Re: Recording sound from a Mac
http://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijack/ the first and still the best.. On 20/05/2009, at 10:43 AM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi everyone. Is it possible, or is there an app that enables me to record a Radio interview on my MacPro? does iTunes have a facility for this? I have never come across this before and was just wondering. Thanks Jon 'Robbie - the Robinson Helicopter experience' A new coffee-table book from Eye in the Sky Productions. Unit 5 / 78 Marine Tce, Fremantle Western Australia 6160 Photographed by leading aviation photographer Jon Davison. Due for release December 2008 Based in Western Australia T: 08 94335541 M: 0403 235938 E: j...@eyeinthesky.com.au http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au/robinson.html -- 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 -- 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: FOR SALE: G4/400 and monitor
Sounds like someone wants a news Mac Mini.. :) n On Mar 1, 2006, at 5:28 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: FOR SALE G4/400 Sawtooth desktop tower with SONY CPD-G420 19 multiscan Trinitron CRT Monitor G4 specs at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43103 (Note 2GB RAM max with OSX) Review of monitor at http://www.ciao.co.uk/Sony_CPD_G420__Review_5547065 2GB RAM, 20GB HD, USB 2 card (2 ports), keyboard, Apple Pro mouse OSX 10.3.9 Panther and iLIfe'05 installed and with original disks $800 for the package Also Belkin 4 port powered Firewire hub $25 Swann 4 port USB1 powered hub $25 Offers considered. Currently in Albany but transport (by car) to Perth will be available towards the end of March. Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- 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: HTML to JPEG
Hi Ken, what do you mean exactly by a HTML Photo..? cheers Nat On Mar 1, 2006, at 5:06 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey folks, can someone tell me if it's possible ( how) to convert a HTML photo in to a JPEG or a TIF, anything do I can print it out? Ta much, Ken -- 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: Apple plans a special event to introduce new products onTuesday,February 28
announcement picks Apple supported OS X / windose dual boot - 1/10 (read: never going to happen) New Video iPod 6/10 Apple Boombox 9/10 Tivo like mac mini device 7/10 iTunes Video/Film Downloads 10/10 cheers Nat On Feb 28, 2006, at 4:15 PM, Mark Secker wrote: On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 15:35 +0800, Brett Carboni wrote: Apple branded 'boom box' to output sound from iPod. On my wish list would be a touch screen iPod with handwriting recognition so I can replace my Newton (P910) but I think the chances of that are pretty slim. One can always hope :-) You have more chance of Microsoft announcing that tomorrow night than Apple :-) Do a Google on Microsoft Origami. I'd say Apple will have a couple of iPod items, and announce full movie downloads from iTMS (of course US only). Hence the purchase of a data centre in San Fran. :-) While we will be stuck with Bigpond's disgraceful offering for the next few years :-( BTW, where are the tv shows on iTMS Seeya Rod! Apple buying out PalmOS? - not to far fetched. personally I'd like to see a dual keyboard/tablet laptop but I'm not holding my breath despite all the leaked gesture based touch screen interface videos making the rounds. -- 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]
now this on the other hand is not funny
open safari and try this, http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/index.php?p=163 safari's default config runs this shell script cheers Nat
Re: Old Mac computers
No, not so Notre Dame will take Licorice allsoughts, the tech guys down there really know there stuff, they usually repurpose these machines with freebsd or netbsd or another *nix and ship them to E. Timor for teaching and infrastructure gifthorse, mouth! cheers Nat On Feb 21, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Christian Kotz wrote: Last I heard the Timor project had been flooded with older models so have stepped up specifications to high end Power PC's and G3 models and above but I could be wrong I heard there's an organisation in the education department who bundle decommissioned Macs from all over WA and redistribute them to less fortunate schools like rural or regional primary schools by the pallet load as these schools don't have a great budget for information technology resources and have low demand activities for them Regards Christian On 20/02/2006, at 10:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Peter, if you contact Notre Dame University in Freo, they support a project in Timor called the Bagita center, where they can always use extra machines to teach local people computing skills. cheers Nat On 20/02/2006, at 10:55 PM, Peter Martinson wrote: Hi everyone, Well I've finally bitten the bullet! I currently have about 100 -130 Mac computers, monitors and printers (in my games room) that I was intending to set up as a borrowing resource for students without computers. Unfortunately as a Deputy Principal and looking after all of our network ( at the moment) I just can't find the time to re image them etc. I hate throwing out good computers that work so. I remember a group that were setting up computers for use in Timor as well as the Computer Angels in Perth. These computers range from the original Classics to 6400's. ( I can still use iMacs on our network). I'm particularly interested in the Timor idea as the older models are more likely to be accepted. Do any of you have any contact info for me? thanks in advance. pmarty -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Photoshop on new Intel Macs
Quark, so we should see that ship around 2010..! ;) Nat On Feb 21, 2006, at 11:57 AM, Josh McKinnon wrote: On 21/02/2006, at 11:04 , Mike O'Grady wrote: In particular have a look at: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/imac-coreduo.ars/6 Ouch! If you are mostly in Photoshop, the options seem to be: -Wait until late 2006/early 2007 when CS 3 is Universal -Get a 20 iMac G5 *now*, since they may be gone any day (the 17 is already gone) -Get a PowerMac G5 when you need a new machine. You can be sure that the PowerMac G5 will be available until at least the time that most of the apps from folks like Adobe, Quark, Macromedia are Universal. Surely!!! cheers, Josh -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: re Old Mac Computers
well thats news!, hope they can find a carrier as it would be a shame for machines that we consider too old to not be able to get to a good cause like the bakhita center (thanks for the spelling correction btw) cheers Nat On Feb 21, 2006, at 1:46 PM, KEVIN Lock wrote: I tried to give a number of older Macs to schools in East Timor through the Bakhita organisation http://www.bakhita.org/contact.htm under the umbrella of Notre Dame. Below is the reply from Paddy Fagan. regards Kev At 2:10 PM +0800 9/2/06, Paddy Fagan wrote: From: Paddy Fagan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Macs for Timor Hi Kevin Sorry it has taken a while for anyone to get back to you. My name is Patrick Fagan and I have been involved with Leeuwin Care and the Bakhita Centre for a number of years now (http://www.bakhita.orgwww.bakhita.org ). The program that used to send materials up from Perth to Timor is no longer is in operation as the owner of the container company changed and the new owners were not interested in doing the shipping for free. I think the cost to get it to Darwin was around $2000 and there is no money at all to cover it. Saying that I have emailed a few other people who may know ways to get the computers to Timor. I will try and get a response for you in the next week or so. Sorry again for the delay. Regards Patrick Fagan -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: First self-propagating worm targeting Mac OS X
Hi Mart, i Dont think this is the motherload virus the Apple community has been dreading, i think its alot of the same hype we have seen before with opener et al, as i have stated previously, it requires alot of user interaction for a *virus* and i hesitate to call it that., by and large i would expect that Apple will patch this thing pretty quickly: as for antivius software: i like Clam AV, run it on 5 of my Servers here at Elproducto, it has a low overhead and is patched and updated regularly, i have also run it on Machines when i was at ECU, all in all i'm not convinced the CME-4, OSX/Leap trojan/worm/virus thing is anything new or anything to be overly concerned about, i would be more concerned that other malicious code writers will see all the hype and media about this thing and start to work out ways to exploit OS X, and during that process somebody will actually write something that is very dangerous and does serious damage to an OS X system. from the ambrosia site: You cannot be infected by this unless you do all of the following: 1) Are somehow sent (via email, iChat, etc.) or download the latestpics.tgz file 2) Double-click on the file to decompress it 3) Double-click on the resulting file to open it ...and then for non-Admin users, it fails to infect most applications. You cannot simply catch the virus. Even if someone does send you the latestpics.tgz file, you cannot be infected unless you unarchive the file, and then open it. A few important points -- This should probably be classified as a Trojan, not a virus, because it doesn't self-propagate externally (though it could arguably be called a very non-virulent virus) -- It does not exploit any security holes; rather it uses social engineering to get the user to launch it on their system -- If you're not running as an admin user, it will silently fail to infect most applications -- It doesn't actually do anything other than attempt to propagate itself via iChat, and then only via Bonjour! (it does not sent itself over the Internet, rather just to your local Bonjour user list) -- It has a bug in the code that prevents it from working as intended, which has the side-effect of preventing infected applications from launching -- It's not particularly sophisticated cheers Nat On Feb 17, 2006, at 3:31 PM, Martin Hill wrote: Nat, as I mentioned, I agree with some of your points (though we might agree to disagree on the corruption vs destruction point!), but I think the main point is that here is the first evidence of Mac OS X malware that: - does NOT in most cases need a password to run, - that infects (and then because of a bug corrupts) other applications - that attempts to self-replicate using Apple-specific IM software (the virus author also apparently planned to implement eMail propagation as well, but never got around to writing that code) and thus displays some of the features of a virus and a worm as well as a trojan horse. Whether