Re: Film Strip storage sleeves

[Douglas Elford]

Hello Adrian and Kane,
You might be interested in a very good quality Australian supplier for these 
and other preservation needs.

Albox in Adelaide
They have an on-line store, as well as some local agents.

http://www.albox.com.au/products.asp?User_ID=49404324&Currency_Type=AUS&Product_Type_ID=3

cheers,
Douglas Elford
National Library of Australia
 
On Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at 10:17PM, "lem1"  wrote:
>
>Hi Adrian
>
>Yes I have a similar problem, I have lots a sleeves for my slides buy cannot 
>find a local shop to sell me the metal hanging rods, so I'm waiting to justify 
>a large order from B&H to bundle up for $4 worth of metal rods..
>
>So if anyone has a local shop for both problems please let me know too :)
>
>Cheers
>
>Kane
>
>
>On 20/04/2010, at 4:35 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:
>
>> 
>> Some years ago I purchased some "Clear-File Archival Plus" sleeves  for 
>> archiving and storing my 35mm negatives, unfortunately did not get enough of 
>> the.  Does anyone out there know where I may get a packet please?
>> 
>> They are readily available in the US and UK but their postage for a $5 item 
>> is around $100.
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> 
>> Adrian
>> 
>> adrianske...@me.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: iMovie 06 to Toast Titanium 10

[Severin Crisp]

Works fine for me Stephen and I do this regularly.   In Toast 10 go to  
the Video tab, the one with the clapper board.  Then drag the iMovie6  
project file into that window.  Note, drag just the project file.  It  
may take a while to copy then away you go.  As a matter of course I  
always go to File/Save as Disc Image and check the result before  
committing to a disk.

On 20/04/2010, at 10:24 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:


Hello again,

Does anyone know how to get an iMovie 06 project into Toast Titanium  
10 ?


I have heard that this is a much better option for burning DVD's  
than iDVD, so would like to give it a try.
However when I try to insert an iMovie project file while in Toast,  
the files are all "greyed out"


Regards,
Stephen Chape




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Re: iMovie 06 to Toast Titanium 10

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Stephen,

You can either:
A. From iM06 export your movie via Quicktime Full Quality & then drag  
& drop that file into Toast & burn a DVD from there.

Or
B.  Drop the iMovie project into Toast and it will automatically  
convert to the standard DVD format (mpeg2) and burn the DVD.


Takes some time to encode & convert to MPEG2.
Also Burn you DVD disc at slow speed 2x or 4x


Sent from Ronni's iPhone

On 20/04/2010, at 10:24 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:


Hello again,

Does anyone know how to get an iMovie 06 project into Toast Titanium  
10 ?


I have heard that this is a much better option for burning DVD's  
than iDVD, so would like to give it a try.
However when I try to insert an iMovie project file while in Toast,  
the files are all "greyed out"


Regards,
Stephen Chape




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RE: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

[Crisp, Peter]

Thanks for all this. I think I would sooner have wireless keyboard than
a numeric pad with a USB wired keyboard.

Regards

Peter...
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Behalf Of Neil Houghton
Sent: Wednesday, 21 April 2010 9:38 AM
To: WAMUG
Subject: Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%


Hi Peter,

Yes, I mentioned to Peter (Crisp) that changing the keyboard makes it a
special order (same as extra RAM or whatever) - I wanted the i7
processor so
it was a special order anyway for me - so changing the keyboard didn't
add
to the delivery time - which was longer when I placed the order (Apple's
Friday Nov 27 one-day-sale) as the new iMacs were just released.

I guess I ordered mine direct from the Apple store, so I didn't have a
problem remembering to order what I wanted ;o)

If a special order adds 2 weeks or more to your delivery time, it sounds
like Apple doesn't make it easy for you as a reseller - on the Apple
store
website, changing the configuration currently changes the delivery from
"Estimated Ship: Within 24hrs" to "Estimated Ship: 2-4 business days"

As I say, delivery was longer for me back then - but Apple shipped it to
me
direct from China and I still got it much quicker than a friend who
placed
his order with a local reseller - he was happy with that though, because
he
wanted the personal service, advice and setup that the reseller
provided.

I do remember thinking that it was strange that Apple kept their
reseller
waiting longer than their direct customers - you guys must have a real
love/hate relationship with Apple ;o)

Me too - I love the look and feel of the wireless keyboard and hate that
Apple don't do a wireless numeric keyboard!



