Re: I think I already have iPhone 4S!

2011-10-08 Thread Kevin Barry
That's voice dialing. That was a feature of a flip phone I owned years ago. At 03:55 PM 10/8/2011, you wrote: That's been the case since the 3GS. Lynne On 6 Oct 2011, at 11:11, Jonathan Tyrer wrote: I just held down my home button and said, call John Smith. The iPone replied, John Smith,

Re: where's the mic on Ipad 2?

2011-10-01 Thread Kevin Barry
It's on the back, near the top on the curved edge. You can feel a small hole there. At 06:00 PM 10/1/2011, you wrote: Hi, Today, I got an Ipad 2, but I don't know where the mic is located. So before I do Skype and all, where's the mic on this thing. I'm really liking the Ipad 2, I'm glad I

FS, 2011 13 inch I7 MBP with Apple Care

2011-09-25 Thread Kevin Barry
Folks, As the subject suggests, I am selling my 2011 13 inch Mac Book Pro. It is in perfect cosmetic and working condition. Zero signs of use or abuse on it. Comes with all original boxes, materials, documentation and disks. It has the extended warranty from apple, (Apple Care that covers

bringing back to factory new?

2011-09-17 Thread Kevin Barry
Can anyone tell me how to bring back a Mac Book Pro to the state it was in when new? It's running Snow Leopard and, of course, I have the factory DVDs. Thanks. Kevin --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You

Re: Signing into skype account on iPod Touch

2011-09-03 Thread Kevin Barry
You have to enter in your user id and password. As all your contact info is stored on Skype servers, nothing else is required. At 11:53 PM 9/1/2011, you wrote: Hi Everyone, I just got skype from the App store for my iPod Touch and synced it with my iMac. I discovered that the sign in button

Re: Crucial; The memory Experts

2011-08-14 Thread Kevin Barry
I wish I'd said something like that once or twice. KB At 04:27 PM 8/14/2011, you wrote: Hello everybody I have just placed an order for a memory upgrade for our Mac Mini server. I am writing because I am so astounded by the price differences between Crucial and Apple. Apple appear to want

Re: 8 GB Ram in a Mac Book? Was:Re: new macbook

2011-08-13 Thread Kevin Barry
Depends on the vintage. I believe mid 2009 and newer could take 8gb but a little googling of the model number should tell you for sure. At 08:56 AM 8/12/2011, you wrote: On Aug 8, 2011, at 6:27 PM, Kevin Barry wrote: You can go to 8gb. That's 2 4gb dimms. ddr3 at least 1066 mhz

followup on memory

2011-08-09 Thread Kevin Barry
Right now Newegg has 8gb of ddr3 1066 mhz memory for $40 and 8gb of ddr3 1333 for $45. This is, of course, sodimms. Perfect for Imac, MBP MacBook and minis. Older models may require ddr2. Kevin Kevin Barry

Re: Crucial Website

2011-08-04 Thread Kevin Barry
While I've never used the Crucial site, I doubt you need to use their advisor. The about this Mac will tell you what type of memory you need and a little research will tell you the max your computer will accept if you don't already know it. Kevin At 01:44 AM 8/4/2011, you wrote: Hi all

Re: The New Mac Mini

2011-08-04 Thread Kevin Barry
The cheapest mini has a 2.3 gigahertz i5. It comes with 2gb of ram which can, and should, be upgraded. 8gb of ram is quite cheap these days. The stepup mini has a 2.5 gigahertz I5 with 4gb of ram plus a discrete video card. It also adds a full 33.33% to the price. At 02:06 AM 8/4/2011, you

Re: Crucial Website

2011-08-04 Thread Kevin Barry
:31, Kevin Barry wrote: While I've never used the Crucial site, I doubt you need to use their advisor. The about this Mac will tell you what type of memory you need and a little research will tell you the max your computer will accept if you don't already know it. Kevin At 01:44 AM 8/4/2011, you

Re: Producing video podcasts using iSight

2011-08-01 Thread Kevin Barry
I hear the new Logitech 610 webcam is quite good. Kevin At 07:29 AM 8/1/2011, you wrote: Hi Chris Thanks for this. What I'm now looking into is setting this up properly for Mac Access and offering everybody who wants to join in the ability to directly podcast with us using Podcast Composer

Re: Humour; [Re: Apple's Catalogue Of Errors]

2011-07-28 Thread Kevin Barry
for the new model; which is, apparently, Apple's usual policy when an upgrade is pending so close to an order. Lynne On 27 Jul 2011, at 23:07, Kevin Barry wrote: In my opinion, it's just plain weird for a server to require the presence of a monitor. Many servers sit alone in a closet and have

Re: Mac Mini Server question.

2011-07-28 Thread Kevin Barry
Yet another bit of controlling from Apple. Lots of people, I think, (including me) wwould like to use the server hardware as a single user. But Apple only sells that hardware with the server OS installed. BTW, I am sure Apple requires a Mini to have a monitor to prevent someone from doing

Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-27 Thread Kevin Barry
Better to go to 8gb. It is about the same price these days. It would save a lot of disk writes and thus speeds things up a lot. At 05:17 AM 7/27/2011, you wrote: Hi! Just curious, I have 2GB of memory in both iMac and Macbook. I notice that 2GB is the minimum memory requirement for OSX Lion

Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-27 Thread Kevin Barry
You'd have to go back a few years to get one that couldn't. At 06:40 AM 7/27/2011, you wrote: That is if your Mac can handle it. On 27 Jul 2011, at 11:35, Kevin Barry wrote: Better to go to 8gb. It is about the same price these days. It would save a lot of disk writes and thus speeds things

Re: Mac Mini question.

2011-07-27 Thread Kevin Barry
In my opinion, it's just plain weird for a server to require the presence of a monitor. Many servers sit alone in a closet and have zero use for a display. And, I am talking about sighted users. Kevin At 09:31 AM 7/27/2011, you wrote: HiJim I used to have one that a friend made for me. But

Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-27 Thread Kevin Barry
, you wrote: I've a late 2009 13 mbp and it takes 1067 MHz ddr3, and yes it can go to 8 gig. On 27 Jul 2011, at 23:04, Kevin Barry wrote: Go to the Apple menu, About my Mac, go tommemory. It will tell you exactly what you have. You'll either have ddr2 or ddr3. You'll need that. If ddr2 get

Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-27 Thread Kevin Barry
if the bus won't handle it. And yes, it's very easy to fit. On 27 Jul 2011, at 23:52, Kevin Barry wrote: Well, there you go. 1333mhz is faster, although it won't run faster than 1066 mhz on your machine, but it's likely no more expensive than 1066 mhz memory anyhow. Just be sure you are getting

Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-27 Thread Kevin Barry
. Incidentally, for anyone over this side of the pond, (as in not USA) kingston memory works just fine and is cheaper. On 28 Jul 2011, at 00:18, Kevin Barry wrote: No point except it likely doesn't cost any more and you might not even be able to find the slower stuff. Faster memory might

Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-27 Thread Kevin Barry
yourself; and this doesn't count what they save my not giving you the original 4gb. Kevin At 07:38 PM 7/27/2011, you wrote: Apple charges truly insane prices for most things, but that's another debate. On 28 Jul 2011, at 00:36, Kevin Barry wrote: Any memory meeting the standards talked about

Re: OSX Lion and memory

2011-07-27 Thread Kevin Barry
It's not difficult. Just use a little care. At 08:36 PM 7/27/2011, you wrote: lol. but if one were to let's say upgrade the 2009 mbt unibody you can't, not unless ou want to risk stripping the little tiny screws. lol! Take care On Jul 27, 2011, at 5:20 PM, Kevin Barry wrote: Perhaps

Re: Mac Mini question.

2011-07-26 Thread Kevin Barry
The server model uses the Intel on dye video card; as does the entry level mini. Only the mid level one has a discrete graphics processor. At 06:26 PM 7/26/2011, you wrote: Hi Folks: Now that you mention it, I've heard of that issue. Is this also the case for the new Mac Minicomputers? I

bootcamp with Lion?

2011-07-25 Thread Kevin Barry
could answer any questions for me. I answered (no but I don't think he got the joke. Kevin P.S. Did I mention he couldn't answer my bootcamp question either? Kevin Barry If all is going well, you've obviously overlooked something. --- Mac Access At Mac

Re: VoiceOver on the iPhone

2011-07-24 Thread Kevin Barry
When you have a keyboard up use the rotor to change to touch typing. At 07:54 PM 7/24/2011, you wrote: Hi, Folks! Had to restore my iPhone, and now I can't remember how to get VoiceOver to let me lift my finger off each key to input that letter instead of double-tapping that letter to input

Re: OS X server?

2011-07-23 Thread Kevin Barry
Could you be a bit more specific? I'd prefer the regular version of OSX but the hardware I want comes with Server. Kevin At 05:09 PM 7/23/2011, you wrote: Kevin In that event I recommend you buy the regular version of OSX. Lynne On 23 Jul 2011, at 22:08, Kevin Barry wrote

Re: Gordon Lynne Fall Victim To Apple's Changes Once Again!

2011-07-21 Thread Kevin Barry
This really shouldn't have been much of a surprise. It has been known for a while, to some degree of certainty, that the Minis were getting a refresh this summer. I am thinking of getting a mini server to use mostly as a personal machine due to the quad core processor. Kevin At 02:57 AM

sidebar?

2011-07-20 Thread Kevin Barry
How does one get to the Sidebar? Thanks. Kevin Kevin Barry If all is going well, you've obviously overlooked something. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac

Re: mac pro query

2011-07-19 Thread Kevin Barry
No word yet on hardware updates to the Pro. No thunderbolt for now at least. At 02:50 PM 7/19/2011, you wrote: Just wondering if anyone is using one of these lovely beasts? Do the new ones come with Thunderbolt ports as yet? Dónal Dónal Fitzpatrick dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie --- Mac Access