Re: Cheap Macs

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Be smart and cheeky- we have bounced off Harvey Good Guys and JBHifi -even Dick 
Smith will try to gain a sell if you have the little time to compare. Take in a 
printout of best price or Buy now from ebay and they will beat that too.
tom samson
On 04/02/2011, at 5:12 PM, Stephen Chape wrote:

> 
> Actually I just remembered this.
> If you get JB's best price, then go to the Good Guys and tell them, they will 
> usually beat it !!
> 
> On 04/02/2011, at 9:01 AM, j...@iinet.net.au wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi Adrian,
>> 
>> Was in JB HiFi in the city and they where offering 11% off on customised 
>> macs ie
>> iMac. Price I got was cheaper than education discount
>> 
>> John
>> 
>> On Fri Feb  4  8:57 , Susan Hastings  sent:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Adrian
>>> 
>>> New Macs are generally not discounted by very much. You can sometimes buy
>>> about to be replaced models for about $100 less than original price from
>>> places like Nextbyte. Because the prices are set by Apple, you won't find
>>> any really fantastic bargains.
>>> 
>>> You can buy refurbished Macs through the online Apple store, they have
>>> warranty details for each Mac. Check this out yourself because prices vary
>>> for different items.
>>> 
>>> If you want significantly discounted Macs, you will need to consider
>>> buying secondhand.
>>> 
>>> Cheers, Susan.
>>> 
>>> On 3/02/11 10:08 PM, "Adrian Stevens" adrianosbia...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
 
 How much do they discount them by roughly?
 
 Adrian Stevens
 
 Sent from my iPod
 
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> 
> Try Macs For Us in Midland !!
> 
> On 03/02/2011, at 4:05 PM, Adrian Stevens wrote:
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>> 
>> Hi, 
>> 
>> Does anyone know where to get a cheap Mac from?
>> 
>> Adrian Stevens
>> 
>> Sent from my iPod
>> 
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Voip Drop out iinet ADSL 3 HELP!

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We have just had a drop out. I have internet back up but phone is a no go. I 
think it is the auth. Password which, apparently is not the same as the modem 
password (modem Netcomm NB9WMAXX). I think the best thing to do is reload from 
Time machine but where are the settings held?
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Microsoft Update

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In have upgraded to Office 2011. It is okay But there are some pats of it that 
are not wanted. So I uninstalled them and cleaned out the languages.
When it came to the latest update it could not find the folder until I 
reinstalled the complete package. I had to down load the update again. 
I have the same program on my laptop But I cannot find the down loaded update. 
Where is it stored?
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Re: I posted something similar before but

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Yes I have Checked the Mac's internal drive the others are GUID. I still cannot 
find a way to determine why they error. I have been looking through the logs 
and watchingActivity Monitor. Just strange behaviour that interrupts Time 
machine and anything else I am doing.
tom
On 30/11/2010, at 6:09 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> 
> On 30/11/2010, at 5:34 PM, thefrogs wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I did make a post indicating that one of my hard drives was dropping off the 
>> desk top with the familiar put away warning box. I thought it was the drive 
>> that was packing up. So I drought a new one. A few days ago the new one had 
>> warning signs from Drive Genius 3 that it needed urgent repair. First time 
>> it came up with 48 bad blocks  in the first 3%. I went through with 
>> DiskWarrior then Techtool and now it appears stable. Not the end of the 
>> story Now my other drive at schgool is dropping off the desk top and I 
>> cannot read one of my Corsair thumb drives. 
>> I think there must be something incorrect with the latest 10.6.5.
>> Real question How can I test this other than reinstalling the upgrade.
>> 
>> 2008 iMac 4gb Ram Three 1Tb hard drives
>> tom samson 
> 
> Hello Tom,
> 
> Have you checked the iMac's Internal Drive by starting up from a Snow Leopard 
> Install DVD & using Disk Utility on the Install Disc 'Repair Disk?
> Or have you started from used Disk Warrior Disc and checked the internal 
> drive?
> 
> Also how are the External Drives & Flash Drive Formatted?
> 
> I don't think this is related to OS X 10.6.5 upgrade as you were experiencing 
> problems before upgrading.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro  Intel Core i7
> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm
> 
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I posted something similar before but

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I did make a post indicating that one of my hard drives was dropping off the 
desk top with the familiar put away warning box. I thought it was the drive 
that was packing up. So I drought a new one. A few days ago the new one had 
warning signs from Drive Genius 3 that it needed urgent repair. First time it 
came up with 48 bad blocks  in the first 3%. I went through with DiskWarrior 
then Techtool and now it appears stable. Not the end of the story Now my other 
drive at schgool is dropping off the desk top and I cannot read one of my 
Corsair thumb drives. 
I think there must be something incorrect with the latest 10.6.5.
Real question How can I test this other than reinstalling the upgrade.

2008 iMac 4gb Ram Three 1Tb hard drives
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Re: Toast and 10.6.5

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Hi Ronnie No that looks too complicated> I reinstalled Toast and permissions IT 
worked slowly but okay. What amazes me is how the hell do you know all this 
stuff. I thought I was geekish but I just cannot get to that level.
Very impressed.
tom samson 
On 19/11/2010, at 11:30 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> I was just about to close my MBP down and start work on another computer, 
> when I saw your email come in.
> So quick reply . 
>>> 01comes to mind  
> 
> OK, without the full error,  …  ;-)
> 
> Do you think the Error might have been:
> 
> "The drive reported an error"
> Sense key=medium error
> Sense code= 0x73,0x03
> 
> OR
> 
> Sense Key= Medium error
> Sense code= 0x0C 
> Write Error. 
> 
> If so Sense key errors are most commonly caused by:
> * A media failure (the recorder does not like the particular brand, or that 
> piece of media)
> * A buffer underrun (the recorder was trying to burn the disc faster than the 
> computer could send data to it)
> * Recorder failure (the recorder may be broken or about to break) 
> 
> Here's some common things you can do to avoid them:
> 
> 1) Make sure buffer underrun prevention is turned on
> In Toast the Recording Settings are under Recorder > Recorder Settings - 
> Advanced tab, make sure to check "Buffer Underrun Prevention"
> 
> 2) Burn at a slower speed
> In the Recording Settings sheet, Basic tab, make sure to choose "2x" for DL 
> or 4x for DVD-R as the Write Speed.
> If the disc burns successfully, you could try choosing a faster speed the 
> next time.
> 
> 3) Try a different piece of media from a different batch
> Switch to a different brand of media, or try a different piece from the same 
> batch.
> Make sure to use reputable media from a leading manufacturer.
> 
> As I mentioned in my previous email to Peter, I recommend Verbatim DVD-R & 
> DVD+R DL (I use the Ink Jet Printable discs).
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 
> On 19/11/2010, at 10:58 AM, thefrogs wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I really wish I had paid attention and copied it- like I usually do 01comes 
>> to mind.
>> tom
>> On 19/11/2010, at 9:07 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Tom,
>>> 
>>> Your problem sounds different to Peter's.
>>> What Error Message did you receive?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> On 19/11/2010, at 6:02 AM, thefrogs wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Yes . Just burnt one of two episodes of Stargate universe- one an MKV file 
>>>> and the other AVI. It took all night- the first attempt came back with an 
>>>> error number so I quit out. I have never seen Toast that slow it was more 
>>>> like a slow mouldy hardening.
>>>> tom samson
>>>> On 18/11/2010, at 5:38 PM, Curtis Peter wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Everyone
>>>>> I went to copy a new program I received today with Toast 10 and found it 
>>>>> unable to copy disk to disk, it just hung after pressing record and 
>>>>> requiring a force quit. I tried trashing the preferences and reloading 
>>>>> the program without success. I looked on the Roxio site but saw no 
>>>>> relevant information. 
>>>>> I then loaded Toast onto an older G4 and it works fine.
>>>>> I've copied disks before without problems and was wondering if anyone 
>>>>> else had tried copying disks since upgrading to 10.6.5?
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Peter
> 
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Re: Toast and 10.6.5

