Color Sync problem

[Severin Crisp]

Despite the relevant profiles being in the Color Sync profiles folder 
Color Sync refuses to recognise the profiles for my Epson Perfection 
3200 scanner.  With SilverFast everything seems fine but with the Epson 
software a message says it cannot find the Color Sync profile and will 
use the default.  Inspection of Color Sync itself shows that the 
profiles just are not listed.

Any suggestions?
Severin Crisp


Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP
   15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia.
  Phone  (08) 9842 1950   (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
 email  mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au
  &  http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp

mms - web site address

[gary dorn]

according ot the following address
http://freelife.com/sites/go-berry/redir.cfm?page=/australia/info/makemoney/momentum.cfm

there is a feil we can listen to via windows media player ,

 so we downloaded the WMP and then went to the above site to get the audio file
" CLICK HERE TO LISTEN"


but alas is has an unrecognised ( by OSX) web address format


any thought on this

or are we mac users being left out.
chow


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RE: ADSL Interference

[Ted Burbidge]

Hello Peter, Sorry for the late reply, but when a good security firm fits an
alarm system to your house, they enter the roof space, find the Telstra
line, and connect the security system to it up in the roof space, so that
security has first priority on the phone line. Say you have one security
system covering the house and the shed, and you have the shed armed, and the
house disarmed, and you are talking on the phone in the house, and someone
breaks into the shed and sets off the alarm, the security connection will
automatically cut off your phone call and send the alarm signal back to the
security firm.  This is good from a security point of view, but as the
security connection is before your filter, it plays havoc with your ADSL.

The incoming Telstra line must go to the Filter first, then from the filter
direct to the ADSL, and the other outlet from the Filter to all other
devices, such as Security, Alarms, phones, faxes etc.

This also good, as if you have ADSL problems you can dis-connect the
incoming Telstra line and the ADSL line, both at the filter, and join them
together with a female/female RJ11 (orRJ45) connector. (from Dick Smith)
Thus you now have Telstra direct to the ADSL, and if the problem disappears
you know the fault is somewhere in your house setup.

Hope this helps,
regards,   Ted



-Original Message-
From: Peter Sealy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 15 November 2004 1:43 PM
To: Ted Burbidge
Cc: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: ADSL Interference



On 15/11/2004, at 1:17 PM, Ted Burbidge wrote:

> The bigest problem I have found is Security Systems which generally are
> wired in upstream of the filters and cause interference in the line,
> causing
> the ADSL to malfunction.  Usually you can not get "Line Sync".   I had
> mine
> rewired downstream of the filter and this solved the problem.
> Regards, Ted

For the tech challenged like me, would you explain what you mean by
"upstream" of the filter.
Thanks
.

Peter Sealy
Thurgoona AUSTRALIA

Re: Wanted Startup Disk for Apple Iic or e

[Reg Whitely]

So Greg

You've cleaned up the subject line and got even less response? What do 
you need to do now to get your answer?  ;-))


 I used to teach kids with a BBC Acorn Model A with a 5.25" floppy 
drive, back when floppy meant floppy. We plugged a Commstar 
communications chip into it and logged in to Telecom's Viatel to do 
PEAC studies. Of course the Model A didn't have the chips in it to 
connect to the phone connection (First Nice Modem - 200 baud) and it 
took me all weekend trying and retrying all the settings to realise it 
wouldn't do it - so it was sent off to Perth from sunny little 
Burracoppin to have its right hemisphere installed. Wow, that was in 
1985!


Regards

Reg

On 15 Nov 2004, at 5:36pm, Greg Sharp wrote:

I feel a right goose. I've cleaned up the subject line. Teach me to 
make

posts while watching Futurama.

All the best
Greg Sharp

On 15/11/04 10:01 AM, "Rod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I think you kinda missed the point on Andrew's post Greg.  Have 
another look

at your subject line..



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Re: Wanted Startup Disk for Apple Iic or e

[Greg Sharp]

I feel a right goose. I've cleaned up the subject line. Teach me to make
posts while watching Futurama.

