Re: IOS 5.1 Upgrade

2012-03-07 Thread Wendy S Austin
smoothly, and as promised, there was no need at all to connect physically to my computer, or to get iTunes involved in any way. Very impressive... Wendy S Austin 211 Bathurst Street Hobart Tas 7000 Home: (03) 62852733 Mobile: 0409951971 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List

Re: Thoughts on membership

2012-06-30 Thread Wendy S Austin
expressions of why they cannot meet the $30.00 cost in such patronising ways, it really does demean you. Kind regards Wendy On 28/06/2012, at 19:41 , Michael Hawkins wrote: Yep, the 58 cents a week is well and truly worth it! Michael. Wendy S Austin 211 Bathurst Street Hobart Tas 7000

Re: Fed up

2010-12-14 Thread Wendy S. Austin
://beachlands.wordpress.com Wendy S Austin 211 Bathurst Street Hobart Tas 7000 -- 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: Alarm clock failure

2011-01-02 Thread Wendy S. Austin
, California-based company said in a statement yesterday. Customers can set recurring alarms that will work on those dates, and all alarms will work properly from Jan. 3, Apple said. peter meyer 0408 902349 pmo...@westnet.com.au Wendy S Austin Hobart -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Two finger tap for contextual menu missing from magic trackpad

2011-07-02 Thread Wendy S Austin
Greetings All I had to restart my iMac and now the two finger tap brings up Expose. I have checked the track pad settings and the two finger tap option is selected. I have done the latest OS upgrade and that did not cause the problem. Any further ideas? With thanks. Wendy Wendy's iPad

Re: Two finger tap for contextual menu missing from magic trackpad

2011-07-03 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello there Ronni and WAMUGGERSDefinitely 'Wendy Weather' over here, I love it! Max of 6 predicted for Wednesday!Thanks Ronni and PaulI have restarted. No luck. I then went to System Preferences and unchecked the two finger tap, logged out and back in, checked it again, still no luck. Have just

Re: Two finger tap for contextual menu missing from magic trackpad

2011-07-03 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Ronni and Daniel, what a pair of treasures you are!The Expose tab was correct, showing everything as '-'. I then went to the Mouse setting and found the 'Secondary Click' was set as '-' so I checked it and now it is working for the magic trackpad as well!Thank you so much.WendyHobartOn

Joystick for X-Plane 9

2009-12-08 Thread Wendy S. Austin
welcomed by Thomas. Thank you. Wendy Wendy S. Austin 211 Bathurst Street Hobart Tasmania 7000 -- 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

Re: Joystick for X-Plane 9

2009-12-09 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Ha, thanks Ronni. Yes this warning about Time Machine is mentioned on the XPlane website but nowhere in their instruction manual so I only read it after I had set the silly thing up. I guess I will have to go in somehow and make changes to Time Machine as I do not want to back it up.

Bluetooth Magic Mouse

2010-01-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings Peter Not sure if your problems are the same as mine - I am having problems with Magic Mouse whereby it stopped doing all the extra things like scrolling and became just an 'ordinary mouse'. Also looking at the System Preferences Mouse, I no longer got the video showing how to

Re: Shared tab missing

2010-01-13 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Pedro Just to confirm something, have you ticked the shared options in Finder Preferences? Wendy in Hobart On 13/01/2010, at 23:09 , Pedro wrote: It's the shared tab in finder that has gone missing is the main concern . Both the iMac and MacBook are on the same network (netgear

Re: Power Saving and Snow Leopard

2010-01-21 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Peter I still have to delete the bluetooth plist and restart the iMac every time I shut it down. Thankfully I only ever shut it down if a software upgrade requires it. Once I have deleted the plist file and restarted, the Magic Mouse works perfectly. Wendy On 22/01/2010, at 12:14 ,

Re: Power Saving and Snow Leopard

2010-01-21 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I forgot to advise, the Magic Mouse works fine with our MacBook Pro and MacBook, it is only the iMac that it has this bluetooth plist problem with. Wendy On 22/01/2010, at 13:16 , Susan Hastings wrote: I, on the other hand, have had no difficulties at all with the Magic Mouse, either

