Re: iPhone repair

2009-10-05 Thread James Anderson
. Let's just hope it all works out! Cheers James On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:19 PM, James Anderson james.anderso...@gmail.comwrote: Hi everyone, thanks for your ideas and help. The standard Optus repair/replacement timeline which they advertise is 5-10 working days to assess it and the a further

iPhone repair

2009-09-30 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, My iPhone 3G appears to have a issue with it's doc-connector. (Not communicating over USB, but is still charging. Have checked all cables and possible software issues with no avail). Similar issue has been reported online Essentially the doc connector needs replacing, from what

Re: iPhone repair

2009-09-30 Thread James Anderson
loss and some damage. Cheers! `RobD... On 30Sep2009, at 3:18 pm, James Anderson wrote: Hi all, My iPhone 3G appears to have a issue with it's doc-connector. (Not communicating over USB, but is still charging. Have checked all cables and possible software issues with no avail). Similar

Encrypting Files (mostly text) on Windows and Mac

2007-10-22 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, I'll be backpacking overseas for a while soon and instead of taking my laptop, I'll be taking a 8GB flash drive with me. Some of the files I'm taking I want to be secure, in case I lose the flash drive or my bag gets stolen etc. Can anyone suggest a good encyrption method which

Re: iPhoto crashing

2007-05-22 Thread James Anderson
On 22/05/2007, at 9:54 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 22/05/2007, at 12:10 AM, James Anderson wrote: Hi all, For some reason my iPhoto app is crashing, within about 10 seconds of opening EVERY time. I've never had significant problems with apple programs in OS X, so I'm unsure what to do

Re: iPhoto crashing

2007-05-22 Thread James Anderson
On 22/05/2007, at 5:03 PM, Robert Howells wrote: James , Is it true that you have both iPhoto 6.0.6 ANDiPhoto 6.0.1 as the above description says ? If so I would suggest that you shoulduninstalone of them Hi Bob, I originally had iPhoto 6.0.6 installed, but then deleted

iPhoto crashing

2007-05-21 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, For some reason my iPhoto app is crashing, within about 10 seconds of opening EVERY time. I've never had significant problems with apple programs in OS X, so I'm unsure what to do. I've tried the following on a MacBook Pro 2.16Ghz, 1GB, heaps of spare space, OS 10.4.9, using

Palm OS Simulator

2007-02-02 Thread James Anderson
Hi everyone, I have a couple of reference programs on my palm pilot that would like to use on my mac from time to time. Obviously reading on a 15inch screen is more pleasurable than a 4 inch screen. I was wondering if anyone knew of any Palm OS emulators for Mac OS X Tiger. I imagine

[OT] Broken palm pilot screen

2006-07-28 Thread James Anderson
Hi, Sorry, this is slightly off topic. Does anyone know a local service centre where I can get my Palm Pilot- Tungsten C's screen repaired? Otherwise I have to post it to Palm, which will take weeks. It also might be cheaper locally Also I tried to look in the archives, since I'm sure

Powerbook G4 video card dilemma

2006-03-02 Thread James Anderson
Hi All, My ancient Powerbook G4 400's screen has stopped working. This lovely machine, once owned by a prominent member of this list, has been through a fair bit but I have to make it (or something) last 1 month until my Macbook Pro arrives. I think it is hardware related, since on

Ports and the internet

2006-02-22 Thread James Anderson
hi, I have my G4 400mhz Powerbook dialled up to the net via the 56k modem AND the network cable plugged into a LAN (with net). Can I use both connections at once? Currently the dialup connection prevails and thus I get slow net, however I need to use some ports which are blocked on the

Poor graphics print quality from word

2006-01-31 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, I'm having a frustrating problem. Aim: To print a simple graphic letterhead as part of a letter in a word document. Problem: the quality of the letterhead once inserted to the word doc and when printed is poor, on two different printers in BW and colour. The quality of the image

Re: WMV Files

2005-12-17 Thread James Anderson
Does anyone know of any good software for turning .mov or dvstream into WMV? Cheers James

Project management software

2005-12-06 Thread James Anderson
Hi there everyone, Does anyone know of some good project management software? Preferably shareware/ freeware. I'm looking for something which can manage a large todo/job list and categorise it. I want to be able to enter a todo which needs to be done in 3 months, and not see it until 3

802.11g PCMIA Card for old TiBook

2005-06-10 Thread James Anderson
Hi everyone, I have got my hands on a 400 TiBook but want to put a wireless card in it. I am thinking about wacking a 802.11g PCMIA card in, since it would be much more effective (and cheaper?) than an original airport card. Does anyone currently use a 802.11g PCMIA card, and can recommend a

