from:"S Beach"

Re: IOS 6 for iPhone 4s and iPad 1

2012-12-29 Thread S Beach

... Aaand back to the question of alternatives to Shazam (in the original
post). I use Soundhound. It works pretty well. It even identified
Bittersweet Symphony from my dodgy humming.
According to this review on Lifehacker it is a worthy opponent to Shazam:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/02/shazam-vs-soundhound-battle-of-the-mobile-song-id-services/

Regards
Shayne

On Sunday, December 30, 2012, Michael Hawkins wrote:

Thanks Ronda, Location Services is and was on together with Compass and
other relevant services. The accuracy depends upon WiFi. Modem is switched
off in the house I'm in, and so the iPhone's location leaps about. I
suspect that the capacity of the cell towers in the general vicinity
affects accuracy.

Cheers,

Michael.

On 29/12/2012, at 5:42 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

Hi Michael,

You do know that Find My iPhone does NOT use Apple Maps data to locate
your devices.
Apple Maps has nothing to do with showing the locations of any Find My
iPhone devices.

The Find My iPhone service continues to work through Apple's iCloud.com,
where it still uses mapping data from Google instead of the Apple Maps data
to show where your devices are.
Find My iPhone uses a mix of GPS, Wi-Fi data, and cell tower data to
locate the iPhone. The use of all of these services is helpful when you
need to locate a missing iPhone and a GPS signal can't be established--for
example, inside a building.

You do have to have Location Services enabled on your iPhone to use all
three services.

Cheers,
Ronni
Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 29/12/2012, at 4:19 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

I just tested my 'Find my iPhone' and it located exactly the location
within less than a minute all my devices... IPad, iPhone MacBook Pro
And that was tested inside in my house.

Are you sure you have location services on and location set correctly
on your iPhone?

Cheers,
Ronni
Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 29/12/2012, at 4:06 PM, Michael Hawkins
michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote:

A moment ago I used the Fond my phone feature. Although I was
holding the phone in my hand, the map placed it in the middle if the
Karrinyup Golf Course, about 5km away from where the phone actually was in
my little hot hand.

On 29/12/2012, at 3:04 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

I like Apple Maps (ok I know accuracy is not the best yet), but give
Apple Maps time, it is and will keep improving.
I agree with this review: 'Apple Maps vs Google' Maps:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9234967/Google_Maps_vs_Apple_Maps_turn_by_turn_Sat_Nav_test

Google Maps only wins in accuracy, at this point in time, and Apple
Maps accuracy will improve.
I prefer Apple Maps - SIRI, Turn by Turn Directions, and I like the
clearness of Apple Maps and the icons and Blue is easier to see than green
:-)

This of course is just my opinion, not a recommendation.

Cheers,
Ronni

Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 29/12/2012, at 2:21 PM, Tim Law t...@peoplehelp.com.au wrote:

I agree with Peter.

And you get to use the original Apple maps on the iPad 1, which
won't run iOS 6.

Tim

Sent from my iPhone

On 29/12/2012, at 1:58 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au
wrote:

Chris, I recommend you upgrade to iOS 6 post haste. Whilst you will
get Apple Maps thrown in, the recently re-released Google maps app is now
available and free and is even better than the iOS 5 version. So you won't
have to bother with the flawed and frankly less functional Apple Maps app
anyway.

In addition Shazam for iOS 6 will then be a no brainier, I have it
and its great.

Regards

Pete

On 29/12/2012, at 1:52 PM, Chris Burton c...@it.net.au wrote:

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Re: WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 4 December 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)

2012-12-03 Thread S Beach

Hi Pete et al.

Sorry I had to reply…

your emails say it is 7:30pm but the website says 7.00pm (inc the iCal
feed).
(I'll be quite happy if it's been changed back to 7.30pm - then I might be
able to come again.)

*What is the correct time?*

Regards

Shayne

On Monday, December 3, 2012, Pete Smith wrote:

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

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Re: Voice activated unlock

2012-11-27 Thread S Beach

Heh Heh…

Most of us don't have a car that was built these days Susan. :-)

I guess Pedro's link is useful for the rest of us.





On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:53 PM, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@mac.comwrote:

 I can also make calls using the touch screen on our in car gps system.
 Again, once the phone is being controlled by the car I can access it
 without touching the iPhone screen or having to unlock it. I can't believe
 you haven't seen someone use this type of system before, every cheap little
 model of car has Bluetooth built in these day, its not a luxury. It doesn't
 matter whether you have an iPhone or some other brand, so long as you can
 pair it with your car's Bluetooth. The pairing happens automatically each
 time you are in the car with your ignition on and the phone on, it's
 absolutely seamless.

 Sent from my iPad

 On 27/11/2012, at 8:41 PM, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@mac.com wrote:

  I don't have to slide to answer if my phone is connected to Bluetooth in
 my car. I do have to accept the call by pressing the button on my steering
 wheel. You can have the phone itself anywhere in the car, you don't
 actually touch it. Mine is usually out of my reach, yet I can answer calls.
 
 
 
  Sent from my iPad
 
  On 27/11/2012, at 8:35 PM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote:
 
  Correct but you still have to slide to answer.  How do you do it hands
 free?
 
  Stuart Breden
  PO Box 132
  Kalamunda WA 6926
  Ph: (08) 9257 1577
  Mbl: 0417 053 266
 
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  On 27/11/2012, at 7:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
  The iPhone's lock screen password works for not allowing people to
 access the iPhone main screen, but it allows anyone to pick up incoming
 calls.
 
  Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
  On 27/11/2012, at 6:48 PM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote:
 
  I lock my phone Susan.
 
  Stuart Breden
  PO Box 132
  Kalamunda WA 6926
  Ph: (08) 9257 1577
  Mbl: 0417 053 266
 
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  On 25/11/2012, at 10:37 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:
 
  Not sure why you would need to unlock the phone. If you get a call
 when you are travelling you can answer it without having to do anything
 apart from accept the call. Connection is through bluetooth.
  ---
  Susan Hastings
  Mobile: 0409 688 004
  susanhasti...@mac.com
 
 
  On 25/11/2012, at 7:23 PM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz
 wrote:
 
  With hands free operation of iPhones in cars is there a voice
 activated unlocking devise/application?
 
  Stuart Breden
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Re: Maps Takes a Turn for the Best

2012-11-15 Thread S Beach

... And if you need or want Google Street View on iOS6 you can now access
it via this web app:

www.qsview.com

It works quite well and you can switch to Google maps  satellite view as
well.


On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 6:01 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi WAMUGers,

 In case you missed it, yesterday afternoon 'Turn By Turn' directions went
 live on iOS Maps with a silent update.
 Along with turn by turn, many users are noticing a lot of other fixes to
 maps as well, such as added points of interest, shops, schools, fixed
 railway stations.

 Cheers,
 Ronni















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Re: Proposed name change to Apple Users WA

2012-09-11 Thread S Beach

Heh Heh.
Maybe it should be WA Apple Users (WAAU) pronounced Wow... sort of... :-)

Shayne

On Wednesday, September 12, 2012, Pat wrote:

AUWA …Sounds painful.

Cheers,
Pat
On 11/09/2012, at 9:59 AM, Tony Cockbain geoe...@arach.net.au wrote:

There must be a lot of Apple Users out there—after all an apple a day
keeps the doctor away.

WAMUGers are quite different—an Apple a day keeps the Windows away

While I try to be an advocate of change I must admit to sympathising
with Ronni.

Regards Tony

Tony Cockbain
104 Hensman Street
South Perth WA 6151
08 93677037
0439 690 947
geoe...@arach.net.au

On 11/09/2012, at 9:39 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

Hi WAMUGers,

With sadness that will probably be the last time I use Hi WAMUGers.
I'm not against change but I am feeling sadness that the name WAMUG
(Western Australian Macintosh Users' Group) will be no longer.
A great reputation was built under that name, and I am honoured and
proud to have been awarded a Honorary Life Membership of WAMUG.
People from all over the world have contacted me congratulating us on
the level of support we give on WAMUG Mailing List.

The committee proposes that our group of Apple enthusiasts be know as
Apple Users WA. As opposed to WAMUG which has to be explained to all on
first hearing

I don't agree that WAMUG has to be explained TO ALL on first hearing,
sure as any company/group name abbreviated to an acronym there are some
people who you need to give an explanation. If Apple Users WA is
abbreviated to AUWA you would be explaining to more people.

Will the new website be www.appleuserswa.org.au? Will the email
Address be appleuser...@appleuserswa.org.au?
A new Constitution will also need to be prepared.

I am not wanting to sound negative about the change as change is
normally for the best. Just one last point I would like to make is from
what I understand the majority of Members are Online Members; members
who for varying reasons can not/do not attend WAMUG Meetings and rely
purely on the WAMUG Mailing list.

Kind Regards,
Ronni

On 10/09/2012, at 10:00 PM, wamug announce annou...@wamug.org.au
wrote:

Hi Muggers,

As you know the WAMUG Committee is working hard to increase the
availability of our service to Apple users. A number of our recent meetings
have included well received hands on demonstrations in addition to the
traditional segment for problem solving and the sharing of ideas. Though we
are a vibrant and active group and have a particularly responsive, helpful
mail list, the Committee would like to instigate a marketing push to
increase meeting attendance, attract some new members, and get involved in
community outreach. A model that we can aspire to is that of the dynamic
Apple-Q in Queensland. ( http://www.apple-q.org.au )

This marketing will include a revamping of the web-site, printing of
business cards, and advertising in local publications and on local notice
boards. Before the marketing initiative begins a name change would greatly
help with public recognition of what our group does. The committee proposes
that our group of Apple enthusiasts be know as Apple Users WA. As
opposed to WAMUG which has to be explained to all on first hearing, Apple
Users WA obviously describes a group Apple product users.

We support the whole range of Apple products and services in addition
to the much loved, time honoured Mac. Newer products such as the iPod,
iPhone, iPad and Apple TV all contribute to the easily accessible Apple
ecosystem that we have come to rely upon. Rounding out the Apple combined
ecosystem are services that include iCloud, iTunes, iTunes U, iTunes Match,
the App Store, and the Mac App Store. It is now possible to own and iPhone
and an iPad, and with the use iCloud have an extremely versatile and
functional setup. Younger people in particular are often in a position
where they do not even know what a Mac is. Also Windows users are often
wooed into the Apple fold by the iPhone and iPad, but may initially not
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Re: OmniFocus

2012-08-14 Thread S Beach

Hi Stuart

You are welcome. We all benefit from each other's input.
Yes that is the book. I found it quite helpful, in fact I think it is about
time to read it again to pick up what I missed the first time through.

Of course there are always those who read a book like this and become
fanatical about it. No need to go that far I'm sure.

Regards
Shayne

On Tuesday, August 14, 2012, Stuart Breden wrote:

Hi Shayne

Is this the book you are referring to?

Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266

Please consider the environment before printing this email

http://henrietta.liswa.wa.gov.au/search~S2?/tGetting+Things+Done/tgetting+things+done/1%2C6%2C8%2CB/framesetFF=tgetting+things+done+the+art+of+stress+free+productivity1%2C1%2C#.UCnIq0K2VkY

On 26/07/2012, at 11:15 PM, S Beach wrote:

It's good, it's expensive… for the mac app… and the iPad app… and the *
separate* iPhone app.
You need to *really* want Omnifocus (OF) to buy the whole ensemble and as
they don't have a web app you may need to pay the extra for the mobile
version to follow the full Getting Things Done (GTD) principles that it
is designed around. (Or use a good note taking system.)

You probably won't get the best value out of it if you are not familiar
with the Getting Things Done principles that it is built on.

Best to read David Allen's Book Getting Things Done before spending
that
much on an app of this kind.

Some of the well respected cheaper premium alternatives include
Remember
the Milk (RTM) , reQall and Things.
As far as I know RTM doesn't follow the GTD principles quite so much.
Things maybe does a bit more.
There are gazillions of task apps but some of the free/cheap ones don't
allow you to assign tasks to projects and other advanced features.

The only annoyance that I have with Omnifocus it is that it does not
have a
delegate function (which is a core GTD principle - GRRR!). EG. if you
have a partner or assistant using the same system you should be able to
create a task and assign it to the other person. It should simply show up
in their task inbox in the app when you send it to them. ReQall does
this
brilliantly… but not Omnifocus the so-called true GTD app. You can email
a
task from OF on the iPad but it just sends the task title, project name
and
due date… and it doesn't even import the @#@$ details into the other
person's copy of OF!!!

I have submitted a feature request (about a year ago) and they are
thinking
about it.
That said though their support seems pretty active and they responded
quickly.

Apart from that it is very fully featured and very good if you want to do
the full GTD thing. *If you are not following GTD principles too closely
you may be better off saving some money and looking at Things, RTM,
ReQall
or similar.*

Regards

Shayne

On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Stuart Breden
bred...@highway1.bizjavascript:;
wrote:

A recent article in Macworld discussed task management and OmniFocus.

I'm interested in task/project management software.

What experience do we have with task/project management software and
OmniFocus?

Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266

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Re: SLOW Late 2009 iMac after Mountain Lion installed

2012-08-03 Thread S Beach

Hi Alan

For comparison, I have a late 2009 Macbook Pro with the same Processor as
yours, 8 GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive with only 47GB free.
I have not seen a noticeable slowdown since installing Mountain Lion.
Generally it seems to be business as usual.
Given my experience I would suspect that your problem may be a software
issue.

Hope this helps to give you some comparative info on similar hardware.

Regards

Shayne



On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote:

 Hello all

 Getting to grips with the new features of Mountain Lion following my
 upgrade from Snow Leopard.

 I find applications are taking an appreciable time (2 to 3 times longer
 than expected?) to respond.   At this stage I ask WAMUG to monitor their
 experience.  I don't want to spend time trialling possibilities, or doing a
 clean install, just now.  Perhaps a trend of evidence will emerge over
 time.   My iMac is quite workable so it is not urgent to pursue.  The Apple
 Communities forum has some discussion on this topic but no very clear cause
 and direction has emerged.

 The problem may just be the processor.  My iMac is late 2009 with basic
 specs (21.5 Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz) but with 12GB of RAM.  500GB hard
 drive has 360GB free.  Previously found these specs were not good enough to
 drive AirParrot mirroring whereas a similar vintage 27 higher-optioned
 iMac had no problems.  (I realise my iMac will not handle AirPlay
 Mirroring, which is a most desirable feature.)

 I think this also demonstrates the advantages of a solid state drive!
 Something to seriously consider for the next new computer - - -.
 (Probably no coincidence that Apple have been marketing SSD computers since
 Lion.)

 Regards,
 Alan

 Alan Smith
   iMac 21.5 Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.8
   iPad2; ATV2










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Don't upgrade to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion before reading this

2012-07-29 Thread S Beach

Hi All

Following on from Ronni's excelent pdf article titled Prepare For Mountain
Lion OS X 10.8…

Sorry for the sensational subject line but I am just quoting from this
articlehttp://www.zdnet.com/dont-upgrade-to-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-before-reading-this-701609/:
(full link here -
www.zdnet.com/dont-upgrade-to-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-before-reading-this-701609/

Note the link to a useful site called
*RoaringApps.com*https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mountain_lion
for
checking the readiness of apps for Mountain Lion.

Yep that's another step to add to the preparation - *check that your
important apps are compatible before you upgrade*.
If you cant do without a particular app make sure it is compatable.

While a number of our learned and highly respected mentors on this list are
sharing thier experiences of upgrading (and I, like most of us appreciate
thier help) it is tempting to think that *if it's ok for them it must be
ok for me*.
However the system they run on and the apps they use can never fully
represent your own setup.

I for example use the MailPlane app for my Gmail and, you guessed it, the
release version does not yet run on ML. In this case it is not a show
stopper because I can still use gmail in a browser or in Mail app but it is
an inconvenience. (As it turns out I am now running a beta of the latest
version of MailPlane app which is ML compatible - that's a risk that I am
willing to take).

I have no disagreement with anything our esteemed mentors have said thus
far. I just thought it worth adding this to the discussion.

Regards

Shayne
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Re: Don't upgrade to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion before reading this

2012-07-29 Thread S Beach

Heh heh if you clicked on that link to roaringapps.com you went to the
wrong place try this:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

Sorry

Shayne

On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 3:00 PM, S Beach sbscr...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi All


 Following on from Ronni's excelent pdf article titled Prepare For
 Mountain Lion OS X 10.8…

 Sorry for the sensational subject line but I am just quoting from this
 articlehttp://www.zdnet.com/dont-upgrade-to-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-before-reading-this-701609/:
 (full link here -

 www.zdnet.com/dont-upgrade-to-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion-before-reading-this-701609/

 Note the link to a useful site called 
 *RoaringApps.com*https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os/os_x_mountain_lion
  for
 checking the readiness of apps for Mountain Lion.

 Yep that's another step to add to the preparation - *check that your
 important apps are compatible before you upgrade*.
 If you cant do without a particular app make sure it is compatable.

 While a number of our learned and highly respected mentors on this list
 are sharing thier experiences of upgrading (and I, like most of us
 appreciate thier help) it is tempting to think that *if it's ok for them
 it must be ok for me*.
 However the system they run on and the apps they use can never fully
 represent your own setup.

 I for example use the MailPlane app for my Gmail and, you guessed it, the
 release version does not yet run on ML. In this case it is not a show
 stopper because I can still use gmail in a browser or in Mail app but it is
 an inconvenience. (As it turns out I am now running a beta of the latest
 version of MailPlane app which is ML compatible - that's a risk that I am
 willing to take).

 I have no disagreement with anything our esteemed mentors have said thus
 far. I just thought it worth adding this to the discussion.

 Regards

 Shayne


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Re: Drawing software

2012-07-26 Thread S Beach

Hi Bill and friends

I went through a process of looking for a low budget vector graphics app a
few months back and after reading through several reviews and looking for
alternatives to freehand and/or illustrator on alternativeto.net I
purchased iDraw. So far it is doing the job nicely for what I do. Not sure
how it would go for complex diagrams but the demos on their website
www.indeeo.com/idraw/ will give you a bit of an idea if it will suit you.
It also has matching iPad app but I have not bothered with that at this
stage.
For reviews of various mac apps you may find something on mac.appstorm.net.

