Re: WTB New iPad

2014-03-28 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Susan. I have bought the TomTom app for Australia ($75) and also USA/Canada ($75) for use on the iPhone (there is also the TomTom Western Europe app (covers UK) I can see for $60 today). While having a SIM provides additional location information for navigating, the iPhone GPS alone will

Re: WTB New iPad

2014-03-28 Thread Peter Crisp
are driving and navigating by voice the iPhone works just as well, I agree. If you have a sim enabled ipad there is built in GPS I believe. Cheers, Susan. Sent from my iPad On 29 Mar 2014, at 7:22 am, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi Susan. I have bought the TomTom app

Re: Lost!

2014-03-27 Thread Peter Crisp
Ok, another tip, connect your iPad with lead to iTunes then go in to the Summary tab and select Backup this iPad over wifi. Then it will happen automatically and always be current. You must set this config in place with it physically connected to the iMac. Good luck! Regards Pete On 27

Re: Lost!

2014-03-26 Thread Peter Crisp
Connect it up with the lead to the iMac with iTunes running and allow or force it to do backup. Then restore the iPad from backup. Regards Pete On 26 Mar 2014, at 11:33 pm, Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: I have lost the second page of the homepage on my iPad. The two

Re: iTunes Store not opening.

2014-03-22 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Brian, I had this issue a while back. At the time I was running Snow a Leopard on a 2009 MacBook. I couldn't get to the iTunes Store whatever I did. I decided as I was considering in parallel anyway, I'll update to Mavericks. Presto that fixed the issue. Seems a sledgehammer approach to

Re: Maps flyover now in Perth

2014-03-21 Thread Peter Crisp
I see Newman WA does not show 'flyover' mode where I am. I doubt it ever will. No great loss. Regards Pete On 22 Mar 2014, at 1:32 pm, Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Great stuff, many thanks Peter! No doubt Albany will show in twenty years time! Severin Crisp On 22

Re: Mavericks

2014-03-18 Thread Peter Crisp
Yes I agree Stephen. I have 4 MacBooks in the house with Mavericks and we've had no issues. One thing I would suggest to Ken, do a google search for use of Mavericks with your brand and model of printer. See if there are people having issues with that model. My Epson no problem. You may have

Re: Voice Control

2014-03-16 Thread Peter Crisp
:48 pm, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Peter, Settings General Accessibility VoiceOver OFF Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 16 Mar 2014, at 1:26 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: I recently did the iOS update to 7.1 on my iPhone 5C and have noticed

Voice Control

2014-03-15 Thread Peter Crisp
I recently did the iOS update to 7.1 on my iPhone 5C and have noticed that when I have it placed on my stereo dock, it automatically launches Voice Control shortly after being placed there. Sometimes this stops the charging and sometimes the charging (green indicator) continues, I haven’t

Re: [OFFTOPIC] Passing of Merv Bond

2014-03-13 Thread Peter Crisp
Yes, my thoughts too on this. Merv's contribution to WAMUG will be missed. Thanks for notifying us Daniel. Regards Pete On 14 Mar 2014, at 9:31 am, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: I am saddened to hear of Merv's passing. He was a kind gentleman and did a lot of charity work. He will be

Re: Will an Airport Express do this ?

2014-03-09 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Peter, I've got an Airport Express set up in extended mode, thanks to Ronni's instructions from my Time Capsule. Not sure if the AE will extend from a non-Apple device. Regards Pete On 10 Mar 2014, at 8:25 am, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 9 Mar 2014, at

Re: iBooks

2014-02-23 Thread Peter Crisp
:29 pm, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Peter, My comments in situ On 23 Feb 2014, at 10:34 am, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, it seems doing the trick of starting iBooks without the external drive attached worked. It allows the iBook setup to complete, now I'm

Re: iBooks

2014-02-23 Thread Peter Crisp
, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 24 Feb 2014, at 7:35 am, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks for the additional comments Ronni. I figured the external

Re: iBooks

2014-02-23 Thread Peter Crisp
@ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 24 Feb 2014, at 7:35 am, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks for the additional comments Ronni. I figured the external option would be a dead end, until they code it into the app. It's only 8GB so I'm

