Re: iOS6 and 10.8.2 available now

2012-09-19 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi all, Just adding to Daniel's early morning post :-) OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.2 (Combo) The Combo File Size is 665.39 http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1581 I always prefer to install the Combo Updates, rather than the Standalone Delta or Software Update. But you can use Software Update

Re: iOS 6 battery gorging

2012-09-20 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Peter, I've been using my iPhone 4S all day, and I was using my iPhone Personal Hotspot to my iPad sending and receiving emails, searching the Web for over three hours and I still have 85% battery left. First thing to do, is see how many Apps you have running in the background.

Re: iOS 6 Maps issues

2012-09-20 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Maureen, Printing directions in Maps is working perfectly for me, it even alerted me to my Printer is low on Ink. :-) And showed me two routes to get to the same destination, Route 1 Route 2 In the bottom-right corner, the familiar page-curl icon remains. Tap it to reveal options for

Re: iOS 6 Maps issues

2012-09-21 Thread Ronni Brown
, at 11:57 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Maureen, Printing directions in Maps is working perfectly for me, it even alerted me to my Printer is low on Ink. :-) And showed me two routes to get to the same destination, Route 1 Route 2 In the bottom-right corner, the familiar page-curl

Re: iOS 6 Maps issues

2012-09-21 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Laura, I forgot to mention that the developer of AirPrintActivator asks for a donation. I donated as it is well worth giving him the incentive to continue upgrading it. Cheers, Ronni On 21/09/2012, at 4:08 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Laura, I've just got back in after

Re: iOS 6 Maps issues

2012-09-21 Thread Ronni Brown
MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** On 21/09/2012, at 4:08 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Laura, I've just got back in after seeing a client and almost being blown away... boy

Re: iOS 6 music player

2012-09-21 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Peter, Display Additional Controls: Tap the Album Artwork on the 'Now Playing' screen to display the scrubber bar and playhead, and the Repeat, Genius, and Shuffle buttons. Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar. Cheers, Ronni On 21/09/2012, at 8:42 PM, Peter Crisp

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-09-22 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Alan, When the iMac sleeps there is no network connectivity. You can put just the display to sleep (ctrl-shift-eject does this). This will turn off the display and conserve power whilst still keeping the iMac turned on and thus the network connection(s). Or, Perhaps try turning on 'Home

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-09-22 Thread Ronni Brown
, Ronni Regards, Alan On 22/09/2012, at 3:57 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Alan, When the iMac sleeps there is no network connectivity. You can put just the display to sleep (ctrl-shift-eject does this). This will turn off the display and conserve power whilst still keeping

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-09-22 Thread Ronni Brown
immediately puts the display to sleep; selecting Display Sleep to 30 minutes in Energy Preferences the Display will sleep after 30 minutes of no use. Cheers, Ronni Cheers Alan On 22/09/2012, at 8:03 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Alan, I need to stop work as I'm tired

Re: Messages

2012-09-22 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Michael, Do you mean, when you tap in the box where iMessage is greyed, you don't see a blinking cursor? Have you tried restarting your iPhone? In Settings Messages: What settings do you have? Cheers, Ronni On 23/09/2012, at 10:15 AM, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au

Re: Messages

2012-09-23 Thread Ronni Brown
box placed between an icon of a camera to the left and the word send to the right, and happens despite having turned the iPhone off a couple of times since it was upgraded to ios6. Cheers, Michael. On 23/09/2012, at 11:52 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Michael, Do you

Re: How to Burn iTunes movie to dvd - archiving

2012-09-24 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Brian and WAMUGers, On 25/09/2012, at 7:13 AM, Brian Risbey risb...@bigpond.com wrote: If you want to backup your iTunes purchases to disc. Launch iTunes. Under the File menu, select Library Back Up to Disc. Follow the prompts and everything you purchased will be backed up to disc. It

Re: How to Burn iTunes movie to dvd - archiving

2012-09-24 Thread Ronni Brown
Ok I'm out of here and off to do clients work. This should explain more: Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519 Cheers, Ronni On 25/09/2012, at 8:12 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Brian and WAMUGers, On 25

Re: Banking screen

2012-09-24 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Jennifer, Geoff, I had a look at the page and it is using utf-8 'XHTML 1.0 Strict' but I would think Safari 5.0.6 should be able to handle this? Jennifer, Check that JavaScript is turned ON in Safari 5.0.6 in Leopard Click on the Develop toolbar menu and then Enable JavaScript. (Note:

Re: Banking screen

2012-09-24 Thread Ronni Brown
On 25/09/2012, at 1:12 PM, Geoff and Kaye k...@kgweb.org.au wrote: Ronni and Jennifer On 25/09/2012, at 12:37 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Jennifer, Geoff, I had a look at the page and it is using utf-8 'XHTML 1.0 Strict' but I would think Safari 5.0.6 should be able to handle

Re: Banking screen

2012-09-25 Thread Ronni Brown
On 25/09/2012, at 3:10 PM, Geoff and Kaye k...@kgweb.org.au wrote: Hello Ronni On 25/09/2012, at 1:26 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: First, I'm NO expert or in fact know much at all about web coding. What I have understood in the coding of the web page itself there are only two items

Re: Facebook Messages

2012-09-26 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Diana, Have you deleted your Facebook Account? Have you asked to be unsubscribed by using the unsubscribe link at the end of the Facebook email? There is an option on Facebook that scans the contents of a members' address book and sends out invites to people not already on Facebook. If

Re: scanner image capture

2012-09-26 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Gary, Does the Scanner show in System Profiler USB ? Cheers, Ronni On 26/09/2012, at 12:39 PM, gdorn gd...@me.com wrote: Hi my Epson 610 scanner has been having intermittent connection losses for the past few months today it wont show any connection at all I tried a different

Re: Facebook Messages

2012-09-26 Thread Ronni Brown
wishes from Diana On 26/09/2012, at 2:27 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Diana, Have you deleted your Facebook Account? Have you asked to be unsubscribed by using the unsubscribe link at the end of the Facebook email? There is an option on Facebook that scans the contents of a members

Re: scanner image capture

2012-09-27 Thread Ronni Brown
, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Gary, Does the Scanner show in System Profiler USB ? No it didn't I did a restart, it showed up , so I did a scan - worked hope I don't have to keep doing that! Could something be wrong ? thanks Cheers, Ronni On 26/09/2012, at 12:39 PM, gdorn gd

Re: Marketing software

2012-09-27 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Severin, What Web Design program are you using for your website? Does it have built-in support for e-commerce?; it requires the site's host to be correctly set up for this feature. Cheers, Ronni On 27/09/2012, at 2:05 PM, Severin Crisp sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: I am looking for

Re: Marketing software

2012-09-27 Thread Ronni Brown
. You can see how we do it from http://www.albanysummerschool.com.au/enrol.html for last year. Our bank will provide a portal for secure payment. We have looked also at PayPal and the like. Very cold and wet here today Severin On 27/09/2012, at 2:50 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com

Re: Signatures in Mail

2012-09-28 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Severin, That should not be happening, if you choose another it should only appear. You create and have all your signatures in the column All Signatures Then you Assign each new signature to one account, or to multiple accounts. To do so, you drag a signature’s name from the middle column

Re: Signatures in Mail

2012-09-29 Thread Ronni Brown
for sleep right now! Severin On 28/09/2012, at 6:54 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Severin, That should not be happening, if you choose another it should only appear. You create and have all your signatures in the column All Signatures Then you Assign each new signature to one

Re: Signatures in Mail

2012-09-29 Thread Ronni Brown
!? Regards Severin On 29/09/2012, at 2:57 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Severin, I think I might not have worded this part of my reply very clearly and perhaps you have misunderstood what I meant. If you have more than one signature for that specific email account, you can

Re: Slow connections and ISP excuses

2012-09-29 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Vlad, I certainly won't disagree with you Re: Bigpond, I never recommend Bigpond to my clients, family or friends. That said though, have you upgraded the Firmware on the Netcomm 3G21WB? The Telstra Elite Modem (Netcomm 3G21WB) has a known issue with certain firmware versions which prevents

Re: Slow connections and ISP excuses

2012-09-29 Thread Ronni Brown
. Some ISPs 'throttle' their speed during high traffic peak time when they experience congestion. Cheers, Ronni On 30/09/2012, at 9:57 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Vlad, I certainly won't disagree with you Re: Bigpond, I never recommend Bigpond to my clients, family or friends

Re: scanner image capture

2012-10-02 Thread Ronni Brown
-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.8.2 Mountain Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 02/10/2012, at 1:13 PM, gdorn gd...@me.com wrote: On 27/09/2012, at 2:28 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Gary, How old is the scanner? ahh very old maybe 2001? Could

