Re: Keychain?

2009-08-27 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Hugh, On 27/08/2009, at 1:37 PM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Is there a way to turn off keychain? You asked this question before back on 5 November 2006. My answer to you then, and now is the same. Begin Quote from my email: Short Answer to 'Can you Disable Keychain Completely' : No.

RE: Keychain?

2009-08-27 Thread Hugh Griffiths
Ronni, your memory is amazing, I thought I might have asked this question before but couldn't find the answer. If I have one user that has admin privileges' is it possible to turn off keychain for other people?   Best Regards Hugh Griffiths -Original Message- From:

Re: Keychain?

2009-08-27 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Hugh, On 27/08/2009, at 3:01 PM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Ronni, your memory is amazing, I thought I might have asked this question before but couldn't find the answer. If I have one user that has admin privileges' is it possible to turn off keychain for other people? NO, they

Re: iPhoto transfer

2009-08-27 Thread Norman Leslie
Hi Rob, I currently use PhotoManger, but it will not allow me to do what I want. I contacted Apple because I still have Apple Care on the MacBook. I was put through to a product specialist after a bit of prompting. The product specialist discovered that indeed, there is not a way to

RE: Keychain?

2009-08-27 Thread Hugh Griffiths
Yes, sort of, in safari both my children ( whose accounts have parental controls turned on, but I don't htink this is it) have to hit cancel on the keychain pop up constantly to view web pages, it doesn't happen for the other three accounts on the systems.   Best Regards Hugh Griffiths

Re: Keychain?

2009-08-27 Thread Rob Findlay
delete the login keychain found in the Library/Keychains folder of the problem account. The next time you launch Safari it will complain about not finding a keychain and you can choose to reset to defaults. Enter the password for that account and a new keychain is created. That will fix

Re: iPhoto transfer

2009-08-27 Thread Robert Howells
EXCUSE ME But I do NOT need my bandwidth used up by graphics which are useless to me . PLEASE .. if you need to send an attachment ... SEND IT DIRECT THANK YOU B OB On 27/08/2009, at 4:46 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: All the dragging I was doing was within the iPhoto Lib Manager

Re: Keychain?

2009-08-27 Thread James Devenish
Hi Hugh, You may find that you can go into Safari preferences Security and then turn off the auto-fill of passwords. This may then mean Keychain is not longer used in Safari. However, a common explanation of this problem is if the password for the user has changed, in which case the fix is to

Re: Keychain?

2009-08-27 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Hugh, On 27/08/2009, at 4:01 PM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Yes, sort of, in safari both my children ( whose accounts have parental controls turned on, but I don't htink this is it) have to hit cancel on the keychain pop up constantly to view web pages, it doesn't happen for the other

Re: Some Mac nostalgia

2009-08-27 Thread kevin Lock
In 1986 at Willetton SHS the Social Studies Department was loaned a 512 Mac by the SS Association. Most of the staff at Willetton went to the SS Office to take a look and I was hooked.Had to have one. We bought a secondhand 128k machine from Nigel Dolan at UWA for $2200. Loved it!

Re: someone using our wireless

2009-08-27 Thread Rosemary Horton
I have a Netcom modem NB5 plus 4W with Airport Express plugged in. The Netcom has a signal (very weak) so I don't use but is broadcasting as I can't turn off. No instructions in how. It has WPA password. The Express has WEP password as it dies when I use a WPA one. As to usage..probably

isp?

2009-08-27 Thread Rosemary Horton
I know this question has been asked, and answered before, but the answer keeps changing. What are your recommendations for isp? It seems I need to change the amount of download up from 5GB I've been with Westnet for years..moved from dialup to broadband to broadband 2 (that was a

Re: isp?

