Re: Posting to WAMUG

The intent of my contribution was to increase the value of the list to *all* subscribers, current and future. If this offends you, I am sorry. Running the risk of extending this thread further, I will state the following: At 19:19 4/02/02 +0800, Paul S wrote: Okay here goes, I'm offended by th

WAMUG READ ONLY MAIL Edition 1, Vol. 17, released February 2002

WAMUG READ ONLY MAIL Edition 1, Vol. 17, released February 2002 === The official publication of the Western Australian Macintosh Users' Group. The next WAMUG meeting is at 7:30pm Tuesday February 5th. T

Is There A Meeting Tonight

I’m just enquiring to see if there’s a meeting tonight? I would like to go but I’ll have to give notice to my previous commitment that I’m unable to go, if there is a meeting. Shane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Quicktime lacking something

Any ideas appreciated. Colin Gordon Sounds like you're trying to play a DiVX compressed movie. Try downloading a codec from Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Sponsor WA's So

Subscriptions

G'day WAMUGGERS A Message from the Treasurer Its that time of the year again . About five weeks before the Annual General Meeting which , as you all know, is not the boring event of other off topic Associations but one where some fortunate members will receive rewards for their financial support

Re: Stolen powerbook

A really important Powerbook 1400CS was stolen recently from Mount Laswley Senior High School. It is from Administration and contains a slew of information. Tom samson Do you have its serial number? If so you should report it to Apple so that it can be flagged as stolen if it's ever returned

Quicktime lacking something

When I try to play an AVI movie I get the message; "Quicktime is missing software required to perform this operation. Unfortunately it is not available on the quicktime server" Then on subsequent try I get; "You may experience problems playing a video track because the required compressor cou

That's the WAMUG Spirit !

'On ya Paul! I've not been with you guys for long but HEY! Seriously, lifes too short (or am I missing something here?) As far as I know there is no body twisting any arms? Lets have a little respect for the fact that some of us are beginners & even if we're not, WAMUG is supposed to be a support

Stolen powerbook

A really important Powerbook 1400CS was stolen recently from Mount Laswley Senior High School. It is from Administration and contains a slew of information. Tom samson

Re: RFC: Posting Guidelines

Looks like it Andrew !! On Monday, February 4, 2002, at 01:40 PM, Andrew Nielsen wrote: Just out of interest, who _is_ the WAMUG list moderator? Is it really Onno? -- Andrew Nielsen Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd ACN 076 426 714 / ABN

Meeting Tomorrow Night

Just wondering if there’s a meeting tomorrow night and if it is at the location given on the “About WAMUG” page Shane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

Dear WAMUG, Okay here goes, I'm offended by this reactionary email. The message was maybe a bit skimpy, but amazingly enough, many people who had G4s to sell, seem to find it in there intelligence to email my friend and offer their machines to him (who is also a computer professional) without the

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Re: E-mail responses - Grammar Question / Re: Posting to WAMUG -

On 4/2/02 4:09 PM, "Daniel Kerr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any more posts, and I think Matt will step in, and end the topic ;o) > (I could be wrong) The beauty of this list is that most people are well behaved. On the odd occasion that is does get out of hand the rest of the list seems to tell

[FREE] Mac Plus for parts

If anyone would like an old Mac Plus for parts or historical interest, please let me know. Note - it does actually run, but only if squeezed on both sides by a giant g-clamp so I don't class it as being in working order! -- Andrew Nielsen Starfish Technologies Pty L

Re: E-mail responses - Grammar Question / Re: Posting to WAMUG -

My question is this. Wasn't the complaint not so long ago about bandwidth, and yet this conversation has gone on more than some of the comments from that. Any more posts, and I think Matt will step in, and end the topic ;o) (I could be wrong) I think the list does very well, and credit to all th

Re: RFC: Posting Guidelines

My comments on the following: >1. It has a useful subject. >2. You have attempted to resolve the problem yourself. >3. You have searched the message archive for a similar problem. >4. You have searched the web for a similar problem. >5. You spell checked your message. >6. It is good practice to in

Re: E-mail responses - Grammar Question

Onno, >>here, here! agree wholeheartedly! > >This has bothered me for some time now, but am I correct in the >understanding that this should read: > > "Hear, hear!" > >Referring to the other parties who are *listening* to the discussion and >should *hear* what is being said? That was my post -

Re: Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

Goodall-Smith wrote: > I may have been able to source information from somewhere > else... If I had the knowledge of where the somewhere else is and what > exactly I > was looking for. This would be easy for someone who already knows. Not all of > us > do > Yes, Well! The only way you fi

next meeting

I looked at the WAMUG web page ( 11:05 AM) for up to date information for Tuesday nights meeting but alas there was none. Regards from Alan.

developer cd

hi all just looking for someone in the sydney area who might have downloaded a copy of the new developer cd from the developer site.. my osx didn't come with it included, and it's huge to download. cheers nevan --

