Where is it stored?
Hi Wamuggers, On my wish list is a document that lists programs and where the program stores it info. Today I would like to know where iPhoto stores the information that you put into 'Title', (and what is atr) but this is a frequent question with other programs. I suppose there is a generic answer to this generic question :-) --- hopefully! Mac
PowerBook keyboard back lighting
The back lighting on my 15 PowerBook has faded to the point where its non-functional. The fringe keys such as caps lock delete are not bad but the rest are very dim. Is there something I can do. I have illuminate keyboard in low light conditions checked in the system preferences. Thanks for shedding light on this problem :-) Best wishes edward
Dial-Up Using Airport?
Hi every1, This is probably old-hat but I'm a bit stuck trying to connect wirelessly using a new (i.e. unconfigured) Airport Extreme to my dial-up ISP. The Airport Extreme has a phone port to which I connected the phone line. My iBook (G3 - 600 MHz - system 10.3.8) detects a strong signal from the Airport when switched on but insists on telling me I am connected via Ethernet which I clearly am not. I cannot figure out how to configure the Airport so that it will dial-up my ISP. The software that came with the Airport is a bit old (it keeps asking me to download an update, which I am doing at the moment) but am I just missing something very basic here? I just want to be able to log onto the internet from my office without using the current 50m of phone cable. I have tried Airport Setup Assistant and Airport Admin Utility without success - it tells me that it cannot detect anything connected to the Airport - and since I haven't been able to dial-up yet it's probably right! :) Cheers, Kevin from wycheproof. P.S. I assume the Airport Extreme contains a modem? Is the problem getting my settings from the iBook's internal modem to the Airport's inbuilt modem? ___ Check-out GO.com GO get your free GO E-Mail account with expanded storage of 6 MB! http://mail.go.com
Re: Dial-Up Using Airport?
Kevin The first thing that jumps out at me is that the Airport thinks it is connected to the Internet via Ethernet. So it is unlikely it will try to establish another connection to the Internet if it thinks it's already connected! So, I'm wondering if you have the WAN port plugged into a switch or hub - that would make the Airport think it is connected to the Internet. Make sure your local network is connected to the LAN port, not the WAN port. Then, in the Internet tab of the Airport Config Utility, select Modem from the Connect Using menu. Enter your ISP details and away you go. Hope this helps Cheers Greg From: Kevin Phyland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 19:34:39 -0700 (PDT) To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Dial-Up Using Airport? Hi every1, This is probably old-hat but I'm a bit stuck trying to connect wirelessly using a new (i.e. unconfigured) Airport Extreme to my dial-up ISP. The Airport Extreme has a phone port to which I connected the phone line. My iBook (G3 - 600 MHz - system 10.3.8) detects a strong signal from the Airport when switched on but insists on telling me I am connected via Ethernet which I clearly am not. I cannot figure out how to configure the Airport so that it will dial-up my ISP. The software that came with the Airport is a bit old (it keeps asking me to download an update, which I am doing at the moment) but am I just missing something very basic here? I just want to be able to log onto the internet from my office without using the current 50m of phone cable. I have tried Airport Setup Assistant and Airport Admin Utility without success - it tells me that it cannot detect anything connected to the Airport - and since I haven't been able to dial-up yet it's probably right! :) Cheers, Kevin from wycheproof. P.S. I assume the Airport Extreme contains a modem? Is the problem getting my settings from the iBook's internal modem to the Airport's inbuilt modem? ___ Check-out GO.com GO get your free GO E-Mail account with expanded storage of 6 MB! http://mail.go.com -- 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
Re: Digital SLR Camera
Hi List, IMHO for the money, you would be better off looking at the canon 300d / 350d, the 300d's are available for about 1200 these days and the 350d's retail for around 1650.. i own both a 300d and an olympus (not an SLR) but have used them and have found the Canons to be more reliable and robust, especially if it is a piece of equipment that will be loaned/borrowed to many different people Natas On 20/07/2005, at 10:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi My school is buying a digital SLR still camera. I have been recomended the Olympus E300, 8MP twin lens kit $1700. Please does anyone know of any reason not to go with this one? Anything like software not mac happy? RAW format ok for mac etc? Thanks Rod Blitvich -- 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
Re: Dial-Up Using Airport?
