iPad - Face time connection

2012-05-14 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi muggers, my wife was fortunate enough to be given a New iPad (16GB WiFi only) to add to her Apple toys. Pretty happy with it (hard not to be really) but I am unable to get the Face Time thing to Sign in. It comes back and says Unable to sign in, check your network. Coincident with this, all

iPad - Face time connection

2012-05-14 Thread Peter Crisp
Hi muggers, my wife was fortunate enough to be given a New iPad (16GB WiFi only) to add to her Apple toys. Pretty happy with it (hard not to be really) but I am unable to get the Face Time thing to Sign in. It comes back and says Unable to sign in, check your network. Coincident with this, all

Re: iPad - Face time connection

2012-05-14 Thread Ronda Brown
sufferance) On 14/05/2012, at 7:04 PM, Peter Crisp wrote: Hi muggers, my wife was fortunate enough to be given a New iPad (16GB WiFi only) to add to her Apple toys. Pretty happy with it (hard not to be really) but I am unable to get the Face Time thing to Sign in. It comes back

Re: iPad - Face time connection

2012-05-14 Thread Tim Law
Have you seen the help at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4319 ? Tim Sent from my iPad On 14/05/2012, at 7:01 PM, Peter Crisp petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi muggers, my wife was fortunate enough to be given a New iPad (16GB WiFi only) to add to her Apple toys. Pretty happy with it (hard

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-06 Thread cm
texts and purchased eBooks include DRM free PDF versions. C Sent from my iPad On 06/05/2012, at 11:05, Chris Burton c...@it.net.au wrote: Hi Carlo Thankyou very much for your really informative email regarding the DRM issues with ePub books; I had no idea of the disparity between vendors

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-06 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 06/05/2012, at 11:27 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Laura I went to the app store and found the Borders and Kindle apps, but as I clicked to install on my ipad, a box appeared wanting me to select 3 different questions and answers for security reasons!! Is this now normal

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-05 Thread cm
for will be locked to your particular user ID with a given vendor. A quick search reveals that Borders relies on an Adobe ID to enforce its DRM. Apple and iBooks rely on your Apple ID. For DRM protected eBooks you may find you need to maintain a separate reader on your iPad for each vendor that you purchase from

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-05 Thread Laura Webb
Hi Chris I have not used iTunes for ebooks. I have the Borders App on my iPad. eBooks purchased from them appear instantly in my Borders library. Still amazed at how instantaneous it all is. But then I am still amazed at the technology that gives us the wonderful world of the iPad. Right now

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-05 Thread Chris Burton
vendor. A quick search reveals that Borders relies on an Adobe ID to enforce its DRM. Apple and iBooks rely on your Apple ID. For DRM protected eBooks you may find you need to maintain a separate reader on your iPad for each vendor that you purchase from. It is a case of having to enter

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-05 Thread Chris Burton
Hi Laura I went to the app store and found the Borders and Kindle apps, but as I clicked to install on my ipad, a box appeared wanting me to select 3 different questions and answers for security reasons!! Is this now normal for downloading any apps from the app store as I havnt seen

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-05 Thread Pat
Hi, Chris, On my iPad, I have iBooks, Kindle, Kobo, Free Books for iPhone (works fine on iPad, and as its name implies, has hundreds of free books of many genres), GoodReader (for pdfs) and British Library. The icons for all of these are in one stack labeled 'Books'. Happy reading! Pat

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-05 Thread Pat
Hi, Chris, A slight amendment to my previous reply - the Free Books app is for iPad, but the iPhone one is new. Pat On 06/05/2012, at 11:05 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Carlo Thankyou very much for your really informative email regarding the DRM issues with ePub books; I had no idea

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-04 Thread Chris Burton
forgotten that Apple had licenced other companies to make similar machines and I didnt realise that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to ask what

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-04 Thread Laura Webb
Hi Chris Ages ago I had a similar problem with Fishpond and eBooks and no longer use them. I did suggest they should offer a warning for iPad users but it did not happen. I find Borders to be very reliable with instant ebook downloads to my iPad. Regards Laura Sent from my iPad On 04/05

Re: New German iPad.