All the best
Greg Sharp

On 15/11/04 10:01 AM, "Rod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I think you kinda missed the point on Andrew's post Greg.  Have another look
> at your subject line..

Re: Reading CD from PC burn

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Greg, the Help Menu offers the Ragtime 5 Reference and so doing a 
search there produced the page you referred to.
I explored the page sizes etc with the file received on a CD from a 
PC running XP but could not produce a functional document.   In the 
end I had to resort to visiting my son, put it on his PC, did the 
necessary editing and burning to a CD to take to the office tomorrow.


This afternoon I decided to try again on the Mac.  Up came the 
document saying it was in landscape in Page Setup but still only half 
the page visible.  I happened to click on the zoom button on the top 
right of the page - SHIZAM - the whole landscape page appeared and I 
could work on it.  So simple that I could not think why I had not 
tried it before.


Thank you for your investigations and thereby prompting me to 
persevere.  I hope you didn't waste too much of your time.  Ragtime 
is as you say a "pretty cool program" but clearly I have much to 
learn about it.

Regards
Merv



At 2:13 AM +1100 15/11/04, Greg Sharp wrote:

Hi

I downloaded Ragtime Solo (free version) to see if I could find a way. On
page 334 of RagTime 5 Reference.pdf it states,

 "This paper format dialog box panel is only available under Mac OS and only
for RagTime 5layout and master layout components." There's a few more lines
of text and a diagram.

A little further on it shows an icon that looks like 2 horizontal arrows on
top of each other facing opposite directions with a selection box beside it
that sets landscape view.

If you have troubles finding this setting you can read about it in more
detail in the manual I mentioned above. If you can't find the manual it can
be downloaded free from Ragtimes site or else contact me off list at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and I'll organize sending you a copy
as an attachment or I can load it on one of my ftp servers for you.

If you still have trouble one of my customers is the Marketing guy for the
Australian distributor down in Leeton near Griffith, so he may be able to
help find out the best way to do this. It appears from my brief reading you
can also set these settings indepenently for pdf output  and another option
to make it match your printers settings. It actually appears to be a pretty
cool program with lots of features but the settings are confusing.

Hope this helps
Greg Sharp


On 14/11/04 9:53 PM, "Mervyn & Giuliana Bond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


 Greg, I took on your suggestion and a simple text document was sent
 by email in landscape format and it appeared in portrait.  I can
 diminish the image size so that the whole page is eventually visible
 but it is too small to work with.
 I checked the application default settings and there appears to no
 way that I can set the layout in landscape.
 Any other thoughts?
 Merv



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Re: Update 10.3.6 & Firewire drives latest.

[Ronda Brown]

On 15/11/2004, at 2:02 PM, Robert Howells wrote:

Extract from macintouch today   ( Use Combo update. not software 
update )


 I was nervous about updating to Mac OS X 10.3.6. I have a flat-panel 
iMac and an external LaCie d2 (FireWire 400) 200G drive.


 So I sent a letter to.. LaCie . technical support,.. and 
here is what they said:


 We do hear reports of drives not working after running the update but 
most of the time they are not downloading the "combo" update. The 
other update does not update everything.
Also sometimes they will have the drive connected when running the 
update and if it crashes it can corrupt the directory and then the 
drive will not show. So sure it is OK to update to 10.3.6, just make 
sure you do not have the drive connected when running the update and 
make sure you get the "Combo" update.


So I went ahead and upgraded to 10.3.6 using the Combo Updater, with 
the drives off-line. No problems so far. To exercise the d2, I ran 
DiskWarrior 3.02 against the drive and it found no errors.


Hi Bob,

I have always updated using the recommended in Software update without 
any problems.
I always Repair Permissions in Disk Utility & also run MacJanitor or 
Yasu after a update.


I have a External Firewire 120GB Drive & a LaCie DVD-+R/RW Firewire 
Burner.

Both are functioning correctly after the OSX10.3.6 Update.

Cheers,
Ronni
When Microsoft asks you, "Where do you want to go today?" Tell them, 
"Apple!"

Re: Update 10.3.6 & Firewire drives latest.

