Users-Shared

2011-12-03 Thread Ian Reid
should I be doing. Ian Reid MacBook Pro and iMac (Marg won the iMac and I'm still battling with understanding the second prize.) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist

Re: Users-Shared

2011-12-06 Thread Ian Reid
Many thanks Ronni. Using the Public folder-Dropbox will be easiest. Incidentally, can one use angle brackets on the iPad? Kind regards Ian On 04/12/2011, at 17:28, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ian, On 04/12/2011, at 2:12 PM, Ian Reid wrote: I am in need of some advice on using

Re: Users-Shared

2011-12-06 Thread Ian Reid
to you via email? Yvonne On 04/12/2011, at 2:12 PM, Ian Reid wrote: I am in need of some advice on using the Shared folder, now that Margaret and I have separate computers. At the end of each month she gets several financial statements as attachments to emails. In the past, prints

Re: Users-Shared

2011-12-06 Thread Ian Reid
PM, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: Many thanks Ronni. Using the Public folder-Dropbox will be easiest. Incidentally, can one use angle brackets on the iPad? Kind regards Ian On 04/12/2011, at 17:28, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ian, On 04/12/2011, at 2:12 PM, Ian

1Password

2012-01-12 Thread Ian Reid
to the 1Password Auto Save screen. Agilebits do put out a caveat about having to write as generally as possible. Also, with advancing age, I am fast losing what capacity I had for lateral thinking, but I am sure WAMUG can help. Regards Ian Reid MBP, Lion -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List

Re: 1Password

2012-01-13 Thread Ian Reid
On 12/01/2012, at 6:37 PM, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: Good evening all Can I please have some assistance in using 1Password 3 User Guide Changing a Login's Password, page 1. Points 1, 2, 3 and 4 work out OK but point 5 is a problem. There is no actual Save, only Save As, which

Re: 1Password

2012-01-15 Thread Ian Reid
OS X 10.7.2 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 13/01/2012, at 5:59 PM, Ian Reid wrote: On 12/01/2012, at 19:04, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ian, 4. Click Fill to automatically fill your new password into any ‘new password’ and ‘verify password’ fields

Downloads

2012-03-14 Thread Ian Reid
in the manuals and guides available to me. Based on experience, I will probably remember some time within the next week but I would prefer to know how now. Seeking your assistance. Ian Reid OSX 10.7.3 MacBook Pro 2.4 Ghz Intel Cor i5 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http

Re: Downloads

2012-03-14 Thread Ian Reid
if I understand what you mean. Do you wish to view a finder window in “Column View” so you can follow the path of item? Select your Home Folder - Go to View (in Menu Bar Select “As Columns” If that isn’t what you mean please post back. Cheers, Ronni On 14/03/2012, at 2:24 PM, Ian Reid wrote

Re: eStatements

2012-04-10 Thread Ian Reid
Hi Ronni Thanks for that information. I have had the same problem as Stuart, but intermittently and not in urgent situations. So my lack of knowledge about cookies and JavaScript didn't matter. Now, if the problem happens again, I will be able to handle it. Ian On 10 Apr 2012, at 8:02 PM,

Using Skype

2012-04-11 Thread Ian Reid
and are there any catches to beware of in operation. Thanks, Ian Reid -- 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

Re: Using Skype

2012-04-12 Thread Ian Reid
keeping). Then you just add in their Skype names and you're away. Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 11/04/2012, at 11:15 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Evening All

Waking my MacBook Pro from sleep

2012-04-16 Thread Ian Reid
and the screen returns as it was. I have not read anything of this happening with Lion. Until recently it only happened if I was lazy enough to allow the computer to put itself to sleep (15 minutes) but now it happens every time after sleep. As I have said, no big deal, just interesting. Ian Reid

Re: iTunes Personal password questions

2012-04-22 Thread Ian Reid
Good afternoon All When I fired up my iPad today, my thoughts were much the same as Tim's grumpy old man-ish views. However, on my interpretation, the kiss question could be answered simply - on 26 September 1926, in my mother's arms! Ian On 21 Apr 2012, at 7:08 PM, Tim Law wrote: Evening,

