Re: Freezing Mac - OS 10.5.8

[James / Hans Kunz]

if you have swollen caps you can expect other caps are faulty too
is the rectifier still ok?, to high ac on the dc rail causes this  
swelling (internal heatup)


&if you buy the mentioned 14c el-cheapo type you can expect the  
same problem again in a year
a lot of the elcap are rated for 2000h @ 85 (or 105) degrees &  
voltage printed on the cap

James

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On 27/04/2010, at 11:41, Tim Law wrote:



Excellent - an actual repair. Might try it one day.

Sent from my iPhone

On 27/04/2010, at 9:39 AM, KEVIN Lock  wrote:



On capacitors, take a look at them here... http:// 
lockfamilyramblings.blogspot.com/2010/04/swollen-capacitors.html


I replaced the swollen caps, but unfortunately the eMac had some  
other problem and I gave up on it.


Kev


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[FOR SALE] Brand new HP Photosmart B109a (Printer/Scanner/Copier)

[Neil Houghton]

Hi All,

I have a brand new unopened HP Photosmart B109a colour printer for sale
which also scans, copies and works with Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 & 10.6.

More info here:
http://store.apple.com/au/product/TX973X/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1MQ&mco=MTU0Njg2NzU


I am in Albany, in case anyone down here is interested, but I am heading up
to Perth tomorrow and will be in Perth over Thursday 29th to Sat 1 May - I
will bring the printer up with me - so if anyone is interested we could
arrange collection/delivery.

Since it is unused/unopened, I'm thinking $100 sounds reasonable (I think
this is what Chris S offered the same printer for, back in December) -
however, I could be open to reasonable offers, in this ballpark.


Cheers,






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All in one printer suggestions?

[Andrew Schox]

Dear all,

My father is looking to purchase an all in one printer. He doesn't need high 
output in terms of pages per minute, but would like to print some good quality 
photos.

He uses an 1.25GHz eMac with 512MB RAM, running OS 10.5.8.

Any suggestions from satisfied users out there?

Cheers,

Andrew



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Re: Freezing Mac - OS 10.5.8

[Tim Law]

Excellent - an actual repair. Might try it one day.

Sent from my iPhone

On 27/04/2010, at 9:39 AM, KEVIN Lock  wrote:



On capacitors, take a look at them here... 
http://lockfamilyramblings.blogspot.com/2010/04/swollen-capacitors.html

I replaced the swollen caps, but unfortunately the eMac had some  
other problem and I gave up on it.


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Re: Freezing Mac - OS 10.5.8

[KEVIN Lock]

On capacitors, take a look at them here... 
http://lockfamilyramblings.blogspot.com/2010/04/swollen-capacitors.html


I replaced the swollen caps, but unfortunately the eMac had some 
other problem and I gave up on it.


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Re: Freezing Mac - OS 10.5.8

[Tim Law]

Thanks for the offer. I might contact you off list about this. However  
in my haste I purchased a second hand 27" acer monitor thinking I was  
getting a donated G5. That turned out to be a G4/800 that won't run  
leopard so now I'm back to looking at options such as mac mini or  
tower machine


Tim

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On 27/04/2010, at 9:28 AM, Paul K  wrote:



Hi Tim

If they've been leaking I think the jig is up.
If it was mine I would be taking out the HDD while the back was off.

If you wish to purchase a similar, but functioning, machine I may be
able to help as we have been retiring G5 iMacs here at work.

Cheers
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Re: Freezing Mac - OS 10.5.8

[Paul K]

Hi Tim

If they've been leaking I think the jig is up.
If it was mine I would be taking out the HDD while the back was off.

If you wish to purchase a similar, but functioning, machine I may be
able to help as we have been retiring G5 iMacs here at work.

Cheers
Paul


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A3 Printer

[Curtis Peter]

Hi Everyone
I was wondering if by chance anyone has a cheap/old A3 printer they could sell 
me? It won't be used very much, more of a convenience thing than anything.
Please contact me direct if you can help, but I won't be able to respond for 
about 8 hours as I'm travelling to Perth from Kalgoorlie.
Regards
Peter

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Re: Freeze just after starting ??

