Re: [MacGroup] MACBook Power Cord

2014-06-24 Thread Bill Micou
What type? How old is Macbook? Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component On Jun 23, 2014, at 5:37 PM, Richard D. Meadows rmead...@gmail.com wrote: Not A Joke...friend of mine is desperate to get a power cord... BEGIN QUOTED PLEA Does anyone have a Macbook power cord they

Re: [MacGroup] Funny email

2014-06-15 Thread Bill Micou
Had the same experience with my motorcycle insurance company, (and I believe in advertising their lack of providing a choose of web browsers) Assurant Specialty Property/ American Reliable Insur.. I complained when I called them, being forced to make a payment with a phone call, instead of

[MacGroup] Buzzing noise on iPhone calls

2014-05-09 Thread Bill Micou
it to an Apple store, but she lives in St. Pete, Florida and hasn't found the time. Thanks in advance. Bill Micou Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman

Re: [MacGroup] Video walkthrough of the biggest UI changes in iOS 7.1 - TUAW

2014-03-12 Thread Bill Micou
Hary, I sent this out yesterday. It is the link. Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component On Mar 11, 2014, at 5:32 PM, William Micou derby...@mac.com wrote: http://www.tuaw.com/2014/03/11/video-walkthrough-of-the-biggest-ui-changes-in-ios-7-1/

[MacGroup] In 1995 Apple made some promises to educators about the future of technology. Here's what they got right.

2014-03-08 Thread Bill Micou
Bill shared with you: In 1995 Apple made some promises to educators about the future of technology. Here's what they got right. tuaw.com - Dreaming is what technology companies are supposed to do. They think about the future, and then build it. In 1995, Apple was looking at the world ahead

Re: [MacGroup] 1Password

2014-02-13 Thread Bill Micou
That's the problem with these big screens! Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component On Feb 13, 2014, at 6:18 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer harr...@me.com wrote: It was there. I was looking for it on the right side of the browser but it’s on the left side, duh! On Feb 13, 2014, at 5:27

Re: [MacGroup] 1Password

2014-02-12 Thread Bill Micou
Harry, I, also use it on all my devices, and it works great. I use it mainly as a vault to hold my precious passwords. I would recommend it. Bill Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component On Feb 12, 2014, at 10:03 PM, Sandra Price scjpr...@gmail.com wrote: Harry -- I use it on

Re: [MacGroup] 7 classic versions of Windows and Mac OS you can run in a browser

2014-01-18 Thread Bill Micou
Just yesterday I installed a 'shell' on a coworker's new PC that was operating with Windows 8. Apparently the Windows 8 OS is a snap to learn and use if you have a touch screen. Try it with a mouse and you spend ten minutes looking for the right icon to take you where you want to go. This

Re: [MacGroup] REALLY Smart Kid!

2013-11-10 Thread Bill Micou
Why does Disney have a say? Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component On Nov 10, 2013, at 4:06 PM, David Harker kawika...@gmail.com wrote: it has been removed from youtube per disney request. Five Year Old Genius Arden... This video is no longer available due to a

Re: [MacGroup] iPod Touch iOS 6.1.3 Mail question

2013-11-02 Thread Bill Micou
I know you are asking about IOS, but can you access the mail accounts on a Mac, or PC? If you can, you could select all and delete. Don't know of any other way. Bill Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component On Nov 2, 2013, at 4:27 PM, Anne Cartwright cartw...@aye.net wrote: Is

[MacGroup] Western Data notice

2013-11-01 Thread Bill Micou
Just got this and thought I'd pass it on. Dear WD Registered Customer, UPDATE: November 1st, 2013 As a valued WD customer we want to make you aware of new reports of Western Digital and other external HDD products experiencing data loss when updating to Apple's OS X Mavericks (10.9). WD is

[MacGroup] David Pogue's iPad Air review

2013-10-29 Thread Bill Micou
http://pogueman.tumblr.com/post/65481619392/the-pogue-review-ipad-air Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup

Re: [MacGroup] iTimeMachine

2013-10-06 Thread Bill Micou
That article specifies iTime Machine is for Leopard OS and I think it's dated as a 2008 article, what version are you running? Bill Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component On Oct 6, 2013, at 12:40 PM, David Harker kawika...@gmail.com wrote: I don't use TimeMachine, but here is a

