Re: [WAMUG} Are You Receiving??

[Barry Sexstone]

Received OK

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> Can anyone see this message?
> 
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Re: Missing App

[Barry Sexstone]

Alan

I have refreshed the screen turned off and done a forced restart all with no 
avail.

Barry

> On 11 Jan 2020, at 4:51 pm, Alan Smith  wrote:
> 
> Barry,
> 
> Three things to try (advice from a non-expert).
> 
> 1.  Is the app still listed under Settings?  Perhaps the app has slipped onto 
> a new window and is just hiding from you!
> 2.  Have you tried turning off your SE and turning it back on again?
> 3.  If problem still exists then force restart the iPhone.  Press and hold 
> both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button until the Apple logo appears.
> 
> Good luck
> Alan
> 
> 
>> On 11 Jan 2020, at 4:31 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Tim
>> Tried that, one of the first things I tried. No luck.
>> Barry
>> 
>>> On 11 Jan 2020, at 3:32 pm, Tim Law  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Barry I suggest you go to the App Store, and download it again. 
>>> 
>>> Not from the list of pre purchased apps, but as if you were getting it the 
>>> first time. 
>>> 
>>> It may be the app has been updated and the one you are trying to re 
>>> download is not compatible with the latest operating system.
>>> 
>>> Tim
>>> 
>>>> On 11 Jan 2020, at 2:19 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On of my Apps has disappeared ( Transperth.app) and I have tried most, if 
>>>> not all, of the suggestions I have found on line such as trying to restore 
>>>> from a backup or from the list of purchased apps.  Nothing has worked!  
>>>> When I try to restore from the purchased list I get the rotating circle 
>>>> which goes on for ever with no result.  The same occurs if I try to 
>>>> restore from the App Store.
>>>> I have not done any IOS updates recently.
>>>> 
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
>>>> 
>>>> iPhone SE IOS 13.3
>>>> 
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Re: Missing App

[Barry Sexstone]

Peter

It is a phone app and yes I have done a complete shut down and reopen.

Barry

> On 11 Jan 2020, at 4:50 pm, Peter Curtis  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry
> Have you tried closing down your computer (switching it off altogether) leave 
> for a while, then restart!
> Peter
> 
>> On 11 Jan 2020, at 4:31 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Tim
>> Tried that, one of the first things I tried. No luck.
>> Barry
>> 
>>> On 11 Jan 2020, at 3:32 pm, Tim Law  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Barry I suggest you go to the App Store, and download it again. 
>>> 
>>> Not from the list of pre purchased apps, but as if you were getting it the 
>>> first time. 
>>> 
>>> It may be the app has been updated and the one you are trying to re 
>>> download is not compatible with the latest operating system.
>>> 
>>> Tim
>>> 
>>>> On 11 Jan 2020, at 2:19 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> On of my Apps has disappeared ( Transperth.app) and I have tried most, if 
>>>> not all, of the suggestions I have found on line such as trying to restore 
>>>> from a backup or from the list of purchased apps.  Nothing has worked!  
>>>> When I try to restore from the purchased list I get the rotating circle 
>>>> which goes on for ever with no result.  The same occurs if I try to 
>>>> restore from the App Store.
>>>> I have not done any IOS updates recently.
>>>> 
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
>>>> 
>>>> iPhone SE IOS 13.3
>>>> 
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Re: Missing App

[Barry Sexstone]

Tim
Tried that, one of the first things I tried. No luck.
Barry

> On 11 Jan 2020, at 3:32 pm, Tim Law  wrote:
> 
> Barry I suggest you go to the App Store, and download it again. 
> 
> Not from the list of pre purchased apps, but as if you were getting it the 
> first time. 
> 
> It may be the app has been updated and the one you are trying to re download 
> is not compatible with the latest operating system.
> 
> Tim
> 
>> On 11 Jan 2020, at 2:19 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> On of my Apps has disappeared ( Transperth.app) and I have tried most, if 
>> not all, of the suggestions I have found on line such as trying to restore 
>> from a backup or from the list of purchased apps.  Nothing has worked!  When 
>> I try to restore from the purchased list I get the rotating circle which 
>> goes on for ever with no result.  The same occurs if I try to restore from 
>> the App Store.
>> I have not done any IOS updates recently.
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> iPhone SE IOS 13.3
>> 
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Missing App

[Barry Sexstone]

On of my Apps has disappeared ( Transperth.app) and I have tried most, if not 
all, of the suggestions I have found on line such as trying to restore from a 
backup or from the list of purchased apps.  Nothing has worked!  When I try to 
restore from the purchased list I get the rotating circle which goes on for 
ever with no result.  The same occurs if I try to restore from the App Store.
I have not done any IOS updates recently.

Any suggestions?

Barry

iPhone SE IOS 13.3


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Re: RANT WARNING! iiNet NBN

[Barry Sexstone]

I made the change to NBN about 12 months ago with iinet and it was a seamless 
change from ADSL

Barry


> On 17 Feb 2019, at 9:38 am, Mike Murray  wrote:
> 
> We need to make a move to NBN in the next few months.
> I did want to keep my email address, but…
> Does anyone have nice things to say about NBN providers???
> Worried…
> Mike
> 
> 
> Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester
> TimeTrackers
> PO Box 197
> Melville, 6956
> Western Australia
> 
> Tel (08) 9339 8078
> International +618 9339 8078
> Mob 0407 669 376
> 
> British and Australian genealogical and historical research, 
> education, publishing, film-making and DNA consulting
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On 17 Feb 2019, at 9:28 am, Brian RISBEY > > wrote:
>> 
>> Similar with ‘Bigpuddle’. Took 2-3 months to get a reliable full time 
>> connection. Countless phones calls...
>> Now working. 
>> One thing we asked for was upgrade to mobile data allowance- for free, as we 
>> had no, or unreliable, home line or internet for weeks.
>> 
>> 
>> Brian Risbey 
>> OS12.1.4 👨🏻‍💻☕️
>> 
>> On 17 Feb 2019, at 08:50, Rod Blitvich > > wrote:
>> 
>> Sorry - smoke coming out of my ears
>> I guess this is the sad result of a great WA company being taken over by TPG
>> I have been a loyal iiNet customer for 25 years
>> 
>> 15 days ago I signed up with iiNet to switch from iiNet Broadband to iiNet 
>> NBN
>> After numerous stuff-ups, being on hold for 20 - 40 minutes at a time, not 
>> receiving promised call-backs, receiving a call-back yesterday FIVE hours 
>> after requesting one etc I am still not connected to the NBN.
>> 
>> Finally my hardware arrived on Friday afternoon.
>> I connected it as instructed on Saturday - guess what? It doesn’t work.
>> Finally have been told today that it can’t proceed as iiNet are waiting for 
>> my connection request to be lodged with NBN.CO
>> I asked the caller whose job was that - she replied -“iinet’s”
>> Not satisfactory?
>> 
>> Don’t worry sir it should all be taken care of in the next 2 to 3 days.
>> And don’t disconnect anything in the meantime
>> So now I wait for up to another 3 days with no Internet (as i had to 
>> disconnect my existing Broadband.
>> 
>> Far-Out
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
>>  Good Ideas 
>>  0409 681 256  
>>  rb...@iinet.net.au  
>> 
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Re: Mail

[Barry Sexstone]

When the experts are looking at Brett’s problems perhaps they could advise me 
as to how I can combine Mailboxes.

Thanks

Barry

> On 10 Jan 2019, at 12:31 pm, Brett Curtis  wrote:
> 
> I’ve just returned to using Mail after a long break.
> My question is regarding opening a new sub folder to my business email.  
> Although I did this successfully a few months ago, I’m now having problems.
> I click on the mailbox and choose “New mailbox”
> I name the new one and press OK.  It appears for a second or so at the bottom 
> of the mailbox section, then disappears.
> If I try again, using the same name, it won’t let me, saying a mailbox of 
> that name already exists.
> I can create a subfolder mailbox to one of the existing 3 sub mailboxes but 
> cannot move them up in the hierarchy.
> 
> tia
> 
> Regards
> Brett Curtis
> br...@magicleanwa.com.au 
> 04 0354 0354
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Re: Second hand iPhone

[Barry Sexstone]

A suitable second hand phone has been found.


> On 6 Jan 2019, at 12:33 pm, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
> Any-one have a secondhand iPhone SE.  A replacement for one of my 
> grand-daughters who seems to specialise in destroying phones, not everyone 
> can get their phone run over!
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> Barry

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Second hand iPhone

[Barry Sexstone]

Any-one have a secondhand iPhone SE.  A replacement for one of my 
grand-daughters who seems to specialise in destroying phones, not everyone can 
get their phone run over!

Thanks 

Barry
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Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Dear All

Thank-you everyone who had an input but this thread seems to have gone off on a 
tangent and I think it is best to abandon it.  The problem may have been caused 
by my original email query not being clear enough.

Happy New Year

Barry


> On 31 Dec 2018, at 12:19 pm, Barry Sexstone  
> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Ronni but this does not answer my original problem of why CDs will now 
> not play whereas I previously had no problem.  I am not worried about imports 
> just direct play. Unfortunately for some reason or other my original email 
> ended up as two threads and as a result there has been some confusion.
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
>> On 31 Dec 2018, at 11:41 am, Ronni Brown > <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> I think it could be the problem. MP3 import is a low quality encoding.
>> 
>>  • MP3 Encoder: Use if you plan to listen to music in apps other than 
>> iTunes, or on MP3 players other than iPod, iPhone, or iPad.
>> 
>> Apple iTunes default import encoding is:
>>  • AAC Encoder: Use for most music. You can listen to songs encoded using 
>> this format in iTunes, on iPhone and iPad, and on iPod models that come with 
>> a dock connector.
>> 
>> When I import original Music CDs to iTunes I use the highest quality 
>> setting: 
>> • AIFF Encoder: Use if you want to burn high-quality CDs with the songs 
>> you’re importing without losing audio quality.
>> 
>> Only trying to help with my advice.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
>> 
>> macOS High Sierra 10.13.6
>> 
>>> On 30 Dec 2018, at 5:16 pm, Barry Sexstone >> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> This is not the problem at all.  I have been unable to play CDs through 
>>> iTunes.  I have gone through many bits and pieces as outlined below.  I 
>>> tried importing a CD track into iTunes, it appeared to import but would not 
>>> play.  Purely for interest I tried importing it as AAC and much to my 
>>> surprise it played unlike when I had previously imported it as MP3.  The 
>>> AAC comment etc is really a red herring what I am interested in doing is 
>>> playing a CD directly.
>>> Barry 
>>> 
>>>> On 30 Dec 2018, at 2:51 pm, Ronni Brown >>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>> 
>>>> If you’re trying to play an AAC file that was not created using iTunes or 
>>>> downloaded from the iTunes Store: Songs you download from the iTunes Store 
>>>> or import into your library using the AAC 
>>>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itnsa0f6c109&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>
>>>>  encoder are encoded using the new MPEG-4 AAC format, and play in iTunes 
>>>> and on your iPod, iPhone, and iPad. 
>>>> 
>>>> Other AAC files that you find on the Internet or elsewhere won’t play in 
>>>> iTunes. For more information, see Choose import settings 
>>>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itns2965&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>
>>>>  or Save a copy of a song in a new file format 
>>>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itns2972&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> Ronni
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 30 Dec 2018, at 2:42 pm, Barry Sexstone >>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Instead of downloading 12.8 as Peter suggested I reinstalled Mojave but 
>>>>> there is no change.  I have noticed, however, that if I import a track 
>>>>> from a CD iTunes will not play it unless I change the import settings 
>>>>> from MP3 to AAC.  I will gently continue playing around with settings 
>>>>> etc. as I would like to solve the problem. I am not too concern as I have 
>>>>> most of my music imported and there is no trouble playing that, only the 
>>>>> occasional unimported CD track is not immediately available and I very 
>>>>> seldom want to access these.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ha

Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Ronni but this does not answer my original problem of why CDs will now 
not play whereas I previously had no problem.  I am not worried about imports 
just direct play. Unfortunately for some reason or other my original email 
ended up as two threads and as a result there has been some confusion.

Barry


> On 31 Dec 2018, at 11:41 am, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> I think it could be the problem. MP3 import is a low quality encoding.
> 
>  • MP3 Encoder: Use if you plan to listen to music in apps other than iTunes, 
> or on MP3 players other than iPod, iPhone, or iPad.
> 
> Apple iTunes default import encoding is:
>  • AAC Encoder: Use for most music. You can listen to songs encoded using 
> this format in iTunes, on iPhone and iPad, and on iPod models that come with 
> a dock connector.
> 
> When I import original Music CDs to iTunes I use the highest quality setting: 
> • AIFF Encoder: Use if you want to burn high-quality CDs with the songs 
> you’re importing without losing audio quality.
> 
> Only trying to help with my advice.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ronni
> 
> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
> 
> macOS High Sierra 10.13.6
> 
>> On 30 Dec 2018, at 5:16 pm, Barry Sexstone > <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> This is not the problem at all.  I have been unable to play CDs through 
>> iTunes.  I have gone through many bits and pieces as outlined below.  I 
>> tried importing a CD track into iTunes, it appeared to import but would not 
>> play.  Purely for interest I tried importing it as AAC and much to my 
>> surprise it played unlike when I had previously imported it as MP3.  The AAC 
>> comment etc is really a red herring what I am interested in doing is playing 
>> a CD directly.
>> Barry 
>> 
>>> On 30 Dec 2018, at 2:51 pm, Ronni Brown >> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> 
>>> If you’re trying to play an AAC file that was not created using iTunes or 
>>> downloaded from the iTunes Store: Songs you download from the iTunes Store 
>>> or import into your library using the AAC 
>>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itnsa0f6c109&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>
>>>  encoder are encoded using the new MPEG-4 AAC format, and play in iTunes 
>>> and on your iPod, iPhone, and iPad. 
>>> 
>>> Other AAC files that you find on the Internet or elsewhere won’t play in 
>>> iTunes. For more information, see Choose import settings 
>>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itns2965&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>
>>>  or Save a copy of a song in a new file format 
>>> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itns2972&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 30 Dec 2018, at 2:42 pm, Barry Sexstone >> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Instead of downloading 12.8 as Peter suggested I reinstalled Mojave but 
>>>> there is no change.  I have noticed, however, that if I import a track 
>>>> from a CD iTunes will not play it unless I change the import settings from 
>>>> MP3 to AAC.  I will gently continue playing around with settings etc. as I 
>>>> would like to solve the problem. I am not too concern as I have most of my 
>>>> music imported and there is no trouble playing that, only the occasional 
>>>> unimported CD track is not immediately available and I very seldom want to 
>>>> access these.
>>>> 
>>>> Happy New Year to all WAMUGGERS
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
>>>> 
>>>>> On 28 Dec 2018, at 10:33 am, Barry Sexstone >>>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Many thanks Peter, I will probably try this over the weekend.
>>>>> Barry
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 28 Dec 2018, at 7:36 am, Peter Hinchliffe >>>>> <mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 12:01 pm, Barry Sexstone >>>>>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspac

Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni
This is not the problem at all.  I have been unable to play CDs through iTunes. 
 I have gone through many bits and pieces as outlined below.  I tried importing 
a CD track into iTunes, it appeared to import but would not play.  Purely for 
interest I tried importing it as AAC and much to my surprise it played unlike 
when I had previously imported it as MP3.  The AAC comment etc is really a red 
herring what I am interested in doing is playing a CD directly.
Barry 

> On 30 Dec 2018, at 2:51 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> If you’re trying to play an AAC file that was not created using iTunes or 
> downloaded from the iTunes Store: Songs you download from the iTunes Store or 
> import into your library using the AAC 
> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itnsa0f6c109&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>
>  encoder are encoded using the new MPEG-4 AAC format, and play in iTunes and 
> on your iPod, iPhone, and iPad. 
> 
> Other AAC files that you find on the Internet or elsewhere won’t play in 
> iTunes. For more information, see Choose import settings 
> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itns2965&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>
>  or Save a copy of a song in a new file format 
> <https://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=link&apdid=itns2972&viewlocale=en_US&bookId=iTunes%20HelpPP488>.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ronni
> 
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 30 Dec 2018, at 2:42 pm, Barry Sexstone  <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>> Instead of downloading 12.8 as Peter suggested I reinstalled Mojave but 
>> there is no change.  I have noticed, however, that if I import a track from 
>> a CD iTunes will not play it unless I change the import settings from MP3 to 
>> AAC.  I will gently continue playing around with settings etc. as I would 
>> like to solve the problem. I am not too concern as I have most of my music 
>> imported and there is no trouble playing that, only the occasional 
>> unimported CD track is not immediately available and I very seldom want to 
>> access these.
>> 
>> Happy New Year to all WAMUGGERS
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>>> On 28 Dec 2018, at 10:33 am, Barry Sexstone >> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Many thanks Peter, I will probably try this over the weekend.
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>>> On 28 Dec 2018, at 7:36 am, Peter Hinchliffe >>> <mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 12:01 pm, Barry Sexstone >>>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Progress (of a sort).  I have borrowed a Macbook Air and the CD player 
>>>>> plays CDs through this quite happily.  Operating system on the Air is 
>>>>> 10.14.1 (iMac 10.14.2) and iTunes is 12.9 (12.9.2.5 on the iMac)
>>>>> The problem therefore appears to be with iTunes probably being corrupted 
>>>>> on the iMac.  Any advice on how to reinstall iTunes without having to 
>>>>> reinstall the OS.
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Barry
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> It looks as though Apple do not yet offer a standalone installer for 
>>>> iTunes in Mojave. The only way seems to be to reinstall the OS.
>>>> 
>>>> If you visit https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ 
>>>> <https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/> you can download the earlier 
>>>> version 12.8. It might be worth installing this, then wait for iTunes to 
>>>> recommend the update.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
>>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
>>>> Perth, Western Australia
>>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
>>>> 
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Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Instead of downloading 12.8 as Peter suggested I reinstalled Mojave but there 
is no change.  I have noticed, however, that if I import a track from a CD 
iTunes will not play it unless I change the import settings from MP3 to AAC.  I 
will gently continue playing around with settings etc. as I would like to solve 
the problem. I am not too concern as I have most of my music imported and there 
is no trouble playing that, only the occasional unimported CD track is not 
immediately available and I very seldom want to access these.
 
Happy New Year to all WAMUGGERS

Barry

> On 28 Dec 2018, at 10:33 am, Barry Sexstone  
> wrote:
> 
> Many thanks Peter, I will probably try this over the weekend.
> Barry
> 
>> On 28 Dec 2018, at 7:36 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 12:01 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Progress (of a sort).  I have borrowed a Macbook Air and the CD player 
>>> plays CDs through this quite happily.  Operating system on the Air is 
>>> 10.14.1 (iMac 10.14.2) and iTunes is 12.9 (12.9.2.5 on the iMac)
>>> The problem therefore appears to be with iTunes probably being corrupted on 
>>> the iMac.  Any advice on how to reinstall iTunes without having to 
>>> reinstall the OS.
>>> Thanks
>>> Barry
>>> 
>> 
>> It looks as though Apple do not yet offer a standalone installer for iTunes 
>> in Mojave. The only way seems to be to reinstall the OS.
>> 
>> If you visit https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ you can download the 
>> earlier version 12.8. It might be worth installing this, then wait for 
>> iTunes to recommend the update.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> 
>> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
>> Perth, Western Australia
>> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
>> 
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Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Many thanks Peter, I will probably try this over the weekend.
Barry

> On 28 Dec 2018, at 7:36 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 12:01 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Progress (of a sort).  I have borrowed a Macbook Air and the CD player plays 
>> CDs through this quite happily.  Operating system on the Air is 10.14.1 
>> (iMac 10.14.2) and iTunes is 12.9 (12.9.2.5 on the iMac)
>> The problem therefore appears to be with iTunes probably being corrupted on 
>> the iMac.  Any advice on how to reinstall iTunes without having to reinstall 
>> the OS.
>> Thanks
>> Barry
>> 
> 
> It looks as though Apple do not yet offer a standalone installer for iTunes 
> in Mojave. The only way seems to be to reinstall the OS.
> 
> If you visit https://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ you can download the 
> earlier version 12.8. It might be worth installing this, then wait for iTunes 
> to recommend the update.
> 
> 
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
> Perth, Western Australia
> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
> 
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Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Jewels but I doubt this is the problem as tune already on the HD are 
fine it is only CDs that are giving a problem.
Barry

> On 27 Dec 2018, at 12:38 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry
> Just a thought - last year I was having problems similar to this on my itunes 
> (El Capitan) After a lot of messing around, I did a disc check on the 
> internal hard disc where I have my itunes.  I recall a few errors appeared, 
> so I replaced the hard drive and transferred itunes onto it and all is 
> working fine now.  Just my two bob’s worth.
> 
> Good luck
> Jewels
> 
>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 12:06 PM, Daniel Kerr > <mailto:wa...@macwizardry.com.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Daniel Kerr mailto:danielk...@me.com>>
>>> Subject: Re: CDs not playing
>>> Date: 27 December 2018 at 11:16:44 am AWST
>>> To: WAMUG mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au>>
>>> 
>>> Hi Barry
>>> 
>>> Silly question,..but do you have the iTunes volume up? There are two volume 
>>> controls. One on the computer itself, and one in iTunes. beside the 
>>> play/pause button. You need to ensure this is turned right up to a higher 
>>> volume.
>>> Secondly, also ensure that the “speakers” aren’t being sent to somewhere 
>>> else. (as you can have it playing out via the computer, or out via 
>>> something else). e.g. you can play the sound via the computer or via 
>>> external speakers.
>>> Check those things as well, just incase.
>>> Worth an ask as I’ve had those happen to people as well.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> Daniel
>>> 
>>>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
>> 
>>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
>> 
>> ---
>> Daniel Kerr
>> MacWizardry
>> 
>> Phone: 0414 795 960
>> Email: http://macwizardry.com.au/>>
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>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and 
>> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of 
>> MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of 
>> warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any 
>> information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that 
>> permission by the author be requested. 
>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>> From: Daniel Kerr mailto:danielk...@me.com>>
>>> Subject: Re: CDs not playing
>>> Date: 27 December 2018 at 11:16:44 am AWST
>>> To: WAMUG mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au>>
>>> 
>>> Hi Barry
>>> 
>>> Silly question,..but do you have the iTunes volume up? There are two volume 
>>> controls. One on the computer itself, and one in iTunes. beside the 
>>> play/pause button. You need to ensure this is turned right up to a higher 
>>> volume.
>>> Secondly, also ensure that the “speakers” aren’t being sent to somewhere 
>>> else. (as you can have it playing out via the computer, or out via 
>>> something else). e.g. you can play the sound via the computer or via 
>>> external speakers.
>>> Check those things as well, just incase.
>>> Worth an ask as I’ve had those happen to people as well.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> Daniel
>>> 
>>>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 11:06 am, Barry Sexstone >>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Yes Peter it does offer to import.  I have tried importing one track, it 
>>>> appears to import as that track appears in the library but also doesn’t 
>>>> play.  It looks to me to be possibly an encoding problem but I am not 
>>>> sure.  Barry
>>>> 
>>>>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 10:31 am, Peter Hinchliffe >>>> <mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Does iTunes offer to import the tracks when you insert the CD?
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:59 pm, kal...@iinet.net.au 
>>>>>> <mailto:kal...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Barry,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> guess you have tried a different CD?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Kevin Lock
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:15 pm, Barry Sexstone >>>>&g

Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Daniel

I have checked volume and as iTunes play already downloaded music I know this 
is not the answer.  It is one of the things I always check if i have sound 
problems as I have been caught in the past

Barry

> On 27 Dec 2018, at 12:06 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
> 
> 
>> From: Daniel Kerr mailto:danielk...@me.com>>
>> Subject: Re: CDs not playing
>> Date: 27 December 2018 at 11:16:44 am AWST
>> To: WAMUG mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au>>
>> 
>> Hi Barry
>> 
>> Silly question,..but do you have the iTunes volume up? There are two volume 
>> controls. One on the computer itself, and one in iTunes. beside the 
>> play/pause button. You need to ensure this is turned right up to a higher 
>> volume.
>> Secondly, also ensure that the “speakers” aren’t being sent to somewhere 
>> else. (as you can have it playing out via the computer, or out via something 
>> else). e.g. you can play the sound via the computer or via external speakers.
>> Check those things as well, just incase.
>> Worth an ask as I’ve had those happen to people as well.
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
>> 
>>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
> 
>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
> 
> ---
> Daniel Kerr
> MacWizardry
> 
> Phone: 0414 795 960
> Email: http://macwizardry.com.au/>>
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> 
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> 
> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and 
> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. 
> Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or 
> accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this 
> email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the 
> author be requested. 
> 
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> 
>> From: Daniel Kerr mailto:danielk...@me.com>>
>> Subject: Re: CDs not playing
>> Date: 27 December 2018 at 11:16:44 am AWST
>> To: WAMUG mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au>>
>> 
>> Hi Barry
>> 
>> Silly question,..but do you have the iTunes volume up? There are two volume 
>> controls. One on the computer itself, and one in iTunes. beside the 
>> play/pause button. You need to ensure this is turned right up to a higher 
>> volume.
>> Secondly, also ensure that the “speakers” aren’t being sent to somewhere 
>> else. (as you can have it playing out via the computer, or out via something 
>> else). e.g. you can play the sound via the computer or via external speakers.
>> Check those things as well, just incase.
>> Worth an ask as I’ve had those happen to people as well.
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
>> 
>>  Sent from my iPhone XS 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 11:06 am, Barry Sexstone >> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes Peter it does offer to import.  I have tried importing one track, it 
>>> appears to import as that track appears in the library but also doesn’t 
>>> play.  It looks to me to be possibly an encoding problem but I am not sure. 
>>>  Barry
>>> 
>>>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 10:31 am, Peter Hinchliffe >>> <mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Does iTunes offer to import the tracks when you insert the CD?
>>>> 
>>>>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:59 pm, kal...@iinet.net.au 
>>>>> <mailto:kal...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Barry,
>>>>> 
>>>>> guess you have tried a different CD?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Kevin Lock
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:15 pm, Barry Sexstone >>>>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Suddenly I am unable to play music CDs through my Mac.  On inserting a 
>>>>>> CD into the external drive Itunes opens and the track list of the CD is 
>>>>>> shown but iTunes will not play any of the tracks.  Previously I have had 
>>>>>> no problems playing CDs.  I doubt the problem is the player as it 
>>>>>> happily plays DVDs.  Any thoughts or advice?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Barry
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> iMac 27in late 2014
>>>>>> OS 10.14.2
>>>>>> iTunes 12.9.2.5
>>>>>> external player “Archgon” DVD/CD player
>>>>>> -- The W

Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Progress (of a sort).  I have borrowed a Macbook Air and the CD player plays 
CDs through this quite happily.  Operating system on the Air is 10.14.1 (iMac 
10.14.2) and iTunes is 12.9 (12.9.2.5 on the iMac)
The problem therefore appears to be with iTunes probably being corrupted on the 
iMac.  Any advice on how to reinstall iTunes without having to reinstall the OS.
Thanks
Barry

> On 27 Dec 2018, at 11:06 am, Barry Sexstone  
> wrote:
> 
> Yes Peter it does offer to import.  I have tried importing one track, it 
> appears to import as that track appears in the library but also doesn’t play. 
>  It looks to me to be possibly an encoding problem but I am not sure.  Barry
> 
>> On 27 Dec 2018, at 10:31 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Does iTunes offer to import the tracks when you insert the CD?
>> 
>>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:59 pm, kal...@iinet.net.au wrote:
>>> 
>>> Barry,
>>> 
>>> guess you have tried a different CD?
>>> 
>>> Kevin Lock
>>> 
>>>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:15 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Suddenly I am unable to play music CDs through my Mac.  On inserting a CD 
>>>> into the external drive Itunes opens and the track list of the CD is shown 
>>>> but iTunes will not play any of the tracks.  Previously I have had no 
>>>> problems playing CDs.  I doubt the problem is the player as it happily 
>>>> plays DVDs.  Any thoughts or advice?
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
>>>> 
>>>> iMac 27in late 2014
>>>> OS 10.14.2
>>>> iTunes 12.9.2.5
>>>> external player “Archgon” DVD/CD player
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>> 
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>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
>> Perth, Western Australia
>> Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
>> 
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Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Yes Peter it does offer to import.  I have tried importing one track, it 
appears to import as that track appears in the library but also doesn’t play.  
It looks to me to be possibly an encoding problem but I am not sure.  Barry

> On 27 Dec 2018, at 10:31 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
> wrote:
> 
> Does iTunes offer to import the tracks when you insert the CD?
> 
>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:59 pm, kal...@iinet.net.au wrote:
>> 
>> Barry,
>> 
>> guess you have tried a different CD?
>> 
>> Kevin Lock
>> 
>>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:15 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Suddenly I am unable to play music CDs through my Mac.  On inserting a CD 
>>> into the external drive Itunes opens and the track list of the CD is shown 
>>> but iTunes will not play any of the tracks.  Previously I have had no 
>>> problems playing CDs.  I doubt the problem is the player as it happily 
>>> plays DVDs.  Any thoughts or advice?
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> iMac 27in late 2014
>>> OS 10.14.2
>>> iTunes 12.9.2.5
>>> external player “Archgon” DVD/CD player
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> 
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Re: CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Yes Kevin several.

> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:59 pm, kal...@iinet.net.au wrote:
> 
> Barry,
> 
> guess you have tried a different CD?
> 
> Kevin Lock
> 
>> On 26 Dec 2018, at 2:15 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Suddenly I am unable to play music CDs through my Mac.  On inserting a CD 
>> into the external drive Itunes opens and the track list of the CD is shown 
>> but iTunes will not play any of the tracks.  Previously I have had no 
>> problems playing CDs.  I doubt the problem is the player as it happily plays 
>> DVDs.  Any thoughts or advice?
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> iMac 27in late 2014
>> OS 10.14.2
>> iTunes 12.9.2.5
>> external player “Archgon” DVD/CD player
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CDs not playing

[Barry Sexstone]

Suddenly I am unable to play music CDs through my Mac.  On inserting a CD into 
the external drive Itunes opens and the track list of the CD is shown but 
iTunes will not play any of the tracks.  Previously I have had no problems 
playing CDs.  I doubt the problem is the player as it happily plays DVDs.  Any 
thoughts or advice?

Barry

iMac 27in late 2014
OS 10.14.2
iTunes 12.9.2.5
external player “Archgon” DVD/CD player
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Re: Strange Battery notices on my iPhone 6S ?

[Barry Sexstone]

I have never managed to get my iPhone 5S to show battery health.  It is now 
running ios 11.4 and will give me usage and standby times but not health.  My 
son’s iPhone 6 does give the health using the samr proceedure I have tried on y 
5S so perhaps it it model dependant.

Barry
iMac Retina 5K 27"
Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz 
8   GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
OS X 10.12.2










> On 24 Jun 2018, at 12:18 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Thank you Ronni.
> Some research to do after the weekend.
> I will keep you (and WAMUG) informed.
> 
>> On 24 Jun 2018, at 8:33 am, Ronda Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Stephen,
>> 
>> iPhone Battery and Performance
>> Preventing unexpected shutdowns
>> https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT208387 
>> 
>> 
>> Check battery usage
>> https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201264 
>> 
>> Learn more
>> iOS 11.3 adds new features to show battery health and recommend if a battery 
>> needs to be replaced. Find out more in iPhone Battery and Performance.
>> 
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>> On 24 Jun 2018, at 3:02 am, Stephen Chape > > wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi folks.
>>> 
>>> For the past couple of weeks my 6S has developed a strange behaviour.
>>> 
>>> I always turn it off at bedtime and turn back on in the morning.
>>> But now if I turn it off when the battery is at say 54%, when I turn it on 
>>> again it shows perhaps 9% and a red line.
>>> Then after a couple of seconds it turns itself off.
>>> 
>>> If I turn it back on it will repeat this behaviour.
>>> But if I then plug it in to charge it will show perhaps 53%.
>>> 
>>> Consequently I am now leaving it on at night to avoid this happening.
>>> The trouble is now I have to charge it more often.
>>> 
>>> I can’t find anything on the internet re this.
>>> Would appreciate any ideas please?
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Stephen Chape
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Changing ISP and porting email address

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi All

My experience with iinet changing to NBN (FTN) was excellent. All changed 
seamlessly including land line to Net phone with number porting.  I was told 
this could take up to a week bu in the event it was less than 24Hrs.  Initially 
I signed for 25 Mbs and regularly achieved 24.  I noticed that later iinet was 
offering 50 Mbs for the same price so I changed plans.  Iinet then warned me 
that NBN Co said the maximum I could expect at my location was 39 Mbs and I 
could revert to my original plan if I wished.  As  there was no financial 
advantage I stayed with the nominal 50 and routinely get 35 Mbs which I 
consider good for a possible 39 maximum.  As my ADSL speed was usually 6 - 7 
Mbs I am pleased with the new system.  Goes to show that all is not necessarily 
doom and gloom.

Barry

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> On 15 Apr 2018, at 11:27 pm, Philippe Chaperon  wrote:
> 
> Hi Diana and all, 
> 
> It would appear that NBN would be a hit & miss experience from what I have 
> been reading. On the other hand after many years of being with Westnet, once 
> it was taken over twice the service became almost intolerable for me to the 
> point that I went over to Telstra/Bigpond. 
> 
> Although I had some initial problems with the date when the actual swap over 
> was to happen the swap over to Telstra was smooth and no problems to speak 
> of. Contrary to most people I have spoken to, my experience with talking to 
> the staff at the Telstra shop in Morley was less than satisfactory whereas 
> the Philippine call centre staff were very polite, efficient and did what 
> they promised to do. This is sad! 
> 
> The move from ADSL2 to NBN, still with Telstra/Bigpond went so smoothly that 
> I could not believe it! We do have fibre to the Node which fortunately is not 
> very far away from my house. The NBN connection was planned for Saturday 14th 
> April, so on Friday evening I checked the internet speed whilst still on 
> ADSL2 being upload at 1.49 mbs and download at 17.41 mbs. As I already have a 
> modem which is NBN ready Telstra told me I would have nothing to do. On 
> Saturday morning I checked the speed, using SpeedOf.me, to my surprise the 
> upload speed showed 16.1 mbps and download speed 50.13 mbs. This is spot on 
> to the speed Telstra told me my Connect Plus plan will provide. 
> 
> Contrary to what I was expecting I did not have to do anything whatsoever 
> with regards to the modem settings or to my various computers, iPads and 
> iPhone. This is technology today!!
> 
> One small negative report was that viewing Youtube videos was quite irregular 
> this morning, Sunday am, but for only a short time, and since then so far 
> right on the dot of 50 mbs.
> 
> I am waiting for 5G network to see if their promise of very fast 
> upload/download speeds eventuate. 
> 
> I wish you good luck Diana which whichever path to choose and as they say in 
> the classics ‘May the NBN be with you” ;)
> 
> Re email address, I paid Westnet to keep my email address with them for 1 
> year which they did not do as they cancelled it immediately and to this day 
> never received a refund or apology from them. They never acknowledged my 
> emails requesting progress on this matter. But all this is in the past now. 
> 
> Regards to all, 
> 
> Philippe Chaperon
> 
> On 15 Apr 2018, at 9:21 pm, Michael Hawkins 
>  wrote:
> 
> Diana,
> 
> Having experienced NBN at snail pace night after night (we’re in Doubleview 
> on copper just over 200 metres from the node) (and it’s even slower during 
> school holidays) I suggest you get a large download allowance on your mobile 
> plan as you may find that using the personal hotspot on your iPhone is far 
> faster than using NBN.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Michael
> 
>> On 15 Apr 2018, at 9:05 pm, Diana & Graham Stevens  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Daniel & Neil
>> 
>> The girl at Telstra told me I could port email addresses and they allowed 2 
>> free email accounts. I couldn’t see how it would work, takeovers are 
>> different, all the addresses move. I was extremely stressed at the time and 
>> she offered us a deal that sounded good, cheaper than our combined iiNet & 
>> Telstra accounts. I said we would think about it. After a coffee I realised 
>> she hadn’t given us any details, went back and asked her to email the 
>> details.
>> 
>> When I checked our present usage I realised the new plan did not have nearly 
>> enough volume especially as we are using streaming services more these days.
>> 
>> I had gone there to ask how much it would cost to unlock my prepaid Telstra 
>> phone. The  iiNet salesman had told me it would not need to be unlocked, 
>> just one of his lies. I was told the amount depended on how long I had been 
>> using it, which was hardly at all. She then went on to talk about something 
>> else and I forgot to get the price.
>> 
>> Today I rang Telstra and the girl unlocked it for nothing (I hope, haven’t 
>> 

Re: Keyboard

[Barry Sexstone]

and don’t let the cat eat biscuits on it.

Barry

> On 10 Jan 2018, at 1:33 pm, Neil Houghton  wrote:
> 
> Hi Sev,
> 
> 
>   and to keep it pristine – maybe a surgical mask and gloves? ;o)
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> Neil
> -- 
> Neil R. Houghton
> Albany, Western Australia
> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
> Email: n...@possumology.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> on 10/1/18 13:14, Severin Crisp at sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
> 
>> Congratulations Tim 
>> Wife’s commendations would be great but bringing it up to my standards will 
>> be more than adequate 
>> Severin 
>> 
>> Sent from Sev's iPhone
>> 
>> On 10 Jan 2018, at 12:54, Tim Law  wrote:
>> 
>>> I’ve just gone through this interesting exercise with a wired Apple keyboard
>>> 
>>> First, take a picture of the keyboard so you can refer to it when you’re 
>>> replacing the keys. And also so you can proudly reflect on your cleaning 
>>> prowess. 
>>> 
>>> The safest thing is to not wipe the keys just yet, simply flick them out 
>>> one by one. Once the first comes out you’ll figure out the right force and 
>>> angle, but a small finger placed under the edge of an exposed key and 
>>> flicked up to release the clip is the best action I can describe. You may 
>>> need a spodger to get the first one, a plastic stick. 
>>> 
>>> Once all the keys are off, they can be washed in a bowl of cleaning liquid 
>>> and water, rinsed and dried
>>> 
>>> The exposed base can be wiped clean and the various biscuits you’ll deny 
>>> ever eating, must have been the cat, can be cleaned up. 
>>> 
>>> Then it’s a matter of clicking the clean dry keys back in place, using the 
>>> photo as a guide. 
>>> 
>>> I used an overly damp wipe to start with and found excess liquid has seeped 
>>> into the electronic components so the keyboard failed. 
>>> 
>>> This led me to dismantling it entirely and drying the three layers of 
>>> printed circuit that perform the switching function of the keyboard. There 
>>> are little soft plastic cones that give the soft touch we enjoy. They fall 
>>> onto the floor and hide behind chair legs, so some agility may be required 
>>> to rescue them. Rest assured They don’t fall out unless you dismantle the 
>>> electronics. Once resembled twice, I first put the cones in the wrong way, 
>>> my keyboard is clean and functional and has passed the most stringent 
>>> assessment of my wife. 
>>> 
>>> I hope this helps
>>> 
>>> Tim
>>> 
>>> Sent from Tim's iPhone
>>> 
>>> On 10 Jan 2018, at 11:46 am, Severin Crisp  wrote:
>>> 
 My iMac keyboard is disgracefully dirty and I find it very difficult to 
 keep it clean.  I am meticulous about no cups of coffee or the like within 
 range.  
 Advice appreciated on  1) getting it respectable again   and 2) keeping it 
 that way
 Many thanks
 Severin Crisp
 
 
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Re: Malware removal

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

Sophos reports no threats in a full scan.  I think I must have cleaned up the 
threats but Sophos’s dashboard was still reporting the threats until I worked 
out how to reset that, not a very intuitive task.

Thanks for your help

Cheers

Barry

> On 23 Nov 2017, at 5:13 pm, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
> Thanks Ronni
> 
> Only disc shown in the finder is “Remote Disc” with no eject icon
> Terminal shows:-
> Barrys-iMac:Volumes BJS$ ls -la
> total 8
> drwxr-xr-x@  3 root  wheel   102 23 Nov 16:04 .
> drwxr-xr-x  46 root  wheel  1632 23 Nov 15:22 ..
> lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel 1 23 Nov 15:21 Macintosh HD -> /
> Barrys-iMac:Volumes BJS$ 
>  so it appears I may have ejected the install disk.
> I will do a full scan with Sophos and see if it still reports a potential 
> threat.  I will report back when the scan is complete.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Barry
>> On 23 Nov 2017, at 4:18 pm, Ronda Brown > <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> When you open the 'Finder' application - in the sidebar there is probably an 
>> install disk that you can eject (has an eject icon next to the name).
>> 
>> You can also open the 'Terminal' program and type in cd /Volumes/ and then 
>> ls -la. This gives you a listing of what is in that directory. If it's not 
>> in there, you have probably already ejected the install disk.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 
>>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
>> 
>> 
>> On 23 Nov 2017, at 3:24 pm, Barry Sexstone > <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Sophos has detected a threat on my iMac running Sierra and has given the 
>>> following report
>>> Manual PUA cleanup required: 'Bundlore' at 
>>> '/Volumes/Install/Install.app/Contents/MacOS/appleinstaller’
>>> 
>>> I have searched Sophos help and tried the suggested but with no success.  I 
>>> have also run Malwarebytes which reports my system clean.
>>> 
>>> Any advice?
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> 
>>> iMac Retina 5K 27"
>>> Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz 
>>> 8   GB RAM
>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>> OS X 10.12.6
>>> 
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Re: Malware removal

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Ronni

Only disc shown in the finder is “Remote Disc” with no eject icon
Terminal shows:-
Barrys-iMac:Volumes BJS$ ls -la
total 8
drwxr-xr-x@  3 root  wheel   102 23 Nov 16:04 .
drwxr-xr-x  46 root  wheel  1632 23 Nov 15:22 ..
lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel 1 23 Nov 15:21 Macintosh HD -> /
Barrys-iMac:Volumes BJS$ 
 so it appears I may have ejected the install disk.
I will do a full scan with Sophos and see if it still reports a potential 
threat.  I will report back when the scan is complete.

Thanks

Barry
> On 23 Nov 2017, at 4:18 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> When you open the 'Finder' application - in the sidebar there is probably an 
> install disk that you can eject (has an eject icon next to the name).
> 
> You can also open the 'Terminal' program and type in cd /Volumes/ and then ls 
> -la. This gives you a listing of what is in that directory. If it's not in 
> there, you have probably already ejected the install disk.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ronni
> 
> 
>  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB 
> 
> 
> On 23 Nov 2017, at 3:24 pm, Barry Sexstone  <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>> Sophos has detected a threat on my iMac running Sierra and has given the 
>> following report
>> Manual PUA cleanup required: 'Bundlore' at 
>> '/Volumes/Install/Install.app/Contents/MacOS/appleinstaller’
>> 
>> I have searched Sophos help and tried the suggested but with no success.  I 
>> have also run Malwarebytes which reports my system clean.
>> 
>> Any advice?
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> iMac Retina 5K 27"
>> Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz 
>> 8GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.12.6
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Malware removal

[Barry Sexstone]

Sophos has detected a threat on my iMac running Sierra and has given the 
following report
Manual PUA cleanup required: 'Bundlore' at 
'/Volumes/Install/Install.app/Contents/MacOS/appleinstaller’

I have searched Sophos help and tried the suggested but with no success.  I 
have also run Malwarebytes which reports my system clean.

Any advice?

Barry


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Re: Time Capsule green light

[Barry Sexstone]

Julie

Been there done that with no change either in behaviour or quoted version 
number so I assume I am up to date.

Barry
> On 4 Jan 2017, at 4:57 pm, Julie Bedford  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry
> 
> When my Capsule flashes the orange light, I download the update and then it 
> goes back to green.  Hope that helps
> 
> Cheers
> Jewels
> 
>> On 4 Jan 2017, at 4:24 PM, Barry Sexstone > <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> I have an Airport Express which has been exhibited a similar problem over 
>> the last couple of months.  The green light changes to a flashing orange but 
>> everything else behaves normally.  Sometimes I get fed up with it flashing 
>> and reset it by turning it off and then on again but it seems unnecessary.  
>> I am on ADSL2 not NBN.
>> I will be interested in other’s comments
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
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>> 8GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.12.2
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>>> On 4 Jan 2017, at 3:52 pm, Peter Crisp >> <mailto:petercr...@westnet.com.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Happy New Year to you all, I have a Time Capsule I have had for ~6 years 
>>> now and it has been bulletproof, even with an up sized 3TB drive. Recently 
>>> I have converted to the "Malcolm Turnbull" NBN and it has been pretty much 
>>> an improved service. I have noticed however, since the change to NBN, my TC 
>>> green light has frequently gone to the orange flashing light. It may be 
>>> coincidence that it seems to coincide with the NBN swap but I see online 
>>> that the most plausible cause is the need for a firmware update. Is this 
>>> something that others have experienced?
>>> 
>>> It behaves 100% as it has normally behaved with all Time machine backups 
>>> working and all streaming and network functions to AppleTV etc behaving as 
>>> normal so there is nothing out of order in operability in the house.
>>> 
>>> Anyone have any occurrence like this themselves and is the firmware update 
>>> a cinch? I also have an apple airport Express functioning as an extender 
>>> which also is behaving as normal but it's indicator light has remained 
>>> green the whole time during pre and post NBN installation.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Pete
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Re: Time Capsule green light

[Barry Sexstone]

Peter

I have an Airport Express which has been exhibited a similar problem over the 
last couple of months.  The green light changes to a flashing orange but 
everything else behaves normally.  Sometimes I get fed up with it flashing and 
reset it by turning it off and then on again but it seems unnecessary.  I am on 
ADSL2 not NBN.
I will be interested in other’s comments

Regards

Barry
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1.0 TB HD
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> On 4 Jan 2017, at 3:52 pm, Peter Crisp  wrote:
> 
> Happy New Year to you all, I have a Time Capsule I have had for ~6 years now 
> and it has been bulletproof, even with an up sized 3TB drive. Recently I have 
> converted to the "Malcolm Turnbull" NBN and it has been pretty much an 
> improved service. I have noticed however, since the change to NBN, my TC 
> green light has frequently gone to the orange flashing light. It may be 
> coincidence that it seems to coincide with the NBN swap but I see online that 
> the most plausible cause is the need for a firmware update. Is this something 
> that others have experienced?
> 
> It behaves 100% as it has normally behaved with all Time machine backups 
> working and all streaming and network functions to AppleTV etc behaving as 
> normal so there is nothing out of order in operability in the house.
> 
> Anyone have any occurrence like this themselves and is the firmware update a 
> cinch? I also have an apple airport Express functioning as an extender which 
> also is behaving as normal but it's indicator light has remained green the 
> whole time during pre and post NBN installation.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Pete
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Re: Time Machine Editor App

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Alan

I have been using Time Machine Editor for some time now and have had no 
problems with it.  It allows me to schedule backups less frequently than the 
standard resulting in a longer period before the backup disk is full.  This 
suits me as I generally make few changes during the day so fewer backups are 
OK.. If you are changing or entering a lot of data it may not be suitable.

Regards

Barry

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> On 21 Dec 2016, at 11:52 am, Alan Smith  wrote:
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> Does anyone use the free app Time Machine Editor?  
> 
> It is designed to change timing of automatic one-hourly backups.  Your 
> comments on usefulness welcome. 
> 
> Regards, 
> Alan
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Re: iPhone 4

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Peter

I think I can find a home for one of them if you can let me know how I can get 
hold of it.

Thanks

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> On 11 Dec. 2016, at 1:07 pm, Peter Curtis  wrote:
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> Hi everyone
> Does anyone need or want a couple of IPhone 4’s? They haven’t been used for a 
> while but were going OK when they were. The alternative is the rubbish bin.
> All the best for Christmas too everyone.
> Kind  regards
> Peter
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Re: IOS 10 and Battery Life

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Mine seems worse but early days yet.

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> On 19 Sep 2016, at 5:49 PM, Rod Blitvich  wrote:
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> Has anyone noticed an improvement in battery life since upgrading to IOS 10?
> My iPhone 5 seems way better
> ta
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Re: Applications missing after update to 10.8.4

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Good Morning Ronni

Having lain awake during the night thinking about the problem I thought “ what 
is the point of always backing up prior to any change if I don’t take advantage 
of it?”.  Therefore, I took th cowards way out and restored the Mac from my 
backup having first run it from the backup to check that was OK.  All now seems 
OK but, of course, I am still running 10.11.3.  I will update a t later stage 
when I have the confidence to do so after this episode.
It would have been nice to have pin pointed the cause of the problem and solved 
it that way but I only have so much patience and time at the moment.
Many thanks for your help,have a good Easter.

Regards

Barry
> On 24 Mar 2016, at 4:58 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
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> Thanks Ronni
> 
> I am pretty sure spotlight had sufficient time to index, probably a couple
> of hours from restart after update before attempting to don anything else.
> Doing anything else may have to wait until tomorrow.
> 
> Barry
>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 4:11 PM, Ronni Brown > <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 2:03 PM, Barry Sexstone >> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> I think there should have been enough time for spotlight but how does one 
>>> tell?
>> 
>> It can take over an hour or more, depending on what is on the drive & its 
>> speed -- SSD's should take considerably less time to be indexed than 
>> mechanical drives, particularly large ones with a lot of document files on 
>> them. 
>> I reindexed the mechanical startup drive on a client's iMac some time ago to 
>> fix a different issue & according to system.log it took nearly two hours to 
>> complete.
>> 
>> Activity Monitor  - CPU -  mdworker will sometimes cause your Mac to be slow 
>> and have high CPU usage, this is totally normal. 
>> mdworker is basically the core technology behind Mac OS X’s awesome search 
>> engine Spotlight, it spiders meta data from your Mac and its files and 
>> creates a readable index so that you can find things practically 
>> instantaneously via Spotlight (command-spacebar). 
>>> 
>>> I will try your suggestions regarding the finder when I get back to the 
>>> iMac, but regardless shouldn’t applications start either from the dock or  
>>> launchpad even if they are not appearing  in the finder,
>> 
>> Not if Spotlight was still indexing the HD
>> 
>>>  that is if they still exist!
>> 
>> Post back if Applications are still not showing in Applications and I’ll 
>> give you further instructions to reset the "Launch Services database”
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:43 PM, Ronni Brown >>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>> 
>>>> After the update installation completed and you logged in, did you allow 
>>>> time for Spotlight to reindex the HD?
>>>> And also run Software Update and install any updates that showed?
>>>> 
>>>> You could try open: 
>>>> Finder > Preferences, select the Sidebar button at the top and deselect 
>>>> 'Applications' from the Show these items in the sidebar section -  then 
>>>> reselect it. 
>>>> That may help. 
>>>> 
>>>> If it doesn't help, open a new Finder window and go to the top level of 
>>>> your HD (Macintosh HD?) 
>>>> You should see the Applications folder there so just drag it to where it 
>>>> used to be in the sidebar.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Ronni
>>>> 
>>>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
>>>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
>>>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
>>>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
>>>> 
>>>> El Capitan OS X 10.11.4
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:28 PM, Barry Sexstone >>>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> There now appears to be some further action in Finder as the “gear wheel” 
>>>>> in the bottom right is spinning but only two item appear “mail”  which 
>>>>> does not open and a folder labelled “utilities”.
>>>>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:18 PM, Ronda Brown >>>>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Barry,

Re: Applications missing after update to 10.8.4

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Ronni

I am pretty sure spotlight had sufficient time to index, probably a couple
of hours from restart after update before attempting to don anything else.
Doing anything else may have to wait until tomorrow.

Barry
> On 24 Mar 2016, at 4:11 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 2:03 PM, Barry Sexstone > <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> I think there should have been enough time for spotlight but how does one 
>> tell?
> 
> It can take over an hour or more, depending on what is on the drive & its 
> speed -- SSD's should take considerably less time to be indexed than 
> mechanical drives, particularly large ones with a lot of document files on 
> them. 
> I reindexed the mechanical startup drive on a client's iMac some time ago to 
> fix a different issue & according to system.log it took nearly two hours to 
> complete.
> 
> Activity Monitor  - CPU -  mdworker will sometimes cause your Mac to be slow 
> and have high CPU usage, this is totally normal. 
> mdworker is basically the core technology behind Mac OS X’s awesome search 
> engine Spotlight, it spiders meta data from your Mac and its files and 
> creates a readable index so that you can find things practically 
> instantaneously via Spotlight (command-spacebar). 
>> 
>> I will try your suggestions regarding the finder when I get back to the 
>> iMac, but regardless shouldn’t applications start either from the dock or  
>> launchpad even if they are not appearing  in the finder,
> 
> Not if Spotlight was still indexing the HD
> 
>>  that is if they still exist!
> 
> Post back if Applications are still not showing in Applications and I’ll give 
> you further instructions to reset the "Launch Services database”
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>> 
>> Barry
>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:43 PM, Ronni Brown >> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> 
>>> After the update installation completed and you logged in, did you allow 
>>> time for Spotlight to reindex the HD?
>>> And also run Software Update and install any updates that showed?
>>> 
>>> You could try open: 
>>> Finder > Preferences, select the Sidebar button at the top and deselect 
>>> 'Applications' from the Show these items in the sidebar section -  then 
>>> reselect it. 
>>> That may help. 
>>> 
>>> If it doesn't help, open a new Finder window and go to the top level of 
>>> your HD (Macintosh HD?) 
>>> You should see the Applications folder there so just drag it to where it 
>>> used to be in the sidebar.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
>>> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
>>> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
>>> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
>>> 
>>> El Capitan OS X 10.11.4
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:28 PM, Barry Sexstone >>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> There now appears to be some further action in Finder as the “gear wheel” 
>>>> in the bottom right is spinning but only two item appear “mail”  which 
>>>> does not open and a folder labelled “utilities”.
>>>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:18 PM, Ronda Brown >>>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Have you tried restarting your Mac?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:04 PM, Barry Sexstone >>>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have just updated my iMac to 10.11.4 via the App Store.  All appeared 
>>>>>> to go normally until I tried to open Safari from the dock after the 
>>>>>> update when I got the message “Safari cannot be opened as the 
>>>>>> application may be damaged or incomplete”  The same problem occurs with 
>>>>>> all the other applications I have tried. I then tried to open 
>>>>>> applications from the finder but the applications do not show in the 
>>>>>> finder.
>>>>>> I have a couple of questions as regards this problem.
>>>>>> 1. Has any-one any idea why this has happened?
>>>>>> 2. Is there any way to recov

Re: Applications missing after update to 10.8.4

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

I think there should have been enough time for spotlight but how does one tell?

I will try your suggestions regarding the finder when I get back to the iMac, 
but regardless shouldn’t applications start either from the dock or  launchpad 
even if they are not appearing  in the finder,  that is if they still exist!

Barry
> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:43 PM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> After the update installation completed and you logged in, did you allow time 
> for Spotlight to reindex the HD?
> And also run Software Update and install any updates that showed?
> 
> You could try open: 
> Finder > Preferences, select the Sidebar button at the top and deselect 
> 'Applications' from the Show these items in the sidebar section -  then 
> reselect it. 
> That may help. 
> 
> If it doesn't help, open a new Finder window and go to the top level of your 
> HD (Macintosh HD?) 
> You should see the Applications folder there so just drag it to where it used 
> to be in the sidebar.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014)
> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz
> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM
> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
> 
> El Capitan OS X 10.11.4
> 
> 
>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:28 PM, Barry Sexstone > <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> There now appears to be some further action in Finder as the “gear wheel” in 
>> the bottom right is spinning but only two item appear “mail”  which does not 
>> open and a folder labelled “utilities”.
>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:18 PM, Ronda Brown >> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> 
>>> Have you tried restarting your Mac?
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:04 PM, Barry Sexstone >> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I have just updated my iMac to 10.11.4 via the App Store.  All appeared to 
>>>> go normally until I tried to open Safari from the dock after the update 
>>>> when I got the message “Safari cannot be opened as the application may be 
>>>> damaged or incomplete”  The same problem occurs with all the other 
>>>> applications I have tried. I then tried to open applications from the 
>>>> finder but the applications do not show in the finder.
>>>> I have a couple of questions as regards this problem.
>>>> 1. Has any-one any idea why this has happened?
>>>> 2. Is there any way to recover the applications apart from restoring from 
>>>> backup either time machine or CCC backup?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> iMac Retina 5K 27"
>>>> Intel i% 
>>>> 24GB RAM
>>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>>> OS X 10.11.4 ?
> 
> 
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Re: Applications missing after update to 10.8.4

[Barry Sexstone]

There now appears to be some further action in Finder as the “gear wheel” in 
the bottom right is spinning but only two item appear “mail”  which does not 
open and a folder labelled “utilities”.
> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:18 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> Have you tried restarting your Mac?
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:04 PM, Barry Sexstone  <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>> I have just updated my iMac to 10.11.4 via the App Store.  All appeared to 
>> go normally until I tried to open Safari from the dock after the update when 
>> I got the message “Safari cannot be opened as the application may be damaged 
>> or incomplete”  The same problem occurs with all the other applications I 
>> have tried. I then tried to open applications from the finder but the 
>> applications do not show in the finder.
>> I have a couple of questions as regards this problem.
>> 1. Has any-one any idea why this has happened?
>> 2. Is there any way to recover the applications apart from restoring from 
>> backup either time machine or CCC backup?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> iMac Retina 5K 27"
>> Intel i% 
>> 24GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.11.4 ?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: Applications missing after update to 10.8.4

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

Yes  The first thing I did

Barry
> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:18 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> Have you tried restarting your Mac?
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 24 Mar 2016, at 1:04 PM, Barry Sexstone  <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>> I have just updated my iMac to 10.11.4 via the App Store.  All appeared to 
>> go normally until I tried to open Safari from the dock after the update when 
>> I got the message “Safari cannot be opened as the application may be damaged 
>> or incomplete”  The same problem occurs with all the other applications I 
>> have tried. I then tried to open applications from the finder but the 
>> applications do not show in the finder.
>> I have a couple of questions as regards this problem.
>> 1. Has any-one any idea why this has happened?
>> 2. Is there any way to recover the applications apart from restoring from 
>> backup either time machine or CCC backup?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> iMac Retina 5K 27"
>> Intel i% 
>> 24GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.11.4 ?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Applications missing after update to 10.8.4

[Barry Sexstone]

I have just updated my iMac to 10.11.4 via the App Store.  All appeared to go 
normally until I tried to open Safari from the dock after the update when I got 
the message “Safari cannot be opened as the application may be damaged or 
incomplete”  The same problem occurs with all the other applications I have 
tried. I then tried to open applications from the finder but the applications 
do not show in the finder.
I have a couple of questions as regards this problem.
1. Has any-one any idea why this has happened?
2. Is there any way to recover the applications apart from restoring from 
backup either time machine or CCC backup?

Thanks

Barry


iMac Retina 5K 27"
Intel i% 
24GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
OS X 10.11.4 ?















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Re: Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac Users: OS X El Capitan (10.11)

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Peter,  I note that they hedge their bets a bit by not saying 10 is 
fully compatible just that you can continue to use it.
Barry

> On 17 Sep 2015, at 7:49 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 16 Sep 2015, at 8:29 am, Barry Sexstone > <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> Will Parallels 10 work with El Capitan?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>>> 
> 
> This from the Parallels forum:
> 
> 
> rtom157 said: ↑ 
> <http://forum.parallels.com/threads/will-parallels-10-work-with-el-capitain.329350/goto/post?id=775722#post-775722>
> So are you confirming that Parallels 10 will stop working as soon as I 
> upgrade to El Capitan? Please can you make clear exactly what will happen on 
> upgrade to El Capitan because the process is not easily reversible. As I 
> wrote, I intend to stop using Parallels but need some time to convert data 
> from my last Windows program (Microsoft Money) to a Mac program. Once that is 
> done, I will have no further need of Parallels.
> Hi, if you would like to use the Parallels Desktop 10 you can continue to use 
> it. The 11 version is fully compatible with the El Capitan, like the 10 
> version is fully compatible with Yosemite, but it doesn't mean that you will 
> not be able to use your Parallels Desktop 10 with El Capitan host OS
>  
> 
> 
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Re: Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac Users: OS X El Capitan (10.11)

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Ronni.   I only have a couple ow windows programs and dont want to have 
to upgrade parallels just to run them if I upgrade to El Capitan when released.

Barry

> On 16 Sep 2015, at 12:00 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> El Capitan is still in Beta, and Parallels Desktop 10 has been reported to 
> having issues.
> Virtual Machine not recognizing USB devices, Boot Camp based virtual machine 
> can't start...
> You probably will not know until Apple release the final Beta version for 
> developer testing, and then the Release of El Capitan 10.11 to the public.
> Keep an eye on Parallels Desktop for Mac support and their Forums.
> 
>  Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac Tech Guarantee Information 
> <http://www.parallels.com/au/products/desktop/support/#collapse511880>
> Customers who purchased and activated Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac between 
> July 29, 2015 and October 15, 2015  are eligible 
> for an upgrade to Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac at no charge. Eligible 
> customers will be automatically sent their upgrade key to the email address 
> used during registration. For complete details on the Tech Guarantee 2015, 
> please visit this page <http://parallels.com/techguarantee2015>.
> For information on how you receive your no-charge upgrade key for Parallels 
> Desktop 11 for Mac, please visit KB123275 <http://kb.parallels.com/au/123275>.
> Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac End-of-Life statement is located at KB123274 
> <http://kb.parallels.com/au/123274><http://www.parallels.com/au/products/desktop/support/
>  <http://www.parallels.com/au/products/desktop/support/>>
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 16 Sep 2015, at 8:29 am, Barry Sexstone  <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>> Will Parallels 10 work with El Capitan?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>>> On 16 Sep 2015, at 7:23 am, Peter Hinchliffe >> <mailto:hinch...@multiline.com.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 15 Sep 2015, at 3:55 pm, Ronda Brown >>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Notice for Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac Users: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
>>>> 
>>>> OS X El Capitan - Coming September 30 
>>>> If you intend to upgrade to Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11), please note that 
>>>> Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac will NOT support OS X El Capitan (10.11).
>>>> 
>>>> Before you upgrade to OS X El Capitan, be sure to upgrade to Parallels 
>>>> Desktop 11 for Mac. It is our latest version, fully optimized and enhanced 
>>>> for OS X El Capitan.
>>>> 
>>>> Upgrade to Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 
>>>> <http://echo4.bluehornet.com/ct/69904080:31226129039:m:1:528606675:39C65F43938BDF744A383899C17C1B29:r>Cheers,
>>>> Ronni
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> As a happy user of Parallels since its inception, I can thoroughly 
>>> recommend version 11, if for no other reason than the ease with which I was 
>>> able to “upgrade" my Windows 7 VM to Windows 10. Parallels itself provides 
>>> a menu option to do this, which makes the whole process almost seamless and 
>>> completely painless. A Fusion-using colleague has not been quite so 
>>> fortunate. Fusion does not offer the same service so the Windows 10 upgrade 
>>> had to be done through Windows itself, a far more complicated and confusing 
>>> procedure.
>>> 
>>> I couldn’t stand Windows 8. Windows 10 seems to have restore at least some 
>>> sanity, although I must say it looks as though they’ve spend more time than 
>>> usual studying Mac OS X!
>>> 
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Re: Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac Users: OS X El Capitan (10.11)

[Barry Sexstone]

Will Parallels 10 work with El Capitan?

Regards

Barry
> On 16 Sep 2015, at 7:23 am, Peter Hinchliffe  
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> On 15 Sep 2015, at 3:55 pm, Ronda Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Notice for Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac Users: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
>> 
>> OS X El Capitan - Coming September 30 
>> If you intend to upgrade to Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11), please note that 
>> Parallels Desktop 9 for Mac will NOT support OS X El Capitan (10.11).
>> 
>> Before you upgrade to OS X El Capitan, be sure to upgrade to Parallels 
>> Desktop 11 for Mac. It is our latest version, fully optimized and enhanced 
>> for OS X El Capitan.
>> 
>> Upgrade to Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
> 
> As a happy user of Parallels since its inception, I can thoroughly recommend 
> version 11, if for no other reason than the ease with which I was able to 
> “upgrade" my Windows 7 VM to Windows 10. Parallels itself provides a menu 
> option to do this, which makes the whole process almost seamless and 
> completely painless. A Fusion-using colleague has not been quite so 
> fortunate. Fusion does not offer the same service so the Windows 10 upgrade 
> had to be done through Windows itself, a far more complicated and confusing 
> procedure.
> 
> I couldn’t stand Windows 8. Windows 10 seems to have restore at least some 
> sanity, although I must say it looks as though they’ve spend more time than 
> usual studying Mac OS X!
> 
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Re: Mirroring problems

[Barry Sexstone]

Success!
I found further references to Air Parrot which suggested the following:-
Go to  System\library\extensions
Delete AirParrotdriver.kext   and
APEextFramebuffer.kext
Reboot

I did this and now all seems well

I have no idea where the original Air Parrot came from, possibly my previous 
machine which has been used by my Grand children as well as myself.

Cheers

Barry

> On 27 Mar 2015, at 7:51 am, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
> Thanks Daniel
> 
> I had already read these articles.   To my knowledge Air Parrot has never 
> been installed on this machine,  it may however have been installed on my 
> previous one from which I migrated most information.   Although not shown on 
> that machine the drivers may have remained and been migrated.   It looks as 
> if I may have to go down the "Terminal" route although I am always nervous 
> about using terminal.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Barry
> 
>> On 26 Mar 2015, at 9:57 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Barry
>> 
>> A few things on these links may help to start with…
>> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6657100
>> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6734126
>> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203822
>> 
>> A couple of them refer if you're previously used AirParrot or similar can 
>> conflict. Also check all is running at native resolutions as well.
>> Might be some things there to start with.
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone 6
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>> On 26/03/2015, at 4:02 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
>> 
>>> I am having problems mirroring my iMac Retina through Apple TV.
>>> I am happy that my Apple TV setup is OK as I have no problems with 
>>> mirroring my Macbook Air.  I am also happy that my network is OK as I can 
>>> watch iTunes content on my iMac through the Apple TV.
>>> When I open airplay I appear to have the option to either extend the 
>>> desktop or mirror the display bu clicking on the mirror option has no 
>>> result.
>>> 
>>> Any suggestions?
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> iMac Retina 5K 27"
>>> Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz 
>>> 8   GB RAM
>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>> OS X 10.10.2
>>> 
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Re: Mirroring problems

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Daniel

I had already read these articles.   To my knowledge Air Parrot has never been 
installed on this machine,  it may however have been installed on my previous 
one from which I migrated most information.   Although not shown on that 
machine the drivers may have remained and been migrated.   It looks as if I may 
have to go down the "Terminal" route although I am always nervous about using 
terminal.

Cheers

Barry

> On 26 Mar 2015, at 9:57 pm, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry
> 
> A few things on these links may help to start with…
> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6657100
> https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6734126
> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203822
> 
> A couple of them refer if you're previously used AirParrot or similar can 
> conflict. Also check all is running at native resolutions as well.
> Might be some things there to start with.
> 
> Kind regards
> Daniel
> 
> Sent from my iPhone 6
> 
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> On 26/03/2015, at 4:02 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> I am having problems mirroring my iMac Retina through Apple TV.
>> I am happy that my Apple TV setup is OK as I have no problems with mirroring 
>> my Macbook Air.  I am also happy that my network is OK as I can watch iTunes 
>> content on my iMac through the Apple TV.
>> When I open airplay I appear to have the option to either extend the desktop 
>> or mirror the display bu clicking on the mirror option has no result.
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> iMac Retina 5K 27"
>> Intel Core i5 3.5 GHz 
>> 8GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.10.2
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> 
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Mirroring problems

[Barry Sexstone]

I am having problems mirroring my iMac Retina through Apple TV.
I am happy that my Apple TV setup is OK as I have no problems with mirroring my 
Macbook Air.  I am also happy that my network is OK as I can watch iTunes 
content on my iMac through the Apple TV.
When I open airplay I appear to have the option to either extend the desktop or 
mirror the display bu clicking on the mirror option has no result.

Any suggestions?

Barry



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Re: Batteries

[Barry Sexstone]

Severin

I use “Eneloop” rechargable batteries which are more expensive than some but 
have an extremely low self discharge rate and I have some that are over 8 years 
old and still perform well in a variety of situations.

Barry

> On 14 Mar 2015, at 4:10 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Hi Ronni,
> 
> I was surprised when this happen to me just a few days ago.
> I got the eventual “low battery” warning for my Apple batteries in my mouse.
> So I swapped them for the pair in my Apple charger.
> 
> The next day I happened to check something re the mouse in SP.
> And I noticed that the battery charge was 45%.
> I only put them in the day before.
> 
> However my battery set is about 3 years old.
> 
> 
>> On 14 Mar 2015, at 3:57 pm, Ronda Brown > > wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Severin,
>> 
>> > >
>> For $45 - Free Shipping
>> "Each Apple Battery Charger comes with six high-performance AA NiMH 
>> batteries — two for your keyboard, two for your mouse or trackpad, and two 
>> for charging. Unlike many other reusable batteries, these batteries have an 
>> incredibly long service life — up to 10 years. Which means you can finally 
>> break the cycle of buying and disposing of those toxic, single-use alkaline 
>> batteries. The batteries that come with the Apple Battery Charger kit also 
>> have an extraordinarily low self-discharge rate. Even after a year of 
>> sitting in a drawer, they still retain 80 per cent of their original 
>> charge3. That way you always have backup power when you need it."
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> 
>> On 14 Mar 2015, at 3:34 pm, Severin Crisp > > wrote:
>> 
>>> After a long life, the rechargeable Apple batteries that power two mice and 
>>> a keyboard are ageing with noticeably shortened lives after recharge.  
>>> Apple store (T4) do not carry them and suggest normal supermarket source.  
>>> There is a wide variety of rechargeables to be seen.  
>>> Does any one have any favourites?   I have not tried to figure the 
>>> alternative of a large pack of use once and throwaways.  
>>> Severin Crisp
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys
>>> 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: AGM today

[Barry Sexstone]

I have never found it difficult to pay annual membership but I have never had 
any success sending a copy of the bank acknowledgement through,  it seems to 
always get bounced and as a result I never know whether all has been accepted 
until I next check with my bank.

Barry

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> On 8 Mar 2015, at 12:24 pm, Ronda Brown  > wrote:
> 
> Couldn't agree more with everything you have mentioned Daniel.
> 
> I fail to see how anyone can find paying the $30 Membership subscription to 
> WAMUG difficult... The "JOIN" button is very prominent on the website... Just 
> 'click' the Join button, then read and follow the instructions!
> 
> It's not "Rocket Science" for goodness sake.
> 
> There is nothing wrong with the structure or function of the WAMUG website.
> 
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 8 Mar 2015, at 12:10 pm, Daniel Kerr  > wrote:
> 
>> Yep shortening it to WAMUG will work as well. 
>> 
>> Though I think the website is pretty easy to find it - it's under the Join 
>> button right at the top. 
>> Perhaps that's just me though. 
>> And all the information is there, so it covers all the different ways to pay 
>> and the information required for paying. 
>> 
>> And on every email that goes to the list at the footer is all the links to 
>> the Archives. Which has a search tab there for searching for "membership" or 
>> "join" or "agm" , all of which will find the information. 
>> 
>> I think the archives are sometimes overlooked for a great use of info, even 
>> just checking if a subject has been asked before. 
>> It has well over 50-60,000 emails there spanning many years. And can be 
>> searched or sorted in different ways. And while threads can be grouped and 
>> read. 
>> 
>> Just my 2cents worth. 
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> Daniel 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone 6
>> 
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>> On 8 Mar 2015, at 11:23 am, Susan Hastings > > wrote:
>> 
>>> I've shortened the name to WAMUG for the purpose of paying my subs.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>> On 8 Mar 2015, at 11:22 am, Susan Hastings >> > wrote:
>>> 
 I think what Denise may mean is that the WAMUG account name is too long in 
 its long form - 'Western Australian Macintosh users group' for the bank to 
 accept.
 
 Sent from my iPad
 
 On 8 Mar 2015, at 11:11 am, Maureen Smith >>> > wrote:
 
> 
> 
> Hello Denise,
> 
> Thank-you for you email. I know what yo mean when you say “Life is very 
> busy.” Thank you for your courtesy in sending your apology.
> 
> Membership subscription
> 
> Here is a cut & paste form the website - and I agree with you it does 
> need some upgrading but it’s the problem of finding time & expertise. 
> 
> NB It may be better to copy & paste the members...@wamug.org.au 
>  into a separate email. I don’t thing the 
> one in the cut & past bit is live.
> 
> If your bank does not allow you to put your name in the reference area 
> just explain who you are in the email.
> 
> Hope this helps and that soon things slow down for you.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Maureen
>  
> Join
> The easiest way to join WAMUG is to come along to one or two of our 
> monthly meetings and, if you like what you see, remember to leave a 
> cheque or cash to the value of the membership type you wish to sign up 
> for.
> 
> You can also pay by electronic transfer or post a cheque.
> 
> ELECTRONIC TRANSFER:-
> 
> NAME : Western Australian Macintosh Users Group
> BSB   : 306-075
> Account  : 4197787
> 
> Please quote your name in the reference area;
> 
> and
> 
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> assist in identifying and confirming any request you make to post to the 
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Re: Committee News

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

Exactly!   That is what I said in my email to Maureen.   Hr email about the AGM 
mentions Sunday 11th March.

Barry

> On 28 Jan 2015, at 7:40 am, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> I don't know what calendar you are using but 11 March 2015 is a Wednesday.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 28 Jan 2015, at 7:24 am, Barry Sexstone  <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>> Maureen
>> 
>> My Calendar show the 11th March to be a Wednesday?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>>> On 27 Jan 2015, at 8:36 pm, Maureen Smith >> <mailto:topsm...@internode.on.net>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hello WWW’s,
>>> 
>>> Your committee recently had its first meeting for 2015. We were all still 
>>> coming out of holiday mode so it was a bit of a jolt to the “little grey 
>>> cells.” Hee! Hee! 
>>> 
>>> Some information for you from the meeting
>>> 
>>> WAMUG AGM
>>> 
>>> Forrest Gump once said “The really good thing about meeting the President 
>>> of the United States is the food.” Well, we cannot guarantee you will meet 
>>> the President of the United States but we can guarantee you a meeting 
>>> followed by food.
>>> 
>>> This year our all important WAMUG AGM will be held during the day, on 
>>> Sunday 11th March at a venue yet to be announced. (there will be no regular 
>>> meeting that month)
>>> 
>>> We will hold a short AGM - no presentations, just the formal activities. ( 
>>> i.e Report of the Committee and the Financial Statements, the election of 
>>> the Officers and the Committee) and then adjourn for lunch and social 
>>> gathering. A number of members were disappointed they could not attend our 
>>> 30th lunch last year. Hopefully you will be able to make it this time.
>>> 
>>> It is essential that we have the required number of financial members 
>>> physically present at the AGM, so mark this occasion in your iCal, on the 
>>> fridge, or tie a piece of string around your finger, whatever works for you 
>>> and keep this date free. 
>>> 
>>> Committee Members
>>> 
>>> We are always looking for committee members. You do not have to be an 
>>> expert with a mac - I’m certainly not. The more committee members we have, 
>>> the more the work can be shared. Even if you can only attend some of the 
>>> meetings that is ok. It would be lovely to have some ‘fresh blood’ (and no 
>>> that was not a vampire’s pick up line!) So please consider becoming 
>>> involved in this 'band of brothers’ + one sister. 
>>> 
>>> February’s Meeting
>>> 
>>> Our first meeting for this year will be held on Tuesday, 3 February 2015 in 
>>> the Professional Prowest Real Estate building, 175 High Road Willeton, at 
>>> 7:30 pm
>>> 
>>> This month’s meeting will be a Mac talkfest - featuring all things Siri and 
>>> the use of Mac’s dictation. So bring along your iPads & iPhones and ‘Avago 
>>> mate!’
>>> 
>>> Cheers to everyone & remain cool over the next few days.
>>> 
>>> Maureen
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Re: Committee News

[Barry Sexstone]

Maureen

My Calendar show the 11th March to be a Wednesday?

Regards

Barry

> On 27 Jan 2015, at 8:36 pm, Maureen Smith  wrote:
> 
> Hello WWW’s,
> 
> Your committee recently had its first meeting for 2015. We were all still 
> coming out of holiday mode so it was a bit of a jolt to the “little grey 
> cells.” Hee! Hee! 
> 
> Some information for you from the meeting
> 
> WAMUG AGM
> 
> Forrest Gump once said “The really good thing about meeting the President of 
> the United States is the food.” Well, we cannot guarantee you will meet the 
> President of the United States but we can guarantee you a meeting followed by 
> food.
> 
> This year our all important WAMUG AGM will be held during the day, on Sunday 
> 11th March at a venue yet to be announced. (there will be no regular meeting 
> that month)
> 
> We will hold a short AGM - no presentations, just the formal activities. ( 
> i.e Report of the Committee and the Financial Statements, the election of the 
> Officers and the Committee) and then adjourn for lunch and social gathering. 
> A number of members were disappointed they could not attend our 30th lunch 
> last year. Hopefully you will be able to make it this time.
> 
> It is essential that we have the required number of financial members 
> physically present at the AGM, so mark this occasion in your iCal, on the 
> fridge, or tie a piece of string around your finger, whatever works for you 
> and keep this date free. 
> 
> Committee Members
> 
> We are always looking for committee members. You do not have to be an expert 
> with a mac - I’m certainly not. The more committee members we have, the more 
> the work can be shared. Even if you can only attend some of the meetings that 
> is ok. It would be lovely to have some ‘fresh blood’ (and no that was not a 
> vampire’s pick up line!) So please consider becoming involved in this 'band 
> of brothers’ + one sister. 
> 
> February’s Meeting
> 
> Our first meeting for this year will be held on Tuesday, 3 February 2015 in 
> the Professional Prowest Real Estate building, 175 High Road Willeton, at 
> 7:30 pm
> 
> This month’s meeting will be a Mac talkfest - featuring all things Siri and 
> the use of Mac’s dictation. So bring along your iPads & iPhones and ‘Avago 
> mate!’
> 
> Cheers to everyone & remain cool over the next few days.
> 
> Maureen
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Re: OS X 10.10.1 update problem

[Barry Sexstone]

Thank you Ronni
It is for this reason I am loathe to shut down in this way but in practice 
there is a point where it may be necessary.

As a matter of interest the update of my iMac,  which has many more programs on 
it and is more likely to contain some forgotten rogues,  went without a hitch.

I think perhaps we have come to the point where we can move on from this 
problem.   Thank you for your interest
  Barry

> On 18 Nov 2014, at 5:41 pm, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
>> I am more interested in your thoughts on coping with such a freeze and 
>> whether you have any suggestions on a course of action other than shutting 
>> down by means of the power?   I have always been loathe to shut down by 
>> turning off the power.
> 
> I am a strong advocate (as is Apple) that you should NEVER interrupt the 
> installation process once you have started to update your system.
> I'm loathe to ever suggest a 'Force Shutdown' by holding the Power button 
> during an OS X installation! 
> Doing this is NOT recommended as it has a high likelihood of interrupting the 
> installation process and causing something to go wrong, such as "Data loss".
> 
> Only ever do this if you have made a thorough backup of your Mac and 
> understand that you may lose all data that is not backed up. 
> I've seen computer operating systems 'hosed' because of this. Which then 
> required a "clean install" of the operating system.
> 
> I suggest that people just 'Wait It Out', sometimes it can take several hours 
> as the installation completes (depending on your Mac's system). Being patient 
> almost always resolves it.
> 
> What you could have done to see what was going on behind the scenes was to, 
> hit Command+L to bring up the installation log. This shows exactly what's 
> being transferred or copied.
> 
> Any Virus Protection program such as McAfee AV has been known to cause a 
> Freeze/stall when installing an OS X update.
> Again it is important to:
> 1. Make a full backup, ideally you should have a bootable clone of your 
> system that enables you to revert to the previous pre-update state.
> 2. Turn OFF sleep for both screen and hard disk.
> Turn OFF Time Machine
> 3. Disconnect all peripherals except keyboard & mouse
> 4. Repair Permissions in Disk Utility
> 5. Verify the state of your hard disk using Disk Utility. If any faults are 
> reported, restart into Recovery Mode - go to Utilities > Disk Utility and 
> Repair your startup disk.
> 
> At least then you can be 'reasonably' certain that your system does not 
> contain any obvious faults that might cause an update/upgrade to fail.
>  
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 18 Nov 2014, at 3:11 pm, Barry Sexstone  <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> The installation stalled at the end of the restart and never got to the 
>> Login and Diagnostics window.
>> 
>> On the screen there was a “box” with the word restarting and the usual 
>> progress bar which was at the right hand end.  The spinning gear was below 
>> this.   There was no Apple logo.
>> 
>> Installation was completed after forced restart,  I have no idea what caused 
>> the installer to freeze
>> 
>> The Macbook Air is only used for a very limited number of programs and has 
>> not had any third party system software  modifications installed.
>> 
>> I am more interested in your thoughts on coping with such a freeze and 
>> whether you have any suggestions on a course of action other than shutting 
>> down by means of the power?   I have always been loathe to shut down by 
>> turning off the power.
>> 
>> Thanks for your interest I will let you know if there are any any other odd 
>> occurrences with the MacBook Air but I don’t think it necessary to chase 
>> this down any further.
>> 
>> My next task is to update the iMac so keep your fingers crossed for me.   I 
>> will,  of course, repair permissions,  back up etc prior to this.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>>> On 18 Nov 2014, at 2:45 pm, Ronni Brown >> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> 
>>> Apple mention - "You may experience unexpected results if you have 
>>> third-party system software modifications installed, or if you've modified 
>>> the operating system through other means.”  
>>> 
>>> I’m still not sure what happened with your 10.10.1 Update :(
>>> Did the installation stall at the end ‘Restart' - and you never got to the 
&g

Re: OS X 10.10.1 update problem

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

The installation stalled at the end of the restart and never got to the Login 
and Diagnostics window.

On the screen there was a “box” with the word restarting and the usual progress 
bar which was at the right hand end.  The spinning gear was below this.   There 
was no Apple logo.

Installation was completed after forced restart,  I have no idea what caused 
the installer to freeze

The Macbook Air is only used for a very limited number of programs and has not 
had any third party system software  modifications installed.

I am more interested in your thoughts on coping with such a freeze and whether 
you have any suggestions on a course of action other than shutting down by 
means of the power?   I have always been loathe to shut down by turning off the 
power.

Thanks for your interest I will let you know if there are any any other odd 
occurrences with the MacBook Air but I don’t think it necessary to chase this 
down any further.

My next task is to update the iMac so keep your fingers crossed for me.   I 
will,  of course, repair permissions,  back up etc prior to this.

Regards

Barry
> On 18 Nov 2014, at 2:45 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> Apple mention - "You may experience unexpected results if you have 
> third-party system software modifications installed, or if you've modified the 
> operating system through other means.”  
> 
> I’m still not sure what happened with your 10.10.1 Update :(
> Did the installation stall at the end ‘Restart' - and you never got to the 
> Login Window & then Diagnostics & Usage Window?
> Was there just a  “a small dark gray spinning gear”  NOT "a small dark 
> gray spinning gear below the Apple logo”?
> After you  ‘forced a restart’  - the installer completed the installation?
> If so: What caused the Installer to ‘freeze’? 
> ---
> The primary system initialization stages in OS X are:
> Each primary stage of system initialization can be indicated by the 
> following: 
> 
> firmware, startup chime or bright flash of the power-on light, followed by a 
> light gray screen on the primary display;
> booter, a dark gray Apple logo on the primary display;
> kernel, a small dark gray spinning gear or spinning earth icon below the 
> Apple logo; 
> and system launchd, a white screen on all displays followed by the login 
> screen.
> 
> If you saw "a small dark gray spinning gear or spinning earth icon below the 
> Apple logo" the ‘Restart’ hung at kernel just before system launchd
> 
> The kernel provides the system’s foundation and loads additional drivers and 
> the core BSD UNIX system. 
> It is indicated by a dark gray spinning gear below the Apple logo on the main 
> display.
> 
> The system launchd process is ultimately responsible for starting every 
> system process. It also manages system initialization and starts the 
> loginwindow process.
> During system initialization, the system launchd process automatically starts 
> /System/ Library/LaunchDaemons, / Library/LaunchDaemons, 
> /Library/StartupItems (via SystemStarter), and the /etc/rc.local UNIX script 
> if it exists.
> 
> So, I am no clearer to understanding what went wrong with your Installation 
> Process.
> Was it the Installer  - (you only saw  “a small dark gray spinning gear”) ?
> or Was it The Kernel - ( you saw  "a small dark gray spinning gear or 
> spinning earth icon below the Apple logo” ?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
>> On 18 Nov 2014, at 11:59 am, Barry Sexstone > <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Installation is complete and OS is 10.10.1
>> Disk was repaired prior to updating.   As I mentioned before all appeared to 
>> go well until at the end of the re-start when the computer “hung” just 
>> showing “restarting” with the gear wheel.   It was in this state for nearly 
>> 3 Hours prior to powering off.
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 18 Nov 2014, at 10:37, Ronni Brown >>> <mailto:ro...@mac.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>> 
>>>> Are you sure you have completed installation -  Check 'About This Mac’ - 
>>>> does it show OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.1? 
>>>> Did you do the normal preparation before commencing the Update?
>>>> 
>>>> Here's the step by step way to update:
>>>> 
>>>>  1. Repair Permissions using the Disk Utility on the drive to be updated*
>>>>  2. Backup your current installation using Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper; 
>>>> or Time Machine
>>>>  3. Use the Software Update to download and install 10.10.1 (no Combo 
>>>&g

Re: OS X 10.10.1 update problem

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

Installation is complete and OS is 10.10.1
Disk was repaired prior to updating.   As I mentioned before all appeared to go 
well until at the end of the re-start when the computer “hung” just showing 
“restarting” with the gear wheel.   It was in this state for nearly 3 Hours 
prior to powering off.

Barry

> On 18 Nov 2014, at 10:57 am, Bill Parker  wrote:
> 
> I had no trouble installing 10.10.1 the update.  The problems I had seen with 
> Mavericks (last version) regarding Mail I thought were a thing of the past.
> 
> I had deleted all “rules” and rebuilt them one by one, that fixed the random 
> behaviour.  I rebuilt all mailboxes. But now?  Blank emails with headers ONLY 
> and no content, and that’s random.  
> 
> I am thinking Thunderbird.  I have it downloaded and ready to install, but 
> thought somebody might have seen the “blank - no content” issue?
> 
> Bill
> 
>> On 18 Nov 2014, at 10:37, Ronni Brown mailto:ro...@mac.com>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> Are you sure you have completed installation -  Check 'About This Mac’ - 
>> does it show OS X Yosemite Version 10.10.1? 
>> Did you do the normal preparation before commencing the Update?
>> 
>> Here's the step by step way to update:
>> 
>>  1. Repair Permissions using the Disk Utility on the drive to be updated*
>>  2. Backup your current installation using Carbon Copy Cloner, SuperDuper; 
>> or Time Machine
>>  3. Use the Software Update to download and install 10.10.1 (no Combo until 
>> .2 update);
>>  Or Download directly from Apple Downloads 
>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1779?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US> (if you 
>> need to install on more than one Mac)
>>  4. Re-boot;
>>  5. Run Software Update as other software updates for your computer may 
>> appear, which you should install. Also some updates must be installed prior 
>> to others.
>>  6. Repair Permissions 
>> 
>> If you have TRIM enabled, check to see if it is affected by this update. 
>> 
>> Note: ”Combo" updates only roll up the dot releases between major updates. 
>> So a "Combo" 10.10.2 will appear when 10.10.2 is released, because it 
>> "combines" the updates of 10.10.1 and 10.10.2. But nothing before then.
>> ==
>> My Installation of OS X Yosemite 10.10.1
>> My Installation only took 10mins to install and complete setup, as per below:
>> 
>> OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 Update Installation:
>> 
>> The installation process took only 10 mins (commenced install @ 9:48am - 
>> completed installation and log-In @ 9:58am)
>> 
>> 1. 9:48am - Opened OSXUpd10.10.1.dmg - clicked  OSXUpd10.10.1.pkg
>> 2. 9:52am - Installer Restarted computer to begin installation
>> Apple Logo with Progress Bar 
>> Then a Blank Grey screen
>> Then a Black Screen
>> 3. 9:56am - Login Window appeared - I logged In
>>  Diagnostics  & Usage Window appeared - “Send Diagnostics & Usage Data 
>> to Apple” (I don’t select)
>>  Click ‘Continue’ - Setting up your Mac window appears 
>> 4. 9:58am Installation & Setup Complete - (TOTAL time 10 mins)
>> 5. I ran Software Update just to check if any further updates had appeared & 
>> needed to be installed
>> 6. Ran Repair Permissions
>> 
>> And I was back at work by 10am.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>> 
>> OS X Yosemite 10.10.1
>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>> 
>>> On 18 Nov 2014, at 8:48 am, Barry Sexstone >> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> In the absence of other advice I have shut down the Air by powering down, a 
>>> procedure I hate to use.   Start up now seems OK.
>>> I would still like to know if anyone has suggestions as to how this sort of 
>>> problem may be overcome without the drastic step of shutting down by 
>>> powering off.
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 18 Nov 2014, at 8:15 am, Barry Sexstone >>> <mailto:bjsexst...@netspace.net.au>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> My MacBook air 2012 appears to be hanging after an attempt to up date from 
>>>> 10.10 to 10.10.1.   Update was done via app store and all appeared to go 
>>>> routinely until the restart.   The machine appeared to shutdown normally 
>>>> and the initial restart appeared normal with the advice “restarting” 
>>>> appeari

Re: OS X 10.10.1 update problem

[Barry Sexstone]

In the absence of other advice I have shut down the Air by powering down, a 
procedure I hate to use.   Start up now seems OK.
I would still like to know if anyone has suggestions as to how this sort of 
problem may be overcome without the drastic step of shutting down by powering 
off.

Barry


> On 18 Nov 2014, at 8:15 am, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
> My MacBook air 2012 appears to be hanging after an attempt to up date from 
> 10.10 to 10.10.1.   Update was done via app store and all appeared to go 
> routinely until the restart.   The machine appeared to shutdown normally and 
> the initial restart appeared normal with the advice “restarting” appearing on 
> the screen.   The progress bar went all the way to the right and then nothing 
> further happened.   The “gear wheel” is still running and the “restarting” 
> message is still showing after over an hour.
> 
> Advice as to my next step?
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
> 
> iMac 10,1
> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
> 16GB RAM
> 1.0 TB HD
> OS X 10.10
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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OS X 10.10.1 update problem

[Barry Sexstone]

My MacBook air 2012 appears to be hanging after an attempt to up date from 
10.10 to 10.10.1.   Update was done via app store and all appeared to go 
routinely until the restart.   The machine appeared to shutdown normally and 
the initial restart appeared normal with the advice “restarting” appearing on 
the screen.   The progress bar went all the way to the right and then nothing 
further happened.   The “gear wheel” is still running and the “restarting” 
message is still showing after over an hour.

Advice as to my next step?

Thanks 

Barry



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Re: iMac RAM

[Barry Sexstone]

Severin

I got my last lot of RAM from Daniel.   His price was very competitive and I 
would recommend at least contacting him to get advice.

Regards

 Barry

iMac 10,1
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
16GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
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> I am looking to increase the RAM in my iMac and there is quite a range of 
> makes and prices to choose from.  I note advice to not exceed the Apple 
> stated 16GB max.  
> I would appreciate comments and advice from those with experience
> Severin Crisp
> 
> 
> 
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Re: Problems following update to OS X 10.9.2

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

I have now updated using the combo update.   There were no problems and the 
whole exercise took about 20 minutes.   I have no idea what happened last time 
when completion had not occurred after over an hour.

Barry


On 26 Feb 2014, at 5:34 pm, Barry Sexstone  wrote:

> Ronni
> 
> Thanks for your advice.   As I have followed your advice in the past I 
> actually did as you suggest with the exception I down loaded the update from 
> the App store.  I am aware that the update can take a while to complete,  but 
> over an hour?   I will try again later in the week using the combo update,  
> meanwhile I have reinstalled 10.9 from my thumb drive and all appears well.
> 
> Barry
> On 26 Feb 2014, at 4:35 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On 26 Feb 2014, at 2:10 pm, Barry Sexstone  
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> This morning i attempted to update my iMac OS from 10.9.1 to 10.9.2  It 
>>> appeared to go through the normal update procedure and shutdown as expected 
>>> for a restart.   The restart was unsuccessful and went only as far as the 
>>> Apple logo and spinning gear wheel and no further.   The machine would not 
>>> boot from the recovery partition but did reboot from my backup disk.
>>> Has anyone had a similar experience after updating?
>>> 
>>> I have re-installed Mavericks from my original USB thumb drive but of 
>>> course and all seems to be working OK.   Of course my OS is now 10.9 and I 
>>> am somewhat wary about trying again to update.
>>> 
>>> Any advice most welcome.
>>> 
>>> Barry
>> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> When the computer restarts after downloading the update, and the Apple log 
>> appears & spinning 'cog' gear...  indicates that installation is happening. 
>> My Combo installation took 10mins to complete.
>> 
>> I installed the OS X 10.9.2 Update (Combo) this morning without any 
>> problems. 
>> I always download the Combo Update and install OS X updates this way:
>> 
>> 1. Repair Permissions
>> 2. Install the Combo Update
>> 3. After installation completes I run Software Update (install anything that 
>> appears)
>> 4. Repair Permissions
>> 
>> I would suggest you do the above.
>> You can download the 'Combo' update at this link: 
>> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1726>
>> File Size: 859.7 MB
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>> 
>> OS X 10.9.2 Mavericks
>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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Re: Problems following update to OS X 10.9.2

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

Thanks for your advice.   As I have followed your advice in the past I actually 
did as you suggest with the exception I down loaded the update from the App 
store.  I am aware that the update can take a while to complete,  but over an 
hour?   I will try again later in the week using the combo update,  meanwhile I 
have reinstalled 10.9 from my thumb drive and all appears well.

Barry
On 26 Feb 2014, at 4:35 pm, Ronni Brown  wrote:

> 
> On 26 Feb 2014, at 2:10 pm, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> This morning i attempted to update my iMac OS from 10.9.1 to 10.9.2  It 
>> appeared to go through the normal update procedure and shutdown as expected 
>> for a restart.   The restart was unsuccessful and went only as far as the 
>> Apple logo and spinning gear wheel and no further.   The machine would not 
>> boot from the recovery partition but did reboot from my backup disk.
>> Has anyone had a similar experience after updating?
>> 
>> I have re-installed Mavericks from my original USB thumb drive but of course 
>> and all seems to be working OK.   Of course my OS is now 10.9 and I am 
>> somewhat wary about trying again to update.
>> 
>> Any advice most welcome.
>> 
>> Barry
> 
> Hi Barry,
> 
> When the computer restarts after downloading the update, and the Apple log 
> appears & spinning 'cog' gear...  indicates that installation is happening. 
> My Combo installation took 10mins to complete.
> 
> I installed the OS X 10.9.2 Update (Combo) this morning without any problems. 
> I always download the Combo Update and install OS X updates this way:
> 
> 1. Repair Permissions
> 2. Install the Combo Update
> 3. After installation completes I run Software Update (install anything that 
> appears)
> 4. Repair Permissions
> 
> I would suggest you do the above.
> You can download the 'Combo' update at this link: 
> <http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1726>
> File Size: 859.7 MB
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
> 
> OS X 10.9.2 Mavericks
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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Re: Problems following update to OS X 10.9.2

[Barry Sexstone]

My apologies for some of the obvious typos in my previous.   It was sent from 
an iPhone and my thumbs and fingers are not as nimble as they were and in my 
frustration over my earlier problems meant I was not proof reading very well.

Barry

On 26 Feb 2014, at 2:10 pm, Barry Sexstone  wrote:

> This morning i attempted to update my iMac OS from 10.9.1 to 10.9.2  It 
> appeared to go through the normal update procedure and shutdown as expected 
> for a restart.   The restart was unsuccessful and went only as far as the 
> Apple logo and spinning gear wheel and no further.   The machine would not 
> boot from the recovery partition but did reboot from my backup disk.
> Has anyone had a similar experience after updating?
> 
> I have re-installed Mavericks from my original USB thumb drive but of course 
> and all seems to be working OK.   Of course my OS is now 10.9 and I am 
> somewhat wary about trying again to update.
> 
> Any advice most welcome.
> 
> Barry
> 
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Problems following update to OS X 10.9.2

[Barry Sexstone]

This morning i attempted to update my iMac OS from 10.9.1 to 10.9.2  It 
appeared to go through the normal update procedure and shutdown as expected for 
a restart.   The restart was unsuccessful and went only as far as the Apple 
logo and spinning gear wheel and no further.   The machine would not boot from 
the recovery partition but did reboot from my backup disk.
Has anyone had a similar experience after updating?

I have re-installed Mavericks from my original USB thumb drive but of course 
and all seems to be working OK.   Of course my OS is now 10.9 and I am somewhat 
wary about trying again to update.
 
Any advice most welcome.

Barry


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Re: map app

[Barry Sexstone]

Rod

Have you looked at Memory Maps and access to Hema maps through them.   It has 
the advantage that you can trial maps for a short while for evaluation,  the 
app is free but there is a charge for maps.

Barry

On 1 Feb 2014, at 6:35 pm, F.W. Hänel  wrote:

> Hi Rod,
> 
> I would be interested in how much disc space it requires on the iPhone/iPad 
> since all maps are pre-loaded ?
> Certainly not cheap.
> 
> Walter
> On 1 Feb 2014, at 16:54 , Rod Blitvich  wrote:
> 
>> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/4wd-maps-hema-australia-offline/id465639977?mt=8
>> 
>> anyone used this?
>> If have an iPad mini with cellular.
>> 
>> Does this mean i can see exactly where i am on the app even though we are 
>> out of phone/data reception area?
>> 
>> would this be better than just a GPS on the dash?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
>>  Good Ideas 
>>  0409 681 256  
>>  rb...@iinet.net.au 
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Re: iOS 7.0.2 Update

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

I can understand your frustration.   However,  I am sure that the majority of 
people follow your instructions and are very grateful for them.   Hopefully, 
this may give you a reason to continue.   I have always been very grateful for 
any help provided by you and others of the group and hope I have expressed my 
gratitude suitably.

Regards

Barry

On 30/09/2013, at 11:29 AM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> What is it with people???
> 
> It is not Apple's responsibility to save your Data for you!
> Apple always states:  "Backup your Data before installing" any 
> updates/upgrades.
> I have been Screaming to WAMUG members (for years) to BACKUP your Data before 
> installing updates/upgrades
> 
> It is not Apple’s responsibility to save your data for you. No system is 
> failsafe. 
> If you can’t learn how to back up your photos and contacts and videos and 
> music before experimenting with a new operating system, you’re going to have 
> a hard time.
> 
> It’s 2013, and I am appalled that people are still asking how to recover 
> their photos and music because they did not BACKUP or save them to another 
> device before installing iOS 7
> 
> Installing a new operating system should not wipe your data, but it has been 
> known to happen.
> At a minimum, users should be backing up their data to two separate locations 
> like a computer and a cloud account. That way if anything should happen you 
> know you have multiple copies stored elsewhere.
> I posted to WAMUG before iOS 7 was released  "Prepare for iOS 7 the Correct 
> Way: 
> What To Do Before Upgrading an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to iOS 7"
> In the document I mentioned doing a dual-backup and explained how.
> 
> I sometimes wonder why I bother doing all this for WAMUG members when people 
> just either chose to ignore the advise or don't even bother to read it,
> 
> I don’t know what Apple — or any other company — or WAMUG needs to do to 
> convince people to back up. 
> How do you incentivise someone not to lose their stuff? 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 30 Sep 2013, at 10:45 am, Rick Armstrong  wrote:
> 
>> This may interesting (I do and don't agree with some of the comments)...
>> http://www.news.com.au/technology/smartphones/things-i-learned-from-ios-7/story-fn6vihic-1226727541161
>> Rick.
>> 
>> On 30/09/2013, at 9:54 AM, Peter Hinchliffe  
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I always find these discussions following a major update to an Apple OS 
>>> somewhat bemusing. I try to imagine what would happen if the iOS7 was the 
>>> original appearance, and the "classic" (iOS6 and previous) appearance was 
>>> the update. I have no doubt that the outcry would be that the new look was 
>>> far too cluttered and confusing. would use too many processor cycles, would 
>>> flatten batteries faster, etc.
>>> 
>>> It's always difficult to adjust to something new, but the only thing that 
>>> is certain is that Apple are not going to backwards. It's entirely up to 
>>> you whether or not you move forward with them or or stay back in stubborn 
>>> resistance. The main thing that matters is that change bring with it 
>>> improvement in functionality, and from what I can see iOS7 does this in 
>>> spades.
>>> 
>>> I compare it with the Microsoft update of Windows 8. Not only did they 
>>> change the interface dramatically, they greatly reduced functionality, 
>>> causing major disruptions to familiar workflows and adding needless 
>>> time-consuming work-arounds. This is why the rate of  uptake of Windows 8 
>>> is tanking, and iO7 is breaking records in download rates. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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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[Barry Sexstone]

The following is from the U3A (University of the Third Age) newsletter.   
Perhaps some member of WAMUG in the Wanneroo area may be able to help.

"MAC COMPUTER HELP NEEDED
A Joondalup region member has asked if anyone can assist her. She has purchased 
a new iMac desktop computer and needs some one-on-one tuition. She lives in the 
Wanneroo area. If you can assist, contact Traudl Tan direct on 
traudl...@gmail.com "

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Very many thanks Ronni.

On 17/09/2013, at 8:01 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> 
> Kevin Lock is the man you are wanting, his email address is:
> kal...@iinet.net.au
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 17/09/2013, at 7:43 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> I know there is a member who resets machines and passes them on to a good 
>> home as I have passed on a laptop to him in the past.   Unfortunately i have 
>> lost his contact details.   I have an iMac 5.1 circa 2006 which I am willing 
>> to pass on if he can contact me either through the group or directly.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> iMac 10,1
>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>> 12GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.8.5
>> 
>> 
>> 
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iMac free to good home

[Barry Sexstone]

I know there is a member who resets machines and passes them on to a good home 
as I have passed on a laptop to him in the past.   Unfortunately i have lost 
his contact details.   I have an iMac 5.1 circa 2006 which I am willing to pass 
on if he can contact me either through the group or directly.

Regards

Barry




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Re: Repeats in Calendar

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

After a restart (not the first since I discovered the problem as this was my 
first thing to do) I now find I have the "repeat" when I create a new event.   
It is only the old events which don't show it when I double click them.   I can 
live with this situation as I seldom have to modify the repetition of events I 
have already created.

Once again thanks for your help and interest.

Barry

iMac 10,1
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
12GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
OS X 10.8.4




On 06/08/2013, at 10:01 AM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:

> Hi Ronni
> 
> Bill??
> 
> Not an iCloud purely on the desktop.
> 
> I can edit events just not add repeats.   As these are few and far between I 
> am not worried at the moment.
> 
> Barry
> 
> On 06/08/2013, at 7:24 AM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Bill,
>> 
>> Is this an iCloud Calendar that the "Repeat" does not show when you 
>> double-click an event?
>> 
>> If so can you Edit the Calendar event on the iCloud website "Calendar"?
>> www.icloud.com - log in and click on Calendar.
>> Then Double-click an event in your Calendar to bring up the popover with the 
>> event details, change the Repeat, then click OK.
>> 
>> If this is working as it should, there is something wrong with your desktop 
>> Calendar data that will need further investigation.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 05/08/2013, at 9:22 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> Calendar V 6.0 (1648)  
>>> OS 10.8.4  (apologies my simple signature was in use) 
>>> Month view
>>> Edit>Get Info shows window with "allday" "Show as" etc but NO repeat!!
>>> I will have to leave this little niggling problem for now,  I was hoping I 
>>> was just missing something obvious,   I will come back to it later and let 
>>> you know how I get on.
>>> I only have one user account on this machine and don't want to create 
>>> another just for this minor problem.
>>> 
>>> Thanks very much for your time
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> iMac 10,1
>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>> 12GB RAM
>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>> OS X 10.8.4
>>> 
>>> On 05/08/2013, at 7:52 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>> 
>>>> Are you using Calendar version 6? What OS X are you running?
>>>> What view do you have Calendar showing... Day, week, Month, or year?
>>>> 
>>>> If you select the event you want to set to repeat - then Go to Edit > Get 
>>>> Info, does it show you the window with All-Day: Repeat: Show as: etc?
>>>> 
>>>> If you still cannot see these windows check whether it is happening in 
>>>> another User Account on your Mac.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Ronni
>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>>> 
>>>> On 05/08/2013, at 7:12 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Many thanks Ronni but neither of these things show me the pop-up menu.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Barry
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 05/08/2013, at 6:15 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Double-click the event, and then click "Edit" 
>>>>>> Choose how often you want the event to occur from the Repeat pop-up menu.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> If you are not seeing the pop-up menu after you double-click an event , 
>>>>>> go to Edit > Show Inspector.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Also check I. Calendar > Preferences > Advanced that you have "Open 
>>>>>> events in separate windows.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Ronni
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 05/08/2013, at 5:40 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am having problems with making events repetitive.   I seem to recall 
>>>>>>> it being easy.   "Help" says double click on the event, go to edit and 
>>>>>>> access the pop-up repeat menu and select.   I don't seem to have the 
>>>>>>> repeat pop up,   I suspect I am missing something very basic here but 
>>>>>>> old age etc creeps on so any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Barry
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Re: Repeats in Calendar

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

Bill??

Not an iCloud purely on the desktop.

I can edit events just not add repeats.   As these are few and far between I am 
not worried at the moment.

Barry

On 06/08/2013, at 7:24 AM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Bill,
> 
> Is this an iCloud Calendar that the "Repeat" does not show when you 
> double-click an event?
> 
> If so can you Edit the Calendar event on the iCloud website "Calendar"?
> www.icloud.com - log in and click on Calendar.
> Then Double-click an event in your Calendar to bring up the popover with the 
> event details, change the Repeat, then click OK.
> 
> If this is working as it should, there is something wrong with your desktop 
> Calendar data that will need further investigation.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 05/08/2013, at 9:22 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> Calendar V 6.0 (1648)  
>> OS 10.8.4  (apologies my simple signature was in use) 
>> Month view
>> Edit>Get Info shows window with "allday" "Show as" etc but NO repeat!!
>> I will have to leave this little niggling problem for now,  I was hoping I 
>> was just missing something obvious,   I will come back to it later and let 
>> you know how I get on.
>> I only have one user account on this machine and don't want to create 
>> another just for this minor problem.
>> 
>> Thanks very much for your time
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> iMac 10,1
>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>> 12GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.8.4
>> 
>> On 05/08/2013, at 7:52 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> 
>>> Are you using Calendar version 6? What OS X are you running?
>>> What view do you have Calendar showing... Day, week, Month, or year?
>>> 
>>> If you select the event you want to set to repeat - then Go to Edit > Get 
>>> Info, does it show you the window with All-Day: Repeat: Show as: etc?
>>> 
>>> If you still cannot see these windows check whether it is happening in 
>>> another User Account on your Mac.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 05/08/2013, at 7:12 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Many thanks Ronni but neither of these things show me the pop-up menu.
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
>>>> 
>>>> On 05/08/2013, at 6:15 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Double-click the event, and then click "Edit" 
>>>>> Choose how often you want the event to occur from the Repeat pop-up menu.
>>>>> 
>>>>> If you are not seeing the pop-up menu after you double-click an event , 
>>>>> go to Edit > Show Inspector.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Also check I. Calendar > Preferences > Advanced that you have "Open 
>>>>> events in separate windows.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Ronni
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 05/08/2013, at 5:40 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I am having problems with making events repetitive.   I seem to recall 
>>>>>> it being easy.   "Help" says double click on the event, go to edit and 
>>>>>> access the pop-up repeat menu and select.   I don't seem to have the 
>>>>>> repeat pop up,   I suspect I am missing something very basic here but 
>>>>>> old age etc creeps on so any help would be appreciated.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Barry
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Re: Repeats in Calendar

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

Calendar V 6.0 (1648)  
  OS 10.8.4  (apologies my simple signature was in use) 
Month view
Edit>Get Info shows window with "allday" "Show as" etc but NO repeat!!
I will have to leave this little niggling problem for now,  I was hoping I was 
just missing something obvious,   I will come back to it later and let you know 
how I get on.
I only have one user account on this machine and don't want to create another 
just for this minor problem.

Thanks very much for your time

Barry

iMac 10,1
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
12GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
OS X 10.8.4

On 05/08/2013, at 7:52 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> 
> Are you using Calendar version 6? What OS X are you running?
> What view do you have Calendar showing... Day, week, Month, or year?
> 
> If you select the event you want to set to repeat - then Go to Edit > Get 
> Info, does it show you the window with All-Day: Repeat: Show as: etc?
> 
> If you still cannot see these windows check whether it is happening in 
> another User Account on your Mac.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 05/08/2013, at 7:12 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> Many thanks Ronni but neither of these things show me the pop-up menu.
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> On 05/08/2013, at 6:15 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> 
>>> Double-click the event, and then click "Edit" 
>>> Choose how often you want the event to occur from the Repeat pop-up menu.
>>> 
>>> If you are not seeing the pop-up menu after you double-click an event , go 
>>> to Edit > Show Inspector.
>>> 
>>> Also check I. Calendar > Preferences > Advanced that you have "Open events 
>>> in separate windows.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 05/08/2013, at 5:40 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I am having problems with making events repetitive.   I seem to recall it 
>>>> being easy.   "Help" says double click on the event, go to edit and access 
>>>> the pop-up repeat menu and select.   I don't seem to have the repeat pop 
>>>> up,   I suspect I am missing something very basic here but old age etc 
>>>> creeps on so any help would be appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
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Re: Repeats in Calendar

[Barry Sexstone]

Many thanks Ronni but neither of these things show me the pop-up menu.

Barry

On 05/08/2013, at 6:15 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> 
> Double-click the event, and then click "Edit" 
> Choose how often you want the event to occur from the Repeat pop-up menu.
> 
> If you are not seeing the pop-up menu after you double-click an event , go to 
> Edit > Show Inspector.
> 
> Also check I. Calendar > Preferences > Advanced that you have "Open events in 
> separate windows.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 05/08/2013, at 5:40 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> I am having problems with making events repetitive.   I seem to recall it 
>> being easy.   "Help" says double click on the event, go to edit and access 
>> the pop-up repeat menu and select.   I don't seem to have the repeat pop up, 
>>   I suspect I am missing something very basic here but old age etc creeps on 
>> so any help would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Barry
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Repeats in Calendar

[Barry Sexstone]

I am having problems with making events repetitive.   I seem to recall it being 
easy.   "Help" says double click on the event, go to edit and access the pop-up 
repeat menu and select.   I don't seem to have the repeat pop up,   I suspect I 
am missing something very basic here but old age etc creeps on so any help 
would be appreciated.

Barry
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Re: Airport Express amber flashing

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

SUCCESS

I turned everything off,  then back on and reset the AE (twice!) then started 
again from scratch (again twice) and the second time was successful.   Thank 
you very much for your input,  as always your rapid response and help is much 
appreciated.

Barry


On 22/07/2013, at 7:05 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:

> Ronni
> 
> Ethernet cable connected WAN on EA to modem.   No physical connection from 
> computer.  
>  I have been using an Mk2 AE as my router but I was hoping to eventually use 
> this to extend my network so I bought the new AE and have been trying to set 
> it up initially just to do the same as the existing AE.   With the existing 
> setup there is no direct connection MODEM to EA.
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
> On 22/07/2013, at 5:52 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> You do have an Ethernet cable connected to the WAN port on AE to your DSL 
>> modem?
>> An Ethernet cable connected to LAN port to Ethernet Port on your iMac?
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 22/07/2013, at 5:05 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> I Tried the power/off trick as one of the earlier checks, Airport Utility 
>>> reports ethernet cable not connected.   I should have mentioned in my first 
>>> post that I tried another cable with the same results.   I have now 
>>> reverted to the old system using the same ethernet cable.
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> On 22/07/2013, at 4:41 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>> 
>>>> Power your Modem Off, wait a few seconds then power it back on.
>>>> You might find you need to restart the MacBook Air for it to connect.
>>>> 
>>>> If the Amber light is still flashing, check in Airport Utility for errors 
>>>> and post back.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Ronni
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>>> 
>>>> On 22/07/2013, at 3:50 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Muggers
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have just purchased a new Airport Express and I am having some odd 
>>>>> problems which I am sure someone will solve for me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I followed the instructions plugging everything in prior to turning on 
>>>>> the power, set up the base station password etc,  at this stage Airport 
>>>>> Utility reported the ethernet cable unplugged,  it was not but in any 
>>>>> case I unplugged it and plugged it back in.   I then noticed the wifi 
>>>>> indicator on my computer had gone to solid black so I tried an internet 
>>>>> connection which worked as did my emails.   The Airport Express is 
>>>>> flashing amber and reporting the ethernet connection is unplugged but 
>>>>> from my computer all connections seem OK.   However,  I am unable to 
>>>>> connect my MacBook Air which sees the network but fails to connect.   
>>>>> Remote operation of the USB printer works as does Remote connection to my 
>>>>> amplifier via Air Tunes.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any advice ?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> 
>>>>> Barry
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> iMac 10,1
>>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>>>> 12GB RAM
>>>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>>>> OS X 10.8.4
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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Re: Airport Express amber flashing

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

Ethernet cable connected WAN on EA to modem.   No physical connection from 
computer.  
 I have been using an Mk2 AE as my router but I was hoping to eventually use 
this to extend my network so I bought the new AE and have been trying to set it 
up initially just to do the same as the existing AE.   With the existing setup 
there is no direct connection MODEM to EA.

Barry


On 22/07/2013, at 5:52 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> 
> You do have an Ethernet cable connected to the WAN port on AE to your DSL 
> modem?
> An Ethernet cable connected to LAN port to Ethernet Port on your iMac?
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 22/07/2013, at 5:05 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> I Tried the power/off trick as one of the earlier checks, Airport Utility 
>> reports ethernet cable not connected.   I should have mentioned in my first 
>> post that I tried another cable with the same results.   I have now reverted 
>> to the old system using the same ethernet cable.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> On 22/07/2013, at 4:41 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> 
>>> Power your Modem Off, wait a few seconds then power it back on.
>>> You might find you need to restart the MacBook Air for it to connect.
>>> 
>>> If the Amber light is still flashing, check in Airport Utility for errors 
>>> and post back.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 22/07/2013, at 3:50 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Muggers
>>>> 
>>>> I have just purchased a new Airport Express and I am having some odd 
>>>> problems which I am sure someone will solve for me.
>>>> 
>>>> I followed the instructions plugging everything in prior to turning on the 
>>>> power, set up the base station password etc,  at this stage Airport 
>>>> Utility reported the ethernet cable unplugged,  it was not but in any case 
>>>> I unplugged it and plugged it back in.   I then noticed the wifi indicator 
>>>> on my computer had gone to solid black so I tried an internet connection 
>>>> which worked as did my emails.   The Airport Express is flashing amber and 
>>>> reporting the ethernet connection is unplugged but from my computer all 
>>>> connections seem OK.   However,  I am unable to connect my MacBook Air 
>>>> which sees the network but fails to connect.   Remote operation of the USB 
>>>> printer works as does Remote connection to my amplifier via Air Tunes.
>>>> 
>>>> Any advice ?
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> iMac 10,1
>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>>> 12GB RAM
>>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>>> OS X 10.8.4
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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Re: Airport Express amber flashing

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

I Tried the power/off trick as one of the earlier checks, Airport Utility 
reports ethernet cable not connected.   I should have mentioned in my first 
post that I tried another cable with the same results.   I have now reverted to 
the old system using the same ethernet cable.

Regards

Barry

On 22/07/2013, at 4:41 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> 
> Power your Modem Off, wait a few seconds then power it back on.
> You might find you need to restart the MacBook Air for it to connect.
> 
> If the Amber light is still flashing, check in Airport Utility for errors and 
> post back.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 22/07/2013, at 3:50 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Muggers
>> 
>> I have just purchased a new Airport Express and I am having some odd 
>> problems which I am sure someone will solve for me.
>> 
>> I followed the instructions plugging everything in prior to turning on the 
>> power, set up the base station password etc,  at this stage Airport Utility 
>> reported the ethernet cable unplugged,  it was not but in any case I 
>> unplugged it and plugged it back in.   I then noticed the wifi indicator on 
>> my computer had gone to solid black so I tried an internet connection which 
>> worked as did my emails.   The Airport Express is flashing amber and 
>> reporting the ethernet connection is unplugged but from my computer all 
>> connections seem OK.   However,  I am unable to connect my MacBook Air which 
>> sees the network but fails to connect.   Remote operation of the USB printer 
>> works as does Remote connection to my amplifier via Air Tunes.
>> 
>> Any advice ?
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> iMac 10,1
>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>> 12GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.8.4
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Airport Express amber flashing

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Muggers

I have just purchased a new Airport Express and I am having some odd problems 
which I am sure someone will solve for me.

I followed the instructions plugging everything in prior to turning on the 
power, set up the base station password etc,  at this stage Airport Utility 
reported the ethernet cable unplugged,  it was not but in any case I unplugged 
it and plugged it back in.   I then noticed the wifi indicator on my computer 
had gone to solid black so I tried an internet connection which worked as did 
my emails.   The Airport Express is flashing amber and reporting the ethernet 
connection is unplugged but from my computer all connections seem OK.   
However,  I am unable to connect my MacBook Air which sees the network but 
fails to connect.   Remote operation of the USB printer works as does Remote 
connection to my amplifier via Air Tunes.

Any advice ?

Regards

Barry


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Re: Upgrade to 10.8 Mountain Lion

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Marcus
I have been following your thread about iPhoto with interest.
Regards
Barry


On 14/06/2013, at 4:13 PM, Marcus F Harris wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> The description of your iMac sounds exactly like mine.
> I updated to 10.8.4 without many issues.
> In fact, the only issue I have at the moment is with iPhoto.
> I need to correspond further with Ronni to sort this out when I get back to 
> my desk.
> Cheers
> Marcus Harris
> 
> Message sent from Marcus's iPhone4 Go Eagles
> 
> On 14/06/2013, at 2:15 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> At long last I am thinking of upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion.
>> Prior to doing that I would appreciate advice/comments from the group as 
>> well as the following specific queries.
>> 
>> Is my current machine - 27inch late 2009 3.06GHz Intel core 2 Duo 12GB 
>> 1067MHz DDR3 - suitable for an update?
>> 
>> When updating from SL to Lion I had problems with parallels and had to 
>> upgrade from Parallels desktop 6 to version 7.   Does anyone know whether an 
>> update to Version 8 would be necessary?
>> 
>> Any obvious downsides of upgrading.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Barry
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Re: Upgrade to 10.8 Mountain Lion

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Ronni

On 14/06/2013, at 2:57 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> 
> On 14/06/2013, at 2:15 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> At long last I am thinking of upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion.
>> Prior to doing that I would appreciate advice/comments from the group as 
>> well as the following specific queries.
>> 
>> Is my current machine - 27inch late 2009 3.06GHz Intel core 2 Duo 12GB 
>> 1067MHz DDR3 - suitable for an update?
> 
> Here are the Macs that can run Mountain Lion:
> 
> iMac7,1 or newer- MacBook5,1 or newer- MacBookAir2,1 or newer - MacBookPro3,1 
> or newer - Macmini3,1 or newer - MacPro3,1 or newer - Xserve3,1 or newer
> 
> If your Mac isn’t on this list (or has an older model number), then 
> regardless of its age or speed, it won’t run Mountain Lion. 
> 
>> 
>> When updating from SL to Lion I had problems with parallels and had to 
>> upgrade from Parallels desktop 6 to version 7.   Does anyone know whether an 
>> update to Version 8 would be necessary?
> 
> I am running Parallels Desktop 8 in Mountain Lion, but Parallels Desktop 7 
> will run if you have updated to the latest build 7.0.15104.778994
> 
> I am going to update to OS X Mountain Lion, what should I do to prepare 
> Parallels Desktop 7 before?
> 1) Launch Parallels Desktop 7
> 
> 2) Go to the Parallels Desktop menu and click “Check for updates”
> 
> 3) This will download the latest build (Parallels Desktop 7.0.15104.778994, 
> released on July 10, 2012) for you.
> 
> <http://blogs.parallels.com/consumertech/2012/7/26/making-your-copy-of-parallels-desktop-7-mountain-lion-ready.html>
>  
> 
>> Any obvious downsides of upgrading.
> 
> As long as you backup and do the preparation before upgrading and after 
> installation completes.
> You might like to check out my Tutorial "“Prepare For Mountain 
> Lion-Installation-What to do after Installing”. 
> If you find the tutorial helpful I would greatly appreciate a donation.
> 
> <http://ronnibrown.net/tutorials/prepare-for-mountain-lion/index.html>
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Barry
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Upgrade to 10.8 Mountain Lion

[Barry Sexstone]

At long last I am thinking of upgrading from Lion to Mountain Lion.
Prior to doing that I would appreciate advice/comments from the group as well 
as the following specific queries.

Is my current machine - 27inch late 2009 3.06GHz Intel core 2 Duo 12GB 1067MHz 
DDR3 - suitable for an update?

When updating from SL to Lion I had problems with parallels and had to upgrade 
from Parallels desktop 6 to version 7.   Does anyone know whether an update to 
Version 8 would be necessary?

Any obvious downsides of upgrading.

Thanks

Barry
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Backup problems

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

You may be interested to learn that with a new external disk all my backup 
strategies and those I have been trying to try to find the cause of my previous 
problem are working without a hitch.   This probably confirms the problem was 
the disk
I was interested in your comments about various brands as the disk that failed 
initially leading me to try another was WD.   

Thanks again for your helpful input.

Regards

Barry
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Re: Continuing disk problems

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

After playing with the wretched drive etc last night I have decided to give up 
on this drive.   I was doing some very odd things last night and at one stage 
refused to talk to me altogether.   I suspect the drive may be the problem so I 
will return it to the person who passed it onto me as excess to his needs.
Many thanks for your input and help.

Barry

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12GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
OS X 10.7.5













On 06/06/2013, at 11:26 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

> Ronni
> 
> Hope all goes well with your appointment.
> Box was and is now UNticket so I am effectively back to square one.
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
> On 06/06/2013, at 11:19 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> No Barry, DON'T have a tick in this, I only asked IF you did.
>> 
>> You want Ownership enabled for a bootable backup clone.
>> "Ignore ownership on this volume" Checking it means to ignore.
>> 
>> By default an external drive -- when it first gets attached to a system -- 
>> usually has this box checked. This is because Apple anticipated that a user 
>> would bring a drive to a different system, and -- since the files might be 
>> owned by a different user than the one who connected the drive -- they 
>> should make them accessible by default.
>> 
>> Backups, on the other hand, are different. We're not trying to make the 
>> files "accessible to foreign systems", we're trying to make them exactly the 
>> same as the source. 
>> Without ownership on*(unchecked), that's not possible to do.
>> 
>> SuperDuper disables this when it does a clone anyway, so should not be a 
>> problem.
>> 
>> I have to rush to a medical appointment now so won't be available for some 
>> time.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 06/06/2013, at 10:38 AM, Barry Sexstone  
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Ronni
>>> 
>>> Found it thanks.   I have now ticked this , is this correct?
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> On 06/06/2013, at 10:16 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Barry,
>>>> I sent my first reply on Monday (3 June)
>>>> 
>>>> Select (highlight) your Seagate Drive icon on your Desktop
>>>> Then - Go to File > Get Info
>>>> At the bottom of that window you will see "Ignore ownership on this volume"
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Ronni
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>>> 
>>>> On 06/06/2013, at 10:05 AM, Barry Sexstone  
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Ronni
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for the emails.   For some reason I did not get your first one.  
>>>>> The Seagate is formatted  as you say GUID Partition Table and Mac OS 
>>>>> Extended (Journaled).   Disconnecting the drive and reconnecting it does 
>>>>> allow the incremental to run.
>>>>> I am not sure where to find the ignore ownership box you refer to in your 
>>>>> second email.   I have look at the disk info by right clicking it on the 
>>>>> desktop but the information box does not show this.   Is the file you 
>>>>> refer to the backup file?  Info on the disk from utilities shows owners 
>>>>> enabled   yes,   can turn owners off   yes.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> 
>>>>> Barry
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 06/06/2013, at 8:00 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> iMac 10,1
>>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>>>> 12GB RAM
>>>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>>>> OS X 10.7.5
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I notice my signature block showing my system set up was not appended to 
>>>>>> this,   I don,t know why so I will give it here and also try to append it
>>>>>> iMac  10.1
>>>>>> intel core2 Duo 3.06 GHz
>>>>>> 12 GB  RAM
>>>>>> 1.0  TB HD
>>>>>> OSX 10.7.5
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Barry
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> iMac 10,1
>>>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>>>>> 12GB RAM
>>>>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>>>>> OS X 10.7.5
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 06/06/2013, at 7:52 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I am still having problems with my Seagate 2T

Re: Continuing disk problems

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni

Hope all goes well with your appointment.
Box was and is now UNticket so I am effectively back to square one.

Barry


On 06/06/2013, at 11:19 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> No Barry, DON'T have a tick in this, I only asked IF you did.
> 
> You want Ownership enabled for a bootable backup clone.
> "Ignore ownership on this volume" Checking it means to ignore.
> 
> By default an external drive -- when it first gets attached to a system -- 
> usually has this box checked. This is because Apple anticipated that a user 
> would bring a drive to a different system, and -- since the files might be 
> owned by a different user than the one who connected the drive -- they should 
> make them accessible by default.
> 
> Backups, on the other hand, are different. We're not trying to make the files 
> "accessible to foreign systems", we're trying to make them exactly the same 
> as the source. 
> Without ownership on*(unchecked), that's not possible to do.
> 
> SuperDuper disables this when it does a clone anyway, so should not be a 
> problem.
> 
> I have to rush to a medical appointment now so won't be available for some 
> time.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 06/06/2013, at 10:38 AM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> Found it thanks.   I have now ticked this , is this correct?
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> On 06/06/2013, at 10:16 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> I sent my first reply on Monday (3 June)
>>> 
>>> Select (highlight) your Seagate Drive icon on your Desktop
>>> Then - Go to File > Get Info
>>> At the bottom of that window you will see "Ignore ownership on this volume"
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 06/06/2013, at 10:05 AM, Barry Sexstone  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi Ronni
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the emails.   For some reason I did not get your first one.  
>>>> The Seagate is formatted  as you say GUID Partition Table and Mac OS 
>>>> Extended (Journaled).   Disconnecting the drive and reconnecting it does 
>>>> allow the incremental to run.
>>>> I am not sure where to find the ignore ownership box you refer to in your 
>>>> second email.   I have look at the disk info by right clicking it on the 
>>>> desktop but the information box does not show this.   Is the file you 
>>>> refer to the backup file?  Info on the disk from utilities shows owners 
>>>> enabled   yes,   can turn owners off   yes.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
>>>> 
>>>> On 06/06/2013, at 8:00 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> iMac 10,1
>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>>> 12GB RAM
>>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>>> OS X 10.7.5
>>>> 
>>>>> I notice my signature block showing my system set up was not appended to 
>>>>> this,   I don,t know why so I will give it here and also try to append it
>>>>> iMac  10.1
>>>>> intel core2 Duo 3.06 GHz
>>>>> 12 GB  RAM
>>>>> 1.0  TB HD
>>>>> OSX 10.7.5
>>>>> 
>>>>> Barry
>>>>> 
>>>>> iMac 10,1
>>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>>>> 12GB RAM
>>>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>>>> OS X 10.7.5
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 06/06/2013, at 7:52 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> I am still having problems with my Seagate 2TB external disk my and back 
>>>>>> up regime as I mentioned in my email of 3rd June.   My usual method is 
>>>>>> to have Carbon Copy Cloner run an incremental backup daily.  The initial 
>>>>>> backup runs OK but 24Hrs later the incremental backup does not run with 
>>>>>> an error message saying "Could not find BU"  BU being the name I have 
>>>>>> assigned to the external disk.   The disk then failed to eject when 
>>>>>> requested saying  "cannot eject BU as a program is using it"   I presume 
>>>>>> this was CCC still trying to find the disk.   I managed to force eject 
>>>>>> the disk.   I have done all the obvious things, reformatted, run repair 
>>>>>> disk etc and I noted that when I tried to reformat initially I had a 
>>>>>> "

Re: Continuing disk problems

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

Found it thanks.   I have now ticked this , is this correct?

Barry

On 06/06/2013, at 10:16 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> I sent my first reply on Monday (3 June)
> 
> Select (highlight) your Seagate Drive icon on your Desktop
> Then - Go to File > Get Info
> At the bottom of that window you will see "Ignore ownership on this volume"
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 06/06/2013, at 10:05 AM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> Thanks for the emails.   For some reason I did not get your first one.  The 
>> Seagate is formatted  as you say GUID Partition Table and Mac OS Extended 
>> (Journaled).   Disconnecting the drive and reconnecting it does allow the 
>> incremental to run.
>> I am not sure where to find the ignore ownership box you refer to in your 
>> second email.   I have look at the disk info by right clicking it on the 
>> desktop but the information box does not show this.   Is the file you refer 
>> to the backup file?  Info on the disk from utilities shows owners enabled   
>> yes,   can turn owners off   yes.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> On 06/06/2013, at 8:00 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
>> 
>> iMac 10,1
>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>> 12GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.7.5
>> 
>>> I notice my signature block showing my system set up was not appended to 
>>> this,   I don,t know why so I will give it here and also try to append it
>>> iMac  10.1
>>> intel core2 Duo 3.06 GHz
>>> 12 GB  RAM
>>> 1.0  TB HD
>>> OSX 10.7.5
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> iMac 10,1
>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>> 12GB RAM
>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>> OS X 10.7.5
>>> 
>>> On 06/06/2013, at 7:52 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I am still having problems with my Seagate 2TB external disk my and back 
>>>> up regime as I mentioned in my email of 3rd June.   My usual method is to 
>>>> have Carbon Copy Cloner run an incremental backup daily.  The initial 
>>>> backup runs OK but 24Hrs later the incremental backup does not run with an 
>>>> error message saying "Could not find BU"  BU being the name I have 
>>>> assigned to the external disk.   The disk then failed to eject when 
>>>> requested saying  "cannot eject BU as a program is using it"   I presume 
>>>> this was CCC still trying to find the disk.   I managed to force eject the 
>>>> disk.   I have done all the obvious things, reformatted, run repair disk 
>>>> etc and I noted that when I tried to reformat initially I had a "could not 
>>>> Unmount" message which I overcame by clicking on the Unmount button.
>>>> 
>>>> I have tried running a Super Duper backup system and a similar problem 
>>>> occurred.   The initial backup ran with no apparent problem but the 
>>>> incremental the next day failed with the message "could not establish 
>>>> ownership of BU"
>>>> 
>>>> Can anyone spread any light on this problem or point me in a suitable 
>>>> investigative direction?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
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Re: Continuing disk problems

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

Thanks for the emails.   For some reason I did not get your first one.  The 
Seagate is formatted  as you say GUID Partition Table and Mac OS Extended 
(Journaled).   Disconnecting the drive and reconnecting it does allow the 
incremental to run.
I am not sure where to find the ignore ownership box you refer to in your 
second email.   I have look at the disk info by right clicking it on the 
desktop but the information box does not show this.   Is the file you refer to 
the backup file?  Info on the disk from utilities shows owners enabled   yes,   
can turn owners off   yes.

Regards

Barry

On 06/06/2013, at 8:00 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

iMac 10,1
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
12GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
OS X 10.7.5













> I notice my signature block showing my system set up was not appended to 
> this,   I don,t know why so I will give it here and also try to append it
> iMac  10.1
> intel core2 Duo 3.06 GHz
> 12 GB  RAM
> 1.0  TB HD
> OSX 10.7.5
> 
> Barry
> 
> iMac 10,1
> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
> 12GB RAM
> 1.0 TB HD
> OS X 10.7.5
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 06/06/2013, at 7:52 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
> 
>> I am still having problems with my Seagate 2TB external disk my and back up 
>> regime as I mentioned in my email of 3rd June.   My usual method is to have 
>> Carbon Copy Cloner run an incremental backup daily.  The initial backup runs 
>> OK but 24Hrs later the incremental backup does not run with an error message 
>> saying "Could not find BU"  BU being the name I have assigned to the 
>> external disk.   The disk then failed to eject when requested saying  
>> "cannot eject BU as a program is using it"   I presume this was CCC still 
>> trying to find the disk.   I managed to force eject the disk.   I have done 
>> all the obvious things, reformatted, run repair disk etc and I noted that 
>> when I tried to reformat initially I had a "could not Unmount" message which 
>> I overcame by clicking on the Unmount button.
>> 
>> I have tried running a Super Duper backup system and a similar problem 
>> occurred.   The initial backup ran with no apparent problem but the 
>> incremental the next day failed with the message "could not establish 
>> ownership of BU"
>> 
>> Can anyone spread any light on this problem or point me in a suitable 
>> investigative direction?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
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Re: Continuing disk problems

[Barry Sexstone]

I notice my signature block showing my system set up was not appended to this,  
 I don,t know why so I will give it here and also try to append it
iMac  10.1
intel core2 Duo 3.06 GHz
12 GB  RAM
1.0  TB HD
OSX 10.7.5

Barry

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Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
12GB RAM
1.0 TB HD
OS X 10.7.5













On 06/06/2013, at 7:52 AM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

> I am still having problems with my Seagate 2TB external disk my and back up 
> regime as I mentioned in my email of 3rd June.   My usual method is to have 
> Carbon Copy Cloner run an incremental backup daily.  The initial backup runs 
> OK but 24Hrs later the incremental backup does not run with an error message 
> saying "Could not find BU"  BU being the name I have assigned to the external 
> disk.   The disk then failed to eject when requested saying  "cannot eject BU 
> as a program is using it"   I presume this was CCC still trying to find the 
> disk.   I managed to force eject the disk.   I have done all the obvious 
> things, reformatted, run repair disk etc and I noted that when I tried to 
> reformat initially I had a "could not Unmount" message which I overcame by 
> clicking on the Unmount button.
> 
> I have tried running a Super Duper backup system and a similar problem 
> occurred.   The initial backup ran with no apparent problem but the 
> incremental the next day failed with the message "could not establish 
> ownership of BU"
> 
> Can anyone spread any light on this problem or point me in a suitable 
> investigative direction?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Barry
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Continuing disk problems

[Barry Sexstone]

I am still having problems with my Seagate 2TB external disk my and back up 
regime as I mentioned in my email of 3rd June.   My usual method is to have 
Carbon Copy Cloner run an incremental backup daily.  The initial backup runs OK 
but 24Hrs later the incremental backup does not run with an error message 
saying "Could not find BU"  BU being the name I have assigned to the external 
disk.   The disk then failed to eject when requested saying  "cannot eject BU 
as a program is using it"   I presume this was CCC still trying to find the 
disk.   I managed to force eject the disk.   I have done all the obvious 
things, reformatted, run repair disk etc and I noted that when I tried to 
reformat initially I had a "could not Unmount" message which I overcame by 
clicking on the Unmount button.

I have tried running a Super Duper backup system and a similar problem 
occurred.   The initial backup ran with no apparent problem but the incremental 
the next day failed with the message "could not establish ownership of BU"

Can anyone spread any light on this problem or point me in a suitable 
investigative direction?

Thanks

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Re: Backup problems

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On further investigation (playing?)  I have found that I can run the 
incremental backup "manually" by opening the scheduled tasks and clicking "run" 
but get an error when trying to run automatically at the set time.

On 03/06/2013, at 7:23 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

> Good Evening (or whatever time you read this)
> 
> I have recently been given a seagate 2TB external drive which I am attempting 
> to use ad my daily backup in addition to a separate drive for  time Machine.
> 
> I have set up Carbon Copy Cloner to do a full backup of my hard drive and 
> then do an incremental backup daily.  This worked perfectly with my previous 
> drive - which failed a few days ago.   When I do an initial run of the CCC 
> schedule all appears OK and the hard disk is copied to the external disk.   
> 24 hrs later the scheduled backup tries to start but I get an error message 
> saying an error was found and the backup could not proceed.Regrettably 
> while trying to find the problem I have lost the error details but they were 
> along the lines of  "unable to run the program as  an error was detected 
> while trying to detect your drive volumes/backup/daily."
> I have tried reformatting the destination drive,  this appeared to go OK and 
> this initial was once again OK but the incremental failed.  
> Any advice?
> 
> Barry
> 
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Backup problems

[Barry Sexstone]

Good Evening (or whatever time you read this)

I have recently been given a seagate 2TB external drive which I am attempting 
to use ad my daily backup in addition to a separate drive for  time Machine.

I have set up Carbon Copy Cloner to do a full backup of my hard drive and then 
do an incremental backup daily.  This worked perfectly with my previous drive - 
which failed a few days ago.   When I do an initial run of the CCC schedule all 
appears OK and the hard disk is copied to the external disk.   24 hrs later the 
scheduled backup tries to start but I get an error message saying an error was 
found and the backup could not proceed.Regrettably while trying to find the 
problem I have lost the error details but they were along the lines of  "unable 
to run the program as  an error was detected while trying to detect your drive 
volumes/backup/daily."
I have tried reformatting the destination drive,  this appeared to go OK and 
this initial was once again OK but the incremental failed.  
Any advice?

Barry


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1Password problem

[Barry Sexstone]

Please ignore my recent plea for help.I found the solution in 1Password's 
help and it was merely a case of accessing the backup file.

Many thanks 

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When I tried to open 1Password I got the following:-

Exception
The encryption keys file does not exist at 
'file://localhost/Users/BJS/Dropbox/1Password.agilekeychain/data/default/1password.keys'

1Password would not open.  Any advice?

Regards

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Re: Home folder icon disappearing from dock

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks once again I should have thought of that,  I did look in preferences but 
only checked what was shown on the desktop.  Previous comment regarding mush 
are even more likely.   I am sorry to trouble you with things I realise I 
should know but have forgotten

Cheers 

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On 07/02/2013, at 6:18 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

> Many thanks Ronni
> 
> That worked BUT. the icon is now that of the first of my home folders.   I 
> can live with that but it seems odd that now behaves like any other folder on 
> the dock.   In Finder side bar the hard drive icon has disappeared although 
> it does appear on the desktop, all the external drives appear but not the 
> Macintosh HD
> 
> Cheers 
> 
> Barry
> 
> iMac 10,1
> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
> 12GB RAM
> 1.0 TB HD
> OS X 10.7.5
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 07/02/2013, at 5:37 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> Is you Home Folder showing in the Finder Sidebar? That is just an Alias in 
>> the Sidebar.
>> You need to:
>> 1. In the Finder, click the icon for your Hard Drive.
>> (Unless you’ve renamed it, it’s probably called Macintosh HD.)
>> 
>> 2. Open the Users folder.
>> 
>> 3. Then drag your Home Folder from the Users folder onto the Dock (first 
>> spot to the right of the divider) and release the mouse button.
>> 
>> If you hover your cursor over the dock you will see the divider symbol 
>> (white vertical line with arrow top & bottom)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> On 07/02/2013, at 4:50 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
>> 
>>> G'Day all
>>> 
>>> I am sure I am missing something very obvious
>>> I have been away for a short time and one of my Grand-children has had 
>>> access to the computer although there is no proof they have caused the 
>>> problem.
>>> 
>>> The icon for my home folder (the house symbol) has disappeared from the 
>>> dock.   How do I restore it?   I have tried various things with no avail,  
>>> I presume it is a default icon as I have never placed it there so it 
>>> probably behaves differently to other folders.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
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>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>> 12GB RAM
>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>> OS X 10.7.5
>>> 
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Re: Home folder icon disappearing from dock

[Barry Sexstone]

Many thanks again Ronni I should have thought of that myself.   I think my 
recent stay in RPH has turned my brain to mush!

Cheers

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On 07/02/2013, at 6:18 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

> Many thanks Ronni
> 
> That worked BUT. the icon is now that of the first of my home folders.   I 
> can live with that but it seems odd that now behaves like any other folder on 
> the dock.   In Finder side bar the hard drive icon has disappeared although 
> it does appear on the desktop, all the external drives appear but not the 
> Macintosh HD
> 
> Cheers 
> 
> Barry
> 
> iMac 10,1
> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
> 12GB RAM
> 1.0 TB HD
> OS X 10.7.5
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 07/02/2013, at 5:37 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> Is you Home Folder showing in the Finder Sidebar? That is just an Alias in 
>> the Sidebar.
>> You need to:
>> 1. In the Finder, click the icon for your Hard Drive.
>> (Unless you’ve renamed it, it’s probably called Macintosh HD.)
>> 
>> 2. Open the Users folder.
>> 
>> 3. Then drag your Home Folder from the Users folder onto the Dock (first 
>> spot to the right of the divider) and release the mouse button.
>> 
>> If you hover your cursor over the dock you will see the divider symbol 
>> (white vertical line with arrow top & bottom)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> On 07/02/2013, at 4:50 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
>> 
>>> G'Day all
>>> 
>>> I am sure I am missing something very obvious
>>> I have been away for a short time and one of my Grand-children has had 
>>> access to the computer although there is no proof they have caused the 
>>> problem.
>>> 
>>> The icon for my home folder (the house symbol) has disappeared from the 
>>> dock.   How do I restore it?   I have tried various things with no avail,  
>>> I presume it is a default icon as I have never placed it there so it 
>>> probably behaves differently to other folders.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Barry
>>> 
>>> iMac 10,1
>>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>>> 12GB RAM
>>> 1.0 TB HD
>>> OS X 10.7.5
>>> 
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Re: Home folder icon disappearing from dock

[Barry Sexstone]

Many thanks Ronni

That worked BUT. the icon is now that of the first of my home folders.   I can 
live with that but it seems odd that now behaves like any other folder on the 
dock.   In Finder side bar the hard drive icon has disappeared although it does 
appear on the desktop, all the external drives appear but not the Macintosh HD

Cheers 

Barry

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On 07/02/2013, at 5:37 PM, Ronni Brown wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> 
> Is you Home Folder showing in the Finder Sidebar? That is just an Alias in 
> the Sidebar.
> You need to:
> 1. In the Finder, click the icon for your Hard Drive.
> (Unless you’ve renamed it, it’s probably called Macintosh HD.)
> 
> 2. Open the Users folder.
> 
> 3. Then drag your Home Folder from the Users folder onto the Dock (first spot 
> to the right of the divider) and release the mouse button.
> 
> If you hover your cursor over the dock you will see the divider symbol (white 
> vertical line with arrow top & bottom)
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> On 07/02/2013, at 4:50 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> G'Day all
>> 
>> I am sure I am missing something very obvious
>> I have been away for a short time and one of my Grand-children has had 
>> access to the computer although there is no proof they have caused the 
>> problem.
>> 
>> The icon for my home folder (the house symbol) has disappeared from the 
>> dock.   How do I restore it?   I have tried various things with no avail,  I 
>> presume it is a default icon as I have never placed it there so it probably 
>> behaves differently to other folders.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> iMac 10,1
>> Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz 
>> 12GB RAM
>> 1.0 TB HD
>> OS X 10.7.5
>> 
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Home folder icon disappearing from dock

[Barry Sexstone]

G'Day all

I am sure I am missing something very obvious
I have been away for a short time and one of my Grand-children has had access 
to the computer although there is no proof they have caused the problem.

The icon for my home folder (the house symbol) has disappeared from the dock.   
How do I restore it?   I have tried various things with no avail,  I presume it 
is a default icon as I have never placed it there so it probably behaves 
differently to other folders.


Thanks

Barry





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Re: Happy New Year not so happy …but happy because we are Mac

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I seem to recall that Ronni has advised against Little Snitch in the past.   Am 
I mistaken?

Barry

On 07/01/2013, at 11:23 PM, tom samson wrote:

> The thing that gets me about all the changes is not the programs and whether 
> or not we can afford to change them but our mindsets and what happens when we 
> work with the dark side and those indomitable .doc and .docx files. I tried 
> Apache and open Office but some of the rebuilding of the files sent from Word 
> was unreliable, so I switched back and reinstalled Microsloth. I should have 
> considered Pages right away and trusted Apple but I simply find my mind 
> doesn't think of that.
> 
> There are other things that as a long time mac user- My first was Apple 11 
> even a Mac portable and so on- is the idea that we actually need some apps 
> like Microslog when we don't, there are alternatives.
> But Ronnie is right things like MacKeeper are just dangerous. There are 
> things we can do and there are programs that I think are really really 
> essential and thus my top ten of essential mac apps
> 
> 1. Techtool Pro ( Disk warrior until recently
> 2. Little snitch (god that has saved my head so many times
> 3. Onyx
> 4. IStat Menus- that is so good for general observation of status
> 5. 1Password ( that should be in capital letters)
> 6. Graphic converter -small but really good picture editor.
> 7. Mail
> 8. Drop box
> then I would love to say Pages but I do not use it enough and that is a shame
> 10. CleanMyMac that has saved so much space and sanity.
> 
> I know this is off topic but I like others have favourites and I love to see 
> who uses what. AND MACKEEPER (I tried it and remembered Ronnie's missives and 
> ditched it.
> As far as What is happening and what consumes I find activity monitor is 
> opened more and more.
> So where is Microsoft Word I am a hypocrite and feel I have to use it but I 
> don't like it Keynote better than Powerpoint and numbers not so. 
> If people have their favourites and ways of using things such as Pages then 
> really great please help.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> tom samson
> thefr...@iinet.net.au
> 
> 
> 
> On 07/01/2013, at 9:39 PM, tom samson  wrote:
> 
>> Even if you do not use it why get rid of it? If you have that little room on 
>> HD then there are other things much larger to cull.
>> tom
>> tom samson
>> thefr...@iinet.net.au
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 07/01/2013, at 12:27 PM, Ken Jackson  wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks Tom,
>>> 
>>> my whole problem was caused by MacKeeper, on overly expensive program that
>>> is full of Malware itself!
>>> 
>>> BEWARE OF IT!
>>> 
>>> I still want to know if it's OK to dump MAIL from my Applications folder?
>>> 
>>> regards,  Ken
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 7 January 2013 07:13, tom samson  wrote:
>>> 
 Why 10.6 still? Have you zapped Pram? What does activity monitor tell you?
 Have you dumped all the foreign language files and unneeded fonts?
 Clean out the cache files and if necessary preferences
 tom samson
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 which
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> 
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Re: DAB+ Radio

[Barry Sexstone]

Merv  I am not aware of anyone using welder or similar and times involve would 
probably indicate not.   Happens during day and late at night.
Barry

On 21/11/2012, at 1:55 PM, Merv Bond wrote:

> I have a Mi One Pure and have not had any drop outs. My location in 
> Myaree, near Marmion Street. When my next door neighbour does engine 
> testing on his boat there is some interference in reception. Is there a 
> house nearby undergoing renovations with someone using a welder or 
> similar tool?
> Merv
> 
> On 21/11/12 1:19 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:
>> Thanks Alan,  I have had the problem for two or three days now so unlikely 
>> to be to-day's conditions.
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> On 21/11/2012, at 1:14 PM, Alan Smith wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Barry
>>> 
>>> Noticed breaks in transmission today on ABC Classic FM on both DAB+ and FM 
>>> radio (different devices).  Location is Booragoon which is theoretically an 
>>> "excellent" reception area.   I think it is a harbinger of this afternoon's 
>>> predicted thunderstorm.
>>> 
>>> Alan
>>> 
>>> On 21/11/2012, at 12:55 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Apologies to the group if this is too far off Mac/Apple subject but I know 
>>>> there have been some helpful comments on DAB radio in the past.
>>>> 
>>>> I have been using a DAB+ radio for some time now (Pure One Classic).  Up 
>>>> until very recently reception has been good but now I am getting variable 
>>>> signal strength and  many dropouts.  The position of the radio is 
>>>> unchanged, I am situated in Palmyra.   Has anyone experienced similar 
>>>> deterioration or have any ideas/recommendations?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
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Re: DAB+ Radio

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Alan,  I have had the problem for two or three days now so unlikely to 
be to-day's conditions.
Barry


On 21/11/2012, at 1:14 PM, Alan Smith wrote:

> Hi Barry
> 
> Noticed breaks in transmission today on ABC Classic FM on both DAB+ and FM 
> radio (different devices).  Location is Booragoon which is theoretically an 
> "excellent" reception area.   I think it is a harbinger of this afternoon's 
> predicted thunderstorm.
> 
> Alan
> 
> On 21/11/2012, at 12:55 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> Apologies to the group if this is too far off Mac/Apple subject but I know 
>> there have been some helpful comments on DAB radio in the past.
>> 
>> I have been using a DAB+ radio for some time now (Pure One Classic).  Up 
>> until very recently reception has been good but now I am getting variable 
>> signal strength and  many dropouts.  The position of the radio is unchanged, 
>> I am situated in Palmyra.   Has anyone experienced similar deterioration or 
>> have any ideas/recommendations?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Barry
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DAB+ Radio

[Barry Sexstone]

Apologies to the group if this is too far off Mac/Apple subject but I know 
there have been some helpful comments on DAB radio in the past.

I have been using a DAB+ radio for some time now (Pure One Classic).  Up until 
very recently reception has been good but now I am getting variable signal 
strength and  many dropouts.  The position of the radio is unchanged, I am 
situated in Palmyra.   Has anyone experienced similar deterioration or have any 
ideas/recommendations?

Thanks

Barry

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Re: Setting up wireless internet for my Step Daughter ?

[Barry Sexstone]

Stephen

I have an early model Airport Express (b/g only) going free if it is of any use.

Barry

On 24/09/2012, at 8:02 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:

> 
> On 21/09/2012, at 10:42 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks,
>> I am just hoping for some advice with this.
>> 
>> She currently has an iMac about 18 months old.
>> It is running Snow Leopard.
>> Uses a wired D-Link modem with only one port (iMac plugged into this).
>> 
>> Her kids have asked to go wireless in order to use iPods, PS3 and perhaps an 
>> Apple TV.
>> However she is a single mum living on a shoestring.
>> I have seen a D-Link wireless modem/router in Office works for $86.00
>> Actually they have a 150 for $79.00 and a 300 for $86.00.
>> The sales person tells me the 300 is twice as fast (it has 2 antenna instead 
>> of just 1)
>> 
>> I had also wondered if I could add an Airport Express (rather than a new 
>> modem/router).
>> Could I then connect the AE to the single port on the existing modem 
>> (instead of the iMac) and then connect the iMac using the resulting wireless 
>> network ?
>> This would also save me setting up a new modem (yuk).
>> 
>> Would value any ideas please ?
>> 
> 
> 
> If the budget doesn't stretch to the Airport Express, I can highly recommend 
> the TP-Link 300M Ultimate Wireless N Gigabit Router, available from Austin 
> Computers for around $70. It virtually sets itself up and in my experience is 
> trouble-free (and it has THREE antennas!  :-) ) 
> 
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Re: USB properties

[Barry Sexstone]

Thanks Ronni

The driver suggested which worked was Mac_OSX_VCP_Driver v2.9 also from Silicon 
Labs.
Very many thanks for your help.

Regards

Barry

On 30/08/2012, at 2:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Try going to Silicon Labs and downloading the CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP 
> Driver. Then look for that when you launch WeatherLink.
> 
> http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/Page ... ivers.aspx
> 
> Once you get WeatherLink up and running, you might,  that you are not 
> enamoured with the product. Most Mac users have switched to other Mac weather 
> applications, such as WeatherSnoop <http://www.weathersnoop.com/home/> or 
> WeatherCat  <http://trixology.com>
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> On 30/08/2012, at 1:45 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni
>> 
>> The program is Weather Link for Mac.
>> Unfortunately in the dropbox for communication setup there is only  
>> "Bluetooth-PDA-sync",  it is the SLAB_USBtoUART I need but don't know how to 
>> get/set it to show.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Barry
>> 
>> 
>> On 30/08/2012, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Barry,
>>> 
>>> What is the Program? 
>>> Is this the 'Weather Display for Mac'? If so it should have something 
>>> similar to this:
>>> In WeatherDisplay / control Panel / COM Port  There's a USB to Serial name 
>>> box set to /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>>> 
>>> OS X 10.7.4 Lion
>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>>> 
>>> On 30/08/2012, at 12:58 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> G'Day All
>>>> 
>>>> I am investigating a program which collects and displays weather data from 
>>>> a weather station.  The supplier says that the connection needs to be 
>>>> through a "UART" USB Port and not a "Bluetooth"port as he seems to think 
>>>> mine are.  He says that in the "other" operating system it is possible to 
>>>> change a port using the control panel but he has no idea about doing this 
>>>> with a Mac.
>>>> Does anyone have any ideas how I can change the properties of a USB port 
>>>> or am I stuck with the Bluetooth system?
>>>> I can run the connection on an earlier Mac running 10.5 but not on this 
>>>> one running 10.7
>>>> Is this something lost with Lion as was the Rosetta capability?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for any advice.
>>>> 
>>>> Barry
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Re: USB properties

[Barry Sexstone]

Many thanks to all.
  The problem has been fixed with a new driver.  It was only after threatening 
to return the device that I got some action from the supplier on this.  
Regards and thanks again.

Barry



On 30/08/2012, at 1:45 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

> Hi Ronni
> 
> The program is Weather Link for Mac.
> Unfortunately in the dropbox for communication setup there is only  
> "Bluetooth-PDA-sync",  it is the SLAB_USBtoUART I need but don't know how to 
> get/set it to show.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Barry
> 
> 
> On 30/08/2012, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> What is the Program? 
>> Is this the 'Weather Display for Mac'? If so it should have something 
>> similar to this:
>> In WeatherDisplay / control Panel / COM Port  There's a USB to Serial name 
>> box set to /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>> 
>> OS X 10.7.4 Lion
>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
>> 
>> On 30/08/2012, at 12:58 PM, Barry Sexstone  
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> G'Day All
>>> 
>>> I am investigating a program which collects and displays weather data from 
>>> a weather station.  The supplier says that the connection needs to be 
>>> through a "UART" USB Port and not a "Bluetooth"port as he seems to think 
>>> mine are.  He says that in the "other" operating system it is possible to 
>>> change a port using the control panel but he has no idea about doing this 
>>> with a Mac.
>>> Does anyone have any ideas how I can change the properties of a USB port or 
>>> am I stuck with the Bluetooth system?
>>> I can run the connection on an earlier Mac running 10.5 but not on this one 
>>> running 10.7
>>> Is this something lost with Lion as was the Rosetta capability?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any advice.
>>> 
>>> Barry
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Re: USB properties

[Barry Sexstone]

Hi Ronni

The program is Weather Link for Mac.
Unfortunately in the dropbox for communication setup there is only  
"Bluetooth-PDA-sync",  it is the SLAB_USBtoUART I need but don't know how to 
get/set it to show.

Regards

Barry


On 30/08/2012, at 1:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Hi Barry,
> 
> What is the Program? 
> Is this the 'Weather Display for Mac'? If so it should have something similar 
> to this:
> In WeatherDisplay / control Panel / COM Port  There's a USB to Serial name 
> box set to /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
> 
> OS X 10.7.4 Lion
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> 
> On 30/08/2012, at 12:58 PM, Barry Sexstone  wrote:
> 
>> G'Day All
>> 
>> I am investigating a program which collects and displays weather data from a 
>> weather station.  The supplier says that the connection needs to be through 
>> a "UART" USB Port and not a "Bluetooth"port as he seems to think mine are.  
>> He says that in the "other" operating system it is possible to change a port 
>> using the control panel but he has no idea about doing this with a Mac.
>> Does anyone have any ideas how I can change the properties of a USB port or 
>> am I stuck with the Bluetooth system?
>> I can run the connection on an earlier Mac running 10.5 but not on this one 
>> running 10.7
>> Is this something lost with Lion as was the Rosetta capability?
>> 
>> Thanks for any advice.
>> 
>> Barry
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USB properties

[Barry Sexstone]

G'Day All

I am investigating a program which collects and displays weather data from a 
weather station.  The supplier says that the connection needs to be through a 
"UART" USB Port and not a "Bluetooth"port as he seems to think mine are.  He 
says that in the "other" operating system it is possible to change a port using 
the control panel but he has no idea about doing this with a Mac.
Does anyone have any ideas how I can change the properties of a USB port or am 
I stuck with the Bluetooth system?
I can run the connection on an earlier Mac running 10.5 but not on this one 
running 10.7
Is this something lost with Lion as was the Rosetta capability?

Thanks for any advice.

Barry

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Re: Transperth

[Barry Sexstone]

G'Day Mac

I have consistently had problems with transperth maps, not that that helps at 
all.
If you find a good solution let us all know.

regards

Barry


On 30/08/2012, at 11:54 AM, Merv Bond wrote:

> Hi Mac
> I had no success with the maps.
> However after going to the home page: http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/
> I clicked on the button "Bus Timetables", lower left of the page.
> The table that comes up is not all that helpful but assuming I want to 
> travel in the Western Suburbs I took a stab and clicked on the timetable 
> for Western 41.
> The resulting pdf gave the timetable for the route and a map.
> 
> If you did not know the Timetable Name nor the Service Nos then you 
> could use the Planner and that would give you these details to then go 
> through the procedure I have described above to obtain a timetable and a 
> map.
> 
> Perhaps one of our experienced commuter members would have a better 
> solution.
> Happy journey.
> Merv
> 
> 
> On 30/08/12 10:32 AM, McCallum Malcolm wrote:
>> Hi everyone , I have tried to load the transperth bus  route maps and I am 
>> having no success, do I need a "dark side' computer or is there some special 
>> way of doing it TIA
>> 
>> Mac
>> Malcolm McCallum
>> 
>> doc...@westnet.com.au
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Re: Launchpad

[Barry Sexstone]

Ronni & Carlo

Apparently dragging the apps has been successful and there is now a second page 
of apps where previously there was only one.  Why the apps were not originally 
shown is anyones guess.

Thank you both.

Barry


On 24/07/2012, at 9:54 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:

> Many thanks  Ronni I will pass this on and let you know if this solves the 
> query.  Carlo I am pretty sure that she is aware that there is more than one 
> page asI am sure she accesses applications over several pages on the iMac.
> 
> Barry
> 
> On 24/07/2012, at 9:18 PM, wa...@realworldcomputing.com.au wrote:
> 
>> Hi Barry,
>> 
>> Is your friend aware that there is more than one page to Launchpad? By using 
>> a two-finger swipe-left on the trackpad of the MacBook Air one can move onto 
>> a second (and possibly a third) page of apps.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Carlo
>> 
>> PS: just for fun, a four finger grab on the track pad can be using to bring 
>> up Launchpad.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 24/07/2012, at 20:47 , Barry Sexstone wrote:
>> 
>>> I have had a query about launchpad from a friend of mine.  As it is not 
>>> something I usually use I thought I would handball it straight to the 
>>> experts!
>>> 
>>> She has both n iMac (27" 2009) and an 13" Air (2011) both running 10.7.4.  
>>> On the iMac all her applications both those downloaded through App. Store 
>>> and those loaded directly from vendors or developers appear on launchpad.   
>>> On the Macbook Air only those that were part of the installation i.e.. 
>>> bundled with Lion and thise downloaded from the App Store appear and those 
>>> downloaded from elsewhere do not appear.
>>> Is there a trick to making all applications appear in Launchpad?
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> 
>>> Barry
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