Apple LaserWriter 8500 B/W to go

2012-08-03 Thread Rick Armstrong
Hi, I need to put this on the road verge soon, working model with optional tray. It is a Black and White A3+ printer that is very much dated. Pity to dump it, so if anyone wants it for whatever. Thanks Rick. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Mountain Lion Download

2012-08-03 Thread Tim Law
Followup. Mountain Lion is now downloaded and the installer copied onto an unused and reformatted iPod 8Gb. I followed the instructions with pictures at http://www.mactalk.com.au/content/creating-bootable-usb-sd-card-mountain-lion-drive-2431/ which was provided by Daniel Thanks again. Tim

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Peter Crisp
Ok, thanks for all that Ronni, I'll go through this all tonight I hope. Just to expand a little more on accounts and machine name, I am actually unsure how User's User came about, yes embarrassing I know, I bet a few chuckles by others, me included. In any case I'll sort that out. On Tim's

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Peter, Minecraft is probably setup to Run as Administrator. Also Net Nanny might be restricting it in Tim's Account. Time Machine backups As an administrator, there’s no special magic you have to perform to back up all the User Accounts using Time Machine. By default, Time Machine backs

Wanted: OS X 10.5 Leopard Install Disk

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Hello all, I have a friend running an eMac and he recently upgraded his 3G modem. The new modem requires a minimum OS version of OS X 10.5. Luckily this particular eMac has a maximum install version of OS X 10.5. So I am looking for an install disk of OS X 10.5 Leopard. It would need to be one

Re: Wanted: OS X 10.5 Leopard Install Disk

2012-08-03 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi Carlo I may have one. Will check when home. Though Leopard wasn't a cat on box. It was a starry X symbol floating in space :)) A cat on box was Snow Leopard :)) Just for those playing at home. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960

Re: Wanted: OS X 10.5 Leopard Install Disk

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Ah yes, I can picture the X now that you mention it. Thanks Daniel! Carlo --- Carlo Margio Real World Computing mob: 0404 296 965 i...@realworldcomputing.com.au www.realworldcomputing.com.au On 03/08/2012, at 18:34 , Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Carlo I may have one.

Re: Wanted: OS X 10.5 Leopard Install Disk

2012-08-03 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hehe. I remember most the boxes and think I pretty much have them all for restoring purposes :)) Will see if I have one or two later tonight when back. :)) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web:

Re: Wanted: OS X 10.5 Leopard Install Disk

2012-08-03 Thread Ronda Brown
If Daniel can't find his OS X 10.5 Install DVD I have one... Yep with the big X Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 03/08/2012, at 6:35 PM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote: Ah yes, I can picture the X now that you mention it. Thanks Daniel!

Re: Wanted: OS X 10.5 Leopard Install Disk

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Remembering that X triggered another memory. I have a version squirrelled away in a DVD case. :-) I has the decal of the X on it so I believe it is one that I purchased to upgrade from Tiger some time ago. Thanks kindly for the offer (and the functioning neurones) Daniel. I will get back to

Re: Wanted: OS X 10.5 Leopard Install Disk

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Thanks Ronni! It's great to be part of such an active community. Regards, Carlo --- Carlo Margio Real World Computing mob: 0404 296 965 i...@realworldcomputing.com.au www.realworldcomputing.com.au On 03/08/2012, at 18:41 , Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: If Daniel can't find his OS X 10.5

Re: Wanted: OS X 10.5 Leopard Install Disk

2012-08-03 Thread Ronda Brown
Hey Carlo, We are Consultants, we have installation discs of all OS X's and disk images, we have to be able to reinstall clients systems. Sent from Ronni's iPad On 03/08/2012, at 6:43 PM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote: Thanks Ronni! It's great to be

Re: SLOW Late 2009 iMac after Mountain Lion installed

2012-08-03 Thread S Beach
Hi Alan For comparison, I have a late 2009 Macbook Pro with the same Processor as yours, 8 GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive with only 47GB free. I have not seen a noticeable slowdown since installing Mountain Lion. Generally it seems to be business as usual. Given my experience I would suspect

