Re: Eudora to Thunderbird

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Had another go late last night. I had been making a csv file of 
nicknames in Eudora to import into Thunderbird and getting a very 
mixed result.  Last night I made a csv of the whole Eudora Address 
Book and imported that.  Adjusting fields to match produced the 
desired result.

Cheers
Merv

At 8:54 PM +0800 21/11/09, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:
Thanks for that thought , Joe.  However, I would like to pursue the 
Thunderbird option for a bit longer.  I looked at Mail but it seems 
clunky. But Mail did offer an Apple Script to take Eudora Address 
book across.  Applescripts have not been an endeavour of mine so I 
haven't tried that, and I don't want to use Mail.

Thank you
Merv



Greetings! Have you put some thought to a GMail account. You will can
import all your contact info. Gmail will eliminate any and all spam.
They also run all your mail and attachments through there virus
filters. It is free, and can be accessed from any computer.

Joe

On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond
 wrote:


 Hi
 I have taken to plunge to shift from Eudora to Thunderbird.
 I have been exploring shifting the data in the Eudora Address 
Book to the Thunderbird Address book but their respective layouts 
seem incompatible.

 Any suggestions please?
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Re: Eudora to Thunderbird

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Thanks for that thought , Joe.  However, I would like to pursue the 
Thunderbird option for a bit longer.  I looked at Mail but it seems 
clunky. But Mail did offer an Apple Script to take Eudora Address 
book across.  Applescripts have not been an endeavour of mine so I 
haven't tried that, and I don't want to use Mail.

Thank you
Merv



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import all your contact info. Gmail will eliminate any and all spam.
They also run all your mail and attachments through there virus
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Joe

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 I have taken to plunge to shift from Eudora to Thunderbird.
 I have been exploring shifting the data in the Eudora Address Book 
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 Any suggestions please?
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Eudora to Thunderbird

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Hi
I have taken to plunge to shift from Eudora to Thunderbird.
I have been exploring shifting the data in the Eudora Address Book to 
the Thunderbird Address book but their respective layouts seem 
incompatible.

Any suggestions please?
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Re: Label & addresses app.

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

For dinosaurs like me who still fiddle with AppleWorks I use the Data Base
1	In Layout mode for Labels select how many labels across you 
need and then create one label to the dimensions required and put in 
the text.

2   Switch to Browse.
3	In Browse mode you see one label.  In the Edit Menu is a 
duplicate record command.  Use the key board and hit Command - D the 
required number of times to fill the page.

4   Print that one page as many times as required on a sheet of labels.
Cheers
Merv



Hi Bill,

I would have thought the easiest way to do multiple copies of the same
address would be just to use the word template for the specific label sheet,
eg:
 for the 30 label sheet

Just copy the address and paste from label to label and then print out.


Cheers


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on 20/11/09 10:27 AM, Bill Cole at bill.c...@bigpond.com wrote:



 Hi all, ( Ronda )
 it worked like a dream, all my selected multi addresses folders printed out
 great, Except that yesterday evening I spent all evening trying to 
print my "

 return" address , I could only get it to print 1 (one) Avery L7651 on the
 sheet of labels, which it did perfectly, when what I wanted was to 
be able to
 print say 20 or 30 of the "return" labels. I know I must be 
missing something,

 I even created a new folder with just my "return" address in , but it still
 only printed the one label. I just don't see where it says anything about
 multiple print-outs of single addresses . Hope that makes sense !
 Printer is HP photosmart C6270 all in one. ( can't see it being a 
problem with

 the printer. it printed all the others great).

 Grateful for any help you can give me
  Bill




 On 19/11/2009, at 4:37 PM, Bill Cole wrote:



 Hi all,
 Thanks to Rob,Neil, Eugene, & Ronda for all your useful replies, 
they are all

 tucked away in my " Problem Solving file " that I keep, the one that I will
 be using is what Ronda suggested " Address Book v 5.0.1, " I've have used
 address book for years and never knew you could do that with it.
 One tends to do certain things with applications and so long as 
they do that,

 you tend to overlook all the other things they can do !
 Once again Thank you for your help in this matter.
 Bill 



 On 19/11/2009, at 12:55 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




 On 19/11/2009, at 11:17 AM, Bill Cole wrote:



 Hi all,
 I wonder if anyone can suggest a good reliable " labels & address "
 printing application that is compatible with my system .
 all I want to do is print a few label ( not for cd's ) occasionally , (
 christmas time etc  to save my wife the laborious task of writing them)

 I have done some searching, but most appear to be around the $60 dollar
 mark, and for such a small usage I was looking for something a 
little less

 expensive, but if there are none to suit my needs then I will pay that.

 Thanks
 Bill

 Mac 10.6.2-2.8Ghz intel Core 2 Duo---4Gb mem


 Hi Bill,

 If you use Address Book v5.0.1 (which you would have in 10.6.2) you can
 print "Mailing Labels"

 1. Select all the Contacts you want to print "Mailing Labels" 
for. I have a

 Group "Family", so I select the first contact in "Family", then "Edit >
 Select All".

 2. File > Print

 3. In the Print Window that appears, select "Mailing Labels"
   Layout - you have Avery Standard, Avery A4, DYMO (I have a Dymo
 LabelWriter 320 so I select Dymo)

 Works great using my Dymo so I'm sure it would work well with 
Avery Papers.


 Cheers,
 Ronni

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Re: Mac compatible

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Thanks Eugene.  I will check it out.


Hi Merv,

all the bells and whistles are important but 
ultimately the quality of the photo is the prime 
importance. I found this site invaluable to 
compare the quality of pictures once you have 
narrowed down your selection.


<http://www.digitalversus.com/duels.php?ty=1&ma1=24&mo1=825&p1=6010&ma2=24&mo2=627&p2=4279&ph=2>

It will display a selection of photos with 
different lighting conditions (via drop down 
menus) comparing any 2 cameras of your choice.


Hope this is as useful for you as it was for me.

  Regards,
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Thank you Ronni.  The reviews are are very 
perplexing.  To help I have set out a spread 
sheet with facets listed that I am seeking. So 
far I haven't got two cameras that correlate 
and not one with all the key points I want!! 
The search continues.

Merv


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I am look at purchasing a
Pentax X70 Digital Camera - 12 Megapixel
but can find no reference to it being Mac compatible (OSX10.4+)
Advice appreciated
Merv


Hi Merv,

Pentax say it is compatible with MacOS X 10.1.2 - 10.5

Some Reviews on the camera here:
<http://review.zdnet.com/product/digital-cameras/pentax-x70/33543450>

<http://pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com/2009/03/pentax-announces-new-digital-camera-x70.html>

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Windows: Windows 2000/XP/Vista, USB port
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Re: Mac compatible

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Yes Lynn, the need to get a card reader is an emerging requirement 
but I live in hope of being able to use USB.

Thank you
Merv


hi merv

suggestion:
usually when i look at getting digital cameras, i look to see if 
they do take memory cards (i always have mine with SDHC cards).
that way, i can just remove the card and use it with my card reader 
and plug it into my mac.

ive got a pentax and a fuji.

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I am look at purchasing a
Pentax X70 Digital Camera - 12 Megapixel
but can find no reference to it being Mac compatible (OSX10.4+)
Advice appreciated
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Re: Mac compatible

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Thank you Ronni.  The reviews are are very perplexing.  To help I 
have set out a spread sheet with facets listed that I am seeking. So 
far I haven't got two cameras that correlate and not one with all the 
key points I want!!  The search continues.

Merv


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 I am look at purchasing a
 Pentax X70 Digital Camera - 12 Megapixel
 but can find no reference to it being Mac compatible (OSX10.4+)
 Advice appreciated
 Merv


Hi Merv,

Pentax say it is compatible with MacOS X 10.1.2 - 10.5

Some Reviews on the camera here:
<http://review.zdnet.com/product/digital-cameras/pentax-x70/33543450>

<http://pentaxdslrs.blogspot.com/2009/03/pentax-announces-new-digital-camera-x70.html>

COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS*
*For device connectivity. Bundled software requirements may vary.
Windows: Windows 2000/XP/Vista, USB port
Mac: MacOS-X 10.1.2-10.5, USB port

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Mac compatible

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I am look at purchasing a
Pentax X70 Digital Camera - 12 Megapixel
but can find no reference to it being Mac compatible (OSX10.4+)
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Re: Attachments: two for one

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Changing seems to be the option I must face.  Thank you David.


Evening all,

I must say when you said you still use Eudora I did have to go have 
a look to see when the project was ceased as I didn't think it was 
in the works anymore. Apparently they released a beta early last 
year but I think its trying to revive something that is long past 
its used by date.


So you are aware, what seems to be a lot of the 'resources' have 
moved through to the Mozilla Foundation Thunderbird project. You 
might like to consider this as a possible e-mail client you could 
move to although I can highly recommend Apple Mail which since 10.5 
has been a real option.


Cheers,

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On 17/11/2009, at 1:27 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



Peter
Thank you for refreshing my faded memory of the "Forked File".
I guess that at some stage I will have to switch to Mail or some 
similar more up to date mail client that deals with the FF.

Merv


On 16/11/2009, at 7:47 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



On a weekly basis I send a pdf, as an attachment, to a large 
number of people.
I warn them that they might get two files with the same name but 
ignore the one with a % sign as its first character.
New comers on the circulation always want to know why they get 
this extra file.  All I can say is that it one of those features 
of crossing platforms.
However, is it because I am using Eudora, a very simple, 
effective but elderly application or does it still occur with 
Mail, Outlook etc?

Merv


Given the time and space available, this will not be a 
comprehensive explanation, or even a particularly good one. For 
more information, Google "Forked File" or "Resource Fork".


In a nutshell, the Macintosh file systems HFS and HFS+ (ie, going 
back to the earliest Macs) support a file format known as the 
"Forked File". That is to say, the file actually exists in two 
parts: the Resource Fork and the Data Fork. The Mac OS treats 
these two parts as a single entity. Traditionally, the Resource 
Fork contains information needed by a file such as images, sounds, 
window sizes and much, much more. The following is from a 
Wikipedia entry:


"Originally conceived and implemented by programmer Bruce Horn, 
the resource fork provided three important improvements to the 
Macintosh file system. First, it allowed all graphical data to be 
stored on disk until it was needed, then retrieved, drawn on the 
screen, and thrown away. This software variant of virtual memory 
helped Apple to reduce the memory requirements of the Apple Lisa 
from 1 MB to 128 KB in the Macintosh. Second, because all the 
pictures and text were stored separately in a resource fork, for 
the first time it allowed a non-programmer to translate an 
application for a foreign market, a process called 
internationalization and localization. And finally, it allows 
nearly all of the components of an application to be distributed 
in a single file, reducing clutter and simplifying application 
installation and removal."


The problem is that HFS and HFS+ are the only file systems which 
properly support Forked Files, so when you send a file created on 
a Mac as an attachment to a Windows user, they get both forks, and 
see them as separate files. Many people, on receipt of these 
files, try to open the "Resource Fork" first. These days this file 
will typically contain little or no data, so the file will not 
open, and they move on. In odrer to deal with this problem in the 
early days of email, Apple developed the "AppleDouble" encoding 
format which was used by Macintosh email clients (such as Eudora) 
in an attempt to over come these problems by combine the two files 
into one for transmission through the various UNIS servers it 
would encounter through its travels.


These days, especially since the advent of the UNIX-based Mac OS X 
system, which itself has trouble with forked files, the Resource 
Fork has been largely deprecated. It's still there for 
compatibility reasons with older software, so unfortunately 
Resource Forks still get sent with your attachments, and they 
remain a problem for non-Mac users.


If you use Apple Mail, there is an option you can set to "send 
Windows-friendly attachments", in which case the Resource Fork is 
stripped off before the attachment is sent. I suspect Eudora is 
still using the AppleDouble encoding idea.


As I say, please refer to more authoritative sources for a more 
detailed explanation.




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Re: Attachments: two for one

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Removing the % file before sending seems like good idea but I don't 
see it as an attachment in Eudora.  The only visible file at the time 
of attaching is the data Fork.  Searching for a file with the % as 
the leading character gives a nil return.  Perhaps I am overlooking 
something.

Merv

it seems that eudora splits the data fork & the resource fork of a 
mac file into 2 separate files, i have that on my win formatted mem 
stick, i have seen the % marked file is not used by win users you 
may remove it before sending

james


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On a weekly basis I send a pdf, as an attachment, to a large number 
of people.
I warn them that they might get two files with the same name but 
ignore the one with a % sign as its first character.
New comers on the circulation always want to know why they get this 
extra file.  All I can say is that it one of those features of 
crossing platforms.
However, is it because I am using Eudora, a very simple, effective 
but elderly application or does it still occur with Mail, Outlook 
etc?

Merv
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Peter
Thank you for refreshing my faded memory of the "Forked File".
I guess that at some stage I will have to switch to Mail or some 
similar more up to date mail client that deals with the FF.

Merv



On 16/11/2009, at 7:47 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



 On a weekly basis I send a pdf, as an attachment, to a large 
number of people.
 I warn them that they might get two files with the same name but 
ignore the one with a % sign as its first character.
 New comers on the circulation always want to know why they get 
this extra file.  All I can say is that it one of those features of 
crossing platforms.
 However, is it because I am using Eudora, a very simple, effective 
but elderly application or does it still occur with Mail, Outlook 
etc?

 Merv


Given the time and space available, this will not be a comprehensive 
explanation, or even a particularly good one. For more information, 
Google "Forked File" or "Resource Fork".


In a nutshell, the Macintosh file systems HFS and HFS+ (ie, going 
back to the earliest Macs) support a file format known as the 
"Forked File". That is to say, the file actually exists in two 
parts: the Resource Fork and the Data Fork. The Mac OS treats these 
two parts as a single entity. Traditionally, the Resource Fork 
contains information needed by a file such as images, sounds, window 
sizes and much, much more. The following is from a Wikipedia entry:


"Originally conceived and implemented by programmer Bruce Horn, the 
resource fork provided three important improvements to the Macintosh 
file system. First, it allowed all graphical data to be stored on 
disk until it was needed, then retrieved, drawn on the screen, and 
thrown away. This software variant of virtual memory helped Apple to 
reduce the memory requirements of the Apple Lisa from 1 MB to 128 KB 
in the Macintosh. Second, because all the pictures and text were 
stored separately in a resource fork, for the first time it allowed 
a non-programmer to translate an application for a foreign market, a 
process called internationalization and localization. And finally, 
it allows nearly all of the components of an application to be 
distributed in a single file, reducing clutter and simplifying 
application installation and removal."