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I really wish I had paid attention and copied it- like I usually do 01comes to 
mind.
tom
On 19/11/2010, at 9:07 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> Your problem sounds different to Peter's.
> What Error Message did you receive?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> On 19/11/2010, at 6:02 AM, thefrogs wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Yes . Just burnt one of two episodes of Stargate universe- one an MKV file 
>> and the other AVI. It took all night- the first attempt came back with an 
>> error number so I quit out. I have never seen Toast that slow it was more 
>> like a slow mouldy hardening.
>> tom samson
>> On 18/11/2010, at 5:38 PM, Curtis Peter wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Everyone
>>> I went to copy a new program I received today with Toast 10 and found it 
>>> unable to copy disk to disk, it just hung after pressing record and 
>>> requiring a force quit. I tried trashing the preferences and reloading the 
>>> program without success. I looked on the Roxio site but saw no relevant 
>>> information. 
>>> I then loaded Toast onto an older G4 and it works fine.
>>> I've copied disks before without problems and was wondering if anyone else 
>>> had tried copying disks since upgrading to 10.6.5?
>>> Regards
>>> Peter
>>> 
> 
> 
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Re: Toast and 10.6.5

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Yes . Just burnt one of two episodes of Stargate universe- one an MKV file and 
the other AVI. It took all night- the first attempt came back with an error 
number so I quit out. I have never seen Toast that slow it was more like a slow 
mouldy hardening.
tom samson
On 18/11/2010, at 5:38 PM, Curtis Peter wrote:

> 
> Hi Everyone
> I went to copy a new program I received today with Toast 10 and found it 
> unable to copy disk to disk, it just hung after pressing record and requiring 
> a force quit. I tried trashing the preferences and reloading the program 
> without success. I looked on the Roxio site but saw no relevant information. 
> I then loaded Toast onto an older G4 and it works fine.
> I've copied disks before without problems and was wondering if anyone else 
> had tried copying disks since upgrading to 10.6.5?
> Regards
> Peter
> 
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Re: "Tomorrow is just another day. That you'll never forget." says Apple site

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Chicko roles were a long time off

Just for the sake of throwing in I pruchaced a full box set of Remastered off 
ebay for $82 a few weeks ago
tom samson
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> Hi Ronnie, I've possibly seen you as a dot in the crowd in the old footage of 
> the Fab Four.  LOL. They were the days of quadruple BC for most of us.  
> Before colour TV, before personal computers, before CDs, before credit cards. 
> I need to check if they were before Chiko Rolls.
> 
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Finder fail

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I have a back up drive that houses my time machine that un-mounts when I try to 
access file within. It is not every time but it does happen frequently. 
Sometimes it quits the finder as well. I have rebuilt fixed prefs started up 
logged out. Every time I leave the mac to sleep and then awaken it the backup 
disappears and I get the removal message box come up.
10.6.4 on 24in iMac
any thoughts?
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Re: Hide Folder

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Did repair but that little command was instantaneous.
thankyou so Much
tom
On 28/10/2010, at 5:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> Also Tom,
> 
> Did you "Repair Permission" after you did the Restore?
> If NOT, do that FIRST before using the Terminal Prompt.
> Repairing Permissions might make the "Private" folder go 'Hidden' and you 
> won;'t have to use Terminal.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> On 28/10/2010, at 5:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 28/10/2010, at 5:02 PM, thefrogs wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I have just had to do a Restore from TimeMachine and now there is a folder 
>>> "Private" in my finder. I tried to move it but No that should not m=be 
>>> done. How can I make it invisible again?
>> 
>> Hi Tom,
>> 
>> It's supposed to be there, but hidden. Getting 'rid' of it and anything else 
>> inside it will seriously render your computer useless.
>> 
>> On occasion, that folder does get set to be visible after a Time Machine 
>> restore.
>> 
>> Tr this:
>> 
>> Open the Terminal app (in your Applications/Utilities folder). I know I 
>> don't have to warn you, but just for others:
>> Be very careful with Terminal.
>> It's a direct link into UNIX, the underpinnings of OSX, but without the 
>> protections of OSX.
>> 
>> In Terminal, the prompt looks like this: user-xx:~ $ 
>> 
>> (where  is your short user name). It's followed by a non-blinking 
>> block cursor (unless it's been changed via Terminal > Preferences).
>> 
>> Copy and past the following command exactly after the prompt:
>> 
>> sudo chflags hidden /private
>> 
>> and press Return. It should then ask for your Admin password (which won't be 
>> displayed). 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro  Intel Core i7
>> 2.66GHz / 4GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm
>> 
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>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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Hide Folder

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I have just had to do a Restore from TimeMachine and now there is a folder 
"Private" in my finder. I tried to move it but No that should not m=be done. 
How can I make it invisible again?
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Time Machine

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I may have missed this but My Time machine seems not to see the backupdrive on 
my desk top. I can open preferences and manually select the drive and I get a 
backup there and then. I have also noticed that the drive drops off the desk 
top and then re-appears. Slightly annoying but what do I do about it. Every 
thing is current to 10.6.4 iMac 24".
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Re: DVD ripper pro

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I don't know about this product but I have been using Mactheripper for years 
and have never had a problem. Coupled with Mpeg Stream Clip They have gained me 
snippets of movies that I can use.