[Mark Secker]

I'll ad my 2cents and say that I upgraded my iPod's OSX system using 
the system update panel without issues. It now boots macs to 10.3.6 
no problems





At 2:02 PM +0800 15/11/2004, Robert Howells wrote:
So sure it is OK to update to 10.3.6, just make sure you do not 
have the drive connected when running the update and make sure you 
get the "Combo" update.


Sigh. That will be particularly useful when I attempt to upgrade my 
Mac that only has OS X installed on an external drive!


As a general rule I only install combo updates these days anyway, as 
there all too frequently seem to be issues with the partial updates.


Have fun,
Shay
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ADSL Upgrades and so on...

[Mark Heeler]

I have been waiting patiently for the last 2 years for ADSL access and finally 
"my" home connection (presently through a RIM) will be upgraded before 
Christmas - all going to plan...

There is a heap of specific upgrade details for those interested at:

http://telstrawholesale.com/products/access_broadband_reports.htm

I am posting this for people who aren't aware of how to monitor upgrades etc.

Regards

OT single-visit registration annoy you?

[Nancy McIntyre]

At 5:05 AM +0800 15/11/04, Brett Carboni wrote:


For those who are interested (subscription required - but it's free).


This is a useful url to remember for when you can't remember a 
long-ago registered single-view password.
Or when you don't have time to stop and go through registration steps 
to view a single article at a site you never visit.


www.bugmenot.com

Firefox users can get an extension which adds the service to their 
context menu.


I am aware of differing views on the ethics of the service and offer 
it as a pointer, not a recommendation.


An example of a fair, unimpeded single-view site is www.smh.com.au, 
where you are not asked for a password until your third page request.


Nancy M

Re: Update 10.3.6 & Firewire drives latest.

[Shay Telfer]

At 2:02 PM +0800 15/11/2004, Robert Howells wrote:
So sure it is OK to update to 10.3.6, just make sure you do not have 
the drive connected when running the update and make sure you get 
the "Combo" update.


Sigh. That will be particularly useful when I attempt to upgrade my 
Mac that only has OS X installed on an external drive!


As a general rule I only install combo updates these days anyway, as 
there all too frequently seem to be issues with the partial updates.


Have fun,
Shay
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Re: ADSL Availability in Joondalup and Osborne Park

[Mike MOORE]

TELSTRA RESONSE TO MY COMPLAINT THROUGH MAL WASHER"S OFFICE

Dear Gloria (Mal Washer's PA)

First, may I apologise for the delay in responding to Dr Washer's
inquiry of 9 August 2004 about Mr Moore's service.

I have attempted to contact Mr Moore to advise that if he now applies
for ADSL with his preferred Internet Service Provider, his application
should be successful.

As background, it appears a common perception exists that Australian
consumers cannot access broadband unless they can access higher-speed
Internet via Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology. Due
to distance and technical limitations, ADSL will never be universally
available, either in Australia or any other country.  However, an
inability to access ADSL does not mean an inability to access broadband.
Telstra's other broadband products, available to both retail and
wholesale customers, are:


*   Hybrid fibre/coaxial (HFC) cable - high-speed Internet access
delivered via a cable modem;
*   1-Way satellite - allows customers to download from the Internet
at high speeds via satellite using their standard telephone service as
the 'uplink';
*   2-Way satellite - a service providing both uplink and downlink
via satellite, avoiding the requirement for dial-up connection via a
phone line; and
*   BigPond Regional Connect - a product that bundles 1-Way
satellite, BigPond dial-up and Integrated Services Digital Network
(ISDN) services to provide an attractive broadband alternative in areas
where ADSL is not available.

Further to the above, Telstra is currently rolling out 1x technology to
provide highspeed internet at speeds up to 144kbs over the CDMA mobile
network.  Also, we have committed $50 million for the rollout of 3G EVDO
(Evolution Data Optimised) on our CDMA network, which will provide
customers in major cities and selected regional centres with mobile
high-speed data at between 300 and 500 kbps per second.