Re: iBooks

2014-02-23 Thread Peter Crisp
, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, will do this eve when home. Thanks for this. I will have to temporarily disable the wireless synch to iPhone as well I presume. Yes! Wi-Fi Sync - will automatically sync with iTunes on your computer when your phone is plugged in to power

Re: Help requested :-)

2014-02-23 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Malcolm, you could locate a WiFi extender near to your AppleTV. Either an Airport Express in extender mode (which I have) for the children's end of the house or a purpose made extender - I'm sure Apple makes them but also Belkin, Netgear et al make them too. These are simple plugins to a

iBooks

2014-02-22 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi, I have some epub files on an external drive that were in my previous iTunes library and now I have moved to Mavericks, iBooks is now a standalone app. When iBooks starts up it says “iBooks is moving your library …”. Shortly after it quits saying “iBooks has quit unexpectedly but will

Re: iBooks

2014-02-22 Thread Peter Crisp
it. So, if you delete it from iBooks, it’s the copy in your Library that’s erased, not the original. Over 9000 ePub files to move is going to take a long time to add to iBooks Library. Cheers, Ronni On 22 Feb 2014, at 5:03 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi, I have

Re: iBooks

2014-02-22 Thread Peter Crisp
to be progressing nicely. Regards Pete On 23 Feb 2014, at 10:16 am, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi Ronni, thanks for that. It seems my Mac is not getting past the first hurdle. Yesterday I gave it a long time after the external drive (this is where the epub files reside

Re: Backing up an attached USB drive

2014-02-07 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Ronni, I was able to de-select the external drive from the excluded from backup table. The backup is underway now - 753GB. I connected it via Ethernet for the first large backup. Thanks for the help. Regards Pete On 7 Feb 2014, at 1:27 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote

Backing up an attached USB drive

2014-02-06 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi folks, I have been unsuccessful in trying to find a way of backing up to my Time Capsule, a drive that I have attached to my MBP. The Time Machine backup seems to default to backing up the Hard Disc within the MBP ONLY and to not include an externally attached drive. Obviously the TM

Re: Backing up an attached USB drive

2014-02-06 Thread Peter Crisp
this will resolve my TC/TM queries, until . Regards Pete On 7 Feb 2014, at 12:33 pm, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 7 Feb 2014, at 9:55 am, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi folks, I have been unsuccessful in trying to find a way of backing up to my Time Capsule, a drive

Re: Time Capsule

2014-02-05 Thread Peter Crisp
computer Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 5 Feb 2014, at 1:31 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi Ronni, thanks for that, it was just

Time Capsule

2014-02-04 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi, some may recall I’ve been running out of Time Capsule memory with 5 Macbooks now all pointing to the 1TB TC I have. Is there any reason why I can’t use an externally attached USB hard drive (say 1TB or 2TB) on the TC as a Backup target to effectively increase capacity? Is it necessary

Re: Time Capsule

2014-02-04 Thread Peter Crisp
, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 5 Feb 2014, at 8:43 am, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi, some may recall I’ve been running out of Time Capsule memory with 5 Macbooks now all pointing to the 1TB TC I have. Is there any reason why I can’t use an externally attached USB

Re: Time Capsule

2014-02-04 Thread Peter Crisp
Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 5 Feb 2014, at 1:31 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi Ronni, thanks for that, it was just a thought

Re: iTunes and iPhoto library locations for sharing and backup

2014-01-30 Thread Peter Crisp
, at 9:39 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks for that Ronni, I will read through the links there some of which I recognise from prior review from my searching. Regards Pete On 30 Jan 2014, at 4:25 pm, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Peter, iPhoto needs

Re: iTunes problems

2014-01-30 Thread Peter Crisp
I recently had this problem and a Software a Update corrected it in my instance. Worth trying anyway if all else fails. Regards Pete On 31 Jan 2014, at 11:44 am, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Kevin, There are a couple of reasons why this can be happening, it is normally security