Cheers




Neil
-- 
Neil R. Houghton
Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.com


on 21/4/10 8:26 AM, Peter Hinchliffe at hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote:

> 
> 
> On 20/04/2010, at 11:30 AM, Neil Houghton wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Peter,
>> 
>> It's no problem to get a full numeric keyboard (instead of the
cut-down
>> wireless one) - you just specify that when you place your order - of
course
>> this does make it a special order (same as extra RAM or whatever) so
you may
>> not be able to just walk into a retailer and walk out with the
computer
>> (assuming they have it in stock, anyway).
>> 
>> There is no extra charge for this option - since the full wired
keyboard
>> actually has a cheaper RRP than the wirelesss one (they don't rebate
you the
>> difference though!).
>> 
>> 
> 
> It's not quite that easy. My problem as an Apple Solutions Reseller is
that
> (a) I have to remember to order the extended keyboard option
specifically,
> which I don't always manage to do, and (b) such an order is treated by
Apple
> as "built to order" in the same way as asking for an odd RAM
configuration or
> larger hard drive would do. This means a delay of two weeks or more
before I
> can deliver, even if there are plenty of iMacs in stock at the
supplier.
> 
>  I'm not working from a shop, so it's neither practical nor profitable
for me
> to keep a large amount of numeric keyboards around, and then I've got
the
> extra problem of what to do with the exchanged wireless keyboards.
There's no
> easy way out of this.
> 
>> What really annoys me is that Apple doesn't offer a wireless version
of the
>> full numeric keyboard - I'm sure that the extra keys can't have that
>> devastating an effect on the battery life!
> 
> The pity is that they used to, before the introduction of the
aluminium
> version. It was the old white plastic version, but it worked fine.
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948
> 
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> 




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Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Peter,

Yes, I mentioned to Peter (Crisp) that changing the keyboard makes it a
special order (same as extra RAM or whatever) - I wanted the i7 processor so
it was a special order anyway for me - so changing the keyboard didn't add
to the delivery time - which was longer when I placed the order (Apple's
Friday Nov 27 one-day-sale) as the new iMacs were just released.

I guess I ordered mine direct from the Apple store, so I didn't have a
problem remembering to order what I wanted ;o)

If a special order adds 2 weeks or more to your delivery time, it sounds
like Apple doesn't make it easy for you as a reseller - on the Apple store
website, changing the configuration currently changes the delivery from
"Estimated Ship: Within 24hrs" to "Estimated Ship: 2-4 business days"

As I say, delivery was longer for me back then - but Apple shipped it to me
direct from China and I still got it much quicker than a friend who placed
his order with a local reseller - he was happy with that though, because he
wanted the personal service, advice and setup that the reseller provided.

I do remember thinking that it was strange that Apple kept their reseller
waiting longer than their direct customers - you guys must have a real
love/hate relationship with Apple ;o)

Me too - I love the look and feel of the wireless keyboard and hate that
Apple don't do a wireless numeric keyboard!



Cheers




Neil
-- 
Neil R. Houghton
Albany, Western Australia
Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
Email: n...@possumology.com


on 21/4/10 8:26 AM, Peter Hinchliffe at hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote:

> 
> 
> On 20/04/2010, at 11:30 AM, Neil Houghton wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Peter,
>> 
>> It's no problem to get a full numeric keyboard (instead of the cut-down
>> wireless one) - you just specify that when you place your order - of course
>> this does make it a special order (same as extra RAM or whatever) so you may
>> not be able to just walk into a retailer and walk out with the computer
>> (assuming they have it in stock, anyway).
>> 
>> There is no extra charge for this option - since the full wired keyboard
>> actually has a cheaper RRP than the wirelesss one (they don't rebate you the
>> difference though!).
>> 
>> 
> 
> It's not quite that easy. My problem as an Apple Solutions Reseller is that
> (a) I have to remember to order the extended keyboard option specifically,
> which I don't always manage to do, and (b) such an order is treated by Apple
> as "built to order" in the same way as asking for an odd RAM configuration or
> larger hard drive would do. This means a delay of two weeks or more before I
> can deliver, even if there are plenty of iMacs in stock at the supplier.
> 
>  I'm not working from a shop, so it's neither practical nor profitable for me
> to keep a large amount of numeric keyboards around, and then I've got the
> extra problem of what to do with the exchanged wireless keyboards. There's no
> easy way out of this.
> 
>> What really annoys me is that Apple doesn't offer a wireless version of the
>> full numeric keyboard - I'm sure that the extra keys can't have that
>> devastating an effect on the battery life!
> 
> The pity is that they used to, before the introduction of the aluminium
> version. It was the old white plastic version, but it worked fine.
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948
> 
> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
> 