tom Samson
On 13/10/2010, at 8:31 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:

> 
> On 12/10/2010, at 9:23 PM, Eugene wrote:
> 
>> Free for a limited time (16 days) Mac DVD ripper pro. 
>> 
>> Don't know how good it is nor how it compares to Handbrake which is what I 
>> currently use. Just because it has the word Pro on the end doesn't mean it 
>> is.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Some might have a good use for it however.
>> 
>>   Regards,
>>   Eugene
>>   
>> 
> 
> Have a look at RipIt (http://thelittleappfactory.com/ripit/). It's half the 
> price of Mac DVD Ripper Pro, and has an excellent reputation. Unlike 
> Handbrake, it copies everything from the DVD, not just the movie content.
> 
> 
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> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
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dvds

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I have noticed that some of the dvds I have burned are already failing- you can 
see the data layer coming away from the plastic disc.
My question is: which DVD companies make the most reliable and robust discs
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Discus 4

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When I try to open DISCUS 424 I get this message but I do have Discus.Art in 
the same folder in my applications. System OSX 10.6.
Where does the ART4 file go or why has it not loaded?
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TV DVD Recording

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This may be off our usual topic but?

At home I have my mac set up with elgato eyeTV and it is brilliant. But our DVD 
player in the lounge is getting old. We use it to play DVD and recordTV, 
however it does not record HDTV and it sometimes fails on other region DVDs.
Has anyone brought or have an idea about playing and recording in a normal 
lounge situation?
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our son is after a new mac 27in 3.4 i7
has anyone seen these yet and who is likely to have one

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Re: MBP parts

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bit more than I anticipated sorry

tom
On 11/05/2010, at 8:22 PM, Ashley Mulder wrote:

> 
> I still have a 17" MBP late 2006 for sale
> 
> the airport/mobo connection is fried, so it wouldnt run with airport card in 
> it
> so no airport card, but comes with 2 wireless cards
> 
> looking at $1000 for it (ive got more details if you want)
> but from 3 MBP's you could end up with 2 good ones
> 
> On 11/05/2010, at 8:00 PM, thefrogs wrote:
> 
>> 
>> How much are you asking for it- I have a similar that needs some parts.
>> tom samson
>> 
>> On 11/05/2010, at 5:57 PM, Peter Meyer wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> I destroyed my 17" MBP last week - it has a dead logic board and keyboard 
>>> as the result of a (quite minor) splashing. SO if anyone is interested in a 
>>> perfectly fine screen, case, optical drive give me a call. I'll probably 
>>> hang on to the HD; it's OK apparently.
>>> 
>>> It was the late 2006 model and I had already got myself a new 13" fellow 
>>> but just couldn't stop using me old mate
>>> 
>>> The quote for replacement of parts was over $3k
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> peter meyer
>>> 0408 902349
>>> pmo...@westnet.com.au
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: MBP parts

[thefrogs]

How much are you asking for it- I have a similar that needs some parts.
tom samson

On 11/05/2010, at 5:57 PM, Peter Meyer wrote:

> 
> I destroyed my 17" MBP last week - it has a dead logic board and keyboard as 
> the result of a (quite minor) splashing. SO if anyone is interested in a 
> perfectly fine screen, case, optical drive give me a call. I'll probably hang 
> on to the HD; it's OK apparently.
> 
> It was the late 2006 model and I had already got myself a new 13" fellow but 
> just couldn't stop using me old mate
> 
> The quote for replacement of parts was over $3k
> 
> 
> 
> peter meyer
> 0408 902349
> pmo...@westnet.com.au
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: 5 colour Daleks like iPods

[thefrogs]

being a Doctor Who Fan from episode 1 William Hartnell, I have enjoyed the 
light banter about the red Dalek. There must be a correlation between Mac and 
Who Fans. I wonder what Ives would do to upgrade those Daleks.
tom samson

On 03/05/2010, at 9:17 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> Here's where the red one is Reg!
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni who has to do some serious work now ;-)
> 
> On 02/05/2010, at 9:30 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:
> 
>> Hi Peter
>> 
>> Where's the red one? There're are only 4 here, the red one came out last!
>> 
>> Reg
>> 
>> On 02/05/2010, at 9:05 PM, Peter Sealy wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On 02/05/2010, at 9:55 PM, Reg Whitely wrote:
>>> 
 
 Hi all
 
 Just to brighten up your lives, just saw Daleks regenerate in 5 colours, 
 like the wonderful iPods!
 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Actually they came from the Dalek factory in Cupertino. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Make as many Steve Jobs jokes as you can think of.
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: Problems with EyeTV

[thefrogs]

Have you tried shifting the arial around- it may have blown off target. I had 
no SBS and ABC for a while then I cleaned the coax contacts and went up on roof 
that did it- take Vaseline to cover contacts -it stops salt and dirt
tom samson
On 14/04/2010, at 3:05 PM, David Noel wrote:

> 
> Hi All --
> 
> -- I'm hoping someone can help me with the following problems, which
> are proving intractable. I've got a 20" intel iMac running SL 10.6.3.
> Application is EyeTV v. 3.3.3(6040)  [at time of first problem, 3.3
> (5854)].
> 
> -- Since the Great Hailstorm (though not necessarily due to that), I
> have been unable to schedule and effect EyeTV recordings of TV
> programs through my Elgato DTT tuner. Early symptoms were that a
> scheduled program would show up empty in the Recordings list (0 secs
> recorded).
> 
> -- Under Program Guide, I had around 20 channels which showed up and
> from which programs could normally be recorded by clicking on the
> right button. With the change, most of these schedules did not work. I
> ran Autotune to pick up available channels, and it first found only 5
> SBS signals plus WTV (Channel 44, a new Perth station). Of these, only
> WTV would show a live program, SBS only says 'No Signal'.
> 
> -- I've been in touch with Elgato Systems, makers of the tuner and
> EyeTV application, and carried out all their suggestions, including
> downloading their latest app version [3.3.3 (6040)]. without any
> improvement. They suggested I check Preferences>Devices>Signal, this
> showed Signal Quality of 100%, Signal Strength 0% (latter should be
> 60%+).
> 
> -- I've also tried another identical-model tuner (no difference),
> tried another coax connection to a splitter upstairs (feeds the iMac
> and an analogue TV, which gives OK pictures), and taking the whole
> thing downstairs to another coax outlet (normally feeding a digital
> TV, excellent pictures), all without any getting anything solved.
> Upstairs and downstairs both get their signal from a new antenna which
> feeds to GME Ringray MHW24G grey box, thence to the main
> (upstairs/downstairs) splitter.
> 
> -- I guess the main indicator is that the Signal Strength is 0%
> (sometimes up to 20%, no more). Any ideas, anyone?
> 
> Cheers --
> 
> David Noel
> 2010 Apr 14.
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Re: Inkjet cheap ink

