Ink cartridges to give away

2009-08-29 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Hi MUGGER¹s My Epson 740 finally bit the dust and I have 7 cartridges in varying states of age to give away...all to a good home! All cartridges are still sealed. Here are the details: 4 black cartridges, compatibles, probably about 3-4 years old, unsure how good they might still be, replaces

Re: Preparation for Snow Leopard

2009-08-29 Thread Ronda Brown
On 28/08/2009, at 4:27 PM, Darrel McGuiness wrote: Hi List, Upon reading a book as suggested by Ronni, it indicated that it was a very good idea to unclutter ones present system. It also gave some alternate programs that could achieve this; however I would like to rely on the experienced

Quicktime mpeg2 component

2009-08-29 Thread Brian Risbey
error message - The Apple QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component is not installed... It was before I upgraded to 10.6. If I opened Time Machine, where would I look? Or do I need to repurchase it? Brian -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: isp?

2009-08-29 Thread Rosemary Horton
Failing iinet which I CANT Get judging by their test.. Rosemary On 28/08/2009, at 7:56 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: 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

Re: isp?

2009-08-29 Thread KEVIN Lock
We have been with iinet since Murdoch Uni's 'Cleo' (about 12-13 years). We have found them to be very good on phone calls but lately very slow on email enquiries. Two recent email enquiries, one from Bali about a password for webmail and another an enquiry about their 'Bob' promotion

Re: isp?

2009-08-29 Thread David Brown
Rosemary Horton wrote: Failing iinet which I CANT Get judging by their test.. Rosemary For a number of years I have been with Jazinet: http://www.jazi.net/ As their home page says: - a 100% West Australian owned and operated ISP - Our Network Operations Center is located in Perth and

Re: Quicktime mpeg2 component

2009-08-29 Thread Robert Howells
On 29/08/2009, at 5:05 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: error message - The Apple QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component is not installed... It was before I upgraded to 10.6. If I opened Time Machine, where would I look? Or do I need to repurchase it? Brian OK , so it was there before 10.6

Re: isp?

2009-08-29 Thread Barry Sexstone
Rosemary I have been with Netspace for the last seven years and have been very satisfied. I think their rates are probably competitive although being happy with their service I have not done a good comparison recently. Barry On 29/08/2009, at 5:56 PM, Rosemary Horton wrote: Failing

Re: Quicktime mpeg2 component

2009-08-29 Thread Brian Risbey
thank you Bob, yes found them where you said they'd be, fiddled about - nothing, dragged onto desktop and let it reinstall, no change, purchased new copy from apple and all fixed. thank you again Bob for your assistance Brian and his happier 4 year old son. On 29/08/2009, at 7:06 PM,

Re: iPhoto transfer

2009-08-29 Thread Vladimir James
I was hoping that some of the more high-profile members would comment on Bob Howells rebuke to Rob Phillips, but it appears that this is unlikely to happen. The 'don't-make-waves' principle seems to have won out. Who knows, in the end, maybe that's the best was to move forward.

Re: Quicktime mpeg2 component

2009-08-29 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Brian, In Snow Leopard, System Preferences no longer has a QuickTime preference pane, even if you install QuickTime Player 7. One reason this might be of particular concern is that in Leopard, this pane is where you would enter your registration code for QuickTime Pro if you purchased

Re: iPhoto transfer

2009-08-29 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi Vlad, I felt that Rob's own reply was considered and thoughtful - and that perhaps no further comment was needed. Susan. On 29/08/2009, at 9:57 PM, Vladimir James wrote: I was hoping that some of the more high-profile members would comment on Bob Howells rebuke to Rob Phillips, but it

Re: iPhoto transfer

2009-08-29 Thread Norman Leslie
Hi, I have hesitated to comment on the issue, but since I started it all by posting the initial question, I will add my two cents worth. I have been on the list for the last 7 years or so since coming to WA. A friend here in Bunbury made me aware of WAMUG and as a long time Mac user I

Repairing difficult permissions

2009-08-29 Thread Pat
Hello, WAMuggers, A month or two back I upgraded Safari 4 and QuickTime to the most recent versions. Ever since, when I use Disk Utility to repair permissions, dozens of entries needing repair come up. They don't stay repaired, and reappear after every restart. I know how to discard

Re: Repairing difficult permissions

2009-08-29 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi Pat, its possible that upgrading to Leopard will fix the problem. See the article on this page, with links to discussions on repairing permissions problems that other people were having. Doesn't sound quite the same as your problem though. regards, Susan. http://9to5mac.com/ On

Re: Repairing difficult permissions

2009-08-29 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Susan, Interesting article. If I was Pat, I would download and run the OSX Update Combo 10.5.8 Twice (as recommended on the link you supplied). http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/082809-fixing-permissions-in-leopard-and.html After installing the Combo twice, then repair permissions.

Re: Quicktime mpeg2 component

2009-08-29 Thread RJDart
Morning. Installing ProApps i.e. FCP studio will do same if you own?? Cheers! RobD... On 30Aug2009, at 7:24 am, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Brian, In Snow Leopard, System Preferences no longer has a QuickTime preference pane, even if you install QuickTime Player 7. One reason this might be of

Re: Repairing difficult permissions

2009-08-29 Thread James Devenish
Hi Pat, Ever since, when I use Disk Utility to repair permissions, dozens of entries needing repair come up. If the permissions appear as should be ..., they are lrwxrwxrwx, these permissions do NOT need to be repaired despite what Disk Utility tells you. The critical thing to note is that