Telstra's own vision for the company's online future is built around a
platform designed to enable customers to access content on "any device,
anywhere, any time".

Again, I apologise for the delay in responding to Dr Washer, and I trust
the above will assist him in responding to Mr Moore




Andrew Gaspar
Senior Corporate Affairs Adviser, WA

*  Phone:   (08) 9491 8805  
*  Mobile:  0408 905 113
*  Fax: (08) 9214 9146
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Update 10.3.6 & Firewire drives latest.

[Robert Howells]

Extract from macintouch today   ( Use Combo update. not software 
update )


 I was nervous about updating to Mac OS X 10.3.6. I have a flat-panel 
iMac and an external LaCie d2 (FireWire 400) 200G drive.


 So I sent a letter to.. LaCie . technical support,.. and 
here is what they said:


 We do hear reports of drives not working after running the update but 
most of the time they are not downloading the "combo" update. The other 
update does not update everything.
Also sometimes they will have the drive connected when running the 
update and if it crashes it can corrupt the directory and then the 
drive will not show. So sure it is OK to update to 10.3.6, just make 
sure you do not have the drive connected when running the update and 
make sure you get the "Combo" update.


So I went ahead and upgraded to 10.3.6 using the Combo Updater, with 
the drives off-line. No problems so far. To exercise the d2, I ran 
DiskWarrior 3.02 against the drive and it found no errors.

Re: ADSL Interference

[Robert Howells]

On 15/11/2004, at 1:42 PM, Peter Sealy wrote:



On 15/11/2004, at 1:17 PM, Ted Burbidge wrote:

The bigest problem I have found is Security Systems which generally 
are
wired in upstream of the filters and cause interference in the line, 
causing
the ADSL to malfunction.  Usually you can not get "Line Sync".   I 
had mine

rewired downstream of the filter and this solved the problem.
Regards, Ted


For the tech challenged like me, would you explain what you mean by 
"upstream" of the filter.

Thanks
.


UPSTREAM... Out of your house towards the exchange

Downstream   Towards the equipment in your house

Bob




Peter Sealy
Thurgoona AUSTRALIA

Re: ADSL Interference

[Peter Sealy]

On 15/11/2004, at 1:17 PM, Ted Burbidge wrote:


The bigest problem I have found is Security Systems which generally are
wired in upstream of the filters and cause interference in the line, 
causing
the ADSL to malfunction.  Usually you can not get "Line Sync".   I had 
mine

rewired downstream of the filter and this solved the problem.
Regards, Ted


For the tech challenged like me, would you explain what you mean by 
"upstream" of the filter.

Thanks
.

Peter Sealy
Thurgoona AUSTRALIA

Audion now FREEEE

[Robert Howells]

Panic has "retired" its Audion MP3 application in style, releasing it 
free to the Mac community and posting a fascinating story by Cabel 
Sasser of its history in the Mac market:
 The good news is that, instead of pulling Audion from the market 
entirely, we've decided to make Audion 100% free of charge -- it can 
still be downloaded freely, should continue to work for the foreseeable 
future, and can be registered freely with a provided serial number. 
[...]

Re: ADSL Interference

[Robert Howells]

On 15/11/2004, at 10:17 AM, Ted Burbidge wrote:


The bigest problem I have found is Security Systems which generally are
wired in upstream of the filters and cause interference in the line, 
causing
the ADSL to malfunction.  Usually you can not get "Line Sync".   I had 
mine

rewired downstream of the filter and this solved the problem.


YES !  This is absolutely essential !

Also, it is  desireable but not essential.. when you have 
multiple phones on the one number
that you have all the phones wired downstream of just ... 1 
  filter.


Multiple filters detract from the line signal strength and potentially 
can cause other problems.


Bob


Regards, Ted

-Original Message-
From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Martin
Hill
Sent: Saturday, 13 November 2004 10:41 PM
To: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: BigPond's Updated Broadband Plans Released



From: Bob Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Only other issue we have is the telephone has just started to 
interfere

with

the ADSL connection so we leave the phone disconnected while on the

internet
at the moment!  I don't think this is TPG's fault - we're only now 
just

in
range of the exchange and the phone lines in our street are very 
ancient.


