Re: PDFs, Preview, file size & numbering, Oh My!

[Mike Fuller]

I'm running Mac OS 10.6.8.

I was intrigued by your file sizes Neil so I tried saving a PDF book (52 pp) 
from Preview.

Original size - 5.1MB - quality good
Saved size - 4.9MB using no quartz filter - quality equally good
Saved size - 1.9MB using reduce file size in quartz filter - quality relatively 
poor.

Another scanned magazine (192 pp)

Original size 83.3MB - quality good
Saved size - 83.3MB using no quartz filter - same quality
Saved size - 10.1MB using reduce file size - quality very poor

So what was happening with your file sizes? (which I realise is what you were 
asking originally). I haven't tried swapping pages between copies yet - maybe 
later tonight and I'll let you know the results. I probably won't explore the 
numbering dilemma at this stage.

Curiouser and curiouser

Mike Fuller



On 01/01/2012, at 4:03 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:

> A further update - even though the file size has doubled - applying this
> filter does significantly reduce the image quality.
> 
> I may end up just keeping both copies of the book - it feels "wrong" but I
> do get all pages in maximum image quality for less than 9MB in total ;o(
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> Neil
> -- 
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> Albany, Western Australia
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> Email: n...@possumology.com
> 
> 
> on 1/1/12 2:05 PM, Neil Houghton at n...@possumology.com wrote:
> 
>> Hi Carlo,
>> 
>> That's a good tip, thanks - I DID know about this but didn't actually think
>> of it! - and I can't even blame the bubbles, they came later ;o)
>> 
>> As a simpler test/comparison of this, I tried two things:
>> 1. I opened the 4.2MB file in Preview and then just did a "Save as" with no
>> file changes or filters applied: Resulting file size was 610.4 MB.
>> 2. I then did the same with the "Reduce file size" filter applied: Resulting
>> file size was 9.8MB - still well more than double the original file size -
>> but MUCH better than 610MB!!
>> 
>> While it would be NICE to end up with the original 4.2 MB file size, I could
>> certainly live with the 9.8MB one. Now, if I could just solve the thumbnail
>> re-numbering issue...
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Neil
> 
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Car charger for MacBook

[Mike Fuller]

I will be travelling around Tasmania in a camper van this summer and need to 
charge my MacBook at the times I won't be in a caravan park.. Rather than a 
heavyish inverter I was wondering if a dedicated car charger would be OK - 
something like this:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Car-DC-Power-Charger-Adapter-Apple-MacBook-Pro-85W-/250815715621?pt=AU_Computers_Apple_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a65c81925#ht_3420wt_907

Has anyone had experience with this or similar and could assure me, or not, as 
to its effectiveness and suitability.

Cheers

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Re: Users home account change

[Mike Fuller]

Hi Jon

He is the method Apple suggests - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1428

Another way is to re-install the OS from scratch - that way will delete 
everything that is already there.

Cheers

Mike Fuller



On 18/11/2011, at 3:11 PM, Jon Davison wrote:

> Good afternoon everyone
> 
> A friend is trying to change the Home Users name on an iMac he bought  
> from us and none of us know how to do it.
> Can anyone please tell us the process he must go through to do this.
> 
> iMac 27"/2.GHz i5/4Gb/10.63
> 
> Thanks
> Jon
> 
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Re: Photo printing

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks for that Pat.

Considering I live in Kelmscott it could have saved me running around today to 
Subiaco. I'll certainly look at them in future.

I must admit I'm very pleased with the results from Mirage in Subi - the A3 
prints look superb and only cost $15 each. It really adds a new dimension to my 
photography when I can look at good prints.

Cheers

Mike Fuller



On 06/10/2011, at 5:39 PM, Pat wrote:

> Hi, Mike,
> 
> If you don't mind going to Armadale, I have been very pleased with the work 
> that Norvek Photographics 
> do with photos and digital art.  They use top-class materials, paper and 
> canvas, and produce excellent colour reproduction.  Norvek Photographics, 
> 9399 9801, Shop 67a in the Armadale Central Shopping Centre.
> 
> Cheers, 
> 
> Pat
> 
> 
> On 06/10/2011, at 8:12 AM, Mike Fuller wrote:
> 

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Re: Photo printing

[Mike Fuller]

> I have not had a print of an A3 size done but all smaller sizes printed at 
> Office Works Fremantle have been of an acceptable quality
> 
> Graeme

Thanks Graeme. Although they may be OK my experience of outlets such as this is 
that they don't produce a very wide colour gamut and the dynamic range is also 
reduced compared to a good inkjet print. While they're OK for family photos 
they don't quite make it with fine art stuff.

> Hi Mike
> Whenever I have wanted real quality Photo's, either from slides,  
> Negatives, 35mm to Medium Format, I have used Churchill's Colour  
> Laboratory  of Subiaco, they can be a little expensive, but again will  
> depend on what you want and what you call expensive. I have used  
> Churchill's for many years, probably since the 80's, and love their  
> results.
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
> Tony

Thanks Tony

I have used Churchill's once, back in 1978!. I had my wedding transparencies 
done (then printed the pictures myself) and I did find them very good. I had 
forgotten about them but will look at them in the future.

Because of the deadline I ended up using Mirage in Subiaco. I thought their 
prices were very reasonable and the examples on display were very good. The 
proof will be when I pick up my photos today.

I actually think the best solution would be for me to buy a large format 
printer but my wife or my bank would not react well to that one :-(

Cheers

Mike Fuller



On 04/10/2011, at 10:38 PM, Graeme Winters wrote:

> Hi Mike
> 
> 
> On 04/10/2011, at 9:37 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:
> 
>> I'm back on the WAMUG list after some time away, and first off I have a 
>> query. Hopefully I will be able to contribute also in the near future.
>> 
>> I want some prints of photos I have for a local competition, sized around A3 
>> or the nearest framing equivalent. I want reasonable quality paper prints, 
>> certainly something better than the Harvey Norman type printing, but don't 
>> want to have to pay a fortune for them. Because of the competition deadline 
>> it would need to be Perth based rather than out of state.
>> 
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Mike Fuller
>> 
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Photo printing

[Mike Fuller]

I'm back on the WAMUG list after some time away, and first off I have a query. 
Hopefully I will be able to contribute also in the near future.

I want some prints of photos I have for a local competition, sized around A3 or 
the nearest framing equivalent. I want reasonable quality paper prints, 
certainly something better than the Harvey Norman type printing, but don't want 
to have to pay a fortune for them. Because of the competition deadline it would 
need to be Perth based rather than out of state.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Cheers

Mike Fuller



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Re: Fed up

[Mike Fuller]

I have been with Exetel for 9 months now and, after varying periods with 
Telstra, Optus, AAPT and TPG, Exetel has been far above any of those others for 
what I want from a phone and broadband provider. 

Their rates are very good (they have just raised the cost of phone calls 
unfortunately) but what impresses me the most is that everything works and 
there are no hassles. I have never had a dropped line on my ADSL2+ and the line 
speed increased markedly (currently 1.09 MB/s), at least 30% more than I was 
getting with Optus on the same line. They notify me weekly of the current total 
cost for phone calls accumulating for the month and notify me of anything of 
relevance - again so different from the big providers. They also provide a 
forum for their users and management regularly respond to questions or concerns 
on that forum.

A happy camper.

Mike Fuller


On 14/12/2010, at 7:59 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:

> 
> Good evening all,
> 
> Having become fed up with Telstra over a billing issue and at the same time 
> starting to feel like one of their favourite milking cows, I have decided to 
> move on, but just where to go from here is looking like a more daunting task 
> than first anticipated.  I am a low end user but have become used to the 
> speed of ADSL 2.  I have had the internet, home phone and mobiles bundled for 
> the last couple of years which consider is excessively expensive considering 
> what I use it for.  Is there anything out there other than BigPond, Optus and 
> iiNet worth looking at?
> 
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> Regards,
> 
> Adrian
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Re: Printing from iPad

[Mike Fuller]

Hi Diana

Printopia is another program you could look at. I use it to print from my 
iPhone (it works equally well on the iPad) and it seems flawless.

I can print to any one of my four printers, none of which are WIFI, as well as 
sending the file directly to my Mac.

There's a seven day trial period you can take advantage of also.

Cheers

Mike Fuller


On 07/12/2010, at 12:16 PM, Diana & Graham Stevens wrote:

> 
> Hello everyone
> 
> I should like to be able to print from my iPad. My printers are old and don't 
> have WiFi.
> 
> The Apps Store has PrintCentral for iPad which claims to 'print to ALL  
> printers and any document type via your Mac/PC'
> 
> Has anyone tried this with non-WiFi printers? Any advice welcome.
> 
> Best wishes from Diana
> 
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Re: Air Print

[Mike Fuller]

I can't find it in the iTunes store because it's not an app (imagine a little 
emoticon slapping it's forehead and saying 'doh')

I did download the demo from the developer's web site 
http://ecamm.com/mac/printopia/
and it worked like a charm. I downloaded direct to my iMac and I also printed 
direct on my Fuji Xerox laser seamlessly.

It worked so well I can't wait for Apple to loosen the reins, I will buy this 
program this week.

Cheers

Mike Fuller


On 25/11/2010, at 8:02 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:

> 
> Airprint will not work with your Epson, at least not in it's current version.
> 
> However there are a couple of new apps that will do this, and Printopia in 
> particular looks good. See the Macworld review here:
> http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/727273/review/printopia_102.html?lsrc=top_3
> 
> Two drawbacks - it costs $10 USD and it doesn't look like its available on 
> the Australian iTunes store yet.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mike Fuller
> 
> On 25/11/2010, at 1:42 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Good afternoon all,
>> 
>> I see on the Apple Site references to AirPrint for iPhone but cant figure 
>> out if its an App (if so where to get it) or part of ISO 4.2?  
>> 
>> The iPhone features page only shows HP printers as being compatible, it this 
>> because Apple only selling HP printers or will it work with my wireless 
>> EPSON TX800FW printer?
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Adrian
>> adrianske...@me.com
>> 
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Re: Air Print

[Mike Fuller]

Airprint will not work with your Epson, at least not in it's current version.

However there are a couple of new apps that will do this, and Printopia in 
particular looks good. See the Macworld review here:
http://www.macworld.com/reviews/product/727273/review/printopia_102.html?lsrc=top_3

Two drawbacks - it costs $10 USD and it doesn't look like its available on the 
Australian iTunes store yet.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 25/11/2010, at 1:42 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:

> 
> Good afternoon all,
> 
> I see on the Apple Site references to AirPrint for iPhone but cant figure out 
> if its an App (if so where to get it) or part of ISO 4.2?  
> 
> The iPhone features page only shows HP printers as being compatible, it this 
> because Apple only selling HP printers or will it work with my wireless EPSON 
> TX800FW printer?
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Adrian
> adrianske...@me.com
> 
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Re: 10.6.5

[Mike Fuller]

The combo update is now available online:

http://support.apple.com/downloads/#macosx106

Cheers

Mike Fuller





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Re: iPhone 4 - which plan?

[Mike Fuller]

That link wasn't too successful - 
Search Results
We found 0 plans

Cheers

Mike Fuller


On 19/08/2010, at 1:56 PM, Paul Weaver wrote:

> This  SMH iPhone 4 plan comparison chart might be of interest.
> 
> http://mobile-phones.smh.com.au/MobilePhones/Refine?t=47d12bbd-e271-42b1-a97f-c3bab55d6290
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Re: Epson Authorised Service Agents

[Mike Fuller]

Hi Ronni

I have two Epson inkjet printers (R230 and R2400) that at different times 
required ink pad replacement and resetting.

Rather than do that, which is an inconvenience and an ongoing expense, I 
re-routed the overflow ink tubes (1 on the R230, 2 on the R2400) out the back 
of the printers and into containers I could seal. I used freely available reset 
software (Windows only) to reset the overflow counter and now I don't ever have 
to worry about ink pads again. I just empty the container when it gets too full 
(hasn't happened yet) and reset the counter when it next reaches its limit.

It was a relatively simple process and although I did have to drill a small 
hole in the printer for the tubing, it took only a short time to complete. What 
I find puzzling is why this isn't built into each new printer.

Cheers

Mike Fuller


On 19/05/2010, at 4:03 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> Hello People,
> 
> My Epson TX700W has had Service and the Printer's Ink Pads replaced back in 
> November. This printer 'is a heavy drinker', goes through Ink like there's no 
> tomorrow.
> It has been previously serviced at PrintCom 53 Railway Pde, Mt. Lawley. They 
> are very good, but hard to find and a long way from me.
> Daniel Kerr has always been very kind and delivered it to them for me, which 
> I appreciate greatly.
> 
> I contacted Epson Support asking would they advise an Epson Printer Service 
> centre in Mandurah WA or close by.
> Their reply is below … Albany, Narrogin or Bunbury.  Bunbury is the closest, 
> but I know nothing about them.
> 
> Does anyone recommend or know where I can get the TX700W Printer's Ink Pads 
> replaced please?
> 
> Thanks for any help as my 'Need To Print' folder is getting more & more items 
> in it ;-(
> 
> ===
> Thank you for contacting Epson Support.
> 
> Please see the list of EPSON Authorised Service agents in your area. We 
> welcome you to contact one or all for quotation if your product is out of 
> warranty.
> 
> T4 Technology
> 6/69 Lockyer Ave
> Albany WA 6330
> (08) 9842 9660
> (08) 9842 9664
> 
> West Country Office Machines
> 37 Spencer Street
> BUNBURY WA 6230
> (08) 9721 9599
> (08) 9791 3312
> 
> Knightline Computers
> 115 Federal St
> Narrogin WA 6312
> (08) 9881 4834
> (08) 9881 6420
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
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Phone technician required - slightly OT

[Mike Fuller]

Brian Scott, a WAMUG list subscriber, has a real problem with his phone line 
and has not been able to get online since the storm that passed through Perth 
recently.

He lives in a block of flats in Subiaco and has been given a run-around by 
Optus, the flats manager and the owner, so he is looking to getting the job 
fixed himself. To do that he wants a private phone technician and is not sure 
who to use.

Do any WAMUG members know of a good phone tech who could help Brian?

Thanks

Mike Fuller



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Re: Losing my connection

[Mike Fuller]

There is an Apple Discussion about the topic I raised yesterday : Internet 
connection lost after sleep - Ethernet (although it seems to affect wireless 
connections also)

Link is here: 
http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2258749&start=45&tstart=0

My iMac surprisingly didn't lose connection last night so I couldn't test your 
recommendations Neil. But a couple of others that are mentioned in the Apple 
discussion, and which worked for some, are:

Turn off the Wake for network access in the Energy Saver preference
Delete these two pref files:
Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist

I've just done the energy saver one and I'll see how that goes before trying 
anything else.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

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Re: Losing my connection

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks for your considered reply Neil

I think you're right in that it may not be every night - and I had to do it one 
night when I was awake, then again in the morning.

I have been through the network assistance wizard (whatever it's called) and 
each time the suggested solution is to switch the modem off and on again - 
which does work.

I'll try your other suggestions and report back, probably tomorrow if it 
follows it's mostly usual pattern.

I wonder if this is particular to the latest iMacs?

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 05/04/2010, at 11:26 AM, Neil Houghton wrote:

> 
> Hi Mike,
> 
> I have a similar problem with my 27" iMac i7 - except that my connection to
> the net is wireless.
> 
> I hadn't picked up on a pattern, so I can't confirm that it is limited to
> overnight sleep (though, if so, I don't think it occurs every time the
> machine sleeeps overnight).
> 
> When I wake the machine, the wireless network is showing as connected and
> working - but it says there is no internet connection.
> 
> In my case, I find that just going to the airport icon in the menu bar and
> turning airport off and then turning airport back on fixes the problem - ie
> when the iMac re-connects to the airport network it again "sees" the
> internet connection.
> 
> In my case, this is just a minor niggle - so I haven't looked much harder. I
> had hoped that the upgrade to 10.6.3 might fix it but I haven't had time to
> do the upgrade yet (got some other work I want to get out of the way first)
> - however, since you are experiencing what sounds like a very similar fault
> under 10.6.3, I may be disappointed :(
> 
> In your case, you are getting your internet via a hard-wired ethernet
> connection, so my solution won't directly work for you - however it might
> point to a couple of things you could try:
> 
> First off - have you tried just unplugging and re-plugging the ethernet
> cable - I'm not suggesting regular unplugging/re-plugging as a solution -
> just to see if it works.
> 
> Secondly, to try to make the iMac "look-for" the internet connection again,
> you could try opening system preferences, going to the network preferences
> and selecting the Ethernet connection from the left-hand pane - I'm assuming
> you will have the default setting for "Configure Ipv4" of "Using DHCP" - if
> so, here are a couple of thing you could try:
> 
> - Click on the "Advanced" button and in the Window that opens select the
> TCP/IP tab, then click the button which says "Renew DHCP Lease"
> 
> - If that doesn't work you could try, under the "Configure Ipv4" drop-down
> list selecting "Off" and hitting the "Apply" then selecting "Using DHCP"
> again and again hitting "Apply" - this is the closest thing I can think of
> to my "solution" of basically switching the connection off and then on
> again.
> 
> 
> I have only just thought about these options when considering your problem,
> but I could also try the same thing (but on the Airport pane of the network
> preferences) the next time I see my problem.
> 
> Let us know how you go.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> 
> Neil
> -- 
> Neil R. Houghton
> Albany, Western Australia
> Tel: +61 8 9841 6063
> Email: n...@possumology.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> on 5/4/10 9:03 AM, Mike Fuller at blis...@tpg.com.au wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I have a 27" iMac i5 running OS 10.6.3. It is hardwired to a Belkin
>> modem/router as well as a wireless connection to an Airport Extreme.
>> I have a MacBook also running 10.6.3 and connected wirelessly.
>> I have a Power Mac Dual G5 running 10.4.11 that is hardwired to the
>> modem/router.
>> 
>> Lately the iMac has had the annoying habit of losing the connection to the 
>> net
>> when asleep overnight and I have to reconnect by restarting either the modem
>> or the computer. It doesn't lose the connection when sleeping at other times.
>> The other two Macs don't have this problem.
>> 
>> Any suggestions?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Mike Fuller
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Losing my connection

[Mike Fuller]

I have a 27" iMac i5 running OS 10.6.3. It is hardwired to a Belkin 
modem/router as well as a wireless connection to an Airport Extreme.
I have a MacBook also running 10.6.3 and connected wirelessly.
I have a Power Mac Dual G5 running 10.4.11 that is hardwired to the 
modem/router.

Lately the iMac has had the annoying habit of losing the connection to the net 
when asleep overnight and I have to reconnect by restarting either the modem or 
the computer. It doesn't lose the connection when sleeping at other times.
The other two Macs don't have this problem.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Mike Fuller

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Re: Printing a webpage

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks for that wonderful information Peter. That's my new thing learned today.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 18/03/2010, at 8:04 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:

> 
> Grab is also part of the Preview application, and can be found under File > 
> Take Screen Shot (at least it is in Snow Leopard - the exact menu description 
> might vary in earlier versions).
> 
> The advantage of using it from Preview is that the image instantaneously 
> becomes a Preview document, and as such can be annotated, cropped, or 
> adjusted in any other way, and saved in a variety of different formats. If 
> you save as PDF, further screenshots can be added to the original to form a 
> multipage PDF document.
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Re: Inkjet cheap ink

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks Graeme

I'm not sure which printer you have (possibly Canon) but my experience with the 
RIHAC CISS with my Epson Photo R230 has been very easy and almost flawless over 
the last 15 months. No drama with having to insert chips (they're in the 
supplied continuous cartridges) and the fitting took about 5 minutes. I have 
refilled once in the time I've had the system - a less than 5 minute process.

The quality of the prints, to my untrained eye, were at least as good as the 
Epson carts. I had a problem with fading at one stage and this was due to  
using lower quality Kodak paper. On the couple of times I've contacted RIHAC 
for technical issues I was impressed by their commitment and expertise.

And John, if you're concerned about quality my suggestion is to be more mindful 
of getting good paper with a resin coating such as Ilford or perhaps the Epson.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 09/03/2010, at 12:49 PM, Graeme Winters wrote:

> 
> RIHAC continuous ink system
> 
> 
> Following the meeting earlier this year I took the step of buying the rihac 
> continuous ink supply system as a means of reducing the cost of genuine or 
> refilled cartridges.
> To say that the continuous ink system is complicated is an understatement.
> The manual is quite comprehensive and if there is any criticism of this it 
> would be that the diagrams and pictures showing the various parts etc are not 
> quite as clear as you may expect
> 
> To connect to this system you must remove the small gold chips at the base of 
> each original ink cartridge and fit this to the corresponding colour of the 
> set with the kit.
> The positioning of these chips is critical as is fitting the chip to the 
> correct colour.
> I spent 50 minutes on the phone with Sam a senior technician with rihac last 
> Friday trying various things in order to make the system work.
> Sam then offered to send me a completely new kit with the chips fitted and 
> this arrived Monday morning early
> This fix did not allow me to print so again I spent almost an hour on the 
> phone with Sam doing head cleans etc until we tried a restart and after 
> several test prints I finally achieved a good quality copy
> 
> The saga is over and I am now able to print again
> When I next need ink I will order 100ml bottles from rihac and these will 
> cost $13 plus postage for 100 ml
> 
> I cannot comment on the quality of the ink so far but I would reckon that I 
> have about 12 to 18 months supply with the system now. The ink may last 
> longer that the printer itself
> 
> Although I did encounter many problems during the set up stage the service 
> and phone support by Sam  at RIHAC was first class.
> Perhaps some of the problems were were related to my advanced age but the 
> support provided by Sam really was very good
> 
> Thought that this may be of interest to other users
> 
> Graeme
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Magic Mouse hiccup

[Mike Fuller]

I'm using an Apple magic mouse on my new iMac i5, Mac OS 10.6.2 and  
when it is functioning well it is wonderful.


Unfortunately it has this awkward habit of invoking the Exposé Show  
Desktop with left mouse clicks. This is intermittent and appears to  
be increasing in frequency, sometimes two or three in a row and often  
every 3rd or 4th click. If I don't physically hold the mouse and just  
click with one finger press it seems to work normally but I'd have  
RSI in 5 minutes if I had to do that.


Considering Apple doesn't even include the Exposé function natively  
with the mighty mouse I'm not sure what's happening.


I did install MagicPrefs to see f that could help - it does help me  
get back from the Exposé status (not always so easy otherwise) but  
has no effect on the initial problem.


I have turned off all Exposé settings and trashed the mouse  
preference plists, to no avail.


Can anyone help with this one?

Thanks

Mike Fuller

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Re: UPS advice requested

[Mike Fuller]

Thank you to James, Ronni, Daniel and Rob for your considered advice.

The ideal would be for me to get a Belkin UPS with sufficient oomph  
to keep my computer powered until it can shut down gracefully.
My budget, stretched to the limit because of the iMac purchase, would  
suggest a Dick Smith surge board with $75,000 warranty, priced on  
special at $40.


http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/ 
4b6eb77203efd7402741c0a87e0106df/Product/View/M7806? 
utm_source=home&utm_medium=internallink&utm_content=product&utm_campaign 
=PRS0006383


The likely result would be the Dick Smith board initially and  
upgrading to a Belkin UPS when finances permit. I can then use the DS  
board for peripherals, such as the laser printer. I'll contact you  
then Daniel.


Cheers

Mike Fuller


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Re: UPS advice requested

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks James

My intention for a UPS is purely so I can shut down the Mac in a  
reasonable way - I'm not interested in running it for long during a  
blackout. My primary intent is to protect the Mac from sudden power  
fluctuations.


And my laser printer would certainly not be on the circuit.

Cheers

Mike

On 06/02/2010, at 3:26 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote:

just watchhow long does the ups has to provide the power in  
case of power failure
600va sound good as power rating but it seems the batteries can  
only delived that for a few minutes!!!

check the tech info
if you intend to connect the printer as well then you have to  
provide for surge power if its a laser printer


i'm using a 1600w unit & my powerbook, modem, phones can run for 3h  
of battery..
sometimes an inverter 12 to 240v, large battery pack (carbatteries)  
& charger unit can can keep going your mac for hours..

James


On 06/02/2010, at 13:56, Mike Fuller wrote:



I should be receiving my quad core iMac 27 next week, after a  
shorter than anticipated wait :-)


I want to look after the power input and will be getting either a  
good surge protector or a UPS.


My query is what is a suitable size UPS for this computer  
considering the max continuous power is listed at 365W for the 27"?


I can get a 600VA for a reasonable price but the cost accelerates  
above that. Along with the iMac I will probably only be running  
the modem/router on the UPS.


Cheers

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UPS advice requested

[Mike Fuller]

I should be receiving my quad core iMac 27 next week, after a shorter  
than anticipated wait :-)


I want to look after the power input and will be getting either a  
good surge protector or a UPS.


My query is what is a suitable size UPS for this computer considering  
the max continuous power is listed at 365W for the 27"?


I can get a 600VA for a reasonable price but the cost accelerates  
above that. Along with the iMac I will probably only be running the  
modem/router on the UPS.


Cheers

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Re: Continuous Ink Supply Systems (CISS)

[Mike Fuller]

I wasn't at the meeting yesterday but the mention of the CISS from  
RIHAC prompted me to mention my experiences.


I have had a CISS from RIHAC for my Epson Photo R230 for over a year  
now and it has served me wonderfully. The quality of the ink is on a  
par with the Epson inks but the main benefit is the financial saving.  
From factoring the ink as the major cost in a print run I now don't  
consider it at all.


The service I've had from RIHAC is the best I've ever experienced  
from any computer-related company. With any technical issues they  
have replied promptly, personally and in detail (reminds me a bit of  
Ronni in their approach).


I will be buying a CISS for my Epson Photo R2400 soon and save a heap  
more. Considering a set of 8 Epson Cartridges is about $170, and the  
RIHAC CISS filled with ink is $140 plus postage, it wasn't a hard  
decision.


I have no affiliation with RIHAC, apart from being a very satisfied  
customer.


Cheers

Mike Fuller


On 02/02/2010, at 11:21 PM, John Feltham wrote:



G'day folks,

Google fixed up my memory! :-)

Here is the URL mentioned at the meeting.

http://www.rihac.com.au


ooroo


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Re: Web site redirection

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks Daniel - emptying the cache did the trick.

Interestingly I reset Safari only yesterday, although I didn't remove  
the cookies then. That is next on my list.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 27/01/2010, at 9:33 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:



On 27/1/10 9:25 PM, "Mike Fuller"  wrote:



In seeking to explore some alternative scanner software for my Epson
4990 I was looking to link to the Silverfast web site tonight http://
www.silverfast.com/ and ended up being redirected to a the interpol
site http://www.interpol.int/Public/Wanted/Search/Recent.asp

Even if I try to link via Versiontracker http:// 
tc.versiontracker.com/

product/redir/kind/0/db/mac/id/10493/ it redirects to the Interpol
site. The weird thing is I was on the Silverfast site successfully
earlier on.

Anyone else seen this before or with any other site?

Cheers

Mike




Hi Mike

Silverfast site loads up fine here.
Try empty your Cache and Cookies. And if not, you could try resetting
Safari.
Could also be that "weird DNS" issue that was around. (Has been  
covered in

the forums before, around 09/07/2008).

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Web site redirection

[Mike Fuller]

In seeking to explore some alternative scanner software for my Epson  
4990 I was looking to link to the Silverfast web site tonight http:// 
www.silverfast.com/ and ended up being redirected to a the interpol  
site http://www.interpol.int/Public/Wanted/Search/Recent.asp


Even if I try to link via Versiontracker http://tc.versiontracker.com/ 
product/redir/kind/0/db/mac/id/10493/ it redirects to the Interpol  
site. The weird thing is I was on the Silverfast site successfully  
earlier on.


Anyone else seen this before or with any other site?

Cheers

Mike



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Re: Acrobat Pro 9 print problem

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks again Ronni and also James for your suggestions.

I'm not sure what happened, and I may have subconsciously done just  
as you suggested Ronni, but now Acrobat is showing the printers in  
the Page Setup requester. This after almost 3 days of trying all  
sorts of things to get it working.


Now I can print my required size using Acrobat - I hope it lasts.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 16/01/2010, at 9:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Mike,

I think I now understand what your problem is.
I am using Acrobat 8.1.5 in Snow Leopard. A PDF opened in Acrobat  
Pro, I go to File > Page Setup - it shows, Format for: Any Printer,
but I can then use the arrows to select my Epson TX700W printer or  
any other printer I have installed and added in Print & Fax.


You are not able to select any other printer, as no other printers  
show under "Format For"?


Mike try this:
1. Open Acrobat Pro first
2. Then go to File > Open to open the PDF in Acrobat

Then can you now see your Printers in the Page Setup?

Cheers,
Ronni

On 15/01/2010, at 6:01 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:


Thanks again Ronni.

To answer your questions:
Yes, the Epson R230 shows in the Print and Fax prefs, along with  
my other printers.
To elaborate - I have no problems choosing the printer when  
printing from Acrobat, or anywhere else - it is only that I can't  
choose it in the Page Setup (in Acrobat only) which results in a  
reduced print area available because of the "Any Printer" default  
being used.


I can print from Preview OK - just that Acrobat has more output  
options except, in this case, the printable area of a page. In  
fact I can print OK from Acrobat except the aforementioned problem  
- I can reduce the print size to fit the printable area but that's  
not what I want with these files I'm printing.


I have seen someone else with this problem http:// 
forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=602214 but no solution.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 15/01/2010, at 9:35 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Mike,

Do you have the Epson R230 showing in "Print & Fax" with correct  
drivers and printing from other applications without any problems?

Can you print a PDF from Preview without any problems?

Taken from Adobe Support:
"At times, you may encounter problems when printing a PDF file.  
For example, a PDF file can contain damaged content such as  
images or fonts that cannot be rendered by Acrobat during the  
printing process.
Choosing Print As Image bypasses that rendering operation by  
sending the printer a rasterized image of the document.


To print as image:

1. Open the PDF file in Acrobat.
2. Choose File > Print.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Select Print As Image near the top of the dialog box.
5. Click OK, and then click OK again to print. "

Cheers,
Ronni

On 15/01/2010, at 8:45 AM, Mike Fuller wrote:



Thanks for the replies Ronni and Dave and sorry for the  
confusion - I'm trying to physically print a PDF file from  
Acrobat Pro to a non-postscript printer so a little more data:


I'm using Tiger and attempting to print to an Epson R230,  
although it doesn't matter which printer I use - it is the Page  
Setup that doesn't allow me to choose any printer because none  
of them are listed in the "Format For" selector.


On my wife's MacBook, using Snow Leopard, the Page Setup shows  
all printers so it is just this version of Acrobat on this  
computer that is the problem. I could get around it by moving  
the files and printing from the MacBook but I was hoping there  
might be a simpler solution, such as trashing a preference or  
something.


Cheers

Mike Fuller





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Re: Acrobat Pro 9 print problem

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks again Ronni.

To answer your questions:
Yes, the Epson R230 shows in the Print and Fax prefs, along with my  
other printers.
To elaborate - I have no problems choosing the printer when printing  
from Acrobat, or anywhere else - it is only that I can't choose it in  
the Page Setup (in Acrobat only) which results in a reduced print  
area available because of the "Any Printer" default being used.


I can print from Preview OK - just that Acrobat has more output  
options except, in this case, the printable area of a page. In fact I  
can print OK from Acrobat except the aforementioned problem - I can  
reduce the print size to fit the printable area but that's not what I  
want with these files I'm printing.


I have seen someone else with this problem http:// 
forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=602214 but no solution.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 15/01/2010, at 9:35 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:



Hi Mike,

Do you have the Epson R230 showing in "Print & Fax" with correct  
drivers and printing from other applications without any problems?

Can you print a PDF from Preview without any problems?

Taken from Adobe Support:
"At times, you may encounter problems when printing a PDF file. For  
example, a PDF file can contain damaged content such as images or  
fonts that cannot be rendered by Acrobat during the printing process.
Choosing Print As Image bypasses that rendering operation by  
sending the printer a rasterized image of the document.


To print as image:

1. Open the PDF file in Acrobat.
2. Choose File > Print.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Select Print As Image near the top of the dialog box.
5. Click OK, and then click OK again to print. "

Cheers,
Ronni

On 15/01/2010, at 8:45 AM, Mike Fuller wrote:



Thanks for the replies Ronni and Dave and sorry for the confusion  
- I'm trying to physically print a PDF file from Acrobat Pro to a  
non-postscript printer so a little more data:


I'm using Tiger and attempting to print to an Epson R230, although  
it doesn't matter which printer I use - it is the Page Setup that  
doesn't allow me to choose any printer because none of them are  
listed in the "Format For" selector.


On my wife's MacBook, using Snow Leopard, the Page Setup shows all  
printers so it is just this version of Acrobat on this computer  
that is the problem. I could get around it by moving the files and  
printing from the MacBook but I was hoping there might be a  
simpler solution, such as trashing a preference or something.


Cheers

Mike Fuller





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Re: Acrobat Pro 9 print problem

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks for the replies Ronni and Dave and sorry for the confusion -  
I'm trying to physically print a PDF file from Acrobat Pro to a non- 
postscript printer so a little more data:


I'm using Tiger and attempting to print to an Epson R230, although it  
doesn't matter which printer I use - it is the Page Setup that  
doesn't allow me to choose any printer because none of them are  
listed in the "Format For" selector.


On my wife's MacBook, using Snow Leopard, the Page Setup shows all  
printers so it is just this version of Acrobat on this computer that  
is the problem. I could get around it by moving the files and  
printing from the MacBook but I was hoping there might be a simpler  
solution, such as trashing a preference or something.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 15/01/2010, at 7:20 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:




On 14/01/2010, at 11:37 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:



In attempting to print a PDF from Acrobat Pro version 9.3 I cannot  
set my printer in the Format For selector of the Page Setup  
requester - it shows only "Any Printer".


As a consequence I cannot print to my printer's full margins.

I see my list of printers in all other software Page Setups,  
including Acrobat Pro 8.


Is there a way of getting Acrobat 9 to "see" my printers?


Hi Mike,

Are you using Snow Leopard?

In Snow Leopard, the Acrobat team replaced the functionality of the  
Adobe PDF printer with an Automator function in the Print dialog  
called Save as Adobe PDF.

It appears in the PDF menu at the bottom of the Print dialog.

Choosing this option opens a dialog where you can select an Adobe  
PDF setting and choose to launch Acrobat or another PDF reader.
After making your choice, you’ll be prompted for a name for your  
PDF file and a location to save the file.



Cheers,
Ronni

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2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
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Acrobat Pro 9 print problem

[Mike Fuller]

In attempting to print a PDF from Acrobat Pro version 9.3 I cannot  
set my printer in the Format For selector of the Page Setup requester  
- it shows only "Any Printer".


As a consequence I cannot print to my printer's full margins.

I see my list of printers in all other software Page Setups,  
including Acrobat Pro 8.


Is there a way of getting Acrobat 9 to "see" my printers?

Thanks

Mike Fuller



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Re: Airport Extreme - g vs n?

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks for that addition Stuart.

Yes, my broadband line speed is around 4.5 Mbps (although I can  
increase throughput with iGetter or similar) so 802.11g speeds are  
going to be plenty adequate for that.


I'm looking forward to finally using wireless after several Macs that  
didn't have it.


Cheers

Mike

On 06/08/2009, at 10:08 AM, Stuart Evans wrote:



Hi Mike,

Just wanted to throw my two bobs worth in.

Ronni's explanation is on the money. At the risk of losing you I  
thought I'd

add a ramble too (apologies if you know all of this).

The issue with all network design is that it is not just about the  
quoted
speed, especially when it comes to wireless. You need to take into  
account
the whole network end to end. Speeds are quoted in Megabits per  
second (not

bytes as is sometimes misunderstood). We deal in files that are bytes,
kilobytes, Megabytes and Gigabytes. There are overheads when  
sending data
over the network to ensure it gets where it is supposed to go and  
other
things such as encryption (generally 30%-40%). So if you have a  
Gigabit
Ethernet connection you are not really getting 1000 bits per  
second, more
like 600-700 bits per second (this varies). Similarly with  
wireless. 802.11b
provides for wireless 'up to' 11Mb/s, and 802.11g 'up to' 54Mb/s.  
These are
both delivered on the 2.4Ghz frequency, the same as most cordless  
handsets,
microwaves and other wireless equipment. 'b' &  'g' are compatible  
because
of this. There are products that boost the signal strength and  
speed but

they are proprietary and not standard. 802.11a is also 54Mb/s but is
delivered on the 5GHz frequency range, meaning less conflict with  
other
equipment. 802.11n is designed to provide faster speeds and better  
range.
Where it comes into it's own is when you are doing video streaming  
and other
multimedia applications, or have several devices that need higher  
speeds.


Most people spend lots of money on network gear because it is the  
latest and
fastest without considering the use. There is no point having a  
140Mb/s
wireless connection so that you can access videos online, if you  
have an
ADSL connection of 2Mb/s. No matter how hard you try, you'll only  
get 2Mb/s
(minus overheads!). If you are sharing files across your own  
network then
the faster speeds become worthwhile, as long as the network  
adapters in the

computers can connect at those speeds.

I think for most people at home, the 802.11g modem/router/access  
point(s)

are adequate, even with a number of computers, since most of them are
generally only sharing the Internet connection. I think you'll find  
Ronni's

old base station will do the trick!



Cheers,
Stuart





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Re: Airport Extreme - g vs n?

[Mike Fuller]

I want to thank James, Mal and Ronni for their replies which I've  
found quite helpful.


In particular I want to thank Ronni for her detailed explanation and  
her generous offer of trying out her "g" base station, which I am  
accepting. I will let the group know how it handles when I've set it up.


Cheers

Mike Fuller


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Re: Airport Extreme - g vs n?

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks James

Primarily I see the wireless being used for the first two items on  
your list, particularly for convenience. Any heavy-duty use can be  
done via ethernet.


At present the only competitor for bandwidth will be my iPhone.

Cheers

Mike

On 04/08/2009, at 4:28 PM, James Devenish wrote:



Hi Mike,

2009/8/4 Mike Fuller :

I'm getting a Mac laptop (MacBook Core2duo 2.16) and want to use it's
wireless capabilities, so I'm after a wifi base station.


The 1 thing not mentioned...what will you be doing with your wireless?
Web browsing? Printing? File sharing? Backups? Multi-player games? And
with how many other people using wireless in the house?

A lot of people are perfectly happy with 802.11g (except for the huge
software updates we endure these days), especially if there are only a
couple of machines and not too many neighbours competing for WiFi
spectrum.

If you're used to the reliability and capacity of Ethernet, you may be
disappointed by 802.11g, but in that case there's no harm having
802.11g on standby and using Ethernet most of the time.

James


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Airport Extreme - g vs n?

[Mike Fuller]

I'm getting a Mac laptop (MacBook Core2duo 2.16) and want to use it's  
wireless capabilities, so I'm after a wifi base station.


As much as I'd like the latest Airport Extreme or even the Express,  
with their 802.11n standard, money is a factor so I've been  
considering the earlier Airport Extreme which uses 802.11g. These are  
considerably cheaper on eBay.


My home setup will mean the computer will be within a 15m range of  
the base pretty well all of the time.


I'd like to know whether the earlier Airport Extreme will be suitable  
for my needs. Is there anything I'll be missing that I may not have  
considered?


Thanks

Mike Fuller


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Re: Apple Store finally coming to Perth!

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks Rod.

I can get through to the job opportunities page but all I see are  
four jobs for Sydney, none for Perth. Maybe they know my lack of  
qualifications already :-)


Or perhaps that was a slip that they're covering up now.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 16/07/2009, at 2:32 PM, Rod wrote:



If you navigate through the site from the jobs link at  
apple.com.au, it works :-)


Will have to drop in to your store sometime soon Craig!

Seeya

Rod!

Sent from my iPhone

On 16/07/2009, at 1:35 PM, Mike Fuller  wrote:



When I clicked on the link I got this message:

*
An Error Has Occurred!
An Error has occurred and our technical staff has been notified.

We are working to correct the error.

Thank you for your patience.


I hope this doesn't spoil the party :-(

Mike Fuller


On 16/07/2009, at 10:34 AM, Rod Lavington wrote:



Hi Folks!

WA is now listed in the retail locations for Australia when  
looking under Job Opportunities at Apple :-)


<http://jobs.apple.com/index.ajs? 
BID=2&method=mHvexternal.showPositionLocations>


(I hope that works!)

Let the speculation begin where the store will be located :-)

Seeya

Rod!










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Re: Apple Store finally coming to Perth!

[Mike Fuller]

When I clicked on the link I got this message:

*
An Error Has Occurred!
An Error has occurred and our technical staff has been notified.

We are working to correct the error.

Thank you for your patience.


I hope this doesn't spoil the party :-(

Mike Fuller


On 16/07/2009, at 10:34 AM, Rod Lavington wrote:



Hi Folks!

WA is now listed in the retail locations for Australia when looking  
under Job Opportunities at Apple :-)


<http://jobs.apple.com/index.ajs? 
BID=2&method=mHvexternal.showPositionLocations>


(I hope that works!)

Let the speculation begin where the store will be located :-)

Seeya

Rod!




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Re: Experiences with iPhone 3.0

[Mike Fuller]

I still have the ringtones I made and added prior to 3.0.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 23/06/2009, at 2:42 PM, F.W. Hänel wrote:


Hi all,

The app WiFi finder does not seem to work anymore.
Also, my home made ringtones (excerpts of iTunes files) have been  
deleted.


Cheers,

Walter

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Re: Safari 4 problem

[Mike Fuller]

Hi Ronni

Software Update doesn't bring up Safari 4.01 for me (currently  
running Safari 4.0 in Tiger).


I suspect it's because I don't have iPhoto '09, which won't run in  
Tiger, although the Safari update is supposedly for Tiger and  
Leopard. The update is supposed to address issues between Safari and  
iPhoto '09.


And I can still log onto both my banks - Westpac and Police & Nurses  
credit.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 19/06/2009, at 6:57 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:


Hi John,

Run Software Update, Safari 4.0.1 update will be there ready to  
download & install.


Cheers,
Ronni

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


On 18/6/09 9:30 PM, "John Daniels"  wrote:



Hi Wamuggers
Since installing Safari 4 I find that I cannot log on to bank
sites. I
can input account number and password but the box to click labelled
"log on" does not appear. This applies to all banks. I can log on
using Firefox without a problem. Java is enabled and pop up windows
are not blocked. Anyone got any ideas?
Cheers
John



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Re: Printer/CD DVD labels

[Mike Fuller]

On 21/02/2009, at 6:33 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:


I'm a general practitioner.  We store no hard copy.  All electronic.

For medico-legal reason we need to have a dated and signed read  
only weekly DVD back up.


What is the best small laser printer the could print these DVD's  
and/or prints labels for them?


Stuart Breden



I doubt there is a laser printer, of any size, that will print on a  
DVD directly. They will print paper labels, if set properly, but I  
would be looking at an inkjet solution.


I have one of the smaller Epson (R230) which does a good job directly  
on DVD's and I'm sure Canon and HP have similar printers.


Cheers

Mike Fuller



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Sleeping again - but network preference problem

[Mike Fuller]

I'm not sure what did it but, after a long bout of insomnia, my G5  
Dual 2.0 running OSX 10.4.11 is now automatically going to sleep.


Since it was discussed here we have had a security update and an  
update to i-Tunes. I have also swapped some corrupt memory that  
wasn't registering in the system with some that is working.


I'd be interested to hear if anyone else who had the problem has had  
it resolved.


Another interesting item is that my network preference pane comes up  
with a drop-down window that states "Your network settings have been  
changed by another application." After clicking OK the window just  
keeps reappearing, making it tricky to exit preferences without a  
Force-Quit or some fast work with the return key and the mouse.


The general consensus is that the latest security update led to this  
behaviour. Again, I'd be interested to know if anyone here has the  
same problem.


BTW, a solution is to activate the "Require password to unlock each  
secure system preference" checkbox within the Security preference pane.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

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Re: iMac Problem - hardware?

[Mike Fuller]

The problem has been fixed - it was a faulty hard drive that was  
messing up the whole system. Thanks to the Joondalup store for  
sorting this out and organising the replacement.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 03/11/2008, at 8:22 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



On 01/11/2008, at 5:53 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:

I was asked to check a relative's Mac today - iMac 17" G5 running  
OSX 10.3.9 - because it wasn't working as they'd like.


I found:
Standard boot took at least 5 minutes most of which was on the  
grey apple screen with the circular timer
It wouldn't recognise the internal optical drive - at least it  
said it didn't recognise the disc in it, even though there wasn't  
one there.
Same if a hard drive was attached via USB - wouldn't recognise the  
contents and offered the choice of ignore or reject

Same if a flash drive was attached via USB
Same if a firewire optical drive was attached
If a disc was inserted into the firewire drive Toast could read or  
write but the system either couldn't read it or it ignored it




the 5-minute startup is a worry. It seems that (a) the system is  
looking for a resource that isn't there, or is corrupted, or (b) it  
is loading something bad. Try starting in Verbose Mode (cmd-V) at  
startup. this starts the computer normally, but displays the boot  
process on the screen as the various resources are loaded. You may  
be able to pick up what it is that is slowing things down.


--

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FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
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Re: Drowse or Sleep?

[Mike Fuller]

Likewise, my G5 2.0 DP won't sleep without manual intervention.

I've tried removing everything I could from actively running,  
including startup items, and it didn't make any difference.


If anyone has any ideas I'd like to know also.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 09/11/2008, at 4:20 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:

Hi Severin, this doesn't help, but my G5 1.8 SP doesn't go to sleep  
by itself either, I have to do it manually. Hence, its not the best  
computer for using with my EyeTV, my mac mini will go to sleep when  
its finished recording a program, but the G5 keeps chugging on.  
cheers, Susan.



On 09/11/2008, at 3:14 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:


I am puzzled at the Sleep habits of my G5 1.8, 10.5.5.
If I select Sleep from the Apple menu it goes unambiguously into  
full sleep to be awakened by hitting a key.
Energy saver is set to put displays to sleep after 7 mins (which  
it does) and to put the computer to sleep after 10mins.   
Additionally the disks are set to sleep whenever possible.
If I walk away from the computer it never goes properly to sleep,  
the red light always shows in my USB mouse which will bring the  
display back to life with a mouse movement and I can hear the  
disks running.
Mail is set to check every 15 mins, Degrees Down Under refreshes  
every 10 mins and Skype usually shows me online.   I believe  
Activity monitor should lead me to what is preventing full sleep  
but am unable to interpret what I see.  This is not a vital matter  
but I would like to understand what is going on, comments much  
appreciated.

Severin Crisp (enjoying a wonderful sunny afternoon here in Albany)

  Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP
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Re: Start up chime

[Mike Fuller]

I think it's a virus. There's a bit of that going around.

My wife has laryngitis and I can hardly hear her either.

Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 04/11/2008, at 10:30 AM, Pat wrote:

The last few days, the start up chime on my G5 Mac Pro (8 months  
old), running 10.5.5 has been very faint.  All other sounds  
produced on the computer seem normal, both with internal or  
external speakers.  The output volume setting is at the high end.   
I have not installed any new software for several weeks.  In fact,  
I have been quite busy, so I have been doing little other than read  
e-mail.


Does anyone know what might be happening here?

Pat

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Re: iMac Problem - hardware?

[Mike Fuller]

On 01/11/2008, at 7:31 PM, Neil Houghton wrote:


on 1/11/08 6:18 PM, Robert Howells at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:




You  have another alternative to boot from Cd/DVD

If you can  get DVD in the optical drive , power down then :-

Hold down the option key immediately when you Power on and wait for
arrows

to come up   plus   hopefully choices of system and DVD operating
systems.


  Bob


And if you can do that you should also be able to run Apple  
Hardware Test:


For PPC based Macs, use the Install Disc 1 that came with your  
Mac, hold down
alt or option key depending on your keyboard, select the Hardware  
Test from
the menu, and the menu selections and loop mode are as for Intel  
based Macs.


Though there seems to be some doubt as to how well it actually  
shows up

faults, for example my 24" iMac just had the video card replaced under
warranty, but hardware test had not shown up any problems!

General consensus seems to be - if it says you have a problem then  
you most
likely have a problem - however, if it says you don't - well, you  
still may

have a problem!

Still, if you can get it to run it may give you some info.

Cheers


Neil
--



Thanks for those suggestions, Bob and Neil. I can't run the Option/ 
Alt test at present because I don't have that computer available but  
I will get the owner to try it in the next day or two.


However, considering the system wouldn't acknowledge the optical  
drive when holding the C key at boot up, and wouldn't eject the disc  
by holding the mouse button on boot up or boot down (such a term?) I  
suspect that strategy may not work.


What I find most disturbing is the kernel panic in safe boot mode.  
What is it doing differently, at such an early part of the boot up,  
from what it would be doing in standard boot?


Cheers

Mike Fuller

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iMac Problem - hardware?

[Mike Fuller]

I was asked to check a relative's Mac today - iMac 17" G5 running OSX  
10.3.9 - because it wasn't working as they'd like.


I found:
Standard boot took at least 5 minutes most of which was on the grey  
apple screen with the circular timer
It wouldn't recognise the internal optical drive - at least it said  
it didn't recognise the disc in it, even though there wasn't one there.
Same if a hard drive was attached via USB - wouldn't recognise the  
contents and offered the choice of ignore or reject

Same if a flash drive was attached via USB
Same if a firewire optical drive was attached
If a disc was inserted into the firewire drive Toast could read or  
write but the system either couldn't read it or it ignored it


Most interestingly, a safe boot holding the shift key always led to a  
kernel panic and a hung computer, on the grey apple screen before it  
reached the circular timer. This was with only the keyboard and mouse  
attached.

Un "unsafe" boot just took a long time but reached the finder screen.

I checked the ram, swapping them out independently, but the same  
symptoms occurred.


I did all the regular bits like refreshing PRAM, repairing  
permissions etc. There was about 7GB free on a 74GB hard drive.


I couldn't boot up with a system DVD or CD because it wasn't  
recognised, even when booting while holding the C key, so I couldn't  
check the boot drive with Disk Repair.


I suspect there is an element of hardware failure here but I would  
appreciate any input as to what could be the problem and how it  
possibly could be fixed.


Thank you

Mike Fuller


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Re: Domain Name problem

[Mike Fuller]

Adrian

I too cannot access those web links, either with Safari or Firefox.

I suspect it may be a DNS issue with our servers - I'm actually with  
Optusnet. Can anyone else with Optus give it a try.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 21/10/2008, at 1:06 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote:

For some reason I cannot access web page at http:// 
www.skehan.id.au/ (http://www.skehan.id.au/Home/Welcome.html) which  
is hosted on .Mac was working file when we left home a couple of  
weeks ago.  The domain name people say that they can access it  
externally but I get the following response no matter how I go  
about it:


Safari can’t find the server.

Safari can’t open the page “http://www.skehan.id.au/Home/ 
Welcome.html” because it can’t find the server “www.skehan.id.au”.


and

Address Not Found

Firefox can't find the server at www.skehan.id.au.



The site pages are listed in my .Mac account but the same thing  
happens when I try to access it from there.  I uploaded some new  
pages which are listed but can access them.


Can anyone out there give me a clue as to where to start looking  
please.



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Adrian

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Re: FireWire 800

[Mike Fuller]

Merv

There is power carried on a 9 pin cable - pin 8, 30v unregulated DC.
BTW it's also carried on the 6 pin connector (pin 1), but not on the  
4 pin one.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 07/08/2008, at 9:23 AM, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:


Does the FireWire 800 9-9 pin cable carry power and data or just data?
Merv
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Re: iPhone pricing spreadsheet

[Mike Fuller]

I get the 16Gb data OK but the 8Gb appears to be just the template.

Mike Fuller

On 19/07/2008, at 7:07 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:


Well blow me down !!!
I just tried it again and got the spreadsheet.
Must have been a problem with the site the first couple of times I  
tried.








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USB connection to iPhone

[Mike Fuller]

I have a USB cable that I connect the iPhone to my Mac. I have a  
similar, but not quite the same, one for my 5g iPod.


Before I risk plugging the wrong one in, are they interchangeable?

Also can I pop my iPhone into my Apple hi-fi directly?

Basically I want to know if the pin-outs are exactly the same.

Cheers

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iPhone proximity sensor

[Mike Fuller]

One of the (many) neat things on the iphone is the proximity sensor  
that turns off the screen and it's touch sensitivity when the phone  
is close to an object, such as your ear or cheek.


When I bought my phone on Friday Optusworld had a special on fitted  
leather cases for the phone and I believe many were sold, including  
one to me. While the case was good there was one annoying feature -  
the holes in the leather and the proximity and light sensors didn't  
align correctly so that the screen would remain off after making a call.


If anyone bought this combination and is having trouble with the  
screen remaining off at times the solution is to simply enlarge the  
holes slightly. Look at the phone under a strong light, such as a  
torch, to see the red sensors and cut the leather accordingly.


Cheers

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iPhone proximity sensor

[Mike Fuller]

One of the (many) neat things on the iphone is the proximity sensor  
that turns off the screen and it's touch sensitivity when the phone  
is close to an object, such as your ear or cheek.


When I bought my phone on Friday Optusworld had a special on fitted  
leather cases for the phone and I believe many were sold, including  
one to me. While the case was good there was one annoying feature -  
the holes in the leather and the proximity and light sensors didn't  
align correctly so that the screen would remain off after making a call.


If anyone bought this combination and is having trouble with the  
screen remaining off at times the solution is to simply enlarge the  
holes slightly. Look at the phone under a strong light, such as a  
torch, to see the red sensors and cut the leather accordingly.


Cheers

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Re: Who [got] an iPhone to[day]? + 150 Page Manual

[Mike Fuller]

Hi Ken

The manual is a free download from Apple

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iPhone_User_Guide.pdf

Cheers

Mike

On 13/07/2008, at 2:38 PM, Ken Houghton wrote:


Dear Mike,
How much did the 150 page manual cost to purchase?

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Re: Who [got] an iPhone to[day]?

[Mike Fuller]

Like Mart I opted for the Optus $59 cap - it is the best bang for  
your buck for a medium phone user but I'll just have to see how  
much data I go through. I found I was spending more than that in  
mobile calls from my landline so I could justify the cost as a  
saving. Plus it was my birthday and that was an obvious sign I was  
destined to get one.


As well as the $2 per month for the phone I've opted for insurance at  
about $8 per month - the first 2 months free. Increase this to $11  
for international insurance but this can be just for the time you're  
overseas (my main reason for getting insurance).


I've found the gps mapping not too accurate but I've yet to play  
properly with it.


I've downloaded the 150 page manual so I should have some idea about  
what I;m doing soon :-) There's not a lot of detail in the docs that  
come with the phone.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

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Re: iPhone

[Mike Fuller]

John - this is what I get when I click on the link:

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access / on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to  
use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.



So I can't really tell you why, just that it is.

Cheers

Mike

On 01/07/2008, at 6:47 PM, John Feltham wrote:


G'day Mike,

On 01/07/2008, at 1:35 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:

> That link is Forbidden to access.

You don't say why. So why?

On 01/07/2008, at 10:12 AM, John Feltham wrote:



Not everyone is happy...

www.ruinediphone.com




ooroo

If you don't hear the knock of opportunity - build a door.

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Re: iPhone

[Mike Fuller]

That link is Forbidden to access.

Mike Fuller

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Not everyone is happy...

www.ruinediphone.com





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Re: Tour Sydney's Apple Store

[Mike Fuller]

The Sydney Morning Herald isn't really an Apple website - just  
showing Apple content.


Cheers

Mike Fuller

On 19/06/2008, at 2:53 PM, Lloyd White wrote:



Like you,  Safari won't play the video on my iMac, but Firefox  
will. Says a
lot when an Apple product will not play a video from an Apple  
website but

another browser will !

Lloyd




Pretty impressive Store opening in approx 15mins in Sydney.
<http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2008/technology/sydney-apple- 
store/index.ht

ml




Funny thing though, I can't view the movie in Safari 3.1.1 but  
Firefox

2.0.0.14 plays it immediately.

The error I'm receiving in Safari is below:

Unsafe JavaScript attempt to access frame with URL
http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2008/technology/sydney-apple- 
store/index.htm

l
  from frame with URL
http://direct.fairfax.com.au/hserver/SITE=ONL.MH.SMH.NEWS/ 
AREA=NEWS.SMH.WORLD/
CTYPE=STORY/AAMSZ=300X250/PAGEID=643647/ACC_RANDOM=66186/CAT=WORLD/ 
DOMAIN=SMH.

COM.AU/ISIFRAME=YES/POS=1
. Domains, protocols and ports must match.

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

[Mike Fuller]

I am now getting the same with sending several different emails to  
bigpond addresses through Optusnet.


I think this is bigger than just blocking certain servers. Are any  
bigpond users getting their mail delivered to other bigpond addresses?


Cheers

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On 22/04/2008, at 5:28 PM, Lloyd White wrote:
Yes, it is still happening as of 5 minutes ago. Only with bigpond  
addresses.

I am using iinet too.


Lloyd




Not rectified though Ronni, I just got another Delivery Status  
Notification
email (delivery attempts: 12) for an email sent around 13:00  
yesterday.


Thanks for the help!


Cheers


Neil






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Re: Canon EOS SLR cameras

[Mike Fuller]

Hi Chris

That price seems very steep, unless the lens is worth much more than  
the camera.


A 40D body only is around $1200-1300. eBay has body plus 18-55 lens  
for just over $1500.


Check out prices via ShopBot http://www.shopbot.com.au/p-80666.html  
or similar price comparison pages.


Cheers

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On 26/03/2008, at 11:41 AM, Chris Burton wrote:

Hi Mark, Alex, Rob and Darren

Thanks very much for your input re the canon cameras, it has really  
helped me decide to go the 40D. I actually went into Hardleys in  
Busselton this morning and couldnt believe the difference in both  
the size and feel between the 40 and 400! There is however a  
substantial difference in price though and probably reflects those  
differences in build that has been described. The 40D with a  
17-55mm lens for $2800 and the 400D with two lenses for $1200. I  
guess there would be competitive prices on the 40D in Perth?


Also the 40D has the self cleaning sensor which must be better than  
the option on the previous cameras ie taking the lens off to  
clean!!??? Is that the case?


I imagine that Canon has another one up its sleeve ready to be  
launched?


Kindest regards and thanks again to your informative comments

Chris


On 26/03/2008, at 9:33 AM, Alex Huggett wrote:

I'm an Olympus user, but know plenty of people with Canons. The  
350/400 does not look as well built as my Olympus E-500 and is  
really Canon's entry level consumer dSLR. The 40D, on the other  
hand, is a semi-professional camera. Personally that's what I'd be  
going for if I was you. dpreview.com is probably the most detailed  
camera review site on the web, check that out.


On 26/03/2008, at 1:35 AM, Mark Secker wrote:

I wouldn't go from the 10D to the 400/450D, you'll adversely  
notice the step down in build quality and features  user  
interface is dummbed down. The 40D has true spot metering. The  
40D also has a full metal frame inside it's plastic cover where  
as the xxxD models are only partially metal framed. Ergonomics  
are also better on the 40D.
I've heard tales of woe from people having their xxD models die  
premature and permanent deaths  from being caught out in rain or  
after a single splash of water - my D60 took 5 or 6 hours of  
being in constant heavy  monsoonal rain before it died... only  
for it to resurrect it's self  after a couple of days  of being  
left under a fan.


I've gone from the EOS  D60 to the 20D to, just recently, the  
40D... I was going to avoid the 40D because it looked like just   
another minor upgrade like the 30D was... but my D60 died, 6  
years old can't complain really -  I haven't had time to get it  
fixed (and given ebay prices for D60's are less than $350  
probably cost more to fix than it's worth)  and I didn't like  
being without a second body and I got a good deal on the 40D.


Actually works out that the 40D is, at least for me, a major  
upgrade and improvement in all ways except one from the 20D. (and  
the 20D was a major upgrade in all ways but one from the D60)


while interface and image quality have improved significantly I  
personally feel that the build quality (not quality control just  
the material they use) has taken a small but noticable step  
backwards ruggedness wise. Now this probably  because consumers,   
if the all the stuff in the forums is to be believed,  didn't  
like the hard tough plastic that covered the D60's metal frame  
because it was "slippery"  but my 6 year old D60 has less  
scratches than my 3 year old 20D and my 2 week old 40D is already  
starting to accumulate them as well.


Yeh rather  peaved off about  hearing Canon have moved their  
camera repair business over east... the guys that were in  
Osbourne park were great, very fast turn around if they had parts  
in stock, first class service every time and now I've got a dead  
D60 and a L series lens that the manual focus ring no longer  
works on that I have to lose for a month or so.


Poor show Canon very poor show



Hi Muggers

Slightly off topic here but Im interested in knowing if anyone  
has suitable info or web site links on the differences between  
the superseded 10D and the newer 400D and 40D canon EOS digital  
SLR cameras as Im thinking of upgrading. Are they of equal value  
at all in terms of their build and operation? For example I have  
heard that the 400D has a lot more plastic in its construction  
and is less 'rugged'.


I have been using 10 and 20D models for my whale research with  
great results and reliability. I rang Canon today and to my big  
surprise was told they no longer service or repair cameras and  
lenses here now: they are sent to Sydney and may take from 4 to  
6 weeks!!!


Kind regards and many thanks to Ronni for her great help with  
the Mail Junk mail dilemma I had


chris



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Re: eMail default on Safari

[Mike Fuller]

Use Preferences from within Mail - under General select Mail as your  
default email reader.


Cheers,

Mike Fuller
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On 01/02/2008, at 12:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Using latest Safari 3.0.4 when I click an email link on a webpage, MS
Entourage opens by default.  I would like Apple's Mail to open by
default instead.  Does anyone know how to do this?

Cheers, Paul.


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Re: Malware??

[Mike Fuller]

Neil,

I had the same experience viewing another page earlier today, either  
on the SMH or the Melbourne Age site, I can't remember


I was using Safari.

There was a C'wealth Bank ad prominent on the page I was viewing.

Next time, if there is one, I will snapshot and contact the site.

Cheers,

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On 24/01/2008, at 9:24 AM, Neil Houghton wrote:


I just had an experience I found very disturbing.

I was using Firefox to view a reputable site (a Sydney Morning Herald
'Business Day' page) when a small firefox message window opened up.

It was similar, I think, to the windows that open up when you  
submit an
incomplete form - you know the ones that say, for example, "you  
must include
a valid email address" - which I think are triggered by some script  
in the

web page code?

Except this window said something like:

 "please enter username and password for "" at commbank.com.au"

- I should have made a note of the exact wording but I was in too  
much of a

rush to hit the "CANCEL" button!!

Except now I'm worried - it doesn't seem likely that a SMH page would
include a phishing script - so where did the window come from?

Is it possible that I've unwittingly downloaded some malware   
that's managed
to infect my Firefox application - and if so could it possibly  
intercept my

valid banking sessions?

I'm aware of the usual phishing tatics like the "you must validate  
your
account security' type emails - but I haven't heard or read of  
anything like

this.

On the other hand, I didn't have any valid CBA windows/tabs open -  
so there
is no way this could have been a valid request! Besides, although  
banks like
ING DO use windows like this to advise you that you are now  
transacting on
your "personal" or "business" accounts and Adelaide bank DID once  
use some

strange kind of script logon method, there is no way that CBA would
introduce any drastic changes without lots of prior warning/ 
explanation.


So... Does anyone have any idea what might have been going on here  
- anyone
heard of anything similar. Are there any special checks I can/ 
should do?


Cheers


Neil
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Re: Netgear WG614 Router

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks for your info Bob.

I believe it is just the WG614 which doesn't include the modem. I  
think my friend would be better off with a modem/router and I'll  
discuss that with him.


Cheers,

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On 10/10/2007, at 12:00 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 10/10/2007, at 11:05 AM, Mike Fuller wrote:

I have a friend contemplating buying a wireless router and the  
Netgear WG614 is going cheap at present - wireless with 4-port  
router.


He has a Macbook Pro, with wireless, and a G5 iMac, without  
wireless, both running the latest Tiger OS. He is with Optus DSL  
and is using a supplied Siemens Speedstream modem.


Anyone with experience with the router that could enlighten him -  
ie. has the router got a port for plugging in the modem etc.


Alternatively, could you suggest a wireless router modem with  
wired ports that works with Optus and the Mac.


TIA.

Mike Fuller
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Mike,

WG614 or WGR614  ?

This what Netgear had to say when I emailed them back in 2005

Have fun

Bob

**
From: "Customer Service" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 10 August 2005 2:45:15 AM
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: Netgear Product   WGR614

Hi

The routers will work with the all MAC version
But the software that comes with the router will not work in Mac
There is other way of configuring router in MAC computer
That is though the Web interface

If you want to configure router in MAC computers kindly follow the  
steps


Initial Setup of the router

The router will be having totally 5 ports out of which
4 ports (Lan ports)  will be together and one port (WAN port) will be
isolated , you need to connect the modem to the isolated port and
connect the computer to any of the four ports .

Log in to the router configuration page.
Open Internet Explorer or any other browser and access the site :
http://192.168.0.1
By default, the username is admin, the password is password.

Click on Setup wizard - it will detect the type of internet
connection you have - enter your ISP parameters and save the  
settings .



1) Dynamic ip - click next and Save the settings.

   or

2) PPPOE dtected - click next and type in your ISP
user name and password.

   or
3) Static ip detected - click next and type in the ip address
provided by your isp and save the settings


  enter your ISP parameters (any one as detected and save the
settings
as
mentioned above ).

You will be able to go online after the settings are saved.

kindly revert back with results.
Please get back to us if you have any issues with the configuration
so that we will be in a better position to help you

Regards
Prakash
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Netgear WG614 Router

[Mike Fuller]

I have a friend contemplating buying a wireless router and the  
Netgear WG614 is going cheap at present - wireless with 4-port router.


He has a Macbook Pro, with wireless, and a G5 iMac, without wireless,  
both running the latest Tiger OS. He is with Optus DSL and is using a  
supplied Siemens Speedstream modem.


Anyone with experience with the router that could enlighten him - ie.  
has the router got a port for plugging in the modem etc.


Alternatively, could you suggest a wireless router modem with wired  
ports that works with Optus and the Mac.


TIA.

Mike Fuller
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Apple site iPod movie problem

[Mike Fuller]

In checking the Apple website info for iPod, I couldn't get the  
movies advertising the nano to play - http://www.apple.com/au/itunes/
There's a main one in the bottom half of the page (with "Click to  
Play") and three TV ads under that.


I'm using MacOSX 10.4.10 and Safari 2.0.4 (419.3).

Anyone else have the same problem?

Cheers,

Mike Fuller

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Re: Portable HD

[Mike Fuller]

Where are those drives being sold, Peter?

Thanks,

Mike Fuller

On 03/09/2007, at 8:16 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



A far better deal now is the Western Digital "My Book Premium". For  
just double the price (RRP 199.99) you get 4 times the storage  
(320Gb), with 1 x USB 2.0, 1 x Firewire 400, and 2 x Firewire 800  
connectors on the box. Also comes with Retrospect Express and other  
software.


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Free laser printer - last chance

[Mike Fuller]

I still have an Apple LaserWriter 8500 waiting for the first person  
to collect for free.


From memory it had a developing problem with the fuser which is  
probably why I haven't used it for a long time. I suggest it would be  
good for parts unless someone has a fuser handy.


It goes to the tip Wednesday unless there is a taker :-(

Cheers,

Mike Fuller
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Re: Cost of printing

[Mike Fuller]

I know this isn't quite what you were asking but, in addition to the  
answers already given, another aspect to cost of printing with laser  
printers is the toner capacity of the cartridge.


For instance, for my Lexmark T632 a cartridge that will do 5000 pages  
will cost around $150 new -  3 cents per page.
An extra high yield  cartridge that will do 32,000 pages costs around  
$450 new - 1.4 cents per page.


Also, I can get that high yield cartridge completely refurbished and  
refilled for $225 - 0.7 cents per page.


On an ongoing basis, laser printers are far, far cheaper than any  
alternative I can think of. And the fast declining cost of colour  
lasers makes them now within reach of many more users. Add the speed  
of output and lasers become very attractive - mine does 38 ppm.


Cheers,

Mike Fuller

On 26/08/2007, at 12:45 PM, Peter Martinson wrote:


Hi everyone,
Does anyone have any tips on calculating how myuch a page cost to  
print or photocopy?


ie Is there any software or scanner application that can tell you  
how much of each colour is on the page?


Is it possible to calculate using software like Graphic Converter?

I do have a very general publication from canon that gives a rough  
idea but I'm looking for something more soecific.


Thanks in anticipation

pmarty

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Re: Free laser printers

[Mike Fuller]

The 2 LaserWriter 16/600 printers have been taken.

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Free laser printers

[Mike Fuller]

I have 2 LaserWriter 16/600 PS printers, both working but only 1  
toner cartridge. Plus 500 page cassette.


There is also a LaserWriter 8500 A3 printer which I haven't used for  
a long time so I'm not sure how useable it is.


Free to good home(s).

Cheers,

Mike Fuller
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Re: Preview

[Mike Fuller]

Lloyd,

The text selection tool in Preview is the "A" next to the cross.

Actually, the cross is the move tool and the Select is the rectangle  
on the other side of the "A". Using Select brings up a black box for  
me also but the text select works fine.


Cheers,

Mike

On 23/07/2007, at 8:05 PM, Lloyd White wrote:

Perhaps I am having a senior moment but I thought I could highlight  
and
paste text from a pdf file in Preview. I can do this from Adobe  
Reader but

not from Preview. Can this be done?
When I highlight some text in Preview using the Select tool - the  
cross- and

paste it it appears like a black box.

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Re: Most useful software utilities for Mac

[Mike Fuller]

I certainly use some of the aforementioned utilities but one that I  
find indispensable is CopyPaste. My computing would slow down  
markedly if I couldn't have editable access to multiple clipboards  
(up to hundreds if I choose) that can hold virtually any type of data.


Cheers,

Mike Fuller



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Re: Mac book Pro

[Mike Fuller]

Hi Ray,

Just like to make you aware that there is currently quite a wait to  
obtain one of these in Australia. I've had one on order through  
Daniel and the Apple store puts delivery at 7-10 business days, and  
its been like that for some time.


They're obviously popular.

Cheers,

Mike Fuller

On 18/07/2007, at 4:44 PM, X.ray.Wa wrote:


G'day all

Thinking about getting a MacBook pro in a few weeks
with Windows XP or Vista installed using Bootcamp how compatible is  
it with anything
is there any known problems or is there some hardware/programs that  
wont work properly. or is everyrhing 100% compatible in windows  
( as we know windows:-) )


Will be using OSX 96.45% of the time and possible will be using  
some USB devices

like Telstra Blue wifi modem

Thanks in advance

Ray
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Re: SOHO Laminator

[Mike Fuller]

I use an Ibico pouchMaster PQ A3 laminator I purchased from  
OfficeWorks a couple of years ago when they had it on special.


Does everything perfectly although it took a couple of tries to get  
the heat setting right. No jamming experienced.


I find the A3 size very handy and would find an A4 too restricting.

Cheers,

Mike Fuller

On 17/07/2007, at 9:51 AM, Glenn Nicholas wrote:

A bit off topic here, but does anyone have any recommendations on a  
small office laminator?
We recently bought an OfficeWorks A3 laminator, but are returning  
it because it jams (and in the case of an A5 pouch, cannot be  
cleared by mere humans).


What works well?

Low volume usage (say 5-10 / week).  While we bought an A3 model  
(because they were on end of fy special), an A4 would be Ok in  
practice.


Glenn.

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Re: : G5 Auction

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks Martin.

I tried that and it said "No info found. Please try again."

I tried also with one of the others that were auctioned, with the  
same result. I think these must have been sold outside the regular  
system.


Cheers,

Mike

On 29/06/2007, at 9:34 AM, Martin Hill wrote:


On 29/06/2007, at 4:21 AM, Mike Fuller wrote:

How do I determine the computer's warranty status?


Go to  http://www.apple.com/au/support/

...scroll to the bottom of the page and type in the serial number  
of the Mac into the "About Your Support Coverage" field and it'll  
tell you all the details including when the item was purchased and  
if it has an extended warranty.


Last time I used this, it indicated the date when the warranty  
finishes, but it's not saying that for my current MacBook Pro -  
just that it is "covered under Apple’s Limited Warranty and your  
date of purchase was 23-Jan-07"  so it looks like you now have to  
do your own sums to work out my MBP is covered till Jan 23 2008.


-Mart

Martin Hill
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Swap bootable hard drives?

[Mike Fuller]

I'm considering putting the larger hard drive from my single  
processor iMac G5 into my dual processor G5 tower.


Will I be able to boot from this drive "as is" or will the single/ 
dual processors, and perhaps the different architecture, cause a  
conflict?

I'm basically trying to avoid having to reload all my software.

Thanks,

Mike

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Memory price difference

[Mike Fuller]

Looking at memory sticks for my newly purchased G5 I am amazed at the  
price difference between vendors.


Apple  2 x 1Gb - $649 (NECC) free delivery
Zytech2 x 1Gb - $188 not sure on shipping price but local and  
should be low

eBay   2 x 1Gb - $68 + $23 shipping from USA

And Apple charge $1299 for the ECC equivalent! Would anyone ever get  
ECC at this price?


I'd love to support local (and I'd certainly ask Daniel for his  
price) but the sticks from the USA are very tempting at half the price.


Has anyone had experience with getting memory from the USA?

Thanks,

Mike

BTW my auction G5 had 2 x 512Mb memory installed.

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Re: WAMUG Mailing List Archives

[Mike Fuller]

Well done!

Looks and works great, Matt.

Mike

On 28/06/2007, at 11:02 PM, Matthew Healey wrote:


Hi Everyone,

I would like to take this opportunity to plug the new WAMUG Mailing  
List archive system. Just click the archive link at the bottom of  
this message and you should be directed there.


Any feedback is welcome.

- Regards
- Matt Healey

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Re: : G5 Auction

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks for that info David.

How do I determine the computer's warranty status?

Mike

On 28/06/2007, at 5:32 PM, David Moyle wrote:


Hey

If your correct there Mike and if they were purchased properly they  
will
have a three year educational warranty which means you have just  
under two

years left in your warranty.

If so that is an absolute steal!

Thanks, David Moyle
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Re: : G5 Auction

[Mike Fuller]

The $1100 one had a nice 20" Apple monitor. It also had a dual core 2  
GHz processor which the buyer didn't realise, until told later.


I bought the only one without a monitor for $725 (with 11% -> $804).  
It was the only other one that had a dual 2 GHz processor. I'm  
itchin' to get it hooked up so I can see what else is inside. I hope  
Ray is right about the extra RAM.


Thanks to Robin for the serial number link. It was from this I  
determined the two that had dual core processors. And also that mine  
was made in March 2006.


These all came from Central Tafe and they had original cartons to  
take them home in (nice bonus). Obviously Tafe was doing a complete  
makeover because mine came home in a Mac Pro Quad Xeon box. And at  
the rate they are being turned over come back next year to pick up  
the Mac Pro :-)



Mike Fuller


On 28/06/2007, at 3:41 PM, X.ray.Wa wrote:


Yes I was their
Between $550 through to around $1100
No 15 on the list was $1100
Many dealers were buying them,

On the auction list it said they had 256megs of memory and the ones
I have seen did have 1.5 gigs of memory

Ray


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Re: G5 auction

[Mike Fuller]

Actually, its 11% buyers premium. Its easy to get carried away and  
forget that one, as I have in the past.


Plus these only have 256 Mb of RAM compared to the ebay one at 768 Mb.

Cheers,

Mike Fuller

On 27/06/2007, at 8:48 PM, Ikon Design wrote:

You may have forgotten about + GST + 6% Buyer Premium = $820.00 not  
even in the picture


On 27/06/2007, at 7:03 PM, Paul Kitchener wrote:


This might be a good example, maybe add $100 for the dent!?:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? 
ViewItem&item=200120654160&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:AU:12


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Clive Slater
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Re: Seagate Sata II compatibility

[Mike Fuller]

An update on upgrading my hard drive for those who may wish to do the  
same - the Seagate SATA II 500 GB drive has been installed in my iMac  
and is running perfectly so far.


And now I've got 336 GB of free space. I can't see me filling that  
any time soon ...  :-)


Cheers,

Mike Fuller
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On 12/06/2007, at 9:56 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:

I need to upgrade my barely adequate 160 Gb SATA drive in my 20" G5  
iMac (early model).


I like the 500 Gb SATA II Seagate drives for price, reliability,  
warranty (5 years), speed and reported low noise.


Are there any compatibility or other issues I should be aware of  
and do any members have experience with these drives?


Thanks,

Mike Fuller
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Re: Seagate Sata II compatibility

[Mike Fuller]

Thanks for alerting me to that, Bob.

I checked the startup current of the Seagate 500 Gb drive is 2.8  
Amps, which I gather is fairly high. Fortunately the drive in the  
iMac is also a Seagate and the specs quote the same 2.8A startup  
current, so hopefully that won't be a problem.


Cheers,

Mike


On 12/06/2007, at 10:54 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 12/06/2007, at 9:56 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:

I need to upgrade my barely adequate 160 Gb SATA drive in my 20"  
G5 iMac (early model).


I like the 500 Gb SATA II Seagate drives for price, reliability,  
warranty (5 years), speed and reported low noise.


Are there any compatibility or other issues I should be aware of  
and do any members have experience with these drives?


Thanks,

Mike Fuller
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The one thing always that you need to be conscious of is the  
Startup current of the drive you intend to use .  Will the power  
supply of the Mac you will instal it into supply that ?


With a Tower you can expect the Power supply to handle more than  
one HD ,

and hence just one enlarged HD would not be expected to be a problem
but   an iMac?  ???


Bob





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Seagate Sata II compatibility

[Mike Fuller]

I need to upgrade my barely adequate 160 Gb SATA drive in my 20" G5  
iMac (early model).


I like the 500 Gb SATA II Seagate drives for price, reliability,  
warranty (5 years), speed and reported low noise.


Are there any compatibility or other issues I should be aware of and  
do any members have experience with these drives?


Thanks,

Mike Fuller
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Re: Renewable Energy Questions

[Mike Fuller]

Tony, well done for venturing along this path.

I am a member of the SomerVille ecovillage being developed at  
Chidlow, east of Perth. Power for the 104 houses and village centre  
(construction to start early next year) will be solar generated, both  
from a large central array of pv cells and supplemental cells on the  
roofs of those who want extra power. I'm not sure whether we will be  
on or off-grid, I think that is still being decided. The question of  
storage is the determining factor here.


If you want more information, check out http:// 
www.somervilleecovillage.com.au/solar/
The project director is K.T. Lim, a very friendly and forthcoming  
person who may be able to answer some or all of your questions.


Cheers,

Mike Fuller


On 30/05/2007, at 4:37 PM, Evers wrote:

Sorry to go off-topic here, although there is a computer-related  
issue at the end of all this.


I'm hoping WAMUG members may have some information and/or  
experience with installing and using individual residence renewable  
grid-connected power systems. I'm looking at putting the largest  
solar array I can afford on our roof (4 or 5 kW) to both supply our  
own electricity needs and sell back excess to the SW grid when the  
sun is shining, and purchase energy as needed when the sun is not  
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Re: .chm files

[Mike Fuller]

Chris,

I use Chimp for viewing .chm files - works well although I don't like  
the chm method of viewing.

See: http://www.spherasoft.com/chimp.html

I use Tubby for breaking up a .chm file into html files which I can  
then reassemble into a pdf with Adobe Acrobat.

See: http://bluecouch.com/tubby/

Cheers,

Mike Fuller



On 28/03/2007, at 5:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hi muggers

I have been passed some files that have a .chm extension and I cant  
seem to open it with anything in 10.4.8. The files were from a  
windows computer with a number of pdf's so I thought Adobe reader  
would open them. No such luck.


I did a google and found that .chm are a 'compiled HTML help file'  
so Im assuming a web browser would open it? Both Firefox and Safari  
didnt work using 'open file'.


Can someone please advise me on what program if any will open these  
files?


Thanks for any advice

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Re: ADSL Companies

[Mike Fuller]

David, you could have a look at TPG. I've been with them for some  
time now with no real complaints.


Check out http://www.tpg.com.au/products_services/adsl_pricing.php? 
type=residential for a list of their plans. For instance, for that  
same $50 you quoted iiNet  would give 512/128 and 2GB, TPG offers  
1500/256 and 8GB. I do like the extra speed of a 1500 connection.


Cheers,

Mike

On 28/12/2006, at 10:35 PM, David Moyle wrote:


Hey all

I know we had the talk a few days ago about broadband and I was  
chasing

everyones opinions, carrier and which plan they were on.

I'm moving up to Bertram (Around Kwinana, Rockingham etc) and need  
some ADSL

broadband so I'm chasing ideas and thoughts!

I'm currently with Westnet on their 512 14/14 plan but the price is  
going up
and the download is coming down. Very expensive and they are  
insisting on
the phone being bundled. Not impressed, love the service but the  
prices are
going too high. I know Telstra's wholesale prices are the key  
factor in the

price rises but hey, Helstra don't run this country? Do they?

I've been looking into 512kb with Internode which seems decent, I  
looked
into iiNet but to pay $50 for only 512/128 with a maximum of 2GB  
quota give

me a break!

Thanks, David Moyle
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Re: Itunes problem

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Colin, have you checked the Crossfade Playback in the Playback  
section of iTunes prefs? If so, unchecking will restore the gap.


Cheers,

Mike

On 13/12/2006, at 10:57 AM, Colin Gordon wrote:

Hi All,
Recently Itunes started playing the following song overlapping the  
previous one i.e. no gap between songs.
I've looked and looked but can't find a way to adjust the gap between  
songs (not talking about burning - just playing existing playlists)


Any help appreciated

Colin Gordon

Re: epson printer?

[Mike Fuller]

Hi Roger,

I've been using an Epson R230 for some time now and have no regrets.  
I bought it primarily for the CD and DVD disc printing, which it does  
well, but it also produces great photo prints on good paper. No  
problems with ink blocking even though I sometimes don't run it for a  
few weeks (if I did that with my Epson Photo 1200 it would block up  
for sure).


Cheers,

Mike

On 05/10/2006, at 3:16 PM, Roger P Kortas wrote:


Hi everyone

does anyone have any opinions or comments on the Epson STYLUS PHOTO
R230?

I am thinking of buying one to print on DVD's


Regards

Roger


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On 19/08/2006, at 5:49 PM, Lindsay Adams wrote:


Hi List
Am after a user friendly DVD labelling software that prints direct  
to DVD via an Epson Photo R 310. Doing a bit of advertising for the  
home business so not keen on spending big bucks.  Any advise  
greatly appreciated.


Using G4 with DP 1.42 and 1.75 GB ram OS 10.3.9

Thanks
Lindsay



I use Disc Cover with my Epson Photo R230 for much the same purpose  
as you intend and find it perfect for that. Certainly heaps better  
than the Epson software.


Cheers,

Mike

Re: In Confidence,

[Mike Fuller]

On 03/08/2006, at 9:01 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote:



In Confidence,

I decided to contact you for a business transaction
hoping that you will contact me at your earliest convenient for a
possible business deal involving money transfer of GBP £30 Million.

I
am presently the Chief Executive of HBSOC Plc, located at the Isle Of
Man.



As I was ignorant of what was "HBSOC", I plugged it into Google. Its  
first response was:


"Did you mean: BS"

Cheers,

Mike

Re: printing CD s

[Mike Fuller]

On 05/07/2006, at 5:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

At present I am using my Canon S530D to print to CD labels but I  
have just bought a stack of printable CDs . Is there a good -yet  
cheap printer CD printer that someone has used. My printer cannot  
get beyond Insipid colours

tom samson


Tom,

I'm using an Epson Stylus Photo R230 which I bought primarily for  
printing directly onto CDs. I think it does a pretty reasonable job:  
the colours are bright enough and the sharpness is almost equivalent  
to printing on plain paper. It will partly depend on the surface  
quality of your CDs - not all brands are the same. The printer does a  
good job of photos on appropriate paper also.


The enclosed Epson software was usable but not intuitive and had a  
few deficiencies. I purchased Disc Cover and it has been great for  
all CD and DVD related labels, not just the discs.


I think the Epson was about $180 at Austin Computers but that was a  
few months ago.


Cheers,

Mike

Re: Mighty Mouse

[Mike Fuller]

Mine does that on occasions, Clive. A vigorous clean of the scroll ball 
with cotton buds and some alcohol (surgical spirit, isopropyl alcohol) 
does the trick for me.


Cheers,

Mike

On 19/05/2006, at 10:28, Ikon Design wrote:

Hi my MM has lost the ability to scroll down the page, any insightful 
solutions would be gratefully appreciated.


Regards

Clive

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[Mike Fuller]

Using version 1.5 (not 1.5.0.1) I have no problem with the scroll  
arrows which are both there (I use the Mighty Mouse scroll button  
anyway) but I do have a problem with the map displacement. I'm using  
a G5 iMac with 10.4.5.


Cheers,

Mike

On 13/03/2006, at 5:49 PM, Diana & Graham Stevens wrote:

I installed again from the new dmg file. The about Firefox window  
now has version 1.5.0.1 and two of the problems are cured but there  
is still no down arrow in the scroll bar.


Is this the case with other users or is it just me?

Diana

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Hi Rod,

I'm using the Epson 3490 scanner that Bob mentioned and can recommend  
it highly for home use. It has good results in picture quality, the  
Epson software is reasonably easy to use and the price isn't too bad  
(I think it was about $230).


The only minor fault is that it can be a little slow scanning at high  
res. I would have appreciated a faster scanner when I did hundreds of  
slides recently but for that I would have had to fork out much more  
money.


If you do go for an Epson I would suggest updating the software once  
you've installed from the supplied disk.


Cheers,

Mike

On 06/03/2006, at 8:35 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote:


Thanks to everyone for the kind offers and helpful advice.
Maybe I should get off my butt and buy scanner.
Is Paul's suggestion ok for basic stuff like scanning photos?
CANON CanoScan LiDE25 FOR $98
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.storefront/ 
440b81b006065962273fc0a87f9c069

e/Product/View/XP0476
I notice it says USB (1.1 equivalent).
I will use it with iMac G5 10.4

Ta
Rod Blitvich

Re: ADSL2 router with VoIP

[Mike Fuller]

On 04/03/2006, at 3:42 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 4 Mar 2006, at 3:29 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:

To further Yvonne's request, could users give their opinions on  
the suitability, or not, of different routers for ADSL2 with VoIP.




This subject was hacked about on this list not long ago .  You may  
want to visit the mails in the archives here


<http://wamug.org.au:8100/Lists/wamug/List.html>  and searfch for  
adls2


Bob


Thanks Bob.

I did follow the discussion on ADSL2 with VoIP but what I couldn't  
find in that lot was anything about how well the actual routers  
performed, particularly if there were any that had problems.


I'll check with Daniel Kerr because he has one of the iinet Belkin  
routers, but if anyone has anything to add on their routers with adsl2 
+ and VoIP I'd appreciate it.


Thanks,

Mike

ADSL2 router with VoIP

[Mike Fuller]

To further Yvonne's request, could users give their opinions on the  
suitability, or not, of different routers for ADSL2 with VoIP.


I will be changing to iinet and iinetphone soon and want to get a  
suitable router but have heard the Belkin one they offer may not be  
as good as it should be. I don't necessarily need wireless but it  
must handle adsl2+ and have socket(s) suitable for using normal  
phones with VoIP.


Thanks,

Mike

Re: I Pod

[Mike Fuller]

On 07/02/2006, at 6:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Hey folks,
my IPod (30 Gig, 1 month old will not appear in I Tunes now, was  
before, When I connect it the screen says an update is available,  
when I enter the password it says


"The iPod could not be unmounted because it is in use. Please close  
any open files on the iPod and try again."


The IPod is not on, just connected to the G4 via the usual lead.

On the Ipod it tells me videos are in the VIDEO folder but when I  
play them they are audio files?!


Is there a procedure for connection that I'm not aware of?

Weird... any ideas?


Just yesterday I connected my 30 Gb, 6 week old iPod to d/l some  
music and updated it when the update message appeared in iTunes. The  
ipod screen immediately went to a faint apple logo (no backlighting)  
then a corrupted picture as soon as I clicked the select button, then  
nothing


After trying all the Apple recommended methods of resuscitation it  
remained dead so its now flying over to NSW for repair.


I would be wary of the current iPod update.

Cheers,

Mike

Re: dvd regions .... MTR download address

[Mike Fuller]

On 30/11/2005, at 1:59 PM, Lloyd White wrote:



I see Roxio Popcorn advertised for copying DVDs. How is it that  
they can

advertise a product that copies DVDs, compresses and burns them when
MactheRipper is illegal? Or does Popcorn not copy commercial DVDs.

Lloyd



Yes, Popcorn doesn't copy commercial DVDs that have Macrovision  
encryption.


There is another program that will rip a DVD, removing the CSS  
encryption and Macrovision protection, compress it and burn a copy -  
Fast DVD Copy. Cost is around $100 USD. The link is:

http://www.fastdvdcopy.com/

Use at your own ethical risk.

Cheers,

Mike

Aussie phonebook widget missing?

[Mike Fuller]

I have used the Australian phonebook widget and found it excellent,  
but now I simply can't find it!


For some unexplained reason it has simply disappeared from my  
computer (iMac G5 OS 10.4.3) and I can't find it anywhere on the net  
except for the references to it in the WAMUG archives.


Was there some timed self-destruct mechanism or are there still some  
copies of it around?


Cheers,

Mike Fuller

Re: ITMS connection

[Mike Fuller]

I've since tried accessing ITMS on my TiPB running OS 10.3.9 and  
iTunes 6.0.1 and on the same network, with success. I've looked at  
all the network, iTunes and Safari preference settings on both  
computers and, apart from the expected differences with the local IP  
and IPv6 addresses, they appear to be the same.


I have no proxies selected (thanks for that suggestion, Duncan).

The only substantial difference I can see is between Tiger and Panther.

I'll try initiating a new account on my G5 and see if that makes a  
difference, but I'm open to any more suggestions.


Mike

On 02/11/2005, at 12:46 PM, Mike Fuller wrote:

I've tried several times to connect to the iTunes music store, both  
from iTunes and the Oz Apple site, without success. I keep getting  
the alert requester "iTunes could not connect to the Music Store.  
The host is down."


I'm using iTunes 6.0.1 and Safari 2.0.2 on an iMac G5 with OS  
10.4.3. I'm on ADSL through TPG. A friend, also on TPG, has no  
problem connecting with ITMS. I have no problem connecting with  
anything else on the net.


Any suggestions please?

Cheers,

Mike

ITMS connection

[Mike Fuller]

I've tried several times to connect to the iTunes music store, both  
from iTunes and the Oz Apple site, without success. I keep getting  
the alert requester "iTunes could not connect to the Music Store. The  
host is down."


I'm using iTunes 6.0.1 and Safari 2.0.2 on an iMac G5 with OS 10.4.3.  
I'm on ADSL through TPG. A friend, also on TPG, has no problem  
connecting with ITMS. I have no problem connecting with anything else  
on the net.


Any suggestions please?

Cheers,

Mike