from:"Scott"

Thanks, Ronni and Ray.  The answer to Ray's question about disk space is that 
almost half of the disk is free.  And thanks very much, Frank, for getting my 
letter to the right place.  Sometimes the iPad can send mail, so I'm hoping 
this is one of those times


On 20/06/2011, at 9:32, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi Pat,
 
 Have you tried restarting your Modem / Router?
 Then see if you can connect to the Internet
Did that. The Mac Pro can't send or receive mail or connect to the Internet, 
and it cannot connect with the router (the iPad can connect).  I have quit and 
restarted everything many times.
 Is Mail asking for your “Login” Password, or the Mail Account’s Password?

No.

 If it is asking for your “Login” Password:
 Once you can connect to the Internet try this:
 
 1. Open Keychain Access (within the Utilities folder inside the Applications 
 folder). 
 
 2. Choose Keychain First Aid from the Keychain Access menu. 
 And in the resulting window enter your administratorʼs password, enable the 
 Verify option, and click Start. 
 With luck, some red entries will appear in the window, indicating that 
 thereʼs a problem with your keychain. 
 
 3. Enable the Repair option and click Start. 
 With the same measure of luck, those keychain problems will be repaired and 
 Mail will no longer ask you for a password.
 
 If Mail is asking for the Mail Account’s Password:
 
 1. Quit Mail Application
 
 2. Open Keychain Access in Menu Bar at the top right 
  (if it's not showing on the top Menu of the desktop) is in Applications  
 Utilities  Keychain Access.app
 
 3. Delete the Keychain entry for your Mail Account. To delete this entry:
 
 A)Under Keychains (left column) select ‘Login’
 Under Category   (left column) select ‘Passwords’
 Scroll down to  ‘mail.x.com’ (what ever your Mail Account is) then 
 ‘select it’ 
 
 B) With ‘mail.x.com’ selected (highlighted)
 Press ‘Delete’ on your keyboard
 
 C) Then in the resulting window “Are you sure you want to delete 
 “‘mail.x.com” from the login keychain?”
 Click ‘Delete’ 
 
 4. Quit Keychain Access
 Keychain Access  Quit Keychain Access
 
 5. Then Open Mail and it will ask for your Password.
 enter your correct password  and make sure you have selected (ticked) 
 “Remember this password in my Keychain”
 
 You should now be able to download your email, Keychain access will do the 
 email password in the “background”.
 You should not receive that message again.
 --
 If it continues to, you could try deleting and recreating the account. 
 1. Before you do that, select the account in Mailʼs Mailboxes list, hold down 
 the Control key, and click on the accountʼs Inbox. 
 
 2. Choose Archive Mailbox from the menu that appears and choose a place to 
 save your archive when prompted. 
 Doing this ensures that the messages for the account arenʼt completely 
 vaporized when you delete the account. 
 Do the same for the accountʼs Sent messages  any other Mailboxes you might 
 have.
 
 3. Go to Mail - Preferences - Accounts, select the troublesome account in 
 the Accounts list, and click the Minus (–) button to delete the account. 
 
 4. Click the Plus (+) button and recreate the account.

Keychain seems to be working properly again - I didn't do anything to it.

I archived the Mailboxes then deleted and recreated the accounts. (first I rang 
up iiNet again and confirmed the details of the mail accounts).  Still no 
success.  IiNet confirmed that our system was online.  The inescapable 
conclusion, I think, is that something in the Mac Pro is at fault.  Mail is 
definitely behaving strangely - I have had to force quit it several times.

 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
 OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)

Are there any preferences that might be useful to delete?  Anything I might 
restore from backup?  Any more ideas? (Hope, hope).

Pat


 On 20/06/2011, at 8:48 AM, Frank Salleo wrote:
 
 
 A message from Pat Scott
 
 To WAMUG,
 I'm having a very bad day.  It started by  not being able to access the
 internet.  Had a long chat with iiNet and established there is nothing
 wrong with our connection.
 
 Second problem - in checking Mail accounts, I opened Keychain.  It gave
 me the first 2 passwords with no argument, then suddenly, it demanded my
 keychain password and refused to accept it.
 
 So I tried using the iPad.  At first, it connected to both the internet
 and Mail, but now it seems to have caught the infection, whatever it is,
 and no longer will connect.  It puts up the message 'Incorrect username
 or password'.
 
 Then I got out an old Mac laptop that had been in retirement.  Exactly
 the same thing happened - at first, it would connect with the internet,
 and I began composing this letter.  Then things got strange again, and
 it no longer connects.  I will transfer the letter to a text file and
 transport it by Flash Disk to my

Re: Corrupt files on Mac Pro

Hi, Ronni,

On 21/06/2011, at 7:58, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi Pat,
 
 You can’t send or receive Mail if you are not connected to the Internet!

IiNet says they can see our network and it looks ok.

 Do you have an Airport Wireless Network or are you connecting by Ethernet 
 Cable?
 
 How does the MacPro normally connect to your Network, by Wi-Fi (Airport 
 Wireless Network) or via an Ethernet Cable?

The Mac Pro normally connects wirelessly by Wi-Fi (fairly new Netgear DGN2000 
router).  I did try connecting with an ethernet cable, but this didn't work, 
either.

The iPad is connecting wirelessly to the same router, so the router is doing 
its proper job.

 Is the iPad connected to your Network by Wi-Fi or is it connected to a 3G 
 (Cellular Network)?
 
 Check your Network setup on the MacPro.

I have checked everything in the Network setup - I can't see anything amiss.

 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
  


Thanks very much,
Pat




 On 20/06/2011, at 6:27 PM, Pat Scott wrote:
 
 Thanks, Ronni and Ray.  The answer to Ray's question about disk space is 
 that almost half of the disk is free.  And thanks very much, Frank, for 
 getting my letter to the right place.  Sometimes the iPad can send mail, so 
 I'm hoping this is one of those times
 
 
 On 20/06/2011, at 9:32, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
 
 Hi Pat,
 
 Have you tried restarting your Modem / Router?
 Then see if you can connect to the Internet
 Did that. The Mac Pro can't send or receive mail or connect to the Internet, 
 and it cannot connect with the router (the iPad can connect).  I have quit 
 and restarted everything many times.
 Is Mail asking for your “Login” Password, or the Mail Account’s Password?
 
 No.
 
 If it is asking for your “Login” Password:
 Once you can connect to the Internet try this:
 
 1. Open Keychain Access (within the Utilities folder inside the 
 Applications folder). 
 
 2. Choose Keychain First Aid from the Keychain Access menu. 
 And in the resulting window enter your administratorʼs password, enable the 
 Verify option, and click Start. 
 With luck, some red entries will appear in the window, indicating that 
 thereʼs a problem with your keychain. 
 
 3. Enable the Repair option and click Start. 
 With the same measure of luck, those keychain problems will be repaired and 
 Mail will no longer ask you for a password.
 
 If Mail is asking for the Mail Account’s Password:
 
 1. Quit Mail Application
 
 2. Open Keychain Access in Menu Bar at the top right 
  (if it's not showing on the top Menu of the desktop) is in Applications  
 Utilities  Keychain Access.app
 
 3. Delete the Keychain entry for your Mail Account. To delete this entry:
 
 A)Under Keychains (left column) select ‘Login’
 Under Category   (left column) select ‘Passwords’
 Scroll down to  ‘mail.x.com’ (what ever your Mail Account is) then 
 ‘select it’ 
 
 B) With ‘mail.x.com’ selected (highlighted)
 Press ‘Delete’ on your keyboard
 
 C) Then in the resulting window “Are you sure you want to delete 
 “‘mail.x.com” from the login keychain?”
 Click ‘Delete’ 
 
 4. Quit Keychain Access
 Keychain Access  Quit Keychain Access
 
 5. Then Open Mail and it will ask for your Password.
 enter your correct password  and make sure you have selected (ticked) 
 “Remember this password in my Keychain”
 
 You should now be able to download your email, Keychain access will do the 
 email password in the “background”.
 You should not receive that message again.
 --
 If it continues to, you could try deleting and recreating the account. 
 1. Before you do that, select the account in Mailʼs Mailboxes list, hold 
 down the Control key, and click on the accountʼs Inbox. 
 
 2. Choose Archive Mailbox from the menu that appears and choose a place to 
 save your archive when prompted. 
 Doing this ensures that the messages for the account arenʼt completely 
 vaporized when you delete the account. 
 Do the same for the accountʼs Sent messages  any other Mailboxes you might 
 have.
 
 3. Go to Mail - Preferences - Accounts, select the troublesome account in 
 the Accounts list, and click the Minus (–) button to delete the account. 
 
 4. Click the Plus (+) button and recreate the account.
 
 Keychain seems to be working properly again - I didn't do anything to it.
 
 I archived the Mailboxes then deleted and recreated the accounts. (first I 
 rang up iiNet again and confirmed the details of the mail accounts).  Still 
 no success.  IiNet confirmed that our system was online.  The inescapable 
 conclusion, I think, is that something in the Mac Pro is at fault.  Mail is 
 definitely behaving strangely - I have had to force quit it several times.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
 OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
 
 Are there any preferences that might be useful to delete?  Anything I might 
 restore from backup?  Any more ideas? (Hope, hope).
 
 Pat

Re: Corrupt files on Mac Pro


On 21/06/2011, at 8:45, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi Pat,
 
 I have checked everything in the Network setup - I can't see anything amiss.
 
 Ok thanks. The Netgear Wireless Network is working if the iPad is connecting 
 to it and you can access the internet and send  receive email on the iPad, 
 so something, or some setting is wrong on the MacPro
 
 On the MacPro in System Preferences  Network - Airport - Advanced - TCP/IP
 Do you have:  Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
 IPv4 Address: 192.168.0.x (x could be any number)
 Subnet Mask:  255.255.255.0
 Router: 192.168.0.1
 
 Configure IPv6: Automatically
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni

Hi, Ronni,
Yes, it is exactly like that.

Cheers,
Pat

 
 On 21/06/2011, at 8:19 AM, Pat Scott wrote:
 
 Hi, Ronni,
 
 On 21/06/2011, at 7:58, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
 
 Hi Pat,
 
 You can’t send or receive Mail if you are not connected to the Internet!
 
 IiNet says they can see our network and it looks ok.
 
 Do you have an Airport Wireless Network or are you connecting by Ethernet 
 Cable?
 
 How does the MacPro normally connect to your Network, by Wi-Fi (Airport 
 Wireless Network) or via an Ethernet Cable?
 
 The Mac Pro normally connects wirelessly by Wi-Fi (fairly new Netgear 
 DGN2000 router).  I did try connecting with an ethernet cable, but this 
 didn't work, either.
 
 The iPad is connecting wirelessly to the same router, so the router is doing 
 its proper job.
 
 Is the iPad connected to your Network by Wi-Fi or is it connected to a 3G 
 (Cellular Network)?
 
 Check your Network setup on the MacPro.
 
 I have checked everything in the Network setup - I can't see anything amiss.
 
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
  
 
 
 Thanks very much,
 Pat
 
 
 
 
 On 20/06/2011, at 6:27 PM, Pat Scott wrote:
 
 Thanks, Ronni and Ray.  The answer to Ray's question about disk space is 
 that almost half of the disk is free.  And thanks very much, Frank, for 
 getting my letter to the right place.  Sometimes the iPad can send mail, 
 so I'm hoping this is one of those times
 
 
 On 20/06/2011, at 9:32, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
 
 Hi Pat,
 
 Have you tried restarting your Modem / Router?
 Then see if you can connect to the Internet
 Did that. The Mac Pro can't send or receive mail or connect to the 
 Internet, and it cannot connect with the router (the iPad can connect).  I 
 have quit and restarted everything many times.
 Is Mail asking for your “Login” Password, or the Mail Account’s Password?
 
 No.
 
 If it is asking for your “Login” Password:
 Once you can connect to the Internet try this:
 
 1. Open Keychain Access (within the Utilities folder inside the 
 Applications folder). 
 
 2. Choose Keychain First Aid from the Keychain Access menu. 
 And in the resulting window enter your administratorʼs password, enable 
 the Verify option, and click Start. 
 With luck, some red entries will appear in the window, indicating that 
 thereʼs a problem with your keychain. 
 
 3. Enable the Repair option and click Start. 
 With the same measure of luck, those keychain problems will be repaired 
 and Mail will no longer ask you for a password.
 
 If Mail is asking for the Mail Account’s Password:
 
 1. Quit Mail Application
 
 2. Open Keychain Access in Menu Bar at the top right 
  (if it's not showing on the top Menu of the desktop) is in Applications 
  Utilities  Keychain Access.app
 
 3. Delete the Keychain entry for your Mail Account. To delete this entry:
 
 A)Under Keychains (left column) select ‘Login’
 Under Category   (left column) select ‘Passwords’
 Scroll down to  ‘mail.x.com’ (what ever your Mail Account is) 
 then ‘select it’ 
 
 B) With ‘mail.x.com’ selected (highlighted)
 Press ‘Delete’ on your keyboard
 
 C) Then in the resulting window “Are you sure you want to delete 
 “‘mail.x.com” from the login keychain?”
 Click ‘Delete’ 
 
 4. Quit Keychain Access
 Keychain Access  Quit Keychain Access
 
 5. Then Open Mail and it will ask for your Password.
 enter your correct password  and make sure you have selected (ticked) 
 “Remember this password in my Keychain”
 
 You should now be able to download your email, Keychain access will do 
 the email password in the “background”.
 You should not receive that message again.
 --
 If it continues to, you could try deleting and recreating the account. 
 1. Before you do that, select the account in Mailʼs Mailboxes list, hold 
 down the Control key, and click on the accountʼs Inbox. 
 