There is always the open source Inkscape but  like many open source
projects it is powerfully featured but the interface and user experience is
a big tricky to get used to.

For non vector graphics (photos etc) I use Pixelmator which is excellent.
Not nearly as powerful as photoshop but for a fraction of the price does
most things I can think to ask of it.

Hope this helps

Shayne


On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:02 PM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au 
wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote:

 Hi Peter,

 It's quite easy to do a simple sketch with Skitch (or is that a skitch
 with Sketch?), but simple is the operative word. Open up Skitch and select
 File  New from the menu and one is presented with a white canvas.

 You can have a look at the short instructional video called Skitch
 Drawing Tips and Tricks on this page

 http://evernote.com/skitch/

 I can't link it directly as it is embedded in some sort of player. The
 link is on the right hand side of the view area.

 Skitch was recently acquired by Evernote. I have only used Skitch a couple
 of times when I need simple shapes in a text document.

 Regards,
 Carlo


 On 26/07/2012, at 14:48 , Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au
 wrote:

 
  On 26/07/2012, at 1:06 PM, Bill Parker wrote:
 
  Thanks for that advice.
  Bill
  On 26/07/2012, at 12:58 PM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote:
 
  Hi Bill,
 
  For elaborate diagrams I use Photoshop but for quick sketches I have
 taken to using SketchBook Express. It is free on the Mac App Store. There
 is also a paid version, SketchBook Pro for $31.
 
  I have also heard good things about Skitch -- also available for free
 on the Mac App Store -- but I have not really used it other than a cursory
 sketch or two.
 
  Lastly, if you want to be a trail blazer, you could fork out $50 for
 Sketch 2 (Mac App Store). I have not tired it but have it on my list of
 software to investigate when the need arises. It gets very good reviews.
 
  Regards,
  Carlo
 
 
  I'm a bit puzzled as to how you would use Skitch for drawing useful
 diagrams - it's really a screen capture tool. Perhaps you're talking about
 a different product from the one I have...
 
  Ever since Lion came on the scene (and indeed the advent of the Intel
 Macs and the acquisition of Macromedia by Adobe put the writing on the
 wall) I have been searching for a comprehensive replacement for Freehand.
 It hasn't been easy, and it has really come down to using a combination of
 tools, because no single tool will do everything that Freehand did (and
 please don't talk to me about Illustrator - but that's another story). The
 closest I have found so far is an excellent vector-based drawing package
 called Intaglio (http://www.purgatorydesign.com/Intaglio/), although at
 around $90 it's certainly by no meads the cheapest out there!
 
  It's the one I keep coming back to when nothing else works properly. One
 of the nice things about Intaglio is its full support for Quartz filters, a
 feature usually confined to Bitmapped graphics software like Acorn and
 Pixelmator. Some of the effects achievable in Intaglio are quite
 remarkable. It's also one of the few budget-priced vector applications on
 the Mac now that supports CMYK output. Unfortunately though, this is one
 area which doesn't come close to Freehand, so if high-end output for
 service bureaus is important to you, then I'm afraid Adobe software such as
 Illustrator or InDesign may the only answer.
 
  Carlo mentions Sketch. I bought a copy from the Mac Store in my search
 for a Freehand substitute, and although it doesn't really come close, it is
 a respectable drawing application in its own right. Depending on your
 requirements you might find it suits, although I doubt if it would really
 be a replacement for Canvas.
 
  I keep having this recurring dream in which Adobe throws all of its
 Freehand code into a dumpster, where it's picked up by a starving graphics
 software programmer
 
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  FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
  Perth, Western Australia
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Re: OmniFocus

2012-07-26 Thread S Beach

It's good, it's expensive… for the mac app… and the iPad app… and the *
separate* iPhone app.
You need to *really* want Omnifocus (OF) to buy the whole ensemble and as
they don't have a web app you may need to pay the extra for the mobile
version to follow the full Getting Things Done (GTD) principles that it
is designed around. (Or use  a good note taking system.)

You probably won't get the best value out of it if you are not familiar
with the Getting Things Done principles that it is built on.

Best to read David Allen's Book Getting Things Done before spending that
much on an app of this kind.

Some of the well respected cheaper premium alternatives include Remember
the Milk (RTM) , reQall and Things.
As far as I know RTM doesn't follow the GTD principles quite so much.
Things maybe does a bit more.
There are gazillions of task apps but some of the free/cheap ones don't
allow you to assign tasks to projects and other advanced features.

The only annoyance that I have with Omnifocus it is that it does not have a
delegate function (which is a core GTD principle - GRRR!). EG. if you
have a partner or assistant using the same system you should be able to
create a task and assign it to the other person. It should simply show up
in their task inbox in the app when you send it to them. ReQall does this
brilliantly… but not Omnifocus the so-called true GTD app. You can email a
task from OF on the iPad but it just sends the task title, project name and
due date… and it doesn't even import the @#@$ details into the other
person's copy of OF!!!

I have submitted a feature request (about a year ago) and they are thinking
about it.
That said though their support seems pretty active and they responded
quickly.

Apart from that it is very fully featured and very good if you want to do
the full GTD thing. *If you are not following GTD principles too closely
you may be better off saving some money and looking at Things, RTM, ReQall
or similar.*

Regards

Shayne



On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote:

 A recent article in Macworld discussed task management and OmniFocus.

 I'm interested in task/project management software.

 What experience do we have with task/project management software and
 OmniFocus?

 Stuart Breden
 PO Box 132
 Kalamunda WA 6926
 Ph: (08) 9257 1577
 Mbl: 0417 053 266

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Re: duplicate file finder

2012-07-24 Thread S Beach

Hi Stephanie

For a duplicate file finder *Gemini
http://macpaw.com/duplicate-finder* from MacPaw is
getting reasonable reviews e.g.
http://mac.appstorm.net/general/gemini-meet-the-gorgeous-new-duplicate-finder-from-macpaw/
Note that the price has gone up since this review I think.

I have not used it myself but my brother is pretty happy with it.

For Duplicate photos in iPhoto I am giving
*Duplifinderhttp://www.haystacksoftware.com/duplifinder/
* a go at the moment. It seems ok so far. It found over 2000 duplicate
images on first run.

Shayne

On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 5:01 PM, stephanie dowden
stephanie.dow...@gmail.com wrote:

I'm after a program to find (and delete) my duplicate files (not
photos, as it sounds like that needs to be dealt with separately) -
they are mostly windows docs and pdfs (from taking files to and from
work and also having them in different folders). I have found quite a
few different programs on the web, but would like some advice re. what
is mac-friendly or if there's an alternate strategy I haven't
considered :)

Stephanie
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For Sale - MacBook Pro 17

2012-07-12 Thread S Beach

Hi All

*In case anyone is interested I am selling my trusty MacBook Pro 17. *
I would probably keep using this faithful workhorse if it were not for my
ongoing need to run high end CAD software and I am selling now because the
time is right for tax purposes and because it still has apple car for buyer
peace of mind.

I bought it for my business but for the last 2 years have been doing
contract work with computer provided so this has had much less work than I
expected it to.

*Battery* is still in good condition and still lasts for several hours
(from memory about 4-5hrs) under average usage.
*Screen* is in excellent condition and working perfectly
Unfortunately I probably won't be getting another 17 due to Apple
discontinuing them so this sale is with some reluctance.


*Full Specs here:*
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP546

Note though that the following items are upgraded:

   - *Processor:  3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo*
   - *RAM:   8 GB*
   - *Hard Drive:   500GB - 7200 RPM high speed drive*
   - *Antiglare display*
   - *Apple Care cover till end October (~3 months)*
   - *Mac OS X 10.7.4 Lion - *will do a fresh reinstall (if preferred I can
   install *Snow Leopard* from the original disks)

This is basically a maxed out top of the range specimen of this model in
excellent physical and functional condition.
Given that it was top spec when purchased it is still a powerful machine.
Despite being a dual core not a quad core CPU it is still well and truly
capable of handling most common tasks you can poke at it.

It comes with:

   - *iLife 09* (includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
   - *Microsoft Office 2008 Home  Student* (if you want it) - Genuine 3
   user retail box with original disc, Certificate of Authenticity and Product
   keys
   - Genuine Windows Vista or Windows XP installed in Boot Camp partition
   (if you want it - good for Windows Switchers). (Vista was a bit of a dog
   when first released but latest service packs render it quite useful if you
   need to use windows occasionally.)
   - *Silicon keyboard protector*

*All packed nicely in the original box* - just as Steve intended.
The whole unit is clean with no scratches or dents that I can see. Given
the original purchase price I treated it with great care and respect!
I am happy to send photos and documentation of Apple Care, Battery life
etc. to anyone who is genuinely interested.

*And the Price… *well from what I see of the current market I think it is
worth $1500. I hope that is realistic given it's spec, condition and level
of care; feel free to make an offer if you think I am wrong.


Details as per system info:

*Hardware Overview:*
* *Model Name: MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier: MacBookPro5,2
  Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed: 3.06 GHz
  Number of Processors: 1
  Total Number of Cores: 2
  L2 Cache: 6 MB
  Memory: 8 GB
  Bus Speed: 1.07 GHz
  Boot ROM Version: MBP52.008E.B05
  SMC Version (system): 1.42f4
  Serial Number (system): W89431J1xxx
  Hardware UUID: D0CE49A9-7C07-55FA-B8B2-A32C1A59xxx
  Sudden Motion Sensor:
  State: Enabled
*
*
*System Software Overview:*
  System Version: Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53)
  Kernel Version: Darwin 11.4.0
  Boot Volume: Macintosh HD
  Boot Mode: Normal
  Computer Name: MacBook Pro
  User Name: xxx
  Secure Virtual Memory: Enabled
  64-bit Kernel and Extensions: Yes


Regards

Shayne
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Re: Anti Virus

2012-06-29 Thread S Beach

I forgot to mention that Windows Security Essentials can be downloaded from
www.microsoft.com/security-essentials

And thanks Reg, I'll be interested to hear how it goes.

Regards
Shayne


On Saturday, June 30, 2012, Reg Whitely wrote:

 Hi Shayne

 For Mac, I've used ClamXav. It's free and seems good. You just reminded
 me, I haven't installed it on my MacBook Pro since upgrading to Lion. I
 will do so now and report back.

 Reg

 Reg Whitely

 Home: 08 9921 7272
 Mob: 04 8899 7313
 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net javascript:;



 On 29/06/2012, at 10:17 pm, S Beach wrote:

  Hi Peter
 
  I've used and serviced Windows computers for many years and may have even
  serviced yours just at the time you were switching to Mac.
  I've used AVG in the past and got sick of lots of questions and pop-ups
 and
  buy-me messages. I have also used Nortons in the past and while my
  experience was ok they seemed to add more unnecessary features each
  release. They may have trimmed back a bit now -i dont know.
  When I use Windows now in VMware and other pc's I use the free antivirus
  program from Microsoft called Windows Security Essentials.
  Surprise surprise it has been given good reviews. It works effectively,
  doesn't seem to slow the computer down and doesn't annoy you.
  Best of all it works seemlessly with the built in Windows firewall and
  doesn't ask you stupid questions that it you dont have a clue how to
 answer
  and it should be able to answer itself.
 
  And yes every windows installation, physical or virtual, must have
  antivirus software installed and running at all times.
 
  Those questions are easily answered... But from my reading of your email
 it
  seems you are asking about antivirus for Mac.
  Now there's a question that I don't know the answer to  it seems few
  people want to face up too but I fear we may all have too perhaps sooner
  rather than later. I read an article a while back that convinced me I
  should find some sort of antivirus app for my Mac. I added it to my to-do
  list. Sigh. Do I too have a (perhaps) false sense of security?
 
  Anyway the cynic in me suspects that parallels gets a commission for
 every
  Kaspersky sale it refers. Not possible surely! :-) I wouldn't necessarily
  rush to them anyway. I would be looking for objective reviews and
  comparisons on tech sites etc... if objective reviews still exist in a
  world of referral commisions  affiliate marketing.
 
  Sorry I can't be more help on this front.
 
  Regards
  Shayne
 
 
  On Friday, June 29, 2012, Tim Law wrote:
 
  Hi Peter,
 
  I get that annoying Kaperski pop up too and have often wondered the same
  thing as you.
 
  I ended up buying a family licence for Nortons as others in my family,
  sigh - failed parenting I know - have those other machines, and Nortons
  seems to work okay. I don't use Windows in Parrallels very often, but
 let
  it go through all it's updates as it wants each time I start up to avoid
  nasties getting in and have not had any problems with it so far.
 
  I take Ronni's point that another app may be kinder on  VM resources and
  will look at avg when Nortons want to take money from me again.
 
  I'd be interested in others experiences of Kasperky too, in particular
 if
  it is recommended by Parrallels, I'd be hoping it was A) effective
  antivirus, and B) not resource hungry. I'm like you, I'd not heard of it
  before and have a general distrust of annoying pop ups.
 
  Tim
 
 
 
  On 29/06/2012, at 11:16 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
  Hi Peter,
 
  I run Windows 7 Ultimate in Parallels Desktop 7. Have used Parallels
  since version 5 I think.
  It is a very good program. I only have Windows installed on my MBP to
  show clients that they can run Windows on a Mac :-)
  So I really don't use Windows 7 much at all...
 
  On 29/06/2012, at 9:56 AM, Curtis Peter wrote:
 
  Hi
  I'm in the process of loading Parallels which I bought from the last
  June MacUpdate Bundle (thanks Daniel) Parallels are recommending
 Kaspersky
  Anti Virus for Mac and as Parallels is for Windoze I am a little
 concerned!
  Should I worry about virus's with Parallels generally?
 
  You should install Anti-Virus protection in Windows on any computer and
  that includes when you have Windows installed in Parallels.
  You can get a Windows virus on your Virtual Machine.
 
  A full install of the Parallels Desktop Tools opens up access to the
 Mac
  disc drives.
  Although a Windows virus would not infect the Mac environment via
  Parallels, it is possible that using an infected Windows Word to edit a
  Word doc on the Mac would definitely lead to a Macro virus infection of
  .doc files on the Mac.
  Sharing such a file with your correspondents would send them the virus,
  and they would then be infected.
 
  Should I have an anti virus program?
 
  Most definitely
 
  Should I use Kaspersky Anti Virus?
 
  I seem to remember having problems after I installed Kaspersky Anti
  Virus and I had to uninstall

Re: new macbook pros - repairability might need to be considered

2012-06-14 Thread S Beach

Thanks for those links Neil
And thanks for the advice  links to articles Daniel.

Well I dropped into the Apple store today (at lunch time… dopey idea) and
had a look at the new retina MBP Strategically placed just inside the door.

The default resolution of 1440x900 is ok for much of the time but for web
development work which I do most I usually have two windows side by side
which needs a much higher resolution. External monitor I hear you say…
yeah I have one of those too - with another two apps side by side. Spaces…
yep mail app etc in another space. This is not being silly. It's just an
efficient way to work when constantly working with multiple apps. And for
CAD work, which I also do, I like to have the model space as big as
possible so higher resolution is again preferable but the performance is
especially important for CAD.

The resolution on the 15 Retina display can be scaled up as far as
1920x1200 but of course then text may need to be upsized etc and graphic
elements of the UI are pretty small. Also these resolutions are not really
native for this screen but Apple's Retina optimised apps still look clear
and crisp at this resolution. Chrome and Firefox were ok at the two scaled
up settings though a little fuzzy if you look closely. As per one of the
articles Daniel linked this may be resolved in future updates of the third
party apps. Also as noted in one of those articles the resolution can be
changed in about 3 seconds (including opening preferences).

Big question is - will it strain my eyes too much?

Overall I think it would be workable and may be worth the switch to get the
extra performance of the new 15. I don't think I'd be willing to take the
drop in screen size to the non retina display.
The performance was quite nice - not surprisingly. Shutdown  restart was
lightning fast (until you load it down with a few start at boot apps).
One question which I have not yet answered is how will running Windows via
bootcamp go with the retina display… and can it be scaled too? (Yeah gotta
do it for my CAD package unfortunately.) Good chance windows will only run
at 1440x900. Not good.

So decisions decisions…

   - The lack of optical drive is no great loss to me. In fact I would have
   removed it and added a second hard drive with the SSD anyway.
   - WIth that - no space for second hard drive. Have to go for the biggest
   built in SSD I can afford at purchase and rely on external HDD if run out
   of space (which I do now anyway).
   - The lack of firewire ports - actually prefer USB3 I think.
   - Lack of ethernet port - happy to upgrade my wifi router if necessary.
   ANd there's always thunderbolt adaptors for firewire  ethernet which would
   work for the odd occasions I may need them.


So for me it really comes down to faster performance vs bigger screen.

Oooh - Better make up my mind quick. If I opt for screen size I'll need to
order within a few days. If I opt for the performance boost I will probably
wait a few months to see how the new kids settle in.

Hope this helps others who are thinking through the issues.

Shayne



On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 11:53 AM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.comwrote:

 Hi Shane,

 You might have to be quick!!

 StaticIce is showing only four entries:
 
 http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Apple+17%22+macbook+prosp
 os=1

 And they are all over east ;o(

 Of these however, if you follow the store links, the only retailer still
 showing the 17 product (in 3 configurations) is Computer world:
 https://www.cworld.com.au/products/Laptop/17%20inch/Apple

 Of course, not all sellers are StaticIce members, and I'm not suggesting
 this retailer as a good place to buy a mac - just an indication of how
 scarce they seem to be - even ebay is only showing
  27 results found for
  apple macbook pro, 17 inches, Brand New

 So... Good luck!
 of course, if you ask him nicely, Daniel will know where to look ;o)


 Cheers



 Neil
 --
 Neil R. Houghton
 Albany, Western Australia
 Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
 Email: n...@possumology.com



 on 13/6/12 10:21 PM, Daniel Kerr at wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote:

  Hi Shane
 
  You should you be able, if there is stock still around. They were pretty
  constrained before discontinued.
  One of the wholesaler I know has none left in Australia.
  I'm checking for a client to see if anyone has some tomorrow to source
 it for
  him if they do.
  But I think thats the only way you'd find one,..is if someone has one
 kicking
  around.
 
