Re: Sharing Multiple USB HDs - can be done!

2010-10-22 Thread Severin Crisp
Yes, it is a good feature of an Airport Extreme. It should be noted that although you can share multiple drives this way through a hub you can not make one of those drives a Time Machine drive and effectively convert to a Time Capsule. A minor drawback Severin Crisp On 22/10/2010, at

Re: Sharing Multiple USB HDs - can be done!

2010-10-22 Thread Brian Risbey
Thank you Severin Yes TimeMachine is handled by a separate LAN cabled HD via AirPort Extreme, the trial HD I connected to the usb port hasn't shown up so I will have to look for a setting somewhere... Brian On 22/10/2010, at 2:22 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Yes, it is a good feature of an

Re: Sharing Multiple USB HDs - can be done!

2010-10-22 Thread Severin Crisp
Brian, I think there is something in the setting up sequence of Airport Extreme but I do not recall where. I set this up though I am not currently using it. Severin On 22/10/2010, at 2:28 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: Thank you Severin Yes TimeMachine is handled by a separate LAN cabled HD

Re: Sharing Multiple USB HDs - can be done!

2010-10-22 Thread Brian Risbey
Severin, You could be correct on that one it said something about that when I re-downloaded the user-guide, I may have to re-setup the Airport again. Brian On 22/10/2010, at 3:52 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Brian, I think there is something in the setting up sequence of Airport Extreme but

Re: Sharing Multiple USB HDs - can be done!

2010-10-22 Thread Brian Risbey
There found it in the preference under the disk tab - enable sharing. Brian On 22/10/2010, at 4:35 PM, Brian Risbey wrote: Severin, You could be correct on that one it said something about that when I re-downloaded the user-guide, I may have to re-setup the Airport again. Brian On

Re: ROUTER

2010-10-22 Thread Julie Bedford
Thanks both to Noel and Stuart for your advise. I have the white Belkin router and have never had a firmware update. I purchased a lap top last year and it took me about a week to get it connected. As the Belkin has never had a firmware update, would it still be possible to get the lap top

Re: ROUTER

2010-10-22 Thread David Noel
Hi Julie -- -- You should be able to get good advice from Belkin about your laptop, as long as you get on to the Australian mob. You can email back and forth, they will give you the firmware update as an attachment, with instructions. If you have problems doing the update, just contact them

Re: ROUTER

2010-10-22 Thread Maureen
Hi I've had a Belkin router for about four years and have never done a firmware update. A few months ago I started having problems connecting to some internet sites and very slow speeds. Rang iiNet and a very nice gentleman walked me through some setting changes to be made on the router. All is

Re: ROUTER

2010-10-22 Thread Julie Bedford
Hi Maureen, Thanks for your reply. I will certainly get onto iinet - that never occurred to me ! Regards Jewels On 22/10/2010, at 8:46 PM, Maureen wrote: Hi I've had a Belkin router for about four years and have never done a firmware update. A few months ago I started having

Re: ROUTER

2010-10-22 Thread Julie Bedford
Hi David, I'll get onto Belkin to see if they can help. Thanks for the advice Cheers Jewels On 22/10/2010, at 6:40 PM, David Noel wrote: Hi Julie -- -- You should be able to get good advice from Belkin about your laptop, as long as you get on to the Australian mob. You can email back

Re: iMac failed during clean install

2010-10-22 Thread Paul K
If it is the model that can easily be opened to inspect the board it is also the model that suffers from Capacitor Plague. If ANY caps appear at all bulged or have a brownish mark on the top it is trash I'm afraid. From what you have said I would be looking for one that has actually popped open,

Re: Genealogy software

2010-10-22 Thread Steven Knowles
Hi Lloyd Quite a lot of past discussion on this subject. See WAMUG archives and search Reunion. I'm not familiar with MacFamily, however I do use Reunion and can't fault it. A product dedicated to the Mac platform, its maker Leister Productions dropped Windows years ago. Support is terrific

Re: Genealogy software

2010-10-22 Thread Graeme Winters
Hi Lloyd I had been using Family Tree Maker for Windows for some time and earlier this year changed over to Reunion for Mac No doubt in my mind Reunion is much better Have no experience with Macfamily At that time of my changeover , most on the list who had been using FT packages were also

Re: Genealogy software

2010-10-22 Thread Matt Falvey
I have been using Reunion for 6 plus years and can't fault it and excellent product and excellent support. I have not used MacFamily, having been satisfied with reunion. Good luck. Matt On 23/10/2010, at 11:52 AM, Lloyd White wrote: I have been looking at two genealogy programs for Mac -

Re: iMac failed during clean install

2010-10-22 Thread James / Hans Kunz
they are less likely to pop open but some bulging on the top you can expect there is a chance in replacing them to get you mac going again, i have done that in many different power supplies cheers James On 23/10/2010, at 11:13, Paul K wrote: If it is the model that can easily be opened to