Re: Colour Laser BW printing costs
Does anyone have recent experience with any of the new crop of sub $1000 colour laser printers w.r.t. their BW printing costs. For most of us this is the most important factor and I don't want to be caught in the same way I was for inkjets. Some of them are well priced but they need windows to power them in some way. T.I.A. Brett Carboni Tsunami Colour your sushi today Hi Brett there was a review for a Lexmark colour laser printer in today's West (Tuesday IT pages). Cheers, Alex -- Best Computer Accounting Alex Novakovic 10 Mulloway Court, Burns Beach, Western Australia 6028, Australia Ph/Fax 61 08 9305 6310 Mobile 041 990 2440 MYOB Certified Consultant If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come. Chinese Proverb If you don't know where you are going, any way will take you there. Sufi saying
[Meeting] November Meeting Notes
Hi All! Here are the meeting notes from tonight's meeting. Enjoy! Kind Regards Daniel Kerr Meeting started with Q and A. Matt demos XIII (13) from Feral. It's a first person shooter where you run around and blow things up, the difference being they decided to go with the comic book feel. It is similar to the 3D games but with the comic book feel it plays in 2D. It sells for about $30. Matt showed off the demo movie and introduction to the game. Quite violent, so not so good for the kids,...but lots of fun none the less! Very much a 3D feel but with that good 'ol comic book look. Worth a look if you like shoot-me up's, but with a bit of a story line as well. Basically you get to run round, solve it, and shoot things that move. The story is very good,..and Matt rates it quite highly. (He finished it as well. Matt finished it in about 20 hours all up.). :o) Specs recommended to play are: Mac OS 10.2.3, G3/G4 700Mhz or better, 256MB RAM, 32MB Graphics Card, DVD Drove, 1.6GB Free space, QuickTime6 and Keyboard and mouse. http://www.feralinteractive.com/?game=xiiilanguage=englishsection= We welcomed Mark Griffin from Fusion Films/Jacaranda Photography. http://www.fusionfilms.com.au http://www.mark-griffin.com Mark's background is from working in the Film Industry in the UK before moving to Perth and starting his own business. He originally used PC's but has moved all his work to Mac based. One of his recent works was at Cocos Island for Parks. Mark created a 40minute demo when he was there, and showed off some of his work in a smaller demo for us. All edited and done with Mac gear!! Most if not all of the work that Mark does is using Apple Software. The editing is done using Final Cut Pro (Some things are even done in iMovie), iDVD and DVD Studio Pro are also used. And Photoshop for some of the cleaning up. Recently added to the software collection is Apple's new Motion software. And most of the editing is done on either a 12 or 15 PowerBook! Just goes to show what you can do with most Mac machines. For the DVD's that Mark produced for Parks, was all done out of his home office. They produced 200 copies on DVD all burnt at home, including labels!! How's that! Matt then showed off some of the new software from Delicious Software. It's a little program called Library. At the moment it's beta software. You start out with a blank shelf, showing movies, books, music and recent imports. When you add in DVD's it will download the info about the DVD. If you had type in all the info for all your books, DVD's and CD's you would be there for a very long time. This is where the this program comes to life. With your iSight camera you can scan the barcode of the item and the program will go away and download all the data about the things that are scanned. So you will be able to load your library in a quarter of the time! So you can load all items quickly and have all the info from Amazon.com on your desktop! You can then look at books and look at things that are similar at Amazon and add it to your shopping cart to purchase them. Lots of your own personal features can be added, including where the location of the item is in your house! By lending items out you can drag and drop them onto a person who is borrowing them. It then puts out on the picture of the book so you know it's not there. You can even put a time that it is due back! When the item isn't bought back it will change the icon to late. It uses a card system so you can track it. You can add shelves and collections of all different items. A very cool little piece of software! Well worth a look!! Sells for approx USD$30(ish) http://www.delicious-monster.com (One downside at the moment is that for the DVD's they don't always work with Region 4 DVD's. (what we buy in Australian stores.)) Will be available in about 4 days!! Mac then talked about the Mac Bali idea. Talked about putting in old computers that aren't used here in WA. We would like to see if we as a group can support this, whether via donations or old computers, software and the like. We could use some of the WAMUG funds to help out with this. More information