Re: Firewire on a MacBook
err. do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the MacBook Pros (and a FW800-FW400 cable/port adaptor)... apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to move on from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi all, now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is there any adaptors / methods that can do this? We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard them just because Apple has gone cheap on us.. Regards, Eugene Disclaimer: This message and any attached files may contain information that is confidential intended for the named recipient/s named only. If you are not an intended recipient/s or the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient/s, be advised that you have received this message in error and that any use, disclosure, copying, circulation, forwarding, printing or publication of this message or the attached files is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the information contained therein. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete all copies from your computer system, including attachments and your reply email. -- 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] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) User Support Officer Laboratory Manager Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- 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]
Re: Apple unveils new 24-inch LED Cinema Display
probably won't see one going the other way for a while, if ever (at least from Apple), Display port will allow a DVI VGA signal through to a non Display Port monitor but to plug a DVI or VGA port in to a Display Port monitor you'd need some active device that will allow encoding of analogue and/or decoding/recoding of DVI in to Display port digital signal. On 16/10/2008, at 11:00 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Is it just me? The first thing I thought when I heard about the new 24 display, with the iMac styling, was - Wow - what a really nice 2 display set-up you could have with this sat next to a 24 iMac. However, all the Apple blurb touts this as a laptop display - no mention of using it as a second screen or screen for say a MacPro. Presumably, this is because it uses a new mini display port which is only compatible with the new laptops - though they may offer adaptors when the displays ship (at present the only adaptors seem to be for the laptops mini display port to allow you to use a dvi or vga monitor). I know apple are still selling the 23 cinema display - but the new 24 looks to be a so much better match with the 24 iMacs!! So.. what can we expect? New adaptors/cables or a new iMac with the new mini display port? Any thoughts? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) User Support Officer Laboratory Manager Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
Hi People, Apple have been deleting any threads on this subject on the Apple Discussion Boards. MacFixit has this to say: FireWire omission on new MacBooks a troubleshooting, iMove nightmare; Apple censors threads - http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081014223302211 (Alert Trigger: Late-Breakers) Apple's omission of a FireWire port on the new Aluminum (Late 2008) MacBooks is stirring discontent among MacFIxIt readers and on Apple's discussion boards.As written by one MacFixIt reader:What is Apple thinking? Where is the FireWire port? How are we going to do target firewire mode?Indeed, the elimination of FireWire target disk mode leaves a huge troubleshooting gap. Many users utilize FireWire target disk mode to diagnose issues, retrieve files from otherwise defunct computers, run disk repairs while booted from another drive in lieu of a Mac OS X startup disc and perform other procedures.Apple is now removing threads on its own discussion boards that mention the lack of FireWire connectivity on the new MacBooks. MacFixIt reader Scott Rose writes:Apparently, Apple doesn't want anybody talking about the lack of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, because they keep deleting every thread that people are posting about the lack of FireWire ports on the New MacBooks! I was participating in 3 different threads on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding the lack of FireWire from the new MacBooks, and Apple has removed every single thread regarding this topic. There are no threads left on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding this issue!The elimination of FireWire also spells trouble for iMovie users, who will no longer be able to directly connect cameras that use the protocol. The new MacBooks still ship with iMovie, but Apple apparently expects users to work with a USB-capable camera or import data to another system first.An Apple employee posting on the company's discussion boards says that USB is the preferred interface for iMovie '08.There are limited USB-to-FireWire converters, but most don't provide power or 6-pin connectivity. I honestly don't know ... what were Apple thinking, taking Firewire away seems ridiculous to me. I'll be keeping my 17 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with its Firewire Port that has a 6 Port Firewire Hub connected. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 2:18 PM, Mark Secker wrote: err. do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the MacBook Pros (and a FW800-FW400 cable/port adaptor)... apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to move on from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi all, now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is there any adaptors / methods that can do this? We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard them just because Apple has gone cheap on us.. Regards, Eugene -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
Hi Ronni Thanks for the info on the apple threads. that is amazing! Big mistake by Apple My 15 MacBook Pro will be with me for quite awhile regards to all chris On 16/10/2008, at 3:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People, Apple have been deleting any threads on this subject on the Apple Discussion Boards. MacFixit has this to say: FireWire omission on new MacBooks a troubleshooting, iMove nightmare; Apple censors threads - http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081014223302211 (Alert Trigger: Late-Breakers) Apple's omission of a FireWire port on the new Aluminum (Late 2008) MacBooks is stirring discontent among MacFIxIt readers and on Apple's discussion boards.As written by one MacFixIt reader:What is Apple thinking? Where is the FireWire port? How are we going to do target firewire mode?Indeed, the elimination of FireWire target disk mode leaves a huge troubleshooting gap. Many users utilize FireWire target disk mode to diagnose issues, retrieve files from otherwise defunct computers, run disk repairs while booted from another drive in lieu of a Mac OS X startup disc and perform other procedures.Apple is now removing threads on its own discussion boards that mention the lack of FireWire connectivity on the new MacBooks. MacFixIt reader Scott Rose writes:Apparently, Apple doesn't want anybody talking about the lack of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, because they keep deleting every thread that people are posting about the lack of FireWire ports on the New MacBooks! I was participating in 3 different threads on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding the lack of FireWire from the new MacBooks, and Apple has removed every single thread regarding this topic. There are no threads left on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding this issue!The elimination of FireWire also spells trouble for iMovie users, who will no longer be able to directly connect cameras that use the protocol. The new MacBooks still ship with iMovie, but Apple apparently expects users to work with a USB-capable camera or import data to another system first.An Apple employee posting on the company's discussion boards says that USB is the preferred interface for iMovie '08.There are limited USB-to-FireWire converters, but most don't provide power or 6-pin connectivity. I honestly don't know ... what were Apple thinking, taking Firewire away seems ridiculous to me. I'll be keeping my 17 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with its Firewire Port that has a 6 Port Firewire Hub connected. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 2:18 PM, Mark Secker wrote: err. do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the MacBook Pros (and a FW800-FW400 cable/port adaptor)... apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to move on from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi all, now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is there any adaptors / methods that can do this? We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard them just because Apple has gone cheap on us.. Regards, Eugene -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
Hi Chris, Apple are not keeping up with the deleting ... there is a lot of discussion on the Apple Discussions. http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?objID=c1search=Goq=no+firewire+ports+on+new+MacBooks Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 3:38 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni Thanks for the info on the apple threads. that is amazing! Big mistake by Apple My 15 MacBook Pro will be with me for quite awhile regards to all chris On 16/10/2008, at 3:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People, Apple have been deleting any threads on this subject on the Apple Discussion Boards. MacFixit has this to say: FireWire omission on new MacBooks a troubleshooting, iMove nightmare; Apple censors threads - http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081014223302211 (Alert Trigger: Late-Breakers) Apple's omission of a FireWire port on the new Aluminum (Late 2008) MacBooks is stirring discontent among MacFIxIt readers and on Apple's discussion boards.As written by one MacFixIt reader:What is Apple thinking? Where is the FireWire port? How are we going to do target firewire mode?Indeed, the elimination of FireWire target disk mode leaves a huge troubleshooting gap. Many users utilize FireWire target disk mode to diagnose issues, retrieve files from otherwise defunct computers, run disk repairs while booted from another drive in lieu of a Mac OS X startup disc and perform other procedures.Apple is now removing threads on its own discussion boards that mention the lack of FireWire connectivity on the new MacBooks. MacFixIt reader Scott Rose writes:Apparently, Apple doesn't want anybody talking about the lack of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, because they keep deleting every thread that people are posting about the lack of FireWire ports on the New MacBooks! I was participating in 3 different threads on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding the lack of FireWire from the new MacBooks, and Apple has removed every single thread regarding this topic. There are no threads left on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding this issue!The elimination of FireWire also spells trouble for iMovie users, who will no longer be able to directly connect cameras that use the protocol. The new MacBooks still ship with iMovie, but Apple apparently expects users to work with a USB-capable camera or import data to another system first.An Apple employee posting on the company's discussion boards says that USB is the preferred interface for iMovie '08.There are limited USB-to-FireWire converters, but most don't provide power or 6-pin connectivity. I honestly don't know ... what were Apple thinking, taking Firewire away seems ridiculous to me. I'll be keeping my 17 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with its Firewire Port that has a 6 Port Firewire Hub connected. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 2:18 PM, Mark Secker wrote: err. do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the MacBook Pros (and a FW800-FW400 cable/port adaptor)... apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to move on from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi all, now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is there any adaptors / methods that can do this? We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard them just because Apple has gone cheap on us.. Regards, Eugene -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
Hi All I would suggest that if it is an issue you all add your comments on the Apple Discussions boards and perhaps email Garner here in Apple Perth? regards Roger On Thu Oct 16 15:41 , Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Hi Chris, Apple are not keeping up with the deleting ... there is a lot of discussion on the Apple Discussions. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 3:38 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni Thanks for the info on the apple threads. that is amazing! Big mistake by Apple My 15 MacBook Pro will be with me for quite awhile regards to all chris On 16/10/2008, at 3:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People, Apple have been deleting any threads on this subject on the Apple Discussion Boards. MacFixit has this to say: FireWire omission on new MacBooks a troubleshooting, iMove nightmare; Apple censors threads - http://www.macfixit.com/article.php\?story=20081014223302211 (Alert Trigger: Late-Breakers) Apple's omission of a FireWire port on the new Aluminum (Late 2008) MacBooks is stirring discontent among MacFIxIt readers and on Apple's discussion boards.As written by one MacFixIt reader:What is Apple thinking? Where is the FireWire port? How are we going to do target firewire mode?Indeed, the elimination of FireWire target disk mode leaves a huge troubleshooting gap. Many users utilize FireWire target disk mode to diagnose issues, retrieve files from otherwise defunct computers, run disk repairs while booted from another drive in lieu of a Mac OS X startup disc and perform other procedures.Apple is now removing threads on its own discussion boards that mention the lack of FireWire connectivity on the new MacBooks. MacFixIt reader Scott Rose writes:Apparently, Apple doesn't want anybody talking about the lack of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, because they keep deleting every thread that people are posting about the lack of FireWire ports on the New MacBooks! I was participating in 3 different threads on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding the lack of FireWire from the new MacBooks, and Apple has removed every single thread regarding this topic. There are no threads left on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding this issue!The elimination of FireWire also spells trouble for iMovie users, who will no longer be able to directly connect cameras that use the protocol. The new MacBooks still ship with iMovie, but Apple apparently expects users to work with a USB-capable camera or import data to another system first.An Apple employee posting on the company's discussion boards says that USB is the preferred interface for iMovie '08.There are limited USB-to-FireWire converters, but most don't provide power or 6-pin connectivity. I honestly don't know ... what were Apple thinking, taking Firewire away seems ridiculous to me. I'll be keeping my 17 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with its Firewire Port that has a 6 Port Firewire Hub connected. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 2:18 PM, Mark Secker wrote: err. do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the MacBook Pros (and a FW800-FW400 cable/port adaptor)... apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to move on from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi all, now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is there any adaptors / methods that can do this? We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard them just because Apple has gone cheap on us.. Regards, Eugene -- 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 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','')[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) -- 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]