[thefrogs]

I used to refill but then I noticed the difference in colours -washed out 
against real Epsom and real Canon now I buy the original brand. I sweem to 
remember there was a fair amount of traffic on this a few years ago.
tomsamson
On 07/03/2010, at 6:55 PM, John Feltham wrote:

> G'day john,
> 
> On 07/03/2010, at 7:06 PM, John Daniels wrote:
> 
> 
> > Thanks for your input folks. it seems that it's 2 to 1 against refills so 
> > far. Anyone else like to weigh in?
> 
> 
> It's not so long ago that I weighed in with...
> 
> http://www.rihac.com.au/
> 
> 
> 
> ooroo
> 
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Appleworks to Pages

[thefrogs]

I have some older apple and claris works documents that I would love to open in 
Pages. I can run Apple works 6 in Snow Leopard but it is one more program> I am 
sorry to ask help here, if there was a posting previously- I may simply have 
turned a blind eye to it.
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Re: Power Saving and Snow Leopard

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apart from the broken clip on the battery bay door- resolved with sticky tape 
and the fact that it can chew up batteries - if left on -it is great. But when 
you go back to an ordinary mouse you become confused as to why stroking it 
gives nothing other than a slight purr- sorry that might be a real mouse.
tom samson
On 22/01/2010, at 9:14 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote:

> Ok Greg, I feel I should let you know of my experiences with the magic Mouse 
> so you can go into the purchase 'eyes wide open'.
>  
> I have a Magic Mouse and Macbook (both <1 month old) and I have had and still 
> having problems with mine despite lots of useful tips and feedback on WAMUG 
> and also a conversation with Apple support yesterday.
>  
> My issue relates to holding a reliable Bluetooth connection between Macbook 
> and the Magic Mouse. The advice I had from Apple yesterday was to do the 
> following.
>  
> 1  Turn off the Macbook
> 2  Press Start and simultaneously hold “P”, “R”, Option and Command 
> keys to reboot – whilst holding these keys, allow the computer to restart 3 
> times whilst still holding the keys down then let go after the third restart 
> to permit it to fully boot up
> 3  Disconnect the Bluetooth mouse and then go through the process of 
> reconnecting
>  
> These 3 steps seemed to help for a short while but it wasn't long until the 
> "Connection lost" screen popped up. It did once automatically reconnect but 
> after that once, I had to manually force the connection each and every time - 
> probably 6 times in the space of 1 hour.
>  
> Magic it isn't - or maybe it is depending on how you want to look at it :)
>  
> So I will call the store I bought it from to see if they can lend further 
> assistance - it seems I am having more than reasonable difficulties with this 
> mouse.
>  
> I have numerous other Bluetooth devices, mobile to car handsfree, PDA phone 
> to Windows laptop, Bluetooth headsets, etc - and never have I had any 
> reliability of connection issues like this. The Apple guy said "well 
> Bluetooth is a very weak wireless signal and can be upset by wireless 
> networks and other wireless devices in the house".
>  
> I believe there might be some bug fixes in the pipeline but not sure if this 
> one is a bug or an inherent flaw.
>  
> Best of luck to you Greg.
>  
> Is there anyone out there that has bulletproof Bluetooth connection between 
> their Magic Mouse and Macbook/iMac? It would give me comfort to know that 
> someone was happy with their MM.
>  
> Cheers
>  
> Peter…
>  
>  
> -Original Message-
> From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au] On Behalf Of 
> Greg Bell
> Sent: Friday, 22 January 2010 8:32 AM
> To: WAMUG Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Power Saving and Snow Leopard
>  
>  
> Hi Ronni,
>  
> I don’t have a magic mouse, yet :-). Might buy one today.
>  
> I've already tried the pmset -g log route. The longest running item only ran 
> for just less than 4 seconds, so I don’t think anything is holding it up, 
> it’s just not sleeping. The display sleeps correctly, but the computer, it 
> seems, won’t.
>  
> I’ll try deleting the plist you speak of, though there’s nothing in it, other 
> than the default Apple stuff, so I don’t see that having any great impact. 
> :-).
>  
> Thanks for your help
>  
> Regards
>  
> Greg
>  
> On 22/01/2010, at 7:52 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:
>  
> >
> >
> > On 21/01/2010, at 11:30 PM, Greg Bell wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I’ve just upgraded my 1.5Ghz Intel Core Solo Mac Mini to Snow Leopard and 
> >> the Energy Saver control panel, seems to have stopped functioning 
> >> properly. My mac used to sleep by itself perfectly, but no longer does. 
> >> Has anyone else suffered similar issues with the Energy Saver and what did 
> >> you do to fix it? I’ve hunted around the net, and most people just talk 
> >> about issues with their MB/MBPs. I've got three other machines running SL 
> >> and they all function fine, and all of them went through the normal 
> >> upgrade process. BTW. My upgrades have all been from Tiger, bar one, which 
> >> was from Leopard.
> >>
> >> Hopefully someone out there has a clue or two. My current solution 
> >> involves using Please Sleep, which does work, but is a bit more brutal 
> >> than the built in control panel, which actually does pay attention to what 
> >> apps are running, rather than simply sleeping without asking.
> >
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > A couple of thoughts.
> > Are you talking specifically about system sleep, or display sleep?
> >
> > 1.Are you using a "Magic Mouse"?  If so try turning it off and let the iMac 
> > go to sleep.
> >
> > This can happen because of background processes timing out or your system 
> > getting backed up while RAM is attempting to write to the hard disk during 
> > the sleep process (the more RAM you have, the slower the process could be).
> >
> > 2. You can narrow down the cause of the slow shut down using a simple 
> > Termin

needed DVD drive G4 Powerbook 15"

[thefrogs]

Our 2001 Powerbook G4 DVD drive has carked it and we need a replacement- does 
anyone out there have a DVD player burner to fit and how much would you be 
asking for it.
just a second thought is the RAm still available and how much.

tom samson

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Re: magic Mouse woes

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on the underside- inner face near the ocval cut out there is meant to be a 
little bit that sticks out - this goes into a small opening when the black 
button is pulled back- I cannot see it my eyes are not that good.this little 
tab broke off now the mouse works with cellotape.
tom samson
On 30/12/2009, at 8:00 AM, Paul K wrote:

> 
> Sorry to hear about your woes.
> 
> Firstly, I notice my Magic Mouse works fine without the cover, so
> hopefully your's will too.
> Can you be more specific as to the lost or broken clip please?
> I see there is the latch itself and this is the only thing that holds
> it in aside from a tab at the other end of the cover, is it the latch
> that broke?
> 
> Good Luck
> Paul
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Re: fqm file

