Re: Spam designation

[David Nicholas]

I didn’t get one either, Severin.

I was at the 1965 Albany Summer School.  It was excellent.  I can remember lots 
of the sessions.

I don’t think you were there, though.  Is that just my memory failing me?

David

> On 15 Jun 2016, at 3:38 PM, Severin Crisp  wrote:
> 
> You did not get one Neil as you were not at the 2016 school and requested 
> brochure send out by email rather than ordinary mail.  Seemed a good idea but 
> like so many simple things it does not always quite work like that!  
> Severin
> 
>> On 15 Jun 2016, at 11:20 AM, Neil Houghton  wrote:
>> 
>> 
> 
> __
>  
>  ALBANY SUMMER SCHOOL
>PO Box 5146
>Albany, WA, 6332
>Secretary, Severin Crisp
>15 Thomas St, Albany, WA, 6330
>Ph (08) 9842 1950
> email  sevcr...@westnet.com.au
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Re: iTunes reload

[David Nicholas]

Hi Ronni

In 1958 I was lucky enough to be at the Capitol theatre in William St to 
experience a piano recital from the 15 year old Daniel Barenboim.  It included 
a wonderful performance of Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata.

I have many recordings of his performances, as soloist, in groups and as a 
conductor.

He is still a major musical figure, having just turned 73.

David Nicholas


> On 29 Nov 2015, at 12:06 am, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Severin,
> 
> It's best to delete the corrupted Album first before re-downloading from 
> purchased?
> You might enjoy watching this YouTube video 
> "Inside Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - YouTube"
> 
> http://youtu.be/CEEfjddzCPI 
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 28 Nov 2015, at 9:51 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
>> Many thanks for that lead in Ronni.  After a bit of push and shove it 
>> downloaded again on top of the corrupted files.  
>> So now I have Daniel Barenboim again, with his wonderful West Eastern Divan 
>> Orchestra, and all nine Beethoven symphonies back to original condition.  
>> Enjoy the second half of the weekend!  
>> Severin
>> 
>>> On 27 Nov 2015, at 12:34 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Severin,
>>> 
>>> Your previous download was probably corrupted.  
>>> 
>>> <https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201272>
>>> 
>>> Download your past purchases
>>> 
>>> Click on the Music icon - then you will see details how to Re-download a 
>>> Song
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>> On 27 Nov 2015, at 11:42 AM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have an Album, downloaded a couple of years ago which appears to have a 
>>>> number of damaged tracks.  Other Albums seem fine as far as I can judge.  
>>>> How do I wipe the damaged album and re-download it?  
>>>> 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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>> 
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>> 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia
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>>mail to: sevcr...@westnet.com.au
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Re: iTunes reload

[David Nicholas]

Hi Ronni

In 1958 I was lucky enough to be at the Capitol theatre in William St to 
experience a piano recital from the 15 year old Daniel Barenboim.  It included 
a wonderful performance of Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata.

I have many recordings of his performances, as soloist, in groups and as a 
conductor.

He is still a major musical figure, having just turned 73.

David Nicholas


> On 29 Nov 2015, at 12:06 am, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Severin,
> 
> It's best to delete the corrupted Album first before re-downloading from 
> purchased?
> You might enjoy watching this YouTube video 
> "Inside Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra - YouTube"
> 
> http://youtu.be/CEEfjddzCPI 
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> 
> On 28 Nov 2015, at 9:51 PM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
> 
>> Many thanks for that lead in Ronni.  After a bit of push and shove it 
>> downloaded again on top of the corrupted files.  
>> So now I have Daniel Barenboim again, with his wonderful West Eastern Divan 
>> Orchestra, and all nine Beethoven symphonies back to original condition.  
>> Enjoy the second half of the weekend!  
>> Severin
>> 
>>> On 27 Nov 2015, at 12:34 PM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Severin,
>>> 
>>> Your previous download was probably corrupted.  
>>> 
>>> <https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201272>
>>> 
>>> Download your past purchases
>>> 
>>> Click on the Music icon - then you will see details how to Re-download a 
>>> Song
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>>> On 27 Nov 2015, at 11:42 AM, Severin Crisp <sevcr...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have an Album, downloaded a couple of years ago which appears to have a 
>>>> number of damaged tracks.  Other Albums seem fine as far as I can judge.  
>>>> How do I wipe the damaged album and re-download it?  
>>>> 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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>> 
>> 
>>  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: Macbook pro Airport

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Ronni

That gave me back my password protected login.

Should I do anything more, having carelessly opened a dodgy looking mail?

David


On 21 May 2014, at 12:49 pm, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi Chris,
 
 Power cycle your Modem - Turn if OFF leave for a few seconds and the Turn it 
 on again and allow it to connect to your ISP.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
 OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
 
 On 21 May 2014, at 12:23 pm, Chris Burton c...@it.net.au wrote:
 
 Hi wa muggers
 
 I have just opened my mbpro to find my airport does not connect to either my 
 wireless telstra modem or my iphone hotspot! Further i cant actually turn 
 airport off from menu or sys prefs! Ive restarted  chkd again to no avail  
 now im worried  seeking advice. 
 
 Is there something im missing or is the airport shot?
 
 Many thanks
 Chris
 
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Re: Possible security breach

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Neil

I found Ronni’s similar suggestion first, and it worked.

David


On 21 May 2014, at 11:49 am, Neil Houghton n...@possumology.com wrote:

 Hi David,
 
 Not sure what system you are running but for me, on OSX 10.6.8, it is all 
 under system preferences/security
 
 To require a password at boot-up (actually for any account log-in) just make 
 sure you tick “disable automatic login”
 
 To go further (which I do) you can require a password to get back-in after 
 you have stepped away for a while (but are still logged in) by ticking the 
 “require password xx minutes after sleep or screen saver begins”  you can set 
 the time xx anywhere from immediately to 4 hours – but, of course, the actual 
 time to lock-up depends on the times you have set for sleep and/or 
 screensaver. I have mine set for 5 minutes after sleep/screensaver which 
 means if I am still working in the office (but not pounding the keyboard) and 
 notice the screensaver kick-in, then I have a few minutes to “wake-up” the 
 computer before being locked-out – I mean it’s not a big deal anyway but it’s 
 what I find convenient for me ;o)
 
 
 HTH
 
 
 
 Neil
 -- 
 Neil R. Houghton
 Albany, Western Australia
 Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
 Email: n...@possumology.com
 
 
 
 
 
 on 21/5/14 11:24, Julie Bedford at jew...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 Hi David,
 You may be already aware, but I think it is Applications / Utilities / Key 
 Chain Access.  Not sure if
 that is where you need to go though, may be best to wait for our gurus to 
 enlighten us !
 
 Jewels
 On 21/05/2014, at 10:32 AM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 Hi Jewels
 
 That was a good suggestion.
 
 I changed my Password, rebooted and found I got into my machine without my 
 Password!!
 
 I’ve since checked that for example on Keychain I need to enter my changed 
 Password to access items.  So, it seems to be only on a Boot that the 
 Password is bypassed.
 
 How can it be switched off or on?  
 Does anybody know where the requirement for the Password is located?
 
 David
 
 On 21 May 2014, at 9:24 am, Julie Bedford jew...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 David,
 I received the same last night and immediately notified iinet.   It may be 
 pertinent to change
 passwords etc.  Good luck
 
 Jewels
 
 On 21/05/2014, at 9:19 AM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 I’m worried I might have let a rogue into my system.
 
 I received the following email purporting to be from iinet.
 
 Welcome to iiNet,
 There was an issue with your last subscription Due to system upgrade and 
 webmail upgrade to Zimbra. Please use any of the below methods to update 
 your contact and billing information. 
 
 Failure to update will avert to service suspension.
 UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD
 Update your credit card http://jobscar-entry.com/css/iinet-bill 
 Click this link to update or change the credit card you use to pay for 
 your iiNet service every month.
 MAKE A ONE TIME PAYMENT
 Make a One Time Payment http://jobscar-entry.com/css/iinet-bill 
 Make a One Time Payment.View your customer agreement 
 http://jobscar-entry.com/css/iinet-bill 
 View or print a copy of your iiNet customer agreement.
  
  
 
 
 
 I was incautious because very recently I had upgraded to Naked.  I didn’t 
 look closely at the sender until just after I had clicked on the link.  
 It didn’t load straight away so then I did look and saw it had nothing to 
 do with iinet.
 
 I closed my machine, but of course to send this request for advice I had 
 to reboot it, which means I had to use my system password.
 
 Is there anything I can do to check the security of my stuff?
 
 David Nicholas
 
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Re: Possible security breach

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Ronni

David

On 21 May 2014, at 3:59 pm, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi David,
 
 I've changed the Subject in your previous reply to the correct Subject.
 
 Yes, it's a scam/phishing email.
 You can report such scam emails by forwarding a copy to ab...@iinet.net.au.
 Instructions can be found here:
 
 https://iihelp.iinet.net.au/support/Reporting_Phishing_Emails
 
 If you did not click on any links or give any information on the website that 
 the link in the email took you to. They already have your email address, but 
 if you changed the password of your computer immediately, and have your 
 Network secured WPA2,  I don't think they would have anything more than your 
 IP address and email address.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 
 On 21 May 2014, at 2:35 pm, David Nicholas david...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 Thanks Ronni
 
 That gave me back my password protected login.
 
 Should I do anything more, having carelessly opened a dodgy looking mail?
 
 David
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Possible security breach

[David Nicholas]

I’m worried I might have let a rogue into my system.

I received the following email purporting to be from iinet.

Welcome to iiNet,

There was an issue with your last subscription Due to system upgrade and 
webmail upgrade to Zimbra. Please use any of the below methods to update your 
contact and billing information. 

Failure to update will avert to service suspension.

UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD

Update your credit card
Click this link to update or change the credit card you use to pay for your 
iiNet service every month.

MAKE A ONE TIME PAYMENT

Make a One Time Payment
Make a One Time Payment.

View your customer agreement
View or print a copy of your iiNet customer agreement.


 
 
 






















I was incautious because very recently I had upgraded to Naked.  I didn’t look 
closely at the sender until just after I had clicked on the link.  It didn’t 
load straight away so then I did look and saw it had nothing to do with iinet.

I closed my machine, but of course to send this request for advice I had to 
reboot it, which means I had to use my system password.

Is there anything I can do to check the security of my stuff?

David Nicholas

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Re: Possible security breach

[David Nicholas]

Hi Jewels

That was a good suggestion.

I changed my Password, rebooted and found I got into my machine without my 
Password!!

I’ve since checked that for example on Keychain I need to enter my changed 
Password to access items.  So, it seems to be only on a Boot that the Password 
is bypassed.

How can it be switched off or on?  
Does anybody know where the requirement for the Password is located?

David

On 21 May 2014, at 9:24 am, Julie Bedford jew...@iinet.net.au wrote:

 David,
 I received the same last night and immediately notified iinet.   It may be 
 pertinent to change
 passwords etc.  Good luck
 
 Jewels
 
 On 21/05/2014, at 9:19 AM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 I’m worried I might have let a rogue into my system.
 
 I received the following email purporting to be from iinet.
 
 Welcome to iiNet,
 
 There was an issue with your last subscription Due to system upgrade and 
 webmail upgrade to Zimbra. Please use any of the below methods to update 
 your contact and billing information. 
 
 Failure to update will avert to service suspension.
 
 UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD
 
 Update your credit card
 Click this link to update or change the credit card you use to pay for your 
 iiNet service every month.
 
 MAKE A ONE TIME PAYMENT
 
 Make a One Time Payment
 Make a One Time Payment.
 
 View your customer agreement
 View or print a copy of your iiNet customer agreement.
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I was incautious because very recently I had upgraded to Naked.  I didn’t 
 look closely at the sender until just after I had clicked on the link.  It 
 didn’t load straight away so then I did look and saw it had nothing to do 
 with iinet.
 
 I closed my machine, but of course to send this request for advice I had to 
 reboot it, which means I had to use my system password.
 
 Is there anything I can do to check the security of my stuff?
 
 David Nicholas
 
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Re: Possible security breach

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Jewels.

It’s not Keychain that is the bother.

It is the boot access when I start the machine.  It doesn’t require any kind of 
password to open up and get into the operating system.  This worries me.

I have changed by bank and credit card passwords over the phone, not using my 
computer.  They should be OK if there was a problem.

But the problem remains.  How is it that I can boot in without any password?

David

On 21 May 2014, at 11:24 am, Julie Bedford jew...@iinet.net.au wrote:

 Hi David,
 You may be already aware, but I think it is Applications / Utilities / Key 
 Chain Access.  Not sure if
 that is where you need to go though, may be best to wait for our gurus to 
 enlighten us !
 
 Jewels
 On 21/05/2014, at 10:32 AM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 Hi Jewels
 
 That was a good suggestion.
 
 I changed my Password, rebooted and found I got into my machine without my 
 Password!!
 
 I’ve since checked that for example on Keychain I need to enter my changed 
 Password to access items.  So, it seems to be only on a Boot that the 
 Password is bypassed.
 
 How can it be switched off or on?  
 Does anybody know where the requirement for the Password is located?
 
 David
 
 On 21 May 2014, at 9:24 am, Julie Bedford jew...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 David,
 I received the same last night and immediately notified iinet.   It may be 
 pertinent to change
 passwords etc.  Good luck
 
 Jewels
 
 On 21/05/2014, at 9:19 AM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 I’m worried I might have let a rogue into my system.
 
 I received the following email purporting to be from iinet.
 
 Welcome to iiNet,
 
 There was an issue with your last subscription Due to system upgrade and 
 webmail upgrade to Zimbra. Please use any of the below methods to update 
 your contact and billing information. 
 
 Failure to update will avert to service suspension.
 
 UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD
 
 Update your credit card
 Click this link to update or change the credit card you use to pay for 
 your iiNet service every month.
 
 MAKE A ONE TIME PAYMENT
 
 Make a One Time Payment
 Make a One Time Payment.
 
 View your customer agreement
 View or print a copy of your iiNet customer agreement.
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I was incautious because very recently I had upgraded to Naked.  I didn’t 
 look closely at the sender until just after I had clicked on the link.  It 
 didn’t load straight away so then I did look and saw it had nothing to do 
 with iinet.
 
 I closed my machine, but of course to send this request for advice I had 
 to reboot it, which means I had to use my system password.
 
 Is there anything I can do to check the security of my stuff?
 
 David Nicholas
 
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An update problem with Pages and iMovie

[David Nicholas]

I am being bugged by a Software Update reminder.

It is for the latest Pages and iMovie.

I use the old Pages 09, because I can see two facing pages.  I’ve been ignoring 
the Software Update but this morning I decided to go ahead and install them, 
though I don’t use them.

And this is what I got for my efforts for both.

We could not complete your update.
Failed to verify the preflight file. It is not signed by Apple.

I logged in to the App Store to see if I had better luck there.  I didn’t.  Oh, 
they are there in my purchases and are logged as requiring updates, but when I 
try them from the App Store itself, it gives the same rejection explanation.

I managed to update the Security Update.  

Has anybody had this peculiar problem?  What can I do to update them and get 
rid of the annoying reminder.

David Nicholas

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Re: Jumping Dock

[David Nicholas]

Hi Pat

I have a similar problem with my Dock.

I have a MBAir with a connected screen.

I prefer to have the dock at the bottom of the screen.  Intermittently, the 
dock disappears.  I can get it back - I go to System Prefs, choose to switch 
the dock from bottom to either side and then back to bottom.  Voila!  It works.

Yes, it works, but it’s tedious.  I’ve hunted around but I can’t find anywhere 
to “pin” it.

David


On 27 Mar 2014, at 1:33 pm, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote:

 I have a few complaints about the Mavericks OS, but they are probably of 
 interest only to those who use 2 or more monitors.
 
 I am using 2 monitors and am building a website, by hand, using BBEdit as the 
 editing software. The left monitor is the larger one, and I put most of my 
 documents there while I work on the code.. The right monitor is where I 
 preview the results. I want the Dock to be at the bottom of the right 
 monitor. However, it keeps hopping over to the left. 
 
 This brings up an associated difficulty: where the focus on the Menu bar at 
 the top goes. I am constantly switching between  BBEdit, and Safari. Half the 
 time, the ‘non focus’ menu bar is dimmed to the point of illegibility.
 
 Three questions:
 1. Is there any way to pin the Dock down so that it won’t flip around?
 
 2. Is it possible to cause the Menu bars on both monitors to be highlighted?
 
 3. Is it possible to prevent Safari from opening the Top Sites page every 
 time it is opened? It keeps coming back and cluttering up the view.
 
 Thanks,
 Pat
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Re: NBN

[David Nicholas]

Walter

I am very envious that you have these crucial choices.  

Alas, my area was set down for 2015 hookup.

That was before the new “improved” Coalition model.

David


On 25 Jan 2014, at 1:43 pm, F.W. Hänel whae...@iinet.net.au wrote:

 Hello all,
 
 NBN is ready for connection at my location. (currently on ADSL2+)
 
 When it comes to choosing a plan 12/1, 25/5 or 50/20 do I have to be 
 concerned whether my
 late 2009 iMac (11.1), Airport Express 7.6.3 and AppleTV 7 are capable of 
 handling such speeds ?
 The modem/router will be replaced with a BOB2 FOC by iiNet.
 
 Has anyone gone through the selection process ? Any suggestions ?
 
 Cheers,
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Re: iMovie and Keynote

[David Nicholas]

Hi Ronni

I'm interested and confused by your reply to Alan.  Perhaps you have already 
dealt with the issues I will raise, and if so I'm sorry I didn't read more 
carefully before.

After I read your reply to Alan I did a search and discovered that there are 
new versions of 

iPhoto - 9.5  I have 11 9.4.3
iMovie - 10.0  I have 11 9.0.9
GarageBand  Not currently using it
Pages - 5.0  I have 09 4.3
Numbers  Not currently using it
Keynote - 6.0  I have 09 5.3

In the blurb, Apple of course claim that the new Apps are so much better.  I 
use iPhoto, iMovie and Pages a lot, and Keynote a little.  If I want to 
continue using them, do I have to do something or can I just carry on and 
resolutely refuse to download any associated Apps?

Or, are the new Apps worth downloading for the improved experience?

David


On 19/11/2013, at 4:16 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hello Alan,
 
 On 19 Nov 2013, at 3:16 pm, Alan Fenton alc...@bigpond.com wrote:
 
 Hello,
 I have upgraded to Mavericks then others and I believe down graded to 
 Numbers. ( Did Micro$oft pay the Numbers programmer, designer).
 
 Yes, unfortunately for Pro users of iWork... Apple has essentially turned 
 iWork for Mac into iWork for iOS.
 At least Apple ensured that existing users (like myself) who upgrade their 
 apps are able to continue using the ‘09 version by automatically keeping a 
 copy of it in a backup folder. 
 
 New converts to OS X and those who have yet to try iWork won’t have the 
 benefit of a full-featured suite, as only the latest version is available 
 from the Mac App Store.
 
 iMovie and Pages have both been downgraded to glorified IOS Apps. 
 
 If I do not use iMovie or Keynote do I need to upgrade them?
 
 If you don't use either don't upgrade them.
 
 So far I have not needed the above to view e-mails.
 
 They don't have anything to do with viewing emails. 
 
 Are the above used to view other information such as from web pages?
 
 No. 
 
 From  Alan.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
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Re: iMovie and Keynote

[David Nicholas]

Thanks for this typical thorough, lucid outline, Ronni.

David


On 19/11/2013, at 6:34 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi David,
 
 This is only my personal opinion, and others will probably find the new iWork 
 applications perfect for their use.
 
 I don't have any issue with the iPhoto 9.5 update, that is fine.
 It is the iWork, Pages and Numbers applications I'm not too thrilled about. I 
 don't use - or want to use iWork apps on my iDevices, only on my Macs.
 I realise Apple are moving towards a OS X  iOS cross-compatible productivity 
 suite, which is fine for the average user, but not so fine for the Pro Users 
 who were waiting for Apple to design a powerful new iWork 'full-featured' 
 suite for professional users.
 
 As I mentioned in my previous reply - when you upgrade to the new iWork the 
 older versions stay on your computer in a iWork '09 folder in Applications.
 
 So you can test out the NEW versions of iWork by creating some new documents 
 to see how you like the new applications.
 If you open a document in the NEW versions of iWork that was created in the 
 OLDER version of Pages or Numbers it cannot be opened again in the OLD 
 version, in other words the applications are not backwards compatible.
 
 Reverting documents created in the new iWork for Mac applications to the 
 previous version’s file format
 
 New or existing documents you open in the new versions of Pages, Numbers, and 
 Keynote use the new unified file format. These files can’t be opened in the 
 previous versions of the iWork applications. To revert the document file 
 format to the previous version, you can do one of the following:
 
 1. Documents that you haven't edited can be reverted to the iWork ’09 version 
 by selecting File  Revert To.
 2. If you have edited the document and want to preserve the edits, you can 
 save it as an iWork ’09 document by selecting File  Export To, then choosing 
 Pages ’09, Numbers ’09, or Keynote ’09. 
 
 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6049?viewlocale=en_USlocale=en_US
 
 iMovie 10 I have not worked in since upgrading all my projects to the new 
 format, so can't really comment, other than to say I find the interface 
 'bland' and  'different'.
 
 Perhaps as I use the new iWork applications more and become familiar with 
 them I will adjust to the lack of features/ and changes.
 As Apple are going to continue this move towards 'OS X / iOS integration' for 
 the millions new Mac users  iOS users that I will just have to get used 
 to it and learn to work differently.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 19 Nov 2013, at 4:50 pm, David Nicholas david...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 Hi Ronni
 
 I'm interested and confused by your reply to Alan.  Perhaps you have already 
 dealt with the issues I will raise, and if so I'm sorry I didn't read more 
 carefully before.
 
 After I read your reply to Alan I did a search and discovered that there are 
 new versions of 
 
 iPhoto - 9.5  I have 11 9.4.3
 iMovie - 10.0  I have 11 9.0.9
 GarageBand  Not currently using it
 Pages - 5.0  I have 09 4.3
 Numbers  Not currently using it
 Keynote - 6.0  I have 09 5.3
 
 In the blurb, Apple of course claim that the new Apps are so much better.  I 
 use iPhoto, iMovie and Pages a lot, and Keynote a little.  If I want to 
 continue using them, do I have to do something or can I just carry on and 
 resolutely refuse to download any associated Apps?
 
 Or, are the new Apps worth downloading for the improved experience?
 
 David
 
 
 On 19/11/2013, at 4:16 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
 
 Hello Alan,
 
 On 19 Nov 2013, at 3:16 pm, Alan Fenton alc...@bigpond.com wrote:
 
 Hello,
 I have upgraded to Mavericks then others and I believe down graded to 
 Numbers. ( Did Micro$oft pay the Numbers programmer, designer).
 
 Yes, unfortunately for Pro users of iWork... Apple has essentially turned 
 iWork for Mac into iWork for iOS.
 At least Apple ensured that existing users (like myself) who upgrade their 
 apps are able to continue using the ‘09 version by automatically keeping a 
 copy of it in a backup folder. 
 
 New converts to OS X and those who have yet to try iWork won’t have the 
 benefit of a full-featured suite, as only the latest version is available 
 from the Mac App Store.
 
 iMovie and Pages have both been downgraded to glorified IOS Apps. 
 
 If I do not use iMovie or Keynote do I need to upgrade them?
 
 If you don't use either don't upgrade them.
 
 So far I have not needed the above to view e-mails.
 
 They don't have anything to do with viewing emails. 
 
 Are the above used to view other information such as from web pages?
 
 No. 
 
 From  Alan.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
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Re: Test Message

[David Nicholas]

Hi Ronni

I received this mail on my main mail window, not the WAMUG folder.

That's the first time I think this has occurred.  Is there a reason?

Curious
David

On 15/11/2013, at 2:53 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi Paul,
 
 As I sent my previous reply to WAMUG  also CCd you; I will also CC this 
 reply to WAMUG. 
 
 You can see your messages and replies to messages on the WAMUG Mailing list 
 Archives?
 http://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/
 
 BTW The headers on the message you send directly to p...@thelink.to has no 
 such headers at all. Apparently only those that pass through WAMUG have that 
 header.
 
 NO... All emails have Headers. Your reply to me 'Offlist' has 'Headers'  
 'All Headers'. 
 Normally you would not see the 'All Headers, as the default headers only 
 show the from Address  To Address and Subject.
 To show  All Headers you have to Go to View  Message  All Headers.
 
 Is it possible that the suspectscore=4 is added at the WAMUG server and 
 prevents stops the email from being send?
 
 NO -  I receive the same header from any emails sent to me, not only WAMUG 
 Mailing list messages.
 
 Regards,
 Ronni
 
 On 15 Nov 2013, at 2:18 pm, Paul Willemse p...@thelink.to wrote:
 
 Hi Ronni,
 
 The suspectscore=4 corresponds to what I saw on my status for suspected 
 bounces when I checked at 
 
 http://lists.wamug.org.au/options/wamug.org.au-wamug/pjw%40thelink.to
 
 There the following message was shown:
 
 We have received some recent bounces from your address. Your current bounce 
 score is 4.0 out of a maximum of 5.0. Please double check that your 
 subscribed address is correct and that there are no problems with delivery 
 to this address. Your bounce score will be automatically reset if the 
 problems are corrected soon.
 
 It would appear to be added at the list end. I do not use an ISP, I run my 
 own email server on a Mac Mini in Perth. No header is ever added there. The 
 server (EIMS 3.3) has been running for more than 5 years unchanged and 
 unmodified.
 
 Now I can not enter that page anymore as Daniel made some changes and I can 
 not get the new password. The WAMUG server says the new password has been 
 emailed but it never arrives.
 
 Is it possible that the suspectscore=4 is added at the WAMUG server and 
 prevents stops the email from being send?
 
 Regards,
 
 Paul
 
 BTW The headers on the message you send directly to p...@thelink.to has no 
 such headers at all. Apparently only those that pass through WAMUG have that 
 header.
 
 
 On 15 Nov, 2013, at 13:52 :39, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: 
 
 Hi Paul,
 
 I would suspect the problem is not with the WAMUG Mailing List but at your 
 end. 
 Either on your Mail Server (ISP Server Spam filter)...  or a setting in 
 your Apple Mail... (a Rule or a Junk Mail setting)
 
 I had a look at  All Headers on your message that does appear on WAMUG 
 Mailing List , then compared the All Headers to my message that appears on 
 WAMUG Mailing List for any differences.
 
 I found a difference in your X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: 
 
 Paul Willemse  - email ‘View  Message  All Headers’
 
 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 
 suspectscore=4 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam 
 adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-130828 
 definitions=main-1311140189
 
 suspectscore=4 
 
 Ronni Brown  - email ‘View  Message  All Headers’
 
 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 
 suspectscore=2 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam 
 adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-130828 
 definitions=main-1311140165
 
 suspectscore=2 
 
 Whether this has anything to do with you not seeing your emails come into 
 your Inbox from the Mailing List, or if you have setup a Rule for WAMUG 
 messages to go into a Mailbox named WAMUG (as I do) in that Mailbox.
 
 Your messages to the list are showing Onlist and in the Archives.
 So the problem I would suggest will be at your end.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
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 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
 OS X 10.9 Mavericks
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
 
 
 On 15 Nov 2013, at 8:26 am, Paul Willemse p...@thelink.to wrote:
 
 Hi All,
 
 Have had some problems with accessing the list, this is a test.
 
 Regards,
 
 Paul
 
 
 
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Re: A knotty question

[David Nicholas]

Hi Pat

I was very interested in your post.  I follow the news on the ABC and often 
read the opinion pieces.  So I checked the difference between Safari and 
Firefox just now, at about 11.34 WST.  I looked at the report on Anne Summers 
interview of Julia Guillard last night.

Both had 56 comments and started and ended with the same bloggers.  So, I can't 
replicate what you are experiencing.

David


On 01/10/2013, at 11:09 AM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote:

 AAarrrghh!  I just went back to the two browsers and started comparing the 
 comments on them: they are completely different! Two distinct populations. 
 This makes me wonder if it is an ABC tactic to divided responses by browser, 
 but I can't see the point in that.
 
 I will go soak my head for a while.
 Pat
 
 
 
 On 01/10/2013, at 11:03 AM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 On and off, there have been mutterings that Safari browser isn't quite up to 
 scratch. I had hoped this was all in the past, but now I encounter a glaring 
 example.
 
 I discovered long ago that the ABC website doesn't handle Safari well at 
 all; I was not able to post a comment using Safari. I could post using 
 Firefox. I wrote several letters to the ABC, suggesting that they bring 
 their site up to scratch. Eventually they did something, and now the problem 
 is worse. I used to be able to see and respond to their polls with Safari; 
 now I can't.
 
 But it gets worse. Last night, there was an opinion article that I wanted to 
 comment on, so I got out Firefox and did so. This morning, using Safari as 
 usual, I looked at the article and the comments: my comment was not there, 
 and the total of comments was 25.
 
 So, fire up Firefox again, look at the site again. Firefox sees 54 comments, 
 mine among them.
 
 I go back to Safari, refresh the page, and look again: still 25 comments.
 
 What is going on? Is this purely a Safari problem? An ABC site problem? Or 
 some weird combination of both?
 
 I suppose the simple answer is just to use Firefox, but I don't like its 
 interface and it is rather stupid in other ways. It would be nice to be able 
 to trust what Safari shows me, but it seems to be unreliable.
 
 I don't really expect a solution from WAMUG, mainly just felt like venting - 
 sorry about that.
 
 Thanks,
 Pat
 
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Restoring my iPhoto Library

[David Nicholas]

Hello all

I have had a strange problem today.  When I opened iPhoto I had a message that 
my Library needed to be repaired.  Of course I accepted that and it went ahead. 
 But then I got a very disturbing message - Something like  Can't find the disk 
so can't save the Library.  To the best of my knowledge I hadn't made any 
changes since I last opened it two days before.

Using my first line of defence, I rebooted.  Now I had a friendly display 
saying that to start using iPhoto I should put some photos in it.

My iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie are stored on a separate Data disk as set up by 
Daniel.  According to Finder, I have 189.97 GB in the IPhoto Library sitting 
there which was most recently modified when I recently rebooted the machine.  
So it still exists, but whatever happened this morning has cut me off from it.  

I have looked at various forums but can't see any solutions to my particular 
problem.  iTunes and iMovie are working quite normally.  Can anybody help me to 
reconnect iPhoto to its Library?

David Nicholas

iMac OS X  10.8.4
2 GHz Intel Core i7
8GB 1600 MHz DDR3

iPhoto 11  9.4.3
iTunes 11.04
iMovie 11  9.0.9

David Nicholas
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Re: Restoring my iPhoto Library

[David Nicholas]

Hi Ronni (and Rob)

OK, I have restored an iPhone Library.  All is not well.  I have almost nothing 
from the past 3 months.  I will have to give some background to explain the 
problem.  I'm sorry if it takes a while.

At the beginning of May we went on a Kimberley cruise.  I took many photos - 
about 1500.  Before I left I backed up to an external disk, not my Time Machine 
disk.  I can recover that, but it has nothing from May onwards.

I downloaded all the shots when I returned and quite a few more since then.  
Altogether there should be about 1800 shots I estimate.  I spent some time 
processing the Kimberley stuff into Albums, and shared some of these Albums 
through iTunes sharing to the big TV screen.  About 500 shots.  The last 3 
months shots have been there on iPhoto all the time, up to this morning.  As I 
explained in my original help request, when I tried to open it this morning I 
got the repairing Database message, ending with Cant find the disk.

I have tried to recover data from backups.  However, at some time after I 
returned in May my Time Machine stopped working and I neglected to do anything 
about it until one week ago.  It has been working properly since then.  

Since August 1 the Time Machine backups have not backed up iPhoto.

The upshot is that right now I can't access anything from May onwards except 
for some shots saved onto iCloud.  Of course I expected that all my shots from 
May onwards would be on iCloud.  There are 117 photos on iCloud from my 
expected about 1800.  They are parts of events starting from the beginning of 
the Kimberley cruise and coming up to material from last Saturday week.  I'm 
glad to have the 117, but what about the rest?

I have just repaired my Database, but it didn't find any more shots.

I have checked AppleTV.  It has helpfully selected about 20 shots of the 500 I 
Shared and plays them when the main screen goes off.  They are a good set.  I 
would like to get them back, but I can't see any way to do that.

Ronni, I hope you have some magic commands to find the shots which went 
missing, apparently this morning or perhaps earlier.  Perhaps they were 
deleted.  Is it possible to recover from iPhoto Trash?

David



On 06/08/2013, at 4:33 PM, Ronni Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi Rob,
 
 I don't like to sound picky and disagree with you but your instructions to 
 David for Rebuilding the iPhoto 11 9.4.3 Library is incorrect.
 
 To rebuild the iPhoto library:
 1. Quit iPhoto if it is open.
 2. Hold down the 'Command and Option' keys on the keyboard.
 3. Open iPhoto.
 4. Keep the Option  Command keys held down until you are prompted to rebuild 
 the library.
 5. A dialog will appear with rebuild options. Select the options you want to 
 use.
 6. Click Rebuild to begin the rebuild process. This may take a few minutes to 
 complete.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 06/08/2013, at 3:32 PM, Rob Phillips r.phill...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 Hi David
 
 If you hold down the option key when you launch iPhoto, you will get the 
 'rebuild' menu. Work thru the options one by one until it works again.
 
 Hope this helps.
 Rob
 
 PS Of course you've got a backup copy of your library
 
 On 6/08/13 3:11 PM, David Nicholas wrote:
 Hello all
 
 I have had a strange problem today.  When I opened iPhoto I had a message 
 that my Library needed to be repaired.  Of course I accepted that and it 
 went ahead.  But then I got a very disturbing message - Something like  
 Can't find the disk so can't save the Library.  To the best of my knowledge 
 I hadn't made any changes since I last opened it two days before.
 
 Using my first line of defence, I rebooted.  Now I had a friendly display 
 saying that to start using iPhoto I should put some photos in it.
 
 My iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie are stored on a separate Data disk as set up 
 by Daniel.  According to Finder, I have 189.97 GB in the IPhoto Library 
 sitting there which was most recently modified when I recently rebooted the 
 machine.  So it still exists, but whatever happened this morning has cut me 
 off from it.
 
 I have looked at various forums but can't see any solutions to my 
 particular problem.  iTunes and iMovie are working quite normally.  Can 
 anybody help me to reconnect iPhoto to its Library?
 
 David Nicholas
 
 iMac OS X  10.8.4
 2 GHz Intel Core i7
 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
 
 iPhoto 11  9.4.3
 iTunes 11.04
 iMovie 11  9.0.9
 
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Re: signature in Thunderbird

[David Nicholas]

Ronni

When I selected the TinyURL link below I was taken to a page from About.com 
which talked about a Security alert and gave me 3 links to visit.  This alarmed 
me so I deleted the page.

Is this normal behaviour for the TinyURL link?

David


On 18/07/2013, at 10:18 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:

 Hi Lynn,
 
 I guess you have read the Signature Switch FAQs.
 TinyURLhttp://tinyurl.com/q54ahe4
 Also
 http://hep.uni-freiburg.de/~rbianchi/signatures_switch_tip.html
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 On 18/07/2013, at 8:25 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
 
 Hi Lynn,
 
 Doesn't using the Thunderbird signature as in my previous email suit your 
 needs?
 I've never used Thunderbird, always Apple Mail ; but have changed quite a 
 few clients to using Apple Mail.app over the years.
 
 In Thunderbird you should be able to upload a file that contains your 
 signature.
 Check Attach the signature from a file instead and then click 'Choose'... To 
 select the file.
 The file can contain either plain or HTML-formatted text.
 
 If you have HTML-formatted signature, the message recipient must be able to 
 view HTML-formatted messages in their email program.
 If they have disabled this ability, the signature will be rendered in text 
 format and images will not be displayed.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 On 18/07/2013, at 7:45 AM, Lynn Koh lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote:
 
 Many thanks Ronni.
 
 When I was looking at the Thunderbird add-ons (needed a calendar - 
 Lightning, works perfectly), I had found 'Signature Switch' and read it up. 
 It also does what I want to do, having multiple signatures and selecting 
 which one I want to use based on what I am doing. Downloaded it, tried 
 using TextEdit to do my signature and point the path, but it does not work 
 properly when in an actual email message.
 
 Or should I not use Signature Switch?
 
 Many thanks!!!
 
 Regards
 Lynn
 
 
 On 17/07/13 8:28 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 Hi Lynn,
 
 Signatures are created in Thunderbird's Account Settings interface. 
 Click Tools | Account Settings, and then, in the left panel, select the 
 account for which you want to create a signature.
 
 To configure a plain-text signature, enter the text you want to append to 
 each outgoing message in the Signature text field. Plain text signatures 
 work with messages formatted both in HTML and in text.
 
 To use HTML formatting in your signature, check Use HTML and format the 
 Signature text with the desired HTML mark-up. If you send messages in text 
 (rather than HTML) format, text characters will be substituted for the 
 HTML markup.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 On 17/07/2013, at 11:11 AM, Lynn Koh lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote:
 
 hi all
 
 I am using:
 MBP 13-inch, Mid 2012
 OS X 10.8.3
 Running:
 Thunderbird 17.0.7
 
 Have looked everywhere in Thunderbird and the list archive to find 
 details on where I can find the signatures option, cant find where.
 
 any tips, location of signatures would be greatly appreciated.
 
 thanks and regards
 Lynn
 
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Mail display

[David Nicholas]

Hello all

I have a strange, very annoying problem with Mail Display on my MacBook Air.  I 
was away for a fortnight up in the Kimberleys, resolutely out of touch of Mail, 
my iPhone 5 and the net.  When I returned I found the problem.  I have searched 
through all the menus I can find, but I can't see how to fix it.  As well, I 
have an earlier model iMac with an earlier version Mail that works perfectly 
well.  The MacAir has Mail 6.3 and the iMac has 4.6.  I have updated all the 
software on both machines.

On the iMac, Mail display defaults to a split window which shows messages at 
the top and the content of a selected message at the bottom.  There is a bar 
between the two which can be moved up and down to alter the ratios.  Double 
clicking a message displays it in the current full Mail window.

That used to be the situation on the MacAir, but now there is no split window.  
It shows just the list of messages.  To view any of the message apart from the 
subject I have to double click it.  This is very time wasting because I can't 
go through the numerous mails which come in each day and quickly delete those I 
want to get rid of.  I have to actually open them to decide whether they go 
into Trash.

Is this the result of the latest version of Mail on Mountain Lion?  Surely not!

What have I done inadvertently to create this mess?  What can I do to fix it 
and got back to a split screen for message Display.

David Nicholas

MacBook Air  13-inch Mid 2012
2GHz Intel Core i7
8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
OS X 10.8.3
connected to a 27-inch Thunderbolt Screen
Mail 6.3 (1503) 

iMac 11.1  27-inch  about 2009
2.66 GHz Intel Core i5
8GB 10-67 MHz DDR3
Mail 4.6 (1085)
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Re: Mail display

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Michael

In the meantime, my brother in law, Alan, rang me and put me on the right 
track.  I have now found the magic bar and moved it to create my preferred 
two part Display window.

David Nicholas

On 23/05/2013, at 10:16 AM, Michael Hawkins michael.hawk...@mjhawkins.com.au 
wrote:

 David,
 
 I can't help with the screen display, but I can with filtering or screening 
 emails. I look at them on my iPhone. It has a much more efficient system than 
 laptop computers. I can very quickly use the edit function to skim through 
 the list if senders and subjects, delete in bulk the ones I don't want and 
 either read and answer the others or close Mail on the phone and access the 
 emails via my laptop.
 Preferences can be set so a bcc  of any answers I send from the iPhone is 
 sent to me, which means it's received and kept on my laptop.
 
 Cheers,
 
 Michael Hawkins.
 
 On 23/05/2013, at 10:03 AM, David Nicholas david...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 Hello all
 
 I have a strange, very annoying problem with Mail Display on my MacBook Air. 
  I was away for a fortnight up in the Kimberleys, resolutely out of touch of 
 Mail, my iPhone 5 and the net.  When I returned I found the problem.  I have 
 searched through all the menus I can find, but I can't see how to fix it.  
 As well, I have an earlier model iMac with an earlier version Mail that 
 works perfectly well.  The MacAir has Mail 6.3 and the iMac has 4.6.  I have 
 updated all the software on both machines.
 
 On the iMac, Mail display defaults to a split window which shows messages at 
 the top and the content of a selected message at the bottom.  There is a bar 
 between the two which can be moved up and down to alter the ratios.  Double 
 clicking a message displays it in the current full Mail window.
 
 That used to be the situation on the MacAir, but now there is no split 
 window.  It shows just the list of messages.  To view any of the message 
 apart from the subject I have to double click it.  This is very time wasting 
 because I can't go through the numerous mails which come in each day and 
 quickly delete those I want to get rid of.  I have to actually open them to 
 decide whether they go into Trash.
 
 Is this the result of the latest version of Mail on Mountain Lion?  Surely 
 not!
 
 What have I done inadvertently to create this mess?  What can I do to fix it 
 and got back to a split screen for message Display.
 
 David Nicholas
 
 MacBook Air  13-inch Mid 2012
 2GHz Intel Core i7
 8GB 1600 MHz DDR3
 OS X 10.8.3
 connected to a 27-inch Thunderbolt Screen
 Mail 6.3 (1503) 
 
 iMac 11.1  27-inch  about 2009
 2.66 GHz Intel Core i5
 8GB 10-67 MHz DDR3
 Mail 4.6 (1085)
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Problems with migrating MobileMe albums

[David Nicholas]

I had an MobileMe account which of course is now kaput.  I used it to display 
folders of photos to selected recipients.

Now, when I open iPhoto it tells me that it will transfer these folders into my 
Albums.  However, after a minute or so I get this message  The migration of 
your MobileMe albums could not be completed.  I get an option to Try Again, 
but get the same result.  I have been through this routine several times with 
no success.

It is not a complete disaster, as of course I have all the photos in various 
events and other albums, but I do like the choices I have made.  I have 
searched around to see what might help me, but I can't find anything relevant.

I'm running Snow Leopard and intend to go to Mountain Lion when it is finally 
released this month.  Can anybody suggest what I should do now?  Apart from 
resigning to harsh reality.

David Nicholas
10.6.8
2.66 GHz Intel Core i5
8GB 1067 MHz DDR3

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Re: Color Laser printer

[David Nicholas]

Severin (and others)

I have a Fuji-Xerox C1190 FS.  It's brilliant.

But it is now warning me that I should replace the Drum Cartridge soon.  I 
dropped in at East Vic Park Officeworks today where I get the ordinary 
cartridges.  No go.  Don't know about it.

Does anybody know where I can acquire a Drum Cartridge for the machine.

David Nicholas
now in Willagee with an ADSL speed of 9.2!


On 25/05/2012, at 1:49 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:

 My trusty Fuji-Xerox DocuPrint C525A is sadly breathing its last after many, 
 many pages of printing.  I am investigating a replacement and would welcome 
 suggestions and experience.  
 My use is for text printing with coloured letterhead and occasional artwork 
 of non critical standard.   Duplexing with double siding siding would be 
 useful but not essential.  
 Severin Crisp
 
 
   Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP
   15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia.
Phone  (08) 9842 1950   (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
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Re: Color Laser printer

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Ronni and Severin

I will check them both out.

David


On 25/05/2012, at 4:27 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Well after saying I nearly didn't send you the link ... I didn't send you the 
 link :(
 
 Here it is:  
 http://www.austin.net.au/ProductList/ProductDetail/tabid/104/ProductCode/PS-FX-DPC1190FS/Default.aspx
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni who does get carried away when the words Windows  Microsoft get 
 mentioned in a Mac email
 
 
 On 25/05/2012, at 4:22 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 Hi Severin,
 
 Austin Computers have Fuji Xerox DocuPrint C1190FS A4 
 Colour,12ppm(C),16ppm(B),600x600dpi,384MB,250sheet 34KG.
 They have a store in Rockingham, you could get Peter to grab one for you...
 
 I nearly didn't send you the link after reading this on their page:
 Before you checkout, remember to purchase a copy of Windows 7 and Microsoft 
 Office 2010 for your new PC or Laptop
 
 You're got to be kidding!!!  :-))
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 25/05/2012, at 4:16 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
 
 Thanks, David.  I see that City Software have your drum for $223, but not 
 the printer
 Regards
 Severin Crisp
 On 25/05/2012, at 3:36 PM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 Severin (and others)
 
 I have a Fuji-Xerox C1190 FS.  It's brilliant.
 
 But it is now warning me that I should replace the Drum Cartridge soon.  I 
 dropped in at East Vic Park Officeworks today where I get the ordinary 
 cartridges.  No go.  Don't know about it.
 
 Does anybody know where I can acquire a Drum Cartridge for the machine.
 
 David Nicholas
 now in Willagee with an ADSL speed of 9.2!
 
 
 On 25/05/2012, at 1:49 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
 
 My trusty Fuji-Xerox DocuPrint C525A is sadly breathing its last after 
 many, many pages of printing.  I am investigating a replacement and would 
 welcome suggestions and experience.  
 My use is for text printing with coloured letterhead and occasional 
 artwork of non critical standard.   Duplexing with double siding siding 
 would be useful but not essential.  
 Severin Crisp
 
 
   Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP
   15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia.
Phone  (08) 9842 1950   (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950)
email  mailto:sevcr...@westnet.com.au  
 
 
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Re: Cannot empty trash

[David Nicholas]

Ronni

Isn't that what Time Machine or other backups are for.  That doesn't involve 
special Data-Recovery software.

David


On 21/11/2011, at 3:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 
 On 21/11/2011, at 3:39 PM, Tim Law wrote:
 
 On Monday, 21 November 2011, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote:
 Bill,
 
 You must have “Empty Trash securely” selected in Finder  Preferences 
 Advanced.
 DON’T select “Empty Trash Securely” take the tick out of it.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 
 Out of interest and learning Ronni - why is this not a good idea?
 
 Is 'secure empty trash' never a good idea, or is setting it as default the
 problem?
 
 Hi Tim,
 
 When you just use the default ‘Empty Trash’ it is possible to recover many 
 deleted files using special Data-Recovery software. 
 For example, if you accidentally deleted/trashed a file you later find you 
 really should not have deleted, you have a chance of recovering that file.
 
 When you use “Secure Empty Trash”, you completely overwrite deleted files 
 (several times) that are in the Trash so no one can ever get to them.
 Your chances of recovering files is ‘zero’!
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
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 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
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Re: Reverting to SL

[David Nicholas]

Yes,

Fierefox is a disaster with Bankwest.  I've learned to always use Safari.

David


On 15/11/2011, at 2:39 AM, Kaye Tucker wrote:

 Hi John,
 
 Strangely enough, I have the opposite problem... I am with Bank West and I 
 can't use Firefox, only Safari !!!  Very weird.
 
 Kaye
 
 
 On 13/11/2011, at 9:50 AM, John Thompson wrote:
 
 Thanks for that latest Ronni.  
 
 I had actually looked at that site earlier this morning but did not download 
 the driver at that time as downloads from other sites failed to work and 
 Samsung did not list the ML-2010 in their current updates.  After going back 
 to the site, downloading and installing, the printer now works.  One down.  
 Now wait until tomorrow to contact Police  Nurses to see why their internet 
 banking site works on Firefox and no Safari - possibly some little upgrading 
 needed.  Will have another look at the iPrimus Accounts, which are inPDF 
 format.
 I don't want to go back to SL so will keep plodding on until this is sorted.
 
 Regards
 John
 On 13/11/2011, at 7:02 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 Hi again John,
 
 One of your problems should be solved with this …. Samsung ML- 2010 printer 
 driver for Lion: 
 
 /Quote:
 I actually have a Dell 1110 monochrome laser printer which, apparently, is 
 the same printer as the Samsung ML 2010. After much digging, I was able to 
 find and install the Samsung ML 2010 driver from Samsung's Australian 
 website. It is a 2.00 version; however, the drivers installed and 
 functioned properly, whereas the same 2.00 driver versions from Samsung's 
 USA site did not. I am running OS X Lion 10.7.1. Here is the link to the ML 
 2010 driver on Samsung's Australian site...
 
 
 http://www.samsung.com/au/support/detail/supportPrdDetail.do?menu=SP01prd_ia_cd
  =1704prd_mdl_cd=ML-2010%2FXSAprd_mdl_name=ML-2010srchword=ML-2010#
 /End Quote:
 
 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3213756?start=0tstart=0
 
 Are the iPrimus Accounts you can’t download in PDF format? I have not found 
 any issues with Safari downloading accounts etc. in Lion.
 
 What Bank Site can’t you access in Lion?
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 12/11/2011, at 2:42 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 Oh no John, 
 
 After all the work I did helping you install Lion on a bootable External 
 Drive so you could thoroughly test Lion out before installing Lion on your 
 Mac mini :(
 I specifically mentioned back then:
 /Quote:
 When you are completely sure everything works correctly in Lion on the 
 External Drive, this is how I would suggest you go about installing Lion 
 on your Mac mini etc etc “ …..
 
 I also at that time mentioned to you that:
 You can't revert to Snow Leopard Mail from Lion Mail.
 
 This is because Lion’s version of Mail uses a different format for its 
 message database than older versions.
 It’s not backward compatible.
 
 That’s why when you first open Mail in Lion OS X 10.7, it upgrades the 
 format of your messages.
 
 Because of the above, You would not be able to import 'Lion Mail' back to 
 'Snow Leopard Mail' if you decide to downgrade.
 Lion modifies the Mail files so that you cannot go back to Snow Leopard 
 Mail.”
 /End Quote:
 
 You can “ Downgrade to Snow Leopard” (as long as you are FULLY aware that 
 any mail you have sent and received while in Lion will not be able to be 
 imported into Mail in Snow Leopard, ( the reason why, explained above).
 
 If you have performed a TM backup using Lion be aware that you cannot 
 restore from that backup in Snow Leopard. 
 
 There are two ways that I can see how you can downgrade from Lion to Snow 
 Leopard, others may know of a better way than the two I mention below.
 
 Way ONE:
 How to Downgrade from Lion to Snow Leopard
  Assuming that, before upgrading to Lion, you created a 
 bootable duplicate of your old system on another volume, follow these 
 steps: 
 
1.  If you downloaded or modified any data while working in Lion, 
 be sure to save a copy of that data onto another volume before restoring 
 your cloned system. 
 
2.  Start up your Mac from a volume other than the one containing 
 Lion.
   This can be the hard disk or partition where your duplicate 
 system exists, a startup CD DVD, or any other volume with a valid Mac OS X 
 system. 
   (Unfortunately, Recovery Mode won’t work in this instance 
 because you need to run third-party software.) 
 
3.  Launch your backup program (such as SuperDuper or Carbon Copy 
 Cloner).
   Following the program’s instructions for making a bootable 
 duplicate, choose the volume where the duplicate exists as the source. 

  
   For the destination (or target), choose the volume containing 
 Lion. 
 
4.  Start the backup.
 
5.  When the backup finishes, choose the newly restored volume in 
 the Startup Disk 

Re: White Screen of death + can't eject CD

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Ronni

After we got the disk out the machine still wouldn't boot.

However after a several hour delay, my grandson had another go and it booted!  
It still boots.

I don't think the sticking boot was the real source of the problem, and I don't 
know what the problem really was.  Until it happens again that doesn't matter.

David


On 16/10/2011, at 7:03 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Hi David,
 
 Perhaps try to reset the Mac's PRAM, NVRAM, and Open Firmware. 
 
 Shut down the Mac, then power it up, and before the screen lights up, quickly 
 hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys, 
 until the Mac has chimed twice more after the powerup chime. 
 
 Then, before the screen lights up, hold down Command-Option-O-F until the 
 Open Firmware screen appears. 
 Then enter these lines, pressing Return after each one:
 
 reset-nvram
 set-defaults
 reset-all
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt
 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
 
 OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard 
 OS X 10.7.2 Lion
 Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
 
 
 On 15/10/2011, at 4:06 PM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 Update on my problem.
 
 We used a bit of cardboard and got the disk out.
 
 The machine still won't boot.  When it powers up the Chime sounds and  
 the white screen appears.  That's it.  I've tried Safe Mode.  No help.
 
 I now think that the sticking disk was unrelated to the real problem,  
 whatever it is.
 
 Technical help is required.
 
 David Nicholas
 
 
 On 15/10/2011, at 3:20 PM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 I need some help to get my machine working again.
 
 I have a 27 iMac with Snow Leopard up to date.
 
 This morning I had a screen problem after selecting an image from a
 Facebook entry.  The cursor showed a hand and would move over the
 screen but wouldn't select anything.  Eventually in desperation I
 turned the machine off at the back.  After lunch I opened the box of
 my new EyeTV Diversity.  Forgetting the machine was off I put the Eye
 TV disk into the slot and then turned the iMac on.
 
 When it starts to boot I get the Chime, the CD starts to whirr then it
 gives up after about 20 seconds and I am left with a white screen.
 
 The iMac is now dead and I can't eject the CD.
 
 I tried booting with various keys held down like Option then the Shift
 key.  The keyboard eject key had no effect.
 
 I would like to get the CD out of course and then try booting again.
 
 This message is coming from my wife's 24iMac.
 
 David Nicholas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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White Screen of death + can't eject CD

[David Nicholas]

I need some help to get my machine working again.

I have a 27 iMac with Snow Leopard up to date.

This morning I had a screen problem after selecting an image from a  
Facebook entry.  The cursor showed a hand and would move over the  
screen but wouldn't select anything.  Eventually in desperation I  
turned the machine off at the back.  After lunch I opened the box of  
my new EyeTV Diversity.  Forgetting the machine was off I put the Eye  
TV disk into the slot and then turned the iMac on.

When it starts to boot I get the Chime, the CD starts to whirr then it  
gives up after about 20 seconds and I am left with a white screen.

The iMac is now dead and I can't eject the CD.

I tried booting with various keys held down like Option then the Shift  
key.  The keyboard eject key had no effect.

I would like to get the CD out of course and then try booting again.

This message is coming from my wife's 24iMac.

David Nicholas
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Re: White Screen of death + can't eject CD

[David Nicholas]

Update on my problem.

We used a bit of cardboard and got the disk out.

The machine still won't boot.  When it powers up the Chime sounds and  
the white screen appears.  That's it.  I've tried Safe Mode.  No help.

I now think that the sticking disk was unrelated to the real problem,  
whatever it is.

Technical help is required.

David Nicholas


On 15/10/2011, at 3:20 PM, David Nicholas wrote:

 I need some help to get my machine working again.

 I have a 27 iMac with Snow Leopard up to date.

 This morning I had a screen problem after selecting an image from a
 Facebook entry.  The cursor showed a hand and would move over the
 screen but wouldn't select anything.  Eventually in desperation I
 turned the machine off at the back.  After lunch I opened the box of
 my new EyeTV Diversity.  Forgetting the machine was off I put the Eye
 TV disk into the slot and then turned the iMac on.

 When it starts to boot I get the Chime, the CD starts to whirr then it
 gives up after about 20 seconds and I am left with a white screen.

 The iMac is now dead and I can't eject the CD.

 I tried booting with various keys held down like Option then the Shift
 key.  The keyboard eject key had no effect.

 I would like to get the CD out of course and then try booting again.

 This message is coming from my wife's 24iMac.

 David Nicholas
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Re: Pages Security issue - any suggestions?

[David Nicholas]

Peter

What you have suggested works.

I deleted the file from Keychain, changed the Password and didn't check the box 
to save to Keychain.  Now it requires the Password each time I open it.

I think I know why this problem arose very recently.  I conducted a review of 
my Passwords to strengthen them.  I actually entered this Password directly 
into Keychain, not from opening the file.  So Pages found the Password for me.

Thank you Peter, and thank you for making a suggestion Ronni.  I'm sticking 
with Peter's solution which is a lot simpler.

David Nicholas  


On 30/09/2011, at 7:20 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:

 
 On 29/09/2011, at 11:32 AM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 I have just discovered what seems to be at first look a serious security 
 problem with the latest Pages on Snow Leopard.  Or perhaps it is just my 
 machine.
 
 I have a pages document which is security protected with a Password.  Today, 
 not having closed the machine the night before, I used the file but then 
 closed it, as part of demonstrating to my partner how the security works!  
 However, when I re-opened it there was no screen requiring a Password  I 
 fussed around for a while, then rebooted the machine and the same thing 
 happened.  To the best of my memory today is the first time a Password has 
 not been required.
 
 I went into Inspector and sure enough on the Document menu the Require 
 password to open box was ticked.  I went off to Change password.  I 
 entered the Old password which I store in my personal short term memory and 
 then entered (twice of course) a new password - stored in the same place.  
 Now I rebooted my machine and sure enough when I opened the file it required 
 a password, which I entered successfully.
 
 However, when I again rebooted the machine the file opened without requiring 
 a password.
 
 It seems as if when I first open the file using the correct current password 
 that password is then stored somewhere which survives the file being closed 
 or the machine being rebooted.  When I change the password that new password 
 doesn't go into whatever memory is being used until it is used to open the 
 file.
 
 I'm fairly sure that this is the first time I have observed this behaviour.  
 I often close down the machine at night, but not always.  I didn't last 
 night, but I did the night before and therefore would have had to open the 
 file yesterday morning.  I don't remember what happened when I opened it, 
 but I assume I would have noticed if the password wasn't required.
 
 Can anybody shed light on this anomalous behaviour?  It's an important file 
 which I want to keep protected.  Have I somehow allowed someone out there 
 access to my iMac to plant some kind of Trojan?  I could start a rather 
 tedious procedure where I always change the password before I close the 
 file.  Any suggestions?
 
 
 
 I have just tried this on my system, and it works fine, as long as you DON'T 
 click the checkbox which allows you to save the password to your keychain. If 
 you turn that option on, the file open without question, but only on your 
 computer while logged into your account. If you send that file to someone 
 else, they will definitely need the password every time, unless they, too, 
 elect to save the password in their keychain.
 
 Open your file again, change the password to something different, hen close 
 it and open it again. This time you will be asked for a password, and you 
 will be able to uncheck that checkbox. 
 
 
 Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
 FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
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 Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
 
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Re: Pages

[David Nicholas]

Darrel

Earlier this year my wife completed a book.  I was her typist/graphics artist 
etc.  It ended with just under 400 pages with very many graphics, photos, maps 
etc - hundreds.  A lot of the early text was done with Word, but when I started 
to insert the illustrations Word's hopeless control of their locations drove me 
to try out Pages which I had never before used.  It was a revelation.  I don't 
know what Ronni meant by large.  We divided the book into chapters, one of 
which had 84 pages with more images than that.  Once I had mastered the simple 
rules for image placement and location it was brilliant.

For me that's it after decades with Word.  Pages has a few quirks where I think 
the Word solution is better, but overall, for our large document with lots of 
pix, there is no comparison in ease of use and controlled output.

Pages 09 4.1
iMac OS X  10.6.8

David Nicholas



On 29/09/2011, at 10:05 PM, Darrel McGuiness wrote:

 Ronni,
 The same as Tom's query.
 I am writing a book and have started a number of Chapters (7 so far) in 
 Pages; some I have also converted to Word.
 Would appreciate yours and others comment on this. Would Word be better??
 Regards
 Darrel
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Pages Security issue - any suggestions?

[David Nicholas]

I have just discovered what seems to be at first look a serious security 
problem with the latest Pages on Snow Leopard.  Or perhaps it is just my 
machine.

I have a pages document which is security protected with a Password.  Today, 
not having closed the machine the night before, I used the file but then closed 
it, as part of demonstrating to my partner how the security works!  However, 
when I re-opened it there was no screen requiring a Password  I fussed 
around for a while, then rebooted the machine and the same thing happened.  To 
the best of my memory today is the first time a Password has not been required.

I went into Inspector and sure enough on the Document menu the Require 
password to open box was ticked.  I went off to Change password.  I entered 
the Old password which I store in my personal short term memory and then 
entered (twice of course) a new password - stored in the same place.  Now I 
rebooted my machine and sure enough when I opened the file it required a 
password, which I entered successfully.

However, when I again rebooted the machine the file opened without requiring a 
password.

It seems as if when I first open the file using the correct current password 
that password is then stored somewhere which survives the file being closed or 
the machine being rebooted.  When I change the password that new password 
doesn't go into whatever memory is being used until it is used to open the file.

I'm fairly sure that this is the first time I have observed this behaviour.  I 
often close down the machine at night, but not always.  I didn't last night, 
but I did the night before and therefore would have had to open the file 
yesterday morning.  I don't remember what happened when I opened it, but I 
assume I would have noticed if the password wasn't required.

Can anybody shed light on this anomalous behaviour?  It's an important file 
which I want to keep protected.  Have I somehow allowed someone out there 
access to my iMac to plant some kind of Trojan?  I could start a rather tedious 
procedure where I always change the password before I close the file.  Any 
suggestions?


David Nicholas

Pages 09 4.1

iMac OS X  10.6.8

iTunes 10.4

David Nicholas
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Re: iTunes folder permissions problem (was: I can't register my new iPad)

[David Nicholas]

Ronni

Thanks for your response.

With frequent consultations with Alan I have done the things you mention.  I 
have a Shared Folder. Apple Support suggested I check permissions of the Shared 
Folder, but they are all OK.  We decided to Deauthorise the Computer and then 
Reauthorise it, but it wouldnt  let me.  It gave a message There was an error 
storing your authorization information on this computer.  The required file was 
not found or has a permissions error.  Correct this permissions problem and try 
again, or deathorize this computer if the permissions cannot be changed.

That seemed to have circular advice in it, and didn't give me a clear path.

Can you suggest anything further Ronni?

David

iMac OSX  10.6.8
iTues 10.4





On 26/07/2011, at 4:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Hi Alan,
 
 You mentioned you have changed permissions on the Home  Music  iTunes Music 
 Folder  ALL enclosed folders.
 
 You need to check and see that you have both Read AND Write permission on the 
 iTunes Music folder AND on all folders within it. 
 Log in to the account where the library resides and navigate to the Music 
 folder through Finder. 
 The File  Get Info and check your permissions.
 Unlock the little lock at the bottom of this window 
 To change them, you need to input the Admin password. 
 
 The click the 'little cog’ and “Apply to enclosed items”.
 As its very important, to make sure that Read and Write permission is applied 
 to ALL enclosed folders. 
 
 Failing this, does David have a backup of his iTunes Folder when it was all 
 working correctly?
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 26/07/2011, at 2:35 PM, Alan Smith wrote:
 
 
 On 23/07/2011, at 12:19 PM, David Nicholas david...@iinet.net.au  
 submitted I can't register my new iPad
 
 I have been assisting David by phone to analyse his problem with I can't 
 register my new iPad, and now look for more experienced WAMUG help.   I 
 changed the thread subject line because there were no responses to the 
 original posting and I thought the most significant problem lay with the 
 second item David raised.   All problems are still there!
 
 PART A:iTunes alert message stated by David after purchasing the iPad 
 iBooks app:
 
  iTunes couldn't download your purchase.   You don't have access for your 
 iTunes Media folder or a folder within it. Change permissions (in the 
 Finder) and then choose Store  Check for Available Downloads.
 
 
 Action taken: 
 (1)  Books and Apps were included in the iTunes Preferences to show in the 
 Library.
 (2)  Repair Disk Permissions run  on the Macintosh HD via Disk Utility.  (No 
 problems indicated).
 (3) The iTunes Media folder (located under User/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media) 
 and all enclosed items were given full R/W permissions  privileges, even 
 though all individual visible folders were already set OK.  Noted that a 
 folder called Downloads (empty) exists under iTunes Media.
 
 iMac restarted and iTunes reloaded etc: still get same Alert message when 
 checking for available downloads.  
 
  PART B:  David had also attempted to purchase an iTunes music item and got 
 a different Alert warning:
 
 We could not complete your iTunes Store request. You do not have enough 
 access privileges for this operation. There was an error in the iTunes 
 Store.  Please try again later.
 
 This alert message appears immediately iTunes is loaded.   So it may refer 
 to the act of loading the software, or to the unfinished sale of the 
 unsuccessful music purchase.   The iStore can be accessed and browsed 
 without problems.   It shows David as logged in and he can see his account 
 status etc.
 
 Action taken:
 (1)  Tried later and next day - no change.
 (2)  Confirmed folder permissions for Macintosh HD / Library / Preferences 
 were OK for David as admin.
 (3)  Confirmed folder permissions for User / Library / Preferences were OK 
 for David as admin.
 (4)  Confirmed user security Firewall is off.
 
 I searched the Apple Support HT and TS files for permission issues but the 
 specific Alerts received have no diagnostic advice.   So, a lot of time 
 invested for no clear result.  Is it time for a .plist trashing?  Or to 
 re-install iTunes 10.4?  (I can't give any advice about these!)   
 
 By the way, David has an older iMac (OSX 10.5.8) on the same home network 
 that has no problems with iTunes, purchases, etc.   The new iPad can access 
 iTunes Store (and download items) via WiFi with no problems.  Therefore 
 Apple ID, network and internet assumed to be OK.   But the iMac-iTune 
 problem is making the iPad sync process hairy.
 
 
 Regards, Alan
 
 Alan Smith
   iMac 21.5 Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 4M - OSX 10.6.8
   iPad2;  ATV2   
 
 
 
 
 On 23/07/2011, at 12:19 PM, David Nicholas david...@iinet.net.au  wrote:
 
 For the past 12 hours I have been trying to register my new iPad.
 
 When I select Register Now it tells me the following
 
 Could not complete the iTunes Store request.  The store may be busy.
 Check your Internet

Re: iTunes folder permissions problem (was: I can't register my new iPad)

[David Nicholas]

Ronni

Yes, alan is correct - I am under some time pressure - BUT

You are right.  The problem did arise after a migration from my older Mac to 
the new one.

And your solution worked.  I deleted the SC Info file, restarted, went to the 
Apple Store, spent US$1.69 on some Beethoven (the A$ is getting more valuable 
right now) and it has come down and I am playing it.

Thanks you very much.

David


On 26/07/2011, at 5:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Hi again Alan  David,
 
 I’ve studied your email more thoroughly. Did this problem arise after a 
 migration from an older Mac to a new Mac?
 Especially this message David received first.
 
  iTunes couldn't download your purchase.   You don't have access for your 
 iTunes Media folder or a folder within it. Change permissions (in the 
 Finder) and then choose Store  Check for Available Downloads.
 
 Try doing removing the /Users/Shared/SC Info directory and restart.
 
 1. In the top finder bar, go to GO  Go to Folder (Shift+Cmd+G)
 2. Type in “/Users/Shared/SC Info”
 3. Click ‘Go’
 4. Switch to Column View if you’re not in it already
 5. Delete the “SC Info” folder
 6. Restart
 
 Or, if you’re OK in the terminal, type this in from the command line:
 rm /Users/Shared/SC\ Info
 
 And then restart.
 
 Let me know how you get on please.
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 26/07/2011, at 4:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 Hi Alan,
 
 You mentioned you have changed permissions on the Home  Music  iTunes 
 Music Folder  ALL enclosed folders.
 
 You need to check and see that you have both Read AND Write permission on 
 the iTunes Music folder AND on all folders within it. 
 Log in to the account where the library resides and navigate to the Music 
 folder through Finder. 
 The File  Get Info and check your permissions.
 Unlock the little lock at the bottom of this window 
 To change them, you need to input the Admin password. 
 
 The click the 'little cog’ and “Apply to enclosed items”.
 As its very important, to make sure that Read and Write permission is 
 applied to ALL enclosed folders. 
 
 Failing this, does David have a backup of his iTunes Folder when it was all 
 working correctly?
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 On 26/07/2011, at 2:35 PM, Alan Smith wrote:
 
 
 On 23/07/2011, at 12:19 PM, David Nicholas david...@iinet.net.au  
 submitted I can't register my new iPad
 
 I have been assisting David by phone to analyse his problem with I can't 
 register my new iPad, and now look for more experienced WAMUG help.   I 
 changed the thread subject line because there were no responses to the 
 original posting and I thought the most significant problem lay with the 
 second item David raised.   All problems are still there!
 
 PART A:iTunes alert message stated by David after purchasing the iPad 
 iBooks app:
 
  iTunes couldn't download your purchase.   You don't have access for your 
 iTunes Media folder or a folder within it. Change permissions (in the 
 Finder) and then choose Store  Check for Available Downloads.
 
 
 Action taken: 
 (1)  Books and Apps were included in the iTunes Preferences to show in the 
 Library.
 (2)  Repair Disk Permissions run  on the Macintosh HD via Disk Utility.  
 (No problems indicated).
 (3) The iTunes Media folder (located under User/Music/iTunes/iTunes Media) 
 and all enclosed items were given full R/W permissions  privileges, even 
 though all individual visible folders were already set OK.  Noted that a 
 folder called Downloads (empty) exists under iTunes Media.
 
 iMac restarted and iTunes reloaded etc: still get same Alert message when 
 checking for available downloads.  
 
  PART B:  David had also attempted to purchase an iTunes music item and got 
 a different Alert warning:
 
 We could not complete your iTunes Store request. You do not have enough 
 access privileges for this operation. There was an error in the iTunes 
 Store.  Please try again later.
 
 This alert message appears immediately iTunes is loaded.   So it may refer 
 to the act of loading the software, or to the unfinished sale of the 
 unsuccessful music purchase.   The iStore can be accessed and browsed 
 without problems.   It shows David as logged in and he can see his account 
 status etc.
 
 Action taken:
 (1)  Tried later and next day - no change.
 (2)  Confirmed folder permissions for Macintosh HD / Library / Preferences 
 were OK for David as admin.
 (3)  Confirmed folder permissions for User / Library / Preferences were OK 
 for David as admin.
 (4)  Confirmed user security Firewall is off.
 
 I searched the Apple Support HT and TS files for permission issues but the 
 specific Alerts received have no diagnostic advice.   So, a lot of time 
 invested for no clear result.  Is it time for a .plist trashing?  Or to 
 re-install iTunes 10.4?  (I can't give any advice about these!)   
 
 By the way, David has an older iMac (OSX 10.5.8) on the same home network 
 that has no problems with iTunes, purchases, etc.   The new iPad can access 
 iTunes Store (and download items

I can't register my new iPad

[David Nicholas]

For the past 12 hours I have been trying to register my new iPad.

When I select Register Now it tells me the following

Could not complete the iTunes Store request.  The store may be busy.
Check your Internet connection or try again later.

I suppose it is possible the iTunes store is busy with people downloading Lion 
- but really - I have been trying this repeatedly over a long time.  I have 
checked the Apple discussion forum and other people have the same problem with 
no suggested solutions offered.

I have a second problem related to the iTunes App store from my iMac.

I tried to download iBooks as an iPad App and got the following

iTunes couldn't download your purchase
You don't have access for your iTunes Media folder or a folder within it. 
Change permissions (in the Finder) and then choose Store  Check for Available 
Downloads.

However when I check my Media folder I can't find any permissions which are not 
read and write.

I tried to download a book from the iTunes store and got the same error message.

Now comes the ridiculous situation.  I have successfully downloaded the app and 
a book using my new iPad.  Therefore my Apple ID connection is OK.

Are there any suggestions?

iMac OS X  10.6.8

iTunes 10.4

David Nicholas







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Re: Google+ Invites [First 15]

[David Nicholas]

Kyle

Yes, I'd like to try it.

David Nicholas
0401 011 212

On 10/07/2011, at 6:22 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote:

 Last time I'm going to ask today, you want an invite e-mail me.
 --
 Regards Kyle
 -
 Kyle Kreusch: This E-Mail Was Dictated Using One OF Nuance Communications, 
 Dictate Products
 -
 User Next, Apple and Macintosh User Group: Website | Facebook | Twitter
 -
 
 
 
 On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 2:30 PM, Maria Obiageli Chukwu-Ike 
 obydea...@gmail.com wrote:
 I'm in! Thanks Kyle
 
 
 On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Kyle Kreusch kylekreu...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi All WAMUG
 
 Invites are currently open again for Google+ if you would like one please 
 e-mail me your Gmail address to aug...@gmail.com sorry no Google Apps 
 customers with your full name and e-mail address.
 
 You may not be able to get in straight away but registrations have been 
 opened the last two days between 1 and 5 AM, You are also welcome to respond 
 to this e-mail on list if you would prefer.
 
 --
 Regards Kyle
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 Dictate Products
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Re: Google+ Invites [First 15]

[David Nicholas]

Hello Ronni and others interested in this thorny subject

I am interested in Google+ because I am researching these kinds of sites for 
some club websites I manage.  In particular, I am being pressured to give links 
to Facebook and Twitter accounts.  I have done so on one of the sites.

Thank you for drawing our attention to that section in the Terms of Service.  I 
can read.  So I can see what it says.  Yuk.

David

On 11/07/2011, at 10:29 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 
 Hello Paul,
 
 If you are having a ‘jab’ at me for asking WAMUG members to check before they 
 sign-up for Google+ , I’m very disappointed.
 
 Look at the times members have downloaded and installed something without 
 finding out all the details first, and then we (the members who give support 
 on WAMUG) try to sort out for them.
 
 That is why we try to inform members to “read the fine print”, do some 
 research before ‘jumping in feet first’ (for lack of a better term).
 I’m not ‘inciting fear’ into people, I’m just trying to get them to be aware 
 of what they are signing up for or installing, so they don’t make an ‘error 
 of judgement’ and then have to pay the consequences.
 
 All I’m trying to do is alert WAMUG Members to “Read the Fine Print BEFORE 
 You Sign Up”.
 
 Paul, have you read the Google Terms of Service”?
 I have!   
 This section in particular:
 
 /Begin Quote:
 
 “By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a 
 perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to 
 reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly 
 display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or 
 through, the Services.”
 
 “You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content 
 available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google 
 has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such 
 Content in connection with the provision of those services.”
 
 “You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to 
 provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your 
 Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such 
 changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to 
 the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or 
 media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.”
 
 /End Quote:
 
 http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS
 
 Regards,
 Ronni
 
 
 On 11/07/2011, at 8:01 AM, Paul K wrote:
 
 Hi All,
 
 Yes, scepticism is a healthy thing. 
 
 Fear however clouds our judgement.
 
 Many sites out there, not just social networking ones, require information 
 from their members to function meaningfully.
 So if Google+ requires information as a cost to the user it must offer a 
 benefit as a reward.
 It is up to the individual user to assess if the deal is a good one for them.
 I am still yet to see any risk in this and I fear there is unfounded fears 
 being whipped up here. I am not saying 'join Google+'. I am saying be 
 realistic. You take a bigger risk eating chicken from a bayne marie but you 
 do it, no?
 Sure FB has had some bad things happen, but do you hear Today Tonight 
 shouting about the benefits from their rooftop? Or Ronni for that matter?
 
 You need to remember that no social situation is without risk; 'don't 
 mention war or politics at the dinner table'. The risk is that you will show 
 your opinion leaving you open to opposing views. Big woop. If you don't like 
 that kind of heat why would you consciously ask to be allowed in the 
 kitchen? A: for the benefits of an open conversation with other people.
 You weigh the risk(?) and make the choice.
 
 Sorry but I'm a bit hung up on that word risk. To me it comes across as 
 hyperbole.
 
 Cheers
 Paul
 
 
 
 
 
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How do I display an image inline in Mail messages?

[David Nicholas]

I don't want to often, but sometimes I would like to display an image in an 
email, rather than attaching it to be opened.  I know it can be done because I 
have received such mails - from iTunes and others - and my electronic signature 
can display images.

I know about Show Stationery, but the options there and the templates don't 
fit the plain simple message style I want.

Is it possible to get my desired result in Mail or do I have to abandon Mail 
and go to gmail, with a different email address,  and try out their options?

David Nicholas

Mac OS X 10.6.7
2.66 Ghz Intel Core 15
Mail 4.5




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Re: How do I display an image inline in Mail messages?

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Peter.  I will have a go and experiment with some internal messages 
before using long suffering friends.

David


On 27/04/2011, at 8:43 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:

 
 
 On 27/04/2011, at 7:57 AM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 I don't want to often, but sometimes I would like to display an image in an 
 email, rather than attaching it to be opened.  I know it can be done because 
 I have received such mails - from iTunes and others - and my electronic 
 signature can display images.
 
 I know about Show Stationery, but the options there and the templates 
 don't fit the plain simple message style I want.
 
 Is it possible to get my desired result in Mail or do I have to abandon Mail 
 and go to gmail, with a different email address,  and try out their options?
 
 David Nicholas
 
 Mac OS X 10.6.7
 2.66 Ghz Intel Core 15
 Mail 4.5
 
 Simply drag your image onto your email message, and it will be displayed 
 inline. The trouble is that you have absolutely no control over how the 
 receiver's email client is going to display or handle your content. In fact, 
 many Windows users complain that when they receive images inline in this 
 fashion from Mac users that while they can see the image, they cannot extract 
 it from the email. This is entirely dependent upon their email client.
 
 Bear in mind that email, at the most basic level, is only able to handle raw 
 text. All images, movies, sounds, PDFs, etc, must be attached to the 
 message. Various tricks have been tried by a myriad email clients out there 
 over the years to hide this fact, but nonetheless, attachments they remain.
 
 One of the most common tricks, started by Microsoft in Outlook Express many 
 years ago, is to send your message in the form of an HTML page. In this way, 
 the message is sent as pure test (because that is what HTML is) and all the 
 images, sounds, etc are referenced by the HTML code.
 
 Apple Mail does not use compose its messages using HTML, instead it uses Rich 
 Text Format (RTF). The exception to this is if you create a message using 
 Mail's Stationery feature, which does use HTML.
 
 If you want to send a message using HTML, you'll have to use a different mail 
 client such as Mozilla's Thunderbird which does have a full HTML editing 
 environment. Your final message is still displayed at the whim of the 
 recipient's email client, however, and is therefore always unpredictable.
 
 Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
 FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
 Perth, Western Australia
 Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948
 
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Re: Certificate Hijacking

[David Nicholas]

Ronni 

Thanks for the advice which I have followed.

But I don't understand what 'certificate hijacking' is.  It sounds bad.

Can you explain it briefly?

David Nicholas


On 25/03/2011, at 3:13 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Hello WAMUGers,
 
 Recently there was announced 'certificate hijacking' when using the web to 
 access SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) sites.
 
 I checked my Keychain to see what was the ‘Default’ setting; to find that 
 OCSP is not enabled by Default.
 It is OFF.
 
 To  Enable it:
 1.  Open Keychain Access from Applications  Utilities. Choose Keychain 
 Access  Preferences.
 2.  Click on the Certificates tab. 
 Set the first two options, for OCSP and CRL, to Best Attempt, 
 and leave priority set to  OCSP
 
 This will tell Safari, or any other program that uses the built-in 
 certificates on Mac OS X, to check these servers before accepting any SSL 
 certificate on a web site.
 
 Definitions:
  “Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)” 
  “Certificate Revocation List (CRL)”
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
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Re: Certificate Hijacking

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Ronni.

I now have a fairly good idea of what it is about.  I didn't notice any stories 
about the hijacking.

David


On 25/03/2011, at 4:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

 Hi David,
 
 On 25/03/2011, at 3:29 PM, David Nicholas wrote:
 
 Ronni 
 
 Thanks for the advice which I have followed.
 
 But I don't understand what 'certificate hijacking' is.  It sounds bad.
 
 It is!
 
 Can you explain it briefly?
 
 Not really briefly, as I don’t know how much you understand about Secure 
 sites and Security.
 I’ll try to give a brief explanation.
 
 The Security Part:
 When you surf the web, you trust certain web sites where you provide 
 confidential information, such as credit card numbers, or where you access 
 and send e-mail. 
 Certain applications that connect to remote servers also depend on this type 
 of trust. 
 A broad system based on the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol ensures that 
 when you visit a web site, such as Apple.com, Amazon.com or Google’s Gmail, 
 that the site is indeed what it pretends to be. 
 
 Example: Google’s Mail:
 The HTTPS Communication Process
 
 Basically works out as follows:
 
 1. The client browser connects to http://mail.google.com on port 80 using 
 HTTP.
 2. The server redirects the client HTTPS version of this site using an HTTP 
 code 302 redirect.
 3. The client connects to https://mail.google.com on port 443.
 4. The server provides a certificate to the client containing its digital 
 signature. 
 This certificate is used to verify the identity of the site.
 5. The client takes this certificate and verifies it against its list of 
 trusted certificate authorities.
 6. Encrypted communication ensues.
 
 If the certificate validation process fails then that means the website has 
 failed to verify its identity. At that point the user is typically presented 
 with a certificate validation error and they can choose to proceed at their 
 own risk, because they may or may not actually be communicating with the 
 website they think they are talking to.
 
 Now the Hijacking part:
 
 There are a limited number of companies authorised, and recognised, who issue 
 such certificates. One of these, Comodo,  was recently hacked, and certain 
 individuals were able to buy nine digital certificates for major web sites, 
 including mail.google.com, login.yahoo.com, login.skype.com and 
 addons.mozilla.org. 
 
 This means that the malicious users who obtained these certificates will be 
 able to set up web sites that can spoof users who check for the visual signs 
 of trust shown above. They may be able to use these for phishing attacks as 
 well; when you click on a link, and go to a site, if you see these signs 
 indicating security, you’re likely to trust them.
 
 In addition, this goes beyond just web usage. The same system is used when 
 you log into Gmail using an e-mail program, or when you log into Skype via 
 their application. When using public wifi networks, it’s possible that a 
 man-in-the-middle attack may be able to spoof local DNS resources and lead 
 you to a booby-trapped server.
 
 Now Preventing a Hijacking Attack:
 Is to make sure that OCSP  the settings I mentioned below are ON to ensure 
 that your Mac is protected. 
 This affects not just Safari, but Mac OS X in general; certificate validation 
 is a system-wide API. 
 However, not all applications use this system
 
 Note: Comodo has revoked these certificates, and they are listed in Comodo’s 
 current Certificate Revocation List (CRL).
 In addition, browsers which have enabled the Online Certificate Status 
 Protocol (OCSP) will interactively validate these certificates and block them 
 from being used.
 
 Hope that helps explain a bit for you.
 
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
 
 
 On 25/03/2011, at 3:13 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
 
 Hello WAMUGers,
 
 Recently there was announced 'certificate hijacking' when using the web to 
 access SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) sites.
 
 I checked my Keychain to see what was the ‘Default’ setting; to find that 
 OCSP is not enabled by Default.
 It is OFF.
 
 To  Enable it:
 1.  Open Keychain Access from Applications  Utilities. Choose Keychain 
 Access  Preferences.
 2.  Click on the Certificates tab. 
 Set the first two options, for OCSP and CRL, to Best Attempt, 
 and leave priority set to  OCSP
 
 This will tell Safari, or any other program that uses the built-in 
 certificates on Mac OS X, to check these servers before accepting any SSL 
 certificate on a web site.
 
 Definitions:
  “Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)” 
  “Certificate Revocation List (CRL)”
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 
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Re: Mail problem

[David Nicholas]

My mail problem is now fixed.  The iinet support system worked very well.  I 
haven't had to use support for a few years now - that's a plus for iinet, isn't 
it.  This morning I got straight through to someone in Sydney - I haven't had 
such an instant response since my first years with iinet back in the late 90s.  
I had to reinstall my Mail and then it worked.  The problem was irritating.  
The solution was very reassuring.


David
0401 011 212

On 14/09/2010, at 10:02 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:

 
 Yeh...appears to have corrected itself now ;o)
 No errors anymore. 
 Kind Regards
 Daniel
 
 Oh,..and how's this for a rumour,...
 http://www.macrumors.com/2010/09/14/steve-jobs-reportedly-barred-from-bring
 ing-ninja-stars-on-private-plane-in-japan/
 LOL
 
 
 On 14/9/10 9:58 PM, Pedro pfow...@iinet.net.au wrote:
 
 Evening All
 
 Just got home from work and check mail (iinet) and everything worked fine ...
 ( Coogee exchange )
 
 Pedro
 
 On 14/09/2010, at 8:47 PM, Eugene wrote:
 
 Graeme and Andrew,
 
 as Mail tries to check both of my iiNet mail accounts it is requesting
 passwords, this has occurred most of tonight. My other account is fine.
 
 Must be an iiNet thing.
 
Regards,
Eugene
 
 
 
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 So am I as of tonight. Not previously a problem
 Request for password seemed odd?
 
 I am located at Mt Pleasant if that is important
 
 Graeme
 On 14/09/2010, at 5:34 PM, Andrew wrote:
 
 
 
 I am having a problem sending mail. Emails get stuck in the outbox and I 
 am
 getting request for password, both for iinet and Yahoo accounts.
 Occasionally one will be sent. I have tried a restart but it is still 
 doing
 the same. Receiving mail without difficulty. Any suggestions?
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Migrating iPhoto iTunes

[David Nicholas]

I have acquired a new iMac and I have used Migration Assistant with an Ethernet 
connection to bring across material I have on my previous iMac - Mac OSX 2Ghz 
Intel Core Duo  2GB  667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.

I seem to have everything except iPhoto and iTunes.  They are both up to date 
on both machines.  I can't work out how to bring them across.  It's probably 
obvious but just now I can't see how.

Can anybody tell me how?


David Nicholas
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Re: Migrating iPhoto iTunes

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Rod.

It worked.


David Nicholas
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On 17/07/2010, at 8:04 PM, Rod Blitvich wrote:

 Finder
 Pictures
 iPhoto Library (copy it to your new iMac Pictures folder replacing the 
 existing library assuming there are no photos you want in that one)
 
 Finder
 Music
 iTunes Folder  (copy it to your new iMac Music folder replacing the exisiting 
 library assuming there is no music you want in that one)
 
 cheers
 Blitto
 
 
 
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 I have acquired a new iMac and I have used Migration Assistant with an 
 Ethernet connection to bring across material I have on my previous iMac - 
 Mac OSX 2Ghz Intel Core Duo  2GB  667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
 
 I seem to have everything except iPhoto and iTunes.  They are both up to 
 date on both machines.  I can't work out how to bring them across.  It's 
 probably obvious but just now I can't see how.
 
 Can anybody tell me how?
 
 
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Re: Financial Advice from the Storm warning about buying a car

[David Nicholas]

Denise, and others south/east of the river

I succeeded in lodging a claim with Western Power.  I didn't use  
Graeme's link, but entered the address manually, as far as / 
yourPowerSupply/  and then I selected the rest progressively.


Our power was off for over 50 hours so I think we will meet the 12 hr  
figure.


David



On 26/03/2010, at 7:02 AM, Denise Williams wrote:


Hi All
Thanks for forwarding this about SYNERGY rebate.
We were out for more than 12 hours so I tried to submit my claim  
but at the end of putting in all my details, the email that should  
have gone through, via their web page, failed. I also needed a  
username and password.

Might try again later - $80 is $80, after all!
And on another issue. If anyone is thinking of grabbing a bargain  
at the car yards BEWARE of not being able to get insurance  
coverage. Our insurer won’t even give THIRD PARTY insurance to a  
car that has ANY damage. Not happy. So our son is driving around  
without ANY insurance (we thought he had 3rd party but on  
investigation, find he hasn’t). His car resembles a golf ball’s  
surface, having been parked at UWA. They may give  you 3rd party if  
you swap your existing policy onto another car.


Cheers
Denise williams




I received the text below from what I believe to be a reliable source
I do not have a claim but others may be interested to know of this

Graeme Winters
Imac 27

I hope you have survived the storm and enjoy the new speed dimples  
your car may now possess. You may not be aware that Western Power  
will rebate $80 off your next bill if your power was out for more  
than 12 hours. The form to claim this is available here ;


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Warning about IE browers on the ABC

[David Nicholas]

This is a very interesting story posted on ABC news this morning.  You  
can read it at


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/19/2795684.htm

Here is the intro

The Federal Government has ramped up warnings about Microsoft's web  
browser Internet Explorer, which has come under attack from hackers.
The Government is warning that people risk having their computers  
infiltrated and passwords stolen unless they install temporary fixes  
from Microsoft or use alternative browsers.
The Government says Microsoft has acknowledged all recent versions of  
the program are vulnerable.


Of course we've known that for years

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Re: Images in MS Word

[David Nicholas]

Hello Severin

I have been helping my wife with her family history which includes  
many many pictures.  We did the text in Word, but once I started to  
try to embed the pix I came up against Word.  Word, embedded  
pictures!!   Yuk!  Yuk!  Yuk!


So I tried Pages.  It is fantastic.  Try it and see why.

David Nicholas



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I am having my usual annoyance as I prepare my Christmas family  
newsletter, liberally illustrated with photos inserted into a Word  
(Office 2008) document.   These are JPEG images, ex Photoshop with  
embedded profiles but many suffer an extreme colour variation on  
being embedded in the Word document, bleaching is the best way to  
describe it ant it can be partly recovered by the adjustments within  
Word.  But why does this happen?  I notice exactly the same effect  
in PowerPoint.  Is it just an adjustment of the Apple gamma value to  
the MS one, I suspect there is something deeper.

Information would be welcomed!
Severin Crisp
I always send the newsletter out as a PDF, there seems to be no  
further  colour maladjustment in that step.


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Re: .tif and Snow Leopard

[David Nicholas]

Thanks for this one, James.

It fixed an annoying difficulty I have had in downloading csv reports  
from Toastmasters International with Leopard.


David




On 12/09/2009, at 9:46 AM, James Devenish wrote:



Hi Neil,

Sorry I missed your original posting. I use CSV files extensively. The
issue is that 10.5's QuickLook doesn't have a setting for CSV files --
it treats them as unknown. You can download a nifty CSV plugin for
QuickLook here: http://code.google.com/p/quicklook-csv/ (I have used
this one...there may be others). In 10.6, CSV is understood natively.

James


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Re: Mail Address book

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Rob

That has allowed me to get rid of some troublesome former addresses.

Except in  Previous Recipients I got a button for Remove from List

David





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On 06/08/2009, at 2:19 PM, Ken Jackson wrote:



Hi folks,
how does one remove obsolete addresses from the Mail Address book  
please?
I've just done a archive instal, my address book should be the same  
as it was I thought but my Groups are missing?


Thanks,

Ken


Addresses can come from either of 2 places

Under the Window drop down menu find   Previous Recipients

and I think once you find one to delet , click once on it and hit  
the Delete key


In Address Book  Click once on the name adn  Delete


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Re: OS update 10.5.7

[David Nicholas]

Hello Ronni

I'm quite ignorant here.  I must have missed something.

What's the Combo and how do I access it?

David



On 13/05/2009, at 8:46 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:



On 13/05/2009, at 7:14 AM, Susan Hastings wrote:

Hi, the forums indicate some are having problems with this update.  
Has anyone tried installing it yet. Susan.


Hi Susan,

I haven't had any problems since installing OS X 10.5.7. I did  
install the Combo, I didn't install using Software Update.


I always install the Combo versions of OS updates. The Mac OS X  
Update Combo is 729MB size.
It installed without any hiccups and I have not experienced any  
problems so far.


It took approx. 14 mins to install and does two restarts (so don't  
panic when it seems to hang a bit after the first restart).


Cheers,
Ronni


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Re: OS update 10.5.7

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Susan

David


On 13/05/2009, at 9:29 AM, Susan Hastings wrote:


here's the link

http://support.apple.com/downloads/Mac_OS_X_10_5_7_Combo_Update
On 13/05/2009, at 9:15 AM, David Nicholas wrote:


Hello Ronni

I'm quite ignorant here.  I must have missed something.

What's the Combo and how do I access it?

David



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On 13/05/2009, at 7:14 AM, Susan Hastings wrote:

Hi, the forums indicate some are having problems with this  
update. Has anyone tried installing it yet. Susan.


Hi Susan,

I haven't had any problems since installing OS X 10.5.7. I did  
install the Combo, I didn't install using Software Update.


I always install the Combo versions of OS updates. The Mac OS X  
Update Combo is 729MB size.
It installed without any hiccups and I have not experienced any  
problems so far.


It took approx. 14 mins to install and does two restarts (so don't  
panic when it seems to hang a bit after the first restart).


Cheers,
Ronni


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Problems with Firefox 3.06 and Safari 3.1.2

[David Nicholas]

I have Mac OS X 10.5.5 with 2Ghz Intel Core Duo

Since I upgraded to 3.06 I have an annoying problem.  I have the same  
problem with Safari, which I identified when Firefox failed.  I had  
been using Firefox exclusively for this process until then, so I don't  
know when Safari started to play up, or if it ever worked.


I am active in Toastmasters and frequently go onto club sites which  
handle the registration of new members.  The process is that I enter  
the new member details onto a form and then click a link to confirm  
the details.  This used to work perfectly well, but now it hangs for  
2+ mins and then I get various messages which come to the same thing


Connection Interrupted

The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading.

The network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection.  
Please try again.


Etc

I have asked for help from Toastmasters, but don't have any response.   
That's bad news.


I've been on the Firefox user pages etc and can't identify anything  
that looks like my problem.


Two associates who use Explorer don't have the problem.  I definitely  
don't want to reactivate Explorer if I can avoid it.  I've cobbled  
together a workaround solution in which I scan Membership Application  
Forms and email them, but since Toastmasters put all these processes  
online, it has become increasingly slower and more cumbersome to use  
this alternative process.


Can anyone suggest what might be the problem, and what I do to fix it?

David Nicholas
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Re: Mail problems - lost local mailboxes

[David Nicholas]

Thanks Bob.  Yes I have resolved the problem.  It was very simple once  
I stumbled on it.


David


On 17/09/2008, at 5:27 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 17/09/2008, at 10:01 AM, David Nicholas wrote:



When I booted up this morning and clicked on Mail, I got a message  
about an update.  Foolishly, I chose the update.  The result was  
that the update clobbered my mail choice of iinet and substituted a  
mobileme connection which didn't allow me to access my previous mail.


I don't know if this is connected with my update last week from  
Tiger to Leopard.


After initial panic, I rang the iinet help line and got excellent  
help.  I've reconnected to iinet and deleted mobileme.  However, I  
haven't been able to display my local mailboxes.  They are on the  
machine all right - I can find them and their messages via mail/ 
library/mailboxes but they don't display as before in my left hand  
menu.  Even worse is that when I go through the mail/library/ 
mailboxes route, the message names are numerics, and don't display  
the headers.


There is probably a simple box to tick somewhere in Mail  
Preferences, but I can't find it.


Can anybody suggest where to look.

David Nicholas



Did you resolve this problem


Bob


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Mail problems - lost local mailboxes

[David Nicholas]

When I booted up this morning and clicked on Mail, I got a message  
about an update.  Foolishly, I chose the update.  The result was that  
the update clobbered my mail choice of iinet and substituted a  
mobileme connection which didn't allow me to access my previous mail.


I don't know if this is connected with my update last week from Tiger  
to Leopard.


After initial panic, I rang the iinet help line and got excellent  
help.  I've reconnected to iinet and deleted mobileme.  However, I  
haven't been able to display my local mailboxes.  They are on the  
machine all right - I can find them and their messages via mail/ 
library/mailboxes but they don't display as before in my left hand  
menu.  Even worse is that when I go through the mail/library/mailboxes  
route, the message names are numerics, and don't display the headers.


There is probably a simple box to tick somewhere in Mail Preferences,  
but I can't find it.


Can anybody suggest where to look.

David Nicholas

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Sound is on the blink

[David Nicholas]

My sound system has gone haywire.  I can get a sound output from my  
saved files in iTunes, but when I download video files from various  
sources I get sight but no sound.


I'm using a 20 iMac with 10.4.11.

I've looked at all the Preferences etc I can find but nothing seems  
to be switched off.


Has anybody got any suggestions?


David Nicholas
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Re: Sound is on the blink

[David Nicholas]

No, I don't have Perian installed.

I do have the latest Quicktime Pro.  That doesn't seem to help.

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On 21/07/2008, at 10:03 PM, Pontifex Family wrote:


My sound system has gone haywire.  I can get a sound output from my
saved files in iTunes, but when I download video files from various
sources I get sight but no sound.

I'm using a 20 iMac with 10.4.11.

If you have installed Perian (which supplies codecs for audiovisual  
files),

you may wish to update it.  I think some of its codecs are no longer
compatible with the latest Quicktime update.  Note in the Perian  
readme, it
suggests deleting certain other codecs to minimise conflicts with the  
Perian

supplied codecs.

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Re: Bigpond mail problems: FW: Delivery Status Notification (Delay)

[David Nicholas]

I've been having this problem since last Friday.

Once I identified what was going on I have been contacting bigpond  
users by phone to send them important information.


In the long run this will be a PRO disaster for Bigpond.  Many of its  
users now know they are not getting important emails they need.  Some  
of them will shift.  Serve Bigpond right.



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Re: Embedded images in Mail ??

[David Nicholas]

I have installed the Loki software.  It cost me A$18.05.

It works perfectly.  What an improvement!

David Nicholas


On 13/12/2007, at 9:34 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:

Hello fellow WAMUGGERS,

How the heck do you stop Image and PDF attachments embedding in the  
email itself ?

It does not seem to happen with Excel files.
I have gone through Mail Preferences several times but cannot find  
any way of switching this off.
I have friends who are not happy about receiving attachments that are  
not attached.


Any suggestions (other than using another application)?


Regards,
Stephen Chape


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Re: Startup chord

[David Nicholas]

Thanks to Clyde for asking the question and to Ronni for answering it.

I had learned to live with the problem.  Now, it's fixed.

David









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Mail attachments on the Mac

[David Nicholas]

Some of my recipients are having problems with receiving my mail  
attachments.


My picture files - jpg etc - display within the message rather than  
as a named attachment at the end.  Doc files however display as  
standard attachments at the end.


I have tracked this down to a setting in Mail where apparently there  
is a choice between inline and attachment.  My default is currently


Content-Disposition: inline;

Does anybody know how I can change this to default to   Content- 
Disposition: attachment;


It has become a problem because a Toastmaster International recipient  
in California says they can't open a page I scanned and sent as an  
attached file.  But it displays in the body of the message.





David Nicholas








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Music editor

[David Nicholas]

Hi,

Just new to the Mac world, looking for a good music editor for OS X  
that will let me record ABC streamed broadcasts and then edit the  
music tracks.  Currently Cakewalk Pyro on a PC does this very well.


Thanks if you can assist.

David.

Transferring files Win-Mac

[David Nicholas]

Hi,

I am trying to transfer files from my old Windows XP machine to my  
new 10.4.4 iMac Core Duo.  The machines are connected via a wireless  
network (Wireless Extreme on the iMac).


I have tried connecting from the Mac to the Win XP using the standard  
Network menu.  This lets me transfer files *slowly* (up to about 90KB/ 
sec).  I also tried the other way, connecting to the Mac from the Win  
XP, this was worse, with transfers up to about 40KB/sec.


Standard Safari based downloads from the Internet achieve up to 380KB/ 
sec (over ADSL2).


Can I get a faster connection over wireless?  I have an ethernet  
cable (Win XP to router) - can I just connect this to the Mac  
ethernet port and transfer files?


Thanks if you can assist.

David.