product. Whilst I understand that businesses need to make a dollar, and providing unlimited free support isn't practical, those businesses that don't care about their customers will in time perish. This is a pity as speech recognition has the potential to provide productivity improvements, and also to help those with disabilities enjoy a more full life. - Dear Justin Davies, Thank you for contacting Nuance Technical Support. This email is regarding the issue that you were encountering with Dragon Dictate. We regret to inform you that your Technical Support warranty period is now expired. The 90 days of free technical support expired on September 8, 2010. As we proceed with extended warranty support, please note that there is a charge associated. You may enter a ticket from our website (http://nuance.custhelp.com) or call us directly at 1300-856-388. For more information regarding our support policy, please click on this link: http://www.nuance.com/product-support/policy.asp We understand that your Nuance application is important to you and we will work with you to resolve your issue as quickly as possible. Regards, Candice Nuance Technical Support www.nuance.com - Kind regards Justin -- 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 -- 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
Dragon dictate
Hi all, a warning before anyone buys this product. Macspeech used to provide customer support for their product. With their acquisition by Dragon and a change to the dragon engine, the product has become virtually unusable. Poor word recognition, crashes before you can complete a full page of text and progressively slows your computer down. The latest free upgrade has really destroyed it, and there is a great deal of unanswered grief on the dragon forums. It is now much more difficult to lodge a support request - and here is the response you get when you do - pay us to help you with our poor product. Whilst I understand that businesses need to make a dollar, and providing unlimited free support isn't practical, those businesses that don't care about their customers will in time perish. This is a pity as speech recognition has the potential to provide productivity improvements, and also to help those with disabilities enjoy a more full life. - Dear Justin Davies, Thank you for contacting Nuance Technical Support. This email is regarding the issue that you were encountering with Dragon Dictate. We regret to inform you that your Technical Support warranty period is now expired. The 90 days of free technical support expired on September 8, 2010. As we proceed with extended warranty support, please note that there is a charge associated. You may enter a ticket from our website (http://nuance.custhelp.com) or call us directly at 1300-856-388. For more information regarding our support policy, please click on this link: http://www.nuance.com/product-support/policy.asp We understand that your Nuance application is important to you and we will work with you to resolve your issue as quickly as possible. Regards, Candice Nuance Technical Support www.nuance.com - Kind regards Justin -- 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: keynote issues
Many thanks for your prompt response Ronni, I found that i couldn't export from keynote and then open with powerpoint 2008 for mac - yet was always able to do so before. To get around it, i opened it on my old g4 powerbook, then exported and it worked fine. I lose all of the efficiency gains from working on keynote though - 30 mins of mucking around just so I can share a presentation and frustrating because I've worked the same way for a few years Best regards Justin On 14 Apr 2011, at 1:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Justin, On 14/04/2011, at 11:29 AM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi everyone, Keynote export is not working as it should. I need to export keynote files so that non-keynote users can view them. Exporting to PDF is creating files that some aren't able to view. Have not heard of this. When I export to powerpoint, I cannot open it using powerpoint - I get an error message saying that there was an error accessing and then the pathname to the file. Sounds like ’the file is not complete’ … What version are you using , is it Mac PowerPoint 2011 or 2004? Seems to be fairly general opinion that you Can't export from Keynote 5.0.5 to PPT 12.2.8.” People have found if you open the exported PPT in Powerpoint 2004 and re-save it. Then open it in Mac PowerPoint 2011, it opens fine. The new version of powerpoint seems to be having issues understanding some very basic Keynote functions. I read somewhere (probably Apple Keynote Discussions) that: Before you export to Powerpoint: Make sure ALL placed images are RGB and not CMYK. This includes anything in your master slides. If you have CMYK placed images in your master slides, make sure you convert them and ALSO delete the old masters from your theme. Grouped images or text will cause the error. Make sure you un-group any images or text before exporting. Any brush stroke style line with more than two anchor points will not convert. Interestingly, the solid or dashed lines are ok but the other stylized lines are not.” Sorry I can’t help more as I haven’t experienced the problem Cheers, Ronni I've got a macbook intel core 2, 2.26 ghz, and keynote is vers 5.05, osx 10.6.7 I've also got dropbox enabled as well. This issue has only recently occurred, which makes me that there may be a software issue. I have found this forum discussing the problem http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12987914 which indicates an issue with grouped items - however there aren't any grouped items in my presentation. And the following thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2715747tstart=0 - which pushes the blame towards microsoft - but that doesn't resolve this issue. Can anyone help? Many thanks in advance BTW i've tried rebooting, defrag, software update etc before posting Best regards Justin -- 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: keynote issues
Thanks Ronni! Best regards Justin On 14 Apr 2011, at 5:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: I can understand your frustration. Hopefully iWork'11 won't be long will have much needed improvements. /Quote: Given that it has been more than 2 years since the launch of iWork ’09, will an update be coming soon or will Apple simply wait until OS X 10.7 Lion is launched in the Summer. The reasoning behind this is as follows. There are several new features that are being incorporated into the next version of OS X that could be fairly integral components of how iWork ’11 will operate. Therefore Apple may not launch iWork ’11 until the new features can be utilized by users running 10.7 Lion. The primary feature which is likely to be of the most use in iWork ’11 is the use of Lion’s AutoSave and Versions features. As its name suggests, Versions records the evolution of a document as you create it’. Therefore, if you wish to revert to an earlier version, Lion brings up a Time-Machine like screen to allow you to select which one you want. Similarly, if you shut down an application, the AutoSave and Resume feature will automatically reopen where you left off. It is likely that this will somehow be expanded and tightly integrated within iWork ’11. The second feature relates to the AirDrop and sharing features. AirDrop allows you to share files with anyone around you wirelessly, something that would be incredibly useful in iWork ’11. In addition, recent rumors are suggesting that Apple will be relaunching MobileMe this year with a much greater emphasis on cloud storage and sharing. It is likely that this will be a big component in iWork ’11 and another reason why we haven’t seen it up until now. Apple has already dipped into this with the iWork.com beta but we may see a lot more functionality when it finally launches There are also more minor new features of Lion, like full screen apps (a feature already implemented in iWork ’09), more Multi-Touch gestures and enhanced security, which could add functionality to iWork ’11. Of course, Apple would obviously not make iWork ’11 exclusively compatible with OS X Lion, but rather may choose to take advantage of new features in Lion that aren’t available in Snow Leopard. Given that Apple is preparing for a launch of Lion in the Summer, is it reasonable to expect iWork ’11 at the same time? /End Quote http://www.applebitch.com/2011/03/11/opinion-iwork-11-on-the-same-day-as-os-x-10-7-lion/ Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 14/04/2011, at 4:39 PM, Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au wrote: Many thanks for your prompt response Ronni, I found that i couldn't export from keynote and then open with powerpoint 2008 for mac - yet was always able to do so before. To get around it, i opened it on my old g4 powerbook, then exported and it worked fine. I lose all of the efficiency gains from working on keynote though - 30 mins of mucking around just so I can share a presentation and frustrating because I've worked the same way for a few years Best regards Justin On 14 Apr 2011, at 1:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Justin, On 14/04/2011, at 11:29 AM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi everyone, Keynote export is not working as it should. I need to export keynote files so that non-keynote users can view them. Exporting to PDF is creating files that some aren't able to view. Have not heard of this. When I export to powerpoint, I cannot open it using powerpoint - I get an error message saying that there was an error accessing and then the pathname to the file. Sounds like ’the file is not complete’ … What version are you using , is it Mac PowerPoint 2011 or 2004? Seems to be fairly general opinion that you Can't export from Keynote 5.0.5 to PPT 12.2.8.” People have found if you open the exported PPT in Powerpoint 2004 and re-save it. Then open it in Mac PowerPoint 2011, it opens fine. The new version of powerpoint seems to be having issues understanding some very basic Keynote functions. I read somewhere (probably Apple Keynote Discussions) that: Before you export to Powerpoint: Make sure ALL placed images are RGB and not CMYK. This includes anything in your master slides. If you have CMYK placed images in your master slides, make sure you convert them and ALSO delete the old masters from your theme. Grouped images or text will cause the error. Make sure you un-group any images or text before exporting. Any brush stroke style line with more than two anchor points will not convert. Interestingly, the solid or dashed lines are ok but the other stylized lines are not.” Sorry I can’t help more as I haven’t experienced the problem Cheers, Ronni I've got a macbook intel core 2, 2.26 ghz, and keynote is vers 5.05, osx 10.6.7 I've also got dropbox enabled as well. This issue has only
keynote issues
