Re: iPhone Apps
Hi Eugene Adrian, I did accidentally did presume Adrian meant for iPad … I have to stop skimming emails start reading them thoroughly ;-) Check Out Pages On An iPhone 4! http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/08/check-pages-iphone-4-good/ Pages From iWork Suite Of Apps Hacked To Work On iPhone: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/06/pages-iwork-suite-of-apps-hacked-to-work-on-iphone.html Cheers, Ronni On 02/09/2010, at 1:40 PM, Eugene wrote: Hi Adrain, Ronni Pages App is designed for the iPad. Does it actually run on the iPhone? I haven't seen any documentation to confirm or deny this. Regards, Eugene On 02/09/2010, at 1:24 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Thanks Ronni, there must have been something wrong with my search criteria as it never came up when I searched the apple site. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 02/09/2010, at 12:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Hi Adrian, Pages App for iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=458360 Hi again Adrian, You might find something that suits you here. There are customer reviews and previews of all the Apps. http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id6007?mt=8 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPhone Apps
Hi Ronni, thanks for the reply. I didn't think it would be supported even though I wish it did. Surely Apple could make it work with the iPhone 4 which supports the same screen resolution as the iPad. 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au inline: (null) 4.tiff On 02/09/2010, at 2:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Eugene Adrian, I did accidentally did presume Adrian meant for iPad … I have to stop skimming emails start reading them thoroughly ;-) Check Out Pages On An iPhone 4! http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/08/check-pages-iphone-4-good/ Pages From iWork Suite Of Apps Hacked To Work On iPhone: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/06/pages-iwork-suite-of-apps-hacked-to-work-on-iphone.html Cheers, Ronni On 02/09/2010, at 1:40 PM, Eugene wrote: Hi Adrain, Ronni Pages App is designed for the iPad. Does it actually run on the iPhone? I haven't seen any documentation to confirm or deny this. Regards, Eugene On 02/09/2010, at 1:24 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Thanks Ronni, there must have been something wrong with my search criteria as it never came up when I searched the apple site. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 02/09/2010, at 12:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Hi Adrian, Pages App for iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=458360 Hi again Adrian, You might find something that suits you here. There are customer reviews and previews of all the Apps. http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id6007?mt=8 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPhone Apps
Thanks again Ronni and all, I ave not downloaded it yet so will wait a while longer. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 02/09/2010, at 2:51 PM, Eugene wrote: Hi Ronni, thanks for the reply. I didn't think it would be supported even though I wish it did. Surely Apple could make it work with the iPhone 4 which supports the same screen resolution as the iPad. 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au (null) 4.tiff On 02/09/2010, at 2:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Eugene Adrian, I did accidentally did presume Adrian meant for iPad … I have to stop skimming emails start reading them thoroughly ;-) Check Out Pages On An iPhone 4! http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/08/check-pages-iphone-4-good/ Pages From iWork Suite Of Apps Hacked To Work On iPhone: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/06/pages-iwork-suite-of-apps-hacked-to-work-on-iphone.html Cheers, Ronni On 02/09/2010, at 1:40 PM, Eugene wrote: Hi Adrain, Ronni Pages App is designed for the iPad. Does it actually run on the iPhone? I haven't seen any documentation to confirm or deny this. Regards, Eugene On 02/09/2010, at 1:24 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Thanks Ronni, there must have been something wrong with my search criteria as it never came up when I searched the apple site. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 02/09/2010, at 12:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Hi Adrian, Pages App for iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=458360 Hi again Adrian, You might find something that suits you here. There are customer reviews and previews of all the Apps. http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id6007?mt=8 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPhone Apps
Hi Eugene, Well, it does work on the iPhone 4 pretty well considering the size of the screen as compared to the iPad's screen. The iPhone 4 handles Pages pretty well. Obvious translation issues mean the app doesn’t work perfectly – but for an unofficial version, it looks good. Cheers, Ronni On 02/09/2010, at 2:51 PM, Eugene wrote: Hi Ronni, thanks for the reply. I didn't think it would be supported even though I wish it did. Surely Apple could make it work with the iPhone 4 which supports the same screen resolution as the iPad. 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au (null) 4.tiff On 02/09/2010, at 2:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Eugene Adrian, I did accidentally did presume Adrian meant for iPad … I have to stop skimming emails start reading them thoroughly ;-) Check Out Pages On An iPhone 4! http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/08/check-pages-iphone-4-good/ Pages From iWork Suite Of Apps Hacked To Work On iPhone: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2010/06/pages-iwork-suite-of-apps-hacked-to-work-on-iphone.html Cheers, Ronni On 02/09/2010, at 1:40 PM, Eugene wrote: Hi Adrain, Ronni Pages App is designed for the iPad. Does it actually run on the iPhone? I haven't seen any documentation to confirm or deny this. Regards, Eugene On 02/09/2010, at 1:24 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Thanks Ronni, there must have been something wrong with my search criteria as it never came up when I searched the apple site. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 02/09/2010, at 12:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/09/2010, at 12:13 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, Is there an iPhone App that you can use to edit and or create Pages documents or similar? Hi Adrian, Pages App for iPad. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8 http://www.macworld.com/appguide/app.html?id=458360 Hi again Adrian, You might find something that suits you here. There are customer reviews and previews of all the Apps. http://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mobile-software-applications/id6007?mt=8 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Reunion for iPad
For all Reunion users; Now available for iPad. Cheers Darrel -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Wireless connection issue - Wii to Time Capsule
I'm scouring the web for clues, mostly which involve wireless security suggestions, but has anyone resolved problems connecting Wii wirelessly to Time Capsule? Up until recently my wireless home network has been pumped out by a Linksys WAG160N modem. However the wireless ability of the Linksys seems to have died, so to get round that I've plugged in a Time Capsule (latest firmware 7.4.2) to the Linksys to get my wireless result. Apart from a decrease in performance generally, Wii keeps disconnecting from other players when using the WFC facility within Wii game Mario Kart. A connection is established with WFC, but then at some point during the game, disconnection. I then realised that these problems started about the same time that I started using Time Capsule for wireless. With all the internet chat about wireless security being an issue, I've removed all wireless security, maintaining only a closed network which I presume will make no difference. Doesn't seem to have made a difference, despite having cleared existing wireless settings from the Wii and resetting. Suggestions appreciated. Cheers, Steven -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Disconnection problems
Good morning all This is a query on behalf of a friend who is a fairly new Mac user. She loves her iMac but the enjoyment is being taken away by her frustration at constantly losing internet connection. Her ISP is Telstra. When she phones Telstra to complain about the disconnections they ask what kind of modem she has and when she says a Belkin Wireless router they say they can't help her!! She lives in a 2 storey townhouse, the router is downstairs, the iMac is upstairs. If necessary she will happily have another phone point installed to bring the router closer to the computer but needs to know if that might solve the problem. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards Laura -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Disconnection problems
Hi laura We will need more info! Does the router loose connection to Telstra or is it just the iMac loosing connection? Regards Roger On Fri Sep 3 7:34 , Laura Webb el...@iinet.net.au sent: Good morning all This is a query on behalf of a friend who is a fairly new Mac user. She loves her iMac but the enjoyment is being taken away by her frustration at constantly losing internet connection. Her ISP is Telstra. When she phones Telstra to complain about the disconnections they ask what kind of modem she has and when she says a Belkin Wireless router they say they can't help her!! She lives in a 2 storey townhouse, the router is downstairs, the iMac is upstairs. If necessary she will happily have another phone point installed to bring the router closer to the computer but needs to know if that might solve the problem. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards Laura -- 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 - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au ) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
RE: Wireless connection issue - Wii to Time Capsule
Hi Steven, you have got me thinking now, I have my Wii wirelessly connected to my Time Capsule (at least it was before I packed up and in the process of moving house) and used it only for the purpose of downloading the skins for some games the kids use. I am curious to know for why you want the wireless connection into the Wii and what possibilities exist for me that I don't even know that I have. Does this give internet onto tv screen? Regards Peter... -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Steven Knowles Sent: Friday, 3 September 2010 6:36 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Wireless connection issue - Wii to Time Capsule I'm scouring the web for clues, mostly which involve wireless security suggestions, but has anyone resolved problems connecting Wii wirelessly to Time Capsule? Up until recently my wireless home network has been pumped out by a Linksys WAG160N modem. However the wireless ability of the Linksys seems to have died, so to get round that I've plugged in a Time Capsule (latest firmware 7.4.2) to the Linksys to get my wireless result. Apart from a decrease in performance generally, Wii keeps disconnecting from other players when using the WFC facility within Wii game Mario Kart. A connection is established with WFC, but then at some point during the game, disconnection. I then realised that these problems started about the same time that I started using Time Capsule for wireless. With all the internet chat about wireless security being an issue, I've removed all wireless security, maintaining only a closed network which I presume will make no difference. Doesn't seem to have made a difference, despite having cleared existing wireless settings from the Wii and resetting. Suggestions appreciated. Cheers, Steven -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au * NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, information) contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Installing updates
Hi Ronda. Thanks for your very detailed response. I tried the installer as you suggested but there is no sign of 'Disk Utility' on the instal disk at the stage you mention. So I installed 10.5 from the original disk anyway and archived the existing OS. It has allowed me to upgrade to 10.5.8 so at the very least the upgrade is working. But I will try again. Once I have chosen the language, it goes direct to choose options etc, ie erase and instal, or archive and instal etc, so there is no info on Disk Utility? This is with the two instal disks that came with the MacPro. Am I missing something? Thanks again Kind regards Jon On 01/09/2010, at 6:02 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Jon, A). Repair Disk. 1. Start from your Mac OS X Install disc: Insert the installation disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key. 2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose select your language first, then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu. Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility. 3. Click the First Aid tab. 4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions. 5. Select your Mac OS X volume (sub-entry below the drive entry). 6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk. If Disk Utility reports any errors have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. B) Then click on Repair Permissions. C).Then Download the Combo Update from here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update and try to install. D) If you can install it, Repair Permissions again, this time from Applications Utilities Disk Utility. E) Run Software Update and install any updates. If you cannot install the Combo Update after doing A and B. Start into Safe Mode. By holding down the Shift key from the moment you hear the startup bong to the moment the spinning gear appears. Expect this startup to take longer than usual. Don't be alarmed if the fans whirl loudly during the spinning gear display. Eventually you will be presented with the Safe Boot login screen. Log in as the administrator and reattempt the Combo update. Remember to avoid performing any other processes while the Mac OS X 10.5.8 update is taking place in order to lessen the chances of this issue. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 01/09/2010, at 10:23 AM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi everyone I have been having a problem with installing software updates on my PowerMac for months now and I have not got around to posting this. If I try and install a combined OSX update, the machine restarts as normal but then the blue slider hangs about 20% of the way across, with 'Configuring Installation'. This will take all day with no change. Anyone know what this may mean? or a way around it? Mac Pro1,1/Mac OS X 10.5.1/2 x 2.66 dual core/2Gb RAM Would love to update to 5.8 or the latest OS. Kind regards Jon ROBBIE II Further adventures with Robinson Helicopters A new coffee-table book from Eye in the Sky Productions. Unit 5 / 78 Marine Terrace, Fremantle Western Australia. 9433 5541 Photographed by leading aviation photographers Jon Davison Alexis Bachofen Check out the concept now http://www.robbiebook.com.au M: 0403 235938 E: j...@eyeinthesky.com.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au 'R' Celebrating the Robinson Helicopter A new coffee-table book from Eye in the Sky Productions. Photographed by leading aviation photographer Jon Davison Based in Western Australia M: 0403 235938 E: j...@eyeinthesky.com.au W: http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au/robinson.html -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
RE: Disconnection problems
There also range extenders available which might boost the signal in the proximity of the iMac - if signal strength is the issue. I'm sure others can advise how one verifies signal strength of their wireless signal (other than the 4 bars showing in the little icon on top bar). Regards Peter. -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of rkor...@iinet.net.au Sent: Friday, 3 September 2010 7:54 AM To: 'WAMUG Mailing List' Subject: Re: Disconnection problems Hi laura We will need more info! Does the router loose connection to Telstra or is it just the iMac loosing connection? Regards Roger On Fri Sep 3 7:34 , Laura Webb el...@iinet.net.au sent: Good morning all This is a query on behalf of a friend who is a fairly new Mac user. She loves her iMac but the enjoyment is being taken away by her frustration at constantly losing internet connection. Her ISP is Telstra. When she phones Telstra to complain about the disconnections they ask what kind of modem she has and when she says a Belkin Wireless router they say they can't help her!! She lives in a 2 storey townhouse, the router is downstairs, the iMac is upstairs. If necessary she will happily have another phone point installed to bring the router closer to the computer but needs to know if that might solve the problem. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards Laura -- 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 - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.a u ) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au * NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, information) contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Installing updates
On 03/09/2010, at 8:15 AM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi Ronda. Thanks for your very detailed response. I tried the installer as you suggested but there is no sign of 'Disk Utility' on the instal disk at the stage you mention. So I installed 10.5 from the original disk anyway and archived the existing OS. It has allowed me to upgrade to 10.5.8 so at the very least the upgrade is working. But I will try again. Once I have chosen the language, it goes direct to choose options etc, ie erase and instal, or archive and instal etc, so there is no info on Disk Utility? This is with the two instal disks that came with the MacPro. Am I missing something? Thanks again Kind regards Jon You must be very careful not to go too far into the installer application when you boot from the Install DVD. Note that Ronni pointed out that you must NOT click the Continue button in the first screen of the Installer (step 2 in her notes). Keep your eye on the Menu Bar at the top of the screen. When the Installer menu first appears, that's when you will have access to Disk Utility. If you click Continue again, you'll go too far. Yes, this process could have been better designed, and if remember correctly it actually has been improved in the Snow Leopard Installer. 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. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Installing updates
Hi Jon, On 03/09/2010, at 8:15 AM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi Ronda. Thanks for your very detailed response. I tried the installer as you suggested but there is no sign of 'Disk Utility' on the instal disk at the stage you mention. 2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose select your language first, then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu. Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility. Select your language first, then select Disk Utility from the Installer MENU (which is at the top of the screen …). So I installed 10.5 from the original disk anyway and archived the existing OS. It has allowed me to upgrade to 10.5.8 so at the very least the upgrade is working. But I will try again. Once I have chosen the language, it goes direct to choose options etc, ie erase and instal, or archive and instal etc, so there is no info on Disk Utility? This is with the two instal disks that came with the MacPro. Am I missing something? You didn't followed the 'detailed Instructions' precisely ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 01/09/2010, at 6:02 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Jon, A). Repair Disk. 1. Start from your Mac OS X Install disc: Insert the installation disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key. 2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose select your language first, then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu. Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility. 3. Click the First Aid tab. 4. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions. 5. Select your Mac OS X volume (sub-entry below the drive entry). 6. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk. If Disk Utility reports any errors have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. B) Then click on Repair Permissions. C).Then Download the Combo Update from here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_8_Combo_Update and try to install. D) If you can install it, Repair Permissions again, this time from Applications Utilities Disk Utility. E) Run Software Update and install any updates. If you cannot install the Combo Update after doing A and B. Start into Safe Mode. By holding down the Shift key from the moment you hear the startup bong to the moment the spinning gear appears. Expect this startup to take longer than usual. Don't be alarmed if the fans whirl loudly during the spinning gear display. Eventually you will be presented with the Safe Boot login screen. Log in as the administrator and reattempt the Combo update. Remember to avoid performing any other processes while the Mac OS X 10.5.8 update is taking place in order to lessen the chances of this issue. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 01/09/2010, at 10:23 AM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi everyone I have been having a problem with installing software updates on my PowerMac for months now and I have not got around to posting this. If I try and install a combined OSX update, the machine restarts as normal but then the blue slider hangs about 20% of the way across, with 'Configuring Installation'. This will take all day with no change. Anyone know what this may mean? or a way around it? Mac Pro1,1/Mac OS X 10.5.1/2 x 2.66 dual core/2Gb RAM Would love to update to 5.8 or the latest OS. Kind regards Jon RO -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Disconnection problems
Hi Roger Peter Thanks for that but not sure if I have the answer. Except yesterday I took my MacBook to my friend's house with the idea of using it if she was having problems. That didn't work because when she lost connection I was unable to connect either! Suppose that indicates a Telstra problem. Having said that I seem to remember that her wireless icon was Ok which puzzled me as to why I could not connect. I even tried plugging into her router with an ethernet cable and there was no result there. I might have to go back again and look more into detail. Regards Laura On 03/09/2010, at 7:53 AM, rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi laura We will need more info! Does the router loose connection to Telstra or is it just the iMac loosing connection? Regards Roger On Fri Sep 3 7:34 , Laura Webb el...@iinet.net.au sent: Good morning all This is a query on behalf of a friend who is a fairly new Mac user. She loves her iMac but the enjoyment is being taken away by her frustration at constantly losing internet connection. Her ISP is Telstra. When she phones Telstra to complain about the disconnections they ask what kind of modem she has and when she says a Belkin Wireless router they say they can't help her!! She lives in a 2 storey townhouse, the router is downstairs, the iMac is upstairs. If necessary she will happily have another phone point installed to bring the router closer to the computer but needs to know if that might solve the problem. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards Laura -- 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 - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au ) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Disconnection problems
Hi Laura, On 03/09/2010, at 9:12 AM, Laura Webb wrote: Hi Roger Peter Thanks for that but not sure if I have the answer. Except yesterday I took my MacBook to my friend's house with the idea of using it if she was having problems. That didn't work because when she lost connection I was unable to connect either! Suppose that indicates a Telstra problem. The Router is loosing connection to the Internet, not actually the Wireless connection. It could indicate she does not have the Belkin Wireless Router setup correctly. 1. Is she loosing connection while using the Internet, or after a period of inactivity (after being idle for a while)? 2. Is she connected to Bigpond Cable or ADSL? 3. What Model Belkin Wireless Router is she using. (example: Belkin N1 Wireless Router)? More detail will help someone give you advise. Cheers, Ronni Having said that I seem to remember that her wireless icon was Ok which puzzled me as to why I could not connect. I even tried plugging into her router with an ethernet cable and there was no result there. I might have to go back again and look more into detail. Regards Laura On 03/09/2010, at 7:53 AM, rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi laura We will need more info! Does the router loose connection to Telstra or is it just the iMac loosing connection? Regards Roger On Fri Sep 3 7:34 , Laura Webb el...@iinet.net.au sent: Good morning all This is a query on behalf of a friend who is a fairly new Mac user. She loves her iMac but the enjoyment is being taken away by her frustration at constantly losing internet connection. Her ISP is Telstra. When she phones Telstra to complain about the disconnections they ask what kind of modem she has and when she says a Belkin Wireless router they say they can't help her!! She lives in a 2 storey townhouse, the router is downstairs, the iMac is upstairs. If necessary she will happily have another phone point installed to bring the router closer to the computer but needs to know if that might solve the problem. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards Laura amug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Wireless connection issue - Wii to Time Capsule
Hi Peter With Wii's basic offering, there is news and weather which requires a connection to the internet. Gaming options are presumably game specific, but Mario Kart comes with the option of playing other gamers around the globe. Wii doesn't provide general internet on your TV so far as I know, but I haven't looked into the full suite of Wii applications. Cheers, Steven On 03/09/2010, at 4:00 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: Hi Steven, you have got me thinking now, I have my Wii wirelessly connected to my Time Capsule (at least it was before I packed up and in the process of moving house) and used it only for the purpose of downloading the skins for some games the kids use. I am curious to know for why you want the wireless connection into the Wii and what possibilities exist for me that I don't even know that I have. Does this give internet onto tv screen? Regards Peter... -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Steven Knowles Sent: Friday, 3 September 2010 6:36 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Wireless connection issue - Wii to Time Capsule I'm scouring the web for clues, mostly which involve wireless security suggestions, but has anyone resolved problems connecting Wii wirelessly to Time Capsule? Up until recently my wireless home network has been pumped out by a Linksys WAG160N modem. However the wireless ability of the Linksys seems to have died, so to get round that I've plugged in a Time Capsule (latest firmware 7.4.2) to the Linksys to get my wireless result. Apart from a decrease in performance generally, Wii keeps disconnecting from other players when using the WFC facility within Wii game Mario Kart. A connection is established with WFC, but then at some point during the game, disconnection. I then realised that these problems started about the same time that I started using Time Capsule for wireless. With all the internet chat about wireless security being an issue, I've removed all wireless security, maintaining only a closed network which I presume will make no difference. Doesn't seem to have made a difference, despite having cleared existing wireless settings from the Wii and resetting. Suggestions appreciated. Cheers, Steven -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
RE: Wireless connection issue - Wii to Time Capsule
Thanks Steven. Regards Peter. -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Steven Knowles Sent: Friday, 3 September 2010 9:59 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Wireless connection issue - Wii to Time Capsule Hi Peter With Wii's basic offering, there is news and weather which requires a connection to the internet. Gaming options are presumably game specific, but Mario Kart comes with the option of playing other gamers around the globe. Wii doesn't provide general internet on your TV so far as I know, but I haven't looked into the full suite of Wii applications. Cheers, Steven On 03/09/2010, at 4:00 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: Hi Steven, you have got me thinking now, I have my Wii wirelessly connected to my Time Capsule (at least it was before I packed up and in the process of moving house) and used it only for the purpose of downloading the skins for some games the kids use. I am curious to know for why you want the wireless connection into the Wii and what possibilities exist for me that I don't even know that I have. Does this give internet onto tv screen? Regards Peter... -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Steven Knowles Sent: Friday, 3 September 2010 6:36 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Wireless connection issue - Wii to Time Capsule I'm scouring the web for clues, mostly which involve wireless security suggestions, but has anyone resolved problems connecting Wii wirelessly to Time Capsule? Up until recently my wireless home network has been pumped out by a Linksys WAG160N modem. However the wireless ability of the Linksys seems to have died, so to get round that I've plugged in a Time Capsule (latest firmware 7.4.2) to the Linksys to get my wireless result. Apart from a decrease in performance generally, Wii keeps disconnecting from other players when using the WFC facility within Wii game Mario Kart. A connection is established with WFC, but then at some point during the game, disconnection. I then realised that these problems started about the same time that I started using Time Capsule for wireless. With all the internet chat about wireless security being an issue, I've removed all wireless security, maintaining only a closed network which I presume will make no difference. Doesn't seem to have made a difference, despite having cleared existing wireless settings from the Wii and resetting. Suggestions appreciated. Cheers, Steven -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au * NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, information) contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Changing name of MacBook
Hi All -- -- I've recently bought a 13 MacBook to take on my travels. I've copied all the files on my iMac (Intel) over to the MacBook, using Migration Assistant, so the two computers are currently almost identical (though iMac is 10.6.4, MacBook is 10.6.3). -- I'd like to rename the MacBook computer and hard drive as 'MacBook', but I have disquieting buried memories of this having caused troubles for others. Can I just do the renaming as for any other device, or are there hidden dangers? TIA. David Noel 2010 Sep 3 -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Changing name of MacBook
