Re: 100 or 250 MB SCSI Zip drive + cable, wanting to borrow or buy

2010-04-19 Thread Mark Secker
This seems to be sorted, thanks for all the offers :) On 20/04/10 10:59 AM, "Mark Secker" wrote: > I need to transfer some stuff of a couple of very very old macs, system 7 & 8 > LC¹s > > To get the data on to the users new machine I have an old USB Zib drive and > some 100MB disks (thankfull

Re: RSS Feed

2010-04-19 Thread Ronda Brown
On 20/04/2010, at 8:17 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > > > On 19/04/2010, at 4:12 PM, Wendy S. Austin wrote: > >> >> Greetings All >> >> I am running 10.6.3 and use Apple Mail Version 4.2.Under preferences I >> have Apple Mail as my Default RSS reader and once upon a time, I could read

Re: 100 or 250 MB SCSI Zip drive + cable, wanting to borrow or buy

2010-04-19 Thread David Paul
Hi Mark I have found my 250MB USB Zip Drive but not my 100MB SCSI drive. Did find some zip discs though if they might help to make David Noels unit more useful ... Dave On 20/04/10 11:34 AM, "David Noel" wrote: > > Hi Mark -- > > -- I have an old SCSI zip drive which you are welcome to bo

Re: 100 or 250 MB SCSI Zip drive + cable, wanting to borrow or buy

2010-04-19 Thread David Noel
Hi Mark -- -- I have an old SCSI zip drive which you are welcome to borrow if you wish, but you'll have to blow off a thick layer of dust. -- Would you have a cable that would connect my old HP MP3 Laserjet SCSI port to USB or any suitable port on the back of my 20" intel iMac? If so, I'd be hap

Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Peter, It's no problem to get a full numeric keyboard (instead of the cut-down wireless one) - you just specify that when you place your order - of course this does make it a special order (same as extra RAM or whatever) so you may not be able to just walk into a retailer and walk out with the

Re: 100 or 250 MB SCSI Zip drive + cable, wanting to borrow or buy

2010-04-19 Thread David Paul
Hi Mark I think I still have a SCSI zip drive bouncing around somewhere will search it out and let you know. Regards Dave On 20/04/10 10:59 AM, "Mark Secker" wrote: I need to transfer some stuff of a couple of very very old macs, system 7 & 8 LC’s To get the data on to the users new mach

100 or 250 MB SCSI Zip drive + cable, wanting to borrow or buy

2010-04-19 Thread Mark Secker
I need to transfer some stuff of a couple of very very old macs, system 7 & 8 LC¹s To get the data on to the users new machine I have an old USB Zib drive and some 100MB disks (thankfully I saved a few a month back when I gave away 40 or so disks and a couple of other USB ZIP drives) However the

Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Ken Houghton
I would be interested. Could you please let me know when I could pick it up & from where. Warm regards Ken 9470 4950 khough...@westnet.com.au On 20/04/2010, at 8:56 AM, Graeme Winters wrote: I agree with your comments on the cut down keyboard Peter I realised that when I bought my IMac late l

Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Martin Hill
In our lounge room at home we use the Apple Bluetooth keyboard and mouse sitting on our coffee table or the arm of the sofa or up on our dining table (still in view of the Plasma) for controlling our Media Centre iMac which drives our 50" Plasma screen on the wall. It works well in that scenar

RE: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Crisp, Peter
Yes, noted Peter. I agree with your comments regarding the cut-down wireless keyboard without number pad. I hope to be getting an iMac soon and will have to see hwo I can get a keyboard with number pad included. Regards Peter... Kind Regards, Peter Crisp, Associate, BE Mech HATCH (Phone + 6

Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Graeme Winters
I agree with your comments on the cut down keyboard Peter I realised that when I bought my IMac late last year and asked for a full keyboard with numeric pad because I do a fair amount of data entry That was provided for me at no extra cost I have the original keyboard available if anyone wants i

Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 20/04/2010, at 7:37 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: > Ok, that sounds good Reg. do you turn the mouse off when not in use for > those twice a week events? I think if it were to remain on, and in range > of the paired Macbook Pro, then it would continue to hunt and remain > connected which seems to in

Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 19/04/2010, at 5:16 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: > Hi Peter > > I have a Magic Mouse which I use in my classroom with my MacBook Pro hooked > up to the data projector. All the kids can see the screen and pass the mouse > around to select various items and highlight text for editing. A bluetooth

Re: RSS Feed

2010-04-19 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 19/04/2010, at 4:12 PM, Wendy S. Austin wrote: > > Greetings All > > I am running 10.6.3 and use Apple Mail Version 4.2.Under preferences I > have Apple Mail as my Default RSS reader and once upon a time, I could read > my RSS in the Apple Mail window. However, now I get only a few

RE: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Crisp, Peter
Ok, that sounds good Reg. do you turn the mouse off when not in use for those twice a week events? I think if it were to remain on, and in range of the paired Macbook Pro, then it would continue to hunt and remain connected which seems to in turn drain the batteries. Having never been in the minds

Re: 10.6.2 Adobe Reader & iWork 06

2010-04-19 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi John As Ronni has mentioned (and I did also in my original reply) you need the Intel one. You download Reader 9.3 then once it's download and installed you open Adobe Reader. Once its open you go to the Help menu and choose "Check for Updates" and it will come back saying there is 9.3.2

Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi Peter I have a Magic Mouse which I use in my classroom with my MacBook Pro hooked up to the data projector. All the kids can see the screen and pass the mouse around to select various items and highlight text for editing. A bluetooth keyboard would also be useful in this way. Today I

Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%

2010-04-19 Thread KEVIN Lock
Today I bought a Laser brand wireless mouse from RetraVision for $18.00. Works very well. Kev -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Unsubscribe -

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2010-04-19 Thread Wendy S. Austin
Greetings All I am running 10.6.3 and use Apple Mail Version 4.2.Under preferences I have Apple Mail as my Default RSS reader and once upon a time, I could read my RSS in the Apple Mail window. However, now I get only a few sentences and when I hit the 'Read More', it opens the RSS in Sa

Re: 10.6.2 Adobe Reader & iWork 06

2010-04-19 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi John, If you are running Snow Leopard, your computer has to be Intel not PowerPC, you need the Intel version of Adobe Reader. Are you downloading the Intel version from here: Not the Update to Adobe Reader, & not the Power PC version. Cheers, Ronni On 19/04/

Re: 10.6.2 Adobe Reader & iWork 06

2010-04-19 Thread John Daniels
Hi Daniel I downloaded the update from Reader 9 Power PC to 10.6.2 but the error report was "unable to open on this type of Mac". I had added Rosetta from the disc. I then downloaded 9.3 with the same result "cannot open on this Mac". I have updated S/N to 10.6.3 but no improvement. I have decide