Re: Fed up
Adrian Skehan wrote: Good evening all, Having become fed up with Telstra over a billing issue and at the same time starting to feel like one of their favourite milking cows, I have decided to move on, but just where to go from here is looking like a more daunting task than first anticipated. I am a low end user but have become used to the speed of ADSL 2. I have had the internet, home phone and mobiles bundled for the last couple of years which consider is excessively expensive considering what I use it for. Is there anything out there other than BigPond, Optus and iiNet worth looking at? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Hi Adrian, Have you had a look at http://www.whirlpool.net.au/ Type in your phone number and it will list hundreds of available providers. My neighbours get a good fast bundled service from Internode. AAPT ? regards pmarty -- The 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: Excel quits, machine logs off after Snow Leopard install
Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bob, Yes, well, as they say - your mileage may vary. As per the previous posts and related links, lots of people ARE experiencing problems with Excel and SL. I guess I just prefer to stick with stuff that is working fine for me until I see a compelling need to upgrade. Cheers Neil Thanks for all of the ideas everyone. I'll try them all. Same for me Neil. Through the Education Dept we got a good deal on Office 2008. Trashed it as soon as I found out none of my macros worked anymore. I was a bit surprised by this problem as I've had about 7 different laptops now and I always do the latest upgrades etc and never do any maintenance. Maybe it's just my turn. Thanks again, pmarty -- The 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
Excel quits, machine logs off after Snow Leopard install
Hi everyone, Since installing Snow Leopard Excel quits unexpectedly ( about every 5 to 10 minutes or so). Also, less frequently, the machine will just log of without any user intervention. All other applications seem fine. Any suggestions? Regards pmarty Peter Martinson Bunbury -- The 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: Connecting a Laptop to TV
Adrian Skehan wrote: A friend of mine wants to connect his G4 (OSX Tiger) Laptop to a fairly old TV that only has the 3 RCA jack at the back, does anyone know if this can this be done? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Definitely, you just need to right adapter and if you want sound, a Griffin iMic through USB. I actually used this about half an hour ago at our golf club. Works great. Can also use s-video from the same adapter. Regards pmarty Peter Martinson -- The 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
Internet via Parallels won't work after installing Parallels 4.0
Hi everyone, Recently installed Parallels 4.0 and now I cannot get Internet Explorer to work either at school using an upstream server or the school proxy server. Won't work at home either. Neither wireless nor ethernet. Home access is fine in both Safari 4 and Firefox 3. Parallels configuration is set to Network Adapter 1 Shared Networking Internet Explorer ... have tried automatically detect , setting a manual IP, etc Anyone else had similar issues? Thanks pmarty Peter Martinson Eaton Primary School -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Internet via Parallels won't work after installing Parallels 4.0
Peter Martinson wrote: Hi everyone, Recently installed Parallels 4.0 and now I cannot get Internet Explorer to work either at school using an upstream server or the school proxy server. Won't work at home either. Neither wireless nor ethernet. Home access is fine in both Safari 4 and Firefox 3. Parallels configuration is set to Network Adapter 1 Shared Networking Internet Explorer ... have tried automatically detect , setting a manual IP, etc Anyone else had similar issues? Thanks pmarty Peter Martinson Eaton Primary School -- The 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 I've continued to click on anything that remotely looks like it is connected to networking and now it is working! ( At home anyway). Ignore for now, will get back to the list if I continue to have problems. Thanks all. pmarty -- The 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: The gBall
Reg Whitely wrote: Hi all I think this would be a useful way to integrate Maths, PE and Technology at school. Our PE and GiR-N have really been taken by it. What do you think? http://www.google.com.au/intl/en/gball/ Reg -- The 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 I think the Australian standard that applies says it all AS 1 04 2009 pmarty -- The 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: Slide Film scanning
Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Adrian, I'm interested in finding out what its called and where you got it from. Have you tried it out yet? Any idea of the quality of the scans. Just in case anyone may be interested in 35mm Slide and Film Scanners, I purchased one today, its a tiny little thing that scans onto an SD card so its non computer specific, it cost about $150 including $20 for ph it is surprisingly simple to use and gives excellent results. Hi all, Friday's Catch of the Daywww.catchoftheday.com.au was a 5.0 Megapixel 35 mm flim and slide scanner for $98.70 plus shipping Look in The ones that got Away! at the bottom of the left hand panel. Great bargains at good prices. It's now my home page. Regards pmarty -- The 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: Undesirable mails
