Re: Power Plug

[X.Ray.Wa]

Thanks all for the info

The Duckhead I received, do you get this with all new mac book pros  
or was I just lucky

Its not in the book under "whats in the box"

Best regards
   Ray


On 27/09/2007, at 1:01 PM, Andrew McColl wrote:

Duck Heads are also useful if you're travelling overseas.  You  
simply replace the duck head with the relevant one for the country  
in which you're travelling.


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Power Plug

[X.Ray.Wa]

I places my order for a new Mac Book Pro 5 weeks ago and rang them  
yesterday

and they told me it could be another 5 weeks. a
A bit annoyed I rang another branch of this company and they said  
that they just got a couple

in so I purchased my first Mac Book Pro.

my first email wit my new MBP :-)

In the box I did receive everything that I suppose to have but I did  
get this 240v plug adaptor that I am not sure what it is for. See  
link below.



http://members.iinet.net.au/~x.ray/pics/plug.jpg

I did get the
MBP
85w power adaptor
dvi - vga adaptor
ac power cord
remote
Modem


Thanks

Ray


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Re: iPhone locking in Australia

[X.Ray.Wa]

have a look at this video from NBC about using any network in the U.S

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20424880/

The cost of the phone here would be soo expensive I dont think it will be  
as popular

compare to the rest of the world

Ray

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:00:56 +0800, Neil Houghton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:



Nice thought Matt - I would be worried however that Oz being such a small
market & all they might just postpone the launch while they worked out  
how
to stitch up the right sort of deal - remember how long we had to wait  
for

the Oz Itunes Store while the rest of the world merrily bought music :(


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Re: macbook pro delays

[X.ray.Wa]

If it will take that long I should wait for OSX 10.5 ;-|


- Original Message - 
From: "Oldham, Toby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: macbook pro delays



A colleague of mine was told there¹s an 8 week wait for hers. Sometimes
that¹s an indication of an product change.


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macbook pro delays

[X.ray.Wa]

Hiya
Does anyone know how long the delay is to get more Mac Book Pro's
I ordered my first Macbook pro today from Nextbyte
Now its just a waiting game 


Regards
Ray

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Re: Unable to get to websites

[X.Ray.Wa]

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:37:41 +0800, David Moyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:



Hey
Can I just ask Daniel, why the same DNS entry twice?


Once should be fine,
Some put a telstra DNS on the second line just in case the first one fails
but not sure if thats an improvment :-|

Ray

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LED backlights in the display

[X.Ray.Wa]

Check the availability of the macbook pro and there is a shortage
Apparently the new ones have the LED backlights in the display.

is this a better option... I guess the battery life might be a little  
longer ?


Regards

ray
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Re: Most useful software utilities for Mac

[X.ray.Wa]

QuickSilver is a must
http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/

RCDefaultApp
http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/


- Original Message - 
From: "Shay Telfer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Most useful software utilities for Mac



>What other software utilities do people find particularly useful?


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Re: Mac book Pro

[X.ray.Wa]

Thanks for all the info...
We will be travelling and want a laptop that will last
How stong is the case with the macbook pro
Can it handle the day to day vibrations in a caravan

Where do you all go to get your Mac products
Nextbyte and HT is the closest to me who sells apple products

Ray

- Original Message - 
From: "Peter Hinchliffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: Mac book Pro


Here's an indication of how well this works: I have had the recent  
experience of having to convert a brand new Dell computer, which came  
with Vista installed, back to Windows XP, mainly for the sake of  
printing to the client's 4-year old Canon laser printer, for which  
Vista drivers do not exist. This thing still will not print to the  
Canon printer even in XP, but when I installed the very same driver  
into my copy of Windows XP on my Macbook Pro (running Parallels) it  
printed perfectly (using the same USB cable).


Having experience with both schema, I strongly favour Parallels over  
Boot Camp. The convenience alone is a huge factor, and even though  
Parallels can use the Boot Camp partition, that approach cannot take  
full advantage of all of Parallels' features.


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Mac book Pro

[X.ray.Wa]

G'day all

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


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

like Telstra Blue wifi modem

Thanks in advance

Ray 


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Re: Pirates of Silicon Valley

[X.ray.Wa]

You can watch the movie at any time from
http://tinyurl.com/2solno

Ray

- Original Message - 
From: "Ian Conaghan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 3:03 PM
Subject: Pirates of Silicon Valley


For those WAGMUGers who have never seen it, I highly recommend the 
'Pirates of Silicon Valley' bio-pic on Channel 9 at 12 midnight on 
Wednesday for a fascinating insight into the rivalry between Apple 
and Microsoft in the early days of desktop computing.   It's 
definitely worthwhile recording if you are not a 'midnight owl'.




