Re: Printer/CD DVD labels

2009-02-21 Thread James Green
If you don't want to print directly onto printable DVD's the dymo labelwriter has an easily applicable disc label. See labelcity.com.au Cheers. Sent from my iPhone On 21/02/2009, at 18:46, KEVIN Lock kal...@iinet.net.au wrote: We have a HP Photosmart D5360 and I bought a printing programme

Re: Radio for ipod touch

2009-01-26 Thread James Green
For AM radio, you are probably just better off getting a small separate transistor radio. If it was an iPhone, there are a number of radio tuner applications that would play the abc stream, but a touch would need constant wi-fi. Cheers James On 27/01/2009, at 11:04 AM, Malcolm McCallum

Re: Iphone Blog?

2009-01-25 Thread James Green
www.tumblr.com is great too. There are a few apps to post, or you can just email to the address you are given when you sign up. Cheers James On 25/01/2009, at 3:16 PM, Glenn Nicholas wrote: WordPress has good iPhone support: http://iphone.wordpress.org/ You can get a free blog from

Re: Importing movie files into itunes

2008-12-22 Thread James Green
I also like iSquint for this: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/19769/isquint . Very simple to use, and never had a problem with it. James On 23/12/2008, at 11:19 AM, Dark1 wrote: Yes. Handbrake is an excellent freeware program that can be used to convert video. The best option in

Re: Weather App

2008-10-27 Thread James Green
Another vote for Pocket Weather here http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=290610939mt=8 Not free, but very good! On 27/10/2008, at 9:36 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Ian, Click on the 'i' (top right of Widget) and change the State to Western Australia and set what

Re: Every ISP in Oz is ripping you off

2008-09-29 Thread James Green
We might be highly urbanised, but you still have to look at the numbers, 20 million people vs. 125 million people in Japan. The cost per head of population of installing infrastructure is a lot higher. And you then need every one of those people to pay to use the infrastructure, or have it

Re: Dropbox feedback?

2008-09-16 Thread James Green
Hi Neil, There is a review of the service here: http://forums.mactalk.com.au/20/51780-dropbox-detailed-review.html Haven't used it myself though.. Cheers James On 17/09/2008, at 12:02 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: Hi all Anybody used/using dropbox http://www.getdropbox.com/ Any comments? TIA

Re: OT seek advice on TVs

2008-03-25 Thread James Green
Yes, please don't get ripped off on a HDMI cable when you buy your TV. I've heard of people paying up to $250 for a cable. It is ridiculous. You can get a good quality HDMI cable for under 50 bucks. And you can get them as cheap as $15 at some place in Wangara that I can't remember the

Re: iTunes

2007-01-29 Thread James Green
Hi Guys, I guess you could in theory buy a US gift card from ebay, and then sign up an account under your name but with a different email acct and a made up US postal address. The theoretical problem with this is that the only way to top up your acct is buy buying more gift cards as you

Re: Amazing mac collection!

2007-01-27 Thread James Green
His IKEA collection is nearly as impressive as his mac collection. Very nice. On 27/01/2007, at 10:45 AM, Rod Lavington wrote: Hi All! Hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend :-) Check out this guy's Mac collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyburger Unbelievable! Seeya Rod!

Re: Freezing eMac

2007-01-18 Thread James Green
Hi Jon, There is currently a warranty extension program for this particular model of emac here : http://www.apple.com/support/exchange_repair/ emac.html I guess if your serial number falls in the range specified, that is most likely your problem. This happened to my 1.25 ghz emac too, hard

Re: How cool is Zune

2006-11-03 Thread James Green
I'm impressed, not only is the zune super cool, but it also confirms that ebony ivory can live together in perfect harmony. On 03/11/2006, at 7:30 AM, Holipac wrote: Have a look at: www.zune.net:80/en-US/# in particular the Up Close experience Gives an insight into what Microsoft sees as

Re: DVD format

2006-10-16 Thread James Green
I know these guys repaired a video for me once - www.minshull.com.au, it was one of theirs, but they may help you out! Cheers James On 16/10/2006, at 4:34 PM, Jo Brookes wrote: I have been transferring old VHS video tapes to DVD using a Samsung DVD Recorder. They play on the computer (2.1

Re: A mystery

2006-09-12 Thread James Green
Do you have a house alarm? These may dial back to base if they are monitored. Cheers James On 12/09/2006, at 10:37 AM, Severin Crisp wrote: I have a really strange one which I am sure has a simple explanation. My recent phone bill has come up with a rash of 1300 calls, more than the

Re: iTunes/iPod Volume

2006-08-14 Thread James Green
Hi Ruben, I have had this problem for a long time. It is something to do with the firmware on the ipod apparently : http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/itunes/topic2457.html You can try a program like iVolume or mp3Gain to level them out to a supposedly equal perceived volume, but

OS9 Games

2006-07-31 Thread James Green
Hi all, I have the following games to give away - Myst Masterpiece Edition MDK - first person shooter Headrush - quiz game They only work on OS9 or classic. Let me know if you want them. Cheers James

OS9 games - taken

2006-07-31 Thread James Green
HI All, These have been taken, thanks for the interest. Cheers James

Re: Ipod Album Cover art

2006-06-28 Thread James Green
Hi Howard, I think I fixed this by unchecking 'add album art to ipod' in the ipod prefs and then updating, and then rechecking the box and updating the ipod again. Cheers James On 28/06/2006, at 12:56 AM, Howard Holmes wrote: Anyone experienced problems when updating the latest 30G Ipods

Power adapter for clamshell ibook.

