LEOPARD AND ENTOURAGE

[tom samson]

so far so good with Leopard but our school runs with entourage from  
the mail server but for some reason Entourage does not want to work  
on my macbook now. Word and excel are okay.
The machine also enjoys spitting out cds - they ran previously and  
they still do elsewhere

tom samson

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Re: ADSL connect speed

[Antony N. Lord]

I have had similar issues on many of our ADSL lines caused by 2 main culprits :

* ADSL line filters giving up the ghost
* Phone line problems

In 90% of cases replacing the filters on the other devices works. If 
its ADSL2+ I can make one wise recommendation - get a central line 
filter.


http://www.c10.com.au/web/Products/ADSL%20Filters/C10100E.html

These are about $30 from places like MM Electrical. Very easy to 
install if you're handy with a punchdown tool / telephone cabling 
(insert standard license disclaimer here). If you get a phone guy to 
install they're about $200 all up (thieves!) Last time I checked they 
were Australia's only certified ADSL2+ central filter. Speed tests 
have shown remarkable differences between shitty X brand filters and 
this baby. C10 also makes regular (non-central) filters too.


I've also seen the phone line itself as the culprit - worn / nicked 
cables, water in the insulation, rats, old wall sockets, even other 
phone handsets causing grief. Disconnect all devices / filters other 
than the ADSL modem and see of the problem persists (a pain but the 
litmus test).


The lazy bastards at iinet should have asked you to disconnect all 
the devices in your house except the ADSL modem anyway and run a full 
line test. This frequently rules out bad lines / cables / connectors. 
Call and insist they do a full line test...


Hope this helps!

Cheers, Antony

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Re: ADSL connect speed

[Rod Kevill]

Kevin,

Can you tune your bedside radio to ABC 720 without interference/static
coming through?

We had a similar problem - slow speeds, then modem dropping out altogether,
over a period of a week or so, and although we didn't connect the two, our
bedside radio had lots of static on ABC 720...

I suspected one of our attachments to the phone line was injecting some
interference, so checked all wireless phones, etc and found I had left a
filter on one of the extensions after I had installed a filter/splitter in
the roof sometime last year.

I removed the extra filter which didn't seem to make much difference, but
then I re-booted a long-running iMac close to the modem.

Anyway, the radio suddenly became crystal clear and we've had no further
problems with connection speed/modem dropouts. YMMV!

Rod


On 6/11/07 8:01 AM, "KEVIN Lock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I am having problem with my BB connection through iinet.
> 
> My speed varies from the usual 426kbps down as low as 49kbps.
> After a complete restart of the modem and the iMac I am back to
> 426kbps.
> 
> The modem is a D-Link  DSL 300.   iMac intel on OS 10.4.10
> 
> iinet have been no help.   Do I need a new modem?  Although this one
> is probably 5 years old I am thinking that solid state devices either
> work or don't work.
> 
> I guess our phone line could be at fault?
> 
> any ideas for me?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Kev
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ADSL connect speed

[KEVIN Lock]

I am having problem with my BB connection through iinet.

My speed varies from the usual 426kbps down as low as 49kbps. 
After a complete restart of the modem and the iMac I am back to 
426kbps.


The modem is a D-Link  DSL 300.   iMac intel on OS 10.4.10

iinet have been no help.   Do I need a new modem?  Although this one 
is probably 5 years old I am thinking that solid state devices either 
work or don't work.


I guess our phone line could be at fault?

any ideas for me?

TIA

Kev

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Re: Windows XP installation using Bootcamp

[Rod]

On 06/11/2007, at 8:31 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



On 05/11/2007, at 10:13 AM, Mike Armson wrote:


G'Day everyone
Installing XP Home using Bootcamp on a MBP running Leopard and it  
says
'Non-system disc'. MicroSoft Australia say it will not install  
with a third

party program (i.e.Bootcamp) and to take the machine to a Microsoft
technician.So much for Apples publicity.

Mike Armson


Have a look at

htttp://duscussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1124809

There might be an answer there



You might want to try:



:-)


Seeya

Rod!

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Re: Windows XP installation using Bootcamp

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 05/11/2007, at 10:13 AM, Mike Armson wrote:


G'Day everyone
Installing XP Home using Bootcamp on a MBP running Leopard and it says
'Non-system disc'. MicroSoft Australia say it will not install with  
a third

party program (i.e.Bootcamp) and to take the machine to a Microsoft
technician.So much for Apples publicity.

