Re: firefox problem.
Hi WAMUGers, Mac emailed me Offlist this morning with his Firefox problem, so I am posting the solution back to List in case anyone else experiences Dock problems. Such as not showing the light under an application’s icon when it is running, not showing an app in the dock when it is running, not being able to drag an App to the dock. /Quote taken from Mac’s email to me: Ronni ,I can have Firefox open and running but it does not appear in the dock. If I get it from applications and try to put it into the dock it will not go. I did no think you could have an application running and it not being in the dock. I can run it by doing a spotlight search and then opening from spotlight but that gets tiresome ! Malcolm McCallum /End Quote: My replies to Mac: Hi Mac, What version of OS X are you running? What version of Firefox do you currently have installed? The current version is 10.0.2 How did you install the Firefox update? A) by using the Update function in Firefox - Firefox Preferences Advanced - Firefox Updates: Automatically install updates or check for updates B) by downloading from the Firefox download page Hi Mac, As I have not heard back from you and I have to rush out to a client now. From re-reading your email, I suspect you have some corruption / fault with The Dock. If Firefox is installed correctly and the Firefox Application is in your Application Folder and you can open it from by double clicking the Application icon in Applications and it runs perfectly … BUT does not show as a running app in the Dock! This indicates there is a fault / corruption in your Dock. If this is what is happening: Quit all running Applications. Then: Relaunch the Dock: 1. Open Terminal.app in your Applications Utilities 2. Copy Paste this command killall Dock 3. Hit Return 4. Quit terminal. 5. Open Firefox from the Applications folder See if this solves your problem. If it does, you can then drag the Firefox icon from the Applications folder onto the Dock beside Safari. If it doesn’t you will need to delete the plist file, so email back and let me know how you get on and if it has not sorted the problem for you, I’ll email details on what files to delete. —— Update: Mac has emailed back letting me know that the Relaunching of Dock has fixed his problem. Mac did need to run the command killall Dock a second time, but this should not have been necessary. == A bit more info about the Dock: When an application is running, it will automatically show up in the Dock. If you click and hold on the application in the Dock it will present you with a popup menu with some options. Among them is ‘Keep in Dock’. To Add a Application to the Dock: Drag the Application’s icon from the Applications Folder onto the Dock, anywhere LEFT of the Divider mark. To add a Document or Folder to the Dock: Note: The divider between the section that contains Home, folders and the trash. You can drag between the divider and the trash any documents you want instant access to. If you drag folders to that section, clicking on the folder once there will reveal a hierarchical menu of that folder's contents. The Divider: You can Drag this dashed line to resize the Dock. You can Control-Click it to see the divider’s Contextual Menu to bring up a menu with quick access to some of the settings in the Dock preference pane and a command for opening the Dock preference pane. VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: All shortcuts on the Dock are just that, shortcuts, and nothing more. Don't make the mistake of removing the file from the hard drive after putting it in the Dock. If you do, you will never be able to access that file once in the trash, or emptied. The dock is there for instant access. It is NOT a data storage folder. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 18/02/2012, at 4:05 PM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: I have just installed the latest firefox update which works well BUT when I run it it does not appear in the dock and I cannot find out why. Safari is there , What have i not done :-( Mac Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au Skype docmactor -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: TransPerth
Great stuff Ronni. Thanks! Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 28/01/2012, at 2:49 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Carlo James, http://136213.mobi/Corporate/Privacy.aspx http://136213.mobi/Corporate/Mobiweb.aspx Privacy Statement Transperth 136213.mobi website is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the Transperth 136213.mobi web site and governs data collection and usage. By using the Transperth 136213.mobi website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement. Collection of your Personal Information Transperth 136213.mobi website collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. Transperth 136213.mobi website also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your postcode, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by Transperth 136213.mobi website. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used by Transperth 136213.mobi website for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Transperth 136213.mobi web site. - How to use '136213.MOBI' Accessing 136213.MOBI Activate your WAP enabled mobile phone to allow internet access. Load up your internet browser on your mobile phone. Enter '136213.mobi' into the URL address bar. http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TimetablesMaps/Services4mobiles/136213mobi.aspx Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 28/01/2012, at 2:23 PM, James / Hans Kunz sad...@iinet.net.au wrote: 136213.mobi i think that the 13 number phone info service. James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/01/2012, at 1:40 PM, cm wrote: That's a good tip, thanks David. I now have the site more than bookmarked, it is added as a launch item on my iPhone screen (if you want to do the same, while browsing the page in Safari, click the curved arrow icon in the bottom toolbar and select Add to Home Screen). Pity about the incomprehensible web address -- 136213.mobi. Unless it is a convention I am not familiar with. Cheers, Carlo On 28/01/2012, at 9:31 , David Hudleston wrote: I bookmarked Transperth's 136213.mobi site on my iPhone. It has all Transperth's train, bus and ferry times live (including delays). You also check your Smartrider balance. regards David Hudleston On 28/01/2012, at 8:49 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: Thanks guys. It is interesting Eugene when I searched with TransPerth I only got Transit Guru TransPerth and not hundreds. When I searcher Trans Perth I only got TransitTimes Perth. I'm still on Snow Leopard. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 26/01/2012, at 2:57 PM, cm wrote: Thanks Stuart for asking this question and thanks to those who answered. As I lurker on the thread I just purchased TransitTimes Perth. Not previously knowing these apps existed, I used to use the Maps app for a poor man's version of the same thing as it also gives bus and train departure times. Cheers, Carlo On 26/01/2012, at 13:29 , Eugene de Gouw wrote: If you type transperth into the iTunes store search field you get hundreds of hits. The top 4 hits all appear to be along the line of what you are looking for. The others are from around the world. TransitGuru TranisitTimers Perth Go Perth and iTT Perth all cost $1.99 Regards, Eugene On 26/01/2012, at 11:15 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: The only TransPerth application for iPhone is TransitGuru TransPerth. Can't find one on the TransPerth site. Does TransPerth do one? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -
ANZ Internet
I am unable to access my eStatements on my internet banking and keep getting this message. have checked but can't find why. Can some one help? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: ANZ Internet
Which message is that Stuart?? Sent from my iPhone On 19/02/2012, at 6:56 PM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote: I am unable to access my eStatements on my internet banking and keep getting this message. have checked but can't find why. Can some one help? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: ANZ Internet
This one Tim. Must have deleted it before I sent it. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 19/02/2012, at 7:08 PM, Tim law wrote: Which message is that Stuart?? Sent from my iPhone On 19/02/2012, at 6:56 PM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote: I am unable to access my eStatements on my internet banking and keep getting this message. have checked but can't find why. Can some one help? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: ANZ Internet
One of my clients has been unable to download their ANZ statements for about 3 weeks now. When enquiring with the Bank, they were told there is a glich in their system. I find it unbelievable that this is still the case. My client is still unable to access his statements. So you may have a wait ?? Jewels On 19/02/2012, at 7:47 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: This one Tim. Must have deleted it before I sent it. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 19/02/2012, at 7:08 PM, Tim law wrote: Which message is that Stuart?? Sent from my iPhone On 19/02/2012, at 6:56 PM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote: I am unable to access my eStatements on my internet banking and keep getting this message. have checked but can't find why. Can some one help? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Line on iMac screen
Good evening all I was at my daughters place this afternoon and noticed that a thin red line had appeared on her iMac screen, it is on the left side about 15mm in and extends from just below centre to the bottom of the screen. I presume this is a dead pixel. It is a 21 iMac about 12 or 13 months old so is probably out of warranty, as usual she forgot to take up the Apple Care warranty. Can anyone advise if Apple may be, even remotely, interested in this problem or does she just suck it up and put up with it. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: ANZ Internet
...and then again. Which message? JC On Feb 19, 2012, at 6:47 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: This one Tim. Must have deleted it before I sent it. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 19/02/2012, at 7:08 PM, Tim law wrote: Which message is that Stuart?? Sent from my iPhone On 19/02/2012, at 6:56 PM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote: I am unable to access my eStatements on my internet banking and keep getting this message. have checked but can't find why. Can some one help? Stuart Breden -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Line on iMac screen
Hi Adrian, Most monitors have a warranty against a certain number of dead pixels within a certain timeframe but a thin red line does not sound like dead pixels. A dead pixel is usually the loss of one of the three colours of the red-green-blue trio (RGB) within a single pixel. The closely related cousin the stuck pixel is where one of these three colours stays on. A dead pixel, unless there is systematic damage of some sort, is an isolated point at a random position on your screen. There is software around to test screens and show up dead pixels, usually by flashing colours and black up on the screen and asking you to look for irregularities. A quick search turned this up but I have not tried it and do not endorse it in any way: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7669/pixel-tester If the problem is still there when you run the above software, or similar, it is likely hardware related and the Apple Store would likely be interested in it and may repair it for free. Cheers, Carlo On 19/02/2012, at 20:31 , Adrian Skehan wrote: Good evening all I was at my daughters place this afternoon and noticed that a thin red line had appeared on her iMac screen, it is on the left side about 15mm in and extends from just below centre to the bottom of the screen. I presume this is a dead pixel. It is a 21 iMac about 12 or 13 months old so is probably out of warranty, as usual she forgot to take up the Apple Care warranty. Can anyone advise if Apple may be, even remotely, interested in this problem or does she just suck it up and put up with it. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: New to Lion - finally!