Re: Apple unveils new 24-inch LED Cinema Display
Is it just me, or does this seem very similar to the days of ADC on the LCD's? Nice monitor, I'd like to run it on my older computer (or Windows). Sure,..you just need to buy this $350 adapter) Oh,...nevermind If they do the same with this monitor that you can't run it on other computers/iMac'/towers/DVI port, then it does seem very similar. Unless I'm missing something here Kind Regards Daniel On 16/10/08 2:23 PM, Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: probably won't see one going the other way for a while, if ever (at least from Apple), Display port will allow a DVI VGA signal through to a non Display Port monitor but to plug a DVI or VGA port in to a Display Port monitor you'd need some active device that will allow encoding of analogue and/or decoding/recoding of DVI in to Display port digital signal. On 16/10/2008, at 11:00 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Is it just me? The first thing I thought when I heard about the new 24 display, with the iMac styling, was - Wow - what a really nice 2 display set-up you could have with this sat next to a 24 iMac. However, all the Apple blurb touts this as a laptop display - no mention of using it as a second screen or screen for say a MacPro. Presumably, this is because it uses a new mini display port which is only compatible with the new laptops - though they may offer adaptors when the displays ship (at present the only adaptors seem to be for the laptops mini display port to allow you to use a dvi or vga monitor). I know apple are still selling the 23 cinema display - but the new 24 looks to be a so much better match with the 24 iMacs!! So.. what can we expect? New adaptors/cables or a new iMac with the new mini display port? Any thoughts? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) User Support Officer Laboratory Manager Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- 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] --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
Hehe... Why? It's not going to get firewire re-instated! Apple never reverse course on these things - that would be akin to the Jobster admitting he had made a mistake! Just my 5c worth :) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 16/10/08 3:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All I would suggest that if it is an issue you all add your comments on the Apple Discussions boards and perhaps email Garner here in Apple Perth? regards Roger On Thu Oct 16 15:41 , Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Hi Chris, Apple are not keeping up with the deleting ... there is a lot of discussion on the Apple Discussions. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 3:38 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni Thanks for the info on the apple threads. that is amazing! Big mistake by Apple My 15 MacBook Pro will be with me for quite awhile regards to all chris On 16/10/2008, at 3:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People, Apple have been deleting any threads on this subject on the Apple Discussion Boards. MacFixit has this to say: FireWire omission on new MacBooks a troubleshooting, iMove nightmare; Apple censors threads - http://www.macfixit.com/article.php\?story=20081014223302211 (Alert Trigger: Late-Breakers) Apple's omission of a FireWire port on the new Aluminum (Late 2008) MacBooks is stirring discontent among MacFIxIt readers and on Apple's discussion boards.As written by one MacFixIt reader:What is Apple thinking? Where is the FireWire port? How are we going to do target firewire mode?Indeed, the elimination of FireWire target disk mode leaves a huge troubleshooting gap. Many users utilize FireWire target disk mode to diagnose issues, retrieve files from otherwise defunct computers, run disk repairs while booted from another drive in lieu of a Mac OS X startup disc and perform other procedures.Apple is now removing threads on its own discussion boards that mention the lack of FireWire connectivity on the new MacBooks. MacFixIt reader Scott Rose writes:Apparently, Apple doesn't want anybody talking about the lack of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, because they keep deleting every thread that people are posting about the lack of FireWire ports on the New MacBooks! I was participating in 3 different threads on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding the lack of FireWire from the new MacBooks, and Apple has removed every single thread regarding this topic. There are no threads left on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding this issue!The elimination of FireWire also spells trouble for iMovie users, who will no longer be able to directly connect cameras that use the protocol. The new MacBooks still ship with iMovie, but Apple apparently expects users to work with a USB-capable camera or import data to another system first.An Apple employee posting on the company's discussion boards says that USB is the preferred interface for iMovie '08.There are limited USB-to-FireWire converters, but most don't provide power or 6-pin connectivity. -- -- I honestly don't know ... what were Apple thinking, taking Firewire away seems ridiculous to me. I'll be keeping my 17 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with its Firewire Port that has a 6 Port Firewire Hub connected. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 2:18 PM, Mark Secker wrote: err. do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the MacBook Pros (and a FW800-FW400 cable/port adaptor)... apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to move on from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi all, now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is there any adaptors / methods that can do this? We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard them just because Apple has gone cheap on us.. Regards, Eugene -- 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]
Re: Apple unveils new 24-inch LED Cinema Display
Big difference is the DisplayPort is a royalty free standard from VESA, not a proprietory connector from Apple. Dell also have laptops available with this connector. I'd bank on it replacing hdmi as the video connection on computers. Seeya Rod Sent from my iPhone On 16/10/2008, at 2:53 PM, Daniel Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it just me, or does this seem very similar to the days of ADC on the LCD's? Nice monitor, I'd like to run it on my older computer (or Windows). Sure,..you just need to buy this $350 adapter) Oh,...nevermind If they do the same with this monitor that you can't run it on other computers/iMac'/towers/DVI port, then it does seem very similar. Unless I'm missing something here Kind Regards Daniel On 16/10/08 2:23 PM, Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: probably won't see one going the other way for a while, if ever (at least from Apple), Display port will allow a DVI VGA signal through to a non Display Port monitor but to plug a DVI or VGA port in to a Display Port monitor you'd need some active device that will allow encoding of analogue and/or decoding/recoding of DVI in to Display port digital signal. On 16/10/2008, at 11:00 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Is it just me? The first thing I thought when I heard about the new 24 display, with the iMac styling, was - Wow - what a really nice 2 display set-up you could have with this sat next to a 24 iMac. However, all the Apple blurb touts this as a laptop display - no mention of using it as a second screen or screen for say a MacPro. Presumably, this is because it uses a new mini display port which is only compatible with the new laptops - though they may offer adaptors when the displays ship (at present the only adaptors seem to be for the laptops mini display port to allow you to use a dvi or vga monitor). I know apple are still selling the 23 cinema display - but the new 24 looks to be a so much better match with the 24 iMacs!! So.. what can we expect? New adaptors/cables or a new iMac with the new mini display port? Any thoughts? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) User Support Officer Laboratory Manager Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- 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] --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
No maybe not but you might stop it being removed from the MacPros next time! On Thu Oct 16 15:59 , Neil Houghton [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Hehe... Why? It's not going to get firewire re-instated! Apple never reverse course on these things - that would be akin to the Jobster admitting he had made a mistake! Just my 5c worth :) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 16/10/08 3:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All I would suggest that if it is an issue you all add your comments on the Apple Discussions boards and perhaps email Garner here in Apple Perth? regards Roger On Thu Oct 16 15:41 , Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent: Hi Chris, Apple are not keeping up with the deleting ... there is a lot of discussion on the Apple Discussions. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 3:38 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni Thanks for the info on the apple threads. that is amazing! Big mistake by Apple My 15 MacBook Pro will be with me for quite awhile regards to all chris On 16/10/2008, at 3:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People, Apple have been deleting any threads on this subject on the Apple Discussion Boards. MacFixit has this to say: FireWire omission on new MacBooks a troubleshooting, iMove nightmare; Apple censors threads - http://www.macfixit.com/article.php\?story=20081014223302211 (Alert Trigger: Late-Breakers) Apple's omission of a FireWire port on the new Aluminum (Late 2008) MacBooks is stirring discontent among MacFIxIt readers and on Apple's discussion boards.As written by one MacFixIt reader:What is Apple thinking? Where is the FireWire port? How are we going to do target firewire mode?Indeed, the elimination of FireWire target disk mode leaves a huge troubleshooting gap. Many users utilize FireWire target disk mode to diagnose issues, retrieve files from otherwise defunct computers, run disk repairs while booted from another drive in lieu of a Mac OS X startup disc and perform other procedures.Apple is now removing threads on its own discussion boards that mention the lack of FireWire connectivity on the new MacBooks. MacFixIt reader Scott Rose writes:Apparently, Apple doesn't want anybody talking about the lack of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, because they keep deleting every thread that people are posting about the lack of FireWire ports on the New MacBooks! I was participating in 3 different threads on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding the lack of FireWire from the new MacBooks, and Apple has removed every single thread regarding this topic. There are no threads left on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding this issue!The elimination of FireWire also spells trouble for iMovie users, who will no longer be able to directly connect cameras that use the protocol. The new MacBooks still ship with iMovie, but Apple apparently expects users to work with a USB-capable camera or import data to another system first.An Apple employee posting on the company's discussion boards says that USB is the preferred interface for iMovie '08.There are limited USB-to-FireWire converters, but most don't provide power or 6-pin connectivity. -- -- I honestly don't know ... what were Apple thinking, taking Firewire away seems ridiculous to me. I'll be keeping my 17 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with its Firewire Port that has a 6 Port Firewire Hub connected. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 2:18 PM, Mark Secker wrote: err. do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the MacBook Pros (and a FW800-FW400 cable/port adaptor)... apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to move on from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi all, now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is there any adaptors / methods that can do this? We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard them just because Apple has gone cheap on us.. Regards, Eugene -- 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 - [EMAIL PROTECTED]','','','')[EMAIL PROTECTED] ) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
Yes Apple do some damn wonderful things. And they also do some damn stupid things. Removing firewire is ridiculous for many reasons. Maybe they're abandoning it for USB 3 eventually. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usb#USB_3.0 (though I'd say USB3 will not have some of the features of FW that make it great) Maybe they're just cheap. Maybe their research indicated no-one used FW on a MB. Maybe they just can't afford the 25c per port fee to the inventors ;-) Maybe I don't have Steve Jobs' vision. and FW800 only in the MBP?? and no included FW400 convertor. In any case they're futzing with an important part of the IT AV industries. They *should* come clean as to their intentions and future for firewire. My other gripes regarding the latest laptop announcements... Keyboards: I like the full size, concave keys on my current Powerbook. I'm not sure about the toy keyboard with flat key tops and spaces. But maybe I could learn to live with it. Glossy display only - no matte - yuk. Price: Yeah, yeah, falling Aussie dollar, hard economic times. MBPs start at $US1999 in US and $3199 in Aus. No included video connection adapters US$1999 = A$3000.60 (as of today) and add 10% GST = $3300 which means it's not too bad at the moment. But normally Apple Aus hedges the currency fairly strongly in its favour and seems to rarely alter prices to reflect a strengthening A$. Though even in the US, people are complaining about the prices. Maybe Apple are counting on their increasing market share to justify their prices (whatever the market can bear) I normally hate comparing too much Apples with oranges, but other manufacturers seem to make, import and sell similar specced laptops at half Apple's price. And I won't even mention LCD displays. Sure they don't have quite the style or the OS. Huge number of gripes at http://forums.mactalk.com.au/29/59835-new-macbook-event-aftermath.html /gripes woz -- 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]
