Re: iPad problems

2011-05-20 Thread Ian Reid
Thanks Carlo In my reading I had not discovered that the button had two functions. All OK now. Ian On 18/05/2011, at 10:38 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ian, I'll start off with an attempt at one of the questions. The small side button above the volume rocker switch can be

Re: Ipad

2011-05-20 Thread Ronda Brown
On 20/05/2011, at 1:41 PM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi my iPad keeps resetting it's time to two hours earlier. Seems to be every time I sync. Computer time is correct and other iPad and iPhones dont time change. Any ideas? Hi Hugh, On you iPad Settings General, Do you have “Set

Re: iPad problems

2011-05-20 Thread Ian Reid
Hi Ronni On 19/05/2011, at 8:43 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ian, I’ve typed my answers under your questions below. On 18/05/2011, at 10:07 PM, Ian Reid wrote: “Upgrade is now available for Calculator”, but I cannot upgrade. Tapping ‘Upgrade’ just brings up a warning

RE: Ipad

2011-05-20 Thread Hugh Griffiths
Ronni, i dont see that setting? all i have under settings-general is about sounds network bluetooth spotlight search auto-lock passcode lock ipad cover lock unlock restrictions lock rotation/mute date and time keyboard international accessibility battery percentage reset and under date and

Re: Iviewfox - command line downloader

2011-05-20 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Yanski, I've found that one 2-episode program (Moby Dick) continually fails before completing download - always fails @ around 70%-80% of the 455MB file. I've already increased the timeout setting (to 2000!) but that doesn't help - so I decided to try out the command line downloader - to

Re: Ipad

2011-05-20 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Hugh, Is your iPad Wi-Fi 3G, or only Wi-Fi? Apparently there is NO Set Automatically” Date Time setting on the Wi-Fi model. On my Wi-Fi 3G Settings General Date Time I have - 'Set Automatically’ If I turn “Set Automatically” to OFF, I can then check that I have - Time Zone

Re: Iviewfox - command line downloader

2011-05-20 Thread Neil Houghton
Sorry about that - ignore the post - meant to send direct to Yansky on 20/5/11 3:32 PM, Neil Houghton at n...@possumology.com wrote: Hi Yanski, I've found that one 2-episode program (Moby Dick) continually fails before completing download - always fails @ around 70%-80% of the 455MB

Ping

2011-05-20 Thread Pat
Whatever Ping is, I don't want it. I have unticked the box in iTunes preferences - is there anything I can do to remove all traces of it? Pat -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Ping

2011-05-20 Thread Daniel Forsdyke
Hi Pat It is part of iTunes, so you can't 'remove all traces of it'. However, you can choose not to use, which is what done. If you don't sign into Ping the only time you should get a 'reminder' about it is when you update iTunes and the new version starts up. Daniel F. Sent from my iPad On

Re: Ping

2011-05-20 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Pat, In iTunes 10: First, you can turn it off through the Parental Controls in iTunes Preferences: 1. Open iTunes Preferences
 2. Select Parental tab 
3. Under Disable section click the checkbox for Ping 
4. Click OK Second, you may turn it off through your iTunes store account: 1. Open

Re: Ping

2011-05-20 Thread Alan Smith
You can remove Ping from the iTunes sidebar (iTunes Preferences General, and untick Ping) which may help. Cheer, Alan On 20/05/2011, at 4:05 PM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote: Hi Pat It is part of iTunes, so you can't 'remove all traces of it'. However, you can choose not to use, which is what

Re: Ping

2011-05-20 Thread Alan Smith
Sorry Daniel and Pat Didn't read the details . . . red faced Alan . . . On 20/05/2011, at 4:05 PM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote: Hi Pat It is part of iTunes, so you can't 'remove all traces of it'. However, you can choose not to use, which is what done. If you don't sign into Ping the only time

Re: Ping

2011-05-20 Thread Pat
Thanks for prompt replies. I tried to log into the iTunes store and got the same message iTunes could not connect - the host is down. I am sure this is some kind of problem with iTunes 10.2.2 (12) - this is what caused me great problems setting up the iPad. I retrieved iTunes 10.2.1 (1) from