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-02 Thread Ronni Brown
(nowhere near as helpful as WAMUG.) Never saw any comment on TUAW or Macworld so I assumed it was a problem with me and not Apple. Perhaps a fix with the new iTunes - or OSX 10.9? Cheers Alan On 23/09/2012, at 11:34 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Alan, On 23/09/2012

Skype - Password Successfully Changed - SCAM

2012-10-02 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi WAMUG Skype users, The Skype 'Password Successfully Changed' email SCAM is making the rounds again, so be careful. The Password Successfully Changed email that claims to be coming from Skype. Needless to say that it looks slightly authentic but there is one thing that makes everything so

Re: Apple Id

2012-10-02 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Chris, Does you wife already have an Apple ID? Settings iTunes App Stores tap the ID shown, sign out, sign back in with new ID. Then your wife will just sync it with the computer connected to the Apple ID she wishes to use, but it will mean she will have apps and media that Apple ID has

Re: updates

2012-10-03 Thread Ronni Brown
And can be downloaded from here: For people who prefer to update from Apple Downloads than the App Store as I do. Note: The update has NOT fixed the issue Unable to 'Save Add to iPhoto ' in Apple Mail 6.1 Mountain Lion OS X 10.8.2, or Control-Click or Right-Click on the image and select

Re: Apple Id

2012-10-03 Thread Ronni Brown
above is clear and helpful to you. Thanks heaps Ronni You're welcome Chris. Cheers, Ronni regards Chris On 03/10/2012, at 1:14 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Chris, Does you wife already have an Apple ID? Settings iTunes App Stores tap the ID shown, sign out, sign back

Re: Apple Id - now iTunes query

2012-10-04 Thread Ronni Brown
to my questions and as soon as I possibly am able to. Cheers, Ronni On 05/10/2012, at 12:41 AM, Alex aln...@highway1.com.au wrote: Hi Ronni On 04/10/2012, at 12:25 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: • A device can only sync with one iTunes library at a time. • Syncing a device with a new iTunes

Re: Apple Id - now iTunes query

2012-10-05 Thread Ronni Brown
/10/2012, at 12:25 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: • A device can only sync with one iTunes library at a time. • Syncing a device with a new iTunes library disassociates it from the previous library (and deletes the media synced from the previous library from the device). We had an older iMac

Re: DVD Disc refuses to eject

2012-10-05 Thread Ronni Brown
Did you Quit MacXDVD Ripper Pro? Or Force Quit it if it is still running in the background To force quit an application, choose Force Quit from the Apple menu (or press Command-Option-Esc), then choose the unresponsive application in the Force Quit window, and click Force Quit. Optionally, you

Re: Question Mark Dock Icon for Downloads

2012-10-05 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Alan, The Question mark indicates that the Original app is either moved from original location, or has been deleted. Click on the 'House' in the Finder's Sidebar and 'click drag' it back to the position on the dock. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz /

Re: Re the Latest OS update and my sticking DVD

2012-10-05 Thread Ronni Brown
On 06/10/2012, at 8:52 AM, Robert Miller-Eves bobme...@highway1.com.au wrote: Hi Ronni!! AGAIN-apologies for your cold Din dins!. This morning there was message from you re 10.8.2 supplemental update which advised of a fix for DVD player crashing. Apart from my rotten DVD sticking in the

Re: Question Mark Dock Icon for Downloads

2012-10-05 Thread Ronni Brown
, rather than the house? The cause is a bit of a worry - but its at the bottom of my Worry List! Cheers Alan On 06/10/2012, at 9:15 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Alan, The Question mark indicates that the Original app is either moved from original location, or has been

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-06 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Bill, A bit more information please. Were you successfully backing up using Time Machine to this external drive in Snow Leopard? How long have since you installed Lion? Are you saying you have NEVER successfully backed up using TM to this external drive in Lion? Cheers, Ronni 17

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-06 Thread Ronni Brown
Preferences Time Machine? When you try to backup what error do you receive please? Cheers, Ronni On 06/10/2012, at 3:41 PM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: On 06/10/2012, at 3:33 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Bill, A bit more information please. Were you successfully backing up using