  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 13/06/2012, at 10:11 PM, S Beach wrote:
 
  mmm
  maxed out new 17 ivy bridge MBPŠ if only.
  Damn!
 
  Anyone know where I can still get a latest model 17 before they all
  disappear? Not sure that the 15, however snazzy it is, will do the job
 I
  need.
  I guess I'll have to have a look at one

Re: new macbook pros - repairability might need to be considered

2012-06-13 Thread S Beach

mmm
maxed out new 17 ivy bridge MBP… if only.
Damn!

Anyone know where I can still get a latest model 17 before they all
disappear? Not sure that the 15, however snazzy it is, will do the job I
need.
I guess I'll have to have a look at one with retina display and see what it
is like.

Shayne

On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Brian Risbey risb...@bigpond.com wrote:

 Hi all,
 firstly, massive disappointment over demise of 17 MacBookPro...
 and now from iFixit quote:

 iFixit found changes to the new MacBook Pro make it ” the least repairable
 laptop” its taken apart, giving it a 1/10 repair score:

 and
  some of the “highlights” of the tear down detailing the difficulties with
 repairability:

 * Just like in the iPhone 4/4S (and the MacBook Air), proprietary
 Pentalobe screws prevent folks from accessing the machine’s internals. That
 means you need a special screwdriver just to remove the bottom cover.
 * As in the MacBook Air, the RAM is soldered to the logic board. Max out
 at 16GB now, or forever hold your peace—you can’t upgrade.

 * The proprietary SSD isn’t upgradeable either (yet), as it is similar but
 not identical to the one in the Air. It is a separate daughtercard, and
 we’re hopeful we can offer an upgrade in the near future.

 * The lithium-polymer battery is glued rather than screwed into the case,
 which increases the chances that it’ll break during disassembly. The
 battery also covers the trackpad cable, which tremendously increases the
 chance that a user will shear the cable in the battery removal process.

 * The display assembly is completely fused, and there’s no glass
 protecting it. If anything ever fails inside the display, you will need to
 replace the entire (extremely expensive) assembly.


 During my time, on my 4th MacBook Pro, I had new motherboards, various
 replacement batterie, HD replacements and HD  ram upgrades (thanks Daniel),

 so will you need to get a refurbished machine as one part fails?

 Brian

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Re: Social Media Marketing

2012-05-27 Thread S Beach

Actually it is not really as complex as it looks.

That diagram is what online marketing specialists show to business people
to convince them that they need an online marketing specialist.
Clear as mud?... Thats the point.

Frankly only the most popular services are really worth using and chances
are you already know the most popular ones. The has-beens and also-rans can
generally be safely ignored for most businesses. Someone with a unique
niche market may need to consider some of the lesser known tools but
generally the main ones are sufficient.
And hey there is always good old (ethical) email marketing which can still
be used quite effectively.

Regards

Shayne Beach

Global Upturn
Websites that *work*.
www.globalupturn.com.au

On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Stephen Chape chap...@bigpond.com wrote:

Struth .. one look was enough for me.
HA .. just had to tell my dictionary to learn struth !

On 28/05/2012, at 7:36 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:

For those who think that Social Media Marketing has made life simple,
have a look at the following site...

http://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-marketing-landscape-complicated-2012-5?utm_source=twbuttonutm_medium=socialutm_campaign=advertising

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FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
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Re: Subscribing

2012-04-23 Thread S Beach

Hi John

Along with the excellent resources of WAMUG your college may also find
these links helpful

https://support.apple.com/videos/#macos   Video Tutorials
https://www.apple.com/support/switch101/  Moving from Windows to Mac
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2514   Moving from Windows to Mac - On
Windows I used to...
https://www.apple.com/support/mac101/   Learning Mac Guides

Regards

Shayne


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 hi John

 Just point them to the WAMUG website, primarily this link:-
 http://www.wamug.org.au/mailing-list/

 It has all the info and how to subscribe, as well as the guidelines, and
 etiquette for posting.

 Kind regards
 Daniel
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 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au
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 **For everything Macintosh**

 On 23/04/2012, at 10:56 PM, John Hatch wrote:

  Guys whats the drill for a new mac user to subscribe to this listing.
 College at work has moved from the dark side and is getting frustrated with
 trying to do things
 
  John
 
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Re: Secure your Mac/iPhone/iPad on Public Wireless Networks

2012-04-16 Thread S Beach

Hi Ronnie et al.

This is another viewpoint rather than a criticism:

I note your comment Also another reason why I don’t use Firefox as my
Internet Browser...

It should be clarified that that *the article you referred to is in no way
suggesting that Firefox is any less secure for the user than other browsers*,
but simply that it can be used as a platform for some people who choose to
use a dodgy add-on for firefox called fire sheep. This then becomes a
security issue for those around that person who are unwittingly browsing
via an unsecured wifi connection.
Avoiding firefox as a matter of principle because it can be used this way
may be a valid choice. However on those grounds we may also choose to avoid
using cars because they can be used by bank robbers and drunk drivers.

A quick web search of browser security ratings may show any browser being
touted as the most secure on any given week... which then usually changes
in a week or two. An interesting statement was given in this article:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/test-center-guide-browser-security-250?page=0,4
(which is a little older again than the one you referenced)

*The most secure browser*

*Which of the browsers tested can claim to be the most secure? Here's the
big shocker: None of the fully patched browsers allowed silent infections
or exploitation beyond simple DoS attacks. All of the browsers stopped the
latest malicious attacks available on the Internet. Occasional zero-day
attacks could silently infect a particular browser during a particular
period of time, but all of the browsers have this same risk, and all of the
browser vendors in this review are fairly consistent in patching
significant problems in a timely manner.*

*Hence, the overall conclusion of this review is that any fully patched
browser can be used relatively safely. You can change browsers, but your
risk is the same with all of them -- nearly zero -- if your browser, OS,
and all add-ons and plug-ins are fully patched*.

(And, yes, it goes on to give an example of user activated trojans on
Windows Vista which doesn't mean Macs are immune, as we are clearly seeing
now.)

The fact that Safari is still only used by less than 5% of desktop/laptop
users (despite Mac having around 12% market share in Q4 2011) may enable it
to fly under the radar a little from both security analysts and, perhaps
hackers to some extent, but that does not necessarily mean that it is more
secure.

Anyway I love my mac but I don't like Safari much as don't, apparently,
many other mac users. I develop websites and service windows mac
computers and use the internet widely, every day.
I use Firefox mostly, Chrome quite a bit and Safari occasionally ( IE on
work computers via vmware occasionally) and have not had any security
issues with any of them.

Then again, I've still not had a security issue with firefox or chrome on
my windows pc's in 15 years either fortunately. (Let he who thinks he
stands take heed lest he falls).
Being careful and keeping software up to date are certainly key factors. In
the last few years using opendns.com has helped too.

*Anyway as I said, that is not a criticism or an argument… just an
alternative point of view.*

And Cloak does look like it could be useful :-)

Thanks Ronnie all WAMUG contributors. Keep up the good advice and helpful
dialog.

Regards

Shayne

On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

Hello WAMUGers,

Especially people who occasionally use Public Wi-Fi Networks (Hotspots);
Unsecured Wireless Networks; found in coffee shops, hotels, airports and
conferences.
Yesterday as I was waiting for a Logic Board replacement being done at
MacWorx Joondalup, I popped over to a coffee shop to rush off a couple of
emails and enjoy a latte. I really needed a 'Caffeine kick’ and did need to
send these emails.

I sent the emails as quickly as possible, and took more time enjoying the
wonderful ‘life saving’ latte ;-)
While enjoying my coffee I started to think about the risks of using my
computer, iPhone or iPad on this type of public Wi-Fi network.

It goes without saying… I of course would never access a Financial Site
(Bank etc) or any site that required me to type in my login details!
I do have a reputation as being very security conscious... ( of course
I’m always on about having current Back Ups ;-)

So when I arrived home with new Logic Board replaced in MBP I did a bit of
reading and searching about an easy way to quickly setup a Virtual Private
Network (VPN) for this type of situation.

I found “Cloak” which I will try out next time. So thought I would post a
bit about this problem and one way to hopefully protect WAMUG members who
use Public Wi-Fi Networks sometimes.

https://www.getcloak.com/about/features/

http://blog.getcloak.com/about/tech/

WHY CLOAK?
Cloak is a service for your Mac, iPhone, and iPad that keeps you safe when
you’re connected to public wireless networks like those

Re: iiNet buys Internode

2011-12-24 Thread S Beach

Hi all

I don't know about their webmail because I don't bother with the email
accounts provided by ISP's.

However we have been using Ozemail/iiNet for many years and have been very
happy with them. Even during a recent support issue with a crackly phone
line I was very happy with their swift response and followthrough until the
issue was fully resolved.

No complaints here.

Shayne


On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 5:03 PM, John Hatch j...@iinet.net.au wrote:

 Roger,
 You are correct, once done loaded its fine. Not sure whether you know but
 in the top right corner there is two icons one with a two pane and the
 other with a three pane. I dont recommend the three pane. Also you cant
 adjust the panes. I had asked them to reinstate the old interface but they
 refused. Currently have a fault notice with them so will have to see what
 happens

 Cheers

 John

 Sent from my iPad

 On 24/12/2011, at 4:44 PM, Roger Kortas rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote:

  Hi John
 
  Its pretty horrible, just had my first look at it and can't find a way
 to have it sorted by date and time its all over the place.  But on my iPad
 I use mail for all my accounts and it works well :)
 
  Roger
 
  On 24/12/2011, at 4:01 PM, John Hatch wrote:
 
  Reg,
  Im currently with iinet and after the recent debacle am looking for an
 alternative. They have just updated there webmail interrface and its the
 pitts on my ipad. First it downloaded mail I hadnt requested. Then I
 couldnt and still cant read webmail. When you look at mail on webmail you
 cant scroll the message. Who ever is doing their programming is an idiot
 not to mention who mangers there QC
 
  Unhappy
 
  Johm
 
  Sent from my iPad
 
  On 23/12/2011, at 3:20 PM, Reg Whitely rwhit...@internode.on.net
 wrote:
 
  That's terrible news. I left iiNet some years ago because of their
 shabby treatment.
 
  Reg
 
  Reg Whitely
 
  Home: 08 9921 7272
  Mob: 04 8899 7313
  Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net
 
 
 
  On 23/12/2011, at 3:01 pm, Stuart Evans wrote:
 
  We just moved to Internode to leave Westnet after our customer service
  satisfaction with them dropped following their acquisition by iiNet
 and
  merging of plans. Sigh. Another consolidation. Yes, there is good and
 bad,
  but eventually reduced competition limits our choices. Hopefully it
 doesn’t
  affect our service. It’s a bit like our favourite stores all coming
 under
  the big two – Coles or Woolies. I’m amazed by how many different
 stores have
  been acquired. It might sing like Dan Murphy and dance like Dan
 Murphy, but
  it aint Dan Murphy.   ;-)
 
  Ciao,
  Stuart
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Re: 27 iMac Screen going black but not sleeping

2011-11-30 Thread S Beach

That was my initial thought too David but no, not the screen
blanking/turning off to save energy. There is no way to get the screen to
display again as usually would be with energy saver.

Regards

Shayne


On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 3:57 PM, David Noel lis...@aoi.com.au wrote:

 -- I hesitate to mention this, but it isn't just the Energy Saver settings?

 David Noel // 2011 Nov 30

 

 On 30 November 2011 12:45, S Beach sbscr...@gmail.com wrote:
  Thanks Carlo
 
  I'll get him to give the Apple store a call.
 
  Good point re firmware. I'll check that too.
 
  Regards
 
  Shayne Beach
 
 
  On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:36 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hi Shayne,
 
  As far as the original receipt is concerned I believe your friend will
 be
  OK. I have actually had a piece of hardware replaced at the Apple Store
 and
  they didn't even ask to see the receipt. Using the serial number, their
  computer records showed that the item was registered to me. I don't
 know if
  this is standard policy or a one-off polite Apple rep., but your friend
  could give the store a call and check.
 
  As for the black screen, I seem to remember that there was some
 discontent
  surrounding the iMac display some years back. I don't recall the
 details of
  the problem but I believe Apple issued a firmware fix. Does your friend
  have the latest firmware?
 
  Cheers,
  Carlo
 
  On 30/11/2011, at 12:12 , S Beach wrote:
 
   Hi All
  
   A fiend of mine has a problem with a 27 iMac (bought early 2009).
   Occasionally the screen goes black but everything seems to keep going
 in
   the background (music keeps playing etc).
   If he turns it off (using the power button) it restarts OK then the
  screen
   goes black again. If he turns off and leaves it for a while it starts
 OK
  
   doesn't go black for a while.
   I suspect it is a heat problem with either the screen itself or the
   qraphics card. I have seen some discussion on various websites
 (including
   the apple support forums) of heat problems with these iMacs but the
   symptoms don't seem quite the same.
   I noticed what I assume is a slotted vent hole on the back of the iMac
   (lower centre) with a bit of dust around it but as it is obscured by
 the
   stand I couldn't get a proper look at it.
  
   Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of:
  
 1. iMacs showing similar symptoms and the likely cause - is this a
  known
 issue
 2. How to check for, and clean out dust
 I often have to clean dust out of various computers (including my
 Mac
 Pro) by blowing or vacuuming but it is best to determine where the
  dust is
 built up so you draw the dust out of the build up rather than
 forcing
  it
 further in. And of course these iMacs are not easy to get into.
  
   It is still under apple care (just) and he is hoping to make use of
 that
   but is not yet sure if he can find the original receipt.
  
   Regards
  
   Shayne
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27 iMac Screen going black but not sleeping

2011-11-29 Thread S Beach

Hi All

A fiend of mine has a problem with a 27 iMac (bought early 2009).
Occasionally the screen goes black but everything seems to keep going in
the background (music keeps playing etc).
If he turns it off (using the power button) it restarts OK then the screen
goes black again. If he turns off and leaves it for a while it starts OK 
doesn't go black for a while.
I suspect it is a heat problem with either the screen itself or the
qraphics card. I have seen some discussion on various websites (including
the apple support forums) of heat problems with these iMacs but the
symptoms don't seem quite the same.
I noticed what I assume is a slotted vent hole on the back of the iMac
(lower centre) with a bit of dust around it but as it is obscured by the
stand I couldn't get a proper look at it.

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of:

   1. iMacs showing similar symptoms and the likely cause - is this a known
   issue
   2. How to check for, and clean out dust
   I often have to clean dust out of various computers (including my Mac
   Pro) by blowing or vacuuming but it is best to determine where the dust is
   built up so you draw the dust out of the build up rather than forcing it
   further in. And of course these iMacs are not easy to get into.

It is still under apple care (just) and he is hoping to make use of that
but is not yet sure if he can find the original receipt.

Regards

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Re: Launchpad and System Preferences

2011-11-26 Thread S Beach

Hi all.

Hi Severin. I admire your willingness to give it a go, and to evaluate it's
usefulness objectively.

As a switcher from windows (after many years of building and servicing
windows  Linux machines) I love, really love, my Macs and iDevices but for
what it is worth…
I don't use Launchpad, or the dock. I find both of them a waste of time and
energy. I prefer a keyboard driven app launcher.

My weapon of choice is Alfred (www.alfredapp.com).
I use the free version  set it up so it launches with a double tap of the
option key. Then I just have to type the first couple of letters of what I
want and Alfred finds it and I can launch it by pressing the enter key.
Quick and simple and no manual searching, even for apps that I rarely use.
Alfred can also be used to find files, search the web, do quick
calculations etc.

It's worth noting that the built in Spotlight can be used in a similar way
but Alfred is less focused on file searching which enables it to be a
little more refined at app launching and some of it's other features.
(I don't use the standard finder either but that is another story.)

I realise that others won't prefer to use this method but I thought it
worthwhile to mention a completely different approach to help think outside
the box a little.
A Launchpad type feature on iPad etc works well because it is a not a
keyboard driven device. I personally don't find the Launchpad useful on a
laptop or desktop. Each to his/her own I guess.

And for the record
begin rant I don't agree with Steve Jobs strong opinion when he launched
the original mac that you don't need cursor arrow keys if you have a mouse.
Why wast time moving your hand from the keyboard to the mouse if you are
doing a lot of typing. Mice a great compliment to a keyboard not a
replacement for it. end rant
Anyway it seems I'm not the only one who thinks this  Steve relented as it
looks like the arrow keys are here to stay for the moment - (lets see where
voice recognition technology leads us).

The key point - lets not feel obliged to use Launchpad if it or any other
feature, just because apple thought it was a good idea, if does not help
our workflow.


Regards

Shayne Beach

P.S. And my usual rant… Grey is not a colour - Apple! Well it is; but there
are still plenty of others you can use. :-)


On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 10:36 PM, Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.auwrote:

 Thanks for that explanation, Ronni.  My original Snow Leopard
 configuration had everything I normally wanted in the dock, fitted
 comfortably.  A few are permanently open from startup. I think I will
 revert to that - one click in the dock opens the application, with
 launchpad there is at least one more click.  I will arrange launchpad as a
 second string for rarely used items.
 I will peruse those articles with interest and I am sure with benefit also!
 Best wishes
 Severin

 On 26/11/2011, at 5:55 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

  Hi Severin,
 
  On 26/11/2011, at 1:27 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
 
  With Snow Leopard I had ALL the applications that I ever used as icons
 in the dock, a long line up but very easy and convenient.  All my regulars
 were set as startup items and hidden.  With Lion I am trying to go with the
 flow/modernise/get with it/update or whatever and use Launchpad.  To this
 end only running applications whether hidden or not show on the dock.
 
