Re: Disc wont eject.

Thanks all, I am just going through a learning phase I feel, I have it did the hold down the mouse trick thanks. Thanks again Neil. BJ On 12/05/10 8:35 PM, "Neil Houghton" wrote: > Hi Bob, > > I vaguely remember a problem like this where the CD was in the Mac but I &

Disc stuck.

I have got it thanks, I got onto the web sites and tried the solutions there. Sorry for the false alarm BJ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Unsubsc

Disc wont eject.

stuffed something up. Is there some way I can force the computer to eject the DVD disc. I have tried turn on and off a few times and it won¹t eject. Regards Bob J -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines -

Re: Time Machine

On further investigation, I have discovered that Time Machine turns the "off" setting to "on" when an external hard drive is connected. The only way to lock the control panel so that the setting does not change. Bob At 4:33 PM 11/12/09, Bob Jackson eloquently procl

Re: Time Machine

I have this setting. It does NOT turn the splash screen off! Bob At 4:29 PM 11/12/09, Mark Secker eloquently proclaimed... Control panels time machine turn time machine off Or Time machine icon in right side menu bar Time machine preferences Turn time machine off On 11/12/09 4

Time Machine

Every time I connect an external drive, to do a SuperDuper backup, a splash screen comes up asking whether I want to use Time Machine. My answer is always no. How can I turn off this annoying behaviour? Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org

Bigpond widget

A free Bigpond usage meter widget which works in Snow Leopard may be downloaded from - <http://antscape.byethost8.com/?p=bigpondmeter> Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://w

Re: numbers

also use a macro to calculate the tax payable (that's why I still use Office 2004 as Office 2008 does not have VBA). Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.

Re: Excel quits, machine logs off after Snow Leopard install

Hi Neil, I use Excel 2004 with many macros on an iMac running Snow Leopard and have had no problems at at all. To do so you must ensure that Rosetta is installed by Snow Leopard. Bob At 9:38 AM 27/10/09, Neil Houghton eloquently proclaimed... on 27/10/09 8:21 AM, Ronda Brown at

SuperDuper

ackup alongside Time Machine backups, copy Time Machine backups to other drives, run scheduled copies on demand. As with every update, we've and polished and improved many other aspects as well. (A full list can be found by selecting Help > Revision History.)" The update may be d

Cocktail 4.4

Updates for the maintenance utility Cocktail have just been released. Tiger users will be happy to know that Edition 4.4 is now available as freeware. The various Editions may be downloaded from <http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/download.php>. Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group M

Re: posting etiquette

If others have the same attitude then the floodgates will really be open! Bob At 12:39 AM 16/8/09, Stephen Chape eloquently proclaimed... Great So I've been taking all those things meticulously out of all my emails to WAMUG for no reason. On 15/08/2009, at 1:35 AM, D

Re: posting etiquette

On 15/8/09 1:26 AM, "Bob Jackson" wrote: Over the last couple of weeks there have been a number of messages with embedded graphics, emotions and other non-text things. I subscribe to many email lists all of which, other than WAMUG, ban messages of this type. Why is WAMUG the

posting etiquette

Over the last couple of weeks there have been a number of messages with embedded graphics, emotions and other non-text things. I subscribe to many email lists all of which, other than WAMUG, ban messages of this type. Why is WAMUG the exception? Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing

software updates

Thanks for your advice Daniel. I was particularly thinking about manually downloaded updates which I then install on several computers. Bob At 9:46 PM 13/8/09, Daniel Kerr wrote: On 13/8/09 9:10 PM, "Bob Jackson" wrote: When installing Apple software updates it is often ne

software updates

When installing Apple software updates it is often necessary to restart the computer. This becomes irksome if a separate restart is required for each of many updates. Is it possible to install a number of updates using only one restart? Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List

tax petition

I urge all members to sign the on-line petition for e-tax to be made Mac compatible. <http://www.petitiononline.com/FreeEtax/petition.html> Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidel

free eMac

The eMac went in a blink of an eye! Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

free eMac

location is in Leeming. Please apply off list. Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: MacJanitor replacement