Sharing folders

2012-05-01 Thread Ian Reid
ADSL2 + modem router. Where are we going wrong? Snow Leopard on iMac and Lion on MacBook Pro. Ian Reid -- 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

Re: Sharing folders

2012-05-02 Thread Ian Reid
that helps Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 02/05/2012, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/05/2012, at 12:26 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good

Re: Sharing folders

2012-05-09 Thread Ian Reid
Hi Ronni Sorry for the delayed reply but I can now get the shared folders on to my desktop, albeit with a few minor differences set out below. Many thanks. Ian Reid On 2 May 2012, at 6:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, You don't need to print the documents, save the documents

Upgrading to Reunion v10

2012-05-15 Thread Ian Reid
version. I reckon I am following instructions but obviously am not. Thanks in advance. Ian Reid MacBook Pro 13 inch -- 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: Upgrading to Reunion v10

2012-05-15 Thread Ian Reid
family file. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 15/05/2012, at 10:52 PM, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: Good evening All Is anyone else having difficulty transferring from Reunion 9 to 10, particularly in upgrading old Family Files. Under Answers. How do I upgrade a family

Re: Upgrading to Reunion v10

2012-05-16 Thread Ian Reid
, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au On 16/05/2012, at 11:18 AM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi Ronni On 16 May 2012, at 6:57 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, Did you backup your Reunion 9 files before updating? It is scheduled for Sunday nights, so I presume

Downloading ANZ Bank monthly statements

2012-06-14 Thread Ian Reid
click on a URL rather than a tab, at least that is what it sounded like, but no luck. I had a feeling that the answer might be in the Archives but nothing came up. Thanks in advance. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist

Re: Downloading ANZ Bank monthly statements

2012-06-17 Thread Ian Reid
a list of statements for your account? Yes, all the recent ones. Can I open them? No. Regards Ian Regards Jane On 15/06/2012, at 10:13 AM, Ian Reid wrote: Good morning All I would be interested to hear from an ANZ internet banking customer how to download monthly statements now

Re: Downloading ANZ Bank monthly statements

2012-06-17 Thread Ian Reid
-banking/help/accounts/online-statements/view/#step3 Cheers, Ronni On 17/06/2012, at 2:21 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi Jane I am sorry for the delayed reply. I have been receiving statements by post for five years, up to the end of last year, when ANZ decided to save money

iPad

2010-12-22 Thread Ian Reid
fix this? There are so few postings on the list about the iPad that for most people it must be a breeze. Unfortunately it hasn't been for me. As you can see I still haven't mastered the iPad keyboard. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http

Re: iPad

2010-12-22 Thread Ian Reid
touch. You're right again. Double tapping zooms the text in or out. But one tap does nothing. Thanks again. Ian Cheers, Carlo On 2010-12-22, at 21:41, Ian Reid wrote: Good evening All As an octagenarian of some years who has never even used a laptop, I bravely ( stupidly?) bought an iPod

Re: iPad

2010-12-22 Thread Ian Reid
be able to follow a link with a single touch rather than a double touch. Cheers, Carlo On 2010-12-22, at 21:41, Ian Reid wrote: Good evening All As an octagenarian of some years who has never even used a laptop, I bravely ( stupidly?) bought an iPod a couple of months ago. It's been a lot

Noisy alarm needed

2011-01-10 Thread Ian Reid
, that is no trouble, but want a day-time noise loud enough to alert me when at or away from the computer. Sure, I could use an alarm clock, but it would be handy to be able to set the alarm when entering the appointment in iCal, perhaps weeks ahead. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User

Losing text

2011-02-04 Thread Ian Reid
and then instantly disappeared as she continued to hit Delete. Any suggestions as to why this is happening will be gratefully received. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist

Re: Losing text

2011-02-05 Thread Ian Reid
Ronni Thanks for your comments On 5 Feb 2011, at 12:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 05/02/2011, at 12:03 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good morning all. This posting will get me into trouble, one way or another, but here goes. My wife has been complaining, on and off, for some weeks that our

Re: Losing text

2011-02-05 Thread Ian Reid
the keyboard, use the arrow keys and the Shift key to highlight the offending text, and then overtype, again without deleting. On 05/02/2011, at 12:03 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good morning all. This posting will get me into trouble, one way or another, but here goes. My wife has been complaining

Re: Losing text

2011-02-05 Thread Ian Reid
to the Apple support site. I have to run, but if this is the problem I'll be more specific when I next have some computer time later today. Cheers, Carlo Sent from my iPad On 05/02/2011, at 12:03, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: Good morning all. This posting will get me

Re: webmail and ipad

2011-03-17 Thread Ian Reid
On 17 Mar 2011, at 2:53 PM, lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote: HI all i have noticed that when i use my westnet webmail on my ipad, it doesnt let me scroll up and down the mail listing and the message pane. is anyone on westnet and have an ipad with this problem as well? or anyone else with

Re: Telephone scam - your computer has viruses etc.

2011-03-25 Thread Ian Reid
On 25 Mar 2011, at 4:17 PM, David Noel wrote: -- The message to wascamnet had this automatic response of relevance David / Mar 25 David I have had number of similar calls in recent months. As soon as I say that I am a Macintosh user the caller hangs up. Ian --

Re: Mactracker App

2011-04-18 Thread Ian Reid
On 18 Apr 2011, at 9:11 AM, cm wrote: Hi Mac aficionados, I was following the previous Peter / Ronni discussion thread and decided to test the performance of my own Mac App Store application (it was OK incidentally) when a free app called Mactracker caught my attention. Mactracker

Re: Butterfly

2011-05-08 Thread Ian Reid
On 08/05/2011, at 4:43 PM, Curtis Peter pe...@augold.com.au wrote: Hi Thanks for your response Alan. I didn't have a blank picture on hand so didn't worry, a black square would probably be worse than the butterfly. So in the end there doesn't seem to be a real solution. Unless it

iPad problems

2011-05-18 Thread Ian Reid
Take Control books on the iPad from TidBits but maybe I am missing something. Any help will be gratefully received. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist

Re: iPad problems

2011-05-20 Thread Ian Reid
from my iPad On 18/05/2011, at 22:07, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: Good evening All I am having some difficulties with my iPad. “Upgrade is now available for Calculator”, but I cannot upgrade. Tapping ‘Upgrade’ just brings up a warning about need to activate the app after

Re: iPad problems

2011-05-20 Thread Ian Reid
Hi Ronni On 19/05/2011, at 8:43 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ian, I’ve typed my answers under your questions below. On 18/05/2011, at 10:07 PM, Ian Reid wrote: “Upgrade is now available for Calculator”, but I cannot upgrade. Tapping ‘Upgrade’ just brings up a warning

Dropbox and aliases of files

2011-07-22 Thread Ian Reid
Good evening all Instead of printing out User's Guides I put them in Dropbox and open them on the iPad when following instructions for procedures on the iMac. I can't do this with the User's Guide in my SuperDuper download and I can't seem to locate any clues in the Dropbox Help. The

Re: Dropbox and aliases of files

2011-07-22 Thread Ian Reid
occurred to me but is obviously the way to go now. Ian On 22/07/2011, at 10:26 PM, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: Good evening all Instead of printing out User's Guides I put them in Dropbox and open them on the iPad when following instructions for procedures on the iMac. I can't do

Re: Dropbox and aliases of files

2011-07-23 Thread Ian Reid
On 23 Jul 2011, at 2:01 PM, Nicholas Pyers wrote: On 23/07/2011, at 12:26 AM, Ian Reid wrote: Good evening all Instead of printing out User's Guides I put them in Dropbox and open them on the iPad when following instructions for procedures on the iMac. I can't do this with the User's

