Re: Fans

Timely advice from Macs4U. Never place a Macbook on a flat insulating surface! Second. Turn it off at night. Bill On 28/03/2012, at 12:52 PM, Bill Parker wrote: The new name? The Menopausal MacBook. I'm off to Macs4U immediately. Bill On 28/03/2012, at 12:42 PM, Michael Hawkins

Re: Fans

i'm using an old amplifier heat sink to keep the macbook pro cool, the heat sink is slightly larger than the mac, i did that cooling allready with the powerbook g4 James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132)

Re: Malware alert from CNET

Greetings! Thank you for your all the help you give to the club and to me. Stay well. Cheers, Joe On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Joe, For this attack to work, you would need to open a maliciously crafted Word file that has likely been distributed via

Logic Board

Hi folks, I have a iMac 24² mid 2007 model and the logic board has failed. Some advice would be appreciated if it is worth getting fixed, and also any recommendations of a repairer. Thanks Kind regards Nichole -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

Hi All, Well, it’s lot of talk … check this link for the new iPad speed test i Australia (Sydney), and other locations. http://9to5mac.com/2012/03/27/is-apple-falsely-advertising-4g-on-its-ipads-in-australia/#more-155846 Surprise surprise Telstra is not doing badly. Cheers, Peder On

Question For Macboook Pro

I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson

SO sorry another question

I have a degraded WIFI signal in the front of our house the Netgear sits at the back. is there a simple solution of extending the range of the signal to cover the whole house? tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

Re: Question For Macboook Pro

Hi Tom, That slot is known as an ExpressCard/34 slot. Here is a MacWorld article with some uses for it http://www.macworld.com/article/1134707/expresscard34.html To be honest I have never used mine, though it is comforting to know it is there. :-) Probably a good indication that it should be

Re: Question For Macboook Pro

Hi Tom, You don't give any details of which model MacBook Pro. If its a 17 Thunderbolt MBP 2011 it is the ExpressCard 34 slot A read of the manual will tell you what each slot and port does. It came with the computer. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom

Re: SO sorry another question - wifi extension

Hi Tom, With Ronni's help a few years ago, to change some settings, I extended the range throughout my house by bridging the airport express and a base station wirelessly. This might be the basis for your house using your Netgear setup. Brian On 28/03/2012, at 8:14 PM, tom samson wrote: I

Re: Question For Macboook Pro

Sorry mine is a 2009 13 Macbook tom On 28/03/2012, at 8:16 PM, cm wrote: Hi Tom, That slot is known as an ExpressCard/34 slot. Here is a MacWorld article with some uses for it http://www.macworld.com/article/1134707/expresscard34.html To be honest I have never used mine, though it is

Re: Question For Macboook Pro

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3553 About the SD and SDXC card slot Summary Some Mac computers feature an SD (Secure Digital) or SDXC (SD extended capacity) card slot that enables these computers to read and write data to SD media inserted in the slot. Learn more about the SD and SDXC card

EU mobile charges

Hi WAMUGers, there have been a number of posts about travelling to Europe with an iPad or an iPhone and the potentially high data costs so I thought this BBC article may be of interest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17539421 Some excerpts: Under new rules agreed by the European

iTunes 10.6.1 update

Hi WAMUGers, Software Update is showing an update to iTunes 10.6. to version 10.6.1 — 64.9MB iTunes 10.6.1 provides a number of improvements, including: • Fixes several issues that may cause iTunes to unexpectedly quit while playing videos, changing artwork size in Grid view, and syncing

Re: iTunes 10.6.1 update

Thanks Ronnie Apple listens! The last item - order of TV episodes on Apple TV - has been an annoyance. I'll install 10.6.1 as soon as possible. Cheers Alan On 29/03/2012, at 9:33 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi WAMUGers, Software Update is showing an update to iTunes 10.6. to version 10.6.1 —

Re: Question For Macboook Pro

there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off

Slow URL loading

Good Morning List, Hopefully someone may have an answer. Just recently (in the last week actually) when clicking on web URL's the spinning sun goes on in Safari for quite some time. up to three or more minutes at times, before the site activates. I have also tried Firefox. Any ideas?

Re: Slow URL loading

Further to my earlier post. On information from my server (Primus) I have cleared the data stored in Safari Preferences/Security. All works fine now John On 29/03/2012, at 10:54 AM, John Thompson wrote: Good Morning List, Hopefully someone may have an answer. Just recently (in the

Re: Slow URL loading

Hi John, I’m a bit concerned what Data did Primus ask you to clear in Safari Preferences Security? Safari Preferences Security has your settings for ‘Fraudulent Sites’ Web content: Enable plug-ins, Java, JavaScript Block pop-up windows. Empty Cache and Reset Safari are under Safari (in