Disk defragmentation

2005-03-08 Thread Severin Crisp
I was under the impression that one of the features of Panther was that it defragmented hard disks in the background. Maybe this is a misapprehension. I have a 20GB boot drive with about 7.5GB of free space and today ran Disk Warrior as I do on a regular basis. At the end it suggested that I d

iphoto book

2005-03-08 Thread gary dorn
Nextbyte are advertsing iphotobooks as per the macworld show local site links to http://www.digitaldavinci.com.au/photo_book.html $90-120 chow -- Gary Dorn Architect Perth, Australia

Re: This is just brilliant for a early in the day laugh!

2005-03-08 Thread Matthew Healey
On 08/03/2005, at 5:07 PM, David Noel wrote: -- If you want to see the original, do a Google search on: "www.livejournal.com/users/themacgenius" (with the quotes), and click on the _cached_ version of: themacgenius: Service with a Smile I aim to please... "http://216.239.63.104/search?q=c

Re: Toast problem

2005-03-08 Thread wyvern
if different disc does not work try leaving disc out until after pressing burn disc may sound strange but give it a try, worked for me Yvonne On Tuesday, March 8, 2005, at 04:36 PM, Phil Goodall-Smith wrote: I am having problems burning a Video TS file to a DVD-R disc using Toast 6.0.7

WiFi

2005-03-08 Thread tom samson
Just considering a wifi in our home for a laptop. Apple -although good is pricy . What else works easily? tom samson

Re: This is just brilliant for a early in the day laugh!

2005-03-08 Thread David Noel
-- If you want to see the original, do a Google search on: "www.livejournal.com/users/themacgenius" (with the quotes), and click on the _cached_ version of: themacgenius: Service with a Smile -- The site controllers can fix their own version, but can't get at what Google has cached! David Noe

Re: Toast problem

2005-03-08 Thread Shay Telfer
Any help would be much appreciated, Phil Try using a different disc or try other brands/types of media. Have fun, Shay -- === Shay Telfer Perth, Western Australia Technomancer Join Team Sungroper in the Opinions for hire

Toast problem

2005-03-08 Thread Phil Goodall-Smith
I am having problems burning a Video TS file to a DVD-R disc using Toast 6.0.7 and now the 6.0.9 upgrade... This has never been an issue in the past and have used it on this machine for quite some time very successfully... Using iMac G4/1.25 with 1GB RAM and running 10.3.8. The problem is:

Re: Kev saved the day

2005-03-08 Thread Toby Oldham
Hmm - when I wanted to figure out how to get my copy of iLife updated (the one included with my Megamart purchased PM G5), MM was more knowledgable / helpful in the first instance than Apple (see prior soapbox speech on topic in your wamug mail archive - if you have one :) . I'm not saying

Re: This is just brilliant for a early in the day laugh!

2005-03-08 Thread Rod
Oh dear A black Caddy just pulled up out front. With an upside down Apple logo on the bonnet ;-) Must...get.outbeforehard drivezeroes Actually, must go and be productive! Seeya Rod! On 8/3/05 1:54 PM, "Mark Secker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't know what you

Re: This is just brilliant for a early in the day laugh!

2005-03-08 Thread Mark Secker
I don't know what you might be inferring here I suggest you expedite, as a matter of expediency the expungment from the archive of any real or theoretical posts that may, or may not, be related to such an incident that may, or may not, have occurred and via application of a suitable wo

Re: This is just brilliant for a early in the day laugh!

2005-03-08 Thread Rod
Geez, they didn't waste any time :-) He pretty much made out that it was pretty hard to become a Mac Genius with Apple (easier to get into Stanford!), but the job mainly involved getting crap out of CD rom drives and other standard tech work :-) Oh, the other thing about paying 'Apple Sticker ta

Re: This is just brilliant for a early in the day laugh!

2005-03-08 Thread Mark Secker
for those of us that got there after Cuppertino Hazardous Rumors Clean Up Squad hosed down the crime scene can you give us the gist of it? Teehee! I hope this doesn't disappear due to an Apple MIB threatening all sorts of bad things, like law

Re: Kev saved the day

2005-03-08 Thread Navid Mavaddat
On 08/03/2005, at 11:57, Matthew Healey wrote: On 08/03/2005, at 9:20 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I see in the junk mail today that Megamart are flogging G4 PowerBooks and G5 iMacs, as well as a range of iPods. MegaMart just sell boxes. They don't actually know or care what is in them.

Re: iiNet's iiphone service

2005-03-08 Thread Shay Telfer
I have not tried the full service as yet, am currently in the process of emailing iinet to ensure all areas of my current service will be catered for [multiple number etc] but I can say if it is as good as the old iiphone [to mobiles, overseas etc] I will be going with it as I found my bills DI

Re: Kev saved the day

2005-03-08 Thread Matthew Healey
On 08/03/2005, at 9:20 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I see in the junk mail today that Megamart are flogging G4 PowerBooks and G5 iMacs, as well as a range of iPods. MegaMart just sell boxes. They don't actually know or care what is in them. (ie. don't expect any support from them after you purchas

Re: iiNet's iiphone service

2005-03-08 Thread wyvern
I have not tried the full service as yet, am currently in the process of emailing iinet to ensure all areas of my current service will be catered for [multiple number etc] but I can say if it is as good as the old iiphone [to mobiles, overseas etc] I will be going with it as I found my bills DI

Itunes Installer version 4.5

2005-03-08 Thread Robert Howells
HI everyone, Does anybody know where I might download itunes version 4.5 ? Version 4.7 on the Wamug downloads & I have later versions but need that to deal with the existing version 4.5 Thanks Bob ( Thanks... no we don't wish to update just now ! )

iiNet's iiphone service

2005-03-08 Thread David Noel
-- This is a bit off-topic I suppose, but can anybody who has tried it tell me anything positive or negative about the iiphone full service which iiNet offer bundled with broadband? TIA. David Noel / 2005 Mar 8 = From David Noel, Ben F

Kev saved the day

2005-03-08 Thread Paul Weaver
A big thanks to Kevin Lock who kindly got me out of trouble with my iMac yesterday. I wrote the situation up on the blog. I see in the junk mail today that Megamart are flogging G4 PowerBooks and G5 iMacs, as well as a range of iPods. Also that 'The Australian' newspaper has discontinued its ded

This is just brilliant for a early in the day laugh!

2005-03-08 Thread Rod
Teehee! I hope this doesn't disappear due to an Apple MIB threatening all sorts of bad things, like lawsuits or worse, getting the sack :-) This is funny! Seeya Rod!

Re: Statistical software

2005-03-08 Thread Stephen Atherton
All good ideas so far. There is another that was hotly reviewed by a Life Science colleague which is "Stata" < http://www.stata.com/>. He said it blew away SPSS, SAS (JMP), & legacy applications like Statistica & Statview (may they rest in peace) in his turf and was great for epidemiology.

Re: Statistical software

2005-03-08 Thread Christopher Lance Kingsley Burton
Hi Aurora Im looking for some stats software too (not so expensive if possible), but for OSX. I have used software called 'Statview' that worked on 9 many moons ago, but I think the company has changed now, and only does software for X. It is expensive though. regards chris Quoting aurora <[EM