Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Peter Bull
With all this anguish and re-installing applications etc.. I think I will stick with OS 10.5.6 unless there is some compelling reason to move to Snow Leopard. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
I regret making the move. It is frustrating having to fix things that weren't broken before. Michael Hawkins. On 16/9/09 2:03 PM, Peter Bull pb...@bbnet.com.au wrote: With all this anguish and re-installing applications etc.. I think I will stick with OS 10.5.6 unless there is some

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Adrian Skehan
Hi Michael, can I ask what sort of machine you had the Snow Leopard installation with? I upgraded a MacBook and a Macbook Pro and am very impressed with the speed increase and particularly with regaining approximately 22GB of disk space. With the exception a printer driver and minor

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Craig Bruce
From experience the majority of people who have installed it have had no problems, there are a few things that have changed slightly or programs that have had an issue but the majority of them have been ironed out now by various companies/apple etc -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Roger Kortas
Hi Guys I have it installed on my MacbookPro and a MacPro at the office so far it seems fine but I am still testing at the office so see how that goes! Although 1 thing if you have Novell servers then AFp no longer works as far as I can see. Roger On 16/09/2009, at 2:27 PM, Adrian

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Adrian, MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Annoying things like erratic connection to internet using Mobile3 usb modem, documents in .tif format not being readable on screen but they print ok. When I'm working under pressure and need to be able to rely on my computer

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Adrian Skehan
Michael, My machine is as follows: Model Name: MacBook Pro Model Identifier: MacBookPro2,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2.33 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores:2 L2 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 3 GB Bus Speed:

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Bill Parker
Am I right in being very cautious about the upgrade to SL/SL? Seems to me that Apple are at their usual best (and not so best here with Snow Leopard).They innovate create brilliant products but they do not always fire well first off. They test their new stuff on the consumer. The

RE: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Toby Oldham
I'm so over (for today) testing software application process flows, I'm going to put in my two cents. I installed SL on my home iMac (2.4 Core Duo) and on my office machine (8 core Mac Pro) - Haven't experienced any bugs, show stopping or otherwise. Also, none of the apps I use seem to be the

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Paul Weaver
Putting in my ten cents worth, the Snow Leopard installations here have gone smoothly here and the apps we regularly used before, still worked after the installation. Most, including some freeware apps have had automatic upgrades over the past two weeks from their authors to bring them further

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Craig Bruce
I totally agree with the replacing the router, There are many clients I go to see who are running old telstra speedstream modems or similar and moving to a belkin or a billion(somewhat more advanced) makes a big difference With my own personal connection i connect at 4mbps with the

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Any suggestions regarding mobile internet? I'm with 3. It worked once before the update to SL10.6.1 and hasn't worked since. Regards, Michael Hawkins. On 16/9/09 5:12 PM, Craig Bruce craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au wrote: I totally agree with the replacing the router, There are many clients

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Craig Bruce
There is a whole thread on getting the usb wireless cards to work on mactalk http://forums.mactalk.com.au/46/72192-huawei-mobileconnect-3g-dongle-mobile-broadband.html this is a bit specifically about 3 from that forum For 3, i'm not relying on the connection manager. plug in your usb modem,

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Thanks Craig, I'll give that a go. Other quirks .wmv shows up as black screen in QuickTime 10 - whatever happened to my QuickTime Pro? I thought the installer detected that I had pro but it doesn't seem to have. Google Earth - all I get is impression I'd have if my face was cm from a muddy

My Snow Leopard gripe is with HP !!

2009-09-16 Thread Stephen Chape
I found after I installed Snow Leopard that my HP F380 multi function printer would no longer work. I checked the HP website and found this printer in the list no longer supported. So I printed the list of those HP printers supported and took it to Harvey Norman. No probs !!! I purchased

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Ronda Brown
On 16/09/2009, at 6:09 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Thanks Craig, I'll give that a go. Other quirks .wmv shows up as black screen in QuickTime 10 - whatever happened to my QuickTime Pro? I thought the installer detected that I had pro but it doesn't seem to have. In order to reactivate

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Michael, On 16/09/2009, at 7:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 16/09/2009, at 6:09 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Other quirks .wmv shows up as black screen in QuickTime 10 - System Preferences Flip4Mac WMV - Player Flip4Mac WMV Player movie settings Also check you have version 2.2.3.7

Clean my Mac program

2009-09-16 Thread John Daniels
Hi wamuggers Re this program, are there things which I should not get the program to clean up, i.e. erase? I have tried the free trial which has now expired so I have to decide whether to spend $50 for the licence for two Macs. Anyone help? Cheers John -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Thanks Bruce, Worked first time. Regards, Michael. On 16/9/09 5:42 PM, Craig Bruce craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au wrote: There is a whole thread on getting the usb wireless cards to work on mactalk http://forums.mactalk.com.au/46/72192-huawei-mobileconnect-3g-dongle-mobile-br oadband.html

