Re: Slow websites

2010-12-23 Thread Geoff and Kaye
On 23/12/2010, at 3:07 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote: Is it just me or are these websites really slow today: http://www.perthnow.com.au/ http://www.news.com.au/ Most other websites are fine and load fast but these two for some reason seem very very slow. Several minutes to load. I get

Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi All Some may be interested in the following, which is normally $20, now free until January. http://hiddenapp.com/ Haven't looked at it fully yet, but just thought I'd mention it Kind Regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @

Re: Slow websites

2010-12-23 Thread James / Hans Kunz
less than 15s on mine with 2.8 mb/s safari 503, may be some of the scripts are causing trouble James On 23/12/2010, at 15:53, Geoff and Kaye wrote: On 23/12/2010, at 3:07 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote: Is it just me or are these websites really slow today: http://www.perthnow.com.au/

Re: Slow websites

2010-12-23 Thread Alexander Hartner
Are you guys with IINET ? On 23 Dec 2010, at 15:57, James / Hans Kunz wrote: less than 15s on mine with 2.8 mb/s safari 503, may be some of the scripts are causing trouble James On 23/12/2010, at 15:53, Geoff and Kaye wrote: On 23/12/2010, at 3:07 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote:

Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment. -- Regards Kyle - Kyle Kreusch: - This E-Mail Was Dictated Using MacSpeech Dictate, [i]

Re: Slow websites

2010-12-23 Thread Geoff and Kaye
On 23/12/2010, at 4:17 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote: Are you guys with IINET ? No, on a fairly slow wireless broadband connection through Omninet in Albany -- Geoff and Kaye k...@kgweb.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Slow websites

2010-12-23 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hell no I have sold my soul to the devil wants (Telstra) so I wanted to keep away from the Borg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_(Star_Trek). Amnet Here -- Regards Kyle - Kyle Kreusch: - This

Re: Slow websites

2010-12-23 Thread James / Hans Kunz
i'm with iinet...James On 23/12/2010, at 16:17, Alexander Hartner wrote: Are you guys with IINET ? On 23 Dec 2010, at 15:57, James / Hans Kunz wrote: less than 15s on mine with 2.8 mb/s safari 503, may be some of the scripts are causing trouble James On 23/12/2010, at 15:53, Geoff

Re: Slow websites

2010-12-23 Thread Daniel Kerr
On 23/12/2010, at 3:07 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote: Is it just me or are these websites really slow today: http://www.perthnow.com.au/ http://www.news.com.au/ Most other websites are fine and load fast but these two for some reason seem very very slow. Several minutes to load. I get

Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread Daniel Kerr
On 23/12/2010, at 4:10 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment. -- Regards Kyle - Kyle Kreusch: - This E-Mail Was Dictated Using

Re: Tool to measure data use on home network to individual connections

2010-12-23 Thread Tim Law
Thanks Kyle, I appreciate your thoughts. The difficulty is that none of us understand where the data is going. I agree YouTube clips are potential culprits as they seem to watch the replays of other players Starcraft games and they last half an hour or so each. But without evidence of how

Re: Tool to measure data use on home network to individual connections

2010-12-23 Thread David Choy
HI Tim I tried looking for this too for a client of mine. You're right, it's hard to find anything that really will test how much data they are using. In my search I didn't find anything really useful to monitor usage. One other alternative would be to buy a prepaid wireless modem (eg Vivid

Re: Tool to measure data use on home network to individual connections

2010-12-23 Thread S Beach
Hi TIm A possible option is to use the OpenDNS service (opendns.org). I have posted on the security benefits of this previously but they also have a logging service. It won't tell you which computer in the house is the culprit but it will tell you where all the data is coming from (or going). It

Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread S Beach
There is another free option called Prey too http://preyproject.com/ Regards Shayne On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.auwrote: On 23/12/2010, at 4:10 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment. --

Merry Christmas from WAMUG Committee

2010-12-23 Thread Pete Smith
To all WAMUGGERS. The WAMUG committee would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and New Year. We hope you all have a safe and festive time and may 2011 bring you joy and fulfilment - and plenty of mac stuff!! Best wishes, The WAMUG Committee. P.S. Don't forget - there's no monthly

Re: Hidden: theft tracking software for your laptop

2010-12-23 Thread Tim Law
Site is back up now. https://hiddenapp.com/tracking/ On 23/12/2010, at 5:12 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 23/12/2010, at 4:10 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: Looks interesting, but they are having some problems at the moment. -- Regards Kyle

Re: Slow websites (Fixed)

2010-12-23 Thread Alexander Hartner
Hi all, Thanks for all your responses. I figured out what the problem was. A while back my router reported a security issue: Dec 21 17:43:26 gateway user.info kernel: HackAttack: [Trojan Scan] TCP packet from [ppp_0_8_35_1] 209.62.182.33:80 to MYIPADDRESS:1243 Being a little bit too

Have a beautiful Christmas

2010-12-23 Thread Ken Jackson
To all the WAMUGGERS who share a special spirit in the helping of other people all year round...and may 2011 be your best year yet... Ken Jackson k...@littleriverstudios.com.au T 08 9376 1680 M 0409 770 747 Skype kennyj1098 www.littleriverstudios.com.au

Word 2011 for Macintosh

2010-12-23 Thread Bill Parker
I have been trying without success to find a decent help site for Word 2011. Mactopia is poor compared to its counterpart for PC. Any ideas? Bill Dr Bill Parker β€œThe greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth – persistent,

Re: Word 2011 for Macintosh

2010-12-23 Thread Michael Hawkins
Hi Bill, I recently down-graded from Office 2004 to Office 2011, and I'm pulling my hair out in frustration. It is so cumbersome, so bureaucratic and help is so unavailable. I've ordered a book from bookdepositary.co.uk, the name of which escapes me but it's the only one available to buy and it

Re: Word 2011 for Macintosh

2010-12-23 Thread Bill Parker
Thansk Mike, Confirming what I have found as well. Bill On 24/12/2010, at 12:43 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Hi Bill, I recently down-graded from Office 2004 to Office 2011, and I'm pulling my hair out in frustration. It is so cumbersome, so bureaucratic and help is so unavailable.

Re: Word 2011 for Macintosh

2010-12-23 Thread John Daniels
Hi folks I downloaded Bean which is free and performs all that I need. Cheers John On 24/12/2010, at 12:49 PM, Bill Parker wrote: Thansk Mike, Confirming what I have found as well. Bill On 24/12/2010, at 12:43 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Hi Bill, I recently down-graded from

Re: iCal not syncing with MobileMe

2010-12-23 Thread Adrian Skehan
Good afternoon and compliments of the season all, I also found that iPhoto Calendars wont function properly until iCal has been sorted. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 23/12/2010, at 11:42 PM, Tim Law wrote: I've resolved this. You have to go into iCal preferences and create a

Re: Word 2011 for Macintosh

2010-12-23 Thread Pete Smith
G'day all. I haven't moved from Office 2008 to 2011 so I'm unaware of what problems there are. We use only MS Office at work (2003!!!) and I have found heaps of help from Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professionals) sites. The following may help but I actually haven't used this specific site