Re: iPhone 3G S Settings Menu PDF

2010-01-11 Thread Ronda Brown
Thanks Glenn, I hope you find the PDF useful. Cheers, Ronni On 11/01/2010, at 2:40 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: That is a great resource Ronni, thanks. Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: 2010/1/11 Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com: Hello WAMUG members, I recently created a PDF explaining the 45

Re: Samorost 2

2010-01-11 Thread John Daniels
Thanks Ruben Done all that but it makes no difference. Cheers John On 11/01/2010, at 2:29 PM, Rob Findlay wrote: In Safari Prefs you can choose the default web browser. On 11/01/2010, at 1:45 PM, John Daniels wrote: Thanks Ruben It seems Safari is compulsory because in Finder-get info

Re: Permissions not accepted

2010-01-11 Thread Jon Davison
Hi everyone I am having a lot of trouble sharing files via Airport or Ethernet on our work network. I always get 'You don't have sufficient write privileges'. Sharing is on on all machines in the office, and in options I have them set on; Prefs-File Sharing-Options -AFP. I have set all

Re: iPhone 3G S Settings Menu PDF

2010-01-11 Thread Julie Bedford
Thanks Ronni for the PDF, will be very helpful with my new iPhone. Cheers Jewels On 11/01/2010, at 4:45 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Thanks Glenn, I hope you find the PDF useful. Cheers, Ronni On 11/01/2010, at 2:40 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: That is a great resource Ronni, thanks. Glenn

Re: Permissions not accepted

2010-01-11 Thread Ronda Brown
On 11/01/2010, at 6:09 PM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi everyone I am having a lot of trouble sharing files via Airport or Ethernet on our work network. I always get 'You don't have sufficient write privileges'. Sharing is on on all machines in the office, and in options I have them set on;

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread Paul van der Mey
Reg Have you actually tried the iPhone? I ask because of my experience travelling in Tasmania and South Australia in particular. On a number of occasions I've had to lend my iPhone (3G) because the person I was travelling with had no/not enough service (both on Telstra). They bought their

iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Kim Maher
To All Has anyone have information re the “iSlate”, as I am interested in purchasing this item. Lots of news from everyone, other than Apple, is this normal concerning new items? Your Apple Bore Kim iMac 24” Intel Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo iPhone 3GS 32GB iPhone 3G 16GB

Re: Permissions not accepted

2010-01-11 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Jon, When I have these sort of problems, I often find that it is down to trying to share across different user accounts. For example, assuming that: 1) there are two user accounts - User A and User B and 2) that these two user accounts have been set up identically on all machines on the

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread Nicholas Pyers
On 11/01/2010, at 4:31 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Does anyone out there have any advice, other than to buy an iPhone, which isn't an option as it really doesn't have enough range for our country travelling? Why not consider an iPhone? The range is more dependent on your choice of carrier and

photobooth

2010-01-11 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi all, a friend wants to be able to change the way photos appear taken with photo booth. As they come they are actually a mirror image which does not work if you have a newspaper headline, for example. Is there a way to change the orientation using iPhoto or some other cheap or free programme

Re: photobooth

2010-01-11 Thread David Moyle
Evening Susan, Due to the camera I don't think you'll be able to modify the Photobooth image. Two options I can think of. Set up an Automator script to take a photo and then reverse the image? Alternatively use a batch processor (GraphicConverter/Photoshop etc) to reverse the images after the

Re: iPhone Ap - Marine nav and Tides - will it work without phone coverage???

2010-01-11 Thread Tim Law
I agree re turning on Airplane mode ­ as my 3G iPhone stopped receiving any GPS signal when I tried this option. 15 minutes for acquisition is far too long compared to up to a couple of minutes for my Garmin dedicated GPS and my HP iPaq Travel Companion with built in Tom Tom. I will let you

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Rod Blitvich
Apple is having a special event on 26 or 27 Jan - there will be some product announcements.Many believe the iSlate will be announced then and ship a couple of months later.cheersBlittoOn 11/01/2010, at 7:52 PM, Kim Maher wrote:To AllHas anyone have information re the “iSlate”, as I am interested

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Kim Maher
Hi RodThanks for the dates. Your Apple BoreKimiMac 24”Intel Core 2 DuoMacBook ProIntel Core 2 DuoiPhone 3GS 32GBiPhone 3G 16GBiTouch 16GBOS X Snow Leopard On 11/01/2010, at 8:45 PM, Rod Blitvich wrote:Apple is having a special event on 26 or 27 Jan - there will be some product announcements.Many

MacBooks on auction (Tuesday 12th)

2010-01-11 Thread Shay Telfer
Hi... In case anyone is interested I note that Ross's has a police unclaimed and forfeited property auction, including two MacBooks and a MacBook Pro on Wednesday. Inspection is on Tuesday 12th.

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi Nicholas Thanks for your reply. On 11/01/2010, at 8:23 PM, Nicholas Pyers wrote: On 11/01/2010, at 4:31 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Does anyone out there have any advice, other than to buy an iPhone, which isn't an option as it really doesn't have enough range for our country travelling?

