Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Allen, You probably have been thinking I had forgotten about you, but I really haven't sorry for the delay. Run Software update and install the Canon printer update and anything else it shows. When you mention you 'removed' SIMBL, did you 'uninstall' it correctly? It’s likely to have

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-11 Thread Alan Smith
Hi Ronni Thanks for your time and effort in pursuing this. Wake on demand is still a big issue on the open forums, but tone becomes acrimonious and unhelpful very quickly. I repeat my comment above, and thanks for your patience and help with WAMUG members, and with me in particular. I

Re: Slow connections and ISP excuses

2012-10-11 Thread Vladimir James
Ronni, Thought you might be interested in this, since you suggested the firmware update for 3G21WB. Regards, Vlad *** On 11 October BigPond Technical Support wrote (excerpt): Thank you for your email 10/10/2012 regarding the

Re: Slow connections and ISP excuses

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Vlad, This does not surprise me ;-) Have you been able to update the firmware using a Windows machine? It would help if you can update the firmware. If you have not updated the firmware yet, make sure you read the 3G21WB Firmware Upgrade Instructions located here with the firmware.

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-11 Thread Allen Gladwell
Thanks Ronni Software Update now shows No new software I have deleted the SIMBL folder from Library/Applications Support and that's all I could find. I have no idea where it came from or when I did a Restart and Safari is still the same It appears that I now have another problem. Yesterday I

?spam

2012-10-11 Thread McCallum Malcolm
I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can someone tell me if this is spam or is it real? This is to inform you that you have a payment coming into your account.Your account needs to be updated before any other pending payments can reflect on your

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread Severin Crisp
Immediate delete Malcolm! Severin Crisp On 12/10/2012, at 11:14 AM, McCallum Malcolm doc...@westnet.com.au wrote: I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can someone tell me if this is spam or is it real? This is to inform you that you have a

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread Lynn Koh
Hi Mac I would suggest open a new internet window (whatever you do, DO NOT click the link in the email), type in your internet banking web address and log in that way (if you use internet banking). If you dont, i wouldd say most likely it is spam. if it is a legitimate email, your 'mail

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread McCallum Malcolm
Thanks -- WILL DO! Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au Skype docmactor On 12/10/2012, at 11:57 AM, Lynn Koh lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi Mac I would suggest open a new internet window (whatever you do, DO NOT click the link in the email), type in your internet banking web address

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread Geoff and Kaye
Malcolm On 12/10/2012, at 11:14 AM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can someone tell me if this is spam or is it real? It is almost certainly spam, but it is difficult to tell what they hope to achieve with this message. Looking at the raw

Re: [COMMPOST] MacWizardry October 2012 Clearance Items

2012-10-11 Thread Juliet Kitson
G'day Daniel Have you forgot about me I asked for the airport express and you we going to get back to me with banking details. Regards Bill On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 5:30 PM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.auwrote: Hi Mike (and others) Should be working now. Sorry about that. A broken link

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread McCallum Malcolm
Thanks I have deleted it :-) Mac Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au Skype docmactor On 12/10/2012, at 12:15 PM, Geoff and Kaye k...@kgweb.org.au wrote: Malcolm On 12/10/2012, at 11:14 AM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can

Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Alan Smith
Several times this morning I heard an unknown alert beep at irregular intervals. Possibly glass tone. No physical info window with messages appeared. Computer has been running with System Preferences Energy Saver 'Computer Sleep Never' since about 9pm last night. I 'Shut Down' the

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Allen, Yes, an Erase Install of Snow Leopard would be very sensible, there are problems on your current system, most possible brought over from previous upgrades. As I have mentioned before on WAMUG, left over Clutter from previous systems can slow your Mac down and also cause problems.

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
In System Preferences Sound - Sound Effects, do you have 'Glass' selected as an alert sound? Or is it a beep, beep, beep sound? Cheers, Ronni On 12/10/2012, at 12:31 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote: Several times this morning I heard an unknown alert beep at irregular intervals.

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
Also meant to ask what sound do you have selected for 'New messages sound' in Mail Preferences General? On 12/10/2012, at 1:00 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: In System Preferences Sound - Sound Effects, do you have 'Glass' selected as an alert sound? Or is it a beep, beep, beep

Re: Slow connections and ISP excuses

2012-10-11 Thread Vladimir James
Ronni, I have not tried to update using a Windows machine. I'd given up up using Windows machines a few years ago [because I could ;-) ]. However, I tried using my old copy of Parallels (v5.0.9 etc) with Windows 98 SE. I followed the instructions as far as I was able. After getting the msg

Fwd: In iOS 6 tracking is most definitely back on

2012-10-11 Thread Brian Risbey
Hi all, Did you know? (Via http://www.businessinsider.com/ifa-apples-iphone-tracking-in-ios-6-2012-10): The new iPhone operating system comes with three things that make tracking easier for advertisers and reduce the likelihood that you'll opt out. • iOS 6 comes in a default tracking

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Alan Smith
Hi Ronni Sound effects for alerts and whatever should be the installed defaults. Mail new message sound is - New Message Sound. My quick read-around on alert tones directed me to the System Preferences Sound - sound effects. I didn't realise that the highlighted tone was a user set

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Alan, Yes, Funk is the default alert sound in System Preferences Sound - Sound Effects. Did you have any external drives attached when your heard the 'beep'? I would disconnect any external drives from the Mac to eliminate if one of them causing the 'beep'. Also check any widgets in

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
I'm trying to do too many things at once, and hit send without finishing If you are hearing three beeps it could be a faulty RAM stick. On 12/10/2012, at 1:54 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Alan, Yes, Funk is the default alert sound in System Preferences Sound - Sound Effects.