Re: [WAMUG] April's general Meeting

[wendy . corrick]

Hello Maureen
You might recall the name?  I used to go to meetings but . . . no
excuse really!I renewed my membership though!

Wearing your Committee hat I wonder if you could help me? 
I am wanting to create a photo book on my Mum's life.  I've started
but I know there is an easier way. 
My 'Photos' is in disarray and I wondered if you could recommend
someone I could see for a couple of hours;to bring me up to date 
and secondly to show me easier ways of doing things. 
I'll pay for the time of course.  

I live in Bull Creek and so to keep my carbon footprint low I'd prefer
someone south of the river.
Many thanksWendy

_Friends of Gabbiljee respectfully acknowledges that it is located on
the land of the Whadjuk Noongar people. _

 

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Sent:Mon, 4 Apr 2022 16:36:26 +0800
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Hello Fellow WAMUGgers,
Just a reminder of our members meeting tomorrow night. We hope to see
some new faces and as well as those more recognised attendees.
I have included the information from my previous email and at the
bottom is the all important Zoom details.
Cheers,
Maureen Smith

On 22 Mar 2022, at 6:55 pm, topsm...@internode.on.net [1] wrote:
Hello Fellow WAMUGgers,
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this month’s general meeting as
will be be devoted to musescore.  musescore software is not
affiliated with Apple so what will be demonstrated may be of interest
to anyone who sings, studies or plays an instrument regardless of the
operating system they use. And did I say it was free to download?, 
So if you know of anyone who may be interested, pass on the
invitation.  
TOPIC: musecore - for anyone who who plays, sings or creates music,
FURTHER INFORMATION: musescore allows you to create, playback and
print beautiful sheet music. This open-source software is available
for Windows, Mac and Linux. We will be looking at the free version and
demonstrating how to produce sheet music and use the software to
transpose music.
Members who use this software find it gives professional-looking music
scores and continually improves.
There is also musescore.com [2]. This is a community site that shares
sheet music via the web . musescore.com [3]. also has mobile apps for
iOS and Android. The site offers free accounts but has a pro account
for those who want more.

WHEN: Apr 5, 2022 07:30 PM Perth
JOIN ZOOM
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Re: [WAMUG} Subscriptions

[wendy . corrick]

As requested;  confirming $20 payment by Wendy Corrick
CheersWendy

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 To all New or Existing subscribers when you have paid , notify the
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Re: [WAMUG} Are You Receiving??

[wendy . corrick]

Yep I can read your message.Wendy

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Sent:Tue, 7 Dec 2021 18:30:42 +0800
Subject:[WAMUG} Are You Receiving??

Hi all.
We are trying to work out if there is a problem with the List.
Can anyone see this message?
Many thanks in anticipation.
(For those that can’t see this, no need to reply… Tee Hee Hee)

Regards,
Pete Smith  

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Re: [WAMUG} Finally a win with Apple .... YAY !!

[wendy . corrick]

Hi Stephen
An interesting story.
I am a Choice subscriber and enjoy reading similar stories from
subscribers complaining about various companies.  I don't think I've
ever read an Apple complaint.   Sometimes Choice takes over the
negotiations on behalf of the consumer and then we see real action;
and fast. 

I'm glad you persevered
CheersWendy

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Subject:[WAMUG} Finally a win with Apple  YAY !!

In May 2020 my daughter purchased a new iMac through our local Apple
Retailer.

iMac Retina 4K, 21.5 inch, 2019

8GB 2400 MHz DDR4, Mac 1TB Hard Drive

Radeon Pro 555X 2GB

At the very beginning it was a noticeably slow machine. But as time
has passed it became extremely slow. Switch on to Login became 4
minutes 15 seconds. Opening and closing files became incredibly slow.
Even opening email attachments took ages.

I tried checking for Malware, starting in Safe Mode, cleaning out all
unused rubbish, but it still got worse.

Finally, on 28 October I returned it to the Apple Dealer and asked
them to look for the problem. They spent two days running tests and
found nothing. They then told me that when Apple released Catalina it
was only optimised to run with an SSD. I find that hard to believe
because my wife’s 2012 iMac runs Catalina and performs very well
with its 1TB Hard Drive. In fact, it starts in 2 minutes 30 seconds.

On 30 October The Apple Dealer quoted me a price to replace the 1TB
Hard Drive with a 500GB SSD. So, I phoned Apple support to ask for
advice and to ask about warranty if this work is carried out. Apple
Support seemed happy for the dealer to do the work and told me the
iMac warranty will still stand. So, I asked the Dealer to go ahead
with the SSD upgrade.

But both my daughter and I were not happy that she had to pay $465.00
(260.00 pounds) in order to resolve a major issue with an iMac that is
only 5 months old.

So I wrote to Apple Australia asking them to take this on board and
reply with an explanation for this issue. I made the point that
because there was no other alternative, this must be regarded as a
warranty repair, and not just an upgrade. I told them that I have been
an Apple Mac user for about 25 years and I have never felt so
disappointed with Apple. In my home we use two iMacs, two iPhones and
an iPad. Other members of my family also use Macs.