Re: Dropbox and aliases of files

2011-07-25 Thread Ian Reid
Hi Ronni Further to the above subject I found a group called epub2go which promised PDF to EPUB conversion. I joined up and requested they convert Apple's iPad User Guide to EPUB but they could not do it, possible reasons given being (a) Digital Rights Management; (b) non-English fonts and

Re: Dropbox and aliases of files

2011-07-26 Thread Ian Reid
MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 26/07/2011, at 12:00 AM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi Ronni Further to the above subject I found a group called epub2go which promised PDF to EPUB

Re: Dropbox and aliases of files

2011-07-26 Thread Ian Reid
On 26 Jul 2011, at 7:45 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 26/07/2011, at 12:00 AM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi Ronni Further to the above subject I found a group called epub2go which promised PDF to EPUB conversion. I joined up and requested they convert Apple's iPad User Guide to EPUB

Bootable hard discs

2011-08-17 Thread Ian Reid
disc. I repeated the above process, including erase and repartition, then opened Carbon Copy Cloner and followed its directions. The result was exactly the same - Use the internal disc or none. I am obviously missing out some procedure and would appreciate advice. Ian Reid -- The WA

Re: iPad deleted mail messages keep re-loading

2011-09-14 Thread Ian Reid
to clear them. Hi Laura Just as a comment - I intermittently get theseno-nothing emails, all with a date in 1970, as immediate individual replacements for deleted emails from my iPad. Hitting the Home button usually seems to get rid of them. Ian Reid These are SPAM emails. You can’t do much about

Alternatives to iCal

2011-09-24 Thread Ian Reid
Good afternoon All My wife recently recently decided to replace her paper diary and appointments book with one of the coloured iCal calendars on our Mac but finds all my other, coloured calendars a distraction. She doesn't want to have to untick all the others but wants her own alone all the

Re: Alternatives to iCal

2011-09-24 Thread Ian Reid
On 24 Sep 2011, at 5:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, On 24/09/2011, at 3:29 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good afternoon All My wife recently recently decided to replace her paper diary and appointments book with one of the coloured iCal calendars on our Mac but finds all my other, coloured

Re: Alternatives to iCal

2011-09-24 Thread Ian Reid
On 24 Sep 2011, at 6:21 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 24/09/2011, at 3:29 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good afternoon All My wife recently recently decided to replace her paper diary and appointments book with one of the coloured iCal calendars on our Mac but finds all my other, coloured calendars

Re: Alternatives to iCal

2011-09-24 Thread Ian Reid
On 24 Sep 2011, at 9:18 PM, Ian Reid wrote: On 24 Sep 2011, at 5:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, On 24/09/2011, at 3:29 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good afternoon All My wife recently recently decided to replace her paper diary and appointments book with one of the coloured iCal calendars

Re: New York Times Newsstand subscription

2011-11-01 Thread Ian Reid
Hi Carlo Thanks for the URL's. I managed to get the story about Krumovgrad via Google last night. It is a pretty, but obviously poor, small town near where I was working in the early nineties and I can understand the residents' anxieties. Regards Ian On 1 Nov 2011, at 11:40 PM, cm wrote:

Re: Name Tags! Re: Annual WAMUG Christmas Barbecue: 13 December 2009

2009-12-13 Thread Ian Reid
getting too old and shouldn't be allowed out without a keeper. Next time I will obtain some phone numbers and plug them into my mobile, regrettably not an iPhone. Regards and apologies Ian Reid regards, Kevin -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http

Strange error message

2010-01-07 Thread Ian Reid
comment about convert_stub.dll. I am assuming, actually hoping, that it is harmless. Ian Reid -- 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 Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug

Re: Strange error message

2010-01-08 Thread Ian Reid
Thanks to Neil and Peter for your information. I appear to have solved the matter by reinstalling Vista, Parallels and Quicken. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au