Hi Ronni, A check of the Console shows that the maintenance tasks have run automatically. I have also downloaded the recommended widget which seems quite handy to have. Thanks. Bob At 11:09 AM 15/11/08, Ronda Brown eloquently proclaimed... Hi Bob, If your computer is not on at

MacJanitor replacement

Leopard friendly routine maintenance application. Thanks. Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: iCal WA Public Holidays...

thing for WA... http://icalshare.com/index.php?topic=holidays Thanks in advance... Although not a feed, this URL is handy as it shows both school holidays and public holidays. <http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/termdates/> Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archi

[no subject]

I am currently using a PPC G5 iMac (OS 10.4.11) with a firewire external hard drive for backup and will take delivery soon of a new Intel iMac. Advice would be appreciated regarding - 1. the best way to transfer stuff from the PPC iMac to the new Intel iMac and any problems which may arise.

Re: AFL website

d by email that the problem would be investigated. I think that it is time other people made complaints. Bob -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml&

OK ! The list works , Thank you

Sorry ! I thought I had my new TIGER MAIL set up OK, But obviously that is not correct . I am mailing now with that Old faithful backup ...ENTOURAGE Thanks Bob

Who knows how to Import Mail into Tiger

y . Tried Exporting the Old but no success , yet . Anybody know please ? TIA Bob

Test Message

Does this list work today Bob

Battery exchange

: 12-inch iBook G4, 12-inch PowerBook G4 and 15-inch PowerBook G4. It appears that Australian owners of the relevant notebooks need to apply for replacement batteries via the internet at <https://depot.info.apple.com/batteryexchange/index.html> where further information is available. Bob

Oz Apple Stores?

Are they coming? <http://www.apcstart.com/site/tgaden/2006/06/363/apple-stores-in-australia-by-christmas> Bob

Thumbs.db

A Chinese friend has emailed me a Windows attachment entitled Thumbs.db which I suspect may contain photos. I could not find an application on my G5 iMac OSX 10.4.3 which would open the attachment. Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks Bob

Steve Jobs

An interesting article about Steve Jobs' biological parents <http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=12575_0_6_0_C> Bob

Bigpond cable/wireless router

recommendations about wireless routers from othe Bigpond cable users. Thanks. Bob

iMac G5

I am seriously considering buying a new super drive iMac G5 17". However it is disconcerting to read so many reports of the original iMacs G5 being effected by faulty midplanes and power supplies. Does anybody know whether these defects have been rectified in the latest machines? Thanks. Bob

Toast 6.1 updated

ion <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/11427> Think carefully before applying this update because it now prevents creating CDs using iTunes music. Bob

Tiger Release Date

OSX 10.4 will be released on 29th April. <http://www.apple.com> Bob

Re: BigPond's Updated Broadband Plans Released

tning in an underground cable ) And , by the way, just because your Mac performs Ok at a place like Curtain does not mean that the Mac is OK. Short line connections can hide the problem I suggest you start by checking the filter. Martin, feel free to mail direct Bob Howells > > -Mart &g

Re: Skype

minute. What is the advantage in using Skype at a higher cost to call another person's landline in a different country? Bob

OS Updates

s. For a good explanation of the changes read <http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20040811021537993>. Bob

Re: Airport and Bigpond Heartbeat?

able option. Although I am not an expert with wireless networks, I do not think that Airport is particularly suited to Bigpond's cable broadband. Perhaps an easier solution would be to use a wireless router which has a built-in heartbeat client. Have a look at <http://whirlpool.net.au/faq-mac.cfm>. Bob

Laser Printer

Somebody was recently asking about laser printers. Viking <http://www.vikingop.com.au/> is currently selling the Brother HL 1430 laser printer for $299. I have one of these printers and can recommend them. Bob

Re: iPhoto 2 update

purchased. Bob

Re: Fun with NextByte Nedlands...

