Re: old email addresses

2009-12-20 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
And what about those of us who use Entourage? It seems the only way get rid of the pop-up addresses that are incorrect is to delete the lot. Barb On 21/12/09 9:03 AM, Justin Davies m...@justindavies.com.au wrote: Mac, When you compose your mail, select the email address that you want

Re: Bigpond wireless router probs

2009-12-19 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
I had similar but a few minutes on the phone with Bigpond tech support and it was sorted. I recall having to reinstall the software and re-set the password. The current problem is simply that we often have drop-outs. I suppose I should expect that with wireless but in some ways it is not an

Re: Emails show time 3hrs behind

2009-12-17 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
This is an interesting discussion! I am experiencing the same thing with text messages on my Telstra mobile phone. Perhaps Mumbai or Towoomba is the answer after all! Barb On 17/12/09 6:37 AM, Denise Williams chri...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Glen Yes I was thinking the same thing except

Re: Emails show time 3hrs behind

2009-12-17 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
in Entourage, not in Apple Mail? If so check your prefs in Entourage they are possibly incorrect. Check what Time Zone is set for New Events and email. Cheers, Ronni On 17/12/2009, at 4:13 PM, Geoffrey Barbara Maidment wrote: This is an interesting discussion! I am experiencing the same thing

Ink cartridges to give away

2009-08-29 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Hi MUGGER¹s My Epson 740 finally bit the dust and I have 7 cartridges in varying states of age to give away...all to a good home! All cartridges are still sealed. Here are the details: 4 black cartridges, compatibles, probably about 3-4 years old, unsure how good they might still be, replaces

Re: Mail message won't go away

2009-05-25 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Hi Graham I had something similar using Entourage. I tried everything but nothing worked to delete the message, which kept showing up as an 'unread message'. I finally had to take the computer to my local tech shop where they reloaded Entourage and updated it. Has worked fine ever since. It

Re: Formatting of New Flash Memory Stick

2009-04-17 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Maybe I've done something wrong but I've never found the need to format a memory stick. It seems to work fine by just plugging in and away you go. Barb On 18/4/09 9:07 AM, Barry Leith Johnston bar...@amnet.net.au wrote: Good Morning everyone. I have just received a new memory stick and

Re: broadband availability in suburbs (was broadband recommendations?)

2008-12-01 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
And of course, if you're in the country...good luck with any of it!!! ;-( Not to mention the recent news that the broadband roll-out will now be delayed by some 5-10 years (depending on which news you read or listen to) Thanks Sol!!! Barb On 2/12/08 9:13 AM, Martin Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Best mouse to go with MacBook

2008-07-08 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
I use an optic mouse...Macally is the brand. Have had no problem...no ball to get dirty, etc. Barb On 8/7/08 1:17 PM, Glenn Nicholas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like a nice mouse to use with a MacBook when using with an external keyboard. What is the best mouse to get and where

Re: Oz Mac prices

2008-04-28 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Hey Guys! Don't get too excited about US prices...only 3 states do NOT have a state sales tax first of all, then there's things like shipping, etc. I say worry about getting the best deal in Oz and leave the rest of the world to figure it out for themselves! Barb On 28/4/08 4:06 PM, Daniel

Re: Bigpond mail problems: FW: Delivery Status Notification (Delay)

2008-04-22 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Yes, I've also been having trouble with bigpond addresses again just lately. I had a major problem around Christmas and also with some other domains. Come to find out, some bright spark with our same IP address decided to send out a massive quantity of spam, so everything was being rejected by

Re: Broadband in Bunbury?

2008-04-04 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Sorry Dave, you'll go mad to join the rest of us who already feel we are in a wilderness down in the southwest! Best of luck!! Barb (Cowaramup and counting the days for broadband) On 4/4/08 1:48 PM, choy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone I am compulsorily being moved to Bunbury for 6

Re: No Call Register

2008-03-04 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
It's a gov't department register.. https://www.donotcall.gov.au/ But, I am on the register and I've had several calls just lately wanting to give me a phone! Yeah, sure, I'm thinking...'click' Good luck! Barb On 5/3/08 10:07 AM, Jo Brookes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone know the web