[thefrogs]

Will try those
tom

On 29/12/2009, at 12:35 PM, Paul K wrote:

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> According to some other forums you may need 7zip for Mac or UnrarX.
> 
> Good Luck
> Paul
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magic Mouse woes

[thefrogs]

Loved the Magic mouse then came changing the batteries and the battery bay 
cover would not stay on. Apparently a little clip had broken off and so the 
cover does not stay on. One month and the mouse cannot be fixed - they say it 
is used damaged. Have no idea what this clip looks like or where it goes. Does 
anyone have any idea how I may get a battery cover for my magic mouse?
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Re: fqm file

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Have tried removing fqm Stuffit gives me empty boxes and SL says unreadable 
files. 
I will ditch the files. This was all because I cannot stand watching TV 
programs with adverts. Best thing for downloading.
tom samson
On 29/12/2009, at 10:20 AM, Ronda Brown wrote:

> 
> 
> On 29/12/2009, at 10:06 AM, thefrogs wrote:
> 
>> 
>> I have just downloaded Stargate universe from last week and it came as a 
>> folder of fqm files. But stuffit cannot open join and open them. what does?
>> tom samson
> 
> Hi Tom,
> 
> Have you tried deleting the .fqm 
> Then see if you can open it.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo
> 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB
> OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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fqm file

[thefrogs]

I have just downloaded Stargate universe from last week and it came as a folder 
of fqm files. But stuffit cannot open join and open them. what does?
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Re: Upgrading Macbook RAM

[thefrogs]

If you have a battery pack that is detachable on the back- I'm not sure what 
year your book is- lift out the battery and then you should be able to see 
three little screws that hold a thin strip unscrew them and there you have you 
will see the slots for RAM -they click out with a latch ground yourself on the 
metal first flick out the old and in with the new.
If it is later model with no battery compartment then it is a small philips 
screw driver remember that the smallest screw is in the right place for a 
reason. unscrew all then the ram is easy to see- earth against metal flick out 
and push new in.
tom samson
On 28/12/2009, at 10:14 AM, Callum Prior wrote:

> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm looking at upgrading my partner's Macbook RAM but am unsure what I need 
> to be getting.  Is there a site that shows the maximum capacity for RAM ?  
> What information do I need to be considering?
> 
> The Macbook's specs:
> Macbook 3,1
> 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
> 2 x 512Mb  667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Callum Prior
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Re: New iMac wanted

[thefrogs]

JB Hifi had one in Osborn pk last week
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folder colours

[thefrogs]

Does anyone have any experience in changing the colour of the Library folder 
Snow Leopard. I like that little bit more colour coordination
tom samson

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Mail

[thefrogs]

I was just cleaning my mail and noticed that an old account in User/Lib/mail is 
still there. I cannot just delete it. I am on iinet and this one is bigpond 
-obviously from before May- and it still has the same messages and mail as the 
iinet-only duplicate.
anyone have any idea about this
tom samson

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Help with naked DSL Phone

[thefrogs]

Have switched to iinet (May) Naked DSL and untill two weeks ago things  
were fine now - second modem and latest iMac with Snow Leopard cannot  
get any phone line from NetComm NB9WMAXX Modem. Reset so many times  
reinstalled and still no calls in No calls out just dial tone and  
crackle.


If anyone out there has any ideas or any way I can test my  
configuration I would be very very pleased.


tom Samson


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keynote

[thefrogs]

Keynote 5 in iWork 09 Snow leopard

trying to access older 2008 files and all i get is unexpected error  
and then keynote quits

Any ideas form anyone will help
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Re: Snow leopard Slow leopard

[thefrogs]

On 04/09/2009, at 6:21 AM, thefrogs wrote:



Upgraded 24 iMac very nice and quick
Upgraded MacBook Hmmm!
Slow and half the information on the menubar including
sound airport and and intermittent spotlight that fades when you  
move the curser.

Can not see timemachine
or user
In fact everything on the right of Help is not there
ANy ideas would be fantastic

Now is the Time for me to listen very carefully to Ronnie and Co- no  
disrespect to others

Reinstalled three times now flushed PRAM
Ditched preferences
Run Disk utility and rebuilt Permissions
Tom samson

Went through and checked everything found an old imenu file in app  
support - I thought app cleaner had taken everything out. Now still  
slow but working.

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Snow leopard Slow leopard

[thefrogs]

Upgraded 24 iMac very nice and quick
Upgraded MacBook Hmmm!
Slow and half the information on the menubar including
sound airport and and intermittent spotlight that fades when you move  
the curser.

Can not see timemachine
or user
In fact everything on the right of Help is not there
ANy ideas would be fantastic

Now is the Time for me to listen very carefully to Ronnie and Co- no  
disrespect to others

Reinstalled three times now flushed PRAM
Ditched preferences
Run Disk utility and rebuilt Permissions
Tom samson


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Re: Some Mac NOSTALGIA

[thefrogs]

First machine Apple 2  1987 first laptop Apple portable - or luggable  
with the wet celled battery and 3 mg Ram -then the 512 'I think  black  
and white with one disk and a massive 40meg Hard drive and a really  
slow dot matrix printer. I drooled over the Se and then brought a  
colour classic. I miss mac Paint and hypercard but nothing else-  
except the donkey to carry the portable

tom samson
On 27/08/2009, at 7:02 AM, lynn...@westnet.com.au wrote:



omg, hypercard, clarisworks (homepage to be exact)...

oh why do we have to upgrade... had all my fun on my old macs

my 1st mac was one of the last b/w ones, then i had one of the 1st  
thick, black brick chunk colour ones (oh, cant remember the models  
of those 2), but they were running os9 i think and it was bliss... :)


--lynn--


- Original Message -
From: "Robert Howells" 
To: "wamug" 
Sent: Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 8:25:40 PM GMT +08:00 Perth
Subject: Some Mac NOSTALGIA


HI List ,

Just sharing a little experience with you ..

Remember When

We struggled with the older Mac's , Dial up Internet and frreezing
screens

when the latest Mac was something like a PPM 7600 with a whole 32 or
64 Mb of Ram
the hard drive was 2 GB and you were lucky if you could burn a CD and
the operating system got to be a magical OS9 on a 200 Mhz cpu  ?

REMEMBER  

SO now that you have that scene firmly fixed in your mind's eye

FAST FORWARD

and try to imagine the same OS9 working on :-

Broadband
RAM 1 GB
Hard Drive 500 Gb
CPU  1.8 Ghz
on a G4

???  Imagine ???

