Re: address book?

[tom samson]

Found them. I manually inserted everything else and forgot that one.  
OOOpps

On 08/06/2008, at 3:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hello Tom,

If you did an 'Upgrade' install of Leopard your address book is  
usually imported automatically to your new system.


If you did an 'Archive and Install' and did not select "Preserve  
Users and Networks Settings", it won't be imported.


But, if you have your previous home folder, the old Address book  
folder will be there and you can copy your old Address Book by doing  
this:

1. Quit Address Book
2. In your PREVIOUS Home Folder > Library > Application Support >  
AddressBook
3. Drag and Drop that folder to the same location in your NEW Home  
Folder, replacing the AddressBook folder there.

4. Open Address Book

Cheers,
Ronni

On 08/06/2008, at 2:35 PM, tom samson wrote:

I have just upgraded my machine to 10.5 and I am looking for my  
addresses for address book anyone know how to import them

tom

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On 09/06/2008, at 10:04 AM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote:


Hello Ronnie,

A few minutes before reading your warning about "terminal"  I had  
seen in the dock an icon terminal unknown to me which I closed.


Am I likely to have done something drastic?

I am fairly ignorant about the technical aspects of computing (I  
often don't understand the questions on this forum, let alone the  
answers) and a relative newcomer to the wonderful world of the Mac.


It would be good to have your advice.

Thanks, Jennifer


Hi Jennifer,

I don't think you have done anything drastic at all  unless you  
typed anything into Terminal ;-)


The Terminal Application 'lives' in Applications > Utilities, when  
you open Terminal it displays in the Dock and will stay there until  
you Quit it or Close it, the same as any other application.


Unless you have dragged the Terminal Application into the Dock for  
ease of use, like I have.
If you want the Terminal icon out of your Dock, just drag it off the  
dock and it will 'poof' and disappear.


Don't be afraid of asking questions on WAMUG, we all had to start  
somewhere, and Computers are an ongoing learning experience.

Enjoy the wonderful 'Mac Way Of Life'.

Cheers,
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Re: Termina

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On 09/06/2008, at 10:04 AM, Jennifer Lefroy wrote:


Hello Ronnie,

A few minutes before reading your warning about "terminal"  I had  
seen in the dock an icon terminal unknown to me which I closed.


Am I likely to have done something drastic?

I am fairly ignorant about the technical aspects of computing (I  
often don't understand the questions on this forum, let alone the  
answers) and a relative newcomer to the wonderful world of the Mac.


It would be good to have your advice.

Thanks, Jennifer


Hi Jennifer,

I don't think you have done anything drastic at all  unless you  
typed anything into Terminal ;-)


The Terminal Application 'lives' in Applications > Utilities, when you  
open Terminal it displays in the Dock and will stay there until you  
Quit it or Close it, the same as any other application.


Unless you have dragged the Terminal Application into the Dock for  
ease of use, like I have.
If you want the Terminal icon out of your Dock, just drag it off the  
dock and it will 'poof' and disappear.


Don't be afraid of asking questions on WAMUG, we all had to start  
somewhere, and Computers are an ongoing learning experience.

Enjoy the wonderful 'Mac Way Of Life'.

Cheers,
Ronni



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Re: Re password problem

[Skehan Adrian]

Had to resort to Archive and Install on advice from Apple.


Regards,

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On 09/06/2008, at 10:26 AM, Rob Davies wrote:


Ok,

Lets try this one:-

Boot into single user mode ( cmd + s ) at reboot

sh /etc/rc
passwd username
reboot

This will reset the password associated to username.

But it will also remove keychains passwords.

Cheers!
`Rob...

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Its not an Intel its a G4


Regards,

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On 09/06/2008, at 9:35 AM, Robert Howells wrote:


Hi Adrian ,

Silly question but ,

The Macbook pro according to Mactracker is an intel ... if I have  
the right unit ! ?


so you are using an Intel installer ?

I keep an installation on a hard drive that could be cloned onto  
another Mac   BUT   it is PPC .

Sorry it will not help you .