Re: podcast with garageband
Hi Glenn, On 16/10/2008, at 12:10 PM, Glenn Cardwell wrote: My first ever use of the wamug group and I stuff up. This was an old message (yesterday) I had drafted and since then I found out more from the wamug website. However, there is still a problem: The podcast in Garageband (v4.1.2) was sent to my iTunes (8.0.1). The original version was 3.4 MB. When I get iTunes to convert to a mp3 files, the size increases to 8.1MB. As I want to upload this to Hipcast as a podcast (and later to iTunes), my gut feel is that the size is too big. The bit rate has changed from 64 kbps to 192 kbps in the conversion. Is that the reason for the increase in size? Yes, a higher bitrate creates a larger size file. If you want to change the bitrate in iTunes: 1. Choose iTunes Preferences - General and click Import Settings. 2. Choose an encoder from the Import Using pop-up menu (you select MP3) 3. Choose a bit rate from the Setting pop-up menu (you select custom) Then under the Stereo Bitrate select a lower Bitrate 4. Click OK. 5. Select your track in iTunes then choose Advanced Create MP3 Version Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a typical bit rate for a podcast, as they vary greatly from as low as 32 kbps up to around 128 kbps. As a rough guide to the use of different bit rates however, the following may be helpful: 320 kbps - Virtually indistinguishable from original CDs 128 kbps - Typical for musical MP3s and quality podcasts 64 kbps - Common bit rate for speech podcasts 48 kbps - Reasonably common for longer speech podcasts 32 kbps - Poor, usually used to reduce download times Listen For Yourself: http://www.siliconbay.co.uk/services/128kbps.mp3 http://www.siliconbay.co.uk/services/64kbps.mp3 http://www.siliconbay.co.uk/services/32kbps.mp3 Is there a smarter way to do this? I think you can direct Export to MP3 format in GarageBand v4.1.2 The Podcasters on WAMUG can probably give you more advice on Podcasting. Cheers, Ronni Thanks again Glenn On 16 Oct 2008, at 11:55 AM, Glenn Cardwell wrote: I have created a podcast in Garageband (v4.1.2) and sent it to my iTunes (under the Share button in Garageband). I then dragged it to the desktop just to make it easy to upload to Hipcast. It uploads fine, but ends up in the video section, not the audio which is where I want it. The podcast file has a suffix .m4a. If I convert to an mp3 it has a suffix .aif. Will this version upload better? I have done a search of the internet but with no joy. Old advice says convert to AAC under the advanced button in iTunes, but there doesn't appear to be one with iTunes 8 (8.0.1). I am grateful for any advice or websites that will help. Please keep any response simple as I have no idea what .m4a, .aif or AAC mean. Simply put, what is the best way to present a podcast to the world, well, Hipcast anyway? Glenn -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
On 16/10/2008 4:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No maybe not but you might stop it being removed from the MacPros next time! FireWire 800 was removed from the first MacBook Pros but reappeared in the second revision. FireWire may well reappear in the next revision. Have fun, Shay (awaiting FireWire 3200 http://www.tomshardware.com/news/1394-trade-association-announces-firewire-3200,4566.html) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer There are many worlds and many Opinions for hire [POQ] tales, but not much time http://public.xdi.org/=Shayfnord - Roland of Gilead -- 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]
Re: firewire gone missing
Yes, its interesting, because as a consumer user who uses my Mac for Word and Powerpoint, email, web, high definition video and photography, lack of the firewire port troubles me not at all. All of the consumer cameras connect by USB now. I would miss the Firewire Target disk mode for transferring user data when setting up a new Mac, but there are other options for this. However I've have had a MacBook Air for a few months, and find my main gripe is the lack of a second USB port - nice as the trackpad is, I still want to use a mouse and be able to do one other thing, such as use ethernet based internet, or burn a disk. If I use a USB hub, I'm adding one more bit of tech stuff to carry around, and I have never found them to work very well. So, the new Macbook, with the beautiful LED screen like my Macbook Air, but with lots of ports and an optical drive sounds very well endowed to me. On 16/10/2008, at 4:50 PM, Lodge family wrote: We were considering the cheaper option of the other side at our school. This cuts out many options and puts Apple out unfortunately. We will not be leasing the more expensive machines. Rob -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Importing vCard groups
Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 15/10/2008, at 11:57 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 15/10/2008, at 7:10 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there How do you import Address Book vCard groups? Hi Stuart, Seeing as no-one has replied to your question, I'll ask a couple of questions give suggestions below. Have these groups been exported from another Apple Address Book by selecting the group 'Export Export Group vcards? No. I've got Address Book v4.1.1. There is no Export Group vCards. NB: Notes photos are not exported by default. To include these fields when you export cards, choose Address Book Preferences, and then click vCard. Select “Export Notes in vCards” and “Export photos in vCards.” 1. Do you have a Group with the same name in the Address Book you want to import the Group vCard into? Not yet! If you already have contacts in a Group with the same name that you are going to import the 'exported' Group vcard into, it will ask on import do you want to overwrite the current one or merge them together into one contact. 2. If you don't have a contact Group with the same name where you want to Import the Group you'll need to create those groups in Address Book first: a) Create a new group. Select it (it should be blank, so you'll see no contacts). b) Drag your group Vcard into the window. NB: Before you do any of this, always make a backup of your Address Book (Choose File Export Address Book Archive, choose a name for the file select where you ant to export the file to) in case you make a mistake, as well as after you make any change (add, delete, make notes, etc). Cheers, Ronni -- 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] -- 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]
firewire gone missing
We were considering the cheaper option of the other side at our school. This cuts out many options and puts Apple out unfortunately. We will not be leasing the more expensive machines. Rob -- 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]
Re: podcast with garageband
Thanks Ronni. Really appreciate you taking the time to help me. I have now been able to create a mp3 with your adivce. Still having some difficulty uploading to Hipcast, but that is my problem. Glenn On 16 Oct 2008, at 6:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Glenn, On 16/10/2008, at 12:10 PM, Glenn Cardwell wrote: My first ever use of the wamug group and I stuff up. This was an old message (yesterday) I had drafted and since then I found out more from the wamug website. However, there is still a problem: The podcast in Garageband (v4.1.2) was sent to my iTunes (8.0.1). The original version was 3.4 MB. When I get iTunes to convert to a mp3 files, the size increases to 8.1MB. As I want to upload this to Hipcast as a podcast (and later to iTunes), my gut feel is that the size is too big. The bit rate has changed from 64 kbps to 192 kbps in the conversion. Is that the reason for the increase in size? Yes, a higher bitrate creates a larger size file. If you want to change the bitrate in iTunes: 1. Choose iTunes Preferences - General and click Import Settings. 2. Choose an encoder from the Import Using pop-up menu (you select MP3) 3. Choose a bit rate from the Setting pop-up menu (you select custom) Then under the Stereo Bitrate select a lower Bitrate 4. Click OK. 5. Select your track in iTunes then choose Advanced Create MP3 Version Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a typical bit rate for a podcast, as they vary greatly from as low as 32 kbps up to around 128 kbps. As a rough guide to the use of different bit rates however, the following may be helpful: 320 kbps - Virtually indistinguishable from original CDs 128 kbps - Typical for musical MP3s and quality podcasts 64 kbps - Common bit rate for speech podcasts 48 kbps - Reasonably common for longer speech podcasts 32 kbps - Poor, usually used to reduce download times Listen For Yourself: http://www.siliconbay.co.uk/services/128kbps.mp3 http://www.siliconbay.co.uk/services/64kbps.mp3 http://www.siliconbay.co.uk/services/32kbps.mp3 Is there a smarter way to do this? I think you can direct Export to MP3 format in GarageBand v4.1.2 The Podcasters on WAMUG can probably give you more advice on Podcasting. Cheers, Ronni Thanks again Glenn On 16 Oct 2008, at 11:55 AM, Glenn Cardwell wrote: I have created a podcast in Garageband (v4.1.2) and sent it to my iTunes (under the Share button in Garageband). I then dragged it to the desktop just to make it easy to upload to Hipcast. It uploads fine, but ends up in the video section, not the audio which is where I want it. The podcast file has a suffix .m4a. If I convert to an mp3 it has a suffix .aif. Will this version upload better? I have done a search of the internet but with no joy. Old advice says convert to AAC under the advanced button in iTunes, but there doesn't appear to be one with iTunes 8 (8.0.1). I am grateful for any advice or websites that will help. Please keep any response simple as I have no idea what .m4a, .aif or AAC mean. Simply put, what is the best way to present a podcast to the world, well, Hipcast anyway? Glenn -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Importing vCard groups
Hello Stuart, On 16/10/2008, at 8:48 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there How do you import Address Book vCard groups? Hi Stuart, Seeing as no-one has replied to your question, I'll ask a couple of questions give suggestions below. Have these groups been exported from another Apple Address Book by selecting the group 'Export Export Group vcards? No. I've got Address Book v4.1.1. There is no Export Group vCards. Yes there is: 1. In Address Book v4.1.1 Click on the Group you want to export 2. File Export - Export Group vCard NB: Notes photos are not exported by default. To include these fields when you export cards, choose Address Book Preferences, and then click vCard. Select “Export Notes in vCards” and “Export photos in vCards.” 1. Do you have a Group with the same name in the Address Book you want to import the Group vCard into? Not yet! If you already have contacts in a Group with the same name that you are going to import the 'exported' Group vcard into, it will ask on import do you want to overwrite the current one or merge them together into one contact. 2. If you don't have a contact Group with the same name where you want to Import the Group you'll need to create those groups in Address Book first: a) Create a new group. Select it (it should be blank, so you'll see no contacts). b) Drag your group Vcard into the window. NB: Before you do any of this, always make a backup of your Address Book (Choose File Export Address Book Archive, choose a name for the file select where you ant to export the file to) in case you make a mistake, as well as after you make any change (add, delete, make notes, etc). Cheers, Ronni -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
hi Warren bear in mind with all your comments, apples are much cheaper than a few years ago, but if you go through the news groups letter collection - who has big problems - all the ones who are using the cheaper apples (imac, ibook more) but how many powerbooks failed?? my powerbook g4 17 (A$6000.- inJan 04) is still doing an exellent job.i think it's the last quality built computer made by apple if you want cheap stuff from apple it will go the same way as the machines on the darker side removing firewire can cause havock with professionals in the audio video industry, they suddenly cannot connect their drives anymore..like myself i would have to change to the dark side because everything is cheaper in that way you can spend money for adaptors/converters to reuse the fw-drives cheers James On 16/10/2008, at 16:34, Warren Jones wrote: Yes Apple do some damn wonderful things. And they also do some damn stupid things. Removing firewire is ridiculous for many reasons. Maybe they're abandoning it for USB 3 eventually. http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usb#USB_3.0 (though I'd say USB3 will not have some of the features of FW that make it great) Maybe they're just cheap. Maybe their research indicated no-one used FW on a MB. Maybe they just can't afford the 25c per port fee to the inventors ;-) Maybe I don't have Steve Jobs' vision. and FW800 only in the MBP?? and no included FW400 convertor. In any case they're futzing with an important part of the IT AV industries. They *should* come clean as to their intentions and future for firewire. SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook
Hi All, There has been a lot of discussion re the removal of the FireWire port on the new MacBook. Well, here is a link to MacFixIt page that gives some options to the different problems, like TargerDisk and attaching FireWire devices: http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081015220226873 Not as flash as having a genuine FireWire port but it may be of help. Cheers, Peder On 16/10/2008, at 15:41 , Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Chris, Apple are not keeping up with the deleting ... there is a lot of discussion on the Apple Discussions. http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?objID=c1search=Goq=no+firewire+ports+on+new+MacBooks Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 3:38 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Ronni Thanks for the info on the apple threads. that is amazing! Big mistake by Apple My 15 MacBook Pro will be with me for quite awhile regards to all chris On 16/10/2008, at 3:33 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi People, Apple have been deleting any threads on this subject on the Apple Discussion Boards. MacFixit has this to say: FireWire omission on new MacBooks a troubleshooting, iMove nightmare; Apple censors threads - http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20081014223302211 (Alert Trigger: Late-Breakers) Apple's omission of a FireWire port on the new Aluminum (Late 2008) MacBooks is stirring discontent among MacFIxIt readers and on Apple's discussion boards.As written by one MacFixIt reader:What is Apple thinking? Where is the FireWire port? How are we going to do target firewire mode?Indeed, the elimination of FireWire target disk mode leaves a huge troubleshooting gap. Many users utilize FireWire target disk