2012-05-04 Thread Pat
and other ones just show a black screen, a progress bar and have no sound. This magic German iPad video is one of those that don't play properly. If I hover my mouse cursor over the tip of the progress bar, small thumbnails of video frames are visible, and when the captions are turned

Re: New German iPad.

2012-05-04 Thread Ronda Brown
) youtube.com 6. Click Done 7. Quit Safari Then see if you can play the video Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 04/05/2012, at 6:40 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Sorry, I should have said this is on Snow Leopard. Safari is version 5.1.5 and is running in 64 bit mode, the Flash Plug

Re: New German iPad.

2012-05-04 Thread Susan Hastings
A very clever magician. Sent from my iPad On 04/05/2012, at 6:40 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Sorry, I should have said this is on Snow Leopard. Safari is version 5.1.5 and is running in 64 bit mode, the Flash Plug-in is version 11.2.202.235, and the sound is not muted. And some

Re: New German iPad.

2012-05-04 Thread Pat
. Scroll down to select youtube.com 5. Click Remove button -(removes cache, Cookies, Local Storage) youtube.com 6. Click Done 7. Quit Safari Then see if you can play the video Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 04/05/2012, at 6:40 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-04 Thread Chris Burton
in the type of ebook format between them or are they the same in terms of downloading to the ipad? Best regards and thankyou very much Chris On 04/05/2012, at 4:50 PM, Laura Webb wrote: Hi Chris Ages ago I had a similar problem with Fishpond and eBooks and no longer use them. I did suggest

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-04 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Chris, ePub format you want and iBooks.app installed on your iPad. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2012, at 11:01 AM, Chris Burton c...@it.net.au wrote: Hi Laura Thanks very much for your suggestion of Borders. They do have a very good range at reasonable prices

New German iPad.

2012-05-03 Thread iCloud
Good morning all! New German iPad. You get the gist, even if you don’t speak German. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSq7D6aX4dIfeature=youtu.bet=26s You can get the English subtitles by pressing the cc on the bottom tool bar. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http

Re: New German iPad.

2012-05-03 Thread Pat
I don't watch a lot of videos on my computer, but lately, it seems that some videos play properly and other ones just show a black screen, a progress bar and have no sound. This magic German iPad video is one of those that don't play properly. If I hover my mouse cursor over the tip

Re: New German iPad.

2012-05-03 Thread cm
and other ones just show a black screen, a progress bar and have no sound. This magic German iPad video is one of those that don't play properly. If I hover my mouse cursor over the tip of the progress bar, small thumbnails of video frames are visible, and when the captions are turned

Re: New German iPad.

2012-05-03 Thread Ronda Brown
) On 04/05/2012, at 9:15 AM, Pat wrote: I don't watch a lot of videos on my computer, but lately, it seems that some videos play properly and other ones just show a black screen, a progress bar and have no sound. This magic German iPad video is one of those that don't play properly. If I

transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-03 Thread Chris Burton
licenced other companies to make similar machines and I didnt realise that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to ask what is the best way to transfer

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-03 Thread Chris Griffiths
have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to ask what is the best way to transfer this epub book to my ipad: via itunes after download to my MBPro; by direct download from Fishpond to the ipad, or some

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-03 Thread Allan Bowes
forgotten that Apple had licenced other companies to make similar machines and I didnt realise that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to ask what

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-03 Thread Chris Griffiths
!! For example I had forgotten that Apple had licenced other companies to make similar machines and I didnt realise that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-03 Thread Chris Griffiths
and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to ask what is the best way to transfer this epub book to my ipad: via itunes after download to my MBPro; by direct download from Fishpond to the ipad, or some other way, as it is the first of such books I

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-03 Thread Severin Crisp
forgotten that Apple had licenced other companies to make similar machines and I didnt realise that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to ask what

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-03 Thread Edward Arrowsmith
offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1). However I just wanted to ask what is the best way to transfer this epub book to my ipad: via itunes after download to my MBPro; by direct download from Fishpond to the ipad, or some other way

Re: transfer epub book to ipad

2012-05-03 Thread Ronda Brown
some memories!! For example I had forgotten that Apple had licenced other companies to make similar machines and I didnt realise that Apple had gone so very close to going under!! I have been offshore for the last 6 weeks and while away ordered an ebook from Fishpond to use on my ipad (v1

