Where is the best place to recycle old Macs?

2013-02-22 Thread Mike Moore
Also some quite old PC computers. On that score I have working Sony and Mac CRT monitors that are free to anyone who wants them. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

QuickLook Helper is running at close to 100% on all four cores in OS 10.6.8

2013-02-05 Thread Mike Moore
On my iMac QuickLook Helper has started running at close to 100% on all four cores on my 3 year old iMac in OS 10.6.8.With Activity Monitor only running QuickLook Helper is at around 393-397% of CPU all the time and my fan is working overtime because of this. Does anybody know what might

Re: QuickLook Helper keeps running at close to 100% on all four cores on my computer

2013-02-02 Thread Mike Moore
be a corrupted cache file causing the problem. You might also need to delete the /Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.QuickLookDaemon.plist preference file. Cheers, Ronni On 02/02/2013, at 2:34 PM, Mike Moore mikem...@iinet.net.au wrote: QuickLook Helper has started running at close

QuickLook Helper keeps running at close to 100% on all four cores on my computer

2013-02-01 Thread Mike Moore
QuickLook Helper has started running at close to 100% on all four cores on my 3 year old iMac (OS 10.6.8).With Activity Monitor only running QuickLook Helper is at around 393-397% of CPU all the time and my fan is working overtime because of this. I can force quit it from Activity Monitor

Re: Looking for an expert on HP printers and Macs

2011-10-18 Thread Mike Moore
If anybody knows of someone who can help it would be greatly appreciated. On 13/10/2011, at 10:23 AM, Mike Moore wrote: Further to the HP printer problem I previously outlined is there a person of that ilk on this list or that someone is aware of. If so can they please let me know so I

Re: PDF printing problems with an HP Designjet 110 from a Mac

2011-10-12 Thread Mike Moore
is that many Mac users have switched from HP because HP haven't fixed their Mac printing problems. On 12/10/2011, at 1:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 12/10/2011, at 11:59 AM, Mike Moore wrote: Problem is from a mixed platform office. PDF's printed to this printer from the PC print

Re: PDF printing problems with an HP Designjet 110 from a Mac

2011-10-12 Thread Mike Moore
=en_UStaskId=135prodTypeId=18972prodSeriesId=436089 Did you check you had A4 Paper Size? Cheers, Ronni On 12/10/2011, at 2:49 PM, Mike Moore wrote: Ronni the OS is Leopard which has the HP drivers built in supposedly. I have trawled the US HP website looking for updated drivers without any

Looking for an expert on HP printers and Macs

2011-10-12 Thread Mike Moore
Further to the HP printer problem I previously outlined is there a person of that ilk on this list or that someone is aware of. If so can they please let me know so I can pass on their details to the people having the problem so they can buy some of that person's time to fix the problem

PDF printing problems with an HP Designjet 110 from a Mac

2011-10-11 Thread Mike Moore
Problem is from a mixed platform office. PDF's printed to this printer from the PC print at the correct size and the colours are reasonably close to the PDF. Same file printed from the Mac are always at 99% size and the colours always acquire a green tinge (result is the same from both

Re: Screen Recording software?

2011-01-14 Thread Mike Moore
I use iShowU. The image quality is good but getting sound quality can be difficult. An associate swears by SnapzPro X. Others like Camtasia. On 10/01/2011, at 12:24 PM, Andrew Schox wrote: Hi all, I want to do some screen recording on my mac (for a software demo). Can anybody point

Discovering IP Address for an HP Laserjet printer

2010-02-02 Thread Mike Moore
I have an HP 8550N Laserjet printer with Jetdirect card connected to my computers via the router. With Snow Leopard I can't connect to the printer. I have tried printing out the configuration page to get its IP address (as suggested in the HP help forums) but it doesn't show on that. I'd

Re: Discovering IP Address for an HP Laserjet printer

2010-02-02 Thread Mike Moore
? I'm going on old memories here - so its just a guess ;) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 2/2/10 6:11 PM, Mike Moore at mikem...@iinet.net.au wrote: I have an HP 8550N Laserjet printer

Re: Discovering IP Address for an HP Laserjet printer

2010-02-02 Thread Mike Moore
the printer and then adding it back in again. It has me stumped. On 03/02/2010, at 8:55 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 02/02/2010, at 10:14 PM, Mike Moore wrote: If it's running bonjour you can use the little freeware util, Bonjour Browser to find it. Thanks Rob - Bonjour Browser