Re: iMac remote control

2014-01-15 Thread Peter Crisp
Just on this, my wife's 2012 MBP (still ML I think) sits near to but not in a direct line to my AppleTV where I'm usually sitting. When I am commanding the AppleTV using the provided remote, and if iTunes happens to be open on the MBP, it starts the song or podcast that was last in use in

Re: iMac remote control

2014-01-15 Thread Peter Crisp
, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Just on this, my wife's 2012 MBP (still ML I think) sits near to but not in a direct line to my AppleTV where I'm usually sitting. When I am commanding the AppleTV using the provided remote, and if iTunes happens to be open on the MBP, it starts

iTunes Store

2014-01-05 Thread Peter Crisp
HI Wamuggers, I am trying to get to the iTunes Store in the iTunes on my 'old' 2008 Macbook with the latest iTunes version. When I select ITunes Store, when in iTunes, the bar at the top goes into search mode, gets about half way along and then I have a blank panel below where the iTunes

Find my iPhone and OSX

2013-12-19 Thread Peter Crisp
I have recently purchased a Macbook Pro for my 10 yo and it is running Mavericks. I noticed subsequently that it is now reporting in my “Find My iPhone” devices listing – as “Macbook 2000”. Is it a Maveriks feature that is now making it report or is it able to be set to report in Find my

Re: Find my iPhone and OSX

2013-12-19 Thread Peter Crisp
2013, at 10:29 am, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: I have recently purchased a Macbook Pro for my 10 yo and it is running Mavericks. I noticed subsequently that it is now reporting in my “Find My iPhone” devices listing – as “Macbook 2000”. Is it a Maveriks feature

Migration of iTunes from Windows to Mac

2013-12-17 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi all, I am moving towards migrating my iTunes to my 'new' old Macbook from my 'work' Windows laptop. The Windows configuration is that iTunes is mapped to my external drive (formatted for Windows and Mac use). I'm moving to a 2008 Macbook 4.1 (circa 2008 vintage) that I've inherited from #2

Re: Migration of iTunes from Windows to Mac

2013-12-17 Thread Peter Crisp
to retain playlists, ratings, play count etc? Regards Pete On 18 Dec 2013, at 7:40 am, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 17 Dec 2013, at 9:39 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi all, I am moving towards migrating my iTunes to my 'new' old Macbook from my

Time Capsule capacity and OSX limits

2013-12-13 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Muggers, I have a 1TB Time Capsule which has the backup Sparsebundle files of the 4 Macbooks (my Wife's plus 3 kids) currently in my house. I have bought a MacBook Pro for middle child for school next year and as a result I can have his hand-me-down (hand-me-up??) Black Macbook (not such a

Re: Time Capsule capacity and OSX limits

2013-12-13 Thread Peter Crisp
model is (13-inch, late 2008) 2.4GHz and 2GB memory I would suggest you install more memory... It can take 6.0 GB. If this is the MB you have (or going to have) its Maximum OS is Mac OS X 10.7.5 Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 13 Dec 2013, at 4:51 pm, Peter Crisp petercr

iTunes Internet radio

2013-12-03 Thread Peter Crisp
I live in Mandurah where the FM reception at my place for Perth radio stations is not the best. A great alternative I've used for quite some time is to use Radio via AppleTV - crystal clear and no skipping at all with a good internet connection. The station I've listened to a bit can be located

Re: iTunes Internet radio

2013-12-03 Thread Peter Crisp
On 3 Dec 2013, at 6:52 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: I live in Mandurah where the FM reception at my place for Perth radio stations is not the best. A great alternative I've used for quite some time is to use Radio via AppleTV - crystal clear and no skipping at all

Re: iOS behaviour

2013-11-25 Thread Peter Crisp
That's pretty cool Ronni@@@, hey it worked!! Regards Pete On 25 Nov 2013, at 1:42 pm, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Tim, I have just got back in; but notice Daniel has replied to your question. Here are a couple more you might find useful. 1. Typing the whole sentence in

