On the bludge again

2010-02-25 Thread KEVIN Lock
I have a USB Iomega Zip 650 CD reader/writer which I was hoping to give away with a slot loader 350mhz iMac. Unfortunately the power cable in has two of the pins broken off. Anyone have one of these languishing in a box in the shed? Thanks, Kevin -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing

Re: DVD region codes

2010-02-25 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi James, We are talking about the DVD Region Code blocking on Mac Computers aren't we ... not commercial DVD Players? You should know basis about your MacIntosh and region locking. The limitation is double : firstly is hardware. This is the first to run when you’re inserting a DVD in your

Re: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Paul Weaver
Some omissions from the list: How about my $2,000 Powerbook 100 laptop and its lead acid battery. Then all the Apple laser printers that died mysteriously because of a problem in the power supply. And of course the Mighty Mouse. I actually liked my old Performa because I could watch TV on

Re: Recording voiceover in iMovie 09 - external microphone

2010-02-25 Thread Marlene Oostryck
Hello all Many thanks for all the suggestions and hints. I have done lots of research and learnt heaps about usb mics!!! I borrowed an iMic from a friend and tried out my very basic Logitec mic but was not happy with the sound quality. I have now settled on a Blue Yeti which was released

Re: Recording voiceover in iMovie 09 - external microphone

2010-02-25 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Marlene, That is excellent to hear. All the best with your storybook movies to DVDs. I'm sure they will be wonderful. Regards, Ronni On 25/02/2010, at 5:14 PM, Marlene Oostryck wrote: Hello all Many thanks for all the suggestions and hints. I have done lots of research and learnt

Re: Recording voiceover in iMovie 09 - external microphone

2010-02-25 Thread Glenn Nicholas
Thanks Marlene, really useful info. I have a Sony ECM C115, but it doesn't work well in practice. Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: On 25 February 2010 17:14, Marlene Oostryck oostr...@optusnet.com.au wrote: Hello all Many thanks for all the suggestions and hints. I have done lots of research and

New EPSON printer says it's OFFLINE

2010-02-25 Thread Denise Williams
Hi All I've just had to go and buy a new printer as my 2 Epsons have recently decided to die. (I reckon they're defaulted to die at 3years of age!) I am on my iMac with OS 10.5.8. I have just gone through all the hoops to install my new Epson Stylus Photo TX810FW. I used the enclosed CD and all

Framemaker

2010-02-25 Thread Bill Parker
Can anyone suggest how I can get hold of an older version of Framemaker?I realise that Adobe no longer issue aMac version, but used to. I am assuming and older version would work with OS 10.5.8, but I have no idea when FM was abandoned. Bill -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: New EPSON printer says it's OFFLINE

2010-02-25 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Denise, I'm not familiar with these printers setting them up wirelessly - but a couple of thoughts: 1) If you are under the gun to print out the boarding passes, why not just temporarily connect the printer by USB to print off the passes. Then you can fault-find your network printing

Re: New EPSON printer says it's OFFLINE

2010-02-25 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Denise, This is how I re-installed my Epson TX700W Wireless Printer after doing it all manually the first time, setting an IP Address etc. Your Printer is similar so replace my TX700W with your TX810W Install Epson TX700W set it up to join your Wireless Network. You need the CD that

Re: New EPSON printer says it's OFFLINE

2010-02-25 Thread Merv Bond
Hi Denise If you are in a hurry and have the cable then do as Neil has suggested. With my TX600FW I had a similar problem and had to go to Applications Utilities Epson Scan Settings. There you should see a Scanner 1 and an address such as 10.1.1.3. Check back in your Sharing Preferences

Re: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Eugene
Peter, Your link didn't work so I did a search and found it http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/167240,top-10-worst-apple-products-of-all-time.aspx It came up with the following gems as well: http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/159526,top-10-worst-microsoft-products-of-all-time.aspx

Re: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 25/02/2010, at 1:46 PM, Peter Bull wrote: I subscribe to the PC Authority online magazine and they have come up with Apple's ten worst products. I think they are being a bit harsh. http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/167240, top-10-worst-apple-products-of-all-time.aspx There is

RE: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Alan Smith
I suspect that Snow Leopard will rate a place on a future list and be known as Apple Vista. I'm in the middle of searching WAMUG archives for help to restore my USB hard drive (Time Machine and iTunes). It disappeared after I installed the last batch of updates (iTunes, digital cameras,

