*iCal 1.5.1 and iSync 1.2.1

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi All

*iCal 1.5.1 and iSync 1.2.1 updates are out. iCal shows up in Software
update, but as I write this iSync wasn't.

You can grab them via Software Update or the following links:
*iCal 1.5.1 - 
*iSync 1.2.1 -

No doubt they will show up on the local mirror:-



Enjoy!

Kind Regards
Daniel Kerr
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Panther is coming,...

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi All

According to the Apple Site,..

Panther is coming 24th October at 8pm,pre order now!
(I guess it would be in the shops Saturday 25th, unless there's some special
Friday night promo,..hmm,..doubtful.) ;o)

And it looks like it's going to be $229.


Enjoy!

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CommPost: FireWire specials

[Zytech online store]

Our brand new website is due next week and we'll be running our Fuji
camera specials to coincide with the launch of the totally new Zytech
site.

Three great FireWire drive specials this week, while we are waiting on
the new site -

80GB FireCube external hard drive $299
180GB FireCube external hard drive $469
200GB FireCube external hard drive $571
http://www.zytech.com.au/firewire/drives/firecube/firecube.html

These units all feature the latest Western Digital drives and the
special pricing is based on a bulk order we made with WD, so these
prices are limited to current stock only . first in, first served.
The 80GB & 180GB drives are 2MB cache with 1 year warranty, whilst the
200GB drive is our HP (High Performance) model featuring 8MB cache and
3 year warranty.

All pricing includes GST

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Re: Manipulating images

[Phillip Arena]

Yes, I agree, GConverter is great.

Phil



On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 10:34 AM, Ian Reid wrote:

After a recent group seaborne holiday I have received a CD 
containing hundreds of photos, all stored in landscape format. I 
want to select a number for a file on my 5500/250, using OS8.1, to 
show to rellies and friends and therefore need to be able to rotate 
those in portrait format by 90 degrees.


Versiontracker.com provides an extensive list  of possible software 
but I need guidance in choosing. I am talking home viewing, not 
professional multi-media presentation. Can somebody please help.




For budget-level, yet high-quality image manipulation, you can't 
look much further than GraphicConverter. You would have seen this in 
VersionTracker's list.



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Re: Cheap DVD Media

[Susan Hastings]

Hi, suggest contacting Daniel Kerr for a price. He can supply cheap, 
good quality DVD's, better than more expensive ones from Officeworks 
which were fine to burn, but incredibly slow when reading back the data 
I had written. Cheers, Susan.



On Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at 07:43  PM, Alan Rogers wrote:


Has anyone purchased cheap DVD-R media that is reliable?  If so where.

I have tried Shintaro at $2.50 each and had about 50% success or 
failure rate (depends on how you look at it).  The best that I have 
done so far is that I purchased clean skin Verbatim dvds on a spindle 
from Harris Technology for $99 for 25.  To date I have had 100% 
success.


Any other stories that could assist in purchasing the most reliable 
DVD media and the best possible price.


Thanks.




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Re: Cheap DVD Media

[Onno Benschop]

On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 19:43, Alan Rogers wrote:
> Has anyone purchased cheap DVD-R media that is reliable?  If so where.
> 
> I have tried Shintaro at $2.50 each and had about 50% success or
> failure rate (depends on how you look at it).  The best that I have
> done so far is that I purchased clean skin Verbatim dvds on a spindle
> from Harris Technology for $99 for 25.  To date I have had 100%
> success.
> 
> Any other stories that could assist in purchasing the most reliable
> DVD media and the best possible price.
> 
> Thanks.

I'm not at all sure what you're describing here because a failure rate
of 50% sounds like either: faulty product, or incorrect setup, with the
latter being the more likely of the two.

It is also possible that you're attempting to write DVD's while doing 20
other things, which is never a good idea.

So, rather than looking for "cheap media", I'd be looking at what it is
you're doing with the media...


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Cheap DVD Media

[Alan Rogers]

Has anyone purchased cheap DVD-R media that is reliable?  If so where.