On 19/02/2012, at 14:25 , McCallum Malcolm wrote: with it's increase in speed. I will go to Mountain lion with a feeling of in for a penny in for a pound:-) Mac Malcolm McCallum Well done Mac! I am glad to see you will courageously push forward with the upgrade. As with all large cats it is important not to appear to be prey :-) Cheers, Carlo On 19/02/2012, at 12:21 PM, Philippe Chaperon wrote: Dear WAMUG'ians, I have been reading the flurry of correspondence regarding Lion for some time now, and really had to pluck up a lot of courage to finally take the plunge. But ... I have not taken the full plunge possibly due to my cautious nature which some might see as cowardice :), however installed LION on my backup external FW disk. My impression so far has been very, very good. I did expect some of my 'legacy' software to be non-functional, and had to purchase Vuescan to be able to continue using my old Epson CX5300. Boy! am I glad I followed the advice of so many of you in purchasing Vuescan. Works a treat.Oh! and Safari is so blindingly fast. Haven't tried FireFox as yet, hopefully it will be as good as it has ever been for me. There are two things which worry me slightly though: 1. On doing Software updade immediately after installing Lion on my previous OS X version, I had three updates to do, two being for Apple's softwares and the third one being iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.8.I'm a bit reluctant to do the Firmware Update just in case it interferes with Snow Leopard. I do not expect this to happen, but I am not expert in these matters. 2. On launching Mail, it wants to upgrade my messages. Would not have been a great problem, but I want to continue to use Snow Leopard for some time as my main OS. So will not use Mail under Lion until I do take the full plunge in the Lion's den. I do not know if my current .mac account will still be in existence when Apple switches to the Cloud for good, but will go through the archived messages - specially Ronni's instructions, to refresh my memory on these matters. All in all my first impression is that Lion is not as difficult as I thought it would be. I guess I must expect to learn new things, but then that's the beauty of being alive. Kind regards to all and have a very pleasant Sunday afternoon, -- J Philippe Chaperon Perth, Australie Occidentale iMac 2.93 GHz i7 8GB RAM OS X 10.7.3 -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Line on iMac screen
Hi Adrian, Not good news I'm afraid. This is possibly a fault in the LCD screen, this has been a problem with the older iMacs, and unfortunately for your daughter the extended service programended some time back. Fault in the LCD screen. http://www.flickr.com/photos/imac_faulty_screen/ A Google search brings up a huge amount of people who have had this problem. http://www.google.com.au/search?q=thin+red+line+on+Screen+of+21-inch+iMac%3Fie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8hl=enclient=safari I hope this is not the cause as it will get worse over time. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 19/02/2012, at 8:49 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Adrian, Most monitors have a warranty against a certain number of dead pixels within a certain timeframe but a thin red line does not sound like dead pixels. A dead pixel is usually the loss of one of the three colours of the red-green-blue trio (RGB) within a single pixel. The closely related cousin the stuck pixel is where one of these three colours stays on. A dead pixel, unless there is systematic damage of some sort, is an isolated point at a random position on your screen. There is software around to test screens and show up dead pixels, usually by flashing colours and black up on the screen and asking you to look for irregularities. A quick search turned this up but I have not tried it and do not endorse it in any way: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7669/pixel-tester If the problem is still there when you run the above software, or similar, it is likely hardware related and the Apple Store would likely be interested in it and may repair it for free. Cheers, Carlo On 19/02/2012, at 20:31 , Adrian Skehan wrote: Good evening all I was at my daughters place this afternoon and noticed that a thin red line had appeared on her iMac screen, it is on the left side about 15mm in and extends from just below centre to the bottom of the screen. I presume this is a dead pixel. It is a 21 iMac about 12 or 13 months old so is probably out of warranty, as usual she forgot to take up the Apple Care warranty. Can anyone advise if Apple may be, even remotely, interested in this problem or does she just suck it up and put up with it. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Replacement Software for CorelDraw Corel Paint in Lion OS X 10.7
Hello People, A person has contacted me asking for recommendations for software that will recognise cdr and cpt files, and can replace the Corel Suite. They have a small vineyard and were using CorelDraw and Corel Paint to design all their documentation, Labels, brochures, price lists, table talkers etc. Corel became very unstable with Mac OS X 10.6. I'm surprised it even worked in Snow Leopard. OS X 10.7 Lion doesn’t recognise Corel at all of course, which puts him in trouble. He has emailed Corel, but Corel is not replying to any emails from him. Any suggestions I am sure he would greatly appreciate. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: I'm about to give up...
