software from abroad

Hi all Sorry if this has been covered before - can't seem to hit the right search words in the archive. My wife needs to buy Quarkxpress for her - voluntary - design work for a society. She thought of buying via friends in the US rather than squandering nearly double the amount here in A

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

Of course. I remember doing that with other PowerPCs. Ta Kev Kevin, Connect the two with Ethernet cable. Make old Mac share its files. Connect new Mac to the server (old Mac). Download files with the new Mac. On 16/03/2010, at 7:45 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote: Our daughter recently bought

Re: Permissions Problem

Thank you James. My problem was I had downloaded a 10.5 up grade. I used appzaper to remove the app and down loaded the proper 10.4.11 app. and all is well. For those of you who have not tried PTH Past board, give it a look. It sure is handy. Cheers, Joe On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 11:08 AM, James De

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

Kevin, Connect the two with Ethernet cable. Make old Mac share its files. Connect new Mac to the server (old Mac). Download files with the new Mac. On 16/03/2010, at 7:45 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote: Our daughter recently bought a MacBook without firewire.To get all her data from her iBoo

Re: Permissions Problem

Hi Joe, > Preferences error can not load PTHPasteboard This sounds like a PTH problem. It's likely that other customers are affected. I suggest you contact PTH directly about their product, or see if it is covered by their online help. While you are usually welcome to move your PTH preferences

Permissions Problem

Greetings! I use a little program called PTH paste board. I find this program very useful. I downloaded the new up grade and when I try to install the program I get a dialog box Preferences error can not load PTHPasteboard. I have repaired permissions. In my Library folder I notice that there ar

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

Our daughter recently bought a MacBook without firewire.To get all her data from her iBook to the new MacBook is no longer a simple process...or is it? Kev Thanks Peter C, Peter H and Eugene I am glad senility has not yet destroyed my reading faculties. Shall look at the MacBook pro

Re: Bogus email: ANZ

Thanks Peter. Fortunately I did not proceed to responding to the email and after reading its contents to the bank officer I deleted it, so all seems to be well. Merv Peter Hinchliffe wrote: On 15/03/2010, at 3:10 PM, Eugene wrote: Hi Merv, I had a similar attack today. It looked like a

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

Thanks Peter C, Peter H and Eugene I am glad senility has not yet destroyed my reading faculties. Shall look at the MacBook pro offerings. Merv Eugene wrote: The firewire port was removed from the latest unibody plastic MacBooks. The low end MacBook Pro has firewire 800 plus SD card reader.

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

Hi you can still get a 13" MacBook with FireWire, but not the cheap white one. This 13" is called a MacBook pro as it's aluminium. --- Susan Hastings Mobile: 0409688004 On 16/03/2010, at 7:45 AM, KEVIN Lock wrote: Our daughter recently bought a MacBook without firewire.To get all

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

The firewire port was removed from the latest unibody plastic MacBooks. The low end MacBook Pro has firewire 800 plus SD card reader. Regards, Eugene -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Mac laptops and firewire

On 16/03/2010, at 7:31 AM, Merv Bond wrote: > > My daughter-in-law wishes to purchase a laptop. > Looking at the MacBook specifications I can't see a firewire port. > Am I not reading too well? > Merv You are correct. The Macbook (the white polycarbonate model) has no Firewire port: just two

RE: Mac laptops and firewire

Merv, I think you need to step up to a Macbook Pro to get Firewire. My Macbook 13" does not have Firewire - I go it in Dec '09. The Apple site will confirm full details of them all for you. Regards Peter. -Original Message- From: wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au [mailto:wamug-ow...@wamug.org.au]

Re: Restoring lost Address Book Contacts data from Time Machine

Thanks Alex, That's very clever. Unfortunately the only data that is showing is from end December 2009. My Entourage data is more recent, so I'll use that, but why would the Address Book data not be current? That seems odd to me. Tim On 16/03/2010, at 8:18 AM, Alexander Hartner wrote:

Re: Bogus email: ANZ

On 15/03/2010, at 3:10 PM, Eugene wrote: > Hi Merv, > > I had a similar attack today. It looked like an official update for Adobe > Reader but apparently either sends Mac users an advert for some software. > Apparently under windows it installed spyware on an earlier version. > > PLEASE DO N

