Re: WoW hacked
Just a quick note, not meaning to drag this on, but had a great tip from a friend. Writing your password and copying and pasting it makes it much much more difficult for hackers she has also heard of people being hacked even with an authenticator, but this will help alot! Sam On 23/06/2010, at 1:49 AM, Dark1 wrote: I'm really surprised that you somehow got hacked, unless you've logged on using windows at some point somewhere. I'm at a bit of a loss trying to figure out how your account was compromised. Regards Ruben Ok, see this is why I have been banned from all computer things usually, yes Ronni it does have WPA2 security on it. Sorry, Sam On 22/06/2010, at 6:20 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I didn't realise that you could get extra security for the Airport, I am looking into that. Its most definitely already password locked though, but extra security is always good. We have never bought gold ... nor worried that we need to reset our passwords as our account is close to being compromised ... and really if I want a unicorn zebra I am sure i can find it myself ... so I know that it hasn't come from any of those sources. As far as I can tell I stay on legitimate sites, or at least the ones that I know are well used and therefore safe. So far I have cleaned out all my cookies, and cleared my history (I'm not sure if this one will do anything, but then I figured that if someone had gone to a bad site, at least we won't go there again any time soon). I also used mac Scannen ... with my fingers crossed that it wasn't adding anything to my computer, but it seemed to be a legitimate free application I could use quickly to find anything that was not meant to be on there). It said it found 18 things, and whether or not they were legitimate I allowed the application to block them. So I am at a loss as to how this has happened, its the first time since we have been playing that it did. Its a bit like getting your wallet stolen, I have changed passwords to everything just in case! I do hope to get my gear back soon, my toon is looking a little like a bag lady at the moment, but on the plus side, I got a new pet (Thankyou new Authenticator on its way on the mail) ... and my bags have never looked so clean!! Sam Yes, the Airport does have a password, but I might have to look at changing it just in case, as i On 21/06/2010, at 9:49 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 21/6/10 9:00 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 21/06/2010, at 8:48 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello everyone, Its not really a question, but just a warning as I know there are a couple of gamers on the list. We had our WoW accounts hacked today, so looking out for a good antivirus and trojan program may be a good idea at the moment. Hope all is well for everyone, Sam. Sorry to hear this Sam, Are you on a Wireless Network? If so have you got WPA2 Security on it? Heaps of WoW accounts have been hacked from people using Open Wi- Fi Networks. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) Ouch. Not good. It's also worthwhile adding the Blizzard Authenticator. This makes it harder for them to hack as well. You can get it free for the iPhone. Otherwise you can buy it from Blizzard. There was also spates of Free offers and hoax Catascylsm beta offers as well doing the rounds. Always be wary of false links, ingame offers and sites that offer gold sales. All these have large opportunities for hacking from what I've read. Hope it gets sorted for you. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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 -- 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 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http
Re: WoW hacked
Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I didn't realise that you could get extra security for the Airport, I am looking into that. Its most definitely already password locked though, but extra security is always good. We have never bought gold ... nor worried that we need to reset our passwords as our account is close to being compromised ... and really if I want a unicorn zebra I am sure i can find it myself ... so I know that it hasn't come from any of those sources. As far as I can tell I stay on legitimate sites, or at least the ones that I know are well used and therefore safe. So far I have cleaned out all my cookies, and cleared my history (I'm not sure if this one will do anything, but then I figured that if someone had gone to a bad site, at least we won't go there again any time soon). I also used mac Scannen ... with my fingers crossed that it wasn't adding anything to my computer, but it seemed to be a legitimate free application I could use quickly to find anything that was not meant to be on there). It said it found 18 things, and whether or not they were legitimate I allowed the application to block them. So I am at a loss as to how this has happened, its the first time since we have been playing that it did. Its a bit like getting your wallet stolen, I have changed passwords to everything just in case! I do hope to get my gear back soon, my toon is looking a little like a bag lady at the moment, but on the plus side, I got a new pet (Thankyou new Authenticator on its way on the mail) ... and my bags have never looked so clean!! Sam Yes, the Airport does have a password, but I might have to look at changing it just in case, as i On 21/06/2010, at 9:49 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 21/6/10 9:00 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 21/06/2010, at 8:48 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello everyone, Its not really a question, but just a warning as I know there are a couple of gamers on the list. We had our WoW accounts hacked today, so looking out for a good antivirus and trojan program may be a good idea at the moment. Hope all is well for everyone, Sam. Sorry to hear this Sam, Are you on a Wireless Network? If so have you got WPA2 Security on it? Heaps of WoW accounts have been hacked from people using Open Wi- Fi Networks. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) Ouch. Not good. It's also worthwhile adding the Blizzard Authenticator. This makes it harder for them to hack as well. You can get it free for the iPhone. Otherwise you can buy it from Blizzard. There was also spates of Free offers and hoax Catascylsm beta offers as well doing the rounds. Always be wary of false links, ingame offers and sites that offer gold sales. All these have large opportunities for hacking from what I've read. Hope it gets sorted for you. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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: WoW hacked
