Re: DVDs

2004-10-28 Thread Greg Sharp
That's the way I'd do it too but be aware iDVD unlike DVD Studio Pro doesn't work with external DVD burners. However there is a hack available to allow this. The program is called Hpfurz and you can either get it from Version Tracker or if you like on our site at http://australian.macusersgroup.org

Re: DVDs

2004-10-28 Thread James / Hans Kunz
best is use imovie or compressor to export/compress the file into m2v = mpeg2 format, then idvd will accept it and reformat the file into piece & also creates special folders: audio_ts & video_ts these 2 folders contain quite a number of .bub, .ifo. .vob files which are in fact content list & yo

Re: FW: problems

2004-10-28 Thread Paul Kitchener
Hugh Griffiths wrote: From: Hugh Griffiths Sent: Thu 21/10/2004 8:19 AM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: problems I have a couple of problems I hope someone might be able to help me with. I have an imac 600 graphite, running 10.3.5, since I have upgraded from 10.3.4 I cannot mount dmg'

Meeting Reminder

2004-10-28 Thread Matthew Healey
Well... do we have a meeting planned or DO WE First up will be Matt Healey, showing off a new game called XIII from Feral Interactive. It's a very cool game. We think you should buy it. Next up will be Mark Griffin from fusion films, talking about all the wonderful things he does with his

Re: Security Update 2004-10-27

2004-10-28 Thread Shay Telfer
I would be very interested if a more script savvy person could translate as whether it means using a Nortons on this? It's a 'rootkit' (used to install backdoors into a machine once its security has been compromised). There is no known way for it to get onto your machine in the first place,

Re: Security Update 2004-10-27

2004-10-28 Thread tom hogarth
--- Richard Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now available via Software Update: > > Security Update 2004-10-27 delivers a number of > security enhancements > and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This > update includes the > following component: Apple Remote Desktop > Hi I do not know

Re: Bali Mac installation

2004-10-28 Thread Metal Artwork Creations
Yes, I agree Kevin may be prepared to guide us re requirements. A meeting date and location is the first step - suggesting pre WAMUG meet. Kevin, the ball is in your court It's motivation time Best of luck Tony Wilson On 28/10/2004, at 2:55 PM, Malcolm wrote: Matt and everyone else :-), H

Re: Bali Mac installation

2004-10-28 Thread Malcolm
Matt and everyone else :-), How about we (Wamug) adopt the school and provide support. I am willing to put in funds and some equipment. How about it wamuggians? The young man we had living with us a few years ago from Bali would probably give us some support. Mac On Thursday, October 28, 2004

Bali Mac installation

2004-10-28 Thread KEVIN Lock
After getting a gift of ten 580s from Rob Lodge at Walliston PS, we shipped them to a small primary school past Kintamani in the Bangli district through the auspices of the John Fawcett foundation which does wonderful work in Bali . For further info see http://www.humanitarianprojectsindonesia

DVDs

2004-10-28 Thread Ken Jackson
No Shay, it doesn't seem to? How do you convert the edited video to MPEG or AVI before burning? When you burn the discs, does Toast go through a re-encoding step? iMovie saves its files as DV format video, whereas they need to be converted to MPEG (or on some newer models AVI or DIVX) to play

FW: problems

2004-10-28 Thread Hugh Griffiths
From: Hugh Griffiths Sent: Thu 21/10/2004 8:19 AM To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: problems I have a couple of problems I hope someone might be able to help me with. I have an imac 600 graphite, running 10.3.5, since I have upgraded from 10.3.4 I cannot mount dmg's or burn cd's. I have

Re: DVDs

2004-10-28 Thread Shay Telfer
Hi Jude, no I've tried it in my Panasonic DVDRV32 & they won't play either. I'm burning from an external Pioneer drive which does data backups OK. Ken When you burn the discs, does Toast go through a re-encoding step? iMovie saves its files as DV format video, whereas they need to be con

Re: Now OT: Re: "Even I didn't know Windows had gotten this bad"

2004-10-28 Thread Stewart Woods
On 28/10/2004, at 1:19 PM, Paul Kitchener wrote: >> So are there many others out there experiencing this sort of thing? The most recent switching friend I have is making the jump for precisely this reason - as a bit of a technophobe, my continuing insistence over the last few years that a m

DVDs

2004-10-28 Thread Ken Jackson
Hi Jude, no I've tried it in my Panasonic DVDRV32 & they won't play either. I'm burning from an external Pioneer drive which does data backups OK. Ken Do any of the discs work in another DVD player? Some DVD players are not compatible with dvd-r, which is what standard macs burn. Before yo

Re: Now OT: Re: "Even I didn't know Windows had gotten this bad"

2004-10-28 Thread Craig Ringer
On Thu, 2004-10-28 at 13:19, Paul Kitchener wrote: > For the poor PC users among us (and our friends); along with Firefox I > advise the use of AVG antivirus over Norton$ as it does actually care > about little, merely anoying trojans etc whereas norton ignores some as > they arent 'viruses', j

Now OT: Re: "Even I didn't know Windows had gotten this bad"

2004-10-28 Thread Paul Kitchener
Mark Secker wrote: >> So are there many others out there experiencing this sort of thing? >> > > > I was setting up a users personal laptop yesterday (private job at home not UWA) and after configuring the network for his ISP then plugging in the cable then loggin g I set the preinstalled Notr

Re: iPod Photo

2004-10-28 Thread Rod
I realise that the technology to fit these features into the iPod's form factor may not exist yet, but it makes me wonder why they would release a product like iPod photo so prematurely. The only benefit I can see from this product at the moment is the larger hard drive and the ability to

Re: DVDs to play in DVD player (domestic)

2004-10-28 Thread Eugene
Hi Ken a quick check on the internet reveals that this appears to be a common problem with that DVD player. Another site suggests that the Toshiba is not DVD-RW compatible. Here is a thread of info from one forum read from the bottom up regards

Re: Apple Announcements This Morning

2004-10-28 Thread Nancy McIntyre
On 27/10/2004, at 5:06 AM, Richard Kay wrote: Notably absent from the list of newly-included countries are Japan and Australia Does anyone else find it even more notable that Eire isn't on the list? /slightly TIC me, Nancy

Re: "Even I didn't know Windows had gotten this bad"

2004-10-28 Thread Rob Findlay
It's not uncommon for me to get a callout for a Mac job and while I'm there be asked to look at a PC. Invariably I spent 1 hour or so on the Mac and then 3 hours de-lousing PC's and applying patches and installing up to date anti virus and spyware. Sometimes the networking subsystem of windows is s

Re: iPod Photo

2004-10-28 Thread Thomas James
> On Wed, 2004-10-27 at 13:03, Mark Secker wrote: > >> You will notice that these printers have, in addition to the normal >> type B USB plug, a type A plug that is the type usually found on >> the back of a computer. different plug different hardware different >> driver/firmware > > Ah, OK. Th

Re: "Even I didn't know Windows had gotten this bad"

2004-10-28 Thread Mark Secker
So are there many others out there experiencing this sort of thing? I was setting up a users personal laptop yesterday (private job at home not UWA) and after configuring the network for his ISP then plugging in the cable then loggin g I set the preinstalled Notrons antivirus to do an upda

Re: "Even I didn't know Windows had gotten this bad"

2004-10-28 Thread Shay Telfer
So are there many others out there experiencing this sort of thing? Bill Palmer's article below points to perhaps one of the major factors that is now pushing many Windows users to finally consider jumping platforms. Some many things seem to be lining up now for an increase in Apple's marketshare

"Even I didn't know Windows had gotten this bad"

2004-10-28 Thread Martin Hill
So are there many others out there experiencing this sort of thing? Bill Palmer's article below points to perhaps one of the major factors that is now pushing many Windows users to finally consider jumping platforms. Some many things seem to be lining up now for an increase in Apple's marketshare

Nikon 4500 Digital Camera For Sale

2004-10-28 Thread Adam Yap
Selling my digital camera (for an upgrade I hope!) Specs are: * 4 megapixel * Excellent macro coverage * Rechargeable lithium ion battery * Proper build quality (not a plasticky build) * Rotating lense design (look at the review links to see what I'm talking about) * Lots of manual controls (

Re: MacMice BT for sale

2004-10-28 Thread Adam Yap
Mouse and adaptor sold. On 26/10/2004, at 12:50 PM, Adam Yap wrote: I also have a USB bluetooth adaptor I can throw in with this mouse for $20. It's Epox brand but works without drivers (I tested it on an eMac) and works with the mouse. I guess I'll sell the bluetooth adaptor by itself too.

Re: FS: Palm Tungsten T PDA

2004-10-28 Thread Adam Yap
Sold. On 23/10/2004, at 10:39 AM, Adam Yap wrote: Hey guys, I figure most of you guys know what this is. It's a Palm OS PDA, with OS 5.x, 320x320 screen, 144mhz processor, bluetooth etc. In excellent condition for it's age (I bought it a while ago, but got it replaced under warranty just b

Kiddies games?

2004-10-28 Thread Paul Kitchener
Can anyone recomend any OS9 toddler games? Cheers Paul

DVDs to play in DVD player (domestic)

2004-10-28 Thread Ken Jackson
Hi all, I'm still looking for answers? I'm using I Movies to edit Digital Video from a Panasonic NGVS70, I can edit fine & transfer via Toast Titanium 5 but the DVD's won't play back on a domestic DVD player (new Toshiba SD-2650). Does anyone know how can I correct this please? Have tried 2 diffe

External SCSI enclosure

2004-10-28 Thread Paul Kitchener
Hi all Free to a good home: External SCSI case including 1GB hard drive, would suit SCSI CD drive also. Have Fun Paul

Re: KMart pic machines

2004-10-28 Thread Shay Telfer
I have been unable to get the KMart self service machines to recognise any of the pics I have worked on my IMac. I have tried a floppy, a CD and a SD card. The store reader puts up a screen message that there are no images on any of them. Any suggestions please? Regards, Paul. You'd need to

KMart pic machines

2004-10-28 Thread Paul Weaver
I have been unable to get the KMart self service machines to recognise any of the pics I have worked on my IMac. I have tried a floppy, a CD and a SD card. The store reader puts up a screen message that there are no images on any of them. Any suggestions please? Regards, Paul. --

Telstra wireless ADSL

2004-10-28 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
I've tried contacting the SpeedTouch people about this, with no success. I have a client with an iBook 500 who applied for an ADSL account with Telstra. She called me to get it all working, because the Telstra guy couldn't do it (IT'S A MAC!!). Telstra supplied her with an Alcatel SpeedTouch 5

Security Update 2004-10-27

2004-10-28 Thread Richard Kay
Now available via Software Update: Security Update 2004-10-27 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following component: Apple Remote Desktop For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://w