Re: Adieu
Hi all, I'm not sure that the attitude expressed by Peter and Eugene is one of expecting others to subsidise their Mac support. I think there is a valid expression here that many long time members of the list (myself included), who over the journey have offered more replies/answers than questions, will now no longer be able to contribute unless they become a financial member. Paying a fee to request support is one thing, paying a fee to offer a solution is quite another. The committee's decision is based on the need to give value to those who pay the WAMUG subscription, which I guess is fair enough. The risk you run here is that you will actually devalue the membership through the potential loss of your knowledge base that contributes to the list. You also run the risk of making a rod for your own back in that the success of the list becomes ever more reliant on a smaller cohort of good folk to answer all queries. What happens when those people move on, or contribute less due to other commitments? An open list encourages perpetuity. Anyway, theses points have probably all been raised by the committee and the decision has been reached. I do wish the WAMUG list well, I hope it continues to serve as an effective User Group. Regards, Matt Matt Huitson IT Manager School of Psychology IT Manager Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work +61 8 6488 2507 matt.huit...@uwa.edu.aumailto:matt.huit...@uwa.edu.au On 28/06/2012, at 8:20 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: I agree Tim. I also have only been to one WAMUG meeting, but I have been a financial member of WAMUG for years. The financial members of WAMUG have made it possible for WAMUG and the mailing list to continue. Without the financial members there would not be WAMUG or the mailing list! I also know that times are tough and trying to make our money go around is difficult. But that is for the individual person to decide; if they don't use the mailing list to ask for support and feel they cannot afford the $30, that is their choice to make. The level of support and information that is given on our mailing list for an annual fee of $30 is more than reasonable. A consultant will charge that for one email support issue. I am disappointed in some members attitudes that they expect the support, but expect others to pay to keep that support possible. The committee has taken a long hard time to make this decision and I applaud their decision. Regards, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 28/06/2012, at 7:15 AM, Tim Law t...@peoplehelp.com.aumailto:t...@peoplehelp.com.au wrote: Since I bought my first Mac in 1989, I've attended one WAMUG meeting. But I've learned heaps from receiving the list emails, and been able to ask a question or two over the years. For me WAMUG IS the email list. I agree with Carlo, and the minimal cost is completely reasonable to receive reliable accurate info and feedback. This is unlike other non computer forums that I participate in where users are all amateurs and their contributions are only as accurate as their experiences. I urge caution for the committee providing free access based on requests from members. If it is based on the applicants ability to add value to the list, then that is one matter, but to make assessment on income is likely to get bogged down in value judgements, comparisons between applicants and other messy things, all for such a small amount of money. I think it's a shame that people are seeing this small fee as a reason to exit the list. We live in a user pays world, I support the committees decision. Tim Sent from my iPad On 27/06/2012, at 23:06, cm cm200...@gmail.commailto:cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Peter and Eugene and other list members, We list followers are really grateful for your contributions over the years and we contributors are honoured to have been able to help you out on other occasions. I just wanted to let you know that there is no need at all to end your connection with WAMUG. You will still be able to read any and all posts to the list, and you will still continue to receive WAMUG emails to your inbox unless you choose to stop them. Also if you ever happen to be passing through Perth, meetings are open to all and we would love to see you there. The decision to allow posting to only members was not made lightly. Running the list has a very real cost, both financial and in the time of contributors, fairness dictates that those who pay the membership fee are entitled to use the service above other persons who join, post a random question or put up for sale a piece of equipment, and then disappear. Sadly neither of you, Peter and Eugene, are anywhere near to this category of user so I have two solutions to suggest. Firstly remember that the WAMUG membership fee is less than a reasonable call-out charge for most Mac
Re: iPhone ios4 random restarts during calls
Hi all, Just a quick followup on the random reboots during calls. I visited the Perth Genius Bar today with my (still under warranty) symptomatic phone and was issued a replacement model (3GS iOS3.1.3) without too much hassle. The staff member ran some diagnostics and attempted to replicate the problem by calling my phone. Although it didn't fail during that 6 minute call (for me reboots have varied between 5-20 minutes into a call), the staff member was satisfied enough with my knowledge/attempted solutions to have me sign a report and then issue a replacement on the spot. My advice to others considering a similar approach would be to book an appointment ahead of schedule. There were plenty of store walk-ins looking for a variety of help, but those of us with appointments took precedence. Although I'm pretty sure I own Macs that are older than even the most elderly looking Genius at the Bar, I'd say Apple would be reasonably content with the level of service I witnessed during my 30 minute visit. Some room for improvement, but generally not too bad. Matt. On 29/06/2010, at 12:34 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, I recently updated my iPhone 3GS to ios 4 late last week. The update completed normally. Since the update I've had about 4 situations where the iPhone just drops out mid call and goes to restart mode ie. black screen with the Apple logo in the middle, and a minute or two later the desktop reappears. I'm running iPhone Version 4.0 (8A293), which iTunes reports as being the latest version. One other small issue I've noticed is the Add Call function. I can establish a call with Caller 1, then press the + (Add Call) button on the iPhone and call Caller 2. However after I do that, the Merge button isn't active, only the Swap. So the Add call isn't really working, it just puts a call on hold while calling another. I haven't used this function for ages, but I presume this used to work before ios 4. Any one else experiencing this or have an idea for a resolution? Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: -- The 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 ios4 random restarts during calls
Hi Glenn, I've experienced the mid-call reboot too. There's an Apple Discussion thread about it here,: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2471090start=0tstart=0 Seems to be across carriers (and countries). Some are reporting Apple are replacing phones under warranty with iOS3 versions and instructing users not to upgrade to iOS4. FWIW I have a 3GS with Optus. See page 12 of the thread above which makes mention of a possible iOS4 conflict with Optus sim cards. Matt. On 29/06/2010, at 12:34 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Hi Wamug, I recently updated my iPhone 3GS to ios 4 late last week. The update completed normally. Since the update I've had about 4 situations where the iPhone just drops out mid call and goes to restart mode ie. black screen with the Apple logo in the middle, and a minute or two later the desktop reappears. I'm running iPhone Version 4.0 (8A293), which iTunes reports as being the latest version. One other small issue I've noticed is the Add Call function. I can establish a call with Caller 1, then press the + (Add Call) button on the iPhone and call Caller 2. However after I do that, the Merge button isn't active, only the Swap. So the Add call isn't really working, it just puts a call on hold while calling another. I haven't used this function for ages, but I presume this used to work before ios 4. Any one else experiencing this or have an idea for a resolution? Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: -- The 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: WARNING ... Safari beta users
Hi all, Also, just a heads up for those of you currently using Safari 3 plugins like Sogudi and AcidSearch: If you upgrade to Safari 4 and do not first uninstall/remove these plugins you will most likely find that Safari 4 refuses to launch. Depending on where you installed (for one user or all), removing the following folders should get Safari 4 up and running again: ~/Library/Application Support/SIMBL ~/Library/InputManagers/SIMBL Sogudi is no longer supported, hence it will not work with Safari 4. The best alternative I have found is Keywurl, although at time of writing it appears to be awaiting an upgrade to coincide with this latest Safari 4 release. Regards. - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work +61 8 6488 3269 On 09/06/2009, at 2:04 PM, Greg Manzie wrote: Hello Everyone I just successfully installed Safari 4 on a G4 400 running 10.4.11. I used software update and had no problems. 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 0438 833 144 Email gman...@bigpond.net.au On 09/06/2009, at 1:42 PM, Robert Howells wrote: Hello list Just a warning for those on the list who have NOTupgraded to OS 10 .5.7 IF you are usingSafari 4 Beta ( as I am ) on OS 10.5.6 or less theNEWSAFARI 4 installer willNOT let you instal unless you have 10.5.7 SO if you wish to continue to use Safari 4 Beta do NOT delete it in anticipation of installing the New Safari 4 . Have fun then Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The 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: Domain Name problem
If you think it is an issue with your IP's DNS server, try entering a public DNS server address in your network preferences. A google search should turn up a host of free public DNS servers, but for starters try one of those listed here: http://www.tech-faq.com/public-dns-servers.shtml . Regards, Matt. - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work +61 8 6488 3269 On 22/10/2008, at 8:56 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: Great stuff! When I was at school they decided that I was better off working in the College garden rather than attending Latin classes , I must admit I enjoyed the garden more. Regards, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.skehan.id.au/ On 22/10/2008, at 11:49 AM, Martin Hill wrote: On 22/10/2008, at 8:30 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: On the matter of the Nullabor typo, I believe it is an aboriginal name and I don't think they were big on Latin. Actually apparently the Aboriginal name for the area is 'Oondiri' meaning 'the waterless'. :-) http://www.answers.com/topic/nullarbor-plain According to the Britannica Concise Edition: The name Nullarbor is derived from the Latin nullus arbor (no tree) and Wikipedia: The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country immediately north of the Great Australian Bight. The word Nullarbor is derived from the Latin nullus for 'nothing' or 'no one' and arbor for 'tree', and is pronounced NULL- uh-bore (IPA: /ˈnʌləbɔr/). Thankfully Latin was a type of dancing style by the time I went thru school! :-D -Mart On 22/10/2008, at 10:52 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Reg, on 21/10/08 8:15 PM, Reg Whitely at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All Have a look at http://www.southaustralia.com/EyrePeninsulaNullarbor.aspx From one who was educated by the Jesuits, put the Latin 'nullus' and arbor' together for 'no' 'tree'. Latin is a bit of a sore point with me! At Grammar school, I was selected into the bright stream and had to sit through the Latin classes whilst my dull mates were building a Mirror sailing dinghy in the carpentry class! I have to say, I hardly felt privileged by the selection! Perhaps we now have 'Nullus Arbor', or 'Null' Arbor', or 'Nullarbor'; and then the language could degenerate further to 'N'arbor' or even ... NAB? Yes, well, as a NAB shareholder, I must concede that the amount of trees that must go into their annual reports and other paperwork generated could well qualify them for the alternative expansion of NAB! Sorry for hijacking your thread Adrian! Have fun, Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reg On 21/10/2008, at 7:57 pm, Neil Houghton wrote: Hehe, Well it's changed from Nullabore to Nullabor - so now it's consistent across your site. However, as John said, I always thought the strictly correct spelling was Nullarbor (as in - no trees). However, Nullabor does also seem to be in common usage. Google gives: 247,000 hits for Nullarbor 92,300 hits for Nullabor Take your pick :) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 21/10/08 7:45 PM, Skehan Adrian at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks to all for the responses, unfortunately I am unable to access it on any of the 4 machines available to me where I am at present. I have corrected the Nullabor spelling via iWeb and it appears to have uploaded the correction OK. If anyone who has been able to get in could have another look and confirm that the correction has uploaded I will appreciate it, it will also serve to confuse me even more. Regards, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.skehan.id.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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The 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] Martin Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The 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] -- The 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] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Safari soon?
