[sussex_mug] losing time capsule

2014-12-01 Thread Ranulph Glanville
My time capsule seem to want to stop working: it is quite often telling me that it is already in use, and I have to reset it bu disconnectng and the re-connecting. Does this sound lie it may be dying on me? Should I get a replacement? Thanks for any advice! Ranulph -- You received this

Re: [sussex_mug] Yosemite UPDATE frozen

2014-11-24 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I know it costs a bit, but surely it\s worth buying a 3 Tb disc and cloning before yu start? Ranulph On 23 Nov 2014, at 15:55, Steve Davies steve.davie...@btinternet.com wrote: Thanks for that but I do not have a spare 3TB drive. Thinking about powering down and trying to reboot into

[sussex_mug] DAB

2014-11-22 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I know this isn’t really a Mac topic, but since we’re being shoehorned into DAB, I wonder if anyone has yet found how to get good reception? I find great difficulty in putting radio, aerial and myself into a room so I get a good, uninterrupted signal that is’t modulating horridly. Perhaps I

Re: [sussex_mug] time machine

2014-10-08 Thread Ranulph Glanville
privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 5 Oct 2014, at 14:41, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I have a question that may be of help to several members concerning time machine

[sussex_mug] time machine

2014-10-05 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I have a question that may be of help to several members concerning time machine and migrate assistant (and this is not about some very ambiguous wording). I migrated an air book to a new air book. The old one renamed itself air book 2, The ew one becomes air book, or air book 1 I have a full

Re: [sussex_mug] headphones and silence (semi-OT)

2014-09-27 Thread Ranulph Glanville
An alternative is white noise. It will mask just about everything, and can act as an anaesthetic. Mmm. Ranulph On 27 Sep 2014, at 15:31, Jason Davies ophioc...@me.com wrote: On 26 Sep 2014, at 13:06, Sam - MacAmbulance wrote: The company that makes them Ultimate Ears in Orpington,

Re: [sussex_mug] Time Machine Drive with Time Running Out

2014-09-27 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Belkin do a sort of hub which runs to your thunderbolt port, has 2 thunderbolt connections (but one has to go to your computer), and 3 usb3 connections, plus HMDI and ethernet. It's not ideal, thunderbolt is really underdeveloped, chaining seems expensive and I can't find a thunderbolt hub

Re: [sussex_mug] iPhone 6+

2014-09-23 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Now there's a man who knows how to be a good husband--already! Congratulations and Happiness! Ranulph On 23 Sep 2014, at 08:30, Sam - MacAmbulance i...@macambulance.co.uk wrote: Only when it's my own cute animal, Marmite is a 4 year old Lhasa Apso who (now that we're married) is ranked

[sussex_mug] before I get slightly excited

2014-09-11 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Are other smugglers getting a free increase in iCloud space, and a reduction in price? After being taken in by a phishing message telling me I was running out of space which really did seem to come from iCloud, I'm just a tad wary. Any advice? Ranulph -- You received this message because

Re: [sussex_mug] before I get slightly excited

2014-09-11 Thread Ranulph Glanville
privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 11 Sep 2014, at 20:18, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Are other smugglers getting a free increase in iCloud space, and a reduction in price

Re: [sussex_mug] calendar colours

2014-09-10 Thread Ranulph Glanville
, at 06:28, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Dear All, I am trying to set the colour of a new calendar. I can't see where to do it, and when I go for colour under help, the cog turns and nothing happens. Can anyone point me to how to do this? I would also like to combine some

Re: [sussex_mug] calendar colours

2014-09-10 Thread Ranulph Glanville
privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 10 Sep 2014, at 08:31, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Thank you Sam. Is there a way to merge calendars? Ranulph On 10

[sussex_mug] excited

2014-09-10 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Aren't we all so excited by Apple's announcements. Whatever happened to the good old days! We used to be riveted to our screens, full of wonder and exclamation! Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group group. To unsubscribe

