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Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

2002-02-04 Thread Onno Benschop
At 23:57 1/02/02 +0800, a subscriber wrote: A very good friend of mine is after a G4. And you are telling us this because? Sigh, I'm estimating my response will result in a flurry of messages, many of which will add some irrelevant comment, some will display anger, a few personal replies

Re: OS X USB Driver for SanDisk ImageMate

2002-02-04 Thread Onno Benschop
At 22:22 3/02/02 +0800, Reg Whitely wrote: I use a SanDisk ImageMate Compactflash Card reader to download images from a Kodak 215 digital camera to the Mac via USB. It works well in OS 9 but not at all in OS X. THe SanDisk website says there is no driver available for OS X and suggests plugging

Re: OS X USB Driver for SanDisk ImageMate

2002-02-04 Thread Keith Palmer
I assume you are using 10.1.2??? It is odd that this card reader isn't seen by 10.1.2 as all the card readers we've trialled and sell mount under X pretty much instantly without the need for any driver software. I use a SanDisk ImageMate Compactflash Card reader to download images from a

FW: Palm Pilots

2002-02-04 Thread Nathalie Collins
I have a palm pilot, an older model (Palm III) and I have done synching over USB and it is fine. It works particularly well with Microsoft Entourage as well. And I second Onno's opinions regarding the other issues... -Nathalie -- Forwarded Message From: Onno Benschop [EMAIL PROTECTED]

mac for sale

2002-02-04 Thread Matthew Styles
Hi all I have an iBook ready for sale: Tangerine 300 mghz OS 9.1 256 ram maintained by mac service guys still under warranty! $1800 ono let me know if your interested! matt

Disc Burner

2002-02-04 Thread Kelly Duffy
Good morning. I have had some unusual problems with Disc Burner in the past, and have opted to use Toast instead. This is fine, but Disk Burner is far quicker to use when trying to back things up in a hurry. I would like to use Disc Burner, but I am worried about the problems it caused me in the

Re: Desktop Applications

2002-02-04 Thread Nichole Shervington
Hi There, I am considering doing a 2 day course on Dreamweaver at Desktop Applications. I am wondering if any WAMUGGERS have any feedback of people you know of or yourself that have done any courses with them. Thanks Nichole

Re: Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

2002-02-04 Thread Neil Blake Associates
Onno Lighten up. Not everyone has your number of years experience with Macs, your exquisite command of netiquette or your succinct turn of phrase in composing messages. I enjoy your rapier like comments on most occasions, but your comments today run the risk of turning away first and sometime

Re: Posting to WAMUG

2002-02-04 Thread Daniel Forsdyke
Neil Blake Associates wrote: Perhaps you'd like to put together a quick style guide on how to post questions to the list? (This is a serious suggestion, Onno, not a bit of backhanded sarcasm) I would have to agree with Neil on this. I may know how to Defibrillate someones heart, or set up

Re: Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

2002-02-04 Thread Goodall-Smith
Onno Benschop wrote: At 23:57 1/02/02 +0800, a subscriber wrote: A very good friend of mine is after a G4. And you are telling us this because? Sigh, I'm estimating my response will result in a flurry of messages Here goes with my brief contribution... Not intended to anger anyone but

Re: Posting to WAMUG

2002-02-04 Thread Shay Telfer
Hi... I think the thing that often annoys the 'experts' is when people think 'I'll just ask someone on WAMUG' rather than spend 5 minutes looking for the answer themselves either in the WAMUG archives or via a search engine such as Google http://www.google.com/. Instead they let everyone

Re: Interesting

2002-02-04 Thread Greg Hosking
thanks for this scott! The Magic of the Option Key snip!

Now Up-To-Date Guru's

2002-02-04 Thread Matthew Healey
Hi Everyone, Are there any Now Up-To-Date guru's on this list? If there are, I am in need of your services. Please call me at work on the number below. By guru, I don't mean someone who knows how to set up a basic network, I need someone who can trouble-shoot a possibly corrupted data file(s),

RFC: Posting Guidelines

2002-02-04 Thread Onno Benschop
After suggestions from members, here is my first attempt at some posting guidelines. The subject reads: RFC, that means Request for Comment, so please feel free to comment. When posting a new message, ensure that: 1. It has a useful subject. 2. You have attempted to resolve the problem

Re: RFC: Posting Guidelines

2002-02-04 Thread Andrew Nielsen
Just out of interest, who _is_ the WAMUG list moderator? Is it really Onno? -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd http://www.starfish.net.au/ ACN 076 426 714 / ABN 49 426 849 601 Tel: 0500 555 677 Consultants in Unix, Mac OS, Windows networking technologies

Re: RFC: Posting Guidelines

2002-02-04 Thread Shay Telfer
Just out of interest, who _is_ the WAMUG list moderator? Is it really Onno? Historically, me :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Sponsor WA's Solar Car Opinions for hire [POQ] Sungroper [EMAIL

Netscape Bookmarks Problem

2002-02-04 Thread Diana Graham Stevens
I have truncated my Netscape Bookmarks. All the folders after 'G' are gone. I have an old version on my Powerbook. Is there a way in which I can attach the bottom half of the old file to the truncated file? It was caused by the umpteenth Netscape crash. I backed everything up, ran Disk

developer cd

2002-02-04 Thread Nevan King
hi all just looking for someone in the sydney area who might have downloaded a copy of the new developer cd from the developer site.. my osx didn't come with it included, and it's huge to download. cheers nevan --

next meeting

2002-02-04 Thread Alan Fenton
I looked at the WAMUG web page ( 11:05 AM) for up to date information for Tuesday nights meeting but alas there was none. Regards from Alan.