Hi everyone, Keynote export is not working as it should. I need to export keynote files so that non-keynote users can view them. Exporting to PDF is creating files that some aren't able to view. When I export to powerpoint, I cannot open it using powerpoint - I get an error message saying that there was an error accessing and then the pathname to the file. I've got a macbook intel core 2, 2.26 ghz, and keynote is vers 5.05, osx 10.6.7 I've also got dropbox enabled as well. This issue has only recently occurred, which makes me that there may be a software issue. I have found this forum discussing the problem http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12987914 which indicates an issue with grouped items - however there aren't any grouped items in my presentation. And the following thread http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2715747tstart=0 - which pushes the blame towards microsoft - but that doesn't resolve this issue. Can anyone help? Many thanks in advance BTW i've tried rebooting, defrag, software update etc before posting Best regards Justin -- 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: Your opinions oregarding 1Password
The iphone version automatically syncs which is handy too for when on the road. There are some issues with it playing with firefox however and the interface for chrome isn't as good as for safari Best regards Justin On 28 Mar 2011, at 6:06 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: That's a +1 from me - I also use dropbox to keep the logins maintained across multiple computers. From memory the licence allows EITHER One user on multiple computers OR Multiple users on one computer. I love it - very Mac-like - it just works. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 28/3/11 5:01 PM, tom samson at thefr...@iinet.net.au wrote: I use it all the time with the depository in Dropbox. Once past the setup it is a doddle. tom samson On 28/03/2011, at 4:19 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi there folks, I am getting weighed down with logins and passwords, to the point that I am having to write them down. This concerns me as it defeats the purpose of having passwords ! Has anyone experienced the 1Password application and what is your view on this ? Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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 -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- 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: GPS in cameras and phones creates privacy issue
Hi, here is another way of taggin your pics - if you want to http://blog.kevindonahue.com/archives/2008/03/01/how_to_geotag_your_iphoto_pictures/ Best regards Justin On 8 Feb 2011, at 9:44 AM, Mark Secker wrote: No this is not a hoax, this is very real. If you have GPS enabled and the posting process you use embeds the location in its EXIF then yes this information will be posted. And as we all know with sites like FaceBook there is, really, no such thing as true, effective, privacy of data posted there. You might find that what ever service you post your image up to will by default strip the EXIF data out or minimalise it (like with pBase's images) or it may be that the program you use to upload does much the same (ie lightroom has a minimalise EXIF option on its export and upload functions). One thing to note is that different GPS/Cameras work differently indoors. As GPS satellite signals can't penetrate very well once you walk indoors (or even under heavy tree cover (and in fact even sometimes under really heavy cloud cover)) your GPS loses the signal. Some cameras just continue to tag all the images you took as being at the last known GPS lock, other cameras will tag the location as unknown. Personally I think this is a very useful function but something that should be disabled by default. I shoot with DSLR's which are, both fortunately and unfortunately, at this point built in GPS free so to gain this function I need to carry a separate GPS unit and then link the time data on the image to the time/location data on the GPS's log. But I certainly would not want this function by default and as yet have not used this with any uploaded images. From: Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.commailto:adrianske...@me.com Reply-To: wamug wamug@wamug.org.aumailto:wamug@wamug.org.au Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 09:08:50 +0800 To: wamug wamug@wamug.org.aumailto:wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: GPS in cameras and phones creates privacy issue I tried what they say in this clip on photos taken on my iPhone but cant get the same result. Is it possible or is it a hoax? http://abclocal.go.com:80/wabc/video?id=7621105 Regards, Adrian -- 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 mark.sec...@uwa.edu.au Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) Teaching Facilities Administrator Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- 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: Internet frustration
Adrian, I've got exactly the same issue. I've been with bigpond for several years, and this has happened since changing modem and upgrading to tbox, thub setup. My experience with telstra is that they could learn from the ATO how to provide service - and that is saying something Best regards Justin Davies On 19 Jan 2011, at 2:11 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Thanks to all for the advice etc. I have dug up my old EtherNet NetComm NB1300 Plus 4 and connected to that. I was hoping that I could have them both connected to the internet at the same time (with the computers AirPort turned off) to see what happened but the Thompson would not connect at all. So I guess that its either dead or you can only have one connected at a time to the same ISP and I am too peed off to do any further fault finding. So fat the old NetComm has not faulted. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 19/01/2011, at 1:23 PM, David Noel wrote: Hi Adrian -- -- Just a thought, a few years back I had a similar problem, which turned out due to inefficient phone line filters. Of course this could only apply if you have phone lines connected to the same line as your router. One giveaway is, that the internet drops out when a phone call is made or received. Cheers -- David Noel 2011 Jan 19 === On 19 January 2011 12:48, Glenn Nicholas gl...@om4.com.au wrote: Adrian, Swapping the modem out to see if that is the cause is a good idea to start with. We had a similar issue (ie. symptoms pretty much as you describe) last year with iiNet, and switched out several modems/wireless hubs to no effect. Eventually the problem was resolved when a line technician did something to the line between our building and the exchange. Getting a line technician involved took patience - you'll likely be told you have to pay a call out fee if there isn't a fault with the line. Glenn Nicholas OM4 On 19 January 2011 12:15, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Good morning all, Having had an intermittent but ongoing internet problem and been totally frustrated with bigpond it appears that my next course of action is to try another modem. Th background of the problem is that I frequently (during any given day) the internet drops out for 30 seconds to 10 minutes or sometimes mush longer the comes on again without any intervention, this occurs simultaneously on all 3 iMacs, MacBook Pro and my windows clunker which are all connected wirelessly a Thompson TG782T modem. BigPond support are saying that there is something wrong in the modem as they cant find anything on their side and cant argue against all my equipment having the same problem. At this stage I am desperate enough go get a new modem so any suggestions as to make, model and supplier will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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 -- 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
Macbook memory
Hi, I've got 2gb of ram (2x1gb) out of a macbook late 2009 model 2.26ghz that I don't need if anyone wants it. Please contact me off list. Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.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: Firefox crashing
Hi Ronni, just tried latest advice from 1password guys, still no good - so not resolved yet. If and when we get there, will post findings Best regards Justin Davies www..emergination.com.au On 6 Dec 2010, at 12:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi John Justin, Last ditch effort to solve this problem you are both experiencing with Firefox crashing on startup. Are you both using OS X 10.6.5 Firefox 3.6.12 ? Justin from 'Agile Customer Care' 1Password does not have any problem working in the above version of OS X Firefox. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.6.12/releasenotes/ Hopefully in Firefox 4 which is in Beta, this recurring problem/bug will finally disappear. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 06/12/2010, at 7:48 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Justin, I don't think 1Password has anything to do with Firefox crashing on startup. There are numerous people using 1Password and Firefox in Snow Leopard without any problems. For sure there is something in your user account and John's that is not compatible with Firefox. Something that starts when Firefox starts. A plugin, add-on, extension etc that either needs updating, or deleting. Starting Firefox in Safe Mode disables all extensions, add-ons, toolbar customisations etc, but when you Quit Firefox open it normally all these settings etc are still there. I guess it's a bit like finding 'A needle in a haystack'. Cheers, Ronni On 05/12/2010, at 9:53 PM, Justin Davies wrote: John, I'm having same trouble with firefox - i can only open it in safe mode. Tried removing it and library, plus all extensions etc. Common denominator seems to be a 1password conflict, and I have been in touch with Dave from 1password who is trying to help me out. If I get it resolved, will post to the group. Just to let you know this isn't an isolated problem Best regards Justin Davies On 5 Dec 2010, at 3:34 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Ronni I have trashed Firefox and removed all related files using App Trap and also deleted all previous downloads and the Application Support/Firefox folder. I could not then find any trace of Mozilla or Firefox on the HDD. I reloaded Firefox from the Apple site, installed it, opened it and it quit immediately. I can't think of anything else to try. Something must be interfering with it since I had been using it for a long time without a problem. Any other suggestions would be welcome. Cheers John On 01/12/2010, at 8:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi John, When you say you have trashed Firefox all related files, did you drag the Firefox app into the Trash and then remove the Library/Application Support/Firefox folder. This will remove Firefox completely, your bookmarks, browser settings, plug-in details the lot. When you've removed all the traces of the browser on your computer you simply visit the getfirefox browser website, download the right version for you and reinstall. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 01/12/2010, at 7:39 PM, John Daniels jdani...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi Paul I did as you suggest and Firefox worked OK in a different account even after importing all bookmarks etc from Safari. I then disabled all add-ons in the new account and went back to the original account. There I trashed Firefox and all related files and reinstalled it from Mozilla. It still crashed when opened before I was able to do anything with it. Does this mean anything to you? Cheers John On 01/12/2010, at 6:31 AM, Paul K wrote: Hi John, Another way to perform the same test is to create a new user in OSX and log in, if Firefox works then that would be telling. Cheers 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: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: Firefox crashing