Re: [MacGroup] Upgrading MacBook Pro HD

2013-08-04 Thread Bill Micou
and with the extra space, I can bring iPhoto back internally, instead of having it on another external. Life is good, even if I'm a little slow making it happen sometimes. Bill Micou Sent from my micro sub meson electronic component On May 27, 2012, at 10:59 AM, Nora Probasco nproba...@gmail.com wrote

[MacGroup] Fwd: Quicken Wants Your Opinion

2013-07-09 Thread Bill Micou
I'm not sure if the links in this email I'm sending will still work, but if they want my opinion, I'm sure they would love to hear from all of you. (I included the link to where the email took me, in case the link didn't work.) I know this group has had strong opinions about the lack of support

Re: [MacGroup] Ads or Links launching when mouse or pointer passes over?

2013-05-19 Thread Bill Micou
You say it 'launches', but does it open in its own window/ tab, or does the position of the pointer cause an ad to expand on the same page and give you it's message? If its the latter, I think it is just the nature of the ads on that page. Bill M Sent from my micro sub meson electronic

Re: [MacGroup] Upload / download speeds

2013-05-11 Thread Bill Micou
And since that last comment was completely over my head, I found this explanation that I wanted to share... You may or may not have heard the term, FTP [def.], but it is something that can come in handy when creating a Web site. FTP is an acronym that stands for File Transfer Protocol. An FTP

[MacGroup] iPad open wpd files?

2013-03-12 Thread Bill Micou
How do I open (and work with) WordPerfect docs on my iPad? I thought Pages would allow me, but when I try to open the file from the email, I don't have Pages as an option. I've done a limited search for other apps, but found none. If something as complicated as an Excel spreadsheet can be

Re: [MacGroup] SD card reader

2013-03-03 Thread Bill Micou
It's a SD card that you would have in your camera (or device), but when you take it out, it folds over and has a USB plug to plug into your computer. No need to use a separate card reader. On Mar 2, 2013, at 10:53 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer harr...@me.com wrote: Jonathan, I can't really

Re: [MacGroup] warranty question

2013-02-23 Thread Bill Micou
Personally, I have always purchased AppleCare for my Macs and it has always been worthwhile and in the long run, has paid for itself. Bill On Feb 23, 2013, at 4:52 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer harr...@me.com wrote: I'm getting a new iMac next week (it's been shipped). Do you think I should get

Re: [MacGroup] transferring photos to iPhoto

2012-12-29 Thread Bill Micou
Has anyone tried a program called, 'iPhoto Library Manager'? I kept seeing it mentioned by individuals in Apple Support replies. It is suppose to better handle making and managing multiple libraries in iPhoto. If you have tried it, I'd like to know what you think. Bill On Dec 29, 2012, at 2:17

Re: [MacGroup] transferring photos to iPhoto

2012-12-20 Thread Bill Micou
John, Have considered Aperture, but tell me what you or your daughter use it for. Storage, editing, etc? I got confused what its purpose was when it came out and there was also the choice of Lightbox. (is that even around anymore?) Bill On Dec 19, 2012, at 11:32 PM, John Robinson wrote: My

Re: [MacGroup] digital voice recorder

2012-12-03 Thread Bill Micou
On a slightly different note, I would like to recommend an app that I use on the iPad. It's called 'Notability'. It costs $1.99 and it is a note taking app. The reason I bring it up in this discussion is its ability to record meetings. I would not use it for good quality sound recordings of an

Re: [MacGroup] IPad

2012-11-30 Thread Bill Micou
I must be doing something wrong. Couldn't find it. I'm on my iPad, went to the App Store, searched for The Tab Key, and it found nothing. Searched for Tab Key, and found guitar apps. I went to iTunes, with same searches and found nothing. Do I have to be on the laptop and download it for the

Re: [MacGroup] Tab key

2012-11-30 Thread Bill Micou
Ok, got it. I guess I was looking for an iPad app. This is under the iPhone category. And it looks like you type what you want in the Tab app, and then copy and paste it over to mail, or google docs, or where ever it needs to be. Looks like there might be a 'send to' shortcut. Thanks for