On 03/09/2010, at 10:37 AM, David Noel wrote: Hi All -- -- I've recently bought a 13 MacBook to take on my travels. I've copied all the files on my iMac (Intel) over to the MacBook, using Migration Assistant, so the two computers are currently almost identical (though iMac is 10.6.4, MacBook is 10.6.3). -- I'd like to rename the MacBook computer and hard drive as 'MacBook', but I have disquieting buried memories of this having caused troubles for others. Can I just do the renaming as for any other device, or are there hidden dangers? TIA. David Noel 2010 Sep 3 Hi David, Open System Preferences Sharing and change the computer's name. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Changing name of MacBook
Hi again David, I should mention that naming your MacBook just MacBook is fine unless you have other MacBooks on the same Network named MacBook. You will want to keep it distinguishable from other MacBooks on your network, say name your MB David MacBook ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 03/09/2010, at 10:48 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 03/09/2010, at 10:37 AM, David Noel wrote: Hi All -- -- I've recently bought a 13 MacBook to take on my travels. I've copied all the files on my iMac (Intel) over to the MacBook, using Migration Assistant, so the two computers are currently almost identical (though iMac is 10.6.4, MacBook is 10.6.3). -- I'd like to rename the MacBook computer and hard drive as 'MacBook', but I have disquieting buried memories of this having caused troubles for others. Can I just do the renaming as for any other device, or are there hidden dangers? TIA. David Noel 2010 Sep 3 Hi David, Open System Preferences Sharing and change the computer's name. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Changing name of MacBook
-- Thanks Ronni, helpful and reassuring as always. Cheers, David = On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi again David, I should mention that naming your MacBook just MacBook is fine unless you have other MacBooks on the same Network named MacBook. You will want to keep it distinguishable from other MacBooks on your network, say name your MB David MacBook ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 03/09/2010, at 10:48 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 03/09/2010, at 10:37 AM, David Noel wrote: Hi All -- -- I've recently bought a 13 MacBook to take on my travels. I've copied all the files on my iMac (Intel) over to the MacBook, using Migration Assistant, so the two computers are currently almost identical (though iMac is 10.6.4, MacBook is 10.6.3). -- I'd like to rename the MacBook computer and hard drive as 'MacBook', but I have disquieting buried memories of this having caused troubles for others. Can I just do the renaming as for any other device, or are there hidden dangers? TIA. David Noel 2010 Sep 3 Hi David, Open System Preferences Sharing and change the computer's name. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Changing name of MacBook
Hi David, To be Super Sure that the New Name Change is everywhere, Go into System Preferences Network - Advanced - and click on WINS and change the NetBIOS Name: to whatever you have decided to name the MacBook. Then Quit System Preferences and Re-Boot the MacBook. Now you should not have any problems on the Network. Cheers, Ronni On 03/09/2010, at 11:18 AM, David Noel wrote: -- Thanks Ronni, helpful and reassuring as always. Cheers, David = On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi again David, I should mention that naming your MacBook just MacBook is fine unless you have other MacBooks on the same Network named MacBook. You will want to keep it distinguishable from other MacBooks on your network, say name your MB David MacBook ;-) Cheers, Ronni On 03/09/2010, at 10:48 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 03/09/2010, at 10:37 AM, David Noel wrote: Hi All -- -- I've recently bought a 13 MacBook to take on my travels. I've copied all the files on my iMac (Intel) over to the MacBook, using Migration Assistant, so the two computers are currently almost identical (though iMac is 10.6.4, MacBook is 10.6.3). -- I'd like to rename the MacBook computer and hard drive as 'MacBook', but I have disquieting buried memories of this having caused troubles for others. Can I just do the renaming as for any other device, or are there hidden dangers? TIA. David Noel 2010 Sep 3 Hi David, Open System Preferences Sharing and change the computer's name. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Merging Users
Hi all After migrating via 'transfer drive' both a G4 Mac and Mac mini, I now have a Macbook with 3 'users' who are all in reality 'me' (as well as several 'back-ups' on external drives). Is there any simple way of merging the three 'users' without overwriting the 'home' user and losing data such as email, addresses, bookmarks, history etc? Previously it was simply a matter of moving earlier data into a current folder. Then it was FileBuddy location and culling of duplicates. Now the sheer volume of system duplication make this time prohibitive, so neither of these options seem viable any longer. Thanks Warwick -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Disconnection problems