Re: Ping

2011-05-20 Thread Ronda Brown
No problem logging into iTunes Store in iTunes 10.2.2 (12) on my system Pat. I would imagine there is something else causing this on your computer. Have you tried downloading iTunes 10.2.2 (12) from here install it? http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ After it installs Open iTunes from the

iPhone 4 volume

2011-05-20 Thread Kevin
I have had my iPhone for about four months now and the volume level is on full, but it is quite low compared to my daughter's iPhone 3. I have done all the updates and it is starting to give me the whatsanames. Is there a fix for this problem? Thanks Kev -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: iPhone 4 volume

2011-05-20 Thread Ronda Brown
On 20/05/2011, at 3:34 PM, Kevin wrote: I have had my iPhone for about four months now and the volume level is on full, but it is quite low compared to my daughter's iPhone 3. I have done all the updates and it is starting to give me the whatsanames. Is there a fix for this problem?

Re: iPhone 4 volume

2011-05-20 Thread Kevin
Ronni the Guru. Thanks, that worked a treat. Kev On 20/05/2011, at 3:34 PM, Kevin wrote: I have had my iPhone for about four months now and the volume level is on full, but it is quite low compared to my daughter's iPhone 3. I have done all the updates and it is starting to

Office for Mac

2011-05-20 Thread Peter Crisp
I have three Macbooks in the house here (SWMBO + son1 + son2) and soon to add an iMac 27 I hope. I bought office for Mac which comes with three licences and they are all naturally loaded on the three current machines. Rather than just going and buying Office for Mac all over again - which

Re: Office for Mac

2011-05-20 Thread Ronda Brown
http://www.officeformachelp.com/office/licensing/ Home Student version Did you ever wonder why the Home Student version of Office is less expensive and allows you to install it on more computers than the more expensive Home Business version? The answer is in the name of the product itself.

Dragon dictate

2011-05-20 Thread Justin Davies
Hi all, a warning before anyone buys this product. Macspeech used to provide customer support for their product. With their acquisition by Dragon and a change to the dragon engine, the product has become virtually unusable. Poor word recognition, crashes before you can complete a full page of

Re: Dragon dictate

2011-05-20 Thread cm
Thanks for the warning Justin, few things lower the value of a product more than poor support. This piece in AppleInsider suggest that Nuance may be distracted at the moment working on iOS 5 -- on the other hand it is more like Apple to do the development work in-house. As the article also

RE: Ipad

2011-05-20 Thread Hugh Griffiths
Aah, that explains it mines a wifi only Best Regards Hugh Griffiths mobile +61 407 477 311 office +61 (0) 8 6424 4801 Any commercial terms stated or implied are subject to final approval and negotiations. Not an offer or acceptance. All correspondence directly pertaining to the act of doing

Wireless memory card for digital cameras

2011-05-20 Thread Stuart Breden
The local Genie Solutions support person told me about these wireless memory cards for digital cameras. Never heard of them. Anyone else? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 http://www.eye.fi/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --

Re: Wireless memory card for digital cameras

2011-05-20 Thread James / Hans Kunz
check ebay for sd wifi card be surprised. or have a read there: http://www.eye.fi/ but it says nothing how to protect so that others can't pinch your pix on the cardbut you have to be close to the camera plus the camera has to be in standby James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl

Re: Office for Mac

2011-05-20 Thread S Beach
Hi Peter If you don't necessarily want the latest version I have a copy of Office 2008 Home Student (3 users) for Mac that I no longer need. I have unregistered it from the one Mac I had it on. So the 3 licenses are usable. In original box with original disk and licenses keys. It looks like the

Re: Wireless memory card for digital cameras

2011-05-20 Thread Jane Griffiths
I've been considering trying one of these myself. Regarding security, according to their website you have to enter the wireless network ID and password when setting up the Eye-Fi card http://www.eye.fi/how-it-works/setup A couple of friends in the USA use these Eye-Fi cards and are very happy

font furore

2011-05-20 Thread Edward Arrowsmith
Hello I recently installed some fonts from a CD. Since then the fonts in browsers and some other apps appear as almost illegible, blocky type with a dot in the O P D etc. Restarted as a user in another 'clean' account and fonts there are OK. Removed all the fonts that were installed from the

Re: Ipad

2011-05-20 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Hugh, Ok Wi-Fi only iPad explains why you can’t see “Set Automatically” in “Date Time, but it doesn’t explain why this 2 hour change is happening, so you still have this weird 2 hour time change problem ;-( You have Wi-Fi turned ON all the time, you don’t turn it OFF ever? Its as though