Monitor/TV query

Hi All, I'm wanting to ditch the old TV and move to a more computer-centred home audio/video experience. Either, simply buy a moderate size Monitor that can connect to my laptop (G4 Al. 17") and also accept AV input from Video Recorder - (for TV). Or perhaps buy a mac mini to use as d

Re: New search engine site

there was actually a report on newsradio "am585 perth" about the new search engine, it confirmed what some of you said, difficult to get a response because of overload did anyone tried a foreign language search?? no need for google to worry, google is in fields others can't go (goog

Re: New search engine site

I tried it yesterday and twice it came up with 0 results whereas Google came up with what I wanted. Wendy On 29 Jul 2008, at 04:15, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: What do others think? Should Google be worried? -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Office 2004 Windows & Mac

Thanks Eugene, You can see how much I like MS applications ... I don't even know their correct names ;0) Cheers, Ronni On 29/07/2008, at 11:22 AM, Eugene wrote: Hi Ronni, when you said Windows 2004 I knew you meant Windows Office 2003, as it was only release in '03 and '07. Yep you ar

Re: Office 2004 Windows & Mac

Hi Ronni, when you said Windows 2004 I knew you meant Windows Office 2003, as it was only release in '03 and '07. Yep you are safe to assume that they are file compatible for both Windows Office 03 and Mac Office 04. Regards, Eugene On 29/07/2

Re: Office 2004 Windows & Mac

Many thanks Neil. Cheers, Ronni On 29/07/2008, at 10:57 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi Ronni, Should be no problem - MS changed their Word format many years back (not sure exactly when - maybe Office 98?) and since then the .doc format has been interchangeable (up to the latest .docx change

Re: Leopard Update Problems - hidden files not hidden?

There is an App " Invisibles " which can make your invisible . files .. visible and then make them Invisible when you require it . You could use that to expose the currently invisible files , but identify the current file

Re: Office 2004 Windows & Mac

Hi Ronni, Should be no problem - MS changed their Word format many years back (not sure exactly when - maybe Office 98?) and since then the .doc format has been interchangeable (up to the latest .docx change). I have regularly used Word 2004 and Word 2000 on the mac and interchanged files with Wi

Re: Update problems AGAIN

Hi Bob, Yes, as I said in my first post, I DID use Migration Assistant to transfer both user file and applications. Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 28/7/08 4:59 PM, Robert Howells at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Neil , > > When

Re: Office 2004 Windows & Mac

Hi Eugene, Would this also be the case if using 'Office 2003 for Windows' & 'Office 2004 for Mac'? Cheers, Ronni On 29/07/2008, at 10:20 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Many thanks Eugene, Your answer was what I expected, I needed it clarified by someone who works in both platforms. Thanks ag

Re: Leopard Update Problems - hidden files not hidden?

on 28/7/08 4:15 PM, Robert Howells at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 28/07/2008, at 3:24 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: > >> >> >> (A) On my G5 iMac, with a fairly new Leopard installation (currently >> updated >> to 10.5.3) and just one user, I see 4 folders and one alias: >>Applications >>

Re: Office 2004 Windows & Mac

Many thanks Eugene, Your answer was what I expected, I needed it clarified by someone who works in both platforms. Thanks again, I can now re-assure my Son in Law that he has made the right decision in following my advice in buying a Mac! Cheers, Ronni On 29/07/2008, at 10:14 AM, Eugene

Re: Office 2004 Windows & Mac

Hi Ronnie, a colleague and I who both work on the 2 platforms & swap .doc files all the time. We edit and send back without any problems. Now that I use 2008 and she uses Windows 2007 version we continue to swap even changing between .doc and .docx Regards,

Re: New search engine site

On 29/07/2008, at 8:15 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: After the reading the article in The West Australian this morning I decided to visit http://www.cuil.com and try it out for myself. Not bad. Among the creators of Cuil is Anna Patterson, who was the technical lead of one of the two Web ran

Office 2004 Windows & Mac

Hello WAMUGers, If you edit a Word .doc file in 'Office 2004 for Mac' that was originally created in 'Office 2004' on a Windows computer, can the edited .doc file be opened and edited again back in Office 2004 on the Windows Computer? In other words can you cross platform with the same docu

Something for the font nerds

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1823766 suddenly Ransom is my favorite font :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mark Secker (Ba. Bus. IS/IP, ECU) User Support Officer & Laboratory Manager Business School IT Services The University of Western Australia - CRICOS provider number 00126G M261 35

Re: New search engine site

Hi Peter, no Google doesn't have to be worried yet. Did a search on the same obscure topic and Cuil came back with 3 hits whilst Google cam back with 110 hits. I think Google is safe for a little while. Regards, Eugene On 29/07/2008, at 8:15 AM

New search engine site

After the reading the article in The West Australian this morning I decided to visit http://www.cuil.com and try it out for myself. Not bad. Among the creators of Cuil is Anna Patterson, who was the technical lead of one of the two Web ranking groups at Google. A couple of other former Goog

Re: Outlook Contacts solution on a Mac ?

