Australian iPad 2 is second cheapest!

2011-03-26 Thread cm
Hi Wamuggers, I thought you may be interested (delighted perhaps) to hear that when converted to a common currency (the euro or US dollar for instance) the price for the Australian iPad 2 is the second lowest in the world after the US price. It is currently about $12 more that some US states t

Re: silverlight?

2011-03-26 Thread Pedro
Cheers Daniel I will give it a go Pedro Another iPhone production On 26/03/2011, at 17:22, Daniel Kerr wrote: > > Hi Pedro > > No problems at all with installing Silverlight. I've done it quite a bit > with newer installs I've done for clients. All works well. > > Kind Regards > Dan

Re: silverlight?

2011-03-26 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi Pedro No problems at all with installing Silverlight. I've done it quite a bit with newer installs I've done for clients. All works well. Kind Regards Daniel On 26/3/11 4:32 PM, "Pedro" wrote: > Thank you everyone for your prompt answers... > > When Daniel set up the iMac for Ali I remem

Re: updating ipod software

2011-03-26 Thread Ronda Brown
Sorry people, I’m not sure what has been happening here ;-) I had a problem with my Network earlier today and when corrected email did strange things. I’m sure after this one, there will not be anymore emails arriving in WAMUG from me on this subject ;-) Terribly sorry for the intrusion … Ron

Re: updating ipod software

2011-03-26 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Chris, You could try updating iOS 4.3 manually. How To Update to iOS 4.3 Manually Step 1: Download the iOS 4.3 IPSW file for your device using the iOS 4.3 IPSW direct download links. Direct download link from Apple is here Step 2: Connect your device to the computer using the

Re: silverlight?

2011-03-26 Thread Pedro
Thank you everyone for your prompt answers... When Daniel set up the iMac for Ali I remember he installed VLC for just such an occasion , however the site is telling me we need a more up to date version of silverlight to view the programme. Is there any problem with updating to the newer version

Re: MobileMe calendar upgrade - how to amend email address?

2011-03-26 Thread Ronda Brown
Works for me Steven. When the email with the Subject: You’ve been invited to “ Event" arrives in Apple Mail Application. I click on Accept button Then Safari Opens click ‘download .ics’ And Add Event is then added to into iCal —— To invite people to an event: • Make sure you’ve crea

Re: silverlight?

2011-03-26 Thread Daniel Kerr
Microsoft plagiarise content and what others do? Surely you jest sir??? :o) Sorry, couldn't resist...lol I'll go back to hiding under my rock now,.. :o) Enjoy! Kind Regards Daniel On 26/3/11 4:13 PM, "cm" wrote: > > Hi Pedro, > > In addition to what Daniel said, Silverlight is Microsofts a

Re: silverlight?

2011-03-26 Thread cm
Hi Pedro, In addition to what Daniel said, Silverlight is Microsofts attempt to replicate Adobe Flash. It copies most of the functionality of Flash and works in a similar fashion. As usual it is Microsofts attempt to enter an existing market by plagiarising the market leader. Microsoft itself

Re: silverlight?

2011-03-26 Thread Derek Perry
Microsoft Silverlight powers engaging, interactive user experiences wherever the web works. Silverlight is a powerful development platform for creating rich media applications and business applications for the Web, desktop, and mobile devices. Silverlight is a free plug-in powered by the .NET fr

Re: silverlight?

2011-03-26 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi Pedro Basically it's another form of video content/player. Much like QuickTime, Real Player, VLC, Flip4Mac/Windows Media Player, Perian, Flash, etc etc etc. I could keep going but that sort gives the point,..lol. The reason you need it is that the Chan

Re: Telephone scam - your computer has viruses etc.

2011-03-26 Thread Tony Francis
I have had a couple of these calls, the first I managed to convince these people that I couldn't possibly have a problem as all my e-mails came through the Mac server, which would mean that had the Mac server had a problem they would have resolved their problem and mine in the process, I

silverlight?

2011-03-26 Thread Pedro
Afternoon allCan anyone tell what is Microsoft silverlight and why am I required to install it just to watch one of my favourite shows from Ch 9cheersPedro 15" MacBookPro 2.66 GHz Core i74  GB/1067   MHz  500GB OS X   10.6.7   Snow Leopard -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archive

Re: MobileMe calendar upgrade - how to amend email address?

2011-03-26 Thread Steven Knowles
Thanks Ronni. I gave that a test. Sending the Mail Event went okay. When it came to accepting the incoming .ics file (I sent it to myself using a different mail address), iCal threw up: The server responded with an error. Access to “New Event” in “” in account “u...@me.com” is not permitted. Th

Internet security

2011-03-26 Thread Pat
Some of you might find this of interest - a 6-page pdf called "A practical guide to protecting your identity and security online and when using mobile phones." For citizens in the middle east, north Africa and beyond. https://docs.google.com/gview?url=https://www.accessnow.org/page/-/docs/Pr

Re: updating ipod software

2011-03-26 Thread Ronda Brown
Sorry Chris, I sent the direct link for the iPad iOS 4.3 update download. I’ve added a link now that will take you to a site to download the correct version for your iPod Touch Ronni -- Hi Chris, You could try updating iOS 4.3 manually. How To U

Re: updating ipod software

2011-03-26 Thread Ronda Brown
Disregard this post Chris … the link is for the iPad version of iOS 4.3 This link that I sent in another email to WAMUG is correct. Ronni On 26/03/2011, at 11:38 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Sorry Chris, I sent the direct link for the iPad iOS 4.3 updat