Philippe Chaperon wrote: Dear WAMUG'ers, I have received today a mail from someone who I do not know and is not on my address book. The mail was asking me to join a forum and provided a Website. Needless to say I have not visited the website and promptly deleted the mail. My concern is that the addresses to which the mail was sent was visible, and in there I found my old address from another provider, which address was cancelled years ago but unfortunately is still in my address book. I also found some of my friends' addresses in that list, which seem to indicate that my address book was somehow 'mined'. Is this possible? and if so what kind of 'virus' or malware have I picked up? (PS I do not frequent dingy websites or subscribe to strange forums. I am now trying a couple of antivirus applications, ProtectMac on OX 10.5.6, ClamXAV on 10.3.9 which have so far found no problems!!) To add to my problems, I am receiving at least 10 emails every day showing my current email address as the one from which the emails were being sent!!! Is Mail Washer my next move? Any advice would be appreciated. Kind regards, Philippe Chaperon Mac OX 10.3.9 also 10.5.6 (from which I boot every now and then) G5 PPC 1.8Ghz dual -- The 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 Hi Philippe, Don't worry too much. Usually it's someone else's mailbox that has been hacked/harvested etc. Your email addresses old and new have been picked up from them. Spammers run programs that put the harvested address in the sent from field. I've noticed recently that they send a message to the actual address too, probably to confirm that it is an active address suitable to receive more spam emails. I get heaps.I'm actually amazed at how many attractive Russian women send me emails professing their undying love and admiration for me even though we haven't actually met! I'm running 2 Macbooks amd a Macbook Pro and I still don't bother with any sort of virus software. The only problem I've ever had is when I deliberately infected my machine to see what would happen. Took me about 2 hours to fix. Of course if you are using your machines for business work then protection is an investment. Regards pmarty Peter Martinson Bunbury -- The 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: A Quicktime/iTunes question please
Ronda Brown wrote: On 16/06/2008, at 11:23 PM, James I Fraser wrote: Hi Ronni I wonder if you've come across an error message like this when connecting to the ITunes store - iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. An unknown error occurred (-2096) Make sure your network connection is active and try again. The 1 thing that regularly stuffs up my connection is if I have the incorrect location chosen. regards pmarty -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MacBooks for Teachers WA
Hi all, I use my mac in a 100 schools (LWICT) environment. Go to the Go menu Connect to Server smb://server name Up comes the usual windows style username and password dialogue box Gets me access to everything I can access using a PC bar Integris. For that I use Parallels. Plus everything Mac. For internet access use proxy 8080 ( but this requires your user id and password each time) or contact me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why would you use anything else? Regards pmarty -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cost of printing
Hi everyone, Does anyone have any tips on calculating how myuch a page cost to print or photocopy? ie Is there any software or scanner application that can tell you how much of each colour is on the page? Is it possible to calculate using software like Graphic Converter? I do have a very general publication from canon that gives a rough idea but I'm looking for something more soecific. Thanks in anticipation pmarty -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tunnelbuilder availability
Hi everyone, Thanks to Mathew Healey and Dave Choy in assisting with an airport card and adapter for iMacDV. Does anyone know where I can get Tunnelbuilder (VPN Client for OS 9) or suitable replacement?. Reluctant to go to OS X at the moment as the 90 year old user is more familiar with OS 9. Thanks in advance pmarty Peter Martinson Deputy Eaton Primary School
Old Mac computers
Hi everyone, Well I've finally bitten the bullet! I currently have about 100 -130 Mac computers, monitors and printers (in my games room) that I was intending to set up as a borrowing resource for students without computers. Unfortunately as a Deputy Principal and looking after all of our network ( at the moment) I just can't find the time to re image them etc. I hate throwing out good computers that work so. I remember a group that were setting up computers for use in Timor as well as the Computer Angels in Perth. These computers range from the original Classics to 6400's. ( I can still use iMacs on our network). I'm particularly interested in the Timor idea as the older models are more likely to be accepted. Do any of you have any contact info for me? thanks in advance. pmarty
Re:Airport for imacDV
Thanks to Mark Heeler, Malcolm Burtenshaw, Greg Sharp, Daniel Kam, Christian Kotz, Greg Sharp, Mathew Healey and Dave Choy. Your info has been most helpful in resolving my issues with wireless for my mother's iMacDV. I'm pretty sure it will work. thanks again. pmarty
Airport for imacDV
Hi everyone, My (90) year old mother has an iMacDV in her retirement residence which is now offering broadband via a wireless network. I can connect to their network with my 17 Powerbook ( security is suspect). It's a setup where they wireless to an aerial on your roof then who knows what. I an seeking a retailer who sells wireless card and adapters to suit the iMacDV. Google searches give so many wireless extreme that they (old cards ) are hard to find. Does anyone know of any suppliers locally? Thanks in advance. pmarty
Disk Copy 6.4 images 2Gb
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a copy of a file called Cleanup for ASR that works with Apple's Disk Copy 6.4. ( I have 6.4 but the only copy of the Cleanup file I can find continually downloads as corrupt). I wish to make a disk image greater than 2 Gb to restore over our network with Apple Software Restore. Up until now I've ditched stuff to make the image smaller than 2 Gb and used Disk Copy 6.3.3 and it works well. Has anyone had experience with 6.4, as in making the image it breaks it in to 2 parts which can be mounted but are not recognised when scanning for ASR. Have tried making the image with OS X (10.2.6) but again 6.4 can mount the image but not prepare it for ASR. I can use 6.4 to clone the image but this means taking a firewire device to each machine, booting from it and running the cloning process . Takes too long for 60+ machines plus only half of them have Firewire. We use OS 10.2 Server with all OS 9.2.2 clients most of which don't have enough memory to go to OS X so using OS X with Carbon Copy Cloner is not an option at this stage. Thanks in Advance pmarty Peter Martinson IT Eaton Primary School Bunbury WA PS Look after your Server install disk like gold because if you damage it or lose it Apple insist (as of yesterday) that you pay the full $1200 (EDU price) to get a replacement CD even though you own an unlimited licence. I've already started at looking for an alternative platform. UNIX ?