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Re: DVD

[X.ray.Wa]

With most if not all dvd drives including ibm pcs you can change it  5 times
and its stuck on the last one (5th) you choose.
there are many hacks to reset it but not sure what hacks are out there for 
the Mac


Ray

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From: "James / Hans Kunz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: DVD



try this
download vcd player from:
http://www.videolan.org/
set it to be the default player

general problem is that apple lets you change the region code only 4  or 5 
time & then your player remains on the last selected one (if you  can 
change the region code try to set it to 0 = all regions) 


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Re: : G5 Auction

[X.ray.Wa]

There was 3 that I saw that had 1.5g of memory
Hopefully yours will be the same

Ray

- Original Message - 
From: "Mike Fuller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: : G5 Auction


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


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


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RE> : G5 Auction

[X.ray.Wa]

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

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

Ray


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Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:22 PM
Subject: G5 Auction



Any one have an idea what the G5's went for at auction today?


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Re: iPhoto's dissapeared!!

[X.Ray.Wa]

Before you open Iphoto press the alt key down and leave down
now run Iphoto
A window appear where now you can select the Iphoto folder library
Let me know how you went

Best wishes

   Ray

On 07/03/2007, at 9:43 AM, Tony Francis wrote:


Hi All
Last week I suddenly lost all of the Photo's in iPhoto, all files  
were empty.
I contacted Daniel Kerr who advised me to look in Hard Drive/ Users/ 
your name/Pictures.
I followed Daniel's advice and found ALL of the photo's in their  
various files, my problem now is "how" do I get the Photo's back  
into iPhoto?? I have tried to import and drag and drop  without  
success, a message comes up on the screen telling me that I can't  
import the Photo's to iphoto as they are in the iphoto library
I've tried several times to contact Daniel but he's gone walkabout  
at present.

Can someone shed some light on my problem please.

Re: VoIP on iinet

[X.Ray.Wa]

Ive been using the belklin box that is connected to my adsl router
there is no software needed.
You do get software but that just tells you what IP the unit is.
You set it up using your browser
Does the D-Link has QOS	so you can make sure it reserve enough bandwidth  
for voip


Ray

On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 10:02:27 +0900, Diana & Graham Stevens  
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


I should like to use VoIP on iinet. I need to buy a suitable ATA to plug  
into my D-Link G604T Router.

 Can anyone suggest a suitable ATA please?
 iinet sell the Belkin ATA which does not have Mac software. They  
suggested I try the NetComm ATA but again, no Mac software.

Re: WinMail

[X.Ray.Wa]

Try this free utility

http://www.joshjacob.com/macdev/tnef/


Ray

On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:19:19 +0900, Howard Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:



Hi all,
 I have a supplier that keeps sending me invoices (via email) that I  
cannot open.
They come as an attachment when I open the email using Mail (v 1.3.11)  
and are labelled:

winmail.dat
 Tried Acrobat Reader, Preview, Graphic Converter. No good.
I even tried copying saving the file and then transferring it to a PC on  
the my network and I can't seem to open it on that either.
 I seem to remember receiving similar files in the past and could open  
them on Acrobat. Not this one.

Re: Fwd: RJ 12 Telephone plug.

[X.Ray.Wa]

Not sure if this will help you
and 1/3 down the page gives you info on the connectors/wiring

http://people.aapt.net.au/~tims/emigrate/

Ray


On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:49:29 +0900, Malcolm McCallum  
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


- Original Message - From: "Malcolm McCallum"  
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "WAMUG Mailing List" 
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 11:11 PM
Subject: RJ 12 Telephone plug.
   Hi everyone, can someone tell me if the wiring of an RJ12 in  
Australia is the same as an RJ12 in UK? My daughter has a phone which   
worked in Uk but although it works here it does not RING here.

 Has anyone any suggestions?  Thanks for any suggestions.
 Mac

Re: Skype phone

[X.Ray.Wa]

Regarding Voip Calls

I have voip with IInet from day one and it works well
I use to pay with Iinet $0 per month and 10c calls to any major city,  
outside the city it was 10c per minute

plus I was paying $34 per month rental for the land line
Now I changed with IInet $9.95 per month for Voip and 15c untimed  
Australia wide
plus I changed my land line from $34.95 with IInet to Telstra Budget  
$19.95 (30c cent calls ) I never use the landline

As I do ring around Australia a lot I do save a few $$$ using voip

Engin also has a device that plugs into your router for $99
http://www.engin.com.au/

Its better for your router to have QOS so if you are downloading heavy it  
will make sure you have enough bandwidth

for the call

Here are a few links for Free phone calls ( or cheaper calls) to landlines  
using Voip

http://www.voipcheap.com/en/index.html
http://www.gizmoproject.com/learnmore-allcallsfree.html
http://www.voipbuster.com/en/index.html

Regards
   Ray




On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:01:59 +0900, Denise Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:


I've been reading with interest, the posts about VOIP and Skype. I  
haven't
gone that way, yet, as I don't fully understand how it works (I know I  
need
to pay extra to my ISP to have VOIP) and if I do go with it, can it be  
used

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Re: signatures in Mail

[X.Ray.Wa]

Not sure of an answer to this one but

If you hightlight the part of the email and press reply
it will only add that part to the new message
This way all your emails stay clean be easy to read and wont add all the  
other signatures etc


ReGards
 RaY

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:48:14 +0900, Derek Y-E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:



Hi Adam and WAMUG folks.
 Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be an easy answer for this one  
(unless someone as a knowledge of a hidden preference, entered from  
Terminal)

Apple keynote

[X.Ray.Wa]

Here's a special news alert from Macworld: Steve Jobs took to the
stage today to deliver his Macworld Expo keynote address, unveiling
two new products. The first is Apple TV, a $299 set-top box that
streams multimedia from your computer to your television. First
introduced as iTV back in September, Apple TV will ship in February.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/09/appletv/index.php


Also during his Macworld keynote, Jobs took the wraps off a product he
said had been in the works for two-and-a-half years -- the iPhone. The
product, available in June, brings together several features of the
iPod, digital camera, smartphones and even portable computing to one
device, with a widescreen display and an innovative input method.

http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/01/09/iphone/index.php


Keynotes
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/keynote/

Re: Live keynote info

[X.Ray.Wa]

oops try
http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/101241/live-feed-from-steve-jobs-keynote-address.html

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:16:52 +0900, X.Ray.Wa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


this site says they will have a live feed
http://www.macuser.co.uk/news/101241

While your waiting check out Bill Gates keynotes
http://www.microsoft.com/ces/

ReGards

  RaY

Re: Live keynote info

[X.Ray.Wa]

this site says they will have a live feed
http://www.macuser.co.uk/news/101241

While your waiting check out Bill Gates keynotes
http://www.microsoft.com/ces/

ReGards

 RaY

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:00:40 +0900, Bart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Hi I found out that Unfortunately, there is no live video feed for the
keynote. Instead, Apple posts a recorded Quicktime stream (usually) a few
hours after the keynote completes.
Can't wait to see what Apple has for us, It's Xmas all over again
Regards
Bart

Re: Westnet speeds on 8MB plan

[X.Ray.Wa]

I have a Dynalink modem and it was set for standard ADSL using G.dmt  
giving tha max speed of 8MB

I had to install the new firmware to give me ADSL2 with max speed of 12MB
ADSL2+ gives the max speed of 24MB but I need a new router/modem to get  
ADSL2+


Having my Router set to G.Mnt or ADSL2 didnt change the speed for me
I get around 5000kb/s.  Im with IInet with max speed of 24MB

You can ring telstra to do a check on your line to make sure you have a  
clean connection


ReGards

 RaY

On Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:20:33 +0900, Daniel Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:



Another thing you'll need to check (which I think I mentioned in my email
the other day) is whether the DSL-300 is ADSL2/2+ capable (or can handle  
the
faster speeds). A lot of the "earlier" modems can't really handle the  
speed,

so they need to be changed to some of the new modems that can handle the
faster speed. These also have the extra settings and things as well.

Re: watching TEDTALKS

[X.Ray.Wa]

You can subscribe Tedtalk using iTunes

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=160892972


ReGards

 RaY


On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:57:07 +0800, Robert Howells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  
wrote:



Firefox 1.5.0.6
OSX 10.4.7
Burt Rutan talks ok for me
 Bob
   On 01/11/2006, at 4:47 PM, gary dorn wrote:
 here
http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/index.cfm?flashEnabled=1
 are 20 - 30 minute video of talks by various people.
including
Al Gore,
David Pogue
Ross Lovegrove
etc

RE: ?photo/photoshop colour saturation terminology?

[X.Ray.Wa]

-Original Message-
From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark
Secker
Sent: Monday, 11 September 2006 2:07 PM
To: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: ?photo/photoshop colour saturation terminology?

can any photographers/photoshop wizards help me with a bit of terminology.

when you completely turn down saturation in all colours except one - 
so that, say for example,  a portrait shot will appear as  a black 
and white except for her red lipstick which will still show as 
red..what is this technique called?
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Hello Mark

First of all I like to say HI as I have only joined a couple days ago.

Im not really sure what its called to keep one colour in the B/W photo
But when I create a B/W photo with part colour I use Layers.
I load the photo and create a second layer
The first layer I make B/W
The second is in colour and I make everything transparent except the lips
There are other ways but this works well for me 

Regards

   Ray

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