Re: domain name registration - for .mac/.me

2008-07-16 Thread Andrew Schox
I got mine up and running in quite literally a few minutes. I just went over to my DNS service (www.zonedit.com), and changed the CNAME alias to point to whatever I was asked to point to in me com. I then went into iWeb and made a default site and sent it to me.com (sorry I don't have the a

Re: PowerPoint-photo resolution

2008-07-16 Thread James / Hans Kunz
for large screen display i would recomment a minimum size of w1500 x h1000px size by 72px resolution which is a standard screen resolution (= approx 850k per pic) cheers James On 17/07/2008, at 13:15, Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote: Hi Everyone I have been asked to scan some photos for a Po

Re: PowerPoint-photo resolution

2008-07-16 Thread Mervyn & Giuliana Bond
Thanks, Paul. I'll contact the funeral parlour and check out their projector's ratio. Regards Merv HI Merv, You need to know the resolution of the display or projector you will be using and also the ratio. Typically 4x3 if it's an older TV or monitor, 16 x 9 if it's wide screen. Get as much

Re: domain name registration - for .mac/.me

2008-07-16 Thread Oldham, Toby
If you get your domain name working Gary, let me know. I rented 'HouseofBruce.net' through Netregistry last year, then tried to get it delegated to my .Mac website. Didn't work. After conversations with both Apple and Netregistry, and some googlesearching, I was left with 'it's the other guys fa

Re: PowerPoint-photo resolution

2008-07-16 Thread Paul Doyle
HI Merv, You need to know the resolution of the display or projector you will be using and also the ratio. Typically 4x3 if it's an older TV or monitor, 16 x 9 if it's wide screen. Get as much information as you can on the display and we'll see what is the optimum resolution for your pho

domain name registration - for .mac/.me

2008-07-16 Thread gary dorn
howdy , I 'v been considering getting my dot mac web site transferred to may own domain name. I looked up the archives for domain name registration recommendations, they were mostly oldish dates, so I used google and manage to get .com name for 5 years for 60$ at http://www.netregistry.c

Re: filemaker server 9 advanced admin console ??

2008-07-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Guys it seems its a known bug and I have to remove the network cable then start the admin console it should then connect to the server!!! I can't try this until tomorrow as its a remote site!! roger On Thu Jul 17 13:12 , '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: > >Hi Guys > >I thoug

I Caved in to the iPhone

2008-07-16 Thread Jane Griffiths
I really thought I could hold out longer than this, but today I signed up with Optus for the iPhone. None in stock of course, but I was told they'll be available again for "signed-up" customers in "about a week". [not holding my breath on that!] I went for the $19 cap plan and added the $

Sleeping iMac shuts down overnight

2008-07-16 Thread Mike Murray
Hi muggers For the past few weeks, my trusty 3 1/2 year old 20" G5 1.8 Ghz iMac has been shutting itself down overnight and needs to be restarted each morning. I normally put it into sleep mode overnight. Sometimes when I go to it in the morning it's completely shut down and can be restarted

PowerPoint-photo resolution

2008-07-16 Thread Mervyn & Giuliana Bond
Hi Everyone I have been asked to scan some photos for a PowerPoint presentation at a funeral. The added complication is that I must deliver them to a country funeral parlour by email. 1 What would be the preferred resolution? 2 What is the lowest acceptable resolution. Your replies

filemaker server 9 advanced admin console ??

2008-07-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi Guys I thought I would ask the question here before I use my 1 free support call!! I installed filemaker server 9 advanced which seemed to go fine but then the admin console gets an error when trying to start, I get and Admin Server Connection error, as it can not connect to the admin se

Re: Sharing Screen over the internet

2008-07-16 Thread gary dorn
Hi guys, I think this has been asked before but I can't find it. I set my dad up with a new iMac in Bunbury. I'm in Perth and I want to be able to see and control his screen. What do I need him to do at his end, and what information (IP adresses etc) do I need at this end? I have Apple Remote Desk

Re: Old Phone

2008-07-16 Thread Barry Sexstone
Rick I now have a phone thank-you. Unfortunately, being a young girl the cheaper new phones available had a very low "cool" factor and I was hoping to get something second hand that was slightly more upmarket. I have had some problems with ebay in the past and I was hoping that Mac users

Re: Sharing Screen over the internet

2008-07-16 Thread Michael Schmidt
Hi. Has anyone tried TeamViewer? I am reminded again of trying it out after attempting to help my 77yr old dad deal with his junk mail - would be a lot easier to log in and control his computer. He's running Tiger on my old G4 and I'm running Leopard on my G5 iMac. Would be interested to

Re: Sharing Screen over the internet

2008-07-16 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 16/07/2008, at 11:42 AM, Travis Hansen wrote: Hi guys, I think this has been asked before but I can't find it. I set my dad up with a new iMac in Bunbury. I'm in Perth and I want to be able to see and control his screen. What do I need him to do at his end, and what information (IP adresses

Re: Usage meter

2008-07-16 Thread tom samson
menu meters has been on my desktop for years-essential On 16/07/2008, at 2:44 PM, Jack/Bauer wrote: Hi all. Can anyone recommend a good download usage meter,which monitors speed as well. Thanks Bart -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Usage meter

2008-07-16 Thread James / Hans Kunz
i'm using speedometer from subrasoft, its free James On 16/07/2008, at 14:44, Jack/Bauer wrote: Hi all. Can anyone recommend a good download usage meter,which monitors speed as well. Thanks Bart -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Old Phone

2008-07-16 Thread Rick Armstrong
Gosh Barry, Has anyone offered you a phone or phones, you can buy some outright $59 - $79 phones from Vodaphone and I think they may some unlocked cheaper versions on eBay. Rick On 16/07/2008, at 9:15 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: Phillip Just for your information my Grand-daughter is 13. She

Re: Old Phone

2008-07-16 Thread Barry Sexstone
Phillip Just for your information my Grand-daughter is 13. She has a medical condition which is potentially serious so she need a form of communication in emergencies. I the past six months she has made about $15 of prepaid calls, not enough to cause major problems I would have thought.

Re: Sharing Screen over the internet

2008-07-16 Thread Stephen Chape
Pretty sure you can iChat for that Travis !! On 16/07/2008, at 11:42 AM, Travis Hansen wrote: Hi guys, I think this has been asked before but I can't find it. I set my dad up with a new iMac in Bunbury. I'm in Perth and I want to be able to see and control his screen. What do I need him to do a

Re: Usage meter

2008-07-16 Thread Mark Heeler
Locally made istatmenus from islayer is better than menumeters and has many more features. Free (donationware) and highly recommended. --Original Message-- From: Paul Kitchener Sender: WAMUG Mailing List To: WAMUG Mailing List ReplyTo: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Usage meter Sent: J

MacBook Pro speakers playing up

2008-07-16 Thread Steven
I have a 17² MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo (running 10.4.11), and something seems to be have gone wrong with the speakers. There¹s kind of a crackle in any sound that it makes. About the best I can do in terms of describing it is that it sounds a little like when a speaker cone has crack or split in it. B

Re: Usage meter

2008-07-16 Thread Paul Kitchener
Jack/Bauer wrote: Hi all. Can anyone recommend a good download usage meter,which monitors speed as well. Thanks Bart One I know of is MenuMeters, some folk at work like it. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

[FS] iMacs and MacBook Pro

2008-07-16 Thread Michael Waldie
Hi All, We have a couple of ex demo iMacs and a MacBook Pro for sale at DigiLife. We have a couple of previous model 24" iMacs going for $2000. A previous model mid range iMac (higher speced 20") for $1625. Lastly we also have a previous model 17" MacBook Pro with 2 years of warranty left