An update may or may not be imminent, but Safari 3.1.2 still works with paypal. Just click the cancel button instead of the ok button on the warning dialogue box and proceed as normal. According to paypal, Safari is prone to phishing attacks. Plenty of stories on the web as to whether or not that is true. On 19/09/2008, at 8:29 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I predict there will be a new version of Safari soon. I just went to make a an eBay payment via Paypal and the current Safari 3.1.2 version is no longer being accepted by the payment stream. I had to use Firefox instead. The Paypal popup notice also suggested Internet Explorer. Could there even be a revival of IE in the wind? The Google browser for Macs is coming soon too. 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iPhones and Westnet
Yep. No problems for browsing. I don't use my westnet email so haven't added that as an account on the phone, though I could test it out if you are wanting setup feedback. Matt. On 12/08/2008, at 5:24 PM, Malcolm Burtenshaw wrote: Speaking of Westnet... Anyone with an iPhone on Westnet at the moment? Mal -- The 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] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: leopard query requests
Hi Ed, Look under View - Show View Options. Make sure Show Icon Preview is unchecked. Cheers, Matt. On 22/01/2008, at 10:36 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ed thanks very much for your response. I see from their website that it focuses on Adobe products and Im not sure it will help to change all icons in the Finder. What I have noticed is that when I do a 'Get Info' on say an excel file, there is still the original icon in the top bar of the Get info window but not in the Preview section.? The same for Word or a Pdf? In addition when I copy one of the files from its folder and place it on the desktop it becomes represented by the app icon! Also after going to a folder that I had transfered from my other MacBook (that has Tiger) all original icons on the files are systematically replaced with the new 'first page icon' in a matter of seconds, so there must be some process going on that may be reversed. The reason Im interested in reverting back to the original icons is that it is easier for me to see what file Im looking for at a glance. My work involves mainly writing reports (Word), analysis of data (Excel) and reading papers (Pdfs) so it really helps to see them. thanks again for any advice here kind regards chris On 22/01/2008, at 6:41 AM, Edward wrote: The plugin, sneekpeek, may solve the problem. http://www.code-line.com/software/sneakpeekpro.html On 22/01/2008, at 8:20 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi WA Muggers I have recently made the move to 10.5 on a MacBook Pro and have a couple of issues I cant resolve and would appreciate some help Firstly I have not been able to print using my small Lexmark x1100 inkjet series printer/scanner that previously worked well with 10.4.9. I have checked the Lexmark website and followed their suggestion to obtain the right driver by loading them from the 10.5 CD. The only one that I found was Gutenprint v5.1.3 however it does not print or even talk to the printer. Has anyone been able to get the correct driver? The second issue with 10.5 is its 'look and feel' in Finder using the column view. Is it possible to change this so that I can see all my working files with their application icon rather than the first page? For example the excel and word icons or the Acrobat Reader icon rather than the first page of each file which I cant actually read and dont know what sort of file it is until I check its extension? I have tried to find somewhere within the help and options but with no success. thanks for any help with with these requests kind regards to all Chris Busselton WA -- The 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] -- The 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] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ARD 3 control computer over Internet
Hi Ronni, Possibly depends on the brand/model of ADSL modem, but in my experience the factory default settings typically close these ports to external traffic. So, yes, in order for you to gain ARD access you will more than likely need to have your sister forward those ports to the iBook. Regards, Matt. Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work +61 8 6488 3269 On 18/10/2007, at 2:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi WAMUGers, I have Apple Remote Desktop 3.1 installed on my MacBook Pro OSX10.4.10 and I am able to control other computers on my Airport Extreme 802.11n Network. I want to connect to my sister's G4 iBook OSX10.4.10 via the Internet. She has a Airport Express Network. I've sent her instructions how to create a new Account for me- 'Remote Admin'- and turn on 'Apple Remote Desktop' in System Preferences Sharing. As we are both using Airport to connect to the Internet, and turning on 'Apple Remote Desktop' in System Preferences opens Ports 3283 5900, I presume I only need to know her IP Address for me to connect to her iBook using ARD 3. Is this correct, or will I also have to open these ports on her ADSL Modem? Many thanks for any advice. Cheers, Ronni -- The 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] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Firewire Connection
Try a complete power-down as described here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=88338 Cheers, Matt. On 04/09/2007, at 8:18 PM, Matt/Kath wrote: Would appreciate any advice on the following... I am trying to transfer video from Cannon MV700i to imovie via firewire 6 pin. Have had no problems previously but this time it is saying that there is no camera connected. I have switched cameras, changed cable, switched ports, repaired permissions, run disk warrior and macjanitor, rebooted -all without success. My external hard drive (which is also connected via firewire) when turned on does not appear on the desktop. USB cables and ports are all working fine. Problem is only with firewire. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Matt -- The 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] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to copy data from PowerBook G3 running OS9 ?
Hi Steven, Are you able to ping the IP address of the G3 from your MacBook Pro? If so, and establishing an AFP connection is proving elusive, perhaps try ftp. That it,s set up an ftp server on the G3 and see if you can connect using an ftp client on the MacBook. Versiontracker should be able to provide both server and client software options. Hope this helps, Matt. On 03/09/2007, at 9:08 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 03/09/2007, at 8:01 PM, Steven wrote: Happy try any other tips, but seeming like I might have to drop it in to an Apple Store! :-( don't give up yet ! Bob, to answer your query, in OSX mode the 'About This Computer' window shows Memory 160MB, Processor 233 MHz, PowerPC G3. More info reveals PowerBook G3 series (version = 2.2). Regards, Steven OK , I think I have found it in Mac Tracker : PowerBook G3 Wallstreet introduce May 1998 , Maximum OS 10.2.8 , Original OS was Mac OS 8.0 Ethernet 10Base T Scsi external HDI 30 I am out of my depth here , but if it is Ethernet 10Base-T it is probably not compatible with Ethernet 10-100 on later Macs ! Scsi HDI-30 needs a special cord if I remember correctly ... Somebody on list may still have one ,, and I have a PM 7600 that would connect to that if it's needed Bob On 3/9/07 7:42 PM, Robert Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So have you resolved your needs , or are you in need of some intense assistance ? Bob Ballajura Should be able to make that Powerbook work ! What model / year of manufacture is it ? The MacTracker info seems to say the actualPowerbookswere Pre G3 but this could have been upgraded with a special . On 02/09/2007, at 4:05 PM, Steven wrote: Hoping someone can please give me some tips on how to copy data from a PowerBook G3 to my MacBook Pro? I understand the PowerBook has OSX installed, but it doesn¹t seem to boot up with OSX it only seems to boot up with OS 9.2.2. Even then, bombs and what not appear on start up, unless I boot up with Extensions off. The PowerBook is basically a piece of cr*p, but all I want to do is save the data from the hard disk. The PowerBook has no USB or FireWire port, but it does have an ethernet port. I've connected the two machines via ethernet cable, but then what do I do? If I click on the Network icon on my MacBook Pro, I don't see the PowerBook. Grateful for any suggestions. Regards, 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The 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] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ABC radio
Hi Severin, To play via iTunes you need to determine if the radio station provides an mp3 stream. ABC radio streaming information can be found here: http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/ It would appear that only a select few ABC stations currently provide mp3 streams. To listen via iTunes, click on the mp3 stream link and once the .m3u link downloaded, double click it and it should load and play via iTunes. Another useful list of radio stations is provided by Internode: http://www.internode.on.net/radio Hope this helps, Matt. On 12/04/2007, at 8:37 PM, Bill Cole wrote: Hi Severin, I run an G5 imac, ( itunes 7.1.1 ) I run Triplej 2 abc classic fm 2 and a few others through Itunes, time plays continuously, all I did was search the itunes Library under Radio and dragged them over to my Playlist. it takes a moment or two to buffer at the start, other than that I have had no trouble, ( I also have Real Player but don't use it for this. Hope this is of some use, ( I'm just an oldie with no Tech experience ) On 12/04/2007, at 5:39 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Is it possible to set up ABC radio, particularly Radio National and Classic FM to play via iTunes rather than Real Player? Severin Crisp -- The 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] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Synergy - any feedback?