Re: Please Verify Your Account

2008-02-29 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
This looks like spam to me. Barb On 1/3/08 10:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Please Verify Your Account Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:12:48 +1100 This is a WebNews Email Account Update

Re: Reverse directory

2008-01-08 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
This is great! A bit dated but still very useful. I'd been on the understanding that reverse look-ups in Oz were not permitted. Barb On 6/1/08 6:12 PM, Neil Houghton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dunno, but the link that Antony posted certainly works even has a map link that shows the address

Re: Reverse directory

2008-01-05 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
My understanding is that reverse loop-ups in Australia are prohibited except by the police! Barb On 6/1/08 10:28 AM, Severin Crisp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there an Australian reverse telephone directory? I have one for USA. Severin Crisp

Re: Smart Folder

2007-08-11 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Thanks...I think with the replies I've had, it is now sorted. Great help, everyone. Barb On 11/8/07 12:30 PM, Robert Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 11/08/2007, at 11:09 AM, Geoffrey Barbara Maidment wrote: This smart folder conversation is interesting but I can't figure out how

Re: Smart Folder

2007-08-10 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
This smart folder conversation is interesting but I can't figure out how to work it using Entourage. Any clues? Barb On 10/8/07 10:16 AM, Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/08/2007, at 9:37 AM, Robert Howells wrote: On 10/08/2007, at 8:17 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On

Re: Wireless Broadband

2007-05-07 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Just be careful about those comments re running water, Peter...;-) I am soon going to be on a first name basis with Sol Trujillo at the rate I'm going in Cowaramup. We are precisely 7.2kms from the exchange, which is precisely 2.8kms too far. Meanwhile, down the road, a caravan park which is on

Win.dat files

2007-04-26 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Good morning WAMUGGER's! I receive a regular newsletter now sent as an email attachment in a win.dat format. Preview won't open it, Word won't open it, RTF gives me gobbledygook and so on. There must be a way! Any ideas? Barb -- Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment Idleyld Farm 477 Cowaramup Bay

Re: GMUG - Help needed with iMac

2007-02-25 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Yikes! This is creepy! I'll be following the replies with interest. Barb On 25/2/07 10:23 AM, Reg Whitely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Intrepid WAMUGgers. Can someone help our GMUG colleague Ken please. He seems to be in a somewhat sinister situation! Reg Begin forwarded message:

Internet protocol

2007-01-13 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
I'm having some friendly banter with an American friend over some email/internet protocols. I've told my friend that using ALL CAPS is the email way of shouting and should be used very sparingly. Not to mention that in graphics terms, all caps is actually much harder to read than all lower case,

Thanks everyone!

2007-01-13 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
The all caps issue was as I suspected and several of you have given me ample reference points to pass along...marvellous! Barb -- Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment Idleyld Farm 477 Cowaramup Bay Road Cowaramup 6284 Western Australia ph/fx +61 8 9755 5265 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

FW: Entourage recent addresses

2007-01-09 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Did no one remember sending this info out? I haven't had a response yet. Barb -- Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment Idleyld Farm 477 Cowaramup Bay Road Cowaramup 6284 Western Australia ph/fx +61 8 9755 5265 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happy New Year Mugger¹s! A few months ago someone posted

Entourage recent addresses

2007-01-08 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Happy New Year Mugger¹s! A few months ago someone posted the Œhow to¹ on organising and cleaning up the recently used addresses which are saved (because I asked it to) in the Entourage address list. It was very easy. I even used it when it was posted! Naturally, I neglected to file

Re: Daylight Saving - On Topic!

2006-12-03 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Interesting...OSX doesn't seem to have that, not in the control panel for date and time, anyway. Barb On 3/12/06 7:58 PM, Barb Zahari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In OS9 - Control Panels- Date Time, I just clicked on Daylight-Saving Time is in effect, left the Time Zone as Perth it

Re: Daylight Saving OT

2006-12-01 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
I have a suggestion...why don't we leave this daylight savings stuff alone and get back to worrying about our computers? Have enjoyed the banter, but let's move on. Barb On 1/12/06 3:38 PM, J Philippe Chaperon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Rod everyone, Sorry to say this, but using that

Re: .wmv

2006-11-25 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
I receive these from well-meaning friends from time to time also, and find that although I have downloaded the free Media Player (as has been suggested), it all opens with Quick Time Player, which came with my Mac. Barb On 24/11/06 4:13 PM, Richard Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I

Re: Flip4Mac - Re: Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OSX

2006-11-25 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Yes, that's what I did...Flip4Mac...sorry John, are you totally confused now?? Barb On 24/11/06 4:42 PM, Tobes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Better yet, download Flip4Mac and play back .wmv files in Quicktime. http://www.flip4mac.com/ Cheers, T. On 24/11/2006, at 4:29 PM, John Reed

Re: Speaking of funny noises in G5 Powermacs...

