French language tuition software
Can anyone recommend OS X French language tuition software suitable for a Year 8 student? Many thanks, Glenn.
17 MacBook Pro ... arrived!
Took delivery of my new 17 MacBook Pro today - every bit as good as expected, the screen is particularly impressive.Applestore kept to its delivery schedule. Glenn.
Yet another bank phish: Commbank
No surprise that there is another email phish, this time aimed at Commonwealth Bank customers (see below). Why is it that there is almost always a clanger to give it away? For example, who is going to be fooled by an email coming from (my *emphasis*) Commonwealth Bank of Australia Management *Stuff* (not Staff perhaps?) I suppose we will have to watch out when the phishing folk figure out basic spelling and grammar. Glenn. __ Commonwealth Bank of Australia Security Message. Dear Commonwealth Bank of Australia member, Due to recent software problems we decided to review our database to prevent security problems. Please take a few minutes out of your time to review your account information, you will not run into any further problems. Update your NetBank Account : link removed Thank You , Commonwealth Bank of Australia Management Stuff Please do not reply to this confirmation email as your response will not be received.
Rap for Yojimbo
Hi, I thought some of you may be interested in my recent experience with Yojimbo. I'm moving off Keychain for storing my passwords, instead I'm using Yojimbo. At a basic level, this is a great little application for passwords. It is easier to get to than Keychain, and has strong encryption. And passwords stay encrypted across the .mac sync (unlike syncing Keychain items across .mac). But beyond passwords, Yojimbo is a really great app for getting organised. For example, you can quickly capture things like online receipts, user registration details, fragments of web pages, useful PDFs, important emails, todo reminders etc and store them in Yojimbo. Confidential documents can be encrypted. Once things are in Yojimbo: - easier to find important things later on (its much easier than trawling your hdd for some reason, even with Spotlight) - you can sync multiple Macs over .mac, and therefore have access to the same info on home business machines - syncing via .mac also means if you Yojimbo a document, its backed up offsite (useful if your hdd crashes) - items are still spotlight searchable - they are easy to get out again - you can export one file or everything If you are a student or academic, its very useful for web based research. Sticky Brain and Moro do similar things, but for me the security in Yojimbo makes it a stand out (wouldn't put passwords in the others). This is subjective, but for me Yojimbo also has the advantage of simplicity, but no lack of depth. You have to get used to the flat storage model (drop things into Yojimbo, and search to fish them out again) - takes getting used to, but simple and effective in practice. Its available for free trial from www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ index.shtml - it costs $US39 (the free 30 day trial is an easy way to try it out). I saw Yojimbo referred to by Guy Kawasaki (http:// blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/04/goodies.html) and reviewed on mac360.com. http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/ first_look_yojimbo_tackles_info_on_your_mac/ I've got no links with them (other than now being a user). This is a program that really grows on you, hope you enjoy. Glenn.
Re: Groups, permissions, sharing
Neil, You need to use Access Control Lists (ACLs) to do what you want. Not difficult, but does require Tiger and the use of Terminal. ACLs override standard file permissions, and give you the ability to assign access permissions by user. John Siracusa explains ACLs vs file permissions very clearly here: http://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/macosx-10.4.ars/8 If you don't want to read it all and are using 10.4.x, you can use Terminal to: 1. Switch on ACLs $ sudo fsaclctl -p / -e 2. Assign user Mary all relevant privileges on the /Shared folder $ sudo chmod -R +a Mary allow read,write,append,delete,list,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,file_ inherit,directory_inherit /Shared Regards, Glenn. On 03/05/2006, at 7:15 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi all - OSX Tiger 10.4.6 - I'm having a bit of a problem getting to grips with setting folder permissions to get the results I want. I have set up a number of user accounts eg € an admin account for setting things up but not used day to day € my main user account € account for the other half to use computer without messing up my stuff! € a separate account for a community group I do stuff with € a genealogy account for our family history stuff I don't have a problem with the general principle that each user has access to his own user folder plus the shared folder. But I want to be able to set up some other folders with selective access eg: 1) More folders like the shared folder that everyone can access and read/write to so that besides the overall shared I can have shared category folders. 2) Folders fully available to some users but not others (as we did in the old days of file sharing where we created groups of users and gave access to the relevant groups.) OSX seems to work on this principle but how do I set up a group comprising, say, 3 users so that I can set folder access to allow any of these three users full access but not the other (say, two) so not just give access to Others. 3) I also seem to remember being able to set folder privileges to allow certain users to be able to read/write files in the folder but not be able to move/rename or delete the actual folder. How does one go about this in OSX. Mac Help does not seem to be too helpful here! I know this seems a bit obscure, but I'm hoping someone out there can help. TIA Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Airport Express
That is amazing ... over a hundred entries on that thread, most reporting a dead airport express! Just added my own 'went dead after xx mths' story - 13 mths for me, but it was replaced by Apple, though just out of warranty. On 19/04/2006, at 11:57 PM, Christian Kotz wrote: Hi All, Are there any ex-Airport Express users in the group? I stumbled across this discussion: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1114974 and had heard if often occurs to the 240v versions of the device. Anyone out there have a testimonial to share? I liked this product but now I'm a little weary. Do you think there could be a recall like the select Powerbook power adapters and Batteries? Regards Christian -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Shipping times for MacBook Pro
Hi all, For a Macbook Pro 2GHz - does anyone have any current info on shipping time for new orders from Apple Store (site says estimated ship within 24 hrs)? Thanks, Glenn.
Re: Internet speed
Has anyone actually seen iiNet ADLS2+ go faster than 4Mb/sec? It peaks at this speed for me, and I've seen it do the same on others, but never faster. The actual speed is usually slower for me than 4Mb/ sec, and of late it appears there are more disruptions. Glenn. On 18/04/2006, at 7:56 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Hi Susan and WAMUGgers On 18 Apr 2006, at 6:50pm, Susan Hastings wrote: If you are on broadband 2+ with iinet you may of course be getting faster speeds at a similar price. That's iiNet's offer but no, not here in Gero. They don't have DSLAM here so we can't get Broadband 2+. I'm paying $59.95 for the iiNet 1500/256+5GB plan, ~$19.95 Telstra line rental and $9.95 for Engin voip phone. The Engin deal has saved us almost as much as the Sipura voicebox cost us, in 3 months of use. I'm predicting about $400 savings on STD calls this year. Regards Reg -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sound notification in Word 2004
Severin, Under Preferences, Sound, Sound Effects, there is a checkbox for 'Play user interface sound effects'. Word has noises for a few events, including Save. Applies to all documents (and also not just Word). Glenn. On 13/04/2006, at 5:41 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: One of the options in Word in Office 2004 is sound notification so that it clangs to confirm a Save for example. This setting seems to be normally off and you can only access the Preferences to turn it on when a document is open and then it only applies to that document. How do I make such a setting the default for all documents? Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web pages http://www.JennyCrisp.com.au http://members.westnet.com.au/Crisp -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sharing iTunes and iPhoto with multiple users
This is a how-to for Terminal-savvy folk interested in having a single iTunes music library and/or a single iPhoto library shared by multiple users (e.g. for a family Mac). When I went looking for a way to set up shared iTunes/iPhoto, a solution wasn't easy to find. There is an OS X shareware app that does it (and manages libraries). But I thought I would share my solution to the problem in case its useful to others - it requires more OS X knowledge up front, but is simpler overall. No doubt there is an easier way still, but for now this is what I have. Hopefully Apple will make this an out-of-the-box option one day. I'm using it with 10.4.6 and have used with 10.4.4 and 10.4.5, but it should work for any version of Tiger, as ACL's were introduced in 10.4 Tiger. Part 1: Overview of the solution To have multiple users share iTunes or iPhoto, you need to move your iTunes or iPhoto Library directory into a shared directory that every user can access. Then you set access control list (ACL) permissions so the users can all act on the shared directory (standard Unix permissions have umask issues). Once this is done, you create a link for each user who needs to access the shared directory. Sounds a bit tricky, but its not really. You will end up with one main directory: /Shared/Music/iTunes (this is the directory where your music collection lives) And then for each user you have a link: /Users/Mary/Music/iTunes -- /Shared/Music/iTunes After that, iTunes and iPhoto work as normal for all users, you won't notice the difference. Note it means anyone can upload photos/music, and anyone can delete.Security note: you will be putting music and photos into directories accessible to all users on your Mac, so if your photos/music need to be kept secure from other users, don't do this. Part 2: Step by step instructions for sharing iTunes Disclaimer: you need to use Terminal and a some shell commands to set this up. While its not really hard or dangerous, this information is presented 'as is', and you should only follow the instructions if you know your way around Terminal and the command line and are happy to sort out any problems that may arise. I can't guarantee it will work for you, and am not offering tech support if it doesn't. Backup first if you are worried. But I've used this approach and it works very well for me. Note: the $ sign is a symbol for commands to be issued in Terminal (ie. to your OS X shell). Your prompt will usually have text before the $ You should be logged in as the Admin user that created the iTunes library you want to share. 1. Make sure you have your iTunes songs backed up (this isn't a particularly risky process, but backing up is such a good idea anyway!). 2. Start Terminal(from Finder, Applications) 3. Turn on ACL commands $ sudo fsaclctl -p / -e (Note: for your first sudo command, you will be prompted for your Administrator password). 4. Check ACL commands are on $ sudo fsaclctl -p / 5. Create a shared directory. I use /Shared in this example, but you could use /Users/Shared or another name. $ mkdir /Shared $ mkdir /Shared/Music 6. Set open permissions on the new directories $ chmod 777 /Shared/Music 7. Move your iTunes library across to /Shared/Music. Change directory, check iTunes is there, and then do the move. Note the files don't actually go anywhere, you are just tell OS X to move pointers to the files from one directory to another, so don't worry if the command seems very fast. $ cd ~/Music (note: the tilde stands for your home directory) $ ls -l(this is where you check that iTunes is in the directory) $ mv iTunes /Shared/Music 8. Create a symbolic link for the iTunes directory (think of this as being like an Alias) $ ln -s /Shared/Music/iTunes iTunes $ ls -l (this is just so you can see what the link is doing - pointing to the other directory) 9. Now set ACL permissions for any other users that need to access the iTunes directory. The example is for a user called Mary, you need to do this for each user (ie repeat the command but replace Mary with each user name). This is quite a long command, check your spelling and make sure you leave spaces where they are needed! $ sudo chmod -R +a Mary allow read,write,append,delete,list,search,add_subdirectory,delete_child,file_ inherit,directory_inherit /Shared/Music/iTunes Note: start iTunes to check .. it should work normally. If iTunes can find the music directory, find it manually and point to your Music directory 10. Your now need to switch into Mary's account, and create a symbolic link for her.So login as Mary. 11. Start Terminal (make sure you are now logged in as Mary) 12. If Mary already has an iTunes directory, move it somewhere safe (you can delete it after checking it for files you need to keep). cd ~/Music ls -l (this is where you check for an iTunes directory
Schools with Macs and Windows
Hello everyone, I am interested in any contacts people may have at schools that are successfully running both Macs and Windows. They need to be able to help alleviate concerns from another school about *potential* technical difficulties in letting a Mac into a school for the first time. The laptop is coming in under an assitive technology programme. If you can assist, please contact me via email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Glenn.
Thanks to Matt for HDD
Thanks for all of the prompt offers of assistance in response to my request for a HDD replacement. In particular thanks to Matt Healey who installed the new internal drive. An efficient and professional job, I dropped it off in the morning, and it was returned to me that afternoon all ship shape. Glenn.
Thanks to Matt for HDD
Thanks for all of the prompt offers of assistance in response to my request for a HDD replacement. In particular thanks to Matt Healey who installed the new internal drive. An efficient and professional job, I dropped it off in the morning, and it was returned to me that afternoon all ship shape. Glenn.
PhoneValet
Has anyone used Parliant PhoneValet? This review from Mac360 is very positive, but its not clear if it works in Australia: http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/ telecom_tip_let_your_mac_answer_your_phone/ Is there any other software that is good for providing small office voice mail / fax services on an iMac G5? Glenn.
Re: re best broadband deal for a mac /pc home network
I've been a big fan of iiNet ... up until recently. They have grown rapidly, and customer service imho has changed significantly. Outages also seem to have increased in frequency. They offer fast ADSL2 plans (in my case achieving up to 4Mb/sec, doesn't get close to the 24Mb/sec theoretical max, but is pretty good compared to the alternatives). Broadband at 512kb/sec compared to 4,000 kb/sec is a different proposition. Maybe if Telstra launch their ADSL2 and let the wholesale ISPs in on the game, we will see some competition, a good thing for all. When ADSL2 plans are offered, I will certainly be weighing up the options. Glenn. On 20/03/2006, at 2:33 PM, Paul Weaver wrote: I changed to Westnet for my broadband service. I am very satisfied. I also let them have my mobile phone billing in exchange for having the Telstra ADSL setup fee waived. We have just authorised them to have our entire phone account instead of Telstra. We estimate we will save about $20 a month with Westnet. With our broadband hookup which took place before Christmas, I used the iConnect modem and phone line filters that Westnet offered. They arrived here by courier almost the next day. They were cheaper than anything I have seen in shops and worked perfectly from the instant they were connected. I have since hooked in a couple of Belkin switches from Harvey Norman to handle traffic from my kid's computers. All these work flawlessly too. When we started with Westnet we had the $30 Lite plus account with a half a gig of full speed downloads per month before it throttled back. This was inadequate for our family's nine terminals. I changed it to the $40 Premium service which provides 10 gb. This has proved to be ample. Occasionally I have had to switch the modem off briefly to allow it to reconnect to the Westnet server. Such interruptions are rare. Maybe once or twice a month. Apparently they are due to events beyond this house - such as server maintenance in the wee small hours. Hope this helps. Paul. -- Dr Paul Weaver Fremantle, Home of the Dockers Western Australia. http://www.livejournal.com/users/fremantlebiz/calendar -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mind mapping software?
Novamind is excellent. Interface slightly odd in places, but what it delivers is excellent. You can trial it before buying. Glenn. On 20/03/2006, at 11:46 AM, gary dorn wrote: Howdy I've started looking for mind mapping software so far I've found : freemind ( free ?) http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page novamind ( $100 US http://www.nova-mind.com/ mymind ( donationware) http://www.sebastian-krauss.de/software/#mymind an architects view http://corfield.org/blog/index.cfm/do/blog.entry/entry/ CFLive__Mind_Mapping are there any more out there anyone got any comments/advice recommendations? -- gary dorn north perth -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: export address records
Versiontracker.com lists several utilities to transfer from vCard directly into Filemaker (just search on vCard) There is also a utility that converts vCard to a csv file http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/26046 Glenn. On 20/03/2006, at 11:53 AM, Chris Burton wrote: HI Muggers Can someone please advise how I can export all my contacts from OSX address book (10.4.5) into a format so that excel can pick them up, probably as a text file. I want to be able to import the contact details into a Filemaker 8 database as I need to streamline my business more. I have checked the wamug messages back to 2003, and also Address help which says that I can only export the vCards. Excel or fmpro doesnt import these. Many thanks for any help regards chris -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Adobe Reader error: -10660
Ronni, This sounds like the answer. Although the update originally just went ahead with the auto updater, after it didn't work properly I trashed the old app. Thanks. Glenn. On 17/03/2006, at 6:23 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 17/03/2006, at 4:45 PM, Spin wrote: After upgrade Adobe Reader to 7.0.7, it now won't open PDF documents. After double clicking any pdf document, I get an error message: The operation could not be completed. An unexpected error occurred (error code -10660). I've deleted and re-installed acrobat, but the same problem presents. Any ideas if this is a problem with the 7.0.7 release, or just with my setup? Running OS X 10.4.5 on an iMac G5 Glenn. Hi Glenn, Did you download 'the Update 7.0.7 ? http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3316 Then Selected the Adobe Reader 7.0.5 in Applications to update? I downloaded and installed with no problems. Error -10660 is a Launch Services error that generally indicates that the preferred application for the document is in the Trash. Had you trashed some prior version of Acrobat Reader before installing 7.0.7 and previously set all PDFs to open in the trashed version of Reader? Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Speakable items - no commands visible
James, I found a thread in the Apple discussions forum that covered this and provided a partial fix. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?forumID=759threadID=150253 The fix is to rectify 'null' entries in Address Book, where a 'null' entry has the Company Name box ticked, but no company name. Fixing these up (by making sure a company name is present) saw the speakable item commands come back (on a G4 Powerbook). I say partial solution however, as on my G5 iMac, there are no speakable items visible either. But the iMac has no files at all in the ~/Library/Speech/Speakable Items directory. No idea why not, this was factory installed with Tiger. You suggestion about the factory master folder was good ... found the files at: ./System/Library/Speech/Recognizers/ AppleSpeakableItems.SpeechRecognizer/Contents/Resources/ SpeakableItems.app/Contents/Resources/GlobalCommandFiles Hope copying these over fixes the G5. Many thanks. Glenn. On 17/03/2006, at 5:14 PM, James Devenish wrote: Hi Glenn, Did you get to the bottom of this? Are there any items in your Speakable Items folder (Home Library Speech Speakable Items (also available via the Speech system preferences). I think those files get copied to your personal folder from the factory master folder which is located elsewhere on your hard drive. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
G4 PowerBook needs replacement HDD
I have a G4 PowerBook (1.33GHz) with a 60Gb internal Matsushita HDD - it is reporting errors, and disk repair suggests replacing it. If you are able to offer to supply/install a replacement HDD, please email me off list. Location: Shenton Park Regards, Glenn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: G4 PowerBook needs replacement HDD
Thanks everyone who responded, I have a few offers to follow up, should get it sorted now. Regards, Glenn. On 17/03/2006, at 10:50 AM, Spin wrote: I have a G4 PowerBook (1.33GHz) with a 60Gb internal Matsushita HDD - it is reporting errors, and disk repair suggests replacing it. If you are able to offer to supply/install a replacement HDD, please email me off list. Location: Shenton Park Regards, Glenn [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Adobe Reader error: -10660
After upgrade Adobe Reader to 7.0.7, it now won't open PDF documents. After double clicking any pdf document, I get an error message: The operation could not be completed. An unexpected error occurred (error code -10660). I've deleted and re-installed acrobat, but the same problem presents. Any ideas if this is a problem with the 7.0.7 release, or just with my setup? Running OS X 10.4.5 on an iMac G5 Glenn.
Speakable items - no commands visible
I switched on Speakable Items yesterday, but after using it for 10 minutes or so it stopped working.The microphone is picking up voice, but there is no recognition/response to anything. The cause of the problem seems to be that the speech commands aren't recognised. *All* of the commands from the Speech Commands window have disappeared - they were there before. (e.g. even basic commands such as 'What day is it' are not there). Have tried using with listening key mode, and listening all the time mode. Any idea what configuration I may have accidentally changed to switch all commands off? Using OS X 10.4.5 on a G4 1.33GHz Powerbook. Glenn.
Re: Apple plans a special event to introduce new products on Tuesday,February 28
I *hope* they announce OS X Tiger for the Intel platform - for real this time. By real, I mean so people can buy their new PC (from Dell etc) with Windows Tiger (dual boot) ... or eventually Tiger only. Or existing PC owners can buy Tiger and install it (as a dual boot option) on their Intel PC.Of course those who appreciate good design will still be able to buy a real Mac with Tiger as well - no reason to stop doing Macs just because Tiger is massively profitable on its own :) Now that is what I would call an announcement! Glenn. On 28/02/2006, at 2:45 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Apple plans a special invitation-only event to introduce new products next week. The event happens on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. The invitation gives away precious little about what Apple has up its sleeve for the event. http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/02/21/event/index.php/? lsrc=mwweek-0227 So, what do we think might be coming? -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Fax: +61 8 9841 6137 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Adding photo as full page watermark?
Sue, Depending on what you need to do, you might look at Yellow Mug Software. They have: EasyBatchUpdate - lets you resize images, convert format, add watermarks, rename - lots of bulk tasks you do for images on web pages etc EasyCrop - lets you crop photos and reduce resolution to fit size requirements. These come nowhere near Photoshop style functionality for image editing. They are just simple utilities designed for simple tasks. But they do these very well. Demos are available for download from yellowmug.com, or your can read reviews by searching at Mac360.com (which is where I came across them). Glenn. On 27/02/2006, at 7:41 PM, Bernard and Sue Oliver wrote: Hi Jon Thanks very much for your kind offer of help. We don't have Photoshop but as result of the various suggestions we may well look at purchasing this. In the meantime, pleased to tell all the urgency has passed courtesy of our daughter who has MS everything and has been able completed the task. It was her poem and pic anyway - we were in fact trying to help her because she's visiting and it raised the issue for our own stuff! Re pixel editing software - apart from Photoshop what others are there please - or is Photoshop the standard? Perhaps we have others and don't know? We only have what came standard with the LCD - Photo Impression. Would appreciate advice from yourself or anyone else reading this! Thanks to everyone who responded to my query - much appreciated - and information stored!!! Sue On 26/02/2006, at 12:21 AM, Jon Davison wrote: Hi Sue If you have Photoshop or other pixel editing software, I can show you how to do this very easily, otherwise if you need it done quickly, email me the pic and text and I will do it for you. Cheers Jon Getting to grips with digital photography Photoshop tuition and location workshops Jon Davison has been a photographer and designer for 25 years. He has produced over 50 books. + 61 8 93806508 0403 235938 www.eyeinthesky.com.au/esp/photoshop.html -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ClamXav Scan Report
Ronni, Not sure about that particular virus, however a tool I use is Little Snitch. It reports on outbound connection requests, the idea being if an application wants to send some data to an external site, you are told about it and get to approve/deny the request. If a trojan did install, collect details and try to send off site, you might have a chance of detecting it with a tool like this and denying the outbound send. Its a pity the default firewall config in OS X doesn't let you set up outbound permissions (I think it can be used this way if you know the ins and outs of firewall configuration). Glenn. On 26/02/2006, at 4:48 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi WAMUGers, I did a scan today using ClamXav 1.0.1 and ... yikes 2 Infected Files. I've never had this happen before. From what I can find out about the HTML.Phishing.Bank-246 it's a Trojan-Spy.HTML.Bankfraud.ht http://www.viruslist.com/en/virusesdescribed?chapter=152540521#spies Sounds very serious. Has someone tried to get my Bank Account Details? I have Trashed the Two Files ! -- Scan started: Sun Feb 26 13:46:28 2006 /Users/ronni/Library/Caches/Safari/ 01/00/3729113369-3986401291.cache: HTML.Phishing.Bank-246 FOUND /Users/ronni/Library/Caches/Safari/ 13/00/2171875289-3523061511.cache: HTML.Phishing.Bank-246 FOUND -- summary -- Known viruses: 45420 Engine version: 0.86.2 Scanned directories: 5170 Scanned files: 25365 Infected files: 2 Data scanned: 19216.02 MB Time: 9070.693 sec (151 m 10 s) -- Thanks for any information as to How Why did has happened on my G4 PowerBook OSX10.4.5. Cheers, Ronni Car'n The Pies -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Best way to backup
Hi everyone, I would like to know what people think would be the best way to go for a backup solution I have two separate Macs (home G4 Powerbook and office iMac G5), both running 10.4.5. I have about 80Gb on each. I am looking at two options: - getting a single 250Gb LaCie hd (about $350), Retrospect sw (is it really $2,000ish to automate backups?) and moving the backup hdd with me - getting two 250Gb drives ($700) and using SuperClone! or similar and keeping the backup hdd at the other site. I already have .mac account, but I don't think the Backup module will achieve what I want. I've also found data transfers to/from my iDisk are very slow, so I'm generally a bit cautious about it. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice on the best way to go? Regards, Glenn.
Faxing with G5 iMac and ADSL
Hi everyone, I am running a G5 iMac with OS X 10.4.4, and would like to use the faxing capabilities of Tiger. I have a Belkin 4 port router with wireless providing ADSL internet connection. Currently I have it connected as follows: Phone Line - splitter - Phone - ADSL router - Lan1 to Ethernet port on iMac I've set up to Receive faxes Printing Fax preferences. But there doesn't appear to be a modem in the G5, and there is no connector for a phone line (just an Ethernet port) Can I use faxing on the G5? If so, how? Thanks for any assistance. Glenn.
Re: changing ISP
It really is the case. iiNet broadband2+ says it is 'up to 24,000kbps'. In practice I've only ever seen it go up to 4,000kbps (with up to 1,000 upload) on my connection, it depends on distance to the exchange and other factors. For $40/mth, its a competitive price and much faster than the 512/128 or 1,500/256 you can get from Telstra. You won't want to go back. Keep in mind to get broadband 2 + at iiNet you will need to get your phone line and local/national calls switched over to iiNet, and pay them $33/mth (instead of paying pretty much the same to Telstra for line rental) plus calls. No real issue there. Telstra are planning to roll out the faster broadband this year, and I understand that this will mean they offer it via wholesalers as well. So later this year you should see competitive broadband2+ plans out there (including from Bigpond). Maybe there will be a lot of special offers around when this happens. Customer service at iiNet has been a problem for me lately, which is surprising - until now they've always been very good on the customer service front. Possibly its just they have a lot of demand for the new services, but you might experience it differently. I've also raised privacy issues with them, and can't say I'm really satisfied with their approach in some areas. But if you do the comparisons, you will see they come up well. Glenn. On 18/01/2006, at 3:01 PM, thefrogs wrote: We are considering changing from Bigpond because now it looks like iinet has Broadband 2 with VOIP phone cheaper than the ordinary Broadband we have with Telstra. Is that really the case? What are the best deals and how can we look at comparisons? tom samson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Apple phish
The Apple ID phish - covered recently in WAMUG - is mentioned in this Register piece: http://www.theregister.com/2006/01/17/apple_phish/ Email fraudsters are targeting Apple fans in a change of tactic from standard phishing attacks. snip... but the latest scam emails, sent out last weekend, target Apple IDs. Armed with an Apple ID and password, fraudsters have access to user's iTunes Music Store account and their AppleStore account, information that might allow them to buy computers, software, peripherals under a false identity. Glenn.
Re: How to copy recently modified files
Thanks Rob, Peder, Cmd F sounded really promising ... until I tried it. There were 2 Word documents in the Documents folder that I knew were created in the last 24 hrs, and they didn't seem to show up at all. Then I found them ... along with several thousand entries in the 'Other' category, along with cache files etc. There are a number of .txt files neatly categorised as 'Documents', but not the 'real' documents I wanted it to find. The search field (magnifying glass) can't filter out the chaff, and no way to focus it on Documents as the base of the search. So Cmd F is not precise enough for what I am after. I think it is back to the find command, this way I can control the search area. Thanks for your assistance. Glenn. On 07/01/2006, at 10:52 PM, Rob Davies wrote: On 07/01/2006, at 9:35 PM, Spin wrote: I would like a way to find all files created/modified in the last 24 or 48 hrs. The reason being I need to find all files worked on in the last 1 day / 2 day period so I can copy them (via memory stick) to another computer. Ideally I would like to do this from the Finder. But I also realise it might be achieved using a shell script and the find command (possibly even zipping them up at the same time?). If someone has done this (or knows how to do it easily), it would be appreciated. Many thanks. Glenn Not sure if this a default install, but on my PB running 10.4.3 I use +f from Desktop and then just select Any Date from the finder window, pick whatever period I need then move on to other sections for search, Servers, Computer, Home, Volume ?, Others.. HTH Cheers! `Rob... -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Re: How to copy recently modified files
Oops, just found out how to add Documents as a Folder using the 'Others' section, works fine. Thanks. On 07/01/2006, at 10:52 PM, Rob Davies wrote: On 07/01/2006, at 9:35 PM, Spin wrote: I would like a way to find all files created/modified in the last 24 or 48 hrs. The reason being I need to find all files worked on in the last 1 day / 2 day period so I can copy them (via memory stick) to another computer. Ideally I would like to do this from the Finder. But I also realise it might be achieved using a shell script and the find command (possibly even zipping them up at the same time?). If someone has done this (or knows how to do it easily), it would be appreciated. Many thanks. Glenn Not sure if this a default install, but on my PB running 10.4.3 I use +f from Desktop and then just select Any Date from the finder window, pick whatever period I need then move on to other sections for search, Servers, Computer, Home, Volume ?, Others.. HTH Cheers! `Rob... -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Virtual PC and Mac - security
Because I need to run one particular Windows app on my G5 iMac (MS Visio), I am now running Virtual PC (v 7.02 with XP Professional 2002 SP 2). Not ideal, but necessary for my business. My question relates to security. I'm pretty confident about Mac security, but with Windows running within it, I'm interested in what security precautions to take. For example, should the Windows firewall be on? Do I need to install the regular Windows OS updates. Note I don't run any Windows email, so consider anti-virus to be unnecessary. I have only had to use Explorer once, to access a trusted site that doesn't support Safari/Firefox - so I also consider anti-spyware to be unnecessary also. Note I'm connected to the Internet via ADSL with a NAT router. So I'll raise the other niggling question - without Virtual PC running, should the Mac firewall be on or not? I've heard conflicting positions on whether the NAT router is adequate protection or not. Any advice appreciated. Regards, Glenn.
Re: Virtual PC and Mac - security
Thanks all for your responses, I've changed XP based on the recommendations (or the ones I could follow anyway) and it seems to run faster. Security wise, I'm a lot more comfortable now. VPC says Shared Networking uses NAT, which would suggest the Windows PC is effectively hidden (as much as the Mac) from external intrusions. Points about AVG and firewalls noted. I'll keep XP auto updates on. I did look carefully at OmniGraffle. It supports Visio 2002 files (not Visio 2003). It also doesn't have equivalent functionality (that I could see anyway) for preparing business process diagrams (Visio has very good cross functional flowchart components). I'll keep tracking OmniGraffle though, looks interesting. By the way, I ran the GRC 'Shields Up' (grc.com), and it shows all ports closed except ftp, telnet and http (this is both from the Mac and from the VPC). Any idea why this is, and if (and how) they can be turned off? Thanks again. Glenn. On 07/01/2006, at 4:44 PM, Craig Ringer wrote: Hi, I admin a bunch of WinXP systems at work, and this answer is made from that experience: Paul wrote: My question relates to security. I'm pretty confident about Mac security, but with Windows running within it, I'm interested in what security precautions to take. For example, should the Windows firewall be on? Unless you need to disable it for some specific reason, yes. More layers of protection rarely hurt. Do I need to install the regular Windows OS updates. You absolutely must keep it up to date. E-mail is not the only exploit vector. For example, the recent WMF security hole could probably attack you through a Visio file with an embedded WMF image. Note I don't run any Windows email, so consider anti-virus to be unnecessary. That's not entirely true, but you'll probably be fine. I'd recommend installing and using AVG from grisoft.com anyway. If you're confident you can avoid getting the system infected, I wouldn't bother letting it remain resident, instead just run scans occasionally. Mostly though it's safer to let it run resident (continuous scanning essentially). I have only had to use Explorer once, to access a trusted site that doesn't support Safari/Firefox - so I also consider anti- spyware to be unnecessary also. You're probably OK there. I wouldn't want to use any persistent/ resident spyware scanner (many of which cause more problems than they solve), but do consider using something like AdAware from lavasoft.de to do scans every few months. Note I'm connected to the Internet via ADSL with a NAT router. So I'll raise the other niggling question - without Virtual PC running, should the Mac firewall be on or not? I've heard conflicting positions on whether the NAT router is adequate protection or not. A NAT router makes it difficult to initiate a connection to your systems from the outside world. The extremely basic firewalls in Mac OS X and Windows XP are intended to do much the same thing. Things that can make it through NAT (e-mail borne nasties, IRC / instant messenger attacks, browser exploits, etc) will most often also make it through the XP and Mac OS X firewalls. That said, unless you specifically need to disable the firewall for some reason, leave it enabled. I personally wouldn't let windows near the net without AVG anti- virus and ZoneAlarm firewall. I agree with regards to AVG, though if you're a careful and informed user you can usually get away without running it in resident mode. I think ZoneAlarm is unncessary for most users with XP SP2, and it can cause more problems than it solves. I've had to fix more Windows boxes that broke due to ZoneAlarm (conflicts, bad upgrades, broken uninstalls, etc) than due to viruses. I cant emphasise the iffy security of IE enough. This is especially true right now, where any website can take total control of your computer through an image. That means that (eg) some web forums will permit another poster to put up an image that'll control your computer. Given what you have said, Windows OS updates should only be necessary *if* the normal operation of the OS and programs specifically require it. You can, given enough patience, install just required updates. Noo! Just turn on automatic updates. It's low fuss (though sometimes really annoying about bugging you to reboot), works well, and won't break things. Also it may improve your mileage if you turn off: Active desktop Screen saver Auto shut-down/sleep Messenger service Auto updates I'd recommend leaving automatic updates enabled. Off-line files System recovery By disabling system restore, you turn off the ability to repair your system after a bad program/driver install. This can cost you a lot of time and frustration, since while it's turned off it doesn't collect any of the information needed to do recovery. It does have a
How to copy recently modified files
I would like a way to find all files created/modified in the last 24 or 48 hrs. The reason being I need to find all files worked on in the last 1 day / 2 day period so I can copy them (via memory stick) to another computer. Ideally I would like to do this from the Finder. But I also realise it might be achieved using a shell script and the find command (possibly even zipping them up at the same time?). If someone has done this (or knows how to do it easily), it would be appreciated. Many thanks. Glenn.
Re: Typing Tutors
10 Thumbs works well on OS X http://www.tenthumbstypingtutor.com/ Glenn. On 28/12/2005, at 8:31 PM, Aurora wrote: Hi, Can anyone recommend a good touch typing program for OSX? Smiles Aurora -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro
Running a cinema display in another room
Hi, does anyone know if it is possible to run a 24 or 30 cinema display (as a second monitor) in another room? If so, what cabling is required, and does anyone have ideas on the best way to go about it (home theatre installation? self-install?). I understand you need a Power Mac G5 or a Powerbook 15 to run the 30 cinema screen, but can a Mac Mini or an iMac G5 drive a 24 as a second screen? Thanks, Glenn. Running an iMac G5 with OS X 10.4
No Airport SSID visible for a Windows laptop
I am having a bit of trouble sharing an Airport network with a Windows laptop. The Airport network (called 'Wire', running on a base station 'Apple Network 699bfg' is running fine, and I can connect to it with my PowerBook without any problem (connecting to network 'Wire'). When I try to find the network from the Windows machine, the network shows up but without a name. The network isn't a Closed network. I can't figure out why the name (SSID) isn't shown. Unable to check WAMUG archives, as I'm getting 'Sorry, the server failed to retrieve the requested data'. Here is what I am doing: From the IBM Access Connections application, using the Find Wireless Network function, I get a dialog box 'Finding Wireless Network'. This provides a list of available wireless networks. Headings for the table are: Network Name (SSID), Wireless Mode, MAC Address, Encryption. The entry for the network I am trying to use has a blank Network Name field with a radio button to select it, but shows Wireless Mode 802.11b, a MAC address and Encryption (Enabled). I can select the radio button and return to the configuration screen, but this leaves the network name blank. Trying to connect gives an 'IBM Access Connections - Progress' dialog with a message 'Attempting connection with profile:', but the progress bar stays blank and no connection is made. I have tried the Airport network with WPA Personal security and no security. The Wire network is not a closed network. Versions are: Apple Base Station v5.6, and Airport V4.2 V420.31 I have successfully connected the Windows laptop to another Airport Express network, using WPA security. In that case, the name of the Airport network showed up properly. The Windows computer is running Windows 2000 5.00.2195 SP 4. It is running an Intel Pro/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter Any suggestions appreciated. Glenn.