Re: photobooth

2010-01-11 Thread choy
Hi Susan, Your friend just needs to select the photo in photobooth (ie at the bottom of the app) and then go to the file menu and select flip photo. the keyboard shortcut is command-f Dave On 11/01/2010, at 8:24 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi all, a friend wants to be able to change the

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread Chris Burton
Hi Nick I too was very much looking forward to buying a new iphone to replace my very old Sony Ericsson model. This was until my daughter came to stay in our new house and we found that it could not receive the 3G signal inside. This has been the case with a number of other models, and

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread choy
On 11/01/2010, at 9:51 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Can you borrow a friends iPhone for a weekend to test the range? I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the coverage and the iPhone 3GS has even better reception than the 3G. I admit I've never tried the iPhone in Gero but all reports

Re: photobooth

2010-01-11 Thread Michael Waldie
Dave, The short cut is right but I think you meant that it is in the Edit menu, not the file menu. Michael On 11/01/2010, at 10:15 PM, choy wrote: Hi Susan, Your friend just needs to select the photo in photobooth (ie at the bottom of the app) and then go to the file menu and select

Re: photobooth

2010-01-11 Thread choy
whups, thanks that's right, it's the edit menu. Dave On 11/01/2010, at 10:32 PM, Michael Waldie wrote: Dave, The short cut is right but I think you meant that it is in the Edit menu, not the file menu. Michael On 11/01/2010, at 10:15 PM, choy wrote: Hi Susan, Your friend just

Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread Jennifer Lefroy
A belated Happy New Year everyone. When I still used the unmentionable computers, I had no trouble emailing a hyperlink: just command C, command V, space and there it was. I still haven't worked out how to do this on the Mac in Mail and I can't find a reference. I know it must be simple, but...

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread choy
HI Chris, The other alternative to your in-house problem would have been to buy a signal booster, since it was only occurring in your house. These are available for $150-450 depending on how much coverage you need. I only say this because I've seen the blue tick range and frankly it's

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread Reg Whitely
Thanks Dave I'm thinking about your option of What about a cheapo for your camping trips and the iphone for the other times? I used a samsung freebie for a while (waiting for my iphone!). I won a Samsung prepaid cheapie in a Mysouthwest comp 18 months ago and it still works Ok. I'll

Re: Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread choy
Hi Jennifer, I assume you mean *embedding* a link rather than just copying and pasting one, because command c and v work on macs too. If you want to do this in Mail, copy your link from your browser (command c) then type whatever text you want in your email. Select the text for which

Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread Jennifer Lefroy
Hello Everyone, , Please disregard question previously. I find on looking in my sent box that Mac has done the job after all. regards, Jennifer -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread Nicholas Pyers
On 12/01/2010, at 1:46 AM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote: When I still used the unmentionable computers, I had no trouble emailing a hyperlink: just command C, command V, space and there it was. I still haven't worked out how to do this on the Mac in Mail and I can't find a reference. I know it

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread choy
HI Reg The 6700 was only announced in Nov 2009 and the official release date was a vague Q1 2010. Like you I haven't seen it anywhere and it's not on my distributor lists at all yet. Unfortunately that could mean it only gets released in March. On top of that, Nokia have a tradition of

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread Nicholas Pyers
On 12/01/2010, at 12:51 AM, Reg Whitely wrote: Hi Nicholas Thanks for your reply. On 11/01/2010, at 8:23 PM, Nicholas Pyers wrote: On 11/01/2010, at 4:31 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Does anyone out there have any advice, other than to buy an iPhone, which isn't an option as it really doesn't have

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Nicholas Pyers
On 11/01/2010, at 10:52 PM, Kim Maher wrote: To All Has anyone have information re the “iSlate”, as I am interested in purchasing this item. Lots of news from everyone, other than Apple, is this normal concerning new items? Yeap... standard state of affairs in Appledom. Apple will

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread choy
I must say I'll be very amused if, after all this hype and innuendo, and with Apple's compettitors falling over themselves scrambling to release tablets of their own, Apple doesn't release one! That would truly be a master stroke. Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer always irks me with his

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Reg Whitely
Bad night? Reg On 11/01/2010, at 11:17 PM, Nicholas Pyers wrote: On 11/01/2010, at 10:52 PM, Kim Maher wrote: To All Has anyone have information re the “iSlate”, as I am interested in purchasing this item. Lots of news from everyone, other than Apple, is this normal concerning new

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Nicholas Pyers
On 12/01/2010, at 3:00 AM, Reg Whitely wrote: Bad night? [snip, snip of my rant against Apple rumor sites] Yes and No... Yes, because I have a toothache :( and even though Sydney didn't reach the 43+ that Melbourne did, it is still hot and humid here even at 4:20 in the morning :(

Re: photobooth

2010-01-11 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi Michael and Dave, thanks for that, very logical that it would be an option within photobooth. cheers, susan. On 11/01/2010, at 10:39 PM, choy wrote: whups, thanks that's right, it's the edit menu. Dave On 11/01/2010, at 10:32 PM, Michael Waldie wrote: Dave, The short cut