[sussex_mug] calendar colours

2014-09-09 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Dear All, I am trying to set the colour of a new calendar. I can't see where to do it, and when I go for colour under help, the cog turns and nothing happens. Can anyone point me to how to do this? I would also like to combine some calendars: I've a historical mess of old calendars that no

[sussex_mug] itunes

2014-08-29 Thread Ranulph Glanville
My iTunes (11.3.1 (2)) has developed a really tiresome behaviour. It launches itself: when I open my air book (May 2012) lid, and even when I close it. It's not an autolaunch on start up item, so I've no idea why it does this. Does anyone here have an idea? I'm running 10.9.4 Thanks for any

Re: [sussex_mug] hack attack

2014-08-26 Thread Ranulph Glanville
-- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk On 25 Aug 2014, at 09:15, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I was recently phished by a very convincing fake iCloud notification, telling me I was running out of space (likely).(Even the email address was credible

Re: [sussex_mug] hack attack

2014-08-26 Thread Ranulph Glanville
information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 26 Aug 2014, at 09:18, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Sam, Thanks for sharing your knowledge, generously as always. I was out yesterday so I didn't get back. I've

Re: [sussex_mug] hack attack

2014-08-26 Thread Ranulph Glanville
have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 26 Aug 2014, at 12:08, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Contacts. Sorry. Brainstorm, I suppose. Ranulph On 26 Aug 2014, at 09:24, Sam - MacAmbulance i

[sussex_mug] hack attack

2014-08-25 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I was recently phished by a very convincing fake iCloud notification, telling me I was running out of space (likely).(Even the email address was credible.) As a result many people were emailed about a trip I was supposedly paying to Manila. I caught this quite fast and changed my password.

Re: [sussex_mug] dead iPod

2014-08-15 Thread Ranulph Glanville
and book author www.robbeattie.com 07769 902820 Twitter: @robbeattie NEW BOOK JUST OUT - The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing On 15 August 2014 08:44, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I wonder if anyone can help? My wife's 2010 iPod nano seems to have totally died. No switch or button

Re: [sussex_mug] dead iPod

2014-08-15 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I found a good help page: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320 All seems to be working again. Thanks! Ranulph On 15 Aug 2014, at 08:51, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Thanks, Rob. I have to admit I don't know how to reset this. Do you happen to know? Ranulph

[sussex_mug] Active RAM

2014-07-22 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I have had a loss of performance when I have quite a lot of apps and windows open. I suspect it may be that 2 of my 4 Gb on my air book have stopped working. About this Mac tells me I have 4Gb 1333 MHz DDR3. Stats bar tells me I have 1.12 Gb wired memory, with between 8 and 900 Mb active, 7 and

[sussex_mug] web site download

2014-07-09 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I need to edit a large and very old web site. It would be wonderful if I could download it. I just tried GetLeft, but in spite of its star rating it doesn't do anything at all. I've looked carefully at the instructions and done my best! So, does anyone know a good, preferably free, web site

Re: [sussex_mug] web site download

2014-07-09 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Worked a treat. I used to use it in the dim distant past. Thanks Ranulph On 9 Jul 2014, at 20:02, Graham Street grahamstr...@streets-ahead.com wrote: Try this ... http://www.sitesucker.us/mac/mac.html Graham Ranulph Glanville9 July 2014 19:47 I need to edit a large and very

[sussex_mug] lost files in firmware update

2014-07-05 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Dear SMUGGERS I just upgraded firmware on a January 2014 air book. In so doing, it seems I have lost the files I had for a guest user, on the desktop. Has anyone a good idea for finding these? I've tried spotlight and find. Help gratefully received! Ranulph -- You received this message

[sussex_mug] keynote, ocr?

