Internet dropouts with Intel iMac
Dear WAMUG'rs, A relative of mine is having problems with her 2.66 Intel iMac running OS X 10.5.7. When downloading large update files the speed would drop to very slow and after about 1 hours will dropout completely. Her Macbook which connects to the same modem wirelessly via airport does not suffer these dropouts. I have tried the iMac both via ethernet cable to the modem or via Airport, but still the same problem. I seem to remember something about this previously, but I could not find the thread on WAMUG's site. Can someone please help with suggestions as to where to look for the solution? Many thanks kind regards, Philippe Chaperon -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Sun's VirtualBox
Dear WAMUG'ers, Wonder if there are some of us who have installed Sun's Virtualbox on their Intel Macs and what has been the result. For the fun of it I have installed it on a FW400 external drive using XP Home Edition, and although it took me 3 or 4 tries to understand the install process, everything ended seemingly correct. I am currently installing all the Win updates, the machine connected directly to the internet via my wireless modem. Once the updates installed I intend trying the 'other' OS on a small application called Nimègue, used for listing genealogy archival data. Unfortunately there is no equivalent, that I know of, on the Mac platform hence the need for Windows. I would be interested in other's experience with Virtualbox. I understand that Linux or other variant can also be installed within the Virtualbox window. Many thanks for any possible information, recommendation or even 'thumb downs' if that's the case. Kind regards and have a nice and safe week-end. J Philippe Chaperon -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
GMail effective mail filtering
Dear WAMUG'ers, Well, after over 7 days of using GMail to filter all the rubbish which was appearing in my mail, I am glad to say that I do not now have any problem! One big bonus, I do not feel inadequate in any field!! To those who suggested GMail, many thanks. Not only do I receive my filtered mail from my Westnet account, but I can also send mail from GMail having my Westnet address. Very convenient in some cases. And to my surprise retrieving my mail is very fast indeed. One small but unimportant problem, I do not know whether I can send my messages via GMail in 'text' format. I have tried looking into this, but I can only see HTML formatting for outgoing mail. Which means that I have to go to my normal email application to send to the lists accepting only 'text' messages. But I can live with that. Have a nice and safe week-end to all. Regards, Philippe Chaperon -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Undesirable mails
Hi Dudley, Well, you are the second person to suggest using GMail to filter my rubbish for free!! Many thanks for this good tip. I'll now go to GMail and set up an account and hopefully I'll be able to use Mail to retrieve my 'clean' mail. There's hope over the horizon after all! Regards to all, Philippe Chaperon - Original Message - From: Dudley Gager dudleyga...@gmail.com To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:44:13 +0900 (WST) Subject: Re: Undesirable mails On 15/02/2009, at 11:29 PM, laut...@westnet.com.au wrote: And that would be a cheaper alternative to special mail filtering applications :) IMHO Westnet's spam filtering is hopeless. This is the best advice I ever received, its free, and its not just for keeping spam off your iPhone: http://www.macworld.com/article/58826/2007/07/iphonegmail.html Dudley Gager -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: Undesirable mails
Hi Marty all on the forum, Many thanks for your reply and advice. Yes, I do tend to panick as you probably would have guessed. I do have 3 Macs at home but all used for private purposes only now. I guess I do not have too much to worry about and hope I am not pestered by the Russian women... maybe I should publish my age, that would keep them away And that would be a cheaper alternative to special mail filtering applications :) Kind regards and have a nice week, Philippe C - Original Message - From: Peter Martinson pma...@highway1.com.au To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Sent: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:25:52 +0900 (WST) Subject: Re: Undesirable mails Philippe Chaperon wrote: Dear WAMUG'ers, I have received today a mail from someone who I do not know and is not on my address book. The mail was asking me to join a forum and provided a Website. Needless to say I have not visited the website and promptly deleted the mail. My concern is that the addresses to which the mail was sent was visible, and in there I found my old address from another provider, which address was cancelled years ago but unfortunately is still in my address book. I also found some of my friends' addresses in that list, which seem to indicate that my address book was somehow 'mined'. Is this possible? and if so what kind of 'virus' or malware have I picked up? (PS I do not frequent dingy websites or subscribe to strange forums. I am now trying a couple of antivirus applications, ProtectMac on OX 10.5.6, ClamXAV on 10.3.9 which have so far found no problems!!) To add to my problems, I am receiving at least 10 emails every day showing my current email address as the one from which the emails were being sent!!! Is Mail Washer my next move? Any advice would be appreciated. Kind regards, Philippe Chaperon Mac OX 10.3.9 also 10.5.6 (from which I boot every now and then) G5 PPC 1.8Ghz dual -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au Hi Philippe, Don't worry too much. Usually it's someone else's mailbox that has been hacked/harvested etc. Your email addresses old and new have been picked up from them. Spammers run programs that put the harvested address in the sent from field. I've noticed recently that they send a message to the actual address too, probably to confirm that it is an active address suitable to receive more spam emails. I get heaps.I'm actually amazed at how many attractive Russian women send me emails professing their undying love and admiration for me even though we haven't actually met! I'm running 2 Macbooks amd a Macbook Pro and I still don't bother with any sort of virus software. The only problem I've ever had is when I deliberately infected my machine to see what would happen. Took me about 2 hours to fix. Of course if you are using your machines for business work then protection is an investment. Regards pmarty Peter Martinson Bunbury -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au