Have had no satisfaction at this address so don't go there any more! Not really interested in individuals except perhaps for this apparent ruse. -- Dr Bob Noll > From: Paul Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 10:58:25 +0800 > To: "WAMUG Mailing List"

Chinese News Radio

o have Windows Media Player or Real player installed. Bob

Dragonburn

Some people have promoted the use of Dragonburn as a cheap alternative to Toast. Before anybody buys this application I would suggest that they read the poor review by Macworld. <http://www.macworld.com/2004/04/reviews/dragonburn3x1/> Bob

Re: List Use - Was: Re: FW: Test please ignore!

ibers should be made aware that such behaviour is not acceptableit is a matter of common courtesy. I am a member of various US mailing lists, all of which frown on test messages. Bob At 8:48 AM 13/4/04, Peter Hinchliffe eloquently proclaimed... On 13/04/2004, at 4:18 AM, Onno Ben

Preference File Checker

A handy freeware applescript to check for corrupt preference files may be found at - <http://homepage.mac.com/jonn8/as/> The script is named "Check Preference Files" and it has received good reviews on a US list which I am on. Bob

Re: WARNING! (3417798801)

on.it seems everybody effected is using iiNet! Bob

Free Software

The following software is gathering dust and I would like to give it free to a Mac user senior citizen - *Mac OSX 10.2 (Jaguar) *Toast 5 (Titanium) *DiskWarrior 2.1 I live in Leeming. Bob

Re: BigPond Cable No Worries

field but my two year experience with Bigpond cable has been excellent, other than the e-mail outage period. In all respects it has been far superior to my previous experience with iiNet dialup. Bob At 8:28 PM 1/3/04, Craig Ringer eloquently proclaimed... On Mon, 2004-03-01 at 19

Re: BigPond Cable No Worries

I think that your views will never change no matter what Telstra does. Your previous comment says it all - At 7:05 PM 1/3/04, Craig Ringer wrote: Then again, I'm a /really/ bitter ex-Bigpond Cable customer. Bob At 7:48 PM 1/3/04, Craig Ringer eloquently proclaimed... On Mon,

Re: BigPond Cable No Worries

ences in the past and continue to recount them without appreciating that the current situation is totally different. Bob

Re: Unexplained Traffic

/2/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where would I snoop? Should I wear a trenchcoat, drink Scotch and talk to myself? Would the airport know who is using it? A suggestion. Those people who do not share your sense of humour will become unwilling to provide assistance. The choice is yours. Bob

Re: How do I Network a Big Pond Cable Connection?

eguy.com/heartbeat.html#routers>. Bob

Bigpond Broadband

New lower prices! <http://bigpond.com/announcement/> Bob

Broadband Survey

o calculate the percentage using broadband. I would suspect that the percentage is small because, in my opinion, being able to afford the cost is a major factor. Thanks to all who supplied their details. Bob

Broadband Survey (was Big Pond Broadband)

ut of the country for 5 days. On my return I will summarise the survey results and post the information to the list (most probably soon after next weekend). Thanks. Bob

Re: Big Pond Broadband

000km and we're in South Australia.) In an attempt at making this thread constructive, let me provide some feedback to, and comment on, some of the messages. Onno, Thank you for your rational, unbiased and informative contribution to this thread. Bob PS..I am well aware of the di

Re: Big Pond Broadband

At 11:26 AM 6/2/04, Matthew Healey eloquently proclaimed... On 06/02/2004, at 10:49 AM, Bob Jackson wrote: Generally, the WAMUG list is not a good place to get advice about Bigpond ADSL or cable because not many members are on Bigpond broadband. That statement on it's own s

Re: Big Pond Broadband

d ADSL problems you might encounter. Bob

Re: Cable modem and Router

iscussion forum is a good place to get advice about Bigpond cable problems. Bob

Updates

Safari 1.2 and Java 1.4.2 have been released. Bob

Re: Eudora failure to highlight

file I would suggest that you first make a note of your SMTP and Mail servers and also have your password available. As I have said in a previous posting, this is a Bigpond problem not a Eudora problem. It is the subject of discussions at Whirlpool forums. Bob

Re: Eudora failure to highlight

orums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=155136>. Bob

DiskWarrior

DiskWarrior update 3.0.1 has now been released. <http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19441> Bob

Re: Any hitches with Bigpond Cable?

