Re: ADSL2+ for Joe Baker
I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat Now I am a person who has sort of been left behind in certain areas. For example I do not have a mobile phone and would not even know how to use it. Or know about the difference between WiFi and 3G, or about so called plan offer by carriers, or what sim cards are, how applications are brought etc? Point is - what ise best, WiFi or 3G or both and what other things do I need to do the above. Regards Joe -- 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: ADSL2+ for Joe Baker
Check out the Whirpool forums Sometimes they have good information, other times its requires a bit of digging before you find the 'good stuff' A lot of the time it comes down to double checking the fine print associated with the plans I think one of the first things that I would recommend doing is trying to work out how much data you would use Would 1gb be sufficient, or maybe 500mb etc etc...i know its hard to do, but it can help narrow down the selection by removing the 'too little' and the 'far too much' Ash On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat Now I am a person who has sort of been left behind in certain areas. For example I do not have a mobile phone and would not even know how to use it. Or know about the difference between WiFi and 3G, or about so called plan offer by carriers, or what sim cards are, how applications are brought etc? Point is - what ise best, WiFi or 3G or both and what other things do I need to do the above. Regards Joe -- 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 Ashley Mulder BSc (Forensic and Analytical Chemistry) | (Forensic Science Hons.) PhD Student (Chemistry) Department of Chemistry Curtin University ashley.mul...@student.curtin.edu.au a.mul...@curtin.edu.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
iPad provider plans
Hi Pat, I've changed the subject for your email so that people can better respond to your question. I have a Telstra Pre paid sim, on which I've gone for 365 day option so that i am not having to cope with month to month problems ( renew before it expires or lose whats left, then have so much credit that you can never actually use it.) Whirlpool is a great source of information on prepaid plans by actual users. Cheers, Susan Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat Now I am a person who has sort of been left behind in certain areas. For example I do not have a mobile phone and would not even know how to use it. Or know about the difference between WiFi and 3G, or about so called plan offer by carriers, or what sim cards are, how applications are brought etc? Point is - what ise best, WiFi or 3G or both and what other things do I need to do the above. Regards Joe -- 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: iPad provider plans
Thanks Susan for changing the subject, the previous subject has nothing really to do with Pat’s requests. Hi Pat, The iPhone 3G S uses a SIM-Card The iPhone 4 uses a Micro-SIM Card The iPad uses a Micro-SIM Card (The iPad Micro-SIM card will NOT work with your iPhone ) Australian iPad SIM Plans 2011 There is full table in spreadsheet format current prices at April 2011 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/04/planhacker-australian-ipad-sim-plans-2011/ I use a Telstra Pre-Paid micro-SIM for Apple iPad $30mth, but I only use pay when I am going to be away from Fi-Wi on ‘breaks’ to the country. http://www.telstra.com.au/bigpond-internet/mobile-broadband/micro-sim-for-apple-ipad/?red=/latest_offers/ipad/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 19/05/2011, at 3:12 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Pat, I've changed the subject for your email so that people can better respond to your question. I have a Telstra Pre paid sim, on which I've gone for 365 day option so that i am not having to cope with month to month problems ( renew before it expires or lose whats left, then have so much credit that you can never actually use it.) Whirlpool is a great source of information on prepaid plans by actual users. Cheers, Susan Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat Now I am a person who has sort of been left behind in certain areas. For example I do not have a mobile phone and would not even know how to use it. Or know about the difference between WiFi and 3G, or about so called plan offer by carriers, or what sim cards are, how applications are brought etc? Point is - what ise best, WiFi or 3G or both and what other things do I need to do the above. Regards Joe -- 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: iPad provider plans
My god, how did I type Fi-Wi instead of Wi-Fi … my excuse is “It’s been a hard day” ;-) Ronni On 19/05/2011, at 3:46 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Thanks Susan for changing the subject, the previous subject has nothing really to do with Pat’s requests. Hi Pat, The iPhone 3G S uses a SIM-Card The iPhone 4 uses a Micro-SIM Card The iPad uses a Micro-SIM Card (The iPad Micro-SIM card will NOT work with your iPhone ) Australian iPad SIM Plans 2011 There is full table in spreadsheet format current prices at April 2011 http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/04/planhacker-australian-ipad-sim-plans-2011/ I use a Telstra Pre-Paid micro-SIM for Apple iPad $30mth, but I only use pay when I am going to be away from Fi-Wi on ‘breaks’ to the country. http://www.telstra.com.au/bigpond-internet/mobile-broadband/micro-sim-for-apple-ipad/?red=/latest_offers/ipad/ Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 19/05/2011, at 3:12 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Pat, I've changed the subject for your email so that people can better respond to your question. I have a Telstra Pre paid sim, on which I've gone for 365 day option so that i am not having to cope with month to month problems ( renew before it expires or lose whats left, then have so much credit that you can never actually use it.) Whirlpool is a great source of information on prepaid plans by actual users. Cheers, Susan Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat Now I am a person who has sort of been left behind in certain areas. For example I do not have a mobile phone and would not even know how to use it. Or know about the difference between WiFi and 3G, or about so called plan offer by carriers, or what sim cards are, how applications are brought etc? Point is - what ise best, WiFi or 3G or both and what other things do I need to do the above. Regards Joe -- 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: iPad provider plans