Idle curiousity

2010-05-24 Thread Ian Reid
it is not due to something stupid I have done. Ian Reid -- 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 Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Idle curiousity

2010-05-25 Thread Ian Reid
On 24 May 2010, at 4:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 24/05/2010, at 2:45 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good Afternoon All Using Word 2008 for Mac in Leopard, I find today that I can no longer save documents direct to Desktop and expect to find them visibly there although the computer insists

Access denied to all passwords and secure notes

2010-07-13 Thread Ian Reid
to restart the process today, I now find that access is denied to every password and secure note in Keychain. I presume Time Machine is the answer but, before blundering into that, could I please seek some guidance from you kind people. Ian Reid OSX 10.5.8 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo -- The WA

Access denied to Passwords

2010-07-13 Thread Ian Reid
Good afternoon All (again) Sorry to waste your time. The old, old trick of shutting down fixed my problem. Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist

emailed phone numbers

2008-09-29 Thread Ian Reid
Hi all Another novice question from a non-novice. I have noticed recently that moving my cursor over a phone number in an email puts it in a greyed-out dotted box with a downward pointing triangle. What does this mean? Ian -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

emailed phone numbers

2008-10-03 Thread Ian Reid
Thanks Ronni and Peter. It is a useful facility to have. Ian -- 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 Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Next WAMUG Meeting (for those who came in late)

2008-10-23 Thread Ian Reid
for the night to be a success, we will need a clear indication of those who will be attending to we can get the catering numbers right. If you are able to attend the FutureSphere meeting, please simply reply to this message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Count me in. Looking forward to it. Ian Reid

Re: Weather App

2008-10-27 Thread Ian Reid
, is that it won't give me anything other than Melbourne, although it is advertised as now providing for hundreds of sites. I am awaiting a reply to my emailed enquiry to radocaj.com. What might I not be doing, clicking or entering that I should be doing? Regards Ian Reid Perth WA -- The WA Macintosh

Re: Desktop pic scrambles

2008-10-27 Thread Ian Reid
for a cuppa, or lunch, or when my better half has a more pressing need of the computer. (We don't have separate accounts.) Any ideas what might cause the flickering? Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines

Re: Strange behaviour

2009-03-26 Thread Ian Reid
Hi Daniel ( Ronni) I have run the procedure more than once. Each time, at item 6, I get back all the mailboxes except Inbox and Sent. I note that ~Library/Mail/Mailboxes contains all but these two. I hope that with all the to-ing and fro-ing I've done I haven't lost them. Re Ronni's Number 2

Re: Strange behaviour

2009-03-29 Thread Ian Reid
Hi Ronni On 28/3/09 8:14 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@wn.com.au wrote: Hi Ian, On 28/03/2009, at 12:02 AM, ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: - Original Message - From: Ronda Brown ro...@wn.com.au To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Friday, 27 March, 2009 4:27:33 PM GMT

Re: Strange behaviour

2009-04-05 Thread Ian Reid
are below. On 30/03/2009, at 7:02 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 29/03/2009, at 9:54 PM, Ian Reid wrote: 3. Did you try Quit Mail, navigate to ~/Library/Mail and drag the file Envelope Index to the Trash. When you launch Mail again, it'll tell you that you need to reimport all your messages (just

Re: Lost Tools.

2009-05-09 Thread Ian Reid
On 9 May 2009, at 6:06 PM, Woods Steve wrote: On 09/05/2009, at 5:59 PM, Ian Reid wrote: On my Intel Mac 10.5.6 I am still using 'Word X for Mac Service Release 1'. Somehow I have unintentionally removed Tools from the Menu Bar and can't recover it. Hi Ian, Try this: In Word, go

Deleting emails

2009-06-05 Thread Ian Reid
to the lone posting and the initial postings of the four threads, all now as totally blank windows. This is now only a minor nuisance but can these be really deleted. Maybe this is another peculiarity of my copy of Mail ( 3.6 (935/935.3)). Using Mac10.5.7) Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh

Re: Deleting emails

2009-06-07 Thread Ian Reid
was the simple answer. Ian On 05/06/2009, at 8:22 PM, Ian Reid wrote: After reading and reviewing the contents of my inbox for 28/29 May, I filed or deleted all except one lone posting and the postings of four threads. All defied the Delete button and refused to go away. By repeated opening

Test

2009-07-26 Thread Ian Reid
Test only. No WAMUG mail for two days. -- 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 Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-20 Thread Ian Reid
appreciated. Ian Reid -- 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 Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-20 Thread Ian Reid
folder. Ian Reid http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?oid=23762prodoid=35836299infoType=Downloadsplatform=Macintosh Scanner Driver and EPSON Scan Utility v2.77A Intel-based Macs with OS X (v10.4.4 - v10.5.x), PowerPC Macs with OS X (v10.2.8 - v10.5.x) epson12700.dmg

Re: Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-20 Thread Ian Reid
On 20 Aug 2009, at 3:12 PM, Michael Waldie wrote: On 20/08/2009, at 2:38 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good afternoon all I have just discovered from Epson Support that the reason why my scanner now goes through all the motions and noises of scanning a document, but produces only a blank sheet

Re: Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-20 Thread Ian Reid
On 20 Aug 2009, at 4:46 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 20/08/2009, at 2:38 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Good afternoon all I have just discovered from Epson Support that the reason why my scanner now goes through all the motions and noises of scanning a document, but produces only a blank sheet

Re: Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-20 Thread Ian Reid
downloaded and installed Vuescan and still obtain pristinely blank scans. It looks like I trot along to a repairer with the 1670 under my arm. I will let you all know the result. Ian Reid On 20/8/09 5:09 PM, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: On 20 Aug 2009, at 3:26 PM, Ronda Brown

Re: Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-20 Thread Ian Reid
. Hope that helps a bit. Kind Regards Daniel Hi Daniel ServiceWest gave up repairing Epson some time ago. PrintCom, in Mt Lawley (9371 8600) do it now. They charge $80, plus any replacement parts, to look and repair. Ian On 20/8/09 6:13 PM, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: On 20

Re: Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-20 Thread Ian Reid
(9371 8600) do it now. They charge $80, plus any replacement parts, to look and repair. Ian On 20/8/09 6:13 PM, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: On 20 Aug 2009, at 5:15 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Ian One thing also to note which happens with some scanners and software

Re: Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-21 Thread Ian Reid
with the Scanner, rather then the update. Just to see if it makes a difference. See how you go with that. Will be interested to hear back. Just thought I'd let you know. Kind Regards Daniel On 21/8/09 11:31 AM, Ian Reid ianre...@westnet.com.au wrote: On 21 Aug 2009, at 9:00 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote

Re: Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-21 Thread Ian Reid
On 21 Aug 2009, at 5:23 PM, Robert Howells wrote: Ian , are we talking about the same thing ? Robert Regretfully and abjectly, N0. There is no Image Capture in Library. It appears that the whole shebang is my fault for not fully reading Ronni's posting. I can only assume that I

Epson Perfection Scanner 1670

2009-08-22 Thread Ian Reid
and software with his earlier version of MacOSX and got exactly the same - a blank sheet. I think my best solution is to look for another scanner. Thank you all, immensely Kind regards Ian Reid -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au

Re: BBQ

2009-11-28 Thread Ian Reid
On 26 Nov 2009, at 10:28 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: Can I reiterate the request to let wamug know who is coming to the BBQ as it does make ordering the steak and bangers so much easier :-) DO IT NOW Mac Ian Reid will be there because previous BBQs have been highly praised

Manipulating images

2003-10-07 Thread Ian Reid
degrees. Versiontracker.com provides an extensive list of possible software but I need guidance in choosing. I am talking home viewing, not professional multi-media presentation. Can somebody please help. -- Ian Reid