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-06 Thread Ronni Brown
did). Bill On 06/10/2012, at 3:49 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: I hope you have been backing up some other way, perhaps bootable backups. Ok, is the external drive is formatted correctly? Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Select the type of partition you want to use: GUID Partition Table

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-06 Thread Ronni Brown
with no error message and the icon has reverted to to the to the Orange (USB? graphic) whereas the image on the desktop is still Time Machine! Bill On 06/10/2012, at 4:21 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Just to first make sure the external drive is Formatted and Partitioned correctly for Time Machine

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-06 Thread Ronni Brown
the activity LED as on and the disk is not spinning. And now I am worried. I have a magazine ready for publication and I'll need my files for reference during the layout stage. Maybe I should burn a CD? Thanks for your help of course!! Bill On 06/10/2012, at 5:47 PM, Ronni Brown

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-06 Thread Ronni Brown
, Ronni On 06/10/2012, at 6:34 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 06/10/2012, at 6:19 PM, Bill Parker ren...@westnet.com.au wrote: Ronni, The step 3 is Mac OS Extended (Journaled). The list in Disk Ute left window is as follows: Left flush 500.11 GB Seagate etc

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-06 Thread Ronni Brown
strategy and were not just relying on Time Machine for backups. http://ronnibrown.net/tutorials/backup/index.html Cheers, Ronni RONNI BROWN MAC CONSULTANT email: supp...@ronnibrown.net Website: ronnibrown.net On 07/10/2012, at 11:18 AM, Daniel Kerr dan...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Fingers crossed

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Tim, If I was you (which obviously I'm not); I would wait as it is rumoured and I feel 'correctly rumoured' :-) ... that a new model MacPro will be released in 2013. New 27-inch iMacs should be released in late 2012. Cheers, Ronni who is still upset with Apple dropping the 17 MacBook Pro

Re: Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion on 2007 MacPro 1,1

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Ronni, any insight into what the new 27 iMac will feature? Are there still screen issues as I had read about earlier? Regards Pete On 07/10/2012, at 4:43 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Tim, If I was you (which obviously I'm

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
...@westnet.com.au wrote: Please uncross fingers. Everything working fine and points about second back noted. Thanks again Ronni!! Bill On 07/10/2012, at 12:01 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Yes, Fingers crossed Bill, Ah Daniel, we work as a good team on WAMUG ;-) Bill, Keep a watch

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Allen, Safari preferences might be corrupted. Quit Safari. Go to ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.Safari.plist Move the com.apple.Safari.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Desktop. Relaunch Safari. If that helped, move the .plist file to the Trash. If not, move it back to

Re: Time Machine will not complete backup.

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
thinning No post-back up thinning needed: no expired backups exist Backup completed successfully. It took 18 seconds. I have only worked on one document in several hours. Bill On 07/10/2012, at 5:19 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Bill, After TM does the first Complete Full backup

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
. Perhaps a fix with the new iTunes - or OSX 10.9? Cheers Alan On 23/09/2012, at 11:34 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Alan, On 23/09/2012, at 5:17 AM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Ronni Your response is appreciated and I can make sense of most of it. I'm

Re: Time Machine problems

2012-10-07 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Paul, Just a quick question. In System Preferences Time Machine Options - Do you have Notify after old backups are deleted selected? If so: Unselect it, then Restart your Mac, then Connect the newly erased 1TB external drive, and see if you receive This backup is too large for the backup

Re: Time Machine problems

2012-10-08 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Paul, I'm working on quite a few client support emails at the same time, so I can only get back to you when possible. How did you upgrade to OS X 10.8, was it a 'clean install' or an 'upgrade' from Lion? Have you only used this external drive to backup OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion? Or did it

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-08 Thread Ronni Brown
don't have any extensions but I turned extensions OFF anyway. I quit Safari with Command Q each time Should I get a new copy of Safari?. I do have Time Machine running but I have no idea where to go back to Regards Allen On 07/10/2012, at 5:31 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Allen

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-08 Thread Ronni Brown
, at 3:16 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Allen, On 08/10/2012, at 10:23 AM, Allen Gladwell all...@amnet.net.au wrote: Good morning Ronni -I don't seem to have any extensions. Is that unusual? No not unusual, I don't have any Safari extensions in Safari 5.1.7 on a Mac mini running OS X 10.6.8

