Re: iPhone Battery.

2011-05-11 Thread Rob Davies
Afternoon, Yes advice by Ronni, but also the WiFi constantly searching is another. So in settings the three big ones are together being WiFi, Notifications, and Location Services. Simple way to check if faulty battery switch on Airplane Mode see if battery life as bad? Cheers! `RobD... On

Web design

2011-05-11 Thread Pedro
Afternoon allCould all the web guru's out there please comment on the difference and benefits of Sandvox over iWeb. I know Peter H will have a strongopinion on this one as I remember he gave a great presentation awhile back at one of the monthly meetings.I love the simplicity of iWeb but I

Re: Web design

2011-05-11 Thread James / Hans Kunz
i bought sandvox, will see how it works, $50.- is not bad for what can be done, i worked with the older demo version to get a feel of it James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au

Re: iPhone Battery.

2011-05-11 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Tony Rob, How to extend and maximize my iPhone battery life? http://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/97823 1. Turn off 3G when you don't need it for data. This actually has the added benefit of improving voice call quality for some users. Settings - General - Network - Enable 3G - OFF 2. Turn

Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ?

2011-05-11 Thread Stephen Chape
Hi folks, The question is To go wireless. Add an Apple Airport Express to my D-Link Modem DSL-504T ? or Replace the D-Link Modem with a Belkin N600 Wireless Dual Band Modem/Router ? Any thoughts are welcomed please. Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List

Fwd: Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ?

2011-05-11 Thread Stephen Chape
Sorry folks .. I meant to say Airport Extreme. Begin forwarded message: From: Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au Date: 11 May 2011 10:31:43 PM AWST To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ? Reply-To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au

Re: Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ?

2011-05-11 Thread Severin Crisp
I have a D-Link DSL-504T and an Airport Express which I find is a great, trouble free combination. Doing it again from scratch I would go for a Time Capsule instead of the Airport Express. Severin Crisp On 11/05/2011, at 10:31 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, The question is To

Re: Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ?

2011-05-11 Thread Severin Crisp
OOPS, same typo, Airport Extreme not Express for me too Severin Crisp I have a D-Link DSL-504T and an Airport Express which I find is a great, trouble free combination. Doing it again from scratch I would go for a Time Capsule instead of the Airport Express. Severin Crisp On 11/05/2011,

Re: iPhone Battery.

2011-05-11 Thread S Beach
Good advice all round. To give some comparison though... I don't do any of the battery saving measures Ronni mentioned (except keeping bluetooth off) and I have very good battery life with my iPhone 4. I liberally use 3G, wifi, play music, push mail etc, leave location services setting on (but

Ipad memory

2011-05-11 Thread John Hatch
Does anybody know how much memory is on the ipad? Have an app that say not enough memory. How can you check to see what apps are running? John Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Ipad memory

2011-05-11 Thread Daniel Kerr
Not really an easy way to see what memory is used or free. But generally, the easiest way to fix it is to turn the iPad off (Hold down the power button til the Slide to Power Off comes up. Then side to power it off, wait a few seconds and then power it back on again. That will flush out (or free

Re: Ipad memory

2011-05-11 Thread John Hatch
Thanks Daniel. It solved the problem, also improved the performance as well. Is seems the ipad can become clogged with residual stuff and slow down Much appreciated For others the app was Autocadws - quite impressive app also photo sort app Cheers John Sent from my iPad On 12/05/2011, at

FYI, screen grab

2011-05-11 Thread Kevin
I have not bothered with widgets before, but Screenshot Plus is a freeby, simple to use and works very well. regards Kevin -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Web design

2011-05-11 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 11/05/2011, at 3:50 PM, Pedro wrote: Afternoon all Could all the web guru's out there please comment on the difference and benefits of Sandvox over iWeb. I know Peter H will have a strong opinion on this one as I remember he gave a great presentation awhile back at one of the

Re: Daily digest

2011-05-11 Thread Vladimir James
Could someone in the know please tell me whether the daily digest sub, as mentioned on the website, is available. Vlad James wireless (NetComm 3G21WB) 27 iMac 2.8 GHz i5 8GB OS X 10.6.7 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: iPhone Battery / Using Mobile in England.

2011-05-11 Thread Tony Francis
Hi Ronni, Rob Shayne Thank you for your help, Lynette and I have just moved on to iPhone 4 (our first) and are trying to find our way around, all new and amazing. It will give us something to do whilst flying to England on Saturday, learn to use the phones properly. I noticed recently

Re: iPhone Battery / Using Mobile in England.

2011-05-11 Thread cm
Hi Tony, In order to use a purchased SIM your phone must to be, what is called, unlocked. If you purchased the phone outright, it may already be unlocked, but if you are under contract it is likely locked. Only your carrier can unlock your phone and they can do it remotely. Right now a couple

Mercury SSD's

2011-05-11 Thread Ashley Mulder
Anybody had experience with using Mercury Extreme Pro SSD's from OWC? Im thinking of replacing my internal drive with a 40gb SSD and putting the internal drive in an external case using the SSD for OS and crucial apps (firefox, mail, etc etc) then i will have 2 exactly same external 500gb drives

Re: Ipad memory

2011-05-11 Thread S Beach
Now seems an appropriate time to mention this... I got this monitor app for my iphone a while back http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/activity-monitor-touch/id385619152?mt=8 at the time it was free on a promo but now $2.49 I ran it the other day and noticed that a lot of the memory was used up. I

Re: iPhone.

2011-05-11 Thread Ronda Brown
On 11/05/2011, at 8:10 PM, Tony Francis wrote: Hi Ronni Thank you both for your prompt replies, Lynette followed your advice Ronni and all working properly as it should. I had already asked Lynette to try using Airport Mode, without thinking about it the iPhone was continuously trying to

Re: Ipad memory

2011-05-11 Thread cm
Hi Shayne, Thanks for drawing our attention to the Activity Monitor Touch app. I will get myself a copy. I do wonder, however, how HandyPadSoft can get away with copying the Apple icon for Activity Monitor. I did notice in a few emails what could be misconceptions about background apps on the

Re: iPhone.

2011-05-11 Thread Tony Francis
All done thank you Ronni, as always you've been a great help, and very much appreciated. Kindest regards Tony -- 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

Re: Ipad memory

2011-05-11 Thread Ronda Brown
Just adding to Carlo’s informative response. How Mobile Multitasking Works The major new feature of Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 4, is multitasking. How you use it: When you press the Home button twice, Apple’s iOS 4 displays a “drawer” allowing you to switch between apps. The