Hi Ronni Thank you for your comments. I'll try and get the answers to your questions and then get back to you again. Kind regards Laura On 03/09/2010, at 9:50 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Laura, On 03/09/2010, at 9:12 AM, Laura Webb wrote: Hi Roger Peter Thanks for that but not sure if I have the answer. Except yesterday I took my MacBook to my friend's house with the idea of using it if she was having problems. That didn't work because when she lost connection I was unable to connect either! Suppose that indicates a Telstra problem. The Router is loosing connection to the Internet, not actually the Wireless connection. It could indicate she does not have the Belkin Wireless Router setup correctly. 1. Is she loosing connection while using the Internet, or after a period of inactivity (after being idle for a while)? 2. Is she connected to Bigpond Cable or ADSL? 3. What Model Belkin Wireless Router is she using. (example: Belkin N1 Wireless Router)? More detail will help someone give you advise. Cheers, Ronni Having said that I seem to remember that her wireless icon was Ok which puzzled me as to why I could not connect. I even tried plugging into her router with an ethernet cable and there was no result there. I might have to go back again and look more into detail. Regards Laura On 03/09/2010, at 7:53 AM, rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi laura We will need more info! Does the router loose connection to Telstra or is it just the iMac loosing connection? Regards Roger On Fri Sep 3 7:34 , Laura Webb el...@iinet.net.au sent: Good morning all This is a query on behalf of a friend who is a fairly new Mac user. She loves her iMac but the enjoyment is being taken away by her frustration at constantly losing internet connection. Her ISP is Telstra. When she phones Telstra to complain about the disconnections they ask what kind of modem she has and when she says a Belkin Wireless router they say they can't help her!! She lives in a 2 storey townhouse, the router is downstairs, the iMac is upstairs. If necessary she will happily have another phone point installed to bring the router closer to the computer but needs to know if that might solve the problem. Any advice would be appreciated. Regards Laura amug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Merging Users
Hi Warwick Probably your easiest way is to choose one account and declare that your primary account. Then login to the other two accounts, connect an external hard drive and copy off to it any files that you feel you need. Once you've backed up your files log back in to your primary account and copy the files into that user directory. Then get rid of the other two user accounts. So they don't take up additional space on your Hard Drive. The act of copying files to an external HDD should ensure that any user permissions attached to the files of the other two accounts should be lost. If however you notice that some of the files you've recently copied into your primary account aren't behaving correctly or have disappeared you may need to go to Macintosh HD Users Primary Account (Whatever yours is called) and do a File menu Get Info. Right at the bottom of the Get Info window is a padlock and a Cog icon click on the padlock and enter your username and password then using the Cog select the option to Apply to Enclosed items. Which should ensure that everything inside your primary user directory belongs to you. Good luck Andrew Quoting Warwick L Smith siro...@highway1.com.au: Hi all After migrating via 'transfer drive' both a G4 Mac and Mac mini, I now have a Macbook with 3 'users' who are all in reality 'me' (as well as several 'back-ups' on external drives). Is there any simple way of merging the three 'users' without overwriting the 'home' user and losing data such as email, addresses, bookmarks, history etc? Previously it was simply a matter of moving earlier data into a current folder. Then it was FileBuddy location and culling of duplicates. Now the sheer volume of system duplication make this time prohibitive, so neither of these options seem viable any longer. Thanks Warwick -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- Andrew McColl ski...@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Slightly OT - Video cameras and sound gear
Hi muggers I know there are a few of you out there doing video editing and production on their Macs. We produce life-story documentary DVDs for clients. The end product is an edited interview(s) plus various other inputs, saved as a Q/T .mov file, burned onto DVD (usually 16:9 ratio). Using MiniDV cameras (good equipment, 3CCD Panasonic, standard definition), good microphones, Final Cut Express and iDVD, we make very acceptable products that clients love. I need to upgrade my camera but am a little confused about the swift changing of standards, formats etc. Ideally I'd like a 3 cmos sensor camera, miniDV, firewire, complete manual overide of all the automatic stuff (including sound control), external mic inputs, headphone input, just like my 10 year old Panasonic MX300. I guess High Def is the in thing, although I understand that burning the output to DVD converts it back to SD. I'm not sure if anyone makes such a thing anymore as there's a big switch to hard drive cameras. Any comments, recommendations or warnings from the Mac community? Cheers Mike Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 British and Australian genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