[MacGroup] time change equals a time app

2012-11-09 Thread Bill Micou
Funny story, I think... I've been wanting my wife to update her iPad to the latest OS but she wasn't really interested, or didn't want to fool with it. For the last week she has been laid up with knee surgery recovery and the iPad has just sat unused. I thought what a perfect time to get the

[MacGroup] setting up apple airport express

2012-11-07 Thread Bill Micou
I have used the airport express to get my music to the downstairs stereo system, to wirelessly print, and to boast my wireless signal in the house. It was very easy to set up every time. However, I have always used a Mac to set them up. Here's the question: my boss was complaining about the

Re: [MacGroup] setting up apple airport express

2012-11-07 Thread Bill Micou
://support.apple.com/kb/DL795 Windows set up software for airport express. -Original Message- From: macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu [mailto:macgroup-boun...@erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Bill Micou Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 12:40 PM To: Louisville Computer

Re: [MacGroup] iPhone Maps Revisited

2012-10-23 Thread Bill Micou
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/that-escalated-quickly On Oct 23, 2012, at 8:44 PM, John Robinson wrote: Harry, I guess you don't know who I am? No Harry, if you follow Lee's link it takes you right to the place and he has been there. If you follow Luann's link it takes you to

Re: [MacGroup] Mail on iPad and iPod Touch

2012-10-22 Thread Bill Micou
On your iPad/ Touch, in the mail app, when you see your list of mail to be read, in the top right corner, look for the edit button. After pressing it ,you can tap the circle next to any email that you want to delete. After selecting them, press the delete tab. Apple has recently added a

[MacGroup] Mac virus warning

2012-08-18 Thread Bill Micou
This comes from my wife's office IT guy, based on what he heard from his higher ups. I haven't heard this on any of the Mac sites, so take it as you will, thought I'd pass it on. I tried to send this just to those of you whom I was aware had a Mac Operating System Computer at home. This come

Re: [MacGroup] Mac virus warning

2012-08-18 Thread Bill Micou
, but there are some that are consistent. With or without Admin permissions, this folder is created: Read more at http://venturebeat.com/2012/07/24/osx-crisis-new-mac-trojan-discovered-in-the-wild/#7cryKSIsRDXO7Z1R.99 On Aug 18, 2012, at 9:36 PM, Bill Micou wrote: This comes from my wife's office

[MacGroup] Convert a POP Email Account To... (mactricksandtips.com)

2012-06-30 Thread Bill Micou
Saw this tonight and thought it might help someone. Bill M. Convert a POP Email Account To IMAP In Mac Mail 0 http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2012/06/convert-a-pop-email-account-to-imap-in-mac-mail.html --- Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available for free in the App Store.

Re: [MacGroup] Interesting app for iPhones

2012-06-23 Thread Bill Micou
I guess it's similar to the program, Quick Silver which I still use on my MBP. Now that I think about it, I learn about Quick Silver from this user group during a meeting many years ago. Thanks! The only trouble with these time savers (the ones that really work good) is you get spoiled by them.

[MacGroup] Interesting app for iPhones

2012-06-21 Thread Bill Micou
. http://shar.es/sYQru Sent using ShareThis Bill Micou ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup

Re: [MacGroup] Interesting app for iPhones

2012-06-21 Thread Bill Micou
Since I don't have an iPhone, I didn't know the home button did all that. On Jun 21, 2012, at 8:11 PM, Ed Wiser wisero...@gmail.com wrote: I do all this with a double tap of the home button. :) Sent from my iPhone On Jun 21, 2012, at 7:17 PM, Bill Micou derby...@mac.com wrote

Re: [MacGroup] Upgrading MacBook Pro HD

2012-05-27 Thread Bill Micou
and somehow reinstall from previous purchases? How can I make the new drive as clean as possible? Looking forward to doing this surgery this Holiday weekend. As always, I appreciate anyone's help and advice. Bill Micou ___ MacGroup mailing list

[MacGroup] Upgrading MacBook Pro HD

2012-05-26 Thread Bill Micou
to doing this surgery this Holiday weekend. As always, I appreciate anyone's help and advice. Bill Micou ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup

Re: [MacGroup] Another unusual lesson

2012-04-20 Thread Bill Micou
Great info! Your class is very lucky to have you and your creative mind. Way to go. Bill On Apr 20, 2012, at 5:49 PM, John Robinson prof...@insightbb.com wrote: Once again I will be talking to a small audience I am sure but just in case there would be someone out there that could use the

Re: [MacGroup] Best virus protection for Mac

2012-04-06 Thread Bill Micou
I use Sophos Anti-virus on my Mac BookPro. I can't remember, but I think it was a free download. It appears to do the job for me. Bill M. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the

[MacGroup] Easy VPN for iPad/ iPhone

2012-03-21 Thread Bill Micou
I just came across an OS app that promises to create a safe VPN on iPads and iPhones when using any wireless network. I've always wondered how safe I was at a free wireless coffee shop, and told myself I was much safer on the iPad, than if I was on my laptop. My guess is the bad guys are

Re: [MacGroup] You Tube videos on the iPad

2012-02-18 Thread Bill Micou
Harry, This one worked on my iPad... http://video.about.com/spanish/How-to-Count-in-Spanish.htm And this one... http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-count-and-say-numbers-spanish-173179/ These did not... http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Count-to-10-in-Spanish-9189

Re: [MacGroup] You Tube videos on the iPad

2012-02-18 Thread Bill Micou
to work in Safari on the ipad. If I use the youtube app then they work. On Feb 18, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Bill Micou wrote: Harry, This one worked on my iPad... http://video.about.com/spanish/How-to-Count-in-Spanish.htm And this one... http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-count-and-say

Re: [MacGroup] You Tube videos on the iPad

2012-02-18 Thread Bill Micou
seeing videos within my youtube app. BUT when I am in safari and go to www.youtube.com and click on a video all I get is sound I do not get the video. Harry On Feb 18, 2012, at 3:46 PM, Bill Micou wrote: Ok, so here is a link I'd like you to try. I got it by being in safari, searching

Re: [MacGroup] You Tube videos on the iPad

2012-02-18 Thread Bill Micou
this morning about the speed connection I had on my iPad, ver. 1. If you don't have a strong connection you have to start the video, go make a batch of home made ice cream, then return to the video you were downloading. John On Feb 18, 2012, at 10:00 PM, Bill Micou wrote: Well, I'm

Re: [MacGroup] idvd?

2012-01-30 Thread Bill Micou
. Hope this helps, Jane On 1/29/12 11:42 PM, Nelsn Helm wrote: Good thing about microfiche was that they had a physical image which could be decoded with a microscope, which will likely be around in a hundred years. On Jan 29, 2012, at 11:02 PM, Bill Micou wrote: I know, and I think it's

[MacGroup] idvd?

2012-01-29 Thread Bill Micou
Hello Group, I have been trying to catch up on software updates, version changes, and outdated programs, and in checking what I had and what was new, I had a question. When iLife programs were in a suite, I got good at editing my video movies in iMovie, and then throwing it over to iDVD to make

Re: [MacGroup] idvd?

2012-01-29 Thread Bill Micou
the installation, or something like that. I didn't have the foggiest if anyone out there used any of these but I thought it best to post just in case. You seem to be current on Pages and Numbers. John On Jan 29, 2012, at 10:07 PM, Bill Micou wrote: Hello Group, I have been trying

Re: [MacGroup] idvd?

2012-01-29 Thread Bill Micou
microfiche, then the large 5 floppies, then the 3's, then CD's and DVD's so now we are eliminating those ever so slowly. John On Jan 29, 2012, at 10:35 PM, Bill Micou wrote: Thank you John, Yes I remember seeing your post. I wonder what they are thinking is... why make it hard for us

[MacGroup] Apple’s War On Amazon Starts Thursday

2012-01-15 Thread Bill Micou
Interesting theory... Apple’s War On Amazon Starts Thursday http://www.cultofmac.com/140653/apples-war-on-amazon-starts-thursday/ --- Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available for free in the App Store. www.zite.com ___ MacGroup mailing

[MacGroup] Did you know? iTunes has a ‘quick preview

2012-01-13 Thread Bill Micou
Did you know? iTunes has a ‘quick preview’ that will save you some time http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/01/13/did-you-know-itunes-has-a-quick-preview-that-will-save-you-some-time/?awesm=tnw.to_1Cnyp --- Sent from Zite personalized magazine iPad app. Available for free in the App Store.