Ok, see this is why I have been banned from all computer things usually, yes Ronni it does have WPA2 security on it. Sorry, Sam On 22/06/2010, at 6:20 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I didn't realise that you could get extra security for the Airport, I am looking into that. Its most definitely already password locked though, but extra security is always good. We have never bought gold ... nor worried that we need to reset our passwords as our account is close to being compromised ... and really if I want a unicorn zebra I am sure i can find it myself ... so I know that it hasn't come from any of those sources. As far as I can tell I stay on legitimate sites, or at least the ones that I know are well used and therefore safe. So far I have cleaned out all my cookies, and cleared my history (I'm not sure if this one will do anything, but then I figured that if someone had gone to a bad site, at least we won't go there again any time soon). I also used mac Scannen ... with my fingers crossed that it wasn't adding anything to my computer, but it seemed to be a legitimate free application I could use quickly to find anything that was not meant to be on there). It said it found 18 things, and whether or not they were legitimate I allowed the application to block them. So I am at a loss as to how this has happened, its the first time since we have been playing that it did. Its a bit like getting your wallet stolen, I have changed passwords to everything just in case! I do hope to get my gear back soon, my toon is looking a little like a bag lady at the moment, but on the plus side, I got a new pet (Thankyou new Authenticator on its way on the mail) ... and my bags have never looked so clean!! Sam Yes, the Airport does have a password, but I might have to look at changing it just in case, as i On 21/06/2010, at 9:49 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 21/6/10 9:00 PM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 21/06/2010, at 8:48 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello everyone, Its not really a question, but just a warning as I know there are a couple of gamers on the list. We had our WoW accounts hacked today, so looking out for a good antivirus and trojan program may be a good idea at the moment. Hope all is well for everyone, Sam. Sorry to hear this Sam, Are you on a Wireless Network? If so have you got WPA2 Security on it? Heaps of WoW accounts have been hacked from people using Open Wi- Fi Networks. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) Ouch. Not good. It's also worthwhile adding the Blizzard Authenticator. This makes it harder for them to hack as well. You can get it free for the iPhone. Otherwise you can buy it from Blizzard. There was also spates of Free offers and hoax Catascylsm beta offers as well doing the rounds. Always be wary of false links, ingame offers and sites that offer gold sales. All these have large opportunities for hacking from what I've read. Hope it gets sorted for you. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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 -- 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
WoW hacked
Hello everyone, Its not really a question, but just a warning as I know there are a couple of gamers on the list. We had our WoW accounts hacked today, so looking out for a good antivirus and trojan program may be a good idea at the moment. Hope all is well for everyone, Sam. -- 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: Itunes won't play my cd
Hi Ronni!! That did it, Thankyou so much, who knew there was such an important little button hiding within my computer! Sorry for not saying what it was either, I sort of assumed everyone just needed to know the OX and such. Its an Emac ... and still going strong even though it went dim on e a few months ago tough little machine it is! And if anyone needs to know the button is near the memory ... but make sure you turn your power off and pull the plug at the wall before you press it, and of course its always best to double check all information from the Mac site (thought I better put that in in case someone tried it and fried their computer .) Thankyou so much for your help, I hope you all have a safe Long weekend, Sam On 25/04/2010, at 1:55 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Sam, Try Reset the Power Manager (PMU) or System Management Controller (SMC) … which ever is pertaining to your Mac You don't say what computer you are using or operating system. Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management Unit (PMU) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1431 Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC) http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964?viewlocale=en_US Otherwise it may be a hardware problem with your Optical Drive. Cheers, Ronni On 25/04/2010, at 1:10 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello Ronni and Neil, I tried Quicktime, it wouldn't give me any sound either, I then deleted the preferences anyway because I thought it was worth a try, that hasn't seemed to help. They are commercial CD's, bought yesterday. I tried a DVD, it worked fine. But wouldn't recognise my application Cd's ... Kid Pix and Jumpstart Kindergarten ... at all. It just ejected them saying they were unsupported my my computer. Thinking about it last night, I also thought I should say that I have been having alot of trouble burning CD's lately too, to get 1 burnt I go through around 3 or 4 that my computer finds a problem with, could this have been the beginning of my problems now? Oh and it is the built in CD Drive that I am using. Sam On 24/04/2010, at 7:36 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Sam, Hi Ronni, Sam, if I understand you correctly, iTunes is playing your existing library of songs fine - in which case, I don't think it can be down to any general system sound/volume settings. From what you are saying, a CD - presumably in the built-in CD player (you don't say what your computer/configuration is) shows as playing but outputs no sound. Also, although a track appears to import into iTunes, playback of an imported track (presumably one imported since the problem first appeared) also gives no sound output. To me, that sounds like the problem is with the signal/data transfer between the CD drive and iTunes. Is the optical drive working in all other respects - ie does a DVD play OK with sound, does a data CD and/or DVD read OK? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 24/4/10 4:46 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: On 24/04/2010, at 4:23 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello all, My Itunes has stopped playing my cd's, well to be precise, it shows that it is playing but I have no sound. I have tried different cd's and the result has been the same. I also Imported one of the songs into Itunes, but it won't play that either (well, same as before, it shows it is, but no sound is coming out). Other songs already on Itunes play fine, as do songs and other sounds from the internet. I have had a look at preferences in both itunes and system preferences but could not see anything that could be impairing its play. I am running a power pc with 10.4.11, and itunes is 9.1 (with no updates due that it could find. Does anyone have any clues as to what I should look at next? Hi Sam, Do you have system sound on your Mac? Is the volume turned on in System Preferences Sound. If so, In iTunes under Controls Increase volume. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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
