Re: Whirlpool forums footnote

On 06/06/2009, at 2:46 PM, Andrew wrote: I didn't even know Whirlpool had a forum. Must be for discussing washing machine issues :) Not very well targeted if advertising was the intent. Andrew Sounds like part of your education has been neglected ! Have you never visited :

Re: Whirlpool forums footnote

I didn't even know Whirlpool had a forum. Must be for discussing washing machine issues :) Not very well targeted if advertising was the intent. Andrew On 05/06/2009, at 11:10 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi all, Craig's advertisement sent to whirlpool user forums has now been deleted becaus

Re: WAMUG constitution

Hi all, Me, thinks that more than a can of worms in this instance, has been opened. Please ponder this for a moment. 'Can a committee that, contains many unconstitutionally elected members, vote to change part of a constitution that will benefit the same unconstitutionally elected mem

Re: WAMUG constitution

Wow... someone actually read the constitution... I think the committee might want to look at changing that clause... as quite by chance, a good chunk of the Committee is actually made up of Corporate Members. :-) On 06/06/2009, at 12:24 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Lol,..good find Neil. I've b

Re: WAMUG constitution

Lol,..good find Neil. I've been a Corporate sponsor long before I was a committee member. Now I'm in trouble,.. The mail-list police will be after me! Arrrgghhh time to hide,... ;o) Will have to talk to Peter H about that one to rectify the problem either way. Thanks for pointing that out, wasn't

MaxStyle (Committee Response)

Hi Craig, It's great to see another Mac retailer set up in the city, and even more so to see another one south of the river! In the interests of World Peace and Harmony, and on behalf of the WAMUG committee, please let me welcome you to the WAMUG community. As you have probably already di

WAMUG constitution

Hi guys, I don't want to stir things up again and, as the first poster to suggest we cut Craig some slack, I am more than happy to move on from that subject. During the postings, however, I did notice a possible constitutional problem: >From Ronni: > WAMUG Constitution: > .. > 4.11.2

SOUTH PERTH RETAIL STORE

Hi Everyone, Just sitting reading all your emails and comments about this newly opened store South of the River. This is Irene writing, not Peter and I am an Administrator, not a computer expert. Peter runs PIP Multimedia & Training and has done for over ten years whilst working full-time firs

Re: Come on guys! (was: Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth)

Teach me to read ALL he emails before giving a kneejerk reaction to one :-( Welcome to the list Craig. I am down South at Quinninup, otherwise I would be there today. Mac On 05/06/2009, at 9:45 PM, Martin Hill wrote: Hey all, Like Lindsay, I'm getting quite worried that everyone will be s

Re: Come on guys! (was: Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth)

Hello Everyone, I was the first person to post regarding this subject. I would like to be the last person to post on this subject. On 05/06/2009, at 11:23 PM, Matthew Healey wrote: In all honesty, all it would have taken is a simple preceding email asking what the etiquette is for posting a

Re: Come on guys! (was: Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth)

Thank you Matt, I was thinking last night that we needed your measured voice in this matter. I remember you being able to 'hose down' heated discussions in the past. On 05/06/2009, at 11:23 PM, Matthew Healey wrote: On Friday, June 05, 2009, at 09:45PM, "Martin Hill" > wrote: Hey all, Like

Re: Come on guys! (was: Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth)

This says it better than I could have. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 05/06/2009, at 9:45 PM, Martin Hill wrote: Hey all, Like Lindsay, I'm getting quite worried that everyone will be scared off contributing to the

Re: MaxStyle Opens South Perth Retail Store! (10% off all stock opening day sat 6th)

Craig, you're getting lots of hits. Any advertising is good advertising! Keep it up guys. Craig will love it. Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 04/06/2009, at 10:38 PM, Craig Bruce wrote: As I said in previous email

Re: MaxStyle Opens South Perth Retail Store! (10% off all stock opening day sat 6th)

I agree with Craig. I was delighted to see that some one had risen from the DigiLife ashes. I for one will visit the store when I'm next in South Perth. Give him a break! Stuart Breden PO Box 132 Kalamunda WA 6926 Hm Ph: (08) 9257 1577 Wk Ph: (08) 9291 4599 Mbl: 0417 053 266 On 04/06/2009,

Re: Come on guys! (was: Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth)

Thanks daniel, I'm happy you know we are not trying to muscle in on anyones turf! We are happy to work with anyone and everyone we can in the community to make sure everything runs as smoothy as possible. Looking forward to meeting you! -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367 46

Re: Whirlpool forums footnote

Indeed my post was deleted as some people who had just signed up to the whirlpool forums today complained about the post... Unfortunately all the good dialogue i had with users has been lost but reason it was deleted is because my account is not yet properly tagged as a rep for maxstyle whi

Re: Come on guys! (was: Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth)

Without trying to weigh in on this,..or even be seen as "having a side", just thought I would add something. First off, hope your grand opening goes well tomorrow. Should have good weather for it at least! :o) I know Peter Hinchliffe, the WAMUG president, does want to weigh in with a couple of c

Re: Come on guys! (was: Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth)