Re: [MacGroup] iCloud Mail Fixed … and Lion Question

2011-10-13 Thread Bill Micou
There is a publisher of e-books with the series called Take Control, that I have liked. I think they are all Apple computer related, but I could be wrong; that's just been my focus. I'm going to cut paste the last e-mail I received from them. It has the links to their whole catalog, links to

Re: [MacGroup] ancient iPod: that syncing feeling

2011-08-05 Thread Bill Micou
Alex, I wish I had an answer, but I too have that model that has been sitting on a ac powered speaker stand next to the bed for the last 7 years. I probably last synched it 6 years ago. I have been wondering what would happened if I synched it. Is the battery fully charged? After searching for

Re: [MacGroup] PDF s on iPad

2011-02-19 Thread Bill Micou
Marta, I found what I thought was going to be a solution, but I tried it and it wasn't workable. I bet there's some kind of PDF app for the iPad that will do it. Bill M On Feb 18, 2011, at 5:03 PM, MARTA EDIE wrote: Is there a way to make a PDF from an article on the iPad , or a file, for

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): Re(2): iPod touch and movies

2011-02-09 Thread Bill Micou
room. Watch your movie, text your sweetie, call your boss, but remember you are behind the wheel of a 2,000 pound vehicle, and your responsibility is to watch who else is out there. Bill Micou On Feb 9, 2011, at 10:13 PM, John Robinson wrote: Your exactly right Lee, but how are you going

Re: [MacGroup] Re(2): Re(2): iPod touch and movies

2011-02-09 Thread Bill Micou
are when you cycle. We STILL need a phone that will be as HAL in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. John On Feb 9, 2011, at 10:53 PM, Bill Micou wrote: Besides Macs, my other passion is bicycles and the freedom I get when riding one. I have had, thankfully, few close calls with cars

Re: [MacGroup] ITunes path

2010-12-26 Thread Bill Micou
Harry- This may be too late, and the price may not be right, but there is an app to help find duplicate itune files, or really any type of file on your Mac. look at Tidy Up! at: http://www.hyperbolicsoftware.com/TidyUp.html I had used a previous version and it does all they say it will. One

Re: [MacGroup] Have a spectacular holiday season

2010-12-25 Thread Bill Micou
I too extend a Warm and Happy greeting to all in this group. Thanks for the help along the way. Thanks for the video links, Harry. Here's one with some British humor, but I thought it was great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAG39jKi0lI BIll On Dec 24, 2010, at 5:25 PM, Nora Probasco

Re: [MacGroup] adding a contact on my IPad

2010-12-08 Thread Bill Micou
Harry- So you are in the address book, you press the plus sign, the 'new' page for info comes up, you enter the various fields, and press done. You then should be able to search for, or scroll to, that contact. I'm stumped if you can't. I have had a problem with entering a new contact on my

Re: [MacGroup] Sync music on iPod touch

2010-11-20 Thread Bill Micou
Anne, Have you changed anything since your last sync? Upgraded software? Changed settings? Bill On Nov 20, 2010, at 9:35 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: When I go to sync music on my iPod touch I get the following message: Are you sure you want to sync music? All existing content on the iPod

Re: [MacGroup] Reader function in Safari

2010-11-20 Thread Bill Micou
Apparently it is only on pages where Safari thinks you are on a page with an article - and ads. Safari 5 has a nice little button next to the URL that effectively kills the ads, strips off the site's branding and presents the text in nicely-formatted book-style pages. According to Apple,

Re: [MacGroup] Sync music on iPod touch

2010-11-20 Thread Bill Micou
wrote: If only I could remember when I last synced. May have upgraded software since then. Since I don't know anything about settings, probably haven't changed any. Anne On Nov 20, 2010, at 9:46 PM, Bill Micou wrote: Anne, Have you changed anything since your last sync? Upgraded