Re: ipad sim in europe

2012-04-27 Thread Laura Webb
I am currently in the UK with my iPad. If unable to make use of free WiFi or relatives' wireless systems. I purchase time from BTFon. Easy to arrange on line with credit card.There are various options but I find the £15 for five days unlimited use works well for me and also used the same system

Re: iPAD External Storage

2012-04-26 Thread David Wood
Hi Peter, I am interested in the Seagate Goflex Satellite as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so

Re: iPAD External Storage

2012-04-26 Thread Peter Sealy
as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so far is $205 at BigW.. cheaper in the US of course

Re: iPAD External Storage

2012-04-26 Thread Ronda Brown
of the iPad. http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/storage/seagate-goflex-satellite.aspx http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/hard-drives/291140-the-kingston-wi-drive-a-slim-way-to-expand-your-tablet-storage http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388571,00.asp Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 26/04/2012

Re: iPAD External Storage

2012-04-26 Thread David Wood
of doing all this without tieing up the space on my iPad. I will however have another look at the Kingston Wi-Drive. has anyone any experience of this model? I am sure like everything, a new and better model will be along soon, but at the moment the Goflex seems to fit the bill the best

Re: iPAD External Storage

2012-04-26 Thread Ronda Brown
the drive, you would not need to be online at the same time. So probably not an issue for you. Of course it is a larger unit to pack than the Kingston. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 26/04/2012, at 6:56 PM, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote: Hi Ronni, Yep that is a downside I

ipad sim in europe

2012-04-26 Thread hugh griffiths
Hi my parents are traveling in Europe and my mum has taken her ipad with her, she purchased a local sim but has been told she cant activate it without connection to a computer and itunes, I thought it was possible to do this manually, but a quick search using google doesn't shed enough light

Re: ipad sim in europe

2012-04-26 Thread cm
Hi Hugh, I have had no direct experience with this as when I travelled with my iPad I relied on wifi at the hotel, but here is a forum post I found. I called into our apple store yesterday and asked how to activate a sim card in Europe and was advised that most of the major providers

Re: ipad sim in europe

2012-04-26 Thread Jane Griffiths
Hi Hugh I used my iPad on a visit to the UK last year. I called in at an O2 store (their equivalent of Telstra) and purchased a pay as you go data sim for the iPad. The sim was activated via the iPad with no connection to computer required. The staff at the store were very helpful

Re: ipad sim in europe

2012-04-26 Thread Tim law
: Hi Hugh I used my iPad on a visit to the UK last year. I called in at an O2 store (their equivalent of Telstra) and purchased a pay as you go data sim for the iPad. The sim was activated via the iPad with no connection to computer required. The staff at the store were very helpful

iPad when traveling ?

2012-04-25 Thread Roger Kortas
Hi Guys Just a general question about using the iPad when traveling :) I will be going to China again in September and wireless networks are few and far between, I can get a sim but the data limits are very low at the moment so to my question. Most hotels have ethernet ports in their rooms

Re: iPad when traveling ?

2012-04-25 Thread Robin Belford
Take an AirPort Express and make your own WiFi network where ever you plug in. Worked for me in Japan and China a few years ago. robin On 25/04/2012, at 5:23 PM, Roger Kortas wrote: Hi Guys Just a general question about using the iPad when traveling :) I will be going to China again

Re: iPad when traveling ?

2012-04-25 Thread Roger Kortas
Kortas wrote: Hi Guys Just a general question about using the iPad when traveling :) I will be going to China again in September and wireless networks are few and far between, I can get a sim but the data limits are very low at the moment so to my question. Most hotels have ethernet

Re: iPad when traveling ?

2012-04-25 Thread Susan Hastings
That was my solution too, though didn't have an iPad, I had a MacBook air. Sent from my iPad On 25/04/2012, at 6:06 PM, Roger Kortas rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote: Thank you guys I had forgotten about the airport express duh!! Roger On 25/04/2012, at 6:04 PM, Robin Belford wrote

iPAD External Storage

2012-04-24 Thread Peter Sealy
I have an iPAD 2 and am considering purchase of an external storage unit such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive. There are quite a few of these devices on the market now and I am asking whether any of the gurus here use any of them. Any comments, road tests, pluses/minuses

Queries - working with mail across an iMac and iPad

2012-04-21 Thread Steven Knowles
I don't have an iPad, but I am trying to help somebody out who does have one, as well as an iMac. The iMac is running Snow Leopard I think, and although the iPad has just been purchased, he bought an iPad 2. Traditionally this guy runs two separate mail accounts, one set up as IMAP, one set

Re: Queries - working with mail across an iMac and iPad

2012-04-21 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Steven, I have MBP/iPad/iPhone and 3 IMAP (1of the 3 is iCloud @mac.com) 1 POP3 email accounts. No problem with the 3 IMAP accounts syncing to all my devices. No problem with POP3 email Inbox messages on all my devices (as explained below) My Answers in situ below. On 22/04/2012, at 12:34

Re: Queries - working with mail across an iMac and iPad

2012-04-21 Thread Steven Knowles
parties? The objectives of this being that (i) I capitalise on gmail's 7GB storage capacity (ii) I still enjoy the benefits of Apple's Mail app for handling mail and (iii) whether I use Mail on the iMac or the iPad, I still see all folders including sent, because it'd basically be a mirror

Re: Secure your Mac/iPhone/iPad on Public Wireless Networks

2012-04-16 Thread S Beach
as possible, and took more time enjoying the wonderful ‘life saving’ latte ;-) While enjoying my coffee I started to think about the risks of using my computer, iPhone or iPad on this type of public Wi-Fi network. It goes without saying… I of course would never access a Financial Site (Bank

Re: Secure your Mac/iPhone/iPad on Public Wireless Networks

2012-04-08 Thread Stuart Breden
and enjoy a latte. I really needed a 'Caffeine kick’ and did need to send these emails. I sent the emails as quickly as possible, and took more time enjoying the wonderful ‘life saving’ latte ;-) While enjoying my coffee I started to think about the risks of using my computer, iPhone or iPad

new iPad refunds

2012-04-05 Thread Roger Kortas
Hi Guys Just received a letter from Apple offering me a refund if I was disappointed with it due to the advertised hi speed network not being available here. I am interested on how many people were deceived, I was not and am very happy with it. regards Roger -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: new iPad refunds

2012-04-05 Thread Susan Hastings
I am not bothered, and certainly won't return mine, which I bought for the new display, rather than faster speed. Sent from my iPad On 05/04/2012, at 7:55 PM, Roger Kortas rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Guys Just received a letter from Apple offering me a refund if I was disappointed

Re: new iPad refunds

2012-04-05 Thread Ronda Brown
, are properly described as 4G. Can you mislead a consumer with a statement that is technically accurate? Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/04/2012, at 5:55 PM, Roger Kortas rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Guys Just received a letter from Apple offering me a refund if I was disappointed

Re: Movies on the iPad 3

2012-04-02 Thread Peder Kristensen
a copy of VLC from the app store and uses that to transfer TV shows and movies to his iPad 1. Unfortunately it is no longer available. I am currently trying out Movie Player (from the app store) which allows you to transfer movies using iTunes,dropbox, wifi or direct download from the web

Re: Movies on the iPad 3

2012-04-02 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 02/04/2012, at 5:38 PM, Peder Kristensen wrote: Hi Peter, Check out this web link for VLC 2 to work with Handbrake http://www.mylifeinaminute.com/2012/02/22/vlc-2-0-and-handbrake/ Cheers, Peder Excellent! Thanks very much Peder. THAT's going in the pool room... Peter

Editing word docs on iPad

2012-04-02 Thread Adrian Skehan
Good morning all! I have downloaded QuickOffice Pro thinking that I could edit Word documents but I can't see any way of opening an existing document (contained in DropBox) and creating a new doc. is only in iPhone size. Neither can I see a way of importing a word doc into Pages. I will be

Re: Editing word docs on iPad

2012-04-02 Thread Ronda Brown
this, Pages imports the document and displays a message listing any changes made during the process, such as font replacements. After editing a document in Pages, you must export it before you can open it in Word on your Mac. To do this, tap My Documents (with your iPad in portrait orientation