Re: Do not hide + Spaces

2010-03-22 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi NicholasI once did a private poll of my Mac using friends and asked who was using Spaces (remember Reg?) and I found that most of my women friends used it and most of the men didn't. I, like you, wonder how I ever lived without it. I still can't get my husband to use it though.WendyOn

iPhone - Airplane Mode

2010-04-15 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Good morning all There has been some 'discussion' at work about leaving phones in the 'Airplane Mode'. According to the health and safety people (Australian Government Department), even when phones are in that mode, dangerous things can happen to people using headset telephones should a

Re: iPhone - Airplane Mode

2010-04-18 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Many thanks to all who replied to my query. I will have to try and have an intelligent discussion about it with the powers that be Wendy On 16/04/2010, at 08:07 , Wendy S. Austin wrote: -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist

RSS Feed

2010-04-19 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings All I am running 10.6.3 and use Apple Mail Version 4.2.Under preferences I have Apple Mail as my Default RSS reader and once upon a time, I could read my RSS in the Apple Mail window. However, now I get only a few sentences and when I hit the 'Read More', it opens the RSS in

Re: RSS Feed

2010-04-20 Thread Wendy S. Austin
On 20/04/2010, at 13:57 , Ronda Brown wrote: You can choose instead to have all your RSS updates land in your Inbox along with all your other messages, by going to File 'Add RSS Feeds' and selecting what feeds you want check 'Show in Inbox'. But, I just tried that and ended up with all

Re: RSS Feed

2010-04-20 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello Ronni Thanks for your help. I still find it a pain because previously (I can't remember which version of Apple Mail it was) the whole article including photos, would open in Mail when I clicked on the 'Read More' link. Cheers Wendy On 20/04/2010, at 21:33 , Ronda Brown wrote:

Software update problem

2010-04-25 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings All My iMac, running 10.6.3, was doing some Software updates and advised that it needed to restart which I approved.I can't get it to restart however and when I try to open the Finder I get a message 'The application Finder can't be opened - 10810'.I cannot access my desktop

Re: Software update problem

2010-04-26 Thread Wendy S. Austin
On 26/04/2010, at 11:38 , Ronda Brown wrote: Post back to WAMUG to let us know how you get on please. Cheers, Ronni Good morning Ronni and Everyone I had a late shift at work yesterday (no public holiday in Tasmania) and even though I read through your very kind and detailed reply, I

iPad problem

2010-08-26 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Good morning EveryoneI received my lovely iPad last night and have had troubles with it ever since :-(I thought it should all be fairly straight forward as per my previous Apple goodies, I connected it to my iMac and went through the registration process. Email downloaded okay, I then synced it

Re: iPad problem

2010-08-26 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello SusanOkay, I have shut it down. It shows the photos have loaded over from the iMac but when I hit on 'photo' all I get is the please wait updating library message, that lasts a couple of minutes and then it goes back to the home screen. I am off to work now so will try the full restore

Re: iPad problem

2010-08-27 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello everyoneThank you very much for all your help. I will work through it all tonight. However, on looking at the link below (thank you Ronni), the opening sentence is 'You finally have your iPad in hand. But wait! You can't just plug it in and dump every app, song, and video you've ever

iPad

2010-08-27 Thread Wendy S Austin
Good morning Thanks to you I now have my iPad working and isn't a lovely wee thing. I restored it to the factory settings and set it the PROPER way (see Ronni I can follow instructions if I REALLY have to) without loading thousands of photographs. Once I found the iPad was working, I started

Re: iPad problem

2010-08-30 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Thank you very much Alexander, I will certainly keep an eye on it.WendyFrom: Alexander Hartner a...@j2anywhere.comDate: 30 August 2010 12:57:06 AESTTo: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.auSubject: Re: iPad problemReply-To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.auHI Wendy,If you have more than 16GB

Re: iTunes Authorisation

2008-09-27 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Michael, I know this won't help, but I have this exact same problem with four iTunes songs, it goes round in circles asking for reauthorisation etc etc. All other iTunes songs play with no problems, it is just with these four. A friend of mine had a similar problem a couple of years

Re: business cards

2008-09-27 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Peter I have not used these but someone I know uses blank Avery templates to print out business cards. Not sure if it will help you. Here is the link - http://www.avery.com/avery/en_us/Templates--Software/Templates/Blank-Templates/_/Rpp=15 Wendy On 27 Sep 2008, at 09:36, Peter