Re: petition for Firewire
Hi Martin WAMUG'ers, Many thanks for that link which I have promptly signed. I cannot help but think though that Apple is quitting FireWire completely, and therefore ist strategy is to slowly crush our yearning for this reliable interface. Hope I'm wrong and that the petition will make them listen to those who supported them through thick thin. Regards all have a safe week-end. Philippe Chaperon PS I did not know that Steve Wozniak was in Perth!! Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: petition for Firewire Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:29:59 +0800 Petition to get Firewire back on the MacBooks. Who knows, it might make The Steve think twice for the next revision: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/MB1394/petition.html :-) -Mart Martin Hill -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: scroll button on mouse
Hi Everyone, I had the same problem with my mighty mouse, and after having cracked the mouse open and cleaned it twice within a couple of month I replaced it with a Logitech. Its been working very well and do not need driversI ended by buying 2 more Logitech for my laptop, and never regretted it. The mighty mouse is excellent and in my view Apple should have made it serviceable by the user. That is its great weakness in my opinion. Kind regards, Philippe Chaperon Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: scroll button on mouse Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:30:35 +0800 The scroll button on the top middle of the mighty mouse is no longer operating. Any ideas as to what I can do? Thanks Its a pain this - have to pull it apart and clean the rollers, then it works again for a short time! see http://www.mightymouserepair.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jet7488UoSEfeature=related good luck -- gary dorn north perth -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Increasing RAM
Hi Michael WAMUG'ers, It is always a good idea to max your RAM if you can afford it, and specially if you intend to keep your MacBook Pro for a few more OS updates. Each update seems to demand more and more memory to function at its best. Of course, if you are like me with many applications open at one time, it is a must to have the most RAM possible. For price, can't help you but there will be others on the group who can give you an idea. Kind regards, Philippe C Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Increasing RAM Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:05:04 +0800 I have a 17 MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo with 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. With my first couple of Macs I upgraded RAM to the maximum available for the particular computer. Is that strategy still desirable with the MacBook Pro? If so, what's it likely to cost? OS 10.5.4 Thank you, Michael Hawkins. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Screen Contrast
Hi Andrew, Can't help you with the screen problem but I would have tried zapping the PRAM. This cannot do any damage that I know of, and who knows maybe cure that problem. Re backing up all her files, I'd strongly recommend Superduper. I have used this to make a couple of my external hard drives bootable complete with all my applications and data. I've used it for copying 2 laptops and my G5 on to a partitioned external drive, each partition allocated to an individual machine. Which means that I can boot the laptops or the G5 using that external drive. This allows me to access all my files too. Hope this can be of help to you. Kind regards, Philippe Chaperon Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Screen Contrast Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:50:29 +0800 Hi Wamuggers My wifes 24 Intel iMac on 10.4.9 seems to have a display glitch which developed today while she was printing from iPhoto It is like a white haze across the screen (like max contrast on a tv). You can still use it but big strain to see mouse pointer etc. It has been shut down and re-started with no effect on fault. There does not appear to be a setting for contrast only brightness, which is the same setting as always. Two questions 1. Any idea of an easy fix, or should I take it to the Apple shop. 2. What's the best way to back up all her files to external HD. Thanks Andrew -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: G5 Problem
Hi Michael, Wonder if your G5 is keeping time correctly. I'm thinking maybe the PRam battery is either flat or going flat. When was it the last time you changed it. I'm no expert, so that may not be the problem. Or try reseating your RAM cards, just in case. Failing this possibly a visit to your friendly Mac clinic will be needed. Best of luck, Philippe Chaperon Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: G5 Problem Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:25:11 +0800 My dual 2 GHz G5 has developed problems and is currently hors de combat. A problem which started about a week ago and was, at that time, intermittent, has now become constant.The machine starts normally and will function for a brief period of time before freezing, at which time the drive is screaming and the machine displays a greyed-out exhortation to re-start. Etc. Before the problem became acute I was able to run TechTool Pro, Disk Warrior and Disk Utility. No drive problems were noted and a few files were repaired. I also replaced the directory. As I am more than stuffed without CS3 or a machine that will drive a 30 monitor I would welcome any suggestions. Both drives are backed up and the main drive is cloned with SuperDuper so I would lose only some recent installations if a new drive is indicated. I can't keep the machine running long enough to see if a reinstall from SuperDuper would be of any help. I would welcome suggestions or observations regarding probable/ possible cause of the malfunction. Michael -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Erasing a HD