2009-08-27 Thread Craig Bruce
iinet hands down.. service is usually great, they are pretty quick or will give you a call back, plans are great value compared to someone like telstra and of course they have the iinetwork with dsl 2+ and annex m support/voip/naked dsl etc etc -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P

Re: iPhoto transfer

2009-08-27 Thread Craig Bruce
thats a bit rough bob, he was just helping out. Its possible it was useful to someone else on the list which is the point of the list right? I know everyone loves the list but if people keep responding like this no one will ever reply.. -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367

Re: iPhoto transfer

2009-08-27 Thread Barry Sexstone
I agree wholeheartedly. Barry On 27/08/2009, at 7:01 PM, Craig Bruce wrote: thats a bit rough bob, he was just helping out. Its possible it was useful to someone else on the list which is the point of the list right? I know everyone loves the list but if people keep responding like

Re: isp?

2009-08-27 Thread Philippe Chaperon
Hi Craig everyone, But doesn't iinet own Westnet? I have been with Westnet for many years, but have not been happy ever since iiNet bought that wonderful company. I think that this year will be my last with Westnet sad as it may because I see that the 'old' Westnet is well and truly gone. I can

Re: isp?

2009-08-27 Thread Robert Howells
On 27/08/2009, at 5:41 PM, Rosemary Horton wrote: I know this question has been asked, and answered before, but the answer keeps changing. What are your recommendations for isp? It seems I need to change the amount of download up from 5GB I've been with Westnet for years..moved from

Re: iPhoto transfer

2009-08-27 Thread Robert Howells
On 27/08/2009, at 7:01 PM, Craig Bruce wrote: thats a bit rough bob, he was just helping out. Its possible it was useful to someone else on the list which is the point of the list right? Craig You are a new chum so you are excused for not knowing , but the list went through the exercise

Re: someone using our wireless

2009-08-27 Thread Rosemary Horton
Craig, Sorry meant 5GB..slip of the fingers Rosemary On 27/08/2009, at 7:04 PM, Craig Bruce wrote: how much data is allocated on your plan? a 500mb etc is very very easy to go over, didnt just do the os x updates on a few machines did you? easy 500+ mb there if you have not done them

Re: someone using our wireless

2009-08-27 Thread mince and pud
we're on iinet and they are good - we get the odd dropout but that may be our dodgy phone line (currently waiting for telstra to dig the road up - enough said) and re Craig's last comment - software updates don't count on your quota (I've not seen them trumpet this, but whenever I update

Re: someone using our wireless

2009-08-27 Thread Rosemary Horton
Unfortunately just done a search on the iinet site..in spite of being connected with westnet at the moment! Rosemary Horton rosemary.hor...@gmail.com On 27/08/2009, at 7:30 PM, mince and pud wrote: we're on iinet and they are good - we get the odd dropout but that may be our dodgy

Re: isp?

2009-08-27 Thread Craig Bruce
I can only speak from personal experience but every time I go out to service some ones machine and they are using telstra they are getting very slow service (less than adsl 1 speeds)with very low caps(500mb) for double the price of what iinet offers for a adsl2+ with 5+gb caps. I know they

Re: isp?

2009-08-27 Thread Daniel Kerr
On 27/8/09 5:41 PM, Rosemary Horton rosemary.hor...@gmail.com wrote: I know this question has been asked, and answered before, but the answer keeps changing. What are your recommendations for isp? It seems I need to change the amount of download up from 5GB I've been with Westnet

Re: someone using our wireless

2009-08-27 Thread Robert Howells
On 27/08/2009, at 5:23 PM, Rosemary Horton wrote: I have a Netcom modem NB5 plus 4W with Airport Express plugged in. The Netcom has a signal (very weak) so I don't use but is broadcasting as I can't turn off. No instructions in how. Hi Rosemary , To block access through the wireless

Re: someone using our wireless

2009-08-27 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi Rosemary If you want to turn off the Netcomm wireless part you can do it via the following:- Which I got from downloading their pdf manual, and it was on Page 81 http://www.netcomm.com.au/__data/assets/file/0004/32989/NB5Plus4W_UG.pdf?SQ _DESIGN_NAME=supportSQ_PAINT_LAYOUT_NAME=faq If you

Re: isp?

