re OT daylight saving

We have advanced all the clocks/timers in our place totalling 27 units, which includes computers, wall clocks, phones, watches, retic system, cars, ovens DVD, & VCRs. There are a couple of stand-alone computers we haven't bothered changing. I can see it making some oldies a little cranky toda

re Internet Connect

Problem solved, thanks to Ronni. Kev

Internet connect

Internet Connect has suddenly decided to ask whether we need to remain connected to the WWW. I have had this problem before and cannot recall how I finally fixed it. Any help to set IC to stay online without a prompt message will be gratefully accepted. Ta Kev eMac 10.3.9 Broadband

Re: Mail embedding images !

We use Apple Mail, Eudora (sponsored version) and Thunderbird and my vote goes to Eudora. Even though there is an advert on the desktop, Eudora has all the bells and whistles and is fast. Kev

email problems

Thanks to everyone who has helped with this problem. Paul suggested I try Thunderbird, which we have and use on another eMacThunderbird allows the message to be sent as Text and HTML. Solved! Thanks again, Kev

re Email Problems

Thanks for your efforts on this one folks. My wife uses Apple mail and cannot forward successfully forward email messages with embedded graphics to anyonesimilarly me using Eudora. I have tried copying and pasting and the full message appears ready to be sent, but when it is sent it is

email problem

eMac 700mhz 10.3.9 Plenty of memory, using Eudora (sponsored mode) and Apple Mail. If we receive an email message with an attachment I can forward the message without any problems, however if a message arrives with graphics embedded in the text, the graphics do not forward with the text. I

Phil McGree

I am looking for Phil's email addressthe archives don't seem to be working properly. Could someone help here...even phil? Ta Kev

5300c laptop

As part of the shipment I am sending to a school in Zimbabwe I have been donated a 5300c laptop. The machine works fine, but the plastic frame holding the screen has come apart with a gap on the hinge end and a gap at the bottom of the screen. Squeezing the frame together reseats it fine, b

re: Fwd: Upgrade the new Co-operative Bank Security Firewall

Sorry, done it again. This message should have gone to WAScamnet. Kev :-[

Fwd: Upgrade the new Co-operative Bank Security Firewall

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re Strictly confidential!

Sorry folks that post was meant for WAScamnet. :-[ Kev

Fwd: Strictly confidential!

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Bring out your dead

We have a roadside collection starting tomorrow and I have lots of Mac bits that need to go. I would rather take them to a computer 'wrecker' for recycling. I seem to remember something on the list about such a local recycler, but have searched the archives without success. Anyone remember

Re: Mail not working after holiday

Making a new account worked. Unfortunately she lost her inbox with a heap of unsaved mail, some of which was quite important, but that can't be helped. Thanks for all your help Kev Make a new account in Mail with the requisite preferences ... don't just copy the old ones . If that does

Mail not working after holiday

When we are at home I use Eudora as my mail program and my wife uses Mail. While we were away we were both reading email on iinet's webmail. Yesterday morning my wife downloaded her mail as usual and got everything that had been on her webmail including all the spam she thought she had deleted.

re Connect prompt

Thanks to Ronnie: problem solved. cheers Kev

connect prompt

We have just returned from a 12 day holiday and both our eMacs are now demanding connect prompts. I cannot find anything in the preferences to instruct the computers to stay online. Any advice from the list? Ta Kev

Thanks

Thanks to all WAMUGGERS who helped out with donations of equipment for my Zimbabwe school project. 15 pretty-fast Macs with printers and educational software are en route to Durban and then on to Pickstone Zimbabwe. The mining company sponsoring the school aims to get a PC networked with the

printer inks

I have just taken delivery of 4X1litre Canon i560 compatible inks at a very good price of $260. The closest price to that was $100 per litre and the most expensive was $132 per litre. It is made in the US and is sold at that price when buying a full set. Regular price is $69 per litre.

info on BB connection

Yesterday we had a Telecom man it fix a problem with noise on our phone line. The fix was successful and I gleaned useful information about our broadband connection not forthcoming from either Telecom or iinet. Previously I have been told that our area is serviced by a 'twin pair gain' line

re: In Confidence,

I get at least four of these of different types a day. Also recently, loads of stock market advice, Sears bargains, bank notifications etc etc. My mailbox would get around 35-40 a week. For some time there were people also concerned about my physical attributes. Anyone else getting so much

Fwd: In Confidence,

Sorry folks, that message was intended for WA Scamnet. Kev

Fwd: In Confidence,

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Printer ink info

I am still trying to source cheapo inks for a variety of older printers going to a school in Zimbabwe. The local ink shop tells me that ALL printers have specific inks, however some years ago I successfully refilled stylewriters with Parker 'Quinck' fountain pen ink. The results were OK...not

Re: Operating system for 128k mac

Tears to the eyes! We bought a 128k from UWA for $2.200 (real dollars) from Nigel Doland (?) in 1986. We ordered an upgrade from Sydney to make it into a 512k.The kit said that if it worried us too much 'send it back' which I did. We then bought a 512K machineThey were just amazi

Re: Inks and batteries

Thanks to those who replied to my post. For the information of the group the best price for batteries was from Siomar at $7.70. I was fortunate enough to get some good SH batteries from lister Dudley Gager saving around $70 and another lister, Faye is donating some leftover ink. Thanks aga

Inks and batteries

I have prepared some 15 PowerMacs and printers for a school in Zimbabwe. Some of the batteries need replacing and all the ink tanks need topping up. Does anyone know of a cheapo replacement battery source (3.6v Lithium 1/2 AA)? I have a source @ $10. Can I do better? Also is there a real

Re: FYI iinet charges

We here in Bibra Lake are up the creek in a barbwire canoe to speak. We were paying for Broadband