  You are aware of course login items take up resources by eating CPU
 cycles, reserving memory for their use, or running background processes
 that you may not even use. The current Macs handle having more apps open at
 startup much better than previous models.
 
 
  System Preferences is an anomaly.  Though set as a startup item it
 starts and then vanishes whether set as hidden or not.
  Has anyone any comment on this?
 
  In Lion,  SystemPreferences, iPhoto, iMovie, App Store all quit when the
 window closes because you can't do anything without a window in these apps.
 
 
  I am not convinced that Launchpad has any advantages over my earlier
 setup
 
  Your applications are neatly laid out in a grid of icons, which you can
 rearrange to your heart’s content—by default, all of OS X’s included
 applications are on the first screen, with third-party apps relegated to
 any subsequent screens. You can quickly switch between screens with a
 two-finger swipe, either by using the left- and right-arrow keys on the
 keyboard, or by clicking the little dots that represent your home screens.
 
  By default, all of the apps in your Mac’s /Applications/Utilities folder
 appear in a separate Utilities folder inside Launchpad.
  Creating additional folders is as easy as dragging one icon and dropping
 it on top of another; OS X will automatically name the folder based on its
 contents, but you can change it to whatever you like.
  You can then rearrange folders just like app icons, but you can’t drop
 one folder inside another.
 
  But using Launchpad is optional as you can still run applications using
 the Dock and

Re: Menubar

2011-09-06 Thread S Beach

Apparently Ronni, Tom now thinks you are a god.

*God! That was it the command key.*

I'm pretty sure that's not true but either way we're not worthy :-)


Regards

Shayne


On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hey Tom,

 It is the same in Snow Leopard  Lion …  hold the Command key and drag a
 menu icon to a different location in the menu bar.
 To remove a status menu, hold the Command key and drag its icon right off
 the menu bar.

 Cheers,
 Ronni
  17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

 OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
 OS X 10.7 Lion
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)


 On 07/09/2011, at 12:22 PM, tom samson wrote:

 God! That was it the command key. I tried everything else- I was sure I did
 that. A number one geeidiot am I. You never cease to amaze me.
 tom
 On 06/09/2011, at 6:47 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Hi Tom,

 Can you press and hold the command key and drag the menulet from left to
 right?

 Sent from Ronni's iPad

 On 06/09/2011, at 6:01 AM, tom samson thefr...@iinet.net.au wrote:


 Yep I know that part but I want to shift the position of the clock in I
 stat to nearer the right side- just accustom to having it there. I remember
 seeing it done somewhere.
 tom
 On 05/09/2011, at 7:44 PM, tom samson wrote:


 Is it possible to change the position on the menu bar in Lion?

 I like the clock app in iStat Menu more than the apple so I wanted to
 replace it.

 tom Samson





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Re: Mac App Store / Lion - hmmm

2011-08-31 Thread S Beach

Apple style:

1997 - no more beige!

2011 - Grey IS a colour scheme.

Great work Apple. Good products... but, ugly.

And yes, I have changed the image on my login screen from crappy grey
linen to a nice photo from my recent trip to Kakadu.
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/os_x_lion_change_login_screens_dirty_linen

(proceed at your own risk.)

Regards

Shayne


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 Hi Daniel,

 I feel this is a ‘Big Deal’. It is one of the concerns I had about Lion
 when it was due to be released. I think actually we discussed similar on the
 mailing list back then.
 The way you do your setup of a new computer for a client, is the same way I
 do ( I have learnt a lot from you ;-), and I imagine most ‘good’ consultants
 do similar.

 In the not too distant future some of my clients will be upgrading their
 computers and wanting me to do the setup on their new machines.
 So hopefully by then I can find a solution to this ‘annoyance’ … no its
 more than an annoyance … its a ‘big deal’.

 I also agree with your clients about the colour, I don’t like the ‘drab’
 grey colours, I like colour, much easier to pick things out.
 Hmmm, I better get researching to see how we can get around this setup and
 updates ;-)

 I’m not as ‘kind’ as you regarding Lion OS X 10.7, I have not found it to
 ‘my liking’ near as much as Snow Leopard.
 I love Snow Leopard OS X 10.6.8, it is a very stable and fast operating
 system. I know I will have to come to terms with Lion and eventually install
 it on my MacBook Pro, but until then Lion is staying installed on my
 external drive ;-)

 Cheers,
 Ronni

 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

 OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard
 OS X 10.7 Lion
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)



 On 31/08/2011, at 10:58 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

 
  Hmmm. OK, so this might be a little whinge, or maybe I'm missing
 something and there is a work around for it...
  But here goes...
 
  Background -
  When I set up a new computer for a client, I check to see if they are
 going to Migrate data from an old machine (if I' not doing it for them). If
 they aren't and it's a brand new set up, then I like to create their
 account, do all the updates for them and install some of the third party
 software (all free and legal) that most people use (eg Firefox, Skype,
 Perian, RealPlayer etc). This just means the machine is all ready to go for
 them when they get it and can start using it without having to do the work
 (or sometimes know where to find things,...)
 
  The Problem -
  Have done two new Lion machines that were setting up from Scratch. Ran
 Software update to check the updates it needs, as per normal. Now, I have
 all the installers on a local network drive (as well as on a portable drive
 that goes around with me), so I can install them faster and not download the
 same thing multiple times.
  So, anyway Software Update tells me that I need to install iPhoto 9.1.5
 (about 186MB), iMovie 9.0.4 (about 80MB), iTunes 10.4.1 (13MB) and Lion
 10.7.1 (84MB).
  Well iTunes and Lion update were fine.
  And how is where the problem was - Even though I had the downloads for
 iPhoto and iMovie on drive, it would not let me install them from a stand
 alone installer. Apparently I had to log in to Mac App Store and download
 them that way.
  But I don't want to. I have the installers all there already. And I don't
 have the clients AppleID (if they have one at all with a brand new machine).
 
  This seems a bit silly to me.
  I want to do the client a service and have it all done and ready to use
 as soon as they get it. Yet I have to either tell them how to do it and that
 they'll need to log into Mac App Store to download software.
  Now sure this might not be a big thing, but generally I don't charge for
 the installs and pre set ups I do for these things, as I call it an add on
  service. I can do them offsite (at home) while I'm doing other work
 (emails, other set ups etc so can be doing 3 or 4 at the same time).
  But if I have to allow more time during the day to set them up onsite,
 then it's less time to see other clients (which are my chargeable hours in
 the day). And it was something I liked to do as a service for the customer,
 rather then charge for it.
 
  Sure in the big scheme of things it may not be a huge issue,...but it's
 certainly a bit of an annoyance! Either that, or I'm missing the work around
 for it.
 
  The other thing I've had people not like so far is all the grey.  They
 say it makes it quite hard to quickly view things. I know there are hacks
 to get it change back now,..but it would be nice to make it an option
 (colour or grey). I thought it was just me, but most people that have used
 it comment on all that. Colour is faster to view and find things in a long
 list
  Would be interested to see a poll on it I reckon.
 
  The only other bug bear i've found, is having to have 3

Interesting article on new Malware targeting Mac OS

2011-05-22 Thread S Beach

Interesting article on new Malware targeting Mac OS

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/security/mac-malware-alert-apple-devices-easier-to-infect-than-windows-20110523-1ezoc.html

As someone in the comments points out though:

*Please note that this is NOT a virus - it is a Trojan, ie a malicious
program masquerading as something else, and NO computer system can be immune
to these attacks, as they require the user to permit them.*

*A virus, like its real-world counterpart, will infect a computer which is
exposed to it, and NO viruses in the wild have yet been shown to infect
Macs, unlike the hundreds of thousands which quickly and easily compromise a
Windows machine.*

*Having said that, all users of any type of computer should be wary of
installing anything that they just happen to come across. Mac users should
also run anti-virus software (eg Sophos) to reduce the spread of Windows
viruses.*

And this raises the issue again on his last point:
 *Mac users should also run anti-virus software... to reduce the spread of
Windows viruses*.



Regards

Shayne



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Re: Office for Mac

2011-05-20 Thread S Beach


Hi Peter

If you don't necessarily want the latest version I have a copy of
Office 2008 Home  Student (3 users) for Mac that I no longer need.
I have unregistered it from the one Mac I had it on. So the 3 licenses
are usable.
In original box with original disk and licenses keys. It looks like
the new version (office 2011 HS 3 user) is selling on special for
~$165 and the single license is around $139.
I am willing to part with this for $90 or near fair offer.

This offer is open if Peter is not interested.

Shayne

On Friday, May 20, 2011, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:

 I have three Macbooks in the house here (SWMBO + son1 + son2) and soon to add 
 an iMac 27 I hope. I bought office for Mac which comes with three licences 
 and they are all naturally loaded on the three current machines. Rather than 
 just going and buying Office for Mac all over again - which would give me 
 three more licences when I only will need one more, is there a way to extend 
 the original purchase form three to four licences?

 Thanks if anyone has any tips.

 Regards

 Peter.


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Useful App bundle

2011-05-18 Thread S Beach

In case anyone is interested here is a link to a nice App Bundle available
at the moment.

http://www.productivemacs.com/f/7531850

At least several of these apps are very well reviewed. I have tried a couple
of them and found them pretty useful.

Regards

Shayne

(Disclaimer: Just to be completely upfront... If two or more people using
this link buy the bundle I will get a refund.)



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Re: Ipad memory

2011-05-14 Thread S Beach

Yep... I have no inclination to go back to windows mobile :-)

Regards

Shayne


On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 1:38 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote:

 I should have added, that apart from occasional problems with the actual
 phone app (the Apple default app for making phone calls) I can't recall a
 problem. On some few occasions when the signal drops out the phone app
 appears to hang and I have resorted to rebooting the phone to clear it.
 Apart from this case I have not been required to close a background app down
 or reboot the phone.

 C



 On 2011-05-14, at 13:22, cm wrote:

 Hi Shayne,

 Yes, well picked up. There can always be defects / bugs in an operating
 system (OS) design. Operating systems are the most complex pieces of
 software there are. Some companies handle the complexity extremely well
 (Apple  building upon the Unix patrimony) and other companies make an utter
 mess (Microsoft!).

 You may not have noticed by I deliberately took defects into account when I
 used the weasel words, in principle ahead of the statement:

  So in principal at least, there is never any need to terminate an app
 unless it has a limited form of background processing


 It is early days for iOS as yet, and I am sure this new style of memory
 management will improve with each release.

 Cheers,
 Carlo

 On 2011-05-14, at 12:37, S Beach wrote:

 Thanks Carlo  Ronni

 I have heard the positive speak from apple before which is why I was a bit
 surprised to see the used memory going down as I closed apps.

 Having read the info below again would it be fair to assume that the memory
 I saw being freed up is simply the memory used to store the suspended
 state of those apps sitting in the background in inactive memory?
 I guess this would be the memory that would be freed up by the system as
 per Carlo's statement:

 *If memory becomes short, background processes are terminated to free up
 memory. The are closed down in reverse order of last access, so a program
 you haven't used for two days, say, will be closed first. The program is
 given a few event cycles to save user data and then its memory is released
 for reuse.*

 Either way I am curious to know why Daniel's hint was necessary:

 *But generally, the easiest way to fix it is to turn the iPad off (Hold
 down the power button til the Slide to Power Off comes up. Then side to
 power it off, wait a few seconds and then power it back on again.
 That will flush out (or free up) the memory.*

 Clearly it had the desired effect as per John's reply:

 *Thanks Daniel. It solved the problem, also improved the performance as
 well. Is seems the ipad  can become clogged with residual stuff and slow
 down*

 I guess we would be quick to blame the third party developers rather than
 iOS but shouldn't the system deal with this as per Carlo's comment? Should
 we from time to time need to follow Daniels advice?
 I guess there is always more to it than we realise. Having a fair bit of IT
 experience I realise that these are really incredibly complex devices no
 matter how simple the developers make them for us to use.

 I'm not being critical - just curious.


 Regards

 Shayne


 On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Just adding to Carlo’s informative response.

 *How Mobile Multitasking Works*
 The major new feature of Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 4, is
 multitasking.

 *How you use it:*
 When you press the Home button twice, Apple’s iOS 4 displays a “drawer”
 allowing you to switch between apps. The drawer shows your most recently
 used apps. This is similar to the “alt-tab” functionality we’re accustomed
 to on traditional PCs.

 *What’s going on:*
 When you leave an app in iOS 4, it’s not actually closing (unlike previous
 versions of the OS). Instead, it’s going into frozen, suspended animation,
 sitting inertly in the background. So when you relaunch an app, it opens
 instantly to pick up from where it left off before you “closed” it. That
 behaviour allows you to switch between apps very quickly — a feature called
 Fast App Switching, which is the core functionality of Apple’s iOS
 multitasking. (TidBITS has an excellent in-depth explanation of Fast App
 Switching http://db.tidbits.com/article/11378.)

 Fast App Switching isn’t all iOS 4 multitasking does, as there are a few
 exceptions for specific types of apps. Apple allows apps that play audio,
 connect with voice-over-IP or use location detection to run quietly in the
 background while one thread is still active. So that’s why, for example, you
 can leave the Pandora app, and the music will still be playing in the
 background while you check your e-mail. Likewise, you can leave Skype while
 on a VoIP call, and you won’t hang up on your buddy while you’re
 browsing Safari, for example. Third, you can leave a mapping app or a
 fitness tracker like RunKeeper and come back to it, and it’ll still have a
 lock on your location.

 It’s up to third-party app developers, of course

Re: Ipad memory

2011-05-13 Thread S Beach

 multitasking
 does not demand much more power.

 Cheers,
 Ronni

 On 12/05/2011, at 10:56 AM, cm wrote:

 Hi Shayne,

 Thanks for drawing our attention to the Activity Monitor Touch app. I will
 get myself a copy. I do wonder, however, how HandyPadSoft can get away with
 copying the Apple icon for Activity Monitor.

 I did notice in a few emails what could be misconceptions about background
 apps on the iPhone and the iPad. Apart from a *few exceptions* noted
 below, there is *no penalty at all for having an app in the background*.
 The Apple engineers, as often they are, were very clever when they
 introduced background apps to iOS. They in fact created a new paradigm to
 ensure that while an app is available for immediate switching it is rarely
 using resources. This ensures that the battery life of the iOS device will
 not be negatively impacted and that memory will be freed up when required.

 Here is how it works. When an app goes into the background when say the
 user presses the Home button or switches to a different app, execution for
 the app is suspended. The app is given a few event cycles to save any data
 and record any user choices. There is a framework where the app can be given
 limited, intermittent processing time but these are exceptions that must be
 programmed using specific frameworks. The examples of apps that continue
 with limited processing time in the background are those that require
 location service - such as GPS turn-by-tun applications, those that play
 music such as the iPod app, or those that say accept incoming phone calls
 like Skype does. Of these, only the location service, if it is poorly
 programmed, is a real problem. The newly introduced in iOS 3 (I think it
 was) Push Notification, also means that a program can remain suspended until
 there is work for it to do.

 If memory becomes short, background processes are terminated to free up
 memory. The are closed down in reverse order of last access, so a program
 you haven't used for two days, say, will be closed first. The program is
 given a few event cycles to save user data and then its memory is released
 for reuse.

 So in principal at least, there is never any need to terminate an app
 unless it has a limited form of background processing. The types of
 background processing allowed are limited to few special cases. For most
 apps there is no penalty at all for running in the background. A few poorly
 programmed location apps can be a problem, but bad reviews will often tell
 you which ones these are.

 Cheers,
 Carlo


 On 2011-05-12, at 10:19, S Beach wrote:

 Now seems an appropriate time to mention this...

 I got this monitor app for my iphone a while back
 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/activity-monitor-touch/id385619152?mt=8
 at the time it was free on a promo but now $2.49

 I ran it the other day and noticed that a lot of the memory was used up. I
 then double clicked the home button to see the apps running in the
 background - and there was quite a few. So I started closing them one by one
 and watching the memory usage bar go down. Interesting exercise. Once I had
 closed all the apps there was a lot more memory available (Surprise!).

 Of course there's no way of knowing how much resources the monitor app is
 using - so I closed that when I had finished too.
 (Note that this will not change the amount of storage memory used by all
 your songs, videos, photos etc; just the system memory.)

 *So it is clear that it is well worth regularly checking what apps are
 running and closing any that are not needed.
 *
 Doing this once or twice a day (for example - choose your own time period)
 would free up memory  help to keep things running smoothly and likely
 improve the battery life as well.

 Regards

 Shayne


 On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 7:32 AM, John Hatch j...@iinet.net.au wrote:


 Thanks Daniel. It solved the problem, also improved the performance as
 well. Is seems the ipad  can become clogged with residual stuff and slow
 down

 Much appreciated
 For others the app was Autocadws - quite impressive app also photo sort
 app

 Cheers

 John

 Sent from my iPad

 On 12/05/2011, at 2:16 AM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote:

 
  Not really an easy way to see what memory is used or free.
  But generally, the easiest way to fix it is to turn the iPad off (Hold
 down
  the power button til the Slide to Power Off comes up.
  Then side to power it off, wait a few seconds and then power it back on
  again.
  That will flush out (or free up) the memory.
 
  Kind regards
  Daniel
 
 
  On 12/5/11 2:13 AM, John Hatch j...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 
  Does anybody know how much memory is on the ipad? Have an app that say
 not
  enough memory. How can you check to see what apps are running?
 
  John
 
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Re: iPhone Battery.

2011-05-11 Thread S Beach

Good advice all round.

To give some comparison though...

I don't do any of the battery saving measures Ronni mentioned (except
keeping bluetooth off) and I have very good battery life with my iPhone 4.
I liberally use 3G, wifi, play music, push mail etc, leave location services
setting on (but it's only active when I have particular apps running) etc.