it is terribly effective or not I think the fact remains that this represents a significant new development in the small world of malware for OS X. We are now not talking about a simple trojan which lacks an automated infection vector. As such, I have finally decided to install Nortons AV on my Mac (it's site licensed software here at Curtin) and realise that although the chances of being infected by OS X malware is very low, the chances are now not zero (particularly if you use iChat at the moment). More to the point, proof-of-concept code such as this can be modified to carry a much nastier payload down the road, so I think we need to be a little more cautious now as Mac users - though of course we needn't be as paranoid as PC users need to be. Unfortunately we can't now brag that OS X has Zero Viruses/worms because it is not really true anymore (semantic arguments notwithstanding!). However we *can* brag about the 140,000 to 1 ratio of such malware when comparing Windows to OS X and the fact that there are still zero recorded instances of spyware and adware which all still adds up to a huge selling point for the Mac. -Mart From: subscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:22:51 +0800 To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: First self-propagating worm targeting Mac OS X Mart the only self mounting compressed files are SEA from OS9 and .dmg OS X this only affects PPC running 10.4, it does not effect 10.3 or Core Duo based machines and it self propagates to other users in the iChat buddy list *if* its shell script is executed it does not destroy or modify anything, nor does it delete anything, degrade performance, cause system instability or compromise any security settings so no i would not agree that corrupting any application you run is destructive when you crash an application on OS X, is that destructive??? thats corruption, its different cheers Nat On Feb 17, 2006, at 1:11 PM
Re: First self-propagating worm targeting Mac OS X
So you have to: (1) accept the file in iChat (2) unpack the tar.gz (3) run the shell script that is inside (4) type in an administrator password when the shell script asks for it. hardly a virus , Malware..?, yes its malicious but not destructive, it requires so much user interaction, it looks like more of a social engineering exercise or a proof of concept like opener was. thoughts? cheers Nat On Feb 17, 2006, at 9:18 AM, Martin Hill wrote: Well it has finally happened after all these years of commentators crying wolf. The first bit of malware that attempts to spread itself to other Mac users has finally arrived on the scene. Note this is not technically a virus as many articles are saying but it is also not just a simple trojan as some Mac users are saying. To get infected a user has to click on what looks like a jpeg file in a message sent through Apple's iChat program so it requires user intervention, but as it then attempts to infect other applications - they get corrupted due to a bug. It then attempts to send copies of itself to all users in the buddy list of the infected user if they use the iChat software. This malware also does not require the affected user to enter a password if they are an admin user (or if they are a root user) - it only asks for a password if they have been intentionally set up as a user without admin privileges. As a default install of OS X automatically gives the main user admin privs, most users will not be asked for a password as this worm installs itself. Although it does not delete files or do any other nasty things, it looks like other nasty hackers could modify this initial code to cause more damage. Looks like we had all finally better start installing and using anti-virus software on our Macs (particularly if you use (Apple's iChat software). Symantec's Description of this worm (which they call OSX.Leap.A also known as the Oompa Loompa worm): http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/osx.leap.a.html The stats still stand at the following: Windows Viruses/worms = 140,000 Mac OS X worms = 1 With many of the thousands of Windows viruses and worms particularly nasty compared to this fairly innocuous Mac worm, it is by no means the end of the world, but this is nonetheless the first truly credible threat to OS X. Here are the details from MacFixit: http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20060216075452766 Protective method: Setting iChat to not automatically accept incoming files In order to protect against the unintended acquisition of this malware, it is recommended that you set iChat to notify the user before accepting a file. This is accomplished by opening iChat's preferences, then clicking the Messages tab, and selecting Confirm before sending files. This is the default setting for a fresh Mac OS X installation. And remember, be very cautious with supplying your administrator password to system prompts. You should never be asked to enter your administrator password to open a .jpg file (as in the above case). Provide your administrator password only to trusted applications. In fact, you should avoid being logged in as an administrator whenever possible. Instead, use a standard user account for daily tasks. Andrew Welch of Ambrosia Software has discovered and described a new piece of malware for Mac OS X dubbed the Oompa-Loompa Trojan (OSX/Oomp-A) The malware was posted as latestpics.tgz to a Mac rumors web site, claiming to be pictures of Mac OS X