On 17/02/2012, at 3:01 PM, cm wrote: Minor correction. The PS in the previous email is not strictly correct. On rereading my notes it was actually a requirement for the import to proceed properly as Thunderbird -- at least the version at the time -- was inconsistent in apply the UNIX standard mbox layout. C Yes, that was my understanding when I saw this solution during my original research, so I didn't pursue it. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: I'm about to give up...
On 19/02/2012, at 7:42 AM, Paul K wrote: How much data is involved? Have you put much thought into the IMAP route? I don't real think IMAP is a consideration in this case (the client's ISP is iinet, and therefore uses POP3), and we're really starting to crack walnuts with sledgehammers at this point. All I'm trying to do is convert email files from one format to another. It's a one-off problem requiring a simple, one-off solution. I have the client's .eml files on a hard drive, I just want to convert them to mbox format. There are plenty of software solutions out there. The trouble is a lot of money can be spent going through the candidates, most of which are dodgy-looking Windows programs, to find one that actually works properly. The client just wants his email back... Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Line on iMac screen
Thanks for that everyone, I will look further into it and report back. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 19/02/2012, at 9:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Adrian, Not good news I'm afraid. This is possibly a fault in the LCD screen, this has been a problem with the older iMacs, and unfortunately for your daughter the extended service programended some time back. Fault in the LCD screen. http://www.flickr.com/photos/imac_faulty_screen/ A Google search brings up a huge amount of people who have had this problem. http://www.google.com.au/search?q=thin+red+line+on+Screen+of+21-inch+iMac%3Fie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8hl=enclient=safari I hope this is not the cause as it will get worse over time. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 19/02/2012, at 8:49 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Adrian, Most monitors have a warranty against a certain number of dead pixels within a certain timeframe but a thin red line does not sound like dead pixels. A dead pixel is usually the loss of one of the three colours of the red-green-blue trio (RGB) within a single pixel. The closely related cousin the stuck pixel is where one of these three colours stays on. A dead pixel, unless there is systematic damage of some sort, is an isolated point at a random position on your screen. There is software around to test screens and show up dead pixels, usually by flashing colours and black up on the screen and asking you to look for irregularities. A quick search turned this up but I have not tried it and do not endorse it in any way: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7669/pixel-tester If the problem is still there when you run the above software, or similar, it is likely hardware related and the Apple Store would likely be interested in it and may repair it for free. Cheers, Carlo On 19/02/2012, at 20:31 , Adrian Skehan wrote: Good evening all I was at my daughters place this afternoon and noticed that a thin red line had appeared on her iMac screen, it is on the left side about 15mm in and extends from just below centre to the bottom of the screen. I presume this is a dead pixel. It is a 21 iMac about 12 or 13 months old so is probably out of warranty, as usual she forgot to take up the Apple Care warranty. Can anyone advise if Apple may be, even remotely, interested in this problem or does she just suck it up and put up with it. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: e-mail photo.