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Thanks Ronni, I have version 2.3.0.7. Now to find something to se if it will play. Michael. On 16/9/09 7:49 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Michael, On 16/09/2009, at 7:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 16/09/2009, at 6:09 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Other quirks .wmv

Internet via Parallels won't work after installing Parallels 4.0

2009-09-16 Thread Peter Martinson
Hi everyone, Recently installed Parallels 4.0 and now I cannot get Internet Explorer to work either at school using an upstream server or the school proxy server. Won't work at home either. Neither wireless nor ethernet. Home access is fine in both Safari 4 and Firefox 3. Parallels

Re: Internet via Parallels won't work after installing Parallels 4.0

2009-09-16 Thread Peter Martinson
Peter Martinson wrote: Hi everyone, Recently installed Parallels 4.0 and now I cannot get Internet Explorer to work either at school using an upstream server or the school proxy server. Won't work at home either. Neither wireless nor ethernet. Home access is fine in both Safari 4 and

Re: Internet via Parallels won't work after installing Parallels 4.0

2009-09-16 Thread Ronda Brown
On 16/09/2009, at 8:53 PM, Peter Martinson wrote: Hi everyone, Recently installed Parallels 4.0 and now I cannot get Internet Explorer to work either at school using an upstream server or the school proxy server. Won't work at home either. Neither wireless nor ethernet. Home access

Re: Internet via Parallels won't work after installing Parallels 4.0

2009-09-16 Thread Daniel Kerr
On 16/9/09 9:15 PM, Peter Martinson pma...@highway1.com.au wrote: Peter Martinson wrote: Hi everyone, Recently installed Parallels 4.0 and now I cannot get Internet Explorer to work either at school using an upstream server or the school proxy server. Won't work at home either.

Fwd: Macintosh software update

2009-09-16 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Can anyone help please TIA Mac Begin forwarded message: From: Peter McCallum p...@kookaburrafilms.iinet.net.au Date: 16 September 2009 8:47:24 PM To: Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au Subject: Fwd: Macintosh software update Dad, Hello and a big hello to Helen and mum and Jock please may

Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

2009-09-16 Thread Craig Bruce
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Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Is it possible to cut from documents in pdf format and paste into FileMaker Pro 10? Can any-one recommend software that is simple to master for this? I have Formulate Pro and PDF Studio, but they mystify me. Thanks, Michael Hawkins MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo $GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM OS

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Bill Parker
Michael, The method is probably simpler than than might be expected. As long as the PDF is not locked/needing a password,just select the required text and drag it to the field in FM Pro 10 and drop. Do NOT cut and paste! Using the drag and drop method, the resultant font is always in

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Michael, Don't forget about improved Preview Application in Snow Leopard. http://www.apple.com/macosx/refinements/ Select the text you want Copy Paste into Text Edit, then File Print - Save as PDF. Easy PDF text selection. Here’s an enhancement that exemplifies the pursuit of

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Michael Hawkins
Thanks Ronni, I've been working from 4am to midnight too often lately, and need all the help I can get from my Mac! Michael. On 17/9/09 8:08 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Michael, Don't forget about improved Preview Application in Snow Leopard.

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Ronda Brown
Yeah Michael, There are a few of us with the same Lack of sleep virus. It seems to be going around ;-) Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard On 17/09/2009, at 9:09 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Thanks Ronni, I've been working

Snow Leopard and generic printers

2009-09-16 Thread Clyde McLennan
Hi All, I'm currently running Leopard on an Imac. I have a Canon Laser Shot LBP-1120 printer (with several spare cartridges). Canon do not have a Mac driver for this printer, and somehow I managed to get it working (I remember with some help from WAMUG group several years ago). I

Re: Snow Leopard and generic printers

2009-09-16 Thread Ronda Brown
On 17/09/2009, at 9:43 AM, Clyde McLennan wrote: Hi All, I'm currently running Leopard on an Imac. I have a Canon Laser Shot LBP-1120 printer (with several spare cartridges). Canon do not have a Mac driver for this printer, and somehow I managed to get it working (I remember with

Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Brian Scott
On 17/09/2009, at 8:08 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Michael, Don't forget about improved Preview Application in Snow Leopard. http://www.apple.com/macosx/refinements/ Select the text you want Copy Paste into Text Edit, then File Print - Save as PDF. Easy PDF text selection. Here’s an