Re: Time Machine problems

2012-10-08 Thread Ronni Brown
to trash them but could not find any. Could it be something related to the Mac Pro? I have had some strange problems in the past that eventually disappeared on a sub-sequent OS X update. Regards, Paul On 8 Oct, 2012, at 14:29 :11, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Paul, I'm

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-08 Thread Ronni Brown
On 08/10/2012, at 12:18 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Alan, You have never explained to me what you meant by this comment you made. Came to unconfirmed conclusion that my basic model iMac (no graphics card?) What do you mean No Graphics card? Your iMac should have a Graphics

Re: Time Machine problems

2012-10-08 Thread Ronni Brown
at the moment. Approximately 1.5 million items and 9 hours to go! Thanks for all your assistance, you are, as always, extremely helpful and very much appreciated. Wish it was later in the day, I could use a glass of 'red' grin. Regards, Paul On 8 Oct, 2012, at 18:12 :36, Ronni Brown ro

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-08 Thread Ronni Brown
open a new window the tools work until I click Customize then stop working. So I open a new window and carry on. Could the hardware do this? Regards Allen On 08/10/2012, at 5:09 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Thanks Allen for testing Safari in another Admin Account. Ok, as this is happening

Re: Composed iMac

2012-10-08 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Adrian, Have you Reset your Computer's PRAM and System Management Controller SMC? OS X Mountain Lion: Reset your Computer's PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11243 Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US Cheers,

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-09 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Alan, On 09/10/2012, at 12:51 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote: Oddity No 1: Console log messages show a lot of mdworker, lsboxd and sandbox events every few minutes while Mac is sleeping OR awake (but quiet). (mdworker unable to talk to lsboxd is typical.) Forums suggest

Re: Composed iMac

2012-10-09 Thread Ronni Brown
gone. Regards, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com On 09/10/2012, at 11:51 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Adrian, Have you Reset your Computer's PRAM and System Management Controller SMC? OS X Mountain Lion: Reset your Computer's PRAM http://support.apple.com/kb

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-09 Thread Ronni Brown
this morning I did an SMC reset to give me a clean base to start with. I will follow your suggestions after I have a few hours of testing with this clean base. Other responses with your comments below - Cheers Alan On 09/10/2012, at 9:29 AM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote

Re: Apple TV won't wake iMac

2012-10-10 Thread Ronni Brown
otherwise sometimes. Lol. :) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: danielATmacwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** On 10/10/2012, at 12:55 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
if so is it worth a try? Earlier when you suggested removing third-party add-ons that was just for Safari wasn't it? That wouldn't include recently downloaded aps like Skitch and mSecure which I am reluctant to un-install Regards Allen On 09/10/2012, at 10:34 AM, Ronni Brown wrote

Re: Slow connections and ISP excuses

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Vlad, This does not surprise me ;-) Have you been able to update the firmware using a Windows machine? It would help if you can update the firmware. If you have not updated the firmware yet, make sure you read the 3G21WB Firmware Upgrade Instructions located here with the firmware.

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Allen, Yes, an Erase Install of Snow Leopard would be very sensible, there are problems on your current system, most possible brought over from previous upgrades. As I have mentioned before on WAMUG, left over Clutter from previous systems can slow your Mac down and also cause problems.

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
In System Preferences Sound - Sound Effects, do you have 'Glass' selected as an alert sound? Or is it a beep, beep, beep sound? Cheers, Ronni On 12/10/2012, at 12:31 PM, Alan Smith sma...@iinet.net.au wrote: Several times this morning I heard an unknown alert beep at irregular intervals.

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
Also meant to ask what sound do you have selected for 'New messages sound' in Mail Preferences General? On 12/10/2012, at 1:00 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: In System Preferences Sound - Sound Effects, do you have 'Glass' selected as an alert sound? Or is it a beep, beep, beep

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
action on my part. BTW I would have had iTunes as another app that was on for at least some of the time. Cheers Alan On 12/10/2012, at 1:00 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: In System Preferences Sound - Sound Effects, do you have 'Glass' selected as an alert sound

Re: Mysterious Alert Beep

2012-10-11 Thread Ronni Brown
I'm trying to do too many things at once, and hit send without finishing If you are hearing three beeps it could be a faulty RAM stick. On 12/10/2012, at 1:54 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Alan, Yes, Funk is the default alert sound in System Preferences Sound - Sound Effects

