date:20110612

Hello Barry,

On 13/06/2011, at 12:56 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

> 
> I hope one of the wise committee members may be able to help me.
> 
> I believe my membership payment is due as it is 12 months since I last paid.  
> The Constitution says renewal is due on the anniversary of being admitted as 
> a member.  However I seem to recall that is was proposed that all 
> subscriptions be on a common date either 1 January or 1 July.  Was this 
> proposal passed at the AGM?  If so what is the payment date?

1 January to 31 December

The below Amendments to the WAMUG Constitution were passed at the ’Special 
General Meeting’ May 2011
"The Special General Meeting of the WAMUG was held at 7.00 where the four 
special resolutions (amendments) to the constitution were put to the meeting. 
There were a number of proxy votes also received and, combined with the 
personal votes made at the actual meeting, each individual special resolution 
was carried unanimously."

“4.4Subscriptions
4.4.1   The annual subscriptions payable by Members of the Group shall be 
determined at the Annual General Meeting, or a Special General Meeting where 
the subject of subscriptions has been specifically included in the notice.
4.4.2   Subject to clauses 4.4.3, 4.4.4 and 4.4.5, the subscription period runs 
for the calendar year (from 1 January to 31 December). Subsequent subscriptions 
shall be due and payable within one month from 1 January each year.
4.4.3   Where an application for membership is received on or between 1 January 
and 30 June, the initial subscription fee shall be for the full annual fee and 
the initial subscription period shall expire on 31 December of that year.
4.4.4   Where an application for membership is received on or between 1 July 
and 31 October, the initial subscription fee shall be for half the annual 
subscription fee and the initial subscription period shall expire on 31 
December of that year.
4.4.5   Where an application for membership is received on or between 1 
November and 31 December, the initial subscription fee shall be for the full 
annual fee but the initial subscription period shall expire on 31 December of 
the following year.”

Cheers,
Ronni
> 
> I have sent a couple of emails to Peter using the address  
> pe...@civiltech.com.au  but have heard nothing in reply.  It may be my emails 
> went to junk mail as this is a frequent problem I have presumably because of 
> the first part of my surname.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
> iMac 10,1
> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
> 8GB RAM
> 1.0 TB HD
> OS X 10.6.7

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Annual Dues

2011-06-12 Thread Barry Sexstone


I hope one of the wise committee members may be able to help me.

I believe my membership payment is due as it is 12 months since I last paid.  
The Constitution says renewal is due on the anniversary of being admitted as a 
member.  However I seem to recall that is was proposed that all subscriptions 
be on a common date either 1 January or 1 July.  Was this proposal passed at 
the AGM?  If so what is the payment date?

I have sent a couple of emails to Peter using the address  
pe...@civiltech.com.au  but have heard nothing in reply.  It may be my emails 
went to junk mail as this is a frequent problem I have presumably because of 
the first part of my surname.

Regards

Barry


iMac 10,1
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
8GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
OS X 10.6.7













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Re: PowerBook G4 HD

2011-06-12 Thread Kevin



Oops, in my post re the above, I addressed my post to Peter rather 
than David.  Senior moment!


Kev



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Re: stuff

2011-06-12 Thread Kevin



Roger,

Some of that gear sounds interesting.  I'm up for it!


Please let me know when it is convenient to visit.

regards

Kevin








Hi Kevin

Just going through all my stuff at home again and found a few things 
that might be of use to you?


MBP G4 in bits sorry no HD but the screen was good, some 1 and 2 gb 
so-dimms, Belkin USB video thingy, 3.5 USB external drive case maybe 
able to find a spare HD also, Canon USB scanner not sure if working 
or not.


Also found a box of old Macformat disks are you interested or shall 
I just dump them?


best regards

Roger




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Re: PowerBook G4 HD

2011-06-12 Thread Kevin



Peter,

My mate gave me an iBook and after pulling it apart had a 30Gb HD 
which unfortunately doesn't boot, so I would appreciate your kind 
offer.


I have found the iBooks are  bit of a nightmare if you have to reassemble them.

Please let me know when I can visit.

All my computer refurbishing is to give machines to needy folk.  I 
have just disposed of 20 machines to North Lake Senior Campus and 
their IT man along with student services will allocate them to the 
most needy students.  There are lots of African immigrants attending 
NLSC and many of them don't have parents due to the various wars.


I will be putting images of the students who will take a computer 
along with  their bio on a web page so that people who donate 
machines to me can see where their machine(s) end up.


regards

Kevin
94183869







flick me an email Kevin if you have no luck, I have two dead G4 
ibooks which I am scavenging parts from - I'm sure you can have a 
HDD out of one of them and it should be at least 20 gig


dd




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Re: Spotlight Search Problem


Hi Rick,

I’m pretty busy on Clients work, but a couple of quick questions.

Are you sure you have “Mail Messages” selected in Spotlight Preferences - 
'Search Results’?

Also, you don’t have a “Previous System Folder” on your Computer which has an 
older Mail Application in it?

Not a bad idea to Restart your computer and then “Repair Permissions”.

I’ll get back to you when I’m able.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 13/06/2011, at 10:20 AM, Rick Armstrong wrote:

> 
> Hi Rhonda,
> I have done that and Spolight is now working but no Mail Search as before
> so I did the Terminal Commands but still no Mail search available. 
> (Thunderbird search works fine but I feel more comfortable with Mail)
> Regards, Rick.
> On 13/06/2011, at 8:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi again Rick,
>> 
>> I probably should have warned you, that Spotlight 'Re-Indexing’ your Hard 
>> Drive, depending on how many and what kind of files you have it can take 
>> upwards of an hour or two to re-index.
>> Let it complete the re-indexing before you test it.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> On 13/06/2011, at 8:35 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> On 13/06/2011, at 8:12 AM, Rick Armstrong wrote:
>>> 
 
 Hi Rhonda,
 As you had mentioned from earlier email search problem, correctly, that 
 Spotlight may nave some corruption.
 I have tried to rebuild unsucessfully, can you talk me through again. When 
 I go into Terminal and type: sudo mdutil -E /
 After I have done this it shows (after a few seconds): Error, no index 
 found for volume.
 (PS Spotlight was slow to find anything at all previously and now has 
 trouble search anything )
 Thanks Rick,
 Version 10.4.11 on G4 (long overdue for the big jump to an iMac 27”)
>>> 
>>> Good morning Rick,
>>> 
>>> OK, I think firstly before we go through the Terminal Commands again, I 
>>> would ask you to get Spotlight to  ‘Re-Index’ your Hard Drive.
>>> 
>>> To Re-Index your drive, do the following:
>>> 
>>> 1. Open System Preferences > Spotlight and select the Privacy tab.
>>> 2. Drag your hard drive icon from the Desktop into the privacy list.
>>> 3. Click OK in the window that displays  “Are you sure you want to prevent 
>>> Spotlight from searching in “/“?
>>> 4. Wait 10 seconds, and then remove the hard drive from the privacy list 
>>> (click the minus(-) button).
>>> 
>>> Give spotlight some time to re-index your drive before testing it out.
>>> The magnifying glass in the upper-right of your screen will pulse during 
>>> this time.
>>> 
>>> This forces Spotlight to Re-Index your Hard Drive.
>>> Post back your results please.
>>> 
>>> 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)
>>> 




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Re: PowerBook G4 HD

2011-06-12 Thread David de la Hunty


flick me an email Kevin if you have no luck, I have two dead G4 ibooks which I 
am scavenging parts from - I'm sure you can have a HDD out of one of them and 
it should be at least 20 gig

dd

On 13/06/2011, at 8:25, Kevin Lock wrote:

> 
> Thanks for your reply Peter.
> 
> I am about to visit a mate at his school where he thinks he has a couple of 
> 16Gb drives.  I will certainly get back to you if he cannot find them.
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> On 13/06/2011, at 8:10 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 10/06/2011, at 2:41 PM, Kevin Lock wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I am trying to resurrect a G4 Powerbook for a high school student in 
>>> Denmark (That's the Denmark in W.A.).
>>> 
>>> The IDE hard disk is US.  I am hoping that someone on the list might sell 
>>> or donate one.  Capacity is not important and  20GB would be fine.  The 
>>> local stores no longer keep IDE drives for laptops.
>>> 
>> 
>> Can't help with 20Gb, but I do have a 12Gb drive here in a Cutie box that 
>> died years ago. I'm pretty sure the drive itself is OK though. You're 
>> welcome to it if you think it would help.
>> 
>> I have
>> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
>> Perth, Western Australia
>> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
>> 
>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: Spotlight Search Problem

2011-06-12 Thread Rick Armstrong



Hi Rhonda,
I have done that and Spolight is now working but no Mail Search as  
before
so I did the Terminal Commands but still no Mail search available.  
(Thunderbird search works fine but I feel more comfortable with Mail)

Regards, Rick.
On 13/06/2011, at 8:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi again Rick,

I probably should have warned you, that Spotlight 'Re-Indexing’  
your Hard Drive, depending on how many and what kind of files you  
have it can take upwards of an hour or two to re-index.

Let it complete the re-indexing before you test it.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 13/06/2011, at 8:35 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:


On 13/06/2011, at 8:12 AM, Rick Armstrong wrote:



Hi Rhonda,
As you had mentioned from earlier email search problem,  
correctly, that Spotlight may nave some corruption.
I have tried to rebuild unsucessfully, can you talk me through  
again. When I go into Terminal and type: sudo mdutil -E /
After I have done this it shows (after a few seconds): Error, no  
index found for volume.
(PS Spotlight was slow to find anything at all previously and now  
has trouble search anything )

Thanks Rick,
Version 10.4.11 on G4 (long overdue for the big jump to an iMac 27”)


Good morning Rick,

OK, I think firstly before we go through the Terminal Commands  
again, I would ask you to get Spotlight to  ‘Re-Index’ your Hard  
Drive.


To Re-Index your drive, do the following:

1. Open System Preferences > Spotlight and select the Privacy tab.
2. Drag your hard drive icon from the Desktop into the privacy list.
3. Click OK in the window that displays  “Are you sure you want to  
prevent Spotlight from searching in “/“?
4. Wait 10 seconds, and then remove the hard drive from the  
privacy list (click the minus(-) button).


Give spotlight some time to re-index your drive before testing it  
out.
The magnifying glass in the upper-right of your screen will pulse  
during this time.


This forces Spotlight to Re-Index your Hard Drive.
Post back your results please.

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)






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Re: Westnet Invoices

2011-06-12 Thread James / Hans Kunz

i'm using voip for the last 4 years, in the beginning it appeared unreliable, 
but for the last3 years its fine, in the router the quality of service (qos) 
has to be set, so disruption through downloads are minimized, if you are on a 
slow line (< 2mbit/s) then yes you may have probs on going
i'm using the original belkin phone adaptor connected to a netgear router/modem 
combo (dg834) through iinet
James
SAD Technic
U3 6 Chalkley Pl
Bayswater WA
Australia
+618 9370 5307
mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132)
sad...@iinet.net.au
http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties 
disappear and obstacles vanish.

On 11/06/2011, at 5:10 PM, McCallum Malcolm wrote:

> I have been with Westnet for a LONG time and am viewing the present debacle 
> with growing concern. As you know I am moving to a new house and was 
> considering installing VOIP as the telephone and internet service. I had 
> thought that the choice of who to go with was a 'no brainer 'but after all 
> the comments on Wamug AND the following i am now not so sure. I have never 
> used VOIP and wanted to know the ins and outs of it so I rang Westnet and 
> asked if I could come down and talk to them about it.The short answer was NO 
> and the long answer was NO. They would come and install it for a price but I 
> could not sit 'face to face' with anyone. I was appalled as I have been a 
> loyal customer for years and have sung their praises. NO MORE:-(
> Malcolm McCallum
> 
> doc...@westnet.com.au
> Skype docmactor
> 
> Mac
> 
> 
> On 10/06/2011, at 4:09 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote:
> 
>> Daniel,
>> 
>> Westnet used to send me a text based invoice/receipt, but have stopped doing 
>> so. There's now a requirement that I log onto to the website and find and 
>> download the receipt.
>> 
>>  As far as I'm concerned, the customer shouldn't have to do that. The 
>> invoice and the receipt should be sent to the customer. Doing BAS statements 
>> takes enough time as it is. I don't see why Westnet's new system should add 
>> to the pain.
>> 
>>  I've been with Westnet for 7 or 8 years and was with iinet for about 9 
>> years before that but changed to Westnet in the days when iinet thought 
>> nothing of putting customers on hold for 45 minutes or so. 
>> 
>> The previous problem I had with Westnet was last year when it allocated my 
>> user name and email address to a new subscriber in Brisbane, and then said I 
>> would have to change my subscription to accommodate that. I refused to do so 
>> and now have listed as alternative email addresses every permutation I could 
>> think of, of my name. At the time I thought It rather bizarre that Westnet 
>> would tell a customer of 7 or 8 years standing to take  a running jump 
>> because of a mistake that Westnet had made, but stayed with Westnet because 
>> of its excellent service in the early days.
>> 
>> This debacle with invoices and receipts may be a glitch,  but it proves to 
>> be a deliberate move to save sending out emails with text based invoice 
>> receipts, the last straw.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Michael Hawkins.
>> 
>> From: Daniel Kerr 
>> Reply-To: WAMUG Mailing List 
>> Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:34:33 +0800
>> To: WAMUG Mailing List 
>> Subject: Re: Westnet Invoices
>> 
>> I'm not with Westnet, but iinet. I find their invoice system no problem at 
>> all. I've been with them for about 7-8 years or more. They send me a text 
>> based invoice with a link where I can log in and get it again in PDF if 
>> needed from toolbox. Then about 10 days later (or less) the amount gets 
>> charged to my credit card. 
>> But never had any problem with it at all. So quite surprised Westnet isn't 
>> similar. 
>> Mind you, I know my invoice is about the same every month so don't really 
>> check it in too much detail. :)
>> 
>> Hopefully it's just a "glitch" in the changeover :)
>> I find Westnet and iinet still very good and recommend to people if asked. 
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> ---
>> Daniel Kerr
>> MacWizardry
>> 
>> Phone: 0414 795 960
>> Email:  dan...@macwizardry.com.au
>> Web:
>> 
>> 
>> **For Everything Macintosh**
>> 
>> On 10/06/2011, at 1:04 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Severin,
>>> 
>>> I received for a short time awhile back, the email saying that the invoice 
>>> is available to view, but it quickly reverted back to my receiving the 
>>> emailed invoice PDF on the 1st of the month & then the emailed Receipt on 
>>> the 5th of the month.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 10/06/2011, at 12:49 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
>>> 
 My experience too, more or less.  I get an email 1 or 2 of month reminding 
 me that the invoice is available to view, and I log in to do this.  On the 
 5 day I get an email with the paid invoice included.   
 Severin Crisp
 
 On 10/06/2011, at 12:32 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
> Hi  Micha

stuff

2011-06-12 Thread Roger Kortas


Hi Kevin

Just going through all my stuff at home again and found a few things that might 
be of use to you?

MBP G4 in bits sorry no HD but the screen was good, some 1 and 2 gb so-dimms, 
Belkin USB video thingy, 3.5 USB external drive case maybe able to find a spare 
HD also, Canon USB scanner not sure if working or not.

Also found a box of old Macformat disks are you interested or shall I just dump 
them?

best regards

Roger




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Re: Spotlight Search Problem


Hi again Rick,

I probably should have warned you, that Spotlight 'Re-Indexing’ your Hard 
Drive, depending on how many and what kind of files you have it can take 
upwards of an hour or two to re-index.
Let it complete the re-indexing before you test it.

Cheers,
Ronni

On 13/06/2011, at 8:35 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> On 13/06/2011, at 8:12 AM, Rick Armstrong wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Rhonda,
>> As you had mentioned from earlier email search problem, correctly, that 
>> Spotlight may nave some corruption.
>> I have tried to rebuild unsucessfully, can you talk me through again. When I 
>> go into Terminal and type: sudo mdutil -E /
>> After I have done this it shows (after a few seconds): Error, no index found 
>> for volume.
>> (PS Spotlight was slow to find anything at all previously and now has 
>> trouble search anything )
>> Thanks Rick,
>> Version 10.4.11 on G4 (long overdue for the big jump to an iMac 27”)
> 
> Good morning Rick,
> 
> OK, I think firstly before we go through the Terminal Commands again, I would 
> ask you to get Spotlight to  ‘Re-Index’ your Hard Drive.
> 
> To Re-Index your drive, do the following:
> 
> 1. Open System Preferences > Spotlight and select the Privacy tab. 
> 2. Drag your hard drive icon from the Desktop into the privacy list. 
> 3. Click OK in the window that displays  “Are you sure you want to prevent 
> Spotlight from searching in “/“? 
> 4. Wait 10 seconds, and then remove the hard drive from the privacy list 
> (click the minus(-) button).
> 
> Give spotlight some time to re-index your drive before testing it out. 
> The magnifying glass in the upper-right of your screen will pulse during this 
> time. 
> 
> This forces Spotlight to Re-Index your Hard Drive.
> Post back your results please.
> 
> 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)
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Re: Spotlight Search Problem

On 13/06/2011, at 8:12 AM, Rick Armstrong wrote:

> 
> Hi Rhonda,
> As you had mentioned from earlier email search problem, correctly, that 
> Spotlight may nave some corruption.
> I have tried to rebuild unsucessfully, can you talk me through again. When I 
> go into Terminal and type: sudo mdutil -E /
> After I have done this it shows (after a few seconds): Error, no index found 
> for volume.
> (PS Spotlight was slow to find anything at all previously and now has trouble 
> search anything )
> Thanks Rick,
> Version 10.4.11 on G4 (long overdue for the big jump to an iMac 27”)

Good morning Rick,

OK, I think firstly before we go through the Terminal Commands again, I would 
ask you to get Spotlight to  ‘Re-Index’ your Hard Drive.

To Re-Index your drive, do the following:

1. Open System Preferences > Spotlight and select the Privacy tab. 
2. Drag your hard drive icon from the Desktop into the privacy list. 
3. Click OK in the window that displays  “Are you sure you want to prevent 
Spotlight from searching in “/“? 
4. Wait 10 seconds, and then remove the hard drive from the privacy list (click 
the minus(-) button).

Give spotlight some time to re-index your drive before testing it out. 
The magnifying glass in the upper-right of your screen will pulse during this 
time. 

This forces Spotlight to Re-Index your Hard Drive.
Post back your results please.

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)

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Re: Application types

2011-06-12 Thread Peter Hinchliffe

On 10/06/2011, at 4:28 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:

> Following Ronni's words of wisdom on preparing for Lion I had a look at my 
> applications with System Profiler.  A number are marked as  "Native 
> (preferred) or Classic"  
> What exactly does this mean?  For example, Corel Painter 8 is so marked and 
> runs happily in 10.5.8 Leopard.  
> I am not looking at Lion but just curious
> Severin Crisp
> 

It's access to the Rosetta frameworks in current versions of Mac OS X that 
makes this possible, and it's the support for Rosetta which is disappearing in 
Lion, and consequently the support for such legacy software. Anything marked 
"Intel" or "Universal" will continue to work in Lion, since those items do not 
require Rosetta.

Rosetta is a technology which creates a link between the Intel processor in 
your modern Mac and the PowerPC code in your older apps, which by themselves 
are incompatible with Intel processors, just as Intel-only apps are 
incompatible with PowerPC processors such the G4 and G5. Universal apps contain 
both Intel code and PowerPC code, allowing them to run in either environment. 
There is no corresponding bridging software which allows an Intel-only app to 
run on a PowerPC processor. 

With the release of Lion, Apple are putting the final nail in the coffin of the 
PowerPC Mac. 

Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

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Re: PowerBook G4 HD

2011-06-12 Thread Kevin Lock



Thanks for your reply Peter.

I am about to visit a mate at his school where he thinks he has a  
couple of 16Gb drives.  I will certainly get back to you if he cannot  
find them.


Thanks again,

Kevin


On 13/06/2011, at 8:10 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:




On 10/06/2011, at 2:41 PM, Kevin Lock wrote:



Hi,

I am trying to resurrect a G4 Powerbook for a high school student  
in Denmark (That's the Denmark in W.A.).


The IDE hard disk is US.  I am hoping that someone on the list  
might sell or donate one.  Capacity is not important and  20GB  
would be fine.  The local stores no longer keep IDE drives for  
laptops.




Can't help with 20Gb, but I do have a 12Gb drive here in a Cutie box  
that died years ago. I'm pretty sure the drive itself is OK though.  
You're welcome to it if you think it would help.


I have
Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.




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Spotlight Search Problem

2011-06-12 Thread Rick Armstrong



Hi Rhonda,
As you had mentioned from earlier email search problem, correctly,  
that Spotlight may nave some corruption.
I have tried to rebuild unsucessfully, can you talk me through again.  
When I go into Terminal and type: sudo mdutil -E /
After I have done this it shows (after a few seconds): Error, no  
index found for volume.
(PS Spotlight was slow to find anything at all previously and now has  
trouble search anything )

Thanks Rick,
Version 10.4.11 on G4 (long overdue for the big jump to an iMac 27")




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Re: PowerBook G4 HD

2011-06-12 Thread Peter Hinchliffe

On 10/06/2011, at 2:41 PM, Kevin Lock wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am trying to resurrect a G4 Powerbook for a high school student in Denmark 
> (That's the Denmark in W.A.).
> 
> The IDE hard disk is US.  I am hoping that someone on the list might sell or 
> donate one.  Capacity is not important and  20GB would be fine.  The local 
> stores no longer keep IDE drives for laptops.
> 

Can't help with 20Gb, but I do have a 12Gb drive here in a Cutie box that died 
years ago. I'm pretty sure the drive itself is OK though. You're welcome to it 
if you think it would help.

I have
Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948

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Re: OCR via iPhone

2011-06-12 Thread Peter Hinchliffe

On 10/06/2011, at 9:49 AM, cm wrote:

> Hi Peter,
> 
> I believe they are using the open-source JavaScript library called 
> "Modernizr".
> 
> http://www.modernizr.com/
> 
> Cheers,
> Carlo
> 

Intriguing. The interesting thing is that I would have thought that the 
appearance and/or behaviour of the scrollbar would be a MacOS X thing, not 
something that could be overwritten with Javascript or CSS. I must admit that 
Modernizr has piqued my interest... 

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2011-06-12 Thread Andrew Schox

Hi all,

I guess I should have read the rest of the email (other than Stuart's bit) 
before posting my reply!

Back in my box now...

Andrew

On 12/06/2011, at 9:09 PM, Andrew Schox wrote:

> Hi Stuart,
> 
> Have you tried MacSpeech? I have heard that it is very good (and has a 
> medical module too), but of course, that may just be the marketing people 
> doing their job well. We are almost ready to purchase MacPractice, and they 
> recommend MacSpeech as their voice recognition software.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andrew
> 
> On 12/06/2011, at 8:46 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:
> 
>> I am trailing Dragon Dictate but not with much success.  
>> 
>> What other voice recognition software is comparable?
>> 
>> Stuart Breden
>> PO Box 132
>> Kalamunda WA 6926
>> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
>> Mbl: 0417 053 266
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 21/05/2011, at 9:31 AM, cm wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks for the warning Justin, few things lower the value of a product more 
>>> than poor support. This piece in AppleInsider suggest that Nuance may be 
>>> distracted at the moment working on iOS 5 -- on the other hand it is more 
>>> like Apple to do the development work in-house. As the article also posits, 
>>> the partnership may only be because Nuance holds many speech recognition 
>>> patents.
>>> 
>>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/apple_reportedly_partnering_with_nuance_rather_than_microsoft_for_ios_5_voice_recognition.html
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Carlo
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 2011-05-21, at 09:03, Justin Davies wrote:
>>> 
 Hi all, a warning before anyone buys this product.

 Macspeech used to provide customer support for their product. With their 
 acquisition by Dragon and a change to the dragon engine, the product has 
 become virtually unusable. Poor word recognition, crashes before you can 
 complete a full page of text and progressively slows your computer down. 
 The latest free upgrade has really destroyed it, and there is a great deal 
 of unanswered grief on the dragon forums.

 It is now much more difficult to lodge a support request - and here is the 
 response you get when you do - pay us to help you with our poor product.

 Whilst I understand that businesses need to make a dollar, and providing 
 unlimited free support isn't practical, those businesses that don't care 
 about their customers will in time perish.

 This is a pity as speech recognition has the potential to provide 
 productivity improvements, and also to help those with disabilities enjoy 
 a more full life.

 -

 Dear Justin Davies,

 Thank you for contacting Nuance Technical Support. This email is regarding 
 the issue that you were encountering with Dragon Dictate.

 We regret to inform you that your Technical Support warranty period is now 
 expired. The 90 days of free technical support expired on September 8, 
 2010.

 As we proceed with extended warranty support, please note that there is a 
 charge associated. You may enter a ticket from our website 
 (http://nuance.custhelp.com) or call us directly at 1300-856-388. For more 
 information regarding our support policy, please click on this link: 
 http://www.nuance.com/product-support/policy.asp

 We understand that your Nuance application is important to you and we will 
 work with you to resolve your issue as quickly as possible. 

 Regards,

 Candice
 Nuance Technical Support
 www.nuance.com

 -

 Kind regards

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> I like watching Apple Special Events.  The latest is no exception.
> 
> I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i watch 
> them at work.  However I can't find any way to save the keynote to my hard 
> drive.  Now can I seem to be able to stop and start them even though I've 
> left my work iMac on at the site.
> 
> The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"
> 
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2011-06-12 Thread Justin Davies

Hi all, a quick update on this

I complained to nuance about their support, and they relented and provided 
assistance. I found eventually after plenty of backwards and forwards that 
getting the volume on the microphone right in system preferences made a 
difference and I'm now getting good results again. 

A tip - if you ever want to cut the queue and get something resolved, go 
straight to twitter. 

I looked at other products on the market - at that stage ibm's via voice, 
dragon and macdictate. via voice had ok reviews but macdictate was the one 
specifically for mac, so it was the logical choice - and had best reviews. In 
other words, I don't think you have a lot of options

Best regards



Justin Davies



On 12/06/2011, at 8:46 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:

> I am trailing Dragon Dictate but not with much success.  
> 
> What other voice recognition software is comparable?
> 
> Stuart Breden
> PO Box 132
> Kalamunda WA 6926
> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
> Mbl: 0417 053 266
> 
> 
> 
> On 21/05/2011, at 9:31 AM, cm wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for the warning Justin, few things lower the value of a product more 
>> than poor support. This piece in AppleInsider suggest that Nuance may be 
>> distracted at the moment working on iOS 5 -- on the other hand it is more 
>> like Apple to do the development work in-house. As the article also posits, 
>> the partnership may only be because Nuance holds many speech recognition 
>> patents.
>> 
>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/apple_reportedly_partnering_with_nuance_rather_than_microsoft_for_ios_5_voice_recognition.html
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carlo
>> 
>> 
>> On 2011-05-21, at 09:03, Justin Davies wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all, a warning before anyone buys this product.
>>> 
>>> Macspeech used to provide customer support for their product. With their 
>>> acquisition by Dragon and a change to the dragon engine, the product has 
>>> become virtually unusable. Poor word recognition, crashes before you can 
>>> complete a full page of text and progressively slows your computer down. 
>>> The latest free upgrade has really destroyed it, and there is a great deal 
>>> of unanswered grief on the dragon forums.
>>> 
>>> It is now much more difficult to lodge a support request - and here is the 
>>> response you get when you do - pay us to help you with our poor product.
>>> 
>>> Whilst I understand that businesses need to make a dollar, and providing 
>>> unlimited free support isn't practical, those businesses that don't care 
>>> about their customers will in time perish.
>>> 
>>> This is a pity as speech recognition has the potential to provide 
>>> productivity improvements, and also to help those with disabilities enjoy a 
>>> more full life.
>>> 
>>> -
>>> 
>>> Dear Justin Davies,
>>> 
>>> Thank you for contacting Nuance Technical Support. This email is regarding 
>>> the issue that you were encountering with Dragon Dictate.
>>> 
>>> We regret to inform you that your Technical Support warranty period is now 
>>> expired. The 90 days of free technical support expired on September 8, 2010.
>>> 
>>> As we proceed with extended warranty support, please note that there is a 
>>> charge associated. You may enter a ticket from our website 
>>> (http://nuance.custhelp.com) or call us directly at 1300-856-388. For more 
>>> information regarding our support policy, please click on this link: 
>>> http://www.nuance.com/product-support/policy.asp
>>> 
>>> We understand that your Nuance application is important to you and we will 
>>> work with you to resolve your issue as quickly as possible. 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Candice
>>> Nuance Technical Support
>>> www.nuance.com
>>> 
>>> -
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> 
>>> Justin
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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2011-06-12 Thread Andrew Schox

Hi Stuart,

Have you tried MacSpeech? I have heard that it is very good (and has a medical 
module too), but of course, that may just be the marketing people doing their 
job well. We are almost ready to purchase MacPractice, and they recommend 
MacSpeech as their voice recognition software.

Cheers,

Andrew

On 12/06/2011, at 8:46 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:

> I am trailing Dragon Dictate but not with much success.  
> 
> What other voice recognition software is comparable?
> 
> Stuart Breden
> PO Box 132
> Kalamunda WA 6926
> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
> Mbl: 0417 053 266
> 
> 
> 
> On 21/05/2011, at 9:31 AM, cm wrote:
> 
>> Thanks for the warning Justin, few things lower the value of a product more 
>> than poor support. This piece in AppleInsider suggest that Nuance may be 
>> distracted at the moment working on iOS 5 -- on the other hand it is more 
>> like Apple to do the development work in-house. As the article also posits, 
>> the partnership may only be because Nuance holds many speech recognition 
>> patents.
>> 
>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/apple_reportedly_partnering_with_nuance_rather_than_microsoft_for_ios_5_voice_recognition.html
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carlo
>> 
>> 
>> On 2011-05-21, at 09:03, Justin Davies wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all, a warning before anyone buys this product.
>>> 
>>> Macspeech used to provide customer support for their product. With their 
>>> acquisition by Dragon and a change to the dragon engine, the product has 
>>> become virtually unusable. Poor word recognition, crashes before you can 
>>> complete a full page of text and progressively slows your computer down. 
>>> The latest free upgrade has really destroyed it, and there is a great deal 
>>> of unanswered grief on the dragon forums.
>>> 
>>> It is now much more difficult to lodge a support request - and here is the 
>>> response you get when you do - pay us to help you with our poor product.
>>> 
>>> Whilst I understand that businesses need to make a dollar, and providing 
>>> unlimited free support isn't practical, those businesses that don't care 
>>> about their customers will in time perish.
>>> 
>>> This is a pity as speech recognition has the potential to provide 
>>> productivity improvements, and also to help those with disabilities enjoy a 
>>> more full life.
>>> 
>>> -
>>> 
>>> Dear Justin Davies,
>>> 
>>> Thank you for contacting Nuance Technical Support. This email is regarding 
>>> the issue that you were encountering with Dragon Dictate.
>>> 
>>> We regret to inform you that your Technical Support warranty period is now 
>>> expired. The 90 days of free technical support expired on September 8, 2010.
>>> 
>>> As we proceed with extended warranty support, please note that there is a 
>>> charge associated. You may enter a ticket from our website 
>>> (http://nuance.custhelp.com) or call us directly at 1300-856-388. For more 
>>> information regarding our support policy, please click on this link: 
>>> http://www.nuance.com/product-support/policy.asp
>>> 
>>> We understand that your Nuance application is important to you and we will 
>>> work with you to resolve your issue as quickly as possible. 
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Candice
>>> Nuance Technical Support
>>> www.nuance.com
>>> 
>>> -
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> 
>>> Justin
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Ping

Ping is Apple’s music social network that lives inside of iTunes—it’s all about 
music discovery. Like Twitter, you can follow and be followed—your friends to 
see what they’re listening to, or artists like Lady Gaga.

It’s totally optional, and only as public as you want—you can post about 
whatever you want. And you can comment on posts, much like Facebook.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/ping/
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On 12/06/2011, at 8:42 PM, Stuart Breden  wrote:

> These posts were done while I was away.  Just catching up now.
> 
> Followed the thread no stopping Ping.  
> 
> What is Ping and why should I use or not use it?
> 
> Stuart Breden
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> 
> 
> On 20/05/2011, at 4:12 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Pat,
>> 
>> In iTunes 10:
>> 
>> First, you can turn it off through the Parental Controls in iTunes 
>> Preferences:
>> 
>> 1. Open iTunes Preferences >> 
>> 2. Select Parental tab
>>  >> 3. Under Disable section click the checkbox for Ping
>>  >> 4. Click OK
>> 
>> Second, you may turn it off through your iTunes store account:
>> 
>> 1. Open iTunes
>>  >> 2. Under Store select View My Account
>> 3. If prompted, enter your log in information
>> 4. About half way down the account information, you will find the option to 
>> disable the ping service.
>> 
>> 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 3:59 PM, Pat wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Whatever Ping is, I don't want it.  I have unticked the box in iTunes 
>>> preferences - is there anything I can do to remove all traces of it?
>>> 
>>> Pat
>> 
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Hi Stuart,

Grappa is certainly bracing. I like the Italian expression for when it is added 
to espresso -- caffè corretto meaning corrected coffee, as though it's a 
mistake to have the coffee without it. :-)  I haven't had grappa for quite some 
time.

saluti,
Carlo


On 2011-06-12, at 20:37, Stuart Breden wrote:

> 
> Thanks a lot Carlo.
> 
> Have you had your gruppa this evening as a night cap.  I was given some by a 
> patient.  It came in a soda water bottle, crystal clear and it packed a 
> punch.  Can't remember if I tried it in coffee.  Would not waste it in 
> instant.  Next time I take some when I have an expresso.
> 
> Stuart Breden
> PO Box 132
> Kalamunda WA 6926
> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
> Mbl: 0417 053 266
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/06/2011, at 7:19 PM, cm wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Stuart,
>> 
>> If you don't want to make any extra effort, Apple usually releases a podcast 
>> of the keynote a week or so after the fact on both iTunes and the apple.com 
>> website. I'll post to the group, if you like, when it is available. There 
>> are also ways to capture the current stream of the keynote using software 
>> built for that purpose but in this case it may be easier to wait for the 
>> podcast to appear.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carlo
>> 
>> 
>> On 2011-06-12, at 18:55, Stuart Breden wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I like watching Apple Special Events.  The latest is no exception.
>>> 
>>> I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i watch 
>>> them at work.  However I can't find any way to save the keynote to my hard 
>>> drive.  Now can I seem to be able to stop and start them even though I've 
>>> left my work iMac on at the site.
>>> 
>>> The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"
>>> 
>>> Stuart Breden
>>> PO Box 132
>>> Kalamunda WA 6926
>>> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
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>>> 
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I am trailing Dragon Dictate but not with much success.

What other voice recognition software is comparable?

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

On 21/05/2011, at 9:31 AM, cm wrote:

Thanks for the warning Justin, few things lower the value of a
product more than poor support. This piece in AppleInsider suggest
that Nuance may be distracted at the moment working on iOS 5 -- on
the other hand it is more like Apple to do the development work in-
house. As the article also posits, the partnership may only be
because Nuance holds many speech recognition patents.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/05/09/apple_reportedly_partnering_with_nuance_rather_than_microsoft_for_ios_5_voice_recognition.html

Cheers,
Carlo

On 2011-05-21, at 09:03, Justin Davies wrote:

Hi all, a warning before anyone buys this product.

Macspeech used to provide customer support for their product. With
their acquisition by Dragon and a change to the dragon engine, the
product has become virtually unusable. Poor word recognition,
crashes before you can complete a full page of text and
progressively slows your computer down. The latest free upgrade has
really destroyed it, and there is a great deal of unanswered grief
on the dragon forums.

It is now much more difficult to lodge a support request - and here
is the response you get when you do - pay us to help you with our
poor product.

Whilst I understand that businesses need to make a dollar, and
providing unlimited free support isn't practical, those businesses
that don't care about their customers will in time perish.

This is a pity as speech recognition has the potential to provide
productivity improvements, and also to help those with disabilities
enjoy a more full life.

Dear Justin Davies,

Thank you for contacting Nuance Technical Support. This email is
regarding the issue that you were encountering with Dragon Dictate.

We regret to inform you that your Technical Support warranty period
is now expired. The 90 days of free technical support expired on
September 8, 2010.

As we proceed with extended warranty support, please note that
there is a charge associated. You may enter a ticket from our
website (http://nuance.custhelp.com) or call us directly at
1300-856-388. For more information regarding our support policy,
please click on this link: http://www.nuance.com/product-support/policy.asp

We understand that your Nuance application is important to you and
we will work with you to resolve your issue as quickly as possible.

Regards,

Candice
Nuance Technical Support
www.nuance.com

Kind regards

Justin

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These posts were done while I was away.  Just catching up now.

Followed the thread no stopping Ping.

What is Ping and why should I use or not use it?

Stuart Breden
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On 20/05/2011, at 4:12 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi Pat,

In iTunes 10:

First, you can turn it off through the Parental Controls in iTunes  
Preferences:


1. Open iTunes Preferences

2. Select Parental tab

3. Under Disable section click the checkbox for Ping

4. Click OK

Second, you may turn it off through your iTunes store account:

1. Open iTunes

2. Under Store select View My Account
3. If prompted, enter your log in information
4. About half way down the account information, you will find the  
option to disable the ping service.


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 3:59 PM, Pat wrote:



Whatever Ping is, I don't want it.  I have unticked the box in  
iTunes preferences - is there anything I can do to remove all  
traces of it?


Pat

















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Thanks a lot Carlo.

Have you had your gruppa this evening as a night cap.  I was given  
some by a patient.  It came in a soda water bottle, crystal clear and  
it packed a punch.  Can't remember if I tried it in coffee.  Would not  
waste it in instant.  Next time I take some when I have an expresso.


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



On 12/06/2011, at 7:19 PM, cm wrote:



Hi Stuart,

If you don't want to make any extra effort, Apple usually releases a  
podcast of the keynote a week or so after the fact on both iTunes  
and the apple.com website. I'll post to the group, if you like, when  
it is available. There are also ways to capture the current stream  
of the keynote using software built for that purpose but in this  
case it may be easier to wait for the podcast to appear.


Cheers,
Carlo


On 2011-06-12, at 18:55, Stuart Breden wrote:



I like watching Apple Special Events.  The latest is no exception.

I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i  
watch them at work.  However I can't find any way to save the  
keynote to my hard drive.  Now can I seem to be able to stop and  
start them even though I've left my work iMac on at the site.


The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"

Stuart Breden
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2011-06-12 Thread Neil Houghton



Ok, thanks for that Bob.


Cheers



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on 12/6/11 4:46 PM, Robert Howells at rhowe...@arach.net.au wrote:

> Neil,
> 
> You said
> 
> "Telstra playing silly buggers down at the exchange!"
> 
> Because it is a " backbone " service "   Telstra usually runs twin paths ,
> of which only 1 path supplies the working signal .
> 
> Degradation of the working signal at any point between Albany and up the line
> can cause an automatic switch to the back up path !
> 
> It's highly possible that a switch from 1 path to the other could cause
> a glitch in your internet signal !
> 
> Just so you know
> 
> Cheers
> 
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2011-06-12 Thread Rod Lavington

It would be in your podcasts.folder, within Music,on your hard drive.  You
should be able to transfer it to any decice, as being a podcast it *should*
be drm free.

Cheers

Rod!
On 12 Jun 2011 19:27, "Stuart Breden"  wrote:
> Had a look at that, Rod. When you subscribe and it is downloaded, is
> it downloaded to iTunes or hard drive?
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> On 12/06/2011, at 6:59 PM, Rod Lavington wrote:
>
>> Go to iTunes and subscribe to the keynote podcast :)
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Rod
>>
>> On Jun 12, 2011 6:58 PM, "Stuart Breden"  wrote:
>> >
>> > I like watching Apple Special Events. The latest is no exception.
>> >
>> > I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i
>> > watch them at work. However I can't find any way to save the keynote
>> > to my hard drive. Now can I seem to be able to stop and start them
>> > even though I've left my work iMac on at the site.
>> >
>> > The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"
>> >
>> > Stuart Breden
>> > PO Box 132
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Hi Stuart,

That is almost what I was trying to say, perhaps not clearly enough. The Maps 
application works by finding your location using the GPS (or failing that a 
cell tower signal or a Wi-Fi signal) and the then downloads the map to display 
you current location on the map. The problem is when you are out of 3G range, 
you can still get your location via the GPS, but the Maps application cannot 
download the map to show you where that location is "on the map".

The work around is to download the maps into the Map application before you 
leave the 3G coverage area. You can do this in Maps or by using some of the 
other applications that other members have recommended -- (some of which look 
excellent with an eye to getting one for myself -- thanks for the suggestions 
to those involved).

Tom Tom on the other hand, has the maps stored internally included in the 
purchase price. So to show your position on a map in Tom Tom, all you need is 
the GPS location (or fix as it is known). Tom Tom will then fetch one of its 
internal maps and show you your location on the map.

Hope this is clearer.

Cheers,
Carlo

PS: There are still rumours that Apple will revamp its mapping app even though 
it was not mentioned at the WWDC keynote.

On 2011-06-12, at 19:02, Stuart Breden wrote:

> 
> Carlo, what you are saying is that the GPS on the iPhone was working but the 
> application Maps was not?  Interesting the I can pre-load the map concerned.
> 
> I note the other posting answer the other aspect of the question i.e. you 
> have to have a GPS application to use the GPS of the iPhone when out of range.
> 
> Good stuff.
> 
> Stuart Breden
> PO Box 132
> Kalamunda WA 6926
> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
> Mbl: 0417 053 266
> 
> 
> 
> On 11/06/2011, at 11:06 AM, cm wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Stuart,
>> 
>> What may have happened is that the GPS was working but you were not able to 
>> fetch the maps. GPS works by directly contacting a so-called constellation 
>> of 30 or so satellites that are in special orbits so that 4 to 10 are always 
>> visible. The constellation was put in place by the US Department of Defence.
>> 
>> Maps on the other hand  are fetched over the cell phone network and rely on 
>> you having 3G or Edge coverage at a particular location. Maps are cached so 
>> you can get around the limitation by preloading the maps before you visit a 
>> destination merely be searching for the destination or scrolling there while 
>> you are still at home connected to your Wi-Fi. There are limitations on the 
>> size of the cache but not having done much travel out of the city I am not 
>> sure when the limit kicks in.
>> 
>> I have not done any research other map apps that are easier to preload with 
>> maps but I would guess that they exist and others may have suggestions here.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carlo
>> 
>> 
>> On 2011-06-11, at 10:50, Stuart Breden wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I visited the Scotia Sanctuary that is between Mildura and Broken Hill on 
>>> the boarder between NSW and SA.  AWC needs more donors.
>>> 
>>> I was told that it may be a bit difficult to find so wanted to use the GPS 
>>> on my iPhone.  Once out of mobile range from Wentworth no GPS coverage.
>>> 
>>> Does that GSP not work on the iPhone even if you are out of range of mobile 
>>> phone coverage?  If so can I get an application that will make the iPhone 
>>> GPS work when I am not in mobile phone coverage?
>>> 
>>> As it turned out Scotia was easy to find.
>>> 
>>> Stuart Breden
>>> PO Box 132
>>> Kalamunda WA 6926
>>> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
>>> Mbl: 0417 053 266
>>> http://www.australianwildlife.org/AWC-Sanctuaries/Scotia-Sanctuary.aspx
>>> 
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Had a look at that, Rod.  When you subscribe and it is downloaded, is  
it downloaded to iTunes or hard drive?


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On 12/06/2011, at 6:59 PM, Rod Lavington wrote:


Go to iTunes and subscribe to the keynote podcast :)

Cheers

Rod

On Jun 12, 2011 6:58 PM, "Stuart Breden"  wrote:
>
> I like watching Apple Special Events. The latest is no exception.
>
> I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i
> watch them at work. However I can't find any way to save the keynote
> to my hard drive. Now can I seem to be able to stop and start them
> even though I've left my work iMac on at the site.
>
> The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"
>
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I guess I should read ahead to the next post :-} As Rod has pointed out, the 
podcast is already on iTunes.

C


On 2011-06-12, at 18:59, Rod Lavington wrote:

> Go to iTunes and subscribe to the keynote podcast :)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Rod
> 
> On Jun 12, 2011 6:58 PM, "Stuart Breden"  wrote:
> > 
> > I like watching Apple Special Events. The latest is no exception.
> > 
> > I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i 
> > watch them at work. However I can't find any way to save the keynote 
> > to my hard drive. Now can I seem to be able to stop and start them 
> > even though I've left my work iMac on at the site.
> > 
> > The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"
> > 
> > Stuart Breden
> > PO Box 132
> > Kalamunda WA 6926
> > Ph: (08) 9257 1577
> > Mbl: 0417 053 266
> > 
> > 
> > 
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Hi Stuart,

If you don't want to make any extra effort, Apple usually releases a podcast of 
the keynote a week or so after the fact on both iTunes and the apple.com 
website. I'll post to the group, if you like, when it is available. There are 
also ways to capture the current stream of the keynote using software built for 
that purpose but in this case it may be easier to wait for the podcast to 
appear.

Cheers,
Carlo

On 2011-06-12, at 18:55, Stuart Breden wrote:

> 
> I like watching Apple Special Events.  The latest is no exception.
> 
> I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i watch 
> them at work.  However I can't find any way to save the keynote to my hard 
> drive.  Now can I seem to be able to stop and start them even though I've 
> left my work iMac on at the site.
> 
> The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"
> 
> Stuart Breden
> PO Box 132
> Kalamunda WA 6926
> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
> Mbl: 0417 053 266
> 
> 
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Carlo, what you are saying is that the GPS on the iPhone was working  
but the application Maps was not?  Interesting the I can pre-load the  
map concerned.


I note the other posting answer the other aspect of the question i.e.  
you have to have a GPS application to use the GPS of the iPhone when  
out of range.


Good stuff.

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



On 11/06/2011, at 11:06 AM, cm wrote:



Hi Stuart,

What may have happened is that the GPS was working but you were not  
able to fetch the maps. GPS works by directly contacting a so-called  
constellation of 30 or so satellites that are in special orbits so  
that 4 to 10 are always visible. The constellation was put in place  
by the US Department of Defence.


Maps on the other hand  are fetched over the cell phone network and  
rely on you having 3G or Edge coverage at a particular location.  
Maps are cached so you can get around the limitation by preloading  
the maps before you visit a destination merely be searching for the  
destination or scrolling there while you are still at home connected  
to your Wi-Fi. There are limitations on the size of the cache but  
not having done much travel out of the city I am not sure when the  
limit kicks in.


I have not done any research other map apps that are easier to  
preload with maps but I would guess that they exist and others may  
have suggestions here.


Cheers,
Carlo


On 2011-06-11, at 10:50, Stuart Breden wrote:



I visited the Scotia Sanctuary that is between Mildura and Broken  
Hill on the boarder between NSW and SA.  AWC needs more donors.


I was told that it may be a bit difficult to find so wanted to use  
the GPS on my iPhone.  Once out of mobile range from Wentworth no  
GPS coverage.


Does that GSP not work on the iPhone even if you are out of range  
of mobile phone coverage?  If so can I get an application that will  
make the iPhone GPS work when I am not in mobile phone coverage?


As it turned out Scotia was easy to find.

Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
Mbl: 0417 053 266
http://www.australianwildlife.org/AWC-Sanctuaries/Scotia-Sanctuary.aspx





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2011-06-12 Thread Rod Lavington

Go to iTunes and subscribe to the keynote podcast :)

Cheers

Rod
On Jun 12, 2011 6:58 PM, "Stuart Breden"  wrote:
>
> I like watching Apple Special Events. The latest is no exception.
>
> I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i
> watch them at work. However I can't find any way to save the keynote
> to my hard drive. Now can I seem to be able to stop and start them
> even though I've left my work iMac on at the site.
>
> The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"
>
> Stuart Breden
> PO Box 132
> Kalamunda WA 6926
> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
> Mbl: 0417 053 266
>
>
>
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I like watching Apple Special Events.  The latest is no exception.

I can't watch them at home as as yet my bandwidth is to narrow so i  
watch them at work.  However I can't find any way to save the keynote  
to my hard drive.  Now can I seem to be able to stop and start them  
even though I've left my work iMac on at the site.


The question then is, "How can save them to disk?"

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






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2011-06-12 Thread Stephen Chape

Good point Ronni,
That is something that never occurred to me.
I will take a look at that.

Regards,
Stephen Chape

From:  Ronda Brown 
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Date:  Sun, 12 Jun 2011 17:31:28 +0800
To:  WAMUG Mailing List 
Subject:  Re: Modem recommendations ?

Hi Stephen,

Have you check that you have the latest firmware version on the D-Link
DSL-504T Modem?

Make sure you get the correct firmware for your generation D-Link DSL-504T
Modem.
You don¹t mention what revision your Modem is  Revision A or Revision C

Cheers,
Ronni

17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 ³Thunderbolt"
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On 11/06/2011, at 9:53 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> Has anyone had any experience with the D-Link DSL-504T Modem ?
> I have used one for the last couple of years, but recently been getting a lot
> of drop outs.
> 
> I get a message stating that I am not connected to the internet.
> I either have to pull the power, wait a few minutes and plug back in (that
> does not always work) or log into the modem with Safari and re-boot it.
> 
> This happens several times a week, sometimes more than once during the same
> evening !
> 
> Doesn't seem to matter if I use Mail or Outlook 2011.
> Using iMac 2.16 with latest OSX.
> 
> Regards,
> Stephen Chape

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2011-06-12 Thread Chris Stocks



On 12/06/11 5:14 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

Hi Peter&  Chris,

10 Mbs connection speed seems to be a requirement for Rental Movies.

"For the best viewing experience when renting iTunes movies and TV shows on 
Apple TV (2nd generation), you need a broadband Internet connection. A sustained 6 
Mbit/s or faster Internet connection is recommended for viewing High Definition 
movies and TV shows, and a sustained 2.5 Mbit/s or faster Internet connection is 
recommended for Standard Definition content. Internet connection speeds may vary 
depending on your ISP and other factors.”



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On 12/06/2011, at 10:48 AM, Chris Stocks wrote:


On 12/06/11 8:28 AM, Peter Crisp wrote:

For the first time last night I purchased a movie to watch on the Apple TV. It was fine to watch 
through the preview which is no charge of course. But when I purchased the movie it says 
"Rented" up the top of screen but when pressing 'Play' it says after a moment "An 
error has occurred with this - try again later". So I did try again later quite a number of 
times both last night and this morning. I also tried with a second movie and just the same problem 
so I could eliminate the first movie as being the problem. Is there a help number to call for this 
or can someone extrapolate a setting I may not have set properly?

Regards

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I've found renting movies hit and miss, sometimes works almost straight away 
and other times takes hours to download and once didn't receive anything at all 
 but was charged.

If you log into your ITunes account and go to purchase history you'll see a "report 
a problem" button press on this to send an email with the problem your having, 
they'll get back to you in one to two days and probably refund the money within 7 days.

I'm starting to think it's easier to rent from a video shop

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Thanks for the info Ronda,
I presumed it was my internet speed, mine is reliably 2.5-3Mbps but not 
fast enough obviously for HD content.


With my connection speed, renting from Apple needs to be planned ahead 
and that combined with their way of "testing" your cc account with an 
additional $3.99 charge and Sony's recent hacker troubles has seen me go 
back to the video shop.


Chris



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Hi Stephen,

Have you check that you have the latest firmware version on the D-Link DSL-504T 
Modem?

Make sure you get the correct firmware for your generation D-Link DSL-504T 
Modem.
You don’t mention what revision your Modem is … Revision A or Revision C


Cheers,
Ronni

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2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
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On 11/06/2011, at 9:53 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> Has anyone had any experience with the D-Link DSL-504T Modem ?
> I have used one for the last couple of years, but recently been getting a lot 
> of drop outs.
> 
> I get a message stating that I am not connected to the internet.
> I either have to pull the power, wait a few minutes and plug back in (that 
> does not always work) or log into the modem with Safari and re-boot it.
> 
> This happens several times a week, sometimes more than once during the same 
> evening !
> 
> Doesn't seem to matter if I use Mail or Outlook 2011.
> Using iMac 2.16 with latest OSX.
> 
> Regards,
> Stephen Chape














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Hi Peter & Chris,

10 Mbs connection speed seems to be a requirement for Rental Movies.

"For the best viewing experience when renting iTunes movies and TV shows on 
Apple TV (2nd generation), you need a broadband Internet connection. A 
sustained 6 Mbit/s or faster Internet connection is recommended for viewing 
High Definition movies and TV shows, and a sustained 2.5 Mbit/s or faster 
Internet connection is recommended for Standard Definition content. Internet 
connection speeds may vary depending on your ISP and other factors.”



Cheers,
Ronni

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2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)


On 12/06/2011, at 10:48 AM, Chris Stocks wrote:

> 
> On 12/06/11 8:28 AM, Peter Crisp wrote:
>> For the first time last night I purchased a movie to watch on the Apple TV. 
>> It was fine to watch through the preview which is no charge of course. But 
>> when I purchased the movie it says "Rented" up the top of screen but when 
>> pressing 'Play' it says after a moment "An error has occurred with this - 
>> try again later". So I did try again later quite a number of times both last 
>> night and this morning. I also tried with a second movie and just the same 
>> problem so I could eliminate the first movie as being the problem. Is there 
>> a help number to call for this or can someone extrapolate a setting I may 
>> not have set properly?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Peter.
>> 
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> I've found renting movies hit and miss, sometimes works almost straight away 
> and other times takes hours to download and once didn't receive anything at 
> all  but was charged.
> 
> If you log into your ITunes account and go to purchase history you'll see a 
> "report a problem" button press on this to send an email with the problem 
> your having, they'll get back to you in one to two days and probably refund 
> the money within 7 days.
> 
> I'm starting to think it's easier to rent from a video shop
> 
> Chris
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