Re: [MacGroup] Looking for an IPhone app

2010-11-06 Thread Bill Micou
Shamaz is the one that was the first to do that Harry, but another one that I found with my iPad is SoundHound. Not sure if it's good on a iPhone, check out the reviews. I don't use it much, but when I do, its amazing. Bill On Nov 6, 2010, at 10:19 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: I know

Re: [MacGroup] The decline of Windows and IE, rise of MacOS and Safari

2010-10-23 Thread Bill Micou
Great info. I'm amazed and fascinated to know such data can be collected. Surprised that IE is still so popular, but I guess not really when I think how my boss uses it just because it's there. Thanks for sharing this. Bill M. On Oct 23, 2010, at 10:23 AM, Dan Crutcher dcrutc...@loumag.com

[MacGroup] IP Address, but not really

2010-09-06 Thread Bill Micou
should start sewing and selling iPad covers and advertise them as iPad dresses. Bill Micou ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup

[MacGroup] moving iphoto pics to free up hd

2010-07-22 Thread Bill Micou
better about moving the iPhoto library permanently, but for now, all I have are these desktop externals that I wouldn't want to travel with. Any suggestions? Thanks, Bill Micou ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http

Re: [MacGroup] Will it blend?

2010-06-28 Thread Bill Micou
that some geeks want to know every detail, but it was way beyond him. Wishing I had the budget to at least think about a new phone... Bill Micou On Jun 28, 2010, at 5:05 PM, Ed Wiser wrote: It's sad how people destroy items for such wasteful task. Sent from my iPhone On Jun 28, 2010, at 2:26

Re: [MacGroup] mwv player

2010-05-08 Thread Bill Micou
I use one called VLC from this website: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html Bill On May 8, 2010, at 12:14 PM, Nora Probasco wrote: What is the best .mwv player for the MAC OS? -- Nora J. Probasco Genetic-Genealogist Group Administrator: Probasco/Bartoszewski/Bartos DNA Project

Re: [MacGroup] mwv player

2010-05-08 Thread Bill Micou
- a Windoze XP user - can't open a file and will send it to me to easily convert on my Mac. It just works... Bill On May 8, 2010, at 6:30 PM, John Robinson wrote: Bill, how does this differ from Flip4Mac's Windows Media Player? John On May 8, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Bill Micou wrote: I use one called

Re: [MacGroup] New MacBook Pros

2010-04-13 Thread Bill Micou
Oh great! What rotten timing, what with my car in the shop for a new transmission. However, I have been wanting to give bicycle commuting a serious go. Bill On Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at 11:12AM, Jonathan Fletcher li...@fletcherdata.com wrote: Faster processors. Introduced today:

Re: [MacGroup] Opening App for first time

2010-04-08 Thread Bill Micou
everything is operating normally. Bill Micou On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:53 AM, Dan Crutcher wrote: Can anyone tell me why suddenly my Mac OS (10.6.3) thinks that all of my applications are new. Yesterday whenever I opened an application, including ones that I use almost every day, such as MS

Re: [MacGroup] Webstream audio

2010-04-03 Thread Bill Micou
. Since I haven't done this myself, I'm sorry I can't say exactly how to do it, but maybe these options will help. Bill Micou On Apr 3, 2010, at 6:52 AM, FranL. wrote: Is there any way to capture the audio from a webstreamed program? (Using Snow Leopard

Re: [MacGroup] Video Camera Suggestion

2010-04-03 Thread Bill Micou
to the Mac and edit. Best Buys should have them. http://www.theflip.com/en-us/Products/ultra.aspx Bill Micou On Apr 3, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Rick Burnett wrote: Does anyone have a suggestion for a decent HD video Camera for $400 or less? I know that quality won't be stellar in this range, but I'm

Re: [MacGroup] firefox icon behavior

2010-03-24 Thread Bill Micou
Back to normal now, at least my normal, which has small indicator 'dots' under an icon that are open. Even if I move dock to left side or right, I still have dots. Helps to remind me what I have open. Bill On Mar 24, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Neal Hammon wrote: Bill: I use system 10.5.8, and

[MacGroup] firefox icon behavior

2010-03-23 Thread Bill Micou
Has anybody noticed this behavior? It's nothing major, but when I have Firefox open, the glowing light under the icon is not glowing. In fact there is no normal indication that Firefox is open. All my other icons have the little light under them. One of those curious things. version