will be discussed via the list to take this further. Peter then showed Expression. A free piece of software from Microsoft. (Watch out as it's a 55MB download!) Expression is a graphical design program. Plenty of toolbars to change design, colours and effects. Using all the strokes and effects you can create images. Looking at the samples gives an idea of what things you can do. The samples have layers so you can see how the layers are used to the overall end design. Quite cool. You can grab it from Versiontracker. (Link provided below). http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13211 The WAMUG BBQ is Sunday 12th December. Put it in your Calenders. We need a minimum of 20 people to make it worthwhile. RSVP's for this will be called soon. No cost to WAMUG members. Non-member's small gold coin donation. Midday at BBQ
[4Sale] Cupboard Cleanout Clearance
Hi All I have the following bits and pieces which I'm selling. Some items are brand new and some are ex-demo. Email me if you're interested or want more info. * iPod 40GB 4th Generation with eVo2 Ghost cover - $575 * iPodmini - Silver - New $330 * iPodmini Dock - $40 * 250GB SerialATA 7200rpm 8MB Cache Hard Drive - New $300 * ADC Extension Cable - $100 * USB 250MB Zip Drive w/ 5x100MB Zip Disks - $50 * LilliPOD WaterProof iPod Hardcase Holder - New $65 with FREE PodPod * Mac OS 10.2 Server (Unlimted Clients) - Offers Belkin Voice Recorder - $65 DVD covers (5 Pack) - $7 Blank DVD-R 25pack spindle - $20 Dlink DSL504 ADSL Router w/4 Port Ethernet Hub - $135 Lexmark Z22 Printer - $15 Adaptec 2930 SCSI Card - $40 G4 Mirror Drive Door 1GHz G4 512MB RAM 105GB Hard Drive Combo Drive (Can add A08 Superdrive if required) Keyboard and Mouse Apple 17 CRT Studio Display Asking Price $2200 As mentioned if you're interested or want more info drop me an email or give me a call! Thanks for looking! Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
Re: Apple Mail attachments
On 02/11/2004, at 3:38 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: There seems to be little control over the way Apple Mail handles attachments. Firstly, the Windows Friendly Attachments box is unchecked by default but I would like it the checked by default as I am always forgetting to set it and for some recipients, notably with .doc attachments, this spells disaster. Is there a way of changing this? Apparently not. A brief perusal of com.apple.mail.plist does not show a preference setting for this (but it's amazing what you CAN change...). Maybe a visit to MacOSXHints might turn something up. With JPEG images they are always inserted into the email, which is fine but often I would prefer them to go as attached icons like PDF or .doc or other uninsertable files. Is there a way around this? Maybe there is a hidden preferences panel that I have not found yet? The trick here is to Control- or Right-click on the attached image. You will see an option to View as Icon in the contextual menu. This toggles between View as Icon and View in Place depending on the current choice. Of course, with many files the option is not available, since View as Icon is the only choice. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
Re: Apple Mail attachments
Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 02/11/2004, at 3:38 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: There seems to be little control over the way Apple Mail handles attachments. Firstly, the Windows Friendly Attachments box is unchecked by default but I would like it the checked by default as I am always forgetting to set it and for some recipients, notably with .doc attachments, this spells disaster. Is there a way of changing this? Apparently not. A brief perusal of com.apple.mail.plist does not show a preference setting for this (but it's amazing what you CAN change...). Maybe a visit to MacOSXHints might turn something up. With JPEG images they are always inserted into the email, which is fine but often I would prefer them to go as attached icons like PDF or .doc or other uninsertable files. Is there a way around this? Maybe there is a hidden preferences panel that I have not found yet? The trick here is to Control- or Right-click on the attached image. You will see an option to View as Icon in the contextual menu. This toggles between View as Icon and View in Place depending on the current choice. Of course, with many files the option is not available, since View as Icon is the only choice. I hate to say it but I found Mail to be one of the worst bits of Apple SW I've used because of it's handling of attachments. Most embarrassing, especially when sending attachments as part of a job application... I never did notice any difference between Windows Friendly Attachments and not. At first I just used webmail to send them but this defeats the purpose of using a client in the first place so I now use Thunderbird. The only drawback is now I cant sent mail with a keystroke;) Cheers Paul - who has pre-ordered Port Holes in his coffin.