Re: Lost mail inbox and outbox (sent)

2009-11-27 Thread Mike MOORE
Ronni, thank you. Your help has limited what I lost to two days. Your sound advice is greatly appreciated. On 27/11/2009, at 9:59 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 27/11/2009, at 8:26 AM, Mike Moore wrote: Yesterday Mail decided all by itself to convert itself to a MobileMe account

Lost mail inbox and outbox (sent)

2009-11-26 Thread Mike Moore
Yesterday Mail decided all by itself to convert itself to a MobileMe account and in doing so deleted my iinet mail account. In the process of converting all of the existing emails to that account the entire contents of the inbox and outbox were deleted. Oddly though most of the

Computer hanging on shut down (OS 10.4.11)

2008-01-21 Thread Mike MOORE
Since updating to OS 10.4.11 my computer hangs on shutdown about 50% of the time. ie. I get a blue screen with a spinning wheel. I have tried the obvious things of verifying and repairing permissions, but it doesn't seem to have made any difference. Any suggestions as to what to try next

Warning - Quicktime 7.2 will not play web based QT movies

2007-07-14 Thread Mike MOORE
Ditto for Camtasia Studio movies The problem occurs with both Safari and Firefox. Not sure what Apple did, but it is bloody annoying. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Voice to text programs

2007-06-05 Thread Mike MOORE
I'm looking for a program that will allow me to dictate to the computer and have it type the text. Advice from people who successfully use such programs would be greatly appreciated. Regards mike moore -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http

Re: AFL website

2007-05-02 Thread Mike MOORE
I complained and this was the reply I received: Thank you for your email dated 08 Apr The problem you have described is a known issue and has recently been escalated to our level 2 support group. Our technicians will investigate the issue and take appropriate action to resolve the

Re: AFL website

2007-05-02 Thread Mike MOORE
://www.realfooty.com.au/ Unless lots of people complain to AH Demetriou then not much will change on the official AFL website. On 03/05/2007, at 8:12 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2007, at 11:27 PM, Mike MOORE wrote: I complained and this was the reply I received: Thank you for your email dated 08

Re: Autocad?

2007-04-11 Thread Mike MOORE
a fairly high upfront cost, but this would quickly be repaid in productivity. http://www.interiorcad.com/tools.php Mike Moore - VectorWorks Sales and Support in Western Australia. 08 9306 3917 VectorWorks provides sophisticated 2D/3D CAD drawing and modelling capability for Architecture

How do I stop mail launching every time I start up my computer

2007-02-25 Thread Mike MOORE
Dear WAMUGGERS I feel exceedingly stupid about this. I have been through both Mail and System Preferences several times looking for where or how I stop this from happening. I will be very grateful to whoever can tell me how to stop it happening. mike moore

Re: How do I stop mail launching every time I start up my computer

2007-02-25 Thread Mike MOORE
Thank you Jude - that did fix it. I spent ages going through Help looking for how to stop this from happening without anything like a sensible answer coming up. It was a tad frustrating. Thank you again mike moore On 25/02/2007, at 4:40 PM, Jude wrote: Right click or control click

Re: project management software

2007-02-23 Thread Mike MOORE
on a number of Mac programs and the like: http://architoshforums.forest.net/ Mike Moore - VectorWorks Sales and Support in Western Australia. 08 9306 3917 VectorWorks provides sophisticated 2D/3D CAD drawing and modelling capability for Architecture, Interiors, Landscaping, Theatre

Re: Help please.

2007-01-11 Thread Mike MOORE
On 11/01/2007, at 2:29 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Hi, How do I get a word document with lines on the page please? Mac Malcolm McCallum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype docmactor Try the Word template Word Notebook Mike Moore - VectorWorks Sales and Support in Western Australia. 08 9306 3917

Re: MacPublisher Pro

2006-12-10 Thread Mike MOORE
Inkavannel It is now called Desktop PublisherPro http:// www.metisinternational.com/ At $19.95 it may be easier to just buy the current version. Mike Moore - VectorWorks Sales and Support in Western Australia. 08 9306 3917 VectorWorks provides sophisticated 2D/3D CAD drawing

Re: GIS programs and Mac

2006-12-01 Thread Mike MOORE
There are some Mac options in this relatively old list of GIS programs: http://www.geoplan.ufl.edu/software.html You could also have a look at: - GrassPro http://openosx.com/grass/ - Canvas 9 GIS +http://www.deneba.com/products/canvas9/GIS_plus.html - TNT Products from MicroImages

Re: 2 Questions

2006-11-07 Thread Mike MOORE
Tom Re: Question 1 - I use IshowU. It works well http://shinywhitebox.com/home/ home.html - Another option is SnapzPro http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/ snapzprox/ Mike Moore - VectorWorks Sales and Support in Western Australia. 08 9306 3917 VectorWorks provides

DVD Burn Error (Error code 0x8002006D

2006-07-12 Thread Mike MOORE
instead. Mike Moore OSX 10.4.7 1.33 GHz PowerPC G4 with 1GB DDR SDRAM ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Graphic Card with 64 MB VRAM

Re: Windows Media Player R.I.P.

2006-01-13 Thread Mike MOORE
G'day all I was foolish enough to download and install. Now QuickTime constantly crashes. Don't go there! mike moore On 13/01/2006, at 3:22 PM, Matthew Healey wrote: On 13/01/2006, at 11:55 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: Micro$oft have stopped development on Windows Media Player

Tiger print to PDF problems

2005-11-08 Thread Mike MOORE
? Or do I have to go off and buy Acrobat. mike moore

Re: Problems with Office 98 in Classic

2005-07-14 Thread Mike MOORE
that to the printer. What is weird is that it will print from Excel with no problem at all. mike moore On 14/07/2005, at 7:59 AM, Mervyn Giuliana Bond wrote: Mike My son has an iMac with 10.4. When he attempts to print but changes printer to do so, the application quits. Does your freeze

Problems with Office 98 in Classic

2005-07-13 Thread Mike MOORE
Office 98 from scratch and running all updaters available on the Microsoft site. I am now up to OS X 10.4.2 and both problems still exist. Anybody have any thoughts? mike moore

Re: Problems with Office 98 in Classic

2005-07-13 Thread Mike MOORE
it will need an awful lot of improvement to become an Office competitor. I have done as suggested and downloaded NeoOffice and will try it. Ideally though I would like to get Office 98 working properly again. mike moore On 13/07/2005, at 1:51 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 13/07/2005

Re: Problems with Office 98 in Classic

2005-07-13 Thread Mike MOORE
quite frustrated. mike moore On 13/07/2005, at 2:27 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 13/07/2005, at 2:20 PM, Mike MOORE wrote: What I can't figure is why office 98 worked well in Panther 'Classic', but won't in Tiger 'Classic'. What changed in Tiger 'Classic' to create the problem? Office

Re: Problems with Office 98 in Classic

2005-07-13 Thread Mike MOORE
Many thanks Rod That had not occurred to me - having deleted it from the list it no longer starts up by itself on log in. Now if i can figure out how to stop Word from freezing every time I print I will be a happy little vegemite again. mike moore On 13/07/2005, at 3:09 PM, Rod wrote

Re: IN DESIGN EXPERT NEEDED

2005-02-18 Thread Mike MOORE
Peter Hunt (an advertising agency friend of mine) provided the following advice from a colleague of his: - suggest that you might be able to look under the view menu and find a picture quality setting?? Regards, Pete. Hunt for ideas 9443 5866 On 19/02/2005, at 2:28 AM, William Crabb

Re: Crossword helper ...

2005-02-17 Thread Mike MOORE
Andrew You have just made life a lot less frustrating for my wife. many thanks On 16/02/2005, at 10:46 PM, Andrew Schox wrote: On 15/2/05 10:40 PM, Peder Kristensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, For all crossword enthusiast, or cheaters, try this little gem that I picked up from the

TSUNAMI GRAPHIC OF WAVE SPREAD

2004-12-31 Thread Mike MOORE
A better graphic can be found here http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/templates/itsu/images/animation.gif

BBC TSUNAMI ANIMATION

2004-12-31 Thread Mike MOORE
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4136289.stm

Re: Drafting program

2004-11-26 Thread Mike MOORE
and 3D) www.boa-research.com/ DenebaCAD (2D and 3D) www.deneba.com/ Domus CAD (2D and 3D) www.interstudio.net/ FormZ (2D and 3D) www.formz.com/ PowerCADD (2D only) www.engsw.com/ Vellum (2D and 3D) www.ashlar.com/ Mike