mode to diagnose issues, retrieve files from otherwise defunct computers, run disk repairs while booted from another drive in lieu of a Mac OS X startup disc and perform other procedures.Apple is now removing threads on its own discussion boards that mention the lack of FireWire connectivity on the new MacBooks. MacFixIt reader Scott Rose writes:Apparently, Apple doesn't want anybody talking about the lack of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, because they keep deleting every thread that people are posting about the lack of FireWire ports on the New MacBooks! I was participating in 3 different threads on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding the lack of FireWire from the new MacBooks, and Apple has removed every single thread regarding this topic. There are no threads left on the Apple Discussion Boards regarding this issue!The elimination of FireWire also spells trouble for iMovie users, who will no longer be able to directly connect cameras that use the protocol. The new MacBooks still ship with iMovie, but Apple apparently expects users to work with a USB-capable camera or import data to another system first.An Apple employee posting on the company's discussion boards says that USB is the preferred interface for iMovie '08.There are limited USB-to-FireWire converters, but most don't provide power or 6-pin connectivity. I honestly don't know ... what were Apple thinking, taking Firewire away seems ridiculous to me. I'll be keeping my 17 MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with its Firewire Port that has a 6 Port Firewire Hub connected. Cheers, Ronni On 16/10/2008, at 2:18 PM, Mark Secker wrote: err. do what Apple obviously want you to do and buy the MacBook Pros (and a FW800-FW400 cable/port adaptor)... apart from that... not much... really. Given how there was much rejoicing when Apple put the firewire ports on to the later model iBooks and carried them over to the non Pro model MacBooks the latest change is a real step back... honestly if they wanted to move on from FW400 I'm sure they could have replaced it with a FW800 in the lower end MacBooks. On 16/10/2008, at 11:24 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi all, now that Apple has decided to forgo the Firewire port on the MacBook is anyone aware of a solution to transfer video from a video camera with firewire out to one of these new MacBooks? Is there any adaptors / methods that can do this? We have half a dozen of these cameras and don't want to discard them just because Apple has gone cheap on us.. Regards, Eugene -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Apple unveils new 24-inch LED Cinema Display
Yes one feature that intrigues me about the DisplayPort spec is the ability to daisy-chain several monitors off the one port (anyone else also wanted to plug more than one screen into their laptop?) I don't know whether Apple's implementation supports this option yet but I would love to spread my work out over 2 external 24 monitors. :-) Having a single cable supplying video, audio, USB and even power to a monitor finally brings the old Next idea (replicated in the ADC connector) out into the general market. It only took 20 years or something. Steve must be sitting there shaking his head that it takes so long for some of his ideas to finally come to fruition. -Mart Sent from my iPhone On 16/10/2008, at 5:37 PM, Shay Telfer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 16/10/2008 4:20 PM, Rod wrote: Big difference is the DisplayPort is a royalty free standard from VESA, not a proprietory connector from Apple. Dell also have laptops available with this connector. I'd bank on it replacing hdmi as the video connection on computers. Seeya Rod DisplayPort looks pretty good... http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=articlearticleid=CA6594089 Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer The love of liberty is the love Opinions for hire [POQ] of others; the love of power is http://newtonslore.com/fnord the love of ourselves - Hazlitt -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Apple unveils new 24-inch LED Cinema Display
A well that makes it ok then :o) If it's gets used more often,..then it's all good! See,..knew I might have missed something. But you get that on 4 hours sleep in 2 day,...lol :o) Kind Regards Daniel On 16/10/08 4:20 PM, Rod [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Big difference is the DisplayPort is a royalty free standard from VESA, not a proprietory connector from Apple. Dell also have laptops available with this connector. I'd bank on it replacing hdmi as the video connection on computers. Seeya Rod Sent from my iPhone On 16/10/2008, at 2:53 PM, Daniel Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is it just me, or does this seem very similar to the days of ADC on the LCD's? Nice monitor, I'd like to run it on my older computer (or Windows). Sure,..you just need to buy this $350 adapter) Oh,...nevermind If they do the same with this monitor that you can't run it on other computers/iMac'/towers/DVI port, then it does seem very similar. Unless I'm missing something here Kind Regards Daniel On 16/10/08 2:23 PM, Mark Secker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: probably won't see one going the other way for a while, if ever (at least from Apple), Display port will allow a DVI VGA signal through to a non Display Port monitor but to plug a DVI or VGA port in to a Display Port monitor you'd need some active device that will allow encoding of analogue and/or decoding/recoding of DVI in to Display port digital signal. On 16/10/2008, at 11:00 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Is it just me? The first thing I thought when I heard about the new 24 display, with the iMac styling, was - Wow - what a really nice 2 display set-up you could have with this sat next to a 24 iMac. However, all the Apple blurb touts this as a laptop display - no mention of using it as a second screen or screen for say a MacPro. Presumably, this is because it uses a new mini display port which is only compatible with the new laptops - though they may offer adaptors when the displays ship (at present the only adaptors seem to be for the laptops mini display port to allow you to use a dvi or vga monitor). I know apple are still selling the 23 cinema display - but the new 24 looks to be a so much better match with the 24 iMacs!! So.. what can we expect? New adaptors/cables or a new iMac with the new mini display port? Any thoughts? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) User Support Officer Laboratory Manager Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- 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] --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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] -- 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] --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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]
WD Mybookworld problem
Hi WAMugians I have a WD Mybookworld ext Hard Drive connected to my router. When it is visible on my iMac, all is well. However, if for some reason I power it off, I often have a real hard time re-connecting to it. I open the finder thru the iMac's HD, Network appears above the HD in the first column but the Mybookworld does not appear in the second column. Most of the time I can click to my heart's (dis)content and nothing will happen, and then all of a sudden it decides to play ball. Yesterday I gave up. Today it connected after many clicks on Network. I think I must be doing something wrong here? Have I not set it up correctly, by any chance? Can someone please give me a pointer? iMac is running 10.4.11 I can't seem to get it at all on my MacBook Pro running 10.5.2. When I open Finder it does not appear under Devices. (Although it just did now AFTER I managed to connect to it on the iMac) I hope this makes sense to someone. Many thanks in advance, cheers, Alex Alex Novakovic - Best Computer Accounting MYOB Certified Consultant Mobile: 041 990 2440 Phone: 9305 6310 Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.' Lao-Tzu -- 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]