Re: iTunes Authorisation

2008-09-28 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Thanks for this bit of information Les. It would be cheaper to buy the four iTunes songs again that are playing up .. sadly. Wendy On 28 Sep 2008, at 07:16, Les Standish wrote: Wendy, Please be aware that Apple do now charge for their help The last phone in I did cost me over

Re: Artificial Intelligence Robot

2008-10-18 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I also had a very interesting chat with him. Wendy On 17 Oct 2008, at 16:27, Les Standish wrote: Hi Peter, Thank you, I have just spent the last 10 mins talking to Elbot. Very clever I gave him 9 Regards Les -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Artificial Intelligence Robot

2008-10-18 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Good one Daniel!He thought I was being a bit confrontational when I asked what he thought about the Australia vs. India Cricket test Wendy On 18 Oct 2008, at 17:46, Daniel Kerr wrote: I asked him why Apple removed Firewire from the latest MacBook and he just paused and

Re: iTunes 8 - CD unmounts when importing

2008-11-08 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I am glad you mentioned this Neil because I had this exact problem yesterday and thought it must have been a problem with my drive. I had ten music cds to import, the first four worked fine and after that I had the same problem you did. I am on iTunes 8.0.1. Wendy On 08 Nov 2008, at

Re: New page in Word 2008

2008-11-09 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Severin What do you want Word 2008 to do each time you start it? Mine goes to the Project Gallery. If you want to set it to open in Project Gallery, go to File - Project Gallery - Settings. There are a few options there. Wendy On 09 Nov 2008, at 19:05, Severin Crisp wrote:

Re: WTB MacBook

2008-11-11 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I can vouch for that MacBook as it was my husband's.He now has a brand new MacBook (thank you Daniel!) and is very happy indeed. Wendy On 11 Nov 2008, at 10:40, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Michael, Get in touch with Daniel Kerr of MacWizardry. I know he has a very good condition MacBook

Re: WTB MacBook

2008-11-11 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Afraid not Reg, he still has to lug the company supplied PC laptop for that. Wendy On 11 Nov 2008, at 15:02, Reg Whitely wrote: Do you get all of Air Mauritius flight programs and plans on it too? ;-)) Reg -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: PDf editors

2008-11-29 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Stuart There are many options however my favourite application is PDFpenPro, I use it all the time. http://www.smileonmymac.com/ Wendy On 29 Nov 2008, at 17:45, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi guys I'm a GP in Lesmurdie and am continuing to develop the assessment kit for the GP Mental

Re: Why does Archive Utility produce a cpgz file?

2008-12-30 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Steven I had the very same problem with three files downloaded from Safari just yesterday.I downloaded them again using Opera and they opened correctly.I figured the problem was with the file and the Safari download. Wendy On 28 Dec 2008, at 20:36, Steven Knowles wrote:

Zip file opening with .cpgz

2009-01-25 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello Everyone I have just downloaded a heap of .zip files using Firefox and when I unzip them they come out with a .zip.cpgz extension and I cannot open them. This happened recently while using Firefox and when I downloaded the same file using Opera, it unzipped with no problem. So,

Re: Zip file opening with .cpgz

2009-01-25 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Thanks Steve. I have now downloaded one of the files using Opera and it unzips without the .cpgz extension being added. So, for me, it is a problem with how Firefox handles things. Will let you know if I discover how to open these files, otherwise I am going to have download them all

Re: Zip file opening with .cpgz

2009-01-25 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi David, I am using 3.0.5. My main browser is Opera but I have a very bad habit of having heaps of tabs open and because I had a lot files to download, I unwisely decided to do that with Firefox, forgetting the trouble I had had last time I used it for downloading.I cannot

Lost wireless network

2009-02-14 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings All We have a wireless network using a Netgear modem and Time Capsule for automatic backup and wireless printing.We have one MacBook Pro and one MacBook on the network both running the latest version of Leopard. A couple of days ago the MacBook could not back up to the

Re: Lost wireless network

2009-02-14 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi James I have a look at the programmes you suggest. I haven't changed anything on the network other than telling the MacBook to join it. I am now using an ethernet cable to the Netgear to connect to the internet so that is all working okay, just the Time Capsule that is flashing