On Wednesday, Jul 20, 2005, at 10:34 Australia/Perth, Kevin Phyland wrote: Hi every1, This is probably old-hat but I'm a bit stuck trying to connect wirelessly using a new (i.e. unconfigured) Airport Extreme to my dial-up ISP. /snip P.S. I assume the Airport Extreme contains a modem? Is the problem getting my settings from the iBook's internal modem to the Airport's inbuilt modem? Hi Kevin, The hopefully-not-so-silly question is which airport extreme do you have? The airport extreme is available both with and without modem... M8799X/AAirPort Extreme Base Station (with modem and antenna port) M9397X/A AirPort Extreme Base Station (with Power over Ethernet support and conformance to UL 2043) (model number should be on the base) Assuming you have a modem, you should be able to configure the Base Station using the instructions at: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/ AirPortExtremeBaseStationSetupGuide.pdf I'd connect via an ethernet cable when setting it up, and make sure you have the latest versions of Airport and Airport admin (as you indicated you're doing). HTH Steve
Laser printer-fax-copier?
Hi alll, I see inkjet multifunction centres have been discussed here recently, but I can't see a discussion of laser printers. Looking for a BW laser-fax-copier. We have two AlBooks and an Airport Extreme base station, can plug the powerbooks in directly to the printer when needed, but one that will talk to the base station would be even better if this doesn't cost vastly more. Price is a key point as is ease of use. Quality of printing not particularly important within fairly broad limits - this would mainly be for printing PDFs to read at home etc, not for publishing work. We're in the Northern Suburbs so near Joondalup applecentre, Dick Smith, Harvey Norman. Advice on what to get and where would be greatly appreciated. Lara -- The email address in this From: line is for mailing list mail only. For individual email please send to waawa at iinet dot net dot au
Re: Digital SLR Camera
from reviews and a quick in shop demo it seems the Olympus's user interface for advanced functions is not that intuitive but maybe that's because most of the reviewers (and myself) are more used to the Canon and Nikon interface. but the functions are there you just need rtfm and practice. also from reviews and my test shots the matrix metering system (non average/center weighted) that you use for 90 to 99 percent of your shooting just plain sucks, it's downright pathetic, so I would guess you will need to bracket you exposures (take 3 shots with + and - exposure on two of them) until you get enough experience that you can second guess how it's going to screw up your exposure. The E300 seemed to be reasonably rugged build for entry level SLR (ABS plastic over full metal internal frame v's the Canon 300/350's ABS/plastic body with metal re-enforced plastic frame). I can't say about image software but I would assume it works in iPhoto for JPG and at worst (cost wise) should work with Photoshop CS II's RAW extraction program. Image quality seems pretty good too but it gets a fair bit of image noise compared to the Canon and Nikon alternatives.- if you work it you can almost get Fuji Velura colour saturation but like all entry level SLR's the kit lens's are it's main let down but you can always upgrade (yeh OK I concede that not everyone is willing to throw $2000+ at a high end lens but my tax return is going on a deposit on a nice cough expensive cough Canon L series wide angle lens to get back the wide end you loose on these small sensor digitals) Hi My school is buying a digital SLR still camera. I have been recomended the Olympus E300, 8MP twin lens kit $1700. Please does anyone know of any reason not to go with this one? Anything like software not mac happy? RAW format ok for mac etc? Thanks Rod Blitvich -- 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 -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph# 61-8-6488 1855 (ECEL) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Western Australia - CRICOS Provider No. 00126G ~ It takes an idiot to do cool things that's why it's cool - Haruhara Haruka (FLCL) Ubi fumus, ibi fumus
Re: Laser printer-fax-copier?
On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 11:26 +0800, Lara wrote: Hi alll, I see inkjet multifunction centres have been discussed here recently, but I can't see a discussion of laser printers. Looking for a BW laser-fax-copier. We have two AlBooks and an Airport Extreme base station, can plug the powerbooks in directly to the printer when needed, but one that will talk to the base station would be even better if this doesn't cost vastly more. Price is a key point as is ease of use. The only one I've used fails on the price critera by about $10,000. It's a *fantastic* device though - it'll even scan a batch of documents and save them in a network file share for you. Like you, I've only seen inkjet multifunctionals on the lower end. I was utterly floored by how well one of them worked recently (a friend has one), though, and how quick and high quality it was. I'm a hardened inkjet hater - and if it can't tell me *in* *words* what's wrong with it on a status display, I don't buy it - but I was still pretty impressed. -- Craig Ringer
Re: Laser printer-fax-copier?
