Re: NTSC & PAL Quicktime movies
Now obviously the disk has to be one or the other but just how can you tell the two file formats apart ? (pixel count/frame rate ???) NTSC has a resolution of 720x480 pixels (typically 29.97 frames per second :) PAL has a resolution of 720x576 pixels (typically 25 frames per second) Have fun, Shay (There is *much* arcana in TV, video and film formats. Trying to understand it will warp your mind) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Planned Obsolescence - Canvas 3.5.5
5.1a not only runs a lot faster and does everything I want but it also does one thing I have not managed to master in any version from 6 on. I can paste an unformatted table into a table formatted with one line and it just fills down. In all subsequent versions it tries to paste the whole table into one cell! Diana If you're using Word 5 under Classic, you might want to try out AbiWord under OS X... <http://www.abisource.com/download/development.phtml> Have fun, Shay (still a fan of WriteNow 4 :) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Planned Obsolescence - Canvas 3.5.5
Does any one know of a simple CAD program which will do the same job? I just need type boxes with tabs, lines, an easy system of alignment and the ability to print charts on multiple A4 or A3 pages. I already own Illustrator but aligning things accurately is more difficult than in Canvas. OmniGraffle is pretty nice and very Mac-like <http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/> Have you tried setting the date on your computer back a month or so to see if Canvas still claims it's going to expire? Although this can cause other problems when you forget to change the date... Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Take Control of Buying a Mac
Hi... Next time someone asks you which Mac they should buy, suggest they get a copy of this (20 pages of which are available for free download) <http://www.tidbits.com/takecontrol/buying-mac.html> Have fun, Shay (ObDisclosure - I know the author :) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: DVD regions
My recommendation is for the former that is a bios flash that resets the region count because my guess is that you will find your self playing mostly region 3 disks... I supect you mean region 4, unless you know that Tom's an HK movie buff :) <http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/510-dvd-region-codes.html> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: DVD regions
Cheaper just to go an buy a standard DVD drive for it. Around $140 will get you a Pioneer A07 burner (not sure if the new dual layer A08s are supported in OS X yet). I believe they are supported by Toast 6.1, but not OS X in general. Yet. Have fun, Shay (Roll on Blu-Ray discs!) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: DVD regions
Could some one out there please explain to me what happens to a dvd drive when it locks into a region. I have a sony Vaio laptop with a dvd that is locked to region one and I would like to put it into an emac we have - after all it is a sony player tom samson The vaio drive is likely to be a half height drive, which as recently discussed on the WAMUG list probably won't fit in an eMac (without some padding :) Once the drive is locked it should remain locked even if you move it to a different machine. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: 17"LCD Recommendations, with DVI
>> Just wondering what people recommend for a 17ยจ LCD display. It must have DVI, and hopefully a good seek time on the LCD (like 12ms). has a zero dead pixel policy. Retail on it is about $1095. I got them cheaper for a lot of my clients. Are there any that have built-in TV tuners? Heard about that and seems to be very handy. There was some discussion on TV to DVI conversion on Macintouch recently <http://www.macintouch.com/newsrecent.shtml#i.2004.08.19.flattv> Of course you'd then have to add a tuner to that... Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: BlackBerry Handhelds -- not just for Windows any more...
Hi All I was wondering if any one has a BlackBerry Handheld What cool gadget. If it was really cool you wouldn't need to hook it up using a cable to Sync it :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
15" G4 PowerBook battery recall
Hi... If you've got a 15" PowerBook battery you should check against this list as it's possibly a *fire hazard* <https://depot.info.apple.com/batteryexchange/index.html> Thanks, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: No ibooks?
What is going on with there being no ibooks available for purchase in Australia. I have a student where I work who wants to purchase one and has called Eastern states places, WA places and all over Oz and there isn't one to be had. Why is Apple doing this to us (and our resellers who will no doubt be adversely affected by this)?! It's close to start of the US academic year, so I expect most machines are being redirected towards there... Also there seem to be various parts shortages on various models (including the G5 processors for the new iMacs). Hopefully things will be better after the start of September when the new models are announced! Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: help! ipods and PCs with 4-pin firewire
Hi Greg, thanks for your reply! I had already checked your web site. The problem with a male-to-male cable like those ones is that there's nothing on the iPod to plug them into (unless he also buys a PocketDock for about $50). With a male-to-female adaptor or cable the Apple-provided dock connector cable could be used, and such an adaptor is likely to cost much less than $70 (PocketDock and cable). More like $10-$15 I think. So finding one would be much better. Am I missing something in all of this? I suspect you'll find that the firewire standard is that hardware has female ports on it and cables are male. So you're unlikely to find what you're looking for, or are likely to spend more than $50 worth of your time looking for it! Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: recovering data
Can anyone suggest what, if anything I can do to try and salvage my data. This hard disk was my backup hard drive, not my boot disk. Unfortunately for me, the data was on my powerbook last night, and I had only discarded it then, knowing it was backed up on my drive, that is now unreadable!!! I hate that Thanks for any suggestions. Much as I hate to say it now that the horse has bolted (but I figure it might save someone else...): * If your data is only stored in one place, it's not backed up (as you're well aware!). If you've got two copies next to each other on the shelf (when the house burns down), it's not backed up. * IMHO Disk optimisation utilities aren't worth it (well, unless you count an empty disk as optimised :). Any time it saves is more than eaten up by the loss of data... For the sake of others, a reminder: <http://www.taobackup.com/> Good luck, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: OSX File Permissions Question
On 17/08/2004, at 3:29 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: the easiest way to delete those files is login as root and you'll be able to drag them all to the trash. Except that the root user is disabled by default under OS X. Have fun, Shay Activate the Root Account You should make sure you disable it when you're finished, as it's an account that's commonly used by security exploits. The fact that Mac OS X ships with it disabled by default is another plus for the Mac's security. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: OSX File Permissions Question
the easiest way to delete those files is login as root and you'll be able to drag them all to the trash. Except that the root user is disabled by default under OS X. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Using Mac to transfer analogue video to DVD - what do I need?
> Hi All! One quick tip - for those who are thinking of backing up their old VHS movies (the ones you know will never make it to DVD), be careful of the macrovision lock on some videos. My Canon MiniDV camera comes up with a macrovision > copryright violation on some movies when I try to copy them to DVD. Which is a bit odd, as IMHO any version of Star Wars where Han is shooting first should be too old to actually have MacroVision. Have fun, Shay (who has a copy on ancient PAL Laserdisc :) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Steve Jobs cancer surgery and imac delay? -More info
Sorry Rod! Looks like you might be wrong lil buddy. :o) (As much as I hate to say it) So we do have to put up with Phil Schiller,...like you say,...just won't be the same. :o) Maybe Phil is has got someone else to jump off the ladder this time :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Using Mac to transfer analogue video to DVD - what do I need?
If I had a PC, then the solution appears to be <http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Merchant_Id=&Product_Id= 144533>. However I use a 1.5GHz PowerBook 17" running OS X 10.3.5. I have numerous hours of VHS home video which, for reasons of longevity and storage, I'd like to transfer to DVD. I guess I could copy the VHS footage to MiniDV tapes using my Sony HandyCam, but that would surely get tedious. I presume I need to buy some kind of hardware interface between my VCR player and the PowerBook in order to use the PowerBook's DVD burning capability. Could someone please tell me what options are available? Does your Handycam support DV playthrough? If so you can hook the VCR -> handycam -> Powerbook and play from the VCR straight into iMovie or Final Cut Pro. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: OSX File Permissions Question
Hi, I have a question I am hoping the list can answer. A friend is running OSX and has deleted a login account. The files associated with that user have been left behind and she now wishes to delete them but the files say they belong to the "system" Can anyone please advise as to how I can delete the files for her? You could try getting info (command-i) on the old user folder in the finder and changing its privileges to allow anyone to read/right it. If that fails you could get into the Terminal (in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder) and type sudo chmod -R 777 /Users/username You'll then be prompted type in the password of the user account you're currently logged in as (assuming it has administrator privileges). After that you should be able to drag the folder to the trash from the Finder. If you can't do any of that you probably need to find an account with administrator privileges on that machine, or set one up. Good luck, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Default PDF Viewer
Hi all, Is there a simple method (or indeed any method) to get my Mac to use Preview, rather than the preposterous Adobe Reader v6 to be the default app to open .pdf files? Find a .pdf file * Select it in the Finder * Get info on it (from the File Menu, or Command-i) * Open the 'Open with:' tab * Select Preview as the application * Click the Change All... button Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: sound grab
Hello, I would like to be able to keep a permanent record of sound tracks downloaded and played on my computer. I recall seeing some info on such a program but cannot find it. In particular I would like something which would allow me to download and keep a copy of a windows media player sound track. If anyone knows of the right program to use please let me know. Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack will record everything sent to your sound output. <http://www.rogueamoeba.com/> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
iOscillate
Hi... In case you're bored and have an iSight and an electric fan handy :) <http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/excerpt/pantherhacks/index.html?page=3> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Printing from Classic
Anyone have any other ideas? Apart from ditching the software company forcing me to use Classic... am already writing my own Sys X project to replace it, heh heh. Find a copy of Print2PDF and then print from X? Or save as postscript file from the Classic App's print dialog, open the .ps file in Preview and print from X? Not particularly useful I'm afraid :( Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
10.3.5 and security update released
<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=07760> Apparently you don't need the security update if you install 10.3.5. Combo updater also available. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Need your help!
Can you guys please help? Is there a step by step instruction on how to do this process under OS 10.3? I really don't want to have to go through the huge process of reloading OS 10.3 on my new hard drive. If I could simply copy my present hard drive over to it that would be optimal. Thanks for your help guys, Cal Conkey Super Duper's pretty cool. And unlike Carbon Copy Cloner, I've actually had it work :) <http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html> Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: external HD storage backup
Does anyone have recomendations for HDs. I have seen Maxtor 300G and La Cie advertised , I am keeping away from Hitachi as had a 6 mth old break down on me, Thanks Bill Lacie don't actually manufacture drive mechanisms, it's a 'something' mechanism in a LaCie box. Hitachi has now taken over IBM's drive manufacturing business. Personally I don't have a problem with them (although there was the Deathstar incident a few years ago, but pretty much all drive manufacturers have had a batch of bad drives). I have had a couple of Maxtor's die though (one in a spectacular fashion). Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Dumb Questions About Broadband
Hi Folks Finally Telstra and iiNet have got their act together and my ADSL application has been approved. Please can you help with the following dumb questions: I plan to connect the service to our G3 iMac in the study. My wife and I connect our iBook and powerbook to the iMac by Software Basestation using our airport cards and thus access the internet from the loungeroom. 1. We can still do this with the iMac on ADSL? I suspect the answer is yes, (assuming the iMac can provide DHCP and NAT for the iBook and PowerBook). 2.Have we chosen the correct modem? We have ordered the D-Link DSL-200 USB Modem the other choices we had were the D-Link DSL-300 Ethernet Modem / D-Link DSL-500 Ethernet Router or the D-Link DSL-504 Ethernet Router. Ethernet modems are a much better idea. USB wasn't really designed for networking. I've got a DSL-500 (as I already had an 8 port hub). One of the disadvantages of using a USB modem is that you'll have to leave the iMac on if any of the machines want to connect to the internet. Of course if you're using wireless you'd have to do that anyway as it's acting as the base station... If you're using a USB modem it will also increase the processing load and decrease the responsiveness of the iMac. If the iMac gets rebooted or has a hard drive crash everyone's network connection goes away until it's back. 3. If we want to connect either of our laptops directly to ADSL eg to run Software Update (rather than wirelessly) how do we do it? Do we plug the new modem into the laptop or do we use an ethernet cable to connect laptop to iMac (hence the question 2. Have we got the right modem?) If you've got the USB modem you need to either plug it directly into the laptop you want connected, or set the iMac up to provide DHCP and NAT on its ethernet port (which Software BaseStation probably won't do, but some commandline unix utilities probably do). If you have a DSL-504 you can plug either or both PowerBooks directly into the back of the router. If you've got the DSL-500 you can only have one thing plugged in at a time (unless you've got an Ethernet hub). IPNetRouter might also be a useful tool for you if you go the USB route <http://www.sustworks.com/site/prod_ipnrx_overview.html> although these days I think it's basically a graphical front end for various unix tools. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
[Job] Apple Service Technician, Melbourne
Hi... In case anyone knows any Mac people looking for jobs in Melbourne (or willing to relocate :) Apple Service Technician Synergetic Australia is an Apple Authorised Service Provider and Solutions Reseller situated in Kew. By: Synergetic Australia Date posted: 5/8/2004 Job Type: Full Time Location: VIC - Melbourne All <http://jobs.careerone.com.au/search/dsp_show_job.cfm?ad_id=1226937> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Access for Mac