Bob




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Re: password problem

[Andrew Schox]

Adrian,

Andrew what user name did you use to log in with,  I have tried both  
the normal and short names also Admin and about every other variation.


I tried "Administrator", "Admin", "administrator", "admin", and a  
couple of other user names that I knew to have administrator  
privileges. All to no avail...


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Re: Re password problem

[Rob Davies]

Ok,

Lets try this one:-

Boot into single user mode ( cmd + s ) at reboot

sh /etc/rc
passwd username
reboot

This will reset the password associated to username.

But it will also remove keychains passwords.

Cheers!
`Rob...

On 09Jun2008, at 9:42 am, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Its not an Intel its a G4


Regards,

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On 09/06/2008, at 9:35 AM, Robert Howells wrote:


Hi Adrian ,

Silly question but ,

The Macbook pro according to Mactracker is an intel ... if I have  
the right unit ! ?


so you are using an Intel installer ?

I keep an installation on a hard drive that could be cloned onto  
another Mac   BUT   it is PPC .

Sorry it will not help you .


Bob




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[Jennifer Lefroy]

Hello Ronnie,

A few minutes before reading your warning about "terminal"  I had seen  
in the dock an icon terminal unknown to me which I closed.


Am I likely to have done something drastic?

I am fairly ignorant about the technical aspects of computing (I often  
don't understand the questions on this forum, let alone the answers)  
and a relative newcomer to the wonderful world of the Mac.


It would be good to have your advice.

Thanks, Jennifer


On 09/06/2008, at 9:45 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:


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Re: password problem

[Skehan Adrian]

I used the same installer disk on my G5 without any problem.

Andrew what user name did you use to log in with,  I have tried both  
the normal and short names also Admin and about every other variation.



Regards,

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On 09/06/2008, at 9:48 AM, Andrew Schox wrote:

I'm not sure whether this is a related issue, but I did an upgrade  
of Leopard Server to 10.5.3 on Friday, and then could not log in  
with any known user name/password combination! I booted off the  
Install DVD and used the password reset utility with no success. I  
then tried it again, and assigned a new password for the root user,  
and was able to log on that way.


Cheers,

Andrew

On 09/06/2008, at 9:26 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Thanks Rob and all.

Tried that Rob and the permissions repair did find a problem but  
still no joy. Taking a step back, the 2 initial attempts to upgrade  
the installation failed which left me nowhere so the upgrade was  
done in Target mode via my G5 iMac,  I have tried every combination  
of user name and password belonging to the PowerBookPro and the  
iMac--on the off chance that the installation process had adopted  
the iMac KeyChain, all to no avail.


All files on the  PowerBookPro is accessible in Target mode.  I am  
thinking that transferring all the files to another disk and having  
another shot at running the Installer is the next option.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 09/06/2008, at 9:04 AM, Rob Davies wrote:


Morning,

If your machine boots with the 10.5 install disk,

go to utilities choose reset password.

Select User name.

Enter new password then verify in box below, save.

Do not use reset.

Yes you will get a message about keychains, but it is about  
keychains password that wont be changing.


Oh, once you click on ok in keychains message box,  there will be  
nothing in reset password box.

Do not despair it has changed the password.

Reboot using new password for user.

Cheers!
Rob




On 08Jun2008, at 4:28 pm, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Yes but it will not log on.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 4:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to  
log on using the original user name and password.  Booting on  
the Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont  
change the password it comes up with a prompt saying that  
original password wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to  
change it, the problem being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator  
account, not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
Ronni


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Re: dashboard

[Erin]

Hi

In System Prefs, have you set the Dashboard thingy to nothing?  (Expose and
Spaces pane, last section)

That should at least take care of your F12 problem.



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Does anyone know how I can get rid of DashBoard? I have removed 
the APP   but every time I hit the F12 ket instead of delete - there 
it is again.   Eradication is sought!


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Stolen iMac

[Andrew Schox]

Hi all,

Our office was burgled on Saturday night. A "lamp stand" iMac was  
stolen. The serial number is: W841317HQB7, just in case anybody gets  
offered a bargain Mac fitting that description.