John, I'm having same trouble with firefox - i can only open it in safe mode. Tried removing it and library, plus all extensions etc. Common denominator seems to be a 1password conflict, and I have been in touch with Dave from 1password who is trying to help me out. If I get it resolved, will post to the group. Just to let you know this isn't an isolated problem Best regards Justin Davies On 5 Dec 2010, at 3:34 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Ronni I have trashed Firefox and removed all related files using App Trap and also deleted all previous downloads and the Application Support/Firefox folder. I could not then find any trace of Mozilla or Firefox on the HDD. I reloaded Firefox from the Apple site, installed it, opened it and it quit immediately. I can't think of anything else to try. Something must be interfering with it since I had been using it for a long time without a problem. Any other suggestions would be welcome. Cheers John On 01/12/2010, at 8:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi John, When you say you have trashed Firefox all related files, did you drag the Firefox app into the Trash and then remove the Library/Application Support/Firefox folder. This will remove Firefox completely, your bookmarks, browser settings, plug-in details the lot. When you've removed all the traces of the browser on your computer you simply visit the getfirefox browser website, download the right version for you and reinstall. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 01/12/2010, at 7:39 PM, John Daniels jdani...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi Paul I did as you suggest and Firefox worked OK in a different account even after importing all bookmarks etc from Safari. I then disabled all add-ons in the new account and went back to the original account. There I trashed Firefox and all related files and reinstalled it from Mozilla. It still crashed when opened before I was able to do anything with it. Does this mean anything to you? Cheers John On 01/12/2010, at 6:31 AM, Paul K wrote: Hi John, Another way to perform the same test is to create a new user in OSX and log in, if Firefox works then that would be telling. Cheers 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: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 -- 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 -- 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
Address book
Glenn, try using address book exporter to export from address book to csv works for me Best regards Justin Davies www.justindavies.com.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: Firefox crashing
Paul, I am also having lots of trouble with Firefox working for a time, then refusing to open. Just tried installing thunderbird (after deleting everything to do with Firefox and reinstalling it) and thunderbird is doing the same. Done all the usual follow the steps from the firefox site, disk repair etc. So i don't use firefox unless i absolutely must. I notice there seems a conflict with onepassword and firefox as well... Best regards Justin Davies On 1 Dec 2010, at 7:39 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi Paul I did as you suggest and Firefox worked OK in a different account even after importing all bookmarks etc from Safari. I then disabled all add-ons in the new account and went back to the original account. There I trashed Firefox and all related files and reinstalled it from Mozilla. It still crashed when opened before I was able to do anything with it. Does this mean anything to you? Cheers John On 01/12/2010, at 6:31 AM, Paul K wrote: Hi John, Another way to perform the same test is to create a new user in OSX and log in, if Firefox works then that would be telling. Cheers 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: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 -- 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: Video/camcorder purchase
Hi Just to add to this - I've been looking at buying nikon 3100D which gives you most of what the canon does but cheaper - no external sound microphone possible tho - happy to hear from anyone who has one or is using nikon with mac I borrowed a friend's Canon EOS 400D today which did a good job, however wont connect to iphoto or mount. Seems to be a common problem with the RAW files and those editions of canons http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=698618 Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 10 Nov 2010, at 8:34 PM, Ray Forma wrote: Marlene, This may be a bit expensive, but a very convenient two-in-one solution. A Canon EOS 550D gives you an 18 MPixel digital SLR camera, as well as a 1920 x 1080 25 fps (full HD) movie camera. Mono sound built-in; stereo sound with external microphone. About AU$ 1500 with twin-lens kit and 16MB memory. Suggest you also get a second battery and memory card for longer filming, and a tripod if you want to film with the telephoto lens. About 49 min on a 16MB card in full HD. Produces .mov files that load directly into iMovie. Very happy with mine. On 28/10/2010, at 6:11 PM, Marlene Oostryck wrote: Hi All I am considering purchasing a video/camcorder for travels in the New Year. Any tips/suggestions of brands/models that work well with iMovie and iDVD would be appreciated. I have read of suggestions in books and Google searches but would appreciate first hand knowledge and experience from WAMUG members. Many thanks in anticipation. Marlene Oostryck -- 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 Regards, Ray Forma Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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
printer problem
Hi all, a little off topic however knowing the good folks at wamug someone is likely to have had this issue before. Like many mac users I've got an epson printer. I have an epson printer rx350 that is giving me a E-02 error - I've replaced the ink cartridge that is empty however it isn't fixing it. It isn't responding, the epson website doesn't state what the error is or how to resolve it, can anyone assist. Thanks in advance! Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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: printer problem
Brian thanks for this, turns out the person from dick smith gave me 3 cartridges for this printer and 1 for a different epson printer that looks absolutely identical, hence the reseating error - however your email helped me work it out, many thanks. Best regards Justin On 11 Oct 2010, at 5:45 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: Hi Justin, found this via google search, might help Brian http://www.justanswer.com/questions/pz82-epson-stylus-cx6000-printer-error-e-02 which said: Hello, and welcome back to Just Answer! The E-02 error indicates that a cartridge is expended or not installed properly. You have stated that you have reseated it and are getting the same error. The printer should have an arrow pointing to which cartridge is giving you the error. If it is the same one you just reinstalled, there is a good chance that the contacts on the cartridge are defective and you need to bring it back to where you purchased it and exchange it for another cartridge. Once you get the new cartridge, install it and that should take care of the problem. You can also go into the print software and check the levels of the other cartridges -- if one is empty it may be causing this error. What happens is when you reseat a new cartridge it will charge the cartridge -- prime it, flush ink through it, then set it. After the printer ran this diagnostic, it may have used up the last of another color cartridge's ink. You can check the other ink levels by clicking the printer icon down near the clock in the task bar and going to the printing preferences' maintenance tab status monitor. You can also access it by clicking start / control panel / printers faxes / right click on printer icon / printing preferences / maintenance tab / status monitor. If you are still having a problem, you can call Epson technical support at (XXX)XXX-. Be sure to get your serial number which is located near the ink cartridges. It is an number beginning with JGJY. Read more: Epson Stylus CX6000 printer error E-02? - JustAnswer http://www.justanswer.com/questions/pz82-epson-stylus-cx6000-printer-error-e-02#ixzz122f2kEeU On 11/10/2010, at 4:52 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi all, a little off topic however knowing the good folks at wamug someone is likely to have had this issue before. Like many mac users I've got an epson printer. I have an epson printer rx350 that is giving me a E-02 error - I've replaced the ink cartridge that is empty however it isn't fixing it. It isn't responding, the epson website doesn't state what the error is or how to resolve it, can anyone assist. Thanks in advance! Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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 -- 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: TV DVD Recording
Hi guys, been watching this with interest - is this idea feasible with an old g4 powerbook (IBM chip)? Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 11 Aug 2010, at 9:45 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: Ok, thanks for that Ray. In the mean time I had a look at the Apple site and noted on the current Macmini it has 4 USB ports - which is plenty I think, and also an onboard Superdrive - so burning of discs is taken care of there. It is probably obvious to most out there, but can someone give me in simple terms - the differences between the Apple TV and a Macmini - and more importantly - what more will the Macmini enable that the Apple TV can't do? Thanks Peter... -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Ray Forma Sent: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 9:27 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: TV DVD Recording Peter, My 4yo Macmini, running EyeTV and Toast, has an internal burner that burns up to double-layer DVDs. Can't do Blueray, but the current Macminis can't either. My old Macmini has 4 USB ports. I use one for the keyboard/mouse, and one for the EyeTV stick. A slightly expensive, but very useful extra to an EyeTV, Mac, Toast setup is a screen colour calibrator. Makes colours much more vibrant on my system, which uses a 24 Samsung monitor as the screen. Should give even better results on a HDMI-driven TV screen because TVs screen makers tend not to worry too much about rendering colours very accurately. Just compare the pictures on the various screens running the same p[program in your local TV retailer. Has anyone mentioned that you can use your TV-Mac for other computing work while watching TV (with screen clutter) or when not watching TV. Would never dream of using AppleTV instead. On 11/08/2010, at 7:17 , Crisp, Peter wrote: Hi Daniel, this use of the Macmini sounds fantastic and very versatile. I am some time in the near future to set up my home entertainment units and have a simple Panasonic HD recorder currently (with twin digital tuners on board) so it is fine for my current 'couch potato' needs. But to incorporate itunes, iphoto, internet capability, avi file (and other file types) DVD playback and perhaps others by piggybacking a macmini into the mix, sounds like something that will give me access to some of my media which is slightly inaccessible currently and some further functionality that I have never experienced on the home TV platform. Below you note about burning off to DVD using Toast. Does the macmini have a burner on board or is it an external attachment? How many USB ports does the macmini have? Can it accommodate the eyetv dongle as well as an external drive/burner attached if that is what's required? Can it function with a hub if I need multiple USB ports? I had anticipated up till now an Apple TV would give me what I want (with the atv hack of course and maybe an attached external drive for mega capacity) but maybe the Macmini approach will give me all this and more than the Apple TV will give for around the same or even a little more $$'s. Your comments appreciated. Regards Peter. Regards, Ray Forma Tel Fax +61 (0)8 9335 6568 Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au * NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, information) contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines
Re: PREVIEW - add pages to a PDF
I also use combinepdf which works a treat Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 4 Aug 2010, at 5:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 04/08/2010, at 5:16 PM, gary dorn wrote: howdy my wife received via email a 2 separate of pages of a manual ( scans). we moved these into a single PDF of 2 pages - easy enough to do (Mac OS 10.6.2) BUT if we go to reopen this created PDF at a later date, it only has a single page in the side bar, there is nothing else in it. We tried exporting and printtoPDF, but alas make no difference. Are we doing something wrong? we resolved the situation by adding the pages to a blank PAGES file and then printing to PDF. seems strange to me thanks Hi Gary, Did you create your PDF as follows? In Preview Application: 1. Open the first page / PDF and then View/Sidebar/Show Sidebar. 2. Drag all files / pages to the sidebar in preview. 3. Select all the Side Bar files you want in the pdf. 4. Go to File Print SELECTED file (under the regular print command) and then save as PDF. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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: Why I love Macs
Hi, I migrated from a PPC to intel. Initially I had problems from setting up a different account (Operator error) - so undid it all, reinstalled osx and it migrated like a dream Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 26 Jul 2010, at 11:19 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Stuart, On 25/07/2010, at 8:16 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Having said that Peter, Rhonda will testify to issues with migrating data from one Mac to another. No, this is not correct. I've never experienced any problems using Firewire Target Disk Mode Migration Assistant to Transfer data from one Mac to another. When you do the migration, you should do it as soon as you first boot up the new Mac and it offers you the options. Don’t create a user account and then do the migration, since if both accounts have the same name you will run into problems. If you migrate your account off the old Mac (or clone) it will transfer seamlessly to the new Mac, together with Preferences and most of the registrations. I’ve done this with Intel Macs as the destination PPC Macs as the source. The process has always worked perfectly. A few people have hinted that PPC to Intel migrations may somehow be problematic but I have not seen anything credible about any specific problems that can be directly attributed to using Setup Assistant / Migration Assistant for this. The only precaution I always suggest is to make sure the older Mac is working properly (no issues/problems) to run Disk Utility’s “Repair Disk” on its drive before starting the migration. (Note that this will require starting it up from an installer disc or other bootable disk with Disk Utility on it.) Also, take the time to organise the old Mac's files folders uninstall obsolete applications, delete old documents that are no longer required, update applications , etc. In other words … Prepare to upgrade from to an Intel Machine and Snow Leopard beforehand. What I believe you are referring to above, is my comments to you after you posted this to WAMUG: Quote: I’ve migrated the information from my old G5 iMac to a new Intel 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz 500GB hard drive iMac. Not every thing migrated. End Quote: So I pointed you to these comments made by 'Kappy' http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1872713 But I have never found using Firewire Target Disk Mode Migration Assistant on booting up a new machine not to transfer everything I select across to the new machine. When I got my latest Intel iMac fro work, I let the Apple show do it using the the function when you turn on a new iMac for the first when it ask if you want to import data from another Mac. I imported a few problems and am still trying to sort them out. If there are any problems on the old Mac they will transfer across to the new Mac. I'm about to upgrade from my home PowerPC G5 to an Intel iMac. Will have a good look at Rhonda's suggestion on her web site. The Tutorial I have on my web site is explaining and showing 'How To Transfer Your Data From Your Old Mac To A New Mac' using Migration Assistant Firewire Target Disk Mode. Mac OS X comes with a built-in Application for Data Migration called MIGRATION ASSISTANT. This incredible application can painlessly transfer files from one MacIntosh to another. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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: Macspeech dictate
Hi Glenn, I had a different problem with Macspeech in that I ended up with lots of profiles. This happens when the profile is stored inside a dropbox folder or similar. Not sure if this is your issue - however I found the macspeech people responsive when I lodged the issue with them. I'm using the plantronics headset that came with the unit. Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 23 Jul 2010, at 5:46 PM, Glenn Cardwell wrote: Yes, I did Shay but the microphone section is blank and I cannot proceed further ie I can't make it active. On 23/07/2010, at 5:16 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: Have you tried creating a new profile for the microphone? Have fun, Shay On 23/07/2010 4:44 PM, Glenn Cardwell wrote: I purchased this voice recognition software in Feb 2010. Now tells me that: This profile's microphone is missing. I use the headset that came with the software. The microphone is identified as C-media USB audio device. The headset is plugged in as normal. A restart delivers the same message. Have gone to system preferences speech recognition settings line in as well as sound input line in Sounds like a failure somewhere as nothing has changed since it was operative. Any tips gratefully received. Using 10.6.4 MacBook Pro 5.2 *Glenn Cardwell* *Accredited Practising Dietitian* *Accredited Nutritionist* http://www.glenncardwell.com Free nutrition newsletter: http://www.glenncardwell.com/newsletter.html Nutrition Impact Pty Ltd ACN 101 620 633 PO Box 1068 Bentley DC Western Australia 6983 *ph/fax * *+61 8 9367 3556* *mob * *0413 806 406* *Author of **/Gold Medal Nutrition/** (4th ed), /Getting Kids to Eat Well/ **/Top Blokes' Food Manual/* -- 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 -- 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: Alternatives to Things/Network/iDisk
You could also try a hosted solution like cubetree - it is more an all in one collaborative software soluiton... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 3 Jul 2010, at 1:26 PM, David Noel wrote: Hi Stuart -- -- Google Wave might possibly do what you want. Cheers -- David Noel 2010 Jul 3 = On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:21 AM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote: I want to share To Do's, research topics etc with my IT support person. We can do this by e-mail but that is very cumbersome and unwieldy. We could sue To Do's in iCal but that is limited. Things appears to e very good software but is not networkable and cannot be loaded onto iDisk or Dropbox. Is there some thing like Things that can be shared across a network etc? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- 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 -- 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: Using iPhone Overseas
Rod, you are most likely better off buying data off your hotel's wireless network - I'm on the 3 network, and it was going to cost a bomb to use that due to the call costs. Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 23 Jun 2010, at 5:24 PM, Rod Blitvich wrote: Dear WAMUGers Please can you help? I have applied to Telstra have International Roaming switched on. I can see that the call rates are maybe 3 or 4 times higher. What about data? Is data just data - doesn't matter where you are? I have a $10 data pack which i NEVER get close to using up. Will it be the same in Malaysia? Or will that be 4 times as expensive? Or will data not work at all? ta Blitto image.gif Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au http://web.me.com/blitto I don't have a big ego, I'm way too cool for that. -- 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: MYOB cross platform
I echo Glenn's comments on this. I've been using Saasu exclusively since 2008, and set myself up as a reseller since then - here is a youtube video of Marc Lehmann completing Australia's first BAS on an ipad http://productblog.saasu.com/2010/05/28/saasu-on-the-ipad/ Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 13 Jun 2010, at 2:28 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Chris, Used to use MYOB on Mac (with book keeper/accountant on Window) - now use Saasu.com, a hosted (software-as-a-service) accounting system. You give your advisers a special login, no need to send files all over the place. This is an excellent accounting option for small business. Doesn't cost anything to use the trial version, and very modestly priced when the full version used. Many features, but best of all is how easy it is to use. Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: On 13 June 2010 10:59, Christopher S c...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi All, Just doing some preliminary research into MYOB for a friend and was wondering if anyone used newish versions of MYOB on both Mac and Windows – there were some older posts in the archives, which were good but applied to older versions. So the questions I can’t find good answers for are: Can the same MYOB data file be used in AccountRight(Win) and AccountEdge(Mac) and if so does it just need an extension change or zipping etc? Does anyone know if the network versions of either AccountRight or AccountEdge can be used with both Mac and Windows clients – the manuals only talk about clients from the same platform, they’re not specific, surprise! I know nothing about accounting but does anyone send their MYOB files to an accountant and if so is it just the data file that you send or do you do an export? Thanks for any info on this as MYOB’s site isn’t too helpful and reviews seem to overlook these details. Chris. -- 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