I did however notice one particular app (called apparatus) that kept
location services actually active just about all of the time and that
drained the battery quickly. In this case the solution was simple - remove
the app (it was crappy anyway).
I could see that it left location services active even when the app was
closed/minimised as the little purple arrow icon was still visible near the
battery icon at top right of screen. This arrow usually disappears when you
close an app.
To see an example of what I  mean open maps - see the little purple arrow
near the battery icon, now press the home button, maps is still running in
the background but the purple arrow icon disappears indicating (I assume)
that location services is inactive (or at least using minimal power).

Regards

Shayne


On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:


 Hi Tony  Rob,

 How to extend and maximize my iPhone battery life? 
 http://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/97823

 1. Turn off 3G when you don't need it for data. This actually has the added
 benefit of improving voice call quality for some users. Settings - General
 - Network - Enable 3G - OFF

 2. Turn off Wi-Fi when you don't need it. Settings - General - Network -
 Wi-Fi - OFF

 3. Reduce the brightness of your iPhone screen. Keep auto-brightness ON.
 Settings - Brightness - Use the slider to reduce the brightness as low as
 you can. I find the slider centered under the i in the word Brightness as
 a good compromise.

 4. Turn off the GPS when you don't need it. Settings - General - Location
 Services - OFF

 5. Turn off push notifications. They don't always work, anyway. Settings -
 Notifications - OFF

 6. Turn off push Mail. Settings - Mail, Contacts, Calendars -Fetch New
 Data - Push - OFF

 7. Adjust your Mail fetch frequency. Settings - Mail, Contacts, Calendars
 - Fetch New Data - Either choose Manually or reduce your Fetch frequency
 to Hourly (unless you need more frequent mail action), then touch Advanced.
 Under Advanced you can decide for each mail account if you'd like to fetch
 or update manually. Manual saves battery!

 7. Make sure the Auto-Lock is set to one minute. Settings - General -
 Auto-Lock - 1 Minute

 8. Turn off vibrate. Settings - Sounds - Vibrate - OFF

 9. Turn off the iPod equalizer. Settings - iPod - EQ - OFF

 10. Turn off Bluetooth when not in use. Settings - General - Bluetooth -
 OFF

 Cheers,
 Ronni

 Sent from Ronni's iPad

 On 11/05/2011, at 3:06 PM, Rob Davies rjda...@gmail.com wrote:

 
  Afternoon,
  Yes advice by Ronni, but also the WiFi constantly searching is another.
  So in settings the three big ones are together being WiFi, Notifications,
 and Location Services.
 
  Simple way to check if faulty battery switch on Airplane Mode see if
 battery life as bad?
 
  Cheers!
  `RobD...
 
  On 11May2011, at 1:08 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
  Hi Tony,
 
  A few settings you could check before thinking it could be a faulty
 battery.
 
  How have you got your iPhone setup … What settings do you have on your
 iPhone?
  Have you got “Push” notifications on?
  Or “Fetch” set to a short time interval?
 
  Do you Apps that are still running in the background?
 
  Turn off your Push and Fetch function on your iPhone.
  Go to settings, mail/contacts, then Fetch  turn “Push” off, turn Fetch
 manual, go to advance at the bottom, tap on every email account you have and
 put them on Manual.
  You don’t need to constantly have the phone updating for new email…
 unless you really need to.
 
  Another thing I’ve found is If you have “Location” set to ON and you
 drive around in a car, your battery drains rapidly while the GPS is
 constantly updating your position.
 
  Optimise Your Settings:
  http://www.apple.com/au/batteries/iphone.html
 
 
  Cheers,
  Ronni
 
  17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
  2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
  OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
  Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
 
 
  On 11/05/2011, at 12:29 PM, Tony Francis wrote:
 
 
  Hi Fellow Wamuggers
  Has anyone experienced a problem with their battery going flat after
 only a couple of hours use? We have just purchased an iPhone 4 and the
 battery is almost flat after a few hours, I can't find a reason for it,
 other than a faulty battery.
 
  Thanks to one and all
 
  Kind regards
 
  Tony
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Re: Ipad memory

2011-05-11 Thread S Beach

Now seems an appropriate time to mention this...

I got this monitor app for my iphone a while back
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/activity-monitor-touch/id385619152?mt=8
at the time it was free on a promo but now $2.49

I ran it the other day and noticed that a lot of the memory was used up. I
then double clicked the home button to see the apps running in the
background - and there was quite a few. So I started closing them one by one
and watching the memory usage bar go down. Interesting exercise. Once I had
closed all the apps there was a lot more memory available (Surprise!).

Of course there's no way of knowing how much resources the monitor app is
using - so I closed that when I had finished too.
(Note that this will not change the amount of storage memory used by all
your songs, videos, photos etc; just the system memory.)

*So it is clear that it is well worth regularly checking what apps are
running and closing any that are not needed.
*
Doing this once or twice a day (for example - choose your own time period)
would free up memory  help to keep things running smoothly and likely
improve the battery life as well.

Regards

Shayne


On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 7:32 AM, John Hatch j...@iinet.net.au wrote:


 Thanks Daniel. It solved the problem, also improved the performance as
 well. Is seems the ipad  can become clogged with residual stuff and slow
 down

 Much appreciated
 For others the app was Autocadws - quite impressive app also photo sort
 app

 Cheers

 John

 Sent from my iPad

 On 12/05/2011, at 2:16 AM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote:

 
  Not really an easy way to see what memory is used or free.
  But generally, the easiest way to fix it is to turn the iPad off (Hold
 down
  the power button til the Slide to Power Off comes up.
  Then side to power it off, wait a few seconds and then power it back on
  again.
  That will flush out (or free up) the memory.
 
  Kind regards
  Daniel
 
 
  On 12/5/11 2:13 AM, John Hatch j...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 
  Does anybody know how much memory is on the ipad? Have an app that say
 not
  enough memory. How can you check to see what apps are running?
 
  John
 
  Sent from my iPad
 
 
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iPad 2 to Have 27-inch Screen?

2011-03-01 Thread S Beach

The best rumor yet... :-)

http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/22/ipad-2-to-have-27-inch-screen


Regards

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Re: Transfer/Sync photos from iPhone to iPhoto

2011-02-27 Thread S Beach

Hi Peta

I have an iPhone 4. When I connect it to Macbook Pro (running latest OSX
10.6.x) via the usb cable BOTH iTunes and iPhoto automatically open up.
iPhoto displays the all photos on my iPhone (or just the un-synced ones if I
choose) and has a botton (lower right) titled Import all images (or
simmilar wording). I click on that and they are imported into iPhoto on the
Mac.

Did I change some settings in iTunes to make this happen? Not sure.

I guess someone more familliar with this will give some more info on that
soon.

Regards

Shayne Beach


On Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 12:29 PM, peta petabelczow...@mac.com wrote:


 Good morning all,

 I have a few photos on my iPhone (on Camera Roll) which I would like to
 transfer/sync onto my Mac with iPhotos.

 I plugged in my device and was taken to iTunes with various questions being
 asked, but could not find any easy steps to follow to transfer these photos.
  There was a question which would allow me to transfer from iPhotos to
 iPhone.

 No-one I have spoken to has actually done this - I am sure that someone in
 the WAMUG group has successfully carried out this step though.   I am hoping
 for a reply from one of our experts so I also will be able to learn this
 step.

 Thanking you in anticipation,

 Peta



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Re: Apple store is down

2011-02-24 Thread S Beach

ooh I could go one of those new 17 Macbook Pro's.
Mine is so old now - heck it must be at least 16 months since I bought it. I
wonder if the tax man would approve an upgrade? :-)

Regards

Shayne Beach

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 9:59 PM, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@me.comwrote:

The details are on our apple Australia website, but store still not
available.

Sent from my iPad

On 24/02/2011, at 9:49 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

Sounds good!
http://www.macrumors.com/http://www.macrumors.com/
While not all the rumors leading up to the launch were true, many of the
last minute leaks were accurate, and Apple still managed to sneak in a few
surprises.

Apple
launchedhttp://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2FApple-Updates-MacBook-Pro-bw-1998290062.html%3Fx%3D0%26.v%3D1t=1298554807
the
new MacBook Pros this morning after much anticipation. For the first time
ever, Apple has included Quad Core CPUs into their notebooks. The 15 and
17 models offer Quad Core CPUs using the Intel2.2GHz Quad Core
2720QMhttp://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fark.intel.com%2FProduct.aspx%3Fid%3D50067t=1298554807
and 2.0GHz Quad Core
2630QMhttp://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fark.intel.com%2FProduct.aspx%3Fid%3D52219t=1298554807.
While many applications may not take advantage of all 4 cores, these new
Sandy Bridge processors include Intel's Turbo Boost
2.0http://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.intel.com%2Ftechnology%2Fturboboost%2Ft=1298554807,
which should increase the speed of the remaining cores when the others are
underutilized.

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 automatically allows processor cores to
run faster than the base operating frequency if it's operating below power,
current, and temperature specification limits.
The maximum Turbo clock speeds for the 2720QM and 2630QM are 3.2GHz and
2.9GHz respectively.

Apple has also introduced a hybrid Thunderbolt/mini Display port on the new
MacBook Pros. This represents Intel's Light Peak technology which is said to
offer high speed connections and is expected to replace the need for USB
3.0. We expect to hear more about it this afternoon at Intel's press
conference. From Apple's PR:

“Thunderbolt is a revolutionary new I/O technology that delivers an amazing
10 gigabits per second and can support every important I/O standard which is
ideal for the new MacBook Pro.”

The new models are at the Apple
Storehttp://www.macrumors.com/c.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fstore.apple.comt=1298554807
:

-17 1920x1200 Display. 2.2Ghz *Quad* i7. 4GB RAM. 750GB HD. AMD 6750M
1GB. $2499
-15 Display. 2.2GHz *Quad* i7. 750GB HD. AMD 6490M. $1799.
-15 1440x900 Display. 2.0GHz *Quad* i7. 4GB RAM. 500GB HD. AMD 6490M
256MB. $1799
-13 Display. 2.7GHz Dual i5. 4GB RAM. 500GB HD. $1499
-13 Display. 2.3GHz Dual i5. 4GB RAM. 320GB HD. $1199

(Still filling in specs, as we get them)
Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 24/02/2011, at 8:55 PM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au
wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote:

Look out..the Thunderbolt is coming!
MacRumors has some specs already. They look good (if true) :o)

I would have replied sooner,...but (a) just got home and (b) have finally
just got power back on after 13 hours of it being off!!
Thanks Western Power,..you were so on with your timed outage from 8am
(which was really 7.40am off) and back on by 2pm (and it came on at
8.40pm).
Not happy,..

Kind Regards
Daniel

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http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/24/the-apple-store-is-down-new-macbook-pros-inbouhttp://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/24/the-apple-store-is-down-new-macbook-pros-inbou
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/02/24/the-apple-store-is-down-new-macbook-pros-inbou

nd/

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Re: Imac 27 i5 advice

2011-02-03 Thread S Beach

Hi John

Ditto to the previous responses. If you can afford an i7 that will
definately help - if you are running a big CAD package go for power.
Remember that a virtual machine is sharing your CPU.

Either way definately go with at least 8Gb RAM for running VMware/Parallels.
Note that windows (any version) is not optimised for the mac hardware and
does not use it as efficiently as OSX. Even booting direct to Win7 via
bootcamp on my MBP gets the hard drive rattleing a bit and the fans
whirring...  then start up SolidEdge or other CAD package and the hardware
knows it's alive.

And more importantly... install as little in windows as possible. The more
you install, the more startup programs to load and the background processes
running and the slower it gets. Dont believe the diehard Win XP conspiracy
theories. Go for Win7 and keep it lean. Use Mac OS for everything you can.
As a reasonably recent Mac convert after numerous years selling and
supporting windows PC's I love my MBP and only use Windows when I really
need to.

Regards

Shayne


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 I am Contemplating buying a imac 27,i5Mhz, 8gb ram to replace my PC and
 prismo PB. A want to run CAD in windows and be able to cut past to mac on
 the run. Also use the mac as a DVD/CD player and watch TV. Any advice would
 be appreciated

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Re: Suggestion for Wamug meetings

2010-12-26 Thread S Beach

Hi Mac et al

I concur with Carlo's good outline, treat windows on a Mac as... windows.

Since Windows XP service pack 2 Windows has had a reasonable firewall.
As Carlo said make sure it has the latest patches etc. If you have XP that
means service Pack 3 and a small army of patches on patches.

Having built and serviced windows machines for about 12 years (far from
claiming to be a guru though) I suggest don't bother with any version prior
to Windows XP, they are no longer supported and security updates are no
longer provided.
Windows 95, 98  ME never really had much security to start with.

Regarding anti-virus, firewall, anti-malware etc software take a look at the
security advice wizard on Gizmo's Freeware site here
http://dev.urltrim.com/secwiz
I have used Gizmo's site for several years now and never yet had bad advice
from it. Do your own checking though.
If you don't do silly things on the internet like visiting dodgy sites or
download dodgy software you can get good protection from free antivirus
programs as this security wizard will show you. If you are a high risk user
they may suggest you would be better off forking out some cash.
One of the free products they may refer to is Microsoft Security Essentials
a combined anti-virus and anti-malware program which doesnt slow down the
computer noticably and actually protects against viruses quite well (to the
surprise of a number of reviewers).
I use it on a numbers of windows machines (and virtual machines) and in
Bootcamp partitions. I use the internet carefully and have not had any
problems in the last 2 years of using it. Nothing is perfect however and am
just removing a virus from my sister-in-law's computer which is running it
(I suspect some unwise surfing on the part of her housemate however).

Anyway take a look at that security wizard for some better informed advice
than I can give you. One thing I disagree with them on one point though...
they say:

   - That before you do anything check now to make sure that your PC is not
   currently infected with a virus or other malware infection...
   - That you make sure that your computer is up-to-date with all the latest
   Windows, Office and other software updates and patches.

The first point is fair enough but I strongly recommend that you install
anti-virus software before you do anything else including windows updates
even if you have to update your anti-virus again after you run all the other
updates.

On another point, regarding internet browsers. Don't use Internet Explorer 7
or earlier. Personally I suggest don't use it at all if you can help it.
(Use Firefox, Safari or Google Chrome)

Last but not least - did I mention OpenDNS (opendns.org)? I may have
mentioned them one or twice in previous posts :-)
There are differing views about whether it speeds up or slows down browsing
but it is most beneficial for security enhancement particularly for
filtering phishing sites (which can also effect mac users) and other
nasties.
You can find out more about it here
http://windowssecrets.com/2009/07/09/02-Use-OpenDNS-to-surf-safely-with-these-tricks
(WIndows Secrets is also a pretty reliable site, sometimes a bit technical
though.)

Regards

Shayne


On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 6:14 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote:


 Hi Mac,

 Just re-reading the wording of your question  I don't lay claim to being a
 guru. :-) I can tell you some things I have learnt, however.

 I have had too many years experience running Windows for work reasons. To
 protect a Windows installation the best strategy is to run a firewall and to
 scan periodically for viruses with scanning software. I have used the free
 Zone Alarm as a firewall and this works admirably, as for a virus scanner,
 the best one could be Norton's because the definitions are updated
 frequently but there are many good competitors both paid an open source.
 Whatever the platform, it pays to turn off any shares that you don't need
 and to have strong passwords. Also, of course, to avoid unsafe practices
 such as installing software from a questionable source.

 It is also important to install all official security updates and to run
 the latest version of all official software.

 If you run Windows on a Mac, it is a perfectly standard Windows
 installation and can be infected in exactly the same way as Windows can be
 on, say, a Dell PC. The thing that contains the virus is the Windows
 installation itself. These viruses, as a rule, do not run under Mac. The
 problem is, that any data that is available to your Windows installation,
 could then become available to unauthorised users.

 If you run Windows in a virtual machine, such as Parallels, you can decide
 with data is shared with your Windows installation and which data is
 available only to OS X. In this way, at least, if there is a Windows virus
 you have contained the problem in what is know as a sandbox. Only the data
 in that sandbox can be compromised.

 So in summary one must follow best Windows

Re: Tool to measure data use on home network to individual connections

2010-12-23 Thread S Beach

Hi TIm

A possible option is to use the  OpenDNS service (opendns.org). I have
posted on the security benefits of this previously but they also have a
logging service. It won't tell you which computer in the house is the
culprit but it will tell you where all the data is coming from (or going).
It is particularly useful for seeing the data usage sorted by volume (sites
with the highest data volume usage for your router IP address).

I'm pretty sure you can do all of that with a free account and more besides.

Regards

Shayne


On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 6:35 PM, David Choy drc...@gmail.com wrote:


 HI Tim

 I tried looking for this too for a client of mine. You're right, it's
 hard to find anything that really will test how much data they are
 using. In my search I didn't find anything really useful to monitor
 usage.

  One other alternative would be to buy a prepaid wireless modem (eg
 Vivid wireless, or any of the major telcos have one these days) and
 they can all use this second network and you can see if it's the kids
 that are responsible.
 eg. http://www.vividwireless.com.au/get-it-now/devices/vivifi
  Or you can do what your neighbour did and get them all wireless sticks.

 I disagree with Kyle on gaming not chewing up data. It really depends
 on the game, I was heavy into first-person shooters for a few months
 and found that my data usage went up at least 5gb, and dropped back
 once I stopped. With a few kids all doing the same thing I can imagine
 it would chew through your data allowance, and remember all the online
 games also need whopping big updates fairly regularly, otherwise they
 won't let you join online with other players.

 I also doubt it would be just two hours use, I would bet it would be a
 heck of alot more on the weekends.