SBS videos not loading

2010-02-25 Thread Richard Anderson
I missed an episode on SBS and thought I'd be able to download it. But all I get is a blank screen SBS video Does anyone else get this problem? Is it possibly because Im using a Mac rather than a PC? Dick Anderson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: SBS videos not loading

2010-02-25 Thread Ronda Brown
On 26/02/2010, at 8:57 AM, Richard Anderson wrote: I missed an episode on SBS and thought I'd be able to download it. But all I get is a blank screen SBS video Does anyone else get this problem? Is it possibly because Im using a Mac rather than a PC? Hi Richard, The SBS Video player

Re: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Peter Curtis
Hi I've been using Apple since the early 80's starting off with the above article mentioned Apple 111 computer (no guru though), but I've never had a sense of apprehension like I do now with SL! Nothing large or specific, I just don't trust it for some reason, unknown even to myself. Odd

Re: SBS videos not loading

2010-02-25 Thread Severin Crisp
SBS Watch Full Episodes plays back fine for me, Dick. G5 1.8SP 10.5.8 Severin On 26/02/2010, at 8:57 AM, Richard Anderson wrote: I missed an episode on SBS and thought I'd be able to download it. But all I get is a blank screen SBS video Does anyone else get this problem? Is it possibly

Re: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Ronda Brown
On 26/02/2010, at 8:54 AM, Alan Smith wrote: I'm in the middle of searching WAMUG archives for help to restore my USB hard drive (Time Machine and iTunes). It disappeared after I installed the last batch of updates (iTunes, digital cameras, keyboard and Apple mobile devices) with a

Re: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Mark Secker
I'm somewhat loathed to give any sort of journalistic credibility or respect to writers (or web site) who could, while dismissing Thomas Dolby and his musical abilities as a one hit wonder, turnaround and give high praise to his work production work with Def Leopard These are admissions

Re: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Ronda Brown
Absolutely Mark, This guy's comment In the past I've been guilty of saying bad things about Apple and their users... I didn't bother reading anything more, as there would be no way that this guy could write a professional, objective article. Cheers, Ronni On 26/02/2010, at 10:03 AM, Mark

Re: SBS videos not loading

2010-02-25 Thread Richard Anderson
I can't load any SBS video! Have tried reloading Flash. Should I up- grade my Safari? Dick MacOSX 10.4.11Safari 3.0.4 On 26/02/2010, at 9:22 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 26/02/2010, at 8:57 AM, Richard Anderson wrote: I missed an episode on SBS and thought I'd be able to download it.

Re: Apple USB Modem

2010-02-25 Thread Stuart Evans
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Re: SBS videos not loading

2010-02-25 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Richard, Did you download install the most recent version of flashplayer from here? http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Have you run Software Update to see if there are any updates that need installing? If Safari 4.0.4 doesn't show in Software Update, go here download Safari 4.0.4 for

Re: Apple USB Modem

2010-02-25 Thread Craig Bruce
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RE: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Alan Smith
Hi Ronni Thanks for your interest in my mysterious OS X SL problem. Perhaps you can point me in the right direction, else I will open a new thread. (Its taking a long time to peruse the WAMUG archives!) External USB HDD (2 partitions) is not showing on Desktop, in Finder, Disk Utility or

Re: Apple USB Modem

2010-02-25 Thread Shay Telfer
On 25/02/2010 3:10 PM, Craig Bruce wrote: Just wondering if anyone has or knows where I can get myself an apple usb modem? Funny I'd be asking this but they are a bit hard to come by these days and I don't trust Originals from hong kong -- Craig Bruce Director There was a

Re:External USB HDD (2 partitions) is not showing

2010-02-25 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Alan, I've changed the Subject as this is clearly not anything to do with the top ten worst Apple products thread. First question: Does the USB Drive have its own sleep or spin down mode? What I would suggest you try is this: 1. Temporarily un-checking the Put the hard disk(s) to sleep .

