Re: Adieu
So I have been reading these messages trying to form an opinion and thought I should post while I am still able. I must admit though, comments like this (Stephens) are unhelpful - just my opinion though. Can I ask, as I can't find them on the WAMUG website, does WAMUG publish its accounts. This would help with your argument about the cost of running WAMUG and where the money goes etc. Anyway just a thought. Duncan On 30 June 2012 17:18, Stephen Chape chap...@bigpond.com wrote: Hello Daniel ... I am with you completely. I am absolutely staggered at the response to having to pay annual membership. I find the assistance from the group and obviously the time and cost involved with running the list invaluable. As far as I am concerned anyone who objects to paying a $30.00 annual fee we can do without ! Some of the responses have been nothing short of disgraceful ! On 28/06/2012, at 11:08 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Without adding to the fuel on the flamewar fire,... But yes, if people don't want to become a financial member, there is nothing stopping them from reading the list still and deciding if/when they require help, they can then sign up. There is a lot of cost involved in running the list, hosting, and other costs. Let alone the time and resources that the Committee put in behind the scenes. (of which they receive no monetary reward, it's all their time and resources put in for free). There is no real advertising on this list. (Have you been to some of the other lists that have advertising everywhere?). Plus you only have to look around at other support costs. Apple charge $99 per incident outside of Applecare warranty. (or the free 90 day phone support). Go to a Genius bar? You'd probably spend $30 on petrol/travelling costs/your time/parking costs! lol Other places charge $20-$75 for phone/email support. (myself included I have a fee for email support/consulting. As does Ronni for her offlist support). Which is fair enough if places want to charge. As someone else said it's a user-paid world we live in today. Lawyers, Accountants etc all charge. People have to make a living. So compared to the single support cost, this yearly membership is well worth it. And lastly, from the survey that was done, most people were happy to pay a fee and comments were that the list should/could be paid. That was a survey completed by the members, and the committee spent a long period of time discussing it. (let alone getting it all place). I could go on, but I think they are the main points I wanted to make. Again, I'm not trying to add to it, I'm just adding a few of my own views, Enjoy! :o) Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Apple** On 28/06/2012, at 8:12 AM, hugh griffiths wrote: I too have considered leaving as I do not attend the meetings, but Carlo's suggestion makes sense, I will continue to read the list ( as i enjoy it!) and if in future I need help I will weight the cost of the 30$ for a large group of expert opinion against advice from the other free lists out there and a warrantied paid service technician. Thanks for the valuable help I have received in the past. Hugh Subject: Re: Adieu From: cm200...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:06:13 +0800 To: wamug@wamug.org.au Hi Peter and Eugene and other list members, We list followers are really grateful for your contributions over the years and we contributors are honoured to have been able to help you out on other occasions. I just wanted to let you know that there is no need at all to end your connection with WAMUG. You will still be able to read any and all posts to the list, and you will still continue to receive WAMUG emails to your inbox unless you choose to stop them. Also if you ever happen to be passing through Perth, meetings are open to all and we would love to see you there. The decision to allow posting to only members was not made lightly. Running the list has a very real cost, both financial and in the time of contributors, fairness dictates that those who pay the membership fee are entitled to use the service above other persons who join, post a random question or put up for sale a piece of equipment, and then disappear. Sadly neither of you, Peter and Eugene, are anywhere near to this category of user so I have two solutions to suggest. Firstly remember that the WAMUG membership fee is less than a reasonable call-out charge for most Mac consultants. So if at some future time you need a consultant, consider joining our list and with luck we will all pitch in, fix the problem, and you will come out financially ahead. The second solution I would like to offer is that at the next committee meeting we will discuss some bursaries for members who really
Re: Using iPhone maps
TomTom is great but if you hardly ever use it you could try one of the following (both turn by turn like TomTom) Navfree GPS http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/navfree-gps-live-australia/id422816006?mt=8 This is free and is pretty good. Sygic Australia New Zealand http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/sygic-australia-new-zealand/id319361043?mt=8 This one is $34.99 and is great. Use it on a regular basis. I use it in a windscreen cradle but my wife just listens to the instructions from the iPhone speaker. Hope this helps. Regards Duncan On 4 February 2012 09:51, Daniel Kerr wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: Hi Chris Another thing to consider (though a bit dearer), if you were going to pay $15/day for a GPS for the car, would be to look at the TomTom Australia App for iPhone/iPad. It's $75, so may work out dearer,...but then you own it for other trips. http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/tomtom-australia/id326072238?mt=8 (If you're hiring the car for 5 days then it works out the same cost - except that you own it). And it will talk to you and do turn by turn just like a normal GPS. Just another thought, 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 Macintosh** On 04/02/2012, at 9:43 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Chris, Ah my home City Melbourne ;-) As Paul has mentioned, the GPS is extremely fast and accurate on the iPhone 4S. Just type Melbourne Airport or Tullamarine Airport Melbourne into search in Maps and it will quickly pinpoint where it is, then you click directions, then route … then Start ... And off you go! http://www.apple.com/iphone/built-in-apps/maps-compass.html http://www.melbourneairport.com.au/To-From-the-Airport/Overview.html Cheers, Ronni On 04/02/2012, at 9:19 AM, Paul Doyle wrote: Hi Chris, I use mine for this sort of thing all the time. You'll need some sort of hands free device so the phone is not in the drivers hand. The hired GPS will probably talk to you and give turn by turn directions. Go for that if it's what you prefer. They work well and aren't hard to use. I find it just as easy to position the phone so I can see at a glance when the next turn is coming up by following the blue line on the map. Telstra coverage is rather good in VIC so you should be fine all the way. Hope you have a great trip. Paul On 04/02/2012, at 11:55 AM, c...@it.net.au wrote: Good morning WA Muggers It has been awhile since I last asked the list, on account I am presently rolling around in the southern ocean, and after nearly 5 weeks am really really looking forward to Terra Firma under my feet!! I am disembarking the ship in Geelong and plan to hire a car to see a collegue who lives down near Portland, in Victoria. My new 4S has been good on board for the time and early morning alarm. However, I would like to know if I will be able to use the iphone in my hire car to get me down the Portland, and after 2 days, direct me back to Melbourne airport (which I have never driven to before in my life)!??? I cant use it on board as we are way out of telstra phone range!! If so that would be great as I need not book a GPS for the car at about $15/day extra!! Kind regards to all and thanks for any advice Chris -- 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: Mac OSX 10.6.7 Update available.