 2. Choose Archive Mailbox from the menu that appears and choose a place 
 to save your archive when prompted. 
 Doing this ensures that the messages for the account arenʼt completely 
 vaporized when you delete the account. 
 Do the same for the accountʼs Sent messages  any other Mailboxes you 
 might have.
 
 3. Go to Mail - Preferences - Accounts, select the troublesome account 
 in the Accounts list, and click the Minus (–) button to delete the 
 account. 
 
 4. Click the Plus (+) button and recreate the account

Re: Corrupt files on Mac Pro


On 21/06/2011, at 11:45, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi Pat,
 
 In System Preferences  Network  - Airport  what is Status: ?
 Is it saying Connected  is it connected to the correct Network Name?

It says Connected, and to the correct network.

 Try a web page http://www.apple.com/
 If you still aren’t able to access the Internet. 

Still can't.
 Open the Network pane of System Preferences, highlight Airport, click Assist 
 Me, and then click Diagnostics then Choose Airport, then the wireless Network 
 you want to join, type in the Password for the Network.
 
 Let me know what messages you receive please.

Diagnostics said the settings had changed, said to restart device. Said airport 
was connected, settings were correct, but ISP failed, Internet failed, Server 
failed. 

Said to restart device again, asked if there were any other devices between the 
router and the computer like firewalls...that set me thinking...Little 
Snitch...I recalled seeing the configuration list recently - it had a lot of 
red lights on it.

So, I uninstalled it - It's FIXED! Things are working again.  HoOray!

I thank you enormously for taking the time and effort to walk me through this 
process.  Thanks very much indeed.

Very gratefully,
Pat

 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 21/06/2011, at 10:23 AM, Pat Scott wrote:
 
 
 On 21/06/2011, at 8:45, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
 
 Hi Pat,
 
 I have checked everything in the Network setup - I can't see anything 
 amiss.
 
 Ok thanks. The Netgear Wireless Network is working if the iPad is 
 connecting to it and you can access the internet and send  receive email 
 on the iPad, so something, or some setting is wrong on the MacPro
 
 On the MacPro in System Preferences  Network - Airport - Advanced - TCP/IP
 Do you have:  Configure IPv4: Using DHCP
 IPv4 Address: 192.168.0.x (x could be any number)
 Subnet Mask:  255.255.255.0
 Router: 192.168.0.1
 
 Configure IPv6: Automatically
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 Hi, Ronni,
 Yes, it is exactly like that.
 
 Cheers,
 Pat
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: Text-recognition software recommendation

2011-04-12 Thread Brian Scott

Hi Ray,

You could look at ABBYY FineReader Express.

|http://download.cnet.com/ABBYY-FineReader-Express-Edition/3000-2079_4-75146983.html?tag=mncol;1
|

Works on Mac OS X 10.4 PPC/Intel/10.5 PPC/Intel/10.6 Intel

I'm still on OS 10.5.8.

I've been using it on old newspaper scans and it works quite well,
it's the only OCR program I've used so i can't

compare it another.

Cheers
Brian

On 13/04/2011, at 11:35 AM, Ray Forma wrote:

Do you have any recommendations for text-recognition software that
will run natively on a 64-bit Intel Mac? If so, please let me know.
I need such an application to convert standard scanned images to
text files.

Currently I have OmniPage SE that came as a freebie when G5s were
top-of-the-wozza, but am getting ready for MacOS 10.7, which
apparently will no longer support PowerPC-only applications.
Unfortunately, OmniPage SE is a Power-PC only application. The
current OmniPage website has no information about any version of
OmniPage for MacOS 10. It seems that they now only support Widows.

I do realise that one solution would be to have two disk partitions;
one with MacOS 10.7, and one with MacOS 10.6, and booting to the
older one when I want to run legacy applications. However, it would
be nice to avoid such inefficiency.

Regards,

Ray Forma
Mob +61 (0) 428 596938

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Re: Calculating dates

2011-04-05 Thread Brian Scott



I do most of my date calculations (among others) on http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Brian

On 05/04/2011, at 4:34 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:



Have just been looking at the application that calculate dates.  Am  
trailing one of the freebies.


There are applications ranging from free to $99 and doing various  
things.


There are various people of various professions etc on the list.

What experience have you guys had?

Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266






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Finder keyboard short-cuts

2010-12-13 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

For the Finder windows,

Command W works for the red close button

Command M works for the yellow button

Is there a keyboard short-cut for the green button?

TIA

Brian




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Re: Finder keyboard short-cuts

2010-12-13 Thread Brian Scott




On 13/12/2010, at 5:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 13/12/2010, at 5:12 PM, Brian Scott wrote:



Hi,

For the Finder windows,

Command W works for the red close button

Command M works for the yellow button

Is there a keyboard short-cut for the green button?



Hi Brian,

There isn't a shortcut for Maximise as there is no Maximise  
function in Mac OS--never has been.


You can create a shortcut for Zoom by using the Keyboard Shortcuts  
pane of the Keyboard System Preferences.
Add a new Shortcut, set it for all applications, type Zoom into  
the Menu Title field, and pick a key combination.


I think you have to quit an restart any open applications, but that  
may have been fixed.


Cheers,
Ronni


Thanks Ronni.

That worked fine.

Cheers
Brian





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iTunes update failed

2010-11-18 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

I was notified that iTunes has an update so I went ahead with it as  
usual.


But half way through the upgrade script failed giving this message ..

The update iTunes can't be installed.

The following install step failed: run upgrade
script for iTunesX. Contact the software
manufacturer for assistance.

Any clues what I should do?

The software manufacturer could be hard to contact so I thought I'd  
try here first.


Thanks

iTunes 10.0.1 (22)
iMac 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4G memory
Mac OS 10.5.8




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Re: iTunes update failed

2010-11-18 Thread Brian Scott



Thank you Rhonda, I now have iTunes V 10.1 (54)

Cheers
Brian

On 18/11/2010, at 8:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Brian,

Go to the Apple iTunes download link below, download iTunes and  
install.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Sent from Ronni's iPad

On 18/11/2010, at 7:05 PM, Brian Scott scot...@optusnet.com.au  
wrote:




Hi,

I was notified that iTunes has an update so I went ahead with it as  
usual.


But half way through the upgrade script failed giving this message ..

The update iTunes can't be installed.

The following install step failed: run upgrade
script for iTunesX. Contact the software
manufacturer for assistance.

Any clues what I should do?

The software manufacturer could be hard to contact so I thought I'd  
try here first.


Thanks

iTunes 10.0.1 (22)
iMac 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4G memory
Mac OS 10.5.8




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Re: Mail problem

2010-09-14 Thread Brian Scott


Hi,

I'm not sure if this is relevant to the troubles people have been  
experiencing - perhaps all ISPs are performing modem firmware upgrades.


I got this from Optus this morning ..

Optus is introducing the capability to upgrade the firmware in your  
DSL Direct modem remotely.


What is firmware?

Optus is introducing the capability to upgrade the firmware in your  
DSL Direct modem remotely.


What is firmware?

Firmware is the programme that makes your modem function and  
communicate between the Optus network and your computer. Modem  
manufacturers only release updated firmware as improvements and  
changes are needed. Updates are intended to improve the way modems  
communicate with our network, so it's key that you are using the most  
up to date firmware to maximise your modem's performance on our network.


This capability will allow Optus to improve the stability, security  
and performance of your modem by installing the latest firmware from  
your modem manufacturer directly to your modem.


The most common scenario where firmware would be upgraded is to  
address newly discovered security flaws or defects.


When Optus performs a remote upgrade you probably won't be aware of  
it. Your service will be interrupted for a few minutes, however we'll  
schedule upgrades at a time to minimise impact to your use of the  
Optus Broadband service.


If your modem uses the settings specified and recommended by Optus  
these will be restored after any upgrade. If you have custom settings  
in your modem these may be overwritten and you will need to restore  
them yourself.


Optus strongly recommends you take advantage of this great new  
capability. To participate you don't have to do anything. However, if  
you don't wish to participate in remote firmware updates you can opt- 
out here.


If you do choose to opt out Optus technical support will of course  
continue to offer the same customer focused support of your service  
and modem.


Regards,

The Optus team

Cheers

Brian

On 15/09/2010, at 10:46 AM, Andrew wrote:


Mine seems to be ok this morning. If it recurs I'll call iinet.
Andrew


On 15/09/2010, at 6:59 AM, David Nicholas david...@iinet.net.au  
wrote:


My mail problem is now fixed.  The iinet support system worked very  
well.  I haven't had to use support for a few years now - that's a  
plus for iinet, isn't it.  This morning I got straight through to  
someone in Sydney - I haven't had such an instant response since my  
first years with iinet back in the late 90s.  I had to reinstall my  
Mail and then it worked.  The problem was irritating.  The solution  
was very reassuring.



David
0401 011 212

On 14/09/2010, at 10:02 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:



Yeh...appears to have corrected itself now ;o)
No errors anymore.
Kind Regards
Daniel

Oh,..and how's this for a rumour,...
http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/14/steve-jobs-reportedly-barred-from-bring
ing-ninja-stars-on-private-plane-in-japan/
LOL


On 14/9/10 9:58 PM, Pedro pfow...@iinet.net.au wrote:


Evening All

Just got home from work and check mail (iinet) and everything  
worked fine ...

( Coogee exchange )

Pedro

On 14/09/2010, at 8:47 PM, Eugene wrote:


Graeme and Andrew,

as Mail tries to check both of my iiNet mail accounts it is  
requesting
passwords, this has occurred most of tonight. My other account  
is fine.


Must be an iiNet thing.

   Regards,
   Eugene



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On 14/09/2010, at 8:07 PM, Graeme Winters wrote:



So am I as of tonight. Not previously a problem
Request for password seemed odd?

I am located at Mt Pleasant if that is important

Graeme
On 14/09/2010, at 5:34 PM, Andrew wrote:




I am having a problem sending mail. Emails get stuck in the  
outbox and I am

getting request for password, both for iinet and Yahoo accounts.
Occasionally one will be sent. I have tried a restart but it  
is still doing

the same. Receiving mail without difficulty. Any suggestions?
Andrew
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A Vuvuzela Filter for EyeTV 3.4

2010-06-28 Thread Brian Scott



Hi World Cup football fans,

Elgato have built in a filter you can switch on or off to take out the  
worst of the drone of trumpets.


I've tried it and it's quite effective.

Go here to get the free update..

http://www.elgato.com/elgato/int/mainmenu/news.en.html

There is also a quick demonstration.

It seems more effective on my system than in the demo.

Cheers

Brian



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Re: Download Managers

2010-06-28 Thread Brian Scott



Hi Shane,

Try typing Download Manager into version tracker |http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/ 
|


I've used iGetter in the past but not for a while now, it still gets a  
good review though it is a $25 shareware.


Cheers

Brian

On 28/06/2010, at 10:37 PM, S Beach wrote:


Download Manager




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Re: NEW MacMin has a HDMI Port!

2010-06-18 Thread Brian Scott



Hi Susan,

I purchased the $9.95 1.8m HDMI cable from Jacar for my new MacMini  
and it's working fine, sound and all.


|http://www1.jaycar.com.au/productResults.asp?keywords=HDMI+cablekeyform=KEYWORDSUBMIT.x=0SUBMIT.y=0 
|


Cheers

Brian

On 17/06/2010, at 11:05 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:



Yea, this look ideal, I will buy one locally when they are in the  
stores  - Buying from the Apple store means I have to be around to  
take a delivery, which can be very inconvenient.

On 17/06/2010, at 4:10 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hey Susan,

You have got your wish ;-)

The completely redesigned Mac mini features up to twice the  
graphics performance, a new HDMI port, a new SD card slot, and  
industry-leading energy efficiency — all in an amazingly compact  
aluminium enclosure. Starting at $699, Mac mini is the most  
affordable way to enjoy Mac OS X, iLife, or Mac OS X Snow Leopard  
Server.


http://www.apple.com/macmini/?sr=hotnews.rss

Cheers,
Ronni

On 15/06/2010, at 4:59 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:



HDMI port!!

For those of us who us a Mini with the EyeTV.

On 15/06/2010, at 4:22 PM, Mark Secker wrote:



Yep just noticed that... Wow that's super Sexy


On 15/06/10 4:17 PM, rkor...@iinet.net.au  
rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote:




New Mac Mini

On Tue Jun 15 15:24 , Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au sent:



I could be wrong here,..or I'm remembering it incorrectly.
But I think all the Applestores (online) are controlled from  
the US, it's

just localised for local pricing.
So when they take it down, they do them at the same time, and  
perhaps

implement the same code across all of them.

So although, we can't pre-order it here just yet, the code  
will be there

for them to flick on when we can.

I could be way off of course though, :o)

Kind Regards
Daniel

Sent from my iPad

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On 15/06/2010, at 3:11 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:



So, why would it be down here? We are not one of the  
countries that will be

able to pre order the iPhone 4.


Hmmm, something going on Susan Š We'll be back soon ;-)

Cheers,
Ronni

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Re: Problems with EyeTV

2010-04-16 Thread Brian Scott



Hi Noel,

I'm in Subiaco and have the EyeTV Diversity and channel 9 get %100 for  
strength and quality

and SBS gets %96 Strength and %100 quality.

Just a thought, I don't know your TV situation but my fairly new LCD  
can report strength and quality.


If your TV has that ability you could compare it with EyeTV.

The faults that come to mind with my EyeTV are:

• Sometimes EyeTV pretends channels aren't available and the only fix  
seems to be to quit EyeTV and restart it.


• And sometimes in Edit mode I'll have frames off to the left of the  
beginning that I can't access.


• Also I remember a time when EyeTV could start a recording without  
waking the computer screen but now the screen always comes on.


Hopefully future updates will sort these out.

Cheers

Brian

On 15/04/2010, at 4:24 PM, David Noel wrote:



Hi All --

-- I've found the following comment on how you can get signal
strength=100% but signal quality=0% with an Elgato EyeTV tuner. Can
anyone suggest what might be done to correct the situation, or even
test for why signal quality is 0%?

-- Thanks for your comments received, these are mostly on signal
strength, not signal quality. I can understand reasons for loss of
strength, but that does not appear to be happening to me, as digital
TV programs received from the same antenna are of excellent quality,
no pixelating etc. Also, I don't believe the problem is tied up with
my (new roof-mounted) antenna, since with the EyeTV tuner you get a
small indoor antenna, and plugging the tuner into this still gives
92.5% signal strength, but signal quality=0%.

-- Have any other WAMUG members with EyeTV tuners had problems like
mine, especially if in the Shenton Park area? (Visions of secret
government jamming equipment??).

Cheers --

David Noel
2010 Apr 15


Re: Why 100% signal strength but 0% signal quality?
http://forums.elgato.com/viewtopic.php?f=86t=3157
It's possible to have a strong signal, but one that afflicted is with
multipath distortions (signal bouncing around off various external
objects such as trees and buildings, each arriving at a slightly
different time)this is a poor quality, but strong signal.
It's also why your strength may go from 100 to 0 in a split
second...trees moving in the breeze can cause this...or an airplane
crossing your signal path.
If I remember correctly quality is a measurment of bitrate
receivedbut if I'm wrong I'm sure someone will correct me on that.
Curmudgeon

===

On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:24 AM, thefrogs thefr...@iinet.net.au  
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Have you tried shifting the arial around- it may have blown off  
target. I had no SBS and ABC for a while then I cleaned the coax  
contacts and went up on roof that did it- take Vaseline to cover  
contacts -it stops salt and dirt

tom samson
On 14/04/2010, at 3:05 PM, David Noel wrote:



Hi All --

-- I'm hoping someone can help me with the following problems, which
are proving intractable. I've got a 20 intel iMac running SL  
10.6.3.

Application is EyeTV v. 3.3.3(6040)  [at time of first problem, 3.3
(5854)].

-- Since the Great Hailstorm (though not necessarily due to that), I
have been unable to schedule and effect EyeTV recordings of TV
programs through my Elgato DTT tuner. Early symptoms were that a
scheduled program would show up empty in the Recordings list (0 secs
recorded).

-- Under Program Guide, I had around 20 channels which showed up and
from which programs could normally be recorded by clicking on the
right button. With the change, most of these schedules did not  
work. I
ran Autotune to pick up available channels, and it first found  
only 5
SBS signals plus WTV (Channel 44, a new Perth station). Of these,  
only

WTV would show a live program, SBS only says 'No Signal'.

-- I've been in touch with Elgato Systems, makers of the tuner and
EyeTV application, and carried out all their suggestions, including
downloading their latest app version [3.3.3 (6040)]. without any
improvement. They suggested I check PreferencesDevicesSignal, this
showed Signal Quality of 100%, Signal Strength 0% (latter should be
60%+).

-- I've also tried another identical-model tuner (no difference),
tried another coax connection to a splitter upstairs (feeds the iMac
and an analogue TV, which gives OK pictures), and taking the whole
thing downstairs to another coax outlet (normally feeding a digital
TV, excellent pictures), all without any getting anything solved.
Upstairs and downstairs both get their signal from a new antenna  
which

feeds to GME Ringray MHW24G grey box, thence to the main
(upstairs/downstairs) splitter.

-- I guess the main indicator is that the Signal Strength is 0%
(sometimes up to 20%, no more). Any ideas, anyone?

Cheers --

David Noel
2010 Apr 14.


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Re: Phone technician required - slightly OT

2010-04-15 Thread Brian Scott



Hi Dave,

John came out and replaced a couple of crook wires with 2 good ones and
after Optus reset my account I now have phone  internet again.

It's only taken 3 weeks :)

Thank you

Brian

On 09/04/2010, at 12:50 PM, David Paul wrote:



Brian could try:

John Strother Communications
P O Box 438, Hamilton Hill, WA 6163
p: 0418 910217

Regards
Dave


On 9/04/10 12:19 PM, Mike Fuller blis...@tpg.com.au wrote:



Brian Scott, a WAMUG list subscriber, has a real problem with his  
phone line
and has not been able to get online since the storm that passed  
through Perth

recently.

He lives in a block of flats in Subiaco and has been given a run- 
around by
Optus, the flats manager and the owner, so he is looking to getting  
the job
fixed himself. To do that he wants a private phone technician and  
is not sure

who to use.

Do any WAMUG members know of a good phone tech who could help Brian?

Thanks

Mike Fuller



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Is this dubious?

2010-04-15 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

I've received this post 'From: k...@littleriverstudios.com.au'  
supposedly 'To: miaj...@gmail.com'

with 'Reply-To: wamug@wamug.org.au'

I don't mind the content (a .wmv of some crane toppling over I think)  
though I'm weary of mail bearing gifts of .wmv files.


Thanks

Brian

P. S.

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text files turning into executables after copying to PC Thumb drive

2010-02-10 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

I have an 8 G thumb drive formated to MS-DOS (FAT32), when I copy a  
plain
text file (no .txt extension) to it the text file becomes a Unix  
Executable file when it gets there.


Text files with extensions e.g. .rtf .txt remain unchanged.

Is there some quick way of getting these pseudo executable files on  
the thumb drive

to turn back into text files.

Or must I put an extension all my plain text files before transferring  
them.


I'd like to keep the TD MS-DOS (FAT32) so it can be accessed on a PC.

TIA

Brian



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Is this some graphics controller fault on my PowerBook ?

2009-12-12 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

I was was about to setup EYeTV to record a show yesterday when my  
screen started
getting a mess/mesh of dots and lines. Not just on the PowerBook 15  
but on my TV (CRT)

that it is connected to also.

The external HDD started unexpectedly removing itself invoking Device  
Removal warnings.


This happened not long after upgrading some system software and  
repairing permissions.


It's has OS 10.4.11

When I started it this morning it was clear until I moved the PB  
screen to view it better.

But moving it again doesn't make it clear.
And it wasn't movement that made it go off the first time or other  
times.


I've tried re-setting PRAM, removing everything connected to it and  
replacing the ram module but it made no difference.


From the Preferences the screen details are Model: 9C20 and  
Manufacture Date: B87B9680


See a picture of the faulty screen here..

|http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt99/walfau/Computer/Faulty-PB-screen.png 
|


Has my PowerBook become useless or can it be easily fixed?

Thank you for looking.

Brian



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Re: Is this some graphics controller fault on my Pow erBook?

2009-12-12 Thread Brian Scott



If the link to the picture of the faulty screen didn't work, try this  
one..


http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt99/walfau/Computer/Faulty-PB-screen1.jpg

Thanks

Brian

On 13/12/2009, at 12:26 PM, Brian Scott wrote:



Hi,

I was was about to setup EYeTV to record a show yesterday when my  
screen started
getting a mess/mesh of dots and lines. Not just on the PowerBook 15  
but on my TV (CRT)

that it is connected to also.

The external HDD started unexpectedly removing itself invoking  
Device Removal warnings.


This happened not long after upgrading some system software and  
repairing permissions.


It's has OS 10.4.11

When I started it this morning it was clear until I moved the PB  
screen to view it better.

But moving it again doesn't make it clear.
And it wasn't movement that made it go off the first time or other  
times.


I've tried re-setting PRAM, removing everything connected to it and  
replacing the ram module but it made no difference.


From the Preferences the screen details are Model: 9C20 and  
Manufacture Date: B87B9680


See a picture of the faulty screen here..

|http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/tt99/walfau/Computer/Faulty-PB-screen.png 
|


Has my PowerBook become useless or can it be easily fixed?

Thank you for looking.

Brian



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Re: optus wireless broadband -Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem

2009-11-22 Thread Brian Scott

On 22/11/2009, at 11:03 AM, Janis Lynn wrote:

Dear People

I recently bought a optus USB wireless broadband, when I log on my
Macbook fan immediately comes on revs around 6200 the whole time I
am connected. Has anyone else had this problem? Also, is ok, I
mean is it doing any damage? Also, any suggestions how to fix would
be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Janis

Hi,

This won't be the problem here but I thought I'd pass it on any way as
has to do with hot CPU's.

See the whole thing here on cnet |http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10396076-64.html?part=rsssubj=newstag=2547-1_3-0-5
|

Firefox has a CPU usage issue and, consequently, can cause
overheating problems in some laptops, particularly ultraportables.
That's what I've found over the last couple of years.

...
More specifically, here's the behavior as I see it. When I'm accessing
sites with multimedia content such as the CNET front door, Firefox CPU
usage will bounce around between 30 and 60 percent, and sometimes
spike higher (80 percent and above), as indicated by the Mac OS 10.6.2
Activity Monitor.
On the other hand, the Safari CPU usage with the same pages open is
much lower--typically between 2 percent and 10 percent.

...
The fan is usually an audible indicator of CPU usage issues. When I'm
using Firefox and I have tabs open on multimedia-rich sites (which is
par for the course these days), the [MacBook] Air's fan will almost
invariably kick on and stay on until I close the tabs.

Cheers

Brian

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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder? Att : Ronni

2009-11-16 Thread Brian Scott




Thanks for the info and the links Ronni

Education sure hurts the head when you get over 60 ;)

Brian


On 16/11/2009, at 1:45 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 15/11/2009, at 6:10 PM, Brian Scott wrote:

Like you say below purchasing an Airport Express would probably  
make things more predictable, but the occasional basic basic file  
transferring

that I'm doing doesn't warrant it.

Though I don't understand how an external Airport Express could  
make things any different from the internal AirPort Express in each  
computer.

Obviously the external is a more capable creature.


Hi Brian,

There is a lot of difference between an Apple Airport Wireless  
Network and an Ad-Hoc (Computer-to-Computer) Network! They are very  
different.
Just quickly, as I really don't have time to spend more on this  
subject.


An Airport Wireless Network uses an Airport Express or Airport  
Extreme which are Base Stations, Wi-Fi Routers or Access  
Points that all the connections are done through. In a Wireless  
Network, a central 'node' which is called a 'base station' or  
'access point' exists in the Network that all the connections are  
done through this central node.
After your AirPort Express or Airport Extreme is set up, computers  
access the Internet via the AirPort Network.
Your AirPort Express or Airport Extreme connects to the Internet and  
transmits information to all the computers over the AirPort Network.


Up to 10 Computers can connect to an Airport Express Wi-Fi  
(wireless) Network, and have fast Internet connection, access hard  
drives,  print wirelessly.
Up to 50 Computers can connect to an Airport Extreme Wi-Fi  
(wireless) Network, and have fast Internet connection, access hard  
drives,  print wirelessly.


If any of the computers on the Airport Wireless Network, shutdown or  
sleep, all other computers are still connected to the Network.


With an Ad-Hoc or Computer-to-Computer wireless Network, If the  
Gateway Mac (in your case the iMac) is turned off or asleep, the  
other computers can't connect to the Network ... the Network is your  
iMac.


I have setup Two (2) Airport Networks in my house. One is a   
802.11n only (5 GHz) Network that a 17 MacBook Pro  a 15  
MacBook Pro connect to.
The other Network is a 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) that my  
MacMini (who runs my entertainment center  EyeTV)  a iPhone  iPod  
Touch, and connect to.
I have an Epson TX700W Multi Function printer which is wirelessly  
shared across all Networks (it has its own wireless chip).


When I have other computers here they just automatically connect to  
the Network that suits their specifications, if they have 802.11n  
wireless card installed they connect the faster 802.11n (5GHz)  
Network, the ones that don't have a 802.11n card connect to the  
802.11n (802.11b/g compatible


http://www.apple.com/au/airportexpress/features/sharing.html
http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Designing_AirPort_Networks_10.5-Windows.pdf 


http://macs.about.com/od/networking/Networking.htm


Cheers,
Ronni

17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard



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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder? Att : Ronni

2009-11-16 Thread Brian Scott



Hi Kyle,

Thank you for that clear explanation.

I'll get the hang of it the more I use it.

Brian

On 16/11/2009, at 5:29 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:


Hi, Brian

There is three waves you can share files Wirelessly between  
computers on a Mac

1. Internet sharing - this is set up in system preferences
2. Computer to Computer Network - this is set up through the airport  
menu bar

3. Bluetooth sharing - I will not talk about this one


Okay first I will talk about the Computer to Computer Network. As  
you know this is set up through the airport menu bar.


The features of this network allow you to connect several computers  
together wirelessly this network does not share the host computers  
Internet connection to share files on this network each machine  
needs to have personal file sharing switch on in system preferences  
sharing.


This is also where you can change the wireless Name Commonly  
referred to as (SSID) of the network by changing the Computer Name  
at the top off system preferences sharing.



Okay next Internet Sharing As you know  this is set up in system  
preferences sharing.


The features of this network allow you to connect several computers  
together wirelessly Also allows you to share the host computers  
Internet connection to share files on this network each machine  
needs to have personal file sharing switch on in system preferences  
sharing.


Unlike a computer to computer network You are not required to change  
the computer Name in system preferences sharing To change the  
wireless network Name Commonly referred to as (SSID) go to System  
preferences sharing you will need to go into the Internet sharing  
then choose airport options this is where you change the name of the  
network (SSID)


This is also where you can change the password and the channel that  
the network broadcasts on. Internet sharing works kind like a very  
basic wireless router


Also to answer another one your questions any traffic that goes to  
the Internet from a computer connected wirelessly has to first go  
through the iMac's ethernet and onto your current Ethernet LAN  
(Local Area Network) As now you're essentially running 2 LAN's  
(Local Area Network's) And ethernet-based one and wireless-based one  
you have two because Apple's Internet sharing feature does not  
support bridged networking


Hopefully that answers most of your questions if you have any more  
don't be afraid to ask


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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder? Att : Ronni

2009-11-15 Thread Brian Scott




On 15/11/2009, at 4:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Brian,

On 15/11/2009, at 3:43 PM, Brian Scott wrote:


On 13/11/2009, at 5:12 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Brian,

I will send you Offlist a PDF that I have quickly done for you  
with screen shots. It might help you.

I'll do a more professional one when I find some time.

You would be better off purchasing an Airport Express or Airport  
Extreme or an all in one Netgear DG834G wireless modem.
Then all your computers can share the internet and you'll find  
sharing so much easier.


Cheers,
Ronni


Hi Ronni,

Following your instructions in the PDF you sent me is easy to  
follow and helps me create a network, however ..


Are you following the instructions in last PDF I sent you (the more  
professional one)?


Yes.



If I have Internet Sharing turned on the 'Create Network' option in  
the AirPort status icon in the menu bar is not available.
I have to turn Internet Sharing off to get the 'Create Network'  
option to appear.


When I do create a network and then turn on Internet Sharing the  
network I just created goes from the AirPort menu and
my computer name appears there instead, the option to disconnect  
the new network also goes.


Yes, on the iMac that is probably correct as it is already connected  
to your ADSL Network  the iMac is sharing it's Internet connection,  
the PowerBook connects to the Internet through the 'computer-to- 
computer Network.


Just turn off Internet Sharing in System Preferences on the iMac  
when you have finished using the 'computer-to-computer' Network.


Whenever I go to turn on Internet sharing I get an Alert saying  
Are you sure want to turn on Internet sharing?
If Your computer is connected to a network, turning on Internet  
Sharing may affect the network settings of other computers
and disrupt the network. Contact your system administrator before  
turning on Internet sharing.


That's correct. It's warning you of what you are about to do.


Don't forget my OS situation is.. 'computer creating network' is  
using OS 10.5.8 the other computer is using OS 10.4.11.


I haven't forgotten that.


One thing that bothers me is that the name I give the network isn't  
what appears in AirPort, it's my computer name.
As my computer's name is actually my full name and Id rather not  
have it broadcast around the place.


Do you mean on the iMac or the PowerBook?
Does the Network Name appear on the PowerBook, which is the computer  
that is Joining the 'computer-to-computer' Network?


The PowerBook is the one joining the Network.

My computer name appears in the AirPort menus of both computers.
Sometimes the network name will appear in the Finder on the PB  
sometimes the computer name.


I've used IP Scanner (from the PB) and it found the Network name after  
one Network setup but not the next.


Like you say below purchasing an Airport Express would probably make  
things more predictable, but the occasional basic basic file  
transferring

that I'm doing doesn't warrant it.

Though I don't understand how an external Airport Express could make  
things any different from the internal AirPort Express in each computer.

Obviously the external is a more capable creature.



Is there a way of changing the computers name?

Also when I do use internet from the other computer (PB) some times  
when a webpage loads Little Snitch on the iMac pops up and
as my homemade homepage has heaps of stuff on it, Little Snitch  
pops up a dozen times or more. Which means I have to leave the

PB and go and deal with Little Snitch on the iMac.


So you are able to Share the Internet connection from the iMac to  
the PowerBook?


Yes.

But the funny thing is yesterday after disconnecting a Network that I  
created, and just selecting Internet Sharing on the iMac I was able to
share the internet (and files) using the PB. Today I needed to create  
the Network and then select Internet Sharing before I could get the  
internet

using the PB.

However I'll persist with it.

From all this I have learnt that to be able to copy files to and from  
my 2 computers using AirPort I need turn to on File Sharing and  
Internet Sharing.


I think this topic may be getting a little tiresome ;)

Thank you for your patience.

Brian




Oh yes, Little Snitch will be all over something like this ;-)


I've had an occasions when Little Snitch didn't interrupt at all.

I've gone through the procedure a few times now but it seems so  
unpredictable and wishy-washy and making me unsure how secure
it is that I'm seriously considering just getting an ethernet cable  
and joining my PB to my 4 port modem.


You are only using WEP encryption. Computer-to-computer networks are  
not compatible with WPA or WPA2 protected networks.
As I've said before you are much safer  assured of a Wireless  
Network if you purchase an Airport Express and create a 'proper'  
Airport Wireless Network with WPA2 encryption.


I see Jaycar is selling a 20mt Cat 5E Patch Lead - Blue

Re: Eye TV burning

2009-11-14 Thread Brian Scott



Hi Walter,

Try using DVD Player in your Applications folder.

Cheers

Brian


On 14/11/2009, at 6:20 PM, F.W. Hänel wrote:



Thanks Ray,

Have done it like you suggested and it burned ok, however I can play  
the disc only using EyeTV or Toast video player app.

It won't play using VLC or WMP or quick time player or real player.

Thanks,

Walter
On 13/11/2009, at 8:11 , Ray Forma wrote:



Walter,

With recent versions of Toast you don't have to export anything  
from EyeTV. Just drag the recording directly from the recordings  
window of EyeTV to the Toast DVD widow. Then burn.



Hello all,

Just a further query regarding EyeTV .
Which file format should be used when exporting an EyeTV recording  
(before burning it to DVD)

1. For best picture quality when watching the DVD on a computer ?
2. For making it watchable on any DVD player AND computer ?
3. For fitting the most content on a DVD ?

Thanks ,

Walter


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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder? Att : Ronni

2009-11-14 Thread Brian Scott




On 13/11/2009, at 5:12 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Brian,

I will send you Offlist a PDF that I have quickly done for you  
with screen shots. It might help you.

I'll do a more professional one when I find some time.

You would be better off purchasing an Airport Express or Airport  
Extreme or an all in one Netgear DG834G wireless modem.
Then all your computers can share the internet and you'll find  
sharing so much easier.


Cheers,
Ronni


Hi Ronni,

Following your instructions in the PDF you sent me is easy to follow  
and helps me create a network, however ..


If I have Internet Sharing turned on the 'Create Network' option in  
the AirPort status icon in the menu bar is not available.
I have to turn Internet Sharing off to get the 'Create Network' option  
to appear.


When I do create a network and then turn on Internet Sharing the  
network I just created goes from the AirPort menu and
my computer name appears there instead, the option to disconnect the  
new network also goes.


Whenever I go to turn on Internet sharing I get an Alert saying Are  
you sure want to turn on Internet sharing?
If Your computer is connected to a network, turning on Internet  
Sharing may affect the network settings of other computers
and disrupt the network. Contact your system administrator before  
turning on Internet sharing.


Don't forget my OS situation is.. 'computer creating network' is using  
OS 10.5.8 the other computer is using OS 10.4.11.


One thing that bothers me is that the name I give the network isn't  
what appears in AirPort, it's my computer name.
As my computer's name is actually my full name and Id rather not have  
it broadcast around the place.


Is there a way of changing the computers name?

Also when I do use internet from the other computer (PB) some times  
when a webpage loads Little Snitch on the iMac pops up and
as my homemade homepage has heaps of stuff on it, Little Snitch pops  
up a dozen times or more. Which means I have to leave the

PB and go and deal with Little Snitch on the iMac.

I've had an occasions when Little Snitch didn't interrupt at all.

I've gone through the procedure a few times now but it seems so  
unpredictable and wishy-washy and making me unsure how secure
it is that I'm seriously considering just getting an ethernet cable  
and joining my PB to my 4 port modem.


I see Jaycar is selling a 20mt Cat 5E Patch Lead - Blue for close on  
$25.00 which would do fine for length, but speed-wise I don't know.


I'll stick with AirPort for a while though as I only need the 2  
computers to communicate occasionally other times I can just turn  
AirPort off.


Thank you for the PDF, others unsure about networks would benefit from  
it as well.


Cheers

Brian



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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?

2009-11-13 Thread Brian Scott




On 13/11/2009, at 2:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Brian,

For future reference for you.

Creating a computer-to-computer network:

You can create a wireless network between two or more AirPort- 
enabled computers without using an AirPort Base Station. Using what  
is known as a “computer-to-computer” network, you can share files or  
play your favourite multiplayer network game over the airwaves.


Computer-to-computer networks are sometimes referred to as ad-hoc  
networks.


To create a computer-to-computer network:

1. Choose Create Network from the AirPort status icon in the menu bar.
If the icon isn’t in the menu bar, choose Apple  System  
Preferences, and then click Network.
Click AirPort and select the “Show AirPort status in menu bar”  
checkbox.


2.  Give the network a name and select a channel from the pop-up  
menu. The default channel is 11, but you can choose channel 1 or  
channel 2.


3. Select the Require Password checkbox to protect your network with  
a password. Type the password users will need to enter in order to  
join your network. Do the following:


a) Type a password of exactly 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal  
digits if you chose “40-bit WEP (more compatible)” from the Security  
pop-up menu.


b) Type a password of exactly 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal  
digits if you chose “128-bit WEP” from the Security pop-up menu.


Other AirPort-enabled computers within range can join the network  
you created by choosing it from their AirPort status icon, or by  
choosing it from the Network Name pop-up menu in the AirPort pane of  
Network preferences.


Computer-to-computer networks are not compatible with WPA or WPA2  
protected networks.


Cheers,
Ronni


Thank you Ronni, I'll keep that handy.

Brian




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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?

2009-11-13 Thread Brian Scott




On 13/11/2009, at 2:49 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:


Hi Brian

As I do this on a fairly regular basis as The network at (GMUG)  
monthly meetings run this way Let you know of some of the problems  
that I have experienced while running Internet sharing


In the airport menu bar I am guessing your icon looks like this http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2527/picture2xx.png 



The one on the PB looks like that with the arrow pointing up, while  
the one on the iMac is just the 'On' graphic.




If not you will need to go back to Sharing. Sure that the box next  
to Internet Sharing Is checked

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/515/picture1yh.png


Internet Sharing is not selected in the iMac (OS 10.5.8)

But Personal Web Sharing is selected on the PB (OS 10.4.11) in  
Preferences/Sharing/Services.
In Preferences/Sharing/Internet it says Internet Sharing On: Sharing  
your Built-in Ethernet connection.


Strange as there is nothing in the PB's ethernet port at all. But I  
suspect I'm using the PB's Ethernet address.


The PB can't access the internet, I guess I'd need organize it the  
other way around and have the
Internet Sharing selected on the iMac as it's the one connected using  
ethernet to a 4 port modem,

the PB is not connected to the internet.

I selected the AirPort icon in the Finder menu bar on my iMac and my  
computer (network) name had appeared in the menu there.


I selected it, then I noticed the network name under Shared in the  
Finder sidebar. I selected that and then Connect As, then I had to
enter a password (I entered the one I use on the computer for software  
updates etc.)


I can now copy files to/from either computer.

I suspect it's not the ideal situation but it's working.



Also sometimes turning this Off then on again can fix some problems

Next you could try going to go system preferences -- networking On  
your laptop and make sure the IP address in the AirPort Section  
Starts with 10. As I have seen some computers connect to the  
network perfectly fine but have been assigned the wrong IP address


On the iMac you may also want to try finders preferences You want to  
go general Then turn on connected servers Then go to the sidebar tab  
and turn on all the options under sharing shared


http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7216/picture2ztf.png
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8990/picture3nf.png


I've selected everything in the Finder's Preferences both General   
Sidebar except iDisc.




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Thank you for your help

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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?

2009-11-13 Thread Brian Scott



Thanks for that Ronni, it has gone into my Tutorial Drawer

Brian

On 13/11/2009, at 5:12 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Brian,

I will send you Offlist a PDF that I have quickly done for you  
with screen shots. It might help you.

I'll do a more professional one when I find some time.

You would be better off purchasing an Airport Express or Airport  
Extreme or an all in one Netgear DG834G wireless modem.
Then all your computers can share the internet and you'll find  
sharing so much easier.


Cheers,
Ronni

On 13/11/2009, at 3:59 PM, Brian Scott wrote:




On 13/11/2009, at 2:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Brian,

For future reference for you.

Creating a computer-to-computer network:

You can create a wireless network between two or more AirPort- 
enabled computers without using an AirPort Base Station. Using  
what is known as a “computer-to-computer” network, you can share  
files or play your favourite multiplayer network game over the  
airwaves.


Computer-to-computer networks are sometimes referred to as ad-hoc  
networks.


To create a computer-to-computer network:

1. Choose Create Network from the AirPort status icon in the menu  
bar.
If the icon isn’t in the menu bar, choose Apple  System  
Preferences, and then click Network.
Click AirPort and select the “Show AirPort status in menu bar”  
checkbox.


2.  Give the network a name and select a channel from the pop-up  
menu. The default channel is 11, but you can choose channel 1 or  
channel 2.


3. Select the Require Password checkbox to protect your network  
with a password. Type the password users will need to enter in  
order to join your network. Do the following:


a) Type a password of exactly 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal  
digits if you chose “40-bit WEP (more compatible)” from the  
Security pop-up menu.


b) Type a password of exactly 13 ASCII characters or 26  
hexadecimal digits if you chose “128-bit WEP” from the Security  
pop-up menu.


Other AirPort-enabled computers within range can join the network  
you created by choosing it from their AirPort status icon, or by  
choosing it from the Network Name pop-up menu in the AirPort pane  
of Network preferences.


Computer-to-computer networks are not compatible with WPA or WPA2  
protected networks.


Cheers,
Ronni


Thank you Ronni, I'll keep that handy.

Brian








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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?




On 12/11/2009, at 2:11 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 1:40 PM, Brian Scott wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 12:44 PM, Brian Scott wrote:



Hi,

I've created an AirPort WEP network in the hope of exchanging  
some files between my 2 computers i.e.


PowerBook G4, OS 10.4.11

and

iMac Intel, OS 10.5.8

but the remote computers aren't showing up in Finder.

I've done this successfully once before a couple of months ago  
but there seems to be a crucial step that I've forgotten.


I have File Sharing turned on in both computers and the network I  
created is showing connected in their AirPort drop down menus.


What else do I need to do to copy files from one to another?

They are about 25 feet apart  virtually in line of sight of each  
other.


AirPort status on the PB is showing 'computer-to-computer' on the  
iMAC 'On'.


Thanks

Brian


Hi Brian,

A couple of things you could check.
1. In Finder  Preferences - General. Do you have selected under  
Show these items on the Desktop... Connected Servers ?

Yes

2. In System Preferences  Sharing - File Sharing click on the  
options button  do you have Using AFP selected?

and Yes

I seem to remember the remote computer showed up in the side bar of  
the Finder and I needed to click Connect is this correct?


Yes, Brian it should show up in the side bar  you either click to  
connect or in Finder - Under GO in Menu Bar  Connect to Server.


What I'm confused about is your comment AirPort status on the PB is  
showing 'computer-to-computer' on the iMAC 'On'.
I thought you were sharing over the same Airport Network, but by  
that comment you have the PB not connected to your Airport Network  
but to a Computer-to-computer Network?


All my computers are connected to my Wireless Network  I can  
connect  share files with all computers.


Cheers,
Ronni


I think the AirPort status on the PB is showing 'computer-to- 
computer' and on the iMAC 'On'. situation may be down to the  
different OS versions, if the PB had OS 10.5.8 then it would probably  
show 'On' as well. Just guessing..


Keep in mind this network stuff is fairly new to me and I'm probably  
not asking the right questions or giving the right answers ;)


I've failed to get the network going again for while now and have had  
to disconnect the external HDD from the PB and connect it up to the  
iMAC to
shift the files about, I'd rather not move the HDD about the place so  
much.


Cheers
Brian



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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?




On 12/11/2009, at 2:34 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:



Hi Brian,

First, if the computer isn't showing in the sidebare, go to the finder
preferences and in the sidebar pane make sure you have got the shared
options (eg connected servers) ticked.

Another way to connect, if the computer isn't showing in the  
sidebar, is to
go to the finder GO menu and select Connect to Server when you  
get the

dialog box then:

1) The other computer may be showing under the favourites or recent  
servers

(then select and click Connect) - or

2) Try clicking the Browse button to see if the other computer  
shows up

(then select and click Connect) - or

3) If browse isn't working try directly inputting the server address  
of the

other computer directly and then clicking Connect


I've tried Connect to Server from the Finder GO on both PB  iMAC

In fact I tried this a while ago, the PB is called Brian Scott's  
Computer (2) the iMAC the same without the (2) after the name,


In case there were difficulties with the spaces I selected the Edit  
button and renamed the PB fred and the iMAB fred2


But still no joy.

I've tried entering the addresses of each such as afp://192.168.1.2 in  
Connect to Server plus as afp://fred.local or just fred2.local

depending on which computer I'm trying it on.

Entering the address as a number 192.. etc. makes it try for a bit  
longer than using say fred.local.


When I tried from the iMAC to connect to the PB (using afp:// 
fred.local) the initial msg I got was Connection failed  The server  
may not exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server  
name or IP address and your network connection and try again (I get  
the same when trying from the PB)


then the small Connecting to Server window showed ..

The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'afp://fred.local' 
 could not be read or written. (error code - 36)


What's annoying is some other computer near here is showing up in  
Choose a recent Server which automatically appeared out of no where

into the Finder and I couldn't get rid of it until I Re-Started the PB.

Selecting Browse just opens an empty Network browser window.




To check the server address of either computer go to the Network  
pane of
their System Preferences (you can also see the address in the  
Sharing pane

of the System Preferences).

Done that



Also remember that even when you are connected for sharing, you  
actual file

access will depend on:

- Whether you are connected as the same user
- Whether you are connected as an administrator
- Which folders you have shared

Fact is I not sure what Im connected as, how does one find out?

I created the network on the iMAC setting a WEP PW and connected to  
the network with the PB.





Try the above and, if still having problems, report back with any  
error

messages from step 3 above.


The other thing to do to isolate whether the problem is with your  
wireless
network or sharing set-up is to directly connect the two machines  
and check
that the sharing is all working OK over ethernet (since one of the  
machines

is a laptop this should be easy).


I've done that recently when using the PB with a film scanner in the  
same room as the iMAC. I had the PB connected
to my 4 port hub to get access with the iMAC to the HDD connected to  
the PB where the scanned pics were going
No problems arose. The PB showed up in the Finder sidebar and it  
connected when I clicked on it.


Thanks

Brian




HTH



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on 12/11/09 1:40 PM, Brian Scott at scot...@optusnet.com.au wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 12:44 PM, Brian Scott wrote:



Hi,

I've created an AirPort WEP network in the hope of exchanging some
files between my 2 computers i.e.

PowerBook G4, OS 10.4.11

and

iMac Intel, OS 10.5.8

but the remote computers aren't showing up in Finder.

I've done this successfully once before a couple of months ago but
there seems to be a crucial step that I've forgotten.

I have File Sharing turned on in both computers and the network I
created is showing connected in their AirPort drop down menus.

What else do I need to do to copy files from one to another?

They are about 25 feet apart  virtually in line of sight of each
other.

AirPort status on the PB is showing 'computer-to-computer' on the
iMAC 'On'.

Thanks

Brian


Hi Brian,

A couple of things you could check.
1. In Finder  Preferences - General. Do you have selected under
Show these items on the Desktop... Connected Servers ?

Yes


2. In System Preferences  Sharing - File Sharing click on the
options button  do you have Using AFP selected?

and Yes

I seem to remember the remote computer showed up in the side bar of
the Finder and I needed to click Connect is this correct?



Cheers,
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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?




On 12/11/2009, at 4:18 PM, Brian Scott wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 2:34 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:



Hi Brian,

First, if the computer isn't showing in the sidebare, go to the  
finder

preferences and in the sidebar pane make sure you have got the shared
options (eg connected servers) ticked.

Everything is selected except iDisk



Another way to connect, if the computer isn't showing in the  
sidebar, is to
go to the finder GO menu and select Connect to Server when you  
get the

dialog box then:

1) The other computer may be showing under the favourites or recent  
servers

(then select and click Connect) - or

2) Try clicking the Browse button to see if the other computer  
shows up

(then select and click Connect) - or

3) If browse isn't working try directly inputting the server  
address of the

other computer directly and then clicking Connect


I've tried Connect to Server from the Finder GO on both PB  iMAC

In fact I tried this a while ago, the PB is called Brian Scott's  
Computer (2) the iMAC the same without the (2) after the name,


In case there were difficulties with the spaces I selected the Edit  
button and renamed the PB fred and the iMAB fred2


But still no joy.

I've tried entering the addresses of each such as afp://192.168.1.2  
in Connect to Server plus as afp://fred.local or just fred2.local

depending on which computer I'm trying it on.

Entering the address as a number 192.. etc. makes it try for a bit  
longer than using say fred.local.


When I tried from the iMAC to connect to the PB (using afp://fred.local) 
 the initial msg I got was Connection failed  The server may not  
exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server name  
or IP address and your network connection and try again (I get the  
same when trying from the PB)


then the small Connecting to Server window showed ..

The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'afp://fred.local' 
 could not be read or written. (error code - 36)


What's annoying is some other computer near here is showing up in  
Choose a recent Server which automatically appeared out of no where
into the Finder and I couldn't get rid of it until I Re-Started the  
PB.


Selecting Browse just opens an empty Network browser window.




To check the server address of either computer go to the Network  
pane of
their System Preferences (you can also see the address in the  
Sharing pane

of the System Preferences).

Done that



Also remember that even when you are connected for sharing, you  
actual file

access will depend on:

- Whether you are connected as the same user
- Whether you are connected as an administrator
- Which folders you have shared

Fact is I not sure what Im connected as, how does one find out?

I created the network on the iMAC setting a WEP PW and connected to  
the network with the PB.





Try the above and, if still having problems, report back with any  
error

messages from step 3 above.


The other thing to do to isolate whether the problem is with your  
wireless
network or sharing set-up is to directly connect the two machines  
and check
that the sharing is all working OK over ethernet (since one of the  
machines

is a laptop this should be easy).


I've done that recently when using the PB with a film scanner in the  
same room as the iMAC. I had the PB connected
to my 4 port hub to get access with the iMAC to the HDD connected to  
the PB where the scanned pics were going
No problems arose. The PB showed up in the Finder sidebar and it  
connected when I clicked on it.


Thanks

Brian




HTH



Neil
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on 12/11/09 1:40 PM, Brian Scott at scot...@optusnet.com.au wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 12:44 PM, Brian Scott wrote:



Hi,

I've created an AirPort WEP network in the hope of exchanging some
files between my 2 computers i.e.

PowerBook G4, OS 10.4.11

and

iMac Intel, OS 10.5.8

but the remote computers aren't showing up in Finder.

I've done this successfully once before a couple of months ago but
there seems to be a crucial step that I've forgotten.

I have File Sharing turned on in both computers and the network I
created is showing connected in their AirPort drop down menus.

What else do I need to do to copy files from one to another?

They are about 25 feet apart  virtually in line of sight of each
other.

AirPort status on the PB is showing 'computer-to-computer' on the
iMAC 'On'.

Thanks

Brian


Hi Brian,

A couple of things you could check.
1. In Finder  Preferences - General. Do you have selected under
Show these items on the Desktop... Connected Servers ?

Yes


2. In System Preferences  Sharing - File Sharing click on the
options button  do you have Using AFP selected?

and Yes

I seem to remember the remote computer showed up in the side bar of
the Finder and I needed to click Connect is this correct?



Cheers,
Ronni

Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?




On 12/11/2009, at 4:18 PM, Brian Scott wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 2:34 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:



Hi Brian,

First, if the computer isn't showing in the sidebare, go to the  
finder

preferences and in the sidebar pane make sure you have got the shared
options (eg connected servers) ticked.

Another way to connect, if the computer isn't showing in the  
sidebar, is to
go to the finder GO menu and select Connect to Server when you  
get the

dialog box then:

1) The other computer may be showing under the favourites or recent  
servers

(then select and click Connect) - or

2) Try clicking the Browse button to see if the other computer  
shows up

(then select and click Connect) - or

3) If browse isn't working try directly inputting the server  
address of the

other computer directly and then clicking Connect


I've tried Connect to Server from the Finder GO on both PB  iMAC

In fact I tried this a while ago, the PB is called Brian Scott's  
Computer (2) the iMAC the same without the (2) after the name,


In case there were difficulties with the spaces I selected the Edit  
button and renamed the PB fred and the iMAB fred2


But still no joy.

