Re: new macbook pros
Hi all, Have you tried Zero Three in Victoria for 17 Macbook Pro. 1300 036227 - a friend of a friend managed to secure one from them yesterday. David On 15/06/2012, at 10:22 AM, cm wrote: Yes, true. There is always a risk involved when buying refurbished. Sometimes they have been returned with a problem and repaired. If you are lucky they have been returned because the user changed their mind about the screen size or about switching from Windows -- but of course one will never know when you buy a refurbished model. Regards, Carlo On 15/06/2012, at 10:19 , Ronda Brown wrote: Yes Carlo, but they are refurbished 17 MacBook Pros... not new! That is a big difference. I know they come with the full Apple Warranty - 12 months hardware etc, but I want a new MacBook Pro NOT a refurbished MBP :( Cheers, Ronni On 15/06/2012, at 10:13 AM, cm wrote: Yes, you're right. I got the wrong terminology for the warranties. You can thank me later for pointing you to the last of the 17 MacBook Pro in stock. :-) Regards, Carlo On 15/06/2012, at 10:08 , Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Carlo Not meaning to be pedantic, or sound like Im being rude,… but I think you mean full Apple warranty. (i.e. 12 months hardware warranty and 90 days Apple phone support). AppleCare warranty is the extended warranty that is 3 years hardware and phone support. (Which you can still purchase on the refurb units as well,..) Just wanted to clarify that just incase. :o) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 15/06/2012, at 9:59 AM, cm wrote: Hi all, If you still want a 17 MacBook Pro they appear to be available still as refurbished models. They come with the full AppleCare warranty. http://store.apple.com/au/product/FC723 Regards, Carlo On 14/06/2012, at 22:09 , Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Ronni Yes, knew you wouldn't be a very happy vegemite. (Could double tell seeing as you posted the same link from my message as well :oP) LOL. (Sorry, couldn't resist,…must be that lack of sleep from storms and no food or coffee) :oP I think there are quite a few let down MacBook Pro 17 owners, who are having to look at the 15 MBP-RD. Or a 15 with an external screen,…which doesn't always work for every environment. One of my clients only works with her laptop on the kitchen table then puts it away when people come over. So looking at a 15 with external screen isn't really an option as it's too much to lug around to put it away. So a downgrade from 17 to 15 isn't her most favourite option either. And not many places have the just superseded 17 left in Perth. (Wholesalers didn't, Joondalup didn't, MaxStyle didn't,..bar the previous model ex demo). Stocks were pretty much out before it was discontinued,…) So yeh,..can understand where you're coming from. Kind regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 14/06/2012, at 10:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Daniel, I am so disappointed that Apple are discontinuing the 17 MacBook Pro. I have been waiting for an upgrade to be announced. Dropping support for their top of the range, two highest professional Computers, the Mac Pro 17 MacBook Pro. Purely because they don't sell as many as other models! Apple are now catering for the multi media, social media customers, not the professional users. I have always updated every one of laptops; 17 PowerBook, 17 MacBook Pro to latest models when released. Now Apple want to force me to use a 15 MacBook Pro... When I want the extra size screen ... A 17 screen! Ronni is NOT a Happy Little Vegemite :( Some interesting reviews at AnandTech. MacBook Pro Retina Display Analysis http://www.anandtech.com/show/5998/macbook-pro-retina-display-analysis Windows 8 on the Retina Display MacBook Pro http://www.anandtech.com/show/6008/windows-8-on-the-retina-display-macbook-pro Hard to say, Cheers Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 13/06/2012, at 9:52 PM, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Carlo Though I agree with you on the screen, and I'm not arguing that point that it's a great machine,.. (not matter how many times you quote that comment) :oP my concern (and I use that term lightly,..more of a query perhaps),..is how the screen will handle upsizing or scaling or whatever it's called of non Retina written software. The last three paragraphs of this article are a bit of what I'm thinking… http://www.extremetech.com/computing/130819-analyzing-the-macbook-pro-with-retina-display/2 Because I know what doubling on the iPad is like for non native Apps. It can look chunky and clunky and messy. Also, how small does
Address Book
Hi, I am setting up my iMac for my wife as a new user there are certain things I would like to transfer, in particular our Address Book... can someone please advise the simplest way todo this please. Many thanks, David Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Address Book
Thanks Ronni running OSX 10.7.4 Will try the transfer tomorrow and let you know how I get on. David Sent from my iPad On 25/05/2012, at 5:34 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi David, What OS X are you running? To transfer Address Book data across. /Home/Library/Application Support/AddressBook (copy the whole folder) If you have any Address Book Plugins /Home/Library/Address Book Plug-Ins (copy the whole folder) Place the folders in the same location in your Wife's Home Account. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.4 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 25/05/2012, at 5:14 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi, I am setting up my iMac for my wife as a new user there are certain things I would like to transfer, in particular our Address Book... can someone please advise the simplest way todo this please. Many thanks, David Sent from my iPad -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Mac sale - be quick
Thanks Ray... had the same message... all 27 iMacs already sold but did have 21.5 3.2ghz available at $999. David On 18/05/2012, at 8:54 AM, Ray Forma wrote: You may be interested in some new Macs and Apple attachments and software for sale at: http://www.camerasdirect.com.au/catalogsearch/result/index/?limit=30mc_cid=389841ed87mc_eid=5b78d79916q=appleutm_campaign=389841ed87-Apple_Slash_and_Burn5_18_2012utm_medium=emailutm_source=Camerasdirect.com.au+P%2FL+List Limited stock so you'll have to be quick. Example: Apple 27in iMac Desktop Computer 3.20GHz i3 $1,199.00 I have no financial interest of any kind in this organisation but have had good service from them in the past so I thought Wamuggers may be interested. Regards, Ray Forma Mob +61 (0) 428 596938 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Seagate Goflex Satellite
Hi All, A couple of weeks back we were working a string on the Seagate Goflex Satellite wi-fi external drive which has been specially developed for iPhone and iPad users (or other tablets... whatever they may be!) who find that up to 64GB is insufficient storage required to meet their needs on the go. As promised this is the follow up now that I have purchased and played. Firstly, I think everyone needs to understand this product is very much a work in progress and I believe as more and more people feedback to Seagate they will further enhance their software to make this product even more user friendly. Simply put for me anyway, it has been a great addition albeit a little frustrating as with all new devices to get to understand how to get the best out of the machine. The fact it works is great and you can store up to 480GB of information in audio, video, picture/photo and most document formats and then have this ready and waiting to be either downloaded or streamed to your weapon of choice in a few seconds or minutes depending on size of the file is great (for me it also provides the added bonus of a security back up in addition to my other external hard drive). The fact that it only uploads in set formats and you cannot upload things like playlists from iTunes or folders from iPhoto in their format, is a bit of a pain as you have to then rework the folders... time consuming and lots of duplication of effort. The app that accompanies the drive (download from iTunes) is also a work in progress and I think following a long list of complaints already the upgrades that have been made have helped but it is still prone to annoying error messages from time to time. All in all I am pleased with the investment. The best deal I managed at the time was from Officeworks, $199 plus free delivery. For those of you seriously needing to carry lots of extra info/date, music/video files I would say this is the best tool on the market I have found so far and hopefully will improve further and become even more user friendly. Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: 1Password
Thanks Stuart was going to download and install everything yesterday until my good friends at Telstra decided to cut off my phone and broadband... and hey, it's the weekend and trying to get anyone there to resolve the problem now is. well frankly impossible!! Hopefully I will be reconnected on Monday. Thanks again, David On 27/04/2012, at 8:24 PM, Stuart Breden wrote: Easy David. Make sure you have the extensions on your browsers on each device. Set up a Dropbox account. I use it with Safari and Firefox. then pain sailing. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 Please consider the environment before printing this email On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: 1Password
Thanks Justin - rainy day forecast tomorrow so I may get into this then. D. On 26/04/2012, at 2:55 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi David, i really like it. remember to set up synching between devices (manual process) which happens over your wifi network... Best regards Justin Davies On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: 1Password
Thanks Justin - rainy day forecast tomorrow so I may get into this then. D. On 26/04/2012, at 2:55 PM, Justin Davies wrote: Hi David, i really like it. remember to set up synching between devices (manual process) which happens over your wifi network... Best regards Justin Davies On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iPAD External Storage
Hi Peter, I am interested in the Seagate Goflex Satellite as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so far is $205 at BigW.. cheaper in the US of course$169 at Walmart and $179 at BH New York. D. On 25/04/2012, at 1:19 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: I have an iPAD 2 and am considering purchase of an external storage unit such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive. There are quite a few of these devices on the market now and I am asking whether any of the gurus here use any of them. Any comments, road tests, pluses/minuses, etc? Comments I have seen on places such as Amazon on all of these units seem very mixed. Appreciate any views. . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iPAD External Storage
Hi Ronni, Yep that is a downside I have a quite extensive photo library (34GB) and music library (78GB) which I often need to refer to when I travel, plus I do like to take movies and tv shows with me and books to while away the boring hours of journey time Goflex I see this as a way of doing all this without tieing up the space on my iPad. I will however have another look at the Kingston Wi-Drive. has anyone any experience of this model? I am sure like everything, a new and better model will be along soon, but at the moment the Goflex seems to fit the bill the best unless of course someone knows of something else that maybe released in the next 8 weeks before I set off again? David On 26/04/2012, at 6:30 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, You are aware that The Seagate GoFlex portable hard drive 500GB The one downside to using the GoFlex Satellite is that, unlike the Kingston Wi-Drive, you can't connect to the Internet while you're connected to the Satellite. It's a bummer considering the connected nature of the iPad. http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/storage/seagate-goflex-satellite.aspx http://forwardthinking.pcmag.com/hard-drives/291140-the-kingston-wi-drive-a-slim-way-to-expand-your-tablet-storage http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2388571,00.asp Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 26/04/2012, at 4:39 PM, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote: Hi Peter, I am interested in the Seagate Goflex Satellite as well depends what you read on the reviews, Cnet doesn't much like it but I have read reviews from the US where people are raving about it, especially multi iPad families. I am going to give it a go best price I have seen so far is $205 at BigW.. cheaper in the US of course$169 at Walmart and $179 at BH New York. D. On 25/04/2012, at 1:19 PM, Peter Sealy wrote: I have an iPAD 2 and am considering purchase of an external storage unit such as the Seagate GoFlex Satellite or Kingston Wi-Drive. There are quite a few of these devices on the market now and I am asking whether any of the gurus here use any of them. Any comments, road tests, pluses/minuses, etc? Comments I have seen on places such as Amazon on all of these units seem very mixed. Appreciate any views. . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: 1Password
Thanks to Ronni and everyone else for the info I plan to go with 1Password today. David Sent from my iPad On 27/04/2012, at 8:18 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Lynn, Short answer; Yes! Longer answer follows below ;-) What 1Password License do I need? A 1Password for Mac single-user license allows you to install and use it on as many Macs as you own. We like to call this our Sane Licensing Model™--there is only one of you, so we think you should need only one license for 1Password for Mac to use it on all your Macs! If you are not the only person using 1Password for Mac, then you require additional single-user licenses or a family license for 1Password for Mac. 1Password for Windows: 1Password for Windows requires a separate license. Note: Your 1Password license is platform-specific. This means that you need a 1Password for Mac license to register 1Password in OS X and a 1Password for Windows license to register 1Password in Windows. 1Password for iOS: 1Password for iPhone and 1Password for iPad are sold separately. They can be purchased from Apple's iTunes App Store. Family License: The family license allows up to five family members living in the same household to use 1Password. Each family member will not receive their own license. After purchasing a family license from our store, you will receive your license and receipt via e-mail. Share this license with your family so that they can register 1Password using their own computers or user accounts. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 27/04/2012, at 7:57 AM, lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote: hi looking at getting the 1password app as well and have been looking at the agilebits website about it. i may get the one for mac and the pro for ipad and iphone. so heres my one and only questions about it: if i want to have 1password on my ipad AND iphone, do i have to get 2 licences for the app or can i use the 1 licence for 2 devices? and im not a fan of syncing with dropbox either. thanks. regards lynn - Original Message - From: Peter Hinchliffe hinch...@multiline.com.au To: wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Friday, 27 April, 2012 7:44:23 AM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: 1Password On 26/04/2012, at 9:03 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David If 1Password were simply a password protector it would still come highly recommended, but it goes much further than that. It is also an excellent repository for all your software licence codes/serial numbers, credit card details, passport details, etc, all nicely tucked away in a secure environment which can be synced across all your devices. It also allows information like credit card details to be used to autofill forms in web browsers. It's an indispensable tool. Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 046 948 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
1Password
Hi All, I have noted from several members recently that they use the 1Password App. I am about to make the jump in purchasing this App for both our iPads and iPhones, plus our iMac. Just enquiring as to whether there is anything I should know understand about the setup process to make life easier and also to reconfirm that this is the best password protector on offer at the moment. Many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Routers
Hi All, I currently have a very old ADSL router supplied free when I first joined with Westnet some 8 years ago. Living in the country and 3 kms from our nearest local exchange with only ADSL 1 available currently, can anyone advise on a replacement router as my old one I fear is giving up the ghost. The Router is connected to an Airport Extreme with 2 x Airport Express linked to the wi-fi network to improve range and to run speakers. Many thanks in advance for any advice. David iMac - 3.06 Intel Core 2 Duo/ 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Memory - running Lion 10.7.3 iPad 1 2 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Routers
Many thanks to one and all for the suggestions. Will take a decision over the next couple of days to upgrade, David On 23/04/2012, at 7:01 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi David, Just a thought but - if you are going to change your router, think about whether you might want to change your phone to VOIP and, if so, whether you want to look at a router that incorporates VOIP - Billion is one manufacturer which offers this. We did this several years ago with a Billion router and Internode's NodePhone VOIP service and it was all pretty easy to set-up and works well - and we too are in Albany and on ADSL1. Now Georgie can call her mum in Perth as often as she feels like and natter on for as long as she likes without running up a large Telstra bill ;o) Severin, I wouldn't hold my breath on getting NBN in Albany by 2014 - http://www.nbnco.com.au/rollout/rollout-map.html?address=Western+Australia% 2C+6330%2C+Australia Says: Work to commence within three years - we will commence work in your area from Dec 2014 in phases with last work scheduled to commence in Jun 2015*. It is estimated that the average time from work beginning to NBN services being available is 12 months. So the EARLIEST start is currently DEC 2014 with the service being available (on average) a year later. So even on their own projections we could expect the NBN to be actually available in the Albany in the first half of 2016! However, if you remember when they originally SAID we would get digital TV - and then when they ACTUALLY turned it on - then it wouldn't be that surprising if they don't actually meet their schedule ;o) Time will tell! Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 23/4/12 2:54 PM, Severin Crisp at sevcr...@westnet.com.au wrote: David, I have had long and reliable, faithful service from a D-Link DSL 504 on ADSL 1 in Albany and I can highly recommend this, or what is probably now a later version. I am using it with an Airport Extreme. Severin Crisp NBN coming sometime - 2014 it seems. I would rather stick with what I have than have our planted verge dug up for a fibre cable and speed I do not need. Fibre to the node I would be happier with! On 23/04/2012, at 2:40 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I currently have a very old ADSL router supplied free when I first joined with Westnet some 8 years ago. Living in the country and 3 kms from our nearest local exchange with only ADSL 1 available currently, can anyone advise on a replacement router as my old one I fear is giving up the ghost. The Router is connected to an Airport Extreme with 2 x Airport Express linked to the wi-fi network to improve range and to run speakers. Many thanks in advance for any advice. David iMac - 3.06 Intel Core 2 Duo/ 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Memory - running Lion 10.7.3 iPad 1 2 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug 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 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iMessage Problem
Hi Ronni, OK... now I see the issue my iPad is picking up from my old Airport Express, rather than the Airport Extreme Base Station hence the different IP Addresses how do i get the iPad to link with the Extreme only? D. On 03/04/2012, at 1:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, OK, if you can send from your iPhone Network. Check you Wi-Fi DNS settings on your iPad “Home Network”. Settings Wi-Fi … select your Network then click the arrow to see IP Address, Subnet Mask, Router, DNS check they are correct. Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:42 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Yes they appear to be coming through but then when I reply cannot send. But now here is a funny thing I switched from my home wi-fi network and used my iPhone 4s as a hotspot and the messages went?!! Thanks, David On 03/04/2012, at 1:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, Are you receiving iMessages ok? Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:07 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I went to a number of forums before getting to this point but was not exactly comfortable with what some were proposing. I have an iPad 2 64GB Wi-fi only model which has suddenly decided not to let me Send any messages. When I press Send the bar at the top of the page reaches approx 90% and then stops a minute later the exclamation mark appears in a red circle to say the message could not be sent. I have tried turning iMessage on and off, I have tried a reset. I have tried turning the wi-fi on and off as well but all to no avail. Any suggestions please. many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iMessage Problem
Hi Ronni, Oh dear what have I done?!! The IP address on the Airport Extreme when I check in Airport Utility is different to the address shown under Network? And the iPad IP Address is different to both of them?!! D. On 03/04/2012, at 2:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, The iPad should connect to the 5GHz Wireless Network if you have a dual-band Apple Wireless Network setup. On your iPad Go to Settings Wi-Fi select the correct 5GHz Network. It should then connect to that Network in the future. Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 2:10 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, OK... now I see the issue my iPad is picking up from my old Airport Express, rather than the Airport Extreme Base Station hence the different IP Addresses how do i get the iPad to link with the Extreme only? D. On 03/04/2012, at 1:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, OK, if you can send from your iPhone Network. Check you Wi-Fi DNS settings on your iPad “Home Network”. Settings Wi-Fi … select your Network then click the arrow to see IP Address, Subnet Mask, Router, DNS check they are correct. Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:42 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Yes they appear to be coming through but then when I reply cannot send. But now here is a funny thing I switched from my home wi-fi network and used my iPhone 4s as a hotspot and the messages went?!! Thanks, David On 03/04/2012, at 1:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, Are you receiving iMessages ok? Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:07 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I went to a number of forums before getting to this point but was not exactly comfortable with what some were proposing. I have an iPad 2 64GB Wi-fi only model which has suddenly decided not to let me Send any messages. When I press Send the bar at the top of the page reaches approx 90% and then stops a minute later the exclamation mark appears in a red circle to say the message could not be sent. I have tried turning iMessage on and off, I have tried a reset. I have tried turning the wi-fi on and off as well but all to no avail. Any suggestions please. many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iMessage Problem
Sorry about this Ronni I think I may have misinterpreted. The DNS settings are the same on the iMac and the iPad for my home network. Now what seems to have happened following a firmware update I did on the Airport Extreme yesterday and also my new Airport Express, which I purchased to extend my network, is create a second Home Network which has become the default. The iPad will connect to the old network but not the new one? I have to take off for a meeting now so will revisit all this a little later thanks so much for your help so far. D. On 03/04/2012, at 2:39 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, The iPad IP Address will be different to the Airport Utility Network settings. Your Airport Network will be in Bridge Mode. The iPad should show the Router DNS. Is the iPad connecting to the Network and sending and receiving iMessages and email and surfing the web on your Wireless Network? Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 2:37 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Oh dear what have I done?!! The IP address on the Airport Extreme when I check in Airport Utility is different to the address shown under Network? And the iPad IP Address is different to both of them?!! D. On 03/04/2012, at 2:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, The iPad should connect to the 5GHz Wireless Network if you have a dual-band Apple Wireless Network setup. On your iPad Go to Settings Wi-Fi select the correct 5GHz Network. It should then connect to that Network in the future. Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 2:10 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, OK... now I see the issue my iPad is picking up from my old Airport Express, rather than the Airport Extreme Base Station hence the different IP Addresses how do i get the iPad to link with the Extreme only? D. On 03/04/2012, at 1:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, OK, if you can send from your iPhone Network. Check you Wi-Fi DNS settings on your iPad “Home Network”. Settings Wi-Fi … select your Network then click the arrow to see IP Address, Subnet Mask, Router, DNS check they are correct. Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:42 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Yes they appear to be coming through but then when I reply cannot send. But now here is a funny thing I switched from my home wi-fi network and used my iPhone 4s as a hotspot and the messages went?!! Thanks, David On 03/04/2012, at 1:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, Are you receiving iMessages ok? Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:07 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I went to a number of forums before getting to this point but was not exactly comfortable with what some were proposing. I have an iPad 2 64GB Wi-fi only model which has suddenly decided not to let me Send any messages. When I press Send the bar at the top of the page reaches approx 90% and then stops a minute later the exclamation mark appears in a red circle to say the message could not be sent. I have tried turning iMessage on and off, I have tried a reset. I have tried turning the wi-fi on and off as well but all to no avail. Any suggestions please. many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iMessage Problem
Thanks Ronni I finally cracked it... and as usual it was because I hadn't followed instructions to the letter!! I have 3 Airport Expresses. the 2 old ones that I use for speakers and printer which are the old flavour and can only be tasked on Airport Utility 5.6. The Airport Extreme Base Station and also the recently purchased Airport express which I use to extend my network are of course 5ghz for some reason my iPad had decided to attach itself to the old Airport Express? Why? Anyway I went back and reset both of the old AE's and voila... all good! But it took 3 hours!! Thanks again as always for your invaluable help. David On 03/04/2012, at 4:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, I won’t be back on WAMUG Mailing list tonight, I now have Clients work to finish. If your Airport Extreme and Airport Express are both 802.11N you would setup a 'Simultaneous dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi base station’ On the Extreme you would “Create a Wireless Network” “Allow this Network to be Extended”. On the Airport Express to “Extend a Wireless Network”. Some Wi-Fi devices use the 2.4GHz wireless band, including iPhone, iPod touch, and devices using 802.11b/g. Other devices can use the higher-speed 5GHz band, such as the latest 802.11n-based Mac computers and Apple TV iPad. Instead of choosing one of the bands, AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule, Airport Express 802.11n now operates simultaneously on both bands, and your multi-band devices automatically use the best available band. This means all your Wi-Fi devices get the fastest possible wireless performance and the best possible range. If you need more help setting up a Airport Extreme N Dual-Band Base Station Network , I did a Tutorial some time back which you can download at ronnibrown.net the page is: http://ronnibrown.net/Airport_Extreme_N_Dual-Band_Wi-Fi_Network.html I possibly will be around WAMUG Mailing list sometime tomorrow. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 03/04/2012, at 2:57 PM, David Wood wrote: Sorry about this Ronni I think I may have misinterpreted. The DNS settings are the same on the iMac and the iPad for my home network. Now what seems to have happened following a firmware update I did on the Airport Extreme yesterday and also my new Airport Express, which I purchased to extend my network, is create a second Home Network which has become the default. The iPad will connect to the old network but not the new one? I have to take off for a meeting now so will revisit all this a little later thanks so much for your help so far. D. On 03/04/2012, at 2:39 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, The iPad IP Address will be different to the Airport Utility Network settings. Your Airport Network will be in Bridge Mode. The iPad should show the Router DNS. Is the iPad connecting to the Network and sending and receiving iMessages and email and surfing the web on your Wireless Network? Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 2:37 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Oh dear what have I done?!! The IP address on the Airport Extreme when I check in Airport Utility is different to the address shown under Network? And the iPad IP Address is different to both of them?!! D. On 03/04/2012, at 2:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, The iPad should connect to the 5GHz Wireless Network if you have a dual-band Apple Wireless Network setup. On your iPad Go to Settings Wi-Fi select the correct 5GHz Network. It should then connect to that Network in the future. Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 2:10 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, OK... now I see the issue my iPad is picking up from my old Airport Express, rather than the Airport Extreme Base Station hence the different IP Addresses how do i get the iPad to link with the Extreme only? D. On 03/04/2012, at 1:52 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, OK, if you can send from your iPhone Network. Check you Wi-Fi DNS settings on your iPad “Home Network”. Settings Wi-Fi … select your Network then click the arrow to see IP Address, Subnet Mask, Router, DNS check they are correct. Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:42 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Yes they appear to be coming through but then when I reply cannot send. But now here is a funny thing I switched from my home wi-fi network and used my iPhone 4s as a hotspot and the messages went?!! Thanks, David On 03/04/2012, at 1:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, Are you receiving iMessages ok? Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:07 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I went to a number of forums before getting to this point but was not exactly comfortable with what some were proposing. I have an iPad 2 64GB Wi-fi only model which has suddenly decided
iMessage Problem
Hi All, I went to a number of forums before getting to this point but was not exactly comfortable with what some were proposing. I have an iPad 2 64GB Wi-fi only model which has suddenly decided not to let me Send any messages. When I press Send the bar at the top of the page reaches approx 90% and then stops a minute later the exclamation mark appears in a red circle to say the message could not be sent. I have tried turning iMessage on and off, I have tried a reset. I have tried turning the wi-fi on and off as well but all to no avail. Any suggestions please. many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iMessage Problem
Hi Ronni, Yes they appear to be coming through but then when I reply cannot send. But now here is a funny thing I switched from my home wi-fi network and used my iPhone 4s as a hotspot and the messages went?!! Thanks, David On 03/04/2012, at 1:34 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, Are you receiving iMessages ok? Cheers, Ronni On 03/04/2012, at 1:07 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, I went to a number of forums before getting to this point but was not exactly comfortable with what some were proposing. I have an iPad 2 64GB Wi-fi only model which has suddenly decided not to let me Send any messages. When I press Send the bar at the top of the page reaches approx 90% and then stops a minute later the exclamation mark appears in a red circle to say the message could not be sent. I have tried turning iMessage on and off, I have tried a reset. I have tried turning the wi-fi on and off as well but all to no avail. Any suggestions please. many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Help wanted :-)
I concur! Not wishing to add fuel to the fire but I do not understand how such a communique presented to the group has any positive benefit whatsoever especially when it is taken so out of context. Enough of this people... lets get back to positive feedback! David Sent from my iPad On 20/03/2012, at 5:50 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hello Malcolm, Why did you include Paul’s reply to me in your post? There is no reason for you to have included that reply in your email. It has nothing what so ever to do with your Subject: Help wanted! It is very poor etiquette to have added it in your email to WAMUG when asking Paul for help. Paul’s comments were a reply to my post Re: Google+ Invites [First 15] posted on 11 July 2011 When I was posting warning WAMUG Members of the security and privacy issues …. it had absolutely NOTHING to do with Support Work! I take umbrage at you taking the comment out of context, if you wanted to include this for whatever reason; you should at least have included the complete thread. Ronni On 20/03/2012, at 1:04 PM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: Hi,Paul, Both myself and my wife Sue have problems with our respective computers. , we would like some one on one help and wonder if you are in the market as a consultant. We would be quit happy to pay your fees and travelling expenses to Woodlands. Sue has a G4 lamp shade type and I have a Macbook pro 19.7.3 laptop I have got to the stage where I could do with a new processor with memory to go with it :-( as I am suffering from C.R.A.F.T. The problems are not major and I am sure that most of them are infact very simple for someone who still has a brain ! Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au Skype docmactor On 14/07/2011, at 8:12 AM, Paul K wrote: Ronni, That hardly comes across as amicable. Please let it go. If you need me to be wrong then so be it. I shall take my wrong self off to somewhere ill-advised and dangerous. Like the shops. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
iTunes Update
Apple releases iTunes 10.5.2 with iTunes Match, distortion fixes By Charles Starrett Senior Editor, iLounge Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 News Category: Apple, iTunes Apple today released iTunes 10.5.2, the latest update to its digital media management software. According to the company, iTunes 10.5.2 “includes several improvements for iTunes Match and fixes an audio distortion problem when playing or importing certain CDs.” iTunes 10.5.2 is available now as a free download from apple.com/itunes, and is expected to be available via Apple’s Software Update utility shortly. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Weatherzone
Hey all, This is what I love about WAMUG.. Weatherzone link/App Ronni supplied was an unknown to me... love itthanks Ronni! Just sorry we can't make the BBQ to say thanks to more of you in person for all the knowledge and tips you have imparted during the course of the year long haul from Yallingup but hope all of you have a great day. D. On 10/12/2011, at 11:15 AM, Peter Crisp wrote: Thanks Ronni and Carlo for your advice, I'm sure I'll get out of trouble and be up to date with weather watching again very soon. Pete On 10/12/2011, at 5:45 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Like Carlo I use everyday Pocket Weather AU HD for iPad. The Radar is very handy as well. And on my MBP I use the standard weather widget in Dashboard. I have quite a few cities I watch weather. http://shiftyjelly.com.au/products/pocket-weather-au-hd Sent from Ronni's iPad On 10/12/2011, at 12:38 AM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: If you want to work on WeatherZone, there is every chance that you will be able to rehabilitate it because you still have the app file. If you can move the window around, there should be a preferences file somewhere to record the starting location of the window. You could also try right-clicking (or control-click) the Dock icon of the running WeatherZone app and see what options can be set there. But, if you feel wanderlust for new unexplored software -- a whim that I quite understand... There are some very good iPad and iPhone apps: in fact WeatherZone itself is popular. Or there is Pocket Weather Au HD which I use most every day. It, like WeatherZone, gets its information from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. For the Mac I use the standard weather widget in Dashboard which can be configured to point to Perth. I usually run multiple copies, one for each of the cities that I follow (at the moment Toronto, Melbourne, and Chiang Mai). There are also some offerings in the Mac App Store that I have not tried. Just bring up the App Store application on your Mac and search on weather. You'll see Weather Dock, Weather+, a free WeatherEye, and Weather HD among other. Of course unlike WeatherZone or Pocket Weather AU, these apps may not get their data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Apart for that I will leave it up to others to chime in with their favourite weather apps. Cheers, Carlo On 09/12/2011, at 23:59 , Peter Crisp wrote: Hi Carlo, it is an icon which sit is the dock at bottom of screen. When selected, the menu bar shows Weather tracker as main menu bar. I am happy to write it off and pick up something that someone recommends as a good desktop weather app. I was unable to locate a plist file reflecting the Weatherzone app. Maybe that suggests a specific issue. Thanks Carlo. PEte. On 09/12/2011, at 11:45 PM, cm wrote: Hi Peter, When you say it is a widget do you mean that it resided in Dashboard? Or alternatively did it used to show up in the Menu Bar at the top of the screen, as an icon on the Dock, or as a fixed display area on your Desktop? Or finally, was it a full fledged window that you could drag around on the desktop? (Phew! :-) If it is a standard window you should see it when you run Exposé, which shows all running windows in miniaturised form, although it sounds as though you have done that with the four-finger swipe. Another alternative is to delete the preferences file and restart the app: 1) Stop the app by right clicking the icon and selecting Quit. 2) Delete the preferences file that will be something like ~/Library/Preferences/com.weatherzone.app-name.plist Where ~ represents the path /Users/SWMBO-account-name and app-name could be something like weather-tracker 3) Restart the app by clicking on the icon in the dock. Let me know. Cheers, Carlo On 09/12/2011, at 23:21 , Peter Crisp wrote: I've had a little app which boots up on start up for about a year on SWMBO's Macbook (White plastic one with Snow leopard). It's been very reliable and informative. It is a Mac OSX app I grabbed off the Weatherzone website way back then. Just today it bounces on the dock on startup and then stops bouncing as it would if all were normal, other than that the widget is not visible. So either it is there somewhere just off screen, I've tried shifting the dock and a 4 finger swipe etc but can't get it to show or it isn't there. I don't think the weatherzone website has the OSX app any more. Any clues on how I might get it to reappear. It is still there listed in Applications folder and it sits there on the dock with the light under it indicating its running - but no show. I've tried numerous reboot from full shut down as it's set to start on boot up. Does anyone have a link to a known good aussie app for weather info with specific location locked in? Thanks in advance for any tips. SWMBO will be most
Password Apps
Hi Everyone, Some advice please. I am looking for a recommendation on Password Apps. I remember seeing something on the list a few months ago but could not find it in the archives. Simply, I have an iMac, iPad and and an iTouch and ideally would like to manage my passwords with ease and maximum security across all three machines any pointers would be gratefully received. Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Password Apps
Thanks Glen. will check it out now. David On 07/11/2011, at 8:23 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: 1password Head and shoulders above the rest, for single user purposes. Glenn On Monday, 7 November 2011, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote: Hi Everyone, Some advice please. I am looking for a recommendation on Password Apps. I remember seeing something on the list a few months ago but could not find it in the archives. Simply, I have an iMac, iPad and and an iTouch and ideally would like to manage my passwords with ease and maximum security across all three machines any pointers would be gratefully received. Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: Phone: +61 8 9382 8651 Website Design and Development OM4: http://om4.com.au OM4Tourism: http://om4tourism.com -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: IPhoto
Hi Ronni, Strangely enough I never received a software update advice for iPhoto 9.2.1 either only when I saw this mail from you did I check for new downloads on the Apple website and found it was released on 26 October punched software update again under Apple logo but still no advice, so I have downloaded now from Apple Support. Cheers, David On 02/11/2011, at 4:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/11/2011, at 3:39 PM, tom samson wrote: I think the following problem may be one of me not thinking clearly but. I had it in the back of my mind that iPhoto 11 was a different beast to iPhoto 9.1. So I bought sand down loaded iPhoto 11 only to find that it is the same version I was to get as a free update. I already have it running on three machines. Yet the App store may have had no way of knowing what I had. All my iMac told me was that there was an update 9.2. Have I wasted $16 dollars on a duplication? Hi Tom, Yes, iPhoto 9 is part of iLife’11. I would say so you have done your $16. Software Update indicated a day or so ago iPhoto Update 9.2.1. Didn’t the iPhoto Update 9.2.1 show in your Software Update? It should have if iPhoto 9 is installed on your Mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.2 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: IPhoto
Now Ronni, that's interesting I only manually check, I will now set it up to do an automatic weekly check... see, you learn something new everyday...thank you. David On 02/11/2011, at 4:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, How often do you have Software Update set to check for new software? System Preferences Software Update - Scheduled Check - I have ‘weekly’, but if I hear of an update I hit ‘Check Now’. Chers, Ronni On 02/11/2011, at 4:15 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Strangely enough I never received a software update advice for iPhoto 9.2.1 either only when I saw this mail from you did I check for new downloads on the Apple website and found it was released on 26 October punched software update again under Apple logo but still no advice, so I have downloaded now from Apple Support. Cheers, David On 02/11/2011, at 4:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 02/11/2011, at 3:39 PM, tom samson wrote: I think the following problem may be one of me not thinking clearly but. I had it in the back of my mind that iPhoto 11 was a different beast to iPhoto 9.1. So I bought sand down loaded iPhoto 11 only to find that it is the same version I was to get as a free update. I already have it running on three machines. Yet the App store may have had no way of knowing what I had. All my iMac told me was that there was an update 9.2. Have I wasted $16 dollars on a duplication? Hi Tom, Yes, iPhoto 9 is part of iLife’11. I would say so you have done your $16. Software Update indicated a day or so ago iPhoto Update 9.2.1. Didn’t the iPhoto Update 9.2.1 show in your Software Update? It should have if iPhoto 9 is installed on your Mac Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.2 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: IPhoto
Hi Ronni, Thanks for this... great update for us. Interestingly I have found out why I did not receive the software update advice as normal. I purchased iPhoto Version 9.0 through the Mac Apps store. so when I downloaded the update from Apple Support the package would not load and the message came in The version of iPhoto installed on this Mac must be updated through the Mac App Store. Check the Mac App Store to see if an update is available. So... I reckon this means if you have purchased any Apps through the Apps Store you will not receive the message through the normal Software Update service as before but have to check on Apps Store Updates. Cheers, David On 03/11/2011, at 8:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Tom and people confused with iPhoto version numbers, A note about iPhoto version numbers: Apple has created some confusion with the versioning scheme it has used for iPhoto through the years. The first version iPhoto was released in January of 2002. The first two versions of iPhoto, versions 1 and 2, were offered for free, and were available as individual downloads. Starting with the next version, Apple started bundling iPhoto with their new iLife suite, which also included other applications such as iMovie and iDVD. That release was called iLife ’04, since it was released in January of 2004. However, since iPhoto was only at version 2, they decided to skip a version number, so the version of iPhoto that came with iLife ’04 was iPhoto 4.0. There was never any such thing as iPhoto 3. Apple continued this naming scheme in 2005 and 2006, releasing iLife ’05 and iLife ’06 at the Macworld show in January, which included iPhoto 5.0 and iPhoto 6.0, respectively. However, in 2007, iLife was not ready in time for the usual January release, and was instead released in September of 2007. Since the year was already nearly over by the time they were able to release it, Apple decided to name this release iLife ’08. Unlike in 2004, they did not skip a version number with iPhoto, so iLife ’08 actually included iPhoto version 7.0. This version of iPhoto can be referred to as either iPhoto ’08 or iPhoto 7, depending on where you look. The next release of iLife was in January 2009. The bundle was named iLife ’09, and again, the actual version number of iPhoto only advanced by one, so iPhoto ’09 is actually iPhoto version 8.0. The next release was iPhoto ’11, which came out in October of 2010, and contained iPhoto version 9.0. To summarise: Version NumberMarketing NameRelease Date 1.0 iPhoto 01/2002 2.0 iPhoto 2 01/2003 4.0 iPhoto ’04 01/2004 5.0 iPhoto ’05 01/2005 6.0 iPhoto ’06 01/2006 7.0 iPhoto ’08 09/2007 8.0 iPhoto ’09 01/2009 9.0 iPhoto ’11 10/2010 This documentation attempts to be consistent in using the actual version rather than the “marketing” nomenclature, calling them iPhoto 7.0, 8.0, etc. This is consistent with Apple own documentation, which usually (but not always!) uses the iPhoto version number rather than the iLife release name. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.2 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 02/11/2011, at 5:49 PM, tom samson wrote: I only tweaked this when I down loaded the same update on my Macbook Pro. So I downloaded to one machine and then only realised the duplication when I saw the release number 9.2.1. If anyone is working for apple on the list please note this. On 02/11/2011, at 3:39 PM, tom samson wrote: I think the following problem may be one of me not thinking clearly but. I had it in the back of my mind that iPhoto 11 was a different beast to iPhoto 9.1. So I bought sand down loaded iPhoto 11 only to find that it is the same version I was to get as a free update. I already have it running on three machines. Yet the App store may have had no way of knowing what I had. All my iMac told me was that there was an update 9.2. Have I wasted $16 dollars on a duplication? tom Samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -
Re: IPhoto
Hi Ronni, Absolutely no need for apologies... I often re-read some of my emails and I am also confused as to what I was getting at! All input is good, and I continue to learn from your posts all the time. Thanks, David On 03/11/2011, at 10:28 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, Sorry, I just found time to re-read your email and realised I did not really answer your question, as I thought you had a problem with the App Store updates not working :( Your Question: So... I reckon this means if you have purchased any Apps through the Apps Store you will not receive the message through the normal Software Update service as before but have to check on Apps Store Updates.” My Answer: Yes, you are correct ;-) Software Update does not show updates available for software that was purchased from the Mac App Store. To update your purchased apps, open App Store on your Mac, then click the “Updates” view at the top of the App Store window. This will show all available updates for apps currently installed on your Mac. Sorry for understanding your question the first time I replied. Cheers, Ronni On 03/11/2011, at 8:33 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, Mac App Store updates not working: The problem with the App Store updates may be rooted in the store's use of Spotlight to locate installed applications. In order for the store to locate the applications, the Spotlight index needs to be working properly. As a result, one approach to fixing the problem is to force a rebuild of the system's Spotlight index. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Go to the Spotlight system preferences. 2. Go to the Privacy tab. 3. Add your boot drive (Macintosh HD) to the privacy list and close the preferences. 4. Open the preferences again and remove your hard drive from the list. 5. Reboot the system. With the system freshly restarted, wait for the spotlight index to rebuild (the spotlight menu will have a pulsing dot in it while this is happening). Once Spotlight has fully indexed the drive, open the Mac App Store again and try updating your applications again, and if that was the problem then the updates should appear properly. Cheers, Ronni On 03/11/2011, at 8:25 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Thanks for this... great update for us. Interestingly I have found out why I did not receive the software update advice as normal. I purchased iPhoto Version 9.0 through the Mac Apps store. so when I downloaded the update from Apple Support the package would not load and the message came in The version of iPhoto installed on this Mac must be updated through the Mac App Store. Check the Mac App Store to see if an update is available. So... I reckon this means if you have purchased any Apps through the Apps Store you will not receive the message through the normal Software Update service as before but have to check on Apps Store Updates. Cheers, David On 03/11/2011, at 8:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Tom and people confused with iPhoto version numbers, A note about iPhoto version numbers: Apple has created some confusion with the versioning scheme it has used for iPhoto through the years. The first version iPhoto was released in January of 2002. The first two versions of iPhoto, versions 1 and 2, were offered for free, and were available as individual downloads. Starting with the next version, Apple started bundling iPhoto with their new iLife suite, which also included other applications such as iMovie and iDVD. That release was called iLife ’04, since it was released in January of 2004. However, since iPhoto was only at version 2, they decided to skip a version number, so the version of iPhoto that came with iLife ’04 was iPhoto 4.0. There was never any such thing as iPhoto 3. Apple continued this naming scheme in 2005 and 2006, releasing iLife ’05 and iLife ’06 at the Macworld show in January, which included iPhoto 5.0 and iPhoto 6.0, respectively. However, in 2007, iLife was not ready in time for the usual January release, and was instead released in September of 2007. Since the year was already nearly over by the time they were able to release it, Apple decided to name this release iLife ’08. Unlike in 2004, they did not skip a version number with iPhoto, so iLife ’08 actually included iPhoto version 7.0. This version of iPhoto can be referred to as either iPhoto ’08 or iPhoto 7, depending on where you look. The next release of iLife was in January 2009. The bundle was named iLife ’09, and again, the actual version number of iPhoto only advanced by one, so iPhoto ’09 is actually iPhoto version 8.0. The next release was iPhoto ’11, which came out in October of 2010, and contained iPhoto version 9.0. To summarise: Version NumberMarketing NameRelease Date 1.0 iPhoto 01/2002 2.0
Re: Caution - Apple TV2 Update 4.2.2
Hi Alan, It seems like many experiences on updates lately it is some and some. I updated yesterday after reading that 4.4.2 had resolved the issues from the original 4.4 debacle and all is good. Likewise iCloud has worked perfectly for me... just lucky I guess? David On 28/10/2011, at 6:42 PM, Alan Smith wrote: Hello all Be careful with the latest Apple TV2 software update. All user data will have to be re-entered. There are no on-screen warnings. I had two problems: TUAW described the condition I got (update didn't stick) plus mention of the official Apple documentation. http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/24/apple-tv-updates-to-4-4-2/ http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4107 It is a fairly quick update but I had 30 minutes running around, and now I have to re-enter all sharing and access data. Cheers Alan -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
iCloud
Hi Everyone, I have been reading with interest various comments and some concerns over iCloud, what it does and what it means for the future. Just thought for those of you interested I have attached a goto for the iLounge site reference to iCloud that I found both helpful and interesting. Hope you do as well http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/instant-expert-secrets-features-of-icloud-2011/ David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iTunes cards 25% off at Coles
And for those interested you can order online from Big W with free delivery... just gets better! David On 25/10/2011, at 4:34 AM, Peter Sealy wrote: BigW also has 25 per cent off till 2 Nov. For some silly reason you have to purchase in lots of 2 x $20 cards. . Peter Sealy Thurgoona AUSTRALIA After a hacking cult released BO2K, a program designed to remotely crash Microsoft's Windows operating system, Microsoft officials were understandably upset - they have their own designers for that sort of thing. -- Paul McDermott, Good News Week (TEN Network) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
iTunes 10.5
Hi All, Has anyone else experienced problems with video playback in iTunes since upgrading to 10.5? For some strange reason, it works fine with TV Movies but will not play music videos? The Video Playback under View is in light grey meaning it is not available... any ideas have I somehow changed settings or is this a glitch maybe that 10.5.1 now rumoured to be on its way may fix? Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iTunes 10.5
Hi Alan, Thanks for feedback when I click on the music video track in the main music menu I get sound but the video element just isn't there! I can play it in Quicktime no problem but it is a pain having to transfer there rather than the normal click on and instant play. Thanks again, David On 13/10/2011, at 3:49 PM, Alan Smith wrote: Hello David I have 10.4.1 and get the same greyed-out menu you describe. However if I just select the music video from the main library list (my normal way) it plays normally. Cheers Alan On 13/10/2011, at 3:33 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, Has anyone else experienced problems with video playback in iTunes since upgrading to 10.5? For some strange reason, it works fine with TV Movies but will not play music videos? The Video Playback under View is in light grey meaning it is not available... any ideas have I somehow changed settings or is this a glitch maybe that 10.5.1 now rumoured to be on its way may fix? Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: iOS 5
Hi Walter, To get movies/tv shows etc you click on Video app button on the iPad. However as per email yesterday there does seem to be some issue with music videos... my guess is there is a fix on its way? David On 14/10/2011, at 7:04 AM, F.W. Hänel wrote: Good morning all, Have upgraded the iPad2 to iOS5. What was iPod before is now Music. I can no longer find Movies. Where have the Movies that are still in iTunes in the iMac gone in the iPad ? They should have been synced as well. When I tap the MORE button I can only see: Audiobooks, Podcasts, Composers and Genres. What am I overlooking ? Any suggestions ? Thanks and have a nice day. Walter -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
This Weekend?
On iLounge this morning. Apple’s retail store plans for this weekend stretch beyond the United States, according to a new report. Citing an Australian “tipster,” 9 to 5 Mac reports that all Apple retail stores in that country will undergo visual merchandising from 6pm to 6 am on Sunday the 22nd, with a sheet raised during that time to prevent anyone from seeing inside, with an all-hands meeting to begin directly afterwards. The report goes on to state that the phrase “Apple Store 2.0” is being mentioned in relation to the company’s plans. Interesting stuff! David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: iPads for Schools
Connect an Apple wireless keyboard to your iPad by bluetooth and then touch type best of both worlds! Personally I am using a Zaggmate keyboard and find it no problem. David On 09/05/2011, at 2:29 PM, David de la Hunty wrote: Time to wade in. I have had three children who were put on laptops at Year 5, in two schools. Very powerful resource and they all find them indispensable. The programme at PLC was so successful that many other schools have now followed suit. All my children (two now in Uni) touch type fluently and rapidly. You can not touch type on an Ipad. No matter what the misleading advertisement on the telly tries to tell you. I use a laptop in health all the time and although there are apps for looking up abstracts, this is not something that you do on the fly very often, you are more likely to google and want the whole articles, basically it appears to me unlikely that the tablet will ever trump the keyboard. I have seen people pull out a wireless keyboard to use with an ipad - there is even a cradle to make the thing sit up just like a laptop screen does - I mean come on...? thats why laptops were invented. Still a very strong format. I am sure the popularity of the ipad shows that many people enjoy them, particularly the one finger typists, but for any serious productivity needs they seem to me an elegant and sexy waste of time in both school and office. Great for recreation though. Glenn, worth phoning PLC who are the school with the most years of experience with laptops. DD On 08/05/2011, at 16:35, Stuart Breden wrote: To change the threat slightly, where do we think the iPad will fit into business and in particular into health. I can see it very useful for retail incorporating the barcode reader that is currently available for iPhone and presumably for iPad. Those interested in LightSpeed ask KCSM Pty Ltd or Macs-4-u. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 http://www.kcsm.com.au/ http://www.macs-4-u.com.au/ On 07/05/2011, at 4:48 PM, Stuart Evans wrote: Hi Glenn (again) / Ronni, I don’t think it is that cut and dried. The iPad has been out for a year and is in it’s second iteration. That “could” be reason enough to say wait and see. But it is important to note it is NOT a laptop replacement. If you need to create media rich content it is not the tool for that. And let’s consider secondary education. I think a Laptop is right for years 7-10. Unless you’re doing graphic design or other unit reliant on content creation (and even then it might happen in a lab), the iPad lends itself to Year 11-12. You can see the days of bulky school bags disappearing and all your textbooks being on an e-reader (iPad with ePub format even better). Jeff Strauss has good points but they aren’t really all relevant to education. He is a techie with 5 years in education and I beg to differ that what he says is relevant for any student. He uses arguments regarding power users and graphics designers that are irrelevant to many students. Might be relevant to some professionals but not students. Most people outside education (and sometimes inside) get caught up in the technology and seem to think we’re training the students to become top notch programmers, designers, photographers and movie producers. Techs will see things differently (I know, I’m a techie!). It’s all about the education – same information, different delivery – and teaching thinking, problem solving and many other skills to prepare them for life. Does it matter if a student uses a Mac or a Windows PC? Not if they get the life skills (although I believe the Mac is a much more engaging platform). Glenn, I would recommend you talk to teachers in schools that are using iPads and make your decision based on that and your schools needs. We work with a lot of schools mostly going MacBooks, but we have several schools trialling iPads. Cheers, Stuart On 7/05/11 3:00 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Glenn, The iPad program possibly for Primary School, MacBook for Secondary Education. My reasons are numerous, as most of the Trials of the iPad program in Education MacBook program in Education are showing. Geoff Strauss has given very good points. A google search http://www.google.com.au/search?q='MacBooks+or+iPads+best+for+School+Education%3Fie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8hl=enclient=safari http://www.google.com.au/search?q='MacBooks+or+iPads+best+for+School+Education%3Fie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8hl=enclient=safari http://www.google.com.au/search?q='MacBooks+or+iPads+best+for+School+Education%3Fie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8hl=enclient=safari Shortened link if above doesn't work http://tiny.cc/8a8l5 http://tiny.cc/8a8l5 Sent from Ronni's iPad On 07/05/2011, at 2:18 PM, Merv Bond mailto:m...@iinet.net.au mailto:m...@iinet.net.au m...@iinet.net.au mailto:m...@iinet.net.au
Re: iPads for Schools
Not with the Zaggmate it incorporates a stand with the keyboard for portrait and landscape viewing I appreciate the keyboard is not full size but it is a great travel tool now when they make a macbook with a touchscreenah! D. On 09/05/2011, at 3:33 PM, David de la Hunty wrote: absolutely... but you still have to bend forward because your screen is lying flat unless you get one of those little stand up brackety things, what a hassle, why use 3 gadgets when you could have it all in one in a laptop... each to his own. For me the ultimate machine will be a 17 inch macbook pro with touch screen and extended keyboard with numeric pad. Now THAT I would buy. d On 09/05/2011, at 14:38, David Wood wrote: Connect an Apple wireless keyboard to your iPad by bluetooth and then touch type best of both worlds! Personally I am using a Zaggmate keyboard and find it no problem. David On 09/05/2011, at 2:29 PM, David de la Hunty wrote: Time to wade in. I have had three children who were put on laptops at Year 5, in two schools. Very powerful resource and they all find them indispensable. The programme at PLC was so successful that many other schools have now followed suit. All my children (two now in Uni) touch type fluently and rapidly. You can not touch type on an Ipad. No matter what the misleading advertisement on the telly tries to tell you. I use a laptop in health all the time and although there are apps for looking up abstracts, this is not something that you do on the fly very often, you are more likely to google and want the whole articles, basically it appears to me unlikely that the tablet will ever trump the keyboard. I have seen people pull out a wireless keyboard to use with an ipad - there is even a cradle to make the thing sit up just like a laptop screen does - I mean come on...? thats why laptops were invented. Still a very strong format. I am sure the popularity of the ipad shows that many people enjoy them, particularly the one finger typists, but for any serious productivity needs they seem to me an elegant and sexy waste of time in both school and office. Great for recreation though. Glenn, worth phoning PLC who are the school with the most years of experience with laptops. DD On 08/05/2011, at 16:35, Stuart Breden wrote: To change the threat slightly, where do we think the iPad will fit into business and in particular into health. I can see it very useful for retail incorporating the barcode reader that is currently available for iPhone and presumably for iPad. Those interested in LightSpeed ask KCSM Pty Ltd or Macs-4-u. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Mbl: 0417 053 266 http://www.kcsm.com.au/ http://www.macs-4-u.com.au/ On 07/05/2011, at 4:48 PM, Stuart Evans wrote: Hi Glenn (again) / Ronni, I don’t think it is that cut and dried. The iPad has been out for a year and is in it’s second iteration. That “could” be reason enough to say wait and see. But it is important to note it is NOT a laptop replacement. If you need to create media rich content it is not the tool for that. And let’s consider secondary education. I think a Laptop is right for years 7-10. Unless you’re doing graphic design or other unit reliant on content creation (and even then it might happen in a lab), the iPad lends itself to Year 11-12. You can see the days of bulky school bags disappearing and all your textbooks being on an e-reader (iPad with ePub format even better). Jeff Strauss has good points but they aren’t really all relevant to education. He is a techie with 5 years in education and I beg to differ that what he says is relevant for any student. He uses arguments regarding power users and graphics designers that are irrelevant to many students. Might be relevant to some professionals but not students. Most people outside education (and sometimes inside) get caught up in the technology and seem to think we’re training the students to become top notch programmers, designers, photographers and movie producers. Techs will see things differently (I know, I’m a techie!). It’s all about the education – same information, different delivery – and teaching thinking, problem solving and many other skills to prepare them for life. Does it matter if a student uses a Mac or a Windows PC? Not if they get the life skills (although I believe the Mac is a much more engaging platform). Glenn, I would recommend you talk to teachers in schools that are using iPads and make your decision based on that and your schools needs. We work with a lot of schools mostly going MacBooks, but we have several schools trialling iPads. Cheers, Stuart On 7/05/11 3:00 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hi Glenn, The iPad program possibly for Primary School, MacBook for Secondary Education. My reasons are numerous, as most
Re: Time Machine ?
Hi Stephen, Yep all true I am afraid. Mine crashed and burned 4 weeks ago. Out of warranty of course18 months old. Never had a problem with it then suddenly it just burnt out. Many people seem to be having a similar problem with the earlier models the claim is that there was not sufficient air space inside the unit and the constant overheating eventually meant the power function literally did burn out. Not sure if this has been corrected now? I opted for a new iOmega 1TB EGO BLACKBELT PORT HD FW8/U3 f/MAC - which came highly recommended from one of the reviews on a USA website so far so good, and I love the fact it literally can go in your pocket and take with you.. and then for wireless went back to buying an Apple Extreme Base Station which for some reason seems to be giving me a better coverage area than I had with the Time Capsule? David On 05/05/2011, at 2:04 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: YES ... sorry folks ... I meant Time Capsule ! On 05/05/2011, at 2:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Stephen, Do you mean 1TB Time Capsule? Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/05/2011, at 1:55 PM, Stephen Chape ch...@westnet.com.au wrote: Hello folks, What are peoples thoughts on Apple Time Machine ? I am able to get the 1TB from Bankwest using my accrued Reward Points. However some stories on the web suggest they do not have a very long life span ! Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: ISP's
Thanks Paul, That's cheered me up no end!! I live in Dunsborough and we are currently with Westnet and get max speed of 425 KB/s, most of the time because we are 3km from the nearest exchange we run at only 250 KB/s. takes 35 to 45 minutes minimum to download one episode of House! But it is the best service around here... or so I am told. Customer service with Westnet is the best I have experienced with any provider bar none. David On 16/06/2010, at 2:34 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: I get line speed of at least 5.85 Mbps (7321 KB/s) with Westnet from the Palmyra exchange and I'm over near Stock Road, which must be near the eastern edge of their territory. Getting a Belkin N1 modem/router made a big improvement. I never have dropouts any more, whereas with the original iConnect 624 supplied by Westnet, dropouts were common and the speed was slower. Cheers, Paul - Original Message - From: Barry Sexstone bjsexst...@netspace.net.au To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Wednesday, 16 June, 2010 12:52:14 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi Subject: Re: ISP's I get an average of 5.2 mps through the Palmyra exchange! On 16/06/2010, at 8:15 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: be aware. they promise adsl2+ betterbut you may only get adsl1, you get to know that after you signed the contract eg in the palmyra double view area you cannot get adsl2 because telstra cause a muckup in the phone line wiring is not interested to replace the wiring for better service, max speed there is 1.5 mbps you have to pay a higher rate to get that amazing high speed we should actually write a letter to Kevin Rudd about these problems with tel$tra ask a neighbour who allready has internet about the speed they have James On 15/06/2010, at 19:40, Ashley Mulder wrote: Hey guys in the process of upgrading to a better/new internet plan the requirements where no more then $40 a month and had to be ADSL2+ Whirpool gives me a number that fit this bill: Netspace, AAPT, Netbay, Exetel and iPrimus ive narrowed down the choice to Netspace, Exetel and iPrimus anybody had much experience with any of these companies?? Ashley Mulder Bachelor of Science (Forensic and Analytical Chemistry) (Forensic Science Hons.) Student Ambassador Curtin University of Technology ashley.mul...@student.curtin.edu.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway over 40 years in electronics -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Download Managers
After all the recent mails on ISP's and speeds, I decided to phone Westnet Support one more time to see what could be done to help us poor folk out in the sticks. It seems there is little on offer. Where we are situated there is no ADSL2 available but they were helpful in downgrading my plan as I was actually paying for a speed that I could not attain... a saving of $20 per month thank you Westnet. During the course of the conversation the guy at Westnet did suggest I look at a Download Manager to assist with the speed, quoting that he had used one and improved speed by up to 20%. Does anyone have any experience of using a download manager or can make a recommendation? I have looked in the archives and could find nothing there and then Googled as usual and was hit with a myriad of offers. Any input on this would be much appreciated. Thanks, David iMac 24 - 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Version 10.6.4 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Scanners
Thanks to all of you who replied with good advice on models of scanners. David On 05/01/2010, at 11:35 AM, Allen Gladwell wrote: Hi David We bought an Epsom V500 last year from H.N. for about $450 and it does an excellent job on slides and old colour and b/w photos (we haven't tried negatives yet) and it comes with a host of different sized holders. The ICE software that comes with it does a really good job of cleaning up scratches, dust marks and colour blemishes. It is quite slow if you use the highest definition scanning Regards Allen On 04/01/2010, at 2:22 PM, Nichole Shervington wrote: Hi David, My brother purchased an Epson V350 that I have been using. It scans 35mm filmstrips, and also does a great job with colour and B/W It is great and very quick. I think he bought it from a computer shop at www.myshopping.com.au I think it was around the $200 or so mark Kind regards Nichole On 3/01/10 7:20 PM, David Wood macwo...@mac.com wrote: Hi All, Some time ago... 2008 I think... I enquired with the list about scanners to use for old colour and black and white photos. Ronni came back and recommended the Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer. I am now in the market to buy and wondered whether in the time that has lapsed there are any other recommendations? I have done the usual trawling of review sites and it seems that there is no one standout unit. Would appreciate anyone's input. Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Scanners
Hi All, Some time ago... 2008 I think... I enquired with the list about scanners to use for old colour and black and white photos. Ronni came back and recommended the Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer. I am now in the market to buy and wondered whether in the time that has lapsed there are any other recommendations? I have done the usual trawling of review sites and it seems that there is no one standout unit. Would appreciate anyone's input. Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Printing
Hi Wamuggers, Slightly off topic. can anyone recommend in Perth or maybe Bunbury, a printer of digital photos to quality poster size? Many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Printing
Thanks Mike and John I am off to Perth tomorrow morning so will visit both and see how they compare. David On 25/11/2009, at 8:09 AM, John Daniels wrote: Hi David Cameraland in Oxford Street do just about everything up to 84x118cm at $69.95 and virtually while you wait. Plenty of assistance available, Cheers John On 25/11/2009, at 6:58 AM, Mike Murray wrote: Hi David I use Docuprint, 63 Victoria Tce, Fremantle, 9335 2255 www.docuprint.com.au Alan Morris runs the place and the rest of the staff are good. We get a lot of charts, booklets, etc printed there in glorious colour. Just picked up a chart yesterday 900 x 700 for $69. Not the cheapest but excellent quality. Cheers Mike Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester TimeTrackers East Fremantle Western Australia Tel 08 9339 8078 Fax 08 9339 0519 British and Australian genealogical and historical research, education, publishing and film-making www.timetrackers.com.au On 25/11/2009, at 6:55 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi Wamuggers, Slightly off topic. can anyone recommend in Perth or maybe Bunbury, a printer of digital photos to quality poster size? Many thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Small SL complaints
Hi Ronni, Been following this now for sometime. My network appears to be running on 2.4GHz (followed your prompt below to establish) says Channel: 6 (2.4GHz)... can you please advise how I switch to 5GHz? I have an iMac 3.06GHz w. 4GB memory linked wirelessly to Time Capsule. Many thanks, David On 08/09/2009, at 1:44 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Michael, On 08/09/2009, at 1:11 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Thanks Rhonda but as I see it I should not have had to do this, yet again. My name is spelt Ronda or Ronni I hate a h or an e being included in my name ;-) I wouldn't call you Mick. It also begs the question why when I click on the Airport icon in the menu bar and turn airport on, it doesn't connect. If you don't have Airport ON, it needs to search for available Networks when you do turn it ON. Snow Leopard plays a small animation in which the curved lines in the signal strength indicator in the system menu bar strobe slowly back and forth, highlighting each wave in turn until the connection is fully set up. This lets you know that Mac OS X is attempting to make a connection. When you have a connection ... Hold down the Option key then click on the Airport Menu. This will then show which standards, speeds, and frequencies you're using to connect, as well as what's in use by other networks. This is especially helpful because with the simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule introduced earlier this year, it's difficult to tell without using advanced settings in AirPort Utility how a Mac is connecting - whether via the slow 2.4 GHz band or the faster (but shorter range) 5 GHz band. When I sit down at my computer and want to work, I want to be able to work without having to fiddle around resetting settings that had worked well before SL was installed (grumble, grumble). You should be able to sit down and work immediately ... if you have everything setup correctly. After I installed Snow Leopard and rebooted my Wireless Networks were immediately available and connected to. Cheers, Ronni On 8/9/09 12:11 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hello Michael, Open System Preferences Network Click on the little gear in the bottom of the Network adapters Open Set Service Order Move your Airport to the top of the list. Click Apply Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard On 08/09/2009, at 11:50 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: My 15 month old 17 MacBook Pro has also started to fail to connect to wifi networks since SL was installed. Unplugging the modem and restarting the computer after the modem has powered up again seems to be the solution. Michael. On 8/9/09 11:42 AM, Martin Hill marth...@iinet.net.au wrote: I've found a brand new 13 MacBook Pro which I upgraded to SL has started failing to connect to wifi networks here at work and at home. However, it is possibly a problem with this particular computer as the hard drive makes nasty noises whenever the laptop is moved slightly and it was freezing for 10-20 seconds at a time even under 10.5 ever since it came out of the box. After I check a clean re-install doesn't fix the issues, it'll be back for warranty repair methinks. -Mart On 08/09/2009, at 11:21 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Another bit of annoying behaviour is the disdain with which SL treats preferences. Or does that qualify as arrogance? Cheers, Michael. On 8/9/09 10:19 AM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I know these are trivial, but Snow Leopard (on Intel Mac Pro) has been treating my custom icons with contempt. Every day one or more of them, randomly, it seems, is replaced with the generic icon. Also, there are 2 displays attached to my Mac and I have always set the desktop pictures to change once a day, randomly. However, they now seem to be stuck on the same 2 pictures. Sometimes a different one comes up, and then a second later, flicks back to the same old one. It's not life threatening, but annoying, still. Cheers, Pat -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Small SL complaints
Thanks Ronni, I now understand more clearly. I do in fact have 2 x Airport Express units of 802.11b vintage which I strategically positioned to enable my wireless network throughout the house. I will investigate more now on the Apple help sites. Thanks again for your help, David On 08/09/2009, at 3:18 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, Check in Airport Utility - to see what Radio Mode your Wireless Network is set up as. Open Airport Utility, then double click on your Main Base Station, then Airport Wireless Radio Mode: 802.11n (802.11b/g compatible) or 802.11n. If you have older hardware connecting it is probably 802.11n (802.11b/ g compatible) 2.4GHz which is backward compatible has a longer range than 5GHz. This is best for a Network with a mix of B G, and N Wi-Fi adapters. If you wanted to change your Network to 802.11n 5GHz ... BUT take note that if you have any B or G devices on your network—like Macs with the original AirPort Extreme built in—they can’t connect. You would need to create a new Network and set it up as 802.11n 5GHz. You would need to start another thread if you require help on setting up Wireless Networks. A good place to start is http://www.apple.com/support/airport/ http://support.apple.com/manuals/#airport Cheers, Ronni On 08/09/2009, at 2:20 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Been following this now for sometime. My network appears to be running on 2.4GHz (followed your prompt below to establish) says Channel: 6 (2.4GHz)... can you please advise how I switch to 5GHz? I have an iMac 3.06GHz w. 4GB memory linked wirelessly to Time Capsule. Many thanks, David On 08/09/2009, at 1:44 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Michael, On 08/09/2009, at 1:11 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Thanks Rhonda but as I see it I should not have had to do this, yet again. My name is spelt Ronda or Ronni I hate a h or an e being included in my name ;-) I wouldn't call you Mick. It also begs the question why when I click on the Airport icon in the menu bar and turn airport on, it doesn't connect. If you don't have Airport ON, it needs to search for available Networks when you do turn it ON. Snow Leopard plays a small animation in which the curved lines in the signal strength indicator in the system menu bar strobe slowly back and forth, highlighting each wave in turn until the connection is fully set up. This lets you know that Mac OS X is attempting to make a connection. When you have a connection ... Hold down the Option key then click on the Airport Menu. This will then show which standards, speeds, and frequencies you're using to connect, as well as what's in use by other networks. This is especially helpful because with the simultaneous dual-band AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule introduced earlier this year, it's difficult to tell without using advanced settings in AirPort Utility how a Mac is connecting - whether via the slow 2.4 GHz band or the faster (but shorter range) 5 GHz band. When I sit down at my computer and want to work, I want to be able to work without having to fiddle around resetting settings that had worked well before SL was installed (grumble, grumble). You should be able to sit down and work immediately ... if you have everything setup correctly. After I installed Snow Leopard and rebooted my Wireless Networks were immediately available and connected to. Cheers, Ronni On 8/9/09 12:11 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hello Michael, Open System Preferences Network Click on the little gear in the bottom of the Network adapters Open Set Service Order Move your Airport to the top of the list. Click Apply Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard On 08/09/2009, at 11:50 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: My 15 month old 17 MacBook Pro has also started to fail to connect to wifi networks since SL was installed. Unplugging the modem and restarting the computer after the modem has powered up again seems to be the solution. Michael. On 8/9/09 11:42 AM, Martin Hill marth...@iinet.net.au wrote: I've found a brand new 13 MacBook Pro which I upgraded to SL has started failing to connect to wifi networks here at work and at home. However, it is possibly a problem with this particular computer as the hard drive makes nasty noises whenever the laptop is moved slightly and it was freezing for 10-20 seconds at a time even under 10.5 ever since it came out of the box. After I check a clean re-install doesn't fix the issues, it'll be back for warranty repair methinks. -Mart On 08/09/2009, at 11:21 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote: Another bit of annoying behaviour is the disdain with which SL treats preferences. Or does that qualify as arrogance? Cheers, Michael. On 8/9/09 10:19 AM, Pat clamsh...@iinet.net.au wrote: I know these are trivial, but Snow Leopard (on Intel Mac Pro) has been
Re: Telstra Or
Hi Chris, I also live just outside Dunsborough. My wife was seduced by a telesales company working on behalf of Telstra last year and signed up, having spent the previous 2 years very happy with Westnet. Within a week we regretted the decision and then had a real fight on our hands to get out of the deal/contract despite the prescribed cooling off period. Too many problems to note but essentially we have found Westnet to offer the best service at the most competitive price thus far. The problem in Dunsborough on speed related issues is the exchange and the distance you maybe from that exchange. We are over 2kms away and this without a doubt has meant we get issues at times with download speed. However, we are under the impression that Telstra acknowledge the issue and that an upgrade to the exchange is imminent whatever that may mean. David On 04/05/2009, at 8:30 AM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Bob We are building about 20km south of Busselton and presently do have ocean broadband in Busselton. They are ok but I have had real dramas over the last 2 years with their speed and reliability. I think the closest exchange is Dunsborough. I will have a look on the Whirlpool site and start asking around thanks for your advice chris On 03/05/2009, at 7:00 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 03/05/2009, at 6:36 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Reg Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when we ever get to move into our new house. I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and mobile coverage, as where we will be living is not covered by adsl, even though it does have a land line (cant work that one out!). I would dearly like not to have a land line but operate only on mobile and wireless internet. kind regards chris Chris, What part of the southwest ? Also you could be a candidate for a government broadband guarantee try here http://oceanbroadband.net/ Bob On 03/05/2009, at 5:46 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Tom I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL. Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download and all Internode streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price Telstra gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB download (from memory - sorry haven't checked today). If I went to ADSL2+ here it would cost me around $80 with Internode - not Naked - but not guaranteed to give full speed potential it offers. At this point of time I don't need it anyway. Whirlpool is a great tool for comparison: http:// bc.whirlpool.net.au/ Reg On 03/05/2009, at 5:19 PM, tom samson wrote: I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually costed the benefits of changing to iinet or westnet from Telstra. It seems that someone menttioned the benefits of free downloading of ABC and other services. SHOPULD WE CONSIDER MOVING TO EITHER OF THE ABOVE tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Mac Rumour
HI All, Was enquiring yesterday about purchase of a new iMac to replace my now dead model. Told that there is limited supply right now and not to order until next week and expect an announcement over this weekend. Rumour is new Intel Quad Core chip to be offered. David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Email Address at Apple?
G'day All, I am wondering if anyone has an email address of someone senior in Apple management who I can write to directly either here in Australia or maybe in California? My beef is that I have an iMac G5 which has developed a known hardware fault ( -110) which requires the logic board to be replaced (cost to replace is $1,000 + labour). Apple extended it's warranty to three years to cover this known issue, but I fall outside of that by a matter of months. The argument I am making is that as I travel away from home 3 to 6 months each year the machine has not had normal use over the past 4 years and therefore the fault has not manifested itself until after the 3 year warranty has expired. I had two very nice conversations with Susan Kells who is a Senior Customer Service Agent for Apple in Australia (by the way, her service manner was excellent), who admits there is a fault with the logic board but the best they can offer as my machine is outside the extended warranty period, is a $125 E-voucher against the purchase of a new machine. I feel that is a little miserly?! Any advice or contact details that can be provided so I can plead my case to a more senior management agent/representative at Apple would be much appreciated. Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Airtunes hardware?
Hi Paul, I use an Airport Express unit plugged into an electrical socket in my lounge then connected wirelessly to my iMac G5 and by an audio lead into my stereo system. All you have to do is plug an AirPort Express into an electrical outlet near those speakers, then connect them with an audio cable. The audio connector lead is then taken from my sound system and plugged into the Airport Express and Auxillary is selected on the stereo sound system. Then by selecting lounge which is how I have tagged my Airport Express in iTunes I can play music through my stereo system, whilst controlling from my iMac G5 from my office. Very simple! See: http://www.apple.com/au/airportexpress/features/airtunes.html Hope this helps, David On 16/02/2009, at 11:00 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I want to have a wireless music network in my house driven by iTunes on my iMac Intel Core 2 Duo - OSX 10.5.6 I've looked at Apple's blurb and had a look around the web, but am still confused about what exactly hardware and software I need. ie. Do I need a 'base station' plugged into my model computer and another receiver device plugged into my hi-fi in another room. Some simple advice on what is needed would be welcome. Thanks. Paul. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Lost wireless network
Hi Wendy, The same thing happened to me yesterday. I actually took the power lead out of the Time Capsule, waited for 30 seconds and plugged back in. Hey presto Airport Utility recognised and all was up and running again! Hope this helps. David On 14/02/2009, at 9:05 PM, Wendy S. Austin wrote: Hi Daniel, thanks. I turned the Netgear and Time Capsule off and on and also restarted the laptops, no good. I will have to try setting it up again. Do you suggest I 'Create Network' ? Wendy On 14/02/2009, at 4:11 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Wendy Normally if it's flashing amber it means it's not talking to the other modem to get the ADSL/internet connection. Sometimes, it's as simple as just turning the Airport unit off and back on again and it will correct itself. Other times, it's a matter of going through setting it up again to get it back talking to the other unit. Hope that helps. Kind Regards Daniel On 14/2/09 7:46 PM, Wendy S. Austin wendy_aus...@mac.com wrote: Hi James I have a look at the programmes you suggest. I haven't changed anything on the network other than telling the MacBook to join it. I am now using an ethernet cable to the Netgear to connect to the internet so that is all working okay, just the Time Capsule that is flashing amber! Wendy On 14/02/2009, at 3:41 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: look for macstumbler or if still downloadable 'kismac trunk', both are progs that scan you air for wireless networks in the neighbourhood, make sure the wireless in the macbooks netgear is activated !!! it then should show your time capsule the other macbook (or maybe just the netgear modem) maybe you have an invisible character in the ssid, also spaces are not allowed. is the wep or wpa security code correct? cheers James -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Shutdown Cause
Thanks guys for the input. It turned out that Adrian was spot on with his diagnosis never even thought to check! Thanks, David On 17/12/2008, at 8:43 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Hi David, I had that happening to my iMac G5 a while ago, cleaning the fan vents resolved the problem. I found the one at the back was very dirty. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com http://www.skehan.id.au/ On 17/12/2008, at 7:57 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi Everyone, For the past week or two my iMac G5 has intermittently decided to switch itself off. Finally this morning when starting up and pressing Command V to check I see Shutdown Cause = -110. Can anyone enlighten me as to what this refers to please? Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer
Thanks to everyone for their input so far on this topic. It really has been much appreciated. Will of course update and let you know where we go with this and the results. Regards, David On 26/10/2008, at 6:31 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: Scanning old BW negatives can be easily done without expensive scanners, I saw a demonstration of this a few years ago at a WAGS computer group meeting and the results were impressive. It consisted of a standard type scanner and software and a wooden box painted white inside with a light bulb fitted inside. The box can be made to the desired size but some investigation may be needed to determine the best light bulb to use. It worked a treat. Regards, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.skehan.id.au/ On 25/10/2008, at 8:15 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi David, I've just scanned an old photo of my late Dad, it was taken during the World War 11 1939-1945, he was in the RAAF. The original photo is fairly yellowed, it's approx 3x5 size. I've taken three scans of it, one was scanned at 300 dpi using Epson Scan.app v3.4.5 (comes with included software) using the Full Auto Mode, with Dust Removal Color Restoration ticked. Two was scanned at 600 dpi using Epson Scan.app 3.4.5 using Full Auto Mode, with Dust Removal Color Restoration ticked. Three was scanned at 300 dpi using Epson Scan.app v3.4.5 using Professional Mode, with Unsharp Mask-Medium, Descreening, Color Restoration Backlight correct all ticked. If you like I can email them privately to you. Email me off list if you want them sent please. Cheers, Ronni On 25/10/2008, at 1:18 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi Ronni, Just enquiring as to the scanning quality with this new Epson. I, like I guess many others, in the aging bracket, have 100's if not 1,000's of photos in old albums that I would like to bring back to life and digitally enhance. The problem is finding someone who has had good experience with scanning photos and good results. Would be very interested in your thoughts on this new machine as wireless for me would be the way to go. Also to any other Wamuggers who have good scanning experiences and can make a recommendation. Thanks, David On 25/10/2008, at 12:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello People, For people interested in being able to wirelessly Print / Scan / Copy (no cables attached to computer), I recommend purchasing the above printer from Daniel Kerr (MacWizardry). After a disastrous few days without a Multi Function Printer after my Epson RX700 died last Saturday (why does equipment decide to die on week-ends?). Daniel (of MacWizardry) pulled out all stops and went beyond the call of duty, allowing me to use his MF Printer so I could print my designed labels onto some DVD's to complete a job I had to deliver on Monday. Daniel contracted the wholesaler (when they opened) on Monday and rushed up to pickup the NEW Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer (that has just arrived in WA). Which I then picked up from Daniel's and after a few hours of unpacking, installing the TX700W Software Drivers, I was back in business. Setting it up to Connect to my Airport Wireless Network took a little longer (the instructions were a little confusing), but perseverance paid off and eventually I had TX700W connecting to my Airport Network (using Ethernet Cable connected to my Remote Airport Base Station) and I was Printing / Scanning / copying / print to Disc / Wirelessly ... no cables connected to my MacBook Pro! I loved my Epson RX700, but, he only lasted 3 years and cost $699AU http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/stylusphotorx700.asp The NEW Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer only costs $299AU ... http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/stylusTX700W.asp If you look at the flash movie it says 'Carefree wireless connection' A wireless LAN module enables printer sharing among multiple users at home or in the office. An array of functions, including scanning, copying printing can be used on a wireless network To be able to wirelessly Print / Scan / Copy on a wireless network. Now that is TERRIFIC! Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer
Hi Ronni, Just enquiring as to the scanning quality with this new Epson. I, like I guess many others, in the aging bracket, have 100's if not 1,000's of photos in old albums that I would like to bring back to life and digitally enhance. The problem is finding someone who has had good experience with scanning photos and good results. Would be very interested in your thoughts on this new machine as wireless for me would be the way to go. Also to any other Wamuggers who have good scanning experiences and can make a recommendation. Thanks, David On 25/10/2008, at 12:00 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello People, For people interested in being able to wirelessly Print / Scan / Copy (no cables attached to computer), I recommend purchasing the above printer from Daniel Kerr (MacWizardry). After a disastrous few days without a Multi Function Printer after my Epson RX700 died last Saturday (why does equipment decide to die on week-ends?). Daniel (of MacWizardry) pulled out all stops and went beyond the call of duty, allowing me to use his MF Printer so I could print my designed labels onto some DVD's to complete a job I had to deliver on Monday. Daniel contracted the wholesaler (when they opened) on Monday and rushed up to pickup the NEW Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer (that has just arrived in WA). Which I then picked up from Daniel's and after a few hours of unpacking, installing the TX700W Software Drivers, I was back in business. Setting it up to Connect to my Airport Wireless Network took a little longer (the instructions were a little confusing), but perseverance paid off and eventually I had TX700W connecting to my Airport Network (using Ethernet Cable connected to my Remote Airport Base Station) and I was Printing / Scanning / copying / print to Disc / Wirelessly ... no cables connected to my MacBook Pro! I loved my Epson RX700, but, he only lasted 3 years and cost $699AU http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/stylusphotorx700.asp The NEW Epson Stylus Photo TX700W MFP Wireless Printer only costs $299AU ... http://www.epson.com.au/products/multifunctional/stylusTX700W.asp If you look at the flash movie it says 'Carefree wireless connection' A wireless LAN module enables printer sharing among multiple users at home or in the office. An array of functions, including scanning, copying printing can be used on a wireless network To be able to wirelessly Print / Scan / Copy on a wireless network. Now that is TERRIFIC! Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Time Capsule Time machine
Thanks Mark for the input will give this a try now. David On 07/10/2008, at 11:45 AM, Mark Secker wrote: I use this: http://timesoftware.free.fr/timemachineeditor/ changed my back up time to once every 3 hours Suggest you turn off the backup when disks are mounted/computer wakes from sleep options and I did find it needed a restart to kick in the changed times On 07/10/2008, at 10:03 AM, David Wood wrote: G'day All, I am experiencing some issues with the backing up from Time Machine to my Time Capsule. Currently running a Powerbook G4 and an iMac 1.8GHz G5 with Version 10.5.5 on both and both are wireless networked via Time Capsule. Simply put when Time Machine kicks in for both machines every hour it slows everything down and what is most frustrating, it in particular seems to affect the download speed from the internet. I am with Westnet and have talked to them we have conducted ping tests and everything is OK with the line so it is certainly something to do with my set up. What is interesting is that when I plug the ethernet cable from my Time Capsule back into either machine direct then the download speed automatically increases even when Time Machine is not backing up, which suggests there is a wireless issue with my Time Capsule. It was suggested that possibly my home phone which runs on 5.8GHz could be interfering with the wireless network, but I have moved it out of my office completely and it has made little or no difference as far as I can see. I really don't need to back up every hour as my machines are more for domestic use rather than business can I get Time Machine to just backup once per day and preferably then at a certain time when I am not likely to be using the net? Is there something I need to change on the configuration maybe on either to reduce the slowing down of my machines when the back up is running? Thanks for any input in advance, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) User Support Officer Laboratory Manager Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley 6009 Phone 6488 1855, Fax 6488 1055, -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Time Capsule Time machine
Thanks Neil for the input. I have in fact been turning it off and on but wanted it automated as with age forgetfulness does reign!! Hopefully the info from Mark will do the trick. Still not sure though why the download speed is slower via Time Capsule? Thanks again, David On 07/10/2008, at 11:07 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi David, Not an answer, per se, to your problem - but what I do is have Time machine set-up then switch it off. Then when I think it is time to do a back-up (usually once a day but sometimes an extra one or two if I'm busy!) I just turn on Time machine, do back-up now and then turn it off again. Of course, this does defeat the set forget advantage of Time machine and relies on you actually remembering to back-up - but this is not something I have a problem with and the Time Machine menu bar item makes it really quick to Open Time Machine Preferences, turn it on, Back Up Now and then turn it off. I have a couple of reasons for doing this: - Like you I think that the default hourly back-up is too frequent. - My external disks are fairly quiet but my iMacs are really quiet and I still find the disk noise distracting - so I tend to leave them switched off and just switch them on for my (manual) back-up. Since you are using a Time Capsule, I assume that your backup disk is always mounted - so if there is not an easy solution to actually schedule The Time Machine back-ups, I wonder if there is a way to automate the switch on, back-up, switch-off approach that I describe? I haven't done much with Applescript or automator so I'm not sure of the scriptability of all these actions but others may be able to advise whether there is a way to automate/script this? HTH Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 7/10/08 10:03 AM, David Wood at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: G'day All, I am experiencing some issues with the backing up from Time Machine to my Time Capsule. Currently running a Powerbook G4 and an iMac 1.8GHz G5 with Version 10.5.5 on both and both are wireless networked via Time Capsule. Simply put when Time Machine kicks in for both machines every hour it slows everything down and what is most frustrating, it in particular seems to affect the download speed from the internet. I am with Westnet and have talked to them we have conducted ping tests and everything is OK with the line so it is certainly something to do with my set up. What is interesting is that when I plug the ethernet cable from my Time Capsule back into either machine direct then the download speed automatically increases even when Time Machine is not backing up, which suggests there is a wireless issue with my Time Capsule. It was suggested that possibly my home phone which runs on 5.8GHz could be interfering with the wireless network, but I have moved it out of my office completely and it has made little or no difference as far as I can see. I really don't need to back up every hour as my machines are more for domestic use rather than business can I get Time Machine to just backup once per day and preferably then at a certain time when I am not likely to be using the net? Is there something I need to change on the configuration maybe on either to reduce the slowing down of my machines when the back up is running? Thanks for any input in advance, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Time Capsule Time machine
Thanks to Daniel and Mark. I now more clearly understand the limitations and the reasons why I lose speed with Time Capsule. It really is great for a lay person such as me to have this knowledge on tap thanks again to all for your input. David On 07/10/2008, at 8:42 PM, Daniel Forsdyke wrote: Hi David David Wood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...both are wireless networked via Time Capsule. ...it slows everything down and what is most frustrating, it in particular seems to affect the download speed from the internet. When Time Machine is performing a backup it is using a portion of the available wireless bandwidth. Therefore it will be competing with the browser and downloads for bandwidth, which will slow both down. ...when I plug the ethernet cable from my Time Capsule back into either machine direct then the download speed automatically increases even when Time Machine is not backing up, which suggests there is a wireless issue with my Time Capsule. The wireless network will run at the speed of the slowest device on the network. If you have the Time Capsule running on 802.11n, and at least one of the computers on the network is 802.11g, then the network will run at 802.11g speeds. Also ethernet will normally be faster than a wireless connection, so yes you will get faster data transfer speeds and internet speeds when using an ethernet cable. I really don't need to back up every hour as my machines are more for domestic use rather than business can I get Time Machine to just backup once per day and preferably then at a certain time when I am not likely to be using the net? Is there something I need to change on the configuration maybe on either to reduce the slowing down of my machines when the back up is running? It appears you already have an answer to this one. HTH Regards Daniel F. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Time Capsule Time machine
G'day All, I am experiencing some issues with the backing up from Time Machine to my Time Capsule. Currently running a Powerbook G4 and an iMac 1.8GHz G5 with Version 10.5.5 on both and both are wireless networked via Time Capsule. Simply put when Time Machine kicks in for both machines every hour it slows everything down and what is most frustrating, it in particular seems to affect the download speed from the internet. I am with Westnet and have talked to them we have conducted ping tests and everything is OK with the line so it is certainly something to do with my set up. What is interesting is that when I plug the ethernet cable from my Time Capsule back into either machine direct then the download speed automatically increases even when Time Machine is not backing up, which suggests there is a wireless issue with my Time Capsule. It was suggested that possibly my home phone which runs on 5.8GHz could be interfering with the wireless network, but I have moved it out of my office completely and it has made little or no difference as far as I can see. I really don't need to back up every hour as my machines are more for domestic use rather than business can I get Time Machine to just backup once per day and preferably then at a certain time when I am not likely to be using the net? Is there something I need to change on the configuration maybe on either to reduce the slowing down of my machines when the back up is running? Thanks for any input in advance, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: .Mac Upgraded to MobileMe
Double the storage is nice and finally an upgrade to iCal..! David On 10/06/2008, at 8:16 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Sorry people, I know I'm sleep deprived, but no excuse for typing iMac instead of .Mac (Dot Mac) :-( Ronni On 10/06/2008, at 8:13 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Good morning, Our iMac is being upgraded to MobileMe. Today Apple announced a new Internet service called MobileMe - taking the best of .Mac and adding a host of new features. As a current .Mac member, your account will be automatically upgraded to MobileMe in July. For a closer look, watch the MobileMe Guided Tour http://www.apple.com/mobileme/ .Mac to MobileMe transition FAQ http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1932 Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Maxtor External drive
Hi John, My twopenneth. Maxtor have offered very poor service since being taken over by Seagate. I have had a number of issues with the Network drive I purchased from them and they are certainly not very Mac friendly when it comes to getting assistance either by email or phone. In the end I put it down to a lack of interest in Mac users in general and have moved on to Time Capsule.. absolutely amazing!! David On 14/05/2008, at 8:13 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 14/5/08 8:06 PM, John Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks Office Works have the Maxtor 750GB external drive for sale for $199. This is USB2 only. I have a Power Mac (table lamp) Mac and a new Intel iMac. The Maxtor site states that I cannot create a bootable disc for the Power Mac unless I have a Firewire external drive. The Intel Mac is OK. Has anyone any experience of this drive or others with a reasonable price which I can use for both Macs or any other way of getting around the problem if I buy this Maxtor? Regards John Hi John As mentioned on this list previously before. Get Firewire if you can. USB2 can cause problems with backing up large files, and can slow down a lot. If you can, go Firewire, it's far superior. Also, and this is my own experience, stay away from Maxtor. I have a client who has 4 1TB drives of theres. All failed and had to be sent back for repair/replacement, which took about 2-3 weeks as they had to to Sydney then on to Singapore, back to Sydney then back here to Perth. All were bought at completely different times and different suppliers, so wasn't a batch thing). I would look something like the Western Digital MyBook series. It's a little dearer, but it has quad interface - USB2, Firewire400, Firewire800 and eSATA. These retail for $299 for the 750GB model. Feel free to drop me an email if you want more info, or if you wanted one I can get these as well and maybe able to do it a little cheaper for a WAMUG member. Hope that helps. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Update 10.5.2
Just to update you all on this post: Thanks to Ronni again for her input - in the end the machine went to the local technician in Busselton. It appears that I was one of the select few who experienced this problem with the screen freezing after resetting once the update 10.5.2 had completed download. Nobody appears to know why?! It has something to do with the keychains failing to initialize and the machine can only be re-booted from the Leopard disc after a series of other surgical changes have been made to the operating system. Far more common apparently has been problems with graphics on certain machines after the update. Have a good weekend. David On 03/03/2008, at 12:29 PM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, 3 weeks back I posted to list problems I was having with re-starting my iMac G5 after loading this last update. Thanks again to Peter Hinchcliffe for his advice and help. I am now back from a trip overseas and have my nice new Apple keyboard and as Peter instructed have restarted with Command - V keys depressed and as a result opened up in verbose mode. The message coming up and being continually repeated, is, that the DaemonInitialize failed and SecKeychainAddCallback failed 1. Can anyone please advise on next best course of action to take. Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Update 10.5.2
Hi All, 3 weeks back I posted to list problems I was having with re-starting my iMac G5 after loading this last update. Thanks again to Peter Hinchcliffe for his advice and help. I am now back from a trip overseas and have my nice new Apple keyboard and as Peter instructed have restarted with Command - V keys depressed and as a result opened up in verbose mode. The message coming up and being continually repeated, is, that the DaemonInitialize failed and SecKeychainAddCallback failed 1. Can anyone please advise on next best course of action to take. Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Update 10.5.2
G'day All, Performed update last night on my Powerbook no problem. However, when restarting after download on my iMac G5 the screen has frozen on the start up page featuring the Apple logo and the countdown wheel. No matter how many times I have turned the machine on and off it is still frozen any advice at this stage would be very much appreciated! Thanks, David On 12/02/2008, at 10:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Everyone, For those interested, I have updated my Macbook 2.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo to 10.5.2 and also some graphics update also from Apple, cannot remember what it was. Everything is working without any problems so far. Looks like Apple did a good job of this update. Good night all, Philippe C PS It is so hot in my room that my trusty G5 was sounding like an A380 taking off, so much so that I had to turn it off and use the laptop. At least the little beastie does not seem to protest too much :) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Update 10.5.2
OK Peter, managed to get the disc to eject. Have now tried to reboot with Leopard DVD but as yet no success. Thanks also to Lloyd - have followed info u sent but again at this stage no success as yet - going to keep trying, just maybe something will spark life into this machine! David On 14/02/2008, at 9:33 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 14/02/2008, at 8:59 AM, David Wood wrote: Thanks again Peter, Yes, I have tried several times now but still no change to the screen(have continued to hold down cmd-V for uotp 2 minutes). I have now realised that there already is an iPod Touch DVD in the slot and I cannot release/eject this disc as my wireless keyboard is not connected to the machine?! I have now tried removing all cables and turning off the power at the wall and then relaunching with the power button depressed as I plug back into the mains socket(as proposed on the Apple support site) but still to no avail! This is not looking too good! David How about if you hold down the Mouse button at startup? This should eject the DVD. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
VoIP Phone
Hi, I have a Netcomm VoIP Telephone Model V85 for sale. this is brand new still in its box and only opened once to test. It is an unwanted gift and not suited for the purpose I wanted. Cost new would be $199. Happy to accept $125. I live in Busselton, but I am in Perth Monday and could drop off to anyone interested or failing that arrange post. Please contact me off list if you are interested. Rgds, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Startup Disk Full
Hi All, My iMac G5 with 150GB hard disk has produced a warning this morning that the startup disk is nearly full. I have run Whatsize on my HD and it confirms this but in the detail it only shows a total of 70Gb being used where has the other 80GB gone and how can I find out? Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Startup Disk Full
My Apologies.. I have found that my Maxtor external hard disk had created duplicate volumes on my iMac HD and therefore used up all the HD space. Phew. D. On 18/10/2007, at 7:26 AM, David Wood wrote: Hi All, My iMac G5 with 150GB hard disk has produced a warning this morning that the startup disk is nearly full. I have run Whatsize on my HD and it confirms this but in the detail it only shows a total of 70Gb being used where has the other 80GB gone and how can I find out? Thanks, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
iLife 08 - HD Full
Hi All, I have this week installed iLife 08. I am not sure why but suddenly the disk space on my HD has become fully utilised?! I suspect it has something to do with iPhoto as when I check the iPhoto Library on my HD it says I have used 52GB but on the iPhoto screen when I check the library it says only 17.2 GB. I think therefore I have maybe 2 extra back ups that have been performed but no matter where I search I cannot find the folders/files. Can anyone please advise as to how I can easily look at the size of all files/folders to identify where the space on my HD has been utilised and how I can delete and get space back. I am using an iMac G5 with 150GB HD and 1.25GB DDR SDRAM on Version 10.4.10. Thanks in advance. David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Strange!
Hi all, My Powerbook G4 has suddenly decided not to let me access any files on my desktop or any applications by clicking on them in situ, unless I drop said files or application into my dock. Can someone tell me how I get back to normal please. Thanks in advance, David -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Strange!
Thanks Ronni spot on! The double click settings had moved right over to Fast nave now pushed back and everything OK. Cheers, have a good weekend, David On 27/04/2007, at 3:49 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 27/04/2007, at 2:40 PM, Paul Kitchener wrote: David Wood wrote: Hi all, My Powerbook G4 has suddenly decided not to let me access any files on my desktop or any applications by clicking on them in situ, unless I drop said files or application into my dock. Can someone tell me how I get back to normal please. Thanks in advance, David Hi David I haven't seen this before but I would do a Permissions Repair in Disk Utility. Doing it while booted from the Install Disk would be good, if practical. Good Luck Paul Hi David, If you click once on the folder/icon to highlight it, then hit Command + O, do they open/launch. Check System Preferences under Keyboard Mouse and check your double-click settings. Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
iTunes
G'day All, I am wondering if or how can I order from the US iTunes site? I am registered here in OZ with iTunes and when I try to order on the US site it says I can only order in Australia with my current email address. Is it as simple as opening a new email address? Any help/ direction will be much appreciated. Just for clarification, the products I want to order on the US iTunes site are not currently available in Australia. Thanks, David
Skype Connection
I have taken delivery today of a Netcomm V85 VoIP desktop phone. I have downloaded Skype but I am having problems connecting despite following the Quick Start Guide from Netcomm to the letter. Anyone have experience here? After completing the instructions the LCD display on the phone still says : SIP (Proxy OFF). When turning the proxy on by clicking the box I am asked for the IP Address or domain name address of the proxy server where do I get this from? Thanks in advance, David
Start Up
Hi all, I need help. I received a warning note today to say that my start up disk was full on my Powerbook G4. I checked disk utility and sure enough is says that the hard disk is all but full by 150mb?! I don't know how this can be as I have nowhere near the number of files that it says I now have. I have had some problems with iPHTO duplicating files and thumbnails and think this may have something to do with it but how do I check? I do not want to restart by using the Powerbook G4 install disc as suggested in case I lose all my treasured files. Also to add to my woes, following the software update I performed yesterday on my iMAc G5 to 10.4.7 all my personal settings disappeared!! All folders in iTUNES and iPHOTO also went and when I opened Mail it was back to start up? I don't know what happened after the download and restart but it seems to have reset everything and yet my files in my personal folders are all still intact. Any suggestions as to how I can retrieve my original settings or do I have to save all my folders all over again? Thanks in advance, David
Re: Mac Safari ...
Not sure how relevant this maybe but I followed this closely and turned off IPV6. I am on Firefox not using Safari result was long time delays for downloads! David
Blackberry 8700V Mobile/PDA
Hi all, Strongly considering purchase of above from Vodafone. I understand that software is now available to ensure smooth communication with Mac but does anyone out there have any experience as yet? Would appreciate any feedback. Thanks, David
Miglia TVMini USB2.0 Digital TV Tuner with EyeTV
Has anyone had experience of this product yet? If so would very much like to hear your thoughts and your evaluation. Thanks, David On 06/03/2006, at 10:34 PM, Peter Bull wrote: test Peter Bull [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