Cheers,

Andrew


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Re: password problem

[Andrew Schox]

I'm not sure whether this is a related issue, but I did an upgrade of  
Leopard Server to 10.5.3 on Friday, and then could not log in with any  
known user name/password combination! I booted off the Install DVD and  
used the password reset utility with no success. I then tried it  
again, and assigned a new password for the root user, and was able to  
log on that way.


Cheers,

Andrew

On 09/06/2008, at 9:26 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Thanks Rob and all.

Tried that Rob and the permissions repair did find a problem but  
still no joy. Taking a step back, the 2 initial attempts to upgrade  
the installation failed which left me nowhere so the upgrade was  
done in Target mode via my G5 iMac,  I have tried every combination  
of user name and password belonging to the PowerBookPro and the  
iMac--on the off chance that the installation process had adopted  
the iMac KeyChain, all to no avail.


All files on the  PowerBookPro is accessible in Target mode.  I am  
thinking that transferring all the files to another disk and having  
another shot at running the Installer is the next option.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 09/06/2008, at 9:04 AM, Rob Davies wrote:


Morning,

If your machine boots with the 10.5 install disk,

go to utilities choose reset password.

Select User name.

Enter new password then verify in box below, save.

Do not use reset.

Yes you will get a message about keychains, but it is about  
keychains password that wont be changing.


Oh, once you click on ok in keychains message box,  there will be  
nothing in reset password box.

Do not despair it has changed the password.

Reboot using new password for user.

Cheers!
Rob




On 08Jun2008, at 4:28 pm, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Yes but it will not log on.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 4:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to  
log on using the original user name and password.  Booting on  
the Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont  
change the password it comes up with a prompt saying that  
original password wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to  
change it, the problem being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator  
account, not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
Ronni


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Re: dashboard

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On 09/06/2008, at 9:23 AM, bill parker wrote:

Does anyone know how I can get rid of DashBoard? I have removed  
the APP   but every time I hit the F12 ket instead of delete - there  
it is again.   Eradication is sought!


Hello Bill,

The simplest way to ensure that Dashboard never loads is to go to  
System Preferences>Exposé & Spaces, Exposé tab. Then set the Hide and  
Show hotkey for Dashboard to - so that there is no shortcut to launch  
it. This way the only way it's going to launch is if you manually find  
Dashboard.app and launch it.


If you want Dashboard fully disabled, you can do this with the  
Terminal. Be careful, though; if you're afraid of messing something up  
(which is very much a possibility when you're dealing with the  
Terminal), it's best not to tinker around with the Terminal. Warnings  
aside, this is what you type in to disable Dashboard:


defaults write com.apple.dashboard mcx-disabled -boolean YES

After you enter this, enter "killall Dock" (no quotes) to restart the  
Dock. If you want Dashboard functionality back, type the same line  
above but replace YES with NO.


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[Skehan Adrian]

Its not an Intel its a G4


Regards,

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Hi Adrian ,

Silly question but ,

The Macbook pro according to Mactracker is an intel ... if I have  
the right unit ! ?


so you are using an Intel installer ?

I keep an installation on a hard drive that could be cloned onto  
another Mac   BUT   it is PPC .

Sorry it will not help you .


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[Skehan Adrian]

Thanks Rob and all.

Tried that Rob and the permissions repair did find a problem but still  
no joy. Taking a step back, the 2 initial attempts to upgrade the  
installation failed which left me nowhere so the upgrade was done in  
Target mode via my G5 iMac,  I have tried every combination of user  
name and password belonging to the PowerBookPro and the iMac--on the  
off chance that the installation process had adopted the iMac  
KeyChain, all to no avail.


All files on the  PowerBookPro is accessible in Target mode.  I am  
thinking that transferring all the files to another disk and having  
another shot at running the Installer is the next option.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 09/06/2008, at 9:04 AM, Rob Davies wrote:


Morning,

If your machine boots with the 10.5 install disk,

go to utilities choose reset password.

Select User name.

Enter new password then verify in box below, save.

Do not use reset.