Searched the archive on the issue of the program Access being available on the Mac. Some time back I think someone else raised this question and I thought the answer was NO, but I couldn't find the item in the archive. Could someone please advise? Merv No, Microsoft Access is not available for the Mac. Filemaker is cross-platform however (but would need to have the database converted from Access to FileMaker) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: auto respond in mail
hi I use Mail on OSX and wonder if you can set up out of office reply any one know? If you're not running your own mail server (which you probably aren't :) check with your ISP if they can install a vacation message. Make sure it's sensible so that they can make sure it doesn't respond to every individual post to the WAMUG and other mailing lists you are subscribed to. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Good dealer - bad dealer
He gets my tick for service and attitude. Hmm... Perhaps the WAMUG committee should look at something like organising a people's choice dealer of the year award? Might be a good way to encourage the dealers to interact with WAMUG. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: bluetooth powerbook and Palm T3
Hi everyone I really need some help on this if anyone knows how to get the connection between the T3 and powerbook 15" with Bluetooth? My powerbook is running 10.3.4? I have tried almost everything...there must be a way, as I have done it before (4months) ago, but cannot get the hotsyncing to recognise the mac? Im hoping to upload my filemaker mobile files from the powerbook to the handheld and then be able to regularly sync them for my work. If anyone can help, by maybe providing a list of things I need to go through and check so I can get them talking to each other. kind regards and many thanks for any advice here Chris At a guess, try Pairing your Mac with your Palm via BlueTooth Making sure the Bluetooth connection is selected in the Palm Desktop's "Connection Manager" application Vaguely related details here: <http://homepage.mac.com/bruce.mckenzie/iblog/C1146693724/E874465137/> Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: New Apple Seller in Perth
The funny thing is... he is prohibited from becoming an Authorized Apple Reseller, due to the fact that he doesn't have a store front. A rule which was set in place by Apple to protect those that do have store fronts. I wonder if a petition to Apple would help Of course having a store front might not necessarily improve Daniel's (already excellent) level of service or availability :) Be careful what you wish for! Have fun, Shay (happy to sign a petition if that would help Daniel though :) -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: What Happened to Mac OS Rumors?
Does anyone know what happened to my favourite rumours site? I haven't been able to connect for weeks. I'm used to them going off the air for days at a time but they usually come back - not this time it seems. Probably failed to pay their Domain name registration again :) Try <http://199.105.116.92/> in the meantime. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Steve Jobs has surgery
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5838480> Steve Jobs has apparently had a tumour removed from his pancreas and apparently has an excellent prognosis. Not sure what this will be doing to the stock price when the market opens though :) Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: New Apple Seller in Perth
I have had a couple of off list replies about this topic. It seems there is a bit of shyness based on past episodes which have gone out of control. Curious. I believe that paid-up WAMUG corporate sponsors are allowed one advert per week to the mailing list, provided it clearly includes an identifying tag in the 'Subject' line. Employees of corporate sponsors are welcome to answer questions on the list, and seem to do so reasonably regularly. People harvesting all the WAMUG e-mail addresses for their own mailing list is however frowned upon (as it is all over the internet). A simple post to the WAMUG list informing people how to get onto the company's mailing list would be sufficient (and providing instructions on a valid way to unsubscribe from the list as well!) I'm sure if any businesses have any questions about contributing to the list the committee would be more than happy to answer them. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Tube based Victrola iPod amplifier
<http://www.tubesville.com/some_odd_rubies.html> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Technically speaking.....
Hi People, I need to find out what voltage should be seen on what pins of the 50 way ribbons feeding to the Hard drive in a Mac 7600 box Can anybody direct me to a source of information , please ? Googling for SCSI pinout reveals: <http://www.connectworld.net/scsi.html> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: TIVO-like service for Australia at last!
On 29/07/2004 9:48 AM, "Martin Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So the question for us Mac users is can we get Elgato to integrate ICE into their EyeTV Mac digital TV product? What do you reckon Daniel? -Mart I've forward this to Elgato, so we'll see what they say about it. :o) eBroadcast have made their guide available in XML format (for a fee I expect), so that might help things along... <http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/content_syndication.html> Of course in Australia there's no guarantee that programs will start on time. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Something involving that many Opinions for hire [POQ] big words could easily [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord destabilize time itself!
Apple Customers most satisfied
According to PC Magazine's annual survey, Apple customers are the most satisfied: <http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1623585,00.asp?kc=PCPCYH103129TX1BTT00586> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Creating Installers
I have been doning updates in our computer lab and i have all the install packages i need but i would like to roll them all into one to make the process faster. I have a version of the xcode tool dose any one know a way to make them and documentation on do it. Thankyou Plank Apple Remote Desktop is probably what you're after. It's commercial though. Or buy an XServe with Tiger installed next year and cache the software updates:) The Installer SDK is available at <ftp://ftp.apple.com/developer/Development_Kits/Installer_SDK/Installer_SDK_1.2.4/> I presume it includes documentation. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Fwd: [UniMacTech] WANTED! Scientific, research and engineering applications for Mac OS X
WANTED! Scientific, research and engineering applications *not* currently on Mac OS X. Complete the online form to request a scientific or engineering application (Commercial or Open Source) that you'd like to see on Mac OS X. You can include applications developed for Mac OS 9 that are not yet available on Mac OS X. This information will be used to help Apple provide more great solutions for the ever-growing OS X science community! "Call for Applications" form: <http://www.apple.com/science/applications/survey/> -- - Andrew Jeffrey Phone: +61 2 9641 8231 AUC Programs ManagerFax:+61 2 9641 8160 Apple University Consortium Mobile: +61 4 0999 2019 16 Rodborough Road mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Frenchs Forest http://www.auc.edu.au New South Wales, AUSTRALIA 2086<"Illegitimi non carborundum"> - ___ unimactech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://auc.uow.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/unimactech -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Imperial iPods...
Looks like someone hasn't (hopefully) yet metricised the iPod Mini Apple Store web page <http://store.apple.com/133-622/WebObjects/australiastore.woa/80605/wo/yj3yXlBYAWti2EZ1EwD1mz3yTuN/0.0.7.1.0.6.21.1.3.1.1.0.0.1.0> Or perhaps Australia returning to imperial is part of the Free Trade Agreement :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: eMac Computer Information
WAMUG Members Do any of you have opinions regarding the eMac as I am considering purchasing one. Regards: Peter Baker What do you want to use it for? Thanks, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Are Mac users smarter than PC users?