o had Telstra cable for over 2 years and have no problems at all, either in MacOS 9 or X. I've had Telstra cable for the same time and it is far superior to ADSL in both speed and cost. It is also easy to run more than one computer using either a router (I'm using Netgear FR114P) or Airport. Bob

Re: Change of email address

cribe under your new address. Note : Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bob

Re: 7300/180 ports?

are on the new device ? USB and Firewire cards can work quite Ok if you have the right match. All you need then is the appropriate Mac driver ! Bob Written from. A 7300/G3 with scsi, usb Firewire, Adb > > I have to break the news to him that this is unlikely to be a > compatible ma

Re: Battery

ire that... As I found recently with my mobile phone battery. There was even a special discharge program incorporated in the charge program. Have fun Bob > On 21/01/2004, at 1:33 AM, tom samson wrote: > >> If it says the battery is low then it is low, that means a PB battery >&g

Re: LimeWire

At 10:27 AM 15/1/04, Lloyd White eloquently proclaimed... I have a copy of the freeware LimeWire to use to search and download music from the internet. So far I have been unable to download nothing. It keeps cutting out. Is there a better program to do this? Thanks Lloyd Are you s

Re: OSX and Drive setup

! I will try a different tack. Ain't life grand. Have fun Bob On 13/1/04 8:31 AM, "Peter Hinchliffe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 13/01/2004, at 8:08 AM, Bob Howells wrote: > >> >> I cannot see a Drive Setup package on the OSX disks I h

OSX and Drive setup

stable. These things apparently either work straight up OR, And I have the "OR" version. There are a number of things they can conflict with. Hard Drive Drivers are one problem area, and Apple OSX Drivers are one suggested solution. TIA Bob

OSX on 7300 7600 Macs

ter/XPostFacto/Framework.cfm?page=XPostFact o.html> Make sure you get the full URL Have fun Bob

Laser Printer

Many thanks to all those who gave advice, either direct or through the list, regarding a low cost cost laser printer suitable for OSX 10.3.2. After researching the various online suppliers (Officeworks, Harris, Harvey Norman etc etc) I finally purchased a Brother HL1430 laser printer for the

Re: OT: House burglary tonight

e natural breeze is from the East, to get the best effect make sure you also open a window on the West side of the house. This might seem to be a natural action but I know there are a lot of us that "forget " to open that other window. Cheers, and keep cool Bob

Re: JPEG Attachments

said " guess " Eddy might want to check out the Camera files and see if he can download them directly as Jpeg files to the Mac. In my case with a Sony I do not need an application to download them, just copy straight to Mac Hard Drive. Have fun Bob > At 10:06 AM +0800 26/12/03

Laser Printer

basic laser printer (black only) or multi function centre which works, hopefully hassle free, with OSX 10.3.2. Any recommendations or good/bad experiences would be appreciated. Thanks. Bob

Re: Cabling problems & ISPs

nnect his barnd-new 15" Powerbook (US original > running Panther) to the Internet, so we took the modem cable from the > iMac, plugged it into his Powerbook, and got a 56k connection. Same > cables, same ISP, same time of day. So what Modem Initialisation string is the 30k Imac using ? Bob

Cable & ISP's

rvice interface between the two types of cable will become cheaper and more readily available when they become ³BULK² items. So get busy with your Politicians, Optus, Telstra, and every other alleged Telephone Company demanding the service be provided. Merry Xmas Bob

Fruit Menu

The final version of Fruit Menu 3.2 has now been released.

Re: Bigpond broadband

On 8/12/03 9:23 AM, "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 5:26 AM 8/12/03, Doug Wilson eloquently proclaimed... > >>> Read about the new pricing plans for Bigpond broadband >>> <http://whirlpool.net.au/>. >>> >>>

Re: Bigpond broadband

At 5:26 AM 8/12/03, Doug Wilson eloquently proclaimed... > Read about the new pricing plans for Bigpond broadband <http://whirlpool.net.au/>. Bob Still a rip off compared to almost all other WA ISP's. I think that you have only looked at ADSL prices. The unlimite

Bigpond broadband

Read about the new pricing plans for Bigpond broadband <http://whirlpool.net.au/>. Bob