Itunes won't play my cd
Hello all, My Itunes has stopped playing my cd's, well to be precise, it shows that it is playing but I have no sound. I have tried different cd's and the result has been the same. I also Imported one of the songs into Itunes, but it won't play that either (well, same as before, it shows it is, but no sound is coming out). Other songs already on Itunes play fine, as do songs and other sounds from the internet. I have had a look at preferences in both itunes and system preferences but could not see anything that could be impairing its play. I am running a power pc with 10.4.11, and itunes is 9.1 (with no updates due that it could find. Does anyone have any clues as to what I should look at next? Thankyou so much for your time, Sam -- 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: Itunes won't play my cd
Hi Ronni, No I don;t have system sound, whats that? I tried all the rest, still no sound, the odd thing is that everything else works fine, it just seems to be new imports and cd's. Sam On 24/04/2010, at 4:46 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 24/04/2010, at 4:23 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello all, My Itunes has stopped playing my cd's, well to be precise, it shows that it is playing but I have no sound. I have tried different cd's and the result has been the same. I also Imported one of the songs into Itunes, but it won't play that either (well, same as before, it shows it is, but no sound is coming out). Other songs already on Itunes play fine, as do songs and other sounds from the internet. I have had a look at preferences in both itunes and system preferences but could not see anything that could be impairing its play. I am running a power pc with 10.4.11, and itunes is 9.1 (with no updates due that it could find. Does anyone have any clues as to what I should look at next? Hi Sam, Do you have system sound on your Mac? Is the volume turned on in System Preferences Sound. If so, In iTunes under Controls Increase volume. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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: Itunes won't play my cd
Hi Ronni Sorry should have checked it before I replied before ... no I don't have System Sounds. I haven't loaded anything to do with sounds or Itunes that I know of in the last few weeks, (which is the last time I tried to play a new cd) Sam On 24/04/2010, at 4:46 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 24/04/2010, at 4:23 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello all, My Itunes has stopped playing my cd's, well to be precise, it shows that it is playing but I have no sound. I have tried different cd's and the result has been the same. I also Imported one of the songs into Itunes, but it won't play that either (well, same as before, it shows it is, but no sound is coming out). Other songs already on Itunes play fine, as do songs and other sounds from the internet. I have had a look at preferences in both itunes and system preferences but could not see anything that could be impairing its play. I am running a power pc with 10.4.11, and itunes is 9.1 (with no updates due that it could find. Does anyone have any clues as to what I should look at next? Hi Sam, Do you have system sound on your Mac? Is the volume turned on in System Preferences Sound. If so, In iTunes under Controls Increase volume. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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: Itunes won't play my cd
Hello Ronni and Neil, I tried Quicktime, it wouldn't give me any sound either, I then deleted the preferences anyway because I thought it was worth a try, that hasn't seemed to help. They are commercial CD's, bought yesterday. I tried a DVD, it worked fine. But wouldn't recognise my application Cd's ... Kid Pix and Jumpstart Kindergarten ... at all. It just ejected them saying they were unsupported my my computer. Thinking about it last night, I also thought I should say that I have been having alot of trouble burning CD's lately too, to get 1 burnt I go through around 3 or 4 that my computer finds a problem with, could this have been the beginning of my problems now? Oh and it is the built in CD Drive that I am using. Sam On 24/04/2010, at 7:36 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Sam, Hi Ronni, Sam, if I understand you correctly, iTunes is playing your existing library of songs fine - in which case, I don't think it can be down to any general system sound/volume settings. From what you are saying, a CD - presumably in the built-in CD player (you don't say what your computer/configuration is) shows as playing but outputs no sound. Also, although a track appears to import into iTunes, playback of an imported track (presumably one imported since the problem first appeared) also gives no sound output. To me, that sounds like the problem is with the signal/data transfer between the CD drive and iTunes. Is the optical drive working in all other respects - ie does a DVD play OK with sound, does a data CD and/or DVD read OK? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 24/4/10 4:46 PM, Ronda Brown at ro...@mac.com wrote: On 24/04/2010, at 4:23 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello all, My Itunes has stopped playing my cd's, well to be precise, it shows that it is playing but I have no sound. I have tried different cd's and the result has been the same. I also Imported one of the songs into Itunes, but it won't play that either (well, same as before, it shows it is, but no sound is coming out). Other songs already on Itunes play fine, as do songs and other sounds from the internet. I have had a look at preferences in both itunes and system preferences but could not see anything that could be impairing its play. I am running a power pc with 10.4.11, and itunes is 9.1 (with no updates due that it could find. Does anyone have any clues as to what I should look at next? Hi Sam, Do you have system sound on your Mac? Is the volume turned on in System Preferences Sound. If so, In iTunes under Controls Increase volume. Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- 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: Emac went dim
