Iphone Ringtones

2008-10-14 Thread Janis Lynn
Hi All I discovered this site that shows you how to make custom Iphone ringtones from your iTune library (non-ITune purchased) songs. Very easy. I hope I am not the only one who gets bored with the standard ringtones available. Janis http://www.ehow.com/how_2160460_custom-iphone-ringt

Re: Apple "Notebook" event is on, October 14th!

2008-10-14 Thread Reg Whitely
So Kyle As our school has just been told by SGIO that we should order an iBook and data projector replacement for the ones that were stolen, are you predicting a revised MacBook tomorrow? :-)) It looks like a nice outcome from the robbery! Reg On 12/10/2008, at 3:16 pm, Kyle Kreusch wrote

Re: Apple "Notebook" event is on, October 14th!

2008-10-14 Thread Reg Whitely
Looks nice Eugene. I'll wait with bated breath. do you think the finance crisis whatzit will affect Aussie prices? Reg On 14/10/2008, at 5:22 pm, Eugene wrote: Latest news from Macrumors: More Apple Notebook Details: Clickable Glass Trackpad, GPUs, Pricing Tuesday October 14, 2008 03:34 AM

Re: Apple "Notebook" event is on, October 14th!

2008-10-14 Thread gary dorn
Latest news from Macrumors: iPhone 3G can now be bought at all apple stores and online for 299 US without a plan/contract -- gary dorn north perth -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

New MacBook / MacBook Air / MacBook Pro

2008-10-14 Thread Daniel Kerr
Well, like all the rumours, they were changed,... Look pretty cool too. Lots of new features inside and out. The display is more like the iMac with the black border and "glass". Worth a look. New specs and pricing is:- MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB DDR3 Memory 160GB hard drive NVIDIA GeForc

Fwd: (GMUG) - Re: Apple "Notebook" event is on, October 14th!

2008-10-14 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Yes Think it's pretty much a given Kyle On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 4:32 PM, Reg Whitely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So Kyle > > As our school has just been told by SGIO that we should order an iBook and > data projector replacement for the ones that were stolen, are you predicting > a revised M

Re: Bigpond ISP

2008-10-14 Thread Paul Doyle
I should add that iinet do not count use of the ABC iView or purchases from itunes against my monthly download limit. As far as I know they are the only ISP that offers this. Cheers Paul Doyle On 14/10/2008, at 11:43 AM, Susan wrote: Hi, I've got a $50 per month plan which allows 20 hours p

Re: Apple "Notebook" event is on, October 14th!

2008-10-14 Thread Eugene
Latest news from Macrumors: More Apple Notebook Details: Clickable Glass Trackpad, GPUs, Pricing Tuesday October 14, 2008 03:34 AM EST; Category: MacBook Pro, MacBook Written by arn Mac Rumors Daring Fireball confirms the leaked MacBook Pro photos from earlier this evening and adds some intri

Re: Apple "Notebook" event is on, October 14th!

2008-10-14 Thread Dark1
I don't see why the finance crisis should effect our prices. Prices certainly didn't come down when the Australian dollar went up and now the Australian dollar is about back where it was. Ruben Looks nice Eugene. I'll wait with bated breath. do you think the finance crisis whatzit will af

Re: New MacBook / MacBook Air / MacBook Pro

2008-10-14 Thread Rod Blitvich
So... The "new" macbook does not have Firewire. Does this mean movie makers can't use it? Isn't USB 2 too slow for large data transfer like movie? White Old style Macbook:two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 port New MacBook: Two USB 2.0 ports Macbook Pro 15": Two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800

Importing vCard groups

2008-10-14 Thread Stuart Breden
Hi there How do you import Address Book vCard groups? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

iPhone/GPS range

2008-10-14 Thread Stuart Breden
Hi Muggers There is nothing in the archives or in iPhone Central about this. Does the iPhone have to be able to receive mobile phone calls for the GPS to work? Or can the GSP work independently fro the mobile phone? Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08

