Re: ICal WA holidays subscription

[Warren Jones]

Hi Rob
Here is the email I sent (by coincidence exactly one year ago today) regrading 
WA holidays. It does not include school holidays.

Remember you could have found it via the archives (link at the bottom of every 
list email)

woz

> Hi all
> 
> Fed up with the various "subscribe-able" Australian Holidays online which 
> never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays and not wanting 
> to see other state-specific holidays, I've created my own just for WA 
> holidays (using Google calendars) and published it.
> 
> You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using...
> http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
> 
> or XML link for some apps...
> http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic
> 
> (https:// will also work on the above URLs)
> 
> Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the official DoC site 
> at 
> http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html
> 
> I will endeavour to maintain it in future.
> 
> woz







On 20/05/2012, at 09:40 , RJDarts wrote:

> 
> Morning, 
> 
> ICal seems to have corrupted previous link, possible iCal subscriptions for 
> WA and SCHOOL holidays?
> 
> Cheers!
> RobD...
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Re: Ipod Nano click wheel

[Warren Jones]

I've bought iPod parts from eBay in the past - worth checking out.

woz


On 03/05/2012, at 19:50 , Jennifer Lefroy wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
> my 8G nano Ipod with clickwheel (I think 4th generation) has died probably
> from overwork!  I find the current touch ones hard to use and I am
> wondering if anyone has a click wheel which they don't use and would like
> to sell.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Jennifer

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New Perth Apple store for Garden City

[Warren Jones]

http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/04/20/hiring.already.underway/


> More details have been narrowed down regarding Apple's upcoming second Apple 
> Store in Perth, Australia. PerthNow reports that the company is already 
> starting to hire for a "South Perth" location. Sources for the site add that 
> the store will specifically located in Booragoon's Garden City, and take over 
> at least two earlier stores near a Kmart.

woz


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Second Apple store for Perth?

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In South Perth "opening in the fall, possibly by September"

http://www.macnn.com/articles/12/02/23/apple.working.around.construction.problems/


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iGenius How Steve Jobs Changed the World

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Documentary via YouTube introduced by Mythbusters' Jamie & Adam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1JNLK8fiII

Not super-detailed but more for general consumption and to honour Steve.


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Steve Jobs has died

[Warren Jones]

http://www.apple.com/

Many thanks Steve for everything you've given us and inspired in us.

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Re: Steve Jobs' gift to the Church

[Warren Jones]

I guess this article was meant as a tribute to Jobs but this comes over as 
extremely silly and pointless - attributing the advances of IT and Jobs' 
important role in it - as a 'gift' to 'the church'.
This could equally be seen as a gift to devil worship cults, atheist groups, 
digital photographers, or even door knob appreciation societies...

woz

On 03/09/2011, at 12:13 , Merv Bond wrote:

> The address following takes you to an article that looks at the broader 
> social impact of the work of Steve Jobs. The comments at the end of the 
> article are not all supportive of the "gift".
> Enjoy
> Merv
> 
> http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=27983




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Re: DV stream capturing on Mac

[Warren Jones]

Hi David
I've just tried it on my Mac and have confirmed that iMovie 8 and  
iMovie HD (6) can import live DV from the camera (from the lens not  
just from tape) via Firewire. Camera is a Sony miniDV handycam.


cheers
woz


On 16/06/2011, at 11:02 AM, David de la Hunty wrote:



Hi clever video people,

I did google extensively before asking for help but I have what I  
thought would be an easy problem to solve...


I have a video camera (not the recording sort, but it outputs DV  
through a Firewire style cable). Maker is Sony.


It thinks it is streaming out a DV signal, what I am trying to do is  
record that signal on my Mac.


Tried imovie but no joy. It appears to want to have a video player  
attached (ie the player part of the common or garden camera). In  
fact all the references I have read assume you have a recording  
attached, not a continuous stream you are trying to intercept.  
"help" also no help.


Is it a case of the imovie settings? Do I need a different app to  
capture streaming digital video?


Thanks for any tips,

DD





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Re: Typo corrected: FW: Westnet Invoices

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On 10/06/2011, at 11:58 AM, Michael Hawkins wrote:

Can anyone suggest an internet service provider for whom a "Valued  
Memberr" is in fact, valued?


If you or anyone is looking for a new ISP I can recommend Amnet  . I've been using them for over 4 years.

My experience has been...
Extremely reliable and very few problems
Very good support staff who know what they're talking about and can  
often fix the problem on the spot

No being on hold for hours like the big guys
ADSL2+ speed is 5-6 Mb/s.
Competitive download allowances
Uploads not counted
Double extra allowances for WAIX traffic
Extra allowances for "offpeak"
"Offpeak" includes weekends
Local (Perth) company

Wow sounds like an ad. I should get commission. (Well in fact if you  
use me to "refer a friend" we'll both get $50 off.)


I've heard that Internode is pretty good but I'm sure you'll get other  
recommendations too.


cheers
woz


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Re: WA Holidays and iCal

[Warren Jones]

Hi Paul
Well I could create another calendar for you - "Western Australian  
Wishful Thinking Holidays" - but it may not carry much weight with  
your employer (unless you're self-employed!)


woz


On 20/05/2011, at 12:16 PM, Paul van der Mey wrote:


H Warren

Much appreciated, have subscribed...
I just noticed that there are no public holidays in July, August or  
September! What gives? :) 


Thank you

Paul

Paul van der Mey
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p_...@tpg.com.au (when mobile)
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On 20/05/2011, at 11:03 AM, Warren Jones  wrote:


Hi all

Fed up with the various "subscribe-able" Australian Holidays online  
which never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays  
and not wanting to see other state-specific holidays, I've created  
my own just for WA holidays (using Google calendars) and published  
it.


You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using...
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

or XML link for some apps...
http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic

(https:// will also work on the above URLs)

Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the  
official DoC site at

http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html

I will endeavour to maintain it in future.

woz



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WA Holidays and iCal

[Warren Jones]

Hi all

Fed up with the various "subscribe-able" Australian Holidays online  
which never seem to get it right esp when it comes to WA holidays and  
not wanting to see other state-specific holidays, I've created my own  
just for WA holidays (using Google calendars) and published it.


You can subscribe if you wish in iCal or Google calendars using...
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

or XML link for some apps...
http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/tsd4v38mk77i7l0l0f99np4n2k%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic

(https:// will also work on the above URLs)

Dates are valid from 2011 until 2013 and are taken from the official  
DoC site at

http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/LabourRelations/Content/Employers/Pay_rates_leave_and_conditions/Public_holidays_in_Western_Aus.html

I will endeavour to maintain it in future.

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Re: HTML

[Warren Jones]

Hi Adrian
I've had a good look using some developer tools in Firefox and Safari to try to 
find out what's going on.
As far as I can tell so far
There seems to be no bug in the counter code you're inserting.
There is a minor bug in the CSS file a width value without a unit i.e. "100" 
instead of "100%" or "100px" but this shouldn't be affect this problem - 
outside your control since you're using iWeb.
Firefox seems to be ignoring the inline style info for the  and some 
s for reasons I can't fathom yet. This is affectinght e background images 
- again outside your control
Safari reports errors of 'self-closing' 

Re: HTML

[Warren Jones]

I'm happy to check it out if you put the code back in. (maybe  
duplicate the page and publish as a different file name if you don't  
want to practice on the live one)


On 27/01/2011, at 3:41 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:



Thanks Warren,

I did that and the counter appeared to be working but the same  
problem with FireFox occurred just a white borderless sheet with the  
counter, graphics and text and no header links to the other pages.



Regards,

Adrian
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On 27/01/2011, at 3:14 PM, Warren Jones wrote:



Hi Adrian
The counter code should go just before the  tag near the end  
of your html.


regards
woz

On 27/01/2011, at 2:34 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:



Good afternoon all,

Last year I put up a site for a friend (http://www.cryingbabies.com.au/ 
) which included a hit counter, but after making some, what I  
thought were minor, changes the hit counter stopped counting and  
neither FireFox or Explorer display the welcome page properly--the  
background disappeared along with all the Links in the header,  
Safari was not affected at all.


The site was created and published to a folder using iWeb and I  
used KompoZer to add the simple counter to the bottom of the page,  
I use fetch to upload it to the domain. The counter shows hits  
today and a progressive total (http://www.quick-counter.net/) and  
was worked OK. but since re-generating the site it has the  
aforementioned problem.


The installation instructions are simple enough;

Quick installation
• choose a time zone
• choose a variant of Quick-counter
	• copy the code and paste it to your HTML pages (don't change the  
code anyway)

• test and publish it


as is the counter HTML code;

http://www.quick-counter.net/"; title="HTML hit counter -  
Quick-counter.net">http://www.quick-counter.net/aip.php?tp=di&tz=Australia%2FPerth 
" alt="HTML hit counter - Quick-counter.net" border="0" />



The HTML code for the Welcome page (just the last few lines) where  
I had placed the counter code is as follows;


style="height: 160px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; width:  
700px; z-index: 15;"

id="footer_layer">
 div>

style="height: 83px; left: 249px; position: absolute; top: 21px;  
width: 180px; z-index: 1;"

class="tinyText style_SkipStroke_2 stroke_1 shadow_2" id="id2">  








I will be eternally grateful if some kind person out there who is  
HTML savvy could advise me as to how and where I should include  
the counter code please.



Regards,

Adrian
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Re: HTML

[Warren Jones]

Hi Adrian
The counter code should go just before the  tag near the end of  
your html.


regards
woz

On 27/01/2011, at 2:34 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote:



Good afternoon all,

Last year I put up a site for a friend (http://www.cryingbabies.com.au/ 
) which included a hit counter, but after making some, what I  
thought were minor, changes the hit counter stopped counting and  
neither FireFox or Explorer display the welcome page properly--the  
background disappeared along with all the Links in the header,  
Safari was not affected at all.


The site was created and published to a folder using iWeb and I used  
KompoZer to add the simple counter to the bottom of the page, I use  
fetch to upload it to the domain. The counter shows hits today and a  
progressive total (http://www.quick-counter.net/) and was worked OK.  
but since re-generating the site it has the aforementioned problem.


The installation instructions are simple enough;

Quick installation
• choose a time zone
• choose a variant of Quick-counter
	• copy the code and paste it to your HTML pages (don't change the  
code anyway)

• test and publish it


as is the counter HTML code;

http://www.quick-counter.net/"; title="HTML hit counter -  
Quick-counter.net">http://www.quick-counter.net/aip.php?tp=di&tz=Australia%2FPerth 
" alt="HTML hit counter - Quick-counter.net" border="0" />



The HTML code for the Welcome page (just the last few lines) where I  
had placed the counter code is as follows;


style="height: 160px; margin-left: 0px; position: relative; width:  
700px; z-index: 15;"

id="footer_layer">
 div>

style="height: 83px; left: 249px; position: absolute; top: 21px;  
width: 180px; z-index: 1;"

class="tinyText style_SkipStroke_2 stroke_1 shadow_2" id="id2">  








I will be eternally grateful if some kind person out there who is  
HTML savvy could advise me as to how and where I should include the  
counter code please.



Regards,

Adrian
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10.6.6 available & Mac App store now open

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Photobooth bug

[Warren Jones]

A friend just pointed this one out.

Take a photo in Photobooth, then select File/Reveal on Finder...
The filename given to this file both on his iMac and my MBP is "Photo on 
2011-12-30 at XX:XX.jpg" - Apple is a year ahead of itself.
(Yes our system dates are correct)

[tested on my OSX 10.6.5 on 30 Dec 2010]

Anyone else have the same bug? Does it exist on 10.5.8?

woz

PS google shows other people had the same problem last year too from about Dec 
27.



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Re: "Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget." says Apple site

[Warren Jones]

A very interesting article for those Beatles fans in Aus thinking of  
buying...


http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/11/how-to-save-yourself-over-100-buying-the-beatles-collection-on-itunes/

No doubt a result of greed on the part of Aus music distributors and  
possibly a bit of Apple Aus tax (for the usual extra value they  
provide compared to Apple US. ;-)


woz



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Re: Safari freezes

[Warren Jones]

Hi Peter
I had a very similar problem at home too.
It has to do with Safari 5.0.1 & later "prefetching" DNS lookups and  
your router or your ISP's DNS server not handling the number of requests


Two options
 - use another DNS server e.g. 8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4 (google's open  
servers) instead of your ISP's.

 - use Terminal to disable Safari's prefetching...

defaults write com.apple.safari WebKitDNSPrefetchingEnabled -boolean  
false


Apple Support article... 

Changing the defaults seemed to work for me.

cheers
woz


On 20/10/2010, at 11:01 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote:

Hi all, last night was the last straw to motivate me to write this.  
The Macbook (Snow Leopard) is connected wirelessly in the house, my  
wife was using Safari to check news.com.au site last night and it  
just froze, as it has done many times before over the almost 1 year  
we’ve had it. My old reliable Windows laptop alongside (2 metres  
away) I used as a control experiment and was instantly able to get  
the news.com.au site up on screen. She Quit Safari and started  
Safari again with no success. Wireless signal was showing  
“Excellent” on the Windows machine alongside and minutes before, the  
Macbook was able to web browse without issue. Ultimately a restart  
of the Macbook got it going again, but what really was the problem?




Any tips on when it recurs how I might diagnose the root cause?



I’d like to download Firefox as a way of removing Safari from the  
‘risk register’, but that strategy is a bit archaic to say the least.




Thanks.



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Mac DVD Ripper Pro - free for a limited time

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I've never used it but it's free until 28 Oct.

http://www.macxdvd.com/mac-dvd-ripper-pro/

Free version for Windows too.



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Re: WA holiday calendar

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Hi Alex
Just today I was looking for similar and came across this...(use to subscribe 
in iCal)
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/1c9aofvh39bls3dmmegkcock34%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics

But I wasn't interested in school terms and this doesn't include them.

However I think my google search was "western australian holidays ical" 
(without quotes) and the top entry and others include mentions of school terms.

cheers
woz


On 20/09/2010, at 19:59 , Alexander Hartner wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Thanks for that info. I forgot to mention I was looking for something I could 
> import into iCal.
> 
> Thanks
> Alex
> 
> On 20 Sep 2010, at 18:29, Rod Blitvich wrote:
> 
>> http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/termdates/
>> 
>> 
>> Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
>>  0409 681 256  
>>  rb...@iinet.net.au 
>>  http://web.me.com/blitto
>> 
>> The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck 
>> is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners
>> 
>> On 20/09/2010, at 5:52 PM, Alexander Hartner wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I had a look online for a WA specific holiday / school term calendar, but 
>>> couldn't find anything. I am hoping one of my fellow Mac users here in WA 
>>> would be able to direct me to one. 
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance
>>> Alex
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: The passing of an era

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Yes I noticed the change this morning and felt a bit sad and  
disappointed by the new interface.


The good news is that the VT clone I sometimes go to, MacUpdate , seems quite good and has some apps that VT misses out on. I think  
I will be visiting MacUpdate more often now.


woz

On 08/09/2010, at 8:54 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:



Alas! VersionTracker is no more!

For almost as long as as we have been using the internet, http://www.versiontracker.com 
 has been a favourite repository of all that's new and good in the  
world of Macintosh software, be it commercial, shareware or  
freeware. If you wanted it, you could find it on VersionTracker. If  
you visit the site today, you will be presented with an announcement  
that the venerable resource has been assimilated by Download.com.  
The friendly, familiar face of VersionTracker has gone forever in  
favour of the somewhat more sterile and clinical screens of  
download.com.


I, for, regard this as a sad day. I don't doubt that we'll have  
access to just as much software as before, it will just be presented  
in, for me, a much less interesting way.


Such is "progress".


Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
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Re: Macs too difficult for tax persons

[Warren Jones]

Yes many, many years ago (the same year they released the win version or the 
year after) the ATO said they were working on a Mac version. And we're still 
waiting. I can only assume that monkey behind the keyboard still hasn't hit the 
right combination of keystrokes yet.

It's strange how when it comes to collecting money the ATO made Mac compatible 
software for submitting business activity statements (BAS) but when it comes to 
handing back money (most people's annual tax return) they've been ignoring us 
Mac users for years.

I'll keep doing mine the old-fashioned way (pen & paper form) until they 
release a Mac version in protest. Though I guess it means that a copy of Fusion 
or Parallels and Windows would be 100% tax deductible if submitting tax returns 
is the only thing it's used for in the year of purchase.

I've never understood why they can't just make a standards-compliant web-based 
version of eTax available.

woz


On 11/07/2010, at 14:00 , Paul Weaver wrote:

> 
> The Australian Tax Office is still having difficulty catering to Mac users 
> for online tax returns:
> 
> "E-tax is not compatible with Linux or Apple Macintosh computers. However, 
> e-tax has been tested successfully on an Apple computer running OS X v10.6.3 
> with VMWare Fusion 3, Parallels Desktop 5 and Boot Camp software, running a 
> recommended Windows operating system."
> 
> http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/73931.htm



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Safari 5 now out

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Available from apple.com or Software Update.

What's new...
http://www.apple.com/safari/whats-new.html


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Re: 4 corners program 'Life in the Fast Lane' - view online

[Warren Jones]

Or for broadbanders...
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/special_eds/20090817/cyber/



On 18/08/2009, at 3:33 PM, Norman Leslie wrote:



Hi,

I haven't seen anyone mention that Four Corners is repeated tonight  
at 11.35 pm on ABC 1 for those like myself who missed it.



Norman Leslie
Bunbury
nwles...@mac.com



On 17/08/2009, at 10:07 PM, Clyde McLennan wrote:



Hi all,
 Following the 4 corners program on internet security, especially  
in regard to wireless networks etc, one feels a little vulnerable.  
(see http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/default.htm  for the ABC's on- 
line version of the program)


 One area that was mentioned was 'bots' or robots placed on your  
system that can be used by others to do nasty things.  My question  
is about the Mac OSX system:

1. How do we know if we have a 'bot' on our system,
2. If we have, how can we get rid of it.
	3. What software should we be running to protect ourselves from  
them.


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Hi Sevrin
There are ways of extracting/converting/saving YouTube videos - just  
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On 18/06/2009, at 2:55 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:

Is it possible to save video viewed from things like YouTube?   I  
suspect that Safari holds it in cache or similar?

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I've been with Amnet for a few years now and have had nothing but  
great service. They're a local company with very competitive rates.  
Last time I called their support line I got through to a techo with NO  
waiting - try that with the big boys


If anyone is considering signing up or reconsidering ISPs, I can get  
you $100 credit under their refer-a-friend promo (and me a chance to  
win an iPod touch :-)



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Re: New Apple gear

[Warren Jones]

It's always fun to do some comparisons to find out Apple Australia's  
cut for the value that they add.


The entry Mac Pro is US$2499 which converts - using today's exchange  
rate (via Calculator) - to A$3581.43.


Apple Aus sell that same MacPro for A$4499. Removing GST gives $4090.

Result: an additional profit to Apple Aus of $508 in addition to Apple  
US's profit.


Similar profits...
Japan (allowing 5% GST) Y17236 = A$267
UK (allowing 15 % VAT) UKP117.6 = A$258

Hmmm



On 05/03/2009, at 8:44 AM, Daniel Kerr wrote:




Even more so now, with the MacPro pricing for the 8core being quite
expensive there are a lot more on forums (even US ones) talking  
about going
that path as well. Shame really, the Mac hardware is very nice, it  
just
seems a little pricing at the moment for the top end 8core MacPro.  
Still, I
know some people will still buy them. (And I'm sure the USD has a  
bit to do

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Re: www hijack problem - OT

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Hi Pat

The web site may not have been hacked but possibly the domain name has  
been "cyber-squatted" 


Whois.net shows fruitipedia.com was owned by an Indian company and the  
domain expired on 5 Feb 2009. 