Craig Ringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Like you, I've only seen inkjet multifunctionals on the lower end. I was utterly floored by how well one of them worked recently (a friend has one), though, and how quick and high quality it was. I'm a hardened inkjet hater - and if it can't tell me *in* *words* what's wrong with it on a status display, I don't buy it - but I was still pretty impressed. I'll mainly be printing out big PDFs and doing the odd scan and fax - the price of inkjet ink is criminally absurd, and I'm no longer willing to futz about resetting and refilling cartridges, so laser it is. Inkjets are so OUT of my life. Lara -- The email address in this From: line is for mailing list mail only. For individual email please send to waawa at iinet dot net dot au
Re: Laser printer-fax-copier?
Hi alll, I see inkjet multifunction centres have been discussed here recently, but I can't see a discussion of laser printers. Looking for a BW laser-fax-copier. We have two AlBooks and an Airport Extreme base station, can plug the powerbooks in directly to the printer when needed, but one that will talk to the base station would be even better if this doesn't cost vastly more. Price is a key point as is ease of use. Quality of printing not particularly important within fairly broad limits - this would mainly be for printing PDFs to read at home etc, not for publishing work. We're in the Northern Suburbs so near Joondalup applecentre, Dick Smith, Harvey Norman. Advice on what to get and where would be greatly appreciated. IMHO, get a scanner and a laser printer. That way you won't have to replace both of them when one breaks, or be without one while the other's being repaired. Also, you can get a decent scanner and a decent laser printer rather than combined mediocre ones. Or not have both out of order if there isn't a software update available yet. I think Harvey Norman had Lexmark lasers reasonably cheap last week. No idea what they're like though. As for fax, there are numerous on-line fax options. Or pick up a cheap fax machine. But hey, I'm sure you knew most of that :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge http://public.xdi.org/=Shayfnord http://sungroper.asn.au/
Re: Laser printer-fax-copier?
On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 12:03 +0800, Shay Telfer wrote: IMHO, get a scanner and a laser printer. That way you won't have to replace both of them when one breaks, or be without one while the other's being repaired. Yep. You can also upgrade to a better version of one or the other more easily. I think Harvey Norman had Lexmark lasers reasonably cheap last week. No idea what they're like though. As for fax, there are numerous on-line fax options. Or pick up a cheap fax machine. Or use ... *gasp* a fax modem. Yes, it's true - there still is a use for MODEMs. -- Craig Ringer
Re: Laser printer-fax-copier?
On 20/07/2005 11:26 AM, Lara [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi alll, I see inkjet multifunction centres have been discussed here recently, but I can't see a discussion of laser printers. Looking for a BW laser-fax-copier. We have two AlBooks and an Airport Extreme base station, can plug the powerbooks in directly to the printer when needed, but one that will talk to the base station would be even better if this doesn't cost vastly more. Price is a key point as is ease of use. Quality of printing not particularly important within fairly broad limits - this would mainly be for printing PDFs to read at home etc, not for publishing work. We're in the Northern Suburbs so near Joondalup applecentre, Dick Smith, Harvey Norman. Advice on what to get and where would be greatly appreciated. Lara Hi Lara One model that you might want to look at is the Brother. My Mum uses the Brother 8840D which is a Laser Multifunction unit with fax. It works really well. Replacement toner cartridges are well priced and the unit is easy to set up and work. I'm not 100% sure if it would work with the Base Station, but in saying that you'd still have to unplug it to use the scanner features as the Airport only allows the Printer part to work. They aren't *terribly* expensive. The 8840D sells for RRP$1199 and the 8840 for $949, and they work well with the Mac too! :o) http://www.brother.com.au/Products/MFC_productoverview.asp?ProductID=151Su bCategoryID=2 As for somewhere to buy,...I hear MacWizardry can do them for a good price. :o) (Hey,..can't blame me for saying) :o)) Worth a look anyway. Hope that helps. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: danielATmacwizardryDOTcomDOTau Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh**
Re: Laser printer-fax-copier?
Craig Ringer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 12:03 +0800, Shay Telfer wrote: IMHO, get a scanner and a laser printer. That way you won't have to replace both of them when one breaks, or be without one while the other's being repaired. Yep. The scanner is gravy and non essential. I would like the fax and printer in one piece. Downtime is not a big drama, it's not an business machine, and space is at a premium. Or use ... *gasp* a fax modem. Yes, it's true - there still is a use for MODEMs. Powerbook sends faxes from documents already, BTDT. This is great right up until I need to fax a signed paper document, which I do at reasonably regular intervals. Lara -- The email address in this From: line is for mailing list mail only. For individual email please send to waawa at iinet dot net dot au
Re: Laser printer-fax-copier?