Yes you will get a message about keychains, but it is about  
keychains password that wont be changing.


Oh, once you click on ok in keychains message box,  there will be  
nothing in reset password box.

Do not despair it has changed the password.

Reboot using new password for user.

Cheers!
Rob




On 08Jun2008, at 4:28 pm, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Yes but it will not log on.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 4:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to  
log on using the original user name and password.  Booting on the  
Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont change  
the password it comes up with a prompt saying that original  
password wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to change it, the  
problem being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator  
account, not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
Ronni


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Re: password problem

[Skehan Adrian]

Thanks Rob and all.

Tried that Rob and the permissions repair did find a problem but still  
no joy. Taking a step back, the 2 initial attempts to upgrade the  
installation failed which left me nowhere so the upgrade was done in  
Target mode via my G5 iMac,  I have tried every combination of user  
name and password belonging to the PowerBookPro and the iMac--on the  
off chance that the installation process had adopted the iMac  
KeyChain, all to no avail.


All files on the  PowerBookPro is accessible in Target mode.  I am  
thinking that transferring all the files to another disk and having  
another shot at running the Installer is the next option.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 09/06/2008, at 9:04 AM, Rob Davies wrote:


Morning,

If your machine boots with the 10.5 install disk,

go to utilities choose reset password.

Select User name.

Enter new password then verify in box below, save.

Do not use reset.

Yes you will get a message about keychains, but it is about  
keychains password that wont be changing.


Oh, once you click on ok in keychains message box,  there will be  
nothing in reset password box.

Do not despair it has changed the password.

Reboot using new password for user.

Cheers!
Rob




On 08Jun2008, at 4:28 pm, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Yes but it will not log on.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 4:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to  
log on using the original user name and password.  Booting on the  
Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont change  
the password it comes up with a prompt saying that original  
password wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to change it, the  
problem being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator  
account, not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
Ronni


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[bill parker]

Does anyone know how I can get rid of DashBoard? I have removed 
the APP   but every time I hit the F12 ket instead of delete - there 
it is again.   Eradication is sought!



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Hi Adrian,

I would use Indesign, it's very user friendly. Your friend would find  
it very difficult to get anything published from word.


Liz
On 06/06/2008, at 10:37 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Hi all,

A friend of mine is writing a technical medical book with lots of  
graphics etc. using word on a windows machine, how wrong can you  
get?  When I last did a project like that I used PageMaker which no  
longer exists.  Can anyone please advise me of a suitable  
alternative software and any info on publishing would be appreciated.



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Re: password problem

[Rob Davies]

Morning,

If your machine boots with the 10.5 install disk,

go to utilities choose reset password.

Select User name.

Enter new password then verify in box below, save.

Do not use reset.

Yes you will get a message about keychains, but it is about keychains  
password that wont be changing.


Oh, once you click on ok in keychains message box,  there will be  
nothing in reset password box.

Do not despair it has changed the password.

Reboot using new password for user.

Cheers!
Rob




On 08Jun2008, at 4:28 pm, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Yes but it will not log on.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 4:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to  
log on using the original user name and password.  Booting on the  
Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont change  
the password it comes up with a prompt saying that original  
password wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to change it, the  
problem being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator  
account, not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
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Re: Macbook Pro Battery Problem

[Ronda Brown]

On 09/06/2008, at 8:18 AM, Ashley Mulder wrote:



On 07/06/2008, at 10:58 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 07/06/2008, at 10:16 AM, Ashley Mulder wrote:

Hi guys

Got a problem with my Macbook pro battery
Don't ask me what prompted me to do this but i pulled my fully
charged battery pack out the other day, and probably ran the
computer on the power adaptor for about 2 days
Thursday night i put the battery back in, removed the power
adaptor, and the computer promptly decided to shut down!!!
The battery is fully charged, it is in properly, and the computer
recognises that the battery is there cause it says it has a full
charge
I can even click on the battery status indicator at the top menu
bar, it will show the source as the power adaptor, i remove the
power adaptor and the source becomes the battery, then it shuts
down (ie, its showing that the source has become the battery, but
for some reason it just shuts down)

Ive reset the PRAM to no effect, nor has getting angry at it proven
to do anything :)
Im thinking of deleting the BatteryUpdater.bundle file from the
System Configuration file, restarting, then re-installing version
1.2 (its at 1.3 atm) and seeing what that does

What do you learned people suggest??

PS Apple Support Docs doesn't really have much on it - its suggest
that maybe the backup battery might be flat, but it doesn't seem to
be


Hello Ashley,

It is not good to run your MBP on AC power with the battery removed
- for one thing, your MBP with throttle the CPU back to 1 GHz. 


Cheers,
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On 07/06/2008, at 10:58 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 07/06/2008, at 10:16 AM, Ashley Mulder wrote:

Hi guys

Got a problem with my Macbook pro battery
Don't ask me what prompted me to do this but i pulled my fully
charged battery pack out the other day, and probably ran the
computer on the power adaptor for about 2 days
Thursday night i put the battery back in, removed the power
adaptor, and the computer promptly decided to shut down!!!
The battery is fully charged, it is in properly, and the computer
recognises that the battery is there cause it says it has a full
charge
I can even click on the battery status indicator at the top menu
bar, it will show the source as the power adaptor, i remove the
power adaptor and the source becomes the battery, then it shuts
down (ie, its showing that the source has become the battery, but
for some reason it just shuts down)

Ive reset the PRAM to no effect, nor has getting angry at it proven
to do anything :)
Im thinking of deleting the BatteryUpdater.bundle file from the
System Configuration file, restarting, then re-installing version
1.2 (its at 1.3 atm) and seeing what that does

What do you learned people suggest??

PS Apple Support Docs doesn't really have much on it - its suggest
that maybe the backup battery might be flat, but it doesn't seem to
be


Hello Ashley,

It is not good to run your MBP on AC power with the battery removed
- for one thing, your MBP with throttle the CPU back to 1 GHz. 

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Re: vCard data

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 07/06/2008, at 5:39 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:


Problem solved!
If you are interested

Open vCard data in Word
Select all and copy
Paste into a blank Excel document
Sort Data on first column



Another solution I would have suggested is to download a copy of Bento  
from www.filemaker.com, if you haven't already done so. This program  
automatically  creates a database from your Address Book. You can then  
simply export it as a .csv file and use it in any program which reads  
csv.


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Re: AFL widget

[Nichole Shervington/Paul Vilkas]

Hi Severin,

I also have the latest version, but it seems the sizing of the ladder box is
not right. The refresh button is mashed over the second last team on the
ladder. Tears for Freo!! It is a bit hard to read. Melbourne hangs out of
the grid. Any ideas how to fix this?

Cheers!
Nichole


On 6/06/08 11:34 PM, "Severin Crisp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hooray, I have a ladder again!
> 
> On 06/06/2008, at 8:25 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On 06/06/2008, at 5:38 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
>> 
>>> Is anyone else having problems with the AFL Ladder widget, I have
>>> the latest v1.5.5.  and it complains of being unable to access
>>> sportal.com.  How can life carry on without this vital information!
>>> v1.5.5 seems to be the latest version (May 10) and I have used it
>>> happily for several years.
>>> Severin CRisp
>> 
>> Hi Severin,
>> 
>> Click on the 'i' and then select aft.com.au as the Source
>> Also Highlight Your Team  Colingwood Magpies ;-))
>> 
>> Well, actually that is my team isn't it!
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> Car'n The Pies
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MPG files ??

[Stephen Chape]

Hi folks,

Does anyone know why will MPG files not inport into iMovie08 or into  
Final Cut Express ?


Regards,
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Re: Flash disk woes

[James / Hans Kunz]

flash disks --- watch out they are not really low power units eg  
"sandisk" with its show light consumes so much that it only works on  
certain usb ports (on pc most likely on the back of the computer, i  
have seen on the pc friends place where my friend complaint about  
sluggish behaviour and the flash disk was plugged in on the front, i  
went under the desk & plugged the flash disk into a back  
slot ...well there was the full functionality & speedand my  
friend was happy


usb port have power limiters built in & normally you dont know how  
much power is available on a certain usb port!!! so always try on a  
number of port/computers or try to go through an external powered usb  
hub

cheers James



On 08/06/2008, at 10:47, Pat wrote:

We have several little USB flash disks that have been very useful  
in transporting info between the Mac and the PC.  No problems until  
recently.


Now, the Mac has no problem reading or interacting with the files  
on the flash disk, but when that same disk is then plugged back  
into the PC, the message is that it is 'unreadable' and has to be  
reformatted even if the Mac did nothing but read the disk.


I looked at the USB disks with DiskUtility, and they are still  
formatted as FAT.


Does anyone know what is happening here?  Perhaps as the result of  
an OS upgrade?  More to the point, is there anything that can be  
done to bring back the valuable Mac/PC communication once enjoyed?


The Mac is an Intel G5 running OS 10.5.3 and the PC is a Dell  
laptop using XP Service pack 2.


Pat

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Re: Numeric keypad

[Ian Reid]

On 7 Jun 2008, at 3:39 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


On 07/06/2008, at 3:32 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 07/06/2008, at 2:54 PM, Ian Reid wrote:


Hi there

Using desktop Core 2 Duo Intel Mac, aluminium keyboard, with Vista  
via Parallels.


Is there an Fn key combination, or other means, to turn on the  
numeric keypad in Parallels>Windows Vista. I can't see anything  
useful in Windows control panels and without use of the keypad,  
Quicken is suddenly going to be a real pain.


Thanks in anticipation


Hello Ian,

Did you turn on NUM Lock?
Windows makes weird use of the numeric keypad, you have to turn   
'Num Lock' on.


Cheers,
Ronni


Hi Ian,

Please don't take this the wrong way, but in case you don't know the  
'num lock' on the Aluminium keyboard is the 'clear' key.


Cheers,
Ronni

Many thanks Ronni. I'm glad you had a second thought and I am not the  
least bit offended.


Incidently, David Pogue in his Leopard Missing Manual, writes on page  
11 that "Clear gets rid of whatever you've highlighted, but without  
putting a copy on the invisible Clipboard, as the Cut command would  
do."  He obviously assumes that everybody knows that CLEAR=NUM LOCK


Regards

Ian

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Mystery is solved - it has turned out to be an inept PC user who was  
clicking in the wrong place, plus there seems to be something wrong  
with his PC, in addition.


Thanks, Luke & Robert, for suggestions.

Pat
(glad to be a Mac person)



On 8/06/08 10:47 AM, "Pat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


We have several little USB flash disks that have been very useful in
transporting info between the Mac and the PC.  No problems until
recently.

Now, the Mac has no problem reading or interacting with the files on
the flash disk, but when that same disk is then plugged back into the
PC, the message is that it is 'unreadable' and has to be reformatted
even if the Mac did nothing but read the disk.

I looked at the USB disks with DiskUtility, and they are still
formatted as FAT.

Does anyone know what is happening here?  Perhaps as the result of an
OS upgrade?  More to the point, is there anything that can be done to
bring back the valuable Mac/PC communication once enjoyed?

The Mac is an Intel G5 running OS 10.5.3 and the PC is a Dell laptop
using XP Service pack 2.

Pat


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Re: password problem

[Skehan Adrian]

Been trying fixit at Unix level as suggested by apple without success.  
doing the permissions bit now.



Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 5:35 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

Adrian, Have you repaired permissions as Bob suggested and still  
unable to login?


Cheers,
Ronni


On 08/06/2008, at 4:28 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Yes but it will not log on.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 4:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to  
log on using the original user name and password.  Booting on the  
Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont change  
the password it comes up with a prompt saying that original  
password wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to change it, the  
problem being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator  
account, not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
Ronni



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Re: password problem

[Ronda Brown]

Adrian, Have you repaired permissions as Bob suggested and still  
unable to login?