Re: Lost wireless network

2009-02-14 Thread Wendy S. Austin
unit. Hope that helps. Kind Regards Daniel On 14/2/09 7:46 PM, Wendy S. Austin wendy_aus...@mac.com wrote: Hi James I have a look at the programmes you suggest. I haven't changed anything on the network other than telling the MacBook to join it. I am now using an ethernet cable

Re: Lost wireless network

2009-02-14 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi David I tried this but still get the message from Airport Utility that it was unable to find any Apple wireless devices.Rescan brings up the same message. This was so easy to set up the first time but I can't remember what I did :-( Thanks for your help though. Wendy On

Re: Lost wireless network

2009-02-14 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Daniel Not sure about Bridge mode but will investigate! Should I reset the Time Capsule? Thanks. Wendy On 14/02/2009, at 9:13 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Wendy I'd just start it from scratch and set it up. I set them up manually when I've done it before, and just go through and put

Re: Lost wireless network

2009-02-15 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Norman As much as I am sorry you are having this problem, I feel better knowing that it just isn't me!I have spent hours today going though everything and constantly get that message Airport Utility was unable to find any Apple Wireless devices.I am reluctant to do anything

Re: Wireless issues

2009-02-15 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello Norman Thank you very much for posting these instructions. I am working with a NetGear modem and the Time Capsule. When I hit the reset button on the Time Capsule, my network shows up again in the Airport icon in the Menu bar but when I go any further into Airport Utility, I

Re: Wireless issues

2009-02-16 Thread Wendy S. Austin
! Too bad the Chinese president is getting in the way. Would the situation be the same if Kevin Rudd paid a visit? Good luck. Norman Leslie Chair, Membership Committee BREC Club 54 Dunstan Street Bunbury 9791-3470 0429913470 nwles...@mac.com On 16/02/2009, at 4:54 PM, Wendy S. Austin wrote

Re: Wireless issues

2009-02-16 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings All The wireless network is now working and both laptops are backing up to the Time Capsule, at last.I have to give thanks to Ronni who was checking the archives and wrote to me with a few suggestions, one of which worked.It was simply that I was not pressing the reset

Re: iTunes Library in a Spreadsheet

2009-03-06 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Thanks for this Ronni.I really like it when you have nothing constructive to do Wendy On 06/03/2009, at 1:12 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: I was 'fiddling' around with Numbers '09 today, and I got thinking perhaps I could do a Spreadsheet of my iTunes Library. (Ok Daniel, I couldn't

Re: Music CD catalog app - delicious library

2009-03-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Gary I use BookPedia to keep track of my books. They also have a programme for CDs, DVDs and Games. Website - http://www.bruji.com/ Wendy On 12/03/2009, at 9:58 AM, gary dorn wrote: I am looking for a simple app to catalog my music CDs. I do not play any music on my iMac [24

Email being rejected

2009-03-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Good morning Email messages have started bouncing returning the message below to an addressee in Hobart with whom we have regular Email contact.This started happening yesterday afternoon on two laptops using Apple Mail. I also tried sending the Email via Apple MobileMe web mail and

Re: Email being rejected

2009-03-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
their email address lately and forgotten to inform you of their new address? Cheers, Ronni On 13/03/2009, at 8:36 AM, Wendy S. Austin wrote: -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au

Re: Email being rejected

2009-03-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello Neil and Ronni Many thanks.We sent Emails to this address yesterday morning, chatted with the recipient twice during the day (he is an architect friend overseeing some work on our house) and then when we tried to send another Email in the afternoon, the blocking started. Many

Re: Email being rejected

2009-03-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Ronni (and Miss Cloe who I am sure is watching over your shoulder) No, they were just small Emails.We had a similar problem with someone else in Tasmania a couple of weeks ago.His ISP has blocked us too but luckily he has another Email address which we can still send to. Wendy

Re: Apple's currency converter widget playing up

2009-03-14 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Mine is playing up too, across a range of currencies. Wendy On 14/03/2009, at 6:54 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Anyone noticed dodgy currency calculations when using Dashboard's standard conversion widget? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Apple's currency converter widget playing up

2009-03-15 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Thanks very much for this Chris.Will give it a try . tomorrow. Wendy On 15/03/2009, at 8:53 AM, Christopher S wrote: Hi Guys, I had this problem too and I believe it was related to the Safari 4 Beta or 10.5.6. There's a solution, but it's not pretty. The fix is listed on