Hi... An interesting comparison of textual content from Mac v PC web sites... <http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/35130.html> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: OT Planning my visit to Perth... Need some advise and info
CBD - Mounts Bay Waters Apartment http://www.mount-bay-apartment-hotel.com.au/ You could also check out the Emerald Hotel <http://www.ehp.emeraldhotel.com.au/>, they have been hungry for (convention) business at times and might be able to organise a discount for a month's stay. The sticking point for me as a Mac Consultant is I will need to still service my clients while here, so I need to have high speed internet access while I'm in Perth. The apartment in Scarborough is willing to install it. What would be the best service? I've seen mention of Big Pond are there other that are more reliable? Well, it just took 38 days for my folks ADSL hookup (according to Westnet apparently Telstra managed to lose the connection request), so if you're only going to be here for a month I'd make sure that the ADSL is organised well beforehand! Or just hope you're close to a friendly wireless node. Pretty much Telstra handles all their own (Bigpond's) competitor's ADSL hookups (except iinet's in select cases) so you're pretty much at their whim. Does anyone have an opinion about which air carrier to use when flying to Perth from Melbourne? We have seen Quantas,of course, and also Virgin Blue ??? Those are about the only options. One of the joys of living in Perth is how expensive it is to get anywhere else in the world :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Apple confirms G5 iMacs for September
Hi... In Apple's latest Q3 Financial announcements they indicate that the iMac is delayed because it's based on the G5 processor which IBM is having difficulties producing in enough quantities to satisfy demand. About 4mins:40 seconds into the Financial Results conference call: <http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/earningsq304/> Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re:
Does anyone know what sort of file a .dfx is ? tom samson Yes. * Go to Google <http://www.google.com.au/> * Type 'file extension .dfx' * Click the "I'm feeling lucky" button Or use the search field in Safari. BTW, for some reason the subject lines on your e-mails seem to be blank. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re:
Can anyone tell me why my emails are bouncing back and other emails not destined for wamaug are trying to go there tom samson Perhaps if you sent us a copy of one of the bounce messages, (including headers) or provided a better description of what's happening, we could offer more suggestions. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Help! Sharing Drives in OS X
Logic tells me that it should be an easy thing to share multiple drives, but I just can't seem to do it. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your time! :o) What is the name of the drive? Does it have any unusual characters in it (:'s or /'s or \'s or ''s or "'s or strange symbols etc...) Also, do a 'Get Info' on the drive in the Finder and see what its permissions are set to. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: I can't live without my.....(insert favorite software)
Hi... Yes, ok, it's a long list. But I do a lot of things with my Mac :) Retrospect <http://www.dantz.com/> Eudora <http://www.eudora.com/> LaunchBar <http://www.launchbar.com/> BBEdit <http://www.bbedit.com/> Terminal fink <http://fink.sourceforge.net/> ssh Stuffit Expander Safari vlc <http://www.videolan.org/> QuickTime Image Capture PDF Browser Plug-in <http://www.schubert-it.com/> Palm Desktop (I wish I could ditch this in favour of iCal and AddressBook) <http://www.palmone.com/au/support/macintosh/mac_desktop.html> AppleWorks (although OpenOffice isn't bad) <http://www.apple.com/appleworks/> GraphicConverter <http://www.lemkesoft.de/en/graphcon.htm> ThufirCalc Interarchy <http://www.interarchy.com/> iTunes iChat Python <http://www.python.org/> Shrook <http://www.fondantfancies.com/shrook/> MySQL <http://dev.mysql.com/> Postfix <http://www.postfix.org/> PHP <http://www.php.net/> Smarty <http://smarty.php.net/> DiskUtility AppleScript <http://www.apple.com/applescript/> FastTunes <http://homepage.mac.com/barthold.van.acker/realbasic/> DoubletScan <http://www.hyperbolicsoftware.com/downloads.html#ds> Nisus Thesaurus <http://www.nisus.com/thesaurus/> (Hmmm.. link broken!) iBank <http://www.iggsoftware.com/ibank/index.html> MT-NewsWatcher <http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/> EyeTV <http://www.elgato.com/> iMovie Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: pricing a S/H P29 G3 iBook
I tell you I'd not feel comfortable biding sight unseen on something sold by some one with that level of user knowledge. Also the "resale value 6 months ago" of $1500 was for run out stock of the 800 & 900 Mhz G3 iBooks I know because with educational pricing they were $1100 and i thought about getting one with my tax return. Well, you did ask for 2c worth of advice, which is what I gave :) Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: pricing a S/H P29 G3 iBook
I have a couple of work colleagues who each have identically specked original 2001 snow 12.1" G3 iBook (code name "P29") 500Mhz, 128 MB, 10GB, CD-ROM (no burner) original purchase academic staff price would have been about $2000ish. One of them wants $700 for it - which is, in my mind is more than just a bit too much for a 4 year old laptop that even in its day was entry level. The other owner is undecided about if she want's to sell _right_ now. As I plan to purchase this week I may not be able to acquire it soon enough. The first person has given me e-bay action bid details and to be quite blunt it only shows how thick some people are as some of these bids are for more than the cost of a new G4 iBook. Speaking to some of other mac experts wasn't all that helpful, While I was in X-World the guys in Syndey wer saying $200 up to $250 tops. but a couple of apple guys here I've spoken to here are saying $500 to buy The monetary worth of something is what it costs to replace it. What the market will bear is best reflected on eBay, the authoritative source of all pricing information in our capitalist economic rationalist society :) <http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4606&item=5106639123&rd=1> The one I can see there is $570 with a days left of bidding to go, so $250 would seem a bit unreasonable (to the seller :). It's also possible it might hit $700 in the next day. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Apple Design Awards Winners - Most useful software :)
Hi... Check out the winners of the Apple Design Awards: <http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/ada/2004winners.html> Apparently GraphViz (Winner of Best Mac OS X Open Source Product) is by a Perth local, Glen Low. Well done! Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: wireless networking possible for these three?