You beauty!...Pity about the 12 in screen
Just signed up for my new NFT Apple ibook!! Think should have a 14.1 in screen like the Acer but. Cheers pmarty Peter Martinson Deputy Principal / IT Coordinator Eaton Primary School
Re: Physical Printer problem
We have the same problem frequently at school ( 8 epson 740's) The problem seems to be that over time the slide bar that carries the ink cartridge assembly gets dry. This causes the cartridge assembly to not quite return to home base. When the printer starts up it recognises that the assembly is not in the home position and seems to assume it must be at the other end so it sends it back! (rapidly) in that seemingly self destruct type manouvre. Solution Slide a piece of paper around the chrome slide bar ( if that is what it is called) so that nothing else will get wet when you give it a quick spray with CRC or similar. (I use Ballistol) or dab some on with a cotton bud or similar. So far we've had 100% success. Cheers pmarty Peter Martinson Eaton Primary School Dark Servant wrote: My Epson Stylus 740 printer is currently experiencing some problems of physical nature. When I turn it on the printing block (part with the ink cartridges) moves across the bar and slams its-self back into the side of the printer while making a strange wir noise. As a result it refuses print commands. I have been using ink refills. Would getting new ink cartridges fix the problem (I doubt it). I'm almost certain I will need to take it somewhere to be fixed but it's worth checking on the list anyway. Ruben A. Franke -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Those interested in Notebooks for teachers
We had an E2C update seminar in Bunbury this morning. Macs are in. Still some details to sort out with Apple. Suggested timeline ...machines in about a month. Cheers pmarty Peter Martinson Deputy Principal/IT Coordinator Eaton Primary School
Re: Real Player
I seem to remember real player having dificulty finding things if you had fancy characters in the name of the HD you are using . eg ' ! etc Check to see that the name is simple. Cheers pmarty Goodall-Smith wrote: Raymond Hirst wrote: Hi Group! I have just installed Real Player v8 Basic on an iMac using system 8.6. I can use the system OK. However, my query is: If I use Sherlock to find files with Real Player in the name it responds that none can be found. Can anyone explain why the Finder does not recognise this file. Try searching for Realplayer (no space between Real and Player as you have typed above) Works for me... Phil Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives first at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ To unsubscribe from the WAMUG e-mail list, send e-mail from this account to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: dat files
Hi Peter, At school I get these all the time. It seems to be some sort of anomaly between windows mail programs and the mac side of things. In our case it happens when my principal tries to forward an email that has an attachment (eg an Excel spreadsheet) from his PC to my mac. I did some looking up using winmail,dat+problem and I think I got some sort of explanation. The best way around it , we found, was for my principal to save the attachment to his machine then send me a new mail and attach the attachment again. This seems to work fine. By the way at the moment I'm using Netscape for mail but looking at Entourage. Hope this helps. pmarty Peter Martinson Deputy Principal / IT Coordinator Eaton Primary School Peter Hinchliffe wrote: on 20/9/01 10:42 AM, Peter Bull at [EMAIL PROTECTED] exclaimed: I have just received an email with an attachment named winmail.dat . What can I use to open it? Peter Bull -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Great care! Really, if you don't know what the attachment is meant to be, ignore it and trash it immediately. The .dat extension appears on numerous file formats in Windows, but one of the most recognisable is MYOB. I would suggest from the filename that this is not so in this case, and it's highly suspicious that this could well be a malicious attachment. Again, if you don't know what it is, dump it. At least get back to the sender and get them to explain it. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives first at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ To unsubscribe from the WAMUG e-mail list, send e-mail from this account to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