Re: iPod/iTalk voice recording
Edward Arrowsmith wrote: I am trying to record a voice using an external mic into an amp and then line out to iPod via iTalk. Can you test the output from that line to ensure there IS a signal going to the iPod. Are you using the amp in between the mic and the iPod for a reason? Good Luck Paul
Re:
Wiretap http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/ On 2 Nov 2004, at 8:52pm, tom samson wrote: Can anyone out there tell me the easiest way to record sound through my ibooks microphone tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro Rob Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is the world which makes known to us our belonging to a subject-communtiy, especially the existence in the world of the manufactured objects. Sartre.
Skype CPU usage usage on older macs
Hi all, this is as much a tech note for when someone searches their archives as anything else ... it may elicit a 'well dh' response from some on the list :) . Skype won't run on a 233mhz Bondi iMac - well the app runs, and you can instant message - but voice cuts out. The iMac has 288meg of RAM and a 40gig Western Digital Hard Disk, running 10.3.5 (which runs okay, amazingly enough). I used the Activitiy monitor app to ah, monitor the cpu usage - when attempting to speak, the CPU idle time drops to -0.00. I was trying to get Skype working so my parents machine so they could have long talks with my brother over in the UK. If anyone knows the minimum mhz speed which allows Skype to run pls send me an e-mail, I might try and track down a 2nd hand replacement iMac for them - it'd have to be under $400 though (if anyone's thinking of selling their doorstop) as that's what it would cost to install a Sonnet 600mhz + firewire G3 upgrade card. Cheers, Tobes.
Retrospect 6 restore CD...
Hi... Does anyone have a Dantz Retrospect 6 recovery CD I can borrow (or have the Retrospect Media Kit for sale and in stock (not the full copy of Retro)?) I have a downloaded licensed copy of Retro, but that doesn't include the bootable recovery CD :(, and I'm not 100% sure the one I built myself is functioning correctly. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia TechnomancerChronopolis Quiz Day Opinions for hire [POQ] Sun. March 14, Hyde Park Hotel [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord http://chronopolis.sf.org.au/
FS: A3 scanner
I have an A3 scanner, a Microtek ScanMaker 9600XL, for sale. It has SCSI, parallel and serial ports. It works fine on the SCSI port of my 9600 using OS9 and the ScanWizard plugin on Photoshop Elements. It should also work on OS X using either its own software or Vuescan, but I can't test this at present. I don't know what its worth (expensive when it was released) but whoever needs an A3 scanner will have an idea. A recent one on eBay was way overpriced IMO, my expectations are much more modest. If you're interested, let me know what you think is a fair price. I'm in Kelmscott but can deliver if necessary. Cheers, Mike Fuller 9390 9350
Re: Audio cassette recording to Powerbook?
On 1 Nov 2004, at 8:10 AM, Rob Davies wrote: Morning Steven, On 1 Nov 2004, at 7:31am, Steven wrote: Hoping one of the keen audio techs can give me a hint or two please? I have an old audio cassette, the track on which I want to turn into a digital file for burning to CD, DVD, etc. At my disposal I have a 17 1.5GHz Powerbook running 10.3.5. I also have a Sony MiniDV Handycam DCR TRV17E. I thought the an obvious 1st step would be to connect the Handycam to the Powerbook via S-Video cable. I also have a c1982 vintage Technics RS-M205 tape deck on which to play the audio cassette. It has a couple of pairs of what I think are called RCA plugs coming out of the back, labelled Line In and Line Out. There's also another odd looking port labelled REC/PLAY, with whatever plug that feeds into it being about a centimetre diameter - I doubt that I'd have a plug for this anyway. Presumably I take the RCA plugs at the end of the Line Out cord (coming from the tape deck) and plug them into something else - unfortunately the Handycam lacks RCA jacks. (I do have what I think's called an A/C connecting cable, with a single jack into the Handycam at one end and three RCA plugs at the other end for connecting to a VCR). So can I use an amp or DVD player as a link between the tape deck and Handycam? Or do I bypass the Handycam altogether? I have a NAD C 340 Stereo Integrated Amplifier http://207.228.230.231/manual/NAD-C340.pdf, and a Panasonic DVD-K45 DVD/CD Player http://www.impax.com.au/dvdk45.html. Any tips appreciated! Many thanks...Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro Play the tape through a tape deck of which you have described connecting a Audio RCA male (usually two plugs red white) to mini jack ( Small headphone plug) into your PB via the LINE IN connection on the left hand side of PB being the second along this side. On the tape deck the cable will be connected to the line out side of which their should be a red white female RCA or could be labelled left right. Go to System Preferences and open sound click on line in and while tape is playing adjust the levels. As you have not suggested what software for configuring the audio I would suggest downloading wiretap (free) from Ambrosia software this will record any sound playing through any device and save to your desktop, just go through preferences to set-up specifics. But, make sure file is being saved as 48 khz 16 bit stereo aiff then import into iTunes to create CD I would suggest maybe recording different songs/sounds as different files to allow compilation simplicity. If you want editing capabilities of audio iMovie should be on PB this will allow some minor editing, otherwise their are many options ie Peak, FCPHD just depends on what you have at disposal or if it is an ongoing scenario their are trial versions available, so you can find an appropriate package? http://www.ambrosiasw.com/news/ PS: install X11 and their is a vast array of Unix/Linux audio software available also check versiontracker for Mac specific. Cheers! Rob Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] G4 15 inch PowerBook /OS10.3.5 / GarageBand / iTunes/ WireTap I'm intrigued, and would love to record my old vinyl records to CD. However I've tried the above and it won't work. Obviously Steven wants to do the same with a tape. The input from my CD player or HiFi amplifier is analogue (output via RCA plugs). If I connect it to the sound input port of my G4 PowerBook, the sound control panel shows the input levels going up and down, but nothing comes from the internal speakers. It strikes me that my Mac won't recognise analogue sound. Will GarageBand or iTunes turn analogue sound into digital for recording on a CD, or compressing to MP3 etc? If not, what will? WireTap will only record sounds the computer is playing, presumably that is audible from the speakers, to an aiff file (whatever that is). It presumably converts digital sound from one form to another. My old system 7.6 computer would allow the recording of shorts snippets of sound from a microphone (great for creating your own rude alert sounds, but that's about all). System 10 won't even do that. Regards, John Taylor
Re: The West Australian electronic edition
On 02/11/2004, at 5:01 PM, James Devenish wrote: In message [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 04:50:24PM +0800, Martin Hill wrote: Am I alone in thinking publishers should charge less not more than their printed versions for electronic versions of their publications considering the savings on printing and distribution? I don't know about periodical news publications in the US, but international scientific journals often charge almost as much for the online versions as for the print versions (and combined print + online subscriptions are 1.7 to 2 times the cost of a single-medium subscription). The reason being that the Journals (and Papers) see it as a way to increase income, without the extra overheads. I heard the guy from the West on the radio trying to explain the high price. They were using a very traditional business model. They worked out the cost of the expensive e-publishing system they purchased, estimated the number of current users who might use the service and divided. What they didn't consider was an alternative business model to serve people like us, who might want online access to certain parts of the paper at certain times. This market is potentially much bigger, if the price is right, but the West was too shortsighted to see this. I predict that another business will fill the gap, and the West's print circulation will continue to fall. My 2c. Cheers Rob -- --- Dr Rob Phillips, Senior Lecturer,[EMAIL PROTECTED] Room 4.38 Teaching and Learning Centre, Library North Wing Murdoch University, South St, Murdoch, 6150, Perth, Australia Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Executive Member, Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-learning (ACODE) Chair, 2004 ASCILITE Conference, http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/perth04/ ---
Deep study: The world's safest computing environment
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/65331/os-x-is-worlds-most-secure-operating-syst em-report-concludes.html Addressing the first thing people say when they read this article, here's a quote from one of this Security firm's other reports: Since Mac OS has a relatively low visibility, we naturally expect the attacks on Mac OS to be occurring in lower numbers. However, according to our news release from 31st October, attacks on Mac OS systems are less (0.05%) pro rata than what would be expected by solely taking the security by obscurity issue into account. Note that the report bundles Mac OS X in with all the other flavours of BSD Unix (which run some of the biggest web servers in the world eg. yahoo.com) and also note that Apple Computer did not fund(!) this study conducted by an independent digital risk analysis firm. -Mart - Deep study: The world's safest computing environment London, UK - 2 November 2004, 02:30 GMT - The most comprehensive study ever undertaken by the mi2g Intelligence Unit over 12 months reveals that the world's safest and most secure 24/7 online computing environment - operating system plus applications - is proving to be the Open Source platform of BSD (Berkley Software Distribution) and the Mac OS X based on Darwin. This is good news for Apple Computers(AAPL) whose shares have outperformed the benchmark NASDAQ, SP and Dow indices as well as Microsoft (MSFT) by over 100% in the last six months on the back of revived sales and profits. The last twelve months have witnessed the deadliest annual period in terms of malware - virus, worm and trojan - proliferation targeting Windows based machines in which over 200 countries and tens of millions of computers worldwide have been infected month-in month-out. Sample size and breakdown The latest mi2g Intelligence Unit study analyses 235,907 successful digital breaches against permanently connected - 24/7 online - computers across the globe. The nearly quarter million digital breaches carried out by hackers span twelve months from November 2003 to October 2004. Global proliferation data from over 459 malware species since the start of 2004 has also been analysed. The sample of breached computing environments is holistic and possesses some anti-virus protection and basic security at the very least. It consists of micro entities - homes and small offices without a separate firewall unit; small entities - organisations with a turnover of below $7 million with a separate firewall unit; medium entities - organisations with a turnover between $7 million and $40 million with a separate firewall unit and basic intrusion detection; and large entities - organisations with a turnover in excess of $40 million with firewall layers, intrusion detection systems and dedicated computer security staff. In 2004, 32.7% of all digital breaches were carried out against micro entities including home-based individuals with 24/7 online computers; 58.8% of all digital breaches were against small entities; 6.1% of all digital breaches were against medium size entities; and only 2.5% of all digital breaches were against large entities - businesses, government agencies and non-government organisations inclusive. Most breached computing environment - Overall The study also reveals that Linux has become the most breached 24/7 online computing environment in terms of manual hacker attacks overall and accounts for 65.64% of all breaches recorded, with 154,846 successfully compromised Linux 24/7 online computers of all flavours. The number of successful manual hacker attacks against Microsoft Windows based online computers has remained steady and accounts for 25.19% of all breaches recorded, with 59,419 successfully compromised Windows targets of all versions. In sharp contrast, the number of successful hacker attacks against Mac OS X or BSD based online computers has demonstrated a declining trend and accounts for just 4.82% of all breaches recorded, with 11,370 successfully compromised BSD targets of all flavours including Apple. Most breached computing environment - Governments In a remarkable switch in top rank within the Government computing environment over the last twelve months, the most breached Operating System for online systems has now become Windows (57.74%) followed by Linux (31.76%) and then BSD and Mac OS X together (1.74%). This is in stark contrast to the situation six months ago, when Microsoft Windows was significantly lower in terms of recorded government server breaches in comparison to Linux. The number of recorded breaches against government online computers running BSD or Mac OS X worldwide remains very low. Malware proliferation The recent global malware epidemics have primarily targeted the Windows computing environment and have not caused any significant economic damage to environments running Open Source including Linux, BSD and Mac OS X. When taking the economic damage from malware into account
Re: Audio cassette recording to Powerbook?
John Taylor wrote: G4 15 inch PowerBook /OS10.3.5 / GarageBand / iTunes/ WireTap I'm intrigued, and would love to record my old vinyl records to CD. However I've tried the above and it won't work. Obviously Steven wants to do the same with a tape. The input from my CD player or HiFi amplifier is analogue (output via RCA plugs). If I connect it to the sound input port of my G4 PowerBook, the sound control panel shows the input levels going up and down, but nothing comes from the internal speakers. It strikes me that my Mac won't recognise analogue sound. That sounds odd, excuse the pun. It may just be something simple there. The main thing is the input level meter. Your mac certainly will record analogue sound IF it has an analog sound port, most macs do. It is the 3.5mm Stereo Mini Jack port. It looks much like a headphone jack. Not sure why the sound isnt coming out the speakers, not even sure it should, I dont actually do it that way myself. Feedback may well occur if there is play-through anyway. I record a session, then play it back later. WireTap will only record sounds the computer is playing, presumably that is audible from the speakers, to an aiff file (whatever that is). It presumably converts digital sound from one form to another. My old system 7.6 computer would allow the recording of shorts snippets of sound from a microphone (great for creating your own rude alert sounds, but that's about all). System 10 won't even do that. I regularly use Audio In: http://tc.versiontracker.com/product/redir/lid/313015/audio-in-103.hqx without any audio issues, it sometimes crashes but always after the recording is complete, so no big deal for freeware really. Good Luck Paul
Re: Audio cassette recording to Powerbook?