On 28/07/2008, at 3:33 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Having left the world of employment, and with my contacts currently sitting on my MacBook Pro in .pst format (ie. an MS Outlook file), is there a solution other than, say, buying a Windows emulator and installing a copy of MS Outlook on my Ma

Re: Leopard & Web cams

Plugged in my Canon yet again and lo and behold it is functioning as a web cam in Skype and in Yahoo! Messenger. Some days I should just stay in bed. Michael Hawkins. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

Leopard & Web cams

I have a Canon MV920 video camera. It works as a web cam when connected to my aged G3 PowerBook 400 OS 10.4.11, but does not show up at all when I connect it to my MacBook Pro 2.4 Intel Core 2 Duo running OS 10.5.4. I can't find any preferences that seem to affect it, even in QuickTime Pro. I had

Re: Outlook Contacts solution on a Mac ?

Why not bite the bullet and shift to the web. Use Google Apps (basic edition free) with mail and calendar and address book. Your address book is in Google Apps, so you can use from your laptop and iPhone. No sync required, and that simplifies everything. If you want to know what you are getting i

Re: Outlook Contacts solution on a Mac ?

Hi Steven, This might be a good start: and here: Seeya Rod! On 28/07/2008, at 4:28 PM, Steven Knowles wrot

Re: Outlook Contacts solution on a Mac ?

Thanks Bob. I guess you're right. I do need the contacts on both my Mac, and on a portable device, ideally an iPhone which I'm yet to get, and if the iPhone won't sync contacts then I'll probably have to get a Blackberry. I use MS Office on Mac, including Entourage, but I just don't think Entoura

Re: Outlook Contacts solution on a Mac ?

On 28/07/2008, at 3:33 PM, Steven Knowles wrote: Historically I've maintained my contacts in Outlook due to employers always operating on a Windows platform, and employer-supplied telephony being a Blackberry, which synchronised with Outlook, so all was rosy. Having left the world of emplo

Re: Leopard Update Problems - hidden files not hidden?

On 28/07/2008, at 3:24 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: (A) On my G5 iMac, with a fairly new Leopard installation (currently updated to 10.5.3) and just one user, I see 4 folders and one alias: Applications Library System User Guides and Information (alias) Users (B) On the final T

Outlook Contacts solution on a Mac ?

Historically I've maintained my contacts in Outlook due to employers always operating on a Windows platform, and employer-supplied telephony being a Blackberry, which synchronised with Outlook, so all was rosy. Having left the world of employment, and with my contacts currently sitting on my MacBo

Leopard Update Problems - hidden files not hidden?

I bought my current machine (24" 2.4 GHz AL Intel iMac) shortly after Leopard was released and so it came with Tiger pre-installed and a Leopard installation disc. At the time I was very busy (accounts, tax etc) and did not want to have the added complication of dealing with a new OS so I just mig

Re: customs

The music capitalists have been using civil court processes for quite some time now to avoid having to prove guilt beyond all reasonable doubt but yeah it's probably still alot of hype that they are probably behind in the hopes that it will scare people off. Ruben >I would have thought that i

Re: Free: 400Mhz & 450Mhz G4 towers + 1x 17" Studio display (CRT)

sorry, already gone :( On 28/07/2008, at 2:55 PM, Ken Houghton wrote: Could I please pick these up tomorrow? Ken 9470 4950 On 28/07/2008, at 2:47 PM, Mark Secker wrote: about to bin so if anyone has a need for these please let me know Free: 2 x G4 towers with a single 17" (Mitsubishi) CRT

gone: re:Free: 400Mhz & 450Mhz G4 towers + 1x 17" Studio display (CRT)

these are now gone, thanks for your time. about to bin so if anyone has a need for these please let me know Free: 2 x G4 towers with a single 17" (Mitsubishi) CRT Apple Studio Display working a year or so ago when last fired up but they no longer have hard drives (if you don't have spare dr