The problem is that HFS and HFS+ are the only file systems which 
properly support Forked Files, so when you send a file created on a 
Mac as an attachment to a Windows user, they get both forks, and see 
them as separate files. Many people, on receipt of these files, try 
to open the "Resource Fork" first. These days this file will 
typically contain little or no data, so the file will not open, and 
they move on. In odrer to deal with this problem in the early days 
of email, Apple developed the "AppleDouble" encoding format which 
was used by Macintosh email clients (such as Eudora) in an attempt 
to over come these problems by combine the two files into one for 
transmission through the various UNIS servers it would encounter 
through its travels.


These days, especially since the advent of the UNIX-based Mac OS X 
system, which itself has trouble with forked files, the Resource 
Fork has been largely deprecated. It's still there for compatibility 
reasons with older software, so unfortunately Resource Forks still 
get sent with your attachments, and they remain a problem for 
non-Mac users.


If you use Apple Mail, there is an option you can set to "send 
Windows-friendly attachments", in which case the Resource Fork is 
stripped off before the attachment is sent. I suspect Eudora is 
still using the AppleDouble encoding idea.


As I say, please refer to more authoritative sources for a more 
detailed explanation.




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Attachments: two for one

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

On a weekly basis I send a pdf, as an attachment, to a large number of people.
I warn them that they might get two files with the same name but 
ignore the one with a % sign as its first character.
New comers on the circulation always want to know why they get this 
extra file.  All I can say is that it one of those features of 
crossing platforms.
However, is it because I am using Eudora, a very simple, effective 
but elderly application or does it still occur with Mail, Outlook etc?

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Re: Safari/Firefox internet problem

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Peter
If I cut the address you give in your original email and paste it in 
the address field immediately following http:// then I get to the 
site.  I know this sounds naive but have you tried that?  I am using 
Firefox 3.5.3 with OSX 10.5.8 on an intel iMac.
Other than that, try going to your firewall preferences and give it 
permission to receive the web address.

Merv


Thanks to all who replied to my question.

I have just:
Downloaded and installed Firefox 3.5.4
Downloaded all of the Software Updates for OS X and Safari and I am 
now using 10.5.8

Verified the Disk
Repaired all Permissions

My iMac is panting after all this exercise!!!


Used Firefox and Safari to surf the web BUT I still can't access 
that one site. Safari and Pinging reports that it is an "unknown 
host" and Firefox says the server has timed out. In fact, when I 
click on the link in the Bookmarks, Firefox does not display the URL 
in the address bar.


This is a big mystery...
On 27/10/2009, at 5:39 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Peter,
Run Software Update & install everything it lists for your iMac.
Then open Disk Utility
Applications/Utilities/disk Utility
Click (to select) your Volume (HD it is the second), then click 
"repair permissions". If you have not done this for awhile it will 
take time, be patient & let it finish.


Sent from Ronni's iPhone

On 27/10/2009, at 5:23 PM, Peter Bull  wrote:



I am using an iMac with OS 10.5.6, Safari is 3.2.1, Firefox is 
3.0.11. I had considered downloading a newer version of Safari but 
I don't want to install Snow Leopard so I don't know what version 
of Safari to get.


I have restarted and deleted cookies and still no joy. Have not 
yet tried a  different user account yet. How do I repair 
permissions? One of the bad??? things about the Mac is that you 
don't have to
fiddle "under the bonnet" very often, so you forget how and where 
to  fix things!!



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Hi Peter,

You don't say what versions of Safari & Firefox you are using.
Make sure you have installed all the latest updates for both 
Safari & Firefox.

And you have the latest updates for Java.

Then repair permissions:

As your problem is happening on both browsers, it is some setting 
or update required on your Mac.


Do you have Java & JavaScript enabled on both Browsers?
Have you tried in a different User Account?

Cheers,
Ronni

On 27/10/2009, at 3:15 PM, Peter Bull wrote:



I emptied the cache and cleared the history and still no joy.
On 27/10/2009, at 2:03 PM, Clyde McLennan wrote:



Hi Peter,
I just tried it using Safari on my iMac and it worked fine.

You have to actual do a reload of the site (right click/reload) 
as the temporary files on your system could be sned you the 
can't find the site message.


Cheers  ... Clyde





On 27/10/2009, at 1:51 PM, Peter Bull wrote:



I have been regularly using the site www.woodworkforums.com 
for a couple of years and on Saturday I could not log on to 
it. I still can't logon with Safari or Firefox, but I can get 
any other site. I have emailed the woodwork administrator who 
assures me all is OK at their end, and I can access the site 
using the PC here which is networked to my Mac. The ISP told 
me to enter the DNS details into the Mac but that hasn't 
worked.


Any ideas??


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Michael, something is happening.
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Forgot to say RSG 7.7.7 is backward compatible to RSG 4.5 which in 
turn is backward compatible to RSG 3.0.

Merv


At 11:32 AM +0800 29/8/09, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Hi
I downloaded a test version - won't print until I buy.
The features that I spoke about are still there.  Image import is excellent.
But, it is  a ppc program, not universal nor intel.
However, according to a reference posted earlier, there are quite a 
number of universal applications including Adobe Photoshop Elements 
6.0, that won't run on OSX10.6.

I guess I won't be moving to Snow Leopard in a hurry.
Cheers
Merv



Hi Guys

Ready,Set,Go! X - 7.7.7 is still available its now sold as 
shareware and I believe quite good :)


Roger

On 28/08/2009, at 1:21 PM, Peter Bull wrote:




My first Mac was a 512k RAM with two floppy drives (no hard disk) 
and a separate numeric keypad.  it was black and white of course 
with the 9 inch screen. I bought it second hand from UWA for about 
$2300!!! We coupled it up to a little dot matrix printer (remember 
them!!) and used it in my printing business. I then started 
publishing a small magazine using Ready Set Go 3 software to do 
what was called Desktop Publishing. Laser printers had just come 
out and were priced at $11000 - that's right eleven thousand 
bucks. Too much, so I would go to Computerland in St Georges Tce 
and pay them $1 per page to print out the artwork. It worked very 
well.


Next was a Mac Classic which had a 40Mb hard drive which I thought 
would never fill up (it did), then a LC475, one of the nicest 
looking Macs AND it had a colour screen!! I then bought a new QMS 
mono laser printer for about $2600 and did all the artwork for my 
printing clients, still using Ready Set Go. That was great 
software, small and fast, but was out-marketed by PageMaker which 
became InDesign.


A second hand Power PC was next, then a jellybean iMac, then an 
eMac, and I am typing this on an Intel iMac with 4gigs of RAM , 24 
inch monitor and a 320gig hard disk. I am now using InDesign CS4 
which does  a lot more of course than the 1980's software, but I 
don't think that things happen any quicker. Bigger, faster 
computers seem to get slowed down by bigger software.


I can't help thinking that if Macs were much cheaper in the early 
days that Apple would have sold millions more, and Bill Gates 
would be just another Harvard dropout. And of course, the world 
would be a happier and friendlier place because people would be 
far less stressed than they are today due to the frustration and 
downright ugliness of PC's, Windows and MS Office (especially 
Word)!!



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Re: Some Mac NOSTALGIA

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Hi
I downloaded a test version - won't print until I buy.
The features that I spoke about are still there.  Image import is excellent.
But, it is  a ppc program, not universal nor intel.
However, according to a reference posted earlier, there are quite a 
number of universal applications including Adobe Photoshop Elements 
6.0, that won't run on OSX10.6.

I guess I won't be moving to Snow Leopard in a hurry.
Cheers
Merv



Hi Guys

Ready,Set,Go! X - 7.7.7 is still available its now sold as shareware 
and I believe quite good :)


Roger

On 28/08/2009, at 1:21 PM, Peter Bull wrote:




My first Mac was a 512k RAM with two floppy drives (no hard disk) 
and a separate numeric keypad.  it was black and white of course 
with the 9 inch screen. I bought it second hand from UWA for about 
$2300!!! We coupled it up to a little dot matrix printer (remember 
them!!) and used it in my printing business. I then started 
publishing a small magazine using Ready Set Go 3 software to do 
what was called Desktop Publishing. Laser printers had just come 
out and were priced at $11000 - that's right eleven thousand bucks. 
Too much, so I would go to Computerland in St Georges Tce and pay 
them $1 per page to print out the artwork. It worked very well.


Next was a Mac Classic which had a 40Mb hard drive which I thought 
would never fill up (it did), then a LC475, one of the nicest 
looking Macs AND it had a colour screen!! I then bought a new QMS 
mono laser printer for about $2600 and did all the artwork for my 
printing clients, still using Ready Set Go. That was great 
software, small and fast, but was out-marketed by PageMaker which 
became InDesign.


A second hand Power PC was next, then a jellybean iMac, then an 
eMac, and I am typing this on an Intel iMac with 4gigs of RAM , 24 
inch monitor and a 320gig hard disk. I am now using InDesign CS4 
which does  a lot more of course than the 1980's software, but I 
don't think that things happen any quicker. Bigger, faster 
computers seem to get slowed down by bigger software.


I can't help thinking that if Macs were much cheaper in the early 
days that Apple would have sold millions more, and Bill Gates would 
be just another Harvard dropout. And of course, the world would be 
a happier and friendlier place because people would be far less 
stressed than they are today due to the frustration and downright 
ugliness of PC's, Windows and MS Office (especially Word)!!



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Re: Some Mac NOSTALGIA

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I used Ready Set Go from about 1987 until the late 1990s.
One of the greatest packages that I have used.  Its format 
capabilities for nested indents, paragraph widths, copy and paste a 
style etc have not been repeated in the monsters that devoured it.

Merv

My first Mac was a 512k RAM with two floppy drives (no hard disk) 
and a separate numeric keypad.  it was black and white of course 
with the 9 inch screen. I bought it second hand from UWA for about 
$2300!!! We coupled it up to a little dot matrix printer (remember 
them!!) and used it in my printing business. I then started 
publishing a small magazine using Ready Set Go 3 software to do what 
was called Desktop Publishing. Laser printers had just come out and 
were priced at $11000 - that's right eleven thousand bucks. Too 
much, so I would go to Computerland in St Georges Tce and pay them 
$1 per page to print out the artwork. It worked very well.


Next was a Mac Classic which had a 40Mb hard drive which I thought 
would never fill up (it did), then a LC475, one of the nicest 
looking Macs AND it had a colour screen!! I then bought a new QMS 
mono laser printer for about $2600 and did all the artwork for my 
printing clients, still using Ready Set Go. That was great software, 
small and fast, but was out-marketed by PageMaker which became 
InDesign.


A second hand Power PC was next, then a jellybean iMac, then an 
eMac, and I am typing this on an Intel iMac with 4gigs of RAM , 24 
inch monitor and a 320gig hard disk. I am now using InDesign CS4 
which does  a lot more of course than the 1980's software, but I 
don't think that things happen any quicker. Bigger, faster computers 
seem to get slowed down by bigger software.


I can't help thinking that if Macs were much cheaper in the early 
days that Apple would have sold millions more, and Bill Gates would 
be just another Harvard dropout. And of course, the world would be a 
happier and friendlier place because people would be far less 
stressed than they are today due to the frustration and downright 
ugliness of PC's, Windows and MS Office (especially Word)!!



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Re: "Behind The News" PDFs

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OOPs!! Sorry, I got episode 23 instead of 22.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/btn/resources/teacher/weekly/20090818-emissionsvote.pdf

Got it this time with Safari from the Teacher - Older Resources  - 18 
August (ep22) - Net news activity

Merv


Travis
I got there through the BTN pages and got a different address using Safari, viz
http://www.abc.net.au/news/btn/resources/teacher/weekly/20090825-kidcritics.pdf

Using your direct link in FireFox got me to the same page!!
Cheers
Merv



Hi y'all,

I wonder if someone can tell me why this is happening.

On the BTN website 
(http://www.abc.net.au/news/btn/index.html) 
there's a TEACHERS link where you can download resourses in PDF 
format. However, the PDFs are unreadable both when they load in 
Safari, and if I open them in Preveiw (tried 2 different Macs). They 
open fine in Adobe Reader (on my Mac) and Explorer at school 
(windows). I think it's a font problem, but not sure. Any ideas?


This is nothing new, it's just got to me.

A direct link to a PDF is 
http://www.abc.net.au/news/btn/resources/teacher/weekly/20090818-emissionsvote.pdf


Cheers,
Travis




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Travis
I got there through the BTN pages and got a different address using Safari, viz
http://www.abc.net.au/news/btn/resources/teacher/weekly/20090825-kidcritics.pdf

Using your direct link in FireFox got me to the same page!!
Cheers
Merv



Hi y'all,

I wonder if someone can tell me why this is happening.

On the BTN website 
(http://www.abc.net.au/news/btn/index.html) 
there's a TEACHERS link where you can download resourses in PDF 
format. However, the PDFs are unreadable both when they load in 
Safari, and if I open them in Preveiw (tried 2 different Macs). They 
open fine in Adobe Reader (on my Mac) and Explorer at school 
(windows). I think it's a font problem, but not sure. Any ideas?


This is nothing new, it's just got to me.

A direct link to a PDF is 
http://www.abc.net.au/news/btn/resources/teacher/weekly/20090818-emissionsvote.pdf


Cheers,
Travis




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Re: Snow Leopard

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Hi Bob and Ronni
Using Disk Utility I checked out the status of my disk as suggested.
On the lower RHS it reads:
Total Capacity 232.9 GB
Write Status   Read/Write
S.M.A.R.T. Status  Verified
Partition Map SchemeGUID Partition Table
In the Volume Scheme rectangle about 35% is shaded blue which is 
consistent with available space being 151.4 GB.


Given that the Partition Map Scheme is identified as a GUID Partition 
Table am I correct in assuming that there is no need to reformat my 
disk to install Snow Leopard?