Another link to Audio In: http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-34826/
Keith Palmer
Excuse the intrusion but I thought I'd send out a mass mail as I've received numerous enquiries as to what I'm up to. As you are aware Greg Satti purchased Zytech at the end of April and since then we've been developing what we term the WA Online project (which by chance has sort of become the WA NT Online project) whose catchphrase is - Building information bridges for Western Australian Communities. Bunbury Online is the initial rollout of the WA Online project so please take a look at this first-up site at - http://www.bunburyonline.com We've secured domain registration in the form of Town Online for the following Western Australian centres - Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Carnarvon, Collie, Coral Bay, Dampier, Derby, Esperance, Exmouth, Fremantle, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie, Karratha, Kununurra, Mandurah, Manjimup, Margaret River, Moora, Northam, Perth, Port Hedland and Wyndham and additionally Alice Springs and Darwin in the Northern Territory. In early 2005 WA Online will rollout Busselton Online and Alice Springs Online (and possibly Darwin Online). The Busselton site, whilst being modelled on the existing Bunbury site will employ a far broader range of online facilities including an Online Accommodation Booking service, e-commerce store-builder, tour guides, events, attractions, food and restaurants as well as car and flight bookings. Alice Springs and Darwin are contracted sites and will be owned by local Aboriginal Corporations who will operate these sites as a commercial business unit. These sites will feature an online guide to Aboriginal organisations, Government offices and health services. The centrepiece of each site will be an online Art Craft shopping Centre where each Corporation will sell their own art worldwide but also have the facility to rent out space within their art centre to other operators, and thus produce a new revenue stream. Struggling Aboriginal artists will receive regular contract income for their paintings, and other positions within the business operations are created for other persons. WA Online creates each Town Online site as an individual, standalone website rather than simply being a subset of a national or statewide site. We term these national models as top-down design whilst we describe our operation as a bottom-up model. That means we provide individual servers for each location ensuring that each site has the fastest possible access times and search speeds. Neither does a user need to navigate down through a series of steps to reach a local, regional WA location only to find there's no or little local information or suffer a system crash on the way. W've also spent a great deal of time on search engine visibility and in an extremely short period we have raced up the charts. Already on Google in a search for Bunbury webcam, Bunbury Online holds 18 of the first 19 returned listings including every single one of the 10 listings on page 1 of the Google.com results. Please take a look at the Bunbury site if you have any feedback or questions I'd love to hear from you. The webcam is a little slow at the moment whilst we transition our ADSL plan (Telstra have come onboard as a major sponsor) but if you check back in a couple of weeks you should see that you are getting the full streaming potential of the webcam. For those that are interested the camera is an Axis 2130R which prior to the release of the latest top-of-the-line Sony camera was probably as good as you could get. In the meantime if you feel you have an appropriate business or organisation listing suitable to the Bunbury area or would like to buy or sell online, please make use of the Bunbury Online services - they're FREE !! All the best and thanks for the various enquiries and good wishes received over the past few months. Keith Palmer WA Online: Building Information bridges for Western Australian communities PO Box 342 Bunbury WA 6231 Phone: 08 9791 5556 Fax: 08 9791 5900
Re: Audio cassette recording to Powerbook?
WireTap will only record sounds the computer is playing, presumably that is audible from the speakers, to an aiff file (whatever that is). It presumably converts digital sound from one form to another. I was going to disagree with you about Wiretap only recording sound the computer is playing until I realized it's Wiretap Pro that I've been testing and that's why I can record microphone stuff with my copy of Wiretap. So for those wanting the ability it is coming if Wiretap Pro gets past the testing phase.