Re: [MacGroup] track pad

2010-03-10 Thread Bill Micou
Marta- Are you wanting to use a mouse, instead of the trackpad? If so, in your system pref choices, under Keyboard Mouse, under tab for 'Trackpad, down at the bottom, click 'ignore trackpad when mouse is present'. Isn't that wonderful! Apple has a rodent detection system built right into our

Re: [MacGroup] iCal / Address Book question

2010-03-06 Thread Bill Micou
Harry- Anniversaries aren't set up in the system to synch to ical, but according to this discussion at http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7455084; or http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20986/dates-to-ical or

Re: [MacGroup] face book.com

2010-03-01 Thread Bill Micou
Sorry Marta- it has happened... St Mary's NHS Trust and Imperial College London are piloting a scheme where medical robots will cover ward rounds. Remote Presence (RP6) Robots allow a medical expert to visually examine and communicate with a patient from anywhere in the world, via the

Re: [MacGroup] face book.com

2010-02-28 Thread Bill Micou
George- You should simply go to www.facebook.com and create an account with a user name, e-mail address, and password. Once they send you the e- mail confirmation, you just log on thru the website and your in. I may have use Firefox at the time I set mine up, but there really should be

Re: [MacGroup] face book.com

2010-02-28 Thread Bill Micou
Marta, I don't use it like some people who appear to be glued to nothing else but their facebook page, but I can see some of it's attraction. It allows an individual to keep in touch with friends and family in a very simple way. I have an uncle in St. Louis who is active on FB. By

[MacGroup] printing from mail question

2010-02-18 Thread Bill Micou
, the default paper size in page setup is US letter. I'm still using 10.5.8 on a MacBook Pro. Any ideas? Bill Micou ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup

Re: [MacGroup] printing from mail question

2010-02-18 Thread Bill Micou
As Default. Now I can have the default printing in Mail as portrait. Funny how one program can govern the settings in another. Thanks for being there for me. (!) Bill On Feb 18, 2010, at 8:11 PM, Bill Micou wrote: Dear Group- I've put up with an annoying problem long enough. At some point my Apple

Re: [MacGroup] Office 2008 for Mac

2010-02-15 Thread Bill Micou
I don't know how quickly you want to get Office for Mac, but MS says they will have the 2011 version ready 'for the Holiday season' this year. I'm assuming they mean towards the end of this year. Here's a link that talks about it: http://tinyurl.com/ylh6dt2 Bill On Sunday, February 14,

Re: [MacGroup] Connecting our computer to a TV

2010-02-06 Thread Bill Micou
George- I've been wanting to try this also, but haven't taken the time to complete the task. I searched around and found this discussion. Let me know if any of it works. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=312008 Bill On Feb 6, 2010, at 2:56 PM, George H.Yankey wrote: What is

Re: [MacGroup] Health

2010-02-06 Thread Bill Micou
The link to the previous comments was referring to Jobs appearance this year with his appearance at the last keynote address. Here's a similar link... http://news.softpedia.com/newsImage/Steve-Jobs-Looks-Healthier-Opinion-2.jpg/ On Feb 6, 2010, at 10:05 PM, Suzanne Blake wrote: Nelsn Helm

Re: [MacGroup] Sync

2010-01-20 Thread Bill Micou
it is set for synching Manually instead of Every Day, Weekly, etc... Bill Micou derby...@mac.com How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese? Charles De Gaulle On Jan 19, 2010, at 7:21 PM, Profile wrote: Anne, I would think it would depend on which way you had the arrows

Re: [MacGroup] Sync

2010-01-20 Thread Bill Micou
proceeding as above. So you won't see the arrows indicating which direction it will synch unless it is the first time synching. I'll keep looking to see if there is anything else that explains it better. Bill Micou derby...@mac.com Another way to solve the traffic problems of this country

Re: [MacGroup] Safari bookmarks

2009-12-08 Thread Bill Micou
Copy ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist from one Mac to the other. Bill Micou On Dec 8, 2009, at 2:59 PM, Nelsn Helm wrote: transfer my Safari bookmarks from one computer to anothe ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http