[Tim Law]

Try starting in safe boot by holding the shift key on startup

If it starts properly then, then you will feel relieved but the  
problem will not be resolved.


Try running disk warrior to fix any disk directory probs that may  
affect the startup.


I have just been through this and found my logic board capacitors  
faulty. It would start in safe boot because of, I think, the lower  
load on the systems this makes and pushing the power supplies, which  
involve the capacitors, a lot less.


However yours could be a failing disk or software related. As I said  
booting into safe mode gives a sense of relief, not a solution


You can also try turning off all startup items in Accounts user  
preferences too whilst in safe boot


Tim

Sent from my iPhone because he needs a new desktop :-(

On 27/04/2010, at 7:59 AM, Stephen Chape  wrote:


I spoke too soon.

Despite deleting that startup file yesterday, I got the freeze again  
this morning just after start up.

Full screen appeared along with the complete top menu.
The dock would not appear and the top menu functions would not work.
However I noticed that the hard drive was ticking over for quite a  
long time.
I waited till I could not hear it any more (several minutes) but  
nothing changed.
So I re-started using the power button and it is OK again !!! (for  
now).


I feel I must get to the bottom of this before it escalates, but I  
don't know where to go next ?


Begin forwarded message:


From: Stephen Chape 
Date: 26 Apr 2010 10:13:21 PM AWST
To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
Subject: Re: Freeze just after starting ??

Thank you Ronda,
I am pretty sure I did use the "uninstall" function.
Anyway I have now deleted it.

On 26/04/2010, at 1:59 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Stephen,

Did you uninstall Intego Antispam by using the 'Uninstall'  
function on the Intego Installer, when you "dumped Intego Antispam"?

Sounds like it has left this if you did.

You need it out of your Login Items if you are no longing using  
the software.

In System Prefs > Accounts > Your Account > Login Items.

Control Click on Antispam Engine  to "Reveal In Finder" (to show  
you where it is located).

You can then trash it from there, & restart your Mac.

If it still shows in your Login Items, click on it (to highlight  
it) then click on the minus (-)


Cheers,
Ronni

On 26/04/2010, at 1:15 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:


Thank you Paul,

The only application at that location that is checked is  
"Antispam Engine".

Do you know if that is an Apple app or third party ?
Could it be part of the Intego Antispam app that I dumped a while  
ago ?


On 26/04/2010, at 8:47 AM, Paul K wrote:



Dodgy log in item?

System Prefs> Accounts> Your Account> Login Items

wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>






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Re: Freeze just after starting ??

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Stephen,

Ok, something is preventing a complete startup / login. In System Preferences > 
Accounts > Login Items, do you have any non-apple 'helpers' or apps opening 
automatically when you log in … hidden (tick in box)  or showing (no tick in 
box)? 

Try starting up in Safe Boot/ Safe Mode/ Safe Login:

1.  Be sure the computer is shut down.
2.  Press the power button.
3.  Immediately after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift key. 
Tip: The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone 
but not before.
4.  Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple and progress indicator 
(looks like a spinning gear).

You will see "Safe Boot" on the login window.
5. Then login and wait till everything is loaded, then select restart from 
Apple (at top left corner) drop-down menu.

Safe Boot occurs when the system is starting up; Safe Mode is when the system 
is actually running; and Safe Login is when the system starts up the user 
session.
During Safe Boot, the system will more carefully test startup procedures and 
limit automatically launched processes during each stage.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 27/04/2010, at 7:59 AM, Stephen Chape wrote:

> I spoke too soon.
> 
> Despite deleting that startup file yesterday, I got the freeze again this 
> morning just after start up.
> Full screen appeared along with the complete top menu.
> The dock would not appear and the top menu functions would not work.
> However I noticed that the hard drive was ticking over for quite a long time.
> I waited till I could not hear it any more (several minutes) but nothing 
> changed.
> So I re-started using the power button and it is OK again !!! (for now).
> 
> I feel I must get to the bottom of this before it escalates, but I don't know 
> where to go next ?
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: Stephen Chape 
>> Date: 26 Apr 2010 10:13:21 PM AWST
>> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
>> Subject: Re: Freeze just after starting ??
>> 
>> Thank you Ronda,
>> I am pretty sure I did use the "uninstall" function.
>> Anyway I have now deleted it.
>> 
>> On 26/04/2010, at 1:59 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Stephen,
>>> 
>>> Did you uninstall Intego Antispam by using the 'Uninstall' function on the 
>>> Intego Installer, when you "dumped Intego Antispam"?
>>> Sounds like it has left this if you did.
>>> 
>>> You need it out of your Login Items if you are no longing using the 
>>> software.
>>> In System Prefs > Accounts > Your Account > Login Items.
>>> 
>>> Control Click on Antispam Engine  to "Reveal In Finder" (to show you where 
>>> it is located).
>>> You can then trash it from there, & restart your Mac.
>>> 
>>> If it still shows in your Login Items, click on it (to highlight it) then 
>>> click on the minus (-) 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> On 26/04/2010, at 1:15 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:
>>> 
 Thank you Paul, 
 
 The only application at that location that is checked is "Antispam Engine".
 Do you know if that is an Apple app or third party ?
 Could it be part of the Intego Antispam app that I dumped a while ago ?
 
 On 26/04/2010, at 8:47 AM, Paul K wrote:
 
> 
> Dodgy log in item?
> 
> System Prefs> Accounts> Your Account> Login Items
> 
> wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
>>> 
>>> 



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Fwd: Freeze just after starting ??

[Stephen Chape]

I spoke too soon.

Despite deleting that startup file yesterday, I got the freeze again this 
morning just after start up.
Full screen appeared along with the complete top menu.
The dock would not appear and the top menu functions would not work.
However I noticed that the hard drive was ticking over for quite a long time.
I waited till I could not hear it any more (several minutes) but nothing 
changed.
So I re-started using the power button and it is OK again !!! (for now).

I feel I must get to the bottom of this before it escalates, but I don't know 
where to go next ?

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Stephen Chape 
> Date: 26 Apr 2010 10:13:21 PM AWST
> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
> Subject: Re: Freeze just after starting ??
> 
> Thank you Ronda,
> I am pretty sure I did use the "uninstall" function.
> Anyway I have now deleted it.
> 
> On 26/04/2010, at 1:59 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Stephen,
>> 
>> Did you uninstall Intego Antispam by using the 'Uninstall' function on the 
>> Intego Installer, when you "dumped Intego Antispam"?
>> Sounds like it has left this if you did.
>> 
>> You need it out of your Login Items if you are no longing using the software.
>> In System Prefs > Accounts > Your Account > Login Items.
>> 
>> Control Click on Antispam Engine  to "Reveal In Finder" (to show you where 
>> it is located).
>> You can then trash it from there, & restart your Mac.
>> 
>> If it still shows in your Login Items, click on it (to highlight it) then 
>> click on the minus (-) 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> On 26/04/2010, at 1:15 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:
>> 
>>> Thank you Paul, 
>>> 
>>> The only application at that location that is checked is "Antispam Engine".
>>> Do you know if that is an Apple app or third party ?
>>> Could it be part of the Intego Antispam app that I dumped a while ago ?
>>> 
>>> On 26/04/2010, at 8:47 AM, Paul K wrote:
>>> 
 
 Dodgy log in item?
 
 System Prefs> Accounts> Your Account> Login Items
 
 wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 


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Re: USB Broadband Prepaid Modems Speeds

[Stephen Chape]

I looked at Vivid Wireless recently and their website displays a coverage map 
based on your location.
My area in Jane Brook did not look good !!
Also I could not find any reference to speed on their website.

Since we moved from Woodbridge to Jane Brook last October, our speed has 
dropped considerably.
We went from ADSL2+ to standard ADSL because Jane Brook is apparently on a 
sub-exchange of Midland that does not cater for ADSL2+.

At least that is what Westnet told me.
And because of that I have not looked at any other landline options.
Besides which I really do not want to lose the service I enjoy.

Very annoying when watching  a video stream  break ... break ... break ... 
break 
Also when downloading updates, etc ... waiting ... waiting.
I reckon I drink more coffee than I used to, so it's also bad for my health !!!