Re: Slow Printing Problem

2009-03-16 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Diane One question on your printer problem, have you changed the paper thickness option recently?I had to print something out on to very thick paper and changed the option on my Brother laser printer to reflect that and I then forgot to change it back to normal paper. The

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

Slightly OT - Broadband question

2009-03-29 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings All Your off shore member in Mauritius is moving to Hobart and I would appreciate some advice regarding broadband lines. I am looking at Internode so if anyone uses them can you let me know if you like them or not. I am totally unable to decide whether we need a land line or

Re: Slightly OT - Broadband question

2009-03-29 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Thank you Reg, Susan, Neil and Peter Your information has been a tremendous help. We will go with the ADSL Naked plan. Neil, the four legged family members are departing Mauritius on 25 May (unless Air Mauritius changes their schedules AGAIN) to Melbourne via Perth (a quick stop off to

Re: Slightly OT - Broadband question

2009-03-29 Thread Wendy S. Austin
That would be lovely.We are hand picking their pilots . On 29/03/2009, at 2:35 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: So we could be there to welcome them? Bea and Frizz would like that ;-) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Slightly OT - Broadband question

2009-03-29 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I am on to it ... Now I just need to interview his co- pilots :-) Wendy On 29/03/2009, at 4:21 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Captain Oswin would be the only Pilot I would trust to fly Miss Cloe! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Slightly OT - Broadband question

2009-03-29 Thread Wendy S. Austin
That paints quite a picture Reg On 29/03/2009, at 5:23 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Captain Cat and Second Officer Hamster? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: digilife goes in to receivership?

2009-04-11 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I will second this.We travel all the way from Mauritius to Perth just for Daniel's help with purchase and trade of new machines and follow up support. Wendy Mauritius Island On 11/04/2009, at 11:51 AM, Martin Hill wrote: Well for those of us not in South Geraldton ;-) I highly

Re: Excellent Bento website

2009-04-24 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Many thanks for this Peter. I have Bento and must admit to feeling that I am missing something when it comes to using it, this site will help! Wendy On 24/04/2009, at 4:50 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: If you have purchased Bento, or are considering purchasing it, here is an excellent

iPhoto won't recognise Nikon

2009-07-19 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings All I am running iPhoto 9, 8.0.4 (409) and until today, it is set up to download photos from my Nikon D70.Now when I connect the camera using a cord to the USB slot on my MacBook Pro, iPhoto acknowledges that a camera has been connected and opens up but that is as far as it

Re: Mail App. Nuisance.

2009-09-22 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Oh me too David! Wendy On 21/09/2009, at 19:20 PM, David Moyle wrote: WideMail Letterbox Both of these bits of software allow the layout of Mail to be modified which is of great benefit when using a widescreen computer. Neither pieces of software have been fully updated for Snow Leopard

Re: Mail App. Nuisance.

2009-09-23 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Ronni and David I am with you on this one David. I have looked at this Beta but as soon as I saw mention of 'Terminal' etc, decided to wait for the next version. Wendy On 23/09/2009, at 19:19 PM, David Moyle wrote: Hey Ronni, I did see that this was available, I like being on

Re: Mail App. Nuisance.

2009-09-28 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello again David I have now installed the Beta and it all works well. Much easier to install that I thought it would be. Wendy On 23/09/2009, at 22:25 PM, Wendy S. Austin wrote: Hi Ronni and David I am with you on this one David. I have looked at this Beta but as soon as I saw

Re: Completely off topic, but I'm confused......

2006-09-06 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Yes okay Daniel, curiously, I did try it on my PowerBook and confirm that all the letters came out. Now all we need is for some curious person with an iMac or G5 to give it a go. Of course I must ask, why did you do this in the first place?? Wendy On 05 Sep 2006, at 19:38, Daniel Kerr

Re: Completely off topic, but I'm confused......