idictate
hi all, for those interested in the recent debate in idictate just got a copy of idictate today (thanks Daniel!) 5 mins training and then wrote my latest newsletter from it. Very good accuracy. Doesn't like my first name but I'll sort that out. I'm liking it overall and happy to recommend Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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: Voice recognition software
Thanks Daniel, I'll take it and contact you off list to make arrangements Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 1 Jun 2010, at 11:33 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Justin Just answering the query for local pricing. The local wholesaler for it is MacSense. They have quite a lot of versions. The cheapest one is MacSpeech Dictate Retail (with Plantronic Headset) or MacSpeech Dictate (with Micflex). They both retail for $299 as you mention. I could do these for $272 as a WAMUG price if you were interested. (Depending on freight cost and quantities *may* get it a little cheaper, but not much). More info on them can be seen here:- http://www.macsense.com.au/index.php?family=modules,ProductsBrowser,Search, Page:1,expandedq=dictateSearch=Products If you are interested let me know. Thanks. Kind Regards Daniel (Apologies in delay in posting a reply, have been down South working and away from internet for the most part). --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** Note: For sales information all prices include GST. Prices are valid for 14 days from quote. EOE. Freight charges are additional. On 31/5/10 5:50 PM, Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au wrote: Hi, just been looking at pricing - from US site $199US equiv approx $240 here, from australian site $299. Saw another site with $288 approx in Aust. Tried to buy from US site, sent a query as problem at checkout. Daniel, et al do you have local pricing? Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 31 May 2010, at 5:38 PM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote: Hello Everyone, Thank you all very much and especially for the hyperlinks. Isn't it good to have a unanimous recommendation? We are now off to get a price. Many thanks, Jennifer On 31 May 2010 16:53, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ronni and all Not anymore ;-) David Pogue doesn't use Dragon anymore. What he uses is MacSpeech Dictate and he wrote that he has been using it for quite some time now. So if David Pogue uses it, others should definitely give it a try, too. Now you mention it I do remember him posting that on twitter I'm pretty sure he switched around the same time i did shortly after their 1.5 controversial paid upgrade because that's when they added the features that he uses a lot like the in-line dictation editor. The current version is MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5.5 Yes and it's much improved on earlier versions. Kyle, Have you tried MacSpeech Scribe? No.. If so, how does MacSpeech Dictate $289 compare to MacSpeech Scribe $199? Both seem to do much the same, but obviously MacSpeech Dictate must do more, or better And there's a very good reason MacSpeech Scribe is not a dictation application It's designed to work with pre-recorded dictation audio OR audio recorded on a digital recorder. It was quite interesting that this was not included in the MacSpeech Dictate programme because in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software package it is built in to all but the Standard MacSpeech Scribe MacSpeech Scribe is the world’s most advanced personal transcription solution for the Macintosh. MacSpeech Scribe lets you forget about the painstaking task of typing, and instead create text documents directly from spoken-word audio files. -- Regards Kyle - - Kyle Kreusch - iT Consultant - Phone: (08) 6365-4577 - Extension 73520 - - Apple: Computers, Mac OS X Support, iPod, iPhone, and iPad Computer Accessories - Internet and Network Solutions - - This E-Mail Was Dictated Using MacSpeech Dictate, [i] - - -- 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
Re: Voice recognition software
Hi, just been looking at pricing - from US site $199US equiv approx $240 here, from australian site $299. Saw another site with $288 approx in Aust. Tried to buy from US site, sent a query as problem at checkout. Daniel, et al do you have local pricing? Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 31 May 2010, at 5:38 PM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote: Hello Everyone, Thank you all very much and especially for the hyperlinks. Isn't it good to have a unanimous recommendation? We are now off to get a price. Many thanks, Jennifer On 31 May 2010 16:53, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ronni and all Not anymore ;-) David Pogue doesn't use Dragon anymore. What he uses is MacSpeech Dictate and he wrote that he has been using it for quite some time now. So if David Pogue uses it, others should definitely give it a try, too. Now you mention it I do remember him posting that on twitter I'm pretty sure he switched around the same time i did shortly after their 1.5 controversial paid upgrade because that's when they added the features that he uses a lot like the in-line dictation editor. The current version is MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5.5 Yes and it's much improved on earlier versions. Kyle, Have you tried MacSpeech Scribe? No.. If so, how does MacSpeech Dictate $289 compare to MacSpeech Scribe $199? Both seem to do much the same, but obviously MacSpeech Dictate must do more, or better And there's a very good reason MacSpeech Scribe is not a dictation application It's designed to work with pre-recorded dictation audio OR audio recorded on a digital recorder. It was quite interesting that this was not included in the MacSpeech Dictate programme because in the Dragon NaturallySpeaking software package it is built in to all but the Standard MacSpeech Scribe MacSpeech Scribe is the world’s most advanced personal transcription solution for the Macintosh. MacSpeech Scribe lets you forget about the painstaking task of typing, and instead create text documents directly from spoken-word audio files. -- Regards Kyle -- Kyle Kreusch - iT Consultant - Phone: (08) 6365-4577 - Extension 73520 -- Apple: Computers, Mac OS X Support, iPod, iPhone, and iPad Computer Accessories - Internet and Network Solutions -- This E-Mail Was Dictated Using MacSpeech Dictate, [i] -- -- 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: Mac Project Management Software
Hi, I use openproj - it is open source, runs mac native (can also run on windows and linux if you need to share) and imports / exports to ms project. there is also omniproj which I've downloaded and had a play with - i've bought graffle and outliner from omni and the interface to omniproj is better than openproj, however i am not using it so much that i want to change... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 16 May 2010, at 8:56 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 15/05/2010, at 2:46 PM, Warwick Smith wrote: Hi all I have been looking at options in project management software. All the offers and trials I have explored seem pretty good when compared with MS Project. Has anyone any experience or recommendations. A quick search of the WAMUG archives suggests that this topic hasn't been raised before. Hi Warwick, I have not used or tested any of the below Project Management Software, but they might be worth checking out. If you are used to MS Project, try Merlin and AEC FastTrack. A quick search on Google indicates that Merlin is the better software. Its compatible with Microsoft office Project and is fairly affordable compared to most. http://www.projectwizards.net/en/merlin/ www.projectwizards.net/e...ent/view/139/141 Project Wizards Merlin will let you import/export Microsoft Project files which is unfortunately the industry standard. Syncing of the Project Activities with iCal is also handy. AEC FastTrack www.aecsoftware.com You might find something here: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/business_finance/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 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: Cleaning question
I use enyo cloths and they come up great Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 7 Mar 2010, at 1:03 PM, Aurora74 wrote: Hi Guys, I have a white ibook G4 and the keys and surrounds are quite grubby. What would you recommend to clean surface without removing the lettering on the keys or discolouring the surface further? Smiles and thanks Aurora -- ‘Lying can never save us from another lie.’ Vaclav Havel. -- 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: Inkjet cheap ink
John, I moved to recycled cartridges for my epson printers and since moved back again. I was getting drying problems and wasting lots of paper trying to get the nozzles to clear - so wasn't saving anything. I think the cartridges are an appalling recycling issue and create a substantial annuity stream for printer companies - unfortunately i found the recycled stuff didn't work for me... Best regards Justin Davies On 4 Mar 2010, at 1:26 PM, John Daniels wrote: Hi folks I have always bought the genuine inks for my printer, but now that we have 3 printers between us it's getting expensive. What do Wamuggers think of the non genuine cheap inks as far as damage which may be caused to the printers and true colour inks which do not fade? Cheers John -- 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: Moneydance
Hi all saasu.com is what I use - you get 15 transactions free per month to trial so you can put it through its paces. It is Australian software and the guys love macs. Worth a look Best regards Justin On 30 Jan 2010, at 7:19 AM, John Thompson wrote: I will heartily endorse the recommendations for Moneyworks. I have been using this program since 2003 (in fact, investigated it even earlier) to handle the finances for a club, two associations and my own personal. Take a little time to set it up correctly and then it is a breeze. Regards John E. Thompson 14 McGlew Street Eden Hill W.A. 6054 Ph. 08-92793524 Mob. 0412 775 197 Email. jet...@iprimus.com.au On 29/01/2010, at 6:52 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: Yeah. I agree. I've been using Moneyworks for 3-4 years. It's pretty easy to use. I had a few problems setting it up initially, mainly regarding loaning moneys to my teenage sons. I had to get a local support person/ bookkeeper to come in and help me out with the tricky bits, but after that it was straightforward. It's pretty inexpensive, and there's good online support. Rob Greg Manzie wrote: Hello Rosemary We've had a lot of success with MoneyWorks. It's not free but is very user friendly, cross platform and understands GST etc. You can import and export data to most other Book keeping apps. Your accountant gets a free copy too. Look here http://www.cognito.co.nz/index.php Made in New Zealand. Kind regards Greg Manzie Director Glyde Gallery Conservation Conservators, Consultants and Picture Framers, for Museums, Art Galleries and Collectors. 5 Glyde Street Mosman Park Western Australia 6012 ABN 89 154 124 265 Phone (08) 9383 3929 Mobile 0448 844 381 Email gman...@bigpond.net.au On 29/01/2010, at 4:58 PM, Rosemary Horton wrote: Hi there, I have a problem. I've been using Moneydance for quite a few years an have just discovered that when I so carefully archived off the last tax years that in fact only a few of the records were archived to the archive copy..so I have no accurate records of transactions etc. I have no idea where everything went if it wasn't archived... If I'd known that it lost everything I would not have archived it. That is water under the bridge so to speak, but has anyone done this and have it work? There are no instructions..the help file merely points to the menu item What;'s lost is gone, but how do I do it so it works? How do I make a a copy that can be read by other systems with categories etc? qif backups I discovered only coped the current account..so year of work are gone. Does anyone know financial software that doesn't require an accounting degree, but will import transactions from the bank and allow categorisation? What about a program like the old Windows 3 Quicken? I'm a bit upset about this. -- Rosemary Horton rosemary.hor...@gmail.com -- 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 -- Rob Phillips, Director, Nanga Music Festival 8-10 October, 2010 http://nangamusic.org.au r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Mobile: 0416 065 054 -- 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 -- 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: Google Earth Snow Leopard