The current IP address of www.fruitipedia.com resolves to 69.64.147.16  
which was traced to Bellevue, Wa, USA.


Did your acquaintance renew their domain registration in time?


HTH
warren


On 09/02/2009, at 12:29 PM, Pat wrote:

An acquaintance of mine developed a popular website devoted to fruit  
information.  This website has now been hijacked by some other  
entity.  Actually, I had seen this particular site come up in  
responce to clicking other URLS while doing some fruit research.   
Obviously the hijacking is extensive.


My question:  can anyone direct me to an appropriate place where I  
can make a complaint and try to get some action in undoing the  
hijacking?


The proper URL is www.fruitipedia.com.  The hijacker has added the  
words Fruti and Pedia to the fake site, using javascript that  
directs one to various other sites, and the closest I could find to  
the originator turned up this:
 id="form1">  id="__VIEWSTATE" value="/ 
wEPDwUKMTYyNzcxNDY4NmRkyQ2yJKovz0ezDau7NpEIvDxI54c=" /> 

 This page does nothing.   
On behalf of my friend, I will be grateful for advice.
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Hi Chris
Step 1: Make sure it's formatted "MacOS Extended Journaled" not left  
in the orig format which no doubt is FAT32 (use Disk Utility)


woz

On 14/01/2009, at 2:04 PM, Chris Griffiths wrote:


Hi Everyone,

Ok, this one is a toughy (for me anyway). I have just bought a WD  
1TB Drive to use as a Time Machine backup drive.


The trouble is the drive I want to back up is a hard drive installed  
separately in my PowerMac G5 which has my work files on it because  
the original drive is too small. Time Machine doesn't seem to see  
it. Am I doing anything wrong?


Thanks!

Regards Chris G


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[Warren Jones]

Hi Mark
I'm with Amnet/Amcom and have found them to be very good - reliable  
and good value. 
Their website lists Mt Hawthorn exchange as "enabled" which means it's  
ADSL2+ ready.


If you end up wanting to go with them, let me know and I can "refer a  
friend" giving you $100 credit (and me a chance to win an iPod touch).


cheers
warren


On 01/12/2008, at 10:24 AM, Mark Secker wrote:


can anyone recommend a ISP and package?

looking for a minimum of 20 or 30 GB per month


Also I've just moved back north of the river and have just found out  
that iiNet can't do me a Broadband 2 connection in Mount Hawthorn  
exchange area - quite strange  given the fact this exchange covers  
such a wide area of prime target market users (both home and  
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[Warren Jones]

"In one of his characteristically terse email replies, Apple chief  
executive Steve Jobs has reportedly told one Mac user that changes in  
video camera technology have reduced the need for FireWire on his  
company's 13-inch MacBooks."


continues at...




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Yes Apple do some damn wonderful things. And they also do some damn  
stupid things.


Removing firewire is ridiculous for many reasons.
Maybe they're abandoning it for USB 3 eventually.  (though I'd say USB3 will not have some of the features of FW that  
make it great)

Maybe they're just cheap.
Maybe their research indicated no-one used FW on a MB.
Maybe they just can't afford the 25c per port fee to the inventors ;-)
Maybe I don't have Steve Jobs' vision.

and FW800 only in the MBP?? and no included FW400 convertor.

In any case they're futzing with an important part of the IT & AV  
industries. They *should* come clean as to their intentions and future  
for firewire.



My other gripes regarding the latest laptop announcements...
Keyboards: I like the full size, concave keys on my current Powerbook.  
I'm not sure about the "toy" keyboard with flat key tops and spaces.  
But maybe I could learn to live with it.

Glossy display only - no matte - yuk.
Price: Yeah, yeah, falling Aussie dollar, hard economic times.  MBPs  
start at $US1999 in US and $3199 in Aus.

No included video connection adapters

US$1999 =  A$3000.60 (as of today) and add 10% GST = $3300 which means  
it's not too bad at the moment. But normally Apple Aus hedges the  
currency fairly strongly in its favour and seems to rarely alter  
prices to reflect a strengthening A$.
Though even in the US, people are complaining about the prices. Maybe  
Apple are counting on their increasing market share to justify their  
prices (whatever the market can bear)


I normally hate comparing too much Apples with oranges, but  other  
manufacturers seem to make, import and sell similar specced laptops at  
half Apple's price. And I won't even mention LCD displays. Sure they  
don't have quite the style or the OS.


Huge number of gripes at 




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Google Maps "Street View"

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Street view for Australia went live this morning.

maps.google.com

search for a location eg house address and click on Street View.

It seems to have been quite a cloudy day when they took the pics  
around my way. Scrolling around the pic, I can see newspaper on our  
driveway,  my neighbour cutting the lawn edges and the top of the  
camera car.



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Re: Dr Who to MP3?

[Warren Jones]

You could try Audio Hijack

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/


On 28/07/2008, at 10:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Seeing as we all seem to be thinking about music, there is a pretty
cool original track of the Dr Who theme at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7512072.stm

What I'd like to know is there any easy way to convert this to an MP3
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Re: iPhone

[Warren Jones]

Some breaking news on Telstra and the iPhone...

via Gizmodo <http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/06/breaking_iphone_launching_on_nextg.html 
>



iPhone 3G will be available from Telstra on July 11 with a range of  
specially designed Next G™ iPhone 3G plans that meet the needs of any  
customer. The Next G iPhone 3G plans start at $30 per month with an  
upfront cost of $279 for the 8GB model and $399 for the 16GB model.  
Customers will receive the 8GB iPhone 3G model at no cost with the $80  
plan and either the 8GB or the 16GB model at no cost with plans  
starting at $100 per month. All plans include free Wi-Fi access at  
Telstra hotspots and require a 24-month contract.



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Re: Westpac Internet Banking

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Hi Rod,
This works fine for me (just checked). Never had any problems.
10.5.3/Safari.

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On 16/06/2008, at 8:16 PM, Rod Blitvich wrote:


Hi
I have happiliy been running Internet banking (westpac) on my mac  
for years.

In the last week or two i have started to experience problems.
I often get get the spinning ball and the "loading" message, but  
nothing happens. Sometimes after my second page, sometimes after  
many more pages.

OS 10.5.3
Firefox 2.00.14
Safari 3.1.1

Has anyone else experienced recent problems with Westpac Internet  
banking?

Any suggestions please?

ta
Rod





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Hi Paul

You need to go into /Applications/Utilites and run "iMac EFI Firmware  
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On 21/04/2008, at 5:02 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


Since 9 April I've  had eight automatic firmware updates from Apple.
For example "2008-04-21 16:50:43 +0800: Installed "iMac EFI Firmware
Update" (1.3)"   But the description on all of them seems the same.
Have I had eight different updates, or am I getting the same one over
and over?

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Re: Bill Gates should be shot

[Warren Jones]

On 31/03/2008, at 4:11 PM, Peter Bull wrote:


My question is: how did Bill Gates get so rich selling such crap?



By exploiting sheep and/or lemming mentality (!?)

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Re: No one ?

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On 12/02/2008, at 9:15 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:


On 12/02/2008, at 8:51 AM, Matthew Healey wrote:


On 12/02/2008, at 8:42 AM, Mark Heeler wrote:


Has no one noticed ?

10.5.2 is out...


Oh we noticed... we were just waiting for you to test it for us.

:-)


Well, if it fixes what Apple says it's supposed to, I'll be happy!

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307109

Cheers,
Ronni


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Re: iPhoto Prints in Australia

[Warren Jones]

You beauty! But not before time.
Thanks for the heads-up Matt.
Was just telling the wife recently about how iPhoto books, calendars  
were not available in Australia.


We did a photo book of Dad's 80th recently using the online Snapfish  
by HP via Rabbit photo (it uses a Java app). Quite slow and cumbersome  
but it worked mostly OK.


Apple's prices on quick glance look comparable to Rabbit.
Thank you Apple Aus!!!

woz

On 06/02/2008, at 11:33 AM, Matthew Healey wrote:


Hi Everyone,

http://www.apple.com/au/ilife/iphoto/#prints

iPhoto prints are now available in Australia.

- Matt


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Re: Reunion 9 & PAF GEDCOM?

[Warren Jones]

I use Reunion on Leopard without problem.
I haven't tried to import a GEDCOM from PAF but if it conforms to the  
standard then there shouldn't be a problem.


You can download and try out Reunion free from . It is limited to 50 people and unfortunately import is disabled  
too. If you wish I could try an import for you if you send me a file  
(without confidential info). If you send me a GEDCOM with up to 50  
people in I can email you back the Reunion file to play with.


woz

On 02/12/2007, at 2:55 PM, Paul Weaver wrote:

I wonder if anyone is using the genealogy software Reunion 9 with  
Leopard?


All my current data is in PAF 2.3.1 on an OS 9 machine.  I would  
like to

know if Reunion 9 can read a GEDCOM file created by PAF 2.3.1 before I
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[Warren Jones]

http://images.apple.com/au/environment/resources/pdf/APES_20-in_iMac_10-09-07.pdf
lists some power consumption values for a 200 W power supply under  
various conditions.


To quote (at 230 V)...


Off 1.43 W
Sleep – WOL off 2.02 W
Sleep – WOL on  2.40 W
Idle – Display off  47.9 W
Idle – Display on   82.3 W


cheers
woz


On 30/10/2007, at 9:31 AM, Paul Weaver wrote:

The maximum rated wattage for the latest  20inch iMac is  200W and  
for a 24

inch model is 280W

What I'd be interested to know what the figures are when the  
machines go

into an idle mode?  Does anyone know please.