Re: iOS behaviour

2013-11-24 Thread Peter Crisp
. The .com tip you provided below is a good one to know so thanks for that. Regards Pete On 24 Nov 2013, at 4:17 pm, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 24 Nov 2013, at 3:43 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi all, for a while I have noticed that iOS X.X defaults

iOS behaviour

2013-11-23 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi all, for a while I have noticed that iOS X.X defaults automatically to the numeric/punctuation keyboard in iMessage when going back to do an edit to text. This is as opposed to going to the Alpha keyboard. Is this default behaviour something that can be changed or is it coded into iOS to do

Re: ICloud vs computer backup

2013-11-13 Thread Peter Crisp
Thanks Ronni, I got the PDF and will review. Regards Pete On 13 Nov 2013, at 4:03 pm, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Pete, Just adding to Daniel's reply below - Re: Mavericks- Migrating From a Windows PC Using Migration Assistant It will be faster if you use Ethernet Make

Re: ICloud vs computer backup

2013-11-11 Thread Peter Crisp
you might think. iCloud doesn’t require you to back up iOS devices to the cloud; you can continue backing them up to your Mac. On 10 Nov 2013, at 1:58 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi, I’ve a basic question about how iTunes works. When you have an idevice attached

Re: ICloud vs computer backup

2013-11-11 Thread Peter Crisp
information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 11/11/2013, at 7:36 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, thanks for that extensive response Ronni. I am clear on this now and will keep this to review

Re: ICloud vs computer backup

2013-11-11 Thread Peter Crisp
by the author be requested. On 11/11/2013, at 8:36 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks for that Daniel. The 'over network' transfer sounds appealing. When you say data is transferred is that just the iOS backed up data or music library as well? If it's the whole library, I would

ICloud vs computer backup

2013-11-09 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi, I’ve a basic question about how iTunes works. When you have an idevice attached to a computer with iTunes, one has the choice of selecting for Backups Either “iCloud” OR “This Computer”. I have a music/video library around 230GB and so I choose to have it on an external drive to which

Re: iOS7 battery drain!

2013-11-01 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi, I have been following this one and aware of the apps running in the background and their effect on power usage. I too have recently done the ios 7.0.3 update and have wondered how to shut down apps. I know the method in ios 6 - double click Home, then swipe along the bottom presented app

Re: iOS7 battery drain!

2013-11-01 Thread Peter Crisp
carousel. To Close an app, simple swipe the app's screenshot UP OFF the screen. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 1 Nov 2013, at 4:00 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi, I have been following this one and aware of the apps running in the background

Re: Screen Grab on iPad mini

2013-10-27 Thread Peter Crisp
Ok, you must press Home AND the power button at the same time. Regards Pete On 28 Oct 2013, at 11:53 am, Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: That is my problem. The screen grab is not there either in my camera roll, my photo stream or any of the albums. Severin On 28 Oct

Re: iOS 7.0.2 Update

2013-09-29 Thread Peter Crisp
I'm in Canada at the moment touring with family and interested to read the banter and other online stuff regarding iOS 7.x update. I'm happy to do nothing as we don't have MBP's handy for restore if needed. Will see where people's comments have settled (or still in a state of flux) when we're

Re: iOS 7.0.2 Update

2013-09-29 Thread Peter Crisp
Agree with you there Barry. No one on this forum can say they weren't warned about the need to backup prior to iOS or OS updates, not to mention in Apples paraphernalia as well. There will always be those who have to learn the hard way. Regards Pete On 29/09/2013, at 9:48 PM, Barry Sexstone

Re: Accessing US Store

2013-08-20 Thread Peter Crisp
I think you need a credit card lodged with your iTunes account with a kosher US address to be able to purchase from the US store. Regards Pete On 20/08/2013, at 3:44 PM, Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Is there any way to access the US App Store for an item that is available

Re: installing on iPad

2013-08-19 Thread Peter Crisp
Press sync. Regards Pete On 19/08/2013, at 4:34 PM, Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ronni I am linked to the iMac by cable with v3 removed from the Mobile Apps and the earlier version sitting there in its place, v3 is removed from the iPad. The earlier version shows

Re: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh

2013-08-19 Thread Peter Crisp
Thanks Peter for that. Agree with your logic there. I'm warming towards the Retina! Regards Pete On 19/08/2013, at 8:28 AM, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 16/08/2013, at 11:44 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Daniel, yes i like the 27