Re: itunes data entry pain

2002-09-21 Thread James Anderson
Yep, select the songs you wanna edit with shift or command, then type command-i ,and it will let you edit multiple songs. very useful. cheers James At 6:07 PM +0800 21/9/02, Robert Morgan wrote: Does anyone know if there is a quick way of entering track details to more than one track in

Microsoft HyperTerminal

2002-09-09 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, the IP address was accidently changed on my D-Link DSL-504 ADSL Router, I can't change it back via the web based management module. I have to alter it by using the console. the Manual is aimed at Windows users - and suggests I use a terminal emulation interface such as Microsoft

Re: Microsoft HyperTerminal

2002-09-09 Thread James Anderson
Sorry all forgot to mention that you connect the 'console' of the DLS-504 by a com port on a PC or I suppose by a serial port - usb adapter on a Mac. which leads me to my next question: can I use the Terminal app in OS X? Also here is a bit of the manual where it explains the connecting up.

Re: IiNet's new Bliink contract

2002-06-19 Thread James Anderson
At 7:37 AM +0800 19/6/02, Pontifex Family wrote: 8.4.25 The IP remains until the next time the computer and modem is (are?)switched off. IP's can only be reallocated on new connections and iiNet is not liable for any data intrusions while You maintain an active session. iiNet recommends You

broadband in the home network

2002-06-17 Thread James Anderson
hi, a question for those who have some understanding of networks we have a small home network and are considering broadband with iinet since it is actually cheaper per month when you take into account the dedicated fax/modem line rental and call charges etc. only catch is it seems we willl

iDVD and toast titanium 5.1.3

2002-06-05 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, I read that you can combine two iDVD projects in toast to burn to a DVD-R. This is a way to overcome the 60min or 90min limit (whatever it is) on iDVD projects. but does anyone know how to do it? I am unable to work it out and can't find any toast manuals which can help. (or the

IE 5.1 OS X

2002-04-06 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, recently IE 5.1 on OS X.1.3 , G4 QS 867mhz, has decided to occasionally not work. - random occurances, quiting and re-opening doesn't help. the program opens fine but won't connect to any web pages, it just says looking for www.apple.com.au (as an example) in the bar at the bottom

iMovie and the lack of audio

2002-03-26 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, I just opened a new iMovie 2.1.1 project in OS 10.1.3 and imported some clips as per usual. When the clips were playing from the camera there was audio. But When I played imported clips there was no audio. No - they weren't 'turned down' by the audio controller. No - my system and

Re: mp3's on OS X

2002-03-19 Thread James Anderson
TRy sputnix - at macupdate as well or VT Is there anything for mp3 sharing for OS X like the MacSatellite for OS 9. I tried searching the archives and found something about Sputnik but couldn't locate a download using versiontracker. The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long.

OS X - USB Printer sharing

2002-01-17 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, Does anyone know if you can share a USB printer over a ethernet network as in OS 9 in OS X. I am unable to find anything in the Kbase. It was most useful in OS 9 - I hope there is a way in OS X. Cheers James

error codes

2001-11-26 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, Virtual PC 3 keeps crashing (In OS9.2.1)- an error 7. What does this mean? I checked around on the web and got this - ID=07 Privilege Violation The Motorola 68000 runs in Supervisor or User mode. The Macintosh should always be in Supervisor mode, but sometimes is

G4 G5

2001-11-08 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, Looking on MacOSRumors.com it seems a G5 is likely to be out early next year. Would it be possible to upgrade a QuickSilver G4 to a G5 sometime down the track? An easier question is : how easy was is it to upgrade a G3 tower to a G4? -Is it expensive? -Is it dodgy? Or is it just

peer to peer / Mp3 download

2001-10-04 Thread James Anderson
Hi wamug. What is your mp3 download /peer 2 peer weapon of choice? We had napster (Rapster)- gone we have Gnutella (Limewire, Mactella)- but its sso slow. Is there something else out there that is fast?(ie: NOT Gnutella) - I've seen Morpheus on a PC - and it is very good fast etc. However

mac.com email

2001-09-24 Thread James Anderson
Hi all, I have recently been told on two occasions by people that my mac.com email address was rejecting their emails. Once from yahoo mail and another time from a person's ISP account. Occasionally I email stuff home - and that always works. Is there something wrong with the mac.com email