G5 for sale

My trusty G5 SP 1.8GHz is for sale. Two onboard hard drives, 700GB and 300GB 4 GB RAM New DVD burner, faster Pioneer DVD-RW DVR 118L Blue tooth Airport Extreme Keyboard, Microsoft Optical Intelli Mouse iMage webcam OSX 10.5.8 Leopard fresh install Healthy Samsung Syncmaster 913B 19 monitor G5

Epub files

Hi everyone. Is there any one in WAMUG who is knowledgeable about creating ePub files that can be read on an iPad? I have a MS Word (2011) document that I want to convert to ePub. I have saved it as PDF and used Calibre to convert it but it comes out ok in parts and totally mixed up in

Mac OSX Tiger Default View Option

can some please tell me the preferences to delete so I can re set the view options for windows? I would like to view all windows as list view but every time I restart my computer it reverts back to icon view. I try Command +J and right click on the view menu but no joy in re setting the

RE: Epub files

There are a number of Word to EPUB converters out there. Most do require that the Word document is properly structured before converting. E.g. use Heading 1, Heading 2 etc. consistently. Use Sections properly etc. Avoid style sheet overrides. This ensures that your document is properly broken up

WAMUG Meeting Final Reminder: This Tuesday 2 August 2011 (Please Do Not Reply)

G'day again all WAMUGGERs Yep, that's right. July is nearly over which means that the August WAMUG Monthly Meeting is just around the corner. Or just over the hill, depending on which university you went to. Anyway, don't forget to set your iCals up for this Tuesday, 2 August 2011. What's on

Re: Filemaker Go on and iPad

On 31/07/2011, at 10:38 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni Thanks very much for the info and links...during my previous searches, I had found many others but not this one to the development guide, which is really helpful. I also joined the Filemaker forum and had a couple of useful

Re: Mac OSX Tiger Default View Option

On 31/07/2011, at 6:45 PM, Peter Faulks wrote: can some please tell me the preferences to delete so I can re set the view options for windows? I would like to view all windows as list view but every time I restart my computer it reverts back to icon view. I try Command +J and

Re: Epub files

Hi Lloyd, Best option is to save as Web Page, Filtered, alternatively, RTF - or even TXT Then convert to ePub Convert Microsoft Word documents: Calibre does not directly convert .doc/.docx files from Microsoft Word. However, in Word, you can save the document as HTML and then convert the

Safari problem on Lion

Hi All, I upgraded to Lion, no major problems. The only problem I have found so far is the disappearance of the download window and it's related menu in the 'Window' menu. From Safari (Version 5.1 (7534.48.3)) help: To download an item on a webpage, click the item’s link. Downloading begins,

Re: Safari problem on Lion

Hi Paul, I am not sure if the help file you are reading is intended for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) or Lion (OS X 10.7). If it is intended for Lion then it is in error because in Lion Safari has no download window. The download window has been replaced by a small icon at the top right hand side

Re: Epub files

Thanks Ronni, It is a new learning area for me. But with your advice and that of the other WAMU people I am gradually getting my head around it. Regards Lloyd Hi Lloyd, Best option is to save as Web Page, Filtered, alternatively, RTF - or even TXT Then convert to ePub Convert

Iphone bike of the future?

Interesting article http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/bicycle-of-the-future-shifts-gear s-via-brain-waves-20110801-1i71s.html You¹re looking at the bike of the future, where you¹ll control gear shifts with your mind. This design concept is now in the prototype stage, and from the looks

Re: Safari problem on Lion

Hi Carlo, The perils of high speed internet access! I am on a high speed, experimental fiber optics line (I recently moved back to Singapore) that can reach giga-bit speeds. I have never seen the blue progress thermometer so I did not realise what the purpose of that icon was. grin Thanks

Re: Safari problem on Lion

No problem Paul. We're happy you are still following us all the way from Singapore! By the way, lucky you with a giga-bit optical fibre internet connection -- maybe we can entice you back with the NBN. :-) Cheers, Carlo On 2011-08-01, at 12:58, Paul Willemse wrote: Hi Carlo, The

Re: Iphone bike of the future?

Hi Neil, Fantastic video, as you say, just for a look at the beautiful lines of the carbon fibre bicycle. Shifting gears without moving ones hands may be an advantage while in an aerodynamic tuck position in a time trial, but I agree with you in that I don't think the technology will be