I've tried entering the addresses of each such as afp://192.168.1.2  
in Connect to Server plus as afp://fred.local or just fred2.local

depending on which computer I'm trying it on.

Entering the address as a number 192.. etc. makes it try for a bit  
longer than using say fred.local.


When I tried from the iMAC to connect to the PB (using afp://fred.local) 
 the initial msg I got was Connection failed  The server may not  
exist or it is not operational at this time. Check the server name  
or IP address and your network connection and try again (I get the  
same when trying from the PB)


then the small Connecting to Server window showed ..

The Finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'afp://fred.local' 
 could not be read or written. (error code - 36)


What's annoying is some other computer near here is showing up in  
Choose a recent Server which automatically appeared out of no where
into the Finder and I couldn't get rid of it until I Re-Started the  
PB.


Selecting Browse just opens an empty Network browser window.




To check the server address of either computer go to the Network  
pane of
their System Preferences (you can also see the address in the  
Sharing pane

of the System Preferences).

Done that



Also remember that even when you are connected for sharing, you  
actual file

access will depend on:

- Whether you are connected as the same user
- Whether you are connected as an administrator
- Which folders you have shared

Fact is I not sure what Im connected as, how does one find out?

I created the network on the iMAC setting a WEP PW and connected to  
the network with the PB.


Sorry should have mentioned: in Sharing/File Sharing/Shared Folders I  
have my Public Folder set for Read  Write for myself







Try the above and, if still having problems, report back with any  
error

messages from step 3 above.


The other thing to do to isolate whether the problem is with your  
wireless
network or sharing set-up is to directly connect the two machines  
and check
that the sharing is all working OK over ethernet (since one of the  
machines

is a laptop this should be easy).


I've done that recently when using the PB with a film scanner in the  
same room as the iMAC. I had the PB connected
to my 4 port hub to get access with the iMAC to the HDD connected to  
the PB where the scanned pics were going
No problems arose. The PB showed up in the Finder sidebar and it  
connected when I clicked on it.


Thanks

Brian




HTH



Neil
--
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Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.com



on 12/11/09 1:40 PM, Brian Scott at scot...@optusnet.com.au wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 12:44 PM, Brian Scott wrote:



Hi,

I've created an AirPort WEP network in the hope of exchanging some
files between my 2 computers i.e.

PowerBook G4, OS 10.4.11

and

iMac Intel, OS 10.5.8

but the remote computers aren't showing up in Finder.

I've done this successfully once before a couple of months ago but
there seems to be a crucial step that I've forgotten.

I have File Sharing turned on in both computers and the network I
created is showing connected in their AirPort drop down menus.

What else do I need to do to copy files from one to another?

They are about 25 feet apart  virtually in line of sight of each
other.

AirPort status on the PB is showing 'computer-to-computer' on the
iMAC 'On'.

Thanks

Brian


Hi Brian,

A couple of things you could check.
1. In Finder  Preferences - General. Do you have selected under
Show these items on the Desktop... Connected Servers ?

Yes


2. In System Preferences  Sharing - File Sharing click on the
options button  do you have Using AFP selected?

and Yes

I seem to remember the remote computer showed up

Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?




On 12/11/2009, at 7:01 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:



Hi Brian,

It might help if we had a few more details as to how your network is  
set up

eg:

You say:

I've created an AirPort WEP network
What wireless router did you use (eg Airport Extreme or Airport  
Express)

Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme.

I used AirPort's menu to create a computer-to-computer network with a  
WEP pass word.


My PB is connected to this network wirelessly - at least I'm assuming  
it is as indicated in the PB's

AirPort menu and icon in the Desk Top menu bar.



I'm assuming you are on broadband internet, if you are using an Apple
Airport device, you must have a separate ADSL modem and you also  
mention a

four-port hub (presumably ethernet), how are these devices connected
together.
I'm using a NetComm NB5Plus4 ADSL2+ Modem Router connect to my  
ethernet port




I'm assuming that both your computers are connecting to the internet  
OK -
are they both connecting via the wireless network you have set-up or  
is one

of them connecting directly by ethernet.

Only the iMac is connected to the internet

I'll study the rest of your post in more detail tomorrow,
the humidity is getting to me  I've been at this for several hours  
off and on.


I've got feeling the answer lies in the rest of your post but I can't  
concentrate.


Thank you very much for your help

Brian Scott

iMac 24 3.06 2 Duo
3.06 GHz/4GB/NVIDIA 512 MB
OS X 10.5.8
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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?



Hi Daniel,

Thanks for 'chiming in' I'm not getting any where with this except a  
head ache.


Neil is right in thinking I have the concept wrong concerning AirPort  
etc.


I've disconnected my computer-to-computer network on both PB  iMac

Here's my set up ..

iMAC 24 it has internal a Wireless Card	Air Port Extreme, and it's  
running OS 10.5.8 s AirPort situation is ..

AirPort Card Information:

  Wireless Card Type:   AirPort Extreme  (0x14E4, 0x8C)
  Wireless Card Locale: Asia Pacific
  Wireless Card Firmware Version:   Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.19)
  Current Wireless Network: wireless network not available


The Alum 15 PowerBook is running OS 10.4.11 it's AirPort situation  
is ..

AirPort Card Information:

  Wireless Card Type:   AirPort Extreme
  Wireless Card Locale: Worldwide
  Wireless Card Firmware Version:   405.1 (3.90.34.0.p18)
  Current Wireless Network: wireless network not available

*** I'm trying to get so that I can copy files from one to the other  
using the Finder. ***


I achieved this a couple of months ago but can't remember how and I  
can't find the info that helped me.
I hesitate to add this because I may be getting my wires crossed here  
but I think it involved using Terminal, maybe ssh.


I can't find Bridge Mode anywhere in my iMac AirPort or Network  
Preferences I've tried

entering it in the Preference search in the top right but nothing shows.

And AirPort Utility reports that it's unable to find any Apple  
wireless devices.


If I try turning on Internet Sharing I get an alert saying If your  
computer is connected to a network, turning on Internet sharing may  
affect the network settings etc.


If I do it anyway Little Snitch tells me natd wants to connect to  
0.0.0.0 on DIVERT port 2560 (labrat) so I cancel doing it.


I've selected everything in the Finder's Preferences both General   
Sidebar except iDisc.


Cheers

Brian


On 12/11/2009, at 8:28 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:



Hi Brian

From your computer you don't need to create an Computer to computer  
wireless

network if you're running an Airport.

Your set up would perhaps be something like that (apologies of  
others have

covered this, I've just walked in and firing off a reply)...

Netcomm Router connects to Airport via Ethernet.
iMac connects to either router with Ethernet (or wireless).
Laptop connects wireless to Airport (doesn't need a computer to  
computer

network).
Log into Airport and ensure that IP address configuration is set to
Bridge Mode, thus allowing all computers to be on the same  
network.

File sharing turned on both machines.
Once that is all set, then everything should be set to see each other,
share, work together, etc.

I've seen a few of these mixed IP networks on my travels and  
normally gone
through and reconfigured them through for clients to all be on the  
same
network. It cuts out a lot of hassles, particular for sharing of  
files or
for troubleshooting modems. Also for network printers and the like  
you can

run into issues with some see it and some not for different networks.
Once it's set up, it'll just work all the time :)

Hope that all makes sense and helps.


Kind Regards
Daniel


On 12/11/09 8:14 PM, Brian Scott scot...@optusnet.com.au wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 7:01 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:



Hi Brian,

It might help if we had a few more details as to how your network is
set up
eg:

You say:

I've created an AirPort WEP network

What wireless router did you use (eg Airport Extreme or Airport
Express)

Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme.

I used AirPort's menu to create a computer-to-computer network with a
WEP pass word.

My PB is connected to this network wirelessly - at least I'm assuming
it is as indicated in the PB's
AirPort menu and icon in the Desk Top menu bar.



I'm assuming you are on broadband internet, if you are using an  
Apple

Airport device, you must have a separate ADSL modem and you also
mention a
four-port hub (presumably ethernet), how are these devices connected
together.

I'm using a NetComm NB5Plus4 ADSL2+ Modem Router connect to my
ethernet port



I'm assuming that both your computers are connecting to the internet
OK -
are they both connecting via the wireless network you have set-up or
is one
of them connecting directly by ethernet.

Only the iMac is connected to the internet

I'll study the rest of your post in more detail tomorrow,
the humidity is getting to me  I've been at this for several hours
off and on.

I've got feeling the answer lies in the rest of your post but I can't
concentrate.

Thank you very much for your help

Brian Scott

iMac 24 3.06 2 Duo
3.06 GHz/4GB/NVIDIA 512 MB
OS X 10.5.8
Sitting on a empty 1975 Burroughs-B800 console






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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?




On 12/11/2009, at 10:18 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:


Hi All WAMUG and Brian

First this is for everyone I believe what Brian is trying to do is  
Make a wireless network with his iMacs built in airport card


I'm trying to get to a situation where I can copy files to  from my  
PowerBook  iMac using the Finder.




Brian:

If this is what you're trying to do First disabled the computer to  
computer network in the menu bar on the iMac and on the laptop.


I have disabled my computer-to-computer network on both PB  iMac



Once you have the computer to computer network disabled Go to system  
preferences on the iMac


go to Sharing  Internet Sharing

Once in the Internet Sharing sanction you want to make it look like  
this image

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6425/picture2mt.png

I see this picture shows Internet Sharing off is this correct?

As I replied to Daniel ..

If I try turning on Internet Sharing I get an alert saying If your  
computer is connected to a network, turning on Internet sharing may  
affect the network settings etc.


If I do it anyway Little Snitch tells me natd wants to connect to  
0.0.0.0 on DIVERT port 2560 (labrat) so I cancel doing it.




Next you will need to set up the airport card to do this go to  
airport options You want to make them look something like this

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5078/picture3ui.png


I've followed the example in the picture of AirPort Options using the  
Network Name that came up but the PB's drives aren't appearing in the  
iMac's Finder.


Thank you for the pictures, that's always a great help.

Brian



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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?



Hi all,

I just selected the AirPort icon in the Finder menu bar on my iMac and  
my computer (network) name had appeared there.


I selected it  typed in my password and I'm now seeing the PB  it's  
external drive from my iMac.


I'm not sure what triggered it though so there will be more head  
scratching when I come to do it again.


I'll keep this latest batch of emails for future reference.

Thank you one and all for your help

Brian

On 13/11/2009, at 2:02 PM, Brian Scott wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 10:18 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:


Hi All WAMUG and Brian

First this is for everyone I believe what Brian is trying to do is  
Make a wireless network with his iMacs built in airport card


I'm trying to get to a situation where I can copy files to  from my  
PowerBook  iMac using the Finder.




Brian:

If this is what you're trying to do First disabled the computer to  
computer network in the menu bar on the iMac and on the laptop.


I have disabled my computer-to-computer network on both PB  iMac



Once you have the computer to computer network disabled Go to  
system preferences on the iMac


go to Sharing  Internet Sharing

Once in the Internet Sharing sanction you want to make it look like  
this image

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6425/picture2mt.png

I see this picture shows Internet Sharing off is this correct?

As I replied to Daniel ..

If I try turning on Internet Sharing I get an alert saying If your  
computer is connected to a network, turning on Internet sharing may  
affect the network settings etc.


If I do it anyway Little Snitch tells me natd wants to connect to  
0.0.0.0 on DIVERT port 2560 (labrat) so I cancel doing it.




Next you will need to set up the airport card to do this go to  
airport options You want to make them look something like this

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/5078/picture3ui.png


I've followed the example in the picture of AirPort Options using  
the Network Name that came up but the PB's drives aren't appearing  
in the iMac's Finder.


Thank you for the pictures, that's always a great help.

Brian



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Networked computers not showing in Finder?

2009-11-11 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

I've created an AirPort WEP network in the hope of exchanging some  
files between my 2 computers i.e.


PowerBook G4, OS 10.4.11

and

iMac Intel, OS 10.5.8

but the remote computers aren't showing up in Finder.

I've done this successfully once before a couple of months ago but  
there seems to be a crucial step that I've forgotten.


I have File Sharing turned on in both computers and the network I  
created is showing connected in their AirPort drop down menus.


What else do I need to do to copy files from one to another?

They are about 25 feet apart  virtually in line of sight of each other.

AirPort status on the PB is showing 'computer-to-computer' on the iMAC  
'On'.


Thanks

Brian



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Re: Networked computers not showing in Finder?

2009-11-11 Thread Brian Scott




On 12/11/2009, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 12/11/2009, at 12:44 PM, Brian Scott wrote:



Hi,

I've created an AirPort WEP network in the hope of exchanging some  
files between my 2 computers i.e.


PowerBook G4, OS 10.4.11

and

iMac Intel, OS 10.5.8

but the remote computers aren't showing up in Finder.

I've done this successfully once before a couple of months ago but  
there seems to be a crucial step that I've forgotten.


I have File Sharing turned on in both computers and the network I  
created is showing connected in their AirPort drop down menus.


What else do I need to do to copy files from one to another?

They are about 25 feet apart  virtually in line of sight of each  
other.


AirPort status on the PB is showing 'computer-to-computer' on the  
iMAC 'On'.


Thanks

Brian


Hi Brian,

A couple of things you could check.
1. In Finder  Preferences - General. Do you have selected under  
Show these items on the Desktop... Connected Servers ?

Yes

2. In System Preferences  Sharing - File Sharing click on the  
options button  do you have Using AFP selected?

and Yes

I seem to remember the remote computer showed up in the side bar of  
the Finder and I needed to click Connect is this correct?




Cheers,
Ronni



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Re: How to get rewritable CDs to play

2009-11-10 Thread Brian Scott




On 10/11/2009, at 3:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Brian,

Does it play mp3s? If not, there is a good chance that it won't read  
rewritables... check the manual to see if CD-RW is mentioned  
somewhere...

Or if it is written on the CD Player anywhere.

Can you play the CD-RW's in your Computer?
CD-RW discs can be used for other purposes other then Audio Discs.  
Use them to put Data on.



Cheers,
Ronni


Hi Ronni,

My CD player doesn't play mp3s but you gave me the idea to try it in  
my Panasonic combo VCR-DVD player and it worked.


It also plays in my computer.

So there maybe some use for them after all.

Thank you

Brian Scott

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3.06 GHz/4GB/NVIDIA 512 MB
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How to get rewritable CDs to play

2009-11-09 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

A friend has purchased a spindle of 25 rewritable CDs I burnt one but  
it don't work in his player (or mine).


I had no idea there were such things as rewritable CDs.

Is there a way of getting them to play in CD players?

Thanks

Brian



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Re: How to get rewritable CDs to play

2009-11-09 Thread Brian Scott




On 10/11/2009, at 1:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 10/11/2009, at 12:52 PM, Brian Scott wrote:



Hi,

A friend has purchased a spindle of 25 rewritable CDs I burnt one  
but it don't work in his player (or mine).


I had no idea there were such things as rewritable CDs.

Is there a way of getting them to play in CD players?

Thanks

Brian


Hi Brian,

What brand are the CD Players, some  CD players will not play  
ReWritable CDs.


Cheers,
Ronni


Thanks for the reply Ronni.

Mine is an old Denon DCD-755AR, I don't know what his is.

I thought it might be that the ReWritable CDs need to be finalized or  
whatever.


Otherwise we will have to assume we have the players that don't play  
these.


And I guess these ReWritables will just have to gather dust like few  
other things around here :)


Than you

Brian Scott

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3.06 GHz/4GB/NVIDIA 512 MB
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Re: Sorting

2009-09-18 Thread Brian Scott




On 18/09/2009, at 4:04 PM, Peter Curtis wrote:




Hi
Can I sort a list on numbers without getting 1, 10, 11, ...2, 20, 21  
for example? instead of 1, 2, 3, ..10, 11, 12, and so on?

Regards
Peter


Stick zero (0) in front of the single numbers 1 - 9

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Re: Copying extracts from pdf

2009-09-16 Thread Brian Scott

On 17/09/2009, at 8:08 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

Hi Michael,

Don't forget about improved Preview Application in Snow Leopard. http://www.apple.com/macosx/refinements/

Select the text you want Copy Paste into Text Edit, then File
Print - Save as PDF.

Easy PDF text selection.

Here’s an enhancement that exemplifies the pursuit of perfection.
When using a PDF viewer such as Preview, have you ever tried to copy
text from a PDF document that has more than one column? It’s almost
impossible. Instead of selecting only the text you want, your cursor
selects all the text across the page, so you end up with a mix of
words from every column.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard applies sophisticated artificial intelligence
algorithms to fix the problem. It analyzes the layout of each page
in the PDF to identify columns of text. So when you use the cursor
to select text, you get only the words you want. That’s a real time-
saver.

Cheers,
Ronni

17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Hi,

I have yet to upgrade to SL.

In Preview V 4.2

In regard to copying bits from columned text I just thought I'd
mention that by holding down
the Option key as you mark you can copy any piece text from any column
in Preview.

Cheers

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Epson Stylus PHOTO RX650 All-In-One compatibility with Snow Leopard

2009-09-01 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

It took me while to get the Epson software working when I changed from  
Tiger to Leopard so

I'm somewhat hesitant to go to Snow Leopard.

There doesn't appear to be much movement toward updating it's software  
including Epson Scan
on http://www.epson.com/ or http://www.epson.com.au/ though I'm  
probably being a bit impatient

considering the complexity of printer software.

Can anyone who has the RX650 that has gone to Snow Leopard report  
whether or not they are having

any difficulty printing and scanning with it.

I'd like to be Rosetta free if possible when I do update to 10.6

Thanks

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What's using my external hard drive preventing it fr om ejecting?

2009-08-30 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

I have tried selecting the eject triangle in Finder, selecting the  
drives icon and pressing ⌘-E and ejecting from Disk Utility but
I keep getting The disk is in use and could not be ejected Try  
quitting applications and try again.


I only use it as a kind scratch-back-up drive where I copy things I  
want to preserve so it shouldn't be getting used by any programs at all.


However I've tried quitting everything I can but still it won't eject;(

Is there some way of asking the system what is accessing the drive?

It goes to sleep but wakes up occasionally for some reason.

Here's what I got from About This Mac under USB High-Speed Bus ..

USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge:

  Capacity: 465.76 GB
  Removable Media:  Yes
  Detachable Drive: Yes
  BSD Name: disk2
  Product ID:   0x2338
  Vendor ID:0x152d  (JMicron Technology Corp.)
  Version:  1.00
  Serial Number:00630A62
  Speed:Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer: JMicron
  Location ID:  0xfa44
  Current Available (mA):   500
  Current Required (mA):2
  Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
  Partition Map Type:   APM (Apple Partition Map)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:Not Supported
  Volumes:
Sea465:
  Capacity: 465.64 GB
  Available:120.76 GB
  Writable: Yes
  File System:  Journaled HFS+
  BSD Name: disk2s3
  Mount Point:  /Volumes/Sea465

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Re: What's using my external hard drive preventing it from ejecting?

2009-08-30 Thread Brian Scott



Thank you Daniel.

The Terminal advice 'hdiutil eject -force' from your link did the trick,
I applied it when the drive was in Power Down mode so nothing was  
accessing it at the time.


After ejecting it I checked the drive again with About This Mac, it  
came out of Power Down mode
but didn't re-mount then went into Idle mode, I guess that had to  
happen for About This Mac to identify it.


It's info was the same just no Available: GB's and no Mount Point:

But it leaves me wondering if I have formatted it wrong for the system  
to think it's being used when it's not.


Cheers

Brian


On 31/08/2009, at 12:14 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:



On 31/8/09 11:51 AM, Brian Scott scot...@optusnet.com.au wrote:



Hi,

I have tried selecting the eject triangle in Finder, selecting the
drives icon and pressing ⌘-E and ejecting from Disk Utility but
I keep getting The disk is in use and could not be ejected Try
quitting applications and try again.

I only use it as a kind scratch-back-up drive where I copy things I
want to preserve so it shouldn't be getting used by any programs at  
all.


However I've tried quitting everything I can but still it won't  
eject;(


Is there some way of asking the system what is accessing the drive?

It goes to sleep but wakes up occasionally for some reason.

Here's what I got from About This Mac under USB High-Speed Bus ..

USB to ATA/ATAPI Bridge:

  Capacity: 465.76 GB
  Removable Media: Yes
  Detachable Drive: Yes
  BSD Name: disk2
  Product ID: 0x2338
  Vendor ID: 0x152d  (JMicron Technology Corp.)
  Version: 1.00
  Serial Number: 00630A62
  Speed: Up to 480 Mb/sec
  Manufacturer: JMicron
  Location ID: 0xfa44
  Current Available (mA): 500
  Current Required (mA): 2
  Mac OS 9 Drivers: No
  Partition Map Type: APM (Apple Partition Map)
  S.M.A.R.T. status: Not Supported
  Volumes:
Sea465:
  Capacity: 465.64 GB
  Available: 120.76 GB
  Writable: Yes
  File System: Journaled HFS+
  BSD Name: disk2s3
  Mount Point: /Volumes/Sea465

Brian

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3.06 GHz/4GB/NVIDIA 512 MB
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Hi Brian

Some background applications (like Virus scanners, Time Machine, File
Sharing, and Spotlight etc) can be using the drive without showing  
they

are using it.
If you open up Activity Monitor (in Macintosh HD/Applications/ 
Utilities) it

will show a list of all running Applications.
If you know which one is using the drive, or showing access to the  
drive,

you can kill the process which then releases the drive.
If you're not sure, the easiest way is to shutdown or restart then  
you can

unplug the drive.

You can also try ejecting it from Disk Utility as well. (in Macintosh
HD/Applications/Utilities)

Another option is to Force Quit the Finder, if you're not running  
anything

else.
(You can either do this from the Apple Menu and choose Force Quit  
or hold
down the Option Key and Click and hold on the Finder icon. You will  
then get

a pop up menu with the Option Relaunch

Other options you can also do are the some terminal commands which are
here:-
http://www.macyourself.com/2009/08/07/fixing-os-xs-the-disk-is-in-use-and-c
ould-not-be-ejected-error/


Something in there should hopefully help.

Kind Regards
Daniel
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Controlling Errors shown in Console Log List

2009-08-16 Thread Brian Scott



Hi,

I did a system software backup today (the 16th) but have no idea what  
it was that got updated.


So I tried finding out using System Preferences/Software Update/ 
Installed Updates


But the latest shown there is 6/08/09 Mac OS X Update 10.5.8

I guess that update will remain a mystery.

However looking at the Log List under All Messages in Console there  
are lots of Errors


My question is - is there something I can do to prevent these errors?

Here some of the errors ..

16/08/09 1:48:11 PM EyeTV[206] Error loading /Library/QuickTime/ 
DesktopVideoOut.component/Contents/MacOS/DesktopVideoOut:  dlopen(/ 
Library/QuickTime/DesktopVideoOut.component/Contents/MacOS/ 
DesktopVideoOut, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find:
 /Library/QuickTime/DesktopVideoOut.component/Contents/MacOS/ 
DesktopVideoOut: mach-o, but wrong architecture


16/08/09 2:20:18 PM iTunes[281] Error loading /Library/QuickTime/ 
AviImporter-r7 (ppc).component/Contents/MacOS/AviImporter:  dlopen(/ 
Library/QuickTime/AviImporter-r7 (ppc).component/Contents/MacOS/ 
AviImporter, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find:
 /Library/QuickTime/AviImporter-r7 (ppc).component/Contents/MacOS/ 
AviImporter: mach-o, but wrong architecture


16/08/09 2:20:19 PM iTunes[281] Cannot find function pointer NewPlugIn  
for factory C5A4CE5B-0BB8-11D8-9D75-0003939615B6 in CFBundle/CFPlugIn  
0x156b030 /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin (bundle,  
not loaded)


16/08/09 3:08:05 PM System Preferences[386] Error loading /Library/ 
Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/DVCPROHDAudio:   
dlopen(/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/ 
DVCPROHDAudio, 262): no suitable image found.  Did find:
 /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/DVCPROHDAudio.plugin/Contents/MacOS/ 
DVCPROHDAudio: mach-o, but wrong architecture


Cheers

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Re: Recording DVD

2009-06-23 Thread Brian Scott


Hi Merv,

I've used VisualHub to convert VOB's to DV  avi plus you can elect to  
join the VOB's if you need to.


VisualHub is free http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21888

Cheers
Brian

On 23/06/2009, at 1:46 PM, Mervyn  Giuliana Bond wrote:

Further to my earlier posting one of my troublesome DVD recordings  
has the following folders:

VIDEO_RM  and VIDEO_TS
The first has files:The second has files:
VIDEO_RM.BUPVIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_RM.DATVIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_RM.IFOVTS_01_O.BUP
VTS_01_O.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
Neither the folders nor the files are accepted by iMovie or iDVD.
A search of forums suggests the use of Handbrake to convert to mpeg  
or some other such format.
I would like to separate the episodes and edit out unwanted film at  
the beginnings and ends, if iMovie will allow this after achieving a  
codex from Handbrake that iMovie will accept,  and then burn the  
result on a new DVD that can be used on any DVD player.
Is Handbrake likely to be the intermediate program that will allow  
importing to iMovie.

This is all a new landscape for me.
Cheers
Merv

At 6:57 PM +0800 21/6/09, Mervyn  Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB. Most one-off  
programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't Finish the  
disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't Finish the  
disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD player.
If I Finish after recording the first program then that prevents  
any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv


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Re: Recording DVD

2009-06-23 Thread Brian Scott


It still works though ;)

Brian

On 23/06/2009, at 9:46 PM, Mervyn  Giuliana Bond wrote:


Brian
VisualHub appears to have been discontinued.
Merv



Hi Merv,

I've used VisualHub to convert VOB's to DV  avi plus you can elect  
to join the VOB's if you need to.


VisualHub is free http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21888

Cheers
Brian

On 23/06/2009, at 1:46 PM, Mervyn  Giuliana Bond wrote:

Further to my earlier posting one of my troublesome DVD recordings  
has the following folders:

VIDEO_RM  and VIDEO_TS
The first has files:The second has files:
VIDEO_RM.BUPVIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_RM.DATVIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_RM.IFOVTS_01_O.BUP
VTS_01_O.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
Neither the folders nor the files are accepted by iMovie or iDVD.
A search of forums suggests the use of Handbrake to convert to  
mpeg or some other such format.
I would like to separate the episodes and edit out unwanted film  
at the beginnings and ends, if iMovie will allow this after  
achieving a codex from Handbrake that iMovie will accept,  and  
then burn the result on a new DVD that can be used on any DVD  
player.
Is Handbrake likely to be the intermediate program that will allow  
importing to iMovie.

This is all a new landscape for me.
Cheers
Merv

At 6:57 PM +0800 21/6/09, Mervyn  Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB. Most one-off  
programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't Finish  
the disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't Finish  
the disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD player.
If I Finish after recording the first program then that  
prevents any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv


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External DVD burner for my iMac?

2009-06-15 Thread Brian Scott


Hi all,

My external DVD burner is about to get the sack so I thought I'd check  
with the group
to see if there a preferred model to hook up to my 24 iMac 3 Ghz, OS  
10.5.7


Perhaps one that lasts a bit longer than the couple of years I got out  
of this one a Pioneer DVR-111D.


Suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks

Brian


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Re: Recording sound from a Mac


Thank you Ronni.

I listen to classic FM also but on the radio ;)

Cheers

Brian

On 20/05/2009, at 1:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Brian,

Normally an Internet Radio Station URL (for Example ABC Classic FM -  
which I listen to in iTunes)

is http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/classic/classicfm.m3u in iTunes.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 20/05/2009, at 1:06 PM, Brian Scott wrote:


Hi,

I regularly listen the rugby by loading a little file called 'radio- 
sport-wellington.asx' into QuickTime (double-clicking loads it).


Examining the contents of the file it has..

(I don't know how this will show on wamug)

ASX version = 3.0
Entry
TitleRadio Sport Wellington /Title
AUTHOR/AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT/COPYRIGHT
Ref href=mms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg /
/Entry
/ASX

Is this a typical example of a Internet radio station URL?

I've tried loading it into iTunes but it won't work, I tried the  
ms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg from the file

which wouldn't work either.

It's in the back of my mind that I may need to set up some method  
of recording from 'radio-sport-wellington.asx'
and getting it to load at a certain time of the day if I need to go  
out when the game is on but am not sure how to do that.


Brian



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Re: Recording sound from a Mac


Hi,

I tried loading http://www.radiosport.co.nz/listenlive/radiosport.asx  
into iTunes but it's not recognized.

But it works in QT.

asx = Advanced Stream Redirector  c/o wikipedia

The I tried loading http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/classic/classicfm.m3u 
 into QuickTime Player but it wasn't recognized.

It works well in iTunes.

M3U = (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource  
Locator, MP3 URL) c/o wikipedia


Cheers

Brian

On 20/05/2009, at 1:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Brian,

Normally an Internet Radio Station URL (for Example ABC Classic FM -  
which I listen to in iTunes)

is http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/classic/classicfm.m3u in iTunes.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 20/05/2009, at 1:06 PM, Brian Scott wrote:


Hi,

I regularly listen the rugby by loading a little file called 'radio- 
sport-wellington.asx' into QuickTime (double-clicking loads it).


Examining the contents of the file it has..

(I don't know how this will show on wamug)

ASX version = 3.0
Entry
TitleRadio Sport Wellington /Title
AUTHOR/AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT/COPYRIGHT
Ref href=mms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg /
/Entry
/ASX

Is this a typical example of a Internet radio station URL?

I've tried loading it into iTunes but it won't work, I tried the  
ms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg from the file

which wouldn't work either.

It's in the back of my mind that I may need to set up some method  
of recording from 'radio-sport-wellington.asx'
and getting it to load at a certain time of the day if I need to go  
out when the game is on but am not sure how to do that.


Brian



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Re: Recording sound from a Mac


Thanks Severin I've saved that one.

For the NZ sports enthusiast http://www.radionetwork.co.nz/Stations/RadioSport/ 



Brian

On 20/05/2009, at 2:28 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:


A useful Bookmark is http://www.1radio.com.au/
This accesses all stations in all capital cities (except Hobart).   
Currently seems to be glitch with ABC Radio National which is  
soundless but Classic FM is currently happily playing away.

Severin Crisp

On 20/05/2009, at 1:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Brian,

Normally an Internet Radio Station URL (for Example ABC Classic FM  
- which I listen to in iTunes)

is http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/classic/classicfm.m3u in iTunes.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 20/05/2009, at 1:06 PM, Brian Scott wrote:


Hi,

I regularly listen the rugby by loading a little file called  
'radio-sport-wellington.asx' into QuickTime (double-clicking loads  
it).


Examining the contents of the file it has..

(I don't know how this will show on wamug)

ASX version = 3.0
Entry
TitleRadio Sport Wellington /Title
AUTHOR/AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT/COPYRIGHT
Ref href=mms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg /
/Entry
/ASX

Is this a typical example of a Internet radio station URL?

I've tried loading it into iTunes but it won't work, I tried the  
ms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg from the file

which wouldn't work either.

It's in the back of my mind that I may need to set up some method  
of recording from 'radio-sport-wellington.asx'
and getting it to load at a certain time of the day if I need to  
go out when the game is on but am not sure how to do that.


Brian



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Re: Recording sound from a Mac


Hi Ronni,

Thank you for clearing that up.

Now I just have find a way of setting up something to record the  
adiosport.asx at a set time.


I vaguely recall Sound Studio as being useful for such things.

I shall go exploring when I get some time.

Thanks

Brian

On 20/05/2009, at 4:39 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Brian,

On 20/05/2009, at 2:32 PM, Brian Scott wrote:

I tried loading http://www.radiosport.co.nz/listenlive/ 
radiosport.asx into iTunes but it's not recognized.

But it works in QT.


They're streaming in Windows Media Format. The stream will play in  
QuickTime Player if you have the Flip4Mac Windows Media Components  
installed, but the stream will not play in iTunes.
Apple does not support WMA, that's why. WMA is a Microsoft- 
proprietary format. The only way WMA plays on a Mac at all is with  
the addition of third-party software. Apple supports almost all  
industry-standard formats, but it's not unreasonable for them not to  
support proprietary formats, particularly when it's almost certain  
that Apple would have to pay licensing fees to use the format.




asx = Advanced Stream Redirector  c/o wikipedia

The I tried loading http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/classic/classicfm.m3u 
 into QuickTime Player but it wasn't recognized.

It works well in iTunes.


Because iTunes is able to handle M3U's which point to a streaming  
source, and the above does.
Quicktime can handle M3U (MP3 Playlist files) but not M3U's which  
point to a streaming source.

Well, that's how I understand it, I could be wrong.

Cheers,
Ronni



M3U = (Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 Uniform Resource  
Locator, MP3 URL) c/o wikipedia


Cheers

Brian

On 20/05/2009, at 1:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Brian,

Normally an Internet Radio Station URL (for Example ABC Classic FM  
- which I listen to in iTunes)

is http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/classic/classicfm.m3u in iTunes.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 20/05/2009, at 1:06 PM, Brian Scott wrote:


Hi,

I regularly listen the rugby by loading a little file called  
'radio-sport-wellington.asx' into QuickTime (double-clicking  
loads it).


Examining the contents of the file it has..

(I don't know how this will show on wamug)

ASX version = 3.0
Entry
TitleRadio Sport Wellington /Title
AUTHOR/AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT/COPYRIGHT
Ref href=mms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg /
/Entry
/ASX

Is this a typical example of a Internet radio station URL?

I've tried loading it into iTunes but it won't work, I tried the  
ms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg from the file

which wouldn't work either.

It's in the back of my mind that I may need to set up some method  
of recording from 'radio-sport-wellington.asx'
and getting it to load at a certain time of the day if I need to  
go out when the game is on but am not sure how to do that.


Brian



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Robbers steal 70 iPhones in daring daylight heist


Hi wamuggers,

Some hot iPhones getting about shortly?

From: ..
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10244720-37.html?part=rsssubj=newstag=2547-1_3-0-5 



Two men pulled off a daring daylight robbery last week in Orange  
County, Calif., nabbing cash and 70 iPhones from an ATT store.


The report goes on to say..

Apple is reportedly working on ways to help individuals find lost or  
stolen iPhones using its MobileMe service. That feature will be  
available when the next generation operating system is released this  
summer


Cheers

Brian Scott


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Re: Recording sound from a Mac


Hi,

I regularly listen the rugby by loading a little file called 'radio- 
sport-wellington.asx' into QuickTime (double-clicking loads it).


Examining the contents of the file it has..

(I don't know how this will show on wamug)

ASX version = 3.0
Entry
TitleRadio Sport Wellington /Title
AUTHOR/AUTHOR
COPYRIGHT/COPYRIGHT
Ref href=mms://ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg /
/Entry
/ASX

Is this a typical example of a Internet radio station URL?

I've tried loading it into iTunes but it won't work, I tried the ms:// 
ac1.streaming.net.nz/trn-radiosport-wlg from the file

which wouldn't work either.

It's in the back of my mind that I may need to set up some method of  
recording from 'radio-sport-wellington.asx'
and getting it to load at a certain time of the day if I need to go  
out when the game is on but am not sure how to do that.


Brian

On 20/05/2009, at 12:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Thanks for that Daniel.
As you know I never take any notice of Reviews ;-)

I'll get in touch with you ... perhaps I need one of these?

CD Spin Doctor does record from iTunes very nicely as Severin said.
But, perhaps I could do with a RadioSHARK also 

Cheers,
Ronni

On 20/05/2009, at 12:23 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:


Hi Ronni (and all)

I have a radioSHARK that I use here. I've also set them up for  
clients as

well. I find that it works really well and I'm quite happy with the
reception. I have it sitting behind my 23 LCD monitor and when  
working and

what something different to listen to I have it running.
I've also got a few people that use them to record things off Radio  
National
(I think) and find it quite good for those as well. A couple of  
times I've
left it running and gone out and then come back and scrolled back  
to listen

to something I missed,..so quite good for that too.
So overall, I'm pretty happy with it. I find the reception works  
well (in

Huntingdale) and the quality is pretty good.
Griffin products are generally very good I find.

Oh, and yes you are correct with the eBay, it's the older version 1  
that
doesn't do Internet Radio which version2 does. You can't get the  
older
Version1 anymore from what I've seen on my wholesalers website,  
just the v2,

so they may be selling off older ones.

And I can't say I've had the problems he's had with it in the  
review. There
are a couple of quirky things with it, like the changing  
stations, so I

agree with that, but overall I haven't had a problem with reception,
crashing, or poor performance, and from what my customers tell me,  
neither
have they. They all seem quite happy with it. (Mine runs on a  
MacPro 3Ghz,

and my clients mostly have fairly new iMac's)

Hope that helps.

Kind Regards
Daniel


On 20/5/09 12:12 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@wn.com.au wrote:


Robert,

The eBay looks like it the older version 1 (White) the new version 2
is (Black).
I believe the difference is that V2 does Internet Radio and V1  
doesn't

- they use different software too.

I don't know if you can believe this review ... it's not every  
glowing!

http://www.atpm.com/13.09/radioshark.shtml

Are any WAMUGers using RadioSHARK  perhaps could let us know what  
the

reception quality is?

Cheers,
Ronni


On 20/05/2009, at 11:18 AM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote:


Jon -Checkout this site

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Griffin-Radio-Shark-play-rec-AM-FM-radio-on-your-Mac_W
0QQitemZ180357655400QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Computers_Apple_Parts_Accessories 
?h
ash 
= 
item180357655400 
_trksid=p3286.c0.m14_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%

7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
On 20/05/2009, at 11:10 AM, Jon Davison wrote:


Thanks Robert. Saw the site but no prices, looks like it's been
discontinued. Anyway will keep checking it out.
Thanks again
Jon


On 20/05/2009, at 10:45 AM, Robert Miller-Eves wrote:


Griffin Radio Shark -Brilliant
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




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Re: Drives


Hi,

Daniel Kerr supplied me with a WD My Book a while ago and it has  
worked flawlessly since I formatted it
using the GUID option on my intel iMac. I don't remember having to use  
any software from WD. Just formatted it

with Disk Utility.

Cheers

Brian Scott

On 20/05/2009, at 12:57 PM, Ken Jackson wrote:


Hi everyone,

	any recommendations for a 1TB hard drive that is readily compatible  
with Mac  no need for extra instal procedures?
	Officeworks have a 1TB Western Digital but they really don't work  
with Mac. it was $179 @ the time but now $219.
	I bought one a few months back (My Book or something similar)  it  
just did not work without downloading a heap of stuff from their site.
	Also an internal 500 gig is needed. Is it PLE computers in  
Wangarra? Roger  mentioned them as a possible source.


thanks folks,

Ken

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Re: Drives