 Dave


 On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 5:34 PM, Tim Law t...@peoplehelp.com.au wrote:
  Thanks Kyle,
  I appreciate your thoughts.
  The difficulty is that none of us understand where the data is going. I
  agree YouTube clips are potential culprits as they seem to watch the
 replays
  of other players Starcraft games and they last half an hour or so each.
 But
  without evidence of how much data one of these sessions consumes, none of
 us
  can quantify the data used, and the user cannot understand how it could
  possibly have been them. So it's hard to hold them to account.
  My neighbours philosophy worked. He saw his kids more, then they got paid
  jobs and they are much more discerning with their data use, nicer people
 and
  less addicted to screens.
  Thanks again for your thoughts about the technical solution, or lack of.
 It
  mirrors my own searching and IMHO this is a gap in app design that would
  fill a need in family networking environments.
  A few months ago I upgraded from 12gb plan to 25Gb. I'm not going to the
  next level without as you say, a cash contribution.
  Ta
  Tim
 
 
 
  On 23/12/2010, at 2:55 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:
 
  Hi, Tim
 
  I have 5 Mac devices, two PC laptops and occasionally an Xbox, that are
  connected via ethernet or wifi to my home network and to the internet
  through Bigpond Cable.
 
  I am trying to determine where the main data munchers are, or as least
 to
  confirm my suspicions that it is the PC laptops with attached 17 and
 21yo
  sons playing Starcraft etc. !!
 
 
  I'll be completely honest with you I don't think it's gaining that's
 causing
  the problems as in the grand scheme of things gaming does not use that
 much
  data.
  My Experience, when I tested my brother on his Sony PlayStation 3 he was
  using anywhere between 90 to 150 MB her two-hour gaming and eventually I
  found out that the usage hole was YouTube.
  Some things that can cause unexpected chunks of usage data are, automatic
  software updates (Windows, Mac) I don't normally recommend turning these
 off
  as most users forget to update their computers and I recommend you update
  and patch your computer immediately especially in the case of Windows (I
  believe security patches come out on the first week of every month).
  So we have software updates from computers, gaming consoles. Streaming
 video
  from all the major Australian TV networks and other sources like
  http://live.twit.tv/
  As I mentioned earlier YouTube (You watch three videos and on average you
  have already downloaded 150 to 200 MB that's not even taking account of
  higher quality videos that YouTube now have available so those 10 minute
  clips can eat into your data very quickly specially if they close the
 window
  and come back and watch the same video again later)
  Then you have the other suspects P2P and BitTorrent
 
  I've not been able to find any software that is effective at monitoring
  data traffic to individual machines. WebSpy SOHO looks like it might do
 the
  job, but is still in development and doesn't work on OSX properly yet.
 
  As I looked into this several years ago on Whirlpool and other places.
 most
  software packages were ineffective. Most

Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread S Beach

There is another free option called Prey too http://preyproject.com/

Regards

Shayne


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 On 23/12/2010, at 4:10 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:

  Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment.
 
  --
  Regards Kyle
 
 -
  Kyle Kreusch: - This E-Mail Was Dictated Using MacSpeech Dictate, [i]
 
 -
  Check Out My New Website For Articles And Other Great information.
  Website: http://kylekreusch.co.cc/
 
 -

 Yes, their site is very busy with everyone downloading it at the moment, so
 a few delays,..lol.
 I'l try it later and see if it's picked up then,..lol.

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 Daniel
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Apple posts free developer documentation for iBooks users

2010-12-22 Thread S Beach

Following on from the discussion on programming apps for iOS devices at the
December WAMUG meeting, here is some more info if anyone is interested.

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/19/apple-posts-free-developer-documentation-for-ibooks-users/

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Re: 1Password

2010-12-10 Thread S Beach

Don't panic Mr Mannering! (Nods to the old Dad's Army series of
yesteryear)

Actually Paul it is not disturbing really. The second reply that John got
from Agile support is a reasonable explanation of why he is getting warning
messages from Little Snitch. It is simply advising him what the
1PasswordThumbs process is doing. And the response from support gives a
logical explanation of why the process is doing it.

As they say:
*This thumbnail capability can be turned off in 1Password's Preferences,
but it's perfectly expected that 1PasswordAgent will get the attention of
Little Snitch. Because the sites it wants to access are the same ones (and
just as varied) as you use in your browser, it's simplest to tell Little
Snitch to always Allow any connections, otherwise you'll be prompted for
each one (your choice of course!).
*
Nothing to panic about there.

Regards

Shayne Beach


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 The experience John has reported is very disturbing.  I'm glad I didn't
 join the rush.

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Re: 1Password

2010-12-10 Thread S Beach

Hi Paul

I appreciate and respect your caution, particularly in relation to matters
of personal security. My response was not intended to be critical; if
anything a little lighthearted.
I simply wanted to make the point that the response from Agile support was a
fair and reasonable explanation and response to his concerns.
I thought that your very disturbing comment was a bit unfair however I now
notice that your email was actually before John's second email so you were
commenting without the benefit of seeing the explanation given by the
support person.

I apologise if my response seemed harsh or offensive.

Regards

Shayne


On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Paul Weaver pwea...@westnet.com.auwrote:

 Well then, good luck to you.  PW.



 - Original Message -
 From: S Beach sbscr...@gmail.com
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 Sent: Friday, 10 December, 2010 8:06:41 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing /
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 Subject: Re: 1Password

 Don't panic Mr Mannering! (Nods to the old Dad's Army series of
 yesteryear)

 Actually Paul it is not disturbing really. The second reply that John got
 from Agile support is a reasonable explanation of why he is getting warning
 messages from Little Snitch. It is simply advising him what the
 1PasswordThumbs process is doing. And the response from support gives a
 logical explanation of why the process is doing it.

 As they say:
 *This thumbnail capability can be turned off in 1Password's Preferences,
 but it's perfectly expected that 1PasswordAgent will get the attention of
 Little Snitch. Because the sites it wants to access are the same ones (and
 just as varied) as you use in your browser, it's simplest to tell Little
 Snitch to always Allow any connections, otherwise you'll be prompted for
 each one (your choice of course!).
 *
 Nothing to panic about there.

 Regards

 Shayne Beach


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 The experience John has reported is very disturbing.  I'm glad I didn't
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Re: Optus unlocks iPhones

2010-12-01 Thread S Beach

oooh and The Evil Empire (Telstra) are doing it for free too! ... but you
have to call them first.
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/235351,telstra-to-unlock-its-iphones-for-free.aspx

(Perhaps they won't be so evil when they are split and no longer rule of the
nation's primary broadband network)

Regards

Shayne Beach


On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Andrew sprint9...@iinet.net.au wrote:


 No. I'm with Optus and mine was unlocked via iTunes after a phone call to
 Optus.
 Andrew



 On 01/12/2010, at 7:09 PM, Peder Kristensen ped...@westnet.com.au wrote:

 
  Hi All,
 
  Has anyone of you Optus iPhone 4 user received a SMS from Optus re
 unlocking your iPhone? See link below
 
 http://www.itnews.com.au/News/240352,optus-unlocks-iphones-over-the-network.aspx
 
  Cheers,
  Peder
 
 
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Re: Domain Name Registration / Web Hosting

2010-11-26 Thread S Beach

Hi

webcity.com.au have provided me with good service over the past 3 years or
so.
They are competitively priced but not cheap and nasty.
If you want a wide range of comments you might also like to check
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/116
Don't get lost in there tho.

Regards

Shayne


On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Glenn Nicholas gl...@om4.com.au wrote:


 NetRegistry and Namecheap are both good registrars.
 Bottle Domains has been deregistered  - I suggest you refer to
 auda.org.au/news/bottledomains/
 Glenn Nicholas


 On Saturday, November 27, 2010, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  Hello all,
 
  I notice that the previous time this was asked was in 2005 so I just
 wanted to ask the group again for its received wisdom about domain name
 registration and web hosting.
 
  I am looking register a domain name and have the associated web site
 hosted. The site will be interactive and require an application server  such
 as GlassFish to run JSF, or similar. Mac or Linux box would be preferred.
 
  Do you still think it a good idea to register with
 http://www.netregistry.com.au ? Or are there arguments to register a cheap
 .com domain name with http://www.namecheap.com ? I don't know if he is
 still active in the group, but Phillip McGree was recommending
 http://www.bottle.com.au Does anyone else have an opinion on them?
 
  Any advice or anecdotes about experiences would be greatly appreciated.
 
  Cheers,
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Re: (GMUG) - 1Password Thanksgiving Giveaway (Free Licenses)

2010-11-25 Thread S Beach

Hi Folks

I missed out on Kyles offer. If anyone else has a license to give away I'd
be muchly thankful to receive one.

Regards

Shayne


On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi, All (GMUG) and WAMUG

 I have no longer any more licenses to give away managed to get three off
 from one account apparently there is a limit of three. but I did manage to
 get 12 licenses from another account so I don't know what's going on

 --
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 On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi, All (GMUG) and WAMUG

 1Password are once again giving away free copies of the software to
 celebrate Thanksgiving in the US

 If you would like a license key e-mail me at off...@gmug.org.au

 Also unfortunately if you already have a license for a previous version
 you cannot receive the Free gift. and After receiving your license you
 will be able to give away a free copy of 1Password

 just simply visit this web page https://agilewebsolutions.com/c and
 request a password then once you have logged in go to this page
 http://agilewebsolutions.com/custome...ksgiving_introhttp://agilewebsolutions.com/customer/thanksgiving_intro
  to
 see if you can send a licence to a friend.

 Offer expires probably tomorrow..

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Re: 1Password Thanksgiving Giveaway (Free Licenses)

2010-11-25 Thread S Beach

Thanks to Kyle  Nikki
I now have one.

Janis do you still need one?

Regards

Shayne


On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Janis Lynn janism...@yahoo.com.au wrote:

 Hi All

 I would be pleased to receive a 1Password a license if there still some
 available. Please email me details offsite.

 Thank
 Janis
 On 26/11/2010, at 3:21 AM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:

 Hi, all WAMUG

 if you were lucky enough to receive a free license from me please consider
 reading my original e-mail and sending one of your free licenses to
 another member of WAMUG

 --
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 On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 11:42 PM, S Beach sbscr...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Folks

 I missed out on Kyles offer. If anyone else has a license to give away I'd
 be muchly thankful to receive one.

 Regards

 Shayne



 On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi, All (GMUG) and WAMUG

 I have no longer any more licenses to give away managed to get three off
 from one account apparently there is a limit of three. but I did manage to
 get 12 licenses from another account so I don't know what's going on

 --
 Regards Kyle

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 On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.comwrote:

 Hi, All (GMUG) and WAMUG

 1Password are once again giving away free copies of the software to
 celebrate Thanksgiving in the US

 If you would like a license key e-mail me at off...@gmug.org.au

 Also unfortunately if you already have a license for a previous version
 you cannot receive the Free gift. and After receiving your license you
 will be able to give away a free copy of 1Password

 just simply visit this web page https://agilewebsolutions.com/c and
 request a password then once you have logged in go to this page
 http://agilewebsolutions.com/custome...ksgiving_introhttp://agilewebsolutions.com/customer/thanksgiving_intro
  to
 see if you can send a licence to a friend.

 Offer expires probably tomorrow..

 --
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Re: 1Password Thanksgiving Giveaway (Free Licenses)

2010-11-25 Thread S Beach

Hi Neil

I tried to gift you one but apparently you have received one already.
I sent one to Janis.

Regards

Shayne


On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:26 AM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote:

  Hi Shayne,

 I would be very happy to get one - if you still have one to pass on.


 Thanks



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 on 26/11/10 7:05 AM, S Beach at sbscr...@gmail.com wrote:

 Thanks to Kyle  Nikki
 I now have one.

 Janis do you still need one?

 Regards

 Shayne


 On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Janis Lynn janism...@yahoo.com.au
 wrote:

 Hi All

 I would be pleased to receive a 1Password a license if there still some
 available. Please email me details offsite.

 Thank
 Janis
 On 26/11/2010, at 3:21 AM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:

 Hi, all WAMUG

 if you were lucky enough to receive a free license from me please consider
 reading my original e-mail and sending one of your free licenses to another
 member of WAMUG

 --
 Regards Kyle

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 Kyle Kreusch: - This E-Mail Was Dictated Using MacSpeech Dictate, [i]

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 On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 11:42 PM, S Beach sbscr...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Folks

 I missed out on Kyles offer. If anyone else has a license to give away I'd
 be muchly thankful to receive one.

 Regards

 Shayne



 On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 11:28 PM, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 Hi, All (GMUG) and WAMUG

 I have no longer any more licenses to give away managed to get three off
 from one account apparently there is a limit of three. but I did manage to
 get 12 licenses from another account so I don't know what's going on

 --
 Regards Kyle

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 Kyle Kreusch: - This E-Mail Was Dictated Using MacSpeech Dictate, [i]

 -


 On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 Hi, All (GMUG) and WAMUG

 1Password are once again giving away free copies of the software to
 celebrate Thanksgiving in the US

 If you would like a license key e-mail me at off...@gmug.org.au

 Also unfortunately if you already have a license for a previous version you
 cannot receive the Free gift. and After receiving your license you will be
 able to give away a free copy of 1Password

 just simply visit this web page https://agilewebsolutions.com/c and
 request a password then once you have logged in go to this page
 http://agilewebsolutions.com/custome...ksgiving_intro
 http://agilewebsolutions.com/customer/thanksgiving_introhttp://agilewebsolutions.com/customer/thanksgiving_intro
  to see if you can send a licence to a friend.

 Offer expires probably tomorrow..

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Re: IceTV app - recommended? - and Elgato EyeTV Hy brid/i7 iMac problems

2010-11-23 Thread S Beach

Ice TV iPhone app works well.

I have not used any other similar service to compare it to but it works ok
for me on iPhone 4. I'm not sure how it would work without a subscription
but it is handy with a subscription to be able to check the guide and set a
program to record if I want it to and not at home to set it on the media
centre.

From my experience I'd say its safe to give it a try and see what you think.

Regards

Shayne Beach


On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote:


 Hi all,

 I don't subscribe to the paid IceTV service because, at present, I'm not
 recording TV.

 My Elgato EyeTV Hybrid refuses to work with my i7 iMac running Snow leopard
 - doesn't even show up as a USB device in system profiler - even though it
 still works fine with the older core 2 duo iMac running Leopard.

 Can anyone shine any light on the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid/i7 iMac problem - I
 wondered if it was a USB power issue, but I've tried it in various USB
 sockets (both on the back of the iMac and on the keyboard) - though I don't
 currently have a powered external USB hub to try.

 Anyway, even though I'm not recording, I use the IceTV dashboard widget all
 the time to check what's on/about to start on TV and find it very
 convenient.

 Today, on one of IceTV's emails, I noticed that there was a free IceTV app:
 http://www.icetv.com.au/about/iphone.shtml
 I thought this looked pretty good but, when I went to the app store, I saw
 that of the 3956 reviews for the current version - 2304 of them had given
 it
 the minimum one star rating. I know the whingers are often more vocal than
 the satisfied users - but this does seem an unusually high proportion!!

 So, I thought I'd see how many WAMUG list members use this app and would
 like to express their love/hate experiences with it ;o)


 TIA


 Cheers




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Re: Free Sophos for Mac?

2010-11-08 Thread S Beach

Speaking of protecting users.. a very usefull layer of protection, not from
viruses but from phishing and general malware is a service like OpenDNS.com.
This service simply warns you if a link you have clicked on is taking you to
a dodgy site. It does not run on any of your hardware and does not slow down
or interfere with any of your work flows.
How?

We all use a DNS (Domain Name Service) without thinking about it every time
we access a website. The servers and communication equipment on the internet
do not use domain names and URL's. They use numerical IP addresses. Every
time we type a URL in the address bar or click on a link your browser sends
a request to the DNS server to match the domain name in the url to an IP
address. DNS is usually provided by your internet service provider (ISP).
OpenDNS.com simply provides an alternative DNS that also provides filtering
and alerts. You use it by setting the DNS preferences in your computer or
router to use the OpenDNS servers instead of those provided by your ISP.
Clear instructions are provided on OpenDNS.com. As usual there are free and
payed options. You can set the filtering level to include basic physhing and
malware right up to parental controls and corporate controls.  I use the
free service which is sufficient for our needs... and no I do not get a
commission :-)

Bear in mind that this type of service, while it does protect against
windows malware, is most usefull to help protect users from inadvertantly
accessing sites which are likely to swindle your money or pollute your mind
and these are things that the great Mac OS cannot protect you from.

Anyone else use a filtering DNS service?

Regards

Shayne


On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote:


 Exactly right Paul !!

 On 09/11/2010, at 9:04 AM, Paul K wrote:

 
  Software could protect the iMac but cannot protect people, especially
  kids, that is our responsibility.
 
 
 
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Re: Internet over powerlines.

2010-10-17 Thread S Beach

Austin Computers had something like this in their Cannington store a few
months ago (and presumably thier other stores too)
austin.net.au

I have no experience with them so can't comment on how effective they are.

Regards

Shayne


On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 5:01 PM, McCallum Malcolm doc...@westnet.com.auwrote:


 I have been looking at Netgears xavb2001 with great interest . I wonder if
 anyone has any experience of using this equipment. I cannot find anyone
 selling it in Perth and getting hold of it seems difficult as in ES they are
 going like hot cakes.

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Re: Nook app

2010-09-30 Thread S Beach

Nah your definitely on drugs Ronni... :-)

I'm with you Susan - It aint there!

Regards

Shayne


On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@me.comwrote:


 Hi Ronni, well, it's definitely a mystery. Anyway, I can use Kindle and the
 Borders app, so it's enough. Cheers, Susan

 Sent from my iPad

 On 30/09/2010, at 8:56 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 
  Hi Neil  Susan,
 
  It's still on the Oz Store,  NO I don't have a US iTunes Account. I
 tried again just a while ago and I can still access  'Barnes  Noble NOOK
 for iPad'.
  I have no idea why I seem to be the only one who can ;-)
 
  I've got Stanza also, but I don't like it much.
 
  Cheers,
  Ronni
 
  On 30/09/2010, at 8:34 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:
 
 
  Hi Susan,
 
 
  Glad to help out.
 
  I had the same result as you - I was told that its not available on the
  Australian iTunes store.
 
  I happen to also have a US iTunes account (from a few years back - long
  story) so I logged in with that and it downloaded fine.
 
  Not that it helps you to get it - but at least you know it's not just
 you!
 