WAMUG Meeting 1 Only Reminder: This Tuesday 7 August 2012 (Please Do Not Reply)

2012-08-03 Thread Pete Smith
G'day all WAMUGGERS If you haven't set your iCal up for the meeting this coming Tuesday, 7 August 2012, then you best do so or stick a note on the fridge. Talking of which, I wonder how long it will be before someone comes out with a fridge door with an inbuilt electronic note pad on it (in

WaMUG Web Page

2012-08-03 Thread Michael Hawkins
Hi Pete, Can you tell me, please, who set up and maintains WAMUG's web page and mailing list? I'd like to see if they'd be interested in doing same for WA Mental Health Review Board. Cheers, Michael Hawkins -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Peter Crisp
Ok, this is testing me a bit. I have renamed Tims Macbook so username is Tims Macbook. I also tried to delete the User User's Sparesebundle and it says can't do that as Bands is still in use. I managed to get into Bands and was successful in deleting the contents of Bands but unable to delete

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Hi Peter, Have you tried rebooting the Time Capsule itself. When none of your computers are backing up and it's quiet. Just unplug it, wait a few seconds and plug it back in. Alternatively you can reboot it from AirPort Utility but unplugging when it is idle works fine too. Just for good

OT - Australia Men's Four (Oarsome Foursome) Rowing for Gold Sat. Night

2012-08-03 Thread Ronda Brown
Hello People following the 2012 Olympics. The only thing Mac about this post is my favourite relation is rowing for a Gold Medal :-)) My Brother's Nephew is rowing for gold Tomorrow Sat. 4 @ 06:30PM WA time. The 'Men's Four Rowing' Final A. The team is John Dunkley-Smith, Drew Ginn, James

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Peter, Did you turn OFF Time Machine before following my instructions to delete the sparsebundle? Sent from Ronni's iPad On 03/08/2012, at 10:08 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, this is testing me a bit. I have renamed Tims Macbook so username is Tims Macbook. I also

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Carlo, yes I am a big fan of rebooting all devices when all is quiet and no data transfers or backup occuring. Just prior to me rebooting the TC, Jo's Macbook and James' Macbook just completed their successful hourly backups. so shortly after this was over I re-powered the TC AND Tim's

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Hi Pete, Perhaps Tims Macbook is still somehow associated with the old sparsebundle, which because it has be semi-erased can no longer be mounted. I think you should nuke the old sparsebundle using Terminal if you can and then using Time Machine preferences reselect the the Time Capsule for

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Additional note. In step 4) you will be prompted for a password. Enter the password for the Mac account you are logged in with. C --- Carlo Margio Real World Computing mob: 0404 296 965 i...@realworldcomputing.com.au www.realworldcomputing.com.au On 03/08/2012, at 22:35 ,

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Peter Crisp
Ok. Well I hadn't then but I have now and retried the process with no difference to result. Upon trying to move to trash the sparse bundle file, I get this error message. Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an unexpected error occurred. (Error code -50) I had this come up

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Carlo, tried that and at step 2) I get -bash: $: command not found I think Terminal commands as you suggest might be needed given the state the MB is in. Regards Pete On 03/08/2012, at 10:36 PM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote: Additional note. In

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Hi Pete, I have seen that condition before where bash is not installed. To rectify things you need to reinstall the same version of OS X over the top of your current install - I think you said it was OS X 10.5 Leopard. Take all the usual precautions before the install. I'll give you a quick

Re: OT - Australia Men's Four (Oarsome Foursome) Rowing for Gold Sat. Night

2012-08-03 Thread tom samson
THank you for not attending the Olympics. You already have the Gold medal for taking us all to Mac olympus. Without you there would be no WAMUG and we would be fighting the Titans of unknown maladies. tom samson On 03/08/2012, at 10:15 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hello People