2014-06-19 Thread Ranulph Glanville
The latest versions of keynote, pages and numbers for mac are less awful than they were initially. They also seem not to be willing to give up grabbing documents: I used to get past this by setting the relevant iWork's application to open all docs through the info panel, but now it seems

[sussex_mug] ipad mini mini jack socket

2014-06-01 Thread Ranulph Glanville
The jack socket on my iPad mini has a fault. I only get one track. If i really fiddle with the plug, I can get both tracks, but it is tricky and unreliable, and not what you want to do! Any suggestions, or is this a trip to the applestore? Thanks, Ranulph -- You received this message

Re: [sussex_mug] ipad mini mini jack socket

2014-06-01 Thread Ranulph Glanville
for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 1 Jun 2014, at 14:06, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: The jack socket on my iPad mini has a fault. I

Re: [sussex_mug] restart

2014-05-23 Thread Ranulph Glanville
2014, at 14:51, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: SMC reset? This message has been scanned for malware. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from

[sussex_mug] restart

2014-05-17 Thread Ranulph Glanville
My AirBook sometimes doesn't; turn on again on restart. The screen remains dark. Sometimes waiting helps, Sometimes closing the lid and reopening works. Mostly, however, I have to restart. Any advice? Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups

Re: [sussex_mug] restart

2014-05-17 Thread Ranulph Glanville
this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 17 May 2014, at 07:11, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: My AirBook sometimes doesn't; turn on again on restart. The screen remains dark. Sometimes waiting helps, Sometimes closing the lid and reopening

Re: [sussex_mug] The tale of the vanishing email...

2014-05-14 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I thought Apple killed Sherlock a decade or more ago? Ranulph On 14 May 2014, at 09:51, itsagr...@mac.com wrote: Do you have any Rules set up In Mail preferences that would have matched and moved it to a different folder? Sometimes happens to me. And I'm Watson. Sherlock isn't in

Re: [sussex_mug] The tale of the vanishing email...

2014-05-14 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Sherlock is called spotlight, now. On 14 May 2014, at 11:43, Phil Ward phil_w...@mac.com wrote: I think I've just got to the bottom of it... When I received the email (on my iMac) my daughter was playing Minecraft on my laptop. While she was playing, Mail was open and running in the

[sussex_mug] iTunes

2014-05-12 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Dear All, Finally, with a genius showing me the way, I did manage to get my iTunes stuff on my machine, mainly. I find some has vanished into iCloud, but I expect I'll find out how to fix this. Thanks to all for your help. However (there's always one of these, isn't there) I have now got

Re: [sussex_mug] itunes

2014-04-29 Thread Ranulph Glanville
music?;) Cheers, Jason -- Sent from my iPhone On 29 Apr 2014 at 06:17:29 BST, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I wonder if anyone can tell me how to get my iTunes music onto my iPad mini. It didn't download when I first set the machine up, and I didn't worry about

[sussex_mug] itunes

2014-04-28 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I wonder if anyone can tell me how to get my iTunes music onto my iPad mini. It didn't download when I first set the machine up, and I didn't worry about it then. But now I'm beginning to think I'd like the stuff on my iPad. I have not accessed my iTunes catalogue for a long time. One reason is

Re: [sussex_mug] mail merge

2014-04-14 Thread Ranulph Glanville
add-on app that would do the trick? Thanks, Ranulph On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:24, Russell Brown drbrown1...@gmail.com wrote: Does this help? http://www.macworld.com/article/1165582/how_to_email_groups_with_mail.html Sent from a device of some kind On 14 Apr 2014, at 06:20, Ranulph

[sussex_mug] not an apple issue, but

2014-04-13 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I hope SMUGGERS won't mind me asking a non-Apple question. I wonder if anyone know a bit about, or has experience with, automated lighting, blinds, heating control, etc. I am building a room that needs to be remotely controllable within the room using one controller: it's for a fragile person

[sussex_mug] mail merge

2014-04-13 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Does anyone know a way to do a mali merge in apple mail? I am getting s bored with pasting individual details into form emails! Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving

Re: [sussex_mug] Error Message

2014-04-11 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I used to find this sort of thing happening when others were poaching on a network. I'd turn my machine off, and then find someone else had acquired the IP I was on. I don't remember if this was dynamic or hand set (it happened a lot in a university in Australia). I don't remember if you have

[sussex_mug] Fwd: 1Password, Heartbleed, and You

2014-04-11 Thread Ranulph Glanville
:27 BST To: Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com Reply-To: dave_te...@agilebits.com You can view this message online

[sussex_mug] moving between disc partitions

2014-03-23 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I have been given a new air book from work. First time I've ever been given a computer from work! For reasons of tidiness, I have partitioned the SDD into two: one for my own stuff, one for work stuff. Each partition has a system and its own software, with virtually no duplication. I would

Re: [sussex_mug] moving between disc partitions

2014-03-23 Thread Ranulph Glanville
...@streets-ahead.com wrote: How about putting those documents in DropBox or EverNote and then installing that product in both setups using the same signups? Graham Sent from my iPhone On 23 Mar 2014, at 07:18, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I have been given a new air book from work

[sussex_mug] time machine

2014-03-19 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Yesterday I was backing up fine. Today not. When I go to select disk, often a source of problems with time machine (in my experience) I get this message: The disk image Ranulph's MacBook Air.sparsebundle is in use. Try ejecting the disk Image. I don't know how to eject this. My time

Re: [sussex_mug] time machine

2014-03-19 Thread Ranulph Glanville
, Sam helped me out by going through a lengthy procedure... (I know it sounds very very lame) but the best quick solution I have found is to turn off your backup disk / Time Capsule and turn it on again. Then select it again in System Preferences. Phil T On 19 Mar 2014, at 08:51, Ranulph

Re: [sussex_mug] Emails malingering in the drafts folder...

2014-03-14 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I've found this irritating behaviour, leaving messages in drafts after they've been sent, for ages, like months. Ranulph On 14 Mar 2014, at 14:16, Phil Ward phil_w...@mac.com wrote: Thanks Sam. At least it's not just me then. Phil -- Phil Ward Skype: aphilw E:

Re: [sussex_mug] Rubbish broadband

2014-03-13 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I just wonder if a satellite based service might be better and faster? (I've no idea, but maybe someone else has a good idea about this.) Ranulph On 13 Mar 2014, at 18:26, Virginia Routh virginia.ro...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for replying. None of the improvements are for our neck of the

Re: [sussex_mug] How to find an unread email

2014-03-05 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I find this often happens in AppleMail. Sometimes it resolves itself after a (long) time. I also find that bunched threads sometime contain an unopened message, as do duplicate messages (such as I get from the CNET Mac software updates service, which sends a message in each of plain text and

Re: [sussex_mug] How to find an unread email

2014-03-05 Thread Ranulph Glanville
! Gilly On 5 Mar 2014, at 13:36, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I find this often happens in AppleMail. Sometimes it resolves itself after a (long) time. I also find that bunched threads sometime contain an unopened message, as do duplicate messages (such as I get from

[sussex_mug] ipad softward

2014-03-04 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I just found a really nice app for my iPad that some of you might like. It's called document 5. It's free. It's a viewer/player that seems to handle everything I have given it, downloads directly from things like dropbox. It seems just to work, and is very clean. You can buy add ons, for

[sussex_mug] screenshots

2014-02-28 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Does anyone how to take a screen shot of a window. As I remember there's some key combination that will take a screen shot of a selected open window. cmd+sft+4 allows you to draw round an area to be snapped, and that works, but it's not so neat specially for a friend who doesn't understand

Re: [sussex_mug] screenshots

2014-02-28 Thread Ranulph Glanville
it or email it. PT On 28 Feb 2014, at 14:28, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Does anyone how to take a screen shot of a window. As I remember there's some key combination that will take a screen shot of a selected open window. cmd+sft+4 allows you to draw round an area

Re: [sussex_mug] different screen, different colours...