Manipulating images

2003-10-09 Thread Ian Reid
Thanks to all who who offered guidance. I have decided to go for GraphicConverter. Surprisingly, VersionTracker didn't list it, but did suggest ImageConverter which is only suitable for the opposition. But good old Google gave me the developer's website. -- Ian Reid

Power lead for Stylewriter needed

2003-12-17 Thread Ian Reid
somebody has a 2500 power lead which is surplus to requirements. Help and/or advice that I could pass on to him would be appreciated. TIA Ian Reid

Printing upside down

2006-09-04 Thread Ian Reid
Can someone tell me if there is a program, hopefully free or cheap, which allows placing of a block of text upside down at the bottom of a page, eg. answers to questions in a quiz. I can't find this feature in Word X for Mac (1983-2001) or the old BBEdit Lite. Using OS 10.3.9 Ian Reid

Re Printing upside down

2006-09-06 Thread Ian Reid
Many thanks to all who sent suggestions. They will be useful. I also need to send a quiz by email and to stop skilled, upside-down readers, like me, cheating, I propose to put the answers in an attachment. A forlorn hope really. Maybe I should string the answers into a giant password needed

KEYCHAIN

2006-12-18 Thread Ian Reid
Being the only user of my G4 iMac, I use the system password as the Keychain password. Recently, Keychain has started demanding the password but today it refuses to accept it. I've tried the only other password that I ever use but with the same knockback. What should I try to do? Regards

Keychain sorted

2006-12-18 Thread Ian Reid
I solved my problem by sorting out Keychain Access. Sorry to bother you. Regards Ian

Unexpected failure

2008-01-20 Thread Ian Reid
Hi all In recent weeks my G4 iMac, running Panther, is increasingly reporting unexpected failures of Safari (V1.3.2) and Firefox (V2.0.0.11) and asking for a restart. When this happens the cursor is replaced by the multi-coloured wheel, except on other programs on the desktop which I can

Re: Windows for Intel Mac

2008-05-09 Thread Ian Reid
On 10 May 2008, at 12:08 AM, Adam hewitt wrote: One thing to keep in mind that no one seems to have mentioned yet is that there are licensing issues running windows under virtual machines. As far as I am aware only Vista Ultimate is licensed to be used inside a VM and using any other

Time Machine can't see Firewire disc

2008-05-14 Thread Ian Reid
Hi all. Time Machine, on my new 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, cannot see the 250 Gb FW drive which I have used for more than a year as storage for backups and their catalogues from my G4iMac. I have erased the drive, using Disk Utility, and can still drag and drop files (Word and Excel) to it.

Re-installing Panther

2008-05-17 Thread Ian Reid
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Numeric keypad

2008-06-07 Thread Ian Reid
Hi there Using desktop Core 2 Duo Intel Mac, aluminium keyboard, with Vista via Parallels. Is there an Fn key combination, or other means, to turn on the numeric keypad in ParallelsWindows Vista. I can't see anything useful in Windows control panels and without use of the keypad, Quicken

Re: Numeric keypad

2008-06-08 Thread Ian Reid
On 7 Jun 2008, at 3:39 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 07/06/2008, at 3:32 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 07/06/2008, at 2:54 PM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi there Using desktop Core 2 Duo Intel Mac, aluminium keyboard, with Vista via Parallels. Is there an Fn key combination, or other means, to turn

Downloading email

2008-06-29 Thread Ian Reid
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Re: Downloading email

2008-06-29 Thread Ian Reid
PM, Ian Reid wrote: Hi there Using Mail 3.3 on Mac 10.5.3 via Westnet as server. Since 25th June my wife and I have been able to download our emails from the Westnet server only by Webmail, which is not as convenient as using Mail. Westnet says the problem must be due to my settings

Icons

2001-12-29 Thread Ian Reid
another app? Do I buy a good guide to the Internet? Can somebody please point me in the right direction(s)? -- Ian Reid

Help on sorting hard disk contents display

2002-03-07 Thread Ian Reid
time. -- Ian Reid