On Friday, June 05, 2009, at 09:45PM, "Martin Hill" wrote: >Hey all, >Like Lindsay, I'm getting quite worried that everyone will be scared >off contributing to the WAMUG list for fear of being crucified like >poor Craig. I haven't met him before, but I can't sit by while he >quite unfairly

Whirlpool forums footnote

Hi all, Craig's advertisement sent to whirlpool user forums has now been deleted because of being 'commercial advertising'. There are clear warnings on their website about how to use the forum. cheers, Susan. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Come on guys! (was: Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth)

Hey all, Like Lindsay, I'm getting quite worried that everyone will be scared off contributing to the WAMUG list for fear of being crucified like poor Craig. I haven't met him before, but I can't sit by while he quite unfairly gets the 5th degree grilling! Having worked in support for 5 d

Re: MaxStyle Opens South Perth Retail Store! (10% off all stock opening day sat 6th)

Hi Craig The "holy land" is surely California rather than New York, but the 5th Avenue Store still looks impressive. Reg On 05/06/2009, at 6:01 PM, Craig Bruce wrote: For sure come say hi! Ah the holy land! Take some pics -- Craig Bruce Director I'm coming to Perth tomorrow Craig but wo

Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth

Just as an addition to what i said in the last email.. The point I have been trying to make about us giving a better grade of service is due to the rise of the big stores like myer, jbs, dick smiths etc who are keen to give you a deal on the box but not so keen on helping you when it doesn'

Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth

Honestly my real interest in wamug is that I was given the address by a friend who is also active in the community as a place that may be interested in our products and services. I have been an active mac user all my life as has my partner, we are interested in providing great service and s

Re: Deleting emails

Try rebuilding the inbox by selecting it and from the mailbox menu at the top choose rebuild. If that doesn't work you can delete the envelope index file in the mail folder and restart mail to force a rebuild. On 05/06/2009, at 8:22 PM, Ian Reid wrote: After reading and reviewing the cont

Deleting emails

After reading and reviewing the contents of my inbox for 28/29 May, I filed or deleted all except one lone posting and the postings of four threads. All defied the Delete button and refused to go away. By repeated opening in separate windows and deleting, I reduced the number in the inbox

Re: Re Links in email .. Apple Mail

Thanks James : that explains the cause of the problem Bob On 05/06/2009, at 5:13 PM, James Devenish wrote: Hi Bob, It's probably the business's fault. It is invalid to put ~ into a URL. If it appears, it denotes the end of the URL. A valid alternative is to use "%7e":

Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth

Hello Craig, I'm not all that convinced as to the real motives behind your sudden interest in WAMUG. If you have been around the Mac Industry for 20+ years as you say, and an active part of the Mac Community, why haven't we heard of you, or seen you at or around WAMUG previously? It seems

Re: WAMUGers and word of mouth

Well if you want the full version I started way back in the day when I was young writing programs in hypercard and generally just playing at home/fixing apple and pc boxes personally until I worked at an isp about 15 years ago where with my mac experience was the dedicated "apple" expert as

Norton Disk Doctor

Sometimes I miss the features of the old PPC Nortons where I could retrieve trashed emails and files easily. Is there a similar feature on today's Nortons? Kevin -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

Re: MaxStyle Opens South Perth Retail Store! (10% off all stock opening day sat 6th)

For sure come say hi! Ah the holy land! Take some pics -- Craig Bruce Director M 0403 040 088 P 08 9367 4691 F 08 9367 4692 E craig.br...@maxstyle.com.au W http://www.maxstyle.com.au Disclaimer: The information transmitted on this message is intended only for the person or organisation t

Re: MaxStyle Opens South Perth Retail Store! (10% off all stock opening day sat 6th)

I'm coming to Perth tomorrow Craig but won't be south of river. We'll be in Midland area. Some time maybe during holidays I'll pop in and say hi. Good luck tomorrow, and especially in the future as the opening novelty wears off. BTW Elaine and I are going to New York on a big adventure in S

Re: MaxStyle Opens South Perth Retail Store! (10% off all stock opening day sat 6th)

Cheers Lindsay, It really was just an honest mistake. I double checked the website after the blow up and also did not see anything about corporate emails or committees on the sign up page which i was given by a friend already on the list. We really do just want to help out and be an active

Re: MaxStyle Opens South Perth Retail Store! (10% off all stock opening day sat 6th)

Clearly Craig you need to send some blood with that apology. To those that want to flog Craig reflect on this: Reading the Wamug website there is nothing there that says sending an email to the group notifying them of an impending event is punishable by public flogging. Also there seems to

Re: Re Links in email .. Apple Mail

Hi Bob, It's probably the business's fault. It is invalid to put ~ into a URL. If it appears, it denotes the end of the URL. A valid alternative is to use "%7e": Some mail clients and webmail may kindly (but wrongly) all

Re: Re Links in email .. Apple Mail

Bob Clicking on the link you gave produced the URL following http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,25590542-36375,00.html?referrer=email&source=AusBus_Lunch_email_nl and was a page from 'The Australian: Business with the Wall Street Journal'. Was this what you expected? Merv