2014-02-18 Thread Ranulph Glanville
It's probably not what you ant to hear, Jason, but black and white (and grey) work everywhere. The American Society for Cybernetics, of which I'm president, produces a loge for each annual conference. The one this year using black, white and scarlet looks pretty good on any screen. Take a look

Re: [sussex_mug] Pages! Arrrgh

2014-02-12 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Dropbox. Ranulph On 12 Feb 2014, at 11:20, Phil Ward phil_w...@mac.com wrote: Morning all... Having finally upgraded my iMac to Mountain Lion, having a laptop also now running 10.8, and an iPad on iOS 7, I foolishly thought that iCloud stored Pages documents could be seamlessly

Re: [sussex_mug] Pages! Arrrgh

2014-02-12 Thread Ranulph Glanville
writer and product designer. * Exclusive UK distributor for Veillette Guitars. www.veilletteguitars.com. * Contributor to Sound on Sound magazine. On 12 Feb 2014, at 11:53, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Dropbox. Ranulph On 12 Feb 2014, at 11:20, Phil Ward phil_w

[sussex_mug] mp4 and quicktime

2014-01-22 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I just downloaded a BBC tv show. When I go to launch it, the QT player starts converting the file, which seems to be a very long process. Why does QT player not play this format, that has been around for a bit, which it use to play, and which (I think) is Apple in origin. I tried vlc, which

Re: [sussex_mug] curiosity

2014-01-21 Thread Ranulph Glanville
, at 01:40, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I was in a plane, with my iPad in airplane mode. I made a change to my 1-password database. When I opened my laptop (an air book), it immediately updated and I found the change now onboard. I’m on mavericks and iOS7. What I am wondering

Re: [sussex_mug] Numbers new and old

2014-01-13 Thread Ranulph Glanville
What I do is place a link (alias) to Numbers in the dock, and launch my spreadsheets by dragging them onto the dock alias. I also throw away the aliases in the dock to the new Numbers. It’s not fantastic, but it works. Ranulph On 13 Jan 2014, at 14:10, itsagr...@mac.com wrote: It

Re: [sussex_mug] Missing function in Numbers

2014-01-02 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Have you gone over to the awful upgrade? It’s a dreadful rubbishing of the app. If so, you will probably find the old (09) versions are still in your apps folder. just launch this and you’ll have the nice old numbers, keynote and pages. Tiresomely, the app store will keep offering you the

Re: [sussex_mug] Black Friday and Apple Store

2013-11-28 Thread Ranulph Glanville
In Australia, Apple seem to be giving discount in the form of vouchers to spend in an Apple store. Ranulph On 28 Nov 2013, at 14:59, Adam Field adamfi...@gmail.com wrote: The Apple Australia website will give you an idea of. What's on offer a full 12 hours before the UK. -Adam On

[sussex_mug] photoshop and premier elements

2013-11-27 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I don’t know if this interests anyone, but Amazon have a bundle with a big reduction for “Black Friday”. Premier is their video editing software. Ends midnight tonight.

Re: [sussex_mug] MacBookAir Vs iPad Mini

2013-11-27 Thread Ranulph Glanville
In my opinion, and for my usage, the keyboard is the decider. Plus the air is faster, I think, and allows external storage and backup. So that would be my choice. I have an air and a mini (neither so new), and I struggle to find real use for the mini. Ranulph On 27 Nov 2013, at 09:21,

Re: [sussex_mug] MacBookAir Vs iPad Mini

2013-11-27 Thread Ranulph Glanville
recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. On 27 Nov 2013, at 09:33, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: In my opinion, and for my usage, the keyboard

Re: [sussex_mug] MacBookAir Vs iPad Mini

2013-11-27 Thread Ranulph Glanville
the sender and delete the email immediately. On 27 Nov 2013, at 09:33, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: In my opinion, and for my usage, the keyboard is the decider. Plus the air is faster, I think, and allows external storage and backup. So that would be my choice. I have an air

[sussex_mug] flashing screen

2013-11-05 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Apparently Mavericks and GoogleDrive don’t get along, which causes a flashing screen. I have this. It’s a slow flash but it’s endlessly tiresome. There’s a fix here, in case anyone else needs it: http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/?newsid=3480789olo=email Ranulph -- You received this message

Re: [sussex_mug] Good general purpose drawing/illustration program

2013-11-03 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I think of Pixelmator as primarily a paint (bitmap) program. Unless I’m mistaken, drawing (vector) is not its great strength. If you want to draw, you will need a different program. I’ve been looking for one I like for some time now, and will be interested if there are good suggestions for

Re: [sussex_mug] stop Pages closing when you close a document

2013-11-01 Thread Ranulph Glanville
from the dock, to reduce accidental removal of icons from the dock. Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk On 1 Nov 2013, at 01:38, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I have found that I cannot drag the icons for the new iWorks apps from

Re: [sussex_mug] iWork's

2013-10-31 Thread Ranulph Glanville
to go to my Time Machine. The suite was in my Applications folder in an iWork 09 folder... not so for you? On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 3:18:46 PM UTC, Ranulph Glanville wrote: Yes, I will do that, when I’m near my time machine. Thanks for the reminder, though! Keynote and Numbers

Re: [sussex_mug] stop Pages closing when you close a document

2013-10-31 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I have found that I cannot drag the icons for the new iWorks apps from my dock, even though I have trashed the apps themselves. That’s irritating and unfriendly. An invasion of the inferior! Is there another way of removing these nasty little pointers? Ranulph On 1 Nov 2013, at 00:11,

[sussex_mug] iWork's

2013-10-29 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Someone said that the iWork’s upgrade kept old copies of the iWork’s suite. Not, as far as I can see, in my case. And the new upgrades are really quite big downgrades, as several of us have suggested. Does anyone know how to regain the older versions? I used their transitions! Ranulph --

Re: [sussex_mug] iWork's

2013-10-29 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Not that I can see. It’s all the new faintly blue version. Ranulph On 29 Oct 2013, at 10:56, nick_publ...@mac.com wrote: Aren't they still in the App store? Nick On 29 Oct 2013, at 10:34, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Someone said that the iWork’s upgrade kept old copies

Re: [sussex_mug] iWork's

2013-10-29 Thread Ranulph Glanville
the other. Just awful. Ranulph On 29 Oct 2013, at 15:07, Tony Crooks tcro...@me.com wrote: On 29 Oct 2013, at 14:59, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Not that I can see. It’s all the new faintly blue version. Ranulph Of course, if you have a backup of your system from prior

[sussex_mug] curiosity

2013-10-28 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I was in a plane, with my iPad in airplane mode. I made a change to my 1-password database. When I opened my laptop (an air book), it immediately updated and I found the change now onboard. I’m on mavericks and iOS7. What I am wondering is how it did this. If everything is turned off, what on

[sussex_mug] iWorks upgrades

2013-10-24 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I think I like Mavericks. I am not so sure about the iWorks upgrades. I am not sure that the removal of the inspector really works for me. I’ll give it time, but it seems to me that the new mixture of the format menu and the other menus does not sit happily in my mind and way of working. I am

Re: [sussex_mug] sussex_mug] A blast from the past, and future meetings

2013-10-13 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I'd be interested to meet and chat, though I travel a lot, don't live near Brighton and so am likely to be a rare visitor! Ranulph On 13 Oct 2013, at 08:27, Graham Perrin wrote: Glancing again at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/smug/KypceeuPNr4/phW1UWHFlrEJ I assume that we're not