On 27/04/2010, at 6:05 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote:

> 
> Sorry I didn't mention the download speeds.   The lady I helped lives in 
> Thornlie and it seems that she is getting around 800bps download the couple 
> of times I checked it.
> 
> VividWireless claim much higher speeds if close to one of their towers.  Hard 
> to find a tower location map anywhere.   Tandy at Phoenix Shopping Centre 
> tell me that they have had reports that as there is a tower in Coolbellup, 
> our location in Bibra Lake has been getting very fast speeds.
> 
> It seems that there is a lot of hearsay about speeds and we need to find 
> someone in our suburb with a VividWireless connection to talk to.
> 
> Kev
> 
> 
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Re: Spinning coloured beach ball

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 26/04/2010, at 4:50 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:I've just got a 21.5" Intel iMac and had the data from the old G5 transferred.Since then with several programmes especially Genie Solutions , the coloured spinning ball holds up the programme/s.I've run Dick Utilities from the start up DVD and also run DiskWarrior but it still does it.Can anyone help?Genie is written using the 4D database, which has not been certified for Snow Leopard, the version of Mac OS X which you have on your new iMac. Make sure you are running the very latest version of Genie, but it's very difficult to know what other processes are going on following your data migration. It's possible that your Genie installation contains some old legacy resources which might be causing extra problems. Genie have the following to say on their website:MacOSX Snow Leopard - Should I upgrade?Apple's new OS, Snow Leopard was released on Friday 28th August 2009.4th Dimension, the publishers of the database in which Genie is written, have not certified this version of 4D to run on Snow Leopard. This means that if a problem arose with the current or future versions of Snow Leopard, that 4D will not fix it. Having said that, hundreds of our users have already upgraded to Snow Leopard without encountering any significant problems.There are currently only two known problems.1. The Open Document dialog window is causing memory corruption which usually results in the application quitting after an Open Dialog has been displayed several times. This appears to be a bug in Apple's operating system, which affects all programs. We expect Apple will fix it in an upgrade.2. 1-bit black and white TIFF images can't be viewed.This problem can be resolved with a program called GraphicConverter (http://www.lemkesoft.com/) to view the images (and resave them in a readable format if desired).I would suggest that all you can do is to alert the Genie publishers to the problem and see if they can resolve it for you.
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Re: Finder dimentions

[Peter Hinchliffe]

On 26/04/2010, at 3:49 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:

> 
> Is there only one maximum size you can have the Finder with the 21.5 Intel 
> iMac?
> 
> I've just got a new one and every time I resize the Finder it goes back to a 
> smaller size when I restart the iMac.
> 
> 

Well I guess there's only really one maximum size of anything, but when it 
comes to Finder Windows, each one has it's own size, depending on what size it 
was when you closed it. This information is save in an invisible file called 
.DS_Store, a copy of which is found in almost ever folder on your Mac. Try 
opening a Finder Window, then change its dimensions, then close it. Immediately 
reopen it, and it should appear in precisely the same location and at the same 
size that it was when you closed it. Each folder has its own .DS_Store file, so 
you can have different windows all opening at different sizes and locations.

If this is failing for some reason, then perhaps something has damaged the 
.DS_Store file in the folder you are opening. You can delete the .DS_File from 
the folder which is troubling you using Terminal by navigating to the problem 
folder and typing "rm .DS_Store". The windows should then begin to behave 
properly. 

Noe of this has anything to do with the fact that you are using a 21.5" Intel 
iMac.


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

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Re: USB Broadband Prepaid Modems Speeds

[KEVIN Lock]

Sorry I didn't mention the download speeds.   The lady I helped lives 
in Thornlie and it seems that she is getting around 800bps download 
the couple of times I checked it.


VividWireless claim much higher speeds if close to one of their 
towers.  Hard to find a tower location map anywhere.   Tandy at 
Phoenix Shopping Centre tell me that they have had reports that as 
there is a tower in Coolbellup, our location in Bibra Lake has been 
getting very fast speeds.


It seems that there is a lot of hearsay about speeds and we need to 
find someone in our suburb with a VividWireless connection to talk to.


Kev



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Re: USB Broadband Prepaid Modems

[KEVIN Lock]

I set up an elderly lady with an Optus pre-paid wireless modem.

$199 includes the modem and a 12 month contract @ 1gb a month.  If 
she exceeds the limit it is charged at 7c per mb.