>>A thought from anyone knowledgeable... Is it possible to wirelessly network a g3, and two early model 233mhz imacs, all running 9.2? > >Well, it would have been easier until Lucent EOL'd the original Airport cards... You might still be able to purchase them somewhere... Actually, Greg Sharp pointed out that early model 233MHz iMacs don't have airport slots, you need at least a slot-loading iMac. So you'd need some form of wireless access point for each iMac, or a hub connecting both of them and a wireless access point. no antenna on the G3 - one of the old beige boxes... You may be able to find a PCI wireless card carrier (a normal wireless card in a carrier that plugs into a PCI slot) that will work under OS 8.6, but I wouldn't be holding my breath. Otherwise you'd need to hook it up using a wireless access point, which is all starting to get a bit expensive. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: wireless networking possible for these three?
A thought from anyone knowledgeable... Is it possible to wirelessly network a g3, and two early model 233mhz imacs, all running 9.2? Well, it would have been easier until Lucent EOL'd the original Airport cards... You might still be able to purchase them somewhere... You don't say which G3. Some had built in Airport antennas, but would also need a card. As to sharing the printer, can you currently share the printer under 9.2? If not then don't expect it to work wirelessly. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: iChat AV at 35.000 Feet
The only way to fly :-) http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2004/06/ichat_at_35k/ Bart Ah, but some years before that there was a wired AppleTalk network game of Bolo on a plane :) Have fun, Shay (Who's had to pay a taxi driver 'bandwidth charges' for time taken to transfer data whilst in the cab :) -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: kids and computers
Can anyone suggest how we can control our kids computers from our G5 so that we can stop them staying up late and going on line when they should be asleep. I can password protect the machines but I would rather be able to control them from our home office. tom samson These days the general recommendation is that children's computer use be supervised (ie computers should be in the family room, not the kids bedroom). Of course that may not be possible depending on where the machine is and who uses it. You could always try Apple Remote Desktop (new version 2.0 out soon) or VNC which would let you monitor what's on their screen (some people may argue with this due to privacy implications) Failing that, take the ADSL modem, hub, airport or networking cable to bed with you :) Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Missing 'Accounts' preference pane
Hi... In answer to the person who asked about the missing 'Accounts' Preference panel, this might be useful (although it was originally for Mac OS X up to 10.2.8, it still might work) <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25552> Basically, it suggests deleting ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.preferencepanes.cache Have fun, Shay (Live from the WAMUG meeting) -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia TechnomancerChronopolis Quiz Day Opinions for hire [POQ] Sun. March 14, Hyde Park Hotel [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://chronopolis.sf.org.au/>
Re: Worried about the Free Trade Agreement with the US? You Should Be!
Please keep political messages off the WAMUG list, Mike Sadly portions of the FTA directly relate to what you can or can't do legally with your Mac. Although the original poster should probably have highlighted that relevance... Have fun, Shay (WAMUG ListMom) -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Worried about the Free Trade Agreement with the US? You Should Be!
Hello, all WAMUGGERS, this is desperately in need of our full support! Please take a moment & support the blocking if the FTA legislation in the Senate. If we do nothing now we can expect to reap the results in years to come...all bad! People may also want to review the Electronic Freedom Association's submissions to the Senate Committee on the Intellectual Property and Copyright provisions of the FTA <http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/IP/index.html#fta> Want to record shows off HDTV in a couple of years time? TV stations may be able to decide which shows you can or can't tape in the future. Want to copy that book from 50 years ago that's no longer in print? Sorry, it's just gone back into copyright for another 20 years. EFA is opposed to Australia signing or implementing the provisions of Chapter 17 of the FTA. In particular, EFA is concerned that: * consideration of Chapter 17 should be approached from the perspective of promoting innovation and the public domain, rather than protecting existing business models and punishing infringers * the Chapter 17 expansions are likely to impede rather than promote free trade and innovation * there is no justification for extending copyright protection to 70 years * the criminal law has only a limited role in intellectual property law and should not be expanded * the proposed circumvention device bans are overly strict and have more potential to be used as weapons against competition and innovation than for it * the proposed rights management information provisions would unduly extend the power position of copyright holders and impinge upon consumers' rights to deal with legitimately purchased goods * presumptions towards subsistence and ownership of copyright are unnecessary and weight proceedings too far in favour of those claiming rights as opposed to those defending them * the provisions relating to damages would result in unrealistic determinations and increase the power of copyright holders * the take-down notice provisions are unfairly weighted in favour of those making allegations * ISPs should not be force to divulge personal information about customers except after judicial order * the FTA would commit to allowing any and all 'technologies' to be patented, regardless of whether a need for patentability is demonstrated Chapter 17 of the Australia - United States of America Free Trade Agreement contains a range of proposals that would significantly expand intellectual property rights in Australia. These expansions are clearly not in Australia's best interests and must be rejected. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
[job] Japanese speaking Mac Specialist
Hi... On the off chance anyone out there has the necessary skillset and are interested, Apple are looking for someone for to work in Osaka <https://jobs.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Employment.woa/wa/jobDescription?RequisitionID=2103219> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
[job] Mac Artists
From Page 33 of Saturday's West (2004-07-03): Mac Artists - full time and freelance We are seeking Mac Artists with a minimum of 3 years' experience working in a studio environment. Applicants must have an extensive knowledge of key production software as well as a good understanding of print and press production. Forward your resume to Dave Elliott at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have fun, Shay (Don't contact me, I just saw it in the paper.) -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Q: Left handed trackballs for G4 Powerbook advice?
Or would a mouse be better, I thought a trackball although I've never used one would be better because it won't need to move around & I've heard RSI is less likely using them. I see Logitech have put out a Marble Mouse Optical Trackball for PC & Mac are these any good or even available? They're available at OfficeWorks ($49.95 according to their on-line catalogue) so I imagine you can get them elsewhere as well... Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Tandy sells iPods
Hi... Was walking past a Tandy store today and noticing they've got big ads up saying that they now sell iPods. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Ibook Power Adaptors
It may be impossible to get second-hand ones, but Apple still sells ones new that are appropriate for G4 laptops, or you could try PBFixIt, which stocks just about every component for Apple laptops that you can think of http://www.pbfixit.com Gordon You can also get various sorts of adapters (car, plane, etc.) from DevDepot <http://www.devdepot.com/powerbookdepot.html> although you may need to buy a cloverleaf plug from Jaycar in order to use them with an Australian 240V plug. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Apple releases Rendezvous DP for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and Java
Hi... In what IMHO will be a very smart move, Apple have released a developer preview of Rendezvous for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and Java... <http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/06/30/rendezvous/index.php?redirect=1088590583000> <http://developer.apple.com/macosx/rendezvous/> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: [Fwd: Re: Coding resources]
I wish at uni they had decided to teach us in php first... We had to start with Java, and although the language has its merits, it really just slows down the learning process to one giant javac blur... The advantage of PHP is that it is easy to learn, and useful, more useful than you can imagine... I build websites in php all day long... Cheers Paul PHP is not generally applicable outside the domain of web pages though, so it wouldn't be used in a general programming course (Now I think of it, I would never have been taught it when I started because there wasn't a World-wide web, nor a PHP :) But yes, it is very useful! Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Coding resources
Thanks Shay! Looks like I will be giving Python a go, as it seems to be easier to understand for a beginner better than C/Java. Are you able to take advantage of the Mac interface with Python, or does it out put to a Terminal window? There are objective-C bindings for it, but I've yet to play with them. <http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/doc/tutorial.php> <http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net/> If you want to write GUI applications then RealBasic is also a good starting point <http://www.realbasic.com/> it's portable across Mac, Windows and Linux and has a GUI development environment. If you're really into writing Mac applications you may want to delve into Objective C at some stage. Whilst not as widely applicable as C++ you'll probably find it's nicer :) But IMHO Python offers a nice starting point which can get you into control structures, variables, classes etc. Then you can try using other languages and work out what they're missing! Personally I find that evolving one's learning following a path through the historical evolution of languages (computers, literature, standards, whatever) is a good map for a learning path, as you can become familiar with the shortcomings of each system which will make you appreciate the improvements in the new ones, whilst still being able to cope when someone drops you in front of a 1960's style unix commandline prompt :) Not that I'd start with COBOL or APL however! Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: A Uniformity of Computers
"In the interest of improving learning opportunities for students, DET aims to phase out the myriad different computers used in schools, along with individual servers." The report progresses to the statement that "a uniformity of computers and software would ensure fast, efficient in-house support services, better product quality and lower maintenance costs for schools." Please consider Reg I expect this is part of their bureaucratese code for "we're going to use Microsoft". Uniformity that relies on lock-in to a vendor's closed standards when that vendor is going to shaft you for licence fees every year is really not going to lower costs overall. Imagine the Irish government issuing a document calling for the uniformity of potatoes, just before the potato blight lead to the famine. Having a heterogeneous mix means that if some new threat comes along it doesn't wipe out *all* your systems in one hit. Having to continually patch everything to stop viruses from spreading like wildfire isn't going to reduce support costs. <http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/biztech/02/16/microsoft.monoculture.ap/> In my experience, uniformity of systems leads to tunnel vision. Being able to exist in multiple niches allows you some flexibility should some of those niches disappear due to conditions beyond your control. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: faxing in Panther
What does console in utilities via Logs /var/log fax do? On my system clicking the Disclosure Triangle for fax discloses nothing. It's empty. Try also this URL, it seems CUPS keeps a log <http://localhost:631/printers/Internal_Modem?which_jobs=completed> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Anyone able to watch WWDC keynote?
BTW, does anyone here actually know what the Knowledge Navigator was? Hint, had to do with Scully and the Newton (which is why you will never hear Steve mention it ;-) Yes, the concept videos for it are still out there. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Coding resources
Hi All! Anyone know of a good resource to learn how to code? I'd suggest Python. It has excellent tutorials, is cross platform and is already installed on the Mac by default. Go to <http://www.python.org/doc/2.3.4/> and click the Tutorial link. Really, once you've learned to program in one style of language, you should be able to handle any other language from the same class of languages (ie declarative, functional or procedural) with a little more experience, and become proficient once you've experienced all the standard mistakes a couple of times. Good languages will be designed to prevent you from making stupid mistakes, because typically your development time is more important (and expensive) than the computer's execution time. I have been reading up on C at the moment, then hopefully progressing to C++ at some stage (got to have goals!). Books or online are welcome! C++ and C are good in the way that McDonalds hamburgers are good. And if you want to program the Mac you should look towards Objective C anyway. Anton Hilleglass's book is pretty good, or I think there's one published by O'Reilly that's also had good reviews <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321213149/qid=1088560948/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/002-4045188-7910462> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Largest Powerbook HD?
I saw recently (can't remember where) that Toshiba were producing/working on a 100GB notebook drive - don't know if/when it's available though. Cheers Neil They seem to be thin on the ground though. Probably going to laptop manufacturers first... <http://sdd.toshiba.com/main.aspx?Path=/81820007000165981713/8182010e0001659c00> Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
WWDC announcements
From: <http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/06/28/liveupdate/index.php?redirect=1088417795000> In summary, new 20, 23 and 30 inch displays in (brushed?) aluminium. 30 inch requires NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL card. Maya Unlimited coming soon. Tiger * 64bit App support * New file search technology, Spotlight, integrated into Apple's apps. * H.264 video codec, as used in everything from 3G Smartphones to DVD. And now iChat * RSS aggregation in Safari * New "Core Image" graphics lib which makes better use of hardware accellerators for real time effects * Dashboard - Expose for widgets (apparently very similar to Konfabulator :) * Automator - visual scripting language Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Freeze After Wake Up From Sleep
Any ideas about what might be happening would be appreciated. Try shift booting and see if the problem still occurs. There have been various reports of this under Panther, and I've noticed it happening on my machine occasionally. Thanks, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: WWDC 2004 Keynote?
Hi all Does anyone know if WWDC 2004 Keynote will be telecast online. And if so is any one game to show it for the die hard fans in the late or early mornings. ARRRH! Tiger what will you bring us to feed on. Bart If you know anyone who's over there you could ask them to turn iChat AV on :) Assuming they don't turn the wireless off like they've been known to do at MacWorld. Of course that would cause a riot at WWDC, and be ineffective :) Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
iPod busts crime ring
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3833579.stm> They don't just play music :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: File sizes
Incidentally, iPhoto will happily accept these files from the camera and export them as TIFFS. However, only the thumbnail is available within iPhoto so they will not enlarge properly in iPhoto. sorry missed this last point - to ACTUALLY use and take advantage of the RAW format to any extent at all you have to use a program that USES the RAW data and not the appended TIFF - Photoshop can't deal with RAW data in any way and just ignores (but keeps) it as file meta-data (unless Photoshop CS now includes it) such a program would have come on a CD with your camera or there are several other ones that will do the job as well if not better. In the end I selected a camera that doesn't do RAW images so the pre purchase research is all I know about actually using RAW data in post processing There was a recent discussion of image formats in part III of Beyond MegaPixels <http://www.thetechlounge.com/article.php?directory=beyond_megapixels_part_3&page=2> Might be interesting to some. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: iBook G3 Desktop G4 sharing
Edward wrote: ADSL with an ethernet modem Setting up Internet access -- First, make a note of the machine's (that is currently connected to the internet) TCP/IP settings in the Network panel of the System Preferences. Then, assuming none of the machines have Airport, the next step is to connect them physically via ethernet. If your Ethernet ADSL modem doesn't have spare ethernet ports on the back you'll need to obtain an Ethernet hub into which you plug the modem and all the computers you want to network. If not you'll just need to plug them into the back of the modem. You may need to get extra ethernet cables for this. This assumes that your ethernet modem does NAT (Network Address Translation), which lets you share your one IP address that's visible on the internet amongst multiple machines on your LAN (which aren't visible as individual addresses on the internet). Hopefully your modem also does DHCP. In which case you need to set each of the machines up to get its IP address via DHCP. You can set their DNS settings to be the same as those you noted down earlier from your original TCP/IP settings. Then, fire up a web browser on each machine and check that you can access various web pages. Sharing files - Go to the Finder, choose "Mac Help" from the Help menu and search for "Sharing Files", double click "Sharing files on your network" and follow the instructions. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Mac OS 8.6 IMAP client
Hi all, My trusty PB1400 runs 8.6 and I'm looking for an IMAP client that doesn't take six years to load. I played a little with an older version of Eudora - I forget which, but it requires a system key chain to talk to IMAP and I cannot figure out how to do that under 8.6. I'd rather avoid Lookout Express, but if that is all there is... Any suggestions? Mulberry <http://www.cyrusoft.com/mulberry/> Not sure if it'll run under 8.6 though. Or you could get someone to send you an invite for a GMail account :) Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: iBook G3 Desktop G4 sharing
Would someone mind providing step by step instructions, or provide directions to same, of how to connect a iBook G3 and Desktop G4 to share files and Internet connection please? Both using OS 10.3.4 thank you and Best wishes edward What sort of internet connection do you have? Modem? Cable? ADSL? If you have ADSL do you have a USB modem or an ethernet modem? Thanks, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: iPod and Automobile intergration
Any one hear of this? Truly revolutionary, Hands free for iPod sort of. http://www.apple.com/ipod/bmw/ A dock of some description would be nice. Hate to see it in a 4WD off roading! Regards Christian I just want to see Apple list BMW's under 'iPod Accessories' at the Apple store :) Interestingly, Apple looks like they'll be doing it with other car manufacturers, as they're advertising a job position: ReqID: 2118478 - iPod In Car Hardware System Integrator Santa Clara Valley, CA, USA ><https://jobs.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Employment.woa/wa/jobDescription?RequisitionID=2118478> (and they're still looking for a salesperson in Sydney :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: NetGear WG302 ProSafe WAP Info
Your reference to dLink is incorrect. You can configure any of their devices that I am aware of using a web-browser. Their own software runs under Windows only AFAIK, but it is not required at all. Unless you want to do a firmware upgrade and have a version of the firmware that doesn't yet support x-modem firmware upgrades via the console serial port. Then you need a PC. This is probably only relevant if you're buying ancient (ie 2 years old :) secondhand D-Link equipment, otherwise a Mac should be fine. > 3 What are your experiences with extension antennae? NetGear offer 2, one being omnidirectional. DLink have quite a few nice models. Are they cross-compatible? DLink's 5km radius is tempting to ping it out to the rest of town... > <http://www.dlink.com.au/products/wireless/antenna/ant24_1500.htm> If you're after antennae, drop Jamie (a friend of mine) a line, his web site is <http://www.techtopia.com.au/> he's a Mac user and he sells lots of wireless gear/antennae etc. > 5 Is a G4 Dual Processor Xserve running 10.3.4 Server software considered to be a RADIUS server, presumably to enable EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-PEAP security and authentication, which are DET > requirements and which the WG302 supports? There appear to be a few Radius server software packages. Not that I know anything about it other than its existence (haven't installed or used any of these products, just Googled for them :) <http://www.freeradius.org/> <http://www.open.com.au/radiator/> <http://www.macradius.com/> Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: email hijack?
1) I've just started to get spam offering cheap software (& bad spelling) - yes, I know, welcome to the club. The strange thing I noticed today was that the recipient (ie me) was shown as Fred Rivka - I've never used the name Fred Rivka - does that mean that someone with a "Fred Rivka" alias is messing with my mail or is it just as the result of some email virus somewhere cutting and pasting different names and email addresses together? Virus/spammer. I predict you'll start getting german spam next, if you aren't already. 3) Yesterday I decided to add a new sub-folder & when I went to the "New" drop-down menu there were lots of new "options" which had small brown rectangular icons followed by text which seemed to be related to various internet sites I had visited - very strange - and the menu was not working properly. I quit OE and re-launched it and the extra "options" had disappeared & it all seemed to work again. (Strangeness #2 is still happening though) That and #2 are probably because OE is crappy. Or else #2 is because BigPond is crappy :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Accessing monitor geometry
Just one more puzzle - why did it take 5 days for my first reply to get posted on the list? Well, everything on the WAMUG list happens from the goodness of our collective hearts, so sometimes posts don't get a response straight away (or at all) as real life intervenes :) As a voluntary community mailing list, responses aren't guaranteed to be accurate, cause no damage, or even occur at all! Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Accessing monitor geometry
Is that from OS 9 or X? Its possible that X does not recognise ADB fully, only enough for a keyboard and mouse to work. If you haven't tried the geometry in 9, give that a go. It would be interesting to see if it works properly in native OS 9 (not through Classic). Seeya Rod! Monitor geometry certainly works under 9 for a 21" AppleVision display. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
iBook logic board repair program extended
Hi... According to Macintouch <http://www.macintouch.com/> the range of serial numbers covered under Apple's iBook logic board repair program has been extended and now covers the range UV117XX to UV342XX [The previous range was UV220XX to UV342XX. -MacInTouch] More info on the Australian program at <http://www.apple.com.au/support/ibook/faq/> Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Mouses (or Mice) [was: Re: Numeric keypads]
Of all the things Microsoft produces there's really not much debate that they do make a very nice mouse. :) Gordo For those who'd like a nice mouse without having to put money in Microsoft's coffers, OfficeWorks had Logitech optical mice (2 buttons + scrollwheel/button) for $29 last week. Don't know if they're still on sale. Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: slow imac
This is sort of relevant but what does Indexing do to the hardrive? Would anyone gain anything from it? Anyone wanting to search the contents of every document in an indexed folder reasonably quickly would. As to when someone would want to do that? Not sure. Depends on how good/bad your filing/naming system is I guess :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Keychain gone freaky
Hello, WAMUGgers, Suddenly, without warning, keychain access seems to have changed its password. I'm the only one who uses this machine, and I didn't do it! I have always left it at the default password, the same one I use to start the computer. This password no longer works. I looked in Help, and found the following advice and tried it, but it hasn't worked. Reboot. See if the Keychain works. Make a backup of your keychain. Then try opening Keychain Access and then choose Keychain First Aid from the Window menu. You should then be able to verify or repair the keychain. If 10.2.8 doesn't have this option, you can download a Keychain First Aid application from Apple. While you're at it run Disk Utility and DiskWarrior (if you've got it) over your drive to see if there's anything amiss they can detect. Good luck, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Config problem
I inadvertently switched of my Imac (Sys 9.2,1) without shutting down. Now quite a lot of document icons appear plain and do not open when clicked, they have to be opened from within the application. Any suggestion for the solution would be appreciated. Thanks Paul. Sounds like you need to rebuild the Desktop database. Reboot, and hold down the command and option keys just as the last of your extensions load. The Finder should ask if you want to rebuild your desktop. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: ipod reliability (was: 30" monitor laugh)
We had a perfectly good 7220 and a perfectly good 8600 here. We only retired them early last year. The 8600's power supply did die, but given how old it was that was more than reasonable. I wasn't even aware there was a known fault with those models. The 7220's were from the Gil Amelio reign of economic rationalism, and had all the appeal, design and reliability of a cheap PC. Apple never admitted the 8600 problem, despite Stuart Fist's column in The Australian, and numerous queries on the WAMUG list over the years. I'm sure the guys at Computer Trade Centre could tell you all about it, as they're the ones who'd fix it for $80 rather than Apple's $300. > Thinking that there are more problems recently is probably more likely a result of 'now-centredness' Or the fact that I was out of the 'mac world' for quite a while, something I tend to forget as I used the very old macs (Plus, SE/30, LCIII) and use the new ones now. Oh, in that case you probably forgot about the underspecced overheating caps in the Mac Plus that always needed to be replaced with higher spec ones :) Sounded like a shotgun going off when they blew! Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: ipod reliability (was: 30" monitor laugh)
Again, I can agree with that. What gets me, though, is that there's a growing history of systematic design and manufacturing problems. Would you expect the history of problems to decrease as time passes? History, by its very nature will get larger... Or perhaps people would just forget about the 7220, the 1710, the 8600 power supplies in Australia, or any of the other issues from the past? Thinking that there are more problems recently is probably more likely a result of 'now-centredness' Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: ipod reliability (was: 30" monitor laugh)
Is it just me, or has the quality of Apple's lower end gear been getting worse and worse over the last year or two? Our G4s and PowerBook G3 here have been rock solid, and I don't hear much about dying G5s or PowerBooks, but there seems to be constant talk of lower-end products like iBooks, iPods, and eMacs dying. Comments anybody? I'm sure if you trawl through the list archives you can find similar comments from a few years back. There's the usual pressure to be more competitive which involves looking for cheaper ways to do things in order to be able to lower prices and yet keep the same profit margins. Are you surprised that the lower end gear isn't as reliable as the higher priced stuff? As the saying goes, "Cheap, fast, good, pick any two". Even given the same quality level, if you ship more products (and Apple ships a lot of iPods) you're going to wind up with more people with faults. And with more of them on the internet, there's going to be more complaints. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Voodoo Cards
I once put 6 video cards (all nubus) in the first Mac I bought for myself - a screaming $8000 16MHz 1MB RAM Mac II back in the late 80's Once as a junior support officer at WACAE (now ECU) I had to go to UWA's Electronic Enginering School (?) to see a guy who was using, I think, Stairway's "Rev R Dist" to get some help with a problem we were having in our lab. I think you mean Stairways' "Assimilator" early last year in my (now not so) new job we had a clean up and hired a mini skip bin. Of course putting a min skip out at UWA is a red rag to a bull and every Joe Blow with computer to trash tries to slip it in to our bin. Usually I thought it was every Joe Blow turns up and tries to grab stuff out of the bin :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Voodoo Cards
It has taken Windows many years (decades) to even get close to what the Mac has been able to do since 1987. -Mart And they still haven't got it right. I often see Windoze dialogs appear across the middle of the screen on a 2-monitor system. So one half of the dialog is on one monitor and the other half is on the other monitor. Sigh. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: Voodoo Cards
I have a couple of 3DFX Voodoo2 Video cards with Mac ROMS. They are 8Meg VRAM cards suitable for using in a PCI slot to run a second monitor in a G4 or G3 tower. I don't need them so will sell for $40 each. Email me off list. Rob I already have two screens running off the one card on this new G4 as extended landscape, If the above card is added, will I have even more extended landscape? ( 3 screens). chow That's usually how it works on the Mac. 3 screens are great for playing flight simulators on :) Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
iTMS for UK, France, Germany
Apple have launched the iTunes Music Store for the UK, France and Germany <http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/jun/15itunes.html> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/15/itunes_launch/> Only 99 Euros or 0.79p per song :) Hopefully Australia will be next! Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
Re: iPod with Cable to stereo
I currently have an iPod hooked up to my stereo via the dock. I'd like to put the dock near my bed which would require the use of a relatively long cable. Does anyone know how long a cable can be used with 3rd G iPod before audio quality begins to fade? Thanks Ruben A. Franke That depends on the quality of the cable. For long cables you need good shielding to prevent interference (like mains hum), and low impedance (to prevent signal loss). As a rule of thumb, thicker cables are usually better (usually because they've got shielding). Of course, you don't have to spring for big $$$ to buy oxygen free karma-balanced gold optic fibre that the Hi-Fi stores would like to sell you, just don't buy the cheapest cable and expect to get good quality audio/video/data over long distances :) Have fun, Shay -- ======= Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire [POQ] 2005 World Solar Challenge [EMAIL PROTECTED] fnord <http://sungroper.asn.au/>
