system disks - free to a good home

2009-03-24 Thread Peter Bull
I was having a cleanup recently and found 8 system disks (floppies) for an LC475 Mac. This was one of the nicest looking Macs ever made. If anyone has an LC 475 or similar, the disks are yours if you want them. Peter Bull pb...@bbnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --

Re: An iMovie6 problem

2009-03-24 Thread James / Hans Kunz
try this make the stills 12s long !!before you put them into the timeline!! place them into the time line but then shorten them on both sides! by 1s, push them together apply the fade effect. for a proper fade you need 'blind' beginning ends which will 'overlap' thus enable to start the

MYOB AccuntEdge Network Edition for Mac finally released!

2009-03-24 Thread Rod Lavington
Hi All! Good news for those of us who have been struggling with Parallels to run MYOB Premier - MYOB have just released the network edition of AccountEdge. http://myob.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1227834336027pagename=MYOB%2FProduct%2FBusinessProductsite=en_AUc=Product We will be swapping over

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2009-03-24 Thread Gerald Lloyd
Hi anybody can help with this MacBook with ssytem 10.5.6 Trying to use windows printing on a windows network. I can access the network and set up the printer but when I print... no action. It used to work on the previous systems... Any clues?? Gerald Lloyd -- The WA Macintosh User Group

DVD Player/Burner not recognised

2009-03-24 Thread Robert Miller-Eves
Dual processor 1.42 G4 machine .Has two CD/ DVD drives. Both recognised under previous 10.4 system. Since installing Leopard 10.56 -now only recognises Superdrive Any Clues? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

Tip for looking at files in the trash

2009-03-24 Thread Adrian Skehan
Hand tip from Apple on looking at files in the Trash http://www.apple.com/business/theater/? sr=hotnews#tutorial=quicklooktrash Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com http://www.skehan.id.au/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: DVD Player/Burner not recognised

2009-03-24 Thread Robert Howells
On 25/03/2009, at 9:16 AM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote: Dual processor 1.42 G4 machine .Has two CD/ DVD drives. Both recognised under previous 10.4 system. Since installing Leopard 10.56 -now only recognises Superdrive Any Clues? Does the other show up when you look at hardware under

Strange behaviour

2009-03-24 Thread ianreid1
I can't use Mail but fortunately have just discovered that I can use Westnet directly.So here goes. My problem is that the Mail window has somehow been minimised without its icon appearing on the RH end of the Dock. Clicking Mail in Applications or in the Dock brings only the Menu Bar to the

Re: Strange behaviour

2009-03-24 Thread Robert Howells
On 25/03/2009, at 10:57 AM, ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: I can't use Mail but fortunately have just discovered that I can use Westnet directly.So here goes. My problem is that the Mail window has somehow been minimised without its icon appearing on the RH end of the Dock. Clicking Mail

Safari 4

2009-03-24 Thread Jennifer and Dick Lefroy
Good Morning, I have a Mac OS X 10.5.6. I am not sure if I should download Safari 4 and if I do would it import my bookmarks? Are there contraindications for someone who has only very basic knowledge? I suspect Miss Cloe could teach me a thing or two! I'd be grateful for any advice.

harddrives.

2009-03-24 Thread Hugh Griffiths
I was reading an article recently about toshiba's new 1.8 harddrive (these are the ones that go in ipods and I believe the macbook air), they have just released a 120GB version and a 240 Gb version. The part numbers are MK1231GAL (120 GB version) and MK2431GAH ( 240 GB version). I don't

Re: harddrives.

2009-03-24 Thread Robert Howells
On 25/03/2009, at 11:50 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: I was reading an article recently about toshiba's new 1.8 harddrive (these are the ones that go in ipods and I believe the macbook air), they have just released a 120GB version and a 240 Gb version. The part numbers are MK1231GAL (120 GB

Re: Safari 4

2009-03-24 Thread Ronda Brown
On 25/03/2009, at 11:37 AM, Jennifer and Dick Lefroy wrote: Good Morning, I have a Mac OS X 10.5.6. I am not sure if I should download Safari 4 and if I do would it import my bookmarks? Are there contraindications for someone who has only very basic knowledge? I suspect Miss Cloe

Re: Safari 4

2009-03-24 Thread Robert Miller-Eves
I installed 10.5.6 on my G4 last week and then downloaded safari 4. It has imported my bookmarks and the browser works wonderfully! On 25/03/2009, at 11:37 AM, Jennifer and Dick Lefroy wrote: Good Morning, I have a Mac OS X 10.5.6. I am not sure if I should download Safari 4 and if I do

Re: Strange behaviour

2009-03-24 Thread ianreid1
Robert Thanks for your assistance. I followed your instructions and have a Mail Copy but Mail itself has opened as before, only the Menu Bar is visible. PreferencesAccounts was changed to the ISP that I was using up to eighteen months ago but I have changed it back to the current one and will

Re: Safari 4

2009-03-24 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I have been using Safari 4 without any problems. Wendy Mauritius Island On 25/03/2009, at 7:37 AM, Jennifer and Dick Lefroy wrote: Good Morning, I have a Mac OS X 10.5.6. I am not sure if I should download Safari 4 and if I do would it import my bookmarks? Are there contraindications

Re: Safari 4

2009-03-24 Thread Jennifer and Dick Lefroy
Thank you all very much for the advice and you, Ronnie, for the extra information. I am using Safari 3.2.1 and have downloaded the general Apple security updates. Fitz, our cat, was particularly thrilled to have email from Miss Cloe and is out boasting about it I suspect. regards,

Safari 4

2009-03-24 Thread Severin Crisp
Despite my reticence where beta versions are concerned the ongoing discussion tempted me to try out Safari4. It certainly is a noticeablee speed increase on v3 and works fine on all my regular sites including Wespac and BankWest. Can't comment on the other goodies(?) just yet. I will

Re: Strange behaviour

2009-03-24 Thread Ronda Brown
Hello Ian, Am I correct in understanding your problem ... You cannot see the viewer window and Mail Application has to be Force Quit? If this is what is happening in your Mail Application, try this let us know how you get on: 1. Quit Mail -Force quit Mail if necessary: From the Apple