Yep !   It goes like a rocket !

Cheers


Bob



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Re: apple store is down

[thefrogs]

Apple store is up I just pre-ordered Snow leopard
tom samson



On 24/08/2009, at 8:42 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:






On 24/8/09 8:09 PM, "Ronda Brown"  wrote:



Possibly. It has been widely rumoured to be released on 28th August
2009.
So yes, perhaps Apple will surprise all the rumour sites and release
it  tomorrow???

Cheers,
Ronni

On 24/08/2009, at 6:24 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:



Is the the launch of Snow Leopard?






The US AppleStore, which was down, is back up. And they have Snow  
Leopard
now showing as "available for order", delivery 28/08. So that would  
be it,

I'm guessing.
Once the Oz store comes up, I'm sure it will be listed there as  
well. :o)


So guessing the shops will get their's delivered tomorrow/later this  
week

for sale on the 28th,..or something like that. Emphasis on the word
"guessing". :o)

Enjoy.

Kind Regards
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Keynote in iWork9

[thefrogs]

I have been trying to load small videos into Keynote some will just  
get three quarters through and then the spinning ball

then force quit is needed. Is there a maximum size for movies ?
tom samson


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Re: Shared file: exploring_pages_08_with_pages_08.pdf

[thefrogs]

this is what I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. DO YOU HAVE THE PASSWORD FOR ME  
PLEASE

TOM SAMSON
On 10/08/2009, at 5:57 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:

This document can be downloaded by interested people from my Public  
Folder.

It will be available for ten (10) days.

PDF copies of this document may be distributed free to Macintosh  
Users.


Contact me for the password to access this file.

Cheers,
Ronni


exploring_pages_08_with_pages_08.pdf
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Re: eBay

[thefrogs]

and I have picked up quite a few- for other people as well as myself -  
of the cable locks for laptops the last cost 99cents with $3 post

cheap by any account
tom
On 22/06/2009, at 3:14 PM, mince and pud wrote:

if you DO get dudded by a seller - don't expect any help from  
ebay.



alastair


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On 22 Jun 2009, at 08:04, Paul Weaver wrote:

We've been using eBay for a few years with no problems.  I've  
managed to get some bargains and never been dudded by a seller. We  
find the Paypal service is excellent.   An excellent free tool to  
use for bidding is JBidwatcher. It can be set up to whack a bid in  
with seconds to spare.  http://www.jbidwatcher.com/   Now I've let  
the cat out of the bag.


Cheers, Paul.

http://fremantlebiz.livejournal.com/calendar

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Re: eBay

[thefrogs]

DO wait until the last minutes before you send in a bid- there is a  
lot of gazumping.

Do watch items.
Do look down the full list before choosing
Do go through PAYPAL
Bigger items be very careful and watch for serial numbers
Do start off with small things to get the hang of it
Do remember everything is usually in U.S. $ and shipping rates can  
double your price-depending on where they are from
Do keep time of when the auction is ending then you can see how many  
of us jump in at the last minutes\Some of the Buy Now items are well  
worth looking at

if they are cheaper than here it saves time and anguish

tom samson - I have only had one error in all the years I have been  
buying on line cross fingers legs toes

tom samson
On 22/06/2009, at 11:05 AM, Malcolm McCallum wrote:

I am just joining eBay ( I am a bit slow :-) , Is there any do's and  
dont's  and is Paypal the way to go?


Mac

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Re: Capturing video

[thefrogs]

I use the free Tube TV program
small works very quickly and doesn't falter
tom samson
On 18/06/2009, at 3:03 PM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 18/06/2009, at 2:55 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:

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

Severin
_



I know of 2 Apps that allow you to record what is viewed on screen

Screenium
&
Snapz Pro X

Trials available , money involved to save a clean picture

Bob

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Re: Word 2008

[thefrogs]

You are lucky I cannot get my machine to accept the new update the  
last one was 1.7 was there a 1.8 because I have the feeling that they  
have to go iun sequence.

That or IU will not bother with the 1.9
tom samson
On 16/06/2009, at 2:23 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:


I have them back too!
Severin

On 16/06/2009, at 2:15 PM, Susan Hastings wrote:

Hi Rod, when I checked the preference, status bar was checked, so  
it seemed like changing the view sort of reset my preferences  
correctly. Susan.

On 16/06/2009, at 2:10 PM, Rod Kevill wrote:


Word -> Preferences -> View -> Check "Status Bar"


On 16/06/09 2:06 PM, "Susan Hastings"  wrote:

Severin, I had a look and mine had gone too. I changed it to  
another

view, then back to print layout view, and there they are again. I
don't have an explanation, but its worth trying in case it restores
yours as well. cheers, Susan.
On 16/06/2009, at 1:58 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:


Since installing the recent update to Office 2008 I have lost the
bar across the bottom of documents with the dictionary icon, page
count etc.  This happened once before a long time ago and I can  
not

for the life of me get it back!
Help a forgetful old guy please!
Severin Crisp

   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)
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Re: G5 imac won't start - ever again. Update

[thefrogs]

Did you notice any other failures in the machines processes. We have  
one that has fans running hot.

tom samson
On 07/06/2009, at 5:23 PM, Mike Murray wrote:


Hi muggers

Just to bring you up to date on my recent plea for help; my G5 iMac  
has been diagnosed with a logic board failure = a new imac. Gulp. So  
now we have a new 20 inch aluminium iMac.


That's the second G5 iMac we've totalled in less than a year. I'm an  
avid fan of things Mac but this seems to be taking built in  
obsolescence too far. Both machines were about 3 1/2 years old, both  
cooked the logic boards.


Only symptom...fans starting to fire up randomly; on reflection some  
components were obviously overheating.


Moral of the story; backup every day and expect failure if you're  
still running a G5 iMac.


Has anyone had success in pleading a case with Apple for some  
compensation?


Mournfully,
Mike

Previous email...

Our sole remaining G5 iMac in the fleet has decided to play up.

This morning when trying to wake it up as normal the screen  
remained black and the fans started to roar. Held the off switch  
down for 5 seconds and it shut down. left it for a while, unplugged  
everything, switched it on. The light came on, very slightly  
pulsing, but no chime. Dark screen. After about a minute the fans  
came on again, so shut it down again. Repeated the process a couple  
of times.


Thinking there may be a dust build up inside I tried to get the  
back off, loosened the three screws, but couldn't get the back  
off...seems very tight and I didn't want to wriggle it too much.


Opinions sought. Is there an easy solution that I'm overlooking?