Merv


On 25/08/2009, at 1:31 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



Thank you for your very helpful response, Ronni.
My HD at the moment is formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Will have to plan some backups very carefully before considering installing.
Merv


Merv ,

Formatted Mac OS extended is fine .   BUT   what about the 
Partition scheme .


Use Disk Utility

Click on your hard drive name ( upper line )

and look at the bottom right for  " Partition Map Scheme "

It will show either Apple Partition Map or GUID

If it'sApple Partition Map  you will need to Re parttion and Re format

You need GUID

Bob








Hit "send" before I mentioned this:
!!! VERY IMPORTANT !!!
The computer you are going to install Snow Leopard on MUST be 
setup with the GUID partitioning scheme.


Cheers,
Ronni

On 25/08/2009, at 12:19 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 25/08/2009, at 11:46 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



On this page  http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/#quicktime
there is a sort of footnote paragraph that says:

32-bit compatible.

To ensure simplicity and flexibility, Mac OS X still comes in 
one version that runs both 64-bit and 32-bit applications. So 
you don't need to update everything on your system just to run a 
single 64-bit program. And new 64-bit applications work just 
fine with your existing storage devices, PCI cards, and Snow 
Leopard-compatible printers.


Does this mean that any application that currently works on 
10.5.8 will continue to work on Snow Leopard?


Hi Merv,

By all accounts in the press thus far Snow Leopard will upgrade 
your existing Leopard installation maintaining your settings and 
quarantining any kexts (drivers) or applications that are know to 
not work. It will warn you when this occurs.


Rosetta (as an optional install) is still in Snow Leopard.
I would go through all your applications and check for updates, 
will save you a lot of time/hassle in the long run.
Use System Profiler to check all your Applications, it will show 
if Universal, Intel, or PowerPC.


A forum list running here "Application Compatibility Thread":
<http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=768148>

Make sure that before doing the Upgrade you do a BACKUP!
A hard drive can fail at any time, but upgrading an OS puts a 
heavy load on it, so if it's getting ready to fail, it is likely 
to happen during an upgrade.


Not a bad article  "Preparing your Mac for Snow Leopard" here:

<http://www.tuaw.com/2009/08/17/mac-201-preparing-your-mac-for-snow-leopard/>


Cheers,
Ronni

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Re: Snow Leopard

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Thank you for your very helpful response, Ronni.
My HD at the moment is formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Will have to plan some backups very carefully before considering installing.
Merv



Hit "send" before I mentioned this:
!!! VERY IMPORTANT !!!
The computer you are going to install Snow Leopard on MUST be setup 
with the GUID partitioning scheme.


Cheers,
Ronni

On 25/08/2009, at 12:19 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 25/08/2009, at 11:46 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



On this page  http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/#quicktime
there is a sort of footnote paragraph that says:

32-bit compatible.

To ensure simplicity and flexibility, Mac OS X still comes in one 
version that runs both 64-bit and 32-bit applications. So you 
don't need to update everything on your system just to run a 
single 64-bit program. And new 64-bit applications work just fine 
with your existing storage devices, PCI cards, and Snow 
Leopard-compatible printers.


Does this mean that any application that currently works on 10.5.8 
will continue to work on Snow Leopard?


Hi Merv,

By all accounts in the press thus far Snow Leopard will upgrade 
your existing Leopard installation maintaining your settings and 
quarantining any kexts (drivers) or applications that are know to 
not work. It will warn you when this occurs.


Rosetta (as an optional install) is still in Snow Leopard.
I would go through all your applications and check for updates, 
will save you a lot of time/hassle in the long run.
Use System Profiler to check all your Applications, it will show if 
Universal, Intel, or PowerPC.


A forum list running here "Application Compatibility Thread":
<http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=768148>

Make sure that before doing the Upgrade you do a BACKUP!
A hard drive can fail at any time, but upgrading an OS puts a heavy 
load on it, so if it's getting ready to fail, it is likely to 
happen during an upgrade.


Not a bad article  "Preparing your Mac for Snow Leopard" here:

<http://www.tuaw.com/2009/08/17/mac-201-preparing-your-mac-for-snow-leopard/>


Cheers,
Ronni

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Snow Leopard

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

On this page  http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/#quicktime
there is a sort of footnote paragraph that says:

32-bit compatible.

To ensure simplicity and flexibility, Mac OS X still comes in one 
version that runs both 64-bit and 32-bit applications. So you don't 
need to update everything on your system just to run a single 64-bit 
program. And new 64-bit applications work just fine with your 
existing storage devices, PCI cards, and Snow Leopard-compatible 
printers.


Does this mean that any application that currently works on 10.5.8 
will continue to work on Snow Leopard?


Cheer
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Re: iWork problem

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On 10/08/2009, at 9:25 AM, Bill Parker wrote:



I wonder if anyone has experience with PAGES in iWork?

I am at the hair pulling stage

Working from an empty template except for a masthead and other 
common details (start size about 1MB)  I have a 30 page document 
that comes out at 7MB.  I have checked every picture and graphic 
and I cannot account for that size.  The text should not account 
for too much size?


I make a PDF by the export function in either Best, Better or Good 
modes and end up with 5.6MB.   I open in Acrobat 8 Pro, re-save 
and can shave off a bit, but not enough.  Note that Acrobat will 
NOT open from Pages - you get a Macintosh error msg


Can any one help?   I have used the template before and achieve a 
2 - 3MB PDF end result.


OS 10.5.7  MacBook pro

Bill


Hi Bill,

When you export to PDF
Best -  the resolution of images isn't scaled down.
Better - images are downsampled to 150 dpi.
Good - images are downsampled to 72 dpi.

When you export to PDF with "Good", is the file size still too large?

Ronni

17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
OS X 10.5.8


Hi Bill
On average a full page of text in Pages amounts to 176 kb.  Multiply 
that by 30 and add in your header and you are close to the total 
mentioned above.  If you put further graphics on following pages 
then the size goes up accordingly.  The Good export reduces the file 
to about 40% of it original size - less if no graphics.

PDF Compress is a useful tool as well.
Merv


Hi Bill
In Pages after you have completed you document have you tried using 
the Reduce File Size option in the File Menu.

After reducing it then export as a pdf using the Good option.  Could help out.
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Re: iWork problem

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On 10/08/2009, at 9:25 AM, Bill Parker wrote:



I wonder if anyone has experience with PAGES in iWork?

I am at the hair pulling stage

Working from an empty template except for a masthead and other 
common details (start size about 1MB)  I have a 30 page document 
that comes out at 7MB.  I have checked every picture and graphic 
and I cannot account for that size.  The text should not account 
for too much size?


I make a PDF by the export function in either Best, Better or Good 
modes and end up with 5.6MB.   I open in Acrobat 8 Pro, re-save and 
can shave off a bit, but not enough.  Note that Acrobat will NOT 
open from Pages - you get a Macintosh error msg


Can any one help?   I have used the template before and achieve a 2 
- 3MB PDF end result.


OS 10.5.7  MacBook pro

Bill


Hi Bill,

When you export to PDF
Best -  the resolution of images isn't scaled down.
Better - images are downsampled to 150 dpi.
Good - images are downsampled to 72 dpi.

When you export to PDF with "Good", is the file size still too large?

Ronni

17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
OS X 10.5.8


Hi Bill
On average a full page of text in Pages amounts to 176 kb.  Multiply 
that by 30 and add in your header and you are close to the total 
mentioned above.  If you put further graphics on following pages then 
the size goes up accordingly.  The Good export reduces the file to 
about 40% of it original size - less if no graphics.

PDF Compress is a useful tool as well.
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Re: Colour & Printing

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Laurie
I can't find your machine.  Is it an RX 530?  What do you mean by 
'photo packages'?

Merv


Hi Fellow Macites

I was hoping someone out there could offer some advice in getting an 
Epson Multifunction RX350 colour printer to better match my Mac when 
printing photos.  I am am using an Intel Mac Pro with OS 10.4.11


At present the printed colours do not come close to those on the 
monitor when printing photos from 'photo packages'.  Colours are 
pretty good when using graphic converter and word etc.
I have tried to get it all better set up using ColourSycn and Colour 
manager but to no avail.  I have also contacted Epson via email to 
be told I should use Epson ink and Epson paper (which I was already 
doing).  The colours weren't that bad for the first 6 months and I 
am wandering if I have accidentally changed the cloursync or 
something by accident.


Any ideas or points to web pages etc would be most welcome as it is 
getting a bit frustrating.


Many thanks

Laurie Twigg

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Re: Light Crafts releases Aurora for Mac: Free for 24 Hours - Enjoy!

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Agreed.  A cut down sort of Photoshop Elements.  Beware of deleting a 
folder in the left hand side - it deletes the folder from your main 
directory.

Merv


Morning all,

Unless I have missed something I can't see that its any better than iPhoto.


Regards,

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On 16/07/2009, at 10:47 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:



Arrr OK. Missed out then. Oh well,..gotta work to pay the bills,...:o)
Lol.
Well done for all those that got it, way cool :o)
Something free is always a bonus!

Kind Regards
Daniel


On 16/7/09 10:43 PM, "Severin Crisp"  wrote:



In my case, the download link and serial number came in a second email
less than a minute after the first one.  That was earlier in the day.
Severin Crisp

On 16/07/2009, at 9:05 PM, peta belczowski wrote:



Yes Daniel, I also received my receipt around the 4:00 pm.  I was a
bit puzzled and so I have gone through the whole process again,
received another receipt - (5 minutes ago) - but no email or
anything has come through.

Peta


On 16/07/2009, at 9:00 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:



Strange. As I've been out all day and just literally walked in the
door.
Thought, I'll have a go and it all went through fine, applied the
discount
and an receipt/invoice for $0.00USD was sent through.
Guess I will see what happens with it.

Kind Regards
Daniel


On 16/7/09 8:54 PM, "peta belczowski"  wrote:


Well I could see that it was no longer 9:00 am but everyone else
had a
go so I thought I would try.  I printed off and followed the steps
that were given.

Everything went through okay, I sent off my form which was accepted
all okay (around 4:00 pm Perth time) - however I have not received
any
reply email so I guess I was one of the unlucky people who will not
receive the free version of Aurora!

Peta


On 16/07/2009, at 8:25 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



Followed your steps Peter.  Downloaded and it is working.
Merv


On 16/07/2009, at 3:14 PM, Michael Bradley wrote:


Make sure you when you enter the free24 thingo, to press the
little whirlpool icon, immediately to the right of the free24
box.




Found the problem, given others' success. I was simply copying the
FREE24 text from the Tom Nelson blog page. I found that there was
an extra space character coming across with the copy. Got rid of
that and it all worked.

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Re: Light Crafts releases Aurora for Mac: Free for 24 Hours - Enjoy!

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Followed your steps Peter.  Downloaded and it is working.
Merv


On 16/07/2009, at 3:14 PM, Michael Bradley wrote:

Make sure you when you enter the free24 thingo, to press the little 
whirlpool icon, immediately to the right of the free24 box.





Found the problem, given others' success. I was simply copying the 
FREE24 text from the Tom Nelson blog page. I found that there was an 
extra space character coming across with the copy. Got rid of that 
and it all worked.


Happy now

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Re: Light Crafts releases Aurora for Mac: Free for 24 Hours - Enjoy!

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On 16/07/2009, at 2:13 PM, Paul Burke wrote:



http://macs.about.com/b/2009/07/15/light-crafts-releases-aurora-for-mac-free-for-24-hours.htm

Light Crafts has released Aurora for Mac. The company is 
celebrating the release of this photo editing software with a 
24-hour giveaway. From now until 9:15 am ET on July 16, 2009,Aurora 
is free. Once the promotion ends, Aurora will be $19.95 USD.


Paul Burke
Systems Engineer
Anvil Mining Limited




Not really working with the FREE24 thingo. A few grains of salt 
required I think...


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Even allowing 14 hours for the time difference the closing time had 
occurred by the time the email had been received.

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Re: fuelwatch

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Thanks Pete.  Had a look.  OF our local outlets Caltex Woolworths 
offers the best price 111.9.  Now to check my vouchers.

Merv



Fuelwatch is accessible again.


Pete Smith




On 14/07/2009, at 20:37 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



Thanks Pete
Timing Out has been my experience all day.  Hopefully United 
(Myaree) will still be down tomorrow so that I can top up.

Merv

I got my daily email advice today at 1533 (Some BP sites are 
hiking their ULP prices tomorrow by up to 16 cpl to 129.9 cpl. 
Also, a number of Caltex sites are hiking their ULP prices 
tomorrow by up to 14 cpl to 128.9 cpl.)


However, I have just tried to go to the website from the link 
within <http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/> via both Safari and 
Firefox and both timed out.


Pete Smith




On 14/07/2009, at 15:58 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:



Yes.  At about 1230 to-day.

Barry

On 14/07/2009, at 3:40 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



Has anyone been able to access the WA fuel watch web site during 
the past 24 hours?

Merv


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Re: fuelwatch

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Thanks Pete
Timing Out has been my experience all day.  Hopefully United (Myaree) 
will still be down tomorrow so that I can top up.

Merv

I got my daily email advice today at 1533 (Some BP sites are hiking 
their ULP prices tomorrow by up to 16 cpl to 129.9 cpl. Also, a 
number of Caltex sites are hiking their ULP prices tomorrow by up to 
14 cpl to 128.9 cpl.)


However, I have just tried to go to the website from the link within 
<http://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/> via both Safari and Firefox and 
both timed out.


Pete Smith




On 14/07/2009, at 15:58 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote:



Yes.  At about 1230 to-day.

Barry

On 14/07/2009, at 3:40 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:



Has anyone been able to access the WA fuel watch web site during 
the past 24 hours?

Merv


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fuelwatch

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Has anyone been able to access the WA fuel watch web site during the 
past 24 hours?

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Fwd: Resent E-Invoice - 9818924410

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Hi Bott
Got this email just after I responded to your email.
This relates to invoices.  I went to my account and worked around this problem.
Merv




Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:37:37 +0800
To: m...@iinet.net.au
From: Applestore 
Subject: Resent E-Invoice - 9818924410
X-Priority: 3
X-Brightmail-Tracker: AA==

 Apple Store

Apple Order W56726085

Web Order: W56726085

Invoice Number: 9818924410

Dear Customer,

Thank you for your recent order with the Apple Online Store.