2006-09-06 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Susan, thanks for this, it is hilarious. The strange thing is though, that many of the 'curiosities' that come up with my name, could almost be true! Wendy On 06 Sep 2006, at 05:23, Susan Hastings wrote: I read some other postings by the person who explained about the keyboards, and

Re: Problems with .Mac mail :-(

2006-10-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Rod Two computers here both collecting their .Mac mail with no problems. Both using Mail. One computer has experienced the problem of needing to enter the password every so often. Cheers Wendy Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin Coastal Road Pomponette via Surinam Mauritius Island

Re: Returned mail: see transcript for details

2007-02-09 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello Lara Sorry, yes I should have provided more information. I am running OSX 10.4.8 on a MacBook Pro. The subject line of the plain text message was Photos, no attachments. With thanks. Wendy On 09 Feb 2007, at 11:01, Lara wrote: Assuming you're running OS X, the chances that you

Re: Returned mail: see transcript for details

2007-02-09 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Ronni, you are a marvel.That was the problem. Thank you very much! Wendy On 09 Feb 2007, at 11:33, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Wendy, Try changing the Subject to something other than 'Photos and see if it is then accepted. Cheers, Ronni Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin Coastal Road

Programme will not force quit

2007-02-16 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello All MacBook Pro running 10.4.8. Cannot force quit Photo Booth programme. Have tried from the dock; opt-ctl-esc; and Activity Monitor. Is there anything else I can do to force quit other than a restart? With thanks. Wendy Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin Coastal Road Pomponette

Re: Programme will not force quit

2007-02-16 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi Ronni That hasn't worked either. Thanks for the suggestion though. I have used Photo Booth quite a bit, find it very useful, this is the first time it has done this. Wendy On 16 Feb 2007, at 14:21, Ronda Brown wrote: On 16/02/2007, at 6:49 PM, Wendy S. Austin wrote: Hello All

Re: Programme will not force quit

2007-02-16 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hi David I haven't really had any problems with my MBP, this refusal to force quit is the first I have encountered. Perhaps the fan stays on more than my previous PowerBook did. Wendy On 16 Feb 2007, at 14:26, David Moyle wrote: Hey These Intel Macs aren't very good are they, Andy and

Re: Ronnie

2007-05-24 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Yes Reg. Behind Ronni, our great WAMUGGER of the year, is a fluff ball called Cloe who gives up some ball/walk time to allow Ronni to spend so much time on our computer woes, so thank you Cloe. Wendy On 24 May 2007, at 15:34, Reg Whitely wrote: Ah, but what about Cloe? Wendy Austin

Re: WAMUGER OF THE YEAR ?

2007-05-25 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Glenn This is very well said. Wendy On 25 May 2007, at 05:11, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Ronnie, There are two reasons I think your WOTY award is well deserved. Firstly, you know *so* much and freely share that knowledge. Secondly, your approach to the user group embodies the spirit of

Re: Safari 3 Beta

2007-06-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings All I installed it and it seems to be working okay.I use Opera primarily but am interested to see how this version of Safari performs. Wendy I just installed Safari 3 Beta and it would not open. Did not even get to the opening screen and it quit - every time. Luckily

Re: Future of Wamug

2007-06-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Hello All Your offshore members would be lost without you! I have paid my fees a couple of times but confess, I have forgotten to do so for the last year or two. More than happy to contribute money or time to help keep WAMUG going. Wendy Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin Mauritius Island

Re: Safari 3 beta

2007-06-20 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I cannot find it either Peter. I do like the 'Inline Find' option, that is very handy, Wendy On 20 Jun 2007, at 04:37, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: Has anyone out there tired the new Safari beta? It's working very well for me, but there's one feature which is mentioned in the help and at

Re: urgent warning RE UPDATE TO 10.4.10

2007-06-21 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Now this is not the Subject line I want to see just after I have upgraded to 10.4.10. However everything is working fine and I hope it stays that way. Wendy On 21 Jun 2007, at 16:07, James / Hans Kunz wrote: DO NOT UPDATE TO 10.4.10 you could end up with lost of noT working apps anymore

Re: urgent warning RE UPDATE TO 10.4.10

2007-06-21 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Good points here. Point 2., second paragraph humoured me tremendously. Wendy On 21 Jun 2007, at 16:34, Robin Belford wrote: http://www.macjournals.com/news/2007/06/20#a60 Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin Mauritius Island Mob: +2302560182 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --

Re: iPhone Terms Conditions

2007-07-12 Thread Wendy S. Austin
We used to pay to make and receive mobile calls a few years ago but with the arrival of competition, that has changed. If we make a mobile call to another mobile phone using the same provider, there is no charge to the receiver. However if we make a mobile call to another mobile on the