Hi Carlo My apologies for not answering you straight away. I had a small problem when attempting to add my photo to the address book in as much as once I had chosen the photo I couldn't get to the 'done' button because the chooser page was blocking access to the done button, I pushed 'set' which cleared the way. Thanks again for your prompt reply. Kind Regards Tony Tony Francis antne...@mac.com Boddington -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Replacement Software for CorelDraw Corel Paint in Lion OS X 10.7
just an idea an older mac with panther on it, as far as i know there is no converter (incl grafic converter) convert/export to svg could be one way, another one is make pdf's use a pdf editor.. corel draw has a few export capabilities, eg autocad is corel draw still working on one of the computers? (paralells-windows) James On 19/02/2012, at 10:01 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello People, A person has contacted me asking for recommendations for software that will recognise cdr and cpt files, and can replace the Corel Suite. They have a small vineyard and were using CorelDraw and Corel Paint to design all their documentation, Labels, brochures, price lists, table talkers etc. Corel became very unstable with Mac OS X 10.6. I'm surprised it even worked in Snow Leopard. OS X 10.7 Lion doesn’t recognise Corel at all of course, which puts him in trouble. He has emailed Corel, but Corel is not replying to any emails from him. Any suggestions I am sure he would greatly appreciate. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: I'm about to give up...
Morning, Even though you say it is not a solution it is the only solution to create said folders you are after. Let the mail server and clients solve own issues, as there are too many variants of file storage systems even within same products - manufacturers. I have always gone through this situation by creating an IMAP account, getting email working within this situation then forward all mail to the server from said machines and or servers. iiNet do offer IMAP and secure IMAP as well. iiNet being the ISP, thought of contacting to see if they can backup your clients email then reloading into Mail.app? Cheers! `RobD.. On 20Feb2012, at 8:12 am, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 19/02/2012, at 7:42 AM, Paul K wrote: How much data is involved? Have you put much thought into the IMAP route? I don't real think IMAP is a consideration in this case (the client's ISP is iinet, and therefore uses POP3), and we're really starting to crack walnuts with sledgehammers at this point. All I'm trying to do is convert email files from one format to another. It's a one-off problem requiring a simple, one-off solution. I have the client's .eml files on a hard drive, I just want to convert them to mbox format. There are plenty of software solutions out there. The trouble is a lot of money can be spent going through the candidates, most of which are dodgy-looking Windows programs, to find one that actually works properly. The client just wants his email back... Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: e-mail photo.
Hi Tony, In case you're wondering, I do not see any photo on the previous email sent by you. Cheers, Carlo On 20/02/2012, at 8:59 , Tony Francis wrote: Hi Carlo My apologies for not answering you straight away. I had a small problem when attempting to add my photo to the address book in as much as once I had chosen the photo I couldn't get to the 'done' button because the chooser page was blocking access to the done button, I pushed 'set' which cleared the way. Thanks again for your prompt reply. Kind Regards Tony Tony Francis antne...@mac.com Boddington -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Replacement Software for CorelDraw Corel Paint in Lion OS X 10.7
Morning, Corel Draw and Paint have not been available for Mac in over a decade, except some trials. Solutions use in windows through bootcamp on Mac. Should be able to get some sort of cross grade out of Corel, but there are some significant savings available through Corel at moment. Download Time Trial do your changes and exports, as I do not think Corel inhibit Trials except for saving?? Corel program I use a lot Painter does not even import or open. Nor does GraphicConverter. I convert Paint to PDF and Draw to EPS or AI then utilise within Adobe products. Apple have alternatives, and many GNU variants form others. Cheers! `RobD... On 19Feb2012, at 10:01 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello People, A person has contacted me asking for recommendations for software that will recognise cdr and cpt files, and can replace the Corel Suite. They have a small vineyard and were using CorelDraw and Corel Paint to design all their documentation, Labels, brochures, price lists, table talkers etc. Corel became very unstable with Mac OS X 10.6. I'm surprised it even worked in Snow Leopard. OS X 10.7 Lion doesn’t recognise Corel at all of course, which puts him in trouble. He has emailed Corel, but Corel is not replying to any emails from him. Any suggestions I am sure he would greatly appreciate. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: e-mail photo.