Re: Internet Disconnecting Blues

2004-11-23 Thread Mike MOORE
party came up with a solution. It seems to me that they assume everyone lives in a perfect world with A1 internet access. Unfortunately this is not the norm for most of the world. - doesn't say much for their business acumen. Once again thank you for your help. Mike Moore VectorWorks Cad

Re: Internet Disconnecting Blues

2004-11-23 Thread Mike MOORE
Robert I spoke too soon - the problem is still there If anybody has a solution I would be interested to know. mike moore VectorWorks CAD reseller 08 9306 3917 On 23/11/2004, at 7:06 PM, Mike MOORE wrote: Robert Thank you very much for your help. I had downloaded the application

Internet Disconnecting Blues

2004-11-22 Thread Mike MOORE
that have disconnected me. I have tried everything I can think of including upgrading to OS 10.3.6. Does anyone know what the issue is and how to get rid of it. mike moore Architect and VectorWorks CAD reseller 08 9306 3917

Re: ADSL AVAILABILITY IN JOONDALUP

2004-11-17 Thread Mike MOORE
I think its more of a case that it is relatively cheap to implement for Telstra when compared to rolling out new cable. Most of the cost would in fact be borne by the customer On 17/11/2004, at 9:44 AM, gary dorn wrote: Typical telstra hey I suspect that they are looking at satellite

ADSL AVAILABILITY IN JOONDALUP

2004-11-16 Thread Mike MOORE
. mike moore . architect 9306 3917

Re: ADSL Availability in Joondalup and Osborne Park

2004-11-15 Thread Mike MOORE
TELSTRA RESONSE TO MY COMPLAINT THROUGH MAL WASHERS OFFICE Dear Gloria (Mal Washer's PA) First, may I apologise for the delay in responding to Dr Washer's inquiry of 9 August 2004 about Mr Moore's service. I have attempted to contact Mr Moore to advise that if he now applies for ADSL with his

DISCONNECTION PROBLEM WITH OSX MAIL

2004-07-28 Thread Mike MOORE
and if so how they established what the real cause was. mike moore

SOFTWARE TO BURN

2004-06-23 Thread Mike MOORE
anyone out there know if this is true and if not what software will allow you to do this. mike moore

Re: Iinet's failure to provide service

2003-04-29 Thread mike moore
Michael I would have to concur with your comments I find I am repeatedly disconnected - invariably immeditely if I just happen to be connected at anything higher than 47000 bps, Like you I have recommended iinet in the past but no longer do - I am also starting to look elsewhere mike moore

CAD PROGRAM FOR MAC

2003-02-15 Thread mike moore
VectorWorks 10 is the best CAD program availaable on the Mac! It is now one of the major CAD programs on the market in the world and has more capability and user friendliness than ArchiCAD, AutoCAD or Microstation at a fraction of the price. Local support is free and upgrade costs are modest..

Re: Upgrading to OS X 10.2

2002-08-12 Thread mike moore
Kent I cannot but agree If Apple aren't careful they will lose the goodwill of their committed band of 'evangalists' Mike Moore ** WA VAR for VectorWorks 3D modelling and CAD software Ph: 9306 3917 Fx: 9306 3698

Re: Landscaping on Macs

2002-07-06 Thread mike moore
. mike moore Shay Telfer wrote: I have a friend who is interested in buying a computer for his studies in landscaping. Does anyone know if there are any decent programs for this on Macs and what they price at. I'm trying to convince him to buy a Mac as he knows nothing about computers

Re: Optical mouse

2002-06-21 Thread mike moore
the connection drop in and out. Hence the problem Would appear that this is not one of Apple's better quality efforts - 12 to 18 montyh life if your lucky! Aren't they aware of the phenomenon of stress cracking? mike moore Jon Davison wrote: -- From: Jon Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon

Re: a bit OT: graphics apps recommendation

2002-06-21 Thread mike moore
Try Vectorworks mechanical - go to www.ozcad.com.au This program would more than satisfy all of your modelling needs Greg Hosking wrote: Hi all sorry if this is a bit OT, but there are lots of graphix folks on the list: I'm after recommendations for an illustration package that handles

RECURRENT DISK WRITING

2002-06-12 Thread mike moore
the software to OS 9.2.1 I am at a loss - has anyone else had this problem and if so how have they given it the flick? I also experience regular crashes of Word 98 whilst printing despite making sure I have all of the updaters - could this be a problem with the later versions of CarbonLib? mike moore