Groups in contacts

[Severin Crisp]

I have a number of Groups in my contacts which I view on my iMac (Mavericks), 
our MacBook(Lion) and our iPad Mini(iOS7.04) all shared.  The individual 
contacts are fine on all three.  The groups are fine on the iMac and the 
MacBook and behave as they should when used in Mail as an address.  On the iPad 
a Group will correctly display its members but when used in Mail, though it 
comes up in the address field, the members are not there correctly and the name 
is often corrupted.  For example “Summer School Comm” shows as “Summer School 
Comm Comm.” and fails on send.  I suspect this may be a synchronisation problem 
or maybe a recipients issue on the iPad.  Help please.  
Severin Crisp


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15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia
  ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
   mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au




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Re: Digital video/ quicktime question

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Rob,

With QuickTime 7 Pro you can create a Chapter List for a Movie. I remember 
doing some years ago and it is quite involved. I have the instructions filed 
'somewhere' on my Mac if you ever want to read it :-) 

The latest browsers now include a modern way of embedding video, using HTML5 
 tag as explained below under State of the Art

I use Sandvox to create my Website. The below info (which might help explain) 
is taken from my notes "Adding Video to Sandvox websites":

"Putting videos on a Sandvox website is easy and straightforward. The thinking 
is in the setup. 

To make sure as many visitors as possible can easily view your videos, read 
this quick article reviewing video file formats and preparation for posting.
 
Background
Video on the web has evolved over several parallel tracks. Apple’s QuickTime 
has been around for years, and it is a nice format to use as long as your 
visitor is using a Mac. If your visitor is on another platform, though, they 
might not see it if they don’t already have the QuickTime for Windows browser 
plug-in installed. This is not something you can always count on.

There are some video formats, that are popular on Windows like .avi and .wmv, 
that are great for visitors running Windows—but necessarily for visitors who 
use Macs. Mac users who want to play .avi or .wmv format files would need a 
browser plug-in like Flip4Mac to be able to see them.

For awhile, Adobe’s Flash format seemed to cover the broad middle quite well, 
when Flash videos were embedded into websites—users of both platforms could 
reasonably be expected to have Flash plug-ins for their browsers installed. 
These days, Macs don’t even come with Flash—and it isn’t the right choice for a 
large new group of potential viewers or visitors who may be using iPhones or 
iPads, since Flash doesn’t work on those devices. So what to do now 

State of the Art

The latest browsers now include a modern way of embedding video, using the 
HTML5  tag. This technique is cross-platform, and works for both Macs 
and PCs, as well as iOS devices (like iPhones and iPads). Sounds great, right? 
Well, there’s still one problem to solve: there is no universal video format 
that all browsers support. An MPEG-4, H.264-encoded, video that plays perfectly 
well on Safari, Internet Explorer 9, and iOS, will not play on Firefox or 
Chrome. So, you need a workaround to play videos in those browsers.

On top of that challenge, you probably also want your video to be playable on 
older browsers, such as Internet Explorer 7 and 8. Wish as we might, many 
people have just not yet upgraded to the most modern browsers.

Sandvox's Hybrid Solution

Sandvox uses a technique that makes use of the modern  tag when 
possible, but also supports a Flash-based player as a fallback. If you can get 
your video into an iOS-compatible format (see below), then a Sandvox-built 
website will use the built-in player on browsers such as Safari and IE 9. This 
takes care of many browsers on the Mac, PC, and iOS. For viewers using Firefox 
or Chrome, or older versions of Internet Explorer, a Flash player will be used 
to play your video. This hybrid approach covers more than 99 percent of 
possible visitors.

The Ideal Video Format

All of the background presented above distills down to one important concept: 
to achieve nearly universal visibility for your video, you need to export it to 
an iOS-compatible format. This format is MPEG-4, using an H.264 codec, with 
some additional settings as well.  
https://developer.apple.com/library/safari/documentation/AudioVideo/Conceptual/Using_HTML5_Audio_Video/Device-SpecificConsiderations/Device-SpecificConsiderations.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009523-CH5-SW9

Getting this configured just right can be a bit of a pain. It is possible to 
export a movie to an MPEG-4 file that won’t play on an iPhone or iPad. So you 
want to make sure you specify the correct options, and that you test it 
yourself if possible. (Unfortunately, to our knowledge, Apple doesn’t provide a 
mechanism to verify if a movie will be playable on an iPhone or iPad — you just 
have to check it yourself.)

Exporting Video

The best way to get your movie converted to the appropriate iOS-compatible 
format is to export it directly from the tool that you used to create the movie.

In iMovie, for instance, just choose “Export Movie” from the Share menu. Note 
from the options dialog that appears that the format will be iPhone- and 
iPad-compatible. The file will be exported with a “.m4v” extension.

If your movie was created elsewhere, here is an easy way to export it to the 
right format. First drag the movie file into iTunes, if it’s not already listed 
in your iTunes library. Select the movie and then go to the File menu and 
choose “Create iPad or Apple TV Version” (or “Create iPod or iPhone Version” 
for smaller-sized movies).

Sandvox Does the Hard Work Automatically

Once you have exported your video into this format, Sandvox can h

Digital video/ quicktime question

[Rob Phillips]

Hi people

Is there anyone out there who knows about interactive digital video?

I recall from a decade ago that it was possible to create a 'title 
track' on a Quicktime video. This was like a table of contents that you 
could click onto go directly to the relevant frame. The video would be 
embedded in a web page.

Is this still a quicktime feature? Can you do this with other video 
formats?

Cheers
Rob
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I don't know about you, but I live in a society, not an economy
Member of the Moore-Cowan regional group of the Greens (WA)
rphillips6...@gmail.com 0416 065 054
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Good news for Bento users

[Peter Hinchliffe]

A few meetings ago we looked at some suggestions for software to replace Bento, 
now that Filemaker Inc has discontinued it.

The strongest contender was suggested to be Tap Forms, and its position is 
about to be strengthened with the impending release of Tap Forms 2. Still 
awaiting approval from Apple for inclusion on the App Store, Tap Forms 2 will 
now import all your Bento data directly, among other things. For more 
information, look at

http://www.tapforms.com/blog/


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: Safari Autofill

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Robert,

If Safari isn’t automatically filling in information on websites, try these 
suggestions.
Taken from Safari Help.

Open Safari
Make sure AutoFill is on.
Safari can only fill in contact information that’s on the card labeled 'My 
Card' in Contacts (or Address Book in OS X v10.7.5).
  
For example, if a form requires your phone number, but it isn’t on your card, 
you must fill it in manually.

Make sure the webpage has fields AutoFill can complete. 

Safari may be unable to 
tell from the webpage structure which fields are for user name and password, 
credit card number and expiration date, and so forth.

If AutoFill still doesn’t work, the website may not allow it.

Automatically fill in passwords, credit cards, and more:

With AutoFill, Safari automatically fills in information on websites, using 
information it stores when you complete web forms and from your card in 
Contacts (or Address Book in OS X v10.7.5). Safari highlights autofilled fields 
in yellow.

Change AutoFill settings:

Choose Safari > Preferences, then click AutoFill.
AutoFill web forms:
'Using info from my Contacts card' - click Edit - to edit your card in Contacts 
(Address Book in OS X v10.7.5).
'User names and passwords' - click Edit - Delete the stored user name and 
password for one or more websites.
' Credit cards' - click Edit - to Add or Remove stored credit cards.
'Other forms' - click Edit - to Delete other stored form information.

Use AutoFill

Safari offers to save or automatically fill in the following information:

New password:

When you need to create a new password for a website on a Mac with OS X v10.9 
or later, Safari suggests a unique, hard-to-guess password and with your 
approval saves it in your keychain. Safari fills in the password automatically 
the next time you need to sign in, so you don’t have to remember it or type it. 
If your Mac is set up for iCloud Keychain, Safari fills in the password 
automatically on any of your other devices set up for iCloud Keychain.

User name and password:

On a website, enter your user name and password to sign in. To save the 
information so Safari can automatically provide it next time, click Save 
Password when asked.

Credit card:
When you select a credit card field in Safari on a Mac with OS X v10.9 or 
later, you can choose from a list of stored credit cards that Safari can 
autofill, or you can choose to add or remove stored credit cards. For security, 
Safari doesn’t store the code from the back of your credit card. You must enter 
it manually each time you use the card on a website.

Other information:
In a web form, click in a field and start typing. If a menu of stored 
information appears, select an item, then click AutoFill. To bypass the menu, 
press Return.

Safari saves user names, passwords, and credit card information in your OS X 
keychain. If you set up your Mac and other devices for iCloud Keychain, iCloud 
pushes all that information to your other devices’ keychains.

Important: Safari autofills your information for anyone you let use your Mac. 
If you set up iCloud Keychain on your Mac and other devices, Safari also 
autofills your information for anyone you let use those devices.

For security, set up your Mac to display the login window when it starts up and 
to require a password after sleep or screen saver begins. Set up your iOS 
devices to require a passcode to unlock the screen.

Kind Regards,
Ronni

> On 4 Dec 2013, at 6:21 pm, Robert Miller-Eves  
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni!
> Safari used to autofill automatically and I never knew till you informed me- 
> of the autofill thingy in Edit!We learn sumfink new every day!:-)
> 
>> On 4 Dec 2013, at 7:54 am, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Robert,
>> 
>> What do you mean by "Autofill no longer works"?
>> Is it picking up your incorrect contact info: e.g. Home instead of Work?
>> 
>> If you get unclickable autofill choices in Safari, select from the Menu bar.
>> Edit > Autofill Form
>> 
>> Post back with more details as to what is actually happening.
>> 
>> Kind Regards,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>> On 4 Dec 2013, at 6:33 am, Robert Miller-Eves  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Running Safari V7 on iMac.Mountain Lion 10.8 Maverick. 
>>> Since updating to Maverick, Autofill no longer works.All checkboxes ticked. 
>>> Any Clues?
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Re: Ring tones

[Ronni Brown]

On 3 Dec 2013, at 10:08 pm, Jennifer Lefroy  wrote:

> Thank you everyone.  I am hoping to tackle all this soon, but it is more 
> complicated than I anticipated and we have overseas visitors at present. I 
> will report  back asap and hope to access Ronni's PDF.

Hi Jennifer,

It is not complicated, and my instructions in the PDF are very easy to follow. 

I downloaded an Australian Magpie sound file from the link below and have 
included instructions below how to download a sound file.
So you can do a 'test run' ;-)

Click on this link:



1. Select No.11 'Australian Magpie' - click on ‘Sound file’ (219kb MP3) to 
listen to the track. 
2. Then to download the MP3.
2. Control-Click on the sound bar then select ‘Download Video’ (I am not 
allowed to send the screenshot I annotated to the list, can send it to you 
offlist if you wish)
4. Once it has downloaded -Drag the “gymnorhina-tibicen.mp3” out of Downloads 
to your Desktop
5. Rename the file to “australian-magpie.mp3” (without the quotes)
6. Drag & drop the australian-magpie.mp3 file onto the iTunes icon in your Dock
7. iTunes will open and the australian-magpie.mp3 will show in ‘Music’

Then to create an australian-magpie ringtone -  Locate the song in iTunes - 
Music, then follow the instructions in my Tutorial to create your ringtone.

Post back if you want me to send you "offlist" the annotated screenshot and 
'How To Create A Custom Ringtone (Updated for iOS 7)' PDF.

If, after you give it a try... you still feel that this exercise is too 
daunting for you.  If you download a sound file you would like to use as a 
ringtone, you can send it to me "Offlist" and I will create the ringtone for 
you.

Cheers,
Ronni



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Re: Ring tones

[Ronda Brown]

Many thanks Darrel (McGuiness) for your 'over generous' kind donation, I 
appreciate it immensely as always.
I hope you find the tutorial helpful.

Kindest Regards,
Ronni

> On 1 Dec 2013, at 10:22 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Jennifer,
> 
> Neil has also given some links to birdsongs. 
> Once you add the songs into iTunes, if you require instructions how to then 
> create your Ringtone (.m4r).
> I have done a three page PDF document titled "How To Create A Custom Ringtone 
> (updated for iOS 7)" which includes 18 steps easy to follow instructions and 
> screenshots.
> I can email the PDF to you 'Offlist' - if you want a copy I would appreciate 
> a small donation.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>> On 1 Dec 2013, at 1:47 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Jennifer,
>> 
>> You could purchase and download Magpie & Butcherbird tracks in MP3 format 
>> from the link below:
>> 
>> You would then need to create the ringtones in iTunes. I did post 
>> instructions some time ago to WAMUG  "How to create a Custom Ringtone" with 
>> instructions how to create AAC version of the MP3 file and then create the 
>> ringtone. It is still relevant in iOS 7.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>> 
>> OS X 10.9 Mavericks
>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>> 
>>> On 1 Dec 2013, at 12:04 pm, Jennifer Lefroy  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Good Morning,
>>> 
>>> As I don't enjoy those loud ring tones and rides of the Valkyries etc that 
>>> are heard around, I would like to download one of Australian birdsong for 
>>> my iPhone 4, preferably the magpie or butcher bird.  Does anyone know of a 
>>> good source that is also easy to transfer as I am a novice at this?
>>> 
>>> My apologies if this is an inappropriate post.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards, 
>>> Jennifer
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Re: Safari Autofill

[Robert Miller-Eves]

Hi Ronni!
Safari used to autofill automatically and I never knew till you informed me- of 
the autofill thingy in Edit!We learn sumfink new every day!:-)

On 4 Dec 2013, at 7:54 am, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Robert,
> 
> What do you mean by "Autofill no longer works"?
> Is it picking up your incorrect contact info: e.g. Home instead of Work?
> 
> If you get unclickable autofill choices in Safari, select from the Menu bar.
> Edit > Autofill Form
> 
> Post back with more details as to what is actually happening.
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Ronni
> 
>> On 4 Dec 2013, at 6:33 am, Robert Miller-Eves  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Running Safari V7 on iMac.Mountain Lion 10.8 Maverick. 
>> Since updating to Maverick, Autofill no longer works.All checkboxes ticked. 
>> Any Clues?
>> 
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Re: Another one

[Ronda Brown]

Are you using iOS 7?
Check Settings > Restrictions, and make sure that Restrictions are on. 
If they are on, make sure that iTunes Store is set to = On under the "Allow" 
section.
 

Cheers,
Ronni


> On 4 Dec 2013, at 3:51 pm, Ken Jackson  wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I can't find the search facility in I Tunes on the Ipad (2)?
> Mountain Lion OS.
> 
> 
> Thanks & regards,
> 
>  
> Ken Jackson
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 
> Tel: 08 9376 1680 | Mobile: 0450 400 772
> kenjackson7...@gmail.com | www.littleriverstudios.com.au
> >
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