Hi Neil Yep, have used Synergy for some time. Currently have 3 machines (Vista, OSX and Windows Server 2003) all using the one bluetooth keyboard/mouse. Worked fine with XP too. Clipboard can be a bit hit and miss, but generally it works very well. Since upgrading to Vista I think I have noticed the screen savers now sync as well, albeit I don't use this feature. Regards, Matt. On 27/02/2007, at 1:32 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Has anyone tried this? Good/bad feedback? http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/index.html Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It's intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own monitor(s). Redirecting the mouse and keyboard is as simple as moving the mouse off the edge of your screen. Synergy also merges the clipboards of all the systems into one, allowing cut-and-paste between systems. Furthermore, it synchronizes screen savers so they all start and stop together and, if screen locking is enabled, only one screen requires a password to unlock them all. They do say: The Mac OS X port is incomplete. It does not synchronize the screen saver, only text clipboard data works (i.e. HTML and bitmap data do not work), the cursor won't hide when not on the screen, and there may be problems with mouse wheel acceleration. Other problems should be filed as bugs. I just came upon this today haven't seen anything about it before - though Googling came up with half a million results! - haven't got time to go there just now ;) http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=enclient=firefox- arls=org.mozilla%3Aen -US%3Aofficialhs=yftq=synergy+2+mouse+keyboard+Mac +OSXbtnG=Searchmeta= So I thought I'd just check out the WAMUG feedback? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Connecting PowerBook to Television or VCR
Hi Michael, I've experienced this error when hooking up my Pismo 500 for TV DVD playback. I confess I haven't searched extensively for the cause, however I tend to find it most often occurs when you simply insert the DVD and allow it to launch the default Apple DVD player for you. Having the DVD player software already launched before you insert the DVD seems to reduce the likelihood of this error occurring. Failing that, try using another player (e.g VLC) to control the DVD playback. HTH, Matt. - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work +61 8 6488 3639 On 01/09/2004, at 11:54 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: According to the manual that came with my G3 PowerBook 400, the laptop can be connected to a TV, VCR, or other video device. I want to play a DVD on my laptop and display it on the screen as well as on a TV. When I tried it yesterday, I kept getting an insufficient memory error message. DVD player was the only thing running. The computer has 640 mb ram and is running OS 10.3.5. In addition to trying in Panther I also tried to run DVD player in Classic, but it seems that the is not supported on a G3 PowerBook. Can anyone offer any suggestions? Or has Apple removed functionality. Thank you, 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Fink mirror
Hi all, Anyone know of a mirror on aarnet that has fink 0.7.0? Thanks, Matt - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work (08) 9380 3639 Mobile 0414 294 770
Re: Fink mirror
Hi Matt, Yeah the wamug mirror was the first place I looked, but I couldn't seem to find the approx 16MB 0.7.0 installer I was after. Maybe I missed it amongst the nested directories. I shall look again if you suggest it can be found there. Thanks, Matt. On 07/04/2004, at 11:32 AM, Matthew Healey wrote: On 07/04/2004, at 9:59 AM, Matt Huitson wrote: Hi all, Anyone know of a mirror on aarnet that has fink 0.7.0? Why not have a look around http://mirrors.wamug.org.au/fink It's on WAIX. - Matt -- 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0 Matt Healey[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Very neat software - teleport
Hi all, Have more than one Mac on your network? Sick of having multiple mice and keyboards? Check this piece of handy software: http://www.abyssoft.com/software/teleport/ A preference pane that allows you to use one mouse and keyboard to control multiple macs - all done via Rendezvous. No messy cables or switch boxes required. Neat stuff. Regards, Matt - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work (08) 9380 3639 Mobile 0414 294 770
Re: Is it just me, or does Networking in 10.3 suck!
Hmm, Common factor here is starting to sound like the Powerbook. Networking on my home system at the moment blows hard in one direction - that is, I can connect from my iMac to my Powerbook just fine, but attempting the connection in the opposite direction is fraught with difficulty. I can see the iMac, it will prompt me for, and accept, my password and will even display the shared partitions, but clicking on them informs me that the volume cannot be found. Rebooting, etc does not solve the problem. Obviously I can live with the hassle of a one-way connection, but... Roll on 10.3.2. Regards, Matt. - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work (08) 9380 3639 Mobile 0414 294 770 On 17/12/2003, at 12:38 PM, Steve Fellows wrote: Rod this definitely seems to be the case I use a Powerbook between here and work, moving between Ethernet and two airport networks. If I change from Ethernet to airport, I either need to sleep the machine or restart it to see the changed interface. a lovely feature sTEVE -Original Message- From: Rod Lavington [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 17 December 2003 12:11 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Is it just me, or does Networking in 10.3 suck! Hi All! I have been having a couple of problems with 10.3 and networking. Specifically, when I take my laptop to work and plug into the ADSL router (which is just running a DHCP server), I have to restart both the modem and the iBook to get the internet up and running. I have no prblems getting an IP address from the router, but getting the net seems to be painful. Anybody else had issues with networking in 10.3? It worked pretty darn good in 10.2, so I hope they haven't changed things for the sake of change! Merry Christmas to everyone on the list, and have a great New Year! Seeya Rod! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Powerbook Batteries
Hi all, If you are in the market for a new battery for your Powerbook then Newertech might be worth a look: http://www.newertech.com/newer_bats.html A range of Lithium-Ion batteries for models dating back to the 1998 Wallstreet, all of which are advertised to be of higher capacity than the batteries originally shipped with each model. Regards, Matt. - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work (08) 9380 3639 Mobile 0414 294 770
Problem mounting Panther install disc on iMac 400
Hi all, Machine specs: iMac 400DV, 640MB previously running 10.3 Today I tried inserting my retail version Panther install disc 1 into the slot loading CD drive on the machine above. Disc refuses to mount. Can hear the CD drive chugging and groaning, but it refuses to mount and causes the spinning ball of death for Finder. Holding down the f12 key I can eventually force the disc to be ejected. Whack the disc into the attached firewire burner and it mounts successfully. Try the disc in my Powerbook and it mounts successfully. Try rebooting the iMac but still the install disc refuses to mount from the slot CD. I try a few other CDs and the machine has no problem mounting 10.2, 9.1 or audio discs from this drive. I had been planning to do a fresh install on this machine again anyway, so I drop in my 10.2 install disc, launch disk utility and erase the system partition. Insert the panther install disc and reboot, but again the CD drive just chugs away and refuses to boot from the Panther cd. Anybody have a clue as to what the problem is and how to solve it? I had no problem installing Panther on this machine previously using these discs. Any help much appreciated, Matt - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work (08) 9380 3639 Mobile 0414 294 770
Re: Vanishing disk space
Hi Severin, I found a handy little utility called Whatsize (check versiontracker) that will quickly sort through your hard drive and list directories in order of size. I forget exactly which subdirectory it was, but using this utility I found a temporary file hidden away on one of my partitions that was in-excess of 3Gig. It has recently been upgraded for use with Panther so give it a whirl and it may help you track down the disk hog. Hope this helps. Matt On 28/11/2003, at 11:05 AM, Severin Crisp wrote: My G4/400 running Panther 10.3.1 has an internal 20GB hard drive where all the current stuff lives. Periodically I peel off the junk to make space as it fills up. I notice today that if I total the visible bits there seems to be about 4GB missing according to the stated available free space. I would expect a little bit but 4GB seems excessive for hidden caches and the like. I regularly run Panther Cache Cleaner and Disk Warrior as maintenance and have no evidence of malfunction. Can anyone point me in the direction of finding and reclaiming these lost gigabytes. Severin Crisp -- - Matt Huitson School of Psychology University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway Crawley, WA 6009 Australia Work (08) 9380 3639 Mobile 0414 294 770
Re: portable TV/DVD player
Not sure it is overly helpful, but came across this today: http://homepage.mac.com/ryanwilkinson/Personal3.html On 22/11/2003, at 1:17 PM, Tom Lewis wrote: I posted recently on this subject, looking for something that could be used in a car...not a laptop because getting something with a DVD drive in good condition would probably be expensive. I've found a Voxson portable combination. It has a 7 screen, runs on batteries or AC - 12v and 240 vac - and headphones can be attached. Dick Smith are advertising them for $498. Harvey Norman also have something similar with a 6 screen. Does anyone have any experience with these? Tom Lewis, in beautiful Jervis Bay, NSW, Oz -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
WAMUG server errors (was wamug mail - multiple repeats)
On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 11:34 AM, Richard Kay wrote: snip When I think about it ... I copied a paragraph of text from the BigPlod Support Page and pasted it into my message of reply to Neil. I wonder if that caused the problem? Maybe what I was pasting was more than plain text or at least interpreted by the mail software as more than plain text? Does that make sense? I've recently experienced similar errors with the wamug server when using Mail and copy 'n' paste from a supposed plain text file. At first I suspected some rich text formatting had sneaked into the email so I set about trying to weed it out. After MUCH trial and error, it appeared the server was having problems with my automated signature (the text only bit beginning with the that can be seen at the bottom of this email too). When I dropped the signature the email went through. Interestingly, when I sent another post later in the day which also contained the signature, the server had no problems accepting it. No way though could I get the server to accept the message which had BOTH the copy 'n' paste text AND the signature. I must have tried a dozen or more times with various snipped and edited versions. I can't offer an explanation as to why this was the case and I realise it probably doesn't offer much in the way of an answer to your post, but personally, I simply added it to the ever growing pile of weirdness I have witnessed since upgrading to 10.2.8. I can't wait to pick up my copy of Panther and be rid of this final 10.2 version. Regards, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
St George Bank Safari
Hi all, Am considering establishing some accounts with St George Bank. Have just taken a quick browse of their website and was greeted with an error when attempting to reach the login page using Safari, which to paraphrase, suggests that only IE5 is supported in 10.2. Anyone on the list currently with this institution care to confirm this for me (either via the list or direct to me if you prefer)? At other institutions in the past (e.g. Westpac) I found bypassing a certain front page actually enabled me to use Safari to perform my online banking requirements, even when Safari was not listed as a supported browser. Has anyone been able to likewise get Safari to work with the St George website? BTW, the wamug site (and archives) was down when I just attempted to search the database for relevant posts. Thanks, Matt
A David Jones Apple
Hi All, According to the David Jones catalogue which lobbed in my mail box today, Apple computers and accessories are now available at the Hay Street store (only). Prices on advertised items (G4 iMacs, iPods, iBook and AlBook) appear to be slightly above those listed at apple.com.au, albeit that the exact specs are not outlined in much detail in the catalogue. At least it may be something of remote interest amongst the inevitable pile of junk mail awaiting you this evening. Regards, Matt.
Re: Keeping track of your dynamic IP address
On Friday, July 25, 2003, at 09:16 AM, Onno Benschop wrote: On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 19:48, Matt Huitson wrote: My purpose for doing this was to be able to remote connect to my home machine from work (using ssh). Having DNSUpdate log the IP of my home machine on an external (password protected) site meant I could check it from any machine at any time. While this *may* work for some, you need to also know that it will not work - unless the DNSUpdate software creates a tunnel from their machine to your machine - if you are behind a firewall. Fair point Onno. I don't run a firewall myself, and certainly won't profess to be across the intricacies of your rather neat setup. But I thought the least I could do was to do a bit of follow up on the firewall issue. I sent off a query to the creator of DNSUpdate and he was kind enough to reply very promptly. He writes: Since the daemon is not a real server (except locally for the application that configures it) and just a client that does some HTTP request to the outside, the firewall should not prevent DNSUpdate from running. However, DNSUpdate uses an Apple function to test if the network is reachable and this function seems to fail if a firewall catches ICMP (if I remember correctly). Perhaps someone with more experience with firewalls, possibly your good self Onno, might like to further comment on the implications of his reply? I have also snipped a little piece from the creator's FAQ, which speaks about the setting of the host interface for different internet configurations. It may be of interest to those using routers or proxies: * You have to configure the Host interface depending on how you are connected to the Internet: Basically, the Default Interface will select the active interface defined in the Network Preferences (if this interface changes, the DNSUpdate daemon will note it and change accordingly). With your internal modem (with your nomal phone line): use Internal Modem With a cable modem via your built-in ethernet card or you're directly connected to the Internet: use Built-in Ethernet Via DSL/ADSL with PPPoE: user ADSL PPPoE Interface If you're behind a router: use External If you're behind a router and a proxy: use External (bypassing Proxy) Normally, External (bypassing Proxy) will always work. That's your last chance. If nothing works, then your connection is not supported, contact the author. ** Cheers, Matt Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Battery Problem Fixed
Hi all, On Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 04:25 PM, tmharding wrote: snip I have found through this error that not all service centres are equal. Winthrop have proven to me that slow and steady wins the race. They will now keep my business and more importantly my referrals. Interesting. Particularly in light of the other current thread applecentres in wa on this mailing list. I make no bones about the fact that I have regularly looked to this list as a guide to where in Perth to take b0rked machines, buy hardware/software/peripherals, etc. In doing so I understand that I am usually only getting one side of the customer-retailer interaction. However, I am of the opinion that you see enough reports in this mailing list to get a pretty good feel for what you can expect from certain retailers/service centres in this city. Granted the perception may still be inaccurate, but from a personal perspective I will admit to having overlooked my nearest Apple centre in favour of another due to better word of mouth reports posted to this list. Perhaps more importantly, having found the service at this distant store to be all that it was reported I have since made it my first (and often only) port of call, and gladly spruke it's cause to all Mac users I know. My point is, I wonder what percentage of WAMUG subscribers are of the same philosophy? And if the percentage is high, whether the word of mouth value of this list is fully appreciated by the Apple retailers in this city? It just strikes me that in such a small market, word of mouth must play a pretty big part in determining where people are taking their business in Perth. Given the names I often see reply to this list I suspect that at least some of the retailers are cognizant of the feedback given here, in which case I have often wished I had a dirty great I subscribe to the WAMUG list sticker emblazoned across the machines I have had to put in for service. :) I want to point out that I am by no means advocating that this list become a regular posting venue for consumer experience with Apple retailers. Just that in cases where an initial problem posted to this listed is eventually remedied by a visit to one of these stores that it is particularly insightful when people include a BRIEF account of their consumer experience along with the solution to their problem. I think feedback of this sort can only serve to help both sides - better service for the WAMUG customer and better patronage for the retailer. Regards, Matt Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Keeping track of your dynamic IP address
Hi all, If you have a dynamic IP address (i.e you have a dialup or dynamic ADSL account) and you are looking for a way to keep track of your address across reconnections, then what follows might be of interest. Step 1: Go to https://www.dyndns.org and register yourself a hostname. These guys allow you to register five host names for free which is pretty cool. They offer about 20 different domain names to choose from (e.g. yourusername.is-a-geek.com, yourusername.mine.nu, etc). In the account details for your hostname there is provision for you to be able to assign an IP address. Step 2. Download and install DNSUpdate 2.6 on the machine you wish to track the IP of (http://software.julien-jalon.org/) . This is a free OSX app designed by a third party to specifically make use of this IP assigning feature provided by dynsdns.org. DNSUpdate runs as a daemon, silently checking the IP address of the machine in the background. If it detects a change it will then automatically log in to your DYNDNS.org account and update the IP details for your machine. Step 3. To get the IP address of your home machine you simply log into your dyndns.org web account from any other machine and check the IP address listed. Simple. My purpose for doing this was to be able to remote connect to my home machine from work (using ssh). Having DNSUpdate log the IP of my home machine on an external (password protected) site meant I could check it from any machine at any time. The more popular use of this IP updating tool however is probably by those who want to set up their own website on a home machine with a dynamic IP address. If you have this daemon installed then you can effectively have your newly created hostname (e.g yourname.is-a-geek.com) always point to your home computer. Anyway, I hunted high and low for various ways of achieving the same result. There are other ways of doing it (using terminal based mailing scripts to mail the IP to oneself, for instance) but I found this to be pretty simple, quick to set up, and free. Thought it may be of use to others. Disclaimer: I have no affiliation whatsoever with dyndns.org or the dude/dudette who wrote DNSUpdate. Regards, Matt Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Executing tasks when modem detects ring
Hi All, I'm looking into setting up some automated processes (applescripts) to will fire off when the modem on my OSX box detects a ring. At this stage I'm not having much luck tracking down information on how to link them to the ring detection. If anyone can direct me to any OSX software, or better yet, an applescript which executes something when the modem detects a ring I'd be most appreciative. Cheers, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Re: G5's
The only caveat to this discussion would be impending announcements from the horse's mouth itself - and with Apple's WWDC just 5 days away I'd be postponing any hardware purchases till I heard what Steve puts on the table at San Francisco. Regards, Matt. On Wednesday, June 18, 2003, at 10:15 AM, Greg Hosking wrote: If you wait for the next new thing you'll never ever buy a computer i'd have to agree with this. i remember 2 years ago there was the promise of the first firewire multichannel audio interfaces coming out, i was thinking of waiting for such beasts, but decided to go for a PCI solution that was working proven at the time. It took over a year for the firewire models to come out on full production. SO glad i didn't wait... for a YEAR! g -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: finder key command - bring all to front clarification
Hi Greg, In addition to the advice from Shay and Martin, might I also suggest you take a look at a shareware app called App Switcher (check versiontracker). I use it as part of my reassignment of the application-shifting key combo from Command-Tab to Opt-Tab. A neat extra feature of this app is that it has a preference you can select to Keep applications' windows in same layer (like MacOS9). If selected, this option will bring all windows of an application to the front upon switching ala pre OSX versions of the Mac operating system. If you can live with changing your application shifting key combo to either opt+tab or ctrl+tab (currently the only options available in version 0.9.8 of this app) then this might be one solution worth considering. Regards, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770 On Friday, June 6, 2003, at 10:57 AM, Greg Hosking wrote: On Friday, June 6, 2003, at 10:35 AM, Shay Telfer wrote: Hi All, looking for a way to make the menu item Bring All to Front a key command, especially in the finder, but hopefully one that would apply to any currently active App. Searching Mac Help, Apple support Google turned up ZERO, which surprised me for such an much-used function! Command-Tab (or command-shift-tab) until the Finder or whatever App you want to 'bring all to front' is highlighted in the dock. thanks Shay, but perhaps i should clarify: running several applications, i might wanna switch to the finder to drag a file onto a relevant application/document, but when i switch to the finder, the windows/documents of various application remain in front of open finder windows, which i want to drag files from. (so I then hide all applications, switch back to the original app to show it, then switch back to the finder to perfom the task) This might sound petty, but in programs like golive photoshop i am constantly moving between finder the app to add files. (In OS 9, as soon as you change to the finder, all windows come to the front) Greg
Re: Safari and banks
On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 09:41 AM, brett curtis wrote: Yes, I could get into my Westpac, but not do anything as buttons didn't respond. I sent a report to safari. Brett Safari does seem to have trouble with the main menu buttons on the front page of the Westpac site (www.westpac.com.au), which in effect prevents one from navigating to their log-in page. However, it you bypass the front page by directing Safari straight to the log-in page https://olb.westpac.com.au/ you should find that you can enter your details and access your accounts. From this point I concur with Keith in that I find I can use pretty much all the Westpac features, except the pay anyone option. I also find that the accounts page does not size properly (i.e is much wider than it should be). Occasionally this leads to some strange button behaviour where clicking on the centre of a button fails to produce a result. In these instances I find that clicking closer to the left hand edge of the button solves the problem. I presume this is something to do with the page sizing issue? Cheers, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Re: key commands
Hi Greg, As far as I am aware, there are a couple of different ways to achieve what you are asking and the one for you may depend on how brave you are feeling this morning: a) One solution I have seen involves using the terminal and a Hex-editor to modify the localized.rsrc file in the Finder.app. See the following link: http://www.macosxhints.com/ article.php?story=20020304093903824query=finder+key+shortcut b) If you are proficient with Interface Builder (free with Developer Tools) you can look into modifying the mainmenu.nib for the Finder. I forget exactly where this .nib is located in the system directory, but I'm sure a google search will help you track it down. NB. IF YOU INTEND PURSUING EITHER OF THESE OPTIONS ALWAYS REMEMBER TO WORK ON A BACKUP COPY OF THE SYSTEM FILE IN QUESTION. c) Perhaps the most user friendly option is to take a look for shareware/freeware apps at versiontracker like Keyboard Maestro, which amongst other things allow you to assign or reassign various functions to keyboard shortcuts at both a global and individual application (in your case Finder) level. HTH, Matt. On Thursday, May 29, 2003, at 11:19 AM, Greg Hosking wrote: Can someone point me to any information about OSX finder key commands, especially the ability to change them!! so many of the finder commands conflict with critical software, it's very frustrating. Even F14 F15 are permanently tied to screen brightness... why?! why not just make them brightness keys?! anyway, cheers for any help cheers Greg Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Re: How to save Video Clip From iTunes4?
Check out the following: http://www.macosxhints.com/ article.php?story=20030501134648832#comments Regards, Matt. On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 09:54 PM, Matthew Healey wrote: On Monday, May 5, 2003, at 06:54 PM, Mark McLen wrote: Hi everyone, Is anyone know how to save video clip from iTunes4 after finish download and played on iTunes4. Cheers, Mark I don't know if iTunes caches the file anywhere, but I think Apple's intention was to not allow you to save the clip locally. You could always have a look around /tmp and see what you can pull up. - Matt
Re: Apple CD store reviews
Hmmm. Excerpt from http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93041: Note : Be sure to make regular backups of your music files (in your iTunes Music folder) by copying them to an external hard disk or other media. If your hard disk becomes damaged or you lose any of the music you've purchased, you'll have to buy any purchased music again to rebuild your library. You can also make an audio CD of the songs you purchase so you can listen to them in a consumer CD player. (Courtesy of posting @ macosxhints.com) Cheers, Matt Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Nifty iPod accessory
Want to play your iPod through your car stereo? One solution might be: http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/itrip/ Cheerio, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Handy addition for T68i
For those lucky enough to own a T68i phone: Came across this handy little addition which allows the remote control of various apps (e.g. iTunes, DVD player, Powerpoint) from your phone. http://homepage.mac.com/jonassalling/Shareware/Clicker/index.html Haven't tried it myself so cannot comment on functionality, etc. Cheerio, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Re: Changing default display arrangement
Thanks Shay. I received some helpful advice on this problem from another list and so far the solution offered seems to be holding. Essentially it involved changing the permissions of the offending plist to read only. Apparently this is a technique others have used with some success with various temperamental preference settings. I've attached the steps I took below because they may prove of general use to others who are experiencing similar problems with preferences that refuse to stick. NB: Changing the permissions of such plists may mean that you are also unable to make changes to other related preference settings, so just by mindful of the plist you are working with. Step 1: Open display preferences Step 2: Make the change to desired setting. Step 3: Go to Finder, and select Find from the File menu (Command F) Step 4: Enter plist as the file name, and select today in the date modified option Step 5: In the result window find the most recently modified plist. In my case it turned out to be ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/ com.apple.windowserver.(biguglynumber).plist Step 6: Navigate to this plist in Finder, select it, and Get Info on this file (Command I) Step 7: Under the Ownership and Permission settings adjust the Access privileges to Read only for the file That's it. So far so good for my problem. Your milage may vary with related preference setting problems. Regards, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770 On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 09:27 AM, Shay Telfer wrote: Hi all, I often attach a second monitor to my Pismo (OSX 10.2.2) and prefer to have the extra monitor to the left of my powerbook screen. The default arrangement setting in the display prefs always places the monitor on the right. If I switch back to using just the one screen for a period, then reconnect the second monitor, my preference for leftness isn't stored. It is becoming annoying having to manually change my display arrangement each time I switch between single and dual screens. Anyone come across a hint which indicates how to permanently modify the default arrangement setting? Hmmm... it should be remembering where your monitor is... If you're feeling daring you could try removing /Library/Preferences/com.apple.windowserver.plist Have fun, Shay --
Changing default display arrangement
Hi all, I often attach a second monitor to my Pismo (OSX 10.2.2) and prefer to have the extra monitor to the left of my powerbook screen. The default arrangement setting in the display prefs always places the monitor on the right. If I switch back to using just the one screen for a period, then reconnect the second monitor, my preference for leftness isn't stored. It is becoming annoying having to manually change my display arrangement each time I switch between single and dual screens. Anyone come across a hint which indicates how to permanently modify the default arrangement setting? Regards, Matt Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Re: 35mm Slide (Film) Scanners
On Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 04:09 PM, Jon Hunter wrote: The Canon d660u has a slide/film scanning head. Support for 9 but not 10 yet. And from what I have read/been told by Canon, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for OSX drivers either. Regards, Matt. (Owner of a redundant Canon d660U scanner and Canon inkjet printer since converting to OSX - b Canon!) Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Re: Copy and paste in 10.2.1
Hi Peter and list, The most common posting I have seen related to this topic concerns copy and pasting from Mail.app. Pre 10.2, it seems that pasted text from Mail included invisible text preceding the target text. I am lead to believe that in 10.2 the improvement is that at least you can see the extra character(s). In any case, people should be aware of this fault, particularly when copying passwords from Mail to browsers, etc. Enjoy your day, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770 On Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 09:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: An annoying little quirk has appeared since I installed MacOS 10.2. In most (not all!) cases where I have to copy text information from one document to another, the pasted text is preceded by a question mark. This most often happens when copying between applications, rather than within documents, or between documents within the same app. Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me? -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
10.2 modem connection preference
Hi all, After a brief search of the usual haunts, I can't seem to find a reference to this problem and would value confirmation of it's existence on someone else's system, or directions to a URL of relevance. My problem: the PPP system preference which should allow my modem connection to remain active between logouts does not appear to be working. On my iMac 400 DVD, I am disconnected before logout is completed, whilst on my Pismo 500, and this is more alarming, I get a previously unseen error message (thoughtfully replicated in about 6 different languages) informing me that I must restart my computer immediately. Any thoughts? TIA, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Re: 10.2 modem connection preference
*Selected editing of two previous posts My problem: the PPP system preference which should allow my modem connection to remain active between logouts does not appear to be working. From Andrew: There appear to be some problems with recent G4 Mac internal modems (including the iMac flat screen), and also (separate from the first issue) problems with Telstra in particular under Mac OS X prior to 10.2. Yep I found the Apple KB reference to this, but I failed to find any specific reference to G3 models such as my iMac or Pismo. Perhaps in 10.2 it is a new problem. I'd be interested to hear from anyone with a similar setup who can confirm or refute such behaviour. From Shay: So you're saying that the Disconnect when user logs out in the PPP options window is *un*checked? Yep. No amount of checking and unchecking appears to rectify the problem. I get a previously unseen error message (thoughtfully replicated in about 6 different languages) informing me that I must restart my computer immediately. Use the Console utility to check to see if there's anything obvious in there, or check out the file /Library/Logs/panic.log which should provide some info. Nothing unusual in the Console logs of either machine that I could see. The panic log on the Pismo had the following (Please let me know if this suggests a possible solution, as I lack the skills to interpret such info): panic(cpu 0): We can't get a mutex interlock lock on mutex_lock Latest stack backtrace for cpu 0: Backtrace: 0x0008593C 0x00085D6C 0x00028B8C 0x0008D58C 0x11C7A6D8 0x11C76564 0x11C75AB4 0x11C6BE1C 0x11C6B4E4 0x11C6A2F8 0x000BCC64 0x001CE9E0 0x001CEAE0 0x00203A1C 0x00092830 0x00410041 Kernel loadable modules in backtrace (with dependencies): com.apple.driver.AppleSCCSerial(1.2.3)@0x11c72000 dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily(6.0.1d19)@0x11c67000 com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily(6.0.1d19)@0x11c67000 Proceeding back via exception chain: Exception state (sv=0x11C27000) PC=0x9000B6AC; MSR=0xD030; DAR=0x11D253CD; DSISR=0x4200; LR=0x628C; R1=0xB5B0; XCP=0x0030 (0xC00 - System call) Thanks, Matt Matt Huitson Dept of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6009 Work: +61 89380 3639 Mobile: 0414 294 770
Re: MP3 music servers
On Thursday, July 25, 2002, at 11:38 AM, Brett Carboni wrote: On 25/7/02 11:21 AM, Greg Hosking [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, where do folks go for music sharing now that Audio Galaxy seems to have suffered the same fate as Napster? Greg There *is* Limewire, although I can't recommend it. Slow in interface and download speed and I think it opens you to 'hacking' (OS9.2.2). I had problems after using it on a few occasions. (Although in this area I have limited knowledge). For peer to peer sharing, try Acquisition, a Gnutella client which I find much better than Limewire (arguably the worst bit of software I have come across in a long time). I run it in OSX...not sure if it functions in Classic as well. As always, versiontracker is ur friend. Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Keynote
Hi all, So anyone who attended the viewing like to pass comment on the quality/performance of the streaming video. I trust it was run using Quicktime6? A couple of friends in Europe reported drop outs at various stages of the broadcast using Q6. Any similar experiences here? Apparently the apple servers were also struggling. Guess everyone had to have their copy of iTunes3 as soon as it was available. Reports I have received are very encouraging for this update. Cheerio, Matt On Wednesday, July 17, 2002, at 11:33 PM, Scott Palmer wrote: Thanks everyone for a great night.. The Stream was far better this time :) Regards, Scott Palmer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: ipod help
Hi Nat (and list), Don't have an ipod so can't verify the following user comments I saw on the web. Might be worth a try though: Apple hides all the MP3 files on the iPod. Sometimes that is annoying. I discovered that when you drag the iPod icon into the OmniWeb screen, it shows all your hidden MP3's! This doesn't work with IE or Netscape. I am not sure about Mozilla. nope it doesn't work with mozillaand just a note to get a song off of the ipod control-click it in omniweb and select download HTH, matt. On Wednesday, June 19, 2002, at 08:11 PM, Nathalie Collins wrote: Hi All: I am experimenting with my new ipod and I cannot find the answer to this question...how do I get songs FROM the ipod TO the computer. I know how to do it the other way around, but I searched help all over the place and can' t find away to get songs onto my machine. The reason I want to do this is that I synched my ipod and then accidentally deleted all the songs off my machine. They are saved in the ipod somewhere, so I would like to transfer a copy back. Regards, Nathalie -- Nathalie Collins Post Office Box A176 Australind WA 6233 Phone/Fax: (08) 9796 0509 Mobile: 043 989 1997 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Western Power ISP?
Did I hear correct? Are Western Power rolling out super cable in suburbs south of the river? According to 7 news this evening, happy residents can expect speeds 150 times faster than a normal modem connection. Did someone forget to carry the one, perhaps. :/ Cheerio, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Quicktime 6 and MPEG-4
Hi all, Before I go ahead and do the same, I'd be interested to learn from anyone who has installed Quicktime 6 and the MPEG-4 decoders on OSX as to whether there are any teething problems. Web reports seem pretty encouraging. TIA, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Applescript wierdness
Hi all, Spent some time late this arvo trying to figure this one out, but couldn't find a decent explanation. I have been tinkering around with Applescript (Script Editor 1.7, on OSX 10.1.4, Pismo 500, 384Meg), trying to write some rather simple code. Ran into a number of different problems, but the one which was most unusual was the inability of the script editor to record scripts. At its very basic, I tried the following: 1) clicked record in the script editor 2) switched to desktop by clicking on it 3) created a new folder 4) clicked back to the script editor 5) clicked stop Result: nothing listed in the script window! What's up with that? Things worth mentioning: 1)The finder dictionary is listed amongst those apps in script editor which are scriptable. 2)This behaviour was replicated on an Imac DV 400 and a TiBook, all of which run OSX installed from the same cd. 3) I downloaded and installed the latest applescript (1.8.2b3) with no improvement. NB: the script editor still lists as version 1.7 after upgrading. 4) When I boot into OS9 on the Imac and record the above listed actions, the script records no problem. 5) Running a manually entered script to create a new desktop folder achieves the desired result in OSX. 6) If I click record, launch ITunes (from dock or by doubleclicking app), click stop, nothing is recorded. However, quiting ITunes will be recorded. Can anyone shed some light on this? Everything I came across on the web suggests Applescript is fully functional in OSX. Have I missed something? Also, does someone know how to list the frontmost application in Applescript? I have tried the following without success: return name of current application return name of frontmost application The closest I have come is to get a list of all open (non-hidden) applications using: tell application Finder return name of every process whose visible is true end tell TIA, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
Re: G4 for sale on ebay, but is it the owner selling ?!
On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, at 12:36 PM, Bob Howells wrote: This might be quite genuine but ... Hi Bob, Don't know about this particular item, but there have been a LOT of fraudulent Mac items (most commonly G4 Powerbooks) on offer @ebay of late. Scam involves buyer sending monies via cheque, money order etc but no item is sent in return. Not long ago I received official confirmation from ebay about this behaviour after inquiring about one particular item. To paraphrase - for those looking to purchase through ebay (and other auction sites), be very wary of sellers who do not have a seller rating (and/or are newly listed sellers) and do not offer direct deposit as a means of payment (i.e accept payment via cheques,COD,money order only). Not a fool proof method of identifying fraudulent items, but I have seen quite a number of G4's advertised recently under similar conditions which have been suspicious to say the least. One ebay member (possibly an official) known as royslavin, has even been tracking some of these items and placing ridiculous bids (i.e AU$10,000) as a means of protecting other bidders. As usual, always try and get as much info about the item and seller prior to bidding and if things smell fishy then keep your money in your pocket (and pass on your suspicions to ebay). Cheerio, Matt Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Jaguar preview
For those interested, The next major release of OSX (code named Jaguar) has been previewed. Looks like we can look forward to some major improvements. http://www.apple.com/macosx/newversion/ Cheers, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Jaguar preview
On Tuesday, May 7, 2002, at 12:07 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: Except that I don't really class * A chat client * An address book that's already there (but has no developer documentation so no-one can use it. Although there is a WWDC session this week). as major improvements. Well perhaps not these features, but reported changes to Finder, Sherlock (which from my angle appears to BE Watson), printing (e.g. USB printer sharing), improved screen drawing, smoother access to non Mac networks and Quicktime improvements seem to me a significant step in the right direction. Yes, perhaps these changes include things which should have been part of earlier releases, but as they weren't, I would class them as significant improvements to the current system. Certainly they will only serve to further enhance my current experience with OSX (he smilingly says as he ponders the passing of yet another month without having to force-reboot his much used OSX-running-Pismo). OS9 is dead. Viva OSX ;) Matt. P.S. Shay, what other improvements would you like to see in the next release? Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Weird Internet Sharing Problem
Hi Greg, It also reads some web sites but not others.Eg www.cisco.com, no problem, www.yahoo.com.au times out. Do you have any special cookie settings in place which may be restricting access to some sites? Just a thought. Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: OS X on a G3 233MHz
Thanks to all who have taken the time to drop me a line and report their experience with running OSX on machines 333MHz. I have to say that the response to date has been fairly equivocal in terms of positive vs negative performance evaluations. Just to help my decision, I wonder whether someone would mind commenting on the following - Before posting my initial request for feedback, I tried dropping my 10G OS X-only hard drive from my Pismo 500 Mhz into the 233MhZ Wallstreet (256Mhz) I am considering upgrading. The result: well, system performance was rather sluggish - perhaps even to the point where I would probably consider not upgrading the machine. Is such a method of hot-swapping the hard drives likely to provide an accurate assessment of system performance? From what I can tell, there are no firmware upgrades required for this machine before installing OS X. Are there other issues associated with the disk swap which may be impacting on the speed? (NB The extent of my speed appraisal involved tinkering around in Finder and running MS Word for OS X.) Thanks, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 On Saturday, April 6, 2002, at 09:55 AM, Matt Huitson wrote: Hi all, I'd appreciate some feedback from anyone currently running (or with prior experience of running) OS X on a G3 233 Mhz processor. Just a brief word or two on general speed of system would suffice. Additional comments on how MS Office X performs would be a bonus. Happy for them to be sent direct to me if you prefer. TIA, Matt. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
OS X on a G3 233MHz
Hi all, I'd appreciate some feedback from anyone currently running (or with prior experience of running) OS X on a G3 233 Mhz processor. Just a brief word or two on general speed of system would suffice. Additional comments on how MS Office X performs would be a bonus. Happy for them to be sent direct to me if you prefer. TIA, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Appleworks file problem
Not sure if this will directly solve your problem, but I think I recall seeing an update for Appleworks at versiontracker this morning. May be worth a look to see if it provides some respite. Matt. On Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at 11:43 AM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote: Hi muggers I am in the middle of creating a document using appleworks 6.2 (Int Eng) and am currently having two problems. The document is only 11 pages long and was originally imported from a Microsoft Word file, using iCWord 2.1
BJC3000 and OSX
For those of you running OSX with a previously unsupported Canon BJC3000 printer, there is an unofficial hack available through versiontracker this morning which supposedly provides a solution. As yet there are no reviews, and I will have to wait till after work to verify it myself, but the blurb states that it is a hack for the S400 printer driver (which is available from canon.com.au). Fingers crossed this does the job and I can be rid of OS9 for good. If anyone has a chance to trial it today drop me a line off list. Regards, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: BJC3000 and OSX
Happy to report that this hack worked a treat. For detailed instructions on how to apply the changes go to: http://www.angelfire.com/mac/bjc3000/ In brief, the procedure is as follows (NB the instructions recommend logging in as root before proceeding): 1) Delete the /Library/Printers/Canon directory on your OSX drive 2) Reboot your mac 3) Install the S400 printer driver (available from canon.com.au site) 4) Download the PMS.tgz and BJPrinterUtility from http://v.denislaroque.free.fr/Canon/ For parsimony, the next steps involve subdirectories in the folder /Library/Printers/Canon/BJPrinters 5) Replace the S400PM.plugin in subdirectory /PM with the one in the PM.tgz bundle 6) Replace the BJPrinterUtility.framework in folder /Frameworks/BJPrinterUtility.framework/Versions/A with the downloaded version. 7) In folder /Resources/icons, duplicate the s400.icns and rename it BJC3000.icns 8) Reboot. 9) Open Print Center and add your BJC3000 printer. Hopefully you will now be able to print direct to your BJC3000 printer. I'm presently looking at some hacks which allow other brand USB printers to be shared across a network. If I work out to to share this model I will be sure and post it. HTH, Matt. On Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at 08:28 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I do have a few clients who have BJC 3000s, so I'll be looking forward to helping to get them working with MacOS X. Please keep us informed with your progress, or otherwise. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Fwd: BJC3000 and OSX
Sent this off this morning but for some reason it doesn't appear to have made it through to the list. In any case I'll try again. Please forgive if this is a double post. Begin forwarded message: From: Matt Huitson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue Mar 26, 2002 09:28:45 AM Australia/Perth To: wamug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: BJC3000 and OSX For those of you running OSX with a previously unsupported Canon BJC3000 printer, there is an unofficial hack available through versiontracker this morning which supposedly provides a solution. As yet there are no reviews, and I will have to wait till after work to verify it myself, but the blurb states that it is a hack for the S400 printer driver (which is available from canon.com.au). Fingers crossed this does the job and I can be rid of OS9 for good. If anyone has a chance to trial it today drop me a line off list. Regards, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
MacJanitor
Last week I came across the freeware product MacJanitor whilst downloading another product from the website listed below. MacJanitor allows OSX users to manually run those system maintenance tasks (cron etc) which are typically scheduled to run automatically in the wee hours of the morning - a legacy of the Unix underpinnings of OSX. As I run OSX on a Pismo, I don't often leave my machine on overnight so these tasks don't usually get a chance to run. I have to say that after executing this freeware app my machine does seem to be running a fraction smoother. Perhaps coincidence (or placebo), but I thought I would just pass it on in case it may benefit other users who don't run their machines 24/7. http://personalpages.tds.net/%7ebrian_hill/macjanitor.html Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Help for MacOS X install
I don't have a precise solution to Mike's particular problem, however if it were me, I would switch partitions - that is, I'd install OSX on the 3Gig partition and OS9 on the 2G. I originally installed OSX on an approx 2G partition on my Powerbook only to quickly discover that space on this partition was at a premium. Got to the stage where certain updates refused to install due to a lack of free space (some of which I am sure were demanding more free space than they actually needed given the minor changes they performed, nevertheless without adequate room the updates refused to install). Ended up having to reformat my whole drive only a few months after the original install. Pain in the backside you might want to avoid. On Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 08:34 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is on behalf on list member Mike Seymour. He rang me last night with this problem, bu I couldn't come up with any clever solutions. Mike has a G3 B/W, and has set up his 6Gb HD with two partitions, one about 3 Gb and one about 2Gb. He has installed MacOS 9.1 on the 3Gb one, and MacOS X on the other. The problem is this: he is running MacOS X 10.0, but all attempts to upgrade to 10.1 result in a kernel panic. He has erased the partition and done a fresh install several times, all to no avail. MacOS X 10.0 is running with no real problems, except that he can't send email, which is why I'm writing this on his behalf. Anyone have any helpful suggestions? Please reply to the list if you do (not privately to me, so that Mike can see them). -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives first at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ To unsubscribe from the WAMUG e-mail list, send e-mail from this account to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Subject: USB - PS/2 adaptor
On Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at 10:45 AM, Mark Secker wrote: Given that Macs are PS2 challenged I'm unaware if anyone has written a virtual PS2 port driver or a PS2 mouse driver for the MacOS. Yeah I figured that Overdrive X probably wasn't specifically designed to handle a USB - PS/2 change up. My best search efforts for products of similar ilk revealed a couple of products at: http://www.usbstuff.com/ps2.html The Microspeed version advertised on this site looks very close to the adaptor I have, and in the blurb it says Fully compatible with Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2K XP and Mac OS 8.6 and up So I went to their web site (http://www.microspeed.com/indexfla.html) but couldn't find any Mac drivers for this product, let alone OSX versions. In fact I'm not even sure it is Mac compliant. I then tried the piengineering product (http://www.piengineering.com), which also claims For virtually all desktop and laptop systems - Win 98 /SE /ME /2K /XP /CE (!) /Linux, HP Unix and Sun OS w/USB /Apple iMac Mac OS 8, 9 OS X. However, I could only find what appears to be an OS8.6 extension. Finally, I tried the Belkin product, (http://www.belkin.com), but it appears to be plug-n-play. Gave up after this and got on with using the trackpad :) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
USB - PS/2 adaptor
I was wondering whether anyone knows of a driver for OSX (10.1.2) which might allow a PC PS/2 mouse to be connected to my Pismo via a newish PS/2-USB adaptor I picked up from work? Unfortunately no idea what brand the adaptor is - black USB plug, grey cable, purple PS/2 plug, if that helps - and was most likely purchased for use with a PC. I tried USB Overdrive X 10.0.0b2 without success, and a search for similar adaptor products failed to find an OSX driver (or indeed the exact adaptor itself). Is this setup even possible? Pismo (500, 384Meg, 10.1.2) Cheers, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Posting Guidelines - v0.3
On Wednesday, February 6, 2002, at 03:33 PM, Doug Wilson wrote: on 6/2/02 3:26 PM, Darren Kam at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's all good, but I do find it difficult to conform to: 4. You put your response *below* the quoted part. I often don't do this because I assume that people are already following the thread, and just want to see my response at a quick glance. Right or wrong, it's just personal preference. I wish people would read the RCF. It's more than just a personal preference. It's the way things are supposed to be done. RFC 1855, Netiquette Guidelines http://rfc.net/rfc1855.html Sorry Doug but I beg to differ. The RFC is merely a set of guidelines, and to quote from the RFC itself: This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. This document provides a minimum set of guidelines for Network Etiquette (Netiquette) which organizations may take and adapt for their own use. Very good guidelines I agree, but I'd draw short of saying that it is the way things are supposed to be done. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: 10.1.2, logout and internet connect via modem
Hi all, Given the current climate regarding correct netiquette and posting guidelines to WAMUG, I have decided to refloat a question I posted on Saturday (to which I received zero responses) in case my failure to state that I had first searched the usual web haunts without success (e.g. google, WAMUG archives, knowledge base) may have contributed to the lack of response. Still finding no reports of this problem elsewhere, I wonder whether there is someone on the list running 10.1.2 and a ppp connection via modem would mind confirming whether their menu status icon exhibits similar behaviour to that outlined below - making sure, of course, that the Disconnect when user logs out option is unchecked in the ppp options of the Network preference. Else, if someone can point me to a url that I may have missed in my search, or suggest a possible solution that would also be appreciated. I reformatted my drive and fresh installed 10.1.2 so I'm a little perplexed as to what may be the cause of this behaviour. Thanks again, Matt. On Saturday, February 2, 2002, at 10:58 AM, Matt Huitson wrote: Since upgrading to 10.1.2 I have noticed that if I logout then re-login whilst connected to the web via modem, the modem status menu icon acts as though I am no longer connected (i.e the icon has the shaded grey connection link, the modem menu item reads idle and connect is shown in the menu). This is despite the fact that the connection is still active - as I wish it to be having set the preference for it in the ppp options. Is this a known bug? (Pismo 500, internal modem) Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
10.1.2, logout and internet connect via modem
Since upgrading to 10.1.2 I have noticed that if I logout then re-login whilst connected to the web via modem, the modem status menu icon acts as though I am no longer connected (i.e the icon has the shaded grey connection link, the modem menu item reads idle and connect is shown in the menu). This is despite the fact that the connection is still active - as I wish it to be having set the preference for it in the ppp options. Is this a known bug? (Pismo 500, internal modem) Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
OS X and IPNetRouter: IPNetShareX now available.