2006-10-19 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
My G5 does the same...I refer to it as the 'thrashing machine' and when it started to whir even louder and faster, I got worried! When I asked the local technician, he explained that it was one of the cooling fans and the level of noise depends a bit on what you're doing on the computer. Anyway,

Manipulating pictures or graphics in Word

2006-10-07 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Thanks to those that replied but I haven't been able to solve the dilemma even with your good advice. Very frustrating. Anyone else have any suggestions on how I can insert a graphic or picture into a Word document, and then not only see it on screen, but manipulate its size? I have tried

Re: Manipulating pictures or graphics in Word

2006-10-07 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
in Word is no problem at all - if you want to give me a call I will talk you through it. cheers, Susan. Mobile: 0409 688 004. On 07/10/2006, at 1:04 PM, Geoffrey Barbara Maidment wrote: Thanks to those that replied but I haven't been able to solve the dilemma even with your good advice

Manipulating .jpg files

2006-10-06 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Dear WAMUGers When using Word, I frequently would like to insert a graphic or picture. Two things...I cannot see the graphic on my normal page layout so am fumbling around Œin the dark¹ and once inserted, find I cannot manipulate the size. Same for .jpg pictures, etc. Trying to adjust the .jpg

Re: Epson Stylus Color 740

2006-08-23 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Oh dear...I am NOT a techie, however, I also have an Epson 740 running with a G5 iMac via a usb hub. I use Printer Setup Utility to locate the two printers I have connected, and have had no problems with printing in the manner you describe. You don't say anything about using your Printer Setup

Re: wireless network for dialup?

2006-08-21 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Wish I could offer help, but only commiserations...we've been trying for YEARS to get broadband but Cowaramup exchange only services those within a 4 km radius. Yes, country people put up with a lot! Barb On 21/8/06 4:47 PM, Chris Burton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone Im in a bit of

Re: entourage

2006-08-10 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
I've had similar situations and only a clearing of inbox from a webmail site allowed Entourage to proceed. Isn't it all so strange and wonderful?!?!? Barbara On 10/8/06 7:34 AM, Tim Law [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ken, A mate of mine had the same problem and it was resolved by getting into

Re: In Confidence,

2006-08-03 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
Absolutely! Even with the spam filter on HIGH. I would suggest that it is impossible to avoid entirely, but putting your spam filter on HIGH as well as asking your ISP to do likewise, with regard to your mailbox, does eliminate about 99% of what comes through. Rather unfortunately, it is the

Re: Entourage address list

2006-07-03 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
I agree with Steven...I'm finding Entourage an excellent program and I was previously a devotee of Outlook (and still use it at the office), but I do like Entourage. It's no problem sorting the names or the email addresses...just click on the header of the column you want to sort. Barbara On

Re: Zip Drive - Click of Death

2006-04-21 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
I wish! I never wanted a zip drive in the first place and when I put the last disc in and it nearly ate the disc alive, I said, righto! That¹s it! Took it to my local service provider, who luckily was able to revive the bloody thing long enough to retrieve my data, transferred all zip disk data

Re: Automatically undoing my contractions

2006-04-20 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
converts 't into 'to? No. You have to initiate this conversion with F9 or something. How about an autocorrect like this? It's pretty mysterious Rob From: Geoffrey Barbara Maidment [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:02:47 +0800 To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au

FW: Automatically undoing my contractions

2006-04-19 Thread Geoffrey Barbara Maidment
From: Geoffrey Barbara Maidment [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:02:47 +0800 To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Automatically undoing my contractions This is too weird...but maybe someone in the group can assist. I have a G5 Mac with OSX and use Entourage