Maybe a good idea Peter, My kids are at school, and I still don't have a clue! So far we have had no problems, although I do make sure that they use the Microsoft programs I have installed just in case =X Also I have worked out how to use my harddrive, I think I will wait till we all go to bed though, because it may take a while to back it all up =D There we go ... smileys again, sorry, but really, otherwise I find emails and messages can come over as rather harsh or long winded, so i apologise! Sam On 17/02/2010, at 8:13 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 16/02/2010, at 7:38 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: The biggest I know of so far would be a photographic software, I'm not sure what it is called, but that would be also if he decides to go down that path later at the moment, its more essays and such but as you can notice I like to keep my computers for as long as possible! So looking long term is definatly something I need to be aware of. There's nothing here that would challenge Virtualisation software from what I can see - or for that matter specifically require Windows at all. I'd better stop now before I head down the What are they teaching at school these days anyway? road... -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 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: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: Emac went dim
The biggest I know of so far would be a photographic software, I'm not sure what it is called, but that would be also if he decides to go down that path later at the moment, its more essays and such but as you can notice I like to keep my computers for as long as possible! So looking long term is definatly something I need to be aware of. On a second note, I got an external harddrive today now to learn how to use it ... I'm sure its simple, but for the life of me we haven't been able to work it out yet . Sam On 16/02/2010, at 8:07 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 15/02/2010, at 9:14 AM, malcolm Tate wrote: Thankyou for your replies Sorry for the delay in replying, my weekend ended up flying by without me realising it. I have a Power PC G4, and as much as I wrote for clarification I think I was hoping you would all go ... no, its fine, all computers do that from time to time, its good Looks like I may need to look at something new rather soon ... now the debate, PC so its compatible for the kids school, or my lovely mac, and sort out compatibility later lol. I could see all the icons, pictures, everything on the screen Ronni, it was just dim, like someone had turned the brightness down. Sam The nice thing a bout a new Mac is that it's compatible with everything, though either Boot Camp or virtualisation software - or both. It's difficult to imagine anything your kids' school would require that would be beyond the scope of these of these technologies. And you get to keep your beloved Mac. -- Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948 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: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: Emac went dim
Thankyou for your replies Sorry for the delay in replying, my weekend ended up flying by without me realising it. I have a Power PC G4, and as much as I wrote for clarification I think I was hoping you would all go ... no, its fine, all computers do that from time to time, its good Looks like I may need to look at something new rather soon ... now the debate, PC so its compatible for the kids school, or my lovely mac, and sort out compatibility later lol. I could see all the icons, pictures, everything on the screen Ronni, it was just dim, like someone had turned the brightness down. Sam On 14/02/2010, at 3:06 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: On 13/02/2010 1:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 13/02/2010, at 12:15 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello everyone, This morning when I woke up the screen on my Emac running 10.4.11 was dim. I recalibrated the colours and it seems to be ok now. I was just wondering if this was the right thing to do, and if my computer is on its way out? Also, why would it happen? I've had the computer for a few years now and never seen this before. Hi Sam, Look closely at the screen, can you still see the icons in the background? If you can and it seems extremely dark, then your problem is likely an LCD inverter board. This isn't a terribly expensive part but getting it replaced might not be cheap labor wise. An LCD inverter is what powers the backlight for the screen. I would suggest you backup everything you need on your computer to an external Hard Drive, as the eMac could well be on its way out. Cheers, Ronni Except eMacs have CRT's not LCD's? Which would mean it's the analog board or equivalent. Have fun, Shay -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto: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: Emac went dim
Hi Ronni, just checked that, it was a little above normal, but not much, I moved it as you suggested, Thankyou. I think it is time to invest in a new one, we have been debating for a while if we should, but I am stubborn and like my little computer, it puts up with so much from me and my children. Ah, sentimentality for a computer the bane of a mac user i suppose. Sorry Merv ... I was using it as 'laugh out loud' ... although 'lewd obscene language' could come in handy at times. Its habit, and sometimes still slips out when I know its not an appropriate forum, my apologies. Thankyou all for your time, I'm sure when I do finally upgrade you will be hearing much more from me ... as well as the forums getting a good workout as I have no idea on how to use leopard snow or otherwise. Sam On 15/02/2010, at 9:58 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Sam, I could see all the icons, pictures, everything on the screen Ronni, it was just dim, like someone had turned the brightness down. Hi Sam, Make sure you back up your eMac, as I feel the eMac is wearing out, and perhaps its time to upgrade to a newer machine. I don't know much about the eMacs, it could be the unit at the back of the picture tube is wearing out. Shay has mentioned the analog board. One thing you could check (in case this has been changed by an update or something), is: Go to System Preferences Universal Access. Look for the Enhance Contrast slider. If it is not set to normal, that can cause display problems. Just slide it back to normal. If it IS set to normal, then it is very likely the eMac is running out of time. Cheers, Ronni On 15/02/2010, at 9:14 AM, malcolm Tate wrote: Thankyou for your replies Sorry for the delay in replying, my weekend ended up flying by without me realising it. I have a Power PC G4, and as much as I wrote for clarification I think I was hoping you would all go ... no, its fine, all computers do that from time to time, its good Looks like I may need to look at something new rather soon ... now the debate, PC so its compatible for the kids school, or my lovely mac, and sort out compatibility later lol. I could see all the icons, pictures, everything on the screen Ronni, it was just dim, like someone had turned the brightness down. Sam On 14/02/2010, at 3:06 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: On 13/02/2010 1:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 13/02/2010, at 12:15 PM, malcolm Tate wrote: Hello everyone, This morning when I woke up the screen on my Emac running 10.4.11 was dim. I recalibrated the colours and it seems to be ok now. I was just wondering if this was the right thing to do, and if my computer is on its way out? Also, why would it happen? I've had the computer for a few years now and never seen this before. Hi Sam, Look closely at the screen, can you still see the icons in the background? If you can and it seems extremely dark, then your problem is likely an LCD inverter board. This isn't a terribly expensive part but getting it replaced might not be cheap labor wise. An LCD inverter is what powers the backlight for the screen. I would suggest you backup everything you need on your computer to an external Hard Drive, as the eMac could well be on its way out. Cheers, Ronni Except eMacs have CRT's not LCD's? Which would mean it's the analog board or equivalent. Have fun, Shay -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto: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
Emac went dim
Hello everyone, This morning when I woke up the screen on my Emac running 10.4.11 was dim. I recalibrated the colours and it seems to be ok now. I was just wondering if this was the right thing to do, and if my computer is on its way out? Also, why would it happen? I've had the computer for a few years now and never seen this before. Sam -- 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: Safari 4.0.4
Thanks for the heads up Daniel, my kids will love you forever, because although I have swapped to Firefox now they still like Safari. Sam On 12/11/2009, at 10:14 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi All For those having recent problems with internet/web things, Safari has been updated to 4.0.4. There are four versions available. (one for Snow Leopard, one for Leopard, one for Tiger and one for all of Windows). You can find the download via Software Update or the following link:- http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ Enjoy. Kind Regards Daniel --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel @ macwizardry . com . au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au **For everything Macintosh** -- 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: Safari/Firefox internet problem
Hi, I haven't tried the link, but I just wanted to say, that I have had alot of problems with Safari and Firefox sporadically not finding a page too. I have found it to be worse in Safari though. Not sure of the problem, but as we have just bought a new modem I haven't played too much, just put up with it mostly, although sometimes I found that retrying, or restarting Safari / Firefox sometimes helps. Sam On 27/10/2009, at 4:13 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi again Peter, I just noticed you are with bbnet (BroadBandNet) Could be a DNS issue. Try using OpenDNS 203.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard On 27/10/2009, at 3:44 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Peter, You don't say what versions of Safari Firefox you are using. Make sure you have installed all the latest updates for both Safari Firefox. And you have the latest updates for Java. Then repair permissions: As your problem is happening on both browsers, it is some setting or update required on your Mac. Do you have Java JavaScript enabled on both Browsers? Have you tried in a different User Account? Cheers, Ronni On 27/10/2009, at 3:15 PM, Peter Bull wrote: I emptied the cache and cleared the history and still no joy. On 27/10/2009, at 2:03 PM, Clyde McLennan wrote: Hi Peter, I just tried it using Safari on my iMac and it worked fine. You have to actual do a reload of the site (right click/reload) as the temporary files on your system could be sned you the can't find the site message. Cheers ... Clyde On 27/10/2009, at 1:51 PM, Peter Bull wrote: I have been regularly using the site www.woodworkforums.com for a couple of years and on Saturday I could not log on to it. I still can't logon with Safari or Firefox, but I can get any other site. I have emailed the woodwork administrator who assures me all is OK at their end, and I can access the site using the PC here which is networked to my Mac. The ISP told me to enter the DNS details into the Mac but that hasn't worked. Any ideas?? Peter Bull pb...@bbnet.com.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto: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: Macbooks and games
Hi = D I can't really compare as am not that great at computers (I wiped my old one totally 3 times before I was told never to try to fix it again) but if it helps I play WoW on an EMac, Power PC, G4, 1.5gig, I usually sit on around 400ms (I do play US server though) and at 40-50 fps unless I am in Dalaran . Hope this helps with any decisions or comparisons you may need. Sam On 22/01/2009, at 4:06 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Yes, I think its a case that all the Macbooks before the aluminium ones were lousy for playing games. The new aluminium Macbooks may be OK, Macworld have done some testing, so that would be a good place to start if interested. The Macbook for sale is the second last generation before the aluminium Macbooks, but I don't think even the last of that line is recommended as a gaming machine. On 22/01/2009, at 3:54 PM, rkor...@iinet.net.au wrote: Yes I think it would not be worth it maybe put the money to one of the newer macs with better graphics cards would be the better option :) Roger On Thu Jan 22 14:43 , Jude ibr...@iinet.net.au sent: Hmm. Well it's World of Warcraft he wants to play. The latest patch - the Lich King says the minimum specs are Macos 10.4.11 or later Power PC G5 or Intel Processor ATI Radeon 9600 or better Would this machine cut it, do you think, Susan? If it's slow on your Macbook Pro 2.4, Roger, maybe it's not an option? I play on my Octo and I find it tends to be the net connection that causes slowdowns, although up till the last patch my friend's G4 Powerbook could *just* manage. I'll try a bit more research. cheers Jude Hi Jude I run Warcraft on a Dual 2.3 G5 and also a MacBook Pro 2.4 and it will run slow on Both at times. It depends how many things are happening at the same time and how many computer opponents you are playing. As for World of Warcraft I don't play that but again Warcraft puts quite a load on any system. Roger -- 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 - wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au','','','')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 -- 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: little fan is dead
You can also set a free standing fan to run onto it from beside it, we use this when using the laptop for long periods and find it works rather well, even if it does get a little cold using the mouse on cold days. Sam On 25/09/2008, at 6:55 PM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: may be just as a temporary solution put you macbook onto a larger aluminium plate or heat sink (from a broken down amplifier), the 'heatsink is taking more heat away then just the air going underneath through... i'm doing that for ages with my powerbook to reduce the time the fan is running James On 25/09/2008, at 13:41, David de la Hunty wrote: hi folks, Macbook Pro 2.33 gHz Core 2 keeps dying. dead as a doornail, after a few hours, like the plug kicked out. I have decided it is overheating, cause every time this happens the fan isn't on but the chassis is almost uncomfortably warm. Have propped it up off the desk but still happens. downloaded a widget to check temp, but the readout doesn't make sense... eg 5.19 whatever that means... if the fan is not kicking in is that a bit of software malfunctioning? Will the usual things eg permission repair and pram zapping do anything? Thanks for any tips. DD -- 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] SAD Technic Video Productions, Electronic repairs U3 / 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA 6053 +618 9370 5307,+618 6262 5707, 0414 421 132 http://www.iinet.net.au/~saddas skype: barleeway -- 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: Google Maps Street View
I must say they are the clearest, most up to date photos of a friends renovations that I have seen, not sure if that is good or not really Extending communication between friends, or just expressing how long it takes sometimes to see each other, scary either way really. Sam On 05/08/2008, at 1:38 PM, Michael Kane Taylor wrote: This Crikey Video of the Day is worth a look (August 5: The dark side of Google StreetView- what Australia can expect): http://www.crikey.com.au/video.html?source=cmailer Michael On 05/08/2008, at 1:17 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Found layers, absolutely stunning views! Severin On 05/08/2008, at 11:24 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 05/08/2008, at 10:30 AM, Warren Jones wrote: 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. Hi Warren Severin, If you use Google Earth v4.3.7, you can get Street View of an Address. Type in the Address (or if you have addresses in 'My Places'). Go to the Address and then Under Layers - tick 'Street View' and it will take you to the address and then you click a camera. My goodness, my sister who lives in Melbourne was actually home on this day which is unusual I was out at my Address which is unusual ;-) Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842 1950 (Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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] Ph: 61 (0)8 9498 0952 Mob: 0405 750 696 Skype: Mikanta http://www.kanetaylor.id.au -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: iPhone question or clarification
I'm not sure as I have never personally do it, but I know my sister does it when she comes to Perth and she is with Telstra. Sam On 22/07/2008, at 9:11 PM, Eugene wrote: Can't help with that one but I'm led to believe that if you are with Telstra all the McDonald stores offer free wireless hotspots which you connect by entering your phone number. Haven't tried it. can anyone verify if this is true? Regards, Eugene On 22/07/2008, at 8:46 PM, Robin Belford wrote: My understanding is that if I take my iPhone down to my favourite cafe, which has a free wireless hotspot (that I use often with my laptop), I can connect and browse etc. for free. I am reading in today's Australian that this is not the case. Can anyone clarify this for me thanks robin -- 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] -- 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: World of Warcraft
Try lowering all your in game settings, and check your memory usage while you are playing, if you have alot of applications running at the same time, I find this slows me down (itunes is terrible for it for me), also multiple addons may be affecting you to, other than those suggestions, i can't help you, sorry, but I can maybe make you feel better in that alot of people are having big dc and lag issues in game at the moment, especially in large raids. WoW I think has a forum for mac users, you may want to look at this as well. Sam On 06/06/2008, at 10:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello all. What controls the frame rate as shown by the green bar? I think as of the last update I am way down. Regards from Alan. -- 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: Video to iMovie
Just a question, but will this method, or a variation at least of this work for discs from camcorders do you know Ronni? Thankyou for that though, it is a very well presented method. Sam On 04/06/2008, at 4:37 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Lloyd, I'm putting this back 'on WAMUG list' so other people may help and also follow the thread. Yes, iMovie in the iLife 08 install requires a Mac with an Intel processor, a Power Mac G5 (dual 2.0GHz or faster), or an iMac G5 (1.9GHz or faster). http://www.apple.com/ilife/systemrequirements.html So he cannot install iMovie 08 and will need to convert his JVC GZ/ MG530 camcorder's .mod files to DV stream so he can import the DV file into iMovie version prior to iMovie 08. His Camcorder should show on his desktop as a Hard Disk. The files will be in MPEG-2 format which need to be converted to DV Stream to be imported into iMovie. Install the Application Pixela Capty MPEG Edit EX (that should be on the disc that came with the Camcorder) Use this application to convert the MPEG-2 ( .MOD) files to Quicktime DV Stream. All this information is in his Instruction booklets that came with the Camcorder. 1. Create a Folder on his Desktop name it 'JVC Footage'. 2. Connect the AC Power Adapter to Camcorder plug into Power. 3. Turn the Camcorder on connect USB cable to Computer 4. Double click the 'EVERIO_HD icon that appears on the desktop to open it. 5. Drag all the MOV.MOD files (eg: MOV00A.MOD, MOV001.MOD etc) into the folder 'JVC Footage' 6. Drag the 'EVERIO_HD' to the Trash to Eject it, check that the ACCESS light on the camera is not blinking Turn the Camcorder to OFF Disconnect the USB Cable 7. Open Capty MPEG Edit EX. A} Under VIEW COMBINE FILES B} Click on ADD locate the MOV.MOD files (use the shift key to select them all). C} Click OPEN D} Click CREATE select Format DV Stream E} Click EXECUTE F} Name the Save As 'untitled.dv Where 'Movies' When it has finished creating your DV Stream and Encoding the Audio, Quit Capty MPEG Edit EX 'the combined file list will be discarded' - OK. 8. Open iMovie, 'Create a New Project' - and Import the .DV file or files and then Edit as normal. Cheers, Ronni On 04/06/2008, at 4:09 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Hi Ronni, The best laid plans of . When Nick tried to install iLife 08 the massage says that he needs 1.9 Ghz before iMovie will install. He only has 1.25 Ghz ( or am I talking Mhz?) So he will need to convert the .mod to .mov files. Let us know what