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Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 20/04/2010, at 11:30 AM, Neil Houghton wrote:

> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> It's no problem to get a full numeric keyboard (instead of the cut-down
> wireless one) - you just specify that when you place your order - of course
> this does make it a special order (same as extra RAM or whatever) so you may
> not be able to just walk into a retailer and walk out with the computer
> (assuming they have it in stock, anyway).
> 
> There is no extra charge for this option - since the full wired keyboard
> actually has a cheaper RRP than the wirelesss one (they don't rebate you the
> difference though!).
> 
> 

It's not quite that easy. My problem as an Apple Solutions Reseller is that (a) 
I have to remember to order the extended keyboard option specifically, which I 
don't always manage to do, and (b) such an order is treated by Apple as "built 
to order" in the same way as asking for an odd RAM configuration or larger hard 
drive would do. This means a delay of two weeks or more before I can deliver, 
even if there are plenty of iMacs in stock at the supplier.

 I'm not working from a shop, so it's neither practical nor profitable for me 
to keep a large amount of numeric keyboards around, and then I've got the extra 
problem of what to do with the exchanged wireless keyboards. There's no easy 
way out of this.

> What really annoys me is that Apple doesn't offer a wireless version of the
> full numeric keyboard - I'm sure that the extra keys can't have that
> devastating an effect on the battery life!

The pity is that they used to, before the introduction of the aluminium 
version. It was the old white plastic version, but it worked fine.

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948

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Re: Time Machine - Backing up several macs to 1 HD ?

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Blitto,

On 21/04/2010, at 6:39 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote:

> Dear WAMUGers
> 1. Can you use the same HD to do time machine backups for more than 1 mac?

Yes, you can, but It is advisable, though, to partition an external disk into 
one part for each Mac.
As Time Machine will eventually fill all the space available to it before it 
begins deleting old backups. When multiple Macs are "competing" for the same 
backup space, TM might have room for several months of backups for one, but 
only a few weeks for another. 
This is especially likely to happen if you start backing-up a new Mac to a 
drive that already has a lot of backups from another Mac. TM on the new Mac 
will not delete backups from the other Mac, so when it needs space for new 
backups, it will delete the oldest backups from the new Mac instead.

Second, if you ever want or have to delete all the old backups for one Mac and 
start over, you can just erase the partition via Disk Utility; if there are 
other Mac's backups there, they would be erased also. If you replace one of the 
Macs, TM on the new one won't delete the backups from the old one. And 
sometimes it's advisable after certain problems.

 

> 2. If there are multiple accounts on one mac does time machine back up all 
> accounts?

Yes, if you don't exclude anything from the Time Machine backups when setting 
up Time Machine Options in System Preferences.
By default, Time Machine backs up all the files on your hard disk. 

Cheers,
Ronni

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2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
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[Rod Blitvich]

Dear WAMUGers1. Can you use the same HD to do time machine backups for more than 1 mac?2. If there are multiple accounts on one mac does time machine back up all accounts?taBlitto
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Re: RSS Feed

[Wendy S. Austin]

Hello Ronni

Thanks for your help. I still find it a pain because previously (I can't 
remember which version of Apple Mail it was) the whole article including 
photos,  would open in Mail when I clicked on the 'Read More' link.   

Cheers

Wendy


On 20/04/2010, at 21:33 , Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Wendy,
> 
> Yes, as the RSS feeds in Mail application receive 'The Headlines'  … the  
> 'Read Me' is the URL (web link) to the article.
> Therefore when you click on 'Read Me' it opens your Default Web Browser to 
> take you to the actual full articles.
> 
> Not such a pain!



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Re: This is annoying !!

[Matthew Healey]

/Applications/Mail.app/Contents/PlugIns

Have fun.

On 20/04/2010, at 10:20 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:

> Hi there folks,
> 
> I once used Intego Personal Antispam X5, but I deleted the application some 
> time ago.
> However the little Icon remains in my Mail menu at the top of the screen 
> between the [Window] and [Help].
> The menu option for Antispam also still remains in the Intego "pull down" 
> menu (little castle icon) on the top bar on my screen (near the date and 
> time, etc).
> 
> I have almost driven myself crazy trying to get rid of them.
> Any ideas on how to do this ?
> 
> PS: I still use Virus Barrier so do not want to kill the "little castle" icon.
> 
> Regards,
> Stephen Chape
> 
> 
> 
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Re: This is annoying !!