Leopard (an upcoming version of Mac OS X. Andrew writes: When unarchived (it is a gzip-compressed tar file), which can be done by simply double-clicking on the file, it appears to be a JPEG file because someone pasted the image of a JPEG file onto the file. After it's been unzipped, tar will tell you there are two files in the archive: * ._latestpics * latestpics The ._latestpics is just the resource fork of the file, which contains the pasted in custom icon meant to fool people into double-clicking on it to (in theory) open the JPEG file for viewing. In actuality, double-clicking on it will launch an executable file. The file 'latestpics' is actually a PowerPC-compiled executable program, with routines such as: * _infect: * _infectApps: * _installHooks: * _copySelf: A few important points * This should probably be classified as a Trojan, not a virus, because it doesn't self-propagate externally * It does not exploit any security holes; rather it uses social engineering to get the user to launch it on their system * It requires the admin password if you're not running as an admin user * It doesn't actually do anything other than attempt to propagate itself via iChat * It has a bug in the code that prevents it from working as intended, and has the side-effect of preventing infected applications from launching * It's not particularly sophisticated Here's what it does if
Re: Audio from DVD
one i use with great success is mAC3dec http://sourceforge.net/projects/mac3dec/ use handbrake to RIP the DVD to an MPEG and then run mAC3dec to suck out the audio to an AIFF - then straight into itunes cheers Nat On 04/01/2006, at 7:03 PM, Andrew wrote: I use DVD Audio Ripper on my Windoze laptop to get .wav files, then import as normal into iTunes on the Mac. Re. a recent topic regarding Gracenote, it actually correctly identified a ripped DVD audio CD which was on 2 discs. I nearly fell off my seat. Sorry this won't help much if you don't have a Windows machine as well. DVD Audio Ripper is a free trial (single use) but I believe a crack can be found, e, allegedly, not that I would do that. Andrew On 04/01/2006, at 12:17 PM, Lloyd White wrote: I bought a copy of the DVD, Bocelli. It is a video of a concert and great stuff. However I would like to add the audio only to my iTunes. When I open the DVD the Audio file is empty. Is there any way of importing the audio only to iTunes? Lloyd -- -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Running a cinema display in another room
yes this can be done to nearly *any* length with products from gefen technology http://www.gefen.com/ i once did a recording studio puting 2 x 23 cinema displays 50 ft from the CPU but it can get expensive the more you repeat the signal.. cheers Nat On 28/12/2005, at 9:06 PM, Spin wrote: Hi, does anyone know if it is possible to run a 24 or 30 cinema display (as a second monitor) in another room? If so, what cabling is required, and does anyone have ideas on the best way to go about it (home theatre installation? self-install?). I understand you need a Power Mac G5 or a Powerbook 15 to run the 30 cinema screen, but can a Mac Mini or an iMac G5 drive a 24 as a second screen? Thanks, Glenn. Running an iMac G5 with OS X 10.4 -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: backup software
well of course! ;) -n On 08/12/2005, at 6:27 AM, Stephen Atherton wrote: Another option is the software you get when taking on a .Mac account... Backup. On 07/12/2005, at 6:07 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: I have been happy with various versions of Synchronise plus/pro for the last 8 years. Rob Hugh, the simplest one i have found for just that purpose is Dobry Backuper works as advertised and does additive and incremental out to tar.gz archives its about 20 bucks i think, but there is also a download demo http://www.dobrysoft.com/ -Nat On 07/12/2005, at 11:53 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi can anyone recommend a cheap ( read free) backup system, I just want to copy users home files to a firewire disk automatically ( say twice a week) for DR purposes. I don't need apps or Os backup up, but there seems to be a myriad of programs on places like versiontracker, how does one choose? Hugh -- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- --- Dr Rob Phillips, Educational Designer,[EMAIL PROTECTED] Room 4.38 Teaching and Learning Centre, Library North Wing Murdoch University, South St, Murdoch, 6150, Perth, Australia Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Executive Member, Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-learning (ACODE) Want info about ICT in education? http://lists.murdoch.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/online-tl --- -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: backup software
Hugh, the simplest one i have found for just that purpose is Dobry Backuper works as advertised and does additive and incremental out to tar.gz archives its about 20 bucks i think, but there is also a download demo http://www.dobrysoft.com/ -Nat On 07/12/2005, at 11:53 AM, Hugh Griffiths wrote: Hi can anyone recommend a cheap ( read free) backup system, I just want to copy users home files to a firewire disk automatically ( say twice a week) for DR purposes. I don't need apps or Os backup up, but there seems to be a myriad of programs on places like versiontracker, how does one choose? Hugh -- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: G5 Tower identification