 At the conclusion of the contract the bills are $15 per month. 
Seems to be working OK and Optus support has been good, albeit from 
the Phillipines.


Vivid Wireless is looking very good for us as we cannot get better 
than 420bps on Twin Pair Gain phone lines.  If we could get BB2+ our 
iinet a/c offers lots of free zones.


Kev



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claim are supported platforms.
I want to give my niece an old G4 PPC Powerbook running Leopard and 
one of these devices she can top up with credit at her leisure. 
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Re: USB Broadband Prepaid Modems

[Bill Parker]

I am thinking of getting a USB modem (MacBookPro OS 10.5.8).   I have  
been with Westnet for umpteen years and have had no problems.  Would  
there be any reason why I would change and go elsewhere for such a  
modem?  I do not want bundling.   Looking at WN 's info at their www  
site it looks like coverage is OK, the sort of monthly download limit  
OK   and it *sounds* too good to be true.  The one thing they do NOT  
talk about is download/upload speeds.  Presently I can get 10 -15Mbps,  
its variable.  Any advice?



Bill
On 26/04/2010, at 7:11 PM, Rob Findlay wrote:



It's been my experience that the reality doesn't match what they  
claim are supported platforms.
I want to give my niece an old G4 PPC Powerbook running Leopard and  
one of these devices she can top up with credit at her leisure.  
Anyone know which brand works with this config from experience?




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eBook Creation

[Rod Blitvich]

Hi WAMUGersDoes anyone no much about eBook creation?http://www.lulu.comColour pics ok?Landscape or Portrait? - Landscape suits better if you have mainly Landscape photos.But one would imagine the the iPad would read them in a Portrait layout?Or does it not matter? Just tilt the iPad 90 degrees?Double page photos? eBook readers/iPads only show one page at a time so double page photo spreads would be a waste?It seems like you can create your eBook in Word or InDesign then convert to pdf then lulu converts it to Apple-ready ePub format and can arrange isbn number.Anyone with ideas or recommend another service?taBlitto
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Re: Software update problem

[Wendy S. Austin]

On 26/04/2010, at 11:38 , Ronda Brown wrote:

> Post back to WAMUG to let us know how you get on please.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni

Good morning Ronni and Everyone

I had a late shift at work yesterday (no public holiday in Tasmania) and even 
though I read through your very kind and detailed reply, I have to own up to 
being a tad naughty .. when I managed to locate the power button (haven't 
used it very often on the iMac) I just pressed it until the computer shutdown.  
 I know, I know ..  Everything is now working but I still have three 
software updates to do including a firmware for the iMac.I will look at 
those in the next day or two.

Wendy
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Re: Freeze just after starting ??

[Stephen Chape]

Thank you Ronda,
I am pretty sure I did use the "uninstall" function.
Anyway I have now deleted it.

On 26/04/2010, at 1:59 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> Did you uninstall Intego Antispam by using the 'Uninstall' function on the 
> Intego Installer, when you "dumped Intego Antispam"?
> Sounds like it has left this if you did.
> 
> You need it out of your Login Items if you are no longing using the software.
> In System Prefs > Accounts > Your Account > Login Items.
> 
> Control Click on Antispam Engine  to "Reveal In Finder" (to show you where it 
> is located).
> You can then trash it from there, & restart your Mac.
> 
> If it still shows in your Login Items, click on it (to highlight it) then 
> click on the minus (-) 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> On 26/04/2010, at 1:15 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:
> 
>> Thank you Paul, 
>> 
>> The only application at that location that is checked is "Antispam Engine".
>> Do you know if that is an Apple app or third party ?
>> Could it be part of the Intego Antispam app that I dumped a while ago ?
>> 
>> On 26/04/2010, at 8:47 AM, Paul K wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Dodgy log in item?
>>> 
>>> System Prefs> Accounts> Your Account> Login Items
>>> 
>>> wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
> 
> 
> 
> 
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USB Broadband Prepaid Modems

[Rob Findlay]

It's been my experience that the reality doesn't match what they claim are 
supported platforms.
I want to give my niece an old G4 PPC Powerbook running Leopard and one of 
these devices she can top up with credit at her leisure. Anyone know which 
brand works with this config from experience?