Daniel Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One model that you might want to look at is the Brother. My Mum uses the Brother 8840D which is a Laser Multifunction unit with fax. Thanks Daniel. I poked around the Brother website and it looks like I could get something with the basic features for under five hundred dollars. (7240, 7220) I also read on Whirlpool to avoid HP as their Mac driver software is crap. I'm not 100% sure if it would work with the Base Station, but in saying that you'd still have to unplug it to use the scanner features as the Airport only allows the Printer part to work. No problem there. I don't mind plugging in by USB from time to time. As for somewhere to buy,...I hear MacWizardry can do them for a good price. Talk to me about the sub 500 dollar machines... would far rather deal with a WAMUGger than with Harvey Norman! Lara -- The email address in this From: line is for mailing list mail only. For individual email please send to waawa at iinet dot net dot au
Re: Laser printer-fax-copier?
On 20/07/2005, at 12:25 PM, Craig Ringer wrote: As for fax, there are numerous on-line fax options. Or pick up a cheap fax machine. Or use ... *gasp* a fax modem. Yes, it's true - there still is a use for MODEMs. -- Craig Ringer Which prompts the question , Do the card modems in for example :a Mac quicksilversupport Faxing ? Panther does ! TIA Bob
CD won't eject !
Hi folks, I have a CD that will not eject. Tried eject key on keyboard ... nothing ! Tried control click and get message the disk is in use and cannot be ejected. No programs or applications are open. Is there a slot or hole somewhere on an eMac 1.25 to manually eject a disk ? Regards, Stephen Chape
CD won't eject - it worked !
Thank you for all the suggestions. I actually did try force quit but found no applications open except the Finder. I resolved it by guess what reading the manual (hold down mouse key on start). Regards, Stephen Chape
Re: laser printer-fax-copier
Lara This week I ditched my inkjet and bought a Brother HL-2030 BW laser printer and couldn't be happier with it. It is connected to our AirPort Extreme so our PowerBook and iBook print wirelessly from it. I don't have a big need for a copier so we use our Samsung plain paper phone/fax for the odd copy that might be needed. The scanner now sits in a cupboard. Wendy On 20 Jul 2005, at 08:00, Lara wrote: I'll mainly be printing out big PDFs and doing the odd scan and fax - the price of inkjet ink is criminally absurd, and I'm no longer willing to futz about resetting and refilling cartridges, so laser it is. Inkjets are so OUT of my life. Lara Wendy Austin Thomas Oswin Coastal Road Pomponette via Surinam Mauritius Island tel/ans/fax: +2306257399 iChat/MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: laser printer-fax-copier
Wendy S. Austin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This week I ditched my inkjet and bought a Brother HL-2030 BW laser printer and couldn't be happier with it. It is connected to our AirPort Extreme so our PowerBook and iBook print wirelessly from it. Thanks everyone. I've gone ahead and ordered a Brother device from Daniel. I forgot that the base station has a USB port! Maybe it will talk to the machine... Will post feedback on it in a few weeks if anyone is interested. Lara
CSS Problem
Hi Guys 'n' Gals,
I am in the process of re-creating a web site using CSS instead of
tables, but I can't get my head around positioning. Here is what I am
trying to accomplish...
+---
-+
| +--+
+--+ |
| | Phone: | | Copyright
© Blah | |
| | Fax: | | Privacy
Policy | |
| +--+
+--+ |
+---
-+
But i'll be stuff how to get it to work.
Here is my HTML...
!-- Begin Footer --
div id=footer
div id=footer-contact_numbers
spanPhone: +61-8-9489-8700/span
spanFax: +61-8-9381-8300/span
/div
div id=footer-copyright
spanCopyright copy 2005 Western Orthopaedic
Clinic/span
spana href=/privacy/privacy_act.pdfPrivacy
Policy/a/span
/div
/div
!-- End Footer --
Here is my CSS...
#footer {
width: 600px;
height: 40px;
border-top: 1px solid grey;
padding: 5px;
}
#footer span {
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 10px;
color: black;
}
div#footer-contact_numbers {
border: 1px solid black;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
text-align: left;
}
div#footer-copyright {
border: 1px solid black;
position: absolute;
right: 0;
text-align: right;
}
But all I end up with is...