Rod, everymac.com may answer if it was a build to order option, but from Memory it was not -Nat On 29/11/2005, at 1:11 PM, Rod wrote: Hi All! I just purchased a G5 tower that is slowly winging its way west. It is a single 1.8Ghz model (Late 2004), with CTO options (so far it has bluetooth). The company I purchased it from says that it has PCI-X slots, but only 4 ram slots. From my knowledge, the only PCI-X model was the original 1.8 Single (1.6/1.8/2.0DP vintage), which also had 8 ram slots. Was there any way those later model 1.8s could be ordered with PCI-X slots? Its not of a real concern to me whether it has PCI or PCI-X slots, other than the original 1.8 had the 900Mhz bus. Seeya Rod! -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: pen mark on apple LCD screen
Sorry to chime in Late a client has just stabbed my Apple LCD screen with a black /blue biro are you seriousdid you stab the client back?? - Nat On 03/11/2005, at 11:07 PM, gary dorn wrote: a client has just stabbed my Apple LCD screen with a black /blue biro
Re: Stolen iBook
will keep eyes and ears open - Natas On 04/10/2005, at 10:20 AM, Andrew Schox wrote: Hi all, Just in case anyone is offered any sweet deals on an iBook, I had one stolen last night! It was the top of the range G4 14inch at June 30th and also had bluetooth and some extra ram. Serial number is: 4H530005S85. Cheers, Andrew -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Airport Connector type
Hi All, after a some digging around the net i have not been able to ascertain what the aerial connector type on an airport extreme card is, i'm thinking that it may be a MCX type connector...?? i have a little project to extend the range of an airport base station and turn it into a directional antenna to cover about 200 meters point to point so i'm thinking of plumbing a canntena or one of the dr bott external antenna's directly into the airport card on the base station to give the extra range required has anybody done anything similar or does anybody know the airport extreme card connector type..? cheers -Natas
Re: Anti Virus Software
Hello Steven, i have recently moved over to ClamAV and found it to work well and to be a fine replacement for products like virex, there was recently a problem found with part of ClamAV that caused Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities however this has been patched - http://secunia.com/advisories/16250/ overall i'm pretty happy with ClamAV, one of my primary reasons for moving to it apart from cost was the rumourmill from sophos regarding viri for OS X it would appear that they dont know a virus from a root exploit, which concerns me. Also the ClamAV developers have proved that they are on top of problems that occur with ClamAV and are proactive with there fixes cheers Natas On 06/08/2005, at 9:42 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, I know this must sound a bit paranoid but well you just never know. I have Virex installed but my .Mac membership expired about 3 months ago. I don't think the updates work any more because of this ?? Is this correct ? I can't see any way of actually checking. I noticed someone recently recommending ClamXav. I have downloaded it but have not yet installed it. Would this be a good replacement for Virex ? Or (if Virex still woks) a I better off staying with Virex ? Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Digital SLR Camera
Hi List, IMHO for the money, you would be better off looking at the canon 300d / 350d, the 300d's are available for about 1200 these days and the 350d's retail for around 1650.. i own both a 300d and an olympus (not an SLR) but have used them and have found the Canons to be more reliable and robust, especially if it is a piece of equipment that will be loaned/borrowed to many different people Natas On 20/07/2005, at 10:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi My school is buying a digital SLR still camera. I have been recomended the Olympus E300, 8MP twin lens kit $1700. Please does anyone know of any reason not to go with this one? Anything like software not mac happy? RAW format ok for mac etc? Thanks Rod Blitvich -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: spyware
no spyware.. there is currently no spyware in the wild for OS X Natas On 14/07/2005, at 12:58 AM, Peter Bull wrote: I am getting a bit concerned about spyware. Is it a problem on a Mac or is it only a worry for those on the Dark Side? Can anyone recommend a spyware removal program for the Mac? Thanks, Peter Bull [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Problems with Office 98 in Classic
buy office 2004..? On 13/07/2005, at 10:37 AM, Mike MOORE wrote: Dear wamuggers Since upgrading to Tiger I have two problems with Office 98 in Classic: - Excel 98 insists on starting up each time I boot the computer (It is not listed in OS9 start up items). - Word 98 freezes every time I print and has to be 'force quitted'. I have tried reinstalling Office 98 from scratch and running all updaters available on the Microsoft site. I am now up to OS X 10.4.2 and both problems still exist. Anybody have any thoughts? mike moore -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Problems with Office 98 in Classic