Hi Tony, I would suspect you have not selected your card to 'My Card'. It shows a little symbol of a person beside your card if it is 'My Card'. You need to select your Card in Address Book and then Go to 'Card' in Menu And scroll down to 'Make this My Card' Then if you have a photo in your card it will display in Mail messages. Sent from Ronni's iPad On 20/02/2012, at 10:05 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Tony, In case you're wondering, I do not see any photo on the previous email sent by you. Cheers, Carlo On 20/02/2012, at 8:59 , Tony Francis wrote: Hi Carlo My apologies for not answering you straight away. I had a small problem when attempting to add my photo to the address book in as much as once I had chosen the photo I couldn't get to the 'done' button because the chooser page was blocking access to the done button, I pushed 'set' which cleared the way. Thanks again for your prompt reply. Kind Regards Tony Tony Francis antne...@mac.com Boddington -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Line on iMac screen
My father's iMac at work had about 7 lines come up, which is a fault in the LCD and not blown pixels. In the end, it was cheaper to replace it with a new 20 imac than go through the hoohar of getting it fixed (it was an early 17 Intel iMac). Needless to say, he is happier with the new iMac :D In saying that Adrian, you might find there are plenty of iMacs around that have died from other causes, so you might be able to get a new screen through a second hand dead iMac. Seeya Rod! On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Thanks for that everyone, I will look further into it and report back. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 19/02/2012, at 9:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Adrian, Not good news I'm afraid. This is possibly a fault in the LCD screen, this has been a problem with the older iMacs, and unfortunately for your daughter the extended service program ended some time back. Fault in the LCD screen. http://www.flickr.com/photos/imac_faulty_screen/ A Google search brings up a huge amount of people who have had this problem. http://www.google.com.au/search?q=thin+red+line+on+Screen+of+21-inch+iMac%3Fie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8hl=enclient=safari I hope this is not the cause as it will get worse over time. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 19/02/2012, at 8:49 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Adrian, Most monitors have a warranty against a certain number of dead pixels within a certain timeframe but a thin red line does not sound like dead pixels. A dead pixel is usually the loss of one of the three colours of the red-green-blue trio (RGB) within a single pixel. The closely related cousin the stuck pixel is where one of these three colours stays on. A dead pixel, unless there is systematic damage of some sort, is an isolated point at a random position on your screen. There is software around to test screens and show up dead pixels, usually by flashing colours and black up on the screen and asking you to look for irregularities. A quick search turned this up but I have not tried it and do not endorse it in any way: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7669/pixel-tester If the problem is still there when you run the above software, or similar, it is likely hardware related and the Apple Store would likely be interested in it and may repair it for free. Cheers, Carlo On 19/02/2012, at 20:31 , Adrian Skehan wrote: Good evening all I was at my daughters place this afternoon and noticed that a thin red line had appeared on her iMac screen, it is on the left side about 15mm in and extends from just below centre to the bottom of the screen. I presume this is a dead pixel. It is a 21 iMac about 12 or 13 months old so is probably out of warranty, as usual she forgot to take up the Apple Care warranty. Can anyone advise if Apple may be, even remotely, interested in this problem or does she just suck it up and put up with it. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Replacement Software for CorelDraw Corel Paint in Lion OS X 10.7
Thanks Rob and James, I appreciate you both replying. I did mention to the person that CorelDraw was first (and last) ported to Mac OS X in 2002 as part of Corel Graphics Suite 11. Support for Rosetta has disappeared in Lion, that is why he cannot run CorelDraw in Lion. “Classic” or “PowerPC” will not work with Lion. ONLY Universal Intel applications will run in Lion OS X 10.7 He apparently has emailed Corel numerous times but no replies received. When searching last night for a solution to his problem, I did find CorelCAD which is Lion Compatible and does offer a Trial period to test it out. Bob Howell’s also send an email to me this morning mentioning this (thanks Bob). CorelDRAW® and Corel DESIGNER® compatibility* Export to CorelDRAW® X5 (CDR) and Corel DESIGNER® X5 (DES) formats* to easily re-purpose your work in presentations and marketing-related deliverables. http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4120067cid=catalog20038segid=752#tab3 I’ll get back in touch with the person and give him what information I can. Thanks again. Cheers, Ronni On 20/02/2012, at 10:11 AM, RJDarts wrote: Morning, Corel Draw and Paint have not been available for Mac in over a decade, except some trials. Solutions use in windows through bootcamp on Mac. Should be able to get some sort of cross grade out of Corel, but there are some significant savings available through Corel at moment. Download Time Trial do your changes and exports, as I do not think Corel inhibit