Re: iphoto gone spoggly

2009-09-22 Thread mince and pud
Hi Ronni No I had ticked 3 of the 4 available (iPhoto 6, os10.4.11) on some googled advice, so orphans not included. Trying again now, then going out, so will report back later. I meant I had searched the whole disc from the finder for the photos' file numbers, without success. I have

Re: Mail App. Nuisance.

2009-09-22 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Oh me too David! Wendy On 21/09/2009, at 19:20 PM, David Moyle wrote: WideMail Letterbox Both of these bits of software allow the layout of Mail to be modified which is of great benefit when using a widescreen computer. Neither pieces of software have been fully updated for Snow Leopard

Re: Mail App. Nuisance.

2009-09-22 Thread Greg Manzie
Hello David These suggestions did not make any difference to my problem, but I do appreciate your help anyway. I am trying out Letterbox and may keep it. So may I say thank you for your input. Kind regards Greg Manzie Director Glyde Gallery Conservation Conservators, Consultants and

Re: VMWare Fusion $41 till 11.30am today

2009-09-22 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Chris, Again, thanks very much for the feedback. Yes, I really appreciate the benefits of using a VM image. To avoid filling up my Time machine drive, I exclude the VM images from the TM backups - instead I use the VM clone function make a backup VM image whenever I do any significant work

Re: iphoto gone spoggly

2009-09-22 Thread mince and pud
Hi again Ronni Thanks for suggestion - but after another rebuild all is as before except that I now have FOUR identical copies of my last roll, all of which produce the file when clicked. (pause) I imported another, different roll, to see if the import system was working now. It

Re: iphoto gone spoggly

2009-09-22 Thread mince and pud
Ronni Many thanks for your help and at such a late hour - I will pursue your suggestions tomorrow On 22 Sep 2009, at 14:10, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alastair, Rebuilding the iPhoto Database didn't work. It's looking like the library database, Library6.iPhoto could be corrupted, or a

Re: VirtualBox

2009-09-22 Thread Philippe Chaperon
Hi Clyde, I had the same problem when I was installing VB on my MacBook. Instead I plugged my spare Logitech keyboard (a cheap $18 one) and completed the installation of XP Home Edition. XP works very well and I even installed the whole Office 2007 Enterprise edition without the slightest

Account Edge with SL

2009-09-22 Thread F.W. Hänel
Hello all, Has anyone noticed changes in MYOB's Account Edge (version 7) behavior in SL ? The backup took 3 1/2 hours instead of 4 minutes. (backing up to a USB stick) Tried it with Tiger 10.4 and its very fast - just a few minutes. Thanks, Walter -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: VirtualBox

2009-09-22 Thread Clyde McLennan
Philippe, Thanks for the lateral thinking to try a different keyboard to get a 'function' key. I didn't have one that I could connect to my iMac, but what it did prompt me to do was to look more closely at the iMac keyboard. The function key is not one that I have ever needed, but

Re: VirtualBox

2009-09-22 Thread David
2009/9/23 Clyde McLennan cmcle...@westnet.com.au:                (b) The Window size for the VM system is fixed.  Even if you make the underlying window bigger, the actual Win XP window stay the same size.   I was able to change this a bit by changing the Win XP screen properties. This can

Re: iphoto gone spoggly

2009-09-22 Thread mince and pud
Hi Ronni Hm the iphoto outlook is about as sunny as the weather in the hills this morning. I have at least learned a few things... I deleted the preference file which gave me a brand new library. Imported some pics and watched a finder window while it did its stuff - sure enough a

Re: VirtualBox

2009-09-22 Thread Clyde McLennan
Hi David, I followed your advice, and the installation of 'Guest Additions' has made a significant difference, and makes the whole thing more workable - almost to the point where I have to rethink my opinion of Virtual Box. I must say, I like the speed of the system. Have been

Re: iphoto gone spoggly

2009-09-22 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Alastair, Hmm Ok ... 1. The New iPhoto Library you have created is working correctly? 2. But, you now need to get your Original Photos from the Back Up Library? If this is correct. 3. Go into the Back Up iPhoto Library and find the Originals Folder. From the Originals folder drag

Re: Account Edge with SL

2009-09-22 Thread alnova
BODY { font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px; }Hi Walter MYOB state that they have only tested the latest versions (8 8.5) on SL that is not a known issue with those versions. You might want to try again in SL - may have been a temporary glitch? Cheers, Alex Alex