Netscape Bookmarks Problem

I have truncated my Netscape Bookmarks. All the folders after 'G' are gone. I have an old version on my Powerbook. Is there a way in which I can attach the bottom half of the old file to the truncated file? It was caused by the umpteenth Netscape crash. I backed everything up, ran Disk Warrior

Re: RFC: Posting Guidelines

Just out of interest, who _is_ the WAMUG list moderator? Is it really Onno? Historically, me :) Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Sponsor WA's Solar Car Opinions for hire [POQ] Sungroper [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: RFC: Posting Guidelines

Just out of interest, who _is_ the WAMUG list moderator? Is it really Onno? -- Andrew Nielsen Starfish Technologies Pty Ltd ACN 076 426 714 / ABN 49 426 849 601 Tel: 0500 555 677 Consultants in Unix, Mac OS, Windows & networking technologie

RFC: Posting Guidelines

After suggestions from members, here is my first attempt at some posting guidelines. The subject reads: RFC, that means "Request for Comment", so please feel free to comment. When posting a new message, ensure that: 1. It has a useful subject. 2. You have attempted to resolve the problem yours

Now Up-To-Date Guru's

Hi Everyone, Are there any Now Up-To-Date guru's on this list? If there are, I am in need of your services. Please call me at work on the number below. By guru, I don't mean someone who knows how to set up a basic network, I need someone who can trouble-shoot a possibly corrupted data file(s), fi

Re: Interesting

thanks for this scott! > The Magic of the Option Key > >

Re: Posting to WAMUG

Hi... I think the thing that often annoys the 'experts' is when people think 'I'll just ask someone on WAMUG' rather than spend 5 minutes looking for the answer themselves either in the WAMUG archives or via a search engine such as Google . Instead they let everyone el

Re: Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

Onno Benschop wrote: > At 23:57 1/02/02 +0800, a subscriber wrote: > >A very good friend of mine is after a G4. > > And you are telling us this because? > > Sigh, I'm estimating my response will result in a flurry of messages > > Here goes with my brief contribution... Not intended to anger anyon

Re: Posting to WAMUG

Neil Blake & Associates wrote: Perhaps you'd like to put together a quick style guide on how to post questions to the list? (This is a serious suggestion, Onno, not a bit of backhanded sarcasm) I would have to agree with Neil on this. I may know how to Defibrillate someones heart, or set up an

Re: Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

Onno Lighten up. Not everyone has your number of years experience with Macs, your exquisite command of netiquette or your succinct turn of phrase in composing messages. I enjoy your rapier like comments on most occasions, but your comments today run the risk of turning away first and sometime use

Re: Desktop Applications

Hi There, I am considering doing a 2 day course on Dreamweaver at Desktop Applications. I am wondering if any WAMUGGERS have any feedback of people you know of or yourself that have done any courses with them. Thanks Nichole

Disc Burner

Good morning. I have had some unusual problems with Disc Burner in the past, and have opted to use Toast instead. This is fine, but Disk Burner is far quicker to use when trying to back things up in a hurry. I would like to use Disc Burner, but I am worried about the problems it caused me in the p

mac for sale

Hi all I have an iBook ready for sale: Tangerine 300 mghz OS 9.1 256 ram maintained by mac service guys still under warranty! $1800 ono let me know if your interested! matt

FW: Palm Pilots

I have a palm pilot, an older model (Palm III) and I have done synching over USB and it is fine. It works particularly well with Microsoft Entourage as well. And I second Onno's opinions regarding the other issues... -Nathalie -- Forwarded Message From: Onno Benschop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dat

Re: OS X USB Driver for SanDisk ImageMate

I assume you are using 10.1.2??? It is odd that this card reader isn't seen by 10.1.2 as all the card readers we've trialled and sell mount under X pretty much instantly without the need for any driver software. I use a SanDisk ImageMate Compactflash Card reader to download images from a Kodak

Re: OS X USB Driver for SanDisk ImageMate

At 22:22 3/02/02 +0800, Reg Whitely wrote: I use a SanDisk ImageMate Compactflash Card reader to download images from a Kodak 215 digital camera to the Mac via USB. It works well in OS 9 but not at all in OS X. THe SanDisk website says there is no driver available for OS X and suggests plugging t

Re: E-mail responses - Grammar Question

here, here! agree wholeheartedly! This has bothered me for some time now, but am I correct in the understanding that this should read: "Hear, hear!" Referring to the other parties who are *listening* to the discussion and should *hear* what is being said? -- ()/)/)()..ASCII for O

Posting to WAMUG - Was: [G4 wanted]

At 23:57 1/02/02 +0800, a subscriber wrote: A very good friend of mine is after a G4. And you are telling us this because? Sigh, I'm estimating my response will result in a flurry of messages, many of which will add some irrelevant comment, some will display anger, a few personal replies say

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Telstra

An interesting snippet - http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,224993,20263157, 00.htm Telstra busted rigging user surveys By Rachel Lebihan, ZDNet Australia 25 January 2002 Telstra has confessed that a ZDNet Australia survey which questions whether the telco's Internet s