Michael, if you are looking in Perth take a look at Nearmap.com.au - the imagery is amazing Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 12 Jan 2010, at 6:13 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Since installing Snow Leopard, when I attempt to use Google Earth, all I get is a murky screen splattered with camera icons. I have removed Google Earth and downloaded it afresh via the Apple website down load page. The About data for Google Earth lists it as version 5.1.3533.1731 Build Date Nov 11 2009 OS 10.6.2. OS is 10.6.2 17 MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Is it just a matter of patience needed on my part for a cache to fill? Personally, I'd have thought that an hour was more than long enough to look at an address in Perth! Regards, Michael Hawkins. -- 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: old email addresses
Mac, When you compose your mail, select the email address that you want to remove, then click on that address. It will give you the option to remove address Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 21 Dec 2009, at 8:50 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: I know this has been asked many times before but I cannot find the answer in the archives :-) Where do you delete the old email addresses that keep coming up when you put a name in the 'To' box. Mac -- 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: Var file
Thanks all that have responded. The folder is not sitting in a folder called library, and I can't find any other folder called var so I think it is safest not to delete it Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 15 Dec 2009, at 3:35 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Justin, Is it /var/root/ in a folder called Library (from old Mac)? Normally nothing in /var/root is necessary and this folder can be safely deleted, if you don't use the following. There actually IS something in /var/root/library which is sort of important. For some strange reason login hooks and logout hooks are stored in /var/root/library/preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist. of course, not many people use those but if you do use them and completely delete /var/root/library then any login and logout hooks will disappear. Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 15/12/2009, at 2:04 PM, Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au wrote: Hi all, I just recently upgraded to new macbook and in migrating the content across I have a folder called var (from old mac) which has about 775 mg of system looking folders. It is safe to delete this? Many thanks in advance. Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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 -- 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
Var file
Hi all, I just recently upgraded to new macbook and in migrating the content across I have a folder called var (from old mac) which has about 775 mg of system looking folders. It is safe to delete this? Many thanks in advance. Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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: Free webinar / web conferencing solutions on Mac ?
Hi Steven, you can try webex - I believe you can get a trial which will allow you run your seminar. This runs any platform. Also you can try yuuguu, same applies Best regards Justin On 30 Nov 2009, at 12:59 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Presented with the usual overload of information via a web search, has anyone already had good experience with any free web conferencing or webinar solutions on the Mac? I need to present what I'm doing on my screen to multiple other parties, these other parties using a variety of Mac and Windows platforms. I know of Skype screen share, however it seems that Skype is limited to sharing your screen with only one other party, besides I've found Skype screen share to be lacking when it comes to overall performance and transmission delays of the screen activity. I need voice to be carried at the same time as what's on my screen. Thankful for any tips. Cheers, Steven -- 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: migration assistant problem
Neil, and Susan, thanks for your detailed responses. Indeed turned out to be user accounts. After wiping the hard drive and reinstalling, all seems to be running spot on. Thanks again for your help. Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au On 29 Nov 2009, at 10:29 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Justin, I think this problem is usually when you set-up the new computer with a user account that is not exactly the same as on the old machine the folders with the red negative file are what you see if you try and look at another users folders. If you used migration assistant to migrate user folders then you should have the same user accounts as the old machine and so need to log into them using the (old) usernames and passwords. If you just use the default mac options when first setting up a new machine then that all usually happens pretty seamlessly. If you first set-up the new machine with a fresh owners account and then use migration assistant to bring things (other user accounts/ folders) over then you can run into problems if you are not exactly clear how the accounts are defined and set-up. Personally, I have several different computers (a couple of iMacs and a laptop) each has user accounts for both myself and my spouse. As a result I have need to transfer the user accounts around from time to time so what I do is just set-up a fresh owner account (called computer admin or some such thing) on each machine at first set-up and everytime I do a fresh system install these accounts just stay as admin accounts with no personal data etc then I can migrate user accounts from machine to machine as I see fit the admin accounts never get migrated and so variations in the admin account name/details are not important. Note that this approach will not suit many people you need to be careful to keep track of what is current in any user account from machine to machine but we each tend to use one of the iMacs as out personal computer and then just bring the laptop up to speed for the occasional trip away if we used the laptop more often I would look to just set-up some form of user folder synchronisation (as discussed in many WAMUG postings). However, if you are just migrating successively from an old machine to a new machine, you are probably best just going the simple Apple route and letting the set-up assistant take care of everything. If you are not sure exactly what you have done in terms of setting up new users and migrating old ones over then, providing that all the info is still on the old machine and you havent yet started creating new data on the new machine, you might be best just starting again restore the new machine using the disk(s) provided and then on first start-up let the initial set-up bring everything over from the old machine. You should repair permissions on the old machine before you start and, of course, it goes without saying that you should have back-ups of everything before you start! Also, there have been many previous WAMUG postings by Ronni and other WAMUG gurus (much more experienced and knowledgeable than myself) covering tips precautions covering system installations, updates, migrations etc check out the archives. HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 28/11/09 9:41 PM, Justin Davies at m...@justindavies.com.au wrote: Hi, just bought a macbook and migrating everything across from my powerbook g4 (osx 10.5.8) However the documents, music library - most things that were not applications haven't come across and the folders are showing a red negative sign (like when you delete a message off the iphone). I retried bringing just the documents across using migration assistant, and have now got a second group of folders the same entitled (from old mac) but missing most of the files. Any help gratefully appreciated Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.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 -- 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
migration assistant problem
Hi, just bought a macbook and migrating everything across from my powerbook g4 (osx 10.5.8) However the documents, music library - most things that were not applications haven't come across and the folders are showing a red negative sign (like when you delete a message off the iphone). I retried bringing just the documents across using migration assistant, and have now got a second group of folders the same entitled (from old mac) but missing most of the files. Any help gratefully appreciated Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.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 reply issue
HI Ronnie, thanks for your help. Yes do have all those settings checked and will use that workaround for future. Puzzling is one of my recipients who finds the balance of the email missing, yet seems to be together when it leaves my mail. Thanks again for your prompt reply, really appreciate all that you contribute to wamug Best regards Justin On 26 Nov 2009, at 8:09 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 25/11/2009, at 5:30 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi, I have been finding with a few people that when I reply to an email it strips the prior email content out and only puts in what I have. Given in most cases I am replying to them, the context and content is important. My preferences are set to include full email, and it only occurs with a couple of people. I'm using g4 powerbook, mail version 3.6, osx 10.5.8 Hi Justin, Do you have these settings in Mail Preferences? Mail Preferences Composing - Under Responding: Do you have checked Use the same message format as the original message Quote the text of the original message Increase quote level When quoting text in replies or forwards: Include selected text, if any; otherwise include all text If you do have all the above checked, to get around the problem emails select all by clicking Command A, this highlights all the text in the body of the email and it will be included in the reply. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard -- 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 reply issue