 
  Not sure how Ronni managed it, unless:
 
  - it WAS on the Oz store but has since been limited to certain countries
 and
  pulled from the Oz store?
 
  - Ronni also has a US iTunes account?
 
 
  Unfortunately, I don't think sending you the app would help as it would
 be
  linked to my iTunes account.
 
 
  I expect that nowadays you wouldn't be able to open a US iTunes account
  without:
 
  - A US address
  - A US credit card (with billing address to match above.
 
 
  Is there any particular reason you want this specific app?
 
  Have you looked at other ebook readers such as Stanza, which will handle
  ebooks from various sources and is designed for both iPhone and iPad:
 
  http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/stanza/id284956128?mt=8
 
  It's free - so you can try it out without spending anything.
 
  I don't have an iPad, but I have loaded it on my iPhone and it seems to
 work
  well - I've  tried it on a few free ebooks - some I downloaded using
 iBooks
  and some I downloaded from the web. (though I have to say, I wont be
 reading
  too many books using the phone - the screen is good, but I think you
 need
  the iPad to make it a pleasant reading experience ;o)
 
 
  Hope that helps.
 
 
 
  Cheers
 
 
 
  Neil
  --
  Neil R. Houghton
  Albany, Western Australia
  Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
  Email: n...@possumology.com
 
 
 
  on 30/9/10 6:31 PM, Susan Hastings at susanhasti...@me.com wrote:
 
 
  Hi Ronni, that's really strange indeed. Copying and pasting the link
 brings up
  some podcasts about the app, but no ipad app. I can see it if I go to
 the US
  iTunes store, but it won't allow me to download it on my Australian
 account
  and said its not available on the Australian iTunes store.
 
  I'm logged into the Australian store using my apple ID and password for
  MobileMe.
 
  It just doesn't work on my setup, whatever the reason.
 
  I would appreciate it if someone else could try to download the Nook
  application for the iPad so we can see if this happens for other people
 too.
  If everyone can download it but me I'll complain to Apple about it.
 
  cheers, Susan.
 
 
 
 
  On 30/09/2010, at 5:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 
  Hi Susan,
 
  I've just tried the AU Apple Store  App Store  then iPad Button
  Then in the 'Search Store' type  Barnes  Noble nook for iPad (perhaps
 copy
  and paste this in the search field)
  And up comes the Barnes  Noble NOOK for iPad.
 
  I'll send you a screen shot of it Offlist, just in case you don't
 believe
  me ;-)
 
  I'm confused also, I have no idea why you cannot access it, and there
 is not
  a way I can send it to you unfortunately.
 
  Cheers,
  Ronni
 
  On 30/09/2010, at 4:17 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:
 
 
  Hi Ronni, I've already done that, with no result. When I followed the
 link
  you gave me in the previous email, it took me to the app store, but
 said it
  was unavailable in the Australian store, would I like to change to
 the USA
  store. I can't use that store with my present MobileMe account, which
 links
  to an Australian mastercard.
 
  I've tried several times just doing a search for it on the Australian
 store,
  but it just doesn't show up. So, wondering why on earth it shows up
 on your
  computer and not on mine.
 
  Confused.
 
  Susan.
  On 30/09/2010, at 3:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 
 
  On 30/09/2010, at 2:01 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:
 
 
  Hi Ronni, I'm home again, but still can't download this app which
 is
  available on the USA store only. Just wondering how you found a way
 around
  this. cheers, Susan.
 
  Hi Susan,
 
  Open iTunes, click on iTunes Store, then 'App Store', then iPad
 button.
  Then in the search (at top right in Menu bar) type Barnes  Noble
 Nook for
  iPad (without the quote marks).
 
 
  Cheers,
  Ronni
 
  17 MacBook Pro  Intel Core i7
  2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm
 
  OS X 10.6.3 Snow

Re: Parental Controls

2010-09-20 Thread S Beach

Also

Something that *everyone should consider* whether you have kids or not is a
*secure DNS service* like opendns.com.

The DNS service usually provided by your ISP *does not provide any security*
.

This service sits between you and the internet and warns you if you are
following a link that is redirecting you to possible phishing and malware
sites.

You can also turn on a reasonable level of parental control filtering and
logging as well if you wish.

I heard about this from a security researcher who was testing a windows
Malware app. He deliberately ried to get his test PC infected but could not
then remembered he was using opendns. When he switched to his standard DNS
service he had malware galore.

Sure we can live with smug assurance that our Macs are malware proof
(hopefully... for now) but phishing is still a risk, as is the possibility
that smart alec kids will find a way to disable the parental control
software installed on your computer.

Of course nothing is fool proof and I second Rinni's statement *Nothing,
and I mean nothing beats supervising your kids while they are using The Net.
*


Regards

Shayne Beach


On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:


 On 21/09/2010, at 10:07 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote:

 All, I bought two Macbooks (the black one previous to the current white
 one) running Leopard for my two kids (9  7) a little while back. I want to
 set them up so they can’t wreck the build so I presume I set up an Admin
 account for me and a User account for each of them respectively on the two
 machines. They are also using the internet for kid’s games but I want to
 make sure the sites they visit, deliberately or inadvertently, are suitable
 for the age. I believe “Parental Control” might give me sufficient control
 over this but I am interested if others out there have experience in this
 and have any tips from your experiences to date.

 Are there any good third party programs (Net Nanny, et al) out there?

 Thanks for any tips.

 Regards

 Peter


 Hi Peter,

 Firstly I must emphasise … *Nothing, and I mean nothing beats supervising
 your kids while they are using The Net.*

 Setup each computer with Administrator Account for yourself and setup
 a 'Managed with Parental Controls' Account for each of your kids.
 Parental controls let you manage your kids use of the computer, the
 applications on it, and the Internet.

 The Parental Controls preferences are on five sections, each of which is
 labeled by a button at the top of the pane.
 *System:* Determines if the account is managed or if it uses 'Simple
 Finder', and lets you choose which applications the account's user can run.
 *Simplified Account: *Uses 'Simple Finder', this gives a simplified view
 of the finder, with limited menu options, for younger users, or for those
 who you want to prevent from accessing all the functions of a normal
 account. Once you have made this choice, you can still apply the rest of the
 Parental Control settings.
 *Limit Application Access: Whether you check use Simple Finder or not, you
 can limit a user’s *access to applications on the Mac.
 *Content Controls: *Set controls for two types of content, that which is
 accessible from Dictionary, and that which users can access
 via Safari or other Web browsers.
 *Dictionary controls: *To prevent a user from accessing “inappropriate
 content. (This I feel is rather useless, as nothing prevents a kid from
 looking up inappropriate words in a dictionary book, or searching on the
 Web).
 *Web site restrictions: *The Parental Controls preferences offer you
 limited restrictions for Web site access. These controls affect any program
 that accesses the Web, whether it is Apple’s Safari Web browser; other
 browsers such as Firefox; or even other applications that can access the
 Web, such as RSS readers. You have three options:
 *1. Allow unrestricted access to websites:* This places no controls over
 Web access.
 *2. Try to limit access to adult websites automatically:* This uses a
 built-in set of filters to attempt to block access to sites with adult
 content. When a site is blocked, the Web browser displays a page, explaining
 why it was blocked, and offering to add the site to the list of allowed
 sites.
 *3. Allow access to only these websites:* If you select this radio button,
 you will drastically limit the sites that your children can access. By
 default, Apple includes a handful of kid-friendly sites (but I would not
 recommend 'YouTube' to be a place to let young children roam unchecked), but
 you can add your own as well:
 *Mail  iChat Controls: All you can do here is limit which
 correspondents your user can email or chat with via Apple’s Mail and iChat
 applications (it does not apply to other software).*
 *Time Limits: you can also set time limits so your user can access the Mac
 only for a limited amount of time on weekdays and on weekends. In addition,
 you can prevent access between certain times—between bedtime and

Re: Samsung CLP-315

2010-09-08 Thread S Beach

There is one of these printers (or similar model) collecting dust at my
workplace. It was cheaper to buy a new Dell printer than to replace the
colour cartridges in the Samsung apparently.

Regards

Shayne


On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Glenn Cardwell gl...@glenncardwell.comwrote:


 Agree with Daniel. Bought a Brother printer off him back in the 19th
 century. Still works a treat. Thanks Daniel.

 Glenn Cardwell

 On 08/09/2010, at 1:13 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

 
  I agree with Ronni there. Cheap printers,..cheap quality. Also, it's only
  USB, so only connects to one computer only.
  Spend a little more and get a Brother.
  
 http://www.brother.com.au/products/printers/colour_laser-led_printers.aspx
 
  All the colour Brother Laser printers on that page are Networkable,
 meaning
  everyone can print to them (if connected to a Network router/hub or one
  model is wireless).
 
  I have a lot of clients with the Brother range and they love them. And
 they
  just keep on working,...
 
  Kind Regards
  Daniel
 
  Sent from my iPhone
 
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  MacWizardry
 
  Phone: 0414 795 960
  Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au
  Web:   http://www.macwizardry.com.au
 
 
  **For everything Macintosh**
 
 
  On 8/9/10 12:57 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
 
 
  Samsung printers are very cheap and they look nice - but the quality of
 these
  printers is very bad.
  Also they don't support Macintosh very well.
 
  Do a search in Google for 'Samsung CLP-315 Color Laser in OSX 10.6.4? ….
 and
  you will know of problems.
 
 
  Cheers,
  Ronni
 
  17 MacBook Pro  Intel Core i7
  2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm
 
  OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
  Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
 
 
 
  On 08/09/2010, at 12:22 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote:
 
  I had a prior version of one of the CLP. It worked OK for a brief
 period,
  then stopped. With a lot of patience, got it replaced under warranty.
 Then
  the second one stopped working as well and I gave up on the CLP.
  The support people seemed to know how to support the CLP on Windows.
 OSX
  users seemed to be a minority.
 
  Glenn Nicholas
 
  On 8 September 2010 12:06, bred...@highway1.biz wrote:
 
  Hi there
 
  Am thinking of getting Samsung CLP-315 printer.  The brochure say that
 it is
  compatible with OS 10.5.  Is it compatible with 10.6?
 
  Stuart Breden
 
 
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Re: Iwork 10?

2010-09-08 Thread S Beach

Hey Lloyd

Hurry up and buy iWork 2009 so Apple can release a new version the day after
for the rest of us :-)

Regards

Shayne


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 I know I asked this question months ago but I have been waiting for Apple
 to
 do something.

 Is there going to be a new version of iWork for 2010? My version is 2008
 and
 I am reluctant to buy the 2009 version because, according to Murphy's Rule,
 the day after I do, the new version will be released. :-))

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Re: iPhone 4 Case Program

2010-08-22 Thread S Beach

All phones are talking bulldust. Typical sales blah.

Telstra shop gave me a free case seperate from the apple free case program.
(No I am not a Telstra fan just use them when I need to.)
 To get your free case from Apple you download the free case app from the
app store and choose and order via that. Which I did.
Apple will than send you your case of choice... eventually.

Paul, perhaps the case your daughter chose was above a certain value which
Apple have as a threshold on thier free limit. I did not see any hint of
that when I used the app tho.

Regards

Shayne


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 wrote:


 On 21/08/2010, at 3:48 PM, Paul Weaver wrote:

 Yesterday my daughter downloaded the iPhone 4 Case Program app from the App
 Store and mentioned to me she was billed three dollars something. Has anyone
 else been billed for what is supposed to be a freebie?


 Paul.



 I'm not sure what's going on there, but I was told by All Phones when I
 picked up my iPhone 4 that Optus was the only Oz Telco that was honouring
 the Apple agreement is providing free bumper cases. All the other are
 keeping the cases and on-charging for them. Certainly, mine was thrown in
 for free, and I'm with Optus.

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Re: Anyone know where I can get an unlocked iPhone 4 for outright purchase?

2010-08-18 Thread S Beach

Hi All

I put my name on the list at Telstra Shop in Armadale last Thursday arvo and
got a call the next day to say one was available.
Right time and right place I guess. Apparently they did not have a long
waiting list in that shop, at least not last week.

Of course this probably doesnt help if you want to buy one outright.

Regards

Shayne


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 Hi Brian

 I wouldn't try work out why some places get stock and others don't with
 Apple ordersyou'll just do your head in trying to work it out :)

 Kind Regards
 Daniel


 On 18/8/10 8:01 PM, Brian Risbey risb...@bigpond.com wrote:

 
  Interesting, so why do the apple store orders take 3+ weeks (or did the
 shops
  just hold some initial stock back?)
 
  Brian Risbey
 
 
 
  On 18/08/2010, at 6:49 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote:
 
 
  JBHifi in Whitfords had stock last week. Apparently they get about a
 handful
  of phones a day. Best to try around 14:00 or so.
 
  Alex
 
  On 18 Aug 2010, at 15:45, Shay Telfer wrote:
 
 
  Anyone know where I can get an unlocked iPhone 4 for outright purchase?
  Perth Apple store are out of stock.
  Online Apple store says 3 weeks delivery.
 
  Does anyone know if the Telstra owned store in Hay St lets you purchase
  them outright and unlocked?
 
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Re: Want a laugh? Or a good cry?

2010-08-11 Thread S Beach

Heh Heh
As much as I like Mac I am a little bemused...

How a company that gave us the slogan No more Beige back in the nineties
still thinks that grey is a colour! :-)

Regards

Shayne


On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.auwrote:


 Agreed...that just wants to make you cry.

 It's almost as bad as all the political rubbish we have to put up with on
 TV
 at the moment. :) /ducks for cover.
 What did they do, take an article written 12 years ago and hash it up with
 Windows 7.
 You have to laugh at  Macs only come in white or silver. PCs are available
 in a full spectrum of colors across a range of price points..
 Can anyone say iMac G3 when all you could (mostly) buy a PC in was any
 colour you wanted,...as long as it was beige.
 /sigh
 How that dribble gets to stay on the interwebs is beyond me,..
 Let's sue for false advertising!  ;o))
 OK, off my soap box and back to reality,...

 Enjoy.

 Kind Regards
 Daniel

 -- Edit
 Ok, I wasn't going to do it, but I have to,...
  Windows 7 was designed to make it simpler to do the tasks you do every
 day
 (like crash more... and get more virii...), with features that the Mac
 doesn't have. For example, the new Snap feature makes it easy to view two
 documents side by side. (OMG, you can read two documents side by side!! Oh
 no, I can't do that on a Mac!!! Oh wait,..nvm...)

 ;o)
 Now where did I leave my Apple fan boy t-shirt.
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  It's... Quite sad really... Half tragic half comic.
 
  Add to that that no matter what you want to say about Apple marketing,
  Microsoft has never learnt what slick means.
 
 
  On 10/08/10 4:31 PM, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au
 wrote:
 
 
  In case you haven't seen it, have a look at
 
  http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/pc-vs-mac.aspx
 
  It's a feeble attempt to start up the platform wars, it seems.
 
 
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Re: Tutorials.

2010-07-23 Thread S Beach

Alternately PDF the tutorials (if they are not video or audio) and email
them or provide a link on request.

Regards

Shayne


On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hello Rob,

 Thanks for your reply, I had looked at .htaccess some time back, but never
 found the time to pursue the possibilities.

 I had thought of perhaps:
 Creating a second Site in iWeb with ‘No Password Protection’ displaying an
 'Introduction and Description of my Tutorials' and move it to the top of the
 list in iWeb.
 It would then be the default site when published to MobileMe.

 Then link from the 'Introduction  Description' site, to my other site
 which is password protected.

 I guess this would be similar to what David suggested.

 Thanks again Rob for your impute.

 Cheers,
 Ronni



 On 24/07/2010, at 12:01 AM, Rob Davies wrote:

 Evening,

 Assuming web site is Apache powered as this is installed within OS X,
 solution lies within .htacces.
 Which is the Apache process for accomplishing various custom processes
 within a  page/s or directories.

 This following guide  as it states is comprehensive , but many more
 available.
 Comprehensive guide to .htaccess- 
 introhttp://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/htaccess.shtml

 Read carefully as very powerful, but simple.
 Would suggest running tests on Apache server within local machine before
 releasing to the wild, good but old tutorial on Apache within OS X install.
 Apache Web Serving With Mac OS X http://onlamp.com/pub/ct/49

 Adjust accordingly utilising search engines to update or reference errors /
 problems.

 Cheers!
 `RobD...
 On 23Jul2010, at 5:19 pm, Ronda Brown wrote:


 Hi David,

 Yes, I would like to do this, but I have not found a way to achieve this
 with iWeb 3.0.1  I publish to MobileMe.
 If you use security 'password protect' in iWeb it protects the whole
 website.

 At one stage I wished to have separate passwords for different pages, as I
 found people were downloading everything on my website, not just the one
 they had asked for.

 Do you know of any way I can do this please?

 Cheers,
 Ronni

 On 23/07/2010, at 4:42 PM, David Noel wrote:


 Hi Ronnie --


 -- Have you thought of putting your password protection at a deeper

 level on your site, so casual enquirers can see what it contains, but

 have to contact you for a password to go deeper? We have used this

 approach with success in the past.


 Cheers --


 David

 Jul 23


 =


 On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:


 Hi Ronnie

 Do you have a list of your Tutorials ? I've tried looking but couldn't find

 your Tutorials anywhere.


 Thanks Ronnie


 Kindest regards


 Tony


 Hi Tony,

 My website http://web.me.com/ronni is password protected. I will email you

 'OffList'  with the Username and Password to enable you to download any ot

 my Tutorials.

 My Tutorials / eBooks that I currently have on my website are:

 1.  'BACKUP - Don't Scream … BACKUP!