Thanks, Susan, Ashley and Ronni, The Lifehacker table is useful - I will have to explore further. Perhaps I can ask another question about the unfamiliar jargon of this technology that is new to me: In the table, the various plans have a column for 'Data'. I understand that this is the amount you can consume before incurring excess charges. Then there is a column that lists 'Setup' charges and another column says that 'Setup includes X amount of Data' - what does this mean? If, for example, the 365 day Telstra plan has a 12 GB limit and a $30 setup cost that includes 3 GB of data. Do you end up with a total of 15 GB of data? Or am I on the wrong track here? Pat On 19/05/2011, at 3:12 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Pat, I've changed the subject for your email so that people can better respond to your question. I have a Telstra Pre paid sim, on which I've gone for 365 day option so that i am not having to cope with month to month problems ( renew before it expires or lose whats left, then have so much credit that you can never actually use it.) Whirlpool is a great source of information on prepaid plans by actual users. Cheers, Susan Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat -- 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: iPad provider plans
Hi Susan What is the performance like on your iPad with telstra. If you run the test at the following website what speed do you get on the 3G network? http://www.ozspeedtest.com/ Thinking of an iPad but I find my current service Optus very slow even on 3G. Thanks in advance Cheers Kane On 19/05/2011, at 3:12 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Pat, I've changed the subject for your email so that people can better respond to your question. I have a Telstra Pre paid sim, on which I've gone for 365 day option so that i am not having to cope with month to month problems ( renew before it expires or lose whats left, then have so much credit that you can never actually use it.) Whirlpool is a great source of information on prepaid plans by actual users. Cheers, Susan Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat Now I am a person who has sort of been left behind in certain areas. For example I do not have a mobile phone and would not even know how to use it. Or know about the difference between WiFi and 3G, or about so called plan offer by carriers, or what sim cards are, how applications are brought etc? Point is - what ise best, WiFi or 3G or both and what other things do I need to do the above. Regards Joe -- 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: iPad provider plans
Hi Pat, On 19/05/2011, at 5:54 PM, Pat wrote: Thanks, Susan, Ashley and Ronni, The Lifehacker table is useful - I will have to explore further. Perhaps I can ask another question about the unfamiliar jargon of this technology that is new to me: In the table, the various plans have a column for 'Data'. I understand that this is the amount you can consume before incurring excess charges. Then there is a column that lists 'Setup' charges and another column says that 'Setup includes X amount of Data' - what does this mean? The “Setup includes x amount of Data” means the 30 day cost say of (NO.37)Telstra Prepaid $30 (30 day Cost) includes 3GB (Data per 30 days period) for that Total cost $30 If you re-charge the day before the end of the 30 days any data you haven’t used (that is left over) is credited to your next 30 days. So if you have 1GB left over, your next 30 days you will have 4GB of Data. As Susan has mentioned previously below. If, for example, the 365 day Telstra plan has a 12 GB limit and a $30 setup cost that includes 3 GB of data. Do you end up with a total of 15 GB of data? Or am I on the wrong track here? Cheers, Ronni On 19/05/2011, at 3:12 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Pat, I've changed the subject for your email so that people can better respond to your question. I have a Telstra Pre paid sim, on which I've gone for 365 day option so that i am not having to cope with month to month problems ( renew before it expires or lose whats left, then have so much credit that you can never actually use it.) Whirlpool is a great source of information on prepaid plans by actual users. Cheers, Susan Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat -- 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: iPad provider plans
it was 1.7mbps, whatever that means. But I find 3G quite fast, we used a 3G hotspot whilst waiting for our Iinet account to be set up at our new house, and web browsing and downloading of stuff on iTunes was quite useful. You can use Skype video on 3G. I would say that on normal web browsing you won't see much difference between being on home wireless or on 3G on the iPad, if it's much slower it suggest a problem. Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 6:32 PM, lem1 l...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Susan What is the performance like on your iPad with telstra. If you run the test at the following website what speed do you get on the 3G network? http://www.ozspeedtest.com/ Thinking of an iPad but I find my current service Optus very slow even on 3G. Thanks in advance Cheers Kane On 19/05/2011, at 3:12 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Pat, I've changed the subject for your email so that people can better respond to your question. I have a Telstra Pre paid sim, on which I've gone for 365 day option so that i am not having to cope with month to month problems ( renew before it expires or lose whats left, then have so much credit that you can never actually use it.) Whirlpool is a great source of information on prepaid plans by actual users. Cheers, Susan Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat Now I am a person who has sort of been left behind in certain areas. For example I do not have a mobile phone and would not even know how to use it. Or know about the difference between WiFi and 3G, or about so called plan offer by carriers, or what sim cards are, how applications are brought etc? Point is - what ise best, WiFi or 3G or both and what other things do I need to do the above. Regards Joe -- 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: iPad provider plans
I find the Telstra plans quite good. I'm not a massive fan of Telstra myself to be honest, but to be they do have one of the best coverage for in and around Australia. For the times I've been to Albany with it and to my sister's farm in the middle of nowhere about 45mins out of Katanning the coverage has been great. I can't fault it, or the speed of it. I, like Susan, ended up going with the $150 for 12GB for 12 months. I started with the $20 for 1GB plan which I never went over, but found I was topping it up each month anyway. I then sat and looked at it and thought, even if I just top it up for 6 months like that, in half a year I have spent $120. So why not spend $150 and get a full years coverage. And I'll barely touch 12GB, so that's not going to be a problem. Personally, I think if you're going to keep topping it up before you go places then that can work out a better overall option. If you're at home and using it on a wireless network (Wi-Fi) then you're not using your data anyway, you're using your local wireless networks (ISP) data. So this can help it as well. Eg for me here at home I'm with iinet with 400GB of data per month, so using it here is not a problem. Once I take the iPad out of range (if I can ever get it off my 2.5 year old, or Wife,..or friend staying with us for that matter,...lol) then it uses the Telstra data. They give you a local log in page as well, so you can always check what you're using roughly also. But yes lots of plans, lots of info - always hard to try and decide. I've said to most clients that get iPads. If you're not sure at least you can just start with one company and see how it goes for a month or two. If it's slow or you don't like their network coverage, you're not tied into a contract (unlike mobile phone plans), so you can just try another company. Most people I know end up going with Telstra if they are at all travelling in and around Australia (or even just WA). They all find the coverage the better option and the plans aren't too bad. (Coverage comes at a little bit more of a cost then some other plans, but then if you're out somewhere,..you just want it work.). Just my 2cents worth. Others may have different info or advice :o)) Kind regards Daniel On 19/5/11 10:38 PM, Susan Hastings susanhasti...@me.com wrote: it was 1.7mbps, whatever that means. But I find 3G quite fast, we used a 3G hotspot whilst waiting for our Iinet account to be set up at our new house, and web browsing and downloading of stuff on iTunes was quite useful. You can use Skype video on 3G. I would say that on normal web browsing you won't see much difference between being on home wireless or on 3G on the iPad, if it's much slower it suggest a problem. Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 6:32 PM, lem1 l...@iinet.net.au wrote: Hi Susan What is the performance like on your iPad with telstra. If you run the test at the following website what speed do you get on the 3G network? http://www.ozspeedtest.com/ Thinking of an iPad but I find my current service Optus very slow even on 3G. Thanks in advance Cheers Kane On 19/05/2011, at 3:12 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Pat, I've changed the subject for your email so that people can better respond to your question. I have a Telstra Pre paid sim, on which I've gone for 365 day option so that i am not having to cope with month to month problems ( renew before it expires or lose whats left, then have so much credit that you can never actually use it.) Whirlpool is a great source of information on prepaid plans by actual users. Cheers, Susan Sent from my iPad On 19/05/2011, at 2:49 PM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I don't mean to be annoying, but part of Joe Baker's question was about getting started with mobile phones, sim cards, etc. This describes my situation. I have never had a mobile phone because my house is in an area that has no mobile coverage except from Telstra. Telstra treated us very badly in the past and I am determined to avoid them as much as possible. I now have a new iPad with 3G capability (and I would like to buy an iPhone): my thought is to buy a prepaid sim card for the iPad. The plethora of plans and 'deals' is mind boggling. Perhaps the question to WAMUG should be, are there any good sources of information about these matters, tutorials, etc. Pat Now I am a person who has sort of been left behind in certain areas. For example I do not have a mobile phone and would not even know how to use it. Or know about the difference between WiFi and 3G, or about so called plan offer by carriers, or what sim cards are, how applications are brought etc? Point is - what ise best, WiFi or 3G or both and what other things do I need to do the above. Regards Joe -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -
WA Holidays and iCal
Hi all Fed up with the various subscribe-able Australian Holidays online which never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays and not wanting to see other state-specific holidays, I've created my own just for WA holidays (using Google calendars) and published it. You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using... http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics or XML link for some apps... http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic (https:// will also work on the above URLs) Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the official DoC site at http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html I will endeavour to maintain it in future. woz -- 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 Holidays and iCal
Thank you for sharing Warren. It worked perfectly and simply. Regards Greg M. On 20/05/2011, at 11:03 AM, Warren Jones wrote: Hi all Fed up with the various subscribe-able Australian Holidays online which never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays and not wanting to see other state-specific holidays, I've created my own just for WA holidays (using Google calendars) and published it. You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using... http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics or XML link for some apps... http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic (https:// will also work on the above URLs) Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the official DoC site at http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html I will endeavour to maintain it in future. woz -- 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 Holidays and iCal
Much appreciated Woz. Thanks, Ronni On 20/05/2011, at 11:03 AM, Warren Jones wrote: Hi all Fed up with the various subscribe-able Australian Holidays online which never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays and not wanting to see other state-specific holidays, I've created my own just for WA holidays (using Google calendars) and published it. You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using... http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics or XML link for some apps... http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic (https:// will also work on the above URLs) Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the official DoC site at http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html I will endeavour to maintain it in future. woz -- 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 Holidays and iCal
Great move Warren, thanks for sharing. DD On 20/05/2011, at 11:03, Warren Jones wrote: Hi all Fed up with the various subscribe-able Australian Holidays online which never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays and not wanting to see other state-specific holidays, I've created my own just for WA holidays (using Google calendars) and published it. You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using... http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics or XML link for some apps... http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic (https:// will also work on the above URLs) Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the official DoC site at http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html I will endeavour to maintain it in future. woz -- 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 Holidays and iCal
H Warren Much appreciated, have subscribed... I just noticed that there are no public holidays in July, August or September! What gives? :) /joke Thank you Paul Paul van der Mey p...@interactive-knowledge.biz p_...@tpg.com.au (when mobile) 0419 201 477 On 20/05/2011, at 11:03 AM, Warren Jones warr...@mac.com wrote: Hi all Fed up with the various subscribe-able Australian Holidays online which never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays and not wanting to see other state-specific holidays, I've created my own just for WA holidays (using Google calendars) and published it. You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using... http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics or XML link for some apps... http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic (https:// will also work on the above URLs) Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the official DoC site at http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html I will endeavour to maintain it in future. woz -- 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 Holidays and iCal
Hi Paul Well I could create another calendar for you - Western Australian Wishful Thinking Holidays - but it may not carry much weight with your employer (unless you're self-employed!) woz On 20/05/2011, at 12:16 PM, Paul van der Mey wrote: H Warren Much appreciated, have subscribed... I just noticed that there are no public holidays in July, August or September! What gives? :) /joke Thank you Paul Paul van der Mey p...@interactive-knowledge.biz p_...@tpg.com.au (when mobile) 0419 201 477 On 20/05/2011, at 11:03 AM, Warren Jones warr...@mac.com wrote: Hi all Fed up with the various subscribe-able Australian Holidays online which never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays and not wanting to see other state-specific holidays, I've created my own just for WA holidays (using Google calendars) and published it. You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using... http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics or XML link for some apps... http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic (https:// will also work on the above URLs) Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the official DoC site at http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html I will endeavour to maintain it in future. woz -- 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
e-mac problem
Hi everyone, Can anyone solve this problem for me?. When my e-mac has been switched off at the wall socket for a couple of days, I get this message, Your computerclock clock is set to a date before March 24th 2001, this may cause some applications to behave erratically, Please use the date time preference panel to set the clock manually. When I go into time preference the date is 1971, I then reset clock, date, time zone hasn't changed, I then try to get on the internet only to find that I can't, I have to re-configure my internet connection including password, even though it was supposedly saved in keychain, If the computer is just shutdown, with the power still going to it then everything is fine. This problem has been bugging me for sometime now I am not too bothered for myself as I have just ordered a new imac, but will soon be passing the e-mac to my son. e-mac power pc G4 1.25GHZ 512mb Ram Thanks Derek -- 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: e-mac problem
Hi Derek It sounds like the internal PRAM battery us flat. Regards Daniel Forsdyke -- An Apple iPhone4 creation On 20/05/2011, at 13:10, Derek Perry dperry...@yahoo.com.au wrote: Hi everyone, Can anyone solve this problem for me?. When my e-mac has been switched off at the wall socket for a couple of days, I get this message, Your computerclock clock is set to a date before March 24th 2001, this may cause some applications to behave erratically, Please use the date time preference panel to set the clock manually. When I go into time preference the date is 1971, I then reset clock, date, time zone hasn't changed, I then try to get on the internet only to find that I can't, I have to re-configure my internet connection including password, even though it was supposedly saved in keychain, If the computer is just shutdown, with the power still going to it then everything is fine. This problem has been bugging me for sometime now I am not too bothered for myself as I have just ordered a new imac, but will soon be passing the e-mac to my son. e-mac power pc G4 1.25GHZ 512mb Ram Thanks Derek -- 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: e-mac problem
Hi Derek, Yes, the PRAM (or backup) battery is dead, probably from the computer being unplugged from wall power for an extended period. Instructions for installing the new battery are here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3005 The battery is a 1/2AA 3.6V lithium. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 20/05/2011, at 1:12 PM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote: Hi Derek It sounds like the internal PRAM battery us flat. Regards Daniel Forsdyke -- An Apple iPhone4 creation On 20/05/2011, at 13:10, Derek Perry dperry...@yahoo.com.au wrote: Hi everyone, Can anyone solve this problem for me?. When my e-mac has been switched off at the wall socket for a couple of days, I get this message, Your computerclock clock is set to a date before March 24th 2001, this may cause some applications to behave erratically, Please use the date time preference panel to set the clock manually. When I go into time preference the date is 1971, I then reset clock, date, time zone hasn't changed, I then try to get on the internet only to find that I can't, I have to re-configure my internet connection including password, even though it was supposedly saved in keychain, If the computer is just shutdown, with the power still going to it then everything is fine. This problem has been bugging me for sometime now I am not too bothered for myself as I have just ordered a new imac, but will soon be passing the e-mac to my son. e-mac power pc G4 1.25GHZ 512mb Ram Thanks Derek -- 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: e-mac problem
And here is where you can get them from http://www.macfixit.com.au/shop/index.php?_a=viewProdproductId=619 Ash On 20/05/2011, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Derek, Yes, the PRAM (or backup) battery is dead, probably from the computer being unplugged from wall power for an extended period. Instructions for installing the new battery are here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3005 The battery is a 1/2AA 3.6V lithium. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) Ashley Mulder BSc (Forensic and Analytical Chemistry) | (Forensic Science Hons.) PhD Student (Chemistry) Department of Chemistry Curtin University ashley.mul...@student.curtin.edu.au a.mul...@curtin.edu.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: e-mac problem
Thanks Ronda, will check your link out, then perhaps I won't have to bother Kevin to explain it to me. Derek - Original Message - From: Ronda Brown To: WAMUG Mailing List Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 1:20 PM Subject: Re: e-mac problem Hi Derek, Yes, the PRAM (or backup) battery is dead, probably from the computer being unplugged from wall power for an extended period. Instructions for installing the new battery are here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3005 The battery is a 1/2AA 3.6V lithium. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 20/05/2011, at 1:12 PM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote: Hi Derek It sounds like the internal PRAM battery us flat. Regards Daniel Forsdyke -- An Apple iPhone4 creation On 20/05/2011, at 13:10, Derek Perry dperry...@yahoo.com.au wrote: Hi everyone, Can anyone solve this problem for me?. When my e-mac has been switched off at the wall socket for a couple of days, I get this message, Your computerclock clock is set to a date before March 24th 2001, this may cause some applications to behave erratically, Please use the date time preference panel to set the clock manually. When I go into time preference the date is 1971, I then reset clock, date, time zone hasn't changed, I then try to get on the internet only to find that I can't, I have to re-configure my internet connection including password, even though it was supposedly saved in keychain, If the computer is just shutdown, with the power still going to it then everything is fine. This problem has been bugging me for sometime now I am not too bothered for myself as I have just ordered a new imac, but will soon be passing the e-mac to my son. e-mac power pc G4 1.25GHZ 512mb Ram Thanks Derek -- -- 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
Ipad
Hi my iPad keeps resetting it's time to two hours earlier. Seems to be every time I sync. Computer time is correct and other iPad and iPhones dont time change. Any ideas? Best Regards Hugh Griffiths mobile +61 407 477 311 office +61 (0) 8 6424 4801 Any commercial terms stated or implied are subject to final approval and negotiations. Not an offer or acceptance. All correspondence directly pertaining to the act of doing business will continue to be transmitted for your information as allowed under the SPAM Act 2003. This includes but is not limited to quotes, order confirmation, and shipment advices. -- This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message. -- 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
