Re: Windows

2009-09-03 Thread Ronda Brown
Hello Adrian, Don't know about WIndows 98 I think you might be out of luck there, you can with Windows XP ... NOT easy, but CAN be done ... apparently. A search on Google brings up lots of interesting suggestions for you to read through ;-) Unlike Mac OS X, Windows XP is not designed to

Re: [For Sale] Powermac G4 500DP + 17 Display

2009-09-03 Thread Rod Lavington
This is still up for sale folks :-) Willing to take $150 for the Powermac on its own (with keyb and mouse) Seeya Rod! On Tuesday, 01 September, 2009, at 02:23PM, Rod Lavington l...@mac.com wrote: Hi All! I had grand plans for this powermac, but its just taking up precious space in my

Re: Windows

2009-09-03 Thread Adrian Skehan
Thanks Ronni, and all that is what I needed to know. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 03/09/2009, at 2:23 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Adrian, Don't know about WIndows 98 I think you might be out of luck there, you can with Windows XP ... NOT easy, but CAN be done ...

Big Black ! in iPhoto

2009-09-03 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Can someone tell me what a big black exclamation mark means in iPhoto please Mac -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe -

Re: Big Black ! in iPhoto

2009-09-03 Thread Ronda Brown
On 03/09/2009, at 5:19 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Can someone tell me what a big black exclamation mark means in iPhoto please Hi Mac, What version of iPhoto are you using? The ! Or ? Turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it

Smart albums in iPhoto by day of the week?

2009-09-03 Thread John Winters
I can work out how to make a smart album in iPhoto (v7.1.5) to select pictures from a specific date or a date range. What I would like to do however is select all the pictures taken on (for example) a Thursday. I¹ve checked the help files and Googled, but come up a blank. Conceptually it should

Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-03 Thread thefrogs
Upgraded 24 iMac very nice and quick Upgraded MacBook Hmmm! Slow and half the information on the menubar including sound airport and and intermittent spotlight that fades when you move the curser. Can not see timemachine or user In fact everything on the right of Help is not there ANy ideas

macbookpro?

2009-09-03 Thread Roger Kortas
Good morning I was just wondering if any one has a new MacbookPro and if they did would they be willing to run a DVD ripping test for me? I am still not very happy with mine at the moment, I did a clean install of Snow Leopard last night and ran my test again and its still taking

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-03 Thread Ronda Brown
On 04/09/2009, at 6:21 AM, thefrogs wrote: Upgraded 24 iMac very nice and quick Upgraded MacBook Hmmm! Slow and half the information on the menubar including sound airport and and intermittent spotlight that fades when you move the curser. Can not see timemachine or user In fact

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-03 Thread John Thompson
Somewhat similar. Took about 1 hour 45 minutes to install on Macbook. Almost everything appears to be working but no noticeable improvement over 10.5.8. One exception - the intermittent Bluetooth problem I have been having for some time is now resolved; Bluetooth is gone completely.

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-03 Thread Ronda Brown
Hello John, Do a SMC reset to get the bluetooth back. 1.) Shut down the computer 2.) Disconnect all cables, printers, etc. including the power cord. 3.) Remove the battery. 4.) Press and hold the power button for 5 seconds (you won't hear a tone or anything). 5.) Put battery back in and

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-03 Thread John Thompson
Thanks again Ronni, Bluetooth and Mighty Mouse worked for about 30 seconds and gone again. This original Macbook is more than likely the culprit. Regards John On 04/09/2009, at 9:00 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello John, Do a SMC reset to get the bluetooth back. 1.) Shut down the

Microsoft Office 2004

2009-09-03 Thread Evers
I'm hoping to find/buy/scavenge Office 2004 if anyone has a spare or outdated copy? I have been using the original Office for Mac X at home and finally decided to upgrade, only to discover that Office 2008 does not run VB macros so I couldn't use EndNote for making citations as I go, and

Re: Microsoft Office 2004

2009-09-03 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Tony, I can't help you with Office 2004 - I still use mine on a daily basis ;o) However, if you can hang on for a while MS say they will be re-introducing VBA in the next major release of Office for Mac: http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/05/mac-bu-talks-office-2008-sp1-vbas

Re: Microsoft Office 2004

2009-09-03 Thread Evers
Hi Neil, Thanks for that - good know, so if I don't find a 2004 right now at least there is future promise :-) Cheers, Tony On 04/09/2009, at 1:23 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Tony, I can't help you with Office 2004 - I still use mine on a daily basis ;o) However, if you can hang on