If your Using Tiger, really you should not be relying on Classic to run office realistically Office 2004 should be on your buy list if it is a suite that you depend/rely on as neither OS9 or office 98 are supported by there respective manufacturers any longer i would suggest purchasing a new version of office at some stage we have to bite the bullet and upgrade certain parts of the technology we use in order to take full advantage of the rest of our technology Natas On 13/07/2005, at 12:11 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 13/07/2005, at 11:47 AM, subscribe wrote: buy office 2004..? That is not such a smart move for some people. It is more complicated than the earlier versions. There are possibly 2 problems shown below : Word 98 will be using Classic printing which is different Printer access to OSX printing. Can be a real can of worms ! Excel : Should not start up unless you have Classic preferences set to Start Classic on boot up. and then should not start up unless you call for a relevant file to open. Reinstalling Office will not necessarily remove your old preferences . I assume Tiger is like Panther , in that you have on the Hard Drive a System Folder With Classic inactive Go into that , find Preferences , look for excel preferences and trash them. restart classic and see what you have Bob On 13/07/2005, at 10:37 AM, Mike MOORE wrote: Dear wamuggers Since upgrading to Tiger I have two problems with Office 98 in Classic: - Excel 98 insists on starting up each time I boot the computer (It is not listed in OS9 start up items). - Word 98 freezes every time I print and has to be 'force quitted'. I have tried reinstalling Office 98 from scratch and running all updaters available on the Microsoft site. I am now up to OS X 10.4.2 and both problems still exist. Anybody have any thoughts? mike moore -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: iBook
or 3..? Nat On 22/06/2005, at 10:58 AM, Edward Arrowsmith wrote: Anybody got an iBook (or two) for sale please? Best wishes edward -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: G4 won't start
stuart white at team digital in Lord st East Perth how old is the G4.? -Natas On 19/06/2005, at 10:57 PM, Elisabeth Hamilton wrote: Hi there, I wonder if anyone could recommend some one to repair my G4. Pressing the start button did nothing. No light, nothing. I checked the obvious, still nothing. This is my work machine. I hope some one can help. Cheers, Phil -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Directory
theres an easier way make a desktop printer drag your hardrive/folder to it and print center will print the folder listing of its contents caveat: only one level deep Natas On 20/06/2005, at 5:20 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote: Can anyone who knows of an application that one can use to print a directory/list of all file and folders on a hard drive please. Regards, Adrian -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: What shall we make / Intel for Mac OSX
yep, i think it would be a new device that is Intel powered To port OS X and the whole Apple platform to intel would be hard to imagine at this point.. could be the biggest Red Herring we've seen or His Steveness could just wheel out Paul Otellini and make *the* announcement imagine the Crowd at the Moscone center if its the later scenario..! Natas On 06/06/2005, at 8:17 PM, Rod wrote: All I know is that the story was first floated on CNet, which in the past has been a traditional Mac hater. They love spreading stories like this one, as it really gets the mac zealots fired up :-) And as for Intel making PPC chips, I think they would have to swallow a lot of pride to do that (or be thrown oodles of cash). My money is on a new digital hub hardware device, much like the EyeHome device from El Gato. iTunes has slowly evolved from a music app to the centre of entertainment on the Mac. First it was Soundjam, that just played and encoded MP3s. Then came the iPod, which required iTunes to pass music to it. Apple strikes a deal with the music companies and incorporates a music store within iTunes. With the latest iteration of iTunes, you can watch Quicktime movies from the net (movies trailers and music videos), plus quicktime content on your hard drive. And it allows you to play full screen, which in the past required a Quicktime Pro purchase (which most people complain about if all that want to do is watch their movies in full screen). I see iTunes being the centre of the software digital hub (either Mac or PC). The next step will be video purchases from iTunes, and eventually the name changed to something else. This will either download to your computer, or streamed to your computer or tv (via the digital hub hardware device). With broadband2 rolling out, the speeds are getting to the point where streaming is possible. I think Apple have realised that the next battleground is not in front of the computer screen, but in front of the tv. Seeya Rod! -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: Australian Dashboard Widgets
one i have found is this one.. http://www.islayer.net/widgets.php Natas On 26/05/2005, at 9:44 PM, John Winters wrote: Hi, Does anyone know of a source for Australian widgets to replace the USA centric widgets? Even the Australian Apple website proudly displays the details of the USA phone book! For example: An Australian/British English dictionary The Australian White/Yellow Pages The Australian Stock Exchange Regards, John -- John Winters Phone +61 8 9367 9277 Fax +61 8 9367 9244 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
iTms AU
iTms back up still cant see an AU store in the list.. Nat