Hi David, I doubt whether you can erase the Hard Disk on which your operating system is installed. Usually this is done by booting the computer from the OS DVD (Leopard) and then reinstall. I believe that you can then have the ability to reformat the Hard Disk before the install. However with the MacBook Air, I'm not sure how to do this as it does not have an internal DVD/CD reader/writer. I you have another Mac, can you connect the two machines and start your MacBook Air in Target Mode and thus be able to reformat and instal Leopard? I'm sure one of our tech-savy contributors will help and correct what I have said if it is incorrect. Good luck kind regards, Philippe C --- Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Erasing a HD Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:53:35 +0400 I recently purchased a Macbook Air and foolishly attempted to install Parallels and XP! Whilst the former appears to have installed successfully I have had nothing but problems with windoze and would now like to remove both of them. I have attempted to uninstall each item on various occasions using various methods and have not been sucessful - problems with administrator rights and not being authorised! As there is no other data on the hard drive that I require, I felt the simplest way to start with a clean slate was to use the 'Erase' feature in 'Disk Utility' but found the 'Erase...' button greyed out and therefore not an option. Is there any other way I can format my hard drive and start from scratch again? (I have the original Leopard OS disk) Kind regards, David Ring. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Useful list explaining Mac shortcuts
Wow! That was excellent Peter. Many thanks. Regards to all, Philippe C Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Useful list explaining Mac shortcuts Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 08:27:36 +0800 On 02/06/2008, at 5:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a pretty useful list explaining the many shortcuts I never knew about on Mac keyboards: http://www.danrodney.com/mac/index.html Cheers, Paul. Here's a tip for all: Double-click on the the word Mac in the heading Mac Keyboard Shortcuts to select it. Holding down the Shift key, scroll down to the bottom and click just after the closing bracket following the word Photoshop. This selects the whole text. With the selection in place, go to Safari in the Menu Bar and choose Services TextEdit New Window Containing Selection. If you're running Tiger or earlier you may have to click on TextEdit in the dock to see the results: Leopard should come to the front immediately. Either way, you will have a nicely formatted TextEdit document that you can file away for future reference. You can even save it as a Word file if you really want... Be amazed. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Fax (618) 9332 0913 Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Mighty Mouse
Hi Rosie, After using rechargeable batteries of all sizes for well over 25 years now, I have experienced only 1, yes! 1 single battery with a slight corrosion of the casing and no serious leaking. That's not something I can say about the non-rechargeable ones. But battery technology has progressed enormously these days and I cannot see you having major problems with the new breed of rechargeable anyway. Good luck with your mighty mouse, Philippe C Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Mighty Mouse Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 20:37:49 +0800 Hi all Thanks to Ruben, Mart Paul for your suggestions on alternative batteries for the Mighty Mouse. I'm relatively unfamiliar with rechargeable batteries, and didn't consider using them, as I was told by someone sometime ago that there is a risk of leakages, with them, so I've purposely avoided using them. However, on the basis that I do have faith in the expertise of members of this list I'll check out -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: External Drives
Hi Adrian, I guess that if you are to use your external drive solely for your Mac OS, then format it for that OS. Because I do very occasionally use my external drives on Windows machine, I create a small partition which I format for Windows, and the rest is formatted for the Mac OS. This allows me to place some data for Windows only machines, for whenever I visit my relatives/friends with Windows PCs. I have partitioned formatted many external drives NTFS (Win) Mac OS Extended as mentioned above using the trusty Disk Utility without any problem. Hope this somehow makes sense. Regards, Philippe C Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: External Drives Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:19:05 +0900 I am looking at the 1 Tb drive (Western Digital) on offer at OfficeWorks. They come formatted for windows with an option to convert to Mac using provided software, is it advisable or necessary for any reason to this? Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Update 10.5.2
Hi Everyone, For those interested, I have updated my Macbook 2.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo to 10.5.2 and also some graphics update also from Apple, cannot remember what it was. Everything is working without any problems so far. Looks like Apple did a good job of this update. Good night all, Philippe C PS It is so hot in my room that my trusty G5 was sounding like an A380 taking off, so much so that I had to turn it off and use the laptop. At least the little beastie does not seem to protest too much :) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Problem connecting to Internet
Dear WAMUG'ers, I am having a baffling problem trying to connect an intel iMac to the internet using Airport. The iMac does connect using the ethernet connection, but using Airport I get the following: 'Airport is connected to the network wireless. Airport has a self assigned IP address may not be able to connect to the internet.' Using OS X 10.4.7, 2GHz Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM. Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks, Philippe C
