Re: PRAM?

2011-09-29 Thread Ken Jackson
Hi Ronnie, running 10.6.8 but no 'panic' log in Library/Logs? Doesn't mention 'Kernel Panic' on screen, just 'need to restart yoyr computer', on both machines. Similar age I guess thats why I thought battery could be flat? Thanks, Ken Thanks regards, Ken Ken Jackson

Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Juliet Kitson
Hello All I have a pages file I have been working on for about 12 months it a log of our travels around aus. was up to 104 pages, opened today added 3 pages saved took a long time went to reopen message could not open required xml index file could not be found. Any suggestions. Regards Juliet --

Re: PRAM?

2011-09-29 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Ken, You said you are running 10.4.11 on both machines? Running 10.4.11 on both machines. Are you receiving this message: You need to restart your computer http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3742 If so, that is a Kernel Panic. If you aren’t running 10.4.11 BUT 10.6.8 on both machines …

Off Topic - More Free Stuff

2011-09-29 Thread Manzie Greg
Hello Wamuggers The Atari equipment has been taken and is going to a computer museum. Looks like some of the Apple gear is going there too. I'm very pleased. I am still cleaning out my shed and have more equipment if anyone is interested. 2 x Presentation Technologies, Montage FR1 units. These

Re: Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Ronda Brown
On 29/09/2011, at 2:22 PM, Juliet Kitson wrote: Hello All I have a pages file I have been working on for about 12 months it a log of our travels around aus. was up to 104 pages, opened today added 3 pages saved took a long time went to reopen message could not open required xml index file

Re: Off Topic - More Free Stuff

2011-09-29 Thread Ray Forma
The Agfa Studio Scan was, and still is, a high quality scanner. VueScan http://www.hamrick.com/vuescan/vuescan.htm#agfa will drive these scanners to their fullest extent. However, you will need a Mac that has a SCSI port or a SCSI card to do so. Unfortunately the Ratoc converter recommended by

Re: Off Topic - More Free Stuff

2011-09-29 Thread RJDarts
Afternoon, There is still a few cards around OS X specific, PCI Express. Need Mac Pro to add too unfortunately, great use of old G5 powermacs too? But, if push comes to shove lots available for WinBlows: dual boot beauty of Intel Mac Pro's. Utilise the old W2K door stop, ehhehhehehhh

Re: Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Tom Hogarth
Ronni ''Firstly, Pages is not the best Application for really large documents.'' Would i be possible to advise the most durable or stable app for such items? I have some old documents that I was planning to work on in the near future and you have me interested in what is the best way to do

Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Darrel McGuiness
Ronni, The same as Tom's query. I am writing a book and have started a number of Chapters (7 so far) in Pages; some I have also converted to Word. Would appreciate yours and others comment on this. Would Word be better?? Regards Darrel -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Pages

2011-09-29 Thread David Nicholas
Darrel Earlier this year my wife completed a book. I was her typist/graphics artist etc. It ended with just under 400 pages with very many graphics, photos, maps etc - hundreds. A lot of the early text was done with Word, but when I started to insert the illustrations Word's hopeless

Re: Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Eugene
Darrel, I have extensive experience with both Word and Pages. As an avid MS Word user in the early years of Mac history it was my WP of choice for many years. Word 5.1 was my favourite tool. MS let it rot a slow death on the Mac and I changed my alliances. Word that came with office 2004 was

Re: Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Ashley Mulder
I can agree with words abysmal handling of images, but the reason I stick with word 2011 is that, as has been said, word handles bibliographies and citations better, and style sheets for academic journal articles are more often then not setup with word (if anybody can recommend a different

Re: Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Juliet Kitson
Thanks all We are back on the road wil try all when we stop again Regards Juliet On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Tom Hogarth twshoga...@gmail.com wrote: Ronni ''Firstly, Pages is not the best Application for really large documents.'' Would i be possible to advise the most durable or

Re: Pages Security issue - any suggestions?

