Re: [WAMUG] WAMUG General Meeting
G’day rosemary. It says so on mine too. I have texted the host. We shal wait and see. Peter Smith Regards, Pete Smith On 5 Dec 2023, at 7:14 pm, Rosemary Spark via WAMUG wrote: Says host has another meeting in progress Rosemary Spark PO Box 781 South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia 0414268043 [1][1]arkaysp...@gmail.com On Tue, 5 Dec 2023 at 09:07, Maureen Smith via WAMUG <[2][2]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote: Hello FellowWAMUGgers, Some may say this meeting alert is late. I say time is a mathematical invention to explain the passage of the sun through the sky, and I am unencumbered by such mortal irrelevancies. (Hee Hee). The details of our final General Meeting for 2023, whether early, late, or just in time, are below. MEETING TOPICS 1 Start with a Q & A session. Share your questions, and we will see if we can assist you 2 PDFGear - free downloadable software. Apple’s Preview does 80% of the functions included in PDF Gear, but a few extras make PDF Gear a valuable piece of software. 3 The Way Back Machine We have previously looked at this archive of internet sites. But this time, we will be focusing on some interesting downloads. MEETING AND LOGIN DETAILS Date: Tuesday 5th December Time: 07:30 PM (Usually lasts an hour) Zoom Meeting Link: [3][3]https://bit.ly/3FJdqKW Meeting ID: 898 6524 9743 Passcode: 156564 If you have problems with the link or prefer to go 'Old School,' follow these instructions. * Type [1][4][4]zoom.us into your browser's address bar. * At the login screen, click the Join button. (located under the black coloured bar) * (You may be asked “Do you want to allow this page to open “[5]zoom.us.app”? If this happens download the app and open it.) * At the Join Meeting screen, type in the meeting ID included in this email * Finally, click Allow on the dialog box shown in your browser. If you don't see a dialogue, click the Launch Meeting button. We will be there waiting and look forward to seeing you. Cheers, Maureen References 1. [6][5]http://zoom.us/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <[7][6]https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <[8][7]http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <[9][8]http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> References 1. [9]mailto:arkaysp...@gmail.com 2. [10]mailto:wa...@lists.wamug.org.au 3. [11]https://bit.ly/3FJdqKW 4. [12]http://zoom.us/ 5. [13]http://zoom.us.app/ 6. [14]http://zoom.us/ 7. [15]https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ 8. [16]http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 9. [17]http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <[18]https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <[19]http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <[20]http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> References 1. mailto:arkaysp...@gmail.com 2. mailto:wa...@lists.wamug.org.au 3. https://bit.ly/3FJdqKW 4. http://zoom.us/ 5. http://zoom.us/ 6. https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ 7. http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 8. http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug 9. mailto:arkaysp...@gmail.com 10. mailto:wa...@lists.wamug.org.au 11. https://bit.ly/3FJdqKW 12. http://zoom.us/ 13. http://zoom.us.app/ 14. http://zoom.us/ 15. https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ 16. http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 17. http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug 18. https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ 19. http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 20. http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG] Iinet/Westnet/TPG/internode etc stopping email address hosting
G’day Daniel. I saw on Internode’s site today that they have not been hosting new email addresses since 20 June or thereabouts but I didn’t see anything about current ones. Mind you, I wasn’t looking because I was trying to access my webmail because Mail was stuffing me around yet again. Interestingly, I couldn’t access that at the time as well. I might ring them tomorrow to check if my problems are in anyway concerned with their new system, although my mail works fine from the iPhone. I’m off hunting now. Regards, Pete Smith On 1 Aug 2023, at 6:36 pm, Daniel Kerr via WAMUG wrote: Hi All An interesting piece of info was brought to my attention, and to be honest I hadn’t seen it previously. - (definitely not an email from iinet advising me of the change. Possibly an email will come later on perhaps?) Apparently iinet/TPG and all it’s subsidiaries (Westnet, Internode etc) have decided they are no longer going to host their customer’s emails. (And new customers signing up are not given an @ISP email address). They are moving it over to another business where they (the ISP) are apparently paying for it for a year (up to Sept 2024 from what I can gather), then after that if you then want to still keep using your @isp email address, then you will have to pay for it. I haven’t seen any plans as yet, but a few things I read said it could be “from $3.99 per email address per month). - though doesn’t show what the quota would be. Some other people had said to budget about $60 a year to keep the email address. The “notice” is on all the ISP websites, so for example on the main iinet home page (and same for Westnet, TPG, Internode etc), all have a link to information about it. https://help.iinet.net.au/iinet-email-messaging-company Even the “new” company taking over (The Messaging Company), website's is fairly sparse on information. Definitely going to be a bit of wake up call for a lot of people. Who may have an @isp address for 20+ years, then find if they want to keep it they now have to pay. And I’m sure the internet plans won’t see a price decrease for the money saved on not supplying/hosting email addresses. Hey, I could be wrong,…but, well….time will tell. (I have an @iinet address that I’ve had for about 22+ years that I’ve been with them - not that I use it very much….but it’s there). I know I have quite a lot of clients that use their @isp address, so definitely going to be a change for a lot of people. Another good reason to have a domain name I guess, or a “free” email address like @iCloud.com, @gmail.com etc- then you can change ISPs without having to tell everyone your email address has changed. (As an aside, the price is about “normal” - as I looked at some of the “email only” hosting plans I have for clients and a 10GB plan is $60 a year per mailbox) Definitely will be something to watch and see what happens with it. Thought I’d post to the list as possibly others may not have seen or been aware of this. :) Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry p : 0414 795 960 e : w : <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG] Fttp and isps …not an Apple question
Hi Rosemary. I got a similar flyer a while ago too. I’m with Internode - who got taken over by iiNet and then TPG too; although they are still maintaining a separate existence. Anyway, when I rang them all excited, they said they were not yet able to provide it at my address but hoped they would in the future. Apparently, whilst NBN can provide the infrastructure, it is the service provider who actually ‘provides’ the service. My understanding is that when Internode, and presumably Westnet, get around to providing the service, NBN will lay the fibre to the house part and then Internode will provide all the rest. That’s my take on it. I am very well satisfied with Internode so I’m just waiting for them to do their bit. Presumably, it must some infrastructure thing at their exchanges or somewhere. Now that I’ve written this, I’m going online to see if they have changed anything. Regards, Pete Smith On 12 Jul 2023, at 4:08 pm, Rosemary Spark via WAMUG wrote: Hi there, I received a glossy flyer in the mail saying that FTTP fibre to premises is available in my area, listing various isp to contact about the upgrade. I checked on the nbnco website and it indicated my address was able to be upgraded. We’re with Westnet (taken over by iiNet, taken over by TPG) and have been for many (20) years. Home page for accounts and email is still Westnet. Anyway no indication that TPG was included in the upgrade. I rang Westnet ( got a woman obviously based somewhere else) saying FTTP was not available at my address, after keeping me on hold for several minutes. I checked the only upgrade available on the website is for 5G…not the best fit. So who is telling lies? Do I go with another ISP? What is other people’s experience? Cheers Rosemary Spark -- Rosemary Spark PO Box 781 South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia 0414268043 [1]arkaysp...@gmail.com References 1. mailto:arkaysp...@gmail.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG] Mailboxes - Authentication Failures
Thanks Daniel, As it turned out, I had all the correct details entered but I reentered them anyway and the only difference I made was unticking the “Automatically mange connection settings” on the Incoming Mail Server areas. The Outgoing Mail Server areas were not ticked to start with. I also reentered my passwords (had to look up 1Password for those!) hit save and Bob’s your Uncle, connection and download. Fixed both the iMac and the iPhone and all going great guns at the moment. Thanks again Daniel. Very much appreciated Regards, Pete Smith On 10 Jul 2023, at 6:36 pm, Daniel Kerr via WAMUG wrote: Hi Pete The first thing I’d recommend would be to check the settings and adjust. Sometimes it can just be a slight change in a setting that throws it out. In Mail - Preferences - Accounts Clcik on the account on the left hand side, then on the right hand side click on “Server Settings”. If the account has the setting “Automatically manage connection settings” (for both incoming and outgoing), untick those. This then gives you more control to adjust settings. You can play around with the ports and Use TLS/SSL. And also ensure both are set to “authentication” Password. The main ports can differ depending on your connection, but you can sort of “mix and match” and try a different port to see if it helps. Internode recommend the following ports - https://www.internode.on.net/support/guides/email/secure_email/ If using IMAp and an SSL connection then it’s 993 for IMAP incoming and 995 for Outgoing. (But you can also use port 143 for incoming and 465 for SMTP outgoing. They would be the main ones to try and adjust. Then see how it goes. Sometimes you have to Quit and re-open Mail for it to “adjust” to the new setting. If using you’re IMAP accounts, then yes it’s fine to delete them and re-add them - as everything will still be on the server. If using POP accounts however, then if you delete it, everything in Inbox, Sent, Trash folders will be deleted. (So need to save them to local On My Mac folders). But I’d try playing around with the settings first and see how it goes. Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry p : 0414 795 960 e : w : <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 10 Jul 2023, at 6:03 pm, Pete Smith via WAMUG wrote: G’day all. Has anyone had problems with their email (Apple Mail) since updating to the latest macOS or iOS? My iMac is running macOS 13.4.1 Ventura and my iPhone XR and iPad Pro (9.7-inch) are both running iOS 16.5.1. The problem I am having is this: I have an Internode (service provider) account that has a main mailbox but also allows up to four extra mailboxes. I have utilised three extra so I am using four and hence have four email accounts in Mail for Internode. I also have a Hotmail account. The main Internode account (this “smudders" one) is accessed only from my iMac. The three others, “iPhone", “iPad" and “2effs” (abbreviated mailbox names) are received on the iPhone XR, the iPad Pro and the iMac (as is the Hotmail). However, since 26 June for my iMac and 27 June for my iPhone they will not receive any mail from the “iPhone” or “iPad” mailboxes. More appropriately, they cannot access the mailboxes. The iMac brings up a dialogue box with Online Status “iPhone" authentication failed and the same for the “iPad” mailbox but with the mailbox address of “iPad” instead. The iPhone XR brings up an “Account Error” with the details as Cannot Get Mail iPhone Email is currently unavailable. The same for the "iPad” mailbox. Interestingly, I finally got around to checking my iPad Pro today and guess what? It’s accessing and downloading the mail no problems! The iMac has no problems accessing the “smudders and “2effs” mailboxes and the iPhone XR can access the “2effs” mailboxes OK too. (Hotmail is fine on both devices too.) I have checked with Internode and all is working well their end. Their advice was that the updates may have upset something my end. They also suggested and a little bit of internet research seems to indicate that if I delete the accounts and re add them, that may solve the p
[WAMUG] Mailboxes - Authentication Failures
G’day all. Has anyone had problems with their email (Apple Mail) since updating to the latest macOS or iOS? My iMac is running macOS 13.4.1 Ventura and my iPhone XR and iPad Pro (9.7-inch) are both running iOS 16.5.1. The problem I am having is this: I have an Internode (service provider) account that has a main mailbox but also allows up to four extra mailboxes. I have utilised three extra so I am using four and hence have four email accounts in Mail for Internode. I also have a Hotmail account. The main Internode account (this “smudders" one) is accessed only from my iMac. The three others, “iPhone", “iPad" and “2effs” (abbreviated mailbox names) are received on the iPhone XR, the iPad Pro and the iMac (as is the Hotmail). However, since 26 June for my iMac and 27 June for my iPhone they will not receive any mail from the “iPhone” or “iPad” mailboxes. More appropriately, they cannot access the mailboxes. The iMac brings up a dialogue box with Online Status “iPhone" authentication failed and the same for the “iPad” mailbox but with the mailbox address of “iPad” instead. The iPhone XR brings up an “Account Error” with the details as Cannot Get Mail iPhone Email is currently unavailable. The same for the "iPad” mailbox. Interestingly, I finally got around to checking my iPad Pro today and guess what? It’s accessing and downloading the mail no problems! The iMac has no problems accessing the “smudders and “2effs” mailboxes and the iPhone XR can access the “2effs” mailboxes OK too. (Hotmail is fine on both devices too.) I have checked with Internode and all is working well their end. Their advice was that the updates may have upset something my end. They also suggested and a little bit of internet research seems to indicate that if I delete the accounts and re add them, that may solve the problem. I download all my emails from Internode physically onto my various devices. The iMac is the main repository for all mailboxes with emails going back to 2008 when I first got a Mac. The iPhone XR also a small repository of emails. Once downloaded, the emails are deleted off the Internode server after about 30 days from memory. Which brings me to my main question: If I delete the “iPhone” and “iPad” accounts from the iMac and reinstall them, will I lose all those old emails? The same for the iPhone XR? I do have the emails backed-up as the system is backed-up regularly with Carbon Copy but the point is would I lose the emails from the iMac and or iPhone hard drives? I hope that all makes sense. Pete Smith iMac 2017 Retina 5K, 27-inch 4TB solid state HDrive macOS Ventura 13.4.1 Processor: 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 Memory: 64GB 2400 MHz DDR4 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG] Virus
Hi Juliet. I wouldn’t trust it. I don’t think it’s Apple. That would an admission that their security is poor - which I don’t think it is. As for any one else, how would they know whether you have any viruses or trojans on your computer anyway? I would just delete the email. That’s my personal view anyway. Regards, Pete Smith On 8 Aug 2022, at 13:52, Juliet Kitson via WAMUG <[1]wa...@lists.wamug.org.au> wrote: Hello I am usually very suspicious of weird messages just got one with the apple logo in the top corner warning of trojans and virus "[2]I-protect.com" telling me to scan any advice would be appreciated. Regards Juliet -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <[3]https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <[4]http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <[5]http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> References 1. mailto:wa...@lists.wamug.org.au 2. http://I-protect.com/ 3. https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/ 4. http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml 5. http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <https://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG} Are You Receiving??
That should have read “I do know of one person…" Regards, Pete Smith > On 7 Dec 2021, at 19:07, Pete Smith wrote: > > As an aside. > > I do you of one person who received the list post and replied but - alas - it > didn’t turn up on the list. > > Regards, > > Pete Smith > >> On 7 Dec 2021, at 19:02, Pete Smith > <mailto:smudd...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >> >> Thanks Barry, Ronni and Tim. >> >> We had a message sent to the list on 4 December about tonight’s User Group >> meeting with all the Zoom information but, as we found out late today, it >> didn’t get to the list. We were trying to work out if it was a problem at >> the list end or maybe a problem with a particular computer. Hence the tests. >> >> It appears that the list is working, although very quiet with the last >> previous message being from 17 November 2021. >> >> Having said that, I’ve just seen your second reply Ronni. You come up my end >> OK but, interestingly, you don’t come up on on the Archive list. >> >> (Hope you get this) >> >> I have on my mail - My original post, a reply from Barry, then Ronni, then >> Tim and from Ronni to Tim. >> >> Thanks for the replies. >> >> By the way - no User Group tonight unfortunately. >> >> Regards, >> >> Pete Smith >> >>> On 7 Dec 2021, at 18:42, Ronda Brown mailto:ro...@mac.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Pete, >>> Yes I can see your message fine, no problems. >>> Cheers, Ronni >>> >>> Sent from Ronni's iPhone 7 Plus >>> >>>> On 7 Dec 2021, at 6:38 pm, Barry Sexstone >>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Received OK >>>> >>>>> On 7 Dec 2021, at 6:30 pm, Pete Smith >>>> <mailto:smudd...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all. >>>>> >>>>> We are trying to work out if there is a problem with the List. >>>>> >>>>> Can anyone see this message? >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks in anticipation. >>>>> >>>>> (For those that can’t see this, no need to reply… Tee Hee Hee) >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Pete Smith >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG} Are You Receiving??
As an aside. I do you of one person who received the list post and replied but - alas - it didn’t turn up on the list. Regards, Pete Smith > On 7 Dec 2021, at 19:02, Pete Smith wrote: > > Thanks Barry, Ronni and Tim. > > We had a message sent to the list on 4 December about tonight’s User Group > meeting with all the Zoom information but, as we found out late today, it > didn’t get to the list. We were trying to work out if it was a problem at the > list end or maybe a problem with a particular computer. Hence the tests. > > It appears that the list is working, although very quiet with the last > previous message being from 17 November 2021. > > Having said that, I’ve just seen your second reply Ronni. You come up my end > OK but, interestingly, you don’t come up on on the Archive list. > > (Hope you get this) > > I have on my mail - My original post, a reply from Barry, then Ronni, then > Tim and from Ronni to Tim. > > Thanks for the replies. > > By the way - no User Group tonight unfortunately. > > Regards, > > Pete Smith > >> On 7 Dec 2021, at 18:42, Ronda Brown mailto:ro...@mac.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Pete, >> Yes I can see your message fine, no problems. >> Cheers, Ronni >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPhone 7 Plus >> >>> On 7 Dec 2021, at 6:38 pm, Barry Sexstone >> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote: >>> >>> Received OK >>> >>>> On 7 Dec 2021, at 6:30 pm, Pete Smith >>> <mailto:smudd...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all. >>>> >>>> We are trying to work out if there is a problem with the List. >>>> >>>> Can anyone see this message? >>>> >>>> Many thanks in anticipation. >>>> >>>> (For those that can’t see this, no need to reply… Tee Hee Hee) >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Pete Smith >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG} Are You Receiving??
Thanks Barry, Ronni and Tim. We had a message sent to the list on 4 December about tonight’s User Group meeting with all the Zoom information but, as we found out late today, it didn’t get to the list. We were trying to work out if it was a problem at the list end or maybe a problem with a particular computer. Hence the tests. It appears that the list is working, although very quiet with the last previous message being from 17 November 2021. Having said that, I’ve just seen your second reply Ronni. You come up my end OK but, interestingly, you don’t come up on on the Archive list. (Hope you get this) I have on my mail - My original post, a reply from Barry, then Ronni, then Tim and from Ronni to Tim. Thanks for the replies. By the way - no User Group tonight unfortunately. Regards, Pete Smith > On 7 Dec 2021, at 18:42, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Hi Pete, > Yes I can see your message fine, no problems. > Cheers, Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPhone 7 Plus > >> On 7 Dec 2021, at 6:38 pm, Barry Sexstone wrote: >> >> Received OK >> >>> On 7 Dec 2021, at 6:30 pm, Pete Smith >> <mailto:smudd...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all. >>> >>> We are trying to work out if there is a problem with the List. >>> >>> Can anyone see this message? >>> >>> Many thanks in anticipation. >>> >>> (For those that can’t see this, no need to reply… Tee Hee Hee) >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Pete Smith >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
[WAMUG} Are You Receiving??
Hi all. We are trying to work out if there is a problem with the List. Can anyone see this message? Many thanks in anticipation. (For those that can’t see this, no need to reply… Tee Hee Hee) Regards, Pete Smith -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
[WAMUG} Test
Please disregard. Testing only Regards, Pete Smith -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG} WAMUG general meeting
I believe there has been a glitch. I can’t get through either, no one can. Should an explanation posted soon I believe. Regards, Pete Smith > On 3 Aug 2021, at 19:40, Rosemary Spark wrote: > > Exactly! > Rosemary Spark > PO Box 781 > South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia > Phone: + 61 8 6397 6822 > Mobile: 0414268043 > > > > > On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 at 19:35, Peter Curtis <mailto:pe...@augold.com.au>> wrote: > HI > When I try to join I’m told the meeting is the 1/8/22 and there is no meeting > today > > > > On 3 Aug 2021, at 7:32 pm, Rosemary Spark > <mailto:arkaysp...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Is this happening? > > Rosemary Spark > > PO Box 781 > > South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia > > Phone: + 61 8 6397 6822 > > Mobile: 0414268043 > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 18:34, > <mailto:topsm...@internode.on.net>> wrote: > > Hello Fellow WAMUGgers, > > > > We have our monthly general meeting this Tuesday 2 August. It will be via > > Zoom. The meeting will be open at 7:20 for a 7:30 start. > > > > > > Topic: WAMUG General Meeting > > Time: Aug 1, 2021 07:30 PM Perth > > > > Join Zoom Meeting > > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87216185148?pwd=am5aWEI2SVBEVERrMnBJNVVmTjRxQT09 > > <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87216185148?pwd=am5aWEI2SVBEVERrMnBJNVVmTjRxQT09> > > > > Meeting ID: 872 1618 5148 > > Passcode: 965675 > > > > > > Hope to see you there. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Maureen Smith > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml > > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> > > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> > > Settings & Unsubscribe - > > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml > > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> > > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> > > Settings & Unsubscribe - > > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: [WAMUG} wamug meeting
Hi Rosemary. I waited to get in but nothing happened. I know there was someone at the other end because I got texted but I don’t know what’s happened. I’ve disconnected now. Regards, Pete Smith > On 2 Feb 2021, at 19:45, Rosemary Spark wrote: > > > Is the meeting not happening? > > Rosemary Spark > PO Box 781 > South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia > Phone: + 61 8 6397 6822 > Mobile: 0414268043 > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: Enquiry
G’day Bill. When you have the Word document open and go to Print and then save as PDF, you can type or change the author's name then. That’s the name that comes up in Books but it doesn’t change the name of the author within the document properties. You can also change the name within Books. I’ve done it a few times in the list view. Hope this helps. Regards, Pete Smith > On 6 Apr 2020, at 12:15, Juliet Kitson wrote: > > Hell All, > Does anybody know how to add an author name to a Word file so that when it is > converted to a PDF and sent to iPad the author name will appear when Ibooks > is opened. > Regards Bill > Word 2016 > Os 10.14.6 > Ipad gen 7 > Imac > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
WAMUG User Group (Meeting) Reminder: This Tuesday 4 September 2018
G’day all WAMUGERS. Well, Winter has finished and Spring is here so why don’t you get on down to the next monthly WAMUG user group this coming Tuesday, 4 September, 2018 at 7.30pm. This month we’ll be discussing backups and Time Machine and learning why Time Machine, although great, is not actually a backup and we’ll also be looking at some utilities to assist you, including a top little one called Fork Lift. So grab your Macs and other devices and head on out to Willeton. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: The Professional Prowest Real Estate building, 175 High Road, Willeton. Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm Cost: $5 Visit https://www.google.com/maps/place/Professionals+Prowest+Real+Estate/@-32.040609,115.8870881,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x2a32bd0766deee43:0xbed7162d276a4cb7 Gregory’s UBD map ref: 329 E 2 (Nearest cross street is Yampi Way.) Streetsmart map ref: 433 D 1 (Nearest cross street is Yampi Way.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 5 June 2018
G’day all WAMUGERS. There’s some stormy weather coming up but don’t let that stop you from coming along and enjoying warm ambience of a monthly meeting. Yes, this coming Tuesday, 5 June 2018, heralds in our June meeting which starts at 7.30pm. We will be looking at the new version of Pages and seeing what’s new and also how to access your iMac from your iPad and Back To My Mac. So pack up your iPhones, iPads and Macs and head on out to Willeton. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: The Professional Prowest Real Estate building, 175 High Road, Willeton. Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm Cost: $5 Visit https://www.google.com/maps/place/Professionals+Prowest+Real+Estate/@-32.040609,115.8870881,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x2a32bd0766deee43:0xbed7162d276a4cb7 Gregory’s UBD map ref: 329 E 2 (Nearest cross street is Yampi Way.) Streetsmart map ref: 433 D 1 (Nearest cross street is Yampi Way.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 1 May 2018.
G’day all WAMUGERS. Another month has rushed past and another monthly meeting is just around the corner. That’s right, the May monthly meeting is on tomorrow night at 7.30pm. This month, amongst other topics, we will be looking at Notes. An app that can help you more than you think. So pack up your iPhones, iPads and Macs and head on out to Willeton. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: The Professional Prowest Real Estate building, 175 High Road, Willeton. Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm Cost: $5 Visit https://www.google.com/maps/place/Professionals+Prowest+Real+Estate/@-32.040609,115.8870881,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x2a32bd0766deee43:0xbed7162d276a4cb7 Gregory’s UBD map ref: 329 E 2 (Nearest cross street is Yampi Way.) Streetsmart map ref: 433 D 1 (Nearest cross street is Yampi Way.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: WAMUG AGM: next Tuesday 3 April 2018
Hi Michael. The committee meetings are held at an address in Charles St. I won’t put the actual number here but it’s not far from the Zoo. Regards, Pete Smith > On 3 Apr 2018, at 09:37, Michael Hawkins <michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au> > wrote: > > Good morning Pete, > > Where abouts in South Perth are the meetings held? > > Regards, > > Michael Hawkins > >> On 2 Apr 2018, at 11:35 pm, Pete Smith <smudd...@internode.on.net >> <mailto:smudd...@internode.on.net>> wrote: >> >> Thanks Tony. >> >> Distance certainly makes it a tad difficult. A lot of our members are from >> the far flung parts of the State and I’m sure a lot would help out if they >> could. >> >> Hopefully, you can get to a meeting or two during the year and we’ll look >> forward to seeing you there if you can. >> >> Regards, >> >> Pete Smith >> >>> On 30 Mar 2018, at 08:26, Anthony (Tony) Francis <antne...@mac.com >>> <mailto:antne...@mac.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Peter and the WAMUG group. Unfortunately due to my working hours and the >>> distance to travel I would be unable to assist. >>> Hopefully I can attend some of the meetings throughout this year. School >>> Holidays would be my best chance. >>> I wish you all the best in keeping WAMUG alive. I have been well rewarded >>> by receiving help when required, money well spent. >>> Kindest regards >>> >>> Tony Francis >>> Boddington. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 28 Mar 2018, at 01:04, WAMUG Annoucement <annou...@wamug.org.au >>> <mailto:annou...@wamug.org.au>> wrote: >>> >>>> G’day all WAMUGGERS. >>>> >>>> Time is passing quickly and if you have been as busy as I have been, it's >>>> been going past at an alarming rate: which is why this email is a tad late >>>> in the scheme of things and I apologise for that. >>>> >>>> Anyway, next Tuesday, 3 April 2018 is the Annual General meeting of WAMUG. >>>> >>>> Nominations for committee members. >>>> >>>> As I said in the last monthly meeting announcement, we are asking for >>>> people to consider coming onto the committee to provide some fresh blood >>>> and ideas. It is not arduous and, although there is a committee meeting >>>> every month, it’s OK if you miss some. In fact, if you can only make every >>>> second meeting that would be OK. >>>> >>>> WAMUG really needs your help so please consider giving a little bit of >>>> your time every month or other month. The committee meetings are held on >>>> the third Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm in South Perth. They don’t take >>>> long. >>>> >>>> All the seats on the committee are up for grabs. They are: President, Vice >>>> President, Secretary and Treasurer (the named positions) and general >>>> committee members. >>>> >>>> If you would like to nominate, please send your name to me, Pete Smith, c/ >>>> members...@wamug.org.au <mailto:members...@wamug.org.au> . Tell me which >>>> position you would like to nominate for. The four named positions are >>>> voted in individually whilst, unless there are an excessive number of >>>> nominations, the general committee members are voted in en masse. >>>> >>>> It is important that the President and Treasurer positions are filled. >>>> >>>> Voting. >>>> >>>> Voting can be done in a couple of ways. Firstly, by attendance at the AGM. >>>> Secondly, by postal votes. The same as what occurred last year will >>>> happen. Financial members will receive an email with a link to click which >>>> will take them to where they can cast their votes. This email will be sent >>>> out on Sunday night, 1 April 2018. >>>> >>>> Financial Members. >>>> >>>> Only current financial members are eligible to vote. Memberships are due >>>> at the beginning of each year so, hopefully, you have all renewed your >>>> memberships. If you haven’t, you have a limited time to do so. Any >>>> non-financial members will have their ability to post to the list removed >>>> this Sunday also. >>>> >>>> If you can’t post to the list, you can’t vote either. >>>> >>>>
Re: WAMUG AGM: next Tuesday 3 April 2018
Thanks Tony. Distance certainly makes it a tad difficult. A lot of our members are from the far flung parts of the State and I’m sure a lot would help out if they could. Hopefully, you can get to a meeting or two during the year and we’ll look forward to seeing you there if you can. Regards, Pete Smith > On 30 Mar 2018, at 08:26, Anthony (Tony) Francis <antne...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Peter and the WAMUG group. Unfortunately due to my working hours and the > distance to travel I would be unable to assist. > Hopefully I can attend some of the meetings throughout this year. School > Holidays would be my best chance. > I wish you all the best in keeping WAMUG alive. I have been well rewarded by > receiving help when required, money well spent. > Kindest regards > > Tony Francis > Boddington. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 28 Mar 2018, at 01:04, WAMUG Annoucement <annou...@wamug.org.au > <mailto:annou...@wamug.org.au>> wrote: > >> G’day all WAMUGGERS. >> >> Time is passing quickly and if you have been as busy as I have been, it's >> been going past at an alarming rate: which is why this email is a tad late >> in the scheme of things and I apologise for that. >> >> Anyway, next Tuesday, 3 April 2018 is the Annual General meeting of WAMUG. >> >> Nominations for committee members. >> >> As I said in the last monthly meeting announcement, we are asking for people >> to consider coming onto the committee to provide some fresh blood and ideas. >> It is not arduous and, although there is a committee meeting every month, >> it’s OK if you miss some. In fact, if you can only make every second meeting >> that would be OK. >> >> WAMUG really needs your help so please consider giving a little bit of your >> time every month or other month. The committee meetings are held on the >> third Tuesday of every month at 7.30pm in South Perth. They don’t take long. >> >> All the seats on the committee are up for grabs. They are: President, Vice >> President, Secretary and Treasurer (the named positions) and general >> committee members. >> >> If you would like to nominate, please send your name to me, Pete Smith, c/ >> members...@wamug.org.au <mailto:members...@wamug.org.au> . Tell me which >> position you would like to nominate for. The four named positions are voted >> in individually whilst, unless there are an excessive number of nominations, >> the general committee members are voted in en masse. >> >> It is important that the President and Treasurer positions are filled. >> >> Voting. >> >> Voting can be done in a couple of ways. Firstly, by attendance at the AGM. >> Secondly, by postal votes. The same as what occurred last year will happen. >> Financial members will receive an email with a link to click which will take >> them to where they can cast their votes. This email will be sent out on >> Sunday night, 1 April 2018. >> >> Financial Members. >> >> Only current financial members are eligible to vote. Memberships are due at >> the beginning of each year so, hopefully, you have all renewed your >> memberships. If you haven’t, you have a limited time to do so. Any >> non-financial members will have their ability to post to the list removed >> this Sunday also. >> >> If you can’t post to the list, you can’t vote either. >> >> Please do consider helping out and offer a bit of your time as a committee >> member to keep WAMUG going on strong. >> >> Regards, >> >> Pete Smith >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 6 March 2018
G’day all WAMUGERS. With summer now over we are in for some nice, pleasant Autumn evenings - apparently. What a great time to head on out to the WAMUG monthly meeting coming up this Tuesday, 6 March 2018 at 7.30pm. We have a couple of good topics for you this month. We’ll be looking at Airdrop and some things to look out for and then we’ll take a look at Apple Wallet and Apple Pay. Use your iPhone and leave your wallet at home. We will look at an app that is available as a Wallet app so you you save all those pesky loyalty cards on your iPhone and leave the actual cards at home. Another app we will be looking at is able to scan and store those business cards you get so you will never lose the one you want. Plus it’s free. Maybe you know some good apps that blend in with Wallet. If so, why not come along and share your knowledge. So pack up your iPhones, iPads and Macs and head on out to Willeton. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING This year, the AGM will be held in April. More will be published after the March monthly meeting but we are asking for people to consider coming onto the committee to provide some fresh blood and ideas. It is not arduous and, although there is a committee meeting every month, it’s OK if you miss some. Please consider it. Nominations will be called for soon. - Thanks in advance (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: The Professional Prowest Real Estate building, 175 High Road, Willeton. Time: 7.30pm - 9.30pm Cost: $5 Visit https://www.google.com/maps/place/Professionals+Prowest+Real+Estate/@-32.040609,115.8870881,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x2a32bd0766deee43:0xbed7162d276a4cb7 Gregory’s UBD map ref: 329 E 2 (Nearest cross street is Yampi Way.) Streetsmart map ref: 433 D 1 (Nearest cross street is Yampi Way.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Malicious Email From A Nadia Maria Ochoa
Hi all. Just an advisory warning. I got an email from a Nadia Maria Ochoa which was blank save for a zip file titled Photos.zip and a subject of Photos. The sender’s address is “nadia_m_ochoaXX" sent from “yahoo.es”. The XX is random numbers. It delivers malware, specifically the Locky ransomware. Delete it. The name rings a bell so I don’t know if it’s been doing the rounds for awhile. I found the following on the interwebby re the email address <https://myonlinesecurity.co.uk/photos-nadia-maria-ochoa-js-malware-delivers-locky-ransomware/ <https://myonlinesecurity.co.uk/photos-nadia-maria-ochoa-js-malware-delivers-locky-ransomware/>> PS I didn’t open it just deleted it. Regards, Pete Smith -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
iPad 2 iOS 9.3 New Update
For those with iPad 2s, it seems the updated update has been released. I downloaded the original 9.3 the other day but didn’t install it. When I connected my iPad to iTunes yesterday up popped the box asking me if if I wanted to update it then or later. I chose later purely because I wanted to download 1 app update first. Lucky!! After I synced that app I then tried to update the iPad only to be told that I was up-to-date with 9.2.1. I even tried the check for updates button but still no luck. I thought that later button must really mean "a lot later”. Anyway, plugged it into iTunes tonight, got the ‘an update available - download or download and instal’ message, so hit the download and instal and all went smoothly. I just spent the time reading through WAMUG mail and finding out about the iOS 9.3 problems!! Anyway, my iPad updated and is running well. Now I’m off to bed for an early start to Rotto with my working iPad on 9.3 iOS. Cheers all Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.10.5 iPad 2 iOS 9.3 iPhone 5 iOS 9.3 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
Re: Problem with App Store today ?
G’day Stephen. I have just accessed both the App Store for Mac and the iTunes App Store and have not had any blank screens. Clicked randomly on a few apps. I am currently downloading updates from the iTunes one and have updates from the Mac one to do immediately after. I don’t seem to have any problems. Regards, Pete Smith iMac (24 inch early 2008); 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.10 On 20 Nov 2014, at 14:31, Stephen Chape chap...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi folks, I can access the App Store but when I click on an individual app I get a blank screen. Anyone else getting this ? Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Magic Mouse issues ?
Hi Steven and Jennifer. Are you using Eveready AA batteries? I had the same problem with my Magic Mouse and it was so bad that on a number of occasions it flew forcefully across the room. Luckily I had enough control to aim for the soft leather recliner. I loathed it so much and have never hated anything before as much as I did hate it then. It got to the stage where it was unusable. I researched the internet and finally booked a session at the Genius bar. The solution?? Don’t use Eveready AA batteries. They are about 1-2 millimetres shorter than other batteries and consequently lose connection very, very easily. I tried putting paper in to tighten the grip and stop movement, as suggested, which worked for a little bit but the Genius Bar bloke actually showed me a comparison of an Eveready AA and another AA battery. The Eveready Super Heavy Duty AA is definitely shorter. There is one type of Eveready AA that is the longer size but which one escapes me. It’s not Duracell though. It was the first question he asked me when I took it in - with my Eveready AA Super Heavy Duty batteries of which I had just purchased three bulk packs on sale He also ran all the diagnostics on the mouse (with another set of batteries in it) and there was absolutely no problem with it. Anyway, I invested in an Apple recharger and set of six batteries and my Magic Mouse has not flown anywhere since and I’m happily using it with no lost connections. It has forgiven me for forcing it to fly when it did not want to and we now spend hours together on the computer in peaceful harmony. As a sideline, apparently there is not as much trouble using the Eveready AAs in the wireless keyboard or Trackpad, although I did have some trouble with my Trackpad but nowhere near as much as the mouse. My Trackpad never flew anywhere. So, if you are using Eveready AA batteries, I’d bet your annual income that that’s the problem. Hope this helps Regards, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.9.2 On 13 Apr 2014, at 09:27, Jennifer Lefroy lefroy.jenni...@gmail.com wrote: I have been having the same problem recently. I have wondered if there is a preferred surface for the magic mouse. Regards, Jennifer On 12 April 2014 22:19, Stephen Chape chap...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi folks, Has anybody else had problems with their MM Losing Connection and then Connecting again. Mine is only about 15 months old. It has been doing this for a couple of months, but last few days a lot. It happens so much now that I have replaced it with my old wired mouse. It’s a bugger, because I really love the MM. Just wondering if it is common or if I just have a bad one ? I might have to take it to the Apple Store for assistance. Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: List membership 2014
G’day Reg. Memberships are due for renewal at 1 January but there is no automatic cancelation from posting to the list. We give a reasonable amount of time to do it. Beside which, I usually send out a reminder which I have failed to do so far so I do apologise for that. We wouldn’t even look at the possibility of removing posting privileges until at least February or so. The friendship would have to be really stretched before we did. Hope this helps. Regards, Pete Smith On 11 Jan 2014, at 20:45, Reg Whitely rwhit...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi WAMUGgers Is the same system operational, that if one has not paid their 2014 subs, they cannot reply to queries and questions on this mailing list? How disappointing if this is the case. Reg Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
MacUpdate bundle a Question
Hi all. Two things. Information and a question if I may please. First, the information. There is a MacUpdate bundle deal currently running with just over five days to go. Apps in the bundle are: 1) TechTool Pro 7 - Intel • OS X 10.6 or later 2) ScreenFlow 4 - Intel • OS X 10.6 or later 3) PDFpen 6 (with upgrade to Pro for only $20) - Intel, 64-bit processor • OS X 10.7 or later 4) Civilization V: Gold Edition - Intel, 64-bit processor • OS X 10.6.4 or later 2.4GHz or faster • 256MB+ video card • Steam [don't ask what the steam is all about. 5) Snapheal Pro - Intel, 64-bit processor • OS X 10.7 or later 6) Vitamin-R 2.0 - Intel, 64-bit processor • OS X 10.7 or later 7) DeltaWalker 1.9 (with free upgrade to 2.0) - Intel, 64-bit processor • OS X 10.5 or later 8) Choco 2 - Intel, 64-bit processor • OS X 10.7 or later 9) Aurora 5 - Intel, 64-bit processor • OS X 10.8 or later Bonus App) FotoMagico 4 https://deals.macupdate.com/bundle/affil/14614 I will probably buy one because of the first three apps which brings me to my question. I've got an old, early 2008 iMac 8,1. I've checked my software list and the 64-bit processor part seems no problem but as I'm still running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, I know that I can't run the apps requiring 10.7 or later (eg PDFpen 6) but am I right in assuming that I can still download and store the apps for when I update later this year? Many thanks in advance, Pete Smith iMac 8,1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting AGM Reminder; This Tuesday 05 March 2013
G'day all WAMUGGERS Got you iCals set this for this month's meeting? Don't forget that the AGM is being held first at 7pm, this coming Tuesday, 5 March 2013. We're still looking for nominations for the committee to be elected on the night and, if you can't come, you can still nominate. Just email me off list. Then there's the three special resolutions to vote on. [see list email 24 February 2013 - WAMUG AGM SPG Reminder; Tuesday 5 March 2013] After all that, we're still not finished. At the monthly meeting part, we'll have a look see at some search techniques for use when surfing the interwebby and have a good look at iCloud. Of course, don't forget the question and answer session and the cuppa and biscuits. So pack up you questions and iPads and come along. See you there but if you can't make it, please vote by proxy. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: FutureSphere, Level 1 Building L; Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive Claremont. Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Cost: $5 Visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/important-files-store/map-web2010-2.png to view a detailed map. The FutureSphere is building L in the middle along Queenslea Drive [Grid ref: G9] Streetsmart map ref: 371 A 10 (Queenslea Drive comes off Stirling Hwy and is opposite Stirling Rd. The school is next to Bethesda Hospital.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130304/2a0f8be4/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Proxy Form for SMG 5 March 2013
Hi Laura. I just tried the form out myself from my iMac. It opened OK and I completed some data. My iMac, for some reason unknown to me, has stopped saving PDFs I open on the internet so I did the usual print to PDf instead and, lo and behold, I got two completely blank pages saved! Not happy Jan However, when the PDF is opened in Safari, there is a magenta, purple or pink (depending on what school you went to!) band across the top with the phrase Please fill out the following form. You can save data typed into this form. Immediately above this banner is a toolbar with the save disk icon on the far left. I used that and the form saved to my folder with all data including my entries. I then emailed it to myself and it arrived intact. So, use the disk icon in the PDF's toolbar and it should save OK. I apologise for any inconvenience. I did the form on Acrobat Writer at work and did all the working and saving checks there. Unfortunately, that is a Windows system. Naturally, the form was opened and saved with Adobe Reader. I checked it was working last night when I uploaded it to the website from home but, although I thought I checked the saving, I may not have. I'll blame the wee hours of the morning. Regards, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 01/03/2013, at 16:45 PM, Laura Webb wrote: Good afternoon all I completed the Proxy Form for Tuesday's meeting, and saved a copy. As requested, I attached the saved copy to an email, but when checking to make sure it was OK, all of the details entered are no longer visible. Could someone please explain where I have gone wrong and what I must do to rectify the problem. Regards Laura -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Proxy Form for SMG 5 March 2013
Good stuff. Glad to see it's working and thanks for voting. Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 01/03/2013, at 20:53 PM, Laura Webb wrote: Hi Pete, Hi Neil Thanks to your collective advice I have now successfully completed the Proxy Form and sent it on its way. Regards Laura On 01/03/2013, at 6:46 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Pete, Hi Laura, All worked fine for me. Pete, I don't know if it will help you track down the problem - but my set-up/action was: OSX 10.6.8, Firefox 18.0.2 with pdf plug-in 2.4.4. When I click on the pdf link in Firefox, it opens in Firefox with the pdf plug-in. I then right-clicked and chose to open the pdf in preview. I then filled in the form in Preview and did a save as to the desktop. Then add to email (client is Entourage 2004!) Checked sent message and attachment is fine with form filled in. HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 1/3/13 6:00 PM, Pete Smith at smudd...@internode.on.net wrote: Hi Laura. I just tried the form out myself from my iMac. It opened OK and I completed some data. My iMac, for some reason unknown to me, has stopped saving PDFs I open on the internet so I did the usual print to PDf instead and, lo and behold, I got two completely blank pages saved! Not happy Jan However, when the PDF is opened in Safari, there is a magenta, purple or pink (depending on what school you went to!) band across the top with the phrase Please fill out the following form. You can save data typed into this form. Immediately above this banner is a toolbar with the save disk icon on the far left. I used that and the form saved to my folder with all data including my entries. I then emailed it to myself and it arrived intact. So, use the disk icon in the PDF's toolbar and it should save OK. I apologise for any inconvenience. I did the form on Acrobat Writer at work and did all the working and saving checks there. Unfortunately, that is a Windows system. Naturally, the form was opened and saved with Adobe Reader. I checked it was working last night when I uploaded it to the website from home but, although I thought I checked the saving, I may not have. I'll blame the wee hours of the morning. Regards, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 01/03/2013, at 16:45 PM, Laura Webb wrote: Good afternoon all I completed the Proxy Form for Tuesday's meeting, and saved a copy. As requested, I attached the saved copy to an email, but when checking to make sure it was OK, all of the details entered are no longer visible. Could someone please explain where I have gone wrong and what I must do to rectify the problem. Regards Laura -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG AGM Reminder; This Tuesday 5 March 2013
Hi all WAMUGGERs. The time is fast approaching for our annual general meeting (AGM) which is held in conjunction with the March monthly meeting each year. This year's AGM will be held in conjunction with the monthly meeting at the FutureSphere. Three special resolutions in regards to the constitution and the possible name change will also be put to vote at the meeting. At this year's AGM, the Committee, as usual and as required, will stand down and the meeting will elect a new committee for 2013. NOMINATIONS for the Committee We are calling for nominations for the committee. Please consider standing for the committee to assist WAMUG. The committee is a totally voluntary group that is always looking for some fresh views and ideas. Whilst committee meetings are held every month, you may not be able to attend every one. Please don't let this stand in your way. Even if you can only attend a few throughout the year, please consider becoming a member. There is a committee email group that keeps all connected as well. The committee must have a minimum of five members to function under the constitution. We currently just have that minimum five members. At this stage, most of the current committee have stated a willingness to stand again but we ask for your help to keep the committee functioning well. Please consider it. If you are going to be at the meeting, you can nominate on the night. If you can't attend the AGM but would like to nominate to stand for the committee, simply email me off list with your details and I will nominate you on the night. (I couldn't the email address I was hoping to work - drats) Special Resolutions - name change and constitution amendments There will be three special resolutions put at the AGM dealing with the previously discussed change of name of WAMUG plus some amendments recommended by the Department of Commerce to comply with statute law. These special resolutions are on the website along with a proxy voting form. The proxy voting form is a PDf form that you download and complete online and then attach to an email to send. The return address is on the website and the proxy voting form. I encourage all and sundry to vote and record your say. Another email will be sent out shortly with details of the previous discussions this list has had in respect to the proposed name change. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: FutureSphere, Level 1 Building L; Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive Claremont. Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Cost: $5 Visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/important-files-store/map-web2010-2.png to view a detailed map. The FutureSphere is building L in the middle along Queenslea Drive [Grid ref: G9] Streetsmart map ref: 371 A 10 (Queenslea Drive comes off Stirling Hwy and is opposite Stirling Rd. The school is next to Bethesda Hospital.) See you there. Pete Smith -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20130301/b3986521/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iTunes Store?
Hi Pete. I just opened iTunes, 4 updates to apps, accessed and downloaded no problems. Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8 On 27/02/2013, at 18:24 PM, Peter Crisp wrote: Is anyone experiencing issues wit connecting to the iTunes Store for app downloads? Regards Pete -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: ipad
Hi Juliet. My iPad 2 gets its music from my iMac whenever I sync with iTunes. You can choose the whole library or just those songs ticked. This sync is automatic. You can also sync manually. The music has to be in iTunes, though. I also have ticked the box to covert those songs above 128kbs to be 128kbs ACC to save space. I can't hear any difference. I don't know of any other way of getting music across. The sync also takes across, podcast, TV shows and movies if I choose. Hope this helps. Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 15/12/2012, at 09:15 AM, Juliet Kitson wrote: Hello all, It's the dumb tasmanians again!! Just purchased an ipad2, how do I transfer music from i mac to ipad? Regards Juliet -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121215/0f0895d1/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: WAMUG Christmas Barbecue Reminder: This Sunday 9 December 2012
You should be right Rosemary. We'll see you there, hopefully. Regards, Pete Smith On 08/12/2012, at 15:49 PM, Rosemary Spark wrote: Is it too late for myself and my husband Ruari Jack Hughes to indicate we'd like to come? Rosemary Spark Rosemary Spark PO Box 781 South Fremantle WA 6162 Australia Phone: + 61 8 94336609 Mobile: 0414268043 arkaysp...@gmail.com On 3 December 2012 22:14, WAMUG Announcement annou...@wamug.org.au wrote: G'day again all WAMUGGERS. Just another reminder: don't forget to plug this into your iCal or Calendar if you haven't already done it. The Annual WAMUG Christmas Barbecue will be held at 12:00 noon on Sunday, 9th December 2012 in the grounds of the old Heathcote Hospital, Applecross. Click the following link to locate the venue in Google Maps: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=q=heathcote+hospital+applecrosssll=-25.335448,135.745076sspn=63.276794,93.164063ie=UTF8ll=-32.006366,115.848513spn=0.015121,0.022745z=16 Streetsmart map ref: 402 D4 Or go to our website [http://www.wamug.org.au/whats-happening/] where there are detailed instructions on where we will be and you can download closeup maps of where we'll be too. I'll tell you, it was hard work getting those arrows painted on the ground for the photos!!! All offers of help with the preparation will be most welcome. All meat, condiments and soft drinks will be provided, but please let us know by Friday, 7 December if you intend to come along so we can get an idea of numbers. This will help immensely in estimating quantities. Entry is free to all WAMUG members, but a gold-coin donation by non-members would be welcome. Regards and hopefully see you there, Pete Smith on behalf of the WAMUG Committee -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121203/894b8e2b/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121208/0cf5e4cc/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 4 December 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. Well, another year is nearly over and there is only one monthly meeting left. Yes, tomorrow, Tuesday 4 December 2012 is our last meeting for the year. This month we're looking at Parralels for Mac and having a chuckle at Windows 8 running on it. Also, don't forget that there will be some prizes up for grabs thanks to Daniel from MacWizardry. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: FutureSphere, Level 1 Building L; Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive Claremont. Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm Cost: $5 Visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/important-files-store/map-web2010-2.png to view a detailed map. The FutureSphere is building L in the middle along Queenslea Drive [Grid ref: G9] Streetsmart map ref: 371 A 10 (Queenslea Drive comes off Stirling Hwy and is opposite Stirling Rd. The school is next to Bethesda Hospital.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121203/60961d8c/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: WAMUG Christmas Barbecue Reminder: This Sunday 9 December 2012
Hi Kevin and Mac. As Daniel said, there should be a sign near the roundabout pointing where we are. Daniel's instructions are pretty well on the money. However, if you go to the website and clink on the link Heathcote Barbecue Spot in the notice, a pretty good overhead photo of Heathcote will open and there is an arrow pointing to where we shall be. The picture is virtually self explanatory as it shows the parking area, roundabout and path leading off to the right. Hope it helps. The esky should be at the head of the arrow. See you there hopefully. Regards, Pete Smith On 03/12/2012, at 23:04 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: I can't make the BBQ this year, but I know last year (and possibly the year before) there is a sign on a post that was made up that says WAMUG. on it. It tends to be in the same spot (luckily) the last few times, and all going well should be the same. I may have my bearing off (and apologies if I do), and someone hopefully will correct it, but I would explain as if you are facing towards the building, it is on the right hand side, more towards looking out towards South Perth. (And it sort of is at the top of a hill,..you can look out and see the slide down. It's also kinda near a platform that you go to and look out towards the water and building of Perth. But all more on the right hand side of things. Not sure if that helps, and again apologies if I'm leading you down the garden path. Hopefully someone can explain it a bit better then my poor navigation. lol. Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 03/12/2012, at 10:43 PM, Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au wrote: We need a Wamug flag :--) Mac Sent from my iPad On 03/12/2012, at 7:34 PM, Kevin Lock kal...@iinet.net.au wrote: Not being a regular at the Xmas show I have been twice to Heathcote and not found the WAMUG group. Maybe a sign would help me? Kevin On 4/12/12 1:14 AM, WAMUG Announcement wrote: G'day again all WAMUGGERS. Just another reminder: don't forget to plug this into your iCal or Calendar if you haven't already done it. The Annual WAMUG Christmas Barbecue will be held at 12:00 noon on Sunday, 9th December 2012 in the grounds of the old Heathcote Hospital, Applecross. Click the following link to locate the venue in Google Maps: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=qhl=engeocode=q=heathcote+hospital+applecrosssll=-25.335448,135.745076sspn=63.276794,93.164063ie=UTF8ll=-32.006366,115.848513spn=0.015121,0.022745z=16 Streetsmart map ref: 402 D4 Or go to our website [http://www.wamug.org.au/whats-happening/] where there are detailed instructions on where we will be and you can download closeup maps of where we'll be too. I'll tell you, it was hard work getting those arrows painted on the ground for the photos!!! All offers of help with the preparation will be most welcome. All meat, condiments and soft drinks will be provided, but please let us know by Friday, 7 December if you intend to come along so we can get an idea of numbers. This will help immensely in estimating quantities. Entry is free to all WAMUG members, but a gold-coin donation by non-members would be welcome. Regards and hopefully see you there, Pete Smith on behalf of the WAMUG Committee -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121203/894b8e2b/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: Today, Tuesday 6 November 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. I'm on holidays and so relaxed (sort of) that I missed my iCal reminder for this month's WAMUG meeting. Yes, once again that special Tuesday in November where the whole nation stops and we have our monthly meeting is here again. Today, 6 November 2012. This month we're discussing Life made easier with Apple. We're looking at different apps that people use that help them in any particular way. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: FutureSphere, Level 1 Building L; Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive Claremont. Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm Cost: $5 Visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/important-files-store/map-web2010-2.png to view a detailed map. The FutureSphere is building L in the middle along Queenslea Drive [Grid ref: G9] Streetsmart map ref: 371 A 10 (Queenslea Drive comes off Stirling Hwy and is opposite Stirling Rd. The school is next to Bethesda Hospital.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121106/5ea89a19/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Mail Time Out By 1 Hour
Here's an interesting thing. Anyone else getting this? I was just looking at Daniel's post when I became aware that in my mail box, it says that his email was received at 15.30. Yet my iMac clock reads 14.56 as I type. Also Daniel's email says it was sent at 2.30.16 PM AWST. I'm using Apple Mail and this has only started today. I've checked another email I received earlier and the same applies. I know Apple stuff is good, but this is pushing it a bit!!:) I assume it is something with the provider rather than Mail. I've sent them a query so we'll see what happens. I'm with Internode and very happy with them. However, their feedback emails are only monitored Monday to Friday normal business times. Daylight saving has started over there today (silly sods!!), so they've probably cocked up the WA time. I'll keep you posted. Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121007/b9f99b1f/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 2 October 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. Have you set your iCals for tomorrow, Tuesday 2 October, 2012? Yes, the October monthly meeting is here. This month we're talking about Fission and Only2clicks. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. Don't forget - the special general meeting has been cancelled. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: FutureSphere, Level 1 Building L; Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive Claremont. Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm Cost: $5 Visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/important-files-store/map-web2010-2.png to view a detailed map. The FutureSphere is building L in the middle along Queenslea Drive [Grid ref: G9] Streetsmart map ref: 371 A 10 (Queenslea Drive comes off Stirling Hwy and is opposite Stirling Rd. The school is next to Bethesda Hospital.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20121001/ff7518da/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 2 October 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. Have you set your iCals for next Tuesday? Yes, the October monthly meeting is just around the corner. Tuesday 2 October, 2012. This month we're talking about Fission and Only2clicks. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. Don't forget - the special general meeting has been cancelled. (Details are subject to change without notice) Location: FutureSphere, Level 1 Building L; Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive Claremont. Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm Cost: $5 Visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/important-files-store/map-web2010-2.png to view a detailed map. The FutureSphere is building L in the middle along Queenslea Drive [Grid ref: G9] Streetsmart map ref: 371 A 10 (Queenslea Drive comes off Stirling Hwy and is opposite Stirling Rd. The school is next to Bethesda Hospital.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20120928/7b2ff375/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Special General Meeting Postponement
Hi all WAMUGGERs. Due to unforeseen circumstances (not related to the proposed name change), the special general meeting planned for Tuesday, 2 October 2012 has been cancelled. It is envisaged that a special general meeting will be called to coincide with the December monthly meeting to be held on Tuesday 4 December 2012, however, you will be informed well in advance of the new date. Suffice to say it won't be in November. Part of the reasoning is that our constitution has been examined by the Department of Commerce and, although they are generally happy with it, they have highlighted certain points that technically do not conform with the Associations Incorporation Act 1987. Consequently, they have 'strongly recommended' that we amend our constitution to reflect the Act. These changes are not major but are important. The postponement of the special general meeting will also allow these special resolutions to be incorporated into the meeting and voted on as well. The committee apologises for any inconvenience that may be caused but feel that the postponement is the appropriate thing to do. Regards, Pete Smith On behalf of the WAMUG Committee. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20120925/6e9ef0b9/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Proposed name change to Apple Users WA
G'day Daniel. No offence taken, nor even thought about. I enjoy reading your posts when you explain things. After all, you're the wizard and I'm just happy cruising through at the lower levels. You know my knowledge - when they mentioned a couple of domains, I got all excited thinking we going to crack a Domaine Chandon champagne or two - alas... I missed your (below) post on Thursday. I was downloading the Apple Event podcast when my iTunes told me of the update to 10.7 so I quickly posted it to the list and didn't even see your one. Today's the first day back at the computer. Well, mine, anyway, I'm sick of work's one. The Apple Event was good. iPhone 5 - you little beauty Cheers, Pete Smith On 13/09/2012, at 15:09 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: I've ummmered and aed about replying to this, and whether to or not,…but well, obviously trom my post I am about to….. First off, this is not meant to in any way to cause offence, or be seen to be having a go, especially to you Pete and I apologise up front if it seems that way. I also apologise if it gets taken the wrong way as well,…as it's meant in the sincerest way. Though I understand that wanting to grab the domains before someone else did, this is a lot more difficult for .org.au's to do. Sure, if this was a .com then I'd tend to agree. A .com.au and .org.au hold a bit more weight to them when aiming to be purchased. A .com.au can only be purchased with an ABN and has to have some close resemblance to the Business Name or organisation. A.org.au can only be purchased by a non-profit of charity organisation. And normally those parties have to have a Certificate of Incorporation before they can purchase it. (And perhaps a constitution as well, I'm not 100% sure on that one). But it's certainly a lot harder for someone to sit on them for the sake of sitting on them,….if that makes sense. i fully understand about aiming to get them before someone else did and as long as a regulated business is used to check domain names the risk of this happening is a lot less (I've never been overtaken on checking a name for clients I've set them up for and looked up, but I always use a well known and trusted domain checker. And I can understand about worry about the use of a name in a public forum where it may get taken, but realistically I feel this is quite low for .org.au. The work involved to try and get it versus the reward from it would be almost negligible. (if possible as well). The AuDA is very strict on these sort of things, and even if someone did without the right paper trail I have a feeling it would be overwritten if the wrong party did it for that sole practice. A .com is a completely different story of course,…lol. You see those go for silly sums sometimes! lol. I know the cost is minimal, and I guess it's not like we had 4 or 5 to choose from,…lol :)) (or had been purchased,…lol). Again, Pete this is not to meant to seem like an attack on you or anything like that,.. I just really wanted to partially clarify that information for interests sake. (if people were looking at domains later, it's not too scary). ;o)) I, like others have mentioned, are a bit concerned at the AUWA acronym, as I feel it could be associated to do with UWA. That's why my first thought is when I see it, as others have mentioned to me as well. So we could get ourselves into some hot water with UWA as well. Hey, I could be wrong,..but that's my first thought with it as well. The same, as Ronni mentioned, with using Apple in the name. More so now that Apple are really pushing into everything themselves with the Apple branded stores, and everything associated with it. We certainly wouldn't want to get in trouble with them, or assumed that we're something to do with Apple direct. That's a whole lot of hot water to get into,…lol. So, I could see, like Vlad mentioned (which Shane bought up), if it was to be changed (at all) to be WA Apple Users Group. (WAAU or WAAUG - however you'd' pronounce them) it's less in your face Apple. Either way, whichever is used, WAMUG, AUWA, WAAU, WAAUG etc etc et), you'll always need to explain it. I think that goes without saying. Even if advertising WA Macintosh User Group, Apple Users WA, WA Apple Users, WA Apple Users Group,..etc etc it can be seen as long,..or shorted to the acronym, which will still need to be explained. So either way, I don't think that's an issue (not a major one anyway I feel. Besides, any type of explanation for it gets the person involved in the discussion. Hook, line and sinker? (lol, and I don't even fish!),..hehe). There were a couple of other points I had, but I think I've rambled enough…… I'd just like to finish again by saying, I apologise if anything is taken the wrong way. It's not meant to be, and hopefully those who know me understand I'm trying to portray all this. The last thing
iTunes 10.7
iTunes update out now. Downloading at 163.3mb as I type. iTunes 10.7 adds support for iOS 6 running on compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models. This update also adds support for the latest iPod nano and iPod shuffle models. Regards, Pete Smith -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20120913/8a345d2d/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Proposed name change to Apple Users WA
Hi Ronni and all other WAMUGGERS. I'd just like to address two points from a personal perspective to put your minds at ease. 1. Domain name. Knowing that the name change would invoke healthy public debate on a public forum and also knowing that there are people out there (not WAMUGGERS!!) who snap up possible domain names to hold out for 'ransom', so to speak, a couple of domain names were snapped up by WAMUG first. If the end result is that the membership vote to change the name, we already have the domain secured. If the end result is that membership vote to retain WAMUG, then the domain names will simply expire and not be renewed. It was just a precautionary thing. Personally - please consider the change and vote for what you want. 2. Constitution. I don't know where the 28 days has come from. Our constitution reads: 5.3 Notice of General Meetings At least twenty one days notice of every Annual General Meeting or fourteen days for every Special General Meeting shall be given to Members specifying the place, the date and the hour of the Meeting and the general nature of any special business, but the non-receipt of such notice by any Member shall not invalidate the proceedings at any General Meeting. The Associations Incorporation Act 1987 allows us to set the time period as we see fit as long it is actually in the Rules (Constitution) which it is. Other bodies may have 28 days but we don't. As you see, it is 21 days for the AGM and only 14 days for a Special General meeting. Regards, Pete Smith On 12/09/2012, at 17:15 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: OOPS ... I forgot another point I did hint at it my first post to the list. In the post from the Committee it was mentioned having to explain the WAMUG name. Isn't this sort of doing the right thing, as it's getting them enquiring about it. Once you've got them asking what it is, you then explain what WAMUG is, what it does (covering all Apple products) etc etc. You have then got them intrigued enough to enquire about it, so you've got them,... then you can sell them on the idea to come and see, come to a meeting or join the Mailing List. Well that's it from me, all done, nothing more to say. Cheers, Ronni On 12/09/2012, at 4:57 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi WAMUGers, Well, I have said Hi WAMUGers another time ;-) I've been giving some more thought to this and watching the list and comments and pondering the following, which I haven't seen answered as yet, so will re-post for interest sake, some of the queries raised so far, as well as some points of interest I have. First off, I'm assuming that appleuserswa.org.au would be the new website address. After doing a search of registered Domain Names, I noticed it was registered already, which I then discovered was by WAMUG. Just curious why this was registered when it has not been agreed on as yet? Secondly, Merv mentioned the other day that the Special Meeting requires a 28 day notice, so may not fall in time for the 2nd October. I'm assuming this would then need to be the November meeting to keep in line with the constitution. The Committee mention a marketing push in the original post. Has a marketing push been tried currently with WAMUG as it stands to date? Couldn't this be tried as another (much easier) way to try and recruit more members. Surely just advertising WAMUG - come along to learn all about and gain extensive knowledge and help for all things Apple - iPhone, iPad, AppleTV. New members welcome to the monthly meetings. Or something along that theme? Any marketing material would still just refer to the whole range of Apple products and services that you're trying to target. And those older, longer (or lost) members who still remember WAMUG, it may be enough of a Refresh to dig them out of the woodwork. As mentioned in my first email, I still get a lot of people that email me privately about how great a service is given by WAMUG. Which also brings out the question of costing? Has a budget or costing been looked at for all this as yet? Or is that to follow the name change? I know you have to spend money to make money as the saying goes, but we (as WAMUG as a whole) obviously still need to cover the running costs of the group I would imagine without blowing out the budget. Surely if we could try a marketing push without the added expensive of all these changes first, would show if it's going to work or not? Another point that has been worrying me is... How does Apple itself feel about this, given that it wasn't that long ago (3-4 years I think) that they took back AppleCentre names from the Resellers. Are we (as WAMUG) allowed now to use Apple Users? Or is that something they would take back down the track as well? As everyone knows I am all for WAMUG, I believe in WAMUG's principles and work and I try to do the very best I possibly can
WAMUG Meeting 1 Only Reminder: This Tuesday 7 August 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS If you haven't set your iCal up for the meeting this coming Tuesday, 7 August 2012, then you best do so or stick a note on the fridge. Talking of which, I wonder how long it will be before someone comes out with a fridge door with an inbuilt electronic note pad on it (in it?)? Anyway, I digress. Make yourself a reminder because this is the only reminder I'm sending out this month. Why? I hear you ask. Well, I'll be in Rottnest, feet up, rugged up, book in hand (a proper paper type book I can turn the pages of!!!) and wine within reach and, hopefully, listening to thundering rain. Enjoy the meeting. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. The others will see you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 3 July 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS Set up your iCal if you haven't already and don't forget tomorrow's monthly meeting. Tuesday 3 July 2012. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Date Format in Word 11
Hi Severin. I don't have Word 11, only Word 8 but I was wondering if setting the language to English (UK) might work. They might think we're the 51st State but they sure as heck know their cousins across the lake are definitely not. Just a thought. Regards, Pete Smith On 01/07/2012, at 22:59 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: Hi Severin I retried this It may be the solution, Select text change language and auto insert the date and when swapping from US to Aus English the format did change. Brian On 01/07/2012, at 10:56 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: Hi Severin, Just another thought, does ensuring you have Language English (Aus) - Australian - change the date format? (May have to select all text before changing Language setting.) Word Menu Tools Language… English (AUS) Brian On 01/07/2012, at 10:22 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Ronni, my problem is that none of the Available Formats (your 2.) are what I want, they are all US not Australian. This is despite Australian being set and looking good in Date Time under System Preferences, Office11/Word will not Autralianise. Excel is fine, you can set a custom dated format, but not that I can get to in Word. Thanks for the detailed response! Severin On 01/07/2012, at 4:46 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Severin, When you insert a date and a time into your document, and you try to set a default date and time format by clicking Default (on the Insert menu, click Date And Time), the format that you choose will revert to the first setting under Available Formats. To work around this problem, use an AutoText entry and assign the formatted date setting to a keystroke combination. To do this, follow these steps: 1. On the Insert menu, click Date And Time. 2. Under Available Formats, select the format that you want, click to select the Update Automatically check box, and then click OK. 3. Select the resulting field, point to AutoText on the Insert menu, and then click New. 4. Give the entry a name, and then click OK. 5. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click Shortcut. 6. Under Categories, select AutoText. Under AutoText, select the name that you called your date AutoText entry. 7. Put the insertion point in the Press New Shortcut Key input box, type in a keystroke combination, and then click Assign. 8. Click OK. To set a default date and time for only the current session of Word for Mac, follow these steps: 1. On the Insert menu, click Date and Time. 2. Under Available Formats, select a format. 3. Click Default, and then click OK. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.4 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 01/07/2012, at 4:07 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Brian, I am set to Australia and all the displayed sample formats are as required. The custom box is greyed out. Word11 is obviously overriding this setting. Severin On 01/07/2012, at 12:38 AM, Brian Risbey wrote: Hi Severin, Have you gone to OSX system settings, - in the top Personal row? Look in 'Language Texts' tab you will now see 'Formats' tab at top 3rd one across the a region box, you can select a country - Australia, mine is set to custom. Brian On 30/06/2012, at 5:02 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: The menu item Insert/Date and Time uses US format. i.e. today is 6/30/12 not 30/6/12. In Excel you can customise the format but I can not find where to do it in Word. I am sure it can be done. Help please. Severin Crisp I have taken a long while to get used to the palettes in Word now being in the menu bar, but have come to like it. Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 5 June 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day again all WAMUGGERS Have you downloaded the WAMUG Meeting Calendar yet? Because if you have, it will remind you again about this month's monthly meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, 5 June 2012. If not, write it on the wall, tie a piece of string around your finger, put a post-it note on the windscreen; do anything to remember it. It should a good one and if you're interested in Bento, come and have a play with it. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 5 June 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS Is your iCal set for next Tuesday's monthly meeting? If not, put 5 June 2012 at 7pm into it. Rock up for the second go of our new format. This month we'll be looking at Bento and you can give it a try. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 1 May 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day again all WAMUGGERS. Have you subscribed to the WAMUG iCal calendar (it's free)? Or at least put it in your own iCal? You don't want to forget May's monthly meeting this Tuesday 1 May 2012. It should be a beauty. We're having a guest presenter give a presentation on Reunion which will be followed by a practical hands-on experience using the software yourself on one of the computers at FutureSphere. See the website for full details and to subscribe to the iCal calendar. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 1 May 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS. Have you subscribed to the WAMUG iCal calendar? Or at least put it your own iCal? You don't want to forget May's monthly meeting next Tuesday 1 May 2012. It should be a beauty. We're having a guest presenter give a presentation on Reunion which will be followed by a practical hands-on experience using the software yourself on one of the computers at FutureSphere. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Another eBook deal from Peachpit Press
G'day Peter. Thanks for this. I've downloaded it and look forward to reading it on my iPad. I like the personal touch they give where your name is imprinted in it as in Peter Smith's Library on the epub version. Very nice. Thanks again. Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 17/04/2012, at 07:26 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: In the latest weekly deal from Peachpit Press, you can pick up a copy of their Visual QuickStart Guide to iCloud for $9.99. http://www.peachpit.com/deals/?WT.mc_id=2012_Apr_16_PP_PBM_iCloud_EDOW Their previous offering, developing your own iPhone app, has proven to be excellent value, and being an eBook, it goes wherever my iPad goes. Although these deals say they are eBook deals, you also get a PDF version thrown in for good measure. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Mail text size
Hi Ronni. Thanks for that. It works a treat. Now I won't get those forehead marks on the screen when I send emails home from work Thanks again. Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 11/04/2012, at 15:57 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People who have been following this subject, We have exhausted every way of making Mail Text larger, but please bear with me just for one last response. I have been annoyed for years with incoming mail from Windows Users showing much smaller than other incoming mail. I actually get annoyed that Windows Users even email me… (only kidding Wendy at work, who uses a Mac in her ‘Real Life' ;-)) Well, today I was determined to solve this annoying problem, and I have achieved what I set out to achieve. My eyes are not as good as they used to be, (it’s not anything to do with ‘Age’ Daniel)… it’s spending anything up to 20 hours a day working on computer screens. So I like my email font at size16… The Solution: The tiny font problem usually involves HTML mail coming from Windows users (why don’t they get a Mac to email me)! Fortunately, you can set Mail to have a minimum that it will use for HTML messages... but you have to go to the Terminal for it. 1. Quit Mail 2. Open Terminal.app 3. Copy Paste in the following command: defaults write com.apple.mail MinimumHTMLFontSize 16 Note that you can use any size you like, it does not have to be 16. For eyes that can see well, probably 12. If you don't like it, run the command again with a different number. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 3 April 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS. Have you set your iCals up for April's monthly meeting this Tuesday 3 April 2012? Better still; have you subscribed to the WAMUG iCal calendar? (See list post [WAMUG Committee] Posting for iCal Calendar of 26 March for details) Just don't forget. We're trying something different this meeting. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 3 April 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS. Have you set your iCals up for April's monthly meeting next Tuesday 3 April 2012? Better still; have you subscribed to the WAMUG iCal calendar? (See list post [WAMUG Committee] Posting for iCal Calendar of 26 March for details) Just don't forget. We're trying something different this meeting. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Annual General Meeting; This Tuesday 6 March 2012
G'day all WAMUGGERS The annual general meeting of the Western Australian Macintosh User Group is on this coming Tuesday, 6 March 2012. The monthly meeting will be included immediately after. There may well be a surprise in store. See tomorrow's reminder (evening). See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Update - can now proceed with Snow Leopard Security Update 2012-001 version 1.1
Thanks for that Carlo. It explains why two days after I downloaded the security update, it told me to do it again. So I did. One less question for the meeting. See you tomorrow. Regards, Pete Smith On 05/02/2012, at 10:28 AM, cm wrote: Well that was quick. :-) Apple has patched Snow Leopard Security Update 2012-001 with version 1.1 http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/04/apple-revises-snow-leopard-security-update-and-pulls-10-7-3-delta-update/ As a side note, the above article also claims that they have pulled the delta update to OS X Lion 10.7.3 and left only the combo update. Cheers, Carlo On 05/02/2012, at 10:22 , cm wrote: Hi Muggers, If you are running OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and use some Rosetta applications, including Microsoft Office X and 2004, older versions of Adobe Photoshop, Quicken, and Filemaker 7, it seems you may want to hold off installing Apples latest security update 2012-001. Some users are having trouble with these and other Rosetta applications. According to MacRumours a fix may be on the way. http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/03/snow-leopard-security-update-kills-powerpc-apps-using-rosetta/ Cheers, Carlo -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Subscription Reminder: WAMUG Members 2012
To all WAMUG financial members. Just a reminder that due to the change in the WAMUG Constitution last year, all subscriptions now run from January to December, the calendar year. So payments for this year are now due. See the website for cheque and electronic transfer details; http://www.wamug.org.au/join/; or bring your payment ($30) to the February monthly meeting and surprise our treasurer!! Regards, Pete Smith -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 7 February 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS Christmas and New Year are over and so are my holidays! Back to work and busy, busy. So busy I missed my iCal reminder! Hope you haven't missed yours. Yes, they're on again. The first WAMUG monthly meeting is set for this coming Tuesday, 7 February 2012. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Search Box tip
G'day Neil. Thanks for that tip. You weren't alone. I didn't know that trick and, like you, I organise into many and various folders, sub-folders, etc. Just followed your help and hey presto, there it was. Like your good self, I'm still happily using Snow Leopard. Now I just have to remember the names of the folders Regards, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) On 26/01/2012, at 11:34 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Stuart, I am on Snow Leopard myself so, yes, it is a Snow Leopard feature: Pick a file you have open and save as in the save as dialogue box that opens there is a search box (with the magnifying glass icon in it) in the top right corner - start typing in this box and it becomes a spotlight type search (that is matched items are shown as you type) when you see the folder you want: If you select the folder you can see its path - very useful if you have more than one folder with the name - eg if you file things by the year you may have several folders called, say, 2009/10 but filed in different spots and holding different content When you have identified the correct folder you can double-click that folder and you are back in the normal save as dialogue box but now in the folder you want - so just hit save. Works for me ;o) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 26/1/12 10:34 AM, Stuart Breden at bred...@highway1.biz wrote: Neil, this does not appear to be a Snow Leopard feature. Only a Lion feature? If so then I for one will use it as I have nested folders as well and it is tiresome finding the level folder to save the document. Thanks. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 24/01/2012, at 9:36 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: This one falls into the obvious when you think about it category - so many of you will think doesn't everyone know that - but it never occurred to me until today! ;o) Being a Mac user from way before spotlight searches were introduced, I got into the habit of sorting all my documents into folders, then the folders into folders, and so on. Over the years that leads to several levels of nested folders - I know some of you will identify with this obsessive need for order ;o) This works very well for me (and spotlight is always there if I forget where I filed something). It can however be a minor annoyance when using, for example, the save as dialogue and having to navigate through the various folders/levels to get to the appropriate folder to file a new document. I tend to put the folders where I am always working into the finder sidebar - so it is easy to go straight to them - it is the other folders, several layers down, which take a few clicks to get there. Then, today, I noticed that the save as dialogue box also incorporates the search window - so I just put in the name of the folder I wanted to get to and took the save process straight there - sweet! As I say, pretty obvious when you think about it - but it took me a while to think of it - so it may just help someone else ;o) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: Tomorrow 6 December 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. We're near the end of the year and the last WAMUG monthly meeting for 2011! So, if you haven't set your iCals up, do so for tomorrow, Tuesday 6 December 2011 and the last meeting of 2011. There wont be another until February next year. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 6 December 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. We're near the end of the year and the last WAMUG monthly meeting for 2011! So, if you haven't set your iCals up, do so for Tuesday 6 December 2011 and the last meeting of 2011. There wont be another until February next year. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Strange Files On Macintosh HD - Solved [Q from meeting]
G'day all. I asked a question at the meeting this evening which stumped the experts. So when I got home I tried google followed by an experiment and this is what transpired. First off, I located some odd document files on my Macintosh HD. The names consisted of a combination of '%' letters and numbers. For example the shortest file name was %A5 whilst the longest was g%E4%B9%E4%C7%E4%C8%E4%CA%E4%C8%E4X%E4%E4%E4%E3?%E33%E33%E3?%E3%D7%E3M%E4%EB%E4%F7%E43%E5%D4%E5%A8%E5L%E5L%E5L%E5%91%E4d%E5%BE%E5%F5%E5%F5%E5f%E6%E6!%E6%E0%E5%E0%E5%D0%E5%C8%E5%B4%E5%8D%E5y%E5F%E5F%E5F%E5F%E5a%E5e%E5a%E5e%E5. When opening using TextEdit, there was a whole series of various operations that appeared to have been logged. They all appeared to be repeats of this: kernel size = 5 (range 3..15) volume thresh= 5. t1 =15 gray step= 256.00 gray diff thresh = 3840. resolution = 200 scale= 100 effective res= 200 Tdustnscratch: level = 2 Tdustnscratch: start time: Mon Sep 19 19:52:48 2011 Tdustnscratch: begin detect: Mon Sep 19 19:52:48 2011 Tdustnscratch:begin applyMedianFilter: Mon Sep 19 19:52:48 2011 Tdustnscratch: end detect: Mon Sep 19 19:52:48 2011 Tdustnscratch: begin reconstruct: Mon Sep 19 19:52:48 2011 Only the dates were different. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I found information in Apple Support Communities whereby it appears to be related to my HP all-in-one scanner/printer. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2337802?start=0tstart=0 So I did a little experiment. I trashed the files and then scanned a couple of book covers for my Bento library as I usually do. Lo and behold, a new file named %FF%FF%8B, appeared on the Macintosh HD. The only 'problem' left is that the file was created 20 minutes ago but, even though I have shut down HP Scan and turned the scanner off, the file still says Fetching... in the Last Opened area of the preview (I'm using columns in Finder) and TextEdit won't open it. I've replaced all the trashed files but that didn't help so I've trashed 'em all again and the new file is still fetching... - 25 minutes now. So I've trashed it too and now it's no longer fetching!! I am no longer worried about the files. So that's me happy now and off to bed. Cheers all, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.8 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 1 November 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. It's that time of the year fast approaching when all of Australia stops. Yes, the WAMUG November monthly meeting is on this Tuesday, 1 November 2011. Oh, by the way; apparently, some horses are doing laps at Flemington in Melbourne too if your interested! So set up your iCals if you haven't already, sync your iPhone and iPads and we'll see you there. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 1 November 2011 (Please Do Not reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. It's that time of the year fast approaching when all of Australia stops. Yes, the WAMUG November monthly meeting is on next Tuesday, 1 November 2011. Oh, by the way; apparently, some horses are doing laps at Flemington in Melbourne too if your interested! So set up your iCals if you haven't already, sync your iPhone and iPads and we'll see you there. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 4 October 2011 (Please Do Not reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. Isn't the year just flying past and with it, another WAMUG meeting fast approaches. So set your iCals up if you haven't already; sync your iPhones and iPads and make sure you have this Tuesday 4 October 2011 marked for the October WAMUG meeting. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 4 October 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. Isn't the year just flying past and with it, another WAMUG meeting fast approaches. So set your iCals up if you haven't already; sync your iPhones and iPads and make sure you have next Tuesday 4 October 2011 marked for the October WAMUG meeting. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 6 September 2001 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. Well, August has passed us by and September is upon us. There's not many more WAMUG meetings left in the year but there is one this Tuesday. Make sure your iCals are set, get fuel for your cars and charge those iPads up for this Tuesday, 6 September 2011. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 6 September 2011 (Please Do Not reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs. Well, August has passed us by and September is upon us. There's not many more WAMUG meetings left in the year but there is one next Tuesday. Make sure your iCals are set, get fuel for your cars and charge those iPads up for next Tuesday, 6 September 2011. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 2 August 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day again all WAMUGGERs Yep, that's right. July is nearly over which means that the August WAMUG Monthly Meeting is just around the corner. Or just over the hill, depending on which university you went to. Anyway, don't forget to set your iCals up for this Tuesday, 2 August 2011. What's on and where do you go I hear you ask? See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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
WAMUG Meeting reminder: This Tuesday 2 August 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs Yep, that's right. July is nearly over which means that the August WAMUG Monthly Meeting is just around the corner. Or just over the hill, depending on which university you went to. Anyway, don't forget to set your iCals up for next Tuesday, 2 August 2011. What's on and where do we go I hear you ask? See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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
WAMUG Constitution Amendments - accepted
G'day all WAMUGGERS. You may remember that back in May we held a special general meeting to amend our constitution. Well, the Department of Commerce has accepted our revised rules (constitution) with effect from 2 June 2011. Read about it on the web site (and the little challenge!). http://www.wamug.org.au/ Regards, Pete Smith -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 5 July 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs Hope you've set your iCals up tomorrow's WAMUG Monthly Meeting. Tuesday 5 July 2001 at 7 pm. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 5 July 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs If I had of been looking at my computer during the week, I would have seen the reminder my iCal popped up for me to remind you all to set you iCals up to remind you of the next WAMUG Monthly Meeting. But don't you forget. It's this coming Tuesday, 5 July 2011. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. 7 pm start - 9 pm finish. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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: Roxio Half Price Sale - 2 Days Only
Excellent. Thanks for that Neil. I've been looking for the Toast 11 Pro in various shops but no one seemed to have it. Have just ordered a physical DVD version online for heaps cheaper than the basic Toast 11 in the stores. Thanks again. Regards, Pete Smith On 29/06/2011, at 10:10 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: As a Roxio customer, I get regular mailings and noticed that they are offering 50% off ANY Roxio product bought from www.roxio.com until 1 July 2011 (don't know which timezone sets the cut-off!) Just buy as normal but use the following voucher code in the Promo Code box: ROX50OFF I'm happy enough with my current (older) version of Toast but if anyone was considering buying/updating it is a good opportunity. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPad 2 mirroring
Hi David. I haven't connected via DVI but, if you're interested; I took my iPad 2 to work and connected it up, via the VGA adapter, directly to our ACER projector in the training room. It worked fine. I just played around with it and my screen showed up nicely on the wall. It was actually better than any of the laptops we've used! I had a couple of TV shows I had converted in Eye TV to iTunes and played one of them. It looked good on the wall and the sound from the iPad (no external speakers) was surprisingly good. Admittedly, I was seated next to it. The only thing with the video was that it only played on the wall and the iPad screen was blank. It does tell you it's going to do that so it's not a problem. Interestingly, we've just upgraded our computers at work and our brand new laptop (Windows - yuk!) wouldn't work on the Acer. Had to get a techie out to physically work out what's what. Turned out the Acer, which is a few years old, has limited resolutions so it wasn't picking up the laptop too well. However, the iPad is one of the resolutions it recognises so it just worked. I've been through my box of cables that I rescued from the skip at work but can't see a DVI cable. I'll have a look around at work but unless they came with our new computer rollout I don't think we have any. If I do find one, I'll try it out and report back. Don't hold your breath though. Hope this helps. Regards, Pete Smith On 27/06/2011, at 15:11 PM, David de la Hunty wrote: Thanks frank, not a bad option but was hoping for something DVI - for projection on a big screen. Thanks for the tip, could still be OK. dd On 27/06/2011, at 13:36, Frank Wade wrote: On 27 Jun 2011, at 1:41 PM, David de la Hunty wrote: Is anyone hooking their ipad 2 to an external monitor? I managed to find one post on macrumours from March from someone who used a hdmi ipad2 adaptor then connected an HDMI to DVI adaptor to that. Anyone doing that with their ipad 2? Does it work well? Are there any more recent adaptors which will hook up directly between ipad 2 and DVI? Nothing on apple site that I can find. Hi David The Apple VGA adapter http://store.apple.com/au/product/MC552ZM/B?fnode=MTc0MjU4NjEmco=MTc5MzExNTI Cheers Frank -- 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
Mac OSX 10.6.8 Available
G'day all. Mac OSX 10.6.8 update available. Came out yesterday, apparently. Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. June 23, 2011 - 1.09 GB Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard. June 23, 2011 - 474.2 MB http://support.apple.com/downloads/ Regards, Pete Smith -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Final reminder: This Tuesday 7 June 2011 (Please Do Not reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs My iCal's just popped a reminder up for me again to remind you all to set you iCals up to remind you of the next WAMUG Monthly Meeting. Don't forget. It's this Tuesday, 7 June 2011. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. Oh, and don't forget the start time is now 7pm but we still finish at 9pm. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not reply) -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 7 June 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERs My iCal's just popped a reminder up for me to remind you all to set you iCals up to remind you of the next WAMUG Monthly Meeting. Don't forget. It's next Tuesday, 7 June 2011. See the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. Oh, and don't forget the start time is now 7pm but we still finish at 9pm. See you there. Regards Pete Smith (Please Do Not reply) -- 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
Daily digest - update ( HTML)
With reference to the daily digest not being available I have found out the following: Our web host Web In A Box has physically moved from their old location to a new location. The WAMUG mail system is running on Kerio Mail Server. The domain is running under a virtual server at the new location and the whole shebang comes under the auspices of our web host. Unfortunately, they don't currently run Kerio as part of their regular service. If I understand correctly, whilst the physical move has been completed, the software migration hasn't happened yet (or at least hasn't been completed). However, once Web In A Box has Kerio up and running, the digest should come back online and also the list will revert to plain text again and attachments will not come through. Sorry I can't give a time line. I believe they've hit a couple of hurdles along the way. Regards, Pete Smith On 12/05/2011, at 08:31 AM, Vladimir James wrote: Could someone in the know please tell me whether the daily digest sub, as mentioned on the website, is available. Vlad James wireless (NetComm 3G21WB) 27 iMac 2.8 GHz i5 8GB OS X 10.6.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
WAMUG Special General Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 3 May 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS. Hope you've set your iCals for the WAMUG Special General Meeting and monthly meeting this Tuesday, 3 May 2011! This special general meeting has been called in regards to proposed amendments to the WAMUG constitution. The monthly meeting will follow straight after. Go to the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/ for the post on the SGM. Leave a comment if you like. http://www.wamug.org.au/amendments-to-constitution/ to see what the proposed amendments actual are, download a copy or download the Proxy Form. Please remember, though, that the Proxy Form must be received by the WAMUG Voting Registrar by 12.00pm (noon) on Tuesday 3 May 2011. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/ to see the full meeting details. Don't forget the meetings now start at 7 pm but still finish at 9 pm. See you there. Regards, Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) [P.S. The notes from the April meeting are finally up. With Ronni's kind permission, I have attached a transcript of her short acceptance speech to the end of the notes.] -- 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
WAMUG Special General Meeting Reminder: This Tuesday 3 May 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS. Hope you've set your iCals for the WAMUG Special General Meeting and monthly meeting next Tuesday, 3 May 2011? This special general meeting has been called in regards to proposed amendments to the WAMUG constitution. The monthly meeting will follow straight after. Go to the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/ for the post on the SGM. Leave a comment if you like. http://www.wamug.org.au/amendments-to-constitution/ to see what the proposed amendments actual are, download a copy or download the Proxy Form http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/ to see the full meeting details. Don't forget the meetings now start at 7 pm but still finish at 9 pm. See you there. Regards, Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) [P.S. The notes from the April meeting are running very late. They'll be up on the website over the weekend, hopefully. I've been having a bit of slow trouble accessing the web site.] -- 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
WAMUG Special General Meeting (+ Voting Procedures)
G'day all. The committee has finalised voting procedures for the upcoming special general meeting. WAMUG members, both Life and Ordinary, are able to vote by proxy if unable to attend the meeting (or if you're not sure you can make it and want to make sure your vote counts). The voting details are now included in the relevant area of this bulletin and are also posted up on the WAMUG web site. The Amendments to Constitution page has been updated and a link to download the Proxy Form has been added. WAMUG members are encouraged to read the full details on the web site and are invited to leave comments about any or all of the proposed amendments. Comments may be left either on the web site post or on this List bulletin. Regards, Pete Smith Begin forwarded message: From: Pete Smith smudd...@internode.on.net Date: 15 April 2011 8:26:06 PM AWST To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: WAMUG Special General Meeting Reply-To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au WAMUG Special General Meeting Under Rule 5.2 of the WAMUG Constitution, the WAMUG Committee are calling a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be held immediately prior to the next monthly meeting on 3 May 2011. At this SGM, the Committee proposes to present 4 amendments to the current constitution for consideration. The proposed amendments are specifically in relation to 1) subscriptions - bringing them into line with the calendar year, 2) corporate members - changing their ability to be committee members and 3) electing committee members at the AGM. There are actually two proposed amendments in relation to corporate members but both relate to the same main issue. A special page has been put up on the web site that details the full proposed amendments covering the current clauses, the proposed amended clauses and a detailed explanation for each. A PDF copy of the page can be downloaded from the site (link is at the top of the page). Site Link: http://www.wamug.org.au/amendments-to-constitution/ These proposed amendments have been formulated following various discussions on the List over the years. Voting. Ordinary and Life members of the WAMUG may vote in this special general election by either attending the meeting and casting their vote personally or by completing the Proxy Form and sending it in. The proxy form can be found via a link at the top right hand corner on the Amendments to Constitution page on the WAMUG web site. http://www.wamug.org.au/amendments-to-constitution/ Pages one and two of the proxy form contains the four special resolutions in numbered order plus details of the time and location of the special general meeting. The third page is the actual proxy form that needs to be completed. You will need to print the form off and complete it and either; scan it and email it to pe...@civiltech.com.au or post it by mail to : WAMUG Voting Registrar C/- PO Box 1204 CANNING VALE DC WA 6970 Either way, the Proxy Form must be received by the WAMUG Voting Registrar by 12.00pm (noon) on Tuesday 3 May 2011. Comments. WAMUG members are encouraged to read the full details on the web site and are invited to leave comments about any or all of the proposed amendments. Comments may be left either on the web site post or on this List bulletin. Regards to all. Pete Smith On behalf of the WAMUG Committee. -- 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: Blank Worksheet in Excel
G'day Stephen. I don't believe you can. In Excel - Preferences - Authoring - General there is the choice of stating how many Sheets in new work book. The default is 1. Excel accepts whole numbers from 1 - 255. It wont accept 0. That's from Excel 2008. Regards, Pete Smith On 19/04/2011, at 22:03 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi there, Does anyone know how to stop the automatic appearance of a blank worksheet every time Excel is opened ? I searched many help screens in Excel 2008 when I used it but never found any way to turn this off. I now use MS Office 2011. Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
WAMUG Special General Meeting
WAMUG Special General Meeting Under Rule 5.2 of the WAMUG Constitution, the WAMUG Committee are calling a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be held immediately prior to the next monthly meeting on 3 May 2011. At this SGM, the Committee proposes to present 4 amendments to the current constitution for consideration. The proposed amendments are specifically in relation to 1) subscriptions - bringing them into line with the calendar year, 2) corporate members - changing their ability to be committee members and 3) electing committee members at the AGM. There are actually two proposed amendments in relation to corporate members but both relate to the same main issue. A special page has been put up on the web site that details the full proposed amendments covering the current clauses, the proposed amended clauses and a detailed explanation for each. A PDF copy of the page can be downloaded from the site (link is at the top of the page). Site Link: http://www.wamug.org.au/amendments-to-constitution/ These proposed amendments have been formulated following various discussions on the List over the years. Voting. The committee is hoping to finalise voting arrangements in regards to proxy and postal voting as its next committee meeting on 19 April 2011. These will be posted up on both the List and the web site as soon as they are finalised. Voting is open to all life and current financial ordinary members. Comments. WAMUG members are encouraged to read the full details on the web site and are invited to leave comments about any or all of the proposed amendments. Comments may be left either on the web site post or on the this List bulletin. Regards to all. Pete Smith On behalf of the WAMUG Committee. -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Final SPECIAL Reminder: This Tuesday 5 April 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS Have you set your iCal for the April monthly meeting yet? Well you should - and don't forget the new start time of 7.00 pm This meeting will be a meeting of special significance because we are proud to be able to present Ronni with an Honorary Life Membership Award. At the recent AGM, the Committee put to the meeting that Ronni (Ronda Brown) be awarded an Honorary Life Membership of the WAMUG in “recognition of her unceasing and tireless contributions to the body of knowledge which is the WAMUG Mailing List”. This was met with an instant, unanimous and enthusiastic vote of confirmation. Consequently, arrangements have been made for Ronni to receive her award personally at the April meeting. So come along and show your appreciation in person to her. Also, it's the 10th birthday of Mac OS X (well 24 March actually was) so we'll be celebrating in style. Go to the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/ See you there Regards, Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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: WAMUG April meeting
And don't forget the NEW START TIME - half an hour earlier - 7.00pm. One doesn't want to be late to such a special occasion. Regards, Pete Smith On 02/04/2011, at 12:25 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Sounds like lots of people may be coming,..but be careful...we don't want to scare Ronni off,..otherwise she may find some emergency and can't make it ;o)) Hehehe :o) I'll go hide now,... Kind Regards Daniel On 2/4/11 11:17 AM, Pedro pfow...@iinet.net.au wrote: I agree, I have been unable to attend the meetings of late due to work commitments but I will be making a special effort for this one. (we may need a bigger venue) cheers PEDR On 02/04/2011, at 10:39 AM, cm wrote: Hi Marlene, I think that is a great idea. There will likely be a good turn out and we will finally get to see other members of the list. To add to my enthusiasm for the idea, I am slightly face blind and often embarrass myself as a result. :-} Cheers, Carlo On 2011-04-02, at 07:05, Marlene Oostryck wrote: Hi All Great news to hear that Ronni will be officially recognised for her amazing contribution to WAMUG. Could I suggest that name tags are available at the meeting so that we can put a face to the name/email address. Regards Marlene Oostryck -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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 15 MacBookPro 2.66 GHz Core i7 4 GB/1067 MHz 500GB OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
WAMUG Meeting SPECIAL Reminder: This Tuesday 5 April 2011
G'day all WAMUGGERS Have you set your iCal for the April monthly meeting yet? Well you should. This meeting will be a meeting of special significance because we are proud to be able to present Ronni with an Honorary Life Membership Award. At the recent AGM, the Committee put to the meeting that Ronni (Ronda Brown) be awarded an Honorary Life Membership of the WAMUG in “recognition of her unceasing and tireless contributions to the body of knowledge which is the WAMUG Mailing List”. This was met with an instant, unanimous and enthusiastic vote of confirmation. Consequently, arrangements have been made for Ronni to receive her award personally at the April meeting. So come along and show your appreciation in person to her. Also, it's the 10th birthday of Mac OS X (well 24 March actually was) so we'll be celebrating in style. Go to the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/ See you there Regards, Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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: Membership
Hi Laura. Without letting too much of the cat out of the bag, I have tried to answer your questions as below. It is planned to let the whole cat out just after the next monthly meeting! (Bet that intrigues a few people!!) Oh, and it's got nothing to do with 'Lion', just that common saying. Regards, Pete Smith On 25/03/2011, at 11:26 AM, Laura Webb wrote: Good morning all Could someone please clarify questions about membership. From my reading of information on the WAMUG web page, the List is free to all, but those wishing to attend monthly meetings, should pay a membership of $30 per year. I presume such membership also gives a right to vote as and when necessary. I have also understood that membership is due per calendar year and generally payable around the time of the AGM. 1. You are right in that membership does give the right to vote when necessary. Unfortunately, the constitution puts the subscription year 12 months from each member's initial joining. We are hoping to have that changed very soon. By implication are all those attending monthly meetings presumed to be financial members? 2. Non-financial members are not actually banned from the meetings. We encourage prospective members to come along and have a look before they join. (I did for a couple of meetings which is why I joined.) We are also looking at ways of being able to introduce some 'members only extras' that would add value to being a member and, hopefully, encourage others to join. Not just at meetings but on the website too. We regularly see reminders about forthcoming meetings. Why do we never see a reminder that membership is due? Could this not be included with the reminder about the AGM? 3. Hopefully, point 1 will fix this up and then annual reminders will definitely be posted. Unable to attend the AGM, I posted a cheque on 3rd March for $30 to the following address as shown on the web page:- WAMUG Treasurer, PO Box 514, WEMBLEY 6913. 4. I have received the new address today and the website was actually updated about an hour ago. http://www.wamug.org.au/join/ My cheque has just been returned, the envelope endorsed opened in error. It is good to know that someone was kind enough to return it. I note that it is now possible to pay by bank transfer, an option that I don't remember being available last year. I shall now use that method but do feel concerned that an incorrect address is being shown on the web page. 5. The electronic option is indeed a recent addition to the Join page and you may have also noticed that we no longer use PayPal/PayMate. From memory, it occurred at the end of January this year. I wont say any more until after the April meeting. All the info will be on the website and there will also be a posting about it on the List. There are still a few tweaks to be done on the 'cat' but they'll be done by then. Regards Laura -- 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: reverting to older version of iPhone app (was Bento 4)
Thanks Carlo. I decided to revert and followed your instructions with no problems except step 3. I deleted both apps from iTunes and the iPhone, confirming both deletes. When I started step 3 to sync the iPhone minus Bento, up popped a message box saying that the iPhone had downloaded items that were no longer on iTunes and did I want to bring them across? I can't remember exactly what it said; sorry; but that was the gist of it. As I knew I hadn't downloaded any thing I rejected it. I cancelled the sync using the slider on the iPhone, waited what seemed like ages whilst iTunes still indicated it was backing up my iPhone. When it finally said it was safe to disconnect I then dragged the old app from finder into the iTunes Library and re-synced the iPhone. I then opened Bento on both devices and had to set up from anew again and sync which took about 37mins but now all is well and my latest book additions are on my iPhone so I wont double up. As an afterthought - I have just realised that I had, in fact, updated some data on an app (bus timetables) via 3G on Friday so maybe that was what the message was about? But that doesn't make sense as I hadn't synced since then anyway. I've just done another sync and the message didn't come up but the data is still on the iPhone anyway. I also checked and compared the app size and worked out the content of the Bento app when I synced was 1.45GB! Many thanks again Carlo. (PS - I'm already missing the look of the new Bento app. Must upgrade to Bento 4 soon.) Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 19/03/2011, at 13:27 PM, cm wrote: Hi Pete, Well done in preserving the file! If the update to the iPhone app was free, you have a painless way to revert to the older version that you just recovered from Trash. It is easy enough so I will detail it here to give you the option. The file you recovered should have a .ipa extension, that presumably stands for iPhone app. 1) Delete the app from your iTunes library -- in iTunes select Apps in the left hand selector panel, find the icon of the app in question in the right hand detail panel, right click or Ctrl-click the icon and select Delete. In the successive pop-ups select Remove and then Move to Trash. 2) Delete the app from your iPhone -- press and hold the App icon until it jiggles, then select the X at the top left of the icon and confirm the delete. 3) You can sync your iPhone now to save any version confusion (I am not sure if this step is necessary) 4) Drag the .ipa file of your old version to the Library pane at the top left of iTunes. 5) Sync your iPhone again to install the old version to the phone. And that's it. You can then at some future time upgrade again to the newer version of the App, but until you want to do that, avoid selecting the app for upgrade in the app store. Cheers, Carlo On 2011-03-19, at 12:54, Pete Smith wrote: Thanks Carlo. I still had the app in the trash and have moved it to another folder on the mac for storage just in case. As I can still use both the iMac version and the iPhone app (just not sync) I will put up with the inconvenience for a little while. Either I'll update to Bento 4 before; or the other app update will come out and hopefully fix it. I dare say I'll stop my little personal protest soon and buy the update. I've been hanging out for it. Regards, Pete Smith -- 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: Safe to Upgrade ? IOS 4.3
G'day Blitto I upgraded my 3G iPhone with no problems. Even tried my hotspot by turning off my modem and connected my iMac to the iPhone via Bluetooth. To be honest, I'm not sure what happened. I did a test email and it kept coming up saying I wasn't connected yet the iPhone iMac said they were connected! When I finally gave up and disconnected, the email went off!! I've got no idea what happened. I was just testing/playing to see if it work. My iPhone, however, has given me no problems since upgrading. My only problem is with the Bento app which I downloaded but that has absolutely nothing to do with 4.3. Hope this helps. Regards, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 20/03/2011, at 12:35 PM, Rod Blitvich wrote: Hi WAMUGers Please can you tell me is it safe to upgrade my phone to 4.3? or wait a few more days? ta Blitto image.gif Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au http://web.me.com/blitto Black holes suck. -- 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: Bento 4
Thanks Carlo. I still had the app in the trash and have moved it to another folder on the mac for storage just in case. As I can still use both the iMac version and the iPhone app (just not sync) I will put up with the inconvenience for a little while. Either I'll update to Bento 4 before; or the other app update will come out and hopefully fix it. I dare say I'll stop my little personal protest soon and buy the update. I've been hanging out for it. Regards, Pete Smith On 18/03/2011, at 09:29 AM, cm wrote: Hi Pete, There are still two (long shot) possible ways that you can revert to the older version of the Bento app. 1) When you update any app you will find the old version in the Trash Can. If you have not yet emptied the trash you can revert from this copy. 2) If like some other MUGgers you have more than one portable device — say an iPhone and an iPad — and have not yet updated the app on both you can revert to the older version from the not yet updated device. If either of the above apply, let me know and I will send detailed instructions. Cheers, Carlo Sent from my iPad On 18/03/2011, at 0:51, Pete Smith smudd...@internode.on.net wrote: G'day all. Bento 4 has been released. AUD$53.64 for download or box from Filemaker. Automatic $25 off if download update version (from 1, 2 or 3) [AUD$30.91 - they must be using American maths!!!] https://store.filemaker.com.au/product/viewfamily/family/BEN Also iPhone app has been updated. However, if you, like me, are still using Bento 2 DO NOT DOWNLOAD the app update as it will not sync. Another app update will be coming shortly to allow syncing with 2. It also has trouble opening the updated app. I tried four times before it finally opened although it has opened normally since. It may be that it took a long time to sort itself out as it looks different. My libraries now show icons of the media images (eg book covers) at each entry that has an image and I do have a lot of images. There is now three display fields: primary, secondary and media or checkbox. I thought I'd let it go (in opening) for some time but maybe I was more impatient than I thought. What really cheesed me off, though, was the fact that the one line warning about not downloading if wanting to sync with Bento 2 is hidden at the bottom of the What's New panel on the app on the store. If you just open iTunes and check your app folder and it tells you have a number of updates, there is no warning that I saw about not downloading the Bento update. I eventually had to go to the store, select and open the Bento app and then click the more button to see what they had written. I do intend to get Bento 4 but at a time of my choosing so now I can't sync the most used app on my iPhone. Damned inconsiderate of them. Regards, Pete Smith -- 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
Bento 4
G'day all. Bento 4 has been released. AUD$53.64 for download or box from Filemaker. Automatic $25 off if download update version (from 1, 2 or 3) [AUD$30.91 - they must be using American maths!!!] https://store.filemaker.com.au/product/viewfamily/family/BEN Also iPhone app has been updated. However, if you, like me, are still using Bento 2 DO NOT DOWNLOAD the app update as it will not sync. Another app update will be coming shortly to allow syncing with 2. It also has trouble opening the updated app. I tried four times before it finally opened although it has opened normally since. It may be that it took a long time to sort itself out as it looks different. My libraries now show icons of the media images (eg book covers) at each entry that has an image and I do have a lot of images. There is now three display fields: primary, secondary and media or checkbox. I thought I'd let it go (in opening) for some time but maybe I was more impatient than I thought. What really cheesed me off, though, was the fact that the one line warning about not downloading if wanting to sync with Bento 2 is hidden at the bottom of the What's New panel on the app on the store. If you just open iTunes and check your app folder and it tells you have a number of updates, there is no warning that I saw about not downloading the Bento update. I eventually had to go to the store, select and open the Bento app and then click the more button to see what they had written. I do intend to get Bento 4 but at a time of my choosing so now I can't sync the most used app on my iPhone. Damned inconsiderate of them. Regards, Pete Smith -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Time Change (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS. This is just a quick note to let everyone know that, following discussions at the last two meetings, the start time to future monthly meetings has been changed. Future meetings will now start a half earlier at 7pm. The web site has full details of upcoming meetings. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/ The usual reminders will sent out next week. See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- 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
WAMUG ***AGM*** Final Reminder: This Tuesday 1 March 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all. Hope you've set your iCals for the WAMUG Annual General Meeting next Tuesday, 1 March 2011. Go to the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. The monthly meeting will follow after. See you there Regards, Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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
WAMUG ***AGM*** Reminder: Tuesday 1 March 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all. Hope you've set your iCals for the WAMUG Annual General Meeting next Tuesday, 1 March 2011. Go to the website for full details. http://www.wamug.org.au/meetings/. The monthly meeting will follow after. See you there Regards, Pete Smith (Please Do Not Reply) -- 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
Protective Plastic Case for 3.5 SATA HDD
G'day all. This may interest any of you who have invested or are going to invest in bare external hard disks for use in devices such as the Voyager Q. I have had three on the go plus some more I've just bought ($63 for 1TB from Austin computers online) and have just been storing them in the original packaging. This was not the best solution I felt so I did a bit of interwebby research and eventually came across the following: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/protective-plastic-case-for-3-5-sata-hdd-translucent-25631 I ordered some and they turned up yesterday. My verdict? Brilliant! The drives fit firmly and snuggly in the cases and the top is easy to open and shut. The drives don't just 'fall' in or out but need to be deliberately pushed in and pulled out but it can be done with two fingers grasping each side easily. Now my drives can be stored upright like books and the cases can be easily labelled. You can also store them laying down if you want, or on the side if you choose. The cases are from the USA and cost $US 3.62 ($AUD3.61 today) but get a bit cheaper if you order more. I ordered 15, not only for myself, and each case worked out at $AUD 2.99 each delivered to my front door. For those interested, I ordered them on 20 January 2011, they shipped on 27 January and were delivered yesterday, 16 February. Hope this helps someone. Regards, Pete Smith -- 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: Waxing Lyrical
G'day Mike. I think it's disappeared! I also downloaded it and have been using it to get my lyrics. I have just checked the App Store and it's not there. Also, interestingly, it not longer shows up in my 'Purchases' on the store. I tried looking through the apps and typing Lyrica and Lyr in the search panel. All to no avail. It looks like it has been removed but I have no idea why. Regards, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 10/02/2011, at 12:29 PM, Mike Armson wrote: From: cm cm200...@gmail.com Reply-To: WAMUG List wamug@wamug.org.au Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 16:20:23 +0800 To: WAMUG List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Waxing Lyrical Hi Muggers, I just wanted to wax lyrical about the Lyrica application available from the Map App Store. (I have no association with the company and do not benefit from their sales.) G'Day Carlo App Store give lots of references to 'lyric' apps,but none to Lyrica. Do you have their URL? Regards Mike Armson -- 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: Waxing Lyrical
That's intriguing Neil. I got my copy by the clicking on the APP icon in the dock. Presumably that took me to the Australian store. (I got it on 1 Feb straight after the meeting) I know of others who got it even later. I wonder why they took it off the Aussie store? Oh well, it's working and I'm happy with it. Mind you, I've picked up some doozie lyrics. The Addams Family came back with completely different and irrelevant lyrics, a couple have come back with what look like web addresses and one came back with disgusting lyrics that I've never even heard of before and definitely were not for the song playing!! However, they came back lightningly fast. Overall, though, I'm quite happy with it. Especially as you can get a report of the songs it got lyrics for and those it didn't and save it as text file (only when hunting playlists). Regards, Pete Smith iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM 750GB Hdrive OS X 10.6.6 On 10/02/2011, at 13:20 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hey mike, Have you not heard of Google?! Put in “Lyrica app” and it gives about 116 million hits – of which almost all the first page is relevant (reviews and more) including: The top hit: Mac App Store Preview: Lyrica http://www.macstories.net/mac/mac-app-store-preview-lyrica/ The actual developers site: http://lyricsapp.net/ Maybe even easier than sending the question to WAMUG ;o) However, the reason you can’t find it on the App store is probably because it is only currently available on the US app store – when you mouse over the “Available on the App Store” link on the developers website it says “Available on the US App Store” and takes you here; http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=333259751mt=8ign-mpt=uo%3D6 Trying to view it in iTunes tells you “The item you’ve requested is not currently available in the Australian Store” So, at the minute, you would need to sign in with a US itunes account to download it. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 10/2/11 12:29 PM, Mike Armson at marm...@iinet.net.au wrote: From: cm cm200...@gmail.com Reply-To: WAMUG List wamug@wamug.org.au Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 16:20:23 +0800 To: WAMUG List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Waxing Lyrical Hi Muggers, I just wanted to wax lyrical about the Lyrica application available from the Map App Store. (I have no association with the company and do not benefit from their sales.) G'Day Carlo App Store give lots of references to 'lyric' apps,but none to Lyrica. Do you have their URL? Regards Mike Armson -- 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
WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 1 February 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)
G'day all WAMUGGERS. All set for another year? Have you set up your iCal to tell when all the monthly meetings are? I have and it tells me that the first WAMUG monthly meeting is this Tuesday, 1st February 2011. We'll start, as usual, with the question and answer session and then we'll have a quick break to get a cuppa and a biscuit to enjoy with the presentations. This coming month we'll have, in the order of one of them before the other: ☠ Running Windows within Apple; and ✔ The new App store for Mac. So pack up your questions, grab your $5 and head on down to the FutureSphere. (Details are subject to change without notice) ***Guess what?? These meeting details are now also on the WAMUG website and will be regularly updated from now on. Read the post 'New Monthly Meetings Page' to see what's happening.*** Advanced Notification: The Annual General Meeting will be held immediately before the March monthly meeting. Further details will be put on the website under the Monthly Meetings page closer to the date. Location: FutureSphere, Level 1 Building L; Christ Church Grammar School, Queenslea Drive Claremont. Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm Cost: $5 Visit http://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/atccgs/important-files-store/map-web2010-2.png to view a detailed map. The FutureSphere is building L in the middle along Queenslea Drive [Grid ref: G9] Streetsmart map ref: 371 A 10 (Queenslea Drive comes off Stirling Hwy and is opposite Stirling Rd. The school is next to Bethesda Hospital.) See you there. Pete Smith Please do not reply to this email. -- 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: info
G'day Malcolm. I'm not aware of any specific legislation that covers your query. I think the bolded info is just a disclaimer. The following may assist from Connecting Up Australia (I have no knowledge of the organisation, I just googled): ** What Are Email Disclaimers? Email disclaimers are statements that are added to emails to disclaim liability. The statements are usually of a legal character, but can also be used for marketing purposes. There are three main reasons why you might decide to add disclaimers to your emails: legal protection, regulatory compliance and marketing purposes. Legal Protection If you were to be so unlucky to be sued for the contents of an email, it is not certain whether an email disclaimer will protect you from liability in a court of law. However, it can help your case and, in some situations, might exempt you from liability. More importantly, it may well prevent the actual occurrence of lawsuits against your organization, since the mere presence of the statement might deter most persons from seeking legal compensation from your organization. Besides avoiding liability, disclaimers are also used to prevent persons from unlawfully forwarding or copying confidential emails. Again, the presence of the notice will deter most persons from doing this. Therefore, the use of disclaimers is always recommended. Disclaimers can help protect against six types of legal threats: . Transmission of viruses. If an employee sends or forwards an email that contains a virus, your organization can be sued for this. Apart from implementing a good virus checker that blocks viruses entering and leaving the organization via email, you can also warn in your disclaimer that the email could possibly contain viruses and that the receiver is responsible for checking and deleting viruses. From their About Us Page: Connecting Up Australia is a nonprofit organisation that works to strengthen the nonprofit and community sector in Australia by providing a variety of information, products, resources and programs. Our services are available to approximately 600,000 organisations across the nation. We also help to develop relationships with business, community and government sectors for capacity development. The info came from http://www.connectingup.org/ict-recourses/internet-and-web/email-disclaimers-to-protect-your-organization ** I would think that if a company was taking all precautions but a virus still got through and harmed someone else via email, it may be difficult to prosecute them. However, if they took no precautions then it may be easier. At the end of the day, the receiver still has some responsibility, I feel. It would be interesting to know if there is any actual statute law in relation to it but I'd bet a penny to a pound that there isn't. Regards, Pete Smith On 30/01/2011, at 13:13 PM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: I have just received an email with this at the bottom of the correspondence .As a matter of interest is the info in bold true legally? It is the recipients' responsibility to examine this email and any attachments for viruses. This email and any attachments, and the information contained therein, are the subject of copyright, are confidential and intended only for use by named addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, copying or use of any of the information is unauthorised. Any copyright or confidentiality is not waived or otherwise lost as a result of this email being sent to you in error. If you have received this message in error, please immediately telephone or email us and delete all copies from your computer system. Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au Skype docmactor -- 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