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Re: Fax not connecting to moden

[Stuart Breden]

Forgot to mention that I'm using the internal modem.

Severin, hope you've had your Wignalls pinot for afternoon tea!

Stuart Breden
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Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266



On 26/04/2010, at 4:56 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:



I am running a G5 1.8SP on 10.5.8 with an Apple USB External Modem  
and faxing works fine

Severin Crisp

On 26/04/2010, at 4:21 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:



At work we send faxes via a G5 iMac running OS 10.5.6.  The reason  
that we are using OS 10.5.6/7 is that axing would not work with OS  
10.5.8.  Has that been fixed?


This week we continually get an error message telling us that the  
faxes are not connecting to the modem.  Suggestions?


Any problems with the latest version of Snow Leopard?

Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
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Effect of OS 10.6.3

[Michael Hawkins]

I had been using MacSpeech Dictate v1.5.8 using a usb microphone for a few
months before I installed Mac OS 10.6.3 combo update, and had been using a
Bluetooth Apple keyboard for a few weeks.

MacSpeech and the key board seem to be error-ridden since I installed OS
10.6.3.

MacSpeech is less accurate.

There seems to be a delay from time to time with the Apple wireless key
board, letters appear out of order in words and incongruous letters appear.
Spaces aren't where they should be - it's as if there is a delayed reaction
to input at times..

I've removed and reinstalled MacSpeech and removed MacSpeech preferences and
when I installed the combo update I did all the usual things such as quit
all applications, repaired permissions, restarted the computer before
installing, restarted the computer after installing. The forum for number of
MacSpeech users has a number of postings from users who have had trouble
having their micro-phones recognised or detected since installing OS 10.6.3.
Could it be that the usb ports are less sensitive, perhaps, or have others
been left with the impression that 10.6.3 has fractured (if not busted) a
few things?

Regards,

Michael Hawkins
MacBook Pro 17"
OS 10.6.3
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 667 MHz DDR@ SDRAM




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Re: Fax not connecting to moden

[Severin Crisp]

I am running a G5 1.8SP on 10.5.8 with an Apple USB External Modem and  
faxing works fine

Severin Crisp

On 26/04/2010, at 4:21 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:



At work we send faxes via a G5 iMac running OS 10.5.6.  The reason  
that we are using OS 10.5.6/7 is that axing would not work with OS  
10.5.8.  Has that been fixed?


This week we continually get an error message telling us that the  
faxes are not connecting to the modem.  Suggestions?


Any problems with the latest version of Snow Leopard?

Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266





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Phone  (08) 9842 1950   (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
email  mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au





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Spinning coloured beach ball

[Stuart Breden]

I've just got a 21.5" Intel iMac and had the data from the old G5  
transferred.


Since then with several programmes especially Genie Solutions , the coloured spinning ball holds up the programme/s.


I've run Dick Utilities from the start up DVD and also run DiskWarrior  
but it still does it.


Can anyone help?

Stuart Breden
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Aluminium keyboard/keypad/Fusion

[Stuart Breden]

Thanks to the WAMUGER who told me about the Clear ket on the old  
keyboards keypad to activate the keypad with VMWare Fusion.


This does not work work the aluminium keyboard keypads.  What does?

Stuart Breden
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Essential iPhone accessaries

[Stuart Breden]

Any suggestions on essential iPhone accessaries like cables, docks,  
windscreen docks etc?


Stuart Breden
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Fax not connecting to moden

[Stuart Breden]

At work we send faxes via a G5 iMac running OS 10.5.6.  The reason  
that we are using OS 10.5.6/7 is that axing would not work with OS  
10.5.8.  Has that been fixed?


This week we continually get an error message telling us that the  
faxes are not connecting to the modem.  Suggestions?


Any problems with the latest version of Snow Leopard?

Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266





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Children computer programmes/magazines

[Stuart Breden]

Was talking to a father of a 3 year old.

Are there any magazines that  specialise in children's programmes?   
Are there must have programmes that all children should have?


Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
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Finder dimentions

[Stuart Breden]

Is there only one maximum size you can have the Finder with the 21.5  
Intel iMac?


I've just got a new one and every time I resize the Finder it goes  
back to a smaller size when I restart the iMac.


Stuart Breden
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