Re: Editing word docs on iPad

2012-04-02 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi again Adrian, I just noticed you mentioned is only in iPhone size? Did you download the iPad versions of Dropbox and Quickoffice Pro HD for iPad not the iPhone versions? Dropbox for iPad on my iPad opens full size. https://www.dropbox.com/ipad Quickoffice Pro HD for iPad http

Re: Editing word docs on iPad

2012-04-02 Thread Adrian Skehan
Thanks Ronni! I got most of that but tap My Documents has me stumped as I don't seem to have such a folder on the iPad and while I can put files on the iPad vis iTunes and find them in Pages when I open it, I cant transfer a new or imported document to the computer other than vis e-mail

Re: Editing word docs on iPad

2012-04-02 Thread Adrian Skehan
Hi Ronni! When I downloaded QuickOffice I was looking at the HD version but finished up with the Pro version which appears to be the iPhone one but it appeared on the iPad anyway. Following your link I have now downloaded the iPad version which is working OK. as far as it goes. My first

Re: Editing word docs on iPad

2012-04-02 Thread cm
QuickOffice I was looking at the HD version but finished up with the Pro version which appears to be the iPhone one but it appeared on the iPad anyway. Following your link I have now downloaded the iPad version which is working OK. as far as it goes. My first frustration

Re: Editing word docs on iPad

2012-04-02 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Adrian, QuickOffice Pro HD for iPad which you have installed is a suite of Office type apps and has full in-app Dropbox integration. http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_pro_hd_ipad/ http://support.quickoffice.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase_a=viewarticlekbarticleid=450 Pages lets you

Re: Movies on the iPad 3

2012-04-01 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 30/03/2012, at 4:09 PM, Pedro wrote: Hi Adrian Awhile back my young fella grabbed a copy of VLC from the app store and uses that to transfer TV shows and movies to his iPad 1. Unfortunately it is no longer available. I am currently trying out Movie Player (from the app store) which

Re: Movies on the iPad 3

2012-03-30 Thread Pedro
Hi Adrian Awhile back my young fella grabbed a copy of VLC from the app store and uses that to transfer TV shows and movies to his iPad 1. Unfortunately it is no longer available. I am currently trying out Movie Player (from the app store) which allows you to transfer movies using iTunes

Re: Movies on the iPad 3

2012-03-30 Thread Adrian Skehan
shows and movies to his iPad 1. Unfortunately it is no longer available. I am currently trying out Movie Player (from the app store) which allows you to transfer movies using iTunes,dropbox, wifi or direct download from the web. It costs less than a cup of coffee and the best thing is it lets

Movies on the iPad 3

2012-03-29 Thread Adrian Skehan
Good afternoon all! I have started ripping my DVDs' to watch them on the iPad and or AppleTV, but it appears that the only way to watch them is to import them into iTunes (or iMovie) first and open them in the Videos App. Have I missed something here? or is this the only way? Regards

Re: Movies on the iPad 3

2012-03-29 Thread cm
Hi Adrian, Importing into iTunes is the standard way to get movies onto your iPad or Apple TV. Some ripping software will put them into iTunes for you directly. Others WAMUGites will know better than me about the options out there. For viewing on your iPad, if you are at home rather than

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-28 Thread Peder Kristensen
Hi All, Well, it’s lot of talk … check this link for the new iPad speed test i Australia (Sydney), and other locations. http://9to5mac.com/2012/03/27/is-apple-falsely-advertising-4g-on-its-ipads-in-australia/#more-155846 Surprise surprise Telstra is not doing badly. Cheers, Peder On 28/03

The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-27 Thread Martin Hill
Don't believe the noise on the interwebs - the new iPad does work on 4G frequencies and at 4G speeds in Australia. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) defines 4G to include: - LTE (Long Term Evolution) - WiMax - HSPA+ dual carrier Vivid Wireless advertises their WiMax service

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-27 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi Martin, I'm using a 3G sim in a third generation iPad. I was told by someone in a Telstra shop that Telstra will not be issuing a 4g micro sim for the iPad because our version of the iPad does not support our version of 4g. So wondering if the iPad switches over to the faster network

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-27 Thread Martin Hill
home ADSL connection tops out at 2-3mbps, getting up to 42mbps on HSPA+ dual carrier on the iPad (so far up to 20mbps real-world speeds) on Telstra's NextG network is pretty astonishing when you think about it. -Mart On 28/03/2012, at 7:19 AM, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@mac.com wrote: Hi

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-27 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 28/03/2012, at 12:08 AM, Martin Hill wrote: Don't believe the noise on the interwebs - the new iPad does work on 4G frequencies and at 4G speeds in Australia. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) defines 4G to include: - LTE (Long Term Evolution) - WiMax - HSPA+ dual

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-27 Thread Susan Hastings
. The tech may have called it a 3G sim, but the ITU classifies it as 4G as well. As you say, it is pretty damn fast. Considering my home ADSL connection tops out at 2-3mbps, getting up to 42mbps on HSPA+ dual carrier on the iPad (so far up to 20mbps real-world speeds) on Telstra's NextG

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-27 Thread Adrian Skehan
ABC News 24 is headlining that the ACCC is taking Apple to court on the basis that Apple iPad 4G claims are misleading. http://bigpondnews.com/articles/Technology/2012/03/28/Apple_iPad_4G_claims_misleading-ACCC_733681.html I thought it was very clear from the launch that it would not work in AU

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-27 Thread stuart . evans
H. It's kind of everyone splitting hairs. You can call Vivid 4G but it's not great coverage and not great speeds and note really what you expect of 4G. At the end of the day the iPad doesn't support 4G LTE and it will be either the next model(s) or we wait until 2015 when 700MHz

Re: The new iPad does work on 4G at 4G speeds in Australia

2012-03-27 Thread Ronda Brown
Apple willing to issue refunds to iPad buyers in Australia: /Quote: Offer comes after consumer commission finds Apple misled buyers by labeling the device as 4G-capable when it actually operates at a different frequency.” Apple is reportedly willing to offer refunds to iPad buyers in Australia

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-26 Thread Adrian Skehan
Thanks Ronni all, thats a great help. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 26/03/2012, at 10:07 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Adrian, Handbrake has an iPad Preset. A lot of people favour using Universal or Apple TV preset, so they can use it on Apple TV as well. Makes

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-25 Thread Martin Hill
Indeed, when I leave on a trip I load around half a dozen movies and another half dozen docos/TV shows or more on my 64Gb iPad itself along with a lot of my music collection (and hundreds of apps, ebooks, topographic maps, etc) - no need to take an external drive. With some DVD ripping prgrams

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-25 Thread Adrian Skehan
Thanks again everyone for the input. As a result I have decided not to waist all the good advice and am preparing to put my movies on to a pare drive for future viewing on the iPad (it makes goos sense really.) The question now is; which settings in HandBreak best suit the iPad and iPhone

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-25 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Adrian, Handbrake has an iPad Preset. A lot of people favour using Universal or Apple TV preset, so they can use it on Apple TV as well. Makes for a slightly larger file. http://www.iskysoft.com/apple-ipad/handbrake-settings-for-ipad.html iPad and Apple TV can handle higher resolution, so

iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread Adrian Skehan
Good afternoon all! Does anyone know if there is a way of viewing video from a DVD on the iPad 3 by having it on a portable device of some sort? I have the adaptors for Camera and SD Card which work well for uploading pictures but I can't see that they offer any sort of solution to what I

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread cm
Hi Adrian, Not quite what you asked but there are 10 portable DVD players for about $130 at Dick Smith. This is a way to accomplish something similar to what want with the least effort. As far as I know there are two ways to view the contents of a DVD on your iPad 1) rip the DVD onto your Mac

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread cm
to accomplish something similar to what want with the least effort. As far as I know there are two ways to view the contents of a DVD on your iPad 1) rip the DVD onto your Mac and then sync it using iTunes to your iPad. Most commercial DVD, such as Hollywood films, forbid this in their purchase

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread Martin Hill
Definitely best to rip all of your DVDs onto a nice big hard disk on your Mac and then sync whichever ones you want onto the iPad. This way you don't run the risk of scratching or getting dirty fingerprints on the DVDs, you also have instant access to the DVDs without being forced to sit

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread cm
DVDs onto a nice big hard disk on your Mac and then sync whichever ones you want onto the iPad. This way you don't run the risk of scratching or getting dirty fingerprints on the DVDs, you also have instant access to the DVDs without being forced to sit through all the cruft at the start

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread Stephen Chape
whichever ones you want onto the iPad. This way you don't run the risk of scratching or getting dirty fingerprints on the DVDs, you also have instant access to the DVDs without being forced to sit through all the cruft at the start of the DVD that you can't usually fast forward thru and you can

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread Paul Chong
and then sync whichever ones you want onto the iPad. This way you don't run the risk of scratching or getting dirty fingerprints on the DVDs, you also have instant access to the DVDs without being forced to sit through all the cruft at the start of the DVD that you can't usually fast forward

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread lem1
and business at least. Cheers, Carlo On 24/03/2012, at 20:14 , Martin Hill wrote: Definitely best to rip all of your DVDs onto a nice big hard disk on your Mac and then sync whichever ones you want onto the iPad. This way you don't run the risk of scratching or getting dirty fingerprints

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread Alan Smith
failure prone plastic discs, and in fact have managed to do so in my house and business at least. Cheers, Carlo On 24/03/2012, at 20:14 , Martin Hill wrote: Definitely best to rip all of your DVDs onto a nice big hard disk on your Mac and then sync whichever ones you want onto the iPad

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread cm
internet download or the Mac App Store. There are a couple of driver CDs still hiding in manuals or on shelves but I haven't used them in years so they will survive only until my next tidy-up. Cheers, Carlo Sent from my iPad On 24/03/2012, at 23:18, Paul Chong paul.chon...@gmail.com wrote

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread Adrian Skehan
best to rip all of your DVDs onto a nice big hard disk on your Mac and then sync whichever ones you want onto the iPad. This way you don't run the risk of scratching or getting dirty fingerprints on the DVDs, you also have instant access to the DVDs without being forced to sit through all

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread Ronda Brown
That means you have to take all the DVDs along on your trip. If they get lost, damaged, or stolen you don't have any backups of them. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 25/03/2012, at 10:07 AM, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Thanks for all that folks! Unfortunately having

Re: iPad movies

2012-03-24 Thread lem1
/2012, at 20:14 , Martin Hill wrote: Definitely best to rip all of your DVDs onto a nice big hard disk on your Mac and then sync whichever ones you want onto the iPad. This way you don't run the risk of scratching or getting dirty fingerprints on the DVDs, you also have instant access

Re: iPad/iPhone transfer port

2012-03-22 Thread Ronda Brown
On 22/03/2012, at 12:04 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all! I am trying to transfer iBP data between my iPhone and iPad, it looks simple enough but it requires the IP address and Port number. Both devices automattically show the same IP address but I cant seem to determine what

Re: iPad/iPhone transfer port

2012-03-22 Thread Adrian Skehan
iPhone and iPad, it looks simple enough but it requires the IP address and Port number. Both devices automattically show the same IP address but I cant seem to determine what the Port # is. Any suggestions will be appreciated! Hi Adrian, I have not used this App, but their Support gives

Re: iPad/iPhone transfer port

2012-03-22 Thread Ronda Brown
White Coat Syndrome ... if it is taken in the Doctor's surgery it is always high, but anywhere else and it is OK ;-) Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 22/03/2012, at 3:05 PM, Adrian Skehan adrianske...@me.com wrote: Thanks Ronni! It was simpler than ABC, all I had to do on the iPhone

Secure your Mac/iPhone/iPad on Public Wireless Networks

2012-03-22 Thread Ronda Brown
of using my computer, iPhone or iPad on this type of public Wi-Fi network. It goes without saying… I of course would never access a Financial Site (Bank etc) or any site that required me to type in my login details! I do have a reputation as being very security conscious... ( of course I’m always

iPad/iPhone transfer port

2012-03-21 Thread Adrian Skehan
Good afternoon all! I am trying to transfer iBP data between my iPhone and iPad, it looks simple enough but it requires the IP address and Port number. Both devices automattically show the same IP address but I cant seem to determine what the Port # is. Any suggestions will be appreciated

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