Cheers
Mike



Mike Murray and Lesley Silvester
TimeTrackers
East Fremantle
Western Australia

Tel 08 9339 8078
Fax 08 9339 0519

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Re: tablet

[thefrogs]

We have a Wacom -small- but still good - you could borrow that.
We are in Mount HAwthorn
94448912

Tom and Barbara

On 29/05/2009, at 12:32 PM, mince and pud wrote:


Hi all

Just on the off-chance - I don't suppose anyone has a non-essential  
wacom tablet (small; A5 or less) that I could borrow/buy/steal for a  
couple of weeks?? Going on hols and find I have to take some work  
along - no time for ebay from the east - no funds for a new one that  
will be so little used


Thanks to potential saviours

Alastair


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G5 with blank monitor

[thefrogs]

thanks for all the input with regards to my blank monitor. Still no  
luck.
Is there anyone in the Mount Hawthorn area who has a machine I can  
test it, or my G5 on?

tom samson
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Re: Blank screen

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G5 tower 1.6 mghz
Completely blank screen (Apple LCD) came with the tower when new.
tom samson

On 25/05/2009, at 7:55 AM, Robert Howells wrote:



On 25/05/2009, at 7:03 AM, thefrogs wrote:

We have a G5 that now has a blank screen 10.4.(latest cannot see)  
there is obviously something wrong
tried reset PRam, disconnected reconnected, checked drives in  
Target mode. fear either dead screen - but it was so sudden no  
warning or dead graphics card.

I would appreciate any ideas.
tom samson



Which model G5

Bob


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Blank screen

[thefrogs]

We have a G5 that now has a blank screen 10.4.(latest cannot see)  
there is obviously something wrong
tried reset PRam, disconnected reconnected, checked drives in Target  
mode. fear either dead screen - but it was so sudden no warning or  
dead graphics card.

I would appreciate any ideas.
tom samson

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printing CD s

[thefrogs]

At present I am using my Canon S530D to print to CD labels but I have  
just bought a stack of printable CDs . Is there a good -yet cheap  
printer CD printer that someone has used. My printer cannot get  
beyond Insipid colours

tom samson

CAPTURING DVD

[thefrogs]

I have just downloaded some DVDs to my Mac -they are not Region 4 and  
I am preserving my Region 4 DVD reading. SO I have 6.x originals But  
then when I remove Macromedia and encryption they fall to about 1gig.  
Is all that extra something about 4 gig encrypted language -as the  
quality of the movies is still excellent.

re: GIGs on HDD

[thefrogs]

I knew the maths was there but once again I am dumbed by the  
eloquence of WAMuggers in their explanations.
I always feel safe when there are a lot of people who know a lot more  
than I do Thanks

tom samson

GIGs on HDD

[thefrogs]

Could someone please explain to me, again, the mathematics of bites.
I have an 80 gig HDD that falls to 74.53 on my G5 -in Drive A a loss  
of 5.5 ^ gig
I have a 120 gig HDD that falls to 111.79 on my G5 -in Drive B a loss  
of 8.1 gig

In times gone by I remember a gig was a gig
Any views
tom samson

eye TV

[thefrogs]

for the first time since I have had an eye TV I have linked it up to  
an arial  but I get no reception other than a very bad 60 minutes.  
has anyone had success with it. Oh it is eye TV USB

tom samson

DVDbackup

[thefrogs]

Does anyone out there have DVD backup- the site that should have it  
is underconstruction

tom samson
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Clicking and no actin on HDD

[thefrogs]

I have an IBM travelstar 2.5 inch 20gig HDD from our laptop and it is  
non-operational/ It is not the disk that is clicking it seems more  
like the board. Does anybody have experience with these and does  
anyone have a dead drive I can take the drive board off to try on  
ours. There are a load of photographs and other information I would  
love to retrieve.

tom samson
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WANTED 2.5 inch HD

[thefrogs]

Our hard drive in our Tibook has died and we are in need of a new one  
Does anyone sell these in Wmug?

I have seen them around the $95 mark for 40 gig.
This is urgent now.

Sorry to Wyvern for the wrong address
tom samson
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Copying DVD

[thefrogs]

I am sitting here with a legitimately bought box set of Star trek  
Enterprise Series 1 But Disk 5 is unreadable. I have had no response  
from Paramount- This same thing happened in another box set of  
Voyager a while ago.
I have a Dual layer burner And I was thinking that I could replace  
the disk by burning   a new one .
I could use mac the ripper but Toast comes up with error codes. And  
popcorn quits.
As illegal as it may be can I simply burn a copy from an original  
that works


reply off list

totally off topic

[thefrogs]

Because we seem to be able to solve peoples problems easily
I have just broken Disk 1 of Series 3 of Startrek Enterprise . Has  
any good soul out therre a way to making a copy of one


tom samson
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changing ISP

[thefrogs]

We are considering changing from Bigpond because now it looks like  
iinet has Broadband 2 with VOIP phone cheaper than the ordinary  
Broadband we have with Telstra. Is that really the case? What are the  
best deals and how can we look at comparisons?

tom samson
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totally off topic capitalism gone crazy

[thefrogs]

There appears no site for this but
I have just been to Coles Dogswamp and they already have easter  
merchandise up -that was January 11th. A record of capitalism gone  
grazy.

I was actually looking for those iPod cases $8-12 ).
tom samson
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Getting rid of subtitles

[thefrogs]

I have a few old asian movies that are ruined by an excess of  
subtitles. Has anyone ever tried getting rid of subtitles?

tom samson
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Taking apart a broken iPod mini

[thefrogs]

Does anyone know of a site that would walk me through taking apart an  
ipod Mini to replace a broken screen


Whilst I am here I would like to see schematics and diagrams of our  
recently purchased Powerbook G4 400 Ti

tom samson
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[no subject]

[thefrogs]

My last request was for pricing or availability of SODIMMS for power  
book. No responses yet
Also- anybody out there have Hdrives for notebooks at reasonably  
cheap prices?

tom samson
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Fwd: sodimm memory

[thefrogs]

sorry message not finished
tom samson
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Does anyone out there have any Powerbook memory SODIMM type I have  
just picked up a powerbook 15in and 128 meg
Buy or I have two 128  DDM chips I don't use to swap. Looking for  
something in the 256 range.

tom samson
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sodimm memory

[thefrogs]

Does anyone out there have any Powerbook memory SODIMM type I have  
just picked up a powerbook 15in and 128 meg

Buy or I have two 128  DDM chips I don't use
tom samson
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Vue Scan not seeing serial

[thefrogs]

I have an existing copy of vuescan and a license but on uploading to  
the latest version the 'unlimited' upload doesn't seem to work  
because the serial doesn't seem to translate across. It still says,:  
" enter your serial here".
Can someone tell me where the serial is to translate it across by  
retyping. It is a long time since I bothered with the serial and I  
can't remember where I put it.

tom samson

DVD PROBLEM

[thefrogs]

I made a DVD +RW back-up of myf olders including photos,applications,  
docs in toast 7. When I try to load the DVD Iget the spinning ball  
for hours on end.