 2. How To: 'Transfer Your Data From Your Old Mac To A New Mac'

 3. iPhone 3G S - Settings

 4. How To: 'Create A Slideshow In iPhoto 8  OneStep DVD in iDVD7'

 5. How To: 'Create A Visually Impressive Saved Slideshow In iPhoto'09'

 6. How To: 'Setup Airport Time Capsule/Airport Extreme N Simultaneous

 Dual-Band 802.11N WI-FI Base Station Network'

 7. How To: 'Format  Partition External Drive For Time Machine'

 http://web.me.com/ronni



 BACKUP

 Transfer Your Data

 Create A Slideshow

 Create A Saved Slideshow

 Airport Extreme N Dual-Band Wi-Fi Network

 Format  Partition External Drive for Time Machine


 Cheers,

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Re: Capturing YouTube etc videos

2010-07-01 Thread S Beach

Alternately, if you are happy with a few less features and a $0 price tag,
you can get various addons for firefox. The one I use at the moment is 'Fast
Youtube Downloader'.
It simply adds a download link just below the video on Youtube or any web
page with similar video format. It can save to various formats including
MP4.

Regards

Shayne


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  Hi Everyone --
 
  -- What's the simplest way of capturing a YouTube etc video clip to
  your hard disc? I can't work out how to do it with the system apps, do
  you need to download an app? Sorry if it's perfectly obvious what to
  do, I've just missed it somehow.
 

 Absolutely the best utility I have found for this is VideoBox from Tasty
 Apps (http://www.tastyapps.com). It's not free, but it downloads pretty
 much any video stream which is loaded by your browser, not just .flv
 files.You are presented with a list of the videos it had found, and you
 decide which ones to download. The video is downloaded to a location of your
 nomination and converted to mp4 format. You also have the option of an
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Re: Download Managers

2010-06-28 Thread S Beach

Wow David
No one wanted to touch this one... is this a touchy subject or something?

I have used Free Download Manager (freedownloadmanager.org) on windows for
years with good results. It was good at downloading multiple segments of a
file simultaneously and also resuming a partial download after an
interruption - very useful for large files. It does not have a Mac version.

SInce moving to mac I have mostly just been using the standard download
feature in Firefox but have used 'Down them all' which is available as an
addon for Firefox. I mainly use it for   convenience than speed and am not
sure if there is much of a speed improvement at this stage but it seems to
work fairly quickly. I am not sure if browsers on Macs download multiple
segments of files simultaneously or not but I have found that Firefox is not
that good at resuming interrupted downloads. So a download manager is
helpful for that.
I am not a fan of Safari so I cannot really speak from experience about it.
(I tried to like it, I really did, but found that to get all the
functionality I was used to the addons would leave me badly out of pocket -
whereas the addons for Firefox and Chrome are mostly free... and before they
all cry quality - just as good in my experience. I was willing to pay a
little but the list was adding up to ridiculous figures. But that is another
story.)

Regards

Shayne


On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 5:08 PM, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote:


 After all the recent mails on ISP's and speeds, I decided to phone Westnet
 Support one more time to see what could be done to help us poor folk out in
 the sticks.

 It seems there is little on offer.  Where we are situated there is no ADSL2
 available but they were helpful in downgrading my plan as I was actually
 paying for a speed that I could not attain... a saving of $20 per month
 thank you Westnet.

 During the course of the conversation the guy at Westnet did suggest I look
 at a Download Manager to assist with the speed, quoting that he had used
 one and improved speed by up to 20%.  Does anyone have any experience of
 using a download manager or can make a recommendation?  I have looked in the
 archives and could find nothing there and then Googled as usual and was
 hit with a myriad of offers.

 Any input on this would be much appreciated.

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Re: Apple to Open Retail Store in Perth on Saturday, 26 June

2010-06-21 Thread S Beach

and (not much) more info at http://www.apple.com/au/retail/perthcity/


Regards

Shayne


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  8am for media, 9am for the rest of us...


 --
 *Subject: *Apple to Open Retail Store in Perth on Saturday, 26 June


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 The Perth Apple Store is set to open at 8am this Saturday – Saturday the 26
 June!

 It’s at 790 Hay Street

 Check the link for more info...

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Re: ISP's

2010-06-15 Thread S Beach

iiNet recently bought Netspace so their service and customer support should
be pretty good.
We've had an excellent run with iiNet for many years. Have no experience
with the others.

Regards

Shayne Beach


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ashley.mul...@student.curtin.edu.au wrote:


 Hey guys

 in the process of upgrading to a better/new internet plan
 the requirements where no more then $40 a month and had to be ADSL2+
 Whirpool gives me a number that fit this bill:
 Netspace, AAPT, Netbay, Exetel and iPrimus

 ive narrowed down the choice to Netspace, Exetel and iPrimus

 anybody had much experience with any of these companies??

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Re: Things

2010-06-02 Thread S Beach

Hi Stuart

Is there a web app with a suitable feature set?... Eg Nirvana -
nirvanahq.com
Probably not as fully featured as Things but available wherever you are.
iPhone app in development too.

I've tried it andRemember the Milk - rememberthemilk.com not sure which I
will go with.

You may prefer a desktop app to a web app but they might be worth
considering.

Regards

Shayne

On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

On 03/06/2010, at 7:26 AM, Stuart Breden wrote:

I'm looking at Things for work.

I have a small network but it does not appear the you can sync Things with
other client machine in a network.

What experience have other people had? Can you in fact sync Things?

Hello Stuart,

http://culturedcode.com/things/wiki/index.php/Syncing_Things_between_several_Macs_using_Dropbox

Syncing Things' library among different Macs is an important feature for
many users.
Until we have implemented this feature, the following information might
be helpful.

Using Dropbox you can easily keep your Things in sync between multiple
computers.
Just set up each computer with access to a shared Dropbox and proceed
similar to using a portable drive on Syncing Things on multiple Macs
(FAQ)http://culturedcode.com/things/wiki/index.php/Syncing_Things_on_multiple_Macs_%28FAQ%29
.

Cheers,
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Re: Hard Drive Capacity

2010-05-22 Thread S Beach

Hi John

I use a free utility called Disk Inventory X to help find space guzzling
files. You can find it here http://www.derlien.com - you can see a link to a
quick intro video on the home page.

I have used Linux and windows versions in the past as well - very handy.

Regards

Shayne Beach
MacBook Pro 17 and loving it.



On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 11:35 AM, John Thompson jet...@iprimus.com.auwrote:


 Could someone please tell me what could/may cause the remaining hard drive
 capacity on my Mac Mini to, in the past two weeks, drop from 279 GB
 Available to 267 GB Available.  To my knowledge, I have not downloaded
 anything like 12 GB. My monthly allowable download is only 1 GB on my plan.

 OS 10.6.2
 Processor 2.53 GHz Core 2 Duo
 Memory 4GB 1067 MHz



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Re: Downloads

2010-04-15 Thread S Beach

Sorry Susan
Please note my statement the previous responses to your querey are
*not *isolated,
one eyed opinions...
I was assuring Alex that your opinions were NOT one eyed :-) and are in fact
representative of the broader community as attested by the results of the
survey.

No offense intended and I agree with your opinions.

Regards

Shayne Beach


2010/4/15 Susan Hastings susanhasti...@me.com

 Hi Shayne, saying someone is 'one eyed' in their opinion is considered
 insulting-it infers being biased, I tried to be open about using iiNet as an
 example only. On this list we speak from our knowledge and experience - I
 don't think any has offered an opinion as the 'ultimate truth' in a way that
 could be considered 'one eyed'. Just my 2c worth, again. Regards, Susan

 ---
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 Mobile: 0409688004


 On 15/04/2010, at 11:59 AM, S Beach sbscr...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Alex

 The previous responses to your querey are not isolated, one eyed opinions
 as can be seen in the recently released results of The Australian Broadband
 Survey for 2009. http://whirlpool.net.au/survey/2009/
 http://whirlpool.net.au/survey/2009/
 The survay was conducted over a four week period — from 1 January to
 1 February 2010, during which the survey was successfully completed and
 verified a total of 23,683 times.

 Whirlpool is a great source of info for Internet and mobile phone plans and
 associated hardware etc including troubleshooting forums. As far as I know
 they are independant and unbiased.

 This clearly shows consumer sentiment on a range of issues relating to
 Broadband internet in Australia. Note the ISP comparison tables throughout
 the report.

 As mentioned by others Telstra - Bad, iiNet and others - Better.
 .. and yes, I use iiNet and have happily for years.

 Regards

 Shayne Beach


 On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Kevin Warner  kevy1...@me.com
 kevy1...@me.com wrote:


 Hi Alex,

 When I came to Australia, from the UK, I was amazed that you had to still
 pay a monthly subscription for dial-up - I was used to Freeserve and was
 quite put out at having to pay $15 per month on top of my call charges. This
 was in 2004 and I felt I had gone back in time to 1994! I first started to
 use broadband in around 2006, with Telstra. I was with them for a while but
 Telstra are perhaps the worst broadband provider in my opinion.

 I'm now with iinet and am very happy with them. I have 45Gb peak and 75Gb
 off peak for around $100. I do a lot of downloading but rarely reach my
 limits. Their support has been pretty good too.

 For the equivalent of £25 you will probably get a higher download cap than
 you were getting in the UK. I would very much recommend iinet.

 Hope that helps.

 Kev

 Kevin Warner
  http://www.kcwarner.comwww.kcwarner.com
 __
 Press CTRL-ALT-DEL now for an IQ test.

 Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users ?

 Life would be so much easier if we only had the source code.

 There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary,
 and those who don't.

 Microsoft: You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips.

 The box said 'Required Windows XP or better'. So, I installed LINUX.

 I had a fortune cookie the other day and it said: 'Outlook not so good'. I
 said: 'Sure, but Microsoft ships it anyway'.

 Mac users swear by their Mac... PC users swear at their PC.

 On 15/04/2010, at 2:35 AM, Alexander Hartner wrote:

 
  How come the download caps are so small. I will be moving to WA in a
 months or so and was hopping to get a similar package to what I have here in
 the UK. Currently I am paying £25.00 for 25GB. Any suggestions if similar
 packages are available in WA and who would be the best provider for an SME.
 
  Thanks in advance
  Alex
 
 
  On 14 Apr 2010, at 09:41, Adrian Skehan wrote:
 
 
  Afternoon all,
 
  Can anyone give a clue to the cause of monster downloads,  On one day
 last month there was a 5Gb download and again a few days ago there was a 7Gb
 download, my normal daily download  ranges from 100 Mb to 200Mb with the
 very occasional 600Mb to 900Mb.  On the day the 7Gb occurred I was sick in
 be most of the day and as a result there was very little activity all day,
  I never watch or download movies and would balk at downloading any file
 that is anything like that size, the largest e-mail video clips don't go
 much bigger than 1.5Mb.  The only thing that has changed is the introduction
 of a new iMac in March which was set up from its predecessor via firewire.
 
  I am having a dispute with bigPond over it so would appreciate any
 suggestions as to what could cause such huge downloads.  The Modem is
 security (WPA) password protected, wireless connected Intel iMac and MacBook
 Pro, OS Snow Leopard  10.6.3.
 
 
  Regards,
 
 
  Adrian
 
  adrianske...@me.comadrianske...@me.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: Downloads

2010-04-15 Thread S Beach

Alex and others may also be interested in this:
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/342686/iinet_offers_first_true_iptv/


Regards

Shayne Beach


On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:59 AM, S Beach sbscr...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Alex

 The previous responses to your querey are not isolated, one eyed opinions
 as can be seen in the recently released results of The Australian Broadband
 Survey for 2009. http://whirlpool.net.au/survey/2009/
 The survay was conducted over a four week period — from 1 January to
 1 February 2010, during which the survey was successfully completed and
 verified a total of 23,683 times.

 Whirlpool is a great source of info for Internet and mobile phone plans and
 associated hardware etc including troubleshooting forums. As far as I know
 they are independant and unbiased.

 This clearly shows consumer sentiment on a range of issues relating to
 Broadband internet in Australia. Note the ISP comparison tables throughout
 the report.

 As mentioned by others Telstra - Bad, iiNet and others - Better.
 .. and yes, I use iiNet and have happily for years.

 Regards

 Shayne Beach



 On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Kevin Warner kevy1...@me.com wrote:


 Hi Alex,

 When I came to Australia, from the UK, I was amazed that you had to still
 pay a monthly subscription for dial-up - I was used to Freeserve and was
 quite put out at having to pay $15 per month on top of my call charges. This
 was in 2004 and I felt I had gone back in time to 1994! I first started to
 use broadband in around 2006, with Telstra. I was with them for a while but
 Telstra are perhaps the worst broadband provider in my opinion.

 I'm now with iinet and am very happy with them. I have 45Gb peak and 75Gb
 off peak for around $100. I do a lot of downloading but rarely reach my
 limits. Their support has been pretty good too.

 For the equivalent of £25 you will probably get a higher download cap than
 you were getting in the UK. I would very much recommend iinet.

 Hope that helps.

 Kev

 Kevin Warner
 www.kcwarner.com
 __
 Press CTRL-ALT-DEL now for an IQ test.

 Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users ?

 Life would be so much easier if we only had the source code.

 There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary,
 and those who don't.

 Microsoft: You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips.

 The box said 'Required Windows XP or better'. So, I installed LINUX.

 I had a fortune cookie the other day and it said: 'Outlook not so good'. I
 said: 'Sure, but Microsoft ships it anyway'.

 Mac users swear by their Mac... PC users swear at their PC.

 On 15/04/2010, at 2:35 AM, Alexander Hartner wrote:

 
  How come the download caps are so small. I will be moving to WA in a
 months or so and was hopping to get a similar package to what I have here in
 the UK. Currently I am paying £25.00 for 25GB. Any suggestions if similar
 packages are available in WA and who would be the best provider for an SME.
 
  Thanks in advance
  Alex
 
 
  On 14 Apr 2010, at 09:41, Adrian Skehan wrote:
 
 
  Afternoon all,
 
  Can anyone give a clue to the cause of monster downloads,  On one day
 last month there was a 5Gb download and again a few days ago there was a 7Gb
 download, my normal daily download  ranges from 100 Mb to 200Mb with the
 very occasional 600Mb to 900Mb.  On the day the 7Gb occurred I was sick in
 be most of the day and as a result there was very little activity all day,
  I never watch or download movies and would balk at downloading any file
 that is anything like that size, the largest e-mail video clips don't go
 much bigger than 1.5Mb.  The only thing that has changed is the introduction
 of a new iMac in March which was set up from its predecessor via firewire.
 
  I am having a dispute with bigPond over it so would appreciate any
 suggestions as to what could cause such huge downloads.  The Modem is
 security (WPA) password protected, wireless connected Intel iMac and MacBook
 Pro, OS Snow Leopard  10.6.3.
 
 
  Regards,
 
 
  Adrian
 
  adrianske...@me.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: Downloads

2010-04-14 Thread S Beach

Hi Alex

The previous responses to your querey are not isolated, one eyed opinions as
can be seen in the recently released results of The Australian Broadband
Survey for 2009. http://whirlpool.net.au/survey/2009/
The survay was conducted over a four week period — from 1 January to
1 February 2010, during which the survey was successfully completed and
verified a total of 23,683 times.

Whirlpool is a great source of info for Internet and mobile phone plans and
associated hardware etc including troubleshooting forums. As far as I know
they are independant and unbiased.

This clearly shows consumer sentiment on a range of issues relating to
Broadband internet in Australia. Note the ISP comparison tables throughout
the report.

As mentioned by others Telstra - Bad, iiNet and others - Better.
.. and yes, I use iiNet and have happily for years.

Regards

Shayne Beach


On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Kevin Warner kevy1...@me.com wrote:


 Hi Alex,

 When I came to Australia, from the UK, I was amazed that you had to still
 pay a monthly subscription for dial-up - I was used to Freeserve and was
 quite put out at having to pay $15 per month on top of my call charges. This
 was in 2004 and I felt I had gone back in time to 1994! I first started to
 use broadband in around 2006, with Telstra. I was with them for a while but
 Telstra are perhaps the worst broadband provider in my opinion.

 I'm now with iinet and am very happy with them. I have 45Gb peak and 75Gb
 off peak for around $100. I do a lot of downloading but rarely reach my
 limits. Their support has been pretty good too.

 For the equivalent of £25 you will probably get a higher download cap than
 you were getting in the UK. I would very much recommend iinet.

 Hope that helps.

 Kev

 Kevin Warner
 www.kcwarner.com
 __
 Press CTRL-ALT-DEL now for an IQ test.

 Why do we want intelligent terminals when there are so many stupid users ?

 Life would be so much easier if we only had the source code.

 There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and
 those who don't.

 Microsoft: You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips.

 The box said 'Required Windows XP or better'. So, I installed LINUX.

 I had a fortune cookie the other day and it said: 'Outlook not so good'. I
 said: 'Sure, but Microsoft ships it anyway'.

 Mac users swear by their Mac... PC users swear at their PC.

 On 15/04/2010, at 2:35 AM, Alexander Hartner wrote:

 
  How come the download caps are so small. I will be moving to WA in a
 months or so and was hopping to get a similar package to what I have here in
 the UK. Currently I am paying £25.00 for 25GB. Any suggestions if similar
 packages are available in WA and who would be the best provider for an SME.
 
  Thanks in advance
  Alex
 
 
  On 14 Apr 2010, at 09:41, Adrian Skehan wrote:
 
 
  Afternoon all,
 
  Can anyone give a clue to the cause of monster downloads,  On one day
 last month there was a 5Gb download and again a few days ago there was a 7Gb
 download, my normal daily download  ranges from 100 Mb to 200Mb with the
 very occasional 600Mb to 900Mb.  On the day the 7Gb occurred I was sick in
 be most of the day and as a result there was very little activity all day,
  I never watch or download movies and would balk at downloading any file
 that is anything like that size, the largest e-mail video clips don't go
 much bigger than 1.5Mb.  The only thing that has changed is the introduction
 of a new iMac in March which was set up from its predecessor via firewire.
 
  I am having a dispute with bigPond over it so would appreciate any
 suggestions as to what could cause such huge downloads.  The Modem is
 security (WPA) password protected, wireless connected Intel iMac and MacBook
 Pro, OS Snow Leopard  10.6.3.
 
 
  Regards,
 
 
  Adrian
 
  adrianske...@me.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
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