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-12 Thread Ronni Brown
some of cruft in my Home folder back from a backup without extensive knowledge which I don't have? Regards Allen On 12/10/2012, at 12:50 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Allen, Yes, an Erase Install of Snow Leopard would be very sensible, there are problems on your current system, most

Re: Coping iTunes library

2012-10-12 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Stuart, As long as all your Music and Media is in the default location - Home/Music/iTunes Moving your Content to a New Computer: If you’re simply looking to move your iTunes library to an entirely new computer, the process is actually quite a bit simpler than relocating the content,

Re: Apple iPhone 4 Issue

2012-10-12 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Rick, If Tim's suggestion doesn't work you could try taking the SIM card out and re-inserting it. It might not be seated correctly. Cheers, Ronni On 13/10/2012, at 9:15 AM, Rick Armstrong a...@iinet.net.au wrote: Yes I have turned it off and on a couple of times, I will plug it into

Re: Apple TV

2012-10-13 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Laura, Have you tried: Reset All settings on the ATV3, and then try again? Cheers, Ronni On 13/10/2012, at 3:15 PM, Laura Webb el...@iinet.net.au wrote: Good afternoon all I am having problems with my Apple TV. It is unable to access the iTunes Store. A message appears stating:-

Re: Apple TV

2012-10-13 Thread Ronni Brown
/2012, at 3:24 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Laura, Have you tried: Reset All settings on the ATV3, and then try again? Cheers, Ronni On 13/10/2012, at 3:15 PM, Laura Webb el...@iinet.net.au wrote: Good afternoon all I am having problems with my Apple TV. It is unable

Re: Bank scam

2012-10-13 Thread Ronni Brown
I received this email SCAM on Thursday Merv, it was a bit slow getting to you :-)) http://internetemailscams.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/first-netbank-third-party-payment.html Cheers, Ronni On 14/10/2012, at 9:49 AM, Merv Bond m...@iinet.net.au wrote: The message below received this morning and

Re: iMac renaming

2012-10-13 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Walter, First question is: Why are you using Ethernet and WiFi at the same time on the same computer? Ethernet and Wifi have 2 different IP addresses. You can't have the iMac connected to both an Ethernet Wi-Fi Network at the same time. 1. Turn WiFi OFF on the iMac. 2. Restart the

Re: Libraries in iPhoto

2012-10-14 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Severin, iPhoto Library Manager: 7.1. Copying albums and events When keeping your photos separated in multiple libraries, you sometimes have the need to move a set of photos from one library to another. With iPhoto, the only way to do this is to export the photos from one library and then

Re: Small icon in corner of photo in Aperture

2012-10-14 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Stephen, On 14/10/2012, at 7:59 PM, Stephen Chape chap...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi folks, When I use Aperture in the Browser view each photo has a small icon in the lower right corner that looks like a hand grenade. Does anyone know what this is please ? I think you mean what is called

Re: Icon in iTunes in the Movies window ?

2012-10-14 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Stephen, If you are refering to what I think you are, it shows if you have watched it or not. Full Moon = Unwatched Half Moon = Partly Watched New Moon = Watched If you open the iTunes help file and type symbols in the search box at the top right, you'll get some useful info. Cheers,

Re: iMac renaming

2012-10-15 Thread Ronni Brown
Don't know when it changes to green, as it takes too long and I leave the room. There is also a plist file named: com.apple.alf.plist~orig Should I also trash it ? Thank you very much, Cheers, Walter On 14.10.2012, at 13:09, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Walter, Ok, a couple

Re: Safari toolbar problem

2012-10-15 Thread Ronni Brown
in the process Regards Allen On 12/10/2012, at 5:43 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Allen, A 'Erase' and 'Clean Install' of Snow Leopard is what is says... you wipe your hard drive and reinstall the Operating System. When you've been using your Mac for a while, installing and deleting lots

Re: iMac renaming

2012-10-15 Thread Ronni Brown
. Cheers, Ronni On 15/10/2012, at 3:45 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Walter, I've been seeing clients all day, have just arrived back home. You are in Network - Ethernet - Configure IPv4: using DHCP? Trash the com.apple.alf.plist~orig file. Then Restart you iMac Let me know

Re: Dual Time Machine Bckups

2012-10-15 Thread Ronni Brown
ie weekly? Regards Allen On 15/10/2012, at 4:50 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Allen, Thanks for getting back with your results, it's good to hear everything is working well again. I was wondering if you would go ahead and do the Erase and a Clean Install. Did you do a NEW Time