Re: iPhone/GPS range

2008-10-14 Thread Eugene
Hi Stuart, the GPS uses both satellite and phone tower triangulation. If you are out in the sticks it will work without a phone tower. THe difference is that in the city with both towers and satellites the iPhone gets a quick approximate location within seconds and then your position is ref

Re: New MacBook or old MacBook Pro

2008-10-14 Thread gary dorn
Well, like all the rumours, they were changed,... Look pretty cool too. Lots of new features inside and out. The display is more like the iMac with the black border and "glass". Worth a look. New specs and pricing is:- MacBook 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB DDR3 Memory 160GB hard drive NVIDIA GeFor

Free Printer A3 Laserwriter

2008-10-14 Thread Rob Findlay
One of my clients (Art on the Move) is giving away their venerable Apple Laserwriter 8500. This is an A3 B&W Laser Printer. Has a few quirks but still works. These things are built like tractors, unfortunately you can't get new parts for them and so they get increasingly difficult to service

Re: Importing vCard groups

2008-10-14 Thread Ronda Brown
On 15/10/2008, at 7:10 AM, Stuart Breden wrote: Hi there How do you import Address Book vCard groups? Hi Stuart, Seeing as no-one has replied to your question, I'll ask a couple of questions & give suggestions below. Have these groups been exported from another Apple Address Book by s

Re: New MacBook / MacBook Air / MacBook Pro

2008-10-14 Thread Mark Secker
Disappointing that the non pro macbooks step back to the iBook days of no firewire personally I think that's a bad call as the MacBook is (was) a great machine for media hobbyists (and for pros needing to shave a bit of weight off their kit) One thing with the Pro's at least with Apple'

Re: New MacBook / MacBook Air / MacBook Pro

2008-10-14 Thread Daniel Kerr
Yeh, I think it is disappointing also that they took off Firewire. Can you say "Firewire Target Disk mode" to a MacBook now? Or does it screw up it's face at you and turn the other way? :o) At least it's still on the MacBook Pro in some form, and I'm sure I've seen Express Card Firewire400 cards a

Re: New MacBook / MacBook Air / MacBook Pro

2008-10-14 Thread Mark Secker
sadly the loss of firewire and it's associated Boot Disk mode removes what was one of the most useful tech support tools ever for diagnosis and hard disk repairs. you can migrate using the network (this is how we've done it on a couple of MacBook Airs that we've had come through): on the

I Photo transfer

2008-10-14 Thread Ken Jackson
Hi folks, I'm transferring the I Photo library from the G5 to to the G4 & want to keep the folders/categories the same. What is the best process to achieve this please? TIA, Regards all, Ken -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: New MacBook / MacBook Air / MacBook Pro

2008-10-14 Thread Daniel Kerr
Yep, FTDM (Firewire Target Disk Mode) is very very handy! Not just for migration, but as you mention for support work as well. Makes you wonder,... Thanks for that info on Network migration. Had seen it, but never used it. Guess I'll have to try it now. :o) As an offside question,..have you tried

Re: New MacBook / MacBook Air / MacBook Pro

2008-10-14 Thread Mark Secker
The BIG mostly untold one is they have dropped ALL information about the "old" Cinema displays from their page (though they are still available in the online store) interesting they have adopted "display port" for their new monitor (and of course in Apple's immutable way... their own prop

Free Printer - Gone

2008-10-14 Thread Rob Findlay
The Laserwriter has found a new home already. thanks! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Unsubscribe -

Re: iPhone/GPS range

2008-10-14 Thread Martin Hill
Of course the other thing you don't get out in the sticks is google- maps (which needs a cellphone connection to download the street or satellite maps of your area) so if you actually want to see your position on a map and/or get directions or do auto-routing etc, you would need to use a 3rd

Re: iPhone/GPS range

2008-10-14 Thread Eugene
Hi Mart, when I went walking out to an area just out of phone range I 'visited' the area first using maps iPhone app at home on my WiFi network. These images were cached in the iPhone so that when I then visited the area the maps were already present. I just started the maps app when I go