Re: Wanted G4 Powerbook
Hi everyone My mother-in-law has a G3 Wallstreet Powerbook for sale (14/10Gb/266MHz/128RAM/OS9.2.1). Floppy and CD modules, 2 batteries, power cable etc. Good machine. She wants to upgrade to OSX but it needs the HD to be partitioned to do so, in order to get it into the first 8Gb, I don't mind doing it but I felt that she would be better trying to get a newer machine. So: 1. Does anyone have an early G4 Tibook for sale, like 550MHz or similar? my guess around $1000? 2. Is anyone interested in the G3 Wallstreet? not sure what this is worth really, $500. Also, my G4 (550MHz) has a broken hinge and the screen is hanging on by one only, real pain. Does anyone have a busted G4 TiBook with an intact case I could salvage? Cheers Jon Eye in the Sky Productions Image makers to the Aviation Industry • Air-to-air photography • Print web design/production • VR panoramas • Book production • Copywriting • Corporate ID Based in Western Australia T: 08 9380 6508 M: 0403 235938 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au
re: Frequent ADSL disconnect
Dark Servant wrote: I'm running a Billion 5100 router with a 256/64 Dodo ADSL plan and I've noticed that every now and then disconnection occurs Hi Ruben, How often? Once a day, once a week, less often? 1 or 2 disconnections a month is normal. Disconnections can occur for the following reason - Telstra doing work at the exchange - Unplanned/planned issues at the ISP - Interference on your specific telephone line - Busted modem/router - Busted ADSL port on the DSLAM at the exchange If the disconnection is more regular, ie every few minutes, then I would look at something local, ie damaged phone cable, no filters on phones, dodgy filters. Most of the time the PPP light just goes out and doesn't come back on till later but this time it was alternating to being on and off every now and then. Again, how often is now and then? Do you lose sync as well, or just PPP connection? If just PPP connection, the logs on your router should tell you why it disconnected. Only real reason for that setting is to save on costs though. I'm assuming while I'm disconnected the router is continually dialling up trying to get me a connection ADSL does not make telephone calls, thus there is no charges for connecting/disconnecting. ADSL works on a different frequency to normal telephone calls. -- Regards Trevor Lee Highway 1 Internet Solutions
Strange Safari behaviour
Hi folks, Has any one seen this with Safari ? For the last few days each time I go to a website (from bookmarks, or a link, or typed in manually) it does not connect and I get a message telling me the server cannot be found. But if I try a second time it connects. This is driving me crazy going to every web address twice to get in !! Any ideas would be appreciated ? PS: I have not changed any settings anywhere. Regards, Stephen Chape
Re: Strange Safari behaviour
On 03/11/2004, at 7:38 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, Has any one seen this with Safari ? For the last few days each time I go to a website (from bookmarks, or a link, or typed in manually) it does not connect and I get a message telling me the server cannot be found. But if I try a second time it connects. This is driving me crazy going to every web address twice to get in !! Any ideas would be appreciated ? Go to: http://www.macfixit.com/ for some solutions. rmkay
Re: Audio cassette recording to Powerbook?
i'm using motu's digital perfomer as recording software (professional multichannel recording/editing) it works with the powerbooks internal sound sys very well and records @ 44.1k 16bit for cd's i transfer alot of vinils for radio productions... check the settings of audio/midi setup also your recording software, there are places where you have to tick (or remove) to enable play through, im sure the powerbook does not cause fluktuations in sound level the line in is set to -10db which is the usual line level of home equipment.. good luckJames On 03/11/2004, at 10:59, John Taylor wrote: On 1 Nov 2004, at 8:10 AM, Rob Davies wrote: Morning Steven, On 1 Nov 2004, at 7:31am, Steven wrote: Hoping one of the keen audio techs can give me a hint or two please? I have an old audio cassette, the track on which I want to turn into a digital file for burning to CD, DVD, etc. At my disposal I have a 17 1.5GHz Powerbook running 10.3.5. I also have a Sony MiniDV Handycam DCR TRV17E. I thought the an obvious 1st step would be to connect the Handycam to the Powerbook via S-Video cable. I also have a c1982 vintage Technics RS-M205 tape deck on which to play the audio cassette. It has a couple of pairs of what I think are called RCA plugs coming out of the back, labelled Line In and Line Out. There's also another odd looking port labelled REC/PLAY, with whatever plug that feeds into it being about a centimetre diameter - I doubt that I'd have a plug for this anyway. Presumably I take the RCA plugs at the end of the Line Out cord (coming from the tape deck) and plug them into something else - unfortunately the Handycam lacks RCA jacks. (I do have what I think's called an A/C connecting cable, with a single jack into the Handycam at one end and three RCA plugs at the other end for connecting to a VCR). So can I use an amp or DVD player as a link between the tape deck and Handycam? Or do I bypass the Handycam altogether? I have a NAD C 340 Stereo Integrated Amplifier http://207.228.230.231/manual/NAD-C340.pdf, and a Panasonic DVD-K45 DVD/CD Player http://www.impax.com.au/dvdk45.html. Any tips appreciated! Many thanks...Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro Play the tape through a tape deck of which you have described connecting a Audio RCA male (usually two plugs red white) to mini jack ( Small headphone plug) into your PB via the LINE IN connection on the left hand side of PB being the second along this side. On the tape deck the cable will be connected to the line out side of which their should be a red white female RCA or could be labelled left right. Go to System Preferences and open sound click on line in and while tape is playing adjust the levels. As you have not suggested what software for configuring the audio I would suggest downloading wiretap (free) from Ambrosia software this will record any sound playing through any device and save to your desktop, just go through preferences to set-up specifics. But, make sure file is being saved as 48 khz 16 bit stereo aiff then import into iTunes to create CD I would suggest maybe recording different songs/sounds as different files to allow compilation simplicity. If you want editing capabilities of audio iMovie should be on PB this will allow some minor editing, otherwise their are many options ie Peak, FCPHD just depends on what you have at disposal or if it is an ongoing scenario their are trial versions available, so you can find an appropriate package? http://www.ambrosiasw.com/news/ PS: install X11 and their is a vast array of Unix/Linux audio software available also check versiontracker for Mac specific. Cheers! Rob Davies [EMAIL PROTECTED] G4 15 inch PowerBook /OS10.3.5 / GarageBand / iTunes/ WireTap I'm intrigued, and would love to record my old vinyl records to CD. However I've tried the above and it won't work. Obviously Steven wants to do the same with a tape. The input from my CD player or HiFi amplifier is analogue (output via RCA plugs). If I connect it to the sound input port of my G4 PowerBook, the sound control panel shows the input levels going up and down, but nothing comes from the internal speakers. It strikes me that my Mac won't recognise analogue sound. Will GarageBand or iTunes turn analogue sound into digital for recording on a CD, or compressing to MP3 etc? If not, what will? WireTap will only record sounds the computer is playing, presumably that is audible from the speakers, to an aiff file (whatever that is). It presumably converts digital sound from one form to another. My old system 7.6 computer would allow the recording of shorts snippets of sound from a microphone (great for creating your
Re: Audio cassette recording to Powerbook? add on
i have to add to my previous posting in the recording software you may have to block the play through / patch through! especially if in out is connected to the same hardware it could cause a high frequency feedback thus erratic audio level behaviour James On 03/11/2004, at 10:59, John Taylor wrote: On 1 Nov 2004, at 8:10 AM, Rob Davies wrote: Morning Steven, On 1 Nov 2004, at 7:31am, Steven wrote: Hoping one of the keen audio techs can give me a hint or two please? I have an old audio cassette, the track on which I want to turn into a digital file for burning to CD, DVD, etc. At my disposal I have a 17 1.5GHz Powerbook running 10.3.5. I also have a Sony MiniDV Handycam DCR TRV17E. I thought the an obvious 1st step would be to connect the Handycam to the Powerbook via S-Video cable. I also have a c1982 vintage Technics RS-M205 tape deck on which to play the audio cassette. It has a couple of pairs of what I think are called RCA plugs coming out of the back, labelled Line In and Line Out. There's also another odd looking port labelled REC/PLAY, with whatever plug that feeds into it being about a centimetre diameter - I doubt that I'd have a plug for this anyway. Presumably I take the RCA plugs at the end of the Line Out cord (coming from the tape deck) and plug them into something else - unfortunately the Handycam lacks RCA jacks. (I do have what I think's called an A/C connecting cable, with a single jack into the Handycam at one end and three RCA plugs at the other end for connecting to a VCR). So can I use an amp or DVD player as a link between the tape deck and Handycam? Or do I bypass the Handycam altogether? I have a NAD C 340 Stereo Integrated Amplifier http://207.228.230.231/manual/NAD-C340.pdf, and a Panasonic DVD-K45 DVD/CD