2006-06-13 Thread James Green
Hi all, Just wondering if any has, or knows where I can get (fairly cheaply) a 45W power adapter for a clamshell ibook. I think mine has bitten the dust... Cheers James

Re: iTunes 6.0.2

2006-01-23 Thread James Green
Are you on a shared network with other iTunes users? They could have their libraries set to share, but some with password access. On 23/01/2006, at 12|12, bill parker wrote: Hi folks, Just downloaded iTunes 6.02 from software update. With it came access to a mass of files in a folder

Re: Recommendations

2005-12-28 Thread James Green
Hi Paul, I am running the same setup as you, and I have a Canon Pixma MP750 multi-function. It works great, and I think it has a slide scanner - it has a strip next to the scanner flatbed that must be for something! It also prints to CD's. I actually bought it because at the time it was one

Unable to establish a secure connection to the server.

2005-11-22 Thread James Green
Hoping someone can help, Everytime I try to go to a webpage in Safari that requires a secure connection, I get a message like the above. I tried in firefox, and that will allow me to go to the page, but the little secure padlock is crossed out, so the actual connection is not secure. Would

Unable to connect to secure server - solved.

2005-11-22 Thread James Green
Well this was fixed by deleting the System.Keychain file. It has worked but who knows what horrible repercussions this will have!! Thanks also for your suggestion Robert. Cheers James

Re: What was your first iTMS purchase?

2005-10-25 Thread James Green
Being a tightass, my first purchase was the free download... Then it was Marvin Gaye - What's Going On Only cos Russ recommended it!! On 25/10/2005, at 10|09, Rod wrote: For me, it was: Wolfmother - Woman Seeya Rod! -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

FOR SALE : ipod 4g 30Gb and old skool ipod 1g 5Gb

2005-10-18 Thread James Green
Hello everyone. I have a couple of ipods here that I need to sell, so I can get my grubby mitts on a new vpod! 1st one: A fourth generation black white 20 Gb ipod. About 18 months old, works a treat, slightly scuffed through normal use. Comes with : original apple earbuds and spare foamy

Re: DVDs

2005-08-04 Thread James Green
If you use Toast, it will create a menu, and you can alter the titles to suit. This will create a very basic menu. Or you can use iDVD, but I'm not sure if the movie files have to be in .DV format. Maybe someone else on the list could clarify. But whatever the format, you just drop the movie

Updated iMacs

2005-05-03 Thread James Green
http://www.macnn.com/articles/05/05/03/updated.imac.g5.desktops/

Re: playing .wmv files

2005-03-04 Thread James Green
VLC media player - www.versiontracker.com On 4 Mar 2005, at 22:00, Alex Novakovic wrote: Hi WAMUGers Can anyone please let me know if I can open a .wmv document on my Mac - OSX. (I know it is usually a Win doc)? Thanks in advance, Alex -- Best Computer Accounting Alex Novakovic 10

Re: Label printers...

2004-12-24 Thread James Green
Hi Shay, I use a dymo labelwriter 320 under osx and I have not had any problems with it in the 6 months I have had it. I don't use it to do barcodes, but according to the manual it is able to. Not sure about prices at the moment, but when I got mine www.labelcity.com.au had the best price.

Re: Star Wars Episode III Plot Summary (BIG WARNING: Multiple Spoilers So Hit DELETE If You Don't Want To Know)

2004-11-08 Thread James Green
Ummm... I think you you accidently posted this to the wrong list please tell me you accidently posted this to the wrong list!!!??? On 6 Nov 2004, at 17:36, Richard Kay wrote: At 45 ... I'm still just the same kid who saw the original Star Wars (Episode IV) movie at the Odeon Theatre in

Re: iTunes Music Store Australia petition

2004-10-27 Thread James Green
Austrlaians want an iTunes Music Store and we want it now! Yeah, and we Australians want one too. I can see this being taken really seriously. On 27 Oct 2004, at 10:27, Martin Hill wrote: G'day everyone, If you'd like to be able to purchase songs from the iTunes Music store from here in

Re: Onno and the Trojan Horse

2004-04-11 Thread James Green
A slide rule?! Luxury On Saturday, Apr 10, 2004, at 10:32 Australia/Perth, John Taylor wrote: IBM 1620? You're lucky! I used to live in a shoe-box in't middle of the road and work it all out on a slide rule! Best wishes, John On 9 Apr 2004, at 6:37 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: On Fri,

Re: Alternatives to entourage and mail

2003-06-23 Thread James Green
they are helpful or not, come off sounding sarcastic and arrogant. I don't deny that you are very knowledgeable, but methinks you are also a wanker, and perhaps every so often you should remove your head from your ass, and actually think about what you are typing when replying. Regards James Green

Re: Streaming audio? and Music Store

2003-06-06 Thread James Green
Darrel, If you go to your itunes preferences and select store you have the option to Load complete preview before playing It takes a bit longer but you won't get those annoying rebuffering stream messages. James On Friday, Jun 6, 2003, at 13:03 Australia/Perth, Darrel McGuiness wrote: