Re: Skype
Hi Bill, Have you tried deleting the skype item(s) in Keychain? Was the problem exactly the same after you did this? Also, have you run Keychain First Aid? - you can verify/repair your keychain configuration from the Keychain Access program. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 20/9/10 1:32 PM, Bill Parker at re...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Neil - I just do not like unexplained demands on access to my computer when they are clearly uneeded. There's no way around this keychain stuff that I know of. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 11:46 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Ronni, Hi Bill, I don't use Skype, so this is just me thinking out loud ;o) I can see that this would solve the problem - it is the same as hitting allow without having to do it every time (forgive me for stating the obvious) The thing is, Bill says he hits Deny rather than Allow and everything still works OK (except that he keeps getting asked, of course). So the real question seems to be: - Skype does not NEED to access keychain - it works when access is denied - so why does Skype keep saying it needs to access keychain when it doesn't REALLY? Of course, Bill might not really care - given that this provides an easy fix. If you are like me and need to know these things ;o) Have you tried opening keychain and searching out any skype keychain items (the fact that you get asked twice ?may? mean you have duplicate items) When you find the relevant skype item(s) you can double-click it (them) to open up an Attributes/Access Control window and then check the show password box (you usually will be asked for your login password) - make sure to make a note of the password(s) When you are sure you have recorded any username(s) and password(s) - you can try deleting the skype keychain items and then try Skype again. You may be asked again for a username and/or password - if Skype really does need to have a keychain item it will recreate it using these inputs. Just a thought - see how you go. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 19/9/10 9:05 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Bill, When you set up Skype you have to set a Username Password. The message you are probably receiving is: Skype wants to use your confidential information stored in Skype in your keychain. Do you want to allow access to this item? The choices are: Always allow Deny and Allow Select Always Allow and you won't receive this message again. Sent from Ronni's iPad On 19/09/2010, at 8:12 PM, Bill Parker re...@westnet.com.au wrote: No I do not use a password, I just choose deny everytime - it works fine. I just wonder if I can switch this process off ( it asks twice) Bill On 19/09/2010, at 7:50 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: skype tries to store the login/password, i assume you type in the password to get skype going allowing access give auto login capabilities every time skype gets updated it will ask for keychain access James On 19/09/2010, at 17:51, Bill Parker wrote: Every time I log into Skype it wants to record something in my keychain. Should I allow this? I have always refused and it makes no diff. to anything I do on Skype. Bill Dr Bill Parker ³The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie deliberate, contrived, and dishonest but the myth persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic.² John F. Kennedy -- 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 SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- 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 Dr Bill Parker ³The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie deliberate, contrived, and dishonest but the myth persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic.² John F. Kennedy -- 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 Dr Bill Parker ³The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie deliberate, contrived, and dishonest but the myth persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic.² John F. Kennedy -- The WA
Re: Skype
I hadn't but now I have and the pesky demand windows have gone. Thanks. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 1:59 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bill, Have you tried deleting the skype item(s) in Keychain? Was the problem exactly the same after you did this? Also, have you run Keychain First Aid? - you can verify/repair your keychain configuration from the Keychain Access program. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 20/9/10 1:32 PM, Bill Parker at re...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Neil - I just do not like unexplained demands on access to my computer when they are clearly uneeded. There's no way around this keychain stuff that I know of. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 11:46 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Ronni, Hi Bill, I don't use Skype, so this is just me thinking out loud ;o) I can see that this would solve the problem - it is the same as hitting allow without having to do it every time (forgive me for stating the obvious) The thing is, Bill says he hits Deny rather than Allow and everything still works OK (except that he keeps getting asked, of course). So the real question seems to be: - Skype does not NEED to access keychain - it works when access is denied - so why does Skype keep saying it needs to access keychain when it doesn't REALLY? Of course, Bill might not really care - given that this provides an easy fix. If you are like me and need to know these things ;o) Have you tried opening keychain and searching out any skype keychain items (the fact that you get asked twice ?may? mean you have duplicate items) When you find the relevant skype item(s) you can double-click it (them) to open up an Attributes/Access Control window and then check the show password box (you usually will be asked for your login password) - make sure to make a note of the password(s) When you are sure you have recorded any username(s) and password(s) - you can try deleting the skype keychain items and then try Skype again. You may be asked again for a username and/or password - if Skype really does need to have a keychain item it will recreate it using these inputs. Just a thought - see how you go. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 19/9/10 9:05 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Bill, When you set up Skype you have to set a Username Password. The message you are probably receiving is: Skype wants to use your confidential information stored in Skype in your keychain. Do you want to allow access to this item? The choices are: Always allow Deny and Allow Select Always Allow and you won't receive this message again. Sent from Ronni's iPad On 19/09/2010, at 8:12 PM, Bill Parker re...@westnet.com.au wrote: No I do not use a password, I just choose deny everytime - it works fine. I just wonder if I can switch this process off ( it asks twice) Bill On 19/09/2010, at 7:50 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: skype tries to store the login/password, i assume you type in the password to get skype going allowing access give auto login capabilities every time skype gets updated it will ask for keychain access James On 19/09/2010, at 17:51, Bill Parker wrote: Every time I log into Skype it wants to record something in my keychain. Should I allow this? I have always refused and it makes no diff. to anything I do on Skype. Bill Dr Bill Parker “The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic.” John F. Kennedy -- 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 SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- 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 Dr Bill Parker “The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic.” John F. Kennedy -- 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 Dr Bill Parker “The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic.” John F. Kennedy -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --
Re: Skype
Hi Bill Neil, Bill, check you only have one version of Skype on your computer, and it is in Applications. The current version is 2.8.0.851, you can download it from here: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/macosx/ Make sure Skype is not Open (Active) whenever you install a new version of Skype. Bill Neil, Skype does not store password directly. Instead it stores the encrypted hash of the password! The Skype server has a private key, and distributes that key's public counterpart with every copy of the software. As part of user registration, the user selects a desired username and password. Skype locally generates public and private keys. The private key and a hash of the password are stored as securely as possible on the user's computer (in Keychain). Then a 256-bit AES-encrypted session is established with the Skype server. The client creates a session key using its random number generator. The Skype server verifies that the selected username is unique and that follows Skype's naming rules. The server stores the username and a hash of the hash of the user's password [H(H(P))] in its database. The server now forms and signs an identity certificate for the username that binds the username, its verification key and the key identifier. You can optionally set Skype to remember your Skype Name and Password on this computer. This feature is convenient but should only be used in circumstances where you control access to the computer. Never use this option on a public computer or one for which you cannot monitor use. You can change this setting at any time from the Skype program by going to the “Skype” menu and selecting “Preferences”. Cheers, Ronni On 20/09/2010, at 2:03 PM, Bill Parker wrote: I hadn't but now I have and the pesky demand windows have gone. Thanks. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 1:59 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bill, Have you tried deleting the skype item(s) in Keychain? Was the problem exactly the same after you did this? Also, have you run Keychain First Aid? - you can verify/repair your keychain configuration from the Keychain Access program. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 20/9/10 1:32 PM, Bill Parker at re...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Neil - I just do not like unexplained demands on access to my computer when they are clearly uneeded. There's no way around this keychain stuff that I know of. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 11:46 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Ronni, Hi Bill, I don't use Skype, so this is just me thinking out loud ;o) I can see that this would solve the problem - it is the same as hitting allow without having to do it every time (forgive me for stating the obvious) The thing is, Bill says he hits Deny rather than Allow and everything still works OK (except that he keeps getting asked, of course). So the real question seems to be: - Skype does not NEED to access keychain - it works when access is denied - so why does Skype keep saying it needs to access keychain when it doesn't REALLY? Of course, Bill might not really care - given that this provides an easy fix. If you are like me and need to know these things ;o) Have you tried opening keychain and searching out any skype keychain items (the fact that you get asked twice ?may? mean you have duplicate items) When you find the relevant skype item(s) you can double-click it (them) to open up an Attributes/Access Control window and then check the show password box (you usually will be asked for your login password) - make sure to make a note of the password(s) When you are sure you have recorded any username(s) and password(s) - you can try deleting the skype keychain items and then try Skype again. You may be asked again for a username and/or password - if Skype really does need to have a keychain item it will recreate it using these inputs. Just a thought - see how you go. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 19/9/10 9:05 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Bill, When you set up Skype you have to set a Username Password. The message you are probably receiving is: Skype wants to use your confidential information stored in Skype in your keychain. Do you want to allow access to this item? The choices are: Always allow Deny and Allow Select Always Allow and you won't receive this message again. Sent from Ronni's iPad On 19/09/2010, at 8:12 PM, Bill Parker re...@westnet.com.au wrote: No I do not use a password, I just choose deny everytime - it works fine. I just wonder if I can switch this process off ( it asks twice) Bill On 19/09/2010, at 7:50 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: skype tries to store the login/password, i assume
Strange behaviour
Good afternoon all, iMac i7 (27') OS 10.6.4, this problem seems to have started while using Microsoft Office 2008 and I think PowerPoint. When any item in the main menu bar is selected a blank page with the word Characters in the header bar and the little rotating wheel (not the coloured ball) in its centre momentarily appears on the screen, there is a delay of a few seconds before the selected item responds. If an application (any application) is opened it appease several time in rapid succession before it opens. Office has been removed with the Office uninstaller but the problem persists. Does anyone have a clue as to what is causing this please? Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com -- 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: eMac for sale complete with iSight webcam
Sorry .. don't know YOM. 700MHz PowerPC G4 OSX 10.4.11 Memory 384 SDRAM Was my step daughter's and she bought second hand. Has CD Writable and DVD readable only (Drawer type) On 20/09/2010, at 9:46 AM, Joe Mastrella wrote: Greetings! What are the specifications and year of manufacture? Cheers, Joe On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hi folks, Looking for $250.00 iSight was installed new only about 10 months ago. Anyone interested please reply to this email. Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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 Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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 migration from eMac to newer iMac
I have just used the migration facility for the first time to migrate my step daughter's eMac data over to a 2GHz 17 inch iMac. Everything went fine, however she called me last night to say that although all her photos are all in the iPhoto library, the Albums all show blank spaces where the photos should be. I have been to have a look yet and will not make it there until the weekend, but any ideas from anyone would be welcome ? Fortunately I had not deleted the iPhoto folder from the old eMac yet. I am at present copying the iPhoto library folder to a USB thumb drive. Any idea what will happen if I simply copy this over the one on the iMac (her new Mac) ? Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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: Re migration from eMac to newer iMac
On 20/09/2010, at 5:24 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: I have just used the migration facility for the first time to migrate my step daughter's eMac data over to a 2GHz 17 inch iMac. Everything went fine, however she called me last night to say that although all her photos are all in the iPhoto library, the Albums all show blank spaces where the photos should be. I have been to have a look yet and will not make it there until the weekend, but any ideas from anyone would be welcome ? Fortunately I had not deleted the iPhoto folder from the old eMac yet. I am at present copying the iPhoto library folder to a USB thumb drive. Any idea what will happen if I simply copy this over the one on the iMac (her new Mac) ? Hi Stephen, You don't say what version of iPhoto or OS X ... But Yes, you could: A). Copy the iPhoto Library Folder from the Pictures Folder on the old machine to the Pictures Folder on the new machine. B). Then launch iPhoto. Or, before you can get there on the week-end, your Step Daughter could try to 'Rebuild iPhoto Library'. 1. Quit iPhoto if it is open. 2. Hold down the Command and Option keys on the keyboard. 3. Open iPhoto. 4. Keep the keys held down until you are prompted to rebuild the library. 5. A dialog will appear with rebuild options. Select the options you want to use.(I suggest selecting all options). 6. Click Rebuild to begin the rebuild process. This may take a few minutes to complete. 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
WA holiday calendar
I had a look online for a WA specific holiday / school term calendar, but couldn't find anything. I am hoping one of my fellow Mac users here in WA would be able to direct me to one. Thanks in advance Alex -- 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: Strange behaviour
On 20/09/2010, at 3:59 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Good afternoon all, iMac i7 (27') OS 10.6.4, this problem seems to have started while using Microsoft Office 2008 and I think PowerPoint. When any item in the main menu bar is selected a blank page with the word Characters in the header bar and the little rotating wheel (not the coloured ball) in its centre momentarily appears on the screen, there is a delay of a few seconds before the selected item responds. If an application (any application) is opened it appease several time in rapid succession before it opens. Office has been removed with the Office uninstaller but the problem persists. Does anyone have a clue as to what is causing this please? Hi Adrian, I would imagine it's something left over from Microsoft Office 2008 has caused this, but you uninstalled Office 2008 using the Uninstaller? You could try this: Go to ~/Library/Preferences then move the com.apple.systemuiserver.plist file to the Trash. ~ (Tilde) represents your Home Folder. Restart your iMac. If that doesn't solve it: Try booting in Safe Mode: 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. 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: Skype
Hi Bill, Good to hear it's now all OK. Out of interest, when you say I hadn't but now I have - are we talking about deleting the skype keychain or running Keychain First Aid (or both). Also, was there just one skype keychain item - or more than one. All good info for future reference :) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 20/9/10 2:03 PM, Bill Parker at re...@westnet.com.au wrote: I hadn't but now I have and the pesky demand windows have gone. Thanks. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 1:59 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bill, Have you tried deleting the skype item(s) in Keychain? Was the problem exactly the same after you did this? Also, have you run Keychain First Aid? - you can verify/repair your keychain configuration from the Keychain Access program. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 20/9/10 1:32 PM, Bill Parker at re...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Neil - I just do not like unexplained demands on access to my computer when they are clearly uneeded. There's no way around this keychain stuff that I know of. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 11:46 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Ronni, Hi Bill, I don't use Skype, so this is just me thinking out loud ;o) I can see that this would solve the problem - it is the same as hitting allow without having to do it every time (forgive me for stating the obvious) The thing is, Bill says he hits Deny rather than Allow and everything still works OK (except that he keeps getting asked, of course). So the real question seems to be: - Skype does not NEED to access keychain - it works when access is denied - so why does Skype keep saying it needs to access keychain when it doesn't REALLY? Of course, Bill might not really care - given that this provides an easy fix. If you are like me and need to know these things ;o) Have you tried opening keychain and searching out any skype keychain items (the fact that you get asked twice ?may? mean you have duplicate items) When you find the relevant skype item(s) you can double-click it (them) to open up an Attributes/Access Control window and then check the show password box (you usually will be asked for your login password) - make sure to make a note of the password(s) When you are sure you have recorded any username(s) and password(s) - you can try deleting the skype keychain items and then try Skype again. You may be asked again for a username and/or password - if Skype really does need to have a keychain item it will recreate it using these inputs. Just a thought - see how you go. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 19/9/10 9:05 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Bill, When you set up Skype you have to set a Username Password. The message you are probably receiving is: Skype wants to use your confidential information stored in Skype in your keychain. Do you want to allow access to this item? The choices are: Always allow Deny and Allow Select Always Allow and you won't receive this message again. Sent from Ronni's iPad On 19/09/2010, at 8:12 PM, Bill Parker re...@westnet.com.au wrote: No I do not use a password, I just choose deny everytime - it works fine. I just wonder if I can switch this process off ( it asks twice) Bill On 19/09/2010, at 7:50 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: skype tries to store the login/password, i assume you type in the password to get skype going allowing access give auto login capabilities every time skype gets updated it will ask for keychain access James On 19/09/2010, at 17:51, Bill Parker wrote: Every time I log into Skype it wants to record something in my keychain. Should I allow this? I have always refused and it makes no diff. to anything I do on Skype. Bill Dr Bill Parker ³The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie deliberate, contrived, and dishonest but the myth persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic.² John F. Kennedy -- 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 SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- 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 -
Re: WA holiday calendar
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/termdates/ Rod Blitvich-Amy Sam’s Dad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.auhttp://web.me.com/blittoThe day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suckis probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners On 20/09/2010, at 5:52 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote:I had a look online for a WA specific holiday / school term calendar, but couldn't find anything. I am hoping one of my fellow Mac users here in WA would be able to direct me to one. Thanks in advanceAlex-- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtmlGuidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtmlUnsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --TheWAMacintoshUserGroupMailingList-- 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: WA holiday calendar
Thanks Rod for that useful piece of info. :-) Malcolm McCallum On 20/09/2010, at 6:29 PM, Rod Blitvich wrote: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/termdates/ image.gif Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au http://web.me.com/blitto The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners On 20/09/2010, at 5:52 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote: I had a look online for a WA specific holiday / school term calendar, but couldn't find anything. I am hoping one of my fellow Mac users here in WA would be able to direct me to one. Thanks in advance Alex -- 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 Malcolm McCallum -- 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: Skype
I had not even ventured into keychain country before. ( the app) Lots of irrelevant stuff including 2 Skype entries. All seem functional and Skype minds its own business now. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 6:21 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bill, Good to hear it's now all OK. Out of interest, when you say I hadn't but now I have - are we talking about deleting the skype keychain or running Keychain First Aid (or both). Also, was there just one skype keychain item - or more than one. All good info for future reference :) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 20/9/10 2:03 PM, Bill Parker at re...@westnet.com.au wrote: I hadn't but now I have and the pesky demand windows have gone. Thanks. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 1:59 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Bill, Have you tried deleting the skype item(s) in Keychain? Was the problem exactly the same after you did this? Also, have you run Keychain First Aid? - you can verify/repair your keychain configuration from the Keychain Access program. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 20/9/10 1:32 PM, Bill Parker at re...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thanks Neil - I just do not like unexplained demands on access to my computer when they are clearly uneeded. There's no way around this keychain stuff that I know of. Bill On 20/09/2010, at 11:46 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Ronni, Hi Bill, I don't use Skype, so this is just me thinking out loud ;o) I can see that this would solve the problem - it is the same as hitting allow without having to do it every time (forgive me for stating the obvious) The thing is, Bill says he hits Deny rather than Allow and everything still works OK (except that he keeps getting asked, of course). So the real question seems to be: - Skype does not NEED to access keychain - it works when access is denied - so why does Skype keep saying it needs to access keychain when it doesn't REALLY? Of course, Bill might not really care - given that this provides an easy fix. If you are like me and need to know these things ;o) Have you tried opening keychain and searching out any skype keychain items (the fact that you get asked twice ?may? mean you have duplicate items) When you find the relevant skype item(s) you can double-click it (them) to open up an Attributes/Access Control window and then check the show password box (you usually will be asked for your login password) - make sure to make a note of the password(s) When you are sure you have recorded any username(s) and password(s) - you can try deleting the skype keychain items and then try Skype again. You may be asked again for a username and/or password - if Skype really does need to have a keychain item it will recreate it using these inputs. Just a thought - see how you go. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 19/9/10 9:05 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Bill, When you set up Skype you have to set a Username Password. The message you are probably receiving is: Skype wants to use your confidential information stored in Skype in your keychain. Do you want to allow access to this item? The choices are: Always allow Deny and Allow Select Always Allow and you won't receive this message again. Sent from Ronni's iPad On 19/09/2010, at 8:12 PM, Bill Parker re...@westnet.com.au wrote: No I do not use a password, I just choose deny everytime - it works fine. I just wonder if I can switch this process off ( it asks twice) Bill On 19/09/2010, at 7:50 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: skype tries to store the login/password, i assume you type in the password to get skype going allowing access give auto login capabilities every time skype gets updated it will ask for keychain access James On 19/09/2010, at 17:51, Bill Parker wrote: Every time I log into Skype it wants to record something in my keychain. Should I allow this? I have always refused and it makes no diff. to anything I do on Skype. Bill Dr Bill Parker “The greatest enemy of the truth is not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, pervasive, and unrealistic.” John F. Kennedy -- 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 SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -
Re: Re migration from eMac to newer iMac
OSX on the old eMac is 10.4.11 iPhoto is version 6.06 I don't know about the newer iMac until I travel there again next weekend. However I was told it is using Tiger. On 20/09/2010, at 5:49 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 20/09/2010, at 5:24 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: I have just used the migration facility for the first time to migrate my step daughter's eMac data over to a 2GHz 17 inch iMac. Everything went fine, however she called me last night to say that although all her photos are all in the iPhoto library, the Albums all show blank spaces where the photos should be. I have been to have a look yet and will not make it there until the weekend, but any ideas from anyone would be welcome ? Fortunately I had not deleted the iPhoto folder from the old eMac yet. I am at present copying the iPhoto library folder to a USB thumb drive. Any idea what will happen if I simply copy this over the one on the iMac (her new Mac) ? Hi Stephen, You don't say what version of iPhoto or OS X ... But Yes, you could: A). Copy the iPhoto Library Folder from the Pictures Folder on the old machine to the Pictures Folder on the new machine. B). Then launch iPhoto. Or, before you can get there on the week-end, your Step Daughter could try to 'Rebuild iPhoto Library'. 1. Quit iPhoto if it is open. 2. Hold down the Command and Option keys on the keyboard. 3. Open iPhoto. 4. Keep the keys held down until you are prompted to rebuild the library. 5. A dialog will appear with rebuild options. Select the options you want to use.(I suggest selecting all options). 6. Click Rebuild to begin the rebuild process. This may take a few minutes to complete. 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 Regards, Stephen Chape -- 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: WA holiday calendar
Hi all, Thanks for that info. I forgot to mention I was looking for something I could import into iCal. Thanks Alex On 20 Sep 2010, at 18:29, Rod Blitvich wrote: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/termdates/ image.gif Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au http://web.me.com/blitto The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners On 20/09/2010, at 5:52 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote: I had a look online for a WA specific holiday / school term calendar, but couldn't find anything. I am hoping one of my fellow Mac users here in WA would be able to direct me to one. Thanks in advance Alex -- 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 -- 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: Re migration from eMac to newer iMac
Hi Stephen, Get your Step Daughter to Rebuild iPhoto Library as per my previous instructions. Cheers, Ronni On 20/09/2010, at 6:59 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: OSX on the old eMac is 10.4.11 iPhoto is version 6.06 I don't know about the newer iMac until I travel there again next weekend. However I was told it is using Tiger. On 20/09/2010, at 5:49 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 20/09/2010, at 5:24 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: I have just used the migration facility for the first time to migrate my step daughter's eMac data over to a 2GHz 17 inch iMac. Everything went fine, however she called me last night to say that although all her photos are all in the iPhoto library, the Albums all show blank spaces where the photos should be. I have been to have a look yet and will not make it there until the weekend, but any ideas from anyone would be welcome ? Fortunately I had not deleted the iPhoto folder from the old eMac yet. I am at present copying the iPhoto library folder to a USB thumb drive. Any idea what will happen if I simply copy this over the one on the iMac (her new Mac) ? Hi Stephen, You don't say what version of iPhoto or OS X ... But Yes, you could: A). Copy the iPhoto Library Folder from the Pictures Folder on the old machine to the Pictures Folder on the new machine. B). Then launch iPhoto. Or, before you can get there on the week-end, your Step Daughter could try to 'Rebuild iPhoto Library'. 1. Quit iPhoto if it is open. 2. Hold down the Command and Option keys on the keyboard. 3. Open iPhoto. 4. Keep the keys held down until you are prompted to rebuild the library. 5. A dialog will appear with rebuild options. Select the options you want to use.(I suggest selecting all options). 6. Click Rebuild to begin the rebuild process. This may take a few minutes to complete. 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: WA holiday calendar
Hi Alex Just today I was looking for similar and came across this...(use to subscribe in iCal) http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/1c9aofvh39bls3dmmegkcock34%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics But I wasn't interested in school terms and this doesn't include them. However I think my google search was western australian holidays ical (without quotes) and the top entry and others include mentions of school terms. cheers woz On 20/09/2010, at 19:59 , Alexander Hartner wrote: Hi all, Thanks for that info. I forgot to mention I was looking for something I could import into iCal. Thanks Alex On 20 Sep 2010, at 18:29, Rod Blitvich wrote: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/termdates/ image.gif Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au http://web.me.com/blitto The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners On 20/09/2010, at 5:52 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote: I had a look online for a WA specific holiday / school term calendar, but couldn't find anything. I am hoping one of my fellow Mac users here in WA would be able to direct me to one. Thanks in advance Alex -- 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 -- 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: WA holiday calendar
Hi Alex Warren, I downloaded this iCal for WA School Holidays awhile back, but his dates for Term 3 holidays aspect of ical are incorrect by one week. http://www.baggas.com/posts/2010/01/03/western-australia-school-holidays-ical-calendar-2010-2013/ Cheers, Ronni On 20/09/2010, at 8:22 PM, Warren Jones wrote: Hi Alex Just today I was looking for similar and came across this...(use to subscribe in iCal) http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/1c9aofvh39bls3dmmegkcock34%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics But I wasn't interested in school terms and this doesn't include them. However I think my google search was western australian holidays ical (without quotes) and the top entry and others include mentions of school terms. cheers woz On 20/09/2010, at 19:59 , Alexander Hartner wrote: Hi all, Thanks for that info. I forgot to mention I was looking for something I could import into iCal. Thanks Alex On 20 Sep 2010, at 18:29, Rod Blitvich wrote: -- 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: WA holiday calendar
I find none of the downloads completely accurate. Instead I manually enter the daes from the DET site. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 http://www.det.wa.gov.au/education/termdates/ On 20/09/2010, at 8:37 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Alex Warren, I downloaded this iCal for WA School Holidays awhile back, but his dates for Term 3 holidays aspect of ical are incorrect by one week. http://www.baggas.com/posts/2010/01/03/western-australia-school-holidays-ical-calendar-2010-2013/ Cheers, Ronni On 20/09/2010, at 8:22 PM, Warren Jones wrote: Hi Alex Just today I was looking for similar and came across this...(use to subscribe in iCal) http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/1c9aofvh39bls3dmmegkcock34%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics But I wasn't interested in school terms and this doesn't include them. However I think my google search was western australian holidays ical (without quotes) and the top entry and others include mentions of school terms. cheers woz On 20/09/2010, at 19:59 , Alexander Hartner wrote: Hi all, Thanks for that info. I forgot to mention I was looking for something I could import into iCal. Thanks Alex On 20 Sep 2010, at 18:29, Rod Blitvich wrote: -- 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: Brother colour laser printers
I'll continue with my Brothers and forget about the Samsung. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 19/09/2010, at 11:26 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: On 09/09/2010, at 6:48 PM, John Daniels wrote: I seem to be spending a lot of money on printer ink. Can any Brother colour laser printer owner tell me if their printer proved to be cheaper to run. Cheers John On 08/09/2010, at 9:22 PM, S Beach wrote: There is one of these printers (or similar model) collecting dust at my workplace. It was cheaper to buy a new Dell printer than to replace the colour cartridges in the Samsung apparently. Regards Shayne On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Glenn Cardwell gl...@glenncardwell.com wrote: Agree with Daniel. Bought a Brother printer off him back in the 19th century. Still works a treat. Thanks Daniel. Glenn Cardwell On 08/09/2010, at 1:13 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: I agree with Ronni there. Cheap printers,..cheap quality. Also, it's only USB, so only connects to one computer only. Spend a little more and get a Brother. http://www.brother.com.au/products/printers/colour_laser-led_printers.aspx All the colour Brother Laser printers on that page are Networkable, meaning everyone can print to them (if connected to a Network router/hub or one model is wireless). I have a lot of clients with the Brother range and they love them. And they just keep on working,... Kind Regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 8/9/10 12:57 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Samsung printers are very cheap and they look nice - but the quality of these printers is very bad. Also they don't support Macintosh very well. Do a search in Google for 'Samsung CLP-315 Color Laser in OSX 10.6.4? …. and you will know of problems. 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 08/09/2010, at 12:22 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: I had a prior version of one of the CLP. It worked OK for a brief period, then stopped. With a lot of patience, got it replaced under warranty. Then the second one stopped working as well and I gave up on the CLP. The support people seemed to know how to support the CLP on Windows. OSX users seemed to be a minority. Glenn Nicholas On 8 September 2010 12:06, bred...@highway1.biz wrote: Hi there Am thinking of getting Samsung CLP-315 printer. The brochure say that it is compatible with OS 10.5. Is it compatible with 10.6? Stuart Breden http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/print-solutions/print-multifunctions-copie rs/colour-laser-printer/CLP-315/XSA/index.idx? pagetype=prd_detail -- 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 -- 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 -- 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: Mail/Signatures