Mike Armson


Have a look at

htttp://duscussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1124809

There might be an answer there

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Re: Software Updates: timing

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 05/11/2007, at 10:29 AM, David de la Hunty wrote:


Hi All
Is there a way of specifying what time of day Software Update does  
its thing?
iiNet have this off peak download quota thing and it would make  
sense to do all the SWupdate downloads after midnight - for those  
of us who go to bed early...

or is it just a case of writing an applescript?
thanks
dd



It's my impression that SU does its thing based on the last time it  
ran: so if you have it set to check on a daily basis, and you run it  
at, say, 9:00 am, it will run again at 9:00 am the next day. If you  
run it again that day at 4:00 pm, it will run at 4:00 pm the  
following day. The same applies if you have it set to check weekly:  
if you run it at 9:00 on Friday, it will run a 9:00 am the following  
Friday.


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Re: installing software on a DVD to a non DVD ibook

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 03/11/2007, at 9:56 AM, gary dorn wrote:


Howdy
I am hoping someone can tell me how to install some software  
( inparticular iWork 05) which is on a DVD onto my G3 ibook which  
only has a CD tray.


I have an Airport network to a G4 and macPro ( both with DVD)


A couple of suggestions:

1, insert the DVD into one of the computers with a DVD player, then  
log into that computer from your iBook. You should be able to see the  
DVD as a share. If so, mount it to your iBook and run the installer


 2. If the DVD doesn't show up as a share, copy the software from  
the DVD to the HD of one of your DVD computers. Again, log into that  
computer and run the installer from the remote computer.


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LEOPARD WARNING

[Robert Howells]

Good Morning ,

All those usingLEOPARD   should check out the item about
a serious   Finder   bug !

It is documented here  : 


Bob

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Free old Mac magazines

[James & Simone Green]

Hi,

I have the following old mac mags to get rid and I thought i would  
just let you know, on the off chance that someone might collect such  
things.

I have the following and they need to go as 1 lot.

Aus Macworld Sep 1999
UK Your iMac Christmas 1999
UK Macformat Jan 2000
UK Macworld Jan 2000
US Macaddict Mar 2000
UK Macworld Mar 2000
Aus Macworld Mar 2000
Aus Macworld Apr 2000
Aus Macworld May 2000
Aus Macworld Aug 2001 (no cover)
UK Macformat Apr 2005
Aus Macworld Nov 2005
Aus Mactalk Issue 1 2006

Cheers
James

p.s. Pick up will be from South Guildford.

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Bootcamp / Parallels

[X.Ray_Wa]

Has any one else had this problem


I installed 10.5 and works like a dream
had no problems with anything with the new version of OSX

I installed Windows XP using Boot-camp and register Windows via the
internet .All well
I installed Parallels and run the the boot-camp version of Windows
using Parallels
Warning Warning You copy has be installed on more than one computer..
You need to re register..
Ar Had to ring Microsoft, give them a zillion numbers, he gave me
back a bunch of numbers to re register windows. What a pain that was...

So I guess Windows detected that the same windows serial number was on
two different computers "Bootcamp partition"
and "Parallels using bootcamp partition".



Ray 


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Re: Windows on a Mac...to show the others...

[John Daniels]

Hi Mike
I did hear that Windows XP is being withdrawn from retailers by Microsoft
i.e it's Vista or nothing. Maybe check with someone like Harvey Norman
Cheers
John


On 5/11/07 6:34 PM, "Susan Hastings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi Mike, you would need to check on the minimum space requirements for
> Windows XP, but it should be possible if you have 30g free at present.
> You won't have much room for an expanding iphoto library on the
> Macbook afterwards.
> 
> The good news  is that you can use the same installation of Windows
> for both Parallels and Bootcamp, at least this was possible with
> Bootcamp Beta. The instructions with Parallels will fill you in on
> this. I think you use Bootcamp to make your partition, install Windows
> on it, then from Parallels choose the Bootcamp partition as the
> Windows installation to start up from.
> 
> cheers, Susan.
> 
> 
> On 05/11/2007, at 5:44 PM, Mike Murray wrote:
> 
>> Hi all
>> 
>> Just bought Leopard, and am thinking about buying Windows XP to run
>> with Bootcamp. But Parallels sounds a better idea, as you can run
>> both OS at the same time. But it's slower. Hmmm.
>> 
>> Can one copy of XP be used by both Bootcamp and Parallels...Bootcamp
>> for the speed if I need it and Parallels for the convenience?
>> 
>> How much hard disk space will I need if I go that way? I've got a
>> Macbook which about 30Gb on the hard drive.
>> 
>> Advice welcome.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Mike
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester
>> TimeTrackers
>> East Fremantle
>> Western Australia
>> 
>> Tel 08 9339 8078
>> Fax 08 9339 0519
>> 
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>> education, publishing and film-making
>> 
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>> 
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Re: Next WAMUG meeting