Re: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh

2013-08-17 Thread Peter Crisp
/macbook_pro/macbook-pro-retina-display-faq/differences-between-macbook-pro-retina-display-13-inch-nonretina-macbook-air-2012.html Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 16/08/2013, at 9:39 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok Daniel, thanks for that lengthy email there. I

Re: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh

2013-08-16 Thread Peter Crisp
provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. On 16/08/2013, at 11:44 AM, Peter Crisp petercr

Re: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh

2013-08-15 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi Ronnie and Brian. with the last 4 years of Apple ownership taking command of the house entirely, I want to actually get one of these for myself now. Wife and three kids of mine all have iPod/iPhone/iPad/Macbook combinations between them, and all I have is an iPhone 4 - plus the iPad I

Re: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh

2013-08-15 Thread Peter Crisp
! On a serious note, perhaps a SSD would be an option - more robust? Brian On 15/08/2013, at 4:28 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi Ronnie and Brian. with the last 4 years of Apple ownership taking command of the house entirely, I want to actually get one of these for myself

Re: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh

2013-08-15 Thread Peter Crisp
Thanks Daniel, yes i like the 27 Thunderbolt displays. i have an iTunes library around 220GB and photos 50GB, so 256GB no good for me and no doubt they will get bigger not smaller. Do you feel that the extra cost of the retina is worth it over the non-retina MBP in 13. I always wondered why

Re: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh

2013-08-15 Thread Peter Crisp
be requested. On 16/08/2013, at 11:37 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Yes thanks Brian, I would certainly like to opt for SSD. will do when I place order. Regards Pete On 15/08/2013, at 9:36 PM, Brian Risbey risb...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi Pete, So have you seen

iPad syncing

2013-07-12 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi there, a colleague of mine has an iPad which he has never connected to iTunes and I’ve convinced him for back up and music and app management it would be a good idea to set up with iTunes. He has an Apple ID and has plenty of apps bought on the iPad and other content too. I haven’t

Re: iPad syncing

2013-07-12 Thread Peter Crisp
Backup http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766 Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 13/07/2013, at 8:49 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi there, a colleague of mine has an iPad which he has never connected to iTunes and I’ve convinced him for back up and music and app

Re: iPad syncing

2013-07-12 Thread Peter Crisp
did the original setup he chose not to use iCloud as this resulted in his entire family seeing all of his texts. This is a separate issue I know but also can be managed on the devices. Regards Pete On 13/07/2013, at 10:06 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Ronni

Re: iPad syncing

2013-07-12 Thread Peter Crisp
will be synced to your device, and your device will be empty. iTunes will begin copying any purchases made with any account for which the computer is authorized. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 13/07/2013, at 10:37 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Ronni, David

Re: iTunes and iCloud

2013-05-19 Thread Peter Crisp
/2013, at 10:43 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: I'm interested to understand something about using iTunes and whether by directing the iTunes library to a local disc (USB attached external drive) precludes being able to use the iCloud service. My iTunes library is around 240GB

iTunes and iCloud

2013-05-18 Thread Peter Crisp
I'm interested to understand something about using iTunes and whether by directing the iTunes library to a local disc (USB attached external drive) precludes being able to use the iCloud service. My iTunes library is around 240GB so I'm not going to pay for that much space in the cloud, but

Re: Traveling with Apple products (Europe) info

2013-05-15 Thread Peter Crisp
Thanks Peter for that lengthy synopsis. I think I'll try to arrange a mifi upon arrival for both USA and Canada service. Regards Pete On 15/05/2013, at 3:47 PM, Peter Faulks peterfau...@westnet.com.au wrote: Using a Mac in Europe Just a follow up to Peter's traveling question, I

Re: Traveling with Apple products

2013-05-11 Thread Peter Crisp
minis, one each, maybe six with a spare in case of problems! Dad On 11/05/2013, at 12:08 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Folks, I'm taking my family to the US and Canada in September/October for nearly 5 weeks. My wife and I have iPhones and kids each have an iPod