I have tried Shintaro at $2.50 each and had about 50% success or failure rate 
(depends on how you look at it).  The best that I have done so far is that I 
purchased clean skin Verbatim dvds on a spindle from Harris Technology for $99 
for 25.  To date I have had 100% success.

Any other stories that could assist in purchasing the most reliable DVD media 
and the best possible price.

Thanks.




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Re: Mice

[Thomas James]

The good old Apple puck mice are really good.  It seems to be common belief
that getting a contoured mouse the size of your hand is ergonomic, yet it
encourages you to place your entire hand over the mouse, and it becomes
inefficient to push the mouse around without leaning your hand on the desk,
putting your wrist at a rather unhealthy angle.
The Apple puck mice are small and agile and you can use it with just a few
fingers.  This encourages your hand to keep your wrist level with your
fingers.  Even if you do keep leaning your wrist on the desk, since the puck
is smaller, you have more freedom to lean your wrist in a more comfortable
position.

I had problems a couple of years ago, and I often got quite sore, but once I
through out my Logitech mouse and pulled the old puck out of the cupboard I
haven't had a pain since, even when using the computer many hours on end.

Thomas.

> On 2003-10-08 16:14, "Kelly Duffy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> I use a Microsoft mouse, one of the nice shaped ones,
>> I alsy make sure I have my entire arm supported by a
>> desk extension or something. Where ppossible I have
>> stopped using a mouse and use a pen and tablet
>> instead, which is hard to get used to but in the end I
>> can do my design work without needing a mouse or
>> struggling with a trackball.
>> 
>> Mu mouse hand and arm aren't too good at the moment so
>> I'm also hunting for ways to help them.
>> 
>> Good luck, I know how you feel.
>> Kelly
> 
> Didn't someone design a system that let you control a mouse by reading your
> brain waves? If I remember right it required some time for you to learn to
> use it - kind of like if you had a third arm surgically attached - but it
> wouldn't cause RSI.
> 
> The little headband wasn't too stylish though.
> 
> Ry
> 
> 
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Re: Mice

[Ryan Jay Schotte]

On 2003-10-08 16:14, "Kelly Duffy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I use a Microsoft mouse, one of the nice shaped ones,
> I alsy make sure I have my entire arm supported by a
> desk extension or something. Where ppossible I have
> stopped using a mouse and use a pen and tablet
> instead, which is hard to get used to but in the end I
> can do my design work without needing a mouse or
> struggling with a trackball.
> 
> Mu mouse hand and arm aren't too good at the moment so
> I'm also hunting for ways to help them.
> 
> Good luck, I know how you feel.
> Kelly

Didn't someone design a system that let you control a mouse by reading your
brain waves? If I remember right it required some time for you to learn to
use it - kind of like if you had a third arm surgically attached - but it
wouldn't cause RSI.

The little headband wasn't too stylish though.

Ry

Re: Mice

[Kelly Duffy]

I use a Microsoft mouse, one of the nice shaped ones,
I alsy make sure I have my entire arm supported by a
desk extension or something. Where ppossible I have
stopped using a mouse and use a pen and tablet
instead, which is hard to get used to but in the end I
can do my design work without needing a mouse or
struggling with a trackball.

Mu mouse hand and arm aren't too good at the moment so
I'm also hunting for ways to help them.

Good luck, I know how you feel.
Kelly


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Re: "The most dangerous man in Silicon Valley"

[Ryan Jay Schotte]

On 2003-10-08 09:49, "Shay Telfer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi...
> 
> Steve Jobs tops the list of 'Agenda Setters'
> 
> 
> 
> Larry Ellison came in at #40 :)
> 
> Have fun,
> Shay

And Steve Ballmer is at #48, down from #3 last year :)

Still, it's good that Jobs's RDF is being acknowledged...

Later,

Ry
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Re: mice

[Mark Scholmann]

Adam,

all injuries are different, but I know of someone at my work who has had a
similar experience.