Cheers,
Ronni


On 08/06/2008, at 4:28 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:


Yes but it will not log on.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to  
log on using the original user name and password.  Booting on the  
Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont change  
the password it comes up with a prompt saying that original  
password wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to change it, the  
problem being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator  
account, not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
Ronni



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Re: password problem

[Robert Howells]

On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to log  
on using the original user name and password.  Booting on the  
Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont change the  
password it comes up with a prompt saying that original password  
wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to change it, the problem  
being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Regards,

Adrian


Have you run permissions repair   Do it from Leopard installer  
disk ... disk utility
available from drop down menu when it is asking you to proceed with  
instal


Bob

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Re: vCard data

[Lloyd White]

Why is that the simple things elude me?

I have used that dialogue box for years and never clicked that arrow.
Again I have learned something useful and achieved the result I wanted.

Many thanks Ronnie.




> Hi Lloyd,
> 
> Step 2. File > Print brings up the Print Dialogue Box  click the
> arrow beside Printer: to open the box fully.
> Then beside Style: you will find 'lists'
> 
> Ronni
> On 08/06/2008, at 4:22 PM, Lloyd White wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni,
>> 
>> I am trying to follow your directions.
>> I select all - 254 cards.
>> Went to " print" but cannot see any "list" options. The only options
>> are
>> save as .. Or save to 
>> It saved as a PDF but has 254 cards as separate pages on the pdf. I
>> was
>> hoping to see them all on the one page, with names and addresses in
>> different columns. A bit like Palm desktop. Probably not possible.
>> 
>> Lloyd
>> 
>> 


 



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[Ronda Brown]

Hi Lloyd,

Step 2. File > Print brings up the Print Dialogue Box  click the  
arrow beside Printer: to open the box fully.

Then beside Style: you will find 'lists'

Ronni
On 08/06/2008, at 4:22 PM, Lloyd White wrote:


Hi Ronni,

I am trying to follow your directions.
I select all - 254 cards.
Went to " print" but cannot see any "list" options. The only options  
are

save as .. Or save to 
It saved as a PDF but has 254 cards as separate pages on the pdf. I  
was

hoping to see them all on the one page, with names and addresses in
different columns. A bit like Palm desktop. Probably not possible.

Lloyd





Hi Severin,

1. Select the Group
2. File > Print
3. Choose 'lists' from the Pop-Up Menu and set your options, eg. just
check names or anything else you want shown in yourprint.
4. Click on PDF at the bottom of the Print Dialogue box  'Save As
PDF'

Cheers,
Ronni

On 07/06/2008, at 5:03 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:


Is there a way to manipulate vCard data?
In this case I am trying to extract a list of names from a Group in
Address Book.  I can export as vCards or Address Book Archive but
can not go further.
Severin Crisp





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[Skehan Adrian]

Yes but it will not log on.


Regards,

Adrian

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On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to log  
on using the original user name and password.  Booting on the  
Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont change  
the password it comes up with a prompt saying that original  
password wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to change it, the  
problem being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator account,  
not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
Ronni


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Re: Flash disk woes

[Lukasz Nowak]

Hi Pat,

Can't you just Network the two computers?

Luke


On 8/06/08 10:47 AM, "Pat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> We have several little USB flash disks that have been very useful in
> transporting info between the Mac and the PC.  No problems until
> recently.
> 
> Now, the Mac has no problem reading or interacting with the files on
> the flash disk, but when that same disk is then plugged back into the
> PC, the message is that it is 'unreadable' and has to be reformatted
> even if the Mac did nothing but read the disk.
> 
> I looked at the USB disks with DiskUtility, and they are still
> formatted as FAT.
> 
> Does anyone know what is happening here?  Perhaps as the result of an
> OS upgrade?  More to the point, is there anything that can be done to
> bring back the valuable Mac/PC communication once enjoyed?
> 
> The Mac is an Intel G5 running OS 10.5.3 and the PC is a Dell laptop
> using XP Service pack 2.
> 
> Pat
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[Lloyd White]

Hi Ronni,

I am trying to follow your directions.
I select all - 254 cards.
Went to " print" but cannot see any "list" options. The only options are
save as .. Or save to 
It saved as a PDF but has 254 cards as separate pages on the pdf. I was
hoping to see them all on the one page, with names and addresses in
different columns. A bit like Palm desktop. Probably not possible.