Re: A new spam

2007-07-24 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I received one just this week Severin.Like you I deleted it. Wendy On 24 Jul 2007, at 13:15, Severin Crisp wrote: I have recently begun to receive a different type of junk/spam mail. It is quite innocent looking and inoccuous with a single .pdf attachment and appears to come from

PDF's PNG's not showing on Desktop

2007-07-25 Thread Wendy S. Austin
I warned you about putting that horrible Windoze stuff on that nice new MacBook Pro :-) I have not had the problem you mention Ronni on my MacBook Pro but of course, mine is pure. Hope you find a solution soon. Wendy On 25 Jul 2007, at 11:56, Ronda Brown wrote: Has anyone else

Re: Dot Mac account for Videoconferencing

2007-08-08 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Brett, I have found Skype much better than iChat and now only use Skype for videochat. I was consistently getting the 'bandwidth insufficient' error message with iChat whereas when I tried Skype it connected with no problem. I am using videochat with people in Australia, USA, England

Re: News.com/Firefox

2007-08-20 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Just checked the site Kevin and it works fine with both Firefox and Opera. Wendy On 21 Aug 2007, at 03:18, KEVIN Lock wrote: Of recent times I notice that to read News.com I need to use Safari. Firefox produces some strange results: sometimes links to stories bring up an interactive

Re: Griffin RoadTrip

2007-10-31 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Ruben I have been using the Griffin RoadTrip for over a year now and am very happy with it. It is used in a 2x4 pick up truck and often goes over some very rough roads but has never missed a beat. Wendy On 31 Oct 2007, at 11:48, Dark1 wrote: I'm considering getting a Griffin RoadTrip

Re: Internet speeds and Leopard

2007-11-08 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Severin My internet speeds have definitely improved since loading Leopard, I am delighted with it. Wendy On 08 Nov 2007, at 12:39, Severin Crisp wrote: I have the impression that my internet speeds have degraded since upgrading to Leopard. I have G5 1.8 and a DLink DSL 504 four port

Re: New Imac keyboard

2007-11-13 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Very sorry about this Sam, best of luck!Not that this information will help you but, Thomas has just flown the Airbus A380 simulator in Toulouse and the keyboard which is mounted on the fold away table which is stored on the instrument panel in front of the pilots is waterproof

Re: photoboth

2008-03-09 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Another application I have that has caused this problem is BookPedia which has the option to use the inbuilt camera to scan the ISBN number into the database. Wendy On 09 Mar 2008, at 15:31, Ronda Brown wrote: Quit all applications that are using iSight. If you don't know which

Re: Fan Non Stop

2008-03-10 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Are you running SETI or similar Boinc programmes?I notice my fan stays on when the programme is downloading new work units. Wendy On 10 Mar 2008, at 02:41, Metal Artwork Creations wrote: Just recently the fan goes on at starttup and stays on

Re: Problem using iChat

2008-03-14 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Stephen I have exactly the same problem, usually get a message saying there is insufficient bandwidth to do video chat with iChat. All the people I am video chatting with are on Macs in various countries including Australia / Tasmania, China, India, England.We now just use Skype

Re: Compact Digital Cameras

2008-05-06 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Reg, Thomas has a small Nikon that he takes everywhere with him, it has the option of connecting wirelessly to his MacBook as well. I don't have the model number as he has the camera with him whilst roaming around the south west region of W.A. It also has a great panorama feature.

Re: Messages Thread on WAMUG

2008-05-17 Thread Wendy S. Austin
On 17 May 2008, at 13:47, Matthew Healey wrote: Well actually I am happy to change this behavior. Although I must say we did get a bit of an uproar the last time as a few sensitive emails ended up going to the list. By forcing people to change the email address to send to the list you

Re: me.com

2008-06-29 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Yes, you are correct Bart, the @me.com Emails are working. I think I will stick the @mac.com though. Wendy Pomponette Beach Mauritius Island On 29 Jun 2008, at 05:13, Bart Raffaele wrote: If you are a .Mac subscriber, Apple appears to have activated the

Re: Mobileme

2008-07-11 Thread Wendy S. Austin
MobileMe forces the use of either Safari or Firefox. Whilst I have those two browsers, I prefer Opera. A tad annoying. Wendy ___ Mauritius Island -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

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