Traveling with Apple products

2013-05-10 Thread Peter Crisp
Folks, I'm taking my family to the US and Canada in September/October for nearly 5 weeks. My wife and I have iPhones and kids each have an iPod touch and soon iPad Mini (WIFI only) each. I also have an iPad (WIFI only) regular. All iPads are/going to be 16GB. I have a couple of questions. If

Re: Traveling with Apple products

2013-05-10 Thread Peter Crisp
AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 11/05/2013, at 12:08 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Folks, I'm taking my family to the US and Canada in September/October for nearly 5 weeks. My wife and I have iPhones and kids each have

Re: Traveling with Apple products

2013-05-10 Thread Peter Crisp
the laptops do). Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 11/05/2013, at 12:18 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Daniel. So

Re: Traveling with Apple products

2013-05-10 Thread Peter Crisp
Thanks Nathalie, that sounds great all your tips. Regards Pete On 11/05/2013, at 12:22 PM, Nathalie S. Collins nathaliescoll...@gmail.com wrote: I go to the USA each year and have some thoughts for you. For details feel free to email me off list. Answers in text If when I get there

Re: Download problems

2013-04-30 Thread Peter Crisp
If its any consolation, you are not unique to this problem. I have experienced very slow download of Motor magazine from the Magshop app. When the wifi signal and bandwidth are good the problem goes away. My ADSL1 home service is poor at best and exacerbated by other downloads going in the

Ronni

2013-03-25 Thread Peter Crisp
Is Ronni out there still? She's been conspicuous by her silence. Anyone know? I hope all is well. Regards Pete -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings

Re: Strange iPhone messages

2013-03-15 Thread Peter Crisp
Yes, I too have apparently won millions of £'s in the past with these unsolicited clutter texts. Just delete if not a recognized contact. (+44) is the United Kingdom. Regards Pete On 16/03/2013, at 7:07 AM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: Its spam/unsolicited marketing - one way I

New Macbook Pro

2013-03-14 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi all, I went out and bought my wife an ew MB Pro - 13 non-retina model this eve. She has the need for mail and web browsing and not much else, maybe iphoto and itunes. I need to migrate her 2009 Macbook data to this new one. I know of Migration Assistant but haven't used it. Is this the

Re: New Macbook Pro

2013-03-14 Thread Peter Crisp
Assistant is quite easy to use without Apple FAQ, but certainly do read them to be sure. Reg On 14/03/2013, at 7:52 pm, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi all, I went out and bought my wife an new MB Pro - 13 non-retina model this eve. She has the need for mail and web

Re: New Macbook Pro

2013-03-14 Thread Peter Crisp
, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Daniel and Reg. Tonight I will embark on the migration. I done thave either Firewire of Thunderbolt leads but have an ethernet so will use that method. I have a question. I watched a youtube clip of the migration assistant and it looks

Macbook for kids

2013-03-02 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi all, I am looking for a Macbook for my young daughter (also addicted to Minecraft!). Is there someone out there with a surplus Macbook no older than say 2010 I could pick up? I will probably hand-down one of the current 3 Macbooks (2x Black 2008 and 1 x White 2009) and give the new one to

iTunes Store?

2013-02-27 Thread Peter Crisp
Is anyone experiencing issues wit connecting to the iTunes Store for app downloads? Regards Pete -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe

Re: iTunes Store?

2013-02-27 Thread Peter Crisp
Hdrive OS X 10.6.8 On 27/02/2013, at 18:24 PM, Peter Crisp wrote: Is anyone experiencing issues wit connecting to the iTunes Store for app downloads? Regards Pete -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines

Re: Iphone refuses to connect to wireless network

2013-02-26 Thread Peter Crisp
Try rebooting the phone. I had this very issue my self two weeks ago and that resolved it instantly. I am curious if it works or not so please let me know Neil. Regards Pete On 26/02/2013, at 12:36 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Just to add: € The iPhone was previously

Re: Iphone refuses to connect to wireless network

2013-02-26 Thread Peter Crisp
:27 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: Hi Peter, Thanks for that - yes that sorted the problem ;o)) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 26/2/13 4:45 PM, Peter Crisp at petercr

