Re: Open office download question

[Onno Benschop]

On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 19:29, Ian Bacon wrote:
> Now that that OpenOffice beta has arrived at the stage where it seems 
> workable I would l like to try it out. However, the download is over 
> 150megs. This is a bit much for my modem. Is there a local site with a 
> copy or a way that it can be downloaded in segments?
> 
> Any advice appreciated.

You might suggest to have it added to the monthly WAMUG CD. 

If you, like Ian, are considering installing this software please beware
of the following disclaimer which indicates that you'll need other
software - e.g. more to download - and that the software is only ready
for a unix-savvy user, and that it is not a Mac OS X user-friendly
application:

>From 
> * The links below are arranged by region. All the mirrors listed carry
> OpenOffice.org 1.0.1 for Mac OS X (in English). This is a public beta and 
> ready
> for day-to-day usage by the Unix-savvy user. It is still a beta and may not be
> 100 percent stable. It is also not a traditional Mac OS X user-friendly
> application. Consider yourself warned. Always back up files; always take
> precautions. This build is meant for the Darwin community and Unix-savvy Mac 
> OS
> X user community and forming a platform for us to build the Quartz and Aqua
> tracks for the traditional end user.
> 
> * The 1.0.1 release runs on the Mac OS X 10.2 and Darwin platforms. It 
> requires
> additional software to run, such as the XWindows windowing system from the
> XFree86 project (included in the install package). Everyone is invited to join
> the project and lend a hand!

So, if you want my opinion, I'd only recommend installing this software
if you know what you're doing, because as the label says, it's not ready
for everyday use.

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Re: ADSL and Fax??

[DJ Grafix & Design]

on 29/10/02 1:17, Peter Bull at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hi,
> I have a client who runs a PC with ADSL and wants to fax documents straight
> off the PC. Is this possible with ADSL?

I do faxes fine on my Mac's running 10.2.1 with FaxSTF. Only thing I had to
make sure of was that the phone cord hooked into the computer for the
purpose of faxing has an ADSL line filter on it. Otherwise it should work
fine.

ADSL and Fax??

[Peter Bull]

Hi,
I have a client who runs a PC with ADSL and wants to fax documents straight
off the PC. Is this possible with ADSL?


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Re: Certificates

[Shay Telfer]

I am trying to load some SSL security certificates for a particular
site (of type .crt) under IE 5.1.6 (OS9) and keep getting "The
identity certificate is invalid."

Any thoughts as to what is going on? IE on the PCs here had no difficulties...


You might find some of this information useful



Have fun,
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Certificates

[Antony N. Lord]

I am trying to load some SSL security certificates for a particular 
site (of type .crt) under IE 5.1.6 (OS9) and keep getting "The 
identity certificate is invalid."


Any thoughts as to what is going on? IE on the PCs here had no difficulties...

Cheers, Antony.

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Open office download question

[Ian Bacon]

Now that that OpenOffice beta has arrived at the stage where it seems 
workable I would l like to try it out. However, the download is over 
150megs. This is a bit much for my modem. Is there a local site with a 
copy or a way that it can be downloaded in segments?


Any advice appreciated.

Re: OSX Sleep Problems

[Shay Telfer]

So, a couple of questions:

1) If there is a problem with this driver, why doesn't the problem appear
if I boot in OS9


Because the driver was originally designed to work under OS 9. When 
running the driver under Classic, the OS 9 environment has subtle 
differences, which can cause problems like this.



2) Since I want to use my scanner, my choice at present seems to be:
a) Revert to booting in OS9 and retain sleep functionality
b) Stay with OSX but have to completely shut down when not working on
the computer.
Neither of these choices is that appealing! Is there any other way around
this problem.


Other options include
* See what happens if you quit Classic politely, rather than forcing 
it to quit.

* Seeing if there's an updated version of the driver.
* Trying it on someone's Mac with 10.2.1 and seeing if the problem 
still occurs. You might then have another reason to justify upgrading 
:)


Thanks,
Shay
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Re: Screenshots in the sims?

[Stewart Woods]

on 28/10/02 2:40 PM, Shay Telfer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> You could try Ambrosia's Snapz Pro X

OK, maybe I was a bit hasty with that first post but I was panickin'
Found SnapzPro and that solved everything!

thanks guys

cheers,
stewart

Re: Screenshots in the sims?

[Shay Telfer]

on 28/10/02 2:23 PM, themenubar at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Try Shift-cmd-4 this will bring up crosshairs that will allow you to take a
snap of whatever you want.


mmm...no diceThe Game ignores this as it does shift-cmd-3

:-(


You could try Ambrosia's Snapz Pro X



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Re: Screenshots in the sims?

[Stewart Woods]

on 28/10/02 2:23 PM, themenubar at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Try Shift-cmd-4 this will bring up crosshairs that will allow you to take a
> snap of whatever you want.

mmm...no diceThe Game ignores this as it does shift-cmd-3

:-(

cheers,
stewart

Re: Screenshots in the sims?

[themenubar]

Try Shift-cmd-4 this will bring up crosshairs that will allow you to take a
snap of whatever you want.

Regards,

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On 28/10/02 5:15 PM, "Stewart Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hey all,
> 
> I need to get images of the interface of The Sims in action for a thesis I'm
> writingthe camera function within the game doesn't allow me to capture
> images of much of the interface in action and good ole shift-cmd-3 won't do
> it's thing while the game is running.
> 
> any ideas?
> 
> cheers,
> Stewart
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Screenshots in the sims?

[Stewart Woods]

Hey all,

I need to get images of the interface of The Sims in action for a thesis I'm
writingthe camera function within the game doesn't allow me to capture
images of much of the interface in action and good ole shift-cmd-3 won't do
it's thing while the game is running.

any ideas?

cheers,
Stewart

Re: OSX Sleep Problems

[Neil Houghton]

on 28/10/02 10:02, Shay Telfer at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>> So, to summarise
>> 
>> 1) Re-start the computer, all OK, sleeps normally.
>> 2) Start classic, problem appears - put computer to sleep and it
>> immediately re-awakens.
>> 3) Force classic to quit - problem remains
>> 4) Re-start the computer, all OK, sleeps normally.
>> 
>> Any suggestions as to what this pattern might suggest. 800Hz G4 15" iMac,
>> OSX 10.1.5 (also a problem with 10.1.2) & OS 9.2.2
> 
> My suggestion is that it's a USB driver in your Classic System's
> Extensions folder interacting poorly with OS X. Try launching Classic
> with extensions off (from the Classic Preferences pane) and see if
> the problem persists. If so, try removing USB extensions or other
> drivers from your OS 9 System folder and see if you can work out
> which one's responsible.
> 
> Have fun,
> Shay
Thanks Shay, we seem to be on the right track here:
1) A Sherlock search for "classic preferences" returned no matches so, in
classic, I opened the extensions manager control panel, selected the 9.2.2
base set and re-started and the problem was gone.
2) I re-opened extensions manager control panel to compare my original set
with the base set to identify which were the additional extensions which
might be causing the problem. However the following message came up:
"The selected set does not match the state of your computer. Do you want to
create a new set that matches or revert to the selected set? (Reverting will
change the state of some system files.)"
I didn't like the sound of system files changing so I chose the "Create new
set" option.
3) Checked the sleep mode - still OK
4) Started enabling required extensions a few at a time & re-starting &
checking sleep mode - problem extension finally found to be N124U Class
Driver - which is the driver for my canon N1240U scanner.

So, a couple of questions:

1) If there is a problem with this driver, why doesn't the problem appear
if I boot in OS9

2) Since I want to use my scanner, my choice at present seems to be:
a) Revert to booting in OS9 and retain sleep functionality
b) Stay with OSX but have to completely shut down when not working on
the computer.
Neither of these choices is that appealing! Is there any other way around
this problem.

Many thanks for the help - it feels much better to at least know where the
problem lies!

TIA

Neil


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Re: Are these laptops bluetooth ready?!

[Keith Palmer]

We have USB Bluetooth adapters available and have just reduced the 
pricing to $89.


On Saturday, October 26, 2002, at 06:35 AM, Gary Roberts wrote:

They require the USB Bluetooth adapter & that is natively supported 
under OS

X 10.2. We haven't tried it under OS 9.x yet.
Gary Roberts



I am looking at two laptops, the Powerbook G4 667mhz and the iBook G3
700mhz 14.1 inch. Are both of these machines or neither bluetooth
conpliant? Help!
Cal Conkey


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Phone: 0419927101 Fax: 0897915900
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Isync

[Malcolm McCallum]

Hi all. FYI I have had some trouble with I sync which was resolved by 
simply deleting my .Mac details in 'Preferences>internet>.Mac and 
putting them in again. No,I did not type them incorrectly the first 
time neither did lots of other people according to the Sync discussion 
list. I sync now works perfectly :--).

Happy Mac!

Re: Oversize PDF files

[Shay Telfer]

I generate MS Word files with embedded JPEG graphics which I convert
to .pdf files for export.
If the conversion is done from Word in Office98 via Acrobat under
OS9.2 the .pdf file is about the same size as the original Word file.
However, if I convert the same file from Word in OfficeX under
OS10.2.1 via Print and Save as PDF the .pdf files are typically ten
times the size of the original WordX files.
PDF Consultant in Acrobat TOOLS shows that all the excess baggage is
in the graphics which have swelled out of all proportion.
Is this a known problem or am I just missing something in the 
various settings?


Are you embedding fonts into the PDF?

You could also try something like PDF Compress, PDF Shrink, etc.




Have fun,
Shay
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Oversize PDF files

[Severin Crisp]

I generate MS Word files with embedded JPEG graphics which I convert 
to .pdf files for export.
If the conversion is done from Word in Office98 via Acrobat under 
OS9.2 the .pdf file is about the same size as the original Word file.
However, if I convert the same file from Word in OfficeX under 
OS10.2.1 via Print and Save as PDF the .pdf files are typically ten 
times the size of the original WordX files.
PDF Consultant in Acrobat TOOLS shows that all the excess baggage is 
in the graphics which have swelled out of all proportion.

Is this a known problem or am I just missing something in the various settings?
Comments most welcome
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Re: POP mail facility?

[DJ Grafix & Design]

on 28/10/02 6:44, Kevin Phyland at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> From: Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> Subject: POP mail facility?
>>> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 09:00:15 +1000
>>> 
>>> 
>>> It seems that Hotmail has withdrawn the ability to be able to POP mail from
>>> external servers. I know I could do this some time back, but the option
>>> appears to have disappeared from their site when logged in.
>>> 
>>> Anyone know of any free web based email facility which allows you to POP
>>> mail from elsewhere? I've tried  and
>>>  but they require an annual fee for this service.
>>> 
>>> Any tips appreciated.
>>> 
>>> Steven
>>> 
>>> 
>> Steven I like http://www.mail2web.com/ It only allows you to read POP mail
>> from a browser though. There's no free mail address or mailbox.
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Gary Roberts
>> Desktop Applications
>> Tel: 08 9322 6789
>> Fax: 08 9322 6770
>> 
>> Join the Digital Village at www.desktopapplications.com.au

> You might also try:
> 
> www.australia.edu
> 
> Kevin from Wycheproof.

First of all sorry for the formatting. This message was a perfect example of
why replies need to go at the bottom only. I can only hope I've gotten it in
the right order.

Second, there's another service I've just found that offers both webmail and
pop3 access. Although their POP3 seems to be down this morning it's the
first time it's gone down since the service started. They also allow
forwarding to another POP3 address as well as a web based address book and
the ability to leave mail on their server up to 25 megs worth of space. They
allow attachments of up to 12 megs as well which can be a real life saver
every once in a while when a client wants to send you a bloated Word
document.

http://www.spymac.com

Yep, that's right, the joke of the rumours community has probably the best
free email service available on the net right now. They also give you 50
megs of server storage space for storing pictures to display in their online
web gallery space. Not a bad deal for free.

Re: OSX Sleep Problems

[Shay Telfer]

So, to summarise

1) Re-start the computer, all OK, sleeps normally.
2) Start classic, problem appears - put computer to sleep and it
immediately re-awakens.
3) Force classic to quit - problem remains
4) Re-start the computer, all OK, sleeps normally.

Any suggestions as to what this pattern might suggest. 800Hz G4 15" iMac,
OSX 10.1.5 (also a problem with 10.1.2) & OS 9.2.2


My suggestion is that it's a USB driver in your Classic System's 
Extensions folder interacting poorly with OS X. Try launching Classic 
with extensions off (from the Classic Preferences pane) and see if 
the problem persists. If so, try removing USB extensions or other 
drivers from your OS 9 System folder and see if you can work out 
which one's responsible.


Have fun,
Shay
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Re: PB G3 Problem

[Shay Telfer]

I'm having trouble getting my PB G3 400 Hz OS 9 ? to boot. All I get is
the mac icon. I can boot from the CD and see the HD etc. I have tried
installing new system zapping the pram, return extension off by holding
down the shift key nothing

The computer seems to not recognising the system on the HD.

Any assistance would be appreciated


Sounds like you may need to rewrite the boot blocks on the partition. 
Have you run Disk First Aid? Failing that DiskWarrior.


Good luck,
Shay
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