Re: Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

2002-02-04 Thread Bob Howells
Goodall-Smith wrote: I may have been able to source information from somewhere else... If I had the knowledge of where the somewhere else is and what exactly I was looking for. This would be easy for someone who already knows. Not all of us do Yes, Well! The only way you find out

Re: E-mail responses - Grammar Question

2002-02-04 Thread god
Onno, here, here! agree wholeheartedly! This has bothered me for some time now, but am I correct in the understanding that this should read: Hear, hear! Referring to the other parties who are *listening* to the discussion and should *hear* what is being said? That was my post - apologies

Re: RFC: Posting Guidelines

2002-02-04 Thread mrsc
My comments on the following: 1. It has a useful subject. 2. You have attempted to resolve the problem yourself. 3. You have searched the message archive for a similar problem. 4. You have searched the web for a similar problem. 5. You spell checked your message. 6. It is good practice to include

Re: E-mail responses - Grammar Question / Re: Posting to WAMUG -

2002-02-04 Thread Daniel Kerr
My question is this. Wasn't the complaint not so long ago about bandwidth, and yet this conversation has gone on more than some of the comments from that. Any more posts, and I think Matt will step in, and end the topic ;o) (I could be wrong) I think the list does very well, and credit to all

[FREE] Mac Plus for parts

2002-02-04 Thread Andrew Nielsen
If anyone would like an old Mac Plus for parts or historical interest, please let me know. Note - it does actually run, but only if squeezed on both sides by a giant g-clamp so I don't class it as being in working order! -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Starfish Technologies Pty

Re: E-mail responses - Grammar Question / Re: Posting to WAMUG -

2002-02-04 Thread Matthew Healey
On 4/2/02 4:09 PM, Daniel Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Any more posts, and I think Matt will step in, and end the topic ;o) (I could be wrong) The beauty of this list is that most people are well behaved. On the odd occasion that is does get out of hand the rest of the list seems to tell the

Re: Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

2002-02-04 Thread Paul S
Dear WAMUG, Okay here goes, I'm offended by this reactionary email. The message was maybe a bit skimpy, but amazingly enough, many people who had G4s to sell, seem to find it in there intelligence to email my friend and offer their machines to him (who is also a computer professional) without

Re: RFC: Posting Guidelines

2002-02-04 Thread Stephen Chape
Looks like it Andrew !! On Monday, February 4, 2002, at 01:40 PM, Andrew Nielsen wrote: Just out of interest, who _is_ the WAMUG list moderator? Is it really Onno? -- Andrew Nielsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd http://www.starfish.net.au/ ACN 076 426 714 / ABN 49

Stolen powerbook

2002-02-04 Thread Tom Samson
A really important Powerbook 1400CS was stolen recently from Mount Laswley Senior High School. It is from Administration and contains a slew of information. Tom samson

That's the WAMUG Spirit !

2002-02-04 Thread Ken Jackson
'On ya Paul! I've not been with you guys for long but HEY! Seriously, lifes too short (or am I missing something here?) As far as I know there is no body twisting any arms? Lets have a little respect for the fact that some of us are beginners even if we're not, WAMUG is supposed to be a support

Quicktime lacking something

2002-02-04 Thread argent41
When I try to play an AVI movie I get the message; Quicktime is missing software required to perform this operation. Unfortunately it is not available on the quicktime server Then on subsequent try I get; You may experience problems playing a video track because the required compressor could

Re: Stolen powerbook

2002-02-04 Thread Shay Telfer
A really important Powerbook 1400CS was stolen recently from Mount Laswley Senior High School. It is from Administration and contains a slew of information. Tom samson Do you have its serial number? If so you should report it to Apple so that it can be flagged as stolen if it's ever returned

Re: Quicktime lacking something

2002-02-04 Thread Shay Telfer
Any ideas appreciated. Colin Gordon Sounds like you're trying to play a DiVX compressed movie. Try downloading a codec from http://www.divx.com/ Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Sponsor WA's

Is There A Meeting Tonight

2002-02-04 Thread S. Newton
I’m just enquiring to see if there’s a meeting tonight? I would like to go but I’ll have to give notice to my previous commitment that I’m unable to go, if there is a meeting. Shane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Posting to WAMUG

2002-02-04 Thread Onno Benschop
The intent of my contribution was to increase the value of the list to *all* subscribers, current and future. If this offends you, I am sorry. Running the risk of extending this thread further, I will state the following: At 19:19 4/02/02 +0800, Paul S wrote: Okay here goes, I'm offended by