Age of the phone lines has nothing to do with it.


Fair enough - the last Telstra tech we had here described them that 
way and
indicated the junction box down the street was full of water (which he 
had

to empty!) last time we had problems!

If you are getting interference on ADSL there are a number of sources 
for

interference.

1. Your filter that should be between your phones and the line where 
the

modem etc are connected.


We have tried a different brand of ADSL filters (some Telstra ones)
individually in place of the D-Link ones but we can't have any 
connected at
all in order to get the ADSL modem to maintain a connection.  The 
problem
started with the ADSL connection dropping out whenever we made calls 
on the
phone, but progressively got worse to the extent that we have to 
disconnect

the phones and filters entirely.

When we do plug a phone in and try to make a call, we can hear static 
and
noises on the line for 10 seconds or so then it goes away - it sounds 
like
it may be the ADSL modem trying to negotiate (whistles and beeps a bit 
like
an old analog modem), so perhaps all of our filters may be stuffed 
after

all?  Not sure how that could have happened as they have never all been
plugged in at the same time.


2.  Your equipment ( Modem, Router etc )


We have a spare ADSL modems at the moment - a SpeedTouch in addition 
to the

D-Link and both of them display the same problem so I don't think it is
this.


3. The exchange interface equipment


It sounds like it is either this or...


4.  Possibly an insulation problem with the line.


...perhaps this.  We are a bit scared to call up Telstra to 
investigate the

problem for fear of them saying that we are actually too far from the
exchange still after all and they can't guarantee a reliable 
connection!
Are we being silly?!!  Yes okay - I guess I should call them up on 
Monday to

investigate!  :-]


Typically the filters are el Cheapo versions with an electrical  " T "

shape

instead of an " H " shape. Makes the line more susceptible to noise
problems.
You may have had a lightning or Power surge that could make it faulty.

Similarly a lightning surge could have " unbalanced " your cable pair.
( Yes that is right .  Lightning in an underground cable )


Ah, sounds like a distinct possibility - can't remember if we had a
lightning storm that coincided with the line going bad but entirely
possible.


And , by the way, just because your Mac performs Ok at a place like

Curtain

does not mean that the Mac is OK.


The thing is the Mac works fine when I disconnect the D-link and plug 
in the
SpeedTouch instead here at our house, so it does seem to point the 
finger at

the D-Link modem in the case of the DHCP issue.


Short line connections can hide the problem


I see - that would explain it.


I suggest you start by checking the filter.
Martin, feel free to mail direct


Thanks Bob - we appreciate your advice.  It's great having an 
ex-Telstra

guy like you on the list to tap into!  :-)

-Mart


Bob Howells



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ADSL Interference

[Ted Burbidge]

The bigest problem I have found is Security Systems which generally are
wired in upstream of the filters and cause interference in the line, causing
the ADSL to malfunction.  Usually you can not get "Line Sync".   I had mine
rewired downstream of the filter and this solved the problem.
Regards, Ted

-Original Message-
From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Martin
Hill
Sent: Saturday, 13 November 2004 10:41 PM
To: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: BigPond's Updated Broadband Plans Released


> From: Bob Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Only other issue we have is the telephone has just started to interfere
with
>> the ADSL connection so we leave the phone disconnected while on the
internet
>> at the moment!  I don't think this is TPG's fault - we're only now just
in
>> range of the exchange and the phone lines in our street are very ancient.
>
> Age of the phone lines has nothing to do with it.

Fair enough - the last Telstra tech we had here described them that way and
indicated the junction box down the street was full of water (which he had
to empty!) last time we had problems!

> If you are getting interference on ADSL there are a number of sources for
> interference.
>
> 1. Your filter that should be between your phones and the line where the
> modem etc are connected.

We have tried a different brand of ADSL filters (some Telstra ones)
individually in place of the D-Link ones but we can't have any connected at
all in order to get the ADSL modem to maintain a connection.  The problem
started with the ADSL connection dropping out whenever we made calls on the
phone, but progressively got worse to the extent that we have to disconnect
the phones and filters entirely.