Re:External USB HDD (2 partitions) is not showing

2010-02-25 Thread Neil Houghton
(Re-sent with new subject as per Ronni's post) Hi Alan, Just an off-the-wall thought - you aren't running Windows under parallels or fusion are you? If you are - is the USB drive being captured by Windows and so unavailable to OSX (though, if so, I wouldn't have thought Time Machine could see

Re: top ten worst Apple products

2010-02-25 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Alan, Just an off-the-wall thought - you aren't running Windows under parallels or fusion are you? If you are - is the USB drive being captured by Windows and so unavailable to OSX (though, if so, I wouldn't have thought Time Machine could see it either - unless it can override the Windows

Camcorders and compatability with Macs

2010-02-25 Thread Darrel McGuiness
I am considering purchasing a camcorder and thought that a Panasonic SDR-H85 appeared a good choice. However I would appreciate any advice on how compatible it, or any other, would be with OS10. My setup is Imac 2.93 and OS10.6.2 Thanks Darrel -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List --

Re: Camcorders and compatability with Macs

2010-02-25 Thread Joe Mastrella
Greetings! When you get ready to download your video just plug your camcorder into your mac. It will be ready to go. Cheers, Joe On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Darrel McGuiness dmcguin...@tawarri.id.au wrote: I am considering purchasing a camcorder and thought that a Panasonic SDR-H85

Re: Camcorders and compatibility with Macs

2010-02-25 Thread Michael Hawkins
In Snow Leopard, the camcorder may not show up on the desktop, and iMovie may not automatically open (unlike iPhoto), and so you may find you have to go into iMovie and import the movie from the camcorder. In other words, don't despair if there is no obvious indication that the computer has

RE: External USB HDD (2 partitions) is not showing

2010-02-25 Thread Alan Smith
Hi Neil No Windows (or MS apps). I'm trying to keep to an Apple-only system, but the number of other apps is growing. The apps I do have are well known in the Macintosh community. Regards, Alan Hi Alan, Just an off-the-wall thought - you aren't running Windows under parallels or fusion are

Apple TV

2010-02-25 Thread Crisp, Peter
I wish to understand the functionality of the Apple TV unit and if it is able to host the playing of pre-recorded free to air TV (from say an Elgato TV tuner unit into an iMac) to my LCD/Home Stereo unit. Does a pre-recorded TV show need conversion for iTunes/Apple TV to be able to handle the

Re: Camcorders and compatability with Macs

2010-02-25 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi Darrell, its really a matter of compatibility with software, and iMovie can handle all formats, including high definition AVCHD. imovie opens an import window when it detects that you have plugged your video camera into a USB port and its turned on. There are lots of other things to know,

Re: Camcorders and compatibility with Macs

2010-02-25 Thread Susan Hastings
Hi Darrel, I checked the model online, being a standard definition camcorder means the resulting video is very easy to use on your mac. cheers, Susan. On 26/02/2010, at 1:17 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: In Snow Leopard, the camcorder may not show up on the desktop, and iMovie may not

Re: Camcorders and compatibility with Macs

2010-02-25 Thread Darrel McGuiness
Many thanks, Susan Darrel On 26/02/2010, at 1:33 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi Darrel, I checked the model online, being a standard definition camcorder means the resulting video is very easy to use on your mac. cheers, Susan. On 26/02/2010, at 1:17 PM, Michael Hawkins wrote: In Snow

RE: Camcorders and compatability with Macs

2010-02-25 Thread Crisp, Peter
Ok, I spotted this thread earlier and wondered if my Sony HDR-SR10E will be auto-recognised by the Macbook (Snow Leopard) when I plug it into the USB port - for the very first time tonight. I haven't even run imovie yet on the Macbook. I suppose I have imovie - is it part of the standard OSX

Re: Camcorders and compatability with Macs

2010-02-25 Thread Philip Trouchet
Joe Mastrella wrote: Greetings! When you get ready to download your video just plug your camcorder into your mac. It will be ready to go. ** Hi Joe , I'm still very happy with my Flip easy simple like me! Thank you again now avalable @

RE: External USB HDD (2 partitions) is not showing

2010-02-25 Thread Alan Smith
Hi Ronni Recent events: Disk icons were restored to desktop without intervention. I did the 'clean' disk eject process I previously advised, clicking on the triangle icon in Finder. I unplugged the USB cord from the iMac. Then powered off everything. I powered up the iMac then the USB HDD.

Re: Apple TV

2010-02-25 Thread Daniel Forsdyke
Hi Peter As I understand it you would have two options. 1. Convert your video files to a format that iTunes recognises. I use applications such as iSquint and Visual Hub to convert video files to iTunes compatible formats. Once in iTunes it is simply a matter of syncing with the AppleTV. 2.