Protecting your Mac from unwanted changes... From Macintouch

ly the product works as advertised. Students have full access to the OS depending on your own policies, can make changes, trash anything their black little hearts desire and when the computer is rebooted everything is returned to the pre-trashed configuration. Great product and a terrific time saver. Cheers Bob

Re: ADSL Noise

3/OS9 too. In my case:- Without a filter my ADSL modem will not synch.. Also I cannot here any sound coming from the exchange and I am guessing the exchange disconnects the Adsl from line. If you can hear noise on the phone when your modem is turned on It's likely your filter is not connected properly or is faulty. Bob

Fruit Menu

Unsanity have released a beta Panther update for Fruit Menu. <http://www.unsanity.org/> Bob

Re: ASX

jsp> I suggest you clean out your cache's and remove any cookies and start again Bob On 4/12/03 6:20 AM, "Bill Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just curious. Is it me or what?I cannot successfully log on to > the Australian Stock exchange. > >

Re: Looking for a few good cables ...

a license ! They are expected to know the safe installation methods and potentially a faulty job can be traced back to them. And BE WARNED ... If something like lightning gets back into the phone cables because of the way your cabling has been run, the Repair body May sue for the cost of repairs. Have fun Bob

Re: Access to archives

On 1/12/03 4:11 PM, "Michael Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For some reason the most recent archived message that I can access is dated > 8 April 2003. > > Can someone tell me the current url, please? > > I want to see if members prefe

Re: faxing

after a small time delay the phone/fax switch then rings the phone . Of course if you are using a computer there is a way of putting some time delays between digits. Not very satisfactory as it would assume that the call was going to answer within a certain time span. Bob > we have an opti

Response Re Landgate web site

Hey folks. At least I got an informed response. See below :- Bob * Good Afternoon, Unfortunately the Macintosh Operating System does not support Map Viewer presently. The Image Web Server used in Map Viewer is propriety

Landgate Map Viewer Trial

System would be able to access the site. Please advise when you will update this facility so that it is available to ALL internet users ! ? Thank You Bob Howells

Re: Drafts, Chequers and Chess

Reg There is some here:- <http://download.info.apple.com/Apple_Support_Area/Apple_Software_Updates/En glish-North_American/Macintosh/System/Older_System/> Bob On 18/11/03 7:53 PM, "Reg Whitely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear WAMUGgers > > A learned coll

Re: Influx of Old Messages

Yes I have had the same. Note some of them had attachments which are not permitted on this list, Nor should they be sent to any list. Bob On 18/11/03 11:46 AM, "Kelly Duffy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Is it just me who recieved a large influx of old >

Re: For MacOS 9 prisoners...

On 14/11/03 9:44 AM, "Mark Secker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > eck! how to bundle the instability of OS 9 with the "I never asked > for this! What instability with OS9.1 Works fine here Bob

Re: iMac DV SE Woes

v was 1999, which is 4 years ago. That makes the Pram Battery 4 years old.. If it has not been replaced already I would start there. They can cause all sorts of funnies Bob

Re: Snapz on Apple installs

See about Snapz on todays Tidbits <http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-705.html> Bob

PANTHER PROBLEMS AT MACINTOUCH :- BE CAREFUL !

Aside from the nasty FireWire bug in Panther, we've been getting reports of problems in other disk-related areas of the new operating system: [Eric Shepherd] Over the last few days, I've had increasing problems with preference files getting corrupted, but it wasn't until last night that I realize

TUESDAY 4th November !

Today: Tuesday 4th November ! Wamug.org.au Next Meeting.. 7th October 2003. Anybody ??

PANTHER & FIREWIRE PROBLEMS

BEWARE BEWARE ! Today's ( Saturday Perth time ) Macintouch carries details of an Apple warning re lost files etc where Panther is in use with Firewire device's. Go here today for all the goss :- <http://www.macintouch.com/#notesandtips> Bob

Re: Autoreply: wamug Digest #79

Everybody gets it because Janice did not unsubscribe before setting up the AutuReply on her email address. Perhaps the List Mom could temporarily suspend her subscription ? Bob On 23/10/03 8:42 AM, "Mervyn & Giuliana Bond" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why

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