Re: [MacGroup] ScanMyPhotos.com photo scanning service, photo scans and digital picture center

2009-11-30 Thread Bill Micou
Looks interesting... another service my wife found and is using is http://www.itookthisonmyphone.com/ On Nov 29, 2009, at 8:15 PM, Suzanne Blake wrote: http://www.scanmyphotos.com/ ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu

Re: [MacGroup] blackberry desktop mgr for mac

2009-11-20 Thread Bill Micou
/09, Bill Micou derby...@mac.com wrote: Hello Group- If anyone out there is using a Blackberry phone with the newly released desktop manager for Mac, I'd like to know your experiences. My wife has a Verizon Curve 8330 and I'd like to synch our Apple Address Book and iCal to it. (using my

[MacGroup] blackberry desktop mgr for mac

2009-11-19 Thread Bill Micou
Hello Group- If anyone out there is using a Blackberry phone with the newly released desktop manager for Mac, I'd like to know your experiences. My wife has a Verizon Curve 8330 and I'd like to synch our Apple Address Book and iCal to it. (using my MacBook Pro, running Leopard 10.5.8)

Re: [MacGroup] mailing photos by iPhone

2009-09-29 Thread Bill Micou
! Sorry to hear of your ailment, please rest up and get well soon. And don't think of yourself as lame, I think of you as sharp as a tack and humorous too. There you are - the humorous with the broken humerus. Bill Micou On Monday, September 28, 2009, at 11:40PM, Marta Edie martae...@mac.com

Re: [MacGroup] connect HDs together?

2009-09-29 Thread Bill Micou
Thank you all for your comments, the firewires all are talking to each other and to the MBP. I was afraid hooking them to each other would corrupt something. Great group! Bill Micou derby...@mac.com Another way to solve the traffic problems of this country is to pass a law that only

Re: [MacGroup] mailing photos by iPhone

2009-09-28 Thread Bill Micou
, then press share, and a popup says email or cancel, press e-mail and those selected pics will be sent to a new e-mail. Like magic! Bill Micou derby...@mac.com If were not a man, I would like to be a bird. As I am a man, I do the next best thing, and ride a bicycle. -- Rev. Maltie, a cyclist

[MacGroup] connect HDs together?

2009-09-27 Thread Bill Micou
, and then into the Mac. They are each a different brand, but each has two firewire ports. Can I daisy-chain all 4 together and end in the Mac? Is 4 too many? Will 2 work together? Thanks, Bill Micou ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup

Re: [MacGroup] connect HDs together?

2009-09-27 Thread Bill Micou
. On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 9:34 PM, Bill Micou derby...@mac.com wrote: I have 4 different external hard drives. I have used them for backups/ extra space/ storing data temporarily/ etc..., but now I want to organize and use them more effectively. I can plug them into my MacBook Pro one at a time

Re: [MacGroup] annoying usb drive

2009-09-26 Thread Bill Micou
Can you save all the data off of the thumb drive, and then reformat it, setting it up as you would want? Bill Micou On Sep 26, 2009, at 1:20 PM, Bill Rising wrote: Hi Folks, I have a USB thumb drive which was made to secure on that other OS. When I use it on my Mac, it appears as 2

Re: [MacGroup] Is this phishing, or real

2009-09-08 Thread Bill Micou
reason! Bill Micou On Sep 8, 2009, at 10:12 PM, Suzanne Blake wrote: Dear Ones, This looks as if it's from Insight, but I sent it to their spam address. I've heard nothing back, and it has come for the second time. I can't find anything about it on their website, and it still smacks

Re: [MacGroup] name of app in dock mis-spelled

2009-08-21 Thread Bill Micou
On Aug 20, 2009, at 3:40 PM, Bill Micou wrote: This may have happened after the last Safari update, but the other day I noticed a strange thing. You know how the names of the applications in your dock will show when you have your mouse hover over said app. Well, that was working as expected

[MacGroup] name of app in dock mis-spelled

2009-08-20 Thread Bill Micou
lost an 'S' for awhile? Strange... Bill Micou ___ MacGroup mailing list MacGroup@erdos.math.louisville.edu http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup

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