version iMovie he is using and we can let him know how to convert the .mod files if he is using a version before iMovie 08 Can you tell me how to do this. This is all long range stuff. He is in Leederville, I am in City Beach and his father is in Lasaka Africa! I really appreciate your help. Regards Lloyd On 03/06/2008, at 4:55 PM, Lloyd White wrote: My grandson has just acquired a JVC video camera GZ/MG530 and has taken some videos. When he tried to transfer them to his iMac )OSX 10.4.11 it will not accept them. The videos are saved by the camera as .mov Hi Lloyd, Need a bit more info. What version iMovie is he using? iMovie 08 will import directly from JVC HDD camcorders. How is he trying to import the footage from the video camera? Has he setup iMovie? iMovie will import .mov format. Are you sure they are in .mov format not .mod format? If they are .mod and he is using a version of iMovie before iMovie 08 (v.7.1.1) he needs to convert the .mod files to .mov, before he can import into iMoviev.5 or v.6 Let us know what version iMovie he is using and we can let him know how to convert the .mod files if he is using a version before iMovie 08 Basically you just have to: 1.Connect the camcorder turn it on 2.Open iMovie, 'Create a New Project'. 3. click the little movie-camera symbol on the iMovie screen, iMovie should already be in Camera Mode. 4. Import from camera Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- 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: Video to iMovie
they are TDK dvd - RW, they they come up as a folder with video_ts in the info box. They have my home movies, but its getting sort of expensive buying new discs just because I don't know how to format them into something I can play. I will try Quicktime Pro as I don't have Toast, but tomorrow as its getting late for me here, I will let you know if anything eventuates. thanks, Sam On 04/06/2008, at 8:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Malcolm, What format are the recorded disks from the Camcorder? Toast Titanium can convert 'unprotected' dvd's to many formats, also Quicktime Pro as Rob has mentioned. Cheers, Ronni On 04/06/2008, at 7:17 PM, Rob Davies wrote: Evening Malcolm, Not sure about program from JVC, but this beauty from Stefano Cinque, and some wonderful people at SQUARED 5 will suffice. An enviable Swiss knife of mpeg files and beyond even YOUTUBE, oh it is free. But, Quicktime Pro plus the Mpeg 2 plugin are a necessity both included with Final Cut Studio or other outlets??? Have Fun.. MPEG Streamclip http://www.squared5.com/ Cheers! `Rob... On 04Jun2008, at 6:11 pm, malcolm Tate wrote: Just a question, but will this method, or a variation at least of this work for discs from camcorders do you know Ronni? Thankyou for that though, it is a very well presented method. Sam On 04/06/2008, at 4:37 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Lloyd, I'm putting this back 'on WAMUG list' so other people may help and also follow the thread. Yes, iMovie in the iLife 08 install requires a Mac with an Intel processor, a Power Mac G5 (dual 2.0GHz or faster), or an iMac G5 (1.9GHz or faster). http://www.apple.com/ilife/systemrequirements.html So he cannot install iMovie 08 and will need to convert his JVC GZ/MG530 camcorder's .mod files to DV stream so he can import the DV file into iMovie version prior to iMovie 08. His Camcorder should show on his desktop as a Hard Disk. The files will be in MPEG-2 format which need to be converted to DV Stream to be imported into iMovie. Install the Application Pixela Capty MPEG Edit EX (that should be on the disc that came with the Camcorder) Use this application to convert the MPEG-2 ( .MOD) files to Quicktime DV Stream. All this information is in his Instruction booklets that came with the Camcorder. 1. Create a Folder on his Desktop name it 'JVC Footage'. 2. Connect the AC Power Adapter to Camcorder plug into Power. 3. Turn the Camcorder on connect USB cable to Computer 4. Double click the 'EVERIO_HD icon that appears on the desktop to open it. 5. Drag all the MOV.MOD files (eg: MOV00A.MOD, MOV001.MOD etc) into the folder 'JVC Footage' 6. Drag the 'EVERIO_HD' to the Trash to Eject it, check that the ACCESS light on the camera is not blinking Turn the Camcorder to OFF Disconnect the USB Cable 7. Open Capty MPEG Edit EX. A} Under VIEW COMBINE FILES B} Click on ADD locate the MOV.MOD files (use the shift key to select them all). C} Click OPEN D} Click CREATE select Format DV Stream E} Click EXECUTE F} Name the Save As 'untitled.dv Where 'Movies' When it has finished creating your DV Stream and Encoding the Audio, Quit Capty MPEG Edit EX 'the combined file list will be discarded' - OK. 8. Open iMovie, 'Create a New Project' - and Import the .DV file or files and then Edit as normal. Cheers, Ronni On 04/06/2008, at 4:09 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Hi Ronni, The best laid plans of . When Nick tried to install iLife 08 the massage says that he needs 1.9 Ghz before iMovie will install. He only has 1.25 Ghz ( or am I talking Mhz?) So he will need to convert the .mod to .mov files. Let us know what version iMovie he is using and we can let him know how to convert the .mod files if he is using a version before iMovie 08 Can you tell me how to do this. This is all long range stuff. He is in Leederville, I am in City Beach and his father is in Lasaka Africa! I really appreciate your help. Regards Lloyd On 03/06/2008, at 4:55 PM, Lloyd White wrote: My grandson has just acquired a JVC video camera GZ/MG530 and has taken some videos. When he tried to transfer them to his iMac )OSX 10.4.11 it will not accept them. The videos are saved by the camera as .mov Hi Lloyd, Need a bit more info. What version iMovie is he using? iMovie 08 will import directly from JVC HDD camcorders. How is he trying to import the footage from the video camera? Has he setup iMovie? iMovie will import .mov format. Are you sure they are in .mov format not .mod format? If they are .mod and he is using a version of iMovie before iMovie 08 (v.7.1.1) he needs to convert the .mod files to .mov, before he can import into iMoviev.5 or v.6 Let us know what version iMovie he is using and we can let him know how to convert the .mod files if he is using a version before iMovie 08 Basically you just have to: 1.Connect the camcorder turn it on 2.Open
Re: 12V Laptop Charger