That would be the delta updated not the combo updated. Regards Duncan Sent from my iPhone On 22/03/2011, at 8:11 AM, Ashley Mulder ashley.mul...@student.curtin.edu.au wrote: Whereas my Software Update is telling me its only 337Mbgo figure On 22/03/2011, at 4:46 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi All Just released is the 10.6.7 Update. The combo update can be gained from here:- http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1361 Weighs in at 1.12GB!! Ashley Mulder BSc (Forensic and Analytical Chemistry) | (Forensic Science Hons.) PhD (Chemistry) Department of Chemistry Curtin University 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 -- 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: accessing iview
System Preferences -- Displays -- Tick Mirror Displays Should do the trick Cheers Duncan On 10/09/2010, at 9:15 PM, Jennifer Lefroy lefroy.jenni...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Everyone, I have been trying to access abc iview to our television monitor. On connecting up the through the Macbook Pro, I can see the iview program on the macbook screen but on the tv monitor I have the desktop minus all its icons - just the pretty picture. I am sure there is something simple I am missing. Can anyone help, please? Regards, Jennifer -- 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: iPhone 4 - due here 30th July (apparently)
If you have 3G and have not upgraded to iOS4 and you think your phone is slow then don't. My 3G is noticeably slower after upgrade. As for iPhone 4 that's a yes (as soon as I get the boss to approve it) Duncan On 17/07/2010, at 11:01 AM, Jane Griffiths jjgr...@mac.com wrote: Yes I'll definitely be buying a 4G. My 3G is feeling slow now (haven't had the courage to try the latest iOS4 update) and I'm looking forward to the video capabilities and improved camera. My Optus 2yr contract has just expired, but this time i will be buying direct from Apple. I'm wondering if Optus will supply a new micro-sim in addition to the current sim, or will they require the old sim to be handed over in exchange for the new micro-sim? Now we just need the date for when pre-ordering commences! cheers Jane On 17/07/2010, at 10:19 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 17/07/2010, at 8:17 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: Thanks Daniel In summary (see below) So WAMUGers - would you buy an iPhone 4? cheers Blitto Yes! I would if i was out of contact with my iPhone 3GS with Telstra or if I can arrange with Telstra to pass my contract over to an iPhone 4. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard 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 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: Using iPhone Overseas
To give you an idea of cost... less than 3 mins in the UK whilst roaming cost $25 (run as a test for work). Best bet is either, as others have suggested, get a local SIM in the country you are traveling to or talk to your mobile provider before you go to see what other options there might be. Cheers Duncan On 23 June 2010 22:02, Shay Telfer shaywa...@earthyself.com wrote: I highly recommend turning Data Roaming off to avoid the annoying $400 data bill. I just turned it on when I found myself needing to use Maps or look up timetables etc. then turned it straight off again. If you're going to be over there for a while it may be worth sourcing a local data provider's SIM. Have fun, Shay On 23/06/2010 5:24 PM, Rod Blitvich wrote: Dear WAMUGers Please can you help? I have applied to Telstra have International Roaming switched on. I can see that the call rates are maybe 3 or 4 times higher. What about data? Is data just data - doesn't matter where you are? I have a $10 data pack which i NEVER get close to using up. Will it be the same in Malaysia? Or will that be 4 times as expensive? Or will data not work at all? ta Blitto * **Rod Blitvich* - Amy Sam’s Dad *. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .* * *0409 681 256 _rb...@iinet.net.au x-msg://181/rb...@iinet.net.au_ http://web.me.com/blitto http://web.mac.com/blitto ***I don't have a big ego, I'm way too cool for that.* ** ** ** -- 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: iPhone ‘flight mode’
Yeah and when I went on Singapore Airlines last year (Oct - Perth to Singapore) I could watch and listen through the plane entertainment system... and before anyone says something it was cattle class!! Duncan 2010/1/18 Susan Hastings susanhasti...@me.com: 'cos you may still want to use it to play games or watch movies or take photos... On 18/01/2010, at 10:10 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: Gosh why not just turn it off ??? On 18/01/2010, at 6:07 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 17/01/2010, at 10:55 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: What does it do ? Hi Stephen, -- 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
iPhone 3G Glass Screen Broken
Does anyone know, where in Perth I can get the iPhone 3G glass repaired. My boss managed to drop it right on the corner and has broken the glass. The iPhone still works and picks up user input but I can see the glass falling out over time. Regards Duncan -- 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: Apple Store finally coming to Perth!
Interesting to see if this happened in other cities in Australia. Finally you can apply to be an official genius ;) Duncan Sent from my iPhone On 16/07/2009, at 12:02 PM, Stuart Evans stuart.ev...@t4.com.au wrote: Whilst I love the look of the Apple retail store and everything it offers (from a customer viewpoint), I hope that it doesn't spell the end for the loyal Apple resellers who have put in the hard yards for many years. At least those that look after their customers (such as Daniel.)! Regards, Stuart Stuart Evans T4 Technology Shop 6, 69 Lockyer ave Albany, WA, 6330 (08) 9842 9660 On 16/07/2009, at 11:21 AM, Martin Hill marth...@iinet.net.au wrote: That's fantastic - I notice some people putting dibs on the massive area vacated by Crush in Garden City which would be nice for those of us South of the River. Makes sense considering that shopping centre has one of the highest levels of foot-traffic and dollars per square metre in the state. -Mart Martin Hill email: mart_hill at mac.com homepages: http://web.mac.com/mart_hill Mb: 0401-103-194 hm: (08)9314-5242 On 16/07/2009, at 10:34 AM, Rod Lavington wrote: Hi Folks! WA is now listed in the retail locations for Australia when looking under Job Opportunities at Apple :-) http://jobs.apple.com/index.ajs?BID=2method=mHvexternal.showPositionLocations (I hope that works!) Let the speculation begin where the store will be located :-) Seeya Rod! -- 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: Apple Remote
Dead easy. There is a small indentation in the bottom... push this in and the battery compartment pops out. Duncan On 23/06/2009, at 8:21 PM, Robin Belford wrote: http://store.apple.com/au/product/MA128G/B Who has opened one of these to change the battery? r -- 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: Outgoing servers in iPhone Mail
Works for me. I have a primary and the Optus one as a backup. Can take a while to send but does go. Duncan Sent from my iPhone On 21/06/2009, at 11:06 AM, Peter Meyer pmo...@people.net.au wrote: I probably asked my question the wrong way around when I first posted it. So can someone please confirm that the configuration of SMTP servers on the iPhone does, in fact behave as Apple says it should viz: if a 'primary' server is unavailable the phone will try the additional outgoing servers in turn (hopefully, until it has success)? Can anyone confirm that my experience with sending email on the 3G network is more general than mine, alone? My iPhone contract is with Telstra but my current ISP is People Telecom. Therefore I have the need to specify two outgoing mail servers: mail.bigpond.com for the 3G network and smtp.per.people.net.au for WiFi connections. Under Settingsmail etcaccountsoutgoing mail server it is necessary to set a Primary Server (smtp.people in my case) and 'Other SMTP Servers' (mail.bigpond) and there it states that: If Mail is unsuccessful using the primary server, it will try the other SMTP servers in succession. However my experience is that with the Primary Server toggled 'ON', using a 3G connection, Mail will try to send an email and, after some delay fail with the message: 'The server rejected one of the recipient's addresses (sic). The message has been placed in the Outbox' If the Primary Server is toggled 'OFF' in this configuration the message is sent but not as quickly as with a WiFi connection where the Primary Server is toggled 'ON' It appears as if contact with the Primary Server is still attempted before the Secondary SMTP server is used. (so does OFF not really mean OFF?) I have set up an account with bigpond as the Primary and the same situation is seen in reverse ie: under WiFi if bigpond is toggled OFF an email is sent after a delay but not at all if bigpond is toggled ON. Having to manually configure the primary SMTP server's state whenever the network connection is changed is seemingly contradictory to what the Settings note about 'Other SMTP Servers' implies. I had hoped that the upgrade to iPhone 3.0 would resolve the problem but it hasn't. Nor has restoring everything 'as a new phone' (ie without any previous settings) made any difference. I have spent a fair bit of time talking to Telstra and Apple and, in fact it was only in the past few days that I worked out the above solution and was able to send emails using 3G connections although I'm sure there wasn't this difficulty when I first set up the phone's email. I want (need?) to send very few emails using a 3G connection but this is, nevertheless, pretty frustrating :( At no stage has there been any difficulty receiving email or connecting to the net on either 3G or WiFi connections peter meyer 0408 902349 pmo...@people.net.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: iPhone update 3.0
1am Perth time is the general consensus. Duncan On 17/06/2009, at 11:18 PM, Jack/Bauer wrote: Hi all I was wondering how many of us are waiting up for the update? Go to bed or not . -- 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: Iphone 3.0 firmware is out
Worked for me :) On 18/06/2009, at 5:55 AM, Jack/Bauer wrote: Downloading 3.0 now here I go. -- 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: Iphone 3.0 firmware is out
Apparently I need to contact Optus. Fingers crossed... Sent from my iPhone On 18/06/2009, at 8:03 AM, Rob Phillips r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au wrote: Does the 'tethering' work - to use it as a modem for a laptop? Rob Duncan Hardman wrote: Worked for me :) On 18/06/2009, at 5:55 AM, Jack/Bauer wrote: Downloading 3.0 now here I go. -- 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 -- Associate Professor Rob Phillips Educational Development Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia -- 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: Iphone 3.0 firmware is out
It's under settings - general - network Sent from my iPhone On 18/06/2009, at 9:29 AM, Rod Kevill r.kev...@bigpond.com wrote: Duncan - Does the option to switch on Internet Tethering appear on your iphone? It's missing from mine - Telstra NextG... On 18/06/09 8:06 AM, Duncan Hardman duncan.hardman.li...@gmail.com wrote: Apparently I need to contact Optus. Fingers crossed... Sent from my iPhone On 18/06/2009, at 8:03 AM, Rob Phillips r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au wrote: Does the 'tethering' work - to use it as a modem for a laptop? Rob Duncan Hardman wrote: Worked for me :) On 18/06/2009, at 5:55 AM, Jack/Bauer wrote: Downloading 3.0 now here I go. -- 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 -- Associate Professor Rob Phillips Educational Development Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia -- 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: DROBO - Storage Robot
I agree this is a great product BUT make sure you update the firmware before you format the drives as we had a few minor issues. Cheers Duncan Sent from my iPhone On 21/12/2008, at 11:10 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@wn.com.au wrote: Hello People, When Peta asked for advice about Backup Drives, it prompted me to send some information on my new Backup Storage setup. I purchased (through Daniel of MacWizardry), and have been using the 2nd Generation DROBO-Storage Robot for over a month now and I'm thoroughly impressed, he is brilliant! He is also FUN! He has lots of lights and looks very cool sitting on my desk. DROBO Dashboard is one neat application. Drobo is designed to actively monitor and protect your data at all times. It is also programmed to optimise data storage so you don't have to. Drobo acts as a large, single pool of storage that is always available and it's also inherently backed-up on the Drobo and protected against drive failure or disk corruption. He is One Big Pool of Protected Storage. Drobo has Four (4) Data Bays. He will only take 3.5 SATA1 SATA11 Drives NOT IDE drives. You must have at least two drives in Drobo. I now have in DROBO three drives. 1TB SATA + 1TB SATA + 250GB SATA Drives, giving me 2.25TB (2.04TB Actual). 934.96GB is being used for Protection. When I only had 1TB + 250GB, DROBO gave me the RED ALERT that I must insert a new drive into the empty Data Bay indicated by the red light. Drobo needed extra space for protection of my data. You can use Drobolator Capacity Calculator to help you select the number and size of drives to fit your needs http://www.drobo.com/Products/drobolator.html You can just add new disks when you need more capacity, or replace a smaller drive with a larger one, no data migration or reconfiguration is required. Your data has multiple layers of automatic protection. Drobo works with Time Machine, SuperDuper, and other backup software and utilities. It works perfectly with Déjà Vu (the backup I use). You can Network Drobo. This explains Networking Drobo: http://www.thedigitalstory.com/blog/2008/04/ drobo_hard_drive_bac.html Drobo utilises a revolutionary storage technology that makes it simple for anyone to use, yet is powerful enough for business. Once you experience the power of Drobo, the idea of keeping multiple external drives or a RAID 5 array will seem as antiquated as that 28.8Kbps modem in the back of your closet. This latest release Second Generation has 2 Firewire 800 ports 1 USB 2.0 port. The First generation was only USB 2.0. Now, it's also fast. Drobo is available with FireWire 800 and enhanced USB 2.0 performance giving you the data protection and ease you need, with the speed and interface you want. http://www.drobo.com/Products/drobodemo.html?ID=Macworld1 http://www.drobo.com/Products/FAQs.html Mini-Review from Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/drobo-second-gen-mini-review/ In-Depth Review from Automated Home (even though it's mainly showing Windows side, it's quite informative): http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Drobo-DroboShare-In-Depth-Review.html The retail on them is now $1029.95 for the Drobo Storage Robot unit. Then you use your SATA Drives or purchase more or larger drives when you need them. http://www.conexus.com.au/detail.php?item=DDH001 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: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: DROBO - Storage Robot
No problem with updating the firmware but the firmware out of the box gave us issues with all red warning lights coming on all the drives and therefore no data or protection. Once we had updated the firmware for both the drobo and the drobo share we have had no problems at all and love it too :) Hope this clears it up Cheers Duncan On 21/12/2008, at 12:43 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: That's interesting Duncan. I know I updated the Firmware without any problems at all. I think if I remember Drobo Dashboard asked me to, not sure though? What issues did you experience? Was it to do with your Firewall blocking the web-based firmware update? Or did it fail to install? Cheers, Ronni On 21/12/2008, at 11:50 AM, Duncan Hardman Lists wrote: I agree this is a great product BUT make sure you update the firmware before you format the drives as we had a few minor issues. Cheers Duncan Sent from my iPhone On 21/12/2008, at 11:10 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@wn.com.au wrote: Hello People, When Peta asked for advice about Backup Drives, it prompted me to send some information on my new Backup Storage setup. I purchased (through Daniel of MacWizardry), and have been using the 2nd Generation DROBO-Storage Robot for over a month now and I'm thoroughly impressed, he is brilliant! He is also FUN! He has lots of lights and looks very cool sitting on my desk. DROBO Dashboard is one neat application. Drobo is designed to actively monitor and protect your data at all times. It is also programmed to optimise data storage so you don't have to. Drobo acts as a large, single pool of storage that is always available and it's also inherently backed-up on the Drobo and protected against drive failure or disk corruption. He is One Big Pool of Protected Storage. Drobo has Four (4) Data Bays. He will only take 3.5 SATA1 SATA11 Drives NOT IDE drives. You must have at least two drives in Drobo. I now have in DROBO three drives. 1TB SATA + 1TB SATA + 250GB SATA Drives, giving me 2.25TB (2.04TB Actual). 934.96GB is being used for Protection. When I only had 1TB + 250GB, DROBO gave me the RED ALERT that I must insert a new drive into the empty Data Bay indicated by the red light. Drobo needed extra space for protection of my data. You can use Drobolator Capacity Calculator to help you select the number and size of drives to fit your needs http://www.drobo.com/Products/drobolator.html You can just add new disks when you need more capacity, or replace a smaller drive with a larger one, no data migration or reconfiguration is required. Your data has multiple layers of automatic protection. Drobo works with Time Machine, SuperDuper, and other backup software and utilities. It works perfectly with Déjà Vu (the backup I use). You can Network Drobo. This explains Networking Drobo: http://www.thedigitalstory.com/blog/2008/04/drobo_hard_drive_bac.html Drobo utilises a revolutionary storage technology that makes it simple for anyone to use, yet is powerful enough for business. Once you experience the power of Drobo, the idea of keeping multiple external drives or a RAID 5 array will seem as antiquated as that 28.8Kbps modem in the back of your closet. This latest release Second Generation has 2 Firewire 800 ports 1 USB 2.0 port. The First generation was only USB 2.0. Now, it's also fast. Drobo is available with FireWire 800 and enhanced USB 2.0 performance giving you the data protection and ease you need, with the speed and interface you want. http://www.drobo.com/Products/drobodemo.html?ID=Macworld1 http://www.drobo.com/Products/FAQs.html Mini-Review from Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/08/drobo-second-gen-mini-review/ In-Depth Review from Automated Home (even though it's mainly showing Windows side, it's quite informative): http://www.automatedhome.co.uk/Reviews/Drobo-DroboShare-In-Depth-Review.html The retail on them is now $1029.95 for the Drobo Storage Robot unit. Then you use your SATA Drives or purchase more or larger drives when you need them. http://www.conexus.com.au/detail.php?item=DDH001 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: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: play movies on mac
You could run on Windows in bootcamp or even better run VLC on the MAc side (Windows version available too). Cheers Duncan On 26/07/2008, at 3:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all i am presently offshore on a seismic ship and have been given some digital movies that have a suffix of .divx and a couple of .avi and .mpg. These came from PC machines that are used by the crew to watch on large screen TV's during time off using a media player of some kind (in lieu of dvds). They look really good on the TV too. I have a macbook pro 15 with 10.5.2 and quicktime on (not pro). Are there other software programs that I can download to use to watch on my machine that anyone knows of? I imagine quicktime pro would open the mpg (it is xVid Mpeg 4 codec) but I dont have it here. Could I run the .divx movies in Windows on bootcamp perhaps? Any help is much appreciated kind regards to all chris -- 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: Odd startup behaviour
Try this Control click on the icon in the dock and un tick the Open at Login Cheers Duncan On 25/11/2007, at 1:51 PM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi everyone On startup, a friend of mines MacBook automatically opens Safari, Address Book, iChat, Quicktime? any idea what may be causing this. It looks and sounds like a proper restart, even Zapped the P Ram and it still does it. The fan comes on though it is not hot. I changed iChats prefs to stop starting on startup but cannot stop the other apps. It also does it on startup from shutdown. Any help would be welcomed. Mac OS X 10.4.8/512Mb RAM/1.83GHz/Intel Core 2 Duo/7 months old. Thanks Jon 'R' Celebrating the Robinson Helicopter A new coffee-table book from Eye in the Sky Productions. Photographed by leading aviation photographer Jon Davison. Due for release April 2008 Based in Western Australia T: 08 9380 6508 M: 0403 235938 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] W: http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au/robinson.html -- 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: Leopard delayed
No currently I have a single image for all PowerPC Macs (G5/G4/G3) both desktop and laptops. I also have to have an image for my Intel Macs as well. 10.5 is a universal operating system (or so I believe) and therefore I would only need the one image for all, well that's the theory. I am thinking about having separate images for laptops and desktop if I find the needs are different. Cheers Duncan On 4/14/07, David Moyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So your combining or have your portable and desktop images or they are still separate? Thanks, David Moyle -- Bertram, Western Australia E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If a cluttered desk is characteristic of a cluttered mind, what does an empty desk mean? Confidentiality Notice: The contents of this email are confid.. Were you meant to receive this? If not, delete it. Please? -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duncan Hardman Sent: Friday, 13 April 2007 7:19 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Leopard delayed Well in fact there is no need to have separate images as such. With our new intel machines we are having a desktop and a laptop image. Our issue is we have PowerPC's and Intels in our fleet. Duncan On 4/13/07, David Moyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have an image to suit desktop vs portables? Thanks, David Moyle -- Bertram, Western Australia E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If a cluttered desk is characteristic of a cluttered mind, what does an empty desk mean? Confidentiality Notice: The contents of this email are confid.. Were you meant to receive this? If not, delete it. Please? -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duncan Hardman Sent: Friday, 13 April 2007 6:43 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Leopard delayed Now that is a shame and in my humble opinion I don't agree there tradeoff of resources was justified as we won't even see the iPhone in Australia until next year (maybe) and I was really looking forward to the next release especially at work as it meant a universal image rather than having to maintain a PowerPC image and a Intel image. oh well. Duncan On 4/13/07, Peter Sealy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a FYI to stop the rumours [providing this announcement is genuine] it seems Apple has delayed Leopard release till October. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ . 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 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] -- 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: Leopard delayed
Now that is a shame and in my humble opinion I don't agree there tradeoff of resources was justified as we won't even see the iPhone in Australia until next year (maybe) and I was really looking forward to the next release especially at work as it meant a universal image rather than having to maintain a PowerPC image and a Intel image. oh well. Duncan On 4/13/07, Peter Sealy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a FYI to stop the rumours [providing this announcement is genuine] it seems Apple has delayed Leopard release till October. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ . 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 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: Leopard delayed
Well in fact there is no need to have separate images as such. With our new intel machines we are having a desktop and a laptop image. Our issue is we have PowerPC's and Intels in our fleet. Duncan On 4/13/07, David Moyle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do you have an image to suit desktop vs portables? Thanks, David Moyle -- Bertram, Western Australia E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If a cluttered desk is characteristic of a cluttered mind, what does an empty desk mean? Confidentiality Notice: The contents of this email are confid.. Were you meant to receive this? If not, delete it. Please? -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duncan Hardman Sent: Friday, 13 April 2007 6:43 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Leopard delayed Now that is a shame and in my humble opinion I don't agree there tradeoff of resources was justified as we won't even see the iPhone in Australia until next year (maybe) and I was really looking forward to the next release especially at work as it meant a universal image rather than having to maintain a PowerPC image and a Intel image. oh well. Duncan On 4/13/07, Peter Sealy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just a FYI to stop the rumours [providing this announcement is genuine] it seems Apple has delayed Leopard release till October. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/ . 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 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: Student Discounts
Actually for Windows, MS Office 2003 is still the latest (non beta) version available. Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Howells Sent: Friday, 21 July 2006 12:37 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Student Discounts Careful ! The front page lists Microsoft Office 2003 ... that's about 3 years old and new versions available ! Of course it would be cheap ! Also , when looking at those offers, remember they are probably PC versions you are on a Mac mail list , so I assume you are using Mac . Of course IF you have the very latest Mac and you want to run PC software that would be possible to arrange , at a cost . Bob On 21 Jul 2006, at 12:14 PM, Travis Hansen wrote: Hi, Does anyone know if this site is legitimate? http://www.studentdiscounts.com.au/ If so, are these the same prices that students/teachers can get in software stores? Cheers Travis -- 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: Help!
I have outgoing also set to no password but I do have use ssl ticked. Hope this helps Duncan Hardman (A remote Westnet User) -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Sent: Monday, 17 July 2006 9:17 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Help! On 17/07/2006, at 8:11 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: At present I am using westnet as ISP and using the settings they recommend which is mailr.westnet.com.au both for incoming and outgoing Dear Mac I hope that 'mailr.westnet.com.au' is a typo as it should read mail.westnet.com.au You do not say whether you have been in contact with Westnet about this? You also say 'authentification 'password' ', if this is refering to the 'Outgoing Mail Server Settings - Authentication', I believe this should be set to 'None' as mine always is. No password is used for outgoing emails. In mine, for the *Incoming* settings (under Prefs - Accounts - Advanced in Mail.app) the SSL port is 995 and this is turned (ticked) on and the 'Authentication' is of course set to 'Password', for to recieve email you must authenticate. I hoop this helps, hayte to think you have to mess aboot like this on ya hols AYE? Good luck feller ;-) 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: m :Hotmail
Using safari I have problems. I have no problems using Firefox. Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Murdoch Allen Sent: Tuesday, 13 June 2006 9:39 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Possible Spam :Hotmail anyone having problems logging into hotmail ?? I get past the log in screen then thats it it seems to jump in the address bar between a couple of url's then it puts me back to log in screen any thoughts it driving me nuts I have to crank classic up to access my hotmail -- 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: podcast
Paul is quite right about the location but just want those people who don't know a podcast is Podcasting is the distribution of audio or video files, such as radio programs or music videos, over the internet using either RSS or Atom syndication for listening on mobile devices and personal computers. A podcast is a web feed of audio or video files placed on the Internet for anyone to subscribe to, and also the content of that feed. Podcasters' websites also may offer direct download of their files, but the subscription feed of automatically delivered new content is what distinguishes a podcast from a simple download or real-time streaming (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast) So basically it is a feed you subscribe to rather than manually download one file at a time. Cheers Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2006 8:02 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: podcast Mervyn Giuliana Bond wrote: Does a podcast actually download to one's computer? I've done a variety of searches but can't locate a file. Merv Yes, Podcast is just a fancy way of saying recorded radio program converted to mp3. Podcasts gotten from ITMS live in your iTunes Library. Ones you get via a browser etc should be in your download folder/location. Have fun 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
RE: Disk Utility internal error
Not sure why that is but if you want to try and run repair permissions on the terminal do the following.. You have to be logged in as an admin user. Open Terminal and enter the following. sudo diskutil repairPermissions / It will then ask for the admin password. Hey presto hope it helps Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Sent: Friday, 17 February 2006 5:43 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Disk Utility internal error Hi Folks I am trying to do Permission Repair before downloading latest iTunes update, but I keep getting this error - Disk Utility has lost its connection with the Disk Management Tool and cannot continue. Please quit and relaunch Disk Utility. I have done as it asks and also tried a restart to no avail. Does anyone know why this is happening and what I can do to rectify it? Andrew iMac 20, 1.25Ghz G4 OS 10.3.9 -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: DVD won't eject
Try rebooting with the mouse key pressed down. Duncan On 14/1/06 10:19 AM, Jon Davison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone. I have just installed Tiger 10.4.3 on my G5 (1.6MHz/ 768DDR), and the 10.4.3 DVD will not eject. Have tried rebooting and holding down eject key, nothing. The eject menu title is greyed out. Installation was fine, no problems. In Startup disk prefs the DVD does not appear, only HDD and Network, although the DVD is in there. Any thoughts on this? Cheers Jon -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
RE: USB thumb drive free space?
Have you emptied the trash with the thumb drive plugged in. When you delete from the thumb drive it goes into the trash on the thumb drive itself. Cheers Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gary dorn Sent: Friday, 16 December 2005 10:49 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: USB thumb drive free space? I have a SUB thumb Drive Rambo 128MB Finder shows up 5 files with about 20 MB of data, but info show 109MB used, 14MB free so a difference of about 89 MB - where might this be? ought I erase the drive with disk utility or is the some thing else that can show or recover this missing space? chow -- gary dorn north perth -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: ITMS connection
Do you use a proxy, I had a user (not TPG) that had manual proxy set. Once we turned that off no problems Duncan On 2/11/05 12:46 PM, Mike Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried several times to connect to the iTunes music store, both from iTunes and the Oz Apple site, without success. I keep getting the alert requester iTunes could not connect to the Music Store. The host is down. I'm using iTunes 6.0.1 and Safari 2.0.2 on an iMac G5 with OS 10.4.3. I'm on ADSL through TPG. A friend, also on TPG, has no problem connecting with ITMS. I have no problem connecting with anything else on the net. Any suggestions please? Cheers, Mike -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
RE: Is Brian Seaton on wamug?
Apparently there was a big mix up this month with that. I got 2 copies and my surname was wrong too. All better next month they tell me Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian scott Sent: Friday, 7 October 2005 4:11 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Is Brian Seaton on wamug? Hi, his Aus. MacWorld has turned up at my address. cheers Brian -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
See Mac fans are crazy ;)
http://smh.com.au/articles/2005/07/20/1121539006273.html Thought others might find this interesting Duncan -- Duncan Hardman IT Systems Administrator School of Physiotherapy / Department of Podiatry Building 408
RE: trouble accessing gmail account with safari
I just tried it and it all seems fine, sorry Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Woods Sent: Tuesday, 21 June 2005 3:24 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: trouble accessing gmail account with safari Hello all, Does anyone else have difficulty accessing their gmail account using safari Version 2.0 for example crashing after login then being forced to use firefox to access email TIA Mick os X.3.4 -- 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: iMac G5
To add to this we bought 19 and all fine since December 04 Duncan On 12/05/2005, at 9:01 PM, Martin Hill wrote: I am not sure about the number of problems some users appear to be having - Apple has not issued any recalls or Logic board fixes to my knowledge. However, from my very limited experience of purchasing a single iMac G5 17 the machine has performed flawlessly - I'd recommend it anytime. -Mart From: Bob Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 19:26:55 +0800 To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au mailto:wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: iMac G5 I am seriously considering buying a new super drive iMac G5 17. However it is disconcerting to read so many reports of the original iMacs G5 being effected by faulty midplanes and power supplies. Does anybody know whether these defects have been rectified in the latest machines? Thanks. Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Interesting Article (Light Reading)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4464735.stm Thought others might enjoy this article -- Duncan Hardman
Old Computers - Anyone know any good Charities that might want th em
We have a bug pile of old PowerMac 7200 and 7220 mainly. Does anyone know a of registered charity that wants them. They would come as is we just need to get rid of them and don't want to just put them in land fill. Cheers Duncan -- Duncan Hardman IT Systems Administrator School of Physiotherapy / Department of Podiatry Building 408 Tel 08 9266 3633 Fax 08 9266 3699 Mob 0401 103 641 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Division of Health Sciences values the high level service provided by our staff. To assist acknowledgement and reward of that service, your feedback is invited. Please send any comment about the service you have received from me to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Curtin aspires to be a leading edge, world-class university of technology. To fulfil this vision, we strive to be innovative and forward-looking in everything we do. It's in our approach to teaching and learning. It's in our research. It's in our staff. It's in our students. It's in our graduates. It's in the way we think and act. It's what we call Curtinnovation. Eating while seated makes one of large size; eating while standing makes one strong. Hindustani Proverb
Apple laptop is 'greatest gadget' - So they say
Apple makes no 1 on the list http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4284501.stm http://www.mobilepcmag.com/features/2005_03/top100gadgets-5.html
RE: connecting to curtin network
Not at the moment but moves are afoot to change this is the near future as I understand it. As a mac user at Curtin I am looking forward to this too. I am sure someone on this list will advise when things change. Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger and Rosemary Horton Sent: Wednesday, 16 February 2005 7:02 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: connecting to curtin network My daughter has an ibook (my suggestion) and loves it. Runs quite happily on LAN at her house with other (windows) laptops and pcs. She was told she can' t connect to the wireless network in the library at Curtin because they don't support macs Is this true? If so, I obviously gave her the wrong advice about a notebook of choice! If not how does she connect to the network? (step-by-step) She finds this a very great disadvantage in doing her study. Rosemary Horton -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
10.3.8 Update and Customised Login Screen
We have found that if you have customised the login screen and you update to 10.3.8 using either combo update or the delta update that you loose that custom window and get the default one back. I am sure this does not affect all of you but thought I would warn anyway. Here at Curtin with out legal screen being that one it is a problem. Cheers Duncan -- Duncan Hardman IT Systems Administrator School of Physiotherapy / Department of Podiatry Building 408 Tel 08 9266 3633 Fax 08 9266 3699 Mob 0401 103 641 Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Telstra Rip Off
Why would they spend money advertising a free service. It is listed in white pages etc Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Jackson Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2005 10:06 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Telstra Rip Off 1223 has been pretty much common knowledge for several years now...I've been using it for at least three yearsbut yes...they don't publicize it a great deal! Ken Jackson T 08 9271 0389 T 08 9271 1874 F 08 9271 0870 M 0409 770 747 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eugene Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 9:55 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Fwd: Telstra Rip Off An interesting comment that may provoke some thought. regards Eugene For anyone contemplating using the Sensis directory service number, 1234, Sensis, as you may or may not know, is a subsidiary of Telstra. The 1234 number is replacing the Telstra 12456 directory assistance number, but this time with outrageous costs attached: 40c to call the number, then 4c A SECOND! With this sort of pricing structure in place, it's no wonder so many Australians hold Telstra in the same regard as the major banks. By law, Telstra have to provide a FREE directory assistance number, because they are still majority owned by the government. They choose however not to pass this number on to the public. What's the number? 1223. Thumbs down to Telstra for finding a way to charge for a service that is supposed to be provided for free. Of course, feel free to forward this on. Ben Hardwick Lawyer Commercial Litigation Department Slater Gordon GPO Box 4864VV Melbourne, Vic, 3001 Phone: 03 9602 8684 Facsimile: 03 9602 8640 -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
RE: iTunes Music Store - Can't Browse
Yes I get exactly the same problem on my Mac and my Windows machine Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Lippiatt Sent: Sunday, 21 November 2004 2:28 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: iTunes Music Store - Can't Browse Hi all I know it is not available for us yet, but I have been able to browse in the past. Today I am trying to browse and I cannot get access - just get the country warning over and over. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Thanks Adam -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
RE: iTunes Music Store - Can't Browse
On 22/11/04 6:58 AM, Duncan Hardman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes I get exactly the same problem on my Mac and my Windows machine Duncan -Original Message- From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Lippiatt Sent: Sunday, 21 November 2004 2:28 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: iTunes Music Store - Can't Browse Hi all I know it is not available for us yet, but I have been able to browse in the past. Today I am trying to browse and I cannot get access - just get the country warning over and over. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Thanks Adam Is that with the latest version of iTunes? Seems I have the same problem with 4.6. I guess Apple have changed something over the weekend, to make sure people in other countries go to the correct store. I bet I get another iTunes email this week too, telling me what the latest tracks are ;-) Seeya Rod! Same problem in 4.6 and 4.7 Duncan -- 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] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
RE: Copying files from Mac to Win2K server
One extra sneaky little thing to watch is making sure you do not have a space at the end of the file name. Does not stop it copying but will not let you open it (or rename it) on Windows. I know this is not strictly the problem but thought I would add it to the knowledge base anyway. Duncan -- Duncan Hardman IT Systems Administrator School of Physiotherapy / Department of Podiatry -Original Message- From: Oldham, Toby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 1:04 PM Heya people, Anyone know how I can copy 12+ gig of data from a 10.3 mac to a Win2k server over a network, without getting hampered by error messages stating certain invisible files can't be copied because they have filenames Windows doesn't like? I thought I had the copying problem sorted (bought a copy of better finder rename to quickly replace all the 'evil' mac forward and back slashes that freaks out the Windows OS) ... but no - copy _denied_. I don't feel like altering the invisible file names ... I checked Apple's support pages, MacWindows website and did a quick google, nothing sprang out. I'm considering formatting an external HD as a Win2k disk and copying the stuff across (assuming it's a network copying issue). I considered copying the files to VPC then copying on to the Win2k server but the G5 I'm on won't run VPC. Sheesh, tell me I don't need to buy a copy of Dave or Timbuktu. Any thoughts gratefully appreciated, Tobes.
RE: mail and password
This seems to be a Telstra issue as it is happening on my Mac and my work PC. Cheers Duncan -Original Message- From: Keith Palmer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:07 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: mail and password As far as I know this is a Telstra Bigpond issue. There was a utility fix for this eons ago but the later releases of Mail were supposed to have addressed this problem. However, it seems to have resurfaced and is so annoying I've diverted my Telstra mail to our zytech mailserver so Mail doesn't check the Bigpond server at all (which I know won't solve your problem). Anyone else? On 10/12/2003, at 12:01 PM, Malcolm J McCallum wrote: I remember someone else getting a similar problem to me on the list but I cannot find it :-( I keep getting the message :- Enter Password for Account [EMAIL PROTECTED] The POP server pop-server.bigpond net .au rejected the password for user mmccall2 Please re enter your password or cancel Like a good boy I do it but 5 secs later it does it again-- and again---and again. The password is correct ,and my mail keeps coming through. Can anyone help please? Mac OS X .3.1 Ibook 500 Mac The other one! Keith Palmer Zytech Marketing Pty Ltd PO Box 342 Bunbury 6231 Phone: 08 9791 5556 Fax: 08 9791 5900 the online data storage technology store - http://www.zytech.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 Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
RE: 7300 can't read CDRW disk
I had this problem when it was one of these disk that was left open so the PC user could add more data by just dragging onto the icon. I had to close the disk but still had a few problems. I know this does not solve the problem but thought it might be useful anyway. Cheers Duncan Duncan Hardman Information Technology Systems Administrator School of Physiotherapy / Dept of Podiatry Curtin University of Technology Phone 08 9266 3633 Fax 08 9266 3699 Mobile 041 998 6049 -Original Message- From: Shay Telfer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 4 July 2002 7:56 AM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: 7300 can't read CDRW disk Hi Just wondering if anyone knows why my 7300 won't read a CDRW disk (won't even mount) and if there is anything that can be done to fix this? To ensure you can read a CDRW disk, you need a CDRW drive, although quite a few modern CD or DVD drives are probably able to read them. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies! Opinions for hire [POQ] [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: RECURRENT DISK WRITING
We have had a problem like this. We found if we turned off the preference Allow Fast Save that the speed to backup file was sped up hugely. goto Tools : Preferences : Save Tab and uncheck the allow fast saves box This may not be your problem but worth a go Cheers Duncan IT Systems Admin Shenton Park Campus Curtin University -- From: mike moore Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 0:12 AM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: RECURRENT DISK WRITING Odd problem I am having on a G3 iMac running OS 9.2.1 (formerly 9.1) At very refular intervals the mouse freezes for several seconds whilst the computer writes to the hard drive. I have tried everything from: checking for viruses running Tech Tool Pro 2.5.5 running DiskWarrior upgrading the software to OS 9.2.1 I am at a loss - has anyone else had this problem and if so how have they given it the flick? I also experience regular crashes of Word 98 whilst printing despite making sure I have all of the updaters - could this be a problem with the later versions of CarbonLib? mike moore -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.html Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.html Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
RE: Another poll
Or that not many PC users use Netscape :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 18 January 2002 8:35 AM To: Keith Palmer Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Another poll On Friday, January 18, 2002, at 01:01 AM, Keith Palmer wrote: There's a little-reported poll currently at http://dailynews.netscape.com/ which asks Which computer system do you prefer: Mac or PC. Currently Macs are trailing 46% to 54%. Not bad considering the Mac's minuscule market share... Shows that not many Windows users are even responding. I guess the Mac are showing their usual enthusiasm for their platform. -- Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Got a Question? Try searching the WAMUG list archives first at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wamug/messages/ To unsubscribe from the WAMUG e-mail list, send e-mail from this account to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Time Article
Steve obviously was not that pissed because did anyone notice they link to the Time wesite off the Apple US Homepage!! Duncan