2011-09-29 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 29/09/2011, at 11:32 AM, David Nicholas wrote: I have just discovered what seems to be at first look a serious security problem with the latest Pages on Snow Leopard. Or perhaps it is just my machine. I have a pages document which is security protected with a Password. Today, not

Re: Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 29/09/2011, at 4:37 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Juliet, Firstly, Pages is not the best Application for really large documents. Hmm... I have a Pages document which currently sits at 205 pages, complete with Table of Contents, and which opens instantly. OTOH, my experience with MS Word

Re: Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Ronda Brown
On 30/09/2011, at 7:39 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 29/09/2011, at 4:37 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Juliet, Firstly, Pages is not the best Application for really large documents. Hmm... I have a Pages document which currently sits at 205 pages, complete with Table of Contents,

Apple iPad Camera Connection

2011-09-29 Thread Lloyd White
Hi everyone, I have an iPad 1 and Camera connection plug and cable. I am using two cameras, a Canon and a Nikon. When I connect either camera to the iPad a message comes up that the device is not supported. I rang the Apple supplier and was told to dismiss this message and carry on. In the photos

Re: Apple iPad Camera Connection

2011-09-29 Thread Ronda Brown
On 30/09/2011, at 9:06 AM, Lloyd White wrote: Hi everyone, I have an iPad 1 and Camera connection plug and cable. I am using two cameras, a Canon and a Nikon. When I connect either camera to the iPad a message comes up that the device is not supported. I rang the Apple supplier and was

Re; Pages

2011-09-29 Thread Darrel McGuiness
To Ronni, Eugene, Ashley, and others, MANY, many, thanks to all especially Ronni for facilitating the group to respond to my query in such a comprehensive manner. Always get great advice. Regards to all Darrel -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Apple iPad Camera Connection

2011-09-29 Thread Alan Smith
Hi Lloyd Like Ronni, I've not had that problem. I have an iPad2, not an iPad1 so procedure may be different ... Apple Discussion site suggests taking the SD/Memory card out of the camera and using the card reader function of the camera kit. Discussion link is:

Re: Apple iPad Camera Connection

2011-09-29 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Lloyd, Also check that you have the Camera /s in the correct mode to import photos via USB. The Canon I think uses PTP for photo import. This is mentioned in one of the links below that Alan has supplied: If your camera supports both PTP and Mass Storage Device modes, it may be necessary to

Re: Apple iPad Camera Connection

2011-09-29 Thread Lloyd White
Thanks Ronni and Alan, I have tried it with the card reader also. As soon as the connector is inserted the unsupported message comes up. The photo application does not launch as you suggest Ronni. No Camera button appears. Perhaps my connector is faulty. I will take it to the Apple shop in

RE: Apple iPad Camera Connection

2011-09-29 Thread Hugh Griffiths
Just a thought, have you used the camera to reformat the cards? Or are they the default format settings, I had a problem once where I thought I would be clever and formatted my cards and then changed the directory structure on the card, not so clever! Best Regards Hugh Griffiths mobile +61

Re: Apple iPad Camera Connection

2011-09-29 Thread Lloyd White
Thanks Hugh, I always reformat my cards in the camera because I know it causes problems. Now on to Ronni's advice on importing modes. And I thought it would be simple !! :-) Lloyd On 30/09/11 10:32 AM, Hugh Griffiths hgriffi...@lgc.com wrote: Just a thought, have you used the camera to

LaCie Thunderbolt drives

2011-09-29 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi All For those interested - LaCie have pricing on their Thunderbolt drives now, and stock available in about 2 weeks in Australia. (Finally). Yay! http://www.lacie.com/au/products/product.htm?id=10549 Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960

Re: Apple iPad Camera Connection

2011-09-29 Thread Ronda Brown
Re: Apple iPad Camera Connection Lloyd White Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:25:49 -0700 Thanks Hugh, I always reformat my cards in the camera because I know it causes problems. Now on to Ronni's advice on importing modes. And I thought it would be simple !! :-) Lloyd --- Hi again Lloyd, It is