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Ronda Brown
On 12/01/2010, at 1:36 AM, Nicholas Pyers wrote: On 12/01/2010, at 3:00 AM, Reg Whitely wrote: Bad night? [snip, snip of my rant against Apple rumor sites] Quite an interesting article from Macworld. True or false: iPod is to music industry as Tablet is to publishing. How desirous is

Re: Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 11/01/2010, at 11:05 PM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote: Hello Everyone, , Please disregard question previously. I find on looking in my sent box that Mac has done the job after all. regards, Jennifer Yes, this is a bug (or is it a feature?) in Mail. Fully formed URLs are not live in

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 11/01/2010, at 7:52 PM, Kim Maher wrote: To All Has anyone have information re the “iSlate”, as I am interested in purchasing this item. Lots of news from everyone, other than Apple, is this normal concerning new items? Your Apple Bore Kim Very simply, at the time of

Re: Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread Jennifer Lefroy
Thank you all for the help. I have a better understanding of terminology and differences now. Kind regards, Jennifer 2010/1/12 Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au On 11/01/2010, at 11:05 PM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote: Hello Everyone, , Please disregard question previously. I

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread Paul Weaver
Z! All this is old. You could have read the gist in my 30 December post '26 sleeps rumour'. Z! Paul. ;) -- 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

Bluetooth Magic Mouse

2010-01-11 Thread Crisp, Peter
I am a recent poster and a Mac newbie so coming up to speed having been PC for many years. I recently purchased a Macbook 13 and with it I have a Time Capsule 1TB and a Magic Mouse. From previous postings on the WAMUG I downloaded the MagicPrefs and see it opens up lots of potential with the Magic

Re: Bluetooth Magic Mouse

2010-01-11 Thread Ronda Brown
On 12/01/2010, at 11:56 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: I am a recent poster and a Mac newbie so coming up to speed having been PC for many years. I recently purchased a Macbook 13” and with it I have a Time Capsule 1TB and a Magic Mouse. From previous postings on the WAMUG I downloaded the

RE: Bluetooth Magic Mouse

2010-01-11 Thread Crisp, Peter
Thanks for that Ronni. The Macbook/mouse is located within 10m (as the crow flies) of the Time Capsule and logistically it is hard in my house to get outside Bluetooth range (~10m) of the TC. I will move outside Bluetooth range of the TC next time it happens to see if it frees- up. Changing

Re: Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread Merv Bond
The same happens in Thunderbird. Disconcerting until you find out it does work. Merv Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 11/01/2010, at 11:05 PM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote: Hello Everyone, , Please disregard question previously. I find on looking in my sent box that Mac has done the job after

Re: Bluetooth Magic Mouse

2010-01-11 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Peter, You have the new iTB Time Capsule which is a Dual Band (5GHz/2.4GHz), so your MacBook should be connecting to the faster n band. You probably setup yas Automatic Radio Mode. To verify if your MacBook is connecting to the faster n band: Hold down the option key on your keyboard while

Re: Bluetooth Magic Mouse

2010-01-11 Thread Reg Whitely
On 12/01/2010, at 1:23 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: To verify if your MacBook is connecting to the faster n band: Hold down the option key on your keyboard while you click the fan shaped Airport icon at the top of your screen. Look for Transmit Rate. A value of 54 indicates that the network is

Re: Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread Neil Houghton
It is also the same in Entourage - so it may be standard for email clients? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 12/1/10 1:02 PM, Merv Bond at m...@iinet.net.au wrote: The same happens in Thunderbird.

Re: Bluetooth Magic Mouse

2010-01-11 Thread Ronda Brown
On 12/01/2010, at 1:38 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: On 12/01/2010, at 1:23 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: To verify if your MacBook is connecting to the faster n band: Hold down the option key on your keyboard while you click the fan shaped Airport icon at the top of your screen. Look for

Re: Bluetooth Magic Mouse

2010-01-11 Thread Neil Houghton
Yeah Ronni, Another neat little trick! Interestingly with my two iMacs sat about 1.5m apart in the same room, the plastic-backed older 24² iMac consistently shows a transmit rate of 54 (ie the max for my ³g² level Airport Express) whereas the new metal-backed 27² iMac shows a lower transmission

Re: MacBooks on auction (Tuesday 12th)

2010-01-11 Thread Mike Armson
G'Day Apple Australia say that in the case of the Applecare protection plans,as they would have been reported to Apple as stolen,their stock number would have been deregistered as a result of an insurance claim. It pays to read the rules in the catalogue, caveat emptor Mike Armson Un-financial

Entourage

2010-01-11 Thread Crisp, Peter
At my work I have MS Outlook and am using Microsoft Activesync to synchronise email/Calendar events to an HTC Touch Pro2 docked on to the PC. This works reliably and quite well though it has no built in SMS capability from the PC keyboard. I have a Macbook at home running Entourage as my email

Re: MacBooks on auction (Tuesday 12th)

2010-01-11 Thread KEVIN Lock
I have just had a look at the auction items. The MacBooks would have to go for a song as there is no guarantee they actually get up. Every time I attend an auction people seem to go a bit auction crazy and place high bids where it approaches the price of a SH machine with provenance.