Trials except for saving?? Corel program I use a lot Painter does not even import or open. Nor does GraphicConverter. I convert Paint to PDF and Draw to EPS or AI then utilise within Adobe products. Apple have alternatives, and many GNU variants form others. Cheers! `RobD... On 19Feb2012, at 10:01 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello People, A person has contacted me asking for recommendations for software that will recognise cdr and cpt files, and can replace the Corel Suite. They have a small vineyard and were using CorelDraw and Corel Paint to design all their documentation, Labels, brochures, price lists, table talkers etc. Corel became very unstable with Mac OS X 10.6. I'm surprised it even worked in Snow Leopard. OS X 10.7 Lion doesn’t recognise Corel at all of course, which puts him in trouble. He has emailed Corel, but Corel is not replying to any emails from him. Any suggestions I am sure he would greatly appreciate. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Replacement Software for CorelDraw Corel Paint in Lion OS X 10.7
Morning, Corel Draw and Paint have not been available for Mac in over a decade, except some trials. Solutions use in windows through bootcamp on Mac. Should be able to get some sort of cross grade out of Corel, but there are some significant savings available through Corel at moment. Download Time Trial do your changes and exports, as I do not think Corel inhibit Trials except for saving?? Corel program I use a lot Painter does not even import or open. Nor does GraphicConverter. I convert Paint to PDF and Draw to EPS or AI then utilise within Adobe products. Apple have alternatives, and many GNU variants form others. Cheers! `RobD... On 19Feb2012, at 10:01 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello People, A person has contacted me asking for recommendations for software that will recognise cdr and cpt files, and can replace the Corel Suite. They have a small vineyard and were using CorelDraw and Corel Paint to design all their documentation, Labels, brochures, price lists, table talkers etc. Corel became very unstable with Mac OS X 10.6. I'm surprised it even worked in Snow Leopard. OS X 10.7 Lion doesn’t recognise Corel at all of course, which puts him in trouble. He has emailed Corel, but Corel is not replying to any emails from him. Any suggestions I am sure he would greatly appreciate. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: I'm about to give up...
Well, I did previously mention some software that was not a dodgy-looking Windows program, could be downloaded and tried on a single eml file for free, and would then cost 15 Euro to unlock full batch conversion functionality. If the client just want his email back... how much is that worth to him? I have no connection to, or experience with, this software, so I am just going on what their website says: eml-2-emlx: Free Mail File Converter eml-2-emlx is compatible with Mac OSX Lion (10.7) eml-2-emlx is a mail file conversion utility. It convertes the standard eml-files to emlx-files and .mbox mailboxes. eml is a standard mail file format often used by e-mail programs. emlx is the file format used by apple in MacOS Mail v2 and above. eml-2-emlx does not just convert mails, it preserves your mailbox structure to get it into Mac OS Mail. Since v 1.2.0 and using Mac OS X Lion (10.7) you can now directly convert to a Mac OS X Mail Structure, which you can import with Mac SO Mail using the import Apple Mail. Pricing Single file conversion is free.If you want to use the batch conversion functionality you have to obtain a full version. With the full version can also create .mbox files, which you can easily import into MacOS Mail. The full version can be obtained for EUR 15,-. However the creator does offer an instruction manual giving detailed instructions for both Leopard/Snow Leopard and Lion - so he has obviously put some time effort into this: http://aconcahua.com/eml2emlx/howto.pdf?PHPSESSID=4ad5ab51a247bac3f8234b149 c9b892e I would have thought this manual would tell you if this will do what you want or not. However, if you do not think the software is worth the 15 Euro, I guess the question is how much time and effort do YOU want to put into solving this problem - and what is YOUR time worth? Just my 2 (euro)cents worth ;o) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 17/2/12 12:14 PM, Neil Houghton at n...@possumology.com wrote: You mentioned that there are converters out there - but that they are quite expensive. This one is free for single file conversion (obviously of limited use) but only 15 euro for the full version - which doesn't seem that expensive to me: http://aconcahua.com/eml2emlx/ on 20/2/12 8:12 AM, Peter Hinchliffe at hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 19/02/2012, at 7:42 AM, Paul K wrote: How much data is involved? Have you put much thought into the IMAP route? I don't real think IMAP is a consideration in this case (the client's ISP is iinet, and therefore uses POP3), and we're really starting to crack walnuts with sledgehammers at this point. All I'm trying to do is convert email files from one format to another. It's a one-off problem requiring a simple, one-off solution. I have the client's .eml files on a hard drive, I just want to convert them to mbox format. There are plenty of software solutions out there. The trouble is a lot of money can be spent going through the candidates, most of which are dodgy-looking Windows programs, to find one that actually works properly. The client just wants his email back... Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: e-mail photo.