We recently sent some E-Invoices that could not 
be opened. We have regenerated your invoice and 
will be sending a new invoice to you via email. 
Please be assured that you have only been 
charged once.


The E-invoice will be sent to you in a separate 
e-mail within 24hrs. Please ignore this e-mail 
if you have already received a copy of the 
invoice.


Best Regards,
The Apple Store Team


Please do not reply to this email message.
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Downloaded some software from au site this afternoon.
Merv


Hi
is anyone having difficulty in accessing the apple site in us or 
aust  or is it just me ?



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Thanks Bob and Phillippe
You were both right.  My printer's dialogue box had plain paper greyed out.
I uninstalled both the printer and the scan drivers (one at a time 
with restarts) and then reinstalled in the same manner.
All printer features returned in the dialogue box and I was able to 
bin the extra IJEPQAgent.app which had somehow got into my bin.

Many thanks.
Merv



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Hi List members
At the end of this evenings work I selected to empty the bin and 
got a message that  IJEPAgent.app was still active.
I looked in the bin and there it was.  What is IJEPQAgent.app?  I 
have not encountered it before.  I have not tried to open it 
because I do not know what its functions are.

Your advice please.
Merv
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Bob


Please have a look if (how much of) this path exists on your system then.

/Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter/EPW/IJEPWAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/IJEPWAgent

Maybe the driver isn't installed properly. Did you have to install a 
custom driver with your printer,

 or did you use the one shipped with OS X as standard ?

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IJEPWAgent.app

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Hi List members
At the end of this evenings work I selected to empty the bin and got 
a message that  IJEPAgent.app was still active.
I looked in the bin and there it was.  What is IJEPQAgent.app?  I 
have not encountered it before.  I have not tried to open it because 
I do not know what its functions are.

Your advice please.
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Re: Inkjet Printer

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Our Brother telephone/fax/answering machine has not been sending 
facsimiles at a good quality level.  Printing a received fax is fine, 
but recipients who receive quality faxes from other people receive 
mine with a two inch, oops! 5.08 cm wide blank strip to the right of 
centre.  Cleaning doesn't seem to change that.


And so - I bought an Epson Stylus Office TX600FW.  It won't print on 
CDs so I will have to continue with my Avery Inkjet Media labels.


There does not seem to be a guten driver for the printer so the 
dialogue window for the printer is the traditional Epson style so you 
don't know what dpi level is being used at the various options. 
However, to date the few scans and prints look very good.


Initially I could not use the provided scanner software and had to 
access the scanner through Photoshop Elements.  I contacted Epson 
Support by phone and got a very helpful person who after checking set 
up with me suggested I uninstall the Epson Scanner program, restart 
the computer and then reinstall the program.  I'm using wireless so 
ran through the set up once more for the scanner after the reinstall 
and it worked.  Big thank you to Epson Support.


Two faxes sent to one of my sons, one BW one colour, and both gave 
very good quality.


Thanks for all the comment on my first choice the R290, but Brother 
and Canon seem to dominate in most stores I visited.  I eventually 
found Epson at Tandy and Dick Smith.  Neither Tandy nor Dick Smith 
had the R290 so I bought the TX600FW from Tandys.


One down side to the new acquisition is that I cannot use my Epson 35 
mm Film Adapter for scanning slides on it so I will have to keep my 
old Epson Perfection 1260 Photo scanner.  The TX has card slots, 
ethernet and usb ports only.

Merv


I also have a photo R290 and have had no problems either with paper 
jams or printing to CDs.  Although inks are not cheap I suspect that 
per page printing is cheaper than my previous Canon and definitely 
cheaper than my HP.


Barry

On 04/07/2009, at 11:14 AM, Kaye and Geoff wrote:



This is very reassuring news.  The review said clearing a paper 
jam was difficult and might shorten the life of the printer if it 
occurred frequently.  It also said placing the CD was not straight 
forward - but I guess that comes with testing.


We found that working out how to get the CD in was a bit 
non-intuitive, but once we sorted that out it was not difficult and 
worked well. We do not have to do anything special to "line up" the 
disk and we use the Mac software provided with the printer.


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Kaye and Geoff
This is very reassuring news.  The review said clearing a paper jam 
was difficult and might shorten the life of the printer if it 
occurred frequently.  It also said placing the CD was not straight 
forward - but I guess that comes with testing.

Thank you.
Merv

...An Epson inkjet would be my first choice and a likely product 
appeared to be the Epson Stylus Photo R290  (about $170), but 
reviews identified feed problems.  Anyone had good performances 
from other Epson photo quality printers, or an alternative Brand?


We bought an R290 mostly because of its ability to write on 
printable CDs. Its inks are expensive, but its performance has been 
fine - the printing quality is good and we have had no feed problems.


Cheers,
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Thanks Daniel.  You have confirmed my own preference for Epson.
There are so many different configurations of Epson printers in the 
less than $400 range, including some combo versions, that I thought 
it would be interesting to hear about the experience of users of 
these models.

Merv



On 1/7/09 9:16 AM, "Mervyn & Giuliana Bond"  wrote:


 My Epson Stylus C61 has given 7 years of good service but has reached
 a point where it needs maintenance beyond my capabilities.  Cleaning
 of the heads and the rollers gets rid of vertical streaks for about
 half a page of printing.

 A discussion of colour laser printers occurred on the List in about
 January 2008 but further exploration of that choice tells me that
 quality photos can not be produced for a machine under $1000 where as
 inkjets can.

 An Epson inkjet would be my first choice and a likely product
 appeared to be the Epson Stylus Photo R290  (about $170), but reviews
 identified feed problems.  Anyone had good performances from other
 Epson photo quality printers, or an alternative Brand?
 Merv


Hi Merv

I've supplied Epson printers for my clients (and use Epson myself) and I've
always been very happy with them. I find their colour output is great, and
they generally always work with no problems, and last fairly well. (On
average).
I've a few clients with the R290 and they've never had any problems with
them, otherwise I'm sure I would have heard about it.
The new Epson range is very well priced.
Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with Epson. But that's my own
opinion. :o)

Hope that helps.

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Inkjet Printer

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My Epson Stylus C61 has given 7 years of good service but has reached 
a point where it needs maintenance beyond my capabilities.  Cleaning 
of the heads and the rollers gets rid of vertical streaks for about 
half a page of printing.


A discussion of colour laser printers occurred on the List in about 
January 2008 but further exploration of that choice tells me that 
quality photos can not be produced for a machine under $1000 where as 
inkjets can.


An Epson inkjet would be my first choice and a likely product 
appeared to be the Epson Stylus Photo R290  (about $170), but reviews 
identified feed problems.  Anyone had good performances from other 
Epson photo quality printers, or an alternative Brand?

Merv
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Re: Skype: friend can't see me

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Thank you Reg, Daniel, Susan.
I checked all the buttons as directed.
When I next made contact my friend on the PC said his Skype had not 
recognised changes he had made until he shut it down and rebooted it. 
We are now in contact and also with one of my sons in Canberra.  What 
a great device.

Thank you.
Merv


Perhaps also a video cam app such as PhotoBooth may have taken 
control of the camera. Check if you can disable the camera in that 
app.


Reg

On 25/06/2009, at 7:38 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:


Also Merv, make sure you don't have the video "muted". There's a button down
the bottom of the video window that from memory looks like a video camera
with a diagonal line through it. (Sorry not infront of my normal computer at
the moment, so working off memory). If that is "highlighted" or clicked, it
will "mute" your video picture so they can't see you.
(From memory).

Hope that helps.

Kind Regards
Daniel


On 25/6/09 7:33 PM, "Susan Hastings"  wrote:


Once you are connected and have your Skype window open, there are a
couple of little icons on the bottom, one of which is a little grey
video icon. You have to click on that to have video.


On 25/06/2009, at 7:27 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Hi All
Running an iMac on OSX 10.5.7, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with built
in iSight.  Downloaded and opened an account in  Skype 2.7.0.330.
Friend on a PC running Windows XP and Skype version ?  Has been
using Skype to communicate with other PCs.
He and I can talk.
I can see him and a small window of myself.  He can't see me.
In Skype preferences in Video I have camera set to  Built in iSight,
Enable Skype Video is ticked, Start my video automatically is
ticked, Anyone who I allow to call me is selected, People in my
Contact list is selected.
Have I overlooked something?

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Skype: friend can't see me

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Hi All
Running an iMac on OSX 10.5.7, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with built in 
iSight.  Downloaded and opened an account in  Skype 2.7.0.330.
Friend on a PC running Windows XP and Skype version ?  Has been using 
Skype to communicate with other PCs.

He and I can talk.
I can see him and a small window of myself.  He can't see me.
In Skype preferences in Video I have camera set to  Built in iSight, 
Enable Skype Video is ticked, Start my video automatically is ticked, 
Anyone who I allow to call me is selected, People in my Contact list 
is selected.

Have I overlooked something?

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Re: Recording DVD

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Hi Ronni
Thanks for the reassurance about the use of MPEG Streamclip.
In the interests of domestic harmony I will certainly give it a go.
Brian has also advised that VisualHub still works so if necessary I 
will attempt to find a download for that.

Thanks to you, Eugene, Brian and James for taking up my cause.
Merv



Hi Merv,

Yes, I agree with James. I have used MPEG Streamclip successfully to 
convert a DVD's .VOB files to DV.

Which is what you want to achieve.
Then import the DV file into iMovie and edit, then send to iDVD to 
create your DVD.


This would be your cheapest way to go. You can then buy your wife a 
new pair of winter boots ;-)


Cheers,
Ronni

On 23/06/2009, at 8:46 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote:


mpeg streamclip does a good job too
www.squared5.com
James

On 23/06/2009, at 20:23, Brian Scott wrote:


Hi Merv,

I've used VisualHub to convert VOB's to DV & avi plus you can 
elect to join the VOB's if you need to.


VisualHub is free <http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21888>

Cheers
Brian

On 23/06/2009, at 1:46 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Further to my earlier posting one of my troublesome DVD 
recordings has the following folders:

VIDEO_RM  and VIDEO_TS
The first has files:The second has files:
VIDEO_RM.BUPVIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_RM.DATVIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_RM.IFOVTS_01_O.BUP
VTS_01_O.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
Neither the folders nor the files are accepted by iMovie or iDVD.
A search of forums suggests the use of Handbrake to convert to 
mpeg or some other such format.
I would like to separate the episodes and edit out unwanted film 
at the beginnings and ends, if iMovie will allow this after 
achieving a codex from Handbrake that iMovie will accept,  and 
then burn the result on a new DVD that can be used on any DVD 
player.
Is Handbrake likely to be the intermediate program that will 
allow importing to iMovie.

This is all a new landscape for me.
Cheers
Merv

At 6:57 PM +0800 21/6/09, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB. Most one-off 
programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't "Finish" 
the disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't "Finish" 
the disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD 
player.
If I "Finish" after recording the first program then that 
prevents any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv



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Re: Recording DVD

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Brian
VisualHub appears to have been discontinued.
Merv



Hi Merv,

I've used VisualHub to convert VOB's to DV & avi plus you can elect 
to join the VOB's if you need to.


VisualHub is free <http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/21888>

Cheers
Brian

On 23/06/2009, at 1:46 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Further to my earlier posting one of my troublesome DVD recordings 
has the following folders:

VIDEO_RM  and VIDEO_TS
The first has files:The second has files:
VIDEO_RM.BUPVIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_RM.DATVIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_RM.IFOVTS_01_O.BUP
VTS_01_O.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
Neither the folders nor the files are accepted by iMovie or iDVD.
A search of forums suggests the use of Handbrake to convert to mpeg 
or some other such format.
I would like to separate the episodes and edit out unwanted film at 
the beginnings and ends, if iMovie will allow this after achieving 
a codex from Handbrake that iMovie will accept,  and then burn the 
result on a new DVD that can be used on any DVD player.
Is Handbrake likely to be the intermediate program that will allow 
importing to iMovie.

This is all a new landscape for me.
Cheers
Merv

At 6:57 PM +0800 21/6/09, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB. Most one-off 
programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't "Finish" 
the disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't "Finish" 
the disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD player.
If I "Finish" after recording the first program then that prevents 
any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv


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Re: Recording DVD

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Hi Ronni
That is getting close to the cost of a Toast update.
Will have to take this up with my chancellor - a new pair of winter 
boots for her or Toast for me!!

Merv


Hi Merv,

DVDxDVPro costs $80 US.
<http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/22270>
<http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm>

Cheers,
Ronni

On 23/06/2009, at 4:03 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Hi Eugene
Thank you for responding.
When you say DVDxDVPro is ported from Windows does this mean I must 
use it in a Windows environment or will it work in Mac?

Merv


Hi Merv,

you need to convert the .VOB files to a format that is accessible by iMovie.

I use DVDxDVPro. It is shareware and ported from Windows. Pretty 
ugly implementation but it does work. The files are converted to 
.mov format and imports straight into iMovie.


I'm not certain if Handbrake does this.  I have used Handbrake to 
convert and shrink .VOB files into MP4s for the iPod.


I would assume that if you save it as a large sized MP4 using 
Handbrake it might work.


Once you import it into iMovies you can play around and edit it. 
Then you can create a menu through iDVD.


 Regards,
 Eugene


On 23/06/2009, at 1:46 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Further to my earlier posting one of my troublesome DVD 
recordings has the following folders:

VIDEO_RM  and VIDEO_TS
The first has files:The second has files:
VIDEO_RM.BUPVIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_RM.DATVIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_RM.IFOVTS_01_O.BUP
VTS_01_O.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
Neither the folders nor the files are accepted by iMovie or iDVD.
A search of forums suggests the use of Handbrake to convert to 
mpeg or some other such format.
I would like to separate the episodes and edit out unwanted film 
at the beginnings and ends, if iMovie will allow this after 
achieving a codex from Handbrake that iMovie will accept,  and 
then burn the result on a new DVD that can be used on any DVD 
player.
Is Handbrake likely to be the intermediate program that will 
allow importing to iMovie.

This is all a new landscape for me.
Cheers
Merv

At 6:57 PM +0800 21/6/09, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB. Most one-off 
programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't "Finish" 
the disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't "Finish" 
the disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD 
player.
If I "Finish" after recording the first program then that 
prevents any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv





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Re: Recording DVD

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Hi Ronni
The DVD-VHS combo recorder is a Panasonic DMR-EZ47V and behaves like 
a set top box as well up to standard digital.
Toast would seem to be a way to go except that I would have to 
upgrade from my old 5.2.1!
Thank you for clarifying the file types and explaining their 
characteristics, and for the precise instructions if I go down the 
Toast path.

Merv


Hi Merv,

Is this from a Philips Brand DVD Recorder?
With Phillips recorded DVD's you don't get two folders as in 
VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS like you do on a normal DVD.
You get two folders called ...VIDEO_TS (like normal) and VIDEO_RM 
(the RM folder contains DAT files, IFO files,and VIDEO_RM.BUP files).


From what I understand the RM files are only for navigation on a Set 
Top DVD Recorder or DVD Recorder with built-in Hard Drive.


From: <http://www.afterdawn.com/glossary/terms/video_rm.cfm>

"Folders found in a DVD file structure can often contain a legacy 
folder called VIDEO_RM. Essentially, this folder is rather useless 
to most set-top DVD players as it is a folder referenced on Philips 
brand DVD recorders as well as Philips clones. For reasons unknown, 
Philips decided not to abide by standards of DVD file structures and 
used this VIDEO_RM folder to hold information about the recording 
device a DVD was created on.


The folder, when viewed through several DVD re-authoring tools will 
show that it is useless much in the same way an AUDIO_TS folder is."


If you have Toast 8 or Toast 10  you could convert the files(the 
files in the VIDEO_TS folder) to DV Stream that iMovie will accept.

1 At the left side of the Toast window, click Video and choose DVDVideo.
2 Drag & Drop the VIDEO_TS folder into the Content Area
3 Select the files in the list
4 Click Export at the bottom of the Toast window, or choose Disc >
   Export Video.
5 Choose the Format to convert to.
   DV: Creates a standard definition DV file that can be used with 
iDVD and iMovie.
   DV 16:9: Creates a widescreen DV file that can be imported into 
iDVD and iMovie.

6 Enter a name and choose the location to export to.
7 Click Save.
Toast displays a progress bar and status information as it exports the video.

Cheers,
Ronni


On 23/06/2009, at 1:46 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Further to my earlier posting one of my troublesome DVD recordings 
has the following folders:

VIDEO_RM  and VIDEO_TS
The first has files:The second has files:
VIDEO_RM.BUPVIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_RM.DATVIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_RM.IFOVTS_01_O.BUP
VTS_01_O.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
Neither the folders nor the files are accepted by iMovie or iDVD.
A search of forums suggests the use of Handbrake to convert to mpeg 
or some other such format.
I would like to separate the episodes and edit out unwanted film at 
the beginnings and ends, if iMovie will allow this after achieving 
a codex from Handbrake that iMovie will accept,  and then burn the 
result on a new DVD that can be used on any DVD player.
Is Handbrake likely to be the intermediate program that will allow 
importing to iMovie.

This is all a new landscape for me.
Cheers
Merv

At 6:57 PM +0800 21/6/09, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB. Most one-off 
programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't "Finish" 
the disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't "Finish" 
the disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD player.
If I "Finish" after recording the first program then that prevents 
any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv





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Re: Recording DVD

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Hi Eugene
Thank you for responding.
When you say DVDxDVPro is ported from Windows does this mean I must 
use it in a Windows environment or will it work in Mac?

Merv


Hi Merv,

you need to convert the .VOB files to a format that is accessible by iMovie.

I use DVDxDVPro. It is shareware and ported from Windows. Pretty 
ugly implementation but it does work. The files are converted to 
.mov format and imports straight into iMovie.


I'm not certain if Handbrake does this.  I have used Handbrake to 
convert and shrink .VOB files into MP4s for the iPod.


I would assume that if you save it as a large sized MP4 using 
Handbrake it might work.


Once you import it into iMovies you can play around and edit it. 
Then you can create a menu through iDVD.


  Regards,
  Eugene


On 23/06/2009, at 1:46 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Further to my earlier posting one of my troublesome DVD recordings 
has the following folders:

VIDEO_RM  and VIDEO_TS
The first has files:The second has files:
VIDEO_RM.BUPVIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_RM.DATVIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_RM.IFOVTS_01_O.BUP
VTS_01_O.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
Neither the folders nor the files are accepted by iMovie or iDVD.
A search of forums suggests the use of Handbrake to convert to mpeg 
or some other such format.
I would like to separate the episodes and edit out unwanted film at 
the beginnings and ends, if iMovie will allow this after achieving 
a codex from Handbrake that iMovie will accept,  and then burn the 
result on a new DVD that can be used on any DVD player.
Is Handbrake likely to be the intermediate program that will allow 
importing to iMovie.

This is all a new landscape for me.
Cheers
Merv

At 6:57 PM +0800 21/6/09, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB. Most one-off 
programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't "Finish" 
the disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't "Finish" 
the disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD player.
If I "Finish" after recording the first program then that prevents 
any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv


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Recording DVD

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Further to my earlier posting one of my troublesome DVD recordings 
has the following folders:

VIDEO_RM  and VIDEO_TS
The first has files:The second has files:
VIDEO_RM.BUPVIDEO_TS.BUP
VIDEO_RM.DATVIDEO_TS.IFO
VIDEO_RM.IFOVTS_01_O.BUP
VTS_01_O.IFO
VTS_01_1.VOB
VTS_01_2.VOB
VTS_01_3.VOB
VTS_01_4.VOB
Neither the folders nor the files are accepted by iMovie or iDVD.
A search of forums suggests the use of Handbrake to convert to mpeg 
or some other such format.
I would like to separate the episodes and edit out unwanted film at 
the beginnings and ends, if iMovie will allow this after achieving a 
codex from Handbrake that iMovie will accept,  and then burn the 
result on a new DVD that can be used on any DVD player.
Is Handbrake likely to be the intermediate program that will allow 
importing to iMovie.

This is all a new landscape for me.
Cheers
Merv

At 6:57 PM +0800 21/6/09, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB. 
Most one-off programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't 
"Finish" the disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't 
"Finish" the disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD 
player.
If I "Finish" after recording the first program then that prevents 
any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv


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Recording DVD

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

I have a combo VHS-DVD recorder connected to my TV set.
On a standard DVD-R I can record up to 4.7 GB.
Most one-off programs use less than half of the disk and if I don't 
"Finish" the disk I can put on two programs - but then it won't 
"Finish" the disk which means I can't play the DVD on any other DVD 
player.
If I "Finish" after recording the first program then that prevents 
any further recording on the disk.

Is there a work around for this matter?
Suggestions appreciated.
Merv

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Re: Of Interest ?

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Now i'm worried!!


Hi Merv,

It's still included at the moment, so assuming that this option 
carries through to the production release, then, yes, Rosetta will 
still be available.


Cheers,
Ronni

17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
OS X 10.5.7

On 16/06/2009, at 9:52 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Thanks Ronni - that is reassuring.
Merv

Rosetta is still there in the latest build of 10.6, but it's not 
installed by default.

You must add it in Customize Options.

Cheers,
Ronni


On 16/06/2009, at 9:00 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Does this mean that PPC applications will not work under Snow Leopard?
Merv


On 15/06/2009, at 2:01 PM, Rod Lavington wrote:

On Monday, June 15, 2009, at 12:53PM, "Philip Trouchet" 
 wrote:


Two points of interest !

1. Note new Snow Leopard only for Intel Macs leaving most of us as
usual behind on Apple upgrades &


Get used to it Philip.  The last PPC-based Mac rolled off the 
production line years ago now, and I don't think Apple have any 
inclination of returning to PPC.  The sooner they can force 
people to go Intel, the more likely we are going to see a much 
slimmer OS X without all the PPC baggage.


Not only that, but some SL features will only be available if 
you have the very latest graphics processors 
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090612121357227>.


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Re: Of Interest ?

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Thanks Ronni - that is reassuring.
Merv

Rosetta is still there in the latest build of 10.6, but it's not 
installed by default.

You must add it in Customize Options.

Cheers,
Ronni


On 16/06/2009, at 9:00 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Does this mean that PPC applications will not work under Snow Leopard?
Merv


On 15/06/2009, at 2:01 PM, Rod Lavington wrote:

On Monday, June 15, 2009, at 12:53PM, "Philip Trouchet" 
 wrote:


Two points of interest !

1. Note new Snow Leopard only for Intel Macs leaving most of us as
usual behind on Apple upgrades &


Get used to it Philip.  The last PPC-based Mac rolled off the 
production line years ago now, and I don't think Apple have any 
inclination of returning to PPC.  The sooner they can force 
people to go Intel, the more likely we are going to see a much 
slimmer OS X without all the PPC baggage.


Not only that, but some SL features will only be available if you 
have the very latest graphics processors 
<http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20090612121357227>.


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Does this mean that PPC applications will not work under Snow Leopard?
Merv



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On Monday, June 15, 2009, at 12:53PM, "Philip Trouchet" 
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Two points of interest !

 1. Note new Snow Leopard only for Intel Macs leaving most of us as
usual behind on Apple upgrades &


Get used to it Philip.  The last PPC-based Mac rolled off the 
production line years ago now, and I don't think Apple have any 
inclination of returning to PPC.  The sooner they can force people 
to go Intel, the more likely we are going to see a much slimmer OS 
X without all the PPC baggage.


Not only that, but some SL features will only be available if you 
have the very latest graphics processors 
.


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Re: Where did this come from?

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After downloading Safari I did a search for some graphics for the 
Eucharist.  When I clicked on the third site an unsavoury page 
appeared.  I closed it and clicked on the next site in the search 
list and got another unsavoury page.  Like you Susan I had pop ups 
blocked.  I quit Safari and went back to Firefox and had no problems 
with my search.  There could be a security issue with Safari.

Merv

Hi, that's a bit scary. I had a pop up screen in my browser this 
morning too. It was in Chinese, so I don't know what it was for. I 
have pop up windows blocked, but I'm finding that I have to have all 
cookies checked in security, otherwise I can't log onto MobileMe in 
Safari. Normally I just have cookies enabled for sites I visit. 
Sounds like there might be a security problem. cheers, Susan.

On 12/06/2009, at 8:14 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote:


Good morning all,

This morning I spent some time fiddling around with Safari 4 
preferences and customising the tool bar.  I finished up with a Tab 
for about every Bookmark I have and haven't noted what other 
changes occurred as yet.  I was surprised to see the following when 
I restarted it to see what effect the preference changes would 
have; when Safari reopened I was presented with a download of 
"DNSChanger Removal Tool 2.0" on the screen ready to be installed 
into the Applications folder.  As far as I'm aware I didn't click 
on anything to download???


Does anyone know where it mould have come from?  and is it 
something I should use?





Accompanying ReadMe document:

DNSChanger Removal Tool 2.0
DNSChanger Removal Tool 2.0 Release Date:  12/15/08
Requirements:  OS X 10.3.9 or higher
Homepage:  http://macscan.securemac.com/
Catalog:  Administration, Security, Mac OS X

READ FULLY BEFORE USING DNSChanger Removal Tool==

The DNSChanger Trojan Horse, also known as OSX.RSPlug.A and 
OSX/Puper, has been found on numerous pornographic websites 
disguising itself as a video codec.  Once downloaded and installed, 
DNSChanger changes the DNS settings on the computer, redirecting 
websites entered by the user to malicious sites.  If personal 
information is entered on these malicious websites, it can lead to 
identity theft.


Using DNSChanger Removal Tool

Upon launching DNSChanger Removal Tool, click the Scan button to 
scan for the DNSChanger trojan horse.  DNSChanger Removal Tool will 
scan your computer for the DNSChanger trojan horse, and alert you 
if it is detected.  If the DNSChanger trojan horse is detected, 
DNSChanger Removal Tool will give you the option to remove it.  If 
the DNSChanger trojan horse is detected and removed, you will need 
to restart your computer to clear out the bad DNS entries added by 
the DNSChanger Trojan Horse.



DNSChanger Removal Tool Revision History

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Re: CAD progs at TAFE?

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I don't know what TAFE offers but a colleague of mine in the 
engineering business told me today that 'AutoCAD are now writing for 
Mac', if that is of any help.

Merv


We have a daughter who may be doing an architectural drafting course 
at TAFE next year.  Does anyone know what CAD progs they are using 
and can iMacs be in the picture?


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Re: WAMUG constitution

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Les
You have raised a valid point.
The current committee - albeit flawed according to the Constitution - 
can consider the issue and propose a motion for the next AGM or call 
a Special Meeting of WAMUG and put the motion to that meeting.
Which ever meeting choice is taken the Membership would need four 
weeks notice of the meeting and that notice would include the motion 
with a pro statement and a con statement.
Because the Constitution is being changed 75% or more of those 
attending would have to be in favour of the motion for it to be 
adopted.
There would have to be a quorum for the AGM or Special Meeting of 
paid up members - check whether the Constitution says whether the 
quorum is to consist of ordinary members or ordinary and sponsor 
members.

These are the basics on the matter as raised.
Merv


Hi all,
Me, thinks that more than a can of worms in this instance, has been 
opened. Please ponder this for a moment.


 'Can a committee that, contains many unconstitutionally elected 
members, vote to change part of a constitution that will benefit the 
same unconstitutionally elected members?


Perhaps one of our members has the expertise to provide the answer 
but I strongly suggest that more advice be sought before this error 
is compounded.


Kind Regards
Les Standish

On 06/06/2009, at 12:58 PM, Matthew Healey wrote:


Wow... someone actually read the constitution...

I think the committee might want to look at changing that clause... 
as quite by chance, a good chunk of the Committee is actually made 
up of Corporate Members.


:-)

On 06/06/2009, at 12:24 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:


Lol,..good find Neil.
I've been a Corporate sponsor long before I was a committee member.
Now I'm in trouble,.. The mail-list police will be after me!
Arrrgghhh time to hide,...
;o)
Will have to talk to Peter H about that one to rectify the problem either
way.

Thanks for pointing that out, wasn't aware of it. Must have passed over that
in reading.

Kind Regards
Daniel


On 6/6/09 12:19 PM, "Neil Houghton"  wrote:


Hi guys,

I don't want to stir things up again and, as the first poster to suggest we
cut Craig some slack, I am more than happy to move on from that subject.

During the postings, however, I did notice a possible constitutional
problem:


From Ronni:


WAMUG Constitution:
..



4.11.2 Corporate Members may be voting Members of the Group, and nominate
candidates for the offices of the Committee, but may not become or remain
Committee Members of the Group



Then from Daniel:


As a committee member..



As a corporate member



Now, lets be absolutely clear here:

- I have the utmost respect for anyone who gives up their time 
and energy to

serve on the committee
- I have had cause several times to be very grateful to Daniel both for his
expert advice (via the list and personally) and for his excellent service
when buying products from him.
-I have absolutely NO problem whatsoever with Daniel being both a corporate
member and a committee member.

So it seems to me that to avoid any possible constitutional problems you
might want to look at revising clause 4.11.2 of your constitution.

Now all the above is just from my readings of the two relevant 
posts - so If
I have misunderstood or misinterpreted the facts in any way 
please accept my

humble and abject apologies. My post is only intended to enable a possible
problem to be avoided/rectified rather than to cause any problem.


Cheers


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Re: Re Links in email .. Apple Mail

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Bob
Clicking on the link you gave produced the URL following
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25590542-36375,00.html?referrer=email&source=AusBus_Lunch_email_nl
and was a page from 'The Australian: Business with the Wall Street Journal'.
Was this what you expected?
Merv



Hi Everyone !

I receive emails from a business source that are using URL links 
with an   " ~ "


in the middle of the link :  sample below

In the link below the " ~ " is about two thirds across between vt & V

In the mails I receive all that part of the link past the   ~   does 
not transfer to the browser




Anybody else have the same problem please ?

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Re: MaxStyle Opens South Perth Retail Store! (10% off all stock opening day sat 6th)

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Agreed.
Enough of the sack cloth and ashes.
Join as a corporate sponsor Craig and welcome to the club.
Merv




Hey Guys,

Since Craig:
- is new to the list
- was informing us about a specific event (happening very soon)
- has apologised several times
- has said that he is quite happy to pay to be a corporate sponsor

Why don't we cut him a little slack and just give him more details about how
corporate sponsorship works.

Just my 2c worth!



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on 5/6/09 8:56 AM, Craig Bruce at craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au wrote:


 I really do apologize, I was just given this list a few days ago and
 told there are quite a few heavy mac users on here who would like to
 know we are open and a bit about us.. hence the post. We really are
 interested in becoming an active part of the community

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 On 05/06/2009, at 8:37 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:


 Craig, As Susan has said, Our WAMUG Corporate Members have 'earned'
 the right to become Corporate Sponsors, and they 'Pay' for the
 privilege of posting Commercial emails to this list.

 Ronni

 On 05/06/2009, at 7:07 AM, Susan Hastings wrote:


 Craig,  Corporate sponsors get known by providing excellent service
 and by being recommended by members of WAMUG. I can see you wanted
 to advertise the Saturday event, but you could have contacted a
 committee member to find out what to do. Susan.

 On 04/06/2009, at 10:38 PM, Craig Bruce wrote:


 As I said in previous email very sorry about the "spam" but really
 just thought the mac users on here would benefit.. Only joined the
 list a few days ago and the prompting of another mac user friend
 who said everyone on here would be interested. Again we are happy
 to become a sponsor but really just wanted to let people know
 about us and how we can help out..
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 Craig Bruce
 Director

 On 04/06/2009, at 10:31 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:


 Basically Craig Bruce, you have spammed the WAMUG list. This is
 not a good way to promote your business amongst Mac users.


 On 04/06/2009, at 9:54 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:


 Hello Peter, WAMUG Committee, & WAMUG Members,

 I'm very concerned about this Advertising email.
 Is Craig Bruce (or MaxStyle) a Corporate Sponsor of WAMUG?

 I understand Corporate Sponsors of WAMUG pay $200 per year to
 advertise on WAMUG Mailing list.
 If he is not a Corporate Sponsor of WAMUG, this email is totally
 unacceptable!

 Why do our "Corporate Sponsors" have to pay $200 per year and
 "play by the rules" when anyone can post an "Advertising" email
 to the group?
 This is another way of spamming WAMUG.

 Cheers,

 Ronni


 On 04/06/2009, at 6:11 PM, Craig Bruce wrote:


 MaxStyle has now opened a retail store in South Perth just off
 Mends street in the South Shore Piazza (near the windsor hotel).

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Re: Any WAMUGgers in Broome or Kununurra?

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Kyle
You might  try contacting the University of Notre Dame office in 
Broome.  Some students might be Mac users.  The office could include 
a notice in their newsletter about the NWA-MUG.  Check out 
http://www.nd.edu.au/broome/index.shtml

Merv


Hi All

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Reg Whitely 
 wrote:

 We've got a GMUGger up there - I think! Andrew Harrison.
 Reg


Yes Reg Andrew Harrison is located in Broome


Nathalie: I have sent him an e-mail asking him if he be interested and
have Forward him your e-mail.

Also he informs me there's an Apple reseller now in Broome.
But I'm not sure who this is. Still you may want to try and contact
them. They have to be listed somewhere.


Also now is good as any time to put the word out



North West Australia Macintosh User Group (NWA-MUG)
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I am looking for people that are interested in helping out in Broome,
Karratha and Port Hedland. If you're interested e-mail me at
"i...@nwamug.gmug.org.au"

Please spread the word around to anyone you might know in Broome,
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Re: 35 mm slides and photo prints

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Thank you.  Mine is and Epson Perfection 1260.  Will have to check 
out its maximum resolution with the slide attachment in place.

Merv


Merv,
	I have an Epson Perfection 3200 and for scanning 35mm 
transparencies I normally use 5,000dpi or more (max I can go is 
6400).


Severin


On 31/05/2009, at 4:55 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Severin, at what resolution would you normally scan a 35 mm slide?
Merv

Possibly, Robert, from a further careful read.  Note also, it 
scans at only 1800dpi, this is not the greatest if you wish to 
make decent sized prints.  That's why the price is $149!

Severin Crisp

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On 31/05/2009, at 3:58 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:

Looks a great device BUT it says XP and Vista only as you read 
down.  How does it go with Parallels or Fusion or whatever?

Severin Crisp

On 31/05/2009, at 3:51 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:

Have a look at the film scanners at 
http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/otek-film-scanner-make-film-negatives-digital/?utm_source=dealsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&utm_campaign=DealsNewsletter20090531 
They are simple to use and give a great result.  Just be sure 
you get the one that scans to a SD card as the others are 
windows only.



H !


What's wrong with extracting the SD card and then inserting in a 
Mac  card reader ?


Bob




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I have 100's of 35 mm slides and photo prints.

I want to digitise them.

What is the best way of doing this most efficiently and economically?

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Re: 35 mm slides and photo prints

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Severin, at what resolution would you normally scan a 35 mm slide?
Merv

Possibly, Robert, from a further careful read.  Note also, it scans 
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sized prints.  That's why the price is $149!

Severin Crisp

On 31/05/2009, at 4:06 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 31/05/2009, at 3:58 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:

Looks a great device BUT it says XP and Vista only as you read 
down.  How does it go with Parallels or Fusion or whatever?

Severin Crisp

On 31/05/2009, at 3:51 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:

Have a look at the film scanners at 
http://www.dealsdirect.com.au/p/otek-film-scanner-make-film-negatives-digital/?utm_source=dealsnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&utm_campaign=DealsNewsletter20090531 
They are simple to use and give a great result.  Just be sure you 
get the one that scans to a SD card as the others are windows 
only.



H !


What's wrong with extracting the SD card and then inserting in a 
Mac  card reader ?


Bob





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I have 100's of 35 mm slides and photo prints.

I want to digitise them.

What is the best way of doing this most efficiently and economically?

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Gary
I have had similar problems in sharing ordinary files with the dark side.
However, if I open the file in Acrobat and then close it and send it 
they can open it etc.

Using the Save a copy as Neil suggests would be a positive extra step.
Merv


Hi Gary,

Sorry, no idea what you are doing wrong - but a couple of ideas.


It may be that the pdf created has some problem that preview can handle but
acrobat can't - in the past I have had similar problems with jpg files that
graphic converter could handle but other applications couldn't - I found
re-saving the file (from graphic converter) solved the problem. I used "save
as" to create a new file rather than just "save' on the old file.

So:

1) You could try just opening the pdf in preview and doing "save as" to a
new pdf file and see how that goes. However I think the print as pdf
basically uses preview to create the file in the first place so you may
still have the same problem.

Or

2) Open the pdf file in Graphic Converter and then "save as" to a new pdf
file - that way you are using graphic converter to create the new file. (I
would be very surprised if graphic converter couldn't open the file.)


Rather than keep sending your trials to the printer it might be best if you
had some way of checking them yourself first.

Have you tried opening them using Adobe Acrobat reader
 (free download) - if the printer can't see
the drawing in acrobat, I would expect you to have the same problem in
Acrobat Reader - which then gives you a way to check if your "save as" fixes
the problem.

If you don't see the problem in Acrobat reader on the mac - I suppose it
could be a windows thing. I presume that, in your line of work, you also run
windows (under parallels?) so you could also try the windows version of
Acrobat reader to check the problem.


Anyway a few things to try - good luck.



Cheers


Neil
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on 29/5/09 9:31 AM, gary dorn at garyd...@eepo.com.au wrote:


 howdy all
 I've created a sheet size 841 x 6000 mm via Page Setup/custom size.

 when I Print>Save as PDF , it show up in Preview AOK.

 I sent the pdf file to my Printer (to print on his Wide format
 printer) via email > When he opened the pdf in adobe acrobat, it
 showed up blank.

 We tired moving the file via USB stick, CD  but get the same result -
 looks fine  on my mac - blank on his PC.

 what are doing wrong.

 chow


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On my Desktop i have a folder called Link History Folder. It is 
empty and always has been.

What is its purpose?
Can I bin it?
Intel iMac OSX 10.5.7
Merv


I'd go ahead and bin it. I have no doubt that whatever application 
or process created it will simply create another one when and if the 
time comes again.

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On my Desktop i have a folder called Link History Folder. It is empty 
and always has been.

What is its purpose?
Can I bin it?
Intel iMac OSX 10.5.7
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Thanks Roger.  I have installed Ragtime 6.5 on a PC running XP.  To 
export a PDF file Ragtime requires Ghostscript 8.6 or higher.  I 
installed the latest version 8.6.4 for windows 32 bit.  It seems to 
process but ends with an error message.
Your comment about the quality of the pdf is relevant. From the Mac 
version the pdf is acceptable to the printing industry.

Perhaps the ghostscript out of Ragtime will not be acceptable.
Merv


Hi Guys

Ghostscript does work but the quality of the PDF hasn't always been 
good, we have
had some issues with ghostscript where we have had to put the file 
back through

Acrobat to get it working.

But as always everyone has different thoughts.

Regards

roger


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For business reasons many Mac people are also Windows users.  Have
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issues arose?
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Thanks Glen - hadn't realised one could do that!
Merv


Matt, you can change the name of the computer on the network with
Preferences, Sharing (Computer Name at top).

If you go to the finder, click on the Macintosh HD icon and then press
Cmd I (Get Info), the Name and Extension section lets you edit the
name of the disk.

Glenn.

2009/5/21 Matt Falvey :

 Hi list, I have a small problem with the name I gave my Intel iMac HD and
 the name I gave my old G4 iMac HD when I network them.

 The Intel iMac and the iMac G4 both appear as Macintosh HD on my shared list
 in the finder window, (the old iMac G5 is okay with Macintosh HD G5 and the
 PowerBook is okay with PowerBookG4).

 Ideally I would like to call the:

 Intel iMac - Macintosh HD Intel, and the;
 iMac G4 - Macintosh HD G4

 Also in the Finder window under Devices on the Intel iMac it is listed as
 "Matthew Falvey's iMac", I would like to change that too, hopefully to
 reflect the name of the renamed HD - Macintosh HD Intel.  Can any of this be
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Peter
I opened Audacity in a new file, plugged my iMic Griffin usb into my 
computer. Plugged a mic into the Griffin.  Went to System Pref - 
Sound - input and selected iMic USB audio system, set the input and 
output volumes. Went back to Audacity clicked on record, adjusted the 
mic volume and and sang.  The recording was fine but the singing was 
appalling !!

Merv


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Hi Peter
I installed the combo and I can use Audacity to open and play mp3 
and AIFF files.  It won't handle .m4a files.

Hope that helps.
Merv






Audacity itself works fine. The problem is interfacing with the iMic 
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Re: 10.5.7 Update: what experiences?

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Hi Peter
I installed the combo and I can use Audacity to open and play mp3 and 
AIFF files.  It won't handle .m4a files.

Hope that helps.
Merv


On 18/05/2009, at 2:16 PM, Philippe Chaperon wrote:


Hi Peter,

Fortunately my software needs are very limited, hence no problems so
far here. But what you have related is quite scarry! I'm now wondering
now whether it is prudent to wait some time before updating! I have
been updating as soon as I become aware of an one.

Thanks for the report and hopefully there will be a solution to your
various problems.

Kind regards,

Philippe Chaperon


I have actually found one recording package that does still work: 
Final Vinyl. the software by Griffin designed for the iMic. It's not 
my favourite, but at least it works!


I can only think the reason it works it possibly that it addresses 
the iMic directly, rather than going through a third party such as 
Audio MIDI Setup. The fact that this utility was not part of the 
update is a little worrying. I'm keeping my eye on the forums, but 
can't help feeling that downloading and installing the Combo Update 
might be the fix, given that I haven't seen any reports of 
experiences similar to mine. Worth a try before I go much further, 
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I am running OSX 10.4.11 on an iBook.
Connected to the iBook is an OKIPAGE 8 printer which is functioning.
In System Profiler it says the printer driver is 1.1.0


Which model  of   OKIPAGE 8  ?


It is an LED USB Laser printer circa 2000.



Presumably it is connected by USB ! ?

Why are you looking for a new driver  ?  ( You said it is functioning ! ? )


The printer is plugged into my wife's iBook which is running on OSX 
10.4.11 and I share the use of it on my intel iMac running OSX 
11.5.7.  I can print from my iMac but I can't access the functions 
of the printer. I thought a more recent driver on the iBook might 
at least allow me to choose the print resolution.



Last night I downloaded version 8.4 for OSX 10.2 and above.



Do you know from what ISP site ?


http://www.okidata.com/mkt/html/nf/Drivers.html



So I looked at that site but so far did not find your version 8.4 
shown  did see the 1.1.0


Checked again. You are right - I was doing a 'get info' on the 
Installer version   The small print on the download page shows 
1.1.0











I ran the installer then went to System Preferences - Print & Fax 
- Selected the OKIPAGE from the list - clicked on + but could not 
find a way of getting to the new driver.

Another path was not to click on + but Printer Setup.



You ran the installer on which Mac


Both


   ?

If you are trying to install on the intel iMac , during the Instal 
process it may help

if you had the printer plugged directly into that iMac  !


There are 3 places to look to see where and whether the driver was loaded

Hard drive - Library - Printers

Hard drive - System - Library - Printers

Your user - Library - Printers

The list of names I have includes a bundle of names but not a sight of Okidata
so I do not know at this time whether the installer can create a 
folder for that name

or what it does with the driver if it needs that folder but cannot find it .

more later


OKidata appears in user - library - Printers and in
Hard drive - Library - Printers but not in
Hard drive -System - Library - printers

Bob, there appears to be no update driver so I guess we should drop the topic
Thank you for your perseverance.
Regards
Merv




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Re: Printer driver upgrade

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Bob
Thank you for responding given your domestic circumstances.  I hope 
the hip procedure was a success and that care during convalescence 
gives a 100% result.



On 15/05/2009, at 1:07 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


I am running OSX 10.4.11 on an iBook.
Connected to the iBook is an OKIPAGE 8 printer which is functioning.
In System Profiler it says the printer driver is 1.1.0


Which model  of   OKIPAGE 8  ?


It is an LED USB Laser printer circa 2000.



Presumably it is connected by USB ! ?

Why are you looking for a new driver  ?  ( You said it is functioning ! ? )


The printer is plugged into my wife's iBook which is running on OSX 
10.4.11 and I share the use of it on my intel iMac running OSX 
11.5.7.  I can print from my iMac but I can't access the functions 
of the printer.



I thought a more recent driver on the iBook might at least allow me 
to choose the print resolution.



Merv

Cups has some drivers for OKIpage

One of those may give you the choices you are looking for

The Cups drivers are available in 10.5.6and if they are not 
supplied in Tiger


you should be able to find and download what you need from here : -

<http://www.cups.org/ppd.php?L+I200+T+Qokipage+8>

Bob




Hope springs eternal.  Thanks Bob, I'll check it out.
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Re: Printer driver upgrade

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James
On the pull down menu for model the list did not contain 
okidata/okipage, but did have a USB option.  Selecting that still 
gave me no window to select the driver.  I am wondering where the 
"successful" installation of the new driver went to!!

Will try a search.
Merv


go to sys pref/ printer/fax
click the + to get the printer browser
thenhold option & click on more printers
where appletalk is showing pull down to advanced
for printer model pull to your okidata/okipage
an additional window should show available drivers
select your driver & add
good luck James


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I am running OSX 10.4.11 on an iBook.
Connected to the iBook is an OKIPAGE 8 printer which is functioning.
In System Profiler it says the printer driver is 1.1.0
Last night I downloaded version 8.4 for OSX 10.2 and above.
I ran the installer then went to System Preferences - Print & Fax - 
Selected the OKIPAGE from the list - clicked on + but could not 
find a way of getting to the new driver.
Another path was not to click on + but Printer Setup.  The pull 
down menu was only active for Name and Location but nothing in the 
window could be changed.

Am I on the wrong track?
Help please.
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Re: Printer driver upgrade

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Bob
Thank you for responding given your domestic circumstances.  I hope 
the hip procedure was a success and that care during convalescence 
gives a 100% result.



On 15/05/2009, at 1:07 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


I am running OSX 10.4.11 on an iBook.
Connected to the iBook is an OKIPAGE 8 printer which is functioning.
In System Profiler it says the printer driver is 1.1.0


Which model  of   OKIPAGE 8  ?


It is an LED USB Laser printer circa 2000.



Presumably it is connected by USB ! ?

Why are you looking for a new driver  ?  ( You said it is functioning ! ? )


The printer is plugged into my wife's iBook which is running on OSX 
10.4.11 and I share the use of it on my intel iMac running OSX 
11.5.7.  I can print from my iMac but I can't access the functions of 
the printer. I thought a more recent driver on the iBook might at 
least allow me to choose the print resolution.



Last night I downloaded version 8.4 for OSX 10.2 and above.



Do you know from what ISP site ?


http://www.okidata.com/mkt/html/nf/Drivers.html




I ran the installer then went to System Preferences - Print & Fax - 
Selected the OKIPAGE from the list - clicked on + but could not 
find a way of getting to the new driver.

Another path was not to click on + but Printer Setup.



I am not running tiger at the moment but i seem to remember that 
under some circumstances
you need to hold down the option key to get to the Advanced part of 
the drop down menu

 to get at some drivers under some circumstances  .

I can check that out later tonight if you still need to know .. I am 
off to see wife in hospital now.

She has had a new hip joint to fix up that problem from a fall last january


Bob


The pull down menu was only active for Name and Location but 
nothing in the window could be changed.

Am I on the wrong track?
Help please.
Merv


Please don't spend too much time on this item, but thank you for your efforts.
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Printer driver upgrade

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I am running OSX 10.4.11 on an iBook.
Connected to the iBook is an OKIPAGE 8 printer which is functioning.
In System Profiler it says the printer driver is 1.1.0
Last night I downloaded version 8.4 for OSX 10.2 and above.
I ran the installer then went to System Preferences - Print & Fax - 
Selected the OKIPAGE from the list - clicked on + but could not find 
a way of getting to the new driver.
Another path was not to click on + but Printer Setup.  The pull down 
menu was only active for Name and Location but nothing in the window 
could be changed.

Am I on the wrong track?
Help please.
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Re: Agriculture WA Explorer only?

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Hi David
Have you tried going through the registration process set out on:
https://www2.landgate.wa.gov.au/slip/portal/tools/register-why.html
Merv


Hi

Agriculture WA has a fantastic web site for farm owners that 
requires you to register before you can access it.


http://spatial.agric.wa.gov.au/findyourfarm/

Unfortunately this appears not able to be done via Safari or Firefox 
and according to the Dept contact person requires Explorer for 
access - my reluctantly downloaded IE 5.2.3 refuses to allow 
registration as well.


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Re: Iphone Screenshot Download and iWorks Tutorial Question

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Thanks Mike - pity that the  iWorks 09 at Peachpit is in US$s.  Works 
out more expensive than their iWorks 08 at the Apple Store Australia. 
Them's the rubs!

Merv


G'Day Merv and Wamuggers
Its published by Peachpit Press.The iLife 08 version is also excellent.
http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0321618505
Enjoy
Mike Armson
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 produced?  Searching Training on the Apple Store site results in a
 list of those currently available but the 'Contact Us' options
 provide no feedback facility on such a question.  Is it just a matter
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Re: Iphone Screenshot Download and iWorks Tutorial Question

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On 01/04/2009, at 12:34 AM, Wez wrote:

Heya all,  Couple of unrelated questions that happened to have 
cropped up at the same time.


Firstly I'm trying to get a screenshot off my iPhone. The preview 
method works fine for photos to get them into the mac. The 
screenshots however appear in .png format greyed out and are unable 
to be touched. From what I can gather looking around I think its 
possible with iPhoto which I don't have installed. I could email 
the files if I had mail setup which I don't.


Secondly my Mother is trying to learn using the various mac 
programs and is after a iWorks Tutorial/walkthrough or the like. 
She is after a basic course which explains as much as possible she 
can run through at her own pace? Anyone know of a good place to 
look for such a tutorial?


Hello Wez,

If you take a screenshot of your iPhone's display by "quickly press 
& release the Sleep/Wake & Home buttons at the same time", the 
screenshot is added to the Camera Roll.
You can then use iPhoto on your Mac to import the photo from the 
iPhone's Camera Roll.

Are you saying you don't have iPhoto installed on your Mac?

For your Mother:
I find The Apple Training Series are very good, I have the iWork '08 
and a few others. They have not released a iWork '09 as yet, I don't 
think.



"This self-paced learning guide, which includes a companion CD 
jam-packed with practical media files, takes you step-by-step 
through essential, real-life tasks for home and office that cover 
all aspects of iWork '08. The book is both a self-paced learning 
tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and 
Certification Program, used by schools and training centers 
worldwide, and is ideal for users of all levels."


Cheers,
Ronni

How does one find out whether an iWork '09 Training manual is being 
produced?  Searching Training on the Apple Store site results in a 
list of those currently available but the 'Contact Us' options 
provide no feedback facility on such a question.  Is it just a matter 
of wait and see, and periodically checking the Store's web site?

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Re: on the bludge again

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Sorry that I can't help.  Wish I could.  What is more I don't think 
you are a bludger - you seem to be a busy bloke doing things all the 
time.  However, you do sponge off us from time to time, for a good 
cause, so you're OK you old B..d.

Merv


Hi,

I have a few more iMacs ready for distribution to needy people, but 
unfortunately I am short of a few keyboards and mice.


If anyone on the list has some spare USB boards and even the old 
puck mice, I would be most grateful.  I contacted Winthrop 
Technologies and they have just dumped a stack of such gear.


I have some PC boards and whilst they do work, they lack the extra 
USB ports needed when a printer, keyboard and mouse is attached.


Thanks for any help.

Kevin

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Travis
If I enter a word in Spotlight it initially produces a list with the 
first item, Show All.
When I click on Show All a dialogue box appears and in the headings 
are Contents and File Name.  As you say, Contents is the default, but 
a click on File Name produces what you want.


If in the Finder you go to File and Find you get the same window as 
clicking on Show All in Spotlight.  Click on File Name.

Seconds are precious but that is about all it takes.

You can also use key board shortcuts to open these windows.  See 
Spotlight preferences.

Merv


Hi all,
There's something that's been bugging me since upgrading to Leopard.
When I open a normal Finder window and type something in the search
field in the top right corner, it searches the contents of the files
on my mac because (of course) the "Contents" button is selected by
default. Is there a way to have the "File Name" button selected by
default when doing a search in this way?  99% of the time I only want
to search the file names.

Cheers
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On 10/03/2009, at 8:25 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


On 09/03/2009, at 8:19 PM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Has anyone used Pay Pal's Send Money facility to transfer money 
from their Australian account to an account overseas?

Results OK?
Merv


Hello Merv,

I've been doing this for years and never had a problem using PayPal.

To send a payment in another currency, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your account at https://www.paypal.com/.
2. Go to the Send Money tab.
3. Enter the payment details.
4. Select the currency you want to use to fund your payment by 
clicking the currently link next to the Amount box.

5. Click Send Money.
Your seller will receive an email letting them know the amount and 
currency of your payment.


Cheers,
Ronni


Ronni
Thanks for your response Ronni.
Were your transaction with a credit card or bank account to bank account?


Hi Merv,

Credit Card.

Cheers,
Ronni


Thanks Ronni.  In a call to PayPal I was advised that the seller must 
register with PayPal (they are not with PayPal), and I cannot do a 
payment from my PayPal bank account to another bank account.

Well, that is my understanding of the telephone conversation.
So, off to my bank to use their procedures.
Merv



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Has anyone used Pay Pal's Send Money facility to transfer money 
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Results OK?
Merv


Hello Merv,

I've been doing this for years and never had a problem using PayPal.

To send a payment in another currency, follow these steps:
1. Log in to your account at https://www.paypal.com/.
2. Go to the Send Money tab.
3. Enter the payment details.
4. Select the currency you want to use to fund your payment by 
clicking the currently link next to the Amount box.

5. Click Send Money.
Your seller will receive an email letting them know the amount and 
currency of your payment.


Cheers,
Ronni


Ronni
Thanks for your response Ronni.
Were your transaction with a credit card or bank account to bank account?
Bye
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I have Safari 3.1.2 and that doesn't seem to allow a save in html 
either, but isn't the Web Archive in html.
Firefox gives a straight html option.  When I open these Save as 
files in my page spinner they both show the same html coding.  I must 
be missing an important difference.

Merv


How do I save a standard html page from Safari? (I'm using Safari 4 
beta on latest Leopard OS). The options seem only to be webarchive 
and text. Or do I need to use a different browser like Firefox to 
achieve this?


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Glen
I don't know how helpful this is to you but in Keynote help the 
following item occurs:

Keynote 1.0: Translucent Elements Look Fuzzy When Viewed in PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint may not display all translucent graphic elements 
of a Keynote presentation properly.

Symptom

Keynote presentations which include graphic elements that use image 
transparency may look fuzzy when viewed in Microsoft PowerPoint for 
OS X.



Solution

This is a limitation of Microsoft PowerPoint. Consider viewing 
Keynote presentations using the Keynote application, or export the 
presentation to QuickTime to be viewed in QuickTime player.


Merv



Does anyone know if it is possible to use the Export function in
Keynote to create a PNG image with a transparent background?

Keynote supports transparency within slides, but as soon as I export I
always get a solid background. I *can* then go to Preview and use
Instant Alpha and save with a transparent background, but would prefer
to export direct from Keynote.

I've tried using the Slide Inspector to set the Appearance properties.
Have tried setting Background to None (exports to white) and also
Background to Color Fill with 0% opacity (also exports to white).

Any ideas (short of buying Photoshop)? Or is Keynote + Preview the only way?

Thanks,

Glenn Nicholas
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Ronni, in her usual generous manner, suggested the solutions she 
shared with me be posted to the list.

Sincere thanks Ronni.
Merv



From: Ronda Brown 
To: Mervyn & Giuliana Bond 
Subject: Re: Keynote to DVD
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:20:29 +0900
X-PMX-Branch: TNG-Outgoing

Hi Merv,

Today I converted a slide show of mine from Keynote '09 to a DVD 
using the "Share > Send To > iDVD.
My slideshow has an Audio Sound Track and I found using the 
"Share-Send to-iDVD" the sound track was all out of sync when played 
in iDVD.


So I decided to "Share > Export to Quicktime.
Playback Uses: Fixed Timing
Slide Duration:  4.0 seconds
Build Duration:  1.5 seconds  (these settings matching what I had in 
my Keynote Presentation)

Repeat: None
ticked "Enter full screen mode when opened"
Formats: Full Quality, Large
Audio ticked include audio (sound files, movie audio) & include the 
slideshow soundtrack


Exported to Movies Folder
Played the exported quicktime movie to check it and it was in perfect sync.

Then opened iDVD & created a DVD project using this exported QT movie.
Saved as a Disc Image to check and it was fine when played in DVD Player.app
Then burnt a DVD from the disc image using Toast 10 Titanium

Played the completed DVD in my DVD Player / TV and it was perfect.
So, I would suggest if you have a sound track in your Keynote 
Slideshow, that you export using Quicktime with similar settings to 
mine above.


I wish you the best with your project.

Cheers,
Ronni





Hello Merv,

As you know I'm having a break from support on WAMUG.
But, I can't help checking the Archives now and then (I'm still 
having withdrawal symptoms) and noticed your email re: Keynote to 
DVD.


1.In Keynote you can go to "Share - Send To - iDVD"
2.Specify the size of the video you want to create:
Standard 4:3 or Widescreen 16:9
3. Chose a Playback Uses Method:
a] Manual Advance: Gives viewers total control over the slideshow 
as they click to advance slides
b] Recorded Timing : Uses timings that you have recorded for a 
slideshow using the command File > record Slideshow
c] Fixed Timing: Runs the slideshow with no user interaction. You 
must set slide duration & build options. If slides contain 
automatic build timings, those will be used.

4. Click Send: Then give the file a name and target your Movies folder.
5. Click Export
A Quicktime Movie file is written to disk. Depending on the number 
of slides, it can take a few minutes to create the DVD Video file.
Before the export finishes, iDVD will launch automatically. 
Whichever theme you were using the last time you had iDVD open 
will be active, and you might hear the theme's soundtrack playing. 
You can click the start or stop motion button in the DVD main menu 
to stop the animation and sound.

6. When the export finishes, click the Play button to test the DVD project.
a] Click Play Movie to watch the entire movie
b] Click Scene Selection to see an index of the presentation

Now choose a theme for the main menu of the DVD, one that matches 
the look of your slideshow


1. Click the Themes button to access all available themes
2. Choose the Theme from the pop-up menu
3. Then click OK to apply the theme family to all menus

Now you need to populate the DVD menu to complete its design
1. Click the Edit Drop Zones button to access all the drop zones 
for the project
Drop zones are places in the menu where you can add (or drop) your 
own content.


2. Click the Preview button to preview your DVD
   Watch the project all the way through to ensure smooth playback.
   When finished with the preview, click the Exit button on the 
remote to stop previewing the DVD
3. If you are happy with your result you can now click the Burn 
Button to create the DVD


Cheers,
Ronni



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Keynote to DVD

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Running 10.5.6 on an iMac intel.  Keynote version 5, iMovie 7.1.4, iDVD 7.03.
Needed to convert a slide show from Keynote to a DVD.
Used the Keynote option to convert the slide show to an iDVD project. 
However iDVD would not accept it as it had to be a shared file from 
iMovie.  iMovie would not import it nor accept drag and drop.  What 
am I overlooking?

Suggestions appreciated.
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Re: Publishing software

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Darrel
My son who has just had a book published uses Adobe InDesign.  He is 
a landscape photographer and wanted to place his own text and 
photographs.  Worked well.


If you don't own InDesign a cheaper option is Ragtime.  It is a page 
layout application that again allows for text and images to be put 
where you want them and at resolutions you want.  It uses Adobe 
Distiller to create the pdf for the printer to use.  It is a German 
product.  Check out

http://www.ragtime.de/start.html?lang_id=en
Merv


Hi Darrel

I use Adobe InDesign for our publishing work. Clients prepare their 
text input in Word and provide the photos/images separately. I bring 
the text and images together and do the layout using Indesign and 
eventually save the finished product as a PDF file which goes to the 
printer for digital printing.


If the printer is required to do more than just print off the PDF, 
they prefer to work with InDesign or Quark Express. I agree with the 
comments that generally, no-one likes Word for final document 
preparation, but it's great to do the writing - just don't embed 
anything else in it, and don't bother with fancy formatting... all 
that can be done with the layout program.


Haven't tried Pages for anything big, though it looks good.

Cheers
Mike


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Ian or others,
If writing a draft for a book; what applications (word processing), 
would be acceptable?

Regards
Darrel
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There is a long winded story at 
http://www.rtfa.net/2008/11/16/openoffice-30-for-mac-powerpc-living-the-dream

that ends up with a description on how to download Open Office 3.0 for Mac ppc
Merv



Thanks Robert

it was a little confusing how they had there list for downloading 
for Mac ,i have found it, but's still in Beta version,i'll have a 
play with it.


thanks again Bart.

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On 02/01/2009, at 10:51 PM, Jack Bauer wrote:


Hi All Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.

I've downloaded Open Office 3.0 have problems installing it comes 
up as ,You cannot open the application"OPENOFFICE.org"
because it is not supported on this system. I'm running 10.4.11 on 
a emac 1.25ghz, I'm sure they said it's able to run on 10.3 and 
above.


any body have any clue to this.

regards

Bart.


Open Office 3 :

The system requirements show OSX 10.4 on an intel Mac

Your emac will be a Power Mac , not an Intel Mac .


Bob


You may find an older version of Open Office that will work on a Power Mac






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Hello Merv,

On 26/12/2008, at 9:09 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Hi everyone
Hope Christmas Day was a joyous occasion for all.
Me? A bit frustrated.  We once had Keycaps which allowed one to 
view the characters in a particular font using the Shift and Option 
keys etc.
Keyboard Viewer appears to be limited to standard set.  Is there a 
way of changing that?


Open Keyboard Viewer from the Input menu, and hold down Shift, Option,
or Option-Shift to see the characters those modifiers produce.

Likewise, Font Book displays the Regular, Bold, Italic versions of 
a font but not what is available using Option key.


Open Character Palette from the Input Menu, to access hundreds of 
characters you can't type from the keyboard.


Cheers,
Ronni


Hi Ronni
I played with the Option, Shift, and Shift-Option. Regardless of the 
Font I was using in my word processor the keyboards displayed for 
each keyboard selection were identical except for the four fonts 
listed under Standard which had variations for each keyboard 
selection.


Thank you and thank you Bob for responding.
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Re: Font display

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At 9:29 AM +0900 26/12/08, Robert Howells wrote:

On 26/12/2008, at 9:09 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Hi everyone
Hope Christmas Day was a joyous occasion for all.
Me? A bit frustrated.  We once had Keycaps which allowed one to 
view the characters in a particular font using the Shift and Option 
keys etc.
Keyboard Viewer appears to be limited to standard set.  Is there a 
way of changing that?


Under Prefernces - International - Keyboard viewer clicked on

have you explored the Font Mapping's at the bottom  ?


Bob

Yes. It only has Webdings and Wingding fonts available.
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Hi everyone
Hope Christmas Day was a joyous occasion for all.
Me? A bit frustrated.  We once had Keycaps which allowed one to view 
the characters in a particular font using the Shift and Option keys 
etc.
Keyboard Viewer appears to be limited to standard set.  Is there a 
way of changing that?
Likewise, Font Book displays the Regular, Bold, Italic versions of a 
font but not what is available using Option key.

Am I overlooking something?
OS 10.5.6 on an Intel iMac.
Advice appreciated.
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Thanks Peter.  I think I will pass on HP Photosmart.
Merv



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Has anyone used this application.  Opinion?
Thank you
Merv

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It will be used automatically by any HP digital device you install. 
As such, it offers no more nor less than similar products offered by 
other manufacturers - a quick and simple way to mange the digital 
images you acquire through your scanner or printer (with built-in 
card readers). I continue to use iPhoto with my digital cameras, but 
the Canon MP Navigator is fine for managing my scans without the 
worry of dumping unwanted stuff into iPhoto.


As far as it goes, Photosmart Studio works fine. It's up to you how 
much you want to commit to it.

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Has anyone used this application.  Opinion?
Thank you
Merv

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Re: Very Old Disks

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My MacPlus of 1987 would not read HD disks, only DD.  Is the computer 
being used a Classic, which would read HD, so would Kevin's 6200 - 
and from there using a MacLink conversion they could be stepped up to 
say Word 6 or Claris 5 and from there to more recent applications.

Merv



Thanks Ronni, they are Verbatim HD format.
We have an Imation drive here that reads 800k & I've also tried them 
in a Beige G3 with an actual floppy drive. Both these drives read 
floppies that we have here so I know they work.


The disks were written quite recently apparently and still read on 
the old Mac that created them so it's likely a problem of 
compatibility.


I think the problem is going to be that anything old enough to read 
them won't have any way of creating a medium that can be read on a 
modern Mac, except possibly using a SCSI CD burner. My problem is I 
can't justify how much I would have to charge  a client to chase 
down an old Mac and do the converting so I hoped to find someone 
here who would take the challenge on a more amateur basis rather 
than simply saying no to the client.




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Hello Rob,

If it was the Macintosh Plus, the machine may have had single-sided 
(400K) drives. Such disks are only readable in very old Macs.


What floppies are they? If you know someone who has an Imation 
SuperDisk Drive, they can read both 800K and 1.4 MB floppy disks.
However, they cannot read 400K floppy disks. So you'll need to find 
an old Mac if you have a 400K disk to read (kevin's 6200 Performa 
might be able to).


Also ... the floppies could be corrupted. Floppy disks are only 
rated for data retention for 15 years.
Beyond that point, the probability is greater than 50% that data 
errors will render the data unreadable.


Cheers,
Ronni


On 08/12/2008, at 12:37 PM, Rob Findlay wrote:

I have a client with some floppies that were apparently written 
from a 1986 Macintosh. They contain some word/write documents he 
wants to convert to  a modern format. I've tried plugging in a USB 
floppy reader on Mac OS X and also putting the disks into the 
drive of an old G3 Powermac running system 9. In both cases I'm 
told that the disks can't be read.
I don't have any working older Macs left around the place and 
wondered if there was someone out there that would like to have a 
crack at reading the disks and converting the data. My client is 
happy to pay for someone to do this.

Cheers
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Thanks Gary and Peter
Have set up my wife's iBook to access our Epson Perfection 1260 Photo 
scanner.  Thought it might be too old.

Merv


howdy
can a USB Epson scanner be shared on a Leopard network - ethernet 
and airport extreme


I am unable to see where this option may exist


thanks to Peter Hinchliffe, who rang me adn suggest ath image 
capture has scanner sharing built in for local networks, and that 
Epson were one of the first to enable this with their scanners.

so after reading scanner sharing in image capture help, I have got it to work.
you beauty.

thanks Peter


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I have missed recording an episode of a series of a TV program. 
However, by going to the TV station's web site I can view the episode 
on my computer.  Is there a way of recording the episode while it is 
playing on my computer so that I can watch it later and retain the 
viewing order?  I am not sure how long the station will retain the 
episodes and I still have a couple to watch to catch up.

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Re: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Next WAMUG Meeting

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Peter, please book me in for 3.
Mervyn


The next General Meeting of WAMUG will be held on Tuesday, 4th 
November 2008 (Melbourne Cup Day) at FutureSphere, the dedicated 
Macintosh facility at Christ Church Grammar School in Claremont. 
Access is easiest from Queenslea Drive, Claremont. For more details 
visit 
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The meeting will commence at 7:30pm, and following our customary 
Welcome to New Visitors and Q&A Session, Geoff Alagoda, the head of 
IT at Christ Church, will talk to us about FutureSphere and its role 
in IT education at the school.


Following Geoff's talk, well-known WAMUG list contributor Gary Dorn 
will show us what Google's popular 3D architectural drawing program 
SketchUp can do in the hands of a professional. He will also talk 
about CAD software on the Mac in general.


Thirdly, provided stocks are available, we should have a new MacBook 
to show and demonstrate, and which will be available for examination 
by attendees.


The meeting will finish with wine and cheese (and soft drinks, of 
course, for those who prefer them).


In order for the night to be a success, we will need a clear 
indication of those who will be attending to we can get the catering 
numbers right. If you are able to attend the FutureSphere meeting, 
please simply reply to this message to wamug@wamug.org.au, by 
Wednesday, 29 October at the latest.


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Re: November meeting

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Oops - got mixed up with another event.  Still look forward to seeing you.

At 1:59 PM +0800 22/10/08, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

Thank you Laura.  Look forward to seeing you.
Mervyn


Please add my name to the list for 4th November.

Laura Webb





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Re: November meeting

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Thank you Laura.  Look forward to seeing you.
Mervyn


Please add my name to the list for 4th November.

Laura Webb




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Re: Domain Name problem

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Just to add to the trivia question:
Nullarbor  -  The Advanced Atlas of Modern Geography, John 
Bartholomew MC, Meiklejohn and Son Limited, 1956

Nullarbor  -  Complete Atlas of Australia, The Readers Digest, Sydney, 1968
Nullarbor  -  Western Australia, An Atlas of Human Endeavour 1829 * 
1979, Education and Lands and Surveys Departments of Western 
Australia, 1979.

Dogs find the plain boring.
Cheers
Merv


Hehe,

Well it's changed from Nullabore to Nullabor - so now it's consistent across
your site.

However, as John said, I always thought the strictly correct spelling was
Nullarbor (as in - no trees).

However, Nullabor does also seem to be in common usage.

Google gives:

247,000 hits for Nullarbor

92,300 hits for Nullabor

Take your pick  :)


Cheers


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on 21/10/08 7:45 PM, Skehan Adrian at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


 Thanks to all for the responses, unfortunately I am unable to access
 it on any of the 4 machines available to me where I am at present.  I
 have corrected the Nullabor spelling via iWeb and it appears to have
 uploaded the correction OK.  If anyone who has been able to get in
 could have another look and confirm that the correction has uploaded I
 will appreciate it, it will also serve to confuse me even more.


 Regards,

 Adrian

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