[Eugene]

Hi Stephen,

have you tried command + drag to remove them from the menu bar. This removes 
most icons off the menu bar (At least those on the right hand side)

  Regards,
  Eugene
  

On 20/04/2010, at 10:20 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:

> Hi there folks,
> 
> I once used Intego Personal Antispam X5, but I deleted the application some 
> time ago.
> However the little Icon remains in my Mail menu at the top of the screen 
> between the [Window] and [Help].
> The menu option for Antispam also still remains in the Intego "pull down" 
> menu (little castle icon) on the top bar on my screen (near the date and 
> time, etc).
> 
> I have almost driven myself crazy trying to get rid of them.
> Any ideas on how to do this ?
> 
> PS: I still use Virus Barrier so do not want to kill the "little castle" icon.
> 
> Regards,
> Stephen Chape
> 
> 
> 
> 
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iMovie 06 to Toast Titanium 10

[Stephen Chape]

Hello again,

Does anyone know how to get an iMovie 06 project into Toast Titanium 10 ?

I have heard that this is a much better option for burning DVD's than iDVD, so 
would like to give it a try.
However when I try to insert an iMovie project file while in Toast, the files 
are all "greyed out"

Regards,
Stephen Chape



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This is annoying !!

[Stephen Chape]

Hi there folks,

I once used Intego Personal Antispam X5, but I deleted the application some 
time ago.
However the little Icon remains in my Mail menu at the top of the screen 
between the [Window] and [Help].
The menu option for Antispam also still remains in the Intego "pull down" menu 
(little castle icon) on the top bar on my screen (near the date and time, etc).

I have almost driven myself crazy trying to get rid of them.
Any ideas on how to do this ?

PS: I still use Virus Barrier so do not want to kill the "little castle" icon.

Regards,
Stephen Chape



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Re: Film Strip storage sleeves

[lem1]

Hi Adrian

Yes I have a similar problem, I have lots a sleeves for my slides buy cannot 
find a local shop to sell me the metal hanging rods, so I'm waiting to justify 
a large order from B&H to bundle up for $4 worth of metal rods..

So if anyone has a local shop for both problems please let me know too :)

Cheers

Kane


On 20/04/2010, at 4:35 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:

> 
> Some years ago I purchased some "Clear-File Archival Plus" sleeves  for 
> archiving and storing my 35mm negatives, unfortunately did not get enough of 
> the.  Does anyone out there know where I may get a packet please?
> 
> They are readily available in the US and UK but their postage for a $5 item 
> is around $100.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Adrian
> 
> adrianske...@me.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: RSS Feed

[Ronda Brown]

On 20/04/2010, at 6:59 PM, Wendy S. Austin wrote:

> 
> 
> On 20/04/2010, at 13:57 , Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> You can choose instead to have all your RSS updates land in your Inbox along 
>> with all your other messages, by going to File > 'Add RSS Feeds' and 
>> selecting what feeds you want & check 'Show in Inbox'. 
>> But, I just tried that and ended up with all the RSS Feeds in both Inbox & 
>> RSS … so I don't think that is a good idea ;-)
> 
> Hi Ronni 
> 
> Thanks for this.   I don't mind having the RSS feeds turn up in my Inbox, 
> however, they still only give me the headlines and still open up Safari to 
> read the full article.   Such a pain!
> 
> Wendy


Hi Wendy,

Yes, as the RSS feeds in Mail application receive 'The Headlines'  … the  'Read 
Me' is the URL (web link) to the article.
Therefore when you click on 'Read Me' it opens your Default Web Browser to take 
you to the actual full articles.

Not such a pain!

Cheers,
Ronni

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Re: RSS Feed

[Wendy S. Austin]

On 20/04/2010, at 13:57 , Ronda Brown wrote:

> You can choose instead to have all your RSS updates land in your Inbox along 
> with all your other messages, by going to File > 'Add RSS Feeds' and 
> selecting what feeds you want & check 'Show in Inbox'. 
> But, I just tried that and ended up with all the RSS Feeds in both Inbox & 
> RSS … so I don't think that is a good idea ;-)

Hi Ronni 

Thanks for this.   I don't mind having the RSS feeds turn up in my Inbox, 
however, they still only give me the headlines and still open up Safari to read 
the full article.   Such a pain!