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Hi Mac
Possibly the right-most button under the title bar (swaps btw sky and  
earth)

woz


On 18/10/2007, at 10:09 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote:

 Hi Wammuggers. For some reason I cannot open Google Earth, all I  
get is the picture of the Deep Space with a few stars. I cannot get  
a picture of the earth. I must have pressed a wrong key. Can any  
one help ?

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Hi Robin
If you've got the new Airport BS it's probably looking for firmware  
updates?

If you want to confirm, turn off checking in "Airport Utility" prefs.

cheers
woz

On 12/10/2007, at 9:09 PM, Robin Belford wrote:

Little Snitch regularly reports AirPort Base Station Agent wanting  
to do this.


"AirPort Base Station Agent wants to connect to  
203-59-140-18.deploy.akamaitechnologies.net on TCP port 80 (http)"


Can anyone tell me why?

regards

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Re: Airport Extreme query

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I believe that this will work with a USB hub - if you have the new  
square Airport Extreme (not the old UFO shaped one).

I plan to do a similar thing in the not-too-distant future.


On 27/09/2007, at 12:03 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:

I have an Airport Extreme Base station with one of my printers  
plugged in to the USB port.  The printer is accessed by my G5 and a  
G3 iMac via Ethernet and a MacBook via wireless.  I would like to  
add a disc drive as well for shared items but there is only one USB  
port.  Is it possible to use a powered hub plugged into that single  
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I'm actually in a slightly similar situation (details below) but to  
answer your question...
My understanding is that Macs will READ NTFS formatted drives but not  
write to them without extra software.
Most external drives would probably be default formatted for FAT32  
which is another PC standard. Macs can read and write FAT16 & FAT32.
If you need to move this drive to/from a PC then this would be the  
easiest format to use. But if it's only staying on a Mac then you'd  
be better off to reformat for HFS extended Or HFS for older Mac OSes.
If you're after reasonable speed then an external firewire drive  
would be good but if you're after max speed then replacing the  
internal drive would be better.

Hope this helps.


I'm currently looking at getting extra but secure storage for my  
wife's and my Macs (iBook/Powerbook on wireless). I'm looking at a  
RAID1 drive and thinking of sharing it via the new airport extreme  
which I'd also have to buy. A firewire 400/800 might be handy if I  
needed speed.

The best one I've seen so far is the taurus
<http://www.buymac.com.au/product/taurus-raid-dual-bay-triple- 
interface-hd-enclosure-usbfw400fw800>

or
<http://zytech.com.au/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? 
Screen=PROD&Product_Code=ENTaurus>


Has anyone tried this RAID? Or tried sharing any drive via new  
airport/usb?
Any better alternatives? Or would I be better off taking the extra  
big price step and going for a NAS solution?


cheers
woz



On 10/09/2007, at 7:17 PM, Ashley Mulder wrote:


Hi all

doing some research on external hard drives
basically the ole man is looking at getting around 250gig hard  
drive in

a (preferably) firewire case
does it have to be a MacOS formatted drive or can it be a generic type
thats non-formatted or formatted to NTFS (windows)?
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Re: Mac.com Mail Server Downtime?

[Warren Jones]

I did - last night and this morning - could receive (IMAP port 993  
SSL) but not send (SMTP port 587 SSL). However switching off my ADSL  
modem for a while fixed it so it may not be a real Apple outage.


Apple do list their outages (at least some of them) on http:// 
www.mac.com/ when you're logged in (bottom right). Their last listed  
outage was for 29 Aug.


woz


On 02/09/2007, at 6:48 PM, Antony N. Lord wrote:

Anyone experience mail clients unable to reach mail servers at  
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Re: Warning - Quicktime 7.2 will not play web based QT movies

[Warren Jones]

It's not all web based QT content but there are many reports of bugs  
regarding the latest versions of QT on Apple's support forums.

http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=122

There may be some workarounds suggested in these forums that may help  
you depending on your exact problem.

And if your problem is related to Flash animations
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1042462&tstart=0

Looks like Apple have rushed the last couple of versions out the door.

My reason for looking and posting in the forums is I've discovered  
there are also huge bugs in QT for Windows 7.2 (and slightly less so  
7.1.6) esp regarding HREF tracks which I use a lot for work.  
Extremely annoying for what should be a world class product that so  
many people depend on!


woz


On 15/07/2007, at 1:57 PM, Mike MOORE wrote:


Ditto for Camtasia Studio movies

The problem occurs with both Safari and Firefox.  Not sure what  
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Re: DWG Files

[Warren Jones]

try eDrawings Viewer - 2007
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29422

woz


On 03/07/2007, at 8:32 AM, Chris Watt wrote:


Hi Guys,

I have some DWG files that where sent to me by a customer in Dubai
from AutoCAD.  He is unfortunately unable to provide them to me in any
other format so I need to work out something to convert them with.

So far, I have been able to find a few XP programs, but they either
crash on export and leave great big watermarks over the images.

Does anyone know of a piece of software that is either:
- macintosh compatible without leaving a watermark (and preferably  
free)

or
- windows compatible, free and doesn't leave a watermark?

Cheers
Chris




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Still no Mac eTax - but solution in near future!?

[Warren Jones]

After years of waiting...

From <http://www.ato.gov.au/individuals/content.asp?doc=/content/ 
73931.htm>
We are redeveloping e-tax to make it compatible with any computer  
system that has internet access. We will test this with a small  
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Re: Photography equivalent to WAMUG

[Warren Jones]

Hi Mark
I know this is not quite what you asked but <http://digital- 
photography-school.com/> is a blog style web site and weekly email to  
subscribers which has a lot of good tips and info on improving your  
photography. Would suit beginners to semi-advanced.


cheers
woz

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On 25/05/2007, at 9:52 AM, Mark Secker wrote:

Given there's no shortage of professional, enthusiast and amateur  
photographers on WAMUG I though this would be a good place to try  
(seeing as Google comes up blank)


is there a similar setup to WAMUG for Perth/West Australian  
photographers?


ie:
covers all user skills  from total beginners to professionals and  
acknowledges that most users aren't necessarily  aiming to be  
Perth's next  Noel Holly.


has a strong net presence - forum or email based.

has regular "real world" meetups.

has some formal rules but mostly informal.

Covers a broad range of sub fields of interest such as landscape,  
macro, art, studio, technical, B&W, glamor  etc...


of course probably best if (unlike WAMUG) it was platform agnostic  
- you know were they allow, even welcome,  users of all makes of  
cameras in.. even  those whinnying Nikonite  elitist in...  !!gah!!  
almost as bad as Mac users they are... I bet most of them even own  
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Re: Daylight savings testing

[Warren Jones]

I think you've missed my point on this one Shay.
My point was: why didn't my clock roll back the second daylight  
saving should have finished (03:00 WDT 25 Mar)? And secondly, why  
does my time zone say WST instead of WDT?


Derek said that in his testing it too didn't roll back when it should  
but did within an hour.


I repeated my test and left it for quite a while (> 2h) and it still  
hadn't rolled back.


I'm aware of what you said about NTP (my sentence actually said the  
same thing as you) and I had made a very similar comment on this list  
to someone else previously.


cheers
woz

PS On further testing just now and using the date -u command to check  
for time differences from UTC, I see that If you set the clock to  
anything past 02:00 on 25 Mar, it assumes that DS has ended. So to do  
my test properly I assume I'd have to set the clock to 01:59, and  
wait 61 mins instead of setting it to 02:59 and waiting 1 minute. So  
I'll therefore conclude that the end of DS will work as it should.  
But it would be nice if Apple displayed WDT when it should instead of  
always WST.



On 01/03/2007, at 10:36 PM, Shay Telfer wrote:


Warren wrote:
Anyway, to check the end of the DS, I disabled NTP and set my  
clock to 25 Mar 2007 02:59:50 and was hoping that in 10 secs the  
time would be 02:00:00. Instead it just rolls over to 03:00:00.


I would have expected the DS zone changes to be independent of the  
NTP activation.


Comments?


The Network Time Protocol (NTP) simply synchronises the computers  
idea of what UTC (ie Greenwich Mean Time) is. Applying Timezone  
changes to UTC to work out what the local computer's time is is  
left to each individual computer's OS. Thus not being connected to  
NTP shouldn't make any difference for purposes of testing the  
daylight savings changeover.


http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1305.html
http://www.ntp.org/

Re: Current Australia's Prime Minister survived a hear attack

[Warren Jones]

This is a new Windows trojan, trying to entice people to click on a  
link to a malicious web site.


woz

On 19/02/2007, at 1:35 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote:


  I  presume this is spam.
Mac

Begin forwarded message:


From: Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 19 February 2007 12:59:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Current Australia's Prime Minister survived a hear attack

SYDNEY, February 18, 2007 08:56pm (AEDT) - The Prime Minister of  
Australia, John Howard have survived a heart attack. Mr Howard, 67  
years old, was at Kirribilli House in Sydney, his prime residence,  
when he was suddenly stricken. Mr Howard was taken to the Royal  
North Shore Hospital where the best surgeons of Australia are  
struggling for his life.


Click on the link below to get the latest information on the  
health of the Prime Minister:


The Australian - keeping the nation informed

John Howard was born on the 26th of July, 1939. Howard is  
Australia's second longest serving Prime Minister and leader of  
the Liberal Party in Australia.


Howard was born at, a suburb of Sydney Australia. He attended  
Earlwood Primary School and then Canterbury Boys' High School.  
Howard graduated from the University of Sydney with a bachelor of  
Laws and in 1961.


Prime Minister John Howard was sworn Australian PM in 1996 and has  
subsequently won the next 3 elections, being in 1998, 2001 and  
2004. He is considered a conservative politician and has described  
himself as "the most conservative leader the Liberals have ever had".


Prime Minister Howard was a strong supporter of the war with Iraq  
and has been criticized for blindly following the lead of the  
United States president George W Bush. Australian troops entered  
Iraq with the United States and British lead force. This became an  
unpopular decision for Howard, particularly after no weapons of  
mass destruction was found in Iraq (the main reason for starting a  
war with Iraq and ousting the leader Suddam Husein).


John Howard and his wife Janette have three children together;  
Melanie, Tim and Richard Howard.




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Daylight savings testing

[Warren Jones]

Hi all
Has anyone done some proper testing of the new patch released last week?

After applying the patch, and clicking on Perth instead of Tokyo I  
get the right time with the NTP server on (the time zone still shows  
WST not WDT ???).


Anyway, to check the end of the DS, I disabled NTP and set my clock  
to 25 Mar 2007 02:59:50 and was hoping that in 10 secs the time would  
be 02:00:00. Instead it just rolls over to 03:00:00.


I would have expected the DS zone changes to be independent of the  
NTP activation.


Comments?

Re: Daylight Saving

[Warren Jones]

The WA DS change is only going to affect abt 10-15% of Apple Aus's market which 
is a tiny part of Apple's market. I'd be surprised if they can devote too much 
resources to it quickly considering testing is a big part of any update - 
though I'm hopeful but doubtful there will be any patch very soon.

I'm sure there will be an update at one stage though.

I think I read somewhere that there was 6 months advance notice for the Comm 
Games DST change.
woz
 

On Tuesday, November 28, 2006, at 12:36PM, "Ronda Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>Thanks Woz,
>
>Everyone is waiting on Apple to release a patch.
>Apple were quick to release a patch for the Commonwealth Games DST  
>change,
>so hopefully they will be this time.
>
>We who use  IceTV  are hoping Apple come out with a Patch for WA DST  
>before Sunday.
>
><http://www.icetv.com.au/iceforum/index.php?topic=484.msg2132#msg2132>
>
>Cheers,
>Ronni
>
>On 28/11/2006, at 11:53 AM, Warren Jones wrote:
>
>>  NTP (time) servers give times in GMT and it's not our absolute  
>> time that's changing. It's our timezone that's changing.
>>
>> There is an Apple support forum discussion going on the topic but  
>> no definite answer yet.
>> One reported "recommended solution from Apple WA" is to change the  
>> time zone city to Osaka, Japan on the day and then revert to Perth  
>> when DS finishes.
>> <http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3586651>
>>
>> There is also a non-Apple patch that someone had made > www.ucc.asn.au/~matt/time/> - read the readme file - it just  
>> replaces the MacOS Aus/Perth time zone file and should work OK  
>> except that it BREAKS iCal as it has it's own Time zone settings.
>>
>> I've also contacted Apple Aus directly. The guy I spoke to had no  
>> idea but checked with a senior technician. Apparently a WA Govt  
>> dept has also been inquiring too as to Apple's recommended  
>> solution. I have a case number but no answer yet. There was mention  
>> of a possible patch from Apple, though I think we'd be lucky to see  
>> anything by the weekend. Noone was given much chance to do much  
>> preparation for this DS trial. Maybe a few calls of encouragement  
>> to Apple couldn't hurt.
>>
>>
>> So I'd suggest that changing to the Japan TZ on Sunday would be the  
>> best option so far for most non-unix experts.
>>
>> woz
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 28, 2006, at 10:58AM, "Peter Meyer"  
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> has 'someone' informed time.asia.apple.com (or any other time server)
>>> that WA is switching to Daylight saving at the end of the week or do
>>> we need to revert to manual setting of our (computer) system clocks?
>>>
>>> my PDA has the provision for setting daylight saving options in a
>>> particular Time Zone but I can't find any similar options in System
>>> Preferences in OS X. Is there such a provision I am missing?
>>>
>>> I suppose all dashboard widgets that relate to timezones will need to
>>> be updated (somehow; sometime)? or do they all reference system time?
>>> what about something like iCal that allows timezone-support for  
>>> events?
>>>
>>> at least with Y2K we had time to anticipate the problems (& probably
>>> averted most of the potential issues - rather than them not existing
>>> in the first place)
>>>
>>> peter meyer
>>> 0408 902349
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: Daylight Saving

[Warren Jones]

 NTP (time) servers give times in GMT and it's not our absolute time that's 
changing. It's our timezone that's changing.

There is an Apple support forum discussion going on the topic but no definite 
answer yet.
One reported "recommended solution from Apple WA" is to change the time zone 
city to Osaka, Japan on the day and then revert to Perth when DS finishes.


There is also a non-Apple patch that someone had made 
 - read the readme file - it just replaces 
the MacOS Aus/Perth time zone file and should work OK except that it BREAKS 
iCal as it has it's own Time zone settings.

I've also contacted Apple Aus directly. The guy I spoke to had no idea but 
checked with a senior technician. Apparently a WA Govt dept has also been 
inquiring too as to Apple's recommended solution. I have a case number but no 
answer yet. There was mention of a possible patch from Apple, though I think 
we'd be lucky to see anything by the weekend. Noone was given much chance to do 
much preparation for this DS trial. Maybe a few calls of encouragement to Apple 
couldn't hurt.


So I'd suggest that changing to the Japan TZ on Sunday would be the best option 
so far for most non-unix experts.

woz


On Tuesday, November 28, 2006, at 10:58AM, "Peter Meyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>has 'someone' informed time.asia.apple.com (or any other time server)  
>that WA is switching to Daylight saving at the end of the week or do  
>we need to revert to manual setting of our (computer) system clocks?
>
>my PDA has the provision for setting daylight saving options in a  
>particular Time Zone but I can't find any similar options in System  
>Preferences in OS X. Is there such a provision I am missing?
>
>I suppose all dashboard widgets that relate to timezones will need to  
>be updated (somehow; sometime)? or do they all reference system time?
>what about something like iCal that allows timezone-support for events?
>
>at least with Y2K we had time to anticipate the problems (& probably  
>averted most of the potential issues - rather than them not existing  
>in the first place)
>
>peter meyer
>0408 902349
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Re: Safari problem

[Warren Jones]

'Tis a dreadful site, exported from MS Word as their horrible html.  
Must have cost them $0.50 to produce.

Safari and Firefox do not like it.
Definitely not a standards compliant web page.

woz



On 07/11/2006, at 10:27 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote:

Hi everyone, who is going to win the Melbourne cup? :-)  I want to  
open and use a website  www.kingstoncapital.com.au and when I  
get on in Safari the site is not live, no links work etc.  I would  
like some advice as to which Mac  web browser I should go to.  I  
have VPC on my Mac and IE works on www.kingstoncapital.com.au. :-(.


Mac
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[Warren Jones]

Thanks to all who replied.
I should have made it clear that, as Martin realised, my colleague  
wants to extend his desktop over the 2 ext monitors.
the VTBook looked good but as he'll probably upgrade his PB to a MBP  
next year it would be a waste to buy it now and not be able to use it  
again.

So he's decided to hold off.

cheers
woz

On 31/10/2006, at 3:47 PM, Martin Hill wrote:

Actually, I wonder if Warren is wanting to drive 2 separate  
monitors in
mirroring mode (which a VGA splitter/amplifier would provide) or  
whether the
user actually wants to extend his desktop over 2 external monitors  
(monitor

spanning) which is a whole different kettle of fish.

I also know someone who is interested in the latter option.  You'd  
need a

separate video card to drive it not just a splitter.

One of these options might do the trick:

Here's an option for a PowerBook with a PC-card slot (so no good in a
Macbook Pro which has an ExpressCard slot):

http://www.villagetronic.com/vtbook/index.html

Here's an option that takes a VGA signal (no native DVI, but does  
work with

DVI-VGA converter) and splits it out over up to 3 external monitors:

TripleHead2Go;
http://www.techreport.com/onearticle.x/9464

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From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:47:13 +0800
To: WAMUG Mailing List 
Subject: Re: 1 powerbook to 2 external displays?

Warren Jones wrote:

Greetings all

I've had a work enquiry about running 2 external displays on a
powerbook DVI. Is this possible?

I think I've heard that some powerbooks have a dual link DVI to
display on the 30" but can you split it to feed 2 separate displays?

thanks
woz

Hi Woz

If it doesn't you can try a splitter or switch, something like this:

http://www.tadara.com.au/items-id=2122.htm

Those are at the cheesy end of the spectrum, I know because I  
bought one

;-)
They probably wont fit your equipment either but the concept does  
exist.

Some switches are in-line too and can even allow TV connections etc.


Good luck
Paul

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Greetings all

I've had a work enquiry about running 2 external displays on a  
powerbook DVI. Is this possible?


I think I've heard that some powerbooks have a dual link DVI to  
display on the 30" but can you split it to feed 2 separate displays?


thanks
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Re: iiNet Changes and Internode

[Warren Jones]

Hi Reg
I was in the same boat a while back. I was with TPG and they wanted  
to do the same thing to my plan as iiNet wants to do with yours. I  
changed ISPs as a result. Unfortunately I went with iiNet and it  
seems I'll be back in the same situation when my contract expires.


It seems the old pricing isn't sustainable which is strange as  
bandwidth should get cheaper with time and increasing volume of users.


woz

On 12/10/2006, at 12:13 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:


Hi All WAMUGGers

There was some discussion on adsl providers several months ago and  
Andrew Nielsen recommended Internode. (Sorry Andrew but I don't  
seem to have your current email address to ask you this question  
directly.)


Finally iinet have written to say they will be reducing my  
Broadband Light plan from 1500/256 to 512/128 or I can pay $20 more  
to maintain my current speed. What are your current feelings on  
Internode, and other adsl providers. I don't want to pay more for  
1500/256 and I don't want to go down to 512.


Is it likely that Internode, or other isps will also increase their  
charges in the near future, as iiNet suggests will happen?


http://www.iinet.net.au/products/recentchanges.html
http://www.internode.on.net/adsl/pricing/home.htm

Many thanks

Reg

Cool new feature in 10.4.8 (screen zooming)

[Warren Jones]

But only if you have a scroll wheel or "two finger scrolling"  
trackpad...


Hold down the control* key when you would otherwise scroll to zoom in  
and out.


*can be changed in the mouse prefs panel along with some other options.


<http://daringfireball.net/2006/09/zoom_using_scroll_wheel>



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Re: Apple Discriminates against Australians Article

[Warren Jones]

To all you diggers, this is now on Digg. Please go and digg it -  
hopefully it will get some publicity if it hits the main page.


http://digg.com/tech_news/Apple_discriminates_against_Australians




On 06/09/2006, at 2:44 PM, Martin Hill wrote:

Well, it looks like news of how Apple is handling the battery  
recall here in
Australia is making the news.  It will be interesting to see if the  
bad
publicity results in a change to Apple Australia's Battery Recall  
policy.


-Mart

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Apple discriminates against Australians

Neglignet recall behaviour down under

By Charlie Demerjian

Tuesday 05 September 2006, 15:29

APPLE APPEARS TO BE DISCRIMINATING against customers in Australia  
over the
battery recall  .


There is no excuse for the behavior it is showing, it sold them  
defective
products, and now will not fix the problems in the same way as they  
do US

customers.

If you live in the US, they will mail you a new battery ASAP,  
Australia,
find a dealer, bring it in, wait a few weeks, and have a g'day  
mate, hope it

doesn't explode before you get it here.

Take a look at these screenshots, taken just before midnight PST on  
Monday
September 4th. The first shows where the battery recall screen  
takes you if

you are in the US, the second if you have the misfortune of being
Australian, and possibly a resident of several other countries.

US

Australia

If you are in the US, you\re asked for your shipping info, and send  
you a
new one with a mailer for the old one in short order. From what I  
understand
it now pretty efficient about it, even after a few early teething  
problems
 . Either  
way, you

get the new one before you have to return the old.

That is the US though, in Australia, you appear to have big  
problems. The
same screen takes you to a service centre locater where you are  
supposed to
find your nearest dealer and bring the batteries there. According  
to the FAQ
 ,  
you will
get a new one in four to six weeks, maybe, with no battery to use  
in the

mean time.

Our source in Australia called Apple to confirm this was indeed the  
case,
and was told he would have to make two trips to an Apple service  
centre to
resolve the problem, presumably one to drop the battery off,  
another to pick
up the replacement a month later. Considering the geography of  
Australia,
this can be a less than appealing proposition for many Apple  
customers down
under, and to add insult to injury, our intrepid correspondent does  
not have

a car available.

Does it get worse? Of course. The same person has a wife who  
unfortunately
had a recalled MacPro battery in the last round. Guess what they  
did then?
No points if you say they mailed out a battery, that is indeed the  
case.


Apple was notified of this problem by the affected person on August  
25, and
more than a week later, there is no resolution. The local Apple  
dealer has
indicated that he will help our correspondent, but that is just the  
kindness

of a local dealer, not company policy.

What we have here is a large company that sold a dangerous defective
product, and will not take appropriate action to resolve these  
problems. The
fact that Apple do take the appropriate action in the US, and they  
did it
before in Australia says it has the capabilities, the  
infrastructure, and

the ability to do so again. For some reason, Apple is abdicating
responsibility this time.

If they make it easy, like they do in the US, people will be much more
likely to exchange these hazardous batteries. If they make the cost  
of doing
so 3/4s the cost of a new battery, the two taxi trips will cost the  
letter
writer $150AU, a new battery is $199AU, then what are the odds that  
it will

happen?

Much as I hate to say it, this is the reason class action lawsuits  
are born,
and while lawyers are icky, they do serve a purpose on occasion.  
Apple has
shown the capability to fix the problem, was warned over a week  
ago, and has
made other changes to the site in the mean time. Complex web sites  
do not
get set up on their own, nor do dealers get informed of company  
policy.


This needs to change, and change now. As always, my email is at the  
top of
the page, if you are serious about fixing the problems you caused  
Apple, I
can put you in touch with one of the affected individuals. That  
said, you
could just respond to the emails he sent you notifying you of the  
problem,
it would be much easier and less embarrassing. Better yet, Apple  
could have

acted responsibly from day one



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Battery exchange - why second class service in Australia?

[Warren Jones]

My PB's battery is affected.

Looking at Apple's battery recall web page, it's clear there is a two  
class level of service being offered by Apple...


In the US, Canada, all of Europe and Japan, Apple customers simply  
fill in a web form and Apple will ship a replacement right to your  
door and include a prepaid shipping label to return the old battery.


Apple's Australian customers are classed with those of "other" third  
world countries and expect them to get their battery to their service  
provider and pay for petrol, parking and/or postage and packing as  
well as their valuable time. On contacting one service dept in Perth  
they say I have to first drop in the battery and then, when a  
replacement arrives, go back again and pick up the battery. Losing  
mobility in the meantime.


Dear Apple: Why the different level of service, considering the extra  
we Aussies pay above the conversion from $US and GST?


woz

Re: Genealogy software

[Warren Jones]

The genealogy software topic occasionally pops its head up here...

Reunion <http://www.leisterpro.com/> seems to be the software of  
choice for Mac users but its not free. A free fully functional demo  
(only limited by number of people) is available from their site.


I've used it for a long time. For an example of web pages that  
Reunion can produce, check out my web site.

<http://homepage.mac.com/warrenj/>

However, there are alternatives...
<http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php?  
mode=basic&action=search&str=genealogy&plt%5B%5D=macosx&x=0&y=0>

with the main ones being MacFamilyTree and Heredis.

I'd suggest doing a good comparison of these and read some reviews.

woz



On 04/08/2006, at 3:00 PM, Ross Bryant wrote:


Hi Everyone,

Can anyone tell me where to find some good software to record  
family history etc? Free would be nice, but I imagine I'll have to  
pay for it. Has anyone used MacFamilyTree?



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1" hard drive supplier?

[Warren Jones]

Hi all
I dropped my iPod mini and now the hard drive seems dead (scratchy  
noise) :-(

Anyone know of a 1" drive supplier in Perth?

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Re: Giant iPod in WA

[Warren Jones]

Oops, sorry for the duplicate posting
One should read new mail first.

Giant iPod in WA

[Warren Jones]

<http://boakes.org/apple-ipod-space-advert>

"The sheer size of the publicity stunt is difficult to comprehend. It  
covers 893240 square metres; roughly equivalent to eighty football  
pitches.
The ad, which depicts Apple’s flagship iPod product has been  
constructed on the site of an abandoned mineral mine in remote  
western Australia. It has been in development for almost two years  
since Apple’s founder Steve Jobs aquired the location during a game  
of poker with (the late) Australian publishing and gaming tycoon  
Kerry Packer."



direct google earth link: <http://boakes.org/pics/2006/ipod-space/ 
ipod.kmz>





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iPod car transmitter

[Warren Jones]

Not strictly Mac-related but

I'm looking for a car FM transmitter/recharger for my iPod mini and  
from the research I've done on the net it seems the Transpod by DLO  
is the best.

Anyone have any experience with these or in comparison to other brands?

Anyone sell these in Perth? I could order from Sydney for $138  
delivered but would like to support a local supplier if it makes sense.


woz


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Re: iPhoto 6

[Warren Jones]

I checked this out a few weeks back.
$50 for a calendar gave me somewhat of a shock even compared to US$20  
in the US.
But at least it is good to know such a service is not totally  
unavailable in Aus.


woz


On 08/02/2006, at 8:51 AM, Matthew Healey wrote:

Further to the demo of iPhoto 6 last night, Digital Da Vinci have  
release a beta version of their plugin which adds Calendars and  
Cards to their product selection.


http://www.digitaldavinci.com.au/

- Matt



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Re: 24 hour time in excel

[Warren Jones]

Hi Chris
All times are stored as fractions of a day.
So you need to do as James suggested (if you have hours separately  
stored) or do something like


Assuming you have orig time in Col A, time + 8:00 in Col B, make a  
col C with the following formula...


=IF(B1>=1,B1-1,B1)
(to subtract 1 day off when the clock ticks over

Or you could combine with your timezone correction calcs

woz


On 13/01/2006, at 6:24 PM, Chris Burton wrote:


Hi waymuggers

I have a time calculation problem I've being trying to resolve for  
the past 4 hours, and my brain now hurts a lot!.
I have two excel files filled with 9000 records from a gps in which  
the time was set to be 8 hours behind. If I add 8 hrs to those  
records with the time after midnight (eg 0:00:25) for example,  
starts the day at 8:00:25. But the records with time prior to  
midnight (eg 22:15:25 ends up at 30:15:25). For the life of me I  
cant figure it out, even after doing some googling. Can someone  
with good brain cells please help me?


kindest regards

chris



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iTMS for Aus at last???

[Warren Jones]

Next Tues?

http://www.ipodnn.com/news/05/10/19/itunes.for.australia/

fingers crossed but don't count your chickens...



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Re: ABC feedback

[Warren Jones]

Looks like the survey link has disappeared now so perhaps it has  
finished.

But there is a feedback link at <http://www.abc.net.au/broadband/>

I agree with Matt about standards but at least QT would be more  
equally cross platform than WMP and less a pain than Real.



On 24/09/2005, at 5:44 PM, Nancy McIntyre wrote:



If you can spare a few mins to complete this survey and enter
"Quicktime" in the "Other" box.



I'd be very pleased to give the AB expletive C some invited  
feedback, instead of my usual talking to a brick wall.


However the link provided has nothing to do with any survey.
Can you provide a link directly to the survey start?

Nancy M




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Call to arms: ABC online video survey - No Quicktime option

[Warren Jones]

Greetings all

The ABC are currently running a survey on broadband (link from their  
homepage at <http://www.abc.net.au>)
(They seem to be evaluating the demand for extra video content on  
their website)


On about the 4th page they ask what format video you prefer but give  
no option for Quicktime!

(Options are "Real", "Windows Media", "Flash", "Don't know")
Luckily they do provide an "Other" option and you can type in  
whatever you prefer.


If you can spare a few mins to complete this survey and enter  
"Quicktime" in the "Other" box.


thanks
woz


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".Mac" upgrade

[Warren Jones]

For you .Mac members or potential members

Now 1 GB combined base storage
Groups (Emails, calendar, photos) (like yahoo groups?)
Backup 3


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[For Sale] Powerbook G4 15"

[Warren Jones]

I have the following for sale:

1.25 GHz G4
15" screen
512 MB RAM
80 GB HDD
Superdrive (DVD burner)
Mac OS X 10.3
Built in Bluetooth, Airport Extreme
USB, Firewire 400, Firewire 800, DVI

Full specs at <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/ 
stats/powerbook_g4_1.25_15.html>


Excellent condition + no dead pixels
Original packaging, software, manuals, cables.
Purchased new Dec 2003.
$2300


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Old Mac disposals

[Warren Jones]

My work place is disposing of a number of (very) old Macs in various  
conditions...


II (including National Instruments A/D D/A  card)
IIci
LC II
LC III
LC 475
LC 630
IIcx
Quadra 605 (x5)
Duo Dock (x2)
Centris 610
7200/90
(A couple do not have hard discs.)

Various keyboards, monitors, mouse.

Plus 2x HP PaintJet XL300 (A3 colour inkjet printer, one has ethernet  
card)


It seems a shame to just bin them but, as Computer Angels are not  
interested, this is likely to happen.

If anyone is seriously interested please contact me.
No cost - collect yourself (Waterford/Bentley) - first come, first  
served.


All HDs have been security wiped before being disposed, no software  
included, no support included.
OS 7.0.1 and prior versions are freely downloadable from Apple but  
some Macs may require a later OS.


All equipment remaining at the end of next week will be thrown in the  
dumpster.


woz

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[For Sale] Powerbook G4 15" 1.25 GHz

[Warren Jones]

I have the following for sale:

1.25 GHz G4
15" screen
512 MB RAM
80 GB HDD
Superdrive (DVD burner)
Mac OS X 10.3
Built in Bluetooth, Airport Extreme
USB, Firewire 400, Firewire 800, DVI

Full specs at <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/ 
stats/powerbook_g4_1.25_15.html>


Excellent condition + no dead pixels
Original packaging, software, manuals, cables.
Purchased new Dec 2003.
$2350


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Re: New method for iLife Poster

[Warren Jones]

Now if only we could order 20"x30" prints online from iPhoto...


On 29/07/2005, at 8:23 AM, Rod wrote:

<http://www.macilife.com/2005/07/how-to-make-life-poster-tiger- 
edition.html>


Now using Automator and Tiger :-)



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Re: osx software

[Warren Jones]

I bought mine from blackfire  



but currently cheaper at
http://www.macmall.com.au/mall/customer/product.php?productid=315

woz


On 20 Jun 2005, at 20:28, Rosemary Horton wrote:


So where can you buy it? the WA store mentioned doesn't exist anymore!

Rosemary Horton
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


On 20 Jun 2005, at 6:09 PM, Andrew Schox wrote:


Rosemary,



Anybody got a suggestion for genealogy software for mac osx?



Try Reunion:

Re: osx software

[Warren Jones]

Anybody got a suggestion for genealogy software for mac osx?


Try Reunion:

<http://www.leisterpro.com/>

An excellent product!


I heartily concur with Andrew's Reunion recommendation. I've used it  
for a long time.
For an example of web pages that Reunion can produce, check out my web  
site.

<http://homepage.mac.com/warrenj/>

However, there are alternatives...
<http://www.versiontracker.com/php/search.php? 
mode=basic&action=search&str=genealogy&plt%5B%5D=macosx&x=0&y=0>



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Re: ppc-intel query

[Warren Jones]

On 8 Jun 2005, at 10:50, Martin Hill wrote:
Actually - in the case of new users, it will be far easier to 
"evangelise

the heathen" in a year's time - we'll be able offer new Macs that will
almost certainly be able to run any of their Windows software as fast 
as on
an intel PC (instead of using slow Virtual PC emulation) something 
that has

usually been a sticking point in the past.
And they'll have the reassurance that they could always trash Mac OS X 
and
run Windows on the Macintel box if Mac OS X doesn't pan out.  Of 
course we
all know they will find themselves so enamoured with OS X that they 
won't

change back(!)  :-)  but having that escape route will be an important
security blanket for many.
Also, anyone who plays games will also benefit from the ability to run 
all
those Windows games titles that never make it to the Mac or come over 
poorly

ported.

 If the Mac will be able to run win software well, will this be a 
double-edged sword?
- will that encourage companies to only write software for Win, knowing 
it will probably work on the new macs good enough?



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Re: Applestores down.... any speculation?

[Warren Jones]

New iMacs!


On 3 May 2005, at 20:06, Mark Secker wrote:


could it be a makeover or  ..{insert rumor here}

yet another iTMS rumour

[Warren Jones]

No specific Aus mention but seems things must be getting closer...


From <http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=1046>.


Apple readying iTunes 4.8

A new version of Apple's iTunes software will reportedly boast security 
enhancements and handle the syncing of user contacts and calendars to 
and from iPods.


Apple Computer in the coming weeks is expected to introduce a new 
version of its iTunes jukebox software for both the Mac and PC.


The new version will pack a maintenance and security update and may 
also contain added support for a new wave of international music 
stores, now seemingly overdue.


Additionally, company documents indicate that iTunes 4.8 will take over 
the responsibilities of transferring contacts and calendars to a user's 
iPod. Previously these functions were handled by Apple's iSync 
application.


According to sources, the software could debut as early as the first 
week of May.



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10.3.9 is out

[Warren Jones]

via Software Update - 51 MB

combo updater at <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300967>



Improvements

 This update offers many reliability and compatibility improvements. 
These are just a few of the enhancements and improvements included:



Stickies
	▪ 	Addresses an issue in which Stickies could unexpectedly quit when 
creating a new note.


▪   Addresses an issue in which new Stickies are invisible.

	▪ 	Stickies windows can now be minimized (an issue with Mac OS X 
10.3.4 through 10.3.8).



Safari
	▪ 	Accessing certain websites, such as msnbc.com, mail.yahoo.com, 
ticketmaster.com, and others, no longer displays a "bad server 
response" alert that could occur in Safari.


	▪ 	Addresses an issue in which "safe downloads" files are not 
automatically opened after downloading.


	▪ 	SSL webpages (pages with URLs that start with "https://";) load 
faster in Safari.


	▪ 	Adds some important Verisign root certificates to Safari, allowing 
you to connect to certain secure websites that you might not have been 
able to surf before.


	▪ 	Adds other trusted root certificates to Safari, such as VISA and 
RSA.



Finder
	▪ 	Addresses an issue in which copied files could become fragmented 
(but still usable) when you copy more than one file at the same time in 
the Finder.


	▪ 	Addresses a rare issue in which a file could become damaged when 
copying to a FAT16- or FAT32-formatted volume.


	▪ 	Improves reliability when mounting (making available) a disk image 
that's larger than 4.7 GB.



More
	▪ 	Addresses slow vertical tracking and intermittent trackpad behavior 
on PowerBook G4 12-inch 1.5GHz, 15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz, and 17-inch 
1.67GHz computers.


	▪ 	Adds an "Apple Internal 56k Modem (v.32)" modem choice that you can 
use if you have difficulty using Verizon's Airfone Jet Connect service.


	▪ 	Addresses an issue with Mac OS X 10.3.6 and later in which the 
Calculator window won't appear if the Speak Button Pressed or Speak 
Total options are enabled.


	▪ 	Fixes an issue at the login window, where clicking the small space 
just below the bottom user account picture would produce this alert:
 "Internal Error *** -[NSCF Array objectAtIndex:]: index(-1) beyond 
bounds (X)" (where X is the number of user accounts shown).


	▪ 	Addresses an issue in which the startup time in Mac OS X 10.3.6 
through 10.3.8 may be extended if a large number of PostScript fonts 
are installed.


	▪ 	If your PowerBook G4 sometimes wakes up with a kernel panic, 
installing this update may help.


	▪ 	Addresses a data loss issue that could occur when syncing your 
iDisk at the same time that .Mac servers are experiencing heavy usage.
	▪ 	 Avoids a potential Mail issue if the application is running when 
Daylight Savings Time changes.
	▪ 	 Addresses some formatting issues that could occur when replying to 
HTML messages in Mail.



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Yet another iPod rip off

[Warren Jones]

Close on the heals of the "Super Shuffle" 
<http://www.luxpro-corp.com/e_575d.htm> is the "IPOD Mini" - no not the 
"iPod Mini"


http://www.ebigchina.com/ebcps/4/pd/1324336.html

sigh





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Re: Word-underline with no text

[Warren Jones]

Try a non-breaking space (option-space)

On 3 Mar 2005, at 06:59, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

I have been caused to use Word from Office 98 and wish to create a 
simple form to collect name, address etc.
In Appleworks I would type Name and then click on Underline and use 
the space bar to draw a line to the desired length. Word does not seem 
capable of this.  I have a manual and have searched that for clues as 
well as 'online' help.

Is this simple task possible?
Help please.
Merv

Re: Safari and MS Proxy pacs

[Warren Jones]

I run a proxy server (squid on Solaris 8 box, non-authenticated) at 
work here and Safari runs at normal speed whether proxy setting is 
manual or automatic.


woz

On 3 Feb 2005, at 15:14, Toby Oldham wrote:
Anyone know why browsing using Safari and the 'Automatic Proxy 
Configuration' setting yields significantly slower web access than a 
copy of Firefox or Mozilla (with the same proxy settings) ?


I recently had to change to the automatic proxy setting here at work 
(Fairly old Windows 2000 box acting as the proxy server I believe) - 
access in safari has been, well, crap ... ever since.


I'd just move to FFx or Moz, except wysiwyg HTML authoring apps like 
'Edit On Pro' (Realobjects) only support Safari under OSX.


Cheers,
Tobes.


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Re: Quick "Hi" from the Applestore, Ginza

[Warren Jones]

tokyo, japan

On Friday, January 14, 2005, at 03:42PM, Malcolm J McCallum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

>Excuse my 'higorance' but where is Ginza -Down the road from the show?
>Mac
>On 14/01/2005, at 3:28 PM, Warren Jones wrote:
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>> Hi all
>>
>> It's amazing here - ground floor and top floor are totally buzzing
>>
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Quick "Hi" from the Applestore, Ginza

[Warren Jones]

Hi all

It's amazing here - ground floor and top floor are totally buzzing

woz

Re: Mail's display font too small? suggestions

[Warren Jones]

Preferences - Fonts & colors - message font size



On 19 Aug 2004, at 17:04, Paul Sparrow wrote:


If you have used Mail, you may have noticed its "displayed" font is too
small for many users to read easily (particularly with large Flat 
screens)
when they open a mail item, Any clue on how to increase its displayed 
size.




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Re: Entourage with Exchange server

[Warren Jones]

I have the same problem. Vers 2004 **slowly** scans each mail folder 
looking for updates and when it comes across a new one in the inbox it 
may notify you of a new mail. I have heaps of folders some with 
thousands of messages in and it is dreadfully slow. You can't even 
manually sync it ("send & receive") M$ stuffed up big here. I've 
checked all the settings and everything looks OK. I tried a quick 
google search a while back and came across someone with a similar 
problem, though from the lack of relevant search results, it seemed it 
wasn't too common a problem.  Version X worked like a charm notifying 
immediately a new message arrived on the server. I'm tempted to revert 
to the older vers.


woz


On 21 Jul 2004, at 13:53, Gordon Campbell wrote:

I'm just having a play with Entourage 2004 and our Exchange 2000 
server. The
problem I'm having is that it's slow to get the messages from the 
server. I
mean *really* slow. I'm on a 100mbps network and the server is in the 
next
room, but the speed is worse than a 56k modem. Has anyone else given 
this a
shot? Am I doing something wrong or is this just the way it is, in 
which

case I'm going to IMAP and the Global Address book can get stuffed. :P



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Re: Cleaning Powerbook G4 display?

[Warren Jones]

Apple recommends  
water or a non-alcohol, non-ammonia cleaner such as 
.


Last time I ordered some on-line from somewhere but google finds some 
in Aus at





Anyone sell klearscreen in Perth?

regards
woz


On 17 Jul 2004, at 07:23, Steven wrote:

The instruction manual says to Œdampen a clean, soft, lint-free cloth 
or

paper  with water only and wipe the screen¹.

But are alcohol screen wipes okay to use? The ones I have contain
isopropyl-alcohol.

Thanks...Steven

Re: New scam - very frightening

[Warren Jones]

I had a few of my users get sent this yesterday

1. The real URL <http://ps4consult.dk/> contains no encoding to link 
your email address to their spam list.
2. I've heard (but can't confirm) that if you're using Windoze + IE + 
Outlook Express this page downloads a Trojan virus


My advice would be...
1. Don't panic
2. Be wary of opening any URLs from suspicious emails especially if you 
use Windoze, or, if you use OS X, until Apple fixes their current 
serious URI handling vulnerability.


woz


On 04 Jun 2004, at 08:27, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:

I just received the following email from the email address 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] I have never heard of them, have certainly never 
ordered anything from them, let alone opened an account with them, and 
can't imagine dealing online with this sort of money. I have just 
bounced the email back to the address, and it returned as "User 
Unknown".


I'll be keeping an eye on my Credit Card, and keeping Consumer Affairs 
aware. I'm uneasy though. The problem is, I'm wary of even visiting 
the tvshop web site for fear of alerting them to the fact that I 
actually exist. Hopefully they might get the message from my bounce.



May 26, 2004

ON-LINE ORDER CONFIRMATION

Account Number: 37609235a
password: **
Order Number: PBW7992
Order Total: $4,490.50

Thank you for ordering from www.tvshop.com , below is your order 
detail.


Your order is currently being reviewed and processed. We will send you 
an
e-mail confirming shipment and providing pertinent shipping 
information as

soon as your order ships.

The Following item(s) are included with this order:
---
Item : PANASONIC - TH42PHD6UY 42-IN HDTV PLASMA
DISPLAY
Product Code : TH42PHD6UY
Price : $4,135.00
Quantity : 1
Price : $4,135.00

Subtotal $4,135.00
Shipping $355.50

Grand Total $4,490.50
---

You can track the status of your order anytime you like (24/7) online 
by
going to our website  <http://ps4consult.dk/> www.tvshop.com/order.php 
and

logging into your account.

It was a pleasure to serve you and we hope you visit us again soon. If 
you

have any questions, please contact us.

Sincerely,
Sales Department
--


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FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
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Re: Epson printer install prob

[Warren Jones]

Jeez,  it worked, thanks Daniel. I didn't think to look further down 
the menu. Doh! USBs ain't USBs. How stupid of epson.
I now seem to recall doing this when setting up my home Epson SC 900 
yonks ago.


thanks


On 18 May 2004, at 11:20, Daniel Kerr wrote:


Make sure when you add the driver you choose Epson USB from the drop 
list
and not just USB as it will say the driver isn't installed. (from the 
Print

Centre Setup/Printer List.)



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Epson printer install prob

[Warren Jones]

New epson Stylus photo R310 to either of PB G4 or PM G4, OS X 10.3.3 
via USB


Installed driver from CD and also the latest version from internet. 
When I go to add the printer in the printer setup utility it gives the 
message "driver not installed". I've reinstalled multiple times with 
reboots as required by the installer.


I can't find much helpful info on web.
any ideas?


thanks
woz

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iTunes 4.5 is out

[Warren Jones]

not yet available on software update but can get via 
http://www.versiontracker.com/ or http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/


New in this version...

	• 	Share Your iMix. Post and email songs in your playlists for 
everyone to see. Rate iMixes from other music lovers to drive them up 
or down the charts, and discover new music at the same time.
	• 	Party Shuffle. Be your own DJ with a playlist thats always full of 
songs. Add, delete and rearrange them on the fly to create the best mix 
for the moment.
	• 	Print CD Inserts. Create stunning CD jewel case inserts for your 
album or mix disc using designer templates for both color and black & 
white printers.
	• 	Discover Music. Find out whats playing on more than 1,000 radio 
stations around the United States. Get music and audiobooks related to 
a movie. See a music video, get the track. Download a free song.
	• 	Previews in Playlists and Quick Links. Save store previews to 
purchase later. Find more music from the artists you love via Quick 
Links in your library.
	• 	Automatically convert WMA to AAC. Convert the music you saved in 
Windows Media Player (unprotected WMA files) to AAC format.
	• 	Apple Lossless. Use the new lossless encoder to import music from 
CDs and achieve sound quality indistinguishable from the original, at 
about half the original file size. Plays in iTunes and on iPod.
	• 	5 computers can play protected songs (up from the previous limit of 
3). Identical playlists containing protected songs can be burned up to 
7 times (down from 10).



Also available is a new iPod updater

woz

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http://homepage.mac.com/warrenj/

Perth, Western Australia

Re: Accessing website harbottle

[Warren Jones]

Looking at the source of the page it contains a silly javascript 
(checking that screen size is at least 800x600) and form to redirect 
to...

https://www.harbottleonpremise.com.au/alm/index.jsp

Going to this URL seems to work.

woz



On 07 Apr 2004, at 14:27, Brett Carboni wrote:


Can anyone access the site
<http://www.harbottleonpremise.com.au/>

I can't using the latest Explorer  (128 bit) or Safari.

It enables us to order liquor etc on-line.

Their tech support hasn't been able to help. It's about the only way 
for us

to check prices.

T.I.A.

Brett Carboni
Tsunami


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Re: Increase in SPAM mail to .Mac

[Warren Jones]

Yes I've noticed similarly just in the last day or so, though not quite 
3 per 10 min.


On 03 Apr 2004, at 16:41, Daniel Kerr wrote:


Hi All!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

I'm just curios to see if anyone else has noticed an increase in spam 
mail to mac.com (for those that use it.) I now find I'm getting about 
3 every 10mins and it's just to that address. Has anyone else noticed 
the same. I barely use this address, and looked to see if I have it 
posted anywhere the net,.. well bar yahoo it's not really anywhere.


Thanks. Look forward to see what others are finding. (Can send direct 
to me to save the list if preferred.)




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Perth, Western Australia

Re: Mac prices ??

[Warren Jones]

On 11 Mar 2004, at 09:52, Kathy Quinlan wrote:


The sooner we get an international currency the better I say.



I agree but don't expect that in our lifetime.
The US "adopted" the metric system in 1866 and was supposed to 
transition (by act of congress) over a 10 year period from 1975.


woz

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Perth, Western Australia

Re: Holy Cow! An Apple TV Commercial!

[Warren Jones]

I actually saw (probably the same) one last night about the same time.

Amazing!


On 24 Feb 2004, at 21:27, Matthew Healey wrote:


Yes thats right. I almost fell over myself.

Tonight at approximately 9:26pm there was an ad for the iPod on 
channel 10 during the Simpsons.


That is the first Apple TV commercial I have seen in a LONG while!!!



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Warren Jones 
http://homepage.mac.com/warrenj/

Perth, Western Australia