The person had to switch "mouse hands" for a while (using left instead of
right)... then, pressure pads under the wrist to assist with the correct
height and position of the hand... now, the person uses a "track-ball"
(upside down mouse).  Although, you would think the extra "thumbing" around
would be annoying (* well, it is), but it is saving the wrist from
movement, and you can still get quite good control.
Not useful if you are into designing / drawing on the computer, as it
doesn't work that well.  You don't get a continuous move across the screen
in one "thumb"... if you know what I mean.

Anyway, check for injury guidance from doctor/books/internet, as it all
comes down to your chair, monitor position, hand angles, keyboard position,
height, having rests, excercises, etc, etc...

Good luck,

Mark Scholmann





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From: "Adam Hewitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
Sent: Wednesday, 8 October 2003 8:57
Subject: mice


> Hi All,
>
> After working with computers for the last 15 years and working with
> computers for 7, I have really started having problems with RSI in my
> mouse hand. This has recently been compunded further by the purchase of
> my awesome iBook and the use of its trackpad.
>
> My question for the list is, what mice do you guys use or recommend that
> are ergonomic enough to reduce the damage I am doing to my hand? I guess
> the ultimate mouse I am looking for would have to also be portable so
> that I can take it with my ibook, but not as important as comfort.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adam.
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[Shay Telfer]

Hi...

Steve Jobs tops the list of 'Agenda Setters'



Larry Ellison came in at #40 :)

Have fun,
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mice

[Adam Hewitt]

Hi All,

After working with computers for the last 15 years and working with
computers for 7, I have really started having problems with RSI in my
mouse hand. This has recently been compunded further by the purchase of
my awesome iBook and the use of its trackpad.

My question for the list is, what mice do you guys use or recommend that
are ergonomic enough to reduce the damage I am doing to my hand? I guess
the ultimate mouse I am looking for would have to also be portable so
that I can take it with my ibook, but not as important as comfort.

Cheers,

Adam.

Re: Manipulating images

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On Tuesday, October 7, 2003, at 10:34 AM, Ian Reid wrote:

After a recent group seaborne holiday I have received a CD containing 
hundreds of photos, all stored in landscape format. I want to select a 
number for a file on my 5500/250, using OS8.1, to show to rellies and 
friends and therefore need to be able to rotate those in portrait 
format by 90 degrees.


Versiontracker.com provides an extensive list  of possible software 
but I need guidance in choosing. I am talking home viewing, not 
professional multi-media presentation. Can somebody please help.




For budget-level, yet high-quality image manipulation, you can't look 
much further than GraphicConverter. You would have seen this in 
VersionTracker's list.



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FOR SALE

[FRANK BIUNDO]

Hi all.

I have a couple of items for sale that I no longer need.

Apple Colorsync 850 20" CRT Monitor in excellent condition. $ 375.00.

8 speed external SCSI CD burner complete with SCSI card and cable as well as
Toast 4 with manual.   $50.00

Please call Frank on 041 6162290 if you are interested.

Re: 10.2.8?

[Ryan Jay Schotte]

On 2003-10-07 10:20, "Andrew Schox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Is it safe to upgrade to 10.2.8 now?

If you don't have 1) a Beige G3, or 2) a G5, or 3) a SCSI card, then it's
probably as safe as you can expect. Just remember to back up your data first
(pfft yeah right) like you do with any other OS update.

It has been noted that laptops seem to have changed battery behaviour, but
this seems rather uncertain at the moment. I personally suspect it's people
imagining things, though my battery life seems to have improved 20%. But I
also think I'm imagining things ;)

I think this being the expected last update to 10.2 Apple has tried to cram
a whole lot of things into it before they kick 10.2 loose completely. Hence
a few minor oversights.

Now, updating to Stuffit 8 on the other hand...

Ry
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10.2.8?

[Andrew Schox]

Hi all,

Is it safe to upgrade to 10.2.8 now?

Ta,

Andrew