+---
-+
+--|---+
+---|--+
| P|one: ||
Copyright © Bl|h |
| F|x: ||
Privacy Poli|y |
+--|---+
+---|--+
+---
-+
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
- Matt
Re: CSS Problem
Because you want footer-contact_numbers and footer-copyright to
appear _within_ footer, I don't think position: absolute is what you
want.
try this instead:
div#footer-contact_numbers {
border: 1px solid black;
float: left;
left: 0;
text-align: left;
}
div#footer-copyright {
border: 1px solid black;
float: right;
right: 0;
text-align: right;
}
Though three columns is more tough.
-josh
On 20/07/2005, at 15:40 , Matthew Healey wrote:
Hi Guys 'n' Gals,
I am in the process of re-creating a web site using CSS instead of
tables, but I can't get my head around positioning. Here is what I
am trying to accomplish...
+-
---+
| +--+
+--+ |
| | Phone: | |
Copyright © Blah | |
| | Fax: | |
Privacy Policy | |
| +--+
+--+ |
+-
---+
But i'll be stuff how to get it to work.
Here is my HTML...
!-- Begin Footer --
div id=footer
div id=footer-contact_numbers
spanPhone: +61-8-9489-8700/span
spanFax: +61-8-9381-8300/span
/div
div id=footer-copyright
spanCopyright copy 2005 Western Orthopaedic
Clinic/span
spana href=/privacy/privacy_act.pdfPrivacy
Policy/a/span
/div
/div
!-- End Footer --
Here is my CSS...
#footer {
width: 600px;
height: 40px;
border-top: 1px solid grey;
padding: 5px;
}
#footer span {
font-family: Verdana;
font-size: 10px;
color: black;
}
div#footer-contact_numbers {
border: 1px solid black;
position: absolute;
left: 0;
text-align: left;
}
div#footer-copyright {
border: 1px solid black;
position: absolute;
right: 0;
text-align: right;
}
But all I end up with is...
+-
---+
+--|---+
+---|--+
| P|one: ||
Copyright © Bl|h |
| F|x: ||
Privacy Poli|y |
+--|---+
+---|--+
+-
---+
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
- Matt
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New Mug
We, at school, Mount Lawley Senior High, have just started up our own MUG- so many more macs than there have been for ages. Can we do anything to link into WAMUG or other groups. Putting links into the school web page would be good. Anything to promote who we are and what we are doing. tom samson Advice always received warmly.
Rod
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Re: New Mug
On 20/7/05 6:05 PM, thefrogs [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We, at school, Mount Lawley Senior High, have just started up our own MUG- so many more macs than there have been for ages. Can we do anything to link into WAMUG or other groups. Putting links into the school web page would be good. Anything to promote who we are and what we are doing. tom samson Advice always received warmly. Whatever WAMUG could do would be good, however if you would like some other type of publicity/information send me a short note about your group and I'll write a story about it on our site. If you are serious about becoming a MUG (there are Education based MUG's) feel free to ask me any questions you may have and I'll direct you to the appropriate people resources. -- All the best Greg Sharp President/Webmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Australian Mac Users Group (AUSMUG) http://australian.macusersgroup.org
Re: CD won't eject !
On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 12:52 +0800, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, I have a CD that will not eject. Tried eject key on keyboard ... nothing ! Tried control click and get message the disk is in use and cannot be ejected. No programs or applications are open. Maybe there are fonts on it that've been loaded or something. If it won't eject after restart, reboot again and hold down the mouse button during boot. The mac should eject the CD. Yep, that's intuitive design, folks :-P -- Craig Ringer
Re: CD won't eject !
On Wed, 2005-07-20 at 18:06 +0800, Craig Ringer wrote: If it won't eject after restart, reboot again and hold down the mouse button during boot. The mac should eject the CD. That's what I get for not reading all the backlog before posting. Sorry for the repetition. I keep on forgetting about mail clients that break threading. -- Craig Ringer
Re: Digital SLR Camera
Thanks Rick, Mark and Natas Seems like http://www.dpreview.com is worth looking at and the Canon 350D is a major contender. Ta Rod on 20/7/05 1:05 PM, Rick Armstrong at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Definitely the Canon 300 or 350D (both are available with a twin lens kit) Regards, Rick -- Rod BLITVICH Head of Learning Technologies Balcatta Senior High School Apple Educator of Excellence 2002 - 2003 Amy and Sam's Dad [EMAIL PROTECTED]0409 681 256 http://www.apple.com.au/education/hed/products/ibook/balcatta.html --- At work I always try to go the extra mile... but my boss always finds me and brings me back.