Artificial Intelligence Robot
If you enjoyed Apple's inbuilt psychotherapist interview try this: http://www.elbot.com/ Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA -- 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]
Getting Movies from DVD to Mac
Hi WAMUGERs Whilst it costs $19 US, it might be of interest to some people. Cheers Blitto http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/16/ripit-yanks-your-dvds-right-off-the-disc/ HandBrake handles most of my DVD-ripping responsibilities just fine, but RipIt came to our attention recently, and as a simple one-touch way to get a movie off of a DVD and on to your hard drive (in order to, say, watch it on a laptop without lugging the disc itself along), it looks pretty simple. In fact, it's about as cake as these things get: load up the app, throw a disc in your drive, and press Rip -- a few minutes later (a 7.9gb rip took about 30 minutes for me), you've got a DVDPlayerMedia file on your hard drive to watch at your leisure. It's $18.99, which is pricey, especially (again) compared to HandBrake, which is conveniently open source, and provides tons more ways to rip things. But if you do a lot of movie ripping and want to have one single button rather than worrying about formats or encoding, that $19 might be well spent -- Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam¹s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://web.mac.com/blitto -- 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]
Re: WD Mybookworld problem
i had similar problems with some of my 10 firewire connected drives, i found that powerup the drive, wait approx 30s then plug in the fw cable gets the router mac to read the drive did you try this? James On 17/10/2008, at 0:26, Alex Novakovic wrote: Hi WAMugians I have a WD Mybookworld ext Hard Drive connected to my router. When it is visible on my iMac, all is well. However, if for some reason I power it off, I often have a real hard time re-connecting to it. I open the finder thru the iMac's HD, Network appears above the HD in the first column but the Mybookworld does not appear in the second column. Most of the time I can click to my heart's (dis) content and nothing will happen, and then all of a sudden it decides to play ball. Yesterday I gave up. Today it connected after many clicks on Network. I think I must be doing something wrong here? Have I not set it up correctly, by any chance? Can someone please give me a pointer? iMac is running 10.4.11 I can't seem to get it at all on my MacBook Pro running 10.5.2. When I open Finder it does not appear under Devices. (Although it just did now AFTER I managed to connect to it on the iMac) I hope this makes sense to someone. Many thanks in advance, cheers, Alex Alex Novakovic - Best Computer Accounting MYOB Certified Consultant Mobile: 041 990 2440 Phone: 9305 6310 Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.' Lao-Tzu -- 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] SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway -- 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]
iMac wireless not working (kinda)
Hi guys, I have a 24 iMac (just prior to current Gen), an iBook (just prior to current gen) and a WEP enabled wireless network running over an iinet/belkin ADSL2 modem. The iBook connects to the network using a WEP key. The iMac (when Booted under Vista) connects to the network via the WEP key. The iMac (when running 10.5.5) keeps getting a 'connection failed' message. Any advice gratefully appreciated. I'm recovering from spinal surgery at home, and have the iMac set up on a wheelie table in the bedroom. I've got an ethernet cable running to the modem at the moment, but it's just a matter of time before I (or someone else) trips over it. Cheers, T. P.S. Quick google search didn't net anything, but I'm not sure if my keywords were appropriate. -- 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]
Fixed Re: iMac wireless not working (kinda)
Scratch that - worked it out on my own. Had to force the network settings to reset. Cheers, t. On 17/10/2008, at 8:22 AM, Tobes wrote: Hi guys, I have a 24 iMac (just prior to current Gen), an iBook (just prior to current gen) and a WEP enabled wireless network running over an iinet/belkin ADSL2 modem. The iBook connects to the network using a WEP key. The iMac (when Booted under Vista) connects to the network via the WEP key. The iMac (when running 10.5.5) keeps getting a 'connection failed' message. Any advice gratefully appreciated. I'm recovering from spinal surgery at home, and have the iMac set up on a wheelie table in the bedroom. I've got an ethernet cable running to the modem at the moment, but it's just a matter of time before I (or someone else) trips over it. Cheers, T. P.S. Quick google search didn't net anything, but I'm not sure if my keywords were appropriate. -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Getting Movies from DVD to Mac
AND here is another way , courtesy of a WAMUG message from Rob Davies on 8.8.2004 In Disk Utility create a new Image from the DVD by selecting new image on the toolbar place it wherever you decide on your hard drive . After it has been created , mount the image and use VLC ( free ) to play it . It took my PPC 1.6 Ghz G5 about 1 hour 20 to create the image of 6.9 GB DVD Have fun Bob On 17/10/2008, at 6:45 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: Hi WAMUGERs Whilst it costs $19 US, it might be of interest to some people. Cheers Blitto http://www.tuaw.com/2008/10/16/ripit-yanks-your-dvds-right-off-the-disc/ HandBrake handles most of my DVD-ripping responsibilities just fine, but RipIt came to our attention recently, and as a simple one-touch way to get a movie off of a DVD and on to your hard drive (in order to, say, watch it on a laptop without lugging the disc itself along), it looks pretty simple. In fact, it's about as cake as these things get: load up the app, throw a disc in your drive, and press Rip -- a few minutes later (a 7.9gb rip took about 30 minutes for me), you've got a DVDPlayerMedia file on your hard drive to watch at your leisure. It's $18.99, which is pricey, especially (again) compared to HandBrake, which is conveniently open source, and provides tons more ways to rip things. But if you do a lot of movie ripping and want to have one single button rather than worrying about formats or encoding, that $19 might be well spent -- Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam¹s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://web.mac.com/blitto -- 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] -- 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]
Re: Firewire on a MacBook - Jobs responds
In one of his characteristically terse email replies, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has reportedly told one Mac user that changes in video camera technology have reduced the need for FireWire on his company's 13-inch MacBooks. continues at... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/16/jobs_responds_to_outrage_over_macbooks_missing_firewire.html Woz -- 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]