Re: Cassette transfer

2012-10-16 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Jennifer, I did this many years ago using Roxio CD Spin Doctor (now named 'Spin Doctor') that comes with Toast Titanium Pro. Converted my Cassettes and Vinyl Records to Digital format. The manual says If your computer can hear it, you can record it with CD Spin Doctor. Cheers, Ronni On

Re: ringtones creation

2012-10-20 Thread Ronni Brown
Hey Lynn, You surely can't be SERIOUS... expecting me to help you create a Bombers Ringtone!!! Yikes My Collingwood Membership will be revoked by the Club! Oh well, being a good Collingwood Supporter; as we are know for our fairness and good play ;-)) I guess I'll help you. Did you remember

Re: Pages/My Templates

2012-10-20 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Stuart, I'm not Peter but guess I will do. Your 'My Templates' are stored in the same location: Go to your Home Folder and locate the ~/Library/Application Support/iWork/ Pages/Templates/My Templates folder. Cheers, Ronni On 21/10/2012, at 7:06 AM, Stuart Breden bred...@highway1.biz wrote:

Re: Power up problem

2012-10-22 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Paul, You could try Resetting the SMC (System Management Contoller) Resetting the SMC for Mac Pro, Intel-based iMac, Intel-based Mac mini, or Intel-based Xserve • Shut down the computer. • Unplug the computer's power cord. • Wait fifteen seconds. • Attach the

Re: Cannot select email TO field from iPad2 Notes app.

2012-10-24 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Alan, I'm not experiencing any problems with Notes App in iOS6, it is still working the same as in iOS5. 1. Launch the ‘Notes’ app and reset your iPad using Sleep/Wake and Home buttons. 2. Hold down these buttons together for at least10 seconds after pressing them at the same time. 3.

Re: Problem Starting up in 10.6.8

2012-10-26 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Robert, Hold down the Option key on startup and select the external drive to boot from. Cheers, Ronni On 26/10/2012, at 1:56 PM, Robert Miller-Eves bobme...@highway1.com.au wrote: iMac 3.2Ghz Intel Core i3 4GB 1333 MHz DDR Memory:- Start up disc 10.8 I have 10.6.8 on external drive.

Re: Line In and Mic Input Jacks

2012-10-27 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Alan, http://www.apple.com/au/imac/specs/ Headphone port • Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack) • Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone MacBook Air computers, the 'NEW' released iMacs, iPhones, iPads and iPods don’t have a line-level input.

Re: Line In and Mic Input Jacks

2012-10-28 Thread Ronni Brown
On 28/10/2012, at 1:58 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Alan, http://www.apple.com/au/imac/specs/ Headphone port • Headphone/optical digital audio output (minijack) • Support for Apple iPhone headset with microphone MacBook Air computers, the 'NEW' released iMacs

Re: Slow response MacBook Pro

2012-10-28 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Chris, A few things to help you speed up your MBP. 1. Keep the desktop clean: If you have a lot of files on the desktop your Mac will slow down. Tidy up those files by placing them in folders and the Finder will be snappier 2. Slim down the contents of your hard drive: If your hard drive

Re: Pages/My Templates

2012-10-28 Thread Ronni Brown
PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 21/10/2012, at 8:30 AM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Stuart, I'm not Peter but guess I will do. Your 'My Templates' are stored in the same location: Go

Apple updates iPhoto (9.4.2) and Aperture (3.4.2) Safari (6.0.2),

2012-11-01 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi People, The Safari 6.0.2 update was released and has quickly departed... a lot of problems with the Safari 6.0.2 update download and installation. So even if it comes back 'online' I suggest you DON'T update just yet, wit until we know more about this Safari update.

Re: Panorama question

2012-11-04 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Michael, First, never delete your photos from a camera or your iPhone before you are sure they have all been imported into iPhoto. iPhoto'11 is version 9.4.2, if you are using v9.3.2 you need to update. When you copy your panoramas to the Mac, they retain their full resolution, which can

Re: Panorama question

2012-11-04 Thread Ronni Brown
Software Update from under the Apple symbol, every Apple derived software was updated. It seems not. On 04/11/2012, at 6:17 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: Hi Michael, First, never delete your photos from a camera or your iPhone before you are sure they have all been imported into iPhoto

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