Thank you Ronni I managed somehow to get the Photo and my sign in logo mixed up, but thanks to you both for your help. Kindest regards Tony BODDINGTON Tony Francis antne...@mac.com -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Keylogger on Mac?
Morning, Keyloggers cannot be installed on machine without local access within OS X. Simple thing like specifying a Keychains password instead of using login password. Preferences security require admin authorisation to change with lock icon. Sharing uncheck Remote Login and management. These are extra passes that are required if implemented, but can become annoying in the daily grind of computing. Change passwords regularly, and with stronger variants. Utilise Keychains for this, as it is more than capable especially when adhering above criteria. Sites that are extremely important keychains can be controlled in many different ways. Safari has some issues with cookies, but not what you are specifying. Fixed I do believe in last Security Patch? But Google Chrome could be an alternative, as is Firefox. Each with own issues and advantages. Final solution remove network cable and disconnect WiFi access, but where is the fun in that. Surfing the internet; I find using PayPal account via a Credit card offers security and refunds when things get compromised. Yes, PayPal has some interesting track records, but it has refunded all queries I have ever put forward to it, and ones that have exceeded there timeframe VISA has reimbursed on these. Keep records of all transactions, they will be required. Yes it would be great if such measures are not required or we could say it is totally secure. But it never will and there is always someone, somewhere willing to exploit the system for gain. All one can do is be diligent, put measures in place. Read and question, if too good to be true, then why am I? Cheers! `RobD... On 18Feb2012, at 12:42 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ruben, Are you using a Wireless Network with WPA2 Security? A lot of WoW accounts have been hacked in the past from people using Open Wi-Fi Networks. Check your System Preferences Security - General that you have selected “Automatically update safe downloads list”. Checking this box in the Security system preferences will keep Apple's XProtect system up-to-date. I would also suggest you change your email password, specifically the email that you use to log in to your Battle.net account and the game itself. It is technically possible for a malicious keylogger to be developed and distributed via a Trojan horse package. As with other malware in OS X, the risk of this is so far very low and there are no known instances of this type of threat. The keyloggers out there are legitimate tools, and while they technically could be used to exploit systems (similar to how any security camera could be used to spy on people), so far none have been distributed specifically as malware for OS X systems. OS X does a good job of preventing unauthorized applications from running, which is why there is currently no known virus or worm (self-propagating) malware for OS X. Apple also has implemented a rudimentary malware scanner in OS X, XProtect, which it updates to detect known malware like MacDefender and supposedly any keylogging malware should it surface in the future. What Do I Do If My World of Warcraft Account Gets Hacked? http://www.ehow.com/info_8688933_do-warcraft-account-gets-hacked.html#ixzz1mhjpuzM0 http://antivirus.about.com/b/2010/06/22/wow-real-id-a-really-bad-idea.htm http://us.battle.net/support/en/article/account-compromise-what-to-do Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 18/02/2012, at 11:30 AM, Dark1 wrote: Just yesterday my WoW account was hacked. This isn't really something that bothers me since I haven't played in ages but I am concerned about how it was hacked because I want to know if my bank account might be at risk from online shopping/banking. I consider myself to be reasonably tech savvy and also cautious when it comes to my computer's security. I run Windows 7 as well as Lion but I never ever do any shopping/banking/email on Windows and I always avoid the pshing sites and baited emails. The only thing I can think of that I've done that might of exposed my account details is logging onto Starcraft 2 about a week ago (the account is linked to WoW) and also the possibility that something took my details when I was auto-logged into a forum with cookies. To my knowledge this kind of security threat isn't really present on the mac yet. Am I wrong? Regards Ruben -- 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 - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -
