Re: iChat screen sharing v Apple Remote Desktop
Thanks Ronni. All of the settings you suggest are in order, and eventually got it to work after rebooting my machine, and having only iChat running. Very slow though, to the point of being unworkable, which I suspect may be a bandwidth / internet speed issue. I wonder whether Apple Remote Desktop is likely to improve performance over iChat Screen Sharing, or whether, if comparing the same functionality, performance such as speed and connectivity is likely to be the same across both applications. If not, I guess the next obvious question would be why buy ARA when you have iChat? Cheers, Steven On 13/01/2009, at 10:43 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 13/01/2009, at 3:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 13/01/2009, at 2:37 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Does anyone know from 1st hand experience whether Apple Remote Desktop has more stable connectivity (between a Mac and a remote user of a Mac) than the screen sharing ability of iChat? I am trying to screen share between two Macs (via the internet, not the same network) and keep getting the message ... Failed to start Screen Sharing because: Screen sharing could not be established But I didn't want to fork out for Apple Remote Desktop unless it was likely to solve the problem. Hi Steven, I've been using Apple Remote Desktop 3 for a number of years to control remote computers. It is a very stable Application once you have it setup and a Remote Admin: User Account on the other client computers. Have you checked Connection Doctor to see if both computers are capable of screen sharing in iChat? I have never used iChat to screen share. A couple of things needed to be able to Screen Share using iChat. 1. In iChat Application Screen Sharing from the Audio Video Menu must be enabled on both computers. 2.Is UPnP Enabled on your Router? 3. In System Preferences Sharing - is Screen Sharing enabled on both computers? Also check your firewall in System Preferences Security. Select Set access for specific services and applications and Add iChat. Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Trying to send file via ftp - can't connect
Hoping for some tips. I'm trying to connect to a domain via ftp in order to upload a file, but not having much luck connecting. The domain is registered with NetRegistry, which has suggested FileZilla for ftp. I don't know a lot about what I'm doing, but here are some things I've tried. I've tried both Cyberduck and FileZilla, both to no avail. I have latest version of each ftp client, and latest version of MacOS. Username and password definitely correct. For router/modem I use a Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway WAG160N, with a Time Capsule hard wired to the router. The error message I get from Cyberduck is Connection failed. The error message I get from FileZilla is: Error: Connection timed out Trace: CFtpControlSocket::ResetOperation(2114) Trace: CControlSocket::ResetOperation(2114) Error: Could not connect to server On FileZilla I found a found it has a firewall configuration wizard. A first run of the wizard gave me the message wrong external IP address. So I went into the web interface for the router, found the IP Address in the Status panel, and put this IP Address into an option within FileZilla's wizard which states Use the following IP Address. Running the Wizard again seemed to indicate success. I then took the IP address for the router, and in FileZilla's Preferences, there is a panel in FTPActive mode which allows me to stipulate an IP address, so I stipulated the IP Address for the router (which I'm unsure about because I note NetRegistry's support pages stipulate Passive mode - still, in the PreferencesFTP panel, I still have Passive checked). Even so, same errors. In the MacOS System PreferencesSecurityFirewall, I have checked Allow all incoming connections. In the router settings, under SecurityFirewall, SPI Firewall Protection is disabled. I reckon it has something to do with this external IP address thing. I've tried hard wiring my Mac to the router, but that didn't make any difference. Is there any other obvious settings to anyone which I should be changing? Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Trying to send file via ftp - can't connect
Please ignore - problem solved - ended up being a combination of not putting ftp. before the domain I had :-( Cheers, Steven On 09/01/2009, at 11:38 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Hoping for some tips. I'm trying to connect to a domain via ftp in order to upload a file, but not having much luck connecting. The domain is registered with NetRegistry, which has suggested FileZilla for ftp. I don't know a lot about what I'm doing, but here are some things I've tried. I've tried both Cyberduck and FileZilla, both to no avail. I have latest version of each ftp client, and latest version of MacOS. Username and password definitely correct. For router/modem I use a Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway WAG160N, with a Time Capsule hard wired to the router. The error message I get from Cyberduck is Connection failed. The error message I get from FileZilla is: Error: Connection timed out Trace: CFtpControlSocket::ResetOperation(2114) Trace: CControlSocket::ResetOperation(2114) Error: Could not connect to server On FileZilla I found a found it has a firewall configuration wizard. A first run of the wizard gave me the message wrong external IP address. So I went into the web interface for the router, found the IP Address in the Status panel, and put this IP Address into an option within FileZilla's wizard which states Use the following IP Address. Running the Wizard again seemed to indicate success. I then took the IP address for the router, and in FileZilla's Preferences, there is a panel in FTPActive mode which allows me to stipulate an IP address, so I stipulated the IP Address for the router (which I'm unsure about because I note NetRegistry's support pages stipulate Passive mode - still, in the PreferencesFTP panel, I still have Passive checked). Even so, same errors. In the MacOS System PreferencesSecurityFirewall, I have checked Allow all incoming connections. In the router settings, under SecurityFirewall, SPI Firewall Protection is disabled. I reckon it has something to do with this external IP address thing. I've tried hard wiring my Mac to the router, but that didn't make any difference. Is there any other obvious settings to anyone which I should be changing? Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Compression error
I'm trying to compress a folder which contains about 1.8GB of data. Using MacOS to compress (10.5.6), the process begins but stops part way through with error being The operation cannot be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for folders.504. I've looked at the Info window of the top level folder, and sharing permissions are set to Read Write. I've also used the Apply to enclosed items function, but besides, I'm the administrator of the Mac on which the folder resides. The folder is set as a Shared folder, and it's unlocked. Anyone know why else this error message might throw up? Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Creative solution required - transfer of folders contents to database
I'm sure there's a solution to this problem, but I don't know what the solution is. Hoping for a creative genius!! Maybe it can't be done. I'm using latest MacOS (10.5.6). I currently have a collection of 147 folders. Each of these folders have been labeled with a person's full name in the following format ... SURNAME First name Middle name (if any). For instance, a person named John Paul Smith would have a corresponding folder labeled ... SMITH John Paul Within each folder, there are a number of files in a range of formats (Word, pdf, txt, eml, jpg, etc). What I need to do is export all of the folder names into a separate database. The database accommodates surname, first name, and middle name, so ideally I'd like to do this automatically though I imagine this could be tricky, ie. taking the name of each folder and automatically dissecting the name into surname and other names. The database is also connected to a storage facility, which is where all the files are to be stored. Importantly, I also need to somehow retain the link between each folder and the files within each folder. For example, if within the folder labeled SMITH John Paul there are two documents Word.doc and Photo.jpg, the transfer process needs to remember that these files have a link to John Paul Smith. Grateful for any ideas. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Why does Archive Utility produce a cpgz file?
Hi Ronni I should clarify firstly that the zip issue is independent of the game. That particular pdf was just a random selection - any old document to use as a test. Incidentally though, I have no trouble accessing and playing that game via Safari (latest browse and OS). That particular pdf is one which I uploaded via the form at this link ... http://www.walkerglobalconsultants.com/contact/ContactUs.shtml Once a file is submitted, it is a sent to mailbox which I have access to. In between submission, and arrival in the mailbox as a zip file, this is what I have been told happens to it, as stated by one of the people behind creating the site ... It's something that I do in the code behind the scenes. It's using the ZIP compression algorithm. I've been able to open them in WinZip with problems. If I open the zip file with Stuffit Expander, no problem. If the file is opened by Archive Utility, I get a cpgz file. So I guess the question remains - why is it that Stuffit Expander and Springy Application decompresses this particular zip file just fine, but causes Archive Utility to create a cpgz file? I'll just use Stuffit Expander for now, but it'd be nice not to have to. Cheers, Steven On 03/01/2009, at 10:44 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Steven, Was this zip file downloaded from a Website or Web Server? If so if you download it using Firefox, does it unzip correctly? I think the problem may be caused by a misconfiguration on the download web server. Or, the person that sent you the zip file has not downloaded it or compressed it correctly? I dropped the Attachments.zip file you sent to me onto Springy Application v1.4.2 it opened a PDF titled Tredz.co.uk.pdf. If you click a link in the pdf you are taken to http://www.tredz.co.uk/game.asp to Tred2 Game which you need Flash Player 8 or later installed to play it. With both Safari Firefox the game is unable to be played even with Flash Player plugin 10.0.12.36 installed. Cheers, Ronni On 02/01/2009, at 2:14 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Hi Ronni Here's a sample file. I've received the following response to a question about what creates this zip file ... It's something that I do in the code behind the scenes. It's using the ZIP compression algorithm. I've be able to open them in WinZip with problems. Cheers, Steve On 31/12/2008, at 12:10 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Steven, yes email one to me as I have a few ideas why this is happening. I'll have a look at it tomorrow sometime. I have to knock off now and prepare for New Year's Eve ;-) Happy New Year all the very best for 2009. Cheers, Ronni On 31/12/2008, at 5:01 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Just seems to be some zip files Ronni. I created one myself using Leopard's Compress option, and then decompressed, and it works fine. If you're particularly interested I could email you a sample, but I'm content just to live it with it for now. Cheers, Steven On 30/12/2008, at 10:22 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 29/12/2008, at 12:36 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: Hoping someone can explain to me why, when I double click on a zip file, Archive Utility creates a cpgz file of equal size? I've looked at Archive Utility's preferences, but there are no obvious settings to tweak. At the moment my workaround is to manually decompress the zip file with Stuffit Expander, but it would be better if Archive Utility would decompress zip files automatically. I realise I can change the system such that Stuffit Expander is the default application to decompress zip files, but is this the only option? It makes sense to me to have MacOS built in functions be the default. Hi Steven, Are you saying that all zip files are having problems or is just some failing to unzip correctly? Maybe the file is corrupt or was made by a pc user with a proprietary zip format that is not compatible? Make your own zip file and see if you can open it correctly. Download another zip file and see if you can open it. Archive Utility supports these formats: bom (.bom) [1] bzip2 (.bz, .bz2) cpgz (cpio gziped) cpio (.cpio) gz (.gzip, .gz) tar (.tar) tgz (tar gziped) tbz, tbz2 (tar bziped) compress (.Z) UUencode ZIP (.zip) – password-protected ZIP archives are not supported Cheers, Ronni Attachments.zip -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Why does Archive Utility produce a cpgz file?
Just seems to be some zip files Ronni. I created one myself using Leopard's Compress option, and then decompressed, and it works fine. If you're particularly interested I could email you a sample, but I'm content just to live it with it for now. Cheers, Steven On 30/12/2008, at 10:22 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 29/12/2008, at 12:36 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: Hoping someone can explain to me why, when I double click on a zip file, Archive Utility creates a cpgz file of equal size? I've looked at Archive Utility's preferences, but there are no obvious settings to tweak. At the moment my workaround is to manually decompress the zip file with Stuffit Expander, but it would be better if Archive Utility would decompress zip files automatically. I realise I can change the system such that Stuffit Expander is the default application to decompress zip files, but is this the only option? It makes sense to me to have MacOS built in functions be the default. Hi Steven, Are you saying that all zip files are having problems or is just some failing to unzip correctly? Maybe the file is corrupt or was made by a pc user with a proprietary zip format that is not compatible? Make your own zip file and see if you can open it correctly. Download another zip file and see if you can open it. Archive Utility supports these formats: bom (.bom) [1] bzip2 (.bz, .bz2) cpgz (cpio gziped) cpio (.cpio) gz (.gzip, .gz) tar (.tar) tgz (tar gziped) tbz, tbz2 (tar bziped) compress (.Z) UUencode ZIP (.zip) – password-protected ZIP archives are not supported Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Intranet based operations manual - software to create?
Hoping for some informed suggestions on the best software application to use for the Mac platform. I want to set up an instruction manual for staff. It needs to be accessible by staff from anywhere, potentially a big number of them, so delivery via the web makes sense. Writing the manual using html would enable me to make use of hyperlinks for user friendly navigation and cross referencing. Does anyone know of any software which makes writing such a manual easy? I've pondered basic web authoring software, but I need something that will do things like automatically number sections and clauses, automatically update cross references, hyperlinks, etc. A layered security feature (to stipulate access levels by user or groups) would be a useful feature. Someone has suggested utilising ProjectForum http://www.projectforum.com . Would this achieve what I want? Any better options? As well as the above need, I have a document which is divided into a number of clauses. I want to create the document with some software which will not only automatically number clauses (obviously a basic Word processor will do this), but will automatically update references or links to other areas or clauses of the document should another clause be inserted or deleted. To clarify by example, let's say I have created a document which contains clauses numbered 1 to 10. Let's say clause 9 makes reference to clause 1. Later, I insert a new clause at the beginning of the document, so that the new clause becomes clause 1, and the old clause 1 becomes clause 2. What I want is that the original reference within clause 9 to clause 1 is automatically updated to become a reference to clause 2. Hope that makes sense. Any tips or thoughts appreciated. Freeware / open source applications ideal, but will buy commercially for better solutions. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Why does Archive Utility produce a cpgz file?
Hoping someone can explain to me why, when I double click on a zip file, Archive Utility creates a cpgz file of equal size? I've looked at Archive Utility's preferences, but there are no obvious settings to tweak. At the moment my workaround is to manually decompress the zip file with Stuffit Expander, but it would be better if Archive Utility would decompress zip files automatically. I realise I can change the system such that Stuffit Expander is the default application to decompress zip files, but is this the only option? It makes sense to me to have MacOS built in functions be the default. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Time Capsule - why multiple and none sparsebundle files?
I have three Macs backing up To Time Capsule at the moment - an MBP, an MB, and iBook. All running latest OS. When I look at the contents of Time Capsule, by clicking on Time Capsule in the Shared section of a Finder window, I see a folder named Data. If I look inside the Data folder, I see three sparsebundle files for my MBP. Why three? I would have thought just one. There is one sparsebundle for the iBook. That makes sense. And there is no sparsebundle file for the MB, although I have checked the MB and according to it, the backups are working fine. Should the MB not have a sparsebundle file also? I checked the name of the MB, just in case that had been named MacBook Pro also - nope, just MacBook. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Time Capsule as a server ?
I currently use my main MBP as server for a MB to access a communal folder. Problem with this is that my MBP needs to be awake whenever the MB needs to access the folder, which is occasionally inconvenient. But ... I also have everything backing up to Time Capsule. I don't know why I haven't pondered this before, but can Time Capsule not be used as a server? If so, how do I go about that? If I did use Time Capsule as a server, I would then need to worry about the backup of the folder parked on Time Capsule. Maybe one the MBP could be set up such that it syncs with that folder? In other words, reverse things so that the folder parked on Time Capsule is automatically backed up to the MBP? Is this all feasible ? Cheers, Steven -- 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]
JBL Creature speakers - anyone have an unused but working right satellite ?
I have a set of JBL Creature speakers, which Apple used to sell through their stores, I don't know about any longer, but my right satellite speaker has died. Anyone happen to have one they no longer use and want to get rid of or sell? Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Can't see Apple TV in iTunes ?
I'm running latest MacOS, and Apple TV has latest software installed. Anyone have any clue as to why I can't see Apple TV under Devices within iTunes ? I can see Apple TV from iTunes as a speaker option for streaming iTunes music, so presumably that tells me the Apple TV is within range and working. I can control and do everything with Apple TV from the usual TV set which Apple TV is hardwired to. But I still can't see Apple TV in iTunes. I've done the usual reboot of hardware, both Mac and Apple TV and router. Firewall is set to allow all incoming connections. Any tips gratefully received. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Can't see Apple TV in iTunes ?
Thanks Ronni. Problem solved! Regards, Steven On 15/11/2008, at 6:52 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Steven, First I would try: Go into iTunes-Preferences and de-select 'Look for Apple TVs' Quit iTunes Restart iTunes Go into iTunes-Preference and select 'Look for Apple TVs' If that doesn't work, have a look at this support document. http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1453?locale=en_AU Cheers, Ronni On 15/11/2008, at 11:42 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: I'm running latest MacOS, and Apple TV has latest software installed. Anyone have any clue as to why I can't see Apple TV under Devices within iTunes ? I can see Apple TV from iTunes as a speaker option for streaming iTunes music, so presumably that tells me the Apple TV is within range and working. I can control and do everything with Apple TV from the usual TV set which Apple TV is hardwired to. But I still can't see Apple TV in iTunes. I've done the usual reboot of hardware, both Mac and Apple TV and router. Firewall is set to allow all incoming connections. Any tips gratefully received. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ?
Unfortunately not Ronni. I've rebooted (holding down the button on front and the button on top), followed by Syncing the MBP and the iPhone via iTunes again, and no luck. Cheers, Steven On 10/11/2008, at 3:13 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Steven, Have you rebooted your iPhone? If you look back to our email correspondence to WAMUG 15th September 2008 Re: Contacts in iPhone lack phone numbers. What the? Sometimes it takes awhile for a sync to show up. Cheers, Ronni On 10/11/2008, at 7:33 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Further on this one, I now see that all my contacts have been wiped from my iPhone :-( Plugging it into iTunes and Syncing doesn't fix it. My contacts are still all there at MobileMe and on MBP, but now just not flowing to iPhone (and for some reason they've all been wiped completely). I've pondered doing a Restore via iTunes, but I don't like the sound of that. I'm afraid it may lock up my unlocked iPhone again. Any other suggestions regarding forcing the iPhone to sync with MobileMe for contacts? Cheers, Steven Begin forwarded message: From: Steven Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 9 November 2008 10:57:02 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ? Just checked Ronni - no, the iBook Address Book addition wasn't appearing in Contacts in the online MobileMe account. I've just gone through all the Reset Sync Data and it does appear to have fixed the problem, so thanks heaps for that suggestion. I should have thought of it myself, because I think I've been down that route before when my iPhone wasn't syncing properly. I forgot about that fix - it's buried so deep within the bowels of System Prefs. Thanks again! Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 12:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Steven, Is the Contact you have made in Address Book on the iBook, reflected in your online MobileMe Account under Contacts? i.e.: Has it synced to MobileMe online cloud-servers? I just had a quick look at Apple discussions and sounds like you are not the only person having sync issues at the moment. Apparently Apple Engineers are aware of the problem and they'll fix it, eventually. Some people have had success Resetting their sync data. NB. If you try this make sure you have a backup first as resetting your sync data deletes all the synchronised data from the other location. You can just replace 'Contacts' in the Reset Sync Data - Replace pop-up menu, if that is the only problem sync you are experiencing. I have not experienced any problems syncing to my devices or my computer, but some people have. http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=957start=0 This is worth a read: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/25/how-to-truly-reset-your-mac-sync-data Cheers, Ronni On 09/11/2008, at 3:59 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Thanks Ronni. This is the problem though - I add the contact on the iBook, do a manual Sync (several times now), but still the new contact does not reflect on the MBP, despite having also forced a manual sync on the MBP also. Just checked the MBP again - still no contact added. That's why I'm thinking there must be something else. Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 2:08 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 09/11/2008, at 4:51 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: I have a MBP and a G4 iBook both running latest OS, and each set up with a MobileMe account (the same one), and each set to sync contacts. If however I add a contact on the iBook, and Sync the iBook, and then sync the MBP as well, I just don't see the added contact in Address Book from the MBP. I've checked and double checked all the settings in the MobileMe system prefs. Contacts is ticked in the Sync panel of each Mac, and everything else looks fine. Any other clues as to what might be the cause? Hi Steven, When you add a Contact in Address Book on the G4 iBook your computer does not send that data immediately to the MobileMe servers. At best, your computer checks in with MobileMe once every 15 minutes (unless you sync it manually)— and in some cases the delay is much longer. You should see the added contact on the MBP eventually, but not straight away. MobileMe does push sync, but it's not push from end to end - yet! Apple has indicated that we should expect push updates from Computers to the cloud at some point in the future, but for the time being, it's only push from the cloud down. 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: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ?
Further on this one, I now see that all my contacts have been wiped from my iPhone :-( Plugging it into iTunes and Syncing doesn't fix it. My contacts are still all there at MobileMe and on MBP, but now just not flowing to iPhone (and for some reason they've all been wiped completely). I've pondered doing a Restore via iTunes, but I don't like the sound of that. I'm afraid it may lock up my unlocked iPhone again. Any other suggestions regarding forcing the iPhone to sync with MobileMe for contacts? Cheers, Steven Begin forwarded message: From: Steven Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 9 November 2008 10:57:02 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ? Just checked Ronni - no, the iBook Address Book addition wasn't appearing in Contacts in the online MobileMe account. I've just gone through all the Reset Sync Data and it does appear to have fixed the problem, so thanks heaps for that suggestion. I should have thought of it myself, because I think I've been down that route before when my iPhone wasn't syncing properly. I forgot about that fix - it's buried so deep within the bowels of System Prefs. Thanks again! Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 12:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Steven, Is the Contact you have made in Address Book on the iBook, reflected in your online MobileMe Account under Contacts? i.e.: Has it synced to MobileMe online cloud-servers? I just had a quick look at Apple discussions and sounds like you are not the only person having sync issues at the moment. Apparently Apple Engineers are aware of the problem and they'll fix it, eventually. Some people have had success Resetting their sync data. NB. If you try this make sure you have a backup first as resetting your sync data deletes all the synchronised data from the other location. You can just replace 'Contacts' in the Reset Sync Data - Replace pop-up menu, if that is the only problem sync you are experiencing. I have not experienced any problems syncing to my devices or my computer, but some people have. http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=957start=0 This is worth a read: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/25/how-to-truly-reset-your-mac-sync-data Cheers, Ronni On 09/11/2008, at 3:59 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Thanks Ronni. This is the problem though - I add the contact on the iBook, do a manual Sync (several times now), but still the new contact does not reflect on the MBP, despite having also forced a manual sync on the MBP also. Just checked the MBP again - still no contact added. That's why I'm thinking there must be something else. Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 2:08 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 09/11/2008, at 4:51 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: I have a MBP and a G4 iBook both running latest OS, and each set up with a MobileMe account (the same one), and each set to sync contacts. If however I add a contact on the iBook, and Sync the iBook, and then sync the MBP as well, I just don't see the added contact in Address Book from the MBP. I've checked and double checked all the settings in the MobileMe system prefs. Contacts is ticked in the Sync panel of each Mac, and everything else looks fine. Any other clues as to what might be the cause? Hi Steven, When you add a Contact in Address Book on the G4 iBook your computer does not send that data immediately to the MobileMe servers. At best, your computer checks in with MobileMe once every 15 minutes (unless you sync it manually)—and in some cases the delay is much longer. You should see the added contact on the MBP eventually, but not straight away. MobileMe does push sync, but it's not push from end to end - yet! Apple has indicated that we should expect push updates from Computers to the cloud at some point in the future, but for the time being, it's only push from the cloud down. 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: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ?
Well, maybe I just gotta learn to be patient. Just picked up my iPhone and there are all my Contacts back in there. Like last time. Should have learned my lesson. Seems that the syncing process completing just isn't completion. The reboot seems to have worked after all. Thanks Ronni. Begin forwarded message: From: Steven Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 10 November 2008 3:39:08 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ? Unfortunately not Ronni. I've rebooted (holding down the button on front and the button on top), followed by Syncing the MBP and the iPhone via iTunes again, and no luck. Cheers, Steven On 10/11/2008, at 3:13 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Steven, Have you rebooted your iPhone? If you look back to our email correspondence to WAMUG 15th September 2008 Re: Contacts in iPhone lack phone numbers. What the? Sometimes it takes awhile for a sync to show up. Cheers, Ronni On 10/11/2008, at 7:33 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Further on this one, I now see that all my contacts have been wiped from my iPhone :-( Plugging it into iTunes and Syncing doesn't fix it. My contacts are still all there at MobileMe and on MBP, but now just not flowing to iPhone (and for some reason they've all been wiped completely). I've pondered doing a Restore via iTunes, but I don't like the sound of that. I'm afraid it may lock up my unlocked iPhone again. Any other suggestions regarding forcing the iPhone to sync with MobileMe for contacts? Cheers, Steven Begin forwarded message: From: Steven Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 9 November 2008 10:57:02 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ? Just checked Ronni - no, the iBook Address Book addition wasn't appearing in Contacts in the online MobileMe account. I've just gone through all the Reset Sync Data and it does appear to have fixed the problem, so thanks heaps for that suggestion. I should have thought of it myself, because I think I've been down that route before when my iPhone wasn't syncing properly. I forgot about that fix - it's buried so deep within the bowels of System Prefs. Thanks again! Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 12:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Steven, Is the Contact you have made in Address Book on the iBook, reflected in your online MobileMe Account under Contacts? i.e.: Has it synced to MobileMe online cloud-servers? I just had a quick look at Apple discussions and sounds like you are not the only person having sync issues at the moment. Apparently Apple Engineers are aware of the problem and they'll fix it, eventually. Some people have had success Resetting their sync data. NB. If you try this make sure you have a backup first as resetting your sync data deletes all the synchronised data from the other location. You can just replace 'Contacts' in the Reset Sync Data - Replace pop-up menu, if that is the only problem sync you are experiencing. I have not experienced any problems syncing to my devices or my computer, but some people have. http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=957start=0 This is worth a read: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/25/how-to-truly-reset-your-mac-sync-data Cheers, Ronni On 09/11/2008, at 3:59 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Thanks Ronni. This is the problem though - I add the contact on the iBook, do a manual Sync (several times now), but still the new contact does not reflect on the MBP, despite having also forced a manual sync on the MBP also. Just checked the MBP again - still no contact added. That's why I'm thinking there must be something else. Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 2:08 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 09/11/2008, at 4:51 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: I have a MBP and a G4 iBook both running latest OS, and each set up with a MobileMe account (the same one), and each set to sync contacts. If however I add a contact on the iBook, and Sync the iBook, and then sync the MBP as well, I just don't see the added contact in Address Book from the MBP. I've checked and double checked all the settings in the MobileMe system prefs. Contacts is ticked in the Sync panel of each Mac, and everything else looks fine. Any other clues as to what might be the cause? Hi Steven, When you add a Contact in Address Book on the G4 iBook your computer does not send that data immediately to the MobileMe servers. At best, your computer checks in with MobileMe once every 15 minutes (unless you sync it manually)— and in some cases the delay is much longer. You should see the added contact on the MBP eventually, but not straight away. MobileMe does push sync, but it's not push from end to end - yet! Apple has indicated that we should expect push updates from Computers to the cloud at some point in the future, but for the time being, it's only push from the cloud down
Re: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ?
Just checked Ronni - no, the iBook Address Book addition wasn't appearing in Contacts in the online MobileMe account. I've just gone through all the Reset Sync Data and it does appear to have fixed the problem, so thanks heaps for that suggestion. I should have thought of it myself, because I think I've been down that route before when my iPhone wasn't syncing properly. I forgot about that fix - it's buried so deep within the bowels of System Prefs. Thanks again! Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 12:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Steven, Is the Contact you have made in Address Book on the iBook, reflected in your online MobileMe Account under Contacts? i.e.: Has it synced to MobileMe online cloud-servers? I just had a quick look at Apple discussions and sounds like you are not the only person having sync issues at the moment. Apparently Apple Engineers are aware of the problem and they'll fix it, eventually. Some people have had success Resetting their sync data. NB. If you try this make sure you have a backup first as resetting your sync data deletes all the synchronised data from the other location. You can just replace 'Contacts' in the Reset Sync Data - Replace pop- up menu, if that is the only problem sync you are experiencing. I have not experienced any problems syncing to my devices or my computer, but some people have. http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=957start=0 This is worth a read: http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/02/25/how-to-truly-reset-your-mac-sync-data Cheers, Ronni On 09/11/2008, at 3:59 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Thanks Ronni. This is the problem though - I add the contact on the iBook, do a manual Sync (several times now), but still the new contact does not reflect on the MBP, despite having also forced a manual sync on the MBP also. Just checked the MBP again - still no contact added. That's why I'm thinking there must be something else. Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 2:08 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 09/11/2008, at 4:51 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: I have a MBP and a G4 iBook both running latest OS, and each set up with a MobileMe account (the same one), and each set to sync contacts. If however I add a contact on the iBook, and Sync the iBook, and then sync the MBP as well, I just don't see the added contact in Address Book from the MBP. I've checked and double checked all the settings in the MobileMe system prefs. Contacts is ticked in the Sync panel of each Mac, and everything else looks fine. Any other clues as to what might be the cause? Hi Steven, When you add a Contact in Address Book on the G4 iBook your computer does not send that data immediately to the MobileMe servers. At best, your computer checks in with MobileMe once every 15 minutes (unless you sync it manually)—and in some cases the delay is much longer. You should see the added contact on the MBP eventually, but not straight away. MobileMe does push sync, but it's not push from end to end - yet! Apple has indicated that we should expect push updates from Computers to the cloud at some point in the future, but for the time being, it's only push from the cloud down. 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]
Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ?
I have a MBP and a G4 iBook both running latest OS, and each set up with a MobileMe account (the same one), and each set to sync contacts. If however I add a contact on the iBook, and Sync the iBook, and then sync the MBP as well, I just don't see the added contact in Address Book from the MBP. I've checked and double checked all the settings in the MobileMe system prefs. Contacts is ticked in the Sync panel of each Mac, and everything else looks fine. Any other clues as to what might be the cause? Cheers, Steven -- 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: Why doesn't Address Book sync on two Macs ?
Thanks Ronni. This is the problem though - I add the contact on the iBook, do a manual Sync (several times now), but still the new contact does not reflect on the MBP, despite having also forced a manual sync on the MBP also. Just checked the MBP again - still no contact added. That's why I'm thinking there must be something else. Cheers, Steven On 09/11/2008, at 2:08 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 09/11/2008, at 4:51 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: I have a MBP and a G4 iBook both running latest OS, and each set up with a MobileMe account (the same one), and each set to sync contacts. If however I add a contact on the iBook, and Sync the iBook, and then sync the MBP as well, I just don't see the added contact in Address Book from the MBP. I've checked and double checked all the settings in the MobileMe system prefs. Contacts is ticked in the Sync panel of each Mac, and everything else looks fine. Any other clues as to what might be the cause? Hi Steven, When you add a Contact in Address Book on the G4 iBook your computer does not send that data immediately to the MobileMe servers. At best, your computer checks in with MobileMe once every 15 minutes (unless you sync it manually)—and in some cases the delay is much longer. You should see the added contact on the MBP eventually, but not straight away. MobileMe does push sync, but it's not push from end to end - yet! Apple has indicated that we should expect push updates from Computers to the cloud at some point in the future, but for the time being, it's only push from the cloud down. 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]
IMAP - why doesn't access to same inbox from 2 separate Macs sync ?
Using latest MacOS and Apple Mail as email client. I've set up a mailbox using IMAP, as I needed a communal inbox, I accessed by more than user. My understanding is that what I see in my local inbox should be a mirror of what's on the host server (which in this case is Netregistry, the route I've chosen to take for now). If I access the same inbox from a separate Mac, my understanding is that I should see exactly the same thing as what I see from the other Mac. However, I am seeing two different inboxes, depending on which Mac I'm looking at. For instance, I have a particular message in one inbox, but I don't see that inbox in the other, despite checking all Mail settings are the same, and despite forcing a Mailbox Synchronize on both Macs. Is there something I'm missing here? Is there a setting somewhere, eg. outside of Mail, which I should also be considering? All tips appreciated. Cheers, Steven -- 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: IMAP - why doesn't access to same inbox from 2 separate Macs sync ?
Forget this one - problem appears to have repaired itself after quitting Mail and restarting. Why I didn't think of doing that earlier I don't know. Sorry to have wasted everyone's time. Cheers, Steven Begin forwarded message: Date: 2 November 2008 12:57:59 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: IMAP - why doesn't access to same inbox from 2 separate Macs sync ? Using latest MacOS and Apple Mail as email client. I've set up a mailbox using IMAP, as I needed a communal inbox, I accessed by more than user. My understanding is that what I see in my local inbox should be a mirror of what's on the host server (which in this case is Netregistry, the route I've chosen to take for now). If I access the same inbox from a separate Mac, my understanding is that I should see exactly the same thing as what I see from the other Mac. However, I am seeing two different inboxes, depending on which Mac I'm looking at. For instance, I have a particular message in one inbox, but I don't see that inbox in the other, despite checking all Mail settings are the same, and despite forcing a Mailbox Synchronize on both Macs. Is there something I'm missing here? Is there a setting somewhere, eg. outside of Mail, which I should also be considering? All tips appreciated. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP
I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS. With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP. From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I click on the MPB icon, the main windows says Connecting But it never connects. After a couple of minutes it says Connection Failed. If I click on the Connect As.. button, it just goes through the Connecting... process again. Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it? Cheers, Steven -- 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: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP
Thanks Daniel. Had a read of those sites. The problem does sound similar to mine, but I couldn't follow the fixes proposed. The solution makes reference to deletion of a URLMount (from old Mac). I do have a URLMount folder on both MBP and MB, but not a URLMount (from old Mac) on either. I did however back up the data on the MB from Time Machine, and then once I got my MBP back from repair, I transferred the user (me) from the MB to the MBP using Target Disk mode. So it must have something to do with the problem it seems. By the way, when I use the Connect As.. function, eventually I get this error message... Connection failed. The server may not exist or is not operational at this time. Check the server name or IP address and your network connection and try again. Both MB and MBP are accessing the network just fine, and as mentioned earlier, the MBP can access the MB. Cheers, Steven On 31/10/2008, at 1:18 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 31/10/08 5:59 PM, Steven Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS. With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP. From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I click on the MPB icon, the main windows says Connecting But it never connects. After a couple of minutes it says Connection Failed. If I click on the Connect As.. button, it just goes through the Connecting... process again. Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it? Cheers, Steven Hi Steven A quick google search using the terms Network Sharing Connection Failed will give you quite a few results. Some of it suggestions if you migrated data from a backup or time machine backup from another computer, then some of the network files can be wrong. Some people corrected by doing an Archive and Install whereas another article http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7032205 which then points to the Apple Support site http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1736 suggestions removing a file and letting it Reset it. Try that and see how you go. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP
James, I think that's it! I was in process of following Daniel's suggestions - Repair Permissions on both machines made no difference. Seeing your message, I checked System Preferences Security Firewall. On the MBP I had this set to Allow only essential services. Changed it to Allow all incoming connections. Problem solved. Thanks fellas. Cheers, Steven On 31/10/2008, at 2:09 PM, James Devenish wrote: Hi Steven, Make sure there isn't a firewall on the MBP that blocks fire sharing. Regards, James. -- 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: File sharing on Macs - MB won't connect to MBP
Thanks Johann. I've checked this out as suggested. On both MB MBP, the Guest Accounts had Allow guests to log into this computer unchecked, and Allow guests to connect to shared folders checked. So I checked Allow guests to log into this computer on both machines. Unfortunately, problem remains, ie. MB won't access MBP. Cheers, Steven On 31/10/2008, at 1:26 PM, Johann Kienbrandt wrote: if you have a guest account, allow it to connect to shared folders, that should do the trick. johann On 31/10/2008, at 17:59 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I have a MacBook Pro (MBP) and a MacBook (MB) both running latest OS. With File Sharing turned on for each machine, the MBP can connect to the MB, but the MB won't connect to the MBP. From the MB, I can see the MBP listed under Shared Devices. If I click on the MPB icon, the main windows says Connecting But it never connects. After a couple of minutes it says Connection Failed. If I click on the Connect As.. button, it just goes through the Connecting... process again. Any suggestions as to what may be the problem, or how to fix it? Cheers, Steven -- 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: Email servers etc - I need some ideas
Hi Steve Casting your mind back to the below discussion, I appreciate your suggestion. I've been having a look at the Google Apps pages, but what I'm unclear about, and hoping you or anyone else might be able to enlighten me, is what will Google's Gmail Premier service do for me which I can't achieve via my existing email host NetRegistry? NetRegistry's email plans are here... http://www.netregistry.com.au/email-solutions/compare-email-plans.php The storage capacity is an obvious difference, but I could get round that with keeping the communal email inbox constantly cleared, or increasing the capacity with NetRegistry (presumably they would do so if I paid them more). What's the benefit in involving yet another party (ie. GMail) in the process? My ignorance shining brightly! :-) Cheers, Steven On 20/10/2008, at 5:33 PM, Steve Woods wrote: On 20/10/2008, at 7:48 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I'm looking for some advice in terms of setting up a corporate email environment on the Mac platform (but catering for users of other platforms who would be potentially anywhere). I'm quite familiar with pop email accounts, understand the concept of IMAP (I think). But I haven't really been involved with email servers and the like, which I think is probably what I need. I'm familiar with having a standalone Mac, and popping email from my email host (NetRegistry). However I'm now using mailboxes which I need to allow communal access to - potentially several people accessing the communal mailboxes in the future. I also need to have a system whereby although I set up an indovidual user's personal email account, the business still retains copies of those emails. I imagine I could use NetRegistry and set up an IMAP account, but then I am reliant on a 3rd party entirely, including for storage of our email. I'm not totally comfortable with that. So does this mean I need to set up an email server of our own, with accompanying back up solutions? If so, can someone give me an idea of the hardware software requirements, rough idea of costs? Or does it sound like I need to engage a networking specialist to solve all of my problems? Are there any networking specialists amongst wamug people? (I trust a Mac user's advice! :-) Cheers, Steven Steven, I'd suggest Google Apps for business. Ticks all the boxes in your list - including using your own domain name, archiving of all corporate messages, and IMAP accounts of up to 25GB per user. Price is hard to beat too! http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/messaging.html -- Steve -- 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: Long shot - anyone using Linksys WAG160N with Time Capsule ?
Neil, I tried the firmware using both Firefox and hardwiring Mac to router, and it worked. So I don't know whether it was Firefox or ethernet that fixed it, but I no longer care :-) Thanks for the ideas. Still no luck extending the network with the Time Capsule though. We shall persist. Cheers, Steven On 27/10/2008, at 5:47 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Stephen, I don't know if it is relevant, but recently when changing some settings on my Billion ADSL2 router, I found that some settings were not being correctly applied - ie I could log onto the router change the settings and all looked fine - but if I went to another settings screen then went back it would be showing the original settings. In my case, the problem was Safari - which looked to be working fine when logged onto the router but had issues with some settings commands (don't ask me - I only found out through a mention on a forum post somewhere!). In my case, using Firefox to change the settings then worked. With the firmware update - do you have access to a PC, or Windows on your Mac, if so you could try running the upgrade from Windows. I don't have any info to suggest that this is the problem - but it wouldn't be the first time that something like this ends up being OSX incompatibility. Again, I would stress that these are just some thoughts - I have no direct experience with this router. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 27/10/08 3:12 AM, Steven Knowles at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If anyone out there is using a Linksys WAG160N ADSL2+ modem, with Time Capsule connected to it wirelessly, I'd love to compare settings 'cos I can't get it to work. Also, if someone does have the Linksys WAG160N and has successfully updated firmware from a Mac, would like to hear from them. I'm trying to update the Linksys firmware from version 1.00.07 to 1.00.09, but it just won't complete the process. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Long shot - anyone using Linksys WAG160N with Time Capsule ?
If anyone out there is using a Linksys WAG160N ADSL2+ modem, with Time Capsule connected to it wirelessly, I'd love to compare settings 'cos I can't get it to work. Also, if someone does have the Linksys WAG160N and has successfully updated firmware from a Mac, would like to hear from them. I'm trying to update the Linksys firmware from version 1.00.07 to 1.00.09, but it just won't complete the process. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Mighty Mouse alternative ?
I think I've reached the end of my tether with the Mighty Mouse scroll wheel problems. I recall seeing recommendations previously about Logitech mouses. Is there a particular model Logitech mouse that closely resembles the Mighty Mouse? Considerations include... * I use latest Mac OSX. * I think I prefer a wired mouse rather than wireless because I can't be bothered replacing batteries * I don't use Buttons 3 (pressing down the scroll ball) or Button 4 (squeezing the sides) at all, so if that functionality is missing from a particular Logitech mouse, I don't mind. Grateful for any recommendations or first-hand experiences. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
How to transfer MacBook user content to MacBook Pro ?
I usually use a MacBook Pro (MBP). However a month or so ago, my logic board blew up, so it had to go in for repair. Not being able to access the content on my MBP would have been a disaster. Fortunately I use Time Capsule / Time Machine, and so I had to go and buy a new MacBook (MB) and restore my system from Time Capsule. Now I have my MBP back. The data is as it was at the point the logic board blew up, ie. outdated. What I want to do is put my system as it is now on my MB (current) on to the MBP. What I don't want to do though is have to reinstall the entire system (MacOSX) on my MBP because I don't have the original install disks for another week, and ideally I need to do this today. What's the safest, cleanest, quickest and best way to do this? I have a firewire cable handy so that I can connect the MB MBP if I need to. The disk on each is about 160Gb but with only 10Gb room left. I thought that should be a way of syncing the MBP with the TIme Capsule (which is currently back up by with MB data), but I'm afraid that what would happen is that the Time Capsule data would be overwritten by the month old MBP data. Grateful for any tips. Cheers, Steven -- 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: How to transfer MacBook user content to MacBook Pro ?
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. For anyone remotely interested, after taking all the comments on board, I ended up getting it done with Migration Assistant. With limited disk space on my MBP, I deleted my own user account (being the old one), which freed up just enough to get everything across except some movie files, so I left those out, and then transferred those across afterwards after cleaning things up. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Email servers etc - I need some ideas
To all who have commented (Steve, Rob, Rob, Matthew) - much appreciated. Have been considering your comments closely. And Google certainly sounds like it might be worth a run. I haven't heard anyone come up with a good reason NOT to use Google yet. Thanks again all. Cheers, Steven On 23/10/2008, at 5:55 AM, Rob Davies wrote: Morning All, Pending on your Corporate Computer Security planning (intranet, internet or extranet) and laws, I find it very hard to go pass Google as Steve suggested. But be very careful in checking these laws based on your business model and corporate responsibilities. Accessibility from anywhere via any device including mobile, cost factor is extraordinary - FREE. Construction cost zero - time very fast for such a network, as is experience level required. Domains are transferrable, meaning email names are in accordance with your corporate identity. Apps (Calendars, notes, etc) available online, very hard to beat as these are accessible from just about anywhere. Suggestions Google passing on your information I find this statement very pessimistic except to say commissions for what recommended. But if one feels it is an issue introduce a Corporate wide GPG key for email very simple to initiate as all mail clients have some form off. To be frank and honest if your corporate information is of such a secure nature then this should already be in place, as others can leach easier than Google can remove from their servers. Google mail has encrypted mail servers meaning all your mail travels both directions via an encrypted secure port. Further information or ideas please feel free to contact me direct. Cheers! `Rob... 20Oct2008, at 9:33 pm, Steve Woods wrote: On 20/10/2008, at 7:48 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I'm looking for some advice in terms of setting up a corporate email environment on the Mac platform (but catering for users of other platforms who would be potentially anywhere). I'm quite familiar with pop email accounts, understand the concept of IMAP (I think). But I haven't really been involved with email servers and the like, which I think is probably what I need. I'm familiar with having a standalone Mac, and popping email from my email host (NetRegistry). However I'm now using mailboxes which I need to allow communal access to - potentially several people accessing the communal mailboxes in the future. I also need to have a system whereby although I set up an indovidual user's personal email account, the business still retains copies of those emails. I imagine I could use NetRegistry and set up an IMAP account, but then I am reliant on a 3rd party entirely, including for storage of our email. I'm not totally comfortable with that. So does this mean I need to set up an email server of our own, with accompanying back up solutions? If so, can someone give me an idea of the hardware software requirements, rough idea of costs? Or does it sound like I need to engage a networking specialist to solve all of my problems? Are there any networking specialists amongst wamug people? (I trust a Mac user's advice! :-) Cheers, Steven Steven, I'd suggest Google Apps for business. Ticks all the boxes in your list - including using your own domain name, archiving of all corporate messages, and IMAP accounts of up to 25GB per user. Price is hard to beat too! http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/business/messaging.html -- Steve -- 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]
Email servers etc - I need some ideas
I'm looking for some advice in terms of setting up a corporate email environment on the Mac platform (but catering for users of other platforms who would be potentially anywhere). I'm quite familiar with pop email accounts, understand the concept of IMAP (I think). But I haven't really been involved with email servers and the like, which I think is probably what I need. I'm familiar with having a standalone Mac, and popping email from my email host (NetRegistry). However I'm now using mailboxes which I need to allow communal access to - potentially several people accessing the communal mailboxes in the future. I also need to have a system whereby although I set up an indovidual user's personal email account, the business still retains copies of those emails. I imagine I could use NetRegistry and set up an IMAP account, but then I am reliant on a 3rd party entirely, including for storage of our email. I'm not totally comfortable with that. So does this mean I need to set up an email server of our own, with accompanying back up solutions? If so, can someone give me an idea of the hardware software requirements, rough idea of costs? Or does it sound like I need to engage a networking specialist to solve all of my problems? Are there any networking specialists amongst wamug people? (I trust a Mac user's advice! :-) Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Communal email inbox ?
Could I please pick the communal brain of wamug and ask people how they would set things up if they wanted to create a communal email inbox, either on a multiple Mac / Windows wireless network, or if necessary involving the internet? I haven't been able to find a way of allowing 3rd parties to access a particular email inbox on my Apple Mail client, so I'll assume that's not possible. Since I have a Time Capsule for backups, I don't suppose there is a way of using Time Capsule as some kind of mail server is there? If necessary I could buy some additional hardware, if that was going to provide a good solution - but I'm afraid the whole concept of severs, despite having a very basic understanding of what they do, is new to me. Ideally I would like multiple users to be able to access a standalone version of Apple Mail and the relevant inbox. In previous environments, I've worked in a Windows Outlook environment, and apart from my own personal email inbox, there has been public folders as well which anyone on the network could access. Does the same kind of concept exist in an Apple Mail environment? Because that would probably work. If so, how do I go about setting it up? I'm guessing I'm trying to move things from a couple of individual Macs in a wireless network environment, to a more corporate environment, with access to public mailboxes from both local machines, but also from the other side of the world (which I presume will involve the internet, or 3rd party servers, or something). I'm obviously confused, but would welcome a few thoughts and ideas thrown at me. There are probably a million solutions, most of them quite simple, but I'm not sure I know where to start. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Communal email inbox ?
Thanks James. I'll follow that clue up with my email hosting service (NetRegistry). Cheers, Steven On 06/10/2008, at 3:42 AM, James Devenish wrote: Hi Steven, As a general rule, communal mailboxes are set up by your e-mail *server*. Provided you are connected to your mail server with IMAP/Exchange/anything-except-POP, and provided that shared folders have configured for your accounts in your IMAP/Exchange server, you can have access to those folders with Apple Mail. I've never initiated shared folder permissions via Apple Mail, but it's certainly something that can be done by a mail server administrator. Regards, James -- 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]
Useless iCal reminder system....
...just cost me over $200 in late fee and interest on my credit card because the iCal reminder just didn't work for some reason. I know, I know ... maybe there was some click here or some click there that hasn't worked, but it's happened before and I'm extra careful to try and get it right. Never had this problem with Entourage. Sad to say, as much as I like Mail and MobileMe syncing, I reckon the iCal To Do function sucks. Cheesed, Steven -- 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]
Accessing a Mail mailbox from another Mac ?
Is there a way of allowing access (ie. view, compose, send, receive etc) to a particular Mailbox within Apple Mail on one's own Mac, to a 3rd party operating from another Mac ? In other words, so that the 3rd party has full access to that Mailbox, but no other mailboxes that have been set up? Incidentally, so glad I made the move from Entourage to Mail after many years using Entourage. Mail is heaps better! Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Skype - can you log in with two accounts at same time yet?
It could be just me but the Skype forums seem a hard nut to crack. So, I'll see if anyone here has had any luck yet with determining whether there is a way to be signed into two Skype accounts at the same time? On a Mac of course. Or, is there a way to change your Skype Name without having to create a new one altogether? I can't see that there's a way for either of these options, but maybe someone's found a way? Cheers, Steven -- 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 iBook - strange screen on startup - Adium problem I think
Have an iBook G4 running 10.5.5. Suddenly an overlay of DOS-style white text on black bakground appeared on the screen, and everything froze. The iBook can be booted up from holding down the power button, but after reaching a certain point it returns to the same state, freezing and requiring holding down of the power button again. I have a screen shot if anyone's interested, poor enough quality not be able to read the text (shot taken with another Mac), but here are some of the things that are stated. I'll just mention a few of the things that might be more relevant, including first and last lines and a bit in the middle which mentions Adium... - System Failure: cpu=0; code=0001 (Corrupt stack) Latest crash info for cpu 0: snip lots of gobbledygook snip BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Adium snip lots of gobbledygook snip panic: We are hanging here - So, it seems to have had something to do with Adium (latest version installed). That may because on my daughter's user account, who was trying to log in when the problem occurred, has Adium set to launch at start up. So, I rebooted, logged in as Administrator. Everything fine. Launched Adium. Everything fine. Suspecting it may be Adium just on my daughter's account, I put Adium in the trash and then logged in as my daughter. Everything fine. Switched back into my account, untrashed Adium, switched back to daughter's account, and then launched Adium. The ugly screen appeared and then froze. Anyone know why might be the cause of that? Should I just reinstall Adium, or trash daughter's preferences or something? What would be the likely fix? I want to avoid trying a variety of things and making the iBook crash the hard way each time. I don't think it's got eons of life left in it as it is. Cheers, Steven -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help! MacBook Pro won't boot!
Thanks for your suggestions Peter. As it turned out, the service centre said that the logic board had died. So in hospital for 3 weeks waiting for parts. I had to rush out and buy a spare baby MacBook. At least the Pro is still under warranty, and fortunately a month or so ago I bought Time Capsule. Cheers, Steven On 18/09/2008, at 4:20 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 18/09/2008, at 6:19 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: Running latest OS. MacBook Pro lid was closed. Sleep light solid (not blinking), then I open lid, no action. I can power down using power button, and Mac shuts off I think as sleep light goes out. Hit power button, and you can hear a little noise from the hard disk as it clicks into gear, but then no start up strum, no action on screen, no nothing. Any tips that I can try? Have removed and put battery back on - no joy. Have a ton of work to get done so must mac booted urgently. Grateful for any tips. Cheers! Steven Sent from my iPhone Are you truly powering down, ie, holding the power button down for at least 10 seconds? Have you tried adjusting the brightness with the F2 key (this little trick has caught me out before)? I presume you are trying all of this with the charger attached. You should also be sure that no other devices are connected to the computer, including such things as Bluetooth mice. How about the Three-Finger Salute (hold down the Control and the Command keys, then press the power button - the computer should reboot). Can you boot into Target Mode (hold down the T key at startup, and you should be rewarded with a Firewire logo on your screen, at which point you can connect to another computer via a Firewire cable and at least see your hard drive). If none of these measures or tests produce results, it's starting to sound like a hardware problem, most likely a hard drive issue. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 -- 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]
Help! MacBook Pro won't boot!
Running latest OS. MacBook Pro lid was closed. Sleep light solid (not blinking), then I open lid, no action. I can power down using power button, and Mac shuts off I think as sleep light goes out. Hit power button, and you can hear a little noise from the hard disk as it clicks into gear, but then no start up strum, no action on screen, no nothing. Any tips that I can try? Have removed and put battery back on - no joy. Have a ton of work to get done so must mac booted urgently. Grateful for any tips. Cheers! Steven Sent from my iPhone -- 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: Wireless network WPA2 problem
Sorry Neil, on closer reading, doesn't seem that you're using WDS anyway. I had an Apple base station in place to extend the reach of my 7404VGP- M's wireless network, as well as an Airport Express. And I recall somewhere along the line learning that if I wanted security in place, it had to be WEP. I'm 99% certain it was in the manual, but I've just checked the manual for your model and it doesn't seem to state that. Anyway, at risk of stating the obvious, I'd make sue you have the latest firmware installed (new version released on 10 July 08). Be sure to connect your Mac to the Billion via ethernet before doing an update. The last time I did mine wirelessly, it stuffed things up, and right now that particular Billion is getting 're-flashed' by Billion under warranty. They blamed it on me doing the upgrade wirelessly (which is always the way I'd done it with no prior problems). The online support offered by Billion is not too bad either in case you haven't tried it. They're quite quick with a response. Cheers, Steven On 11/09/2008, at 10:39 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: Hi Neil I have endless hours of experience using a 7404VGP-M under similar circumstances. Currently I am not using the Billion, and I don't have it with me, but if you check the Billion instruction manual I think from memory you will need to compromise with security and use WEP. It's a limitation of the Billion. I'll read your email in a little more detail when I get chance, but hopefully that's a clue. I was using a WDS, and it may have been that which was incompatible with WPA. Anyway, it does allude to it in the manual. Cheers, Steven On 11/09/2008, at 9:16 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi all, Anyone using a Billion 7402VGP (or similar?) and connecting with WPA2 security? My problem: I've been using the above ADSL2 modem/router/VOIP for quite a while now without using the wireless (since the computer is right next to the router, I just used ethernet) - all has been well (only ADSL here in Albany, still waiting on ADSL2) with internet, networking and VOIP. Recently I decided it would be good to try the wireless: 1) to stream iTunes to the stereo via an Airport Express (bought with the iMac in November but not tried until now) 2) to let me wander around with the laptop (bought in May for overseas trip) Here's where I'm at: My first try at setting up the billion met with mixed success: - Turned on the wireless feature and could connect up and browse the net OK - but default was unsecured - not a state I was happy with. - Turned on WPA2 (I thought) and connected up again - but was not asked for a password and the network showed up without the secured padlock - Rechecked the router config via browser and sure enough security was disabled - turning it on and applying did not seem to take. I turned off the wireless till I had time to research. I had no problems with the airport express - other than complaining that it wasn't connected to the internet (wireless not working on Billion, no spare ethernet to connect to it) I set up a network OK, I have successfully streamed the iTunes and printed to the attached printer and connected to the Express wireless network from a second computer. I won't go into all the interminable forums I checked out - but I finally got WPA2 security turned on for the Billion - It turns out Safari doesn't talk well to the Billion - just for wireless security, it seems, I had had no problem setting everything else up! Anyway after much resetting of the router, saving of configuration files (checking them with BBEdit to check what had changed) changing parameters incrementally and using Firefox to apply the WPA2 settings - it all seeemed to have worked - after a restart the setting have all stuck and when I turn on Airport, the network is scanned and shows up as a secure (padlocked) network. I just can't connect to it!! When I try, I get a message connection timeout - it obviously is talking to the Billion because if I use the wrong password it tells me Invalid password so when I use the correct password, it is accepting that - but then some process is timing out before I get properly connected. I have tried this from both the 24 Intel iMac and the 20 G5 iMac and the behaviour is the same in both cases. And, remember, I had no problem connecting before I turned on the security - so there is no basic incompatibility with the wireless on the Billion. However, I am obviously not happy to just turn off the security! (I had thought prematurely that I had wireless working when I selected WLAN in the airport list - till I realised I hadn't actually switched mine on - it was just an unsecured network in the area! - if I figure out who, I'll alert them!). So... any ideas... anybody... TIA Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL
iBook G4 track pad problems
I have a G4 iBook which is a little long in the tooth these days. Running latest version of Leopard. The track pad has developed a problem in that sometimes the cursor moves as normal, and sometimes the cursor just stays in one spot. Using a mouse gets round the problem, but it's not always practical to use a mouse. Does the track pad just wear out after a while? Any suggested fixes? Cheers, Steven -- 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]
iTunes 8 available
Check software update -- 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: iTunes 8 available
Oops...and I thought I'd scooped...I see it's old news :-( On 11/09/2008, at 12:04 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: Check software update -- 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: Unlocked iPhone bought in Australia works in UAE
Hmm. In that case I'm not sure. I would guess not since Etisalat have no deal with Apple on iPhones at this stage. I hit the Voicemail icon on my iPhone, and it seemed to dial the most recent number in history. Cheers,Steven On 07/09/2008, at 12:35 PM, Alexander F. Hartner wrote: Hi Steven, Visual voicemail lets you navigate you message visually. Each message can be selected an played without having to dial 100 (or whatever it is) to listen too. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1486 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqnhm8yfTqM It's quite nice, but requires the network operators to host some special apple stuff on their network. Cheers Alex Steven Knowles wrote: Alex, apologies for delayed response. I just found this message, which had slipped through the cracks and was spiraling towards the bottom of my chronological inbox. Voice mail? Same as in Australia. The carrier which I'm with, Etisalat, has a service called Al Mersal, which is just a standard voice mail. Visual voice mail? I'm not sure if I even know what that is other than guessing. Cheers, Steven On 01/09/2008, at 2:32 AM, Alexander Hartner wrote: How is voice mail handled. Is visual voice mail supported ? Regards Alex On 24 Aug 2008, at 07:03, Steven Knowles wrote: I can now confirm that my Australian-bought iPhone, unlocked by Optus, does work in Dubai, both voice and data, with an Etisalat SIM. I did come across a shop in Dubai which is selling an unlocked G3 iPhone - but for about AUD $2,400 ! Cheers, Steven -- 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]
What's a shell box ?
If someone from the Windows world, an IT guy who knows only Windows, asks me to find your shell box and type in... ifconfig or /sbin/ifconfig ...and send me the details. Can anyone translate that to Mac-speak? I have no idea what a shell box might be. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Question for VPN experts
Hoping for a suggestion or two to help me jump over another obstacle in my never-ending saga of accessing a remote server via VPN. Currently using Cisco's VPN Client 4.9.01 (latest) on latest MacOS. It doesn't connect. The log of VPN Client states the following, which is beyond me. I've manually replaced server's IP address with xx.xxx.xxx.xx. -- Cisco Systems VPN Client Version 4.9.01 (0100) Copyright (C) 1998-2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Client Type(s): Mac OS X Running on: Darwin 9.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.4.0: Mon Jun 9 19:30:53 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.5.20~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 Config file directory: /etc/opt/cisco-vpnclient 1 01:01:16.253 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 CM/0x4312 Begin connection process 2 01:01:16.254 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 CM/0x4314 Establish secure connection using Ethernet 3 01:01:16.254 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 CM/0x43100024 Attempt connection with server xx.xxx.xxx.xx 4 01:01:16.254 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 CVPND/0x43400019 Privilege Separation: binding to port: (500). 5 01:01:16.255 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 CVPND/0x43400019 Privilege Separation: binding to port: (4500). 6 01:01:16.255 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/6 IKE/0x433B Attempting to establish a connection with xx.xxx.xxx.xx. 7 01:01:16.350 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x4313 SENDING ISAKMP OAK AG (SA, KE, NON, ID, VID(Xauth), VID(dpd), VID(Frag), VID(Nat-T), VID(Unity)) to xx.xxx.xxx.xx 8 01:01:16.594 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x4378 IPSec driver successfully started 9 01:01:16.595 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x43700014 Deleted all keys 10 01:01:17.969 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/5 IKE/0x432F Received ISAKMP packet: peer = xx.xxx.xxx.xx 11 01:01:17.969 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x4314 RECEIVING ISAKMP OAK AG (SA, VID(Xauth), VID(dpd), VID(Unity), VID(?), KE, ID, NON, HASH) from xx.xxx.xxx.xx 12 01:01:17.969 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/5 IKE/0x4301 Peer supports XAUTH 13 01:01:17.969 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/5 IKE/0x4301 Peer supports DPD 14 01:01:17.969 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/5 IKE/0x4301 Peer is a Cisco-Unity compliant peer 15 01:01:17.969 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/5 IKE/0x4382 Received IOS Vendor ID with unknown capabilities flag 0x0025 16 01:01:18.060 09/05/2008 Sev=Warning/3 IKE/0xC357 The received HASH payload cannot be verified 17 01:01:18.061 09/05/2008 Sev=Warning/2 IKE/0xC37E Hash verification failed... may be configured with invalid group password. 18 01:01:18.061 09/05/2008 Sev=Warning/2 IKE/0xC39B Failed to authenticate peer (Navigator:904) 19 01:01:18.061 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x4313 SENDING ISAKMP OAK INFO (NOTIFY:INVALID_HASH_INFO) to xx.xxx.xxx.xx 20 01:01:18.061 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x4313 SENDING ISAKMP OAK INFO (NOTIFY:AUTH_FAILED) to xx.xxx.xxx.xx 21 01:01:18.061 09/05/2008 Sev=Warning/2 IKE/0xC3A7 Unexpected SW error occurred while processing Aggressive Mode negotiator:(Navigator:2237) 22 01:01:18.061 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x4317 Marking IKE SA for deletion (I_Cookie=DF71A8F51BE1CB6E R_Cookie=E67FEB28B8A699A6) reason = DEL_REASON_IKE_NEG_FAILED 23 01:01:18.594 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x434B Discarding IKE SA negotiation (I_Cookie=DF71A8F51BE1CB6E R_Cookie=E67FEB28B8A699A6) reason = DEL_REASON_IKE_NEG_FAILED 24 01:01:18.594 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 CM/0x43100014 Unable to establish Phase 1 SA with server xx.xxx.xxx.xx because of DEL_REASON_IKE_NEG_FAILED 25 01:01:18.594 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/5 CM/0x43100025 Initializing CVPNDrv 26 01:01:18.595 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 CVPND/0x4340001F Privilege Separation: restoring MTU on primary interface. 27 01:01:18.595 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IKE/0x4301 IKE received signal to terminate VPN connection 28 01:01:19.094 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x43700014 Deleted all keys 29 01:01:19.095 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x43700014 Deleted all keys 30 01:01:19.095 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x43700014 Deleted all keys 31 01:01:19.095 09/05/2008 Sev=Info/4 IPSEC/0x437A IPSec driver successfully stopped At the other end, they have suggested turning off firewall, but I have tried setting MacOS firewall setting to allow all incoming connections, and the above log is what is returned. In the absence of anyone knowing what's causing the problem, would using a different VPN client help? If so, anyone have a suggestion for an alternative VPN client? Cheers, Steven -- 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
Re: Question for VPN experts
Oh, I tried using MacOS built in VPN client. After putting in what I think are correct settings (namely server address, account name, and user authentication password), I click the Connect button, and simply nothing happens. No connection, no error message, nothing. It's as if the Connect button is non functional. I don't know whether I need to enter anything into the Machine Authentication fields, but if I do I don't know what they are. Cheers, Steven On 05/09/2008, at 1:45 AM, Steven wrote: Hoping for a suggestion or two to help me jump over another obstacle in my never-ending saga of accessing a remote server via VPN. Currently using Cisco's VPN Client 4.9.01 (latest) on latest MacOS. It doesn't connect. The log of VPN Client states the following, which is beyond me. I've manually replaced server's IP address with xx.xxx.xxx.xx. snip At the other end, they have suggested turning off firewall, but I have tried setting MacOS firewall setting to allow all incoming connections, and the above log is what is returned. In the absence of anyone knowing what's causing the problem, would using a different VPN client help? If so, anyone have a suggestion for an alternative VPN client? Cheers, Steven -- 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]
F1 F2 brightness control - stopped working on MacBook Pro
I have a 17 Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro running latest OS. Can anyone give me a clue as to what else I can do to get function keys F1 and F2 controlling my screen brightness again? They stopped working a while ago - no idea why. Screen brightness can still be controlled using System Preferences, but when I hit F1 or F2 all I get is an error beep. I've reset the PMU - didn't fix it. Cheers, Steven -- 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: F1 F2 brightness control - stopped working on MacBook Pro
Doh! Thanks guys. That's it. I forgot that I'd changed this for easier access to Spaces (F8). Problem solved. Cheers, Steven On 03/09/2008, at 11:05 AM, Shay Telfer wrote: Steven Knowles wrote: I have a 17 Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro running latest OS. Can anyone give me a clue as to what else I can do to get function keys F1 and F2 controlling my screen brightness again? They stopped working a while ago - no idea why. Screen brightness can still be controlled using System Preferences, but when I hit F1 or F2 all I get is an error beep. I've reset the PMU - didn't fix it. Cheers, Steven Try it while holding down the fn key at the lower left. If that works, then open System Preferences - Keyboard and Mouse and then uncheck the Use all F1, F2 etc. keys as standard function keys option on the Keyboard tab. Have fun, Shay -- 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: Increasing RAM
Michael's question prompted one of my own. I have a G4 iBook still functional, but seems to have slowed somewhat following an update from Tiger to Leopard. It's a 1.33GHz model with 1Gb of RAM. I also have a G4 Powerbook which is pretty much a dead duck now, and not in my opinion worth spending any money on for repairs. So, is it feasible to haul the RAM out of the Powerbook and throw it into the iBook? I haven't got the Powerbook handy now so don't know what RAM is in there. And if I were to do it, is it an easy enough task to take on yourself? Cheers, Steven On 31/08/2008, at 12:05 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: I have a 17 MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo with 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. With my first couple of Macs I upgraded RAM to the maximum available for the particular computer. Is that strategy still desirable with the MacBook Pro? If so, what's it likely to cost? OS 10.5.4 Thank you, Michael Hawkins. -- 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: Accessing 3rd party database via VPN
Thanks to Neil H, Shay and Peter H for your thoughts on my query about accessing Workdesk. I've since found a little more info, after finding a Windows machine on which to launch the software I've been given. The software sent to me is Cisco's VPN Client, which has been sent to me in order to access the server on which I presume a Workdesk application and database is housed. So this VPN Client has nothing to do with WorkDesk itself. It's just a means of accessing the remote server (I think?). So would the MacOS have the functionality of Cisco's VPN Client built into it? What prompts me to ask that question is that I notice within my Mac's Network settings that there is a VPN (L2TP) option, which I currently have set as inactive. Could I use these settings instead of a 3rd party VPN Client? Or, do I need to obtain a Mac version of VPN Client which, according to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2308, does exist. Apart from the Windows version of the VPN Client application, I've been given a server and Workdesk login, and a Username and password. Cheers, Steven On 28/08/2008, at 5:10 AM, Steven wrote: Hoping someone can give me a tip or two please. I need to access a 3rd party database www.workdesk.com.au housed on a remote server, and to do so someone has given me a bunch of files to instal on my machine. They are clearly Windows files, named as follows... data1.cab data1.hdr data2.cab DelayInst.exe ikernel.ex_ installservice.exe InstHelper.dll layout.bin Setup.bmp Setup.exe Setup.ini setup.inx Does this give anyone much of a clue as to what's actually being installed, and should I be able to achieve the same thing on from my Mac (running latest OS) without having to use Bootcamp or any virtual Windows software? Workdesk are a closed shop when it comes to Mac support or answering questions. -- 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: Disappearing attachments
I had this problem recently Chris, ie. someone telling me the attachment wasn't received, when it was clearly included in the sent message. The recipient later confirmed that it was, it's just that it was embedded in the email unlike a normal attachment - something like that anyway. Cheers, Steven On 29/08/2008, at 7:50 AM, Chris Griffiths wrote: My apologies if this has come up before. Sometimes when I send attachments to the dark side they disappear. They just don't receive them. I have marked 'Send Windows-friendly attachments' and also 'Insert attachments at end of message' which are the suggestions (from the mail help) for this problem but I still get clients missing attachments. Any ideas greatly appreciated! Regards Chris Griffiths -- 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]
Accessing 3rd party database via VPN
Hoping someone can give me a tip or two please. I need to access a 3rd party database www.workdesk.com.au housed on a remote server, and to do so someone has given me a bunch of files to instal on my machine. They are clearly Windows files, named as follows... data1.cab data1.hdr data2.cab DelayInst.exe ikernel.ex_ installservice.exe InstHelper.dll layout.bin Setup.bmp Setup.exe Setup.ini setup.inx Does this give anyone much of a clue as to what's actually being installed, and should I be able to achieve the same thing on from my Mac (running latest OS) without having to use Bootcamp or any virtual Windows software? Workdesk are a closed shop when it comes to Mac support or answering questions. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Unlocked iPhone bought in Australia works in UAE
I can now confirm that my Australian-bought iPhone, unlocked by Optus, does work in Dubai, both voice and data, with an Etisalat SIM. I did come across a shop in Dubai which is selling an unlocked G3 iPhone - but for about AUD $2,400 ! Cheers, Steven -- 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: Unlocked iPhone bought in Australia works in UAE
Hi Jane Optus says its standard turnaround time is 10 days, however they escalated mine because there wasn't 10 days between when I bought the phone and when I departed. I bought the iPhone on 11 August, and I had an unlocked iPhone on 19 August, but this involved 2 or 3 follow up calls after promised deadlines weren't met. Now all I need is to have international roaming activated on the Optus SIM card - something Optus seems to be dragging their feet with. Also takes 10 days apparently, must be an easy number to remember, but 10 days has been and gone. Cheers, Steven On 24/08/2008, at 11:52 AM, Jane Griffiths wrote: Hi Steven That's good to hear. How long did it take from requesting the unlock to the phone being unlocked? cheers Jane On 24/08/2008, at 2:03 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I can now confirm that my Australian-bought iPhone, unlocked by Optus, does work in Dubai, both voice and data, with an Etisalat SIM. I did come across a shop in Dubai which is selling an unlocked G3 iPhone - but for about AUD $2,400 ! Cheers, Steven -- 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: Query - sent emails from iPhone
Thanks Peter. I guess that makes sense for IMAP, but I use POP, which in hindsight I should have stipulated. As a user of POP mail on Apple's Mail, can anyone suggest an easy solution for me to have an email sent from my iPhone also appear in my Sent folder in Mail? Cheers, Steven On 20/08/2008, at 4:20 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 20/08/2008, at 5:20 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: If I send an email from my iPhone, a disadvantage seems to be that the message doesn't appear as a sent item within Mail on my Mac. Is there a way to achieve this automatically? You should see all sent items if your email is set up as an IMAP account. Certainly, all mail I have sent from my phone using my .mac address shows up in my Mail account on my iMac. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 -- 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: 12volt Air Auto adaptor - LLpower
I did the same , ie. splurged ona a Magsafe Airline Adapter. So far I've found Cathay Pacific as the only airline on which I've travelled which on some of its aircraft has access to power points in economy. And even then, all I needed was a standard adapter to fit a UK-style powerpoint. The Magsafe has so far proven useless over the two years I've had it. Perhaps its more aligned to the aircraft flying out of the US?! Cheers, Steven On 21/08/2008, at 3:13 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hehe - yeah, I splurged on one of these to go on hols with my new laptop - then found out I needed to be up the pointy end of the plane to have a socket to plug it in - not provided in cattle class! Have fun, Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 21/8/08 6:45 PM, Kyle Kreusch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 6:30 PM, Reg Whitely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Do Apple make an adaptor? No But Apple do make a (Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter) http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB441Z/A?fnode=home/shop_mac/mac_accessorie s/powermco=MTM2NzM Kyle -- 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]
Query - sent emails from iPhone
If I send an email from my iPhone, a disadvantage seems to be that the message doesn't appear as a sent item within Mail on my Mac. Is there a way to achieve this automatically? Cheers, Steven -- 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: Modem Mac Wii
Hi Jo My Billion 7404VGP-M provides internet access to my MacBook Pro, an iBook, Airport Express, and a Wii. I also have a Time Capsule on the network, which provides extended range via a WDS. Though when I leave the range of the Billion, and need to rely on the extended reach of the Time Capsule, for some unknown reason I continue to have problems connecting to the network. I can eventually, but it takes a series of attempts. No idea of the cause of it (I thought I'd nutted it out at some stage but was subsequently proved not to have). Cheers, Steven On 17/08/2008, at 6:28 PM, Jo Brookes wrote: I'm looking for a wireless modem that will work with the mac and the Wii Power PC G5 10.4.11 My daughter wants to play and talk to her friends in America using the Wii I've seen Belkins mentioned on the list before as being ok with macs. The guy at Harvey Norman says he has heard that Belkins are not good for the Wii.. but then added that his Wii works fine with the Belkin router but he doesn't know why. I thought it might be because he has the more expensive model. Is anyone using a Wii and a Mac on the same wireless router , if so, which ones work? jo -- 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]
Query - Stationery - Apple Mail
Using latest version of Apple Mail. I have a jpeg image (company logo) which I want to use as a banner in business emails which I send out. And I have no idea how to create one, but I thought I'd give the Stationery facility in Apple Mail a shot. I'm sure it's more complicated than this, but for the moment I thought I'd try creating a new email, dragging the jpeg onto the email, and then Save as Stationery. Two problems so far... * The jpeg is reasonably good resolution - it's about 668KB in size, and when opened in, say, Preview, clarity is good. After dragging into the body of the new email window, resolution goes downhill dramatically. Why is this? * If I Save as Stationery, and then go to use the Stationery, instead of the logo I get a little blue lego piece with a couple of question marks on the side. Grateful for any guidance. Also happy to email the logo to anyone who loves doing this stuff!! Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Attachments to sent email - Apple Mail - where are they stored ?
As an ex-user of Entourage, I would periodically check my Sent emails and 'remove' attachments. Not delete the email itself, just remove the attachment. This was because when you attached a file to an email message in Entourage, it would basically duplicate the file and store it within the Entourage filing system somewhere. Your Entourage 'Database' file could become extraordinarily large and cumbersone if all attachments were left attached. Now an Apple Mail user, Mail doesn't seem to let you remove attachments from sent emails. I've done a couple of tests but I'm confused (not a difficult thing to do). If I send an attachment via Mail, and then delete the original file, the file remains attached to the sent email. There is a folder LibraryMail Downloads where attachments seem to be stored. I've deleted the attached file from this folder too, but the file still seems to be attached to the sent email. And when I open the file that is attached to the sent email, the attached file seems to be recreated in the Mail Downloads folder. Would someone be able to explain to me how the attachment filing system works with Mail ? Is there any need to remove attachments from sent emails to avoid unnecessary use of disk space? Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Unread messages in Mail
I'm new to Apple Mail, ex Entourage user. Using latest version of Mail app and Leopard. In Entourage, I used the Preview panel for a preliminary look at incoming emails. The choice existed to leave an email with Unread status, despite having previewed it in the preview panel. In Mail, I have the preview panel operational (if that's what it's called?), but I can't seem to figure a way to leave an email as Unread. Each time I click on the email, and the contents of it show in the preview panel, it automatically changes the email to Read status (ie. blue dot disappears and unbolded). I can manually change the status of the email to Unread, but I don't want to have to do this. Is there a way of leaving emails in Unread status, despite having them display in the preview pane? Cheers, Steven -- 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]
POP, IMAP or Exchange ?
In process of migrating to a totally Apple apps / iPhone / Mobile Me set up. Using latest apps and Leopard. I've traditionally used POP for email settings, but I was reading an article on the web which mentioned something like why would anyone use POP these days when there is IMAP?. I don't understand the differences between POP and IMAP (happy to receive an education in layman's terms) but as someone in a big rush to just get this whole thing set up properly, is there a clear cut option in terms of which I should use? Also, does it matter that I will be using this set up also in the UAE? I have an email account on Mail set up as POP at the moment, but maybe that's the reason why I'm not seeing emails on the iPhone despite having gone through the Sync process? As an aside, if I have my iPhone on the 3G Optus network, as well as connected to my home wireless internet account, if, say, surfing the web on the iPhone, is it the Optus network that is accessed, or is it the home internet account? Preference is the latter because I'm not chewing up the limited download capacity I have with Optus mobile contract. I did ask an Optus iPhone rep, who seemed to be in a distant land and largely clueless. Grateful for thoughts and answers. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Unread messages in Mail
Thanks Ronni. I've worked that one out as mentioned (see last sentence of my 2nd last paragraph), but I was wondering if there was any way of leaving the message as Unread if only having seen in the preview pane, ie. without having to manually change it back to Unread. Cheers, Steven On 15/08/2008, at 4:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 15/08/2008, at 3:27 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I'm new to Apple Mail, ex Entourage user. Using latest version of Mail app and Leopard. In Entourage, I used the Preview panel for a preliminary look at incoming emails. The choice existed to leave an email with Unread status, despite having previewed it in the preview panel. In Mail, I have the preview panel operational (if that's what it's called?), but I can't seem to figure a way to leave an email as Unread. Each time I click on the email, and the contents of it show in the preview panel, it automatically changes the email to Read status (ie. blue dot disappears and unbolded). I can manually change the status of the email to Unread, but I don't want to have to do this. Is there a way of leaving emails in Unread status, despite having them display in the preview pane? Hi Steven, Go to 'Message' in Menu bar, scroll down to 'Mark' - 'As Unread'. I prefer to just click 'flag' messages I need to attend to later. 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: POP, IMAP or Exchange ?
Thanks Glen. Getting it slowly (I think). I use a 3rd party email host. If I use IMAP on my Mac, then aren't I putting myself at risk of losing all my email if the 3rd party's server blows up? And what happens if I am offline, how would I then access my inbox to catch up on mail, if I've never downloaded a copy to my local harddisk? Or how could I search through historical email communication on my hard disk if not online to the server? If I'm understanding things correctly, IMAP sounds an attractive option for my iPhone, because I don't really want to use my iPhone as a long term storage device. However if I POP mail to my Mac, and things are set up so that email is immediately deleted from the 3rd party server, then would that mean that I would never see those emails on my iPhone? I don't think my penny has dropped yet :-( Cheers, Steven On 15/08/2008, at 4:38 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: Steven, With POP, your mailbox is on a server, email messages arrive in your mailbox and you download a copy of the message to your mail application (on your Mac or iPhone). You can configure you mail app to delete the server copy of the message, or leave it on the server. With IMAP, you read the message from the server, but never actually download the message to your Mac/iPhone. Your mail app knows how to work with IMAP so it appears the same as when reading POP mail. But once a message is read, it stays read (even if you log on to your email from a separate Mac/mail application). This is better than POP because you only ever have 1 copy of a message, regardless of where you read it from. There is a third (and imho better) way. Just use webmail. That is, access your mailbox via a browser. No mail reading app required. This is the way Google Mail, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail work. And now to confuse everything, Google have Gmail for iPhone, which is an iPhone app that makes your web mail easier to use when you have an iPhone Ajax enabled webmail at work. http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-gmail-for-iphone.html Got all that? Glenn. 2008/8/15 Steven Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In process of migrating to a totally Apple apps / iPhone / Mobile Me set up. Using latest apps and Leopard. I've traditionally used POP for email settings, but I was reading an article on the web which mentioned something like why would anyone use POP these days when there is IMAP?. I don't understand the differences between POP and IMAP (happy to receive an education in layman's terms) but as someone in a big rush to just get this whole thing set up properly, is there a clear cut option in terms of which I should use? Also, does it matter that I will be using this set up also in the UAE? I have an email account on Mail set up as POP at the moment, but maybe that's the reason why I'm not seeing emails on the iPhone despite having gone through the Sync process? As an aside, if I have my iPhone on the 3G Optus network, as well as connected to my home wireless internet account, if, say, surfing the web on the iPhone, is it the Optus network that is accessed, or is it the home internet account? Preference is the latter because I'm not chewing up the limited download capacity I have with Optus mobile contract. I did ask an Optus iPhone rep, who seemed to be in a distant land and largely clueless. Grateful for thoughts and answers. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Can Leopard installed from another Mac ?
Worked a treat Kyle. Thanks! In fact I used your suggestion again to install MS Office on the MacBook (because this MacBook kept spitting out that installation disk as welll), which went well except it looks like I've inadvertently uninstalled MS Office on my MacBook Pro. Doh! Cheers, Steven On 15/08/2008, at 11:32 AM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: How did it go Steven kyle On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Steven Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Bob, thanks Kyle. Bob, I gave the suggestion that you found a go, but it didn't seem to go further than allowing me to launch the pkg file. I'm in the midst of Kyle's suggestion now - so far so good - Leopard seems to be installing. Cheers, Steven On 14/8/08 1:39 PM, Kyle Kreusch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven This used to work 1. Insert the Leopard installed DVD into the MacBook Pro 2. Put the MacBook Pro into target disk Mode 3. Connect it to the MacBook 4. The Leopard install Disk should show up on the desktop Kyle On 14/8/08 1:50 PM, Robert Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 14/08/2008, at 1:39 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: And then there is this if it's any help ...Bob -- 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]
Adding a note to a folder - for easy viewing ?
Anyone know of a solution to this? I want to be able to run my mouse over a folder, or highlight the folder and hit the space bar or similar (as in Quick Look), so that a note attached to that folder springs up or is easily viewable. I know that I can add Spotlight Comments via Get Info, but to access those notes is cumbersome compared to running a mouse over the folder, or a Qiuck Look style action. Plus the Spotlight Comments space is small and if comments exceed the size of the space, it's difficult to read all comments. I thought perhaps there's a 3rd party app out there somewhere, or maybe something within Leopard I haven't discovered. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Two Skype user names
Hi Roger Not sure I follow your answer. What did you do? Cheers, Steven On 14/08/2008, at 10:20 PM, Roger Kortas wrote: Hi Rod I did that and no updates needed for it !! roger On 14/08/2008, at 9:46 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Anyone know whether something exists for a Mac user to be able to log in with two Skype Names simultaneously on the one Mac? There's this http://www.freewebs.com/davidcartnor/softwares.htm, but it's for Windows only. Cheers, Steven -- 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] Roger P Kortas Haiyan Kortas PH: 61 8 08 9381 4046 Mob: 0413 307995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [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: POP, IMAP or Exchange ?
Thanks for another take, Paul. Very clear. There are pros and cons with both obviously, but at least I can make an informed choice now. I've chosen to stick with POP for a couple of the same reasons which Neil Houghton has just mentioned in his post. Not that affects me, but I just wondered for the sake of someone like Neil, if he went the IMAP route, what happens if you change your email host ?! Cheers, Steven On 16/08/2008, at 8:08 AM, Paul Kitchener wrote: Steven Knowles wrote: In process of migrating to a totally Apple apps / iPhone / Mobile Me set up. Using latest apps and Leopard. I've traditionally used POP for email settings, but I was reading an article on the web which mentioned something like why would anyone use POP these days when there is IMAP?. I don't understand the differences between POP and IMAP (happy to receive an education in layman's terms) but as someone in a big rush to just get this whole thing set up properly, is there a clear cut option in terms of which I should use? Also, does it matter that I will be using this set up also in the UAE? I have an email account on Mail set up as POP at the moment, but maybe that's the reason why I'm not seeing emails on the iPhone despite having gone through the Sync process? As an aside, if I have my iPhone on the 3G Optus network, as well as connected to my home wireless internet account, if, say, surfing the web on the iPhone, is it the Optus network that is accessed, or is it the home internet account? Preference is the latter because I'm not chewing up the limited download capacity I have with Optus mobile contract. I did ask an Optus iPhone rep, who seemed to be in a distant land and largely clueless. Grateful for thoughts and answers. Cheers, Steven Hi Steven, I regularly use different Computers/Devices, at home (two macs, first in best dressed) and work. IMAP suits this perfectly and I love it so. To me IMAP is like a cross between Webmail and POP. In essence it is using your email client, Mail.app, Thunderbird etc, to remote control your webmail (your email server in fact). When you view email using IMAP the message(s) *are* downloaded to your machine and you can save it or print it like normal at that point. When you close that email it is effectively no longer on your machine, it was just a copy for viewing etc. You will still have just the *one* original up on the server. If you go to another machine and access email via IMAP your emails will look identical and the read ones will appear as having been read. Backup is another issue, individual emails can be backed up by you but I don't know about email folders. I personally rely on the service itself having a reliable back up regime, any self respecting one will be backed up like crazy, if you are with dunno.wot you may not be so lucky. So if you like the 'portability' of Webmail *and* you like the way email clients work then IMAP is for you. Cheers Paul (simultaneously having and eating his cake) -- 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: Recurring 'to do' in Apple Mail ?
Sounds like a cracker of an idea Eugene. Will run with that I think. Good thinking! Cheers, Steven On 14/8/08 7:26 AM, Eugene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steve, I think you have a different interpretation of the TO DO function. This is simply a list of items of things you need to do. They aren't date specific. If you want to have something that periodically reminds you to do things without appearing on your calendar I suggest you do the following. Create a new calendar (LHS column) and call it TO DO if you wish. If you need this reminder every Tuesday put the first item in Tuesday and ask it to repeat weekly. Set an alarm to this event, wither a sound, sound with message or e- mail which reminds you of the event Hide the calendar so that it isn't visible on your screen This will remind you of the TO DO event every week. Regards, Eugene On 14/08/2008, at 5:35 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: Bob, Erin, Eugene - thanks for the tips. But none of them seem to do the trick. I understand how I can use a repeat option with regards to a Calendar event. That's no problem. However, I'm referring to the To Do Items which appear in a vertical pane to the right of my calendar. Immediately below the Spotlight search field. If I click on one of those items and Get Info, a box comes up with options to change due date etc, but there is no repeat option. If I add a new 'To Do' option, same deal - no repeat option. How do you go about a creating a repetitive To Do Item? Example, let's say I want to check the letter box every day, and I want to remind myself to do that. I don't want it in my Calendar, because I don't want to have to do it at the same time each day - I just want it in my To Do list. But I don't want to have to add the entry every day. I just want to have a To Do item which pops up each day. (BTW, just an example - I don't really want to do that!). Same as the Task function in Entourage allows you to do. Cheers, Steven On 13/8/08 6:59 PM, Eugene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven, iCal allows some quite sophisticated repeat options. When you have enter an item open the Information drawer. (command+i) You will see an option called repeat - click on it. Your initial option is to repeat every day, week, month or year. However if you select custom you can incorporate even more complex options. Your option for repeating each Thursday is actually one of the basic ones but you could get iCal to repeat every third Thursday of the month if you went to the custom option. Regards, Eugene On 13/8/08 6:07 PM, Erin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven Have you figured this out yet? Try double clicking on your to do item in the weekly/monthly view pane thingy. Then click edit. There's a repeat option in there. :) Erin On 13/8/08 6:06 PM, Robert Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steven , Go to the iCal help file and search for : - Adding events to a calendar The description there will tell you how to set up a repeating item basically after the first entry for the event you do an Apple E to edit it and there are options there Bob On 13/08/2008, at 5:54 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: After considering previous comments from the group, and reading a few reviews and opinions online, I've decided to migrate from a long time Entourage user, to the Apple Apps and Mobile Me regime. I've started with iCal and have hit a snag. In Entourage, you could set up task on a repeating basis. So for instance, if there something I needed to each and every Thursday, Entourage could accommodate that. With iCal and the To Do functionality, there doesn't seem to be a recurring option. Am I missing something, or is there another way to achieve this? I thought I'd get iCal all sorted as a first step before bringing contacts and mail across. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Can Leopard installed from another Mac ?
Thanks Bob, thanks Kyle. Bob, I gave the suggestion that you found a go, but it didn't seem to go further than allowing me to launch the pkg file. I'm in the midst of Kyle's suggestion now - so far so good - Leopard seems to be installing. Cheers, Steven On 14/8/08 1:39 PM, Kyle Kreusch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven This used to work 1. Insert the Leopard installed DVD into the MacBook Pro 2. Put the MacBook Pro into target disk Mode 3. Connect it to the MacBook 4. The Leopard install Disk should show up on the desktop Kyle On 14/8/08 1:50 PM, Robert Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 14/08/2008, at 1:39 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: And then there is this if it's any help ...Bob -- 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]
Two Skype user names
Anyone know whether something exists for a Mac user to be able to log in with two Skype Names simultaneously on the one Mac? There's this http://www.freewebs.com/davidcartnor/softwares.htm, but it's for Windows only. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Recurring 'to do' in Apple Mail ?
After considering previous comments from the group, and reading a few reviews and opinions online, I've decided to migrate from a long time Entourage user, to the Apple Apps and Mobile Me regime. I've started with iCal and have hit a snag. In Entourage, you could set up task on a repeating basis. So for instance, if there something I needed to each and every Thursday, Entourage could accommodate that. With iCal and the To Do functionality, there doesn't seem to be a recurring option. Am I missing something, or is there another way to achieve this? I thought I'd get iCal all sorted as a first step before bringing contacts and mail across. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Free roaming smtp server?
Rob, at risk of stating the obvious, if your wife knows which ISP it is, then the web site of the ISP should have details of their outgoing mail server address. Incidentally my brother-in-law and his wife live in Nullagine - Bill Kerrie Edwards. I think there are only about 30 people in the town?! Cheers, Steven On 13/8/08 9:18 PM, Rob Phillips [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My wife is working 2-on, 1-off up North and she is not able to send emails from her camp in Nullagine. She uses the new Eudora based on Thunderbird and can receive mail. Her company is not able to tell her the smtp server details of their ISP. Is there some other way that she can send emails using smtp? Like a free remote smtp service? I don't think she is able to use postfix in OSX, and it isn't secure anyway. Any suggestions welcomed. 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]
Re: Recurring 'to do' in Apple Mail ?
Bob, Erin, Eugene - thanks for the tips. But none of them seem to do the trick. I understand how I can use a repeat option with regards to a Calendar event. That's no problem. However, I'm referring to the To Do Items which appear in a vertical pane to the right of my calendar. Immediately below the Spotlight search field. If I click on one of those items and Get Info, a box comes up with options to change due date etc, but there is no repeat option. If I add a new 'To Do' option, same deal - no repeat option. How do you go about a creating a repetitive To Do Item? Example, let's say I want to check the letter box every day, and I want to remind myself to do that. I don't want it in my Calendar, because I don't want to have to do it at the same time each day - I just want it in my To Do list. But I don't want to have to add the entry every day. I just want to have a To Do item which pops up each day. (BTW, just an example - I don't really want to do that!). Same as the Task function in Entourage allows you to do. Cheers, Steven On 13/8/08 6:59 PM, Eugene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven, iCal allows some quite sophisticated repeat options. When you have enter an item open the Information drawer. (command+i) You will see an option called repeat - click on it. Your initial option is to repeat every day, week, month or year. However if you select custom you can incorporate even more complex options. Your option for repeating each Thursday is actually one of the basic ones but you could get iCal to repeat every third Thursday of the month if you went to the custom option. Regards, Eugene On 13/8/08 6:07 PM, Erin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven Have you figured this out yet? Try double clicking on your to do item in the weekly/monthly view pane thingy. Then click edit. There's a repeat option in there. :) Erin On 13/8/08 6:06 PM, Robert Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Steven , Go to the iCal help file and search for : - Adding events to a calendar The description there will tell you how to set up a repeating item basically after the first entry for the event you do an Apple E to edit it and there are options there Bob On 13/08/2008, at 5:54 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: After considering previous comments from the group, and reading a few reviews and opinions online, I've decided to migrate from a long time Entourage user, to the Apple Apps and Mobile Me regime. I've started with iCal and have hit a snag. In Entourage, you could set up task on a repeating basis. So for instance, if there something I needed to each and every Thursday, Entourage could accommodate that. With iCal and the To Do functionality, there doesn't seem to be a recurring option. Am I missing something, or is there another way to achieve this? I thought I'd get iCal all sorted as a first step before bringing contacts and mail across. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Can Leopard installed from another Mac ?
I have a MacBook on which I want to install Leopard (I have a 5-user family pack), but the DVD drive of the MacBook spits the Leopard install disk out constantly. Is it feasible to connect the MacBook to my MacBook Pro via firewire, start the MacBook up as the target disk, insert the Leopard disk into the MacBook Pro and install Leopard to the MacBook that way? I¹m asking in advance because I don¹t have a firewire cable here at the moment. Many thanks...Steven -- 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: iPhones and Westnet
Mine was there by default Peter - I've added nothing at this stage. But there was a software installation that took place, ie. an update to the iPhone software. Cheers, Steven On 12/8/08 7:07 PM, Peter Fowler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Speaking of iPhones ... I picked my new iPhone up yesterday straight after Steven K (only took about 10min Steve) and manage to get a round of golf in as well ... Set up went well, iinet account and mobileme. One small problem ... there is no app store icon to be seen anywhere. There a 2 home screens and it isn't on either of them. Should it be there from the start or do I have to get something from the app store ( via itunes) . I am not overly concerned at its absence as most of the apps I get I would load them through itunes, but if it is meant to be there I would like to why it isn't Peter On 12/08/2008, at 5:24 PM, Malcolm Burtenshaw wrote: Speaking of Westnet... Anyone with an iPhone on Westnet at the moment? Mal -- 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]
iPhone accessory query
Finally found a 16Gb black iPhone at All Phones at Gateway Shopping Centre. After 2 hours in the shop (no exaggeration) of jumping through Optus hoops, and an extra $140 to upgrade from my existing Optus contract which I didn't know I had, I walked out with an iPhone (I sign up for a longer term contract and a larger monthly fee, and they slug me $140 for it!!?). Is the iPhone supposed to come with an instruction book? I've found a guide online, but odd that it comes with no instructions it seems. All I have is an Information Guide, which pretty much talks about hazards so obviously just an exercise in disclaiming liability, and a little fold out thing called Finger Tips. Nothing that tells me how to go about setting it up, putting SIM card in etc. Maybe you're just supposed to know how to do this. The online guide refers to a SIM eject tool. I guess I'll get by with a paperclip for now as I can see no hint of a SIM injection tool in the pack - but based on the missing items so far, should I have been given another pack or something? Cheers, Steven -- 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: iPhone accessory query
Brilliant Holmes!!! Got it. Hopefully I haven't wrecked the iPhone already by poking around with a paperclip. Still haven't managed to pop the tray out. On 11/8/08 4:04 PM, Michael Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI Steven, The Sim eject tool is actually in the packaging just have a look as i think its under the top tray that holds the iphone in. Cheers Mike On 11/08/2008, at 4:02 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Finally found a 16Gb black iPhone at All Phones at Gateway Shopping Centre. After 2 hours in the shop (no exaggeration) of jumping through Optus hoops, and an extra $140 to upgrade from my existing Optus contract which I didn't know I had, I walked out with an iPhone (I sign up for a longer term contract and a larger monthly fee, and they slug me $140 for it!!?). Is the iPhone supposed to come with an instruction book? I've found a guide online, but odd that it comes with no instructions it seems. All I have is an Information Guide, which pretty much talks about hazards so obviously just an exercise in disclaiming liability, and a little fold out thing called Finger Tips. Nothing that tells me how to go about setting it up, putting SIM card in etc. Maybe you're just supposed to know how to do this. The online guide refers to a SIM eject tool. I guess I'll get by with a paperclip for now as I can see no hint of a SIM injection tool in the pack - but based on the missing items so far, should I have been given another pack or something? Cheers, Steven -- 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]
17 G4 PowerBook
I have a 17 G4 PowerBook which I don't require anymore, but I think the hard disk is flawed as Leopard won't install. The whole top half (as in the monitor) was replaced under warranty in Nov 06. Since Leopard won't install I can't access About This Mac, but I'm pretty sure I beefed it up with double whatever RAM came as default at the time. No power adaptor either as I use that for another Mac. Open to highest bidder - currently located in Como. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Anyone know of a store with an Optus iPhone in stock ?
Thanks. However as is typical of Telstra shop, I just rang them and they don't answer the phone. On 9/8/08 3:32 PM, F.W. Hänel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: you can buy from Telstra Galleria Morley, they will unlock it as well. On 09/08/2008, at 1:58 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: I just rang three phone shops and none have iPhones in stock, just this rain-check arrangement. Trouble is with a rain-check no guarantee of when phone will arrive, and I'm heading overseas in a week - need before then. Anyone know of a shop selling Optus plans (so I can buy unlocked) with 16Gb iPhone ready to go? Anywhere in Perth is fine, but closer to south side of CBD the better. Cheers, Steven -- 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: Anyone know of a store with an Optus iPhone in stock ?
Thanks Jude. Just called them - no 16Gb black version in stock :-( On 9/8/08 4:45 PM, Jude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We just got an 8 gig from All Phones at Midland on an Optus plan. Might be worth a call. I think they had at least one more in stock. cheers Jude -- 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]
Anyone know of a store with an Optus iPhone in stock ?
I just rang three phone shops and none have iPhones in stock, just this rain-check arrangement. Trouble is with a rain-check no guarantee of when phone will arrive, and I'm heading overseas in a week - need before then. Anyone know of a shop selling Optus plans (so I can buy unlocked) with 16Gb iPhone ready to go? Anywhere in Perth is fine, but closer to south side of CBD the better. Cheers, Steven -- 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]
iPhone - still only Optus selling unlocked ?
For those that are keeping right on top of the iPhone plans, could I trouble someone to confirm that Optus are currently the only telco with an unlocked version of the iPhone on offer? That's the last I heard. Basically all I need is an unlocked handset, as it will be for use on Etislat www.etisalat.ae in the UAE. Optus FAQ states... - The iPhone 3G will be locked to the Optus Network. If you connect the iPhone 3G to a Post-Paid (on account) contract you are able to unlock the handset by calling Optus Customer Service. No unlocking fee is applicable. With Optus Pre-Paid an $80 fee applies if network locking is removed within the first 6 months from the activation date. Alternatively, the customer needs to have recharged up to the value of $80. - So I interpret this as that an unlocked version of the iPhone would cost me $80 more than buying the just the handset itself. Correct? Is there a cheaper option? I don't like the idea of being a guinea pig - there's gotta be someone out there who's tested this already, ie. an Optus-sold unlocked iPhone on a foreign network? Why is it that only Optus sell an unlocked version (if that is still the case)? Cheers, Steven -- 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]
Does this matter ?
I bought a Time Capsule in Dubai recently. Back in Perth for now, and amongst the Time Capsule settings, there is one which asks you to select a country. Presumably because I bought the TC in the UAE, Australia is not an option. Does this matter in the slightest? Can it be changed? Cheers, Steven -- 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: Dubai
Seems to be a mixed bag Walter, at least that's what I've found. See also... http://mandkuae.blogspot.com/2007/10/expat-guide-to-electrical-power-points. html Cheers, Steven On 5/8/08 10:05 PM, F.W. Hänel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello group, can anyone tell me what type of power plugs are used in Dubai ? Cheers, Walter -- 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: Dubai
To add to David's comment, I was staying in a house in Dubai recently, and that hose was indeed a standard UK 3-pin house. However I bought a Time Capsule in Dubai last week, and it came fitted with the US 2-pin type, as in the one pictured here... http://img.alibaba.com/photo/52361009/European_standard_power_cords_with_two _pin_plug.jpg Maybe UK 3-pin is standard, but there is no requirement for goods imported to comply, so no-one bothers changing the plugs? Who knows. Cheers, Steven On 6/8/08 12:40 AM, David Ring [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Walter, The wall sockets are standard UK 3 pin. David On 5 Aug 2008, at 18:05, F.W. Hänel wrote: Hello group, can anyone tell me what type of power plugs are used in Dubai ? Cheers, Walter -- 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]
Bringing forward Time Machine start time ?
Having just upgraded to Leopard and bought a Time Capsule, regarding Time Machine is there a way of forcing Time Machine to bring the 'Next Backup' time to now, rather than in an hour's time? Other than disconnecting and reconnecting it. This initial back up is frustrating. There is 130Gb to back up. Over Airport was proving too slow, and besides the back up failed by the time I got up in the morning, supposedly due to a connection error. So I connected Time Capsule via Ethernet, which is obviously faster (but still slow) and now it's failed again :-( Looks like Time Machine doesn't remember at what point it reached of the initial back up. And would the connection via USB be faster than Ethernet? I have a Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro. (No FireWire connection on the Time Capsule it seems - which is disappointing). Cheers, Steven -- 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: Bringing forward Time Machine start time ?
Thanks Ronni. Does too! Cheers, Steven On 3/8/08 4:46 PM, Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven, On 03/08/2008, at 4:37 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Having just upgraded to Leopard and bought a Time Capsule, regarding Time Machine is there a way of forcing Time Machine to bring the 'Next Backup' time to now, rather than in an hour's time? Other than disconnecting and reconnecting it. Click and hold the icon in the dock for Time Machine. The context menu should come up with an option to Back Up Now... This initial back up is frustrating. There is 130Gb to back up. Over Airport was proving too slow, and besides the back up failed by the time I got up in the morning, supposedly due to a connection error. So I connected Time Capsule via Ethernet, which is obviously faster (but still slow) and now it's failed again :-( Looks like Time Machine doesn't remember at what point it reached of the initial back up. And would the connection via USB be faster than Ethernet? I have a Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro. (No FireWire connection on the Time Capsule it seems - which is disappointing). 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]
Entourage Database - does Time Machine treat as single file ?
Just a thought, does Time Machine treat the Database file, relating to Microsoft's Entourage application, as a single file? I ask because my Database file currently sits at about 600MB in size, and with email being my most used application, does that mean a back up that relatively large file will be done every hour?!! Cheers, Steven -- 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: Entourage Database - does Time Machine treat as single file ?
Hmm. That's something to think about. Maybe I'll have to exclude it from auto back up, and instead back it up to Time Capsule manually and less frequently via drag and drop as a separate file. Kinda defeats the purpose of Time Machine though. Thanks for your help Ronni. Steven On 3/8/08 7:42 PM, Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven, On 03/08/2008, at 7:31 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Just a thought, does Time Machine treat the Database file, relating to Microsoft's Entourage application, as a single file? Yes I ask because my Database file currently sits at about 600MB in size, and with email being my most used application, does that mean a back up that relatively large file will be done every hour?!! Yes Extract taken from 'Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard (1.1.1) Under Items To Consider Excluding: Entourage database: If you use Microsoft Entourage, you have a file called Database, which stores all your email, calendar items, and to-do tasks. (By default, it¹s stored in ~/Documents/ Microsoft User Data/Office 2008 Identities/Main Identity; substitute Office 2004 or Office X for Office 2008 if you are using an older version.) This file can grow to several gigabytes in size or larger, and it changes every time you receive or file an email messageor do just about anything else in Entourage. As a result, Time Machine must recopy that entire file every time it runs. Not only will that make your hourly backups take a long time, it¹ll rapidly fill up your backup disk. However, since this file is important, if you exclude it from Time Machine, I recommend backing it up in some other way 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: Entourage Database - does Time Machine treat as single file ?
Neil, sounds interesting, but I'm afraid I don't follow you. What's a SuperDuper clone? Cheers, Steven On 3/8/08 8:15 PM, Neil Houghton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Steven Ronni Of course if you go the belt braces of Time machine for the archiving backed up by a SuperDuper bootable clone for disaster recovery, your clone would fulfil the backing it up in some other way and would be as current as your last SuperDuper clone. As mentioned on previous posts, Virtual Machine files (ie Parallels or VM Fusion Windows machine files) are also very large files which change constantly (when you have the VM fired up) so they give the same problem - and can be handled by the same solution. Cheers Neil -- 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]
MS Word page numbers - change when saving as pdf ??
Anyone know what might be causing this? I'm using Word 2004 with Leopard 10.5.4. If I include page numbering on a Word document in the form 'Page X of Y', despite working okay within the Word document, it doesn't flow through properly to the pdf. For instance, I have a 3-page Word document now displaying Page 1 of 3, Page 2 of 3, and Page 3 of 3 on the respective pages. Save to pdf, and the page numbering of the pdf changes to Page 1 of 1, Page 2 of 2, and Page 3 of 3. Any clues? I'm finding Leopard pretty buggy so far! Cheers, Steven -- 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: Creating a website for publishing family tree - suggestions
Matt, a simple zero cost option is to have Reunion produce a gedcom, then upload the gedcom to WorldConnect. See... http://wc.rootsweb.com Cheers, Steven On 31/7/08 7:35 PM, Skehan Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi matt, I have put my family tree up using Reunion, iWeb and iDisk, its not too difficult. I also registered a domain name and have hosted it on MobileMe: http://www.skehan.id.au/ I am just about to go out for the evening so will post again tomorrow. Regards, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 31/07/2008, at 5:11 PM, Matt Falvey wrote: Hi All. I have nearly finished compiling my family tree using Reunion for Mac. One of the distribution options is to create a website and export the tree and all of the photo's, documents etc. to it. Reunion can create a web folder using web reports saved in HTML and if I use .Mac and iDisk (Which I think is now called MobileMe iDisk) the web folder can automatically be uploaded. If I don't use the iDisk apparently I will need an FTP program to upload the files. (iWeb has anyone used this for a family tree?) I then read that a program called The Next Generation of Genealogical Site Building V7 (TGN V7), is a powerful way to manage and display your genealogical data on the internet, all without generating a single page of HTML. Instead, your information is stored in MySQL database tables and dynamically displayed in attractive fashion with PHP (a scripting language) I have no idea of the difference between HTML and MySQL, but the websites constructed using TGN had a nicer appearance and seemed to possess more options than the Reunion templates. Nor do I know what FTP is. Then I read that there has been a massive problem with the roll out of MobileMe. So I am totally confused. Does anyone on the list host a family tree site? Anyone aware of any examples of family trees put up from Australia? Can anyone give me any recommendations as to the best way to go as regards to the best way to get a site set up, should I get a MobileMe account and use the 20GB to host the tree? I did notice on MobileMe pricing that An Individual subscription comes with 20GB of combined email and file storage, 200GB of monthly data transfer and full access to everything MobileMe has to offer Now am I correct in believing that once I have created a website and loaded all the photo's, doc's etc. to it, that when someone goes to the website and looks through it, downloads from it etc. that the download would be on their account not on mine? The 200GB of monthly data transfer seems to say that it is all on my account? Or should I go to a hosting provider? Any recommendations? Thanks Matt Falvey -- 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]
Outlook Contacts solution on a Mac ?
Historically I've maintained my contacts in Outlook due to employers always operating on a Windows platform, and employer-supplied telephony being a Blackberry, which synchronised with Outlook, so all was rosy. Having left the world of employment, and with my contacts currently sitting on my MacBook Pro in .pst format (ie. an MS Outlook file), is there a solution other than, say, buying a Windows emulator and installing a copy of MS Outlook on my Mac? I prefer not to have to go to that expense just to solve my Contacts problem. I'm guessing that running Windows via Boot Camp would be too inconvenient, ie. I'd have to reboot my Mac whenever I wanted to update a contact, which is frequently. But tell me if I'm wrong on that. I haven't yet bought an iPhone - holding off as long as I can until I can get confirmation that an unlocked version will work in the UAE with one of the local Dubai carriers. And if I do get an iPhone, will the iPhone sync with MS Outlook running on my Mac? Would be grateful for any solutions. I do like Outlook for managing contacts - maybe just what I'm used to. What would you guys do? Cheers, Steven -- 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: Outlook Contacts solution on a Mac ?
Thanks Bob. I guess you're right. I do need the contacts on both my Mac, and on a portable device, ideally an iPhone which I'm yet to get, and if the iPhone won't sync contacts then I'll probably have to get a Blackberry. I use MS Office on Mac, including Entourage, but I just don't think Entourage would cut it for business grade contact maintenance. Or am I way off on that? I have about 3,000 contacts in my file at the moment. Cheers, Steven On 28/7/08 4:23 PM, Robert Howells [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 28/07/2008, at 3:33 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Historically I've maintained my contacts in Outlook due to employers always operating on a Windows platform, and employer-supplied telephony being a Blackberry, which synchronised with Outlook, so all was rosy. Having left the world of employment, and with my contacts currently sitting on my MacBook Pro in .pst format (ie. an MS Outlook file), is there a solution other than, say, buying a Windows emulator and installing a copy of MS Outlook on my Mac? I prefer not to have to go to that expense just to solve my Contacts problem. I'm guessing that running Windows via Boot Camp would be too inconvenient, ie. I'd have to reboot my Mac whenever I wanted to update a contact, which is frequently. But tell me if I'm wrong on that. I haven't yet bought an iPhone - holding off as long as I can until I can get confirmation that an unlocked version will work in the UAE with one of the local Dubai carriers. And if I do get an iPhone, will the iPhone sync with MS Outlook running on my Mac? Would be grateful for any solutions. I do like Outlook for managing contacts - maybe just what I'm used to. What would you guys do? Sorry , but that is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string ? Question for you What would you like to do ? Do you need to have these contacts portable ? On what sort of device ? Do you need them also on your Mac ? They probably need to sync ! ? What Mac software would you prefer ? Bob -- 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: New iMacs and MacMini (Take 2)
Any guesses as to when the Core 2 Duos will make it through to the Macbooks? Cheers, Steven On 7/9/06 10:38 AM, Stuart Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, My apologies for the last email. Sent it from my Blackberry, but it's never done that before! Apple introduced some fantastic product updates overnight, including updated 17 and 20 iMacs and an all new 24 iMac. Best of all - Price drops!!! All the new iMacs feature Intel Core 2 Duo - 64bit, 65 nanometer dual core processors with 128-bit SSE3 vector engine. Full product features are on the Apple website. 17 1.83 and 2.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The 1.83Ghz machine has integrated Intel GMA950 Graphics with 64MB shared memory. It does not have Bluetooth or an Apple Remote. The 2.0Ghz machine has an ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB of memory. The 1.83Ghz starts from just $1549 20 2.16Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 128MB ATI Radeon x1600 - upgradable to 256MB - $2299 New size - 24 24 display, 1920x1200 resolution. 2.16Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo - upgradeable to 2.33Ghz NVidia GeForce 7300GT with 128MB graphics memory, upgradeable to NVidia GeForce 7600GT with 256MB of Ram $2999! The Macmini was also updated - 2 configurations, the entry now a Core Duo 1.66Ghz processor, the top model a 1.83Ghz Core Duo processor. Cheers, Stuart Stuart Evans AppleCentre Albany (08) 9842 9660 -- 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]