Re: Iphone refuses to connect to wireless network

2013-02-26 Thread Peter Crisp
on 26/2/13 4:45 PM, Peter Crisp at petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Try rebooting the phone. I had this very issue my self two weeks ago and that resolved it instantly. I am curious if it works or not so please let me know Neil. Regards Pete On 26/02/2013, at 12:36 PM

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-20 Thread Peter Crisp
/02/2013, at 5:57 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, I think you're on the right track Ronni. I'm in my house now with wifi, and iPad connected no problem. I tried to connect my sons iPod to my iPhone hotspot and it has done son before, and no good. Below you mention

Re: iOS 6.1.2 Fixes Battery-Draining Exchange Bug

2013-02-19 Thread Peter Crisp
Thanks for this Ronni, that explains why my iPhone 4 battery life was poor of late. I noticed it was running hot very often too. I will do the download as I've got no wifi access for at least a week where I am. Regards Pete On 20/02/2013, at 5:56 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-14 Thread Peter Crisp
from Ronni's iPad4 On 13/02/2013, at 8:11 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Sorry, I meant to say, Location Services has been switched the whole time. I did cycle it off/on too with 30 second wait. Regards Pete On 13/02/2013, at 8:05 PM, Peter Crisp petercr

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-14 Thread Peter Crisp
/2013, at 8:11 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Sorry, I meant to say, Location Services has been switched the whole time. I did cycle it off/on too with 30 second wait. Regards Pete On 13/02/2013, at 8:05 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, back

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-14 Thread Peter Crisp
** On 14/02/2013, at 5:57 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, I think you're on the right track Ronni. I'm in my house now with wifi, and iPad connected no problem. I tried to connect my sons iPod to my iPhone hotspot and it has done son before, and no good. Below you

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-13 Thread Peter Crisp
ON in locations services. If it was already turned ON in location services... Turn it OFF on the iPad, Wait about 30 seconds. Then turned it back ON. You have to have something not set up right. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 13/02/2013, at 12:17 PM, Peter Crisp petercr

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-13 Thread Peter Crisp
Sorry, I meant to say, Location Services has been switched the whole time. I did cycle it off/on too with 30 second wait. Regards Pete On 13/02/2013, at 8:05 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, back to original default provided password, no apostrophe now in any device

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-12 Thread Peter Crisp
Services ON Then scroll down to check Find My iPad is ON Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 12/02/2013, at 6:54 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Daniel, this was all very successful, went without a hitch. A couple of issues seem to have occurred as a result

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-12 Thread Peter Crisp
...@mac.com wrote: Hi Peter, Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 12/02/2013, at 8:03 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: When I set up Hotspot from iPhone, the phone immediately shows as an available network. When I put in the special code, momentarily the phone gets the blue bar

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-12 Thread Peter Crisp
and it will work with the apostrophe. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 13/02/2013, at 10:03 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks for that Ronni, I was able to Remove the 'old' iPad using the iCloud.com site no problem. I'm still unable to connect to the hotspot

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-11 Thread Peter Crisp
Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 09/02/2013, at 11:17 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi, I bought my wife an iPad 3 a year ago there abouts, but as I'm now FIFO, I've effectively

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-11 Thread Peter Crisp
is on and Find my iPhone is On. Do you have Location Services turned ON in the iPad? Settings Privacy Location Services ON Then scroll down to check Find My iPad is ON Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 12/02/2013, at 6:54 AM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks

iPad migration

2013-02-08 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi, I bought my wife an iPad 3 a year ago there abouts, but as I'm now FIFO, I've effectively hijacked it. I have my iTunes library (250GB) on an external drive attached to my win7 work laptop for convenience so I can sync stuff (podcasts etc) to my work iPhone 4. How do I shift the iPad from

Re: iPad migration

2013-02-08 Thread Peter Crisp
one can be restored back to what the old one was like.) Hope that helps. Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 09/02/2013, at 11:17 AM, Peter Crisp

Re: iTunes sync

2013-01-28 Thread Peter Crisp
iTunes Preferences - Devices and untick 'Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically. iTunes will remember your sync settings for future syncs. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 28/01/2013, at 3:21 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ok, thanks

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