Re: [sussex_mug] external discs

2013-10-13 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I paid £85 at Maplin for the Seagate thunderbolt adaptor (for portable discs). A lot, but with their drives being reasonably cheap and interchangeable so that I only need one of the thunderbolt adaptors, it's not so bad. Ranulph On 13 Oct 2013, at 09:05, Graham Perrin wrote: Thanks

[sussex_mug] external discs

2013-10-04 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Seagate make a number of alternative interfaces for some of their portable disc drives. The interfaces are not cheap, and you do not get the speed increase you might hope to largely because most portable external drives rotate slowly. Nevertheless, andy seagate disc that can have the connection

[sussex_mug] tunes on iPad

2013-09-22 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Dear All, Sorry, another iOS 7 problem. None of my wife's tunes are visible on her iPad, though if you go to iTunes you can play them (through wifi). All are registered as downloaded. Can anyone help? Thanks Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

[sussex_mug] quitting in ios7

2013-09-21 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I also installed ios7 late last night, without a fuss. But I can't seem to do 2 things. The first is to quit an app: the old method of holding on an icon until it wobbled doesn't seem to work at all. The second is to get the find to work, swiping down the screen. I'm sure I'm just being

Re: [sussex_mug] quitting in ios7

2013-09-21 Thread Ranulph Glanville
the icon not the icon itself. Not obvious, at least to me. On 21 Sep 2013, at 13:19, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: I also installed ios7 late last night, without a fuss. But I can't seem to do 2 things. The first is to quit an app: the old method of holding on an icon until

Re: [sussex_mug] Strange Mail behaviour

2013-09-21 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I get this, too. I've always assumed it comes about because I, mistakenly, sent the air book to sleep before all the messages had gone out. (I often queue messages.) Ranulph On 21 Sep 2013, at 20:17, Keith Scott wrote: Nick Just a thought. Could it be the action of a virus infection

[sussex_mug] update

2013-09-21 Thread Ranulph Glanville
My wife has a retina screen iPad. She had not updated the system since she bought it. When she opens up the iPad, she is asked (in settings general) if she would like to install iOS 6.1.3. Clicking Install Now leads to the terms and conditions. Clicking agree leads to a secondary message.

Re: [sussex_mug] update

2013-09-21 Thread Ranulph Glanville
about a restore from computer then update through iTunes? Sent from a device of sorts. @drbrown1970 On 21 Sep 2013, at 21:21, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: My wife has a retina screen iPad. She had not updated the system since she bought it. When she opens up the iPad, she

[sussex_mug] possible new scam

2013-09-19 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I was just phoned by someone with an Indian accent claiming to be from Microsoft, and to want to help me fix my computer. Apparently I have error messages that have been being sent to Microsoft for the art 2 months, and have paid no attention to their emails. I asked for proof: a telephone

Re: [sussex_mug] possible new scam

2013-09-19 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I ask them if they feel the scam they're involved in likely to result in them going to Heaven or Hell. P On 19 Sep 2013, at 16:14, Ranulph Glanville wrote: I was just phoned by someone with an Indian accent claiming to be from Microsoft, and to want to help me fix my computer

Re: [sussex_mug] iCal

2013-09-18 Thread Ranulph Glanville
calendar. iCloud works fine with 10.7.5, just sign in via system preferences. Regards Sam -- MacAmbulance Sam Mullen 07747778022 i...@macambulance.co.uk On 18 Sep 2013, at 06:53, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: My iCal seems to have problems signing in to the various

[sussex_mug] iCal

2013-09-17 Thread Ranulph Glanville
My iCal seems to have problems signing in to the various calendars I connect with, for instance google, .me and so on. Any idea what I should do? (I'm using 10.7.5, and so do not use iCloud.) Thank you for any suggestions, specially on this day of expectation. Ranulph -- You received this

[sussex_mug] is that it?