When we do plug a phone in and try to make a call, we can hear static and
noises on the line for 10 seconds or so then it goes away - it sounds like
it may be the ADSL modem trying to negotiate (whistles and beeps a bit like
an old analog modem), so perhaps all of our filters may be stuffed after
all?  Not sure how that could have happened as they have never all been
plugged in at the same time.

> 2.  Your equipment ( Modem, Router etc )

We have a spare ADSL modems at the moment - a SpeedTouch in addition to the
D-Link and both of them display the same problem so I don't think it is
this.

> 3. The exchange interface equipment

It sounds like it is either this or...

> 4.  Possibly an insulation problem with the line.

...perhaps this.  We are a bit scared to call up Telstra to investigate the
problem for fear of them saying that we are actually too far from the
exchange still after all and they can't guarantee a reliable connection!
Are we being silly?!!  Yes okay - I guess I should call them up on Monday to
investigate!  :-]

> Typically the filters are el Cheapo versions with an electrical  " T "
shape
> instead of an " H " shape. Makes the line more susceptible to noise
> problems.
> You may have had a lightning or Power surge that could make it faulty.
>
> Similarly a lightning surge could have " unbalanced " your cable pair.
> ( Yes that is right .  Lightning in an underground cable )

Ah, sounds like a distinct possibility - can't remember if we had a
lightning storm that coincided with the line going bad but entirely
possible.

> And , by the way, just because your Mac performs Ok at a place like
Curtain
> does not mean that the Mac is OK.

The thing is the Mac works fine when I disconnect the D-link and plug in the
SpeedTouch instead here at our house, so it does seem to point the finger at
the D-Link modem in the case of the DHCP issue.

> Short line connections can hide the problem

I see - that would explain it.

> I suggest you start by checking the filter.
> Martin, feel free to mail direct

Thanks Bob - we appreciate your advice.  It's great having an ex-Telstra
guy like you on the list to tap into!  :-)

-Mart

> Bob Howells


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Re: Computer to Computer

[Paul Kitchener]

Shay Telfer wrote:

Dear members,
I wish to connect 2 G4 computers together via ethernet cable (not with an
ethernet hub)
Would I use a standard ethernet cable (blue) or a crossover ethernet 
cable

(red). Many thanks



Any machine with a G4 in it should support automatic detection of the 
cable type, so in theory it shouldn't matter.


Thanks,
Shay


... also be careful of using the colour of an Ethernet cable to 
determine it's type, there are NO standards for this.


Alas, any monkey can assemble a cable and call it what ever it likes.

One company I serviced had crossovers at all of its computer bays when I 
replaced their switches, taking it at face value I set my end(s) up as 
per the standard... no go.


The error was in ALL the junction boxes at the desks so the only thing 
for it was to 'butcher' the cabling at the switch end to reverse the 
error. I did leave documentation for the next victim though, unlike 
those before me.


Don't trust the colour nor much else about cabling.


Good Luck

Paul

'only the one with the crimping tool is allowed to speak...'

Re: OCR Software

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 14/11/2004, at 8:37 AM, Norman W. Leslie wrote:


Hi

How does it compare with OmniPage??

Cheers

Norm Leslie



OmniPage use to be king of the heap, but in my experience ReadIris is 
now a far superior package. It's accuracy is extremely high, and it 
does a much better job of retaining text order, if not actual page 
layout.


I haven't used OmniPage for a while, but the last time I used the OSX 
version, it was using Classic Photoshop plugins to do the scanning. It 
was a disaster - slow and very messy to operate. Hopefully things have 
improved since then.


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Re: OCR Software

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 14/11/2004, at 12:16 AM, Severin Crisp wrote:


I recently came on the OCR software ReadIris 9 for OSX.
For anyone looking to convert documents into editable text etc I can 
only describe it as brilliant.

At 89Euros it is not all that cheap, however.
Severin Crisp



Just FYI - ReadIris (the full version!) comes as the standard OCR 
package on HP scanners. A cheap way to get it. It is even bundled with 
very low end products like the PSC1210 all-in-one printer/scanner.



