Re: Windows Snow Leopard
Hi Michael, Ah, Voice Recordings ... As I mentioned in my first reply iTunes can run into trouble with lower resolution voice recorder WAVs. If they won’t play in iTunes: Rather than trying to convert from WAV to MP3 which would lose a lot of the quality, you might want to try converting from WAV to another lossless format. My suggestion is that you try to convert the WAVs to Apple Lossless (which sound just as good as WAV files, but only take up about half as much space) If you wish to send me one of the tracks ( Offlist ) that won't play for you, I'll have a look at it see if I can convert it to a suitable format. Cheers, Ronni On 05/10/2010, at 1:23 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Ronda, It is not a commercial CD, but was made by professionals as a series of voice recordings. Import settings in iTunes are set as WAV Encoder with settings Automatic. Have also tried preference MP3. Regards and thanks again, Michael Hawkins. On 5/10/10 12:00 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Is this a commercial music CD? What are your import settings in iTunes? iTunes Preferences General - When you insert a CD 'Import Settings'? Cheers, Ronni On 05/10/2010, at 11:47 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Thanks for responding, Ronda. iTunes opens but only 7 of the 100 or so recordings are detected even though I have selected import. Regards, Michael. On 5/10/10 11:12 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 05/10/2010, at 10:52 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: I have a cd of which about 7 out of 100 tracks play on my Apple. The tracks are wav format. I have latest version of windows media player, flip for mac, QuickTime pro, QuickTime 7 and Perian installed. OS is 10.6.4. I have had trouble getting the cd to play on Windows computers, but have succeeded on two that have Windows 7 installed. I'm reluctant to install Windows OS and software on the hard drive of my 17 MacBook Pro. Can it be installed on an external hard-drive, and (assuming the cd works) will I be able to listen to it by putting it in the dvd slot on my MacBook and using Windows on the external drive? Regards and thanks in anticipation, Michael Hawkins MacBook Pro OS 10.6.4 2.4 GHz core 2 Duo 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Hi Michael, Won't the WAV files play in iTunes? iTunes is usually fine with CD-quality (44/16) WAV files, but often runs into trouble either with higher resolution (e.g., 96/24) or lower resolution (e.g., voice recorder) WAVs. 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: Telstra iPhone data usage
Hi Andrew, I found that with my iPhone sat on my desk, connected through my home wireless network, it still was clocking up 3G data (not huge amounts but ongoing) - I ended up switching off 3G and I suspect I will just leave 3G switched off until I actually want to access something when not in a wireless zone, switch it on to access what I need, then switch it off again. I signed up for the Telstra mobile data usage meter - but it is far from reassuring: It currently says: You have currently used 23% (47.8MB) of your 205MB included data. Data usage displayed is from Tue 14 Sep '10. Your next bill is due to be issued on Wed 06 Oct '10. However: 1. My current plan is supposed to include 500MB of data. Not 205 MB 2. The only session listed is one session of 3 secs on 30 Sept which used 6kb (I momentarily switched 3G data on then off again) 3. If I try to use the Search Usage to search by date range (using todays date as the ³to² date: * If I exclude the 30th Sept, the listed session disappears (which is what I would expect) * If I set the date range from 14 Sept 10 (supposedly the ³from² date for the 47.8MB usage) it get a message saying ³Attention From date is before last Bill Date² - It isn¹t, my last bill was dated 02 Sept 10 and my next bill is apparently due to be issued on 06 Oct 10 * If I set the date range from 15 Sept 10, the message goes away but still the only session listed is the 6kb on 30 Sept. 4. So the Mobile Data Usage Meter tells me I have apparently used 47.8 MB since 14 Sept but it only actually identifies 6kb of it! Now, 47.8MB isn¹t actually a problem except that this was all generated while connected through a wireless network and over a relatively short time (I¹ve had 3G switched off for quite a while) so: 1. I have no confidence whatsoever in the Mobile Data Usage Meter 2. I dare not actually switch on 3G and use my iPhone for fear it will run up a huge data bill with no reliable means to check it. Sort of spoils my enjoyment of the iPhone somewhat :o( Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 4/10/10 5:39 PM, Andrew Schox at and...@perthfootankle.com.au wrote: Hi all, I have had a Telstra iPhone 4 for five days, and got a message today saying I'd used 93% of my 1.5GB data plan. Previous to this I had a 1.5GB Optus data plan which I never exceeded in two years. My data usage has been probably less than what I usually used on Optus as I have frequently been accessing the net via WiFi. Has anybody else experienced similar issues. I can't believe I've used that much data in 5 days. I'll have to organise to spend a few hours tomorrow getting transferred from one department to another at Telstra's friendly phone support service... Cheers, Andrew -- 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: Windows Snow Leopard
Hmmm, Well, as Ronni says, rather than mp3, you can use a lossless formula - which will not degrade the quality - though I guess any file conversion may affect the integrity of the recording in that it will no longer be the WAV file recorded. I would have thought that keeping a backup of the original WAV CD would maintain the integrity of the recording - in that you can always get back to the original file - whilst having a converted copy allows for convenience of use/listening. If you want to maintain the integrity of the original WAV recordings: You say: It is not a commercial CD, but was made by professionals as a series of voice recordings. Import settings in iTunes are set as WAV Encoder with settings Automatic. Have also tried preference MP3. So instead of using Automatic you could try using Custom and ask your professionals what WAV parameters they used and then plug those values into your Custom settings. Of course, you can always run Windows 7 on your Mac - through various approaches - but if you have no other use for Windows, it seems like overkill just to listen to unusual audio files. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 5/10/10 1:50 PM, Michael Hawkins at michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au wrote: Thanks Neil, Unfortunately I can't do anything which may affect the integrity of the recording. Regards, Michael. On 5/10/10 1:33 PM, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote: On 05/10/2010, at 1:23 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Ronda, It is not a commercial CD, but was made by professionals as a series of voice recordings. Import settings in iTunes are set as WAV Encoder with settings Automatic. Have also tried preference MP3. Regards and thanks again, Michael Hawkins. -- 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
What makes an iMac 2GHz start running super slow ?
Hi folks, My step daughter's iMac (that I set up for her 2 weeks ago) has slowed down to a crawl In the last couple of days. Any ideas ? It is a 2GHz with 2GB of RAM (I think). And using Tiger. 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: What makes an iMac 2GHz start running super slow ?
On 05/10/2010, at 7:33 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, My step daughter's iMac (that I set up for her 2 weeks ago) has slowed down to a crawl In the last couple of days. Any ideas ? It is a 2GHz with 2GB of RAM (I think). And using Tiger. Regards, Stephen Chape Hi Stephen, I take it this is the same iMac that was having the problem with the Son's User Account? Re: Strange Safari behaviour for only one user ? Something happening in that Account was causing freezes ... Did you get that problem sorted? When you setup the iMac did you Erase the HD and do a clean/fresh install of Tiger? Have you checked what is using the CPU when the iMac is slowing to a crawl? Check in 'Activity Monitor'. How much free space does the HD have? You could try free disk space in the Disk Utilities: In finder go to application/utilities/disk utilities - click on you hard drive - click the erase tab - click free disk space Make sure you have a good amount of room on your hard drive. It makes a temp folder that may be large. Free disk space will delete that folder during the process. When you delete files by emptying the Trash, Mac OS X deletes the information used to access the files but doesn't actually delete the files. Although the disk space used by deleted files is marked as free space, deleted files remain intact until new data is written over them. Because of this, deleted files can be recovered. Doing free disk space makes the free space on your hdd make the hdd look like a new clean hdd to the computer. Without getting all techie remember how fast a new computer runs or if you install the OS on a new hdd. Might need to get someone to have a look at this iMac. 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: What makes an iMac 2GHz start running super slow ?
Thank you Ronda .. I will be at her place again on Thursday evening to investigate all this. She lives too far from me to nip over there every day !! On 05/10/2010, at 9:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 05/10/2010, at 7:33 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, My step daughter's iMac (that I set up for her 2 weeks ago) has slowed down to a crawl In the last couple of days. Any ideas ? It is a 2GHz with 2GB of RAM (I think). And using Tiger. Regards, Stephen Chape Hi Stephen, I take it this is the same iMac that was having the problem with the Son's User Account? Re: Strange Safari behaviour for only one user ? Something happening in that Account was causing freezes ... Did you get that problem sorted? When you setup the iMac did you Erase the HD and do a clean/fresh install of Tiger? Have you checked what is using the CPU when the iMac is slowing to a crawl? Check in 'Activity Monitor'. How much free space does the HD have? You could try free disk space in the Disk Utilities: In finder go to application/utilities/disk utilities - click on you hard drive - click the erase tab - click free disk space Make sure you have a good amount of room on your hard drive. It makes a temp folder that may be large. Free disk space will delete that folder during the process. When you delete files by emptying the Trash, Mac OS X deletes the information used to access the files but doesn't actually delete the files. Although the disk space used by deleted files is marked as free space, deleted files remain intact until new data is written over them. Because of this, deleted files can be recovered. Doing free disk space makes the free space on your hdd make the hdd look like a new clean hdd to the computer. Without getting all techie remember how fast a new computer runs or if you install the OS on a new hdd. Might need to get someone to have a look at this iMac. 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: What makes an iMac 2GHz start running super slow ?
Hi Stephen You can also check that the Hard Drive isn't reporting an error. A major one to look out for is the I/O error. To check this, do the following:- Go to Applications - Utilities and open Console. (Or Command-Shift-U from Finder then Console). If the side list isn't showing, click on Show Log List. Under FILES, look for system.log and click on that. You will see strings and strings of text. Scroll through it and if you happen to see something like:- date time kernel[0]: disk0s2: I/O error. And it repeats itself,...lots of times. Then time to back up the files and get it looked at I'm afraid. An I/O error for the disk0s2 is normally the fault reported for the Main Hard Drive failing. Sometimes you only see it once or twice, but I've seen systems where it repeats itself many times,...and then things get bad. Just another thing to have a look for Hope that helps. Kind Regards Daniel On 5/10/10 9:43 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Thank you Ronda .. I will be at her place again on Thursday evening to investigate all this. She lives too far from me to nip over there every day !! On 05/10/2010, at 9:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 05/10/2010, at 7:33 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Hi folks, My step daughter's iMac (that I set up for her 2 weeks ago) has slowed down to a crawl In the last couple of days. Any ideas ? It is a 2GHz with 2GB of RAM (I think). And using Tiger. Regards, Stephen Chape Hi Stephen, I take it this is the same iMac that was having the problem with the Son's User Account? Re: Strange Safari behaviour for only one user ? Something happening in that Account was causing freezes ... Did you get that problem sorted? When you setup the iMac did you Erase the HD and do a clean/fresh install of Tiger? Have you checked what is using the CPU when the iMac is slowing to a crawl? Check in 'Activity Monitor'. How much free space does the HD have? You could try free disk space in the Disk Utilities: In finder go to application/utilities/disk utilities - click on you hard drive - click the erase tab - click free disk space Make sure you have a good amount of room on your hard drive. It makes a temp folder that may be large. Free disk space will delete that folder during the process. When you delete files by emptying the Trash, Mac OS X deletes the information used to access the files but doesn't actually delete the files. Although the disk space used by deleted files is marked as free space, deleted files remain intact until new data is written over them. Because of this, deleted files can be recovered. Doing free disk space makes the free space on your hdd make the hdd look like a new clean hdd to the computer. Without getting all techie remember how fast a new computer runs or if you install the OS on a new hdd. Might need to get someone to have a look at this iMac. 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 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Genius Mixes envy
Thanks Ronni and PeterIt does seem a bit of a mystery.I have tried a few google searches etc.Updated Genius etc.Still no change.I have AOR Classic Rock Mix andBrit-Pop and Rock Mix. A few days ago I had Singer SongerWriter Mix (as 1 of my 2)iTunes 10.0.1StrangecheersBlittoPS - Have tried swearing at my mac,but it hasn't worked either!:) Rod Blitvich-Amy Sam’s Dad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.auhttp://web.me.com/blittoBlack holes suck. .On 05/10/2010, at 8:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:On 05/10/2010, at 7:53 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote:Hi WAMUGersMy wife has 6 or 10 different iTunes Genius mixes eg - Singer Songwriter Mix, Classic Rock Mix, etc etcI have only two!:(I have tried Update Genius from the Store Menu but nothing changes.Please can someone help (hoping it's some really dumb fix I should have been aware of!)Hi Blitto,Genius playlists are based off a single song you select.Genius mixes are (likely) based on the Genre and other stuff of all songs in your library.Apple has not explained how Genius decides anything.Genius MixesThe Genius Mixes feature searches your iTuneslibrary to find songs that go great together, thenorganizes them into mixes you’ll love. Thesemixes are like channels programmed entirelywith your music. Under Genius, click GeniusMixes. You’ll see Genius Mixes that have beencreated for you. Click one to play. Rearrange andrename the mixes you want to keep, and deletethe ones you don’t.Genius PlaylistsJust select a song, click the Genius button, andiTunes makes a playlist of songs from yourlibrary that go great together. You decide howmany songs appear in your Genius playlist — 25,50, or 100. Refresh your Genius playlist to getnew songs. Or save your Genius playlist so youalways have it.http://www.apple.com/itunes/features/ Cheers,Ronni17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i72.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpmOS X 10.6.3 Snow LeopardWindows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) --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 --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: Genius Mixes envy
On 06/10/2010, at 7:15 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: PS - Have tried swearing at my mac,but it hasn't worked either! :) Oh Blitto …. Never swear at your Mac! Swear at a PC if you like, but not your Mac ;o) 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: Windows Snow Leopard
On 05/10/2010, at 10:52 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: I have a cd of which about 7 out of 100 tracks play on my Apple. The tracks are wav format. I have latest version of windows media player, flip for mac, QuickTime pro, QuickTime 7 and Perian installed. OS is 10.6.4. I have had trouble getting the cd to play on Windows computers, but have succeeded on two that have Windows 7 installed. I'm reluctant to install Windows OS and software on the hard drive of my 17 MacBook Pro. Can it be installed on an external hard-drive, and (assuming the cd works) will I be able to listen to it by putting it in the dvd slot on my MacBook and using Windows on the external drive? Notwithstanding the various considerations regarding the playability of the WV files on that CD, the answer to your original question is Yes, if you use virtualisation software such as Parallels Desktop, VMWare or VirtualBox. All you need to do is designate the external drive as the location of your Virtual Machine when you are creating it. It is also possible to create the VM on your internal HD, move it to your external drive, then tell your software the new location. 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: Genius Mixes envy
On 6/10/10 8:12 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 06/10/2010, at 7:15 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: PS - Have tried swearing at my mac,but it hasn't worked either! :) Oh Blitto . Never swear at your Mac! Swear at a PC if you like, but not your Mac ;o) You are, however, allowed to swear at software installed on your mac as even your Mac doesn't like certain programs like... say... entourage. mark.sec...@uwa.edu.au Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) Teaching Facilities Administrator Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Windows Snow Leopard
Thank you Peter. On 6/10/10 8:17 AM, Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au wrote: On 05/10/2010, at 10:52 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: I have a cd of which about 7 out of 100 tracks play on my Apple. The tracks are wav format. I have latest version of windows media player, flip for mac, QuickTime pro, QuickTime 7 and Perian installed. OS is 10.6.4. I have had trouble getting the cd to play on Windows computers, but have succeeded on two that have Windows 7 installed. I'm reluctant to install Windows OS and software on the hard drive of my 17 MacBook Pro. Can it be installed on an external hard-drive, and (assuming the cd works) will I be able to listen to it by putting it in the dvd slot on my MacBook and using Windows on the external drive? Notwithstanding the various considerations regarding the playability of the WV files on that CD, the answer to your original question is Yes, if you use virtualisation software such as Parallels Desktop, VMWare or VirtualBox. All you need to do is designate the external drive as the location of your Virtual Machine when you are creating it. It is also possible to create the VM on your internal HD, move it to your external drive, then tell your software the new location. 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 -- 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: Windows Snow Leopard
On 06/10/2010, at 8:17 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 05/10/2010, at 10:52 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: I have a cd of which about 7 out of 100 tracks play on my Apple. The tracks are wav format. I have latest version of windows media player, flip for mac, QuickTime pro, QuickTime 7 and Perian installed. OS is 10.6.4. I have had trouble getting the cd to play on Windows computers, but have succeeded on two that have Windows 7 installed. I'm reluctant to install Windows OS and software on the hard drive of my 17 MacBook Pro. Can it be installed on an external hard-drive, and (assuming the cd works) will I be able to listen to it by putting it in the dvd slot on my MacBook and using Windows on the external drive? Notwithstanding the various considerations regarding the playability of the WV files on that CD, the answer to your original question is Yes, if you use virtualisation software such as Parallels Desktop, VMWare or VirtualBox. All you need to do is designate the external drive as the location of your Virtual Machine when you are creating it. It is also possible to create the VM on your internal HD, move it to your external drive, then tell your software the new location. Hi Peter, That's interesting, I was always under the impression that Microsoft would not allow Windows to be installed on an external drive, because of licensing , etc. But thinking more about this, using Parallels and creating a VM would work as you are using the Parallels software on your Mac to access the Windows on the external drive. From Parallels support forum: Parallels Desktop can create virtual machines on any connected networked or physical drive. Create a custom virtual machine and set the location to the other drive where you want the virtual machine to be saved. Parallels will warn you: The virtual machine files are located either on a mounted volume or on a network share. Make sure this volume or network share is mounted to your Mac all the time the virtual machine is running. Otherwise, Parallels Desktop may work incorrectly and the data inside the virtual machine may become damaged. The file with the Virtual Machine (Windows 7) sits on the external drive; the Parallels application sits on the Mac’s internal drive. You need to remember to plug the drive in when you start Parallels, otherwise Parallels will ask me where the VM lives :-) 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
New WAMUG Presidential Car
Here's one for you all! http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2efWpg/www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-sickest-mobile-office-in/r:f Reg Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net Web: http://web.me.com/whitelyr/Reg/ http://beachlands.wordpress.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: New WAMUG Presidential Car
and if you know Reg like I think I do...right now he is convincing his wife that they should buy one!:) Rod Blitvich-Amy Sam’s Dad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.auhttp://web.me.com/blittoI don't have a big ego, I'm way too cool for that. On 06/10/2010, at 10:16 AM, Reg Whitely wrote:Here's one for you all!http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2efWpg/www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-sickest-mobile-office-in/r:fReg Reg WhitelyHome: 08 9921 7272Mob: 04 8899 7313Email:rwhit...@internode.on.netWeb:http://web.me.com/whitelyr/Reg/http://beachlands.wordpress.com --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 --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: Windows Snow Leopard
Very interesting responses Peter and Ronni to accessing Windows on an external drive (and good question Michael). Before I jump in and break a leg (or the old PC) do you think a simple transplant of the old PC (Windows XP) hard drive directly to a USB caddy would work (via VMWare) from my Snow Leopard iMac? Retaining all the old files and MOS etc? But given my success rate with external drives on my Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 4 MB iMac I shouldn't even try --. Cheers, Alan -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Wednesday, 6 October 2010 8:45 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Windows Snow Leopard On 06/10/2010, at 8:17 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 05/10/2010, at 10:52 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: I have a cd of which about 7 out of 100 tracks play on my Apple. The tracks are wav format. I have latest version of windows media player, flip for mac, QuickTime pro, QuickTime 7 and Perian installed. OS is 10.6.4. I have had trouble getting the cd to play on Windows computers, but have succeeded on two that have Windows 7 installed. I'm reluctant to install Windows OS and software on the hard drive of my 17 MacBook Pro. Can it be installed on an external hard-drive, and (assuming the cd works) will I be able to listen to it by putting it in the dvd slot on my MacBook and using Windows on the external drive? Notwithstanding the various considerations regarding the playability of the WV files on that CD, the answer to your original question is Yes, if you use virtualisation software such as Parallels Desktop, VMWare or VirtualBox. All you need to do is designate the external drive as the location of your Virtual Machine when you are creating it. It is also possible to create the VM on your internal HD, move it to your external drive, then tell your software the new location. Hi Peter, That's interesting, I was always under the impression that Microsoft would not allow Windows to be installed on an external drive, because of licensing , etc. But thinking more about this, using Parallels and creating a VM would work as you are using the Parallels software on your Mac to access the Windows on the external drive. From Parallels support forum: Parallels Desktop can create virtual machines on any connected networked or physical drive. Create a custom virtual machine and set the location to the other drive where you want the virtual machine to be saved. Parallels will warn you: The virtual machine files are located either on a mounted volume or on a network share. Make sure this volume or network share is mounted to your Mac all the time the virtual machine is running. Otherwise, Parallels Desktop may work incorrectly and the data inside the virtual machine may become damaged. The file with the Virtual Machine (Windows 7) sits on the external drive; the Parallels application sits on the Mac's internal drive. You need to remember to plug the drive in when you start Parallels, otherwise Parallels will ask me where the VM lives :-) 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.862 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3179 - Release Date: 10/06/10 02:34:00 -- 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
Mail queries
Hi Wamuggians! I am currently in Europe in a situation where I have to download my emails look at them later when I am not connected to the internet. I get quite a few emails that have html (?) boxes in them and they are blank when I look at my emails without internet connection. I have Mail/Preferences/Viewing : Display remote images in HTML messages (requires additional network access to display) ticked, but this obviously means I have to be connected to view. Now I may be wrong here, but I believe that when I was using Eudora, I could download, view later without connection see all these html boxes with their info I would expect that Mail would do the same as well. Am I right is there a way of setting this on (I can't see any other options though)? Another issue I will have is that I am using my Macbook Air while travelling this is the first time I have set up Mail used it on this laptop. When I get back home, I will probably want to transfer all the emails sent received back to my main Macbook Pro working computer. If these files have the same code as others on the Macbook Pro, will they get rejected when I copy paste them, or will they still be accepted? A third issue I have had was that I was not able to send emails for a long while. I was able to receive only had to use webmail to reply, which was a pain. Highway1 told me that this was sort of usual due to something to do with the local server not accepting something or other Is this right - have other travellers had this problem? I am in one place now have got their outgoing mail server address, so it is not a problem, but it was a pain for a while it may be a problem in the future when I am moving around again. Many thanks in advance for your assistance, Alex Alex Novakovic MYOB Consultant 041 990 2440 -- 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: New WAMUG Presidential Car
My daughter's put a deposit on it for my birthday ;-) Reg Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net Web: http://web.me.com/whitelyr/Reg/ http://beachlands.wordpress.com On 06/10/2010, at 10:23 am, Rod Blitvich wrote: and if you know Reg like I think I do... right now he is convincing his wife that they should buy one! :) image.gif Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au http://web.me.com/blitto I don't have a big ego, I'm way too cool for that. On 06/10/2010, at 10:16 AM, Reg Whitely wrote: Here's one for you all! http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2efWpg/www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-sickest-mobile-office-in/r:f Reg Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net Web: http://web.me.com/whitelyr/Reg/ http://beachlands.wordpress.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 -- 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: Photoshop Elements.
Hi All I would like to know if there are any members of the group that hold classes for or teach Photo Shop Elements. I understand a little but would like some 'hands on' if possible. Happy to pay for the time given. Kind Regards Tony Francis BODDINGTON. -- 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 queries
Hi Alex, responding to some of your queries in the body of your email. Sent from my iPad On 06/10/2010, at 11:26 AM, Alex Novakovic aln...@highway1.com.au wrote: Hi Wamuggians! I am currently in Europe in a situation where I have to download my emails look at them later when I am not connected to the internet. I get quite a few emails that have html (?) boxes in them and they are blank when I look at my emails without internet connection. I have Mail/Preferences/Viewing : Display remote images in HTML messages (requires additional network access to display) ticked, but this obviously means I have to be connected to view. Now I may be wrong here, but I believe that when I was using Eudora, I could download, view later without connection see all these html boxes with their info I would expect that Mail would do the same as well. Am I right is there a way of setting this on (I can't see any other options though)? Don't know this one. Another issue I will have is that I am using my Macbook Air while travelling this is the first time I have set up Mail used it on this laptop. When I get back home, I will probably want to transfer all the emails sent received back to my main Macbook Pro working computer. If these files have the same code as others on the Macbook Pro, will they get rejected when I copy paste them, or will they still be accepted? Have you set up the mail program to leave messages on the server. In that case you can download them to as many macs as you want to when you get home. If you use an IMAP account, such as mobile me or google mail, you can also have copies of the emails you send as the programs sync email rather than downloading it. A third issue I have had was that I was not able to send emails for a long while. I was able to receive only had to use webmail to reply, which was a pain. Highway1 told me that this was sort of usual due to something to do with the local server not accepting something or other Is this right - have other travellers had this problem? I am in one place now have got their outgoing mail server address, so it is not a problem, but it was a pain for a while it may be a problem in the future when I am moving around again. For this type of access whilst traveling, the server address for sending must be that of the ISP you are currently using. There is no work around, but there are other possibilities, such as webmail, or using an IMAP account such as Mobileme. In the case of IMAP accounts, you can log into the specific server of your choice for sending using your username and password. This is set up automatically for this type of account. I use this when traveling. When using Telstra 3G on my iPad, I know that the sending server is mail.big pond.com, so could change the setting, but it's rather a pain, so much simpler to use my Mobileme account. That sometimes means switching mail accounts to reply to emails, but I've been doing it for so long that it isn't a hassle. Many thanks in advance for your assistance, Alex Alex Novakovic MYOB Consultant 041 990 2440 -- 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 queries
-- A lot of these problems would go away if you used gmail! Cheers -- David Noel 2010 Oct 6 = On 6 October 2010 12:48, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@me.com wrote: Hi Alex, responding to some of your queries in the body of your email. Sent from my iPad On 06/10/2010, at 11:26 AM, Alex Novakovic aln...@highway1.com.au wrote: Hi Wamuggians! I am currently in Europe in a situation where I have to download my emails look at them later when I am not connected to the internet. I get quite a few emails that have html (?) boxes in them and they are blank when I look at my emails without internet connection. I have Mail/Preferences/Viewing : Display remote images in HTML messages (requires additional network access to display) ticked, but this obviously means I have to be connected to view. Now I may be wrong here, but I believe that when I was using Eudora, I could download, view later without connection see all these html boxes with their info I would expect that Mail would do the same as well. Am I right is there a way of setting this on (I can't see any other options though)? Don't know this one. Another issue I will have is that I am using my Macbook Air while travelling this is the first time I have set up Mail used it on this laptop. When I get back home, I will probably want to transfer all the emails sent received back to my main Macbook Pro working computer. If these files have the same code as others on the Macbook Pro, will they get rejected when I copy paste them, or will they still be accepted? Have you set up the mail program to leave messages on the server. In that case you can download them to as many macs as you want to when you get home. If you use an IMAP account, such as mobile me or google mail, you can also have copies of the emails you send as the programs sync email rather than downloading it. A third issue I have had was that I was not able to send emails for a long while. I was able to receive only had to use webmail to reply, which was a pain. Highway1 told me that this was sort of usual due to something to do with the local server not accepting something or other Is this right - have other travellers had this problem? I am in one place now have got their outgoing mail server address, so it is not a problem, but it was a pain for a while it may be a problem in the future when I am moving around again. For this type of access whilst traveling, the server address for sending must be that of the ISP you are currently using. There is no work around, but there are other possibilities, such as webmail, or using an IMAP account such as Mobileme. In the case of IMAP accounts, you can log into the specific server of your choice for sending using your username and password. This is set up automatically for this type of account. I use this when traveling. When using Telstra 3G on my iPad, I know that the sending server is mail.big pond.com, so could change the setting, but it's rather a pain, so much simpler to use my Mobileme account. That sometimes means switching mail accounts to reply to emails, but I've been doing it for so long that it isn't a hassle. Many thanks in advance for your assistance, Alex Alex Novakovic MYOB Consultant 041 990 2440 -- 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