Any idea or have I lost valuable stuff
tom samson
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[no subject]

[thefrogs]

Can any one out there point me in the direction of the best book for  
photoshop CS2 preferably colour pictures sine I have a colour screen.  
There are just so many at different prices

tom samson
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Super 8 to DVD

[thefrogs]

Anyone know of people who can transfer Super 8 To DVD
Some sentimental home movies need to be kept
tom samson
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[thefrogs]

Another for File maker

Is there an easy way to transfer Excel spread sheet to Filemaker 7  
other than fully creating the page and going box by box


tom samson
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VLC

[thefrogs]

Anyone else had any problems with VLC. Every time I play a video  
(VoB) clip with it my sound goes into mute and I have to get the damn  
thing back to normal

tom samson
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re ffmpegX

[thefrogs]

Can some one who is really familiar with authoring and decoding  
coding email me -Off List-

I want the bestr solution to putting files from avi to Vob to DVD

tom samson
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DVDs

[thefrogs]

I have tried this before but...
I have a friend who uses Wintel machines and he gave me a DVD with  
three 45 minute programs
on it. Using iMovie and IDVD I can only get two because the programs  
say there is too much information to put on the disk. But the same  
VOB... files are created. How can I get three per disk with Mac  
machines?  Both have menus.
tom 

DVDs

[thefrogs]

I am on my way to putting DVDs together
I have some favorite shows I want to put on to a DVD Now I want to  
build a menu. Has anyone done this?
I have DVD Pro now to use But there must be easier ways I presume it  
must be like Flash or something. Some help would have me bowing


tom samson
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New Mug

[thefrogs]

We, at school, Mount Lawley Senior High, have just started up our own  
MUG- so many more macs than there have been for ages.
Can we do anything to link into WAMUG or other groups. Putting links  
into the school web page would be good. Anything to promote who we  
are and what we are doing.

tom samson
Advice always received warmly.

Dr Who Slightly off subject

[thefrogs]

If there are any Dr Who Fans out there
I have just tried to watch my video tape of 1999 Dr Who ... From the  
Ashes- a 1 1/2 hour  ABC screening and the quality is almost not  
there- the blurs the snow the flickers the headaches.

Did anyone else manage to record it?
tom samson

Screen Capture thanks to all and

[thefrogs]

Thanks for the help to you all
Apple/shift /3 is the quickest option by far and for some reason one  
has just decided to appear on my desk top

Apple/ shift/ 4 is slower because it is manual but it is more  defined

I think the problem may lay with the fact that I had a demo copy of  
Snapz Pro and that was causing some problem.  There has been word  
that it was flaky under 10.4


I would dearly like that to work before I try to fork out the money  
to buy the license.
The other thing I have found is that the VLC player mutes my  
preferences. I have thrown away a few files now simply because I  
thought there was no sound.


This slows my whole process down to a crawl now.

There are so many more things to look at now when it come to being a  
vidiot like myself.


Are there any good books out there on ripping small bites from movies  
and creating DVDs for school use? Sometimes all I want is something  
like the Brave Sir Robin extract from the Holy grail to prove a point  
ooto students

tom samson

tv capture cards for G5

[thefrogs]

has anyone out there looked into this I have an Eye TV USB that I  
would like to not use to free upo a USB port.

tom

Screen Capture

[thefrogs]

For some reason my screen captures Apple/shift/3 are not appearing on  
my desk top.

I cannot see them any where (logical) any ideas?
tom

DVD unseen

[thefrogs]

I have just tried to look at the qicktime files on a DVD I burned but  
my machine will not recognise if Any ideas as to how to read it. I  
don't want to say they are lost files

tom

Maps wa

[thefrogs]

I know there was a map application/applet whereis 0r something can  
anyone direct me to where this is or what the name of the programme  
actually is?

tom samson

iMac system 9

[thefrogs]

I have just managed to get an iMac 333 up and running but I get a  
blue screen with a command line indicating a boot failure.
Otherwise I can get a screen up for about one and a half minutes  
before it blanks out.
The Drive is good. I can hear the CD spinning and loading but I  
cannot see what 's happening.
After the Commandline there is a prompt but I have no idea what  
should go next.
I have another drive with system 10 on do I load up unix to test the  
screen/video ram itsself

tom samson

Burning VTS_...VOB files

[thefrogs]

I have sections of t.v programmes that I would like to burn on to  
Disk. But Popcorn and Toast 6.1 under 10.4 will not do it because it  
says there are no audio files.  Yet in VLC I can play it on my G5

Can anyone help
tom samson

Audacity

[thefrogs]

I can now change ogg to Aiff but to MP# so that I tunes will see it Nah!
Can itunes see the AIFF nah! Something is incorrect somewhere?
tom samson
Ideas please

Dying iMacs

[thefrogs]

I have two imacs sitting here dying
1. Switch on and I can get the 10.1 screen with Apple logo up then it  
cuts out and blackens
2. The other machine simply fails to do anything even though I can  
see the power button as on.

Any further ideas?
One battery is down but the other as good as it is doesn't seem to  
help either machine.

Fuses in machine seem okay
tom samson

Both RevB 333 machines

Ogg to iTunes

[thefrogs]

I cannot play Ogg files inn iTunes even though they are present in  
the play list window.
I get the same old unprotected kernal crash every time. Anyone tried  
to save them as mp3/Aiff files

tom samson

RAM for slot loading iMac 450

[thefrogs]

At school I have two machines badly in need of more than 64mg of Ram.  
The school is no longer supporting these 'old' machines but I can use  
them. Is there anyone out there with RAm to fit them

TYPE: PC100 3.3v 168 pin
tom samson

Skype

[thefrogs]

Is anyone out there using skype?
What are the requirements
Do you need a net phone
What about with G5s
tom samson

quicktime 7

[thefrogs]

Has anyone else out there had trouble running quicktime movies under  
10.4

tom samson

WORRYING

[thefrogs]

I am running 10.4 with broad band.
I scanned some images but couldn't find them the vue scan program had  
also to be reactivated from my serial number.

Then BTV Pro icon on the dock was lost.
I searched for my images and they were saved as aha.tiff in a folder  
called Greek Holiday in my users folder as a new user. Other programs  
have had to have their serials reinstalled. I feel I have been  
hacked. Is there any way of seeing which invisible files should not  
be in the machine- or any others for that matter?

tom samson