Lloyd  




> Hi Severin,
> 
> 1. Select the Group
> 2. File > Print
> 3. Choose 'lists' from the Pop-Up Menu and set your options, eg. just
> check names or anything else you want shown in yourprint.
> 4. Click on PDF at the bottom of the Print Dialogue box  'Save As
> PDF'
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> On 07/06/2008, at 5:03 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
> 
>> Is there a way to manipulate vCard data?
>> In this case I am trying to extract a list of names from a Group in
>> Address Book.  I can export as vCards or Address Book Archive but
>> can not go further.
>> Severin Crisp




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[Ronda Brown]

On 08/06/2008, at 4:05 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to log  
on using the original user name and password.  Booting on the  
Installer disk and using the Change Password utility wont change the  
password it comes up with a prompt saying that original password  
wont be unlocked and to use Key Chain to change it, the problem  
being that you cant log in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Hello Adrian,

Did you select the user name of your original administrator account,  
not "System Administrator Account"?


Cheers,
Ronni


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Re: vCard data

[Severin Crisp]

Thanks, Ronni!
	 As usual your solution leads to that "Why didn't I think of that?  
response.  I did the job in the clumsy way I described but will  
remember for next time.  I should have known; I have a neat little  
booklet I print of family and other necessary addresses that we carry  
when away from home and I set up to print it in more or less the way  
you describe.  Just a matter of selecting names only.
Enjoy the rest of Sunday, getting a bit chilly here and rain is on the  
way.

Severin

On 08/06/2008, at 3:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Severin,

1. Select the Group
2. File > Print
3. Choose 'lists' from the Pop-Up Menu and set your options, eg.  
just check names or anything else you want shown in yourprint.
4. Click on PDF at the bottom of the Print Dialogue box  'Save  
As PDF'


Cheers,
Ronni

On 07/06/2008, at 5:03 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:


Is there a way to manipulate vCard data?
In this case I am trying to extract a list of names from a Group in  
Address Book.  I can export as vCards or Address Book Archive but  
can not go further.

Severin Crisp

 Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP
 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia.
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Phone  (08) 9842 1950   (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
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password problem

[Skehan Adrian]

I have upgraded G4 Powerbook to OS 10.5 but it wont allow me to log on  
using the original user name and password.  Booting on the Installer  
disk and using the Change Password utility wont change the password it  
comes up with a prompt saying that original password wont be unlocked  
and to use Key Chain to change it, the problem being that you cant log  
in to do anything.


Any suggestions please.


Regards,

Adrian

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Hello Tom,

If you did an 'Upgrade' install of Leopard your address book is  
usually imported automatically to your new system.


If you did an 'Archive and Install' and did not select "Preserve Users  
and Networks Settings", it won't be imported.


But, if you have your previous home folder, the old Address book  
folder will be there and you can copy your old Address Book by doing  
this:

1. Quit Address Book
2. In your PREVIOUS Home Folder > Library > Application Support >  
AddressBook
3. Drag and Drop that folder to the same location in your NEW Home  
Folder, replacing the AddressBook folder there.

4. Open Address Book

Cheers,
Ronni

On 08/06/2008, at 2:35 PM, tom samson wrote:

I have just upgraded my machine to 10.5 and I am looking for my  
addresses for address book anyone know how to import them

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[Ronda Brown]

Hi Severin,

1. Select the Group
2. File > Print
3. Choose 'lists' from the Pop-Up Menu and set your options, eg. just  
check names or anything else you want shown in yourprint.
4. Click on PDF at the bottom of the Print Dialogue box  'Save As  
PDF'


Cheers,
Ronni

On 07/06/2008, at 5:03 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:


Is there a way to manipulate vCard data?
In this case I am trying to extract a list of names from a Group in  
Address Book.  I can export as vCards or Address Book Archive but  
can not go further.

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)
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