2009-08-27 Thread Eugene
+1 for iiNet's naked. Saves me bucket loads of $$ Never had a problem. Does exactly what it promises. Just love it when Telstra reps come selling their products door to door and I ask if they can come anywhere close to iiNet's package and they always walk away with their tails between

Re: Some Mac NOSTALGIA

2009-08-27 Thread thefrogs
First machine Apple 2 1987 first laptop Apple portable - or luggable with the wet celled battery and 3 mg Ram -then the 512 'I think black and white with one disk and a massive 40meg Hard drive and a really slow dot matrix printer. I drooled over the Se and then brought a colour

Snow Leopard compatibility

2009-08-27 Thread Pedro
Hello Muggers After reading a few earlier posts about the compatibility of some apps and the new Snow Leopard I didn't think I would have a problem as my macbook is only about one year old. I have always kept up with the updates and am very careful as to what I install from the internet.

Re: Snow Leopard compatibility

2009-08-27 Thread Susan Hastings
hi Pedro, Ronni posted information on this in the past few days, so it would be worthwhile looking through the WAMUG emails on Snow Leopard. PowerPC applications will run if you choose the option to install Rosetta - the only reason you can run them at the moment is that you have Rosetta

Snow Leopard compatibility

2009-08-27 Thread James Devenish
Hi, There are some unofficial lists of software that is not yet compatible with Snow Leopard: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/27/snow_leopard_incompatibilities/ http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/ I know I use some of those applications! James -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --

Re: isp?

2009-08-27 Thread James / Hans Kunz
i agree with Craig i'm with iinet for the last 13 years. James SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics On 27/08/2009, at

Re: Snow Leopard

2009-08-27 Thread Ronda Brown
Hello WAMUGers, Two Take Control Books just released. I have purchased both and recommend them. they are well worth purchasing and downloading. **Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard** -- The Snow Leopard installer offers fewer options than previous Mac OS X installers, but it has

iPhoto transfer

2009-08-27 Thread Rob Phillips
In response to Bob Howells. It is always quite a tricky judgement call whether to post on- or off-list. In fact, my first response to Norman Leslie was off-list. When he responded to me, and I thought about it a little more, I felt that it was important to share what I thought was a

Re: Low sound

2009-08-27 Thread Ronda Brown
On 25/08/2009, at 4:58 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: I find that the sound level on DVD playback is consistently very low on many DVDs and this low level is not correlated with the sound from the same DVD played in a DVD player. Other sound functions and playbacks seem to behave normally

Re: Entourage to Mail

2009-08-27 Thread John Daniels
Thanks Ronni Re your No.3 point below, how do I find the password in order to delete it? In keychain Access when I click Passwords - @Internet I get mail.westnet.com.au Kind Internet password date modified and under Keychain login This is repeated 3 times with different dates. I cannot

Re: Snow Leopard compatibility

2009-08-27 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Pedro, As Susan has already noticed DesktopDB - classic You wouldn't have been able to RUN this in Leopard! You can't run Classic in Leopard or on an Intel Mac. When installing Snow Leopard over Leopard if you have PPC Apps (that you really need to use) be sure to do customise install

MAXstyle - Snow Leopard now in stock !

2009-08-27 Thread Craig Bruce
As promised, just to let you know Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard has arrived and is now in stock ! Prices as follows: Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Single User - $39.00 Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Family Pack - $69.00 Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6 Snow Leopard - Unlimited Client - $699.00

Re: Entourage to Mail

2009-08-27 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi John, Do you only have ONE Westnet Mail Account in Mail Application? If so you know what your correct password is for your Westnet Mail Account? 1.Make sure Mail is Quit. 2.Then Delete all of the mail.westnet.com.au in Keychain. 3.Then Quit Keychain 4.Restart Mail and enter your correct

Re: Some Mac NOSTALGIA

2009-08-27 Thread Peter Bull
My first Mac was a 512k RAM with two floppy drives (no hard disk) and a separate numeric keypad. it was black and white of course with the 9 inch screen. I bought it second hand from UWA for about $2300!!! We coupled it up to a little dot matrix printer (remember them!!) and used it in