Hi Ronni, something up here hmmm Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes X-Smtp-Server: mail.emergination.com.au:jus...@emergination.com.au Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 26 Nov 2009, at 4:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Justin, I'm sure the problem is the other end, not your end. For interest sake ... for my benefit ;-), would you check the problem email is MIME Content-Type: text/plain with a charset=ISO-8859-1? i.e. view the problem message via option-command-u for 'raw source' to show the charset. (or View Message Raw Source) Normally you would see this below. MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Thanks. Ronni On 26/11/2009, at 4:25 PM, Justin Davies wrote: HI Ronnie, thanks for your help. Yes do have all those settings checked and will use that workaround for future. Puzzling is one of my recipients who finds the balance of the email missing, yet seems to be together when it leaves my mail. Thanks again for your prompt reply, really appreciate all that you contribute to wamug Best regards Justin On 26 Nov 2009, at 8:09 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 25/11/2009, at 5:30 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi, I have been finding with a few people that when I reply to an email it strips the prior email content out and only puts in what I have. Given in most cases I am replying to them, the context and content is important. My preferences are set to include full email, and it only occurs with a couple of people. I'm using g4 powerbook, mail version 3.6, osx 10.5.8 Hi Justin, Do you have these settings in Mail Preferences? Mail Preferences Composing - Under Responding: Do you have checked Use the same message format as the original message Quote the text of the original message Increase quote level When quoting text in replies or forwards: Include selected text, if any; otherwise include all text If you do have all the above checked, to get around the problem emails select all by clicking Command A, this highlights all the text in the body of the email and it will be included in the reply. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard -- 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: TGI Friday Specials day at MAXstyle
G'day Craig, bought a macbook and heap of software and stuff this morning. your lad in the shop was very helpful, good service thanks Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 26 Nov 2009, at 1:47 PM, Craig Bruce wrote: You may be aware that Apple will be releasing some great specials tomorrow as part of their annual TGI Friday specials day. MAXstyle will be price matching all Apple advertised specials for tomorrow only, while stocks last. Like you, we don't know what specials will be released yet - so keep an eye out tomorrow and check out Apple's website http://store.apple.com/au Then come and see us to save on shipping time and grab yourself a great bargain! Look forward to seeing you in store tomorrow. -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367 4691 F 08 9367 4692 E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au W http://www.maxstyle.com.au Twitter Maxstyle_com_au Facebook http://www.facebook.com/maxstyle Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended only for the person or organisation to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact MaxStyle Pty Ltd immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. -- 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
mail reply issue
Hi, I have been finding with a few people that when I reply to an email it strips the prior email content out and only puts in what I have. Given in most cases I am replying to them, the context and content is important. My preferences are set to include full email, and it only occurs with a couple of people. I'm using g4 powerbook, mail version 3.6, osx 10.5.8 Thanks in advance! Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.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: Secure Password
Peter, I've not used this one however I do use 1password and recommend it... there is a cost though Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 23 Sep 2009, at 7:16 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: Has anybody used this Password security app http://supergenpass.com/ Appreciate any reports. Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA The Apple Religion: Geek Orthodox -- 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
iphoto error
Hi everyone, help requested please. I am trying to use Iphoto to send some photos via email. I select the photos that I want, then click the email button within iphoto and get the following message. Mail got an error: Can't get paragraph 8 of content of outgoing message id 78452704. Invalid index There is about 3meg of photos I am trying to send. I have repaired disk permissions and it hasn't resolved it. Unrelated - but just in case it might be relevant. My new iphone is having appalling trouble trying to send email and synching up with my email accounts. I am getting error messages Itunes could not sync mail accounts to the iphone because an error occurred remapping record identifiers. Try synching your ihpone again. If the problem persists, replace the mail accounts on the iphone from the info tab in the iphone preferences. I have tried re-synch to no avail, and also reset the iphone. I've also tried setting up the accounts manually on the iphone. I have spent about 90 minutes with the people from 3 thus far. Any help / suggestions appreciated Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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
Security suggestion - one password software
Hi, following on from various emails re security and Glenn's good list of suggestions I bought One Password recently. It is software that automatically generates secure passwords and autofills them into username password fields on webpages. You can also click open gmail (or whatever program you want to go to) from within one password and it will open a new tab in your browser, fill in the credentials and you are away. Compatible with both firefox and safari and at the same time... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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: print on canvas?
Roger, this is unlikely to be of help given the size you are after but snapfish sell canvas prints online - it is more for photos, but if you aren't using snapfish, worth giving it a look... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 23 Jul 2009, at 12:24 PM, William Crabb wrote: Hi Roger, I just had a quote from Discus for some canvas prints and they are the best prices I have found. They are in Oxford Close, Leederville and the guy to talk to is Lee. Regards, Rosalyn On 23/07/2009 12:02 PM, Roger Kortas rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote: Can anyone recommend a place to get a print on canvas and stretched? I have been quoted around $550 which I thought was very high! I am looking at a size of 140cm by 100cm many thanks Roger Roger P Kortas Haiyan Kortas PH: 61 8 08 9381 4046 Mob: 0413 307995 rkor...@iinet.net.au roger.kor...@wanews.com.au ro...@rkortas.com -- 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 -- 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: Display screensaver
Ronnie, you are a legend, that has been driving me insane for ages Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 23 Jul 2009, at 10:23 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 23/07/2009, at 9:50 AM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi wamuggers, help please.. I have a powerbook G4 running a monitor as well as the laptop screen at the same time. I have an old set of photos that keep coming up on my laptop display which I don't want to come up - I've changed it in display settings, however everytime the laptop wakes up from sleep it goes back to these old pics. Any suggestions? I'm running 10.5.7 I also have a G3 powerbook with software that I'd like to donate to any person who has a need for it (working) Hi Justin, Do you mean your Desktop Background? Or is a Screen Saver starting as soon as the Powerbook boots up? If it's your Desktop Wallpaper try deleting this file: /users/ username/library/preferences/com.apple.desktop.plist , then log out and then log in. Your desktop background will be reset to the default. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- 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: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
Display screensaver
Hi wamuggers, help please.. I have a powerbook G4 running a monitor as well as the laptop screen at the same time. I have an old set of photos that keep coming up on my laptop display which I don't want to come up - I've changed it in display settings, however everytime the laptop wakes up from sleep it goes back to these old pics. Any suggestions? I'm running 10.5.7 I also have a G3 powerbook with software that I'd like to donate to any person who has a need for it (working) Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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: FOR SALE - 15 Macbook Pro 2.4GHz - $1,499
Ben, I guess you have sold this by now? Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 6 Jul 2009, at 4:54 PM, Ben Fong wrote: FOR SALE My 1 year-old 15 Macbook Pro 2.4GHz (purchased new May 2008). It's the version just before the unibody Macbook Pros came out (and known as version Macbook Pro 4,1 officially). $1,499 is all I'm asking for it. It's in near new condition and will be sold with its original packaging, cables, manuals and disks. It's critical specs are: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT Graphics Card with 256MB 200GB Hard drive Superdrive If you are interested, please drop me an email. Thanks Ben -- 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
Iphone spreadsheet
Hi all, any chance someone could send me the spreadsheet on iphones that has been mentioned, sorry I missed it first time around... thanks in advance... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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: Iphone spreadsheet
Thanks Ronni!! Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 12 Jul 2009, at 6:22 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 12/07/2009, at 6:09 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi all, any chance someone could send me the spreadsheet on iphones that has been mentioned, sorry I missed it first time around... thanks in advance... Best regards Hi Justin, To download the file you can grab it from here:- http://www.macwizardry.com.au/wamug Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.5.7 -- 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: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: PC 100/133 memory