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Re: ADSL Availability in Joondalup and Osborne Park

[Ronda Brown]

On 14/11/2004, at 5:48 PM, Dudley Gager wrote:


G'day listers,

Another one for Bob or anyone who knows what goes on inside Telstra 
these days:


I applied for an ADSL connection through Optus for a line on the 
Joondalup 9300 exchange and also another one on the Osborne Park 9443 
exchange and Optus came back and said that Telstra were saying that 
both those exchanges are "full" and that the only way I could get a 
connection would be if someone else gave one up!


I can hardly believe that - this means that in the midst of an 
explosion of low cost ADSL marketing by all and sundry, Joondalup and 
Osborne Park are left out. Surely this can't be true.


Anyone had similar experiences?

Regards

Dudley Gager


Oh yes Dudley,

Plenty of people experiencing the long wait for ADSL Ports.
I've got five people, who I have their ADSL Accounts/ hardware etc 
ready to go 

but they are all waiting for Telstra to open more Ports.

Port availability is becoming a huge issue, and at one stage up to
30%-40% of  orders were in held because of poor planning in Telstra's
infrastructure, they don't seem to keep up with demand!  If there is no
room at the exchange, no customers  (even Bigpond) are able to make
connections, and they are simply put into held (a port reserved though)
and we wait until equipment arrives from the US to be installed into the
exchanges.

Cheers,
Ronni
When Microsoft asks you, "Where do you want to go today?" Tell them, 
"Apple!"

Re: ADSL Availability in Joondalup and Osborne Park

[Rob Davies]

On 14 Nov 2004, at 5:48pm, Dudley Gager wrote:


G'day listers,

Another one for Bob or anyone who knows what goes on inside Telstra 
these days:


I applied for an ADSL connection through Optus for a line on the 
Joondalup 9300 exchange and also another one on the Osborne Park 9443 
exchange and Optus came back and said that Telstra were saying that 
both those exchanges are "full" and that the only way I could get a 
connection would be if someone else gave one up!




I would suggest that you try through a local ISP (Arachnet, Westnet 
etc), as from what I understand there are ways to make Telstra 
reconsider or force them to find relevant lines of connection. Another 
alternative especially in these heavy areas would be to see where Iinet 
are with their ADSL+ Phone services?


I can hardly believe that - this means that in the midst of an 
explosion of low cost ADSL marketing by all and sundry, Joondalup and 
Osborne Park are left out. Surely this can't be true.


Anyone had similar experiences?

Regards

Dudley Gager


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Re: Wanted Startup Dick for Apple Iic or e

[Rod]

I think you kinda missed the point on Andrew's post Greg.  Have another look
at your subject line...then have a think of what product comes out of
Canberra that you generally can't buy anywhere else in Australia :-)

Seeya

Rod!

On 14/11/04 11:22 PM, "Greg Sharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> If you know the name of one of these places or contact details that would be
> great. Another WAMugger is also checking if they have a copy but if not your
> info could be essential.
> 
> Thanks
> Greg Sharp
> 
> On 15/11/04 12:55 AM, "Andrew Nielsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>> I'm led to believe that such an item might be procured in a brown
>> paper package from a variety of stores in Fyshwick in the ACT ;-)
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Re: Video editing hardware/software

[Shay Telfer]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations about video editing
hardware/software to transfer VHS to Mac via firewire/usb.  Any good and/or
bad reports greatly appreciated - cheers.


Depending on what level of editing you need to do, I find iMovie to 
be pretty good (and better at outputting to some DV cameras than 
Final Cut Pro :) Don't forget iMovie can be beefed up with third 
party effects plug-ins.


For those not afraid to do some basic scripting to 'roll their own' 
effects I find VideoScript to be pretty useful too...




QuickTime Pro is also useful if you want to cut and paste bits of 
movies together. There are a number of similar tools listed at



A copy of iMovie 4 & iDVD - The Missing Manual is also a good 
stocking stuffer :)



Have fun,
Shay
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