That fixed it. Good stuff. Was simple once I knew. Learn something every day. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 12/09/2010, at 3:06 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 12/09/2010, at 1:58 PM, bred...@highway1.biz wrote: Today I changed the two signatures I have in Mail to National and International. Unfortunately the International has become the default signature. How do I make the National the default? Hello Stuart, I had made a mental note NOT to assist you anymore on WAMUG. My reasons being: Your attitude is abupt, you don't use proper WAMUG Mailing list etiquette or common good manners, and rarely give enough information of the issue. You never reply back to WAMUG list to let the list know that what we have suggested to solve all your problems has worked, so if others experience the same they will know what to do. You never say Thank you for all the effort we put into solving all your problems. You don't do any research of your own, your attitude is Why should I use my time to solve my problems when I have WAMUG people to do it all for me. We have given so much of our time and knowledge to you and I for one am becoming tired of your attitude that we are here purely to act as your Personal IT Consultants. Others on list appreciate what we do to help solve their problems, but you just take it for granted. I try to give as much time as possible to help WAMUG Mailing list members, but people like you, people who don't appreciate what we do for them, I have had a Gut Full of. Have you even bothered to read the WAMUG Guidelines and Etiquette? The link is at the bottom of every WAMUG message. Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml In answer to your query: Mail Preferences Signatures - select the email account, then - Choose Signature: National 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: eMac for sale complete with iSight webcam
On 20/09/2010, at 5:16 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Sorry .. don't know YOM. Have a look at the Serial Number (Apple Menu About this Mac. Keep clicking Version Number until it changes to Serial Number). The third digit of the S/N gives the year of manufacture. For example if the the third digit is a 4, the YOM is 2004. Naturally, this scheme has a ten-year cycle... 700MHz PowerPC G4 OSX 10.4.11 Memory 384 SDRAM Was my step daughter's and she bought second hand. Has CD Writable and DVD readable only (Drawer type) 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: Brother colour laser printers
My wife has a dance school and we bought Brother printers because they were cheap and we just needed a stop gap until we could afford more efficient, expensive printers. This proved to be a big mistake. For the cost of the cartridges over a 3 month period we spent at least twice what a 'good' printer would cost. The Brothers turned out to be VERY expensive. One day I said enough is enough and literally unplugged the Brothers and through them in the bin and replaced them with one Xerox ($550, cartridges $185 or so). Do you know that we have not had to replace the cartridge (apart from the original; they are always low with toner) since we bought it. Brilliant! Hope this helps Chris Griffiths On 21/09/2010, at 7:00 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: I'll continue with my Brothers and forget about the Samsung. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 19/09/2010, at 11:26 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: On 09/09/2010, at 6:48 PM, John Daniels wrote: I seem to be spending a lot of money on printer ink. Can any Brother colour laser printer owner tell me if their printer proved to be cheaper to run. Cheers John On 08/09/2010, at 9:22 PM, S Beach wrote: There is one of these printers (or similar model) collecting dust at my workplace. It was cheaper to buy a new Dell printer than to replace the colour cartridges in the Samsung apparently. Regards Shayne On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Glenn Cardwell gl...@glenncardwell.com wrote: Agree with Daniel. Bought a Brother printer off him back in the 19th century. Still works a treat. Thanks Daniel. Glenn Cardwell On 08/09/2010, at 1:13 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: I agree with Ronni there. Cheap printers,..cheap quality. Also, it's only USB, so only connects to one computer only. Spend a little more and get a Brother. http://www.brother.com.au/products/printers/colour_laser-led_printers.aspx All the colour Brother Laser printers on that page are Networkable, meaning everyone can print to them (if connected to a Network router/ hub or one model is wireless). I have a lot of clients with the Brother range and they love them. And they just keep on working,... Kind Regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** On 8/9/10 12:57 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Samsung printers are very cheap and they look nice - but the quality of these printers is very bad. Also they don't support Macintosh very well. Do a search in Google for 'Samsung CLP-315 Color Laser in OSX 10.6.4? …. and you will know of problems. 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 08/09/2010, at 12:22 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: I had a prior version of one of the CLP. It worked OK for a brief period, then stopped. With a lot of patience, got it replaced under warranty. Then the second one stopped working as well and I gave up on the CLP. The support people seemed to know how to support the CLP on Windows. OSX users seemed to be a minority. Glenn Nicholas On 8 September 2010 12:06, bred...@highway1.biz wrote: Hi there Am thinking of getting Samsung CLP-315 printer. The brochure say that it is compatible with OS 10.5. Is it compatible with 10.6? Stuart Breden http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/print-solutions/print-multifunctions-copie rs/colour-laser-printer/CLP-315/XSA/index.idx? pagetype=prd_detail -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -
Re: eMac for sale complete with iSight webcam
On 21/09/2010, at 8:03 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 20/09/2010, at 5:16 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Sorry .. don't know YOM. Have a look at the Serial Number (Apple Menu About this Mac. Keep clicking Version Number until it changes to Serial Number). The third digit of the S/N gives the year of manufacture. For example if the the third digit is a 4, the YOM is 2004. Naturally, this scheme has a ten-year cycle... 700MHz PowerPC G4 OSX 10.4.11 Memory 384 SDRAM Was my step daughter's and she bought second hand. Has CD Writable and DVD readable only (Drawer type) Hi Peter, This website gives you a lot more information about your Mac by using its Serial Number. http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php 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: eMac for sale complete with iSight webcam
On 21/09/2010, at 8:18 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 21/09/2010, at 8:03 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 20/09/2010, at 5:16 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Sorry .. don't know YOM. Have a look at the Serial Number (Apple Menu About this Mac. Keep clicking Version Number until it changes to Serial Number). The third digit of the S/N gives the year of manufacture. For example if the the third digit is a 4, the YOM is 2004. Naturally, this scheme has a ten-year cycle... 700MHz PowerPC G4 OSX 10.4.11 Memory 384 SDRAM Was my step daughter's and she bought second hand. Has CD Writable and DVD readable only (Drawer type) Hi Peter, This website gives you a lot more information about your Mac by using its Serial Number. http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php Sorry Peter, I just re-read your email properly instead of skimming it ;-( The first numerical character indicates the last digit of the year of production, which in my Serial Number is the 2nd digit. C02CKxxx. Its first two letters determine its place of manufacture for example, so the C indicates it was made in China, the 0 (zero) indicates the year was 2010. 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: eMac for sale complete with iSight webcam
On 21/09/2010, at 8:40 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Sorry Peter, I just re-read your email properly instead of skimming it ;-( The first numerical character indicates the last digit of the year of production, which in my Serial Number is the 2nd digit. C02CKxxx. Its first two letters determine its place of manufacture for example, so the C indicates it was made in China, the 0 (zero) indicates the year was 2010. Cheers, Ronni Hmm... My iMac's S/N starts with W8742XX. http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php says this means the computer was also manufactured in China (W, not C) and that its YOM was indeed 2007 (3rd digit). The 42 indicates that it was manufactured in the 42nd week of the year. http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/how-to-decipher-understand-apple-mac-serial-number-format.html gives a much more detailed description of the structure of the Apple Serial Number, and shows that the manufacturing location is represented by the first two digits, so that in my case W8 actually represents Shanghai, China. The third digit does indeed represent the final of the YOM. Interestingly, the site also shows that there are any of seven possible manufacturing location codes that can represent China. 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
Parental Controls
All, I bought two Macbooks (the black one previous to the current white one) running Leopard for my two kids (9 7) a little while back. I want to set them up so they can't wreck the build so I presume I set up an Admin account for me and a User account for each of them respectively on the two machines. They are also using the internet for kid's games but I want to make sure the sites they visit, deliberately or inadvertently, are suitable for the age. I believe Parental Control might give me sufficient control over this but I am interested if others out there have experience in this and have any tips from your experiences to date. Are there any good third party programs (Net Nanny, et al) out there? Thanks for any tips. Regards Peter... * 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: eMac for sale complete with iSight webcam
On 21/09/2010, at 9:12 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 21/09/2010, at 8:40 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Sorry Peter, I just re-read your email properly instead of skimming it ;-( The first numerical character indicates the last digit of the year of production, which in my Serial Number is the 2nd digit. C02CKxxx. Its first two letters determine its place of manufacture for example, so the C indicates it was made in China, the 0 (zero) indicates the year was 2010. Cheers, Ronni Hmm... My iMac's S/N starts with W8742XX. http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php says this means the computer was also manufactured in China (W, not C) and that its YOM was indeed 2007 (3rd digit). The 42 indicates that it was manufactured in the 42nd week of the year. http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/how-to-decipher-understand-apple-mac-serial-number-format.html gives a much more detailed description of the structure of the Apple Serial Number, and shows that the manufacturing location is represented by the first two digits, so that in my case W8 actually represents Shanghai, China. The third digit does indeed represent the final of the YOM. Interestingly, the site also shows that there are any of seven possible manufacturing location codes that can represent China. Sorry Peter, I have not been ignoring you, just a bit busy today :-) Hmm … is correct … The http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php doesn't have a clue where my MBP was built. I know it was a 'Built To Order' in Shanghai, China :-) Apple Serial Number Info give this info on my MBP's Serial Number. Model: - MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2010) (CTO) Codename: - ? Build Country: - We have no clue where your Mac was built. Build Year: - Your Mac was built in 2010. Build Week - - Production Nr.: - Your Mac was number 1140 to be built that week. The http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/how-to-decipher-understand-apple-mac-serial-number-format.html doesn't have Serial Number Snippets for my MBP (which is the latest MacBook Pro released). Please also note that EveryMac.com does not have all Serial Number Snippets documented, but many more are forthcoming 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: Parental Controls
On 21/09/2010, at 10:07 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: All, I bought two Macbooks (the black one previous to the current white one) running Leopard for my two kids (9 7) a little while back. I want to set them up so they can’t wreck the build so I presume I set up an Admin account for me and a User account for each of them respectively on the two machines. They are also using the internet for kid’s games but I want to make sure the sites they visit, deliberately or inadvertently, are suitable for the age. I believe “Parental Control” might give me sufficient control over this but I am interested if others out there have experience in this and have any tips from your experiences to date. Are there any good third party programs (Net Nanny, et al) out there? Thanks for any tips. Regards Peter Hi Peter, Firstly I must emphasise … Nothing, and I mean nothing beats supervising your kids while they are using The Net. Setup each computer with Administrator Account for yourself and setup a 'Managed with Parental Controls' Account for each of your kids. Parental controls let you manage your kids use of the computer, the applications on it, and the Internet. The Parental Controls preferences are on five sections, each of which is labeled by a button at the top of the pane. System: Determines if the account is managed or if it uses 'Simple Finder', and lets you choose which applications the account's user can run. Simplified Account: Uses 'Simple Finder', this gives a simplified view of the finder, with limited menu options, for younger users, or for those who you want to prevent from accessing all the functions of a normal account. Once you have made this choice, you can still apply the rest of the Parental Control settings. Limit Application Access: Whether you check use Simple Finder or not, you can limit a user’s access to applications on the Mac. Content Controls: Set controls for two types of content, that which is accessible from Dictionary, and that which users can access via Safari or other Web browsers. Dictionary controls: To prevent a user from accessing “inappropriate content. (This I feel is rather useless, as nothing prevents a kid from looking up inappropriate words in a dictionary book, or searching on the Web). Web site restrictions: The Parental Controls preferences offer you limited restrictions for Web site access. These controls affect any program that accesses the Web, whether it is Apple’s Safari Web browser; other browsers such as Firefox; or even other applications that can access the Web, such as RSS readers. You have three options: 1. Allow unrestricted access to websites: This places no controls over Web access. 2. Try to limit access to adult websites automatically: This uses a built-in set of filters to attempt to block access to sites with adult content. When a site is blocked, the Web browser displays a page, explaining why it was blocked, and offering to add the site to the list of allowed sites. 3. Allow access to only these websites: If you select this radio button, you will drastically limit the sites that your children can access. By default, Apple includes a handful of kid-friendly sites (but I would not recommend 'YouTube' to be a place to let young children roam unchecked), but you can add your own as well: Mail iChat Controls: All you can do here is limit which correspondents your user can email or chat with via Apple’s Mail and iChat applications (it does not apply to other software). Time Limits: you can also set time limits so your user can access the Mac only for a limited amount of time on weekdays and on weekends. In addition, you can prevent access between certain times—between bedtime and morning, for instance—on school nights and on weekends. To access time limits, click the Time Limits button in the Parental Controls preference pane. Logs: When you activate parental controls for a user, no matter what type of controls you apply, your Mac keeps a log of the Web sites that user visits. If you have content limitations set, it will also keep a list of sites that have been blocked. If you have limited your user’s access to applications, it will list applications that the user has launched, as well as those that have been blocked, and if you’ve limited iChat access, it will show all chat attempts made with people not in the user’s whitelist. You can view these logs to see what your users have been accessing, and what has been blocked; for instance, this is useful if you want to know what Web sites they’ve been trying to visit. All the above information is taken from my purchased copies of Take Control of Users Accounts in Leopard Take Control of Users Accounts in Snow Leopard. A Video on Parental Controls can be viewed here: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/#parentalcontrols There are third-party software solutions as well. A good site with information about Internet Safety for Children is:
Re: Parental Controls
Also Something that *everyone should consider* whether you have kids or not is a *secure DNS service* like opendns.com. The DNS service usually provided by your ISP *does not provide any security* . This service sits between you and the internet and warns you if you are following a link that is redirecting you to possible phishing and malware sites. You can also turn on a reasonable level of parental control filtering and logging as well if you wish. I heard about this from a security researcher who was testing a windows Malware app. He deliberately ried to get his test PC infected but could not then remembered he was using opendns. When he switched to his standard DNS service he had malware galore. Sure we can live with smug assurance that our Macs are malware proof (hopefully... for now) but phishing is still a risk, as is the possibility that smart alec kids will find a way to disable the parental control software installed on your computer. Of course nothing is fool proof and I second Rinni's statement *Nothing, and I mean nothing beats supervising your kids while they are using The Net. * Regards Shayne Beach On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 21/09/2010, at 10:07 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: All, I bought two Macbooks (the black one previous to the current white one) running Leopard for my two kids (9 7) a little while back. I want to set them up so they can’t wreck the build so I presume I set up an Admin account for me and a User account for each of them respectively on the two machines. They are also using the internet for kid’s games but I want to make sure the sites they visit, deliberately or inadvertently, are suitable for the age. I believe “Parental Control” might give me sufficient control over this but I am interested if others out there have experience in this and have any tips from your experiences to date. Are there any good third party programs (Net Nanny, et al) out there? Thanks for any tips. Regards Peter Hi Peter, Firstly I must emphasise … *Nothing, and I mean nothing beats supervising your kids while they are using The Net.* Setup each computer with Administrator Account for yourself and setup a 'Managed with Parental Controls' Account for each of your kids. Parental controls let you manage your kids use of the computer, the applications on it, and the Internet. The Parental Controls preferences are on five sections, each of which is labeled by a button at the top of the pane. *System:* Determines if the account is managed or if it uses 'Simple Finder', and lets you choose which applications the account's user can run. *Simplified Account: *Uses 'Simple Finder', this gives a simplified view of the finder, with limited menu options, for younger users, or for those who you want to prevent from accessing all the functions of a normal account. Once you have made this choice, you can still apply the rest of the Parental Control settings. *Limit Application Access: Whether you check use Simple Finder or not, you can limit a user’s *access to applications on the Mac. *Content Controls: *Set controls for two types of content, that which is accessible from Dictionary, and that which users can access via Safari or other Web browsers. *Dictionary controls: *To prevent a user from accessing “inappropriate content. (This I feel is rather useless, as nothing prevents a kid from looking up inappropriate words in a dictionary book, or searching on the Web). *Web site restrictions: *The Parental Controls preferences offer you limited restrictions for Web site access. These controls affect any program that accesses the Web, whether it is Apple’s Safari Web browser; other browsers such as Firefox; or even other applications that can access the Web, such as RSS readers. You have three options: *1. Allow unrestricted access to websites:* This places no controls over Web access. *2. Try to limit access to adult websites automatically:* This uses a built-in set of filters to attempt to block access to sites with adult content. When a site is blocked, the Web browser displays a page, explaining why it was blocked, and offering to add the site to the list of allowed sites. *3. Allow access to only these websites:* If you select this radio button, you will drastically limit the sites that your children can access. By default, Apple includes a handful of kid-friendly sites (but I would not recommend 'YouTube' to be a place to let young children roam unchecked), but you can add your own as well: *Mail iChat Controls: All you can do here is limit which correspondents your user can email or chat with via Apple’s Mail and iChat applications (it does not apply to other software).* *Time Limits: you can also set time limits so your user can access the Mac only for a limited amount of time on weekdays and on weekends. In addition, you can prevent access between certain times—between bedtime and
