Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Dark1
I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause their fee's are very high. I did a comparison of the services i get from iinet with telstra. For the same speed and less available download per month telstra charge twice as much money as what I'm paying to iinet. You

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Reg Whitely
Tom I'm with Internode and love it, but am not on an ADSL2+ plan, nor Naked, here in Geraldton, still with ADSL. Basically I get 1500/256 with 15GB download and all Internode streaming music and ABC iView for ~$50 month. For that price Telstra gives around 512 mB speed and less than 1GB

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Robert Howells
On 03/05/2009, at 5:26 PM, Dark1 wrote: I've been trying to convince my friend to switch from telstra cause their fee's are very high. I did a comparison of the services i get from iinet with telstra. For the same speed and less available download per month telstra charge twice as much

Re: Managing tasks on Mac

2009-05-03 Thread Andrew
Thanks. I'll give it a go. Andrew On 03/05/2009, at 9:25 AM, Brian Scott scot...@optusnet.com.au wrote: Hi Andrew, I don't know Vuze or how it works but if it takes .torrent files then select a .torrent file and in it's info window (press command-i) make Vuze the default program for

Re: Managing tasks on Mac

2009-05-03 Thread Andrew
Lots to try. I'll see how it goes. Thanks Andrew On 03/05/2009, at 9:29 AM, James Devenish jndeven...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Andrew, There are potentially several solution to your issue, the first of which you have already tried (i.e., using System Preferences Energy Saver to set a wake-up time

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Chris Burton
Hi Reg Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when we ever get to move into our new house. I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet and mobile coverage, as where we will be living

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Robert Howells
On 03/05/2009, at 6:36 PM, Chris Burton wrote: Hi Reg Do you know if Internode also cater for the south west (I have not heard of them), as I am looking for an alternative to Telstra when we ever get to move into our new house. I had heard that their Next G system is good for internet

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Adrian Skehan
Well, I have come to the conclusion that its all done with smoke and mirrors. I was with Westnet for years when I found was continually being paired well before the month was up so I switched to their ADSL/Phone plan with a 1GB download and minimal charge for over-run. I thought this

Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread tom samson
I was just looking at the traffic on the change to telstra. We have been on telstra for years without a glitch but we do run over the limit of 12 gig -with teenagers and updates. But we also have the landline, and phone calls to pay for. Has anyone out there actually costed the benefits of

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi Chris They are based in South Oz and are very highly regarded. Have a look at https://secure.internode.on.net/webtools/internode-dsl-finder to see if they can provide access, then perhaps http://www.internode.on.net/products/broadband/ Let me know if you need more info. Reg On

'Blocked URL

2009-05-03 Thread Malcolm McCallum
http://www.manring.net/photos/Zenph_Rachmaninoff_Recording_Highlights_4-13-09/ http://www.manring.net/photos/Zenph_Rachmaninoff_Recital_4-14-09/ I have a friend in the UK who has sent me two URLs which both work in UK but one does not work here. . Can anyone tell me why? Incidentally he

Re: 'Blocked URL

2009-05-03 Thread Peder Kristensen
Mac, Both links you listed works just fine for me. It may be some settings on your system that blocks your access. Cheers, Peder On 03/05/2009, at 22:21 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: http://www.manring.net/photos/Zenph_Rachmaninoff_Recording_Highlights_4-13-09/

FOR SALE - MacBook Air

2009-05-03 Thread Ben Fong
FOR SALE Macbook Air 1.6GHz Intel processor 2 GB RAM 80GB hard disk Barely a year old in very good condition. I have two power supplies - one for the home and one for the office (helps with the portability of the Air!), which will be included in this package. Other accessories included

Re: 'Blocked URL

2009-05-03 Thread Peter Cutrona
both work for me iinet Adsl2+ Marmion Exchange Peter On 03/05/2009, at 10:21 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: http://www.manring.net/photos/Zenph_Rachmaninoff_Recording_Highlights_4-13-09/ http://www.manring.net/photos/Zenph_Rachmaninoff_Recital_4-14-09/ I have a friend in the UK who has sent

PC 7 etc

2009-05-03 Thread Bill Parker
Subject: Re: Virtual PC 7 Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 10:05:47 +0800 References: list-473...@wamug.org.au X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.3) Hi Bill! I've got VPC 6.1 on CD . Running Windoze XP Professional. It works fine on 10.5.6.Be happy to loan it to you.Version 7 is reputed to be very slow and

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Hugh Griffiths
I have bigpond cable and have never had a problem, taking into account my discount for bundled bill, and the scout leader discount, my shaped plan is by far the cheapest I have seen and we have only got into the shaped end once in the 5 or so years we have had it. The only downside (actually I

Re: 'Blocked URL

2009-05-03 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Mac, If you are using Safari, do you have it set to Allow incoming connections in System Preferences Security Firewall Set access for specific services applications? Both links working fine in Safari 4 OS X 10.5.6 Cheers, Ronni On 03/05/2009, at 10:35 PM, Peder Kristensen wrote:

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Chris Burton
Hi Bob We are building about 20km south of Busselton and presently do have ocean broadband in Busselton. They are ok but I have had real dramas over the last 2 years with their speed and reliability. I think the closest exchange is Dunsborough. I will have a look on the Whirlpool site and

Re: 'Blocked URL

2009-05-03 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 03/05/2009, at 10:21 PM, Malcolm McCallum wrote: http://www.manring.net/photos/Zenph_Rachmaninoff_Recording_Highlights_4-13-09/ http://www.manring.net/photos/Zenph_Rachmaninoff_Recital_4-14-09/ I have a friend in the UK who has sent me two URLs which both work in UK but one does not

Upcoming event

2009-05-03 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
As promised at the February WAMUG Meeting, Nathalie Collins has arranged a screening of the movie MacHeads. Please read below for more details, but if you are interested in attending please reply early. Seats are limited, but WAMUG members will be given first preference, and public

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread David Wood
Hi Chris, I also live just outside Dunsborough. My wife was seduced by a telesales company working on behalf of Telstra last year and signed up, having spent the previous 2 years very happy with Westnet. Within a week we regretted the decision and then had a real fight on our hands to

Re: Telstra.

2009-05-03 Thread Ken Jackson
Westnet will make up for any shortcomings when you really need help. They're service provider of the year 5 or 6 years in a row I think? I will never use Telstra again as long as my bum points to the ground!! They are currently charging me for my rear neighbors account it has been a series

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Eugene
I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire.. $50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do we are shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8 + 8 Gb for $60 or 15 + 20 Gb for $70) ADSL 2+ No $30 line rental Free calls Australia wide cheap

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Adam Hewitt
iiNet have a trained, dedicated, Mac department. Im not sure how good they are, but I would at least say that iiNet are 100% Mac friendly otherwise they wouldn't have wasted time and resources on making said team. On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Eugene edeg...@helena.wa.edu.au wrote: I've gone

Digital radio and Macs

2009-05-03 Thread Mike O'Grady
Hi, I've just read that digital radio has been rolled out today: http://www.digitalradioplus.com.au/ and Perth is the first city in Australia to get it. Does anyone know if there is a USB digital radio stick for Macs? Thanks, Mike -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Digital radio and Macs

2009-05-03 Thread Robert Howells
On 04/05/2009, at 11:41 AM, Mike O'Grady wrote: Hi, I've just read that digital radio has been rolled out today: http://www.digitalradioplus.com.au/ and Perth is the first city in Australia to get it. Does anyone know if there is a USB digital radio stick for Macs? Thanks, Mike It

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Robert Howells
On 04/05/2009, at 11:26 AM, Eugene wrote: I've gone naked and won't return to the evil empire.. $50 per month flat. (We rarely exceed the 2 + 2 Gb cap and if we do we are shaped down to a lower but acceptable speed. You can have 8 + 8 Gb for $60 or 15 + 20 Gb for $70) ADSL 2+ No $30

Re: Telstra Or

2009-05-03 Thread Eugene
Hi Bob, I was able to retain my old landline phone number. The phone service behaves in the same way as the old one however you get these free services (and other paid for optional services): Calling line id blocking Call Forwarding Always Call Forwarding Busy Call Forwarding No

Old WAMUG newsletters

2009-05-03 Thread Paul Weaver
I was cleaning up and found a couple of old WAMUG newsletters from the days of snailmail. Free if anyone wants them. Sept 1995 and Nov 1993. There are some interesting ads. Nathan S. was selling a used SE2 with twin internal 800K floppy drives for a thousand bucks in 1993. Zytec were

FS: PowerBook G4 15 1.5GHz

2009-05-03 Thread Woods Steve
I have for sale a: PowerBook G4 15 LCD 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 CPU 1GB DDR RAM (2x512MB) 80GB HDD Model Number A1095 Mac OS X 10.5.6 freshly installed In excellent condition One lady owner, low kms :) Looking for $850 or nearest offer Thanks, Steve. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List

Re: Old WAMUG newsletters

2009-05-03 Thread Paul Weaver
Sure thing Matthew. I need an email address. Paul. :) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe - mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

OSX Preferences

2009-05-03 Thread Steve Creek
Hi, Would appreciate any help re: Would like to alter System PrefInternational TabNumbers customize so as to be able edit remove the 'comma' (6,000 to 6000) for Aust. Architectural Metric millimetre std's, Have downloaded a .zip with a 'command file to enable the separator unit' for

iphone

2009-05-03 Thread Mike Lefroy
Could anyone please advise the best provider for an iphone (phone and plan) in WA? Thanks Mike Lefroy -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Unsubscribe -

Re: 'Blocked URL

2009-05-03 Thread Malcolm McCallum
NO, but I have now. Thanks Ronni. You should be bottleable so we can take you in our emergency packs :-0 Mac On 04/05/2009, at 7:56 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Mac, If you are using Safari, do you have it set to Allow incoming connections in System Preferences Security Firewall Set