apple iPhone facial mapping - Blade runner

2017-10-16 Thread gdorn@me
Watching the apple show last night, what struck me about the facial mapping feature, was that it appears to be quite similar to " point cloud mapping" There are apps and iPad/iPhone addons that allow an can create 3D digital scans. such as structure sensor.

passing of Bill Parker

2017-02-24 Thread gdorn@me
Hi Wamug This may a notice of WAMUGS Bill Parker passing away. If not my apologies https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1744507319196872=19128610156 Another good man gone. Vale (Dr) Bill Parker, renaisance man,... Bill sat at the back of his school class in UK and couldnt see

Re: Ipad

2016-11-30 Thread gdorn@me
Hi Juliet I use an app called phototransferapp http://www.phototransferapp.com which allows both download and upload via wifi to any computer on the wifi network via a web browser. I've found it easier and faster than itunes - but is does not sync like itunes. gary dorn gd...@mac.com On

Re: iPhone hackers.

2016-10-12 Thread gdorn@me
HI Ronnie I appreciate this advice, - we get phone calls like this rather regularly. They certainly make it difficult to discern who are legitimate phone calls. gary dorn gd...@mac.com On 13/10/2016, at 10:55 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Tony, > > Yes, your wife's IT Specialist is correct

iphone/ipad backups

2016-10-02 Thread gdorn@me
Hi WAMUG The other day, a family members iPhone accidentally dropped into a toilet bowl! and no longer starts ups . This phone hadn't been backup up for some time, thus a few months of photos, lecture notes, ideas and the like evidently can not be recovered - so say Apple. Thus I take

apple mail - drafts

2016-08-01 Thread gdorn@me
Helo Wamug RE: Apple Mail 5.3 Mac os 10.7.5 Drafts could someone please enlighten me to the workings of Apple mail, in partilcular how Mail box Drafts work I understand this is the place where email is temporarily stored until it is sent. but sometime I send an email and is shows up in

Fwd: Pages spell checker - add words

2016-05-22 Thread gdorn%me
rammar > Learn word I hope this works - Appleworks was real good at learning words chow gary dorn gd...@mac.com Begin forwarded message: > From: gdorn@me <gd...@me.com> > Subject: Pages spell checker - add words > Date: 23 May 2016 10:41:37 AM AWST > To: wamug@wamug.org.au &g

Pages spell checker - add words

2016-05-22 Thread gdorn%me
howdy is it possible to add words to Pages spell checker. For instance - I want to use "Verandah" but spell checker comes up with veranda. chow gdorn gd...@mac.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

recommendation of which mac book for photoshop and illustrator

2016-04-25 Thread gdorn@me
Hi my daughter is in her final year of Fashion Design - Advanced Diploma The software they are starting to use are photoshop and illustrator. She has the means to get her own macbook. ( currently shares a 2009 macbook 13") Can anyone who is familiar with apps please suggest the minimum spec

Re: Dictation not showing command list

2016-04-20 Thread gdorn@me
Can dictation "learn" words in appleworks, I use to be able to add words to dictionary - ie English spelling Does dictation have a similar capability. Eg. try saying " Enjo" and see what you get ( we usually get " you know" chow gdorn gd...@mac.com On 14/04/2016, at 10:39 AM, Ronda

moving files - instead of copying

2016-03-05 Thread gdorn@me
howdy is there a key combination or something that needs to be pressed to be able to move a folder of files to another folder location without it automatically copying? mac OS 10.7.5 chow chow gary dorn gd...@mac.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Contacts sync between devices

2016-01-26 Thread gdorn@me
Ahh so that you do it ! thanks for the tip gdorn gd...@mac.com On 26/01/2016, at 5:56 AM, Ronni Brown wrote: > > OR 3rd Option which I suggest is your best option > 3. Use a different Apple ID for iCloud > There is another option, but it involves setting up a new Apple ID. > Apple gives

Re: iMac & mavericks: start up disk problems

2015-12-19 Thread gdorn@me
migrate from the time machine to the SDD so that we can atleast use the important business files. hmm there are other questions attached to this - I might just start another thread on it. chow gary dorn gd...@mac.com On 07/12/2015, at 3:47 PM, gdorn@me wrote: > Further to the advice no

migrate assistant for 2TB hardisk to new 250 GB SDD transfer

2015-12-19 Thread gdorn@me
Howdy Following on from the previous thread about our dead hard drive problems, we had installed a smaller 250 GB SDD. Thus until we have the original 2TB hard dive replaced, we need to operate from a smaller file/folder set. I've read that creating a new user and then copy /paste select

Re: iMac & mavericks: start up disk problems

2015-12-19 Thread gdorn@me
bly easier than trying to decide what you can/can’t do without and > trying to shoehorn it onto the SDD. > > Just a thought. > > > HTH > > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@po

Re: iMac & mavericks: start up disk problems

2015-12-07 Thread gdorn@me
I've checked the TM backup using a macbook - it was visible and readable in Finder. ( dec 5 2015) I've downloaded DiskMaker X and have started the making of the Mavericks installer to USB - how long ought this take - so far its been saying " DiskMaker X prepares your disk ... please wait "

Re: iMac & mavericks: start up disk problems

2015-12-06 Thread gdorn@me
Further to the advice noted below, how do I go about checking that the Time Machine backup we supposedly have actually exists and is accessible. I say this because for a while, the time machine had be turned off and I frequently find that the usb cable unplugged. So I would like to check the

youtube - apple demo 1989 by John sculley

2015-10-05 Thread gdorn@me
Hi Wamuggers, FYI Found this "historic" you tube video even though what is demonstrated is now common place - ie 3D modelling - the software demonstrated - Architrion, has been updated into BoA, which is what I use everyday and pretty much still does the same thing.

apple termites

2015-04-08 Thread gdorn@me
howdy all thought this might be of interest we discovered termites under our suspended timber floor the other day on further inspection of where I store my apple boxes, it appears that termites prefer the apple boxes over other makers. Thus My G4 , collectable Bondi IMac and 20 inch screen

Re: upgrade to lion 10.7.5 - feedback

2015-02-17 Thread gdorn@me
On 13/02/2015, at 6:04 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Snip Lions Safari 5.1.7 does not work - (crashes on opening) Your running an OLD Version of Safari for Lion, Apple released Safari 6.1.6 for OS X 10.7.5 Have you run Software Update to see if it shows the Safari update? If not you

Re: upgrade to lion 10.7.5 - feedback

2015-02-17 Thread gdorn@me
On 13/02/2015, at 6:04 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 13 Feb 2015, at 4:52 pm, gdorn@me gd...@me.com wrote: My peeves with Lion are In Preview Save As has gone. instead we have save a version, duplicate - which does not suit me at all. How do I change an image resolution /size now

lion 10.7.5 - preview images

2015-02-17 Thread gdorn@me
Howdy I have some of my own scanned images which I need to rotate. I open them in Preview - unlock the file as requested, rotate, save - says The document “. sk 3.png” could not be saved. The file is locked. Do you want to save it anyway press save anyway now says You don’t have

upgrade to lion 10.7.5 - feedback

2015-02-13 Thread gdorn@me
thanks to those who provided advice on my upgrade form 10.6.8 to Lion 10.7.5 - Daniel , Ronni etc I had a significant problem with iCloud after the update. - ie mail iCal, address book not working at all ( crashing) Eventually I rang Apple support and with the help of Harris in Sydney, fixed