Kevin, i've got of 256mb out of a powerbook g4 if that is of help... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 4 Jul 2009, at 12:49 PM, KEVIN Lock wrote: I have recently been donated a lot of eMacs and four PowerMac G4s by a Perth publishing house. I am most grateful for this kind donation. Once reconfigured, they will eventually all go to needy folks. Unfortunately all the machines have only one stick of 256Mb RAM. I am hoping that listers may have some of this RAM in the shed gathering dust and may be willing to donate it to this cause. I have plenty of the DDR RAM used in later models. I have plenty of 32 and 64Mb sticks of either PC100 or PC133 RAM, but nothing larger to enable these machines to effectively run 10.3 or 10.4. Second hand PC133 RAM is very expensive. Once again I can assure listers that the machines from this project are given absolutely free to needy people. To date I have placed around 30 Macs in homes and organisations and have seen the results bearing fruit. regards Kevin 94183869 -- 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: iPhone 3G S - Telstra Plans
Hi, sorry for posting this to the group, but I am now getting every single email, how can we change to digest please? Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies On 3 Jul 2009, at 5:04 PM, Stuart Evans wrote: Hi Ronni, Depending on your area and coverage the Vodafone plans are also well worth looking at. I have heard that 3 Mobiles will be very good. In regard to your time frame, if your existing contract comes to an end on July 30, you can choose to continue to pay monthly without committing to another contract. Carriers do use the end of contract time to 'coerce' you into signing a new contract, and sometimes it is worth it if they throw in a discount or free handset. The last Telstra contract I had I left running for about 3 months after then end before switching to Vodafone. The main reason was that they left it until the last month of my contract to tell me I could save money on a lower cost plan when they could have switched me over 6 months earlier! Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology On 3/07/09 1:27 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@wn.com.au wrote: Of course 3 Mobile have not yet released plans for the iPhone 3G S. Expected in the coming weeks. Which might not give me enough time as I only have to 30th July to decide if I extend my contract with Telstra for another 12 months :-( -- 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
Keyboard - powerbook doesn't recognise it straight away
Hi wamuggers, got a small but frustrating problem - each time I shut down my powerbook or disconnect the external keyboard, I have to connect the keyboard 3 times before it recognises it and allows me to type. The mac mouse which is connected to the keyboard works no problem however. I have a powerbook g4, latest os and it is a mac keyboard. Interestingly I never had this problem with a dell keyboard I used to plug in into the powerbook. Any suggestions gratefully appreciated... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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
Keyboard
Hi James, Ronnie, thanks very much for your responses. The keyboard could be power hungry as I have a mouse plugged in to the left usb socket in the keyboard and a printer plugged into the right. I only connect the keyboard when I have the laptop connected to mains power. I had no trouble with the Dell keyboard on currently os. As to why I use an external keyboard, it is a question of ergonomics. Any ergonomist will tell you that typing directly onto a laptop keyboard for extended periods of time eg all day, and particularly looking down at the laptop screen will eventually lead to posture problems, loads of back and neck pain, and forearm soreness as well. You don't see laptop only setups often in corporates any more as a result. For the small amount that they cost, you should get one too. Definitely better to type on IMHO. Thanks for input thus far... Justin maybe the keyboard is power hungry thus it appears unreliable, i have seen that sort of problems on windows machines where on the front only certain memory stick worked, some othere got slow after connecting them to the backside socket they worked on full speed just something: can you borrow a mains powered usb hub try the keyboard with that oneJames On 26/05/2009, at 16:45, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Justin, I'm intrigued ... why are you using an external keyboard on your PowerBook? I can 'sort of' understand why some people prefer to use an external mouse instead of the trackpad, but an external keyboard on a laptop? Were you using the Dell keyboard in Leopard? I think USB drivers aren't loaded until the OS starts up. Are you allowing enough time for the operating system to fully boot up. I wonder if it's not getting power quick enough to the USB port for both keyboard and mouse? Cheers, Ronni On 26/05/2009, at 2:14 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi wamuggers, got a small but frustrating problem - each time I shut down my powerbook or disconnect the external keyboard, I have to connect the keyboard 3 times before it recognises it and allows me to type. The mac mouse which is connected to the keyboard works no problem however. I have a powerbook g4, latest os and it is a mac keyboard. Interestingly I never had this problem with a dell keyboard I used to plug in into the powerbook. Any suggestions gratefully appreciated... Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/justinkdavies Business website: www.emergination.com.au Twitter: www.twitter.com/justinkdavies -- 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
saasu
Hi, I replied to the accounting software question but see it didn't make to the list, so trying again, apologies if came through previously. Best acctg software IMHO is saasu.com - it is web based, significantly better than myob in my view, scalable to large companies. You can sign up for a free account and use it as long as you like for free provided you use less than 15 transactions per month. YOu can also give your bookkeeper or acct free access to the system too. The software is developed in Australia and building a huge customer following around the world. The founder is a former Perth guy and they run a great company. Really worth the time to check out. I find it easier to use, more logical design. And whilst most of their customers are PC platform these guys develop on mac Hope that helps Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au www.justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 Business website: www.emergination.com.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
Monitor and keyboard problems
Hi all, I'm running a G4 Powerbook and I have just bought a 22 samsung monitor plus a mac keyboard. The apple controls seem to have over ridden the monitor settings - as a result I can't adjust the brightness of the monitor (the brigthness buttons on both keyboards only change the laptop screen). I have tried mirroring displays, using the laptop closed so there is only the monitor, as well as my normal setup where I have both the monitor and laptop running. Second problem - the mac keyboard requires me to pull the usb plug out and put it back in again for it to work, which is very unmaclike behaviour. I am running osx 10.5.6 Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Best regards Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au http://justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 9309 9309 -- 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
G3 Powerbook for sale
Hi, for those Mac fanatics interested in a retro feel, I have a Mac G3 Bronze Powerbook that I am interested in finding a new home for. It has: Mac OS9.2 Original software, including manuals and boxes for - Office 98 - Filemaker Pro - Adobe Publishing Collection (Photoshop, Illustrator and Pagemaker, Acrobat) - Virtual PC - Windows 2000 - Virus Please note the battery is completely dead, but with continuous power it runs fine. I also have an iTrip from the original Ipod, also seeking a new home. Again, works fine, but I dropped my 40gig ipod one day - and that no longer works fine. Makes a great paperweight if anyone is interested ;) Any offers considered, please contact me at details below. Thanks for your consideration... Best regards Justin Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://justindavies.com.au 0414 567 638 -- 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]
Request for developer with Java and Mac experience
Hello all, I hope you will forgive the commercial nature of this post, but I am looking for someone who is familiar with Java development on the Mac (most important) and on Windows environment using Sarfari and Netscape/Firefox and IE browsers (with Explorer being more important for the Windows environment given the likelihood that Explorer will disappear from the Mac scene in the not too distant future.) The person must be able to communicate with our clients and existing development team, and be able to work independently. This may be up to a three month contract, and we can pay $50 per hour. The person will have to hand over the application to client staff, therefore must be able to document the design. The ideal candidate will be someone with web enabled applications development experience, but a strong Mac / cross platform bent. This is to compliment part of a significant development contract that we have, currently being developed in .Net with SQL back end. This specific application is to replace an Excel based application that only runs on Windows, hence the Java approach to deliver a single application that will run on both platforms. Web delivery of the application is a mandatory requirement. So, if anyone can assist, or if you know anyone, please do let me know directly at my work address below. Thanks in advance. Best regards Justin Davies Business Development Manager Ross Logic Level 8, 5 Mill St, Perth 6000 p: 9215 7206 m: 0414 567 638 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] w: www.rosslogic.com
USB Stick corrupting Powerpoint files
Hi all, I have a USB stick I use to transfer files from my work pc to my mac at home. This works fine with all files bar Powerpoint. If I take a powerpoint file from my pc, put it on the usb stick, put it in the mac, then double click a powerpoint file - whether still on the USB stick or transferred from the USB stick to my mac hard drive - I get the whirling beach ball of death. Force quit doesn't work, so I have to hold the power button down to restart. I have powerpoint 2004 on the mac and 2000 at work. My mac is a G4 powerbook with 10.3.9. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Best regards Justin Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ipod - Itrip frequency for best reception
Hi all, great newsgroup I regularly follow being very much a mac fan Can anyone tell me if they have found a frequency that really works with Itrip / ipod? I find that for at least half of my journey up the freeway i get static on 87.9 which is the default. A colleague of mine simply bought an in car kit that goes into his tape deck. Thanks in advance... Best regards Justin Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi, can anyone tell me their experiences with voice recognition software. I see that http://www.macsense.com.au/voice-recognition.htm iListen is available and I understand that this doesn't work with iPod due to frequency of recording. Thanks Best regards Justin Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