Wendy

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iMac 4,1 and Macbook Pro 2,1 for sale

[Ashley Mulder]

Got two computers for sale

iMac 4,1
15" model - early 2006
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
1.5Gb RAM
x1600 @ 128Mb
165GB HD
Btooth/Airport/etc etc
will come with a clean install of snow leopard but not the discs
Looking at about $500 ONO

Macbook Pro 2,1
17" model - late 2006
2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2Gb Ram @ 667Mhz
x1600 @ 256Mb
160GB HD
Comes with clean install of snow leopard along with the single user license 
discs
Battery replaced in early 2008 under replacement program
There is a slight dent and buckle in the front right corner after being dropped 
from a small height
Still runs fine and plays CD's fine
Does not have Airport as a fault developed at the airport/motherboard mounting
This was going to cost me $995 from apple for a new mobo
Comes with 2 wireless network cards (34mm Express) - a Quickertek and a D-Link 
DWA-643
the DLink wasnt being recognised properly under 10.5 but seemed fine under 10.6
Comes with Crumpler shoulder bag, Mighty mouse and 2 DVI-VGA adaptors
Looking at about $1000 ONO


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Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

[Reg Whitely]

I do turn it off, when I remember to, and the MacBook sleeps in its  
bag. That certainly might be a factor. My wife likes to use it so  
perhaps I could get her to trial it with her iMac for a week ;-)


Reg

On 20/04/2010, at 7:37 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote:



Ok, that sounds good Reg. do you turn the mouse off when not in use  
for
those twice a week events? I think if it were to remain on, and in  
range

of the paired Macbook Pro, then it would continue to hunt and remain
connected which seems to in turn drain the batteries. Having never  
been
in the mindset to turn off a mouse when I step away from the  
computer, I
find it a poor workaround to continually having to turn it on/off as  
the

need to use it arises.

Peter
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Behalf Of Reg Whitely
Sent: Monday, 19 April 2010 5:16 PM
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Subject: Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%


Hi Peter

I have a Magic Mouse which I use in my classroom with my MacBook Pro
hooked up to the data projector. All the kids can see the screen and
pass the mouse around to select various items and highlight text for
editing. A bluetooth keyboard would also be useful in this way. Today
I had to smile as we had a lady doing a presentation at school to
staff, using her little Acer or asus or whatever mini comp connected
to her own data projector. She needed a DVD shown so I hooked up my
MacBook to our school data projector and took my Magic Mouse to the
table I was sitting at to control the movie. She didn't know I had the
mouse and thought I'd forgotten to start the DVD so went to the Mac
and used the trackpad. She couldn't understand what was happening ;-)

I have 2 rechargeable batteries in it and they are yet to need
recharging, but I admit I use it only once or twice a week in class.

Regards

Reg

On 19/04/2010, at 8:51 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:




On 18/04/2010, at 9:00 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote:


Since retiring the MM, I got myself a Logitech Nano VX mouse and it
is
still on the FIRST set of batteries from then! It is a great  
wireless

mouse despite not having the features of the MM - but it was
getting a
bit tiring replacing batteries less than every week. The MM despite
its
great features, if they don't work reliably and consistently, it's a
dud.


I agree. I have to say that as much as I like the design and
philosophy of the Magic Mouse, I'm still not sure that I'm the
market for an off-the-shelf purchase of one. I'm still waiting to be
convinced of the need for wireless mice and keyboards on desktop
computers in general use (if I'm that far away from the computer
that wireless devices become necessary, I can't see the screen
anyway!), the Logitech Bluetooth mouse I bought over three years ago
for use with my Macbook Pro is still on its second change of
batteries. It just never stops.

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948

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Film Strip storage sleeves

[Adrian Skehan]

Some years ago I purchased some "Clear-File Archival Plus" sleeves  for 
archiving and storing my 35mm negatives, unfortunately did not get enough of 
the.  Does anyone out there know where I may get a packet please?

They are readily available in the US and UK but their postage for a $5 item is 
around $100.


Regards,


Adrian

adrianske...@me.com






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Re: RSS Feed

[Brian Risbey]

Thank you Peter for that one I hadn't realised that was an option and opening 
every interesting page via RSS was tiresome.

Brian





On 20/04/2010, at 8:17 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



On 19/04/2010, at 4:12 PM, Wendy S. Austin wrote:

> 
> Greetings All
> 
> I am running 10.6.3 and use Apple Mail Version 4.2.Under preferences I 
> have Apple Mail as my Default RSS reader and once upon a time, I could read 
> my RSS in the Apple Mail window.   However, now I get only a few sentences 
> and when I hit the 'Read More', it opens the RSS in Safari.Is there some 
> way to get it to read in Apple Mail as before?
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Wendy
> Hobart 


Check your Mail preferences. Click the RSS button in the top of the window and 
make sure that the Default RSS Reader is set to Mail instead of Safari.


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