[J Philippe Chaperon]

Dear WAMUG members, friends and Glenn,

Many thanks for the suggestion Glenn. Yes! You are definitely correct in
that it can be quite daunting to find the meeting if someone is a new commer
to Curtin's environment and without an appropriate map.

The location map can be found on Curtin's site at:

http://www.geology.curtin.edu.au/local/locationhome.htm

The venue is:

Curtin University
Bentley Campus

 Applied Geology
 Building 312
 Room 2.22 (note: I'm not sure of the room no. but as you enter through the
double glass doors, it is the first one on your left. This is a fairly large
lecture room.)

Hope this will be helpful, and with my sincere apologies and hope to see you
tomorrow. 

Regards,

Philippe Chaperon


on 5/11/07 9:39 AM, Glenn Nicholas at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Hi Phillipe,
> 
> If you want to encourage more people to attend (and particularly first
> time visitors), you should include details on where the meeting is.
> 
> And if it is in any way hard to find (and pretty much any venue at
> Curtin seems to be tricky), a map showing where to park and where to go.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Glenn.
> 
> On 04/11/2007, at 9:31 PM, J Philippe Chaperon wrote:
> 
> Dear WAMUG members & friends,
> 
> Just a friendly reminder that the next meeting is being held this coming
> Tuesday, 6 November 2007 at the usual place at Curtin University.
> 
> The meeting will have its usual start time of 7:30pm and will beging
> with
> the Questions & Answers session. Following this will be a demo of Mac
> OS X
> LEOPARD. This will be well worth the trip to Curtin for there are no
> more
> secrets and all can be revealed!
> 
> Do not forget the tea/coffee session kindly organised by Colyn at the
> close
> of the meeting. This is a time for general chit-chat where all
> subjects are
> open for discussion!!
> 
> Some advice for those who have questions to ask:
> 
> - Jot down your computer model, operating system and its version eg OS X
> 10.3.9
> - The name of the application/software giving you problems and its
> version
> - The error message encountered if one was produced
> - Any other relevant details pertaining to the error or problem
> encountered
> 
> These information can help narrowing the problem and possibly
> resulting in a
> successful answer.
> 
> Hope you have all enjoyed this magnificent Sunday and that we'll see
> you at
> the meeting on Tuesday.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Philippe Chaperon



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Re: Windows on a Mac...to show the others...

[Susan Hastings]

Hi Mike, you would need to check on the minimum space requirements for  
Windows XP, but it should be possible if you have 30g free at present.  
You won't have much room for an expanding iphoto library on the  
Macbook afterwards.


The good news  is that you can use the same installation of Windows  
for both Parallels and Bootcamp, at least this was possible with  
Bootcamp Beta. The instructions with Parallels will fill you in on  
this. I think you use Bootcamp to make your partition, install Windows  
on it, then from Parallels choose the Bootcamp partition as the  
Windows installation to start up from.


cheers, Susan.


On 05/11/2007, at 5:44 PM, Mike Murray wrote:


Hi all

Just bought Leopard, and am thinking about buying Windows XP to run  
with Bootcamp. But Parallels sounds a better idea, as you can run  
both OS at the same time. But it's slower. Hmmm.


Can one copy of XP be used by both Bootcamp and Parallels...Bootcamp  
for the speed if I need it and Parallels for the convenience?


How much hard disk space will I need if I go that way? I've got a  
Macbook which about 30Gb on the hard drive.


Advice welcome.

Cheers
Mike




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Windows on a Mac...to show the others...

[Mike Murray]

Hi all

Just bought Leopard, and am thinking about buying Windows XP to run  
with Bootcamp. But Parallels sounds a better idea, as you can run  
both OS at the same time. But it's slower. Hmmm.


Can one copy of XP be used by both Bootcamp and Parallels...Bootcamp  
for the speed if I need it and Parallels for the convenience?


How much hard disk space will I need if I go that way? I've got a  
Macbook which about 30Gb on the hard drive.


Advice welcome.

Cheers
Mike




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