Time for a Kindle?

2010-10-16 Thread Paul Weaver
The current AU$ situation prompts some serious thought about Amazon's Kindle, set up for free global 3G Wireless downloads for $189. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FSUDM4 They are apparently now targeting Oz customers at the same dollar price as in the US. The Amazon site has WA 3G coverage de

Re: Oz dollar ripoff?

2010-10-16 Thread Daniel Kerr
As Roger has pointed out, this is how Apple work it. They look at pricing when they release an item and set their pricing to take into account any highs and lows over the next 6-9 months between revisions. If the dollar goes down then they carry the difference. If it goes up, then they make a bit

Re: Sharing iTunes library

2010-10-16 Thread Tim Law
Hello Stuart. There must be something very wrong with your setup, sorry I can't help fix it. I have just checked on my home networks, some running 10.5 and some 10.6, both with itunes 10. Under iTunes Preferences, I clicked on the Sharing tab and clicked the appropriate buttons. Then it all j

Re: Sharing iTunes library

2010-10-16 Thread Rob Findlay
He wants them all to share the Library on the same mac not across a network. I have my iMac setup like this. Put a folder with the music into Users/Shared and then under each login in iTunes preferences change the location of the Library to this folder. To make sure I had no issues with permiss

Re: Sharing iTunes library

2010-10-16 Thread Tim Law
Ah yes - Thanks for clarifying that Rob. I didn't pick that point up in Stuarts first posting. Apologies for the misunderstanding, and misleading posting. Tim On 16/10/2010, at 6:50 PM, Rob Findlay wrote: > > He wants them all to share the Library on the same mac not across a network.

Re: Info !!

2010-10-16 Thread McCallum Malcolm
Thanks for the response everyone I found it in an adobe stuff, what a B.. firm. I still do not know how it changed my preferences. I find that a bit spooky. Mac On 16/10/2010, at 1:41 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: > > Hi Mac, > > Not sure how you made it your default browser - but if you ins

Re: secure sites

2010-10-16 Thread Glenn Nicholas
Adrian, You can implement secure payments for a business on any website using PayPal Buy Now buttons. 1. Establish a Premier or Business account with PayPal.com.au 2. Use your account to create a Buy Now button (there are various types of payment buttons you can use) 3. Copy and paste the button

Re: Oz dollar ripoff?

2010-10-16 Thread David Noel
-- Yes, the Pommy pound is sinking slowly in the West, so things bought from the UK (especially with the high A$) can work out much cheaper. -- The whole question of varying exchange rates is quite interesting. Share traders have a well-established practice (called arbitrage) based on this, and co

Free Stuff - Scanners, A3 Analogue Photocopiers, CRT Monitors

2010-10-16 Thread Manzie Greg
Hello Wamuggers I am having a big clean out today and tomorrow and the following items are free to anyone who can use them. Scanners Please note that they all need a SCSI interface which is OK for old Macs if you have a SCSI card installed. 1 x UMAX Astra 600s 1 x HP Scanjet 440c (also has U

Re: Oz dollar ripoff?

2010-10-16 Thread Neil Houghton
Hehe, Not quite as simple as that To arbitrage the currency differential you would have to sell (or promise to sell) the Oz shares at the same time as you buy (or promise to buy) the UK shares – otherwise you are exposed to the actual share price movement as well (which could very easily eclip