2013-09-10 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Colour. Wow. Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to

Re: [sussex_mug] keynote

2013-09-09 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Thank you. .key it is Ranulph On 9 Sep 2013, at 09:38, Tony Crooks wrote: On 9 Sep 2013, at 09:19, Ranulph Glanville ranu...@mac.com wrote: Does anyone know the suffix for keynote? I have lost a keynote file and the best way for me to find it will be to search for all keynote

Re: [sussex_mug] Does anybody use scrapple as a memory map?

2013-09-06 Thread Ranulph Glanville
First, Word has a built in outliner. I'm not recommending it: I write a very great deal and do not use an outliner, nor do I use mind mapping software for writing, but the word one is simple and free, if you have word. There are no overall rules, I think. It depends on who you are, how and

Re: [sussex_mug] Well It has arrived ..Mew MacBook Pro

2013-09-05 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Sounds like Instapaper? Ranulph On 5 Sep 2013, at 22:45, Ray Packham wrote: HI all Thanks for the hints tips and brilliant suggestions, I've taken up quiet a few of them. I have also found POCKET which is a really useful tool for me as when researching I see something on the web and

Re: [sussex_mug] Well It has arrived ..Mew MacBook Pro

2013-09-04 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I'm looking at scrapple, at the moment, as an ideas/concepts organiser, and possibly a more sophisticated mind mapper than most. It comes from the people who make Scrivener: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scapple/id568020055?mt=12 I also like Nisus's info click for navigating emails:

Re: [sussex_mug] New laptop

2013-08-25 Thread Ranulph Glanville
If you buy and there is a new model released shortly after, you can often trade in the old model for the new. I think AppleStores do this. Last time this happened to me it was with a machine bought in Sydney, so I didn't take it back. That machine is a 13 ins Air Book. I think that the RAM

Re: [sussex_mug] OT but important personally - anyone got today's Guardian? (22nd)

2013-07-22 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Once, when I needed a copy of a paper I'd missed, I phoned and they sent me one. Maybe a phone call to the paper switchboard and a nice request? Ranulph I recognise the generosity of spirit you show others in your own internal policeman. On 22 Jul 2013, at 23:39, Jason Davies wrote: I

[sussex_mug] iPad not reacting, screen on

2013-07-21 Thread Ranulph Glanville
My iPad mini has somehow caught itself somehow. The screen is on with a partly loaded google map. I cannot turn it off. The on/off switch doesn't work, I can't get into the finder, in fact, I can't' do anything. Any ideas. I don't see a place to insert a macintosh-friend to do a hard rester,

[sussex_mug] flipora

2013-06-26 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I signed on for a service called flipora, on the recommendation of a friend. It is not a service to use. If you did and can't get out of their web sites, I looked up flipora in google and got a web site that allows cancellation. They say you can cancel your involvement by sending a blank email

Re: [sussex_mug] single best feature of iOS7

2013-06-11 Thread Ranulph Glanville
The original icons were abstracted and minimal (and b and w, of course). I prefer the cleaner design, a sort of return to the original spirit, which has remained cool with out being boring. The colours and saturations seem to me to be a nice change and step forward. Not every thought S Jobs had

Re: [sussex_mug] new MacPro

2013-06-10 Thread Ranulph Glanville
It's sort of the cube again, a round cube, isn't it. And much as I loved the cube, I hope the new pro works better than the cube. Ranulph On 10 Jun 2013, at 23:18, Graham Street wrote: I've been waiting to see what was going to arrive for the new Mac Pro. Looks amazing but I will

[sussex_mug] downloader: thanks

2013-06-05 Thread Ranulph Glanville
Thanks for the 2 suggestions. I'm looking into each. Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to smug+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post

[sussex_mug] downloader

2013-06-04 Thread Ranulph Glanville
I wonder if anyone knows of a bulk downloader for the mac. There used to be such things. I find that sometimes I want to download a lot, but I don't know how to create a queue. Thanks, Ranulph -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Sussex Mac User Group

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