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Peter Crisp
Ok thanks for that Carlo, I understand what you're saying, I have a spare 150GB external drive, what format does it need setting as to create the clone? It is a 250GB Macbook with 180GB showing available in Finder, I think the 150GB is big enough for this cloning process. I will do a browse for

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au
Hi Pete, The best format is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with a GUID Partition Table but ultimately you can, with extra work, get back to normal from anything that records all your data. You could also do a Time Machine backup rather than a clone. As for the size difference, you are quite

Re: OT - Australia Men's Four (Oarsome Foursome) Rowing for Gold Sat. Night

2012-08-03 Thread Laura Webb
Hi Ronni I have been enjoying the rowing so it will be nice to share a personal interest this evening. Today's West has the Men's fours final scheduled for 5.30 pm. Maybe some preliminary lead up to the actual event. Also describes it as the most anticipated showdown of the regatta with the

Re: SLOW Late 2009 iMac after Mountain Lion installed

2012-08-03 Thread Alan Smith
Hi Shayne Thanks for your comments on speed with a Mac with comparable specs. Problem now fixed (??). I had an odd event yesterday which may have caused the slowdown. NeoOffice advised of a software upgrade (to 3.3 Beta2) which I accepted. However it did not seem to download as I

Re: OT - Australia Men's Four (Oarsome Foursome) Rowing for Gold Sat. Night

2012-08-03 Thread Bill Parker
Actually Ronni the man in bow position is No 1 ( and gets across the line first - which is what we are hoping for) Bill ( one of the rowing lurkers on WAMUG) On 04/08/2012, at 11:41 AM, Laura Webb wrote: Hi Ronni I have been enjoying the rowing so it will be nice to share a personal

Re: OT - Australia Men's Four (Oarsome Foursome) Rowing for Gold Sat. Night

2012-08-03 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Laura Tom anyone else interested in the Men's Four Rowing Final A. Thanks Laura for the Good Luck... Aussie Good Luck! A very kind person emailed me offlist to tell me that 'Final A' which is the one the 'Oarsome Foursome' and our 'Will' is in, is on at 5:30PM today not 6:30PM as I

Re: OT - Australia Men's Four (Oarsome Foursome) Rowing for Gold Sat. Night

2012-08-03 Thread Ronda Brown
OK Bill, I'm wrong with 'Bow' then because Will is the fourth rower at the back of the boat...(good looking kid like his Auntie:) John Dunkley-Smith is the first rower at the front of the boat... we want the front of the boat across the line first :) On 04/08/2012, at 12:01 PM, Bill Parker

Re: OT - Australia Men's Four (Oarsome Foursome) Rowing for Gold Sat. Night

2012-08-03 Thread Bill Parker
And rowing is the only sport where you sit down and go backwards! I see that 720ABC is slating the final for 6.30pm WST Bill On 04/08/2012, at 12:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: OK Bill, I'm wrong with 'Bow' then because Will is the fourth rower at the back of the boat...(good looking kid like

Re: OT - Australia Men's Four (Oarsome Foursome) Rowing for Gold Sat. Night

2012-08-03 Thread Ronda Brown
There are two Finals of the Men's Four one is FINAL B (which does not have an Australian Team competing) and FINAL A (which has our Australian Team competing) It was listed that the FINAL 'B' would be run first at 5:30PM WST and the FINAL 'A' (our Aussie Team) would be run after that at 6:30PM

1password for iPad

2012-08-03 Thread John Daniels
I have used1password on my Mac for some time, has anyone used the iPad version and transferred the Mac passwords to the iPad? Any info would be appreciated. John Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

Re: Time Machine backup

2012-08-03 Thread Peter Crisp
Ok, thanks for all that Carlo. Cloning process is underway. In the mean time I went looking for system disc. The two black MacBooks were a purchase of reformatted MBs loaded with 10.5.8 from my previous employer. I've never needed the system instal discs before now too. So I have system OSX