About a month later I wrote to Apple again because I had not received
a response. About a fortnight after that someone phoned me from Apple
Australia and after a 20 minute conversation I was told that Apple
would never refund the cost so there was no point in taking this any
further.But, being a stubborn bastard, I wrote to Apple in California.
Eventually, about a week ago I had a phone call from a very polite
woman from Apple in Singapore. She listened to my story (again). She
then asked me to email her the Invoice for the “repair” and then
escalated the issue to the refund team.
I have just received an email from Apple to say that a full refund
will be deposited into my bank account in the next few days.

Although I am back to being a satisfied Apple user, I am still
disappointed that this is what it takes to get any attention when
things go “pear shaped” with Apple’s products. All the same
“thank you Apple”.
Regards,
Stephen Chape


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Re: [WAMUG} Monthly News

[wendy . corrick]

Thanks Maureen.  I am still being a Nanna on Tuesdays so it will be
difficult to attend in person.But I shall certainly join when it is
sorted.  Both husband and I have always had problems with
unincorporated and incorporated bank accounts!  So good luck!
Best wishes for another school year. 
Wendy

- Original Message -
From: wamug@wamug.org.au
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Sent:Wed, 27 Jan 2021 18:07:06 +0800
Subject:[WAMUG} Monthly News

Hello Fellow WAMUGgers

I hope you are all keeping well and enjoyed your Australia Day. This
is a rather lengthy missive from me. If you want to stop and make a
cuppa before you reading further, please do so. I will wait.

1 MONTHLY MEETINGS

This Tuesday, February 2, 2021, our monthly membership meetings will
start again. Although listed for members if you know of anyone who
wants to join in, just email me via the list when the announcement is
posted to the list.

The Committee is aware online meetings have probably lost their shine
and certainly do not make up for the face to face meetings; however,
the advantage is that any member, regardless of where they live, can
participate.

This month, in response to a member's suggestion, we will be looking
at some basics Apple's Pages and Numbers.   

The heavyweight competition of Word vs Pages will include 

* Pages as both a word processing and page layout app.
* Dealing with Fonts, Bullets & Margins

The middleweight competition of Excel vs Numbers will include

* Entering and sorting data
* Formatting columns
* Adding extras (
* Using the Sum function

After this introduction, we will devote 10-15 minutes to explore
aspects of both applications at each meeting, depending on questions
members send in. So, if you have decided not to renew your Microsoft
description, or just want a bit of a refresher, this could be for you

2 WAMUG SUBSCRIPTIONS 

You will remember we postponed the collection of membership fees
until the bank had sorted things out. Well, the saga continues.
Bernard, our new Treasurer, has been working since the middle of
November to trying to sort things out, but there has been something
new to do at every step. Despite a Royal Commission, an Association
Incorporation Act, and a small membership nothing has been easy. The
principle hold up is online access to the WAMUG account. It could be
the middle of February before things are sorted So please hang onto
your membership until further notice.

Open  to hear my final salutation.

Maureen Smith

President of WAMUG 

(Inauguration not required. Hee! Hee!)
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Re: Information for Members.

[wendy . corrick]

Thanks you Madam President for the concise update.Unfortunately I'm
not able to join on 1 Sept.  I have another Zoom meeting.  At the
start of the year not many people knew about Zoom; now our/my life
seems to be dominated by it.  Pleased to see Choice rated it highly.
Best wishesWendy

- Original Message -
From: wamug@wamug.org.au
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Sent:Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:59:16 +0800
Subject:Information for Members.

Hello fellow WAMUGgers,

This is your President speaking. (I have always wanted to say that!).
This information email covers a number of issues that have arisen
since March and will affect you asa WAMUG member.

AGM

Cover -19 and WA’s State of Emergency and Public Health Emergency
meant we were unable to have our annual AGM in April. Now that most
restrictions have been lifted, and to comply with WA’s Associations
and Clubs

legislation, we will be conducting the 2020 AGM on Tuesday September
1st. 

This meeting will take place via Zoom and will comprise the President
and Treasurer’s Reports, as well as the election of committee
members. Generally this does not take long, so the rest of the meeting
will be devoted to the meeting topic of the month. (see below fro
further details)

NOMINATIONS

The WAMUG Committee is calling for nominations for the following
positions.

President

Treasurer

Secretary

Ordinary members.

Previously, most nominations came from members dwelling in our
state's capital city. This was due to Committee and Member meetings
being held in the evenings and in Perth. However, with the decision to
move our meetings into the virtual realm, those restrictions no longer
exist. So we are asking for some new blood on the committee. You
don’t need to be an expert at all things Apple, I definitely am not.
You will need a reliable internet connection and willingness to
‘lend a hand’ to others and be a financial member. If you are
interested please email me off list.

Nominations close on Friday 28th August.  