Was searching through the WAMUG archives on alternatives for IPNetRouter on OS X. I came across several posted solutions but none that mention IPNetShareX. This is just to advise that IPNetShareX is an OS X version of IPNetRouter and is available from Sustainable Softworks (creators of IPNetRouter). Appears they have bought out gnat and intend developing the software further. Latest beta version is free from http://www.sustworks.com/site/downloads.html or through versiontracker. Intend testing it this evening but GUI looks straight forward. Cheerio, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
Handy OSX Finder tip
Came across this rather handy OSX Finder tip posted today - in column view if you double click on one of the resize widgets the columns will automatically resize to the width of the longest filename. The subtleties of this OS are most enjoyable. Cheerio, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
P.S Handy OSX Finder tip
Oh, forgot to mention that option- double clicking on the widget will limit the resize to only the column of interest. Matt. Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives first at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ To unsubscribe from the WAMUG e-mail list, send e-mail from this account to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: Mac OS X Date Time problems
A post @ macosxhints today offers a solution to the US date display in the menu bar. Involves some terminal use, so may not be for the faint hearted. Haven't got round to trying it myself yet, but will do so soon. Not sure if the hack will alter the scheduling problems with Quicken however. http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2007110031152 Cheerio, Matt. __ Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 On Friday, November 16, 2001, at 09:51 AM, Brian Poleykett wrote: (3) Pull-down date menu from the menu bar clock DOES NOT obey this. It persistently shows the date in US format.
Re: Mac OS 10.1.1 available
After unsuccessfully trying to install 10.1.1 through Software Update I was pleased to see versiontracker provide a direct link to a compressed .dmg. I downloaded and installed this version and I now have a copy of the .dmg for my backups. FWIW, I did have some trouble with the install process in that the 10.1.1 installer refused to recognise my OSX partition (it was greyed out) . I had to download and install the Security Update and Installer Update (in that order) before the 10.1.1 installer would recognise my OSX partition. Reports of this problem can be found at macfixit and apple knowledge base and appear to be independent of the .dmg available through versiontracker. Matt. On Thursday, November 15, 2001, at 09:39 AM, Jon Hunter wrote: We use VicomSoft RapidCache as part of the Vicom suite and this works well for all internet downloads including Software Updates on both 9 and 10. On Thursday, November 15, 2001, at 08:43 , Andrew Nielsen wrote: Or have a mechanism whereby the updates could be locally cached. I don't know that squid will cache it effectively because I am not certain the URL for the Akamai download is necessarily identical for all computers requesting it from the one organisation. Maybe someone who's got the time to spare could do some testing on that. Regards Jon Hunter Manager IST Spowers mob:0413 484 208 direct: 08 9288 8511 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Mac OS 10.1.1 available
Software Update is not showing the 10.1.1 update for me. I suspect it may be due to the proxy settings used as part of my internet connection. Is there a direct URL for this download package (couldn't seem to find one @ Apple site), or is the whole idea of Software Update that access to OS revisions can only be freely acquired via its use? Cheerio, Matt. On Wednesday, November 14, 2001, at 06:31 AM, T May wrote: Mac OS 10.1.1 is available via software update. Remember it's a Mac OS X software install so better do a full backup (or at least as much of a backup as possible) before letting it rip ;-p Cheers Troy. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
Re: Mac OS 10.1.1 available
First time I have tried to use Software Update and am experiencing some teething problems with it. I shall persist, but in the mean time can someone inform me how Software Update works? Does Software Update download a compressed file or disk image of the installer thus allowing one to archive it for future reference, or is it the case that it downloads and installs all in the one go? I'm hoping it is the former. TIA, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
Window switching in OSX
Not sure whether this is common knowledge to other OSX users (I'm yet to see it documented on sites I regularly visit at least) but I've discovered that one can switch between open windows WITHIN a given application by simultaneously pressing the Command + tilde (~) keys. This, of course, is different to Command + Tab which allows you to switch between open applications. Works for most applications I have tried (e.g. terminal, textedit, Omniweb, Explorer etc). Doesn't seem to work for MS Word Beta, which for me at least is consistent with MS Office, older MacOS's and various shareware programs that enabled similar features. More surprising, however, is that it doesn't work in Finder: this particular key mapping corresponds to Go to folder. Have yet to find a key mapping which does the job in Finder. Anyone know the solution? Handy shortcut to know in this new age of windowing where all open windows of an application no longer become front-most should one be clicked (I like this feature by the way). Cheerio, Matt Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
Partition names under 10.1
One of the 4 partitions I have on my HD is named Applications. I have just discovered (through trying to debug why I couldn't get an install.sh script to work properly via Terminal) that 10.1 appears, by default, to assign system owner and wheel group privileges to this partition. I don't have access to the web right now to confirm whether this is a known issue, but I suspect it has something to do with Applications being one of the default folder names on the OSX partition . Can anyone verify this? Are there certain partition names one should avoid using under 10.1? The work around I use is to simply select ignore privileges in the Getinfo panel. Interestingly, when I do so I am prompted with an Authenticate dialogue, which informs me that I need admin details to make changes to autodiskmount. This only appears for the Applications partition: my other non-system partition, Documents does not do this. After entering these details, closing and relaunching GetInfo, the privileges of the partition then change to those of my normal user profile. I have tried clicking Apply to all folders at this point, but unchecking the ignore settings button, quitting and relaunching GetInfo, returns the privileges to system and wheel. FWIW, I discovered this issue after decompressing a .gzip file on this partition, then trying to run an install.sh program from the resulting output. Terminal refused to let me access the file, saying permission was denied, even though I was using admin level access through sudo. After discovering the strange privilege settings of the partition I tried ignoring them but was still refused access to the install.sh. Only after re-decompressing the original file, with privileges ignored, could I successfully run the install binary. Not likely to be a common problem for most I know, but a lesson in how file permissions can restrict the execution of things under OSX nonetheless. Depending on what the group has to say, it may also prove useful to those who like to partition their HD and give common names to their volumes. Cheerio, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
Re: OS 10.1 with no internet connection
Hi Stephen, Not sure whether it is a related problem to the one I reported a while back, but when faced with a similar situation of No dial tone detected, the only solution I found was to change the dial tone on the phone. I do this by diverting calls to my mobile. If you are with Telstra, and have a mobile, try entering *21(mobile number)#. Note, your mobile need not be with Telstra for this function to work. You can also, of course, divert to another land-line number if you prefer. Entering #21# will cancel the diversion. Perhaps not the solution you are after, but trying it may at least help qualify the problem a little further. Cheerio, Matt. On Monday, October 22, 2001, at 08:36 AM, Stephen Chape wrote: When Internet Connect tries to connect the message is No dial tone detected, please check phone line connection try again. I can hear the tone for about 3 to 4 seconds then it stops. -- Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
Re: recent folders
Hi Gary, BeHierarchic is a shareware control panel (see versiontracker for latest version) which can be used to manage items under the Apple menu. Amongst its list of features is the option to have a recent folders link under the apple menu. As always, be sure and browse the read me file before installing, as from memory I think it requires you to deselect some of the default extensions which normally control the Apple menu appearance. HTH, Matt. Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770 On Monday, October 15, 2001, at 03:54 PM, gary dorn wrote: Howdy, I am usin Os 8.6 We have recent items, recent applications and recent servers. I need a recent folder one, Is there one in there/ out there somewhere that some one knows about. Please let me know.
OSX review in today's West: You just have to laugh!
Hi all, Most long term subscribers to this list would no doubt recall the occasional thread that has appeared bemoaning the, at best, naive and ill-informed, and at worst, biased and paranoid review of all things Mac that often appear in our local paper (The West Australian). Well in the spirit of past editorial dribble published in this rag, today's effort is one for the dais. For those that missed it, Nick Miller in today's edition of the classifieds offers a review of OSX 10.1. Now if you can get passed the opening line: (quote) OSX was one of the biggest disappointments in Apple's recent history then you'll eventually stumble across this little gem: (quote) I haven't seen 10.1 in action, but reports from beta testers say Now to be fair the review is, generally, favourable, but come on, a 300 word review of a product you haven't even seen first hand. Do me a favour! Would take an hour at most to drop by your local apple reseller for a demo. I guess though that would be too much to ask. Cheerio, Matt (running 10.1 and loving it). Matt Huitson Dept. of Psychology University of Western Australia Nedlands, WA 6097 Western Australia work: 61 89 380 3639 mob: 0414 294 770