Restoring lost Address Book Contacts data from Time Machine

Hello, I am running 10.5.8 on an iMac G5 All my AddressBook contacts have gone. I realised things were going wrong when I was syncing my iPhone and found no data in Address Book on my iMac. Now it's wiped all the Contacts from the iPhone too. They were there this morning on the iPhone. I

Mac laptops and firewire

My daughter-in-law wishes to purchase a laptop. Looking at the MacBook specifications I can't see a firewire port. Am I not reading too well? Merv -- "Education without values and knowledge without ethics is a false education." -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re Undeletable Messages

Just found a solution! Deleted the WAMUG Mailbox and created a new one.It Worked! Hooray -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Unsubscribe -

Re: Problems with deleting/trashing messages

Tried that -and now your reply has become "Undeleteable"! Not only that but the "Delete" button now becomes "Undelete" If I then exit the Wamug Mailbox and return to it "Undelete reverts to"Delete" and so on etc ad nauseum! AARGGH! On 15/03/2010, at 6:15 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: This

Re: Final Cut

final cut studio is final cut pro - compressor - pro logic sound editing - dvd studio - color (color correction) - & a few smaller bells i'm using the studio2 which has fcp6.xx, dvd stdio 4.x, compressor 3.x, i'm not using the sound track.. if you have fc express you may save some $$, yo

Re: Problems with deleting/trashing messages

This used to be a fix sometimes for either Mail (or another email client). If you have another message you don't mind getting rid of, then highlight the "good" message, then highlight the "bad" message(s). Then once they are highlighted, delete them the normal way and fingers crossed they should

Re: Problems with deleting/trashing messages

Yes-Tried That On 15/03/2010, at 2:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Have try rebuilding the mailbox? mailbox menu->rebuild. Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 15/03/2010, at 1:33 PM, Robert Miller-Eves > wrote: Robert Miller-Eves bobme...@highway1.com.au Begin forwarded message: Can anyone throw a li

Re: Final Cut

Thanks Ronni, I meant iMovie 09. Given that Final Cut Studio sells for $1,499 I presume that it has attributes far in excess of what I need. From what I have read Final Cut Express 4.0 should get me a better result for home movies than iMovie 09. Regards, Adrian adrianske...@me.com On 1

Re: Final Cut

Evening, Not exactly, separate ideologies of same software. FCP has been part of Final Cut Studio for a while now even though it holds it's own version number currently FCP 7.?. Very much a Professional product with industry standards built in, etc.. FCE is basically an upgrade to iMovie wi

Re: Final Cut

Sent from Ronni's iPhone On 15/03/2010, at 3:47 PM, Adrian Skehan wrote: Afternoon all, Am I correct in assuming that the current version of what was Final Cut Pro is now Final Cut Express 4.0? No, Adrian. There is Final Cut Pro 7 (Final Cut Studio) & then there is Final Cut Express

Eudora problems

Hello, I've been using Eudora 6.2.4 in Paid mode as my client for a decade or so but have come upon a fault I can't seem to fathom, let alone fix. After deleting 72 apparently read mails and showing there are another 630 to transfer, nothing happens until I get the following message " Error

Re: Six tips for using the Dock efficiently

I am aware of this one but do not have any real use for it Pop On 15/03/2010, at 3:23 PM, Crisp, Peter wrote: I have noted an on line tool for creating shortened URL's for the lengthy ones we often see (a la the example below). I know it works from my Windows machine and presume no issues

Final Cut

Afternoon all, Am I correct in assuming that the current version of what was Final Cut Pro is now Final Cut Express 4.0? Recent posts seem to indicate that upgrading from iPhoto to Final Cut Express 4.0 is worth while in terms of improved results, does anyone know if there is there a trial ve

RE: Six tips for using the Dock efficiently

I have noted an on line tool for creating shortened URL's for the lengthy ones we often see (a la the example below). I know it works from my Windows machine and presume no issues from Mac. Have a go, it's dead easy and it's helped me on many occasions. http://tinyurl.com/ Regards Peter.

Re: Bogus email: ANZ

Hi Merv, I had a similar attack today. It looked like an official update for Adobe Reader but apparently either sends Mac users an advert for some software. Apparently under windows it installed spyware on an earlier version. PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ON ANY OF THE LINKS IN THE E-MAIL BELOW!! I THINK