My husband has an inverter for his work laptop, not sure on the stats to it, but it was just picked up from Dick Smith. I know you are able to get inverters that are able to have up to 4 appliances plugged into it, but I would be wary of getting that personally unless I had a dual battery in my car. Off the top of my head I think they are about $40, but Dad (Reg) could answer this with a bit more clarity as he has just been out pricing them for my brother. We use it constantly in our car too usually for camera, mobile or DS charging, depending on what we have forgotten to charge before we left! Its well worth investing in one I think, especially if you do alot of driving. Sam On 19/03/2008, at 7:31 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: Dear WAMUGers Please can you give advice on a car cigarette lighter laptop charger. Would also like to be able to plug my camera battery charger in (not at same time). Is an inverter what I'm after? How much? Where to buy? What capacity to be able to charge my macbook pro? Ta Blitto -- Rod Blitvich - Amy Sam¹s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0409 681 256 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://web.mac.com/blitto The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners -- 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: technical help at home
Actually you reminded me of a problem with the line we had a few years ago too Neil. It continuously cut out and we finally got a technician out and after many checks realized we had a monitored alarm box (which we had not had monitored for quite some time) Anyway, a quick pull of a line and (I think ) some foil later .. no problems ever again, it seems as it had no filter on it it was causing all our grief and once it had been cut it was all good. Not sure if this will help, but thought I'd add it in just in case. Sam On 12/03/2008, at 6:01 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Pail, Also never rule out a dodgy phone line - just because Telstra says it checks out OK doesn't mean it is OK!! At my last house I had ongoing grief for 2 or three years - sometimes things would be OK, sometimes they would be really bad - several phone calls to Telstra but they just wanted me to change all my settings (which I did - several times!) they checked the line said it looked OK. I also tried changing modem scripts (with a lot of assistance from Bob Howells). The trouble is when things alternate between very bad and just about acceptable anyway it can be very hard to know if your latest change has improved or made things worse or is unrelated to the change. Things finally changed when it suddenly got bad enough to show up in the Telstra checks - then we got a guy out who changed out some cable bingo! Hugely improved and reliable performance. After a chat with the (really helpful) tech we had a look at the cable removed and found a spot where water had obviously got in the cable - loads of corrosion barely a connection. We came to the conclusion that the performance was probably tied in with said corrosion drying out and getting wet - but that this took time so it was not immediately obvious as rain-related. If the problem had been diagnosed earlier, I would have been saved at least two years of intermittent grief! The other thing to know is that a bad line will effect your internet long before you notice any degradation in phone call quality. One way to rule out the line factor IF one of the neighbours has good dial-up (and is kind friendly!) would be to take the whole shooting match (modem, computer, cables) round and compare the connection experience. I realise, however, that this may not be feasible/convenient. Hope that helps! Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 12/3/08 2:57 PM, Ronda Brown at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/03/2008, at 3:06 PM, Paul Doyle wrote: Latching on to this thread. I have my Mother and Father in their 70s who live in Mandurah which is a long way from Melbourne where I now live. I'd love to get a quote from someone who could pop in and work out what is wrong with their dial up internet. They inherited my old 2004 eMac and are dialing into iinet. Dad says they keep getting knocked off and iinet have provided as much support and suggestions as they can from their end but the problem persists. I have also done what I can over the phone and I suspect that the problem is either with the modem or the phone line. I can't really be sure though. Hi Paul, What Operating System are your Parents using on the eMac? Dialup is a somewhat precarious mix of computer, modem, phone wiring, cabling in the street and phone exchange - all of which have to be in good order. So there are numerous reasons why they could be getting disconnected. 1. Does iiNet disconnect Dialup Accounts after a certain time, or if idle for a length of time? 2. They don't have Disconnect if idle for ? minutes enabled? They may have set the computer to automatically disconnect from the Internet after a period of inactivity. Check their PPP Options: A). Open System Preferences. B). Click Network. C). From the Show menu, choose Internal Modem. D). Click the PPP tab, then click PPP Options. 3. If their connection drops out just as someone is trying to call, they may be having problems with call waiting on their phone line. The call waiting beeps (the ones you hear on a call to let you know there's another call waiting for you to answer) interfere with the dialup signalling, causing it to disconnect. 4. If the telephone line is being shared with multiple devices (for example, fax, alarm system, call number display etc) unplug the other devices so the modem has sole use of the line. Similarly, if anyone has lifted a connected telephone receiver (tried to make a call on the same telephone line), this may cause the modem to disconnect. This website might be of assistance for them: http://www.iapselfhelp.com/ The Internet Assistance Program website part of a Commonwealth Government initiative to ensure Australians have access to a minimum of 19.2 kbps (or better!) dialup Internet. Cheers, Ronni -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -
Re: iMac for games?
Hi Paul I play World of Warcraft on an eMac G4, 1.4 GHz, 1.5 Gig Ram running Panther, it runs well, not many issues, could be a little faster but thats about it. My husband runs his on a MacBook Pro and that also runs well, other than that I don't know about the IMacs, but if he does play WOW he should also be aware that the new extension will only be supported with the intel processor. Sam On 14/01/2008, at 6:53 PM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: Hi Paul He would definitely benefit from more RAM but it is probably best that he doesn't get it from Apple because Apple charge a lot of money for RAM upgrades The good news is this iMac has two RAM slots one is empty and one has 1 GB RAM module installed All you do is undo a screw on the bottom and Put a new RAM module in I don't know how much a 1GB RAM module goes for these days I also suggest he gets the 20 iMac with the faster graphics. Specially it is going to play PC games under boot camp ? Kyle On Jan 14, 2008 6:07 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a son who is thinking about buying the lower end 20 inch iMac with 1 gig ram. Being a bit of a game addict he was wondering whether or not he should increase the ram size when he orders. Are there any gamers who could offer their views please. Cheers, Paul. -- 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] -- 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]