MEMBERS MEETING 

When:   Tuesday 1st September 

Commencing:  7:20 for 7:30pm 

Conclude: 8:30pm

Where:  Via Zoom video conferencing (voted best video conferencing
software by Choice, July 2020)

Attendees  Current financial members of WAMUG

Topics  _AGM_

   _Planning for your Digital Estate - Introduction_.   Digital
Estate planning its how you prepare so others can deal with your
files, photos, online accounts, emails etc when you are no longer able
to personally handle them. It is quite large topic so it will be
broken down into sections and dealt with over a number of meetings

   _Q & A_

VIDEO CONFERENCING MEETINGS

As you are no doubt aware, the Committee has continued to trial the
use of Zoom for our Member and Committee meetings. Video conferencing
has resulted in more members being able to participate which has been
great to see, as well as putting names to faces and viewing the
variety of virtual backgrounds. At our August Members' meeting we
tried a hybrid format, combining Zoom and in-person attendance. That
didn’t work well. The Zoom attendees found hearing the presenter
difficult and sometimes could not be heard by the in-person
attendees. Our attempts to change this resulted in sound feed back
problems which assaulted of the eardrums of the in-person attendees. 
Consequently, as a result of all this trial and error, the committee
has decided to conduct all our meetings via Zoom.

Before each meeting, all financial members will be sent a personal
invitation with login details. You can choose whether to attend not,
but we certainly hope you will.

Thank you to all members who have persevered with us as we have
explored Zoom. We appreciate your efforts.

Keep an eye out for the next Members' Meeting invitation.

Kind Regards,

Maureen Smith 

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Re: Yes I can attend the meeting

[wendy . corrick]

I will try to attendWendy Corrick

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Sent:Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:31:22 +0800
Subject:Yes I can attend the meeting

Hello Fellow WAMUGgers,

Apologies for the late notice. (You just can't get good staff these
days. Hee Hee)  Our WAMUG Zoom meeting will take place this Tuesday
at 7:30 pm. The first half hour is a presentation, followed by general
questions.   

This month Peter Hinchcliffe will present Art Text 4.  This software
allows you to create sophisticated text effects and typography
graphics for a variety of media. Just might be the thing to take your
presentations and projects to the next level. 

Art Text 4 is available on the App Store. Incidentally, the paid
version is currently on offer at 30% discount until July 9. It is not
often you get to see software in action before you decide if it is for
you. 

If you would like to join please indicate via the list and you will
be individually emailed the login details.  

Cheers,  

Maureen Smith


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Re: WAMUGMeeting Tue June 2

[wendy . corrick]

Hi Maureen
I love the introduction!  In many respects we are like the early
explorers aren't we?
I'm not sure if I can join you tonight but if you could send me the
details that would be great.
Cheerswendy

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Sent:Sun, 31 May 2020 21:12:42 +0800
Subject:WAMUGMeeting Tue June 2

Hello fellow WAMUGgers,

This Tuesday, 2 June is the anniversary of the explorers, John and
Alexander Forrest, discovering Weld Springs, an oasis of clear, fresh
water in central Western Australia. Like the Forrest brothers who
searched for new routes through the outback so your WAMUG committee is
seeking a better way to bring bring our monthly meetings to “a
computer near you” 

This month’s general meeting will again be held via Zoom. We will
start at 7:30pm and run for 30 minutes.  A  Q will take place
afterwards for those who may have questions. 

In this meeting, all going well, we will be looking at Scannable, a
scanning app for iphone & ipad and some uses for Apples’s Notes.
This is a share & learn meeting, so if you also have a great scanning
app or use Notes for something  - well other than recording notes -
we would love you to join in the meeting and share your knowledge.

If you would like to participate please contact me. On Tuesday you
will receive the meeting ID & password

Kind regards,

Maureen Smith  


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Re: Can you zoom into help?

[wendy . corrick]

Hi Maureen
I'd be interested in participating.  But not sure if I am a paid up
member or not!  Are you able to check?
ThanksWendy

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Sent:Wed, 06 May 2020 22:06:41 +0800
Subject:Can you zoom into help?

Hello fellow wamuggers
I hope you are all keeping safe and well. The events of the last five
months have certainly resulted in changes to our lifestyles and
behaviours. Hopefully, it will not be too long before we can resume
those parts of our lives that we miss the most.
With the restrictions on meetings of no more than two people, the
WAMUG committee has had to cancel our General and Committee
meetings.  That’s when the idea of using Zoom, the video
conferencing panacea to Covid -19 iso, for our committee meeting
evolved. We had a go and soon realised the potential of this app,
especially for our General meetings.  Having Zoom meetings would
allow any member to participate no matter where they live. 
So, we want to have an 'exploratory' Zoom session with more than just
five people, and we need some volunteers. If you can help out by
participating, we would love to hear from you. 
THE SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT TUESDAY, 12 MAY AT 7:30 PM AND WILL
LAST FOR 40 MINUTES. 
There is no need to sign up to Zoom. Participants will receive an
email link to the meeting, a Meeting ID and Password. Added to this
security is the fact that the meeting host, Peter Hinchcliff, has to
'admit' members. (Does that means he is a digital bouncer).  With
extra numbers, we will be able to get a better feel of how Zoom works
rather than relying on Youtube faux pas and media reported failures
and from your feedback see if it is worth pursuing further.
If you would like to participate, please email me.  We are limiting
this session to 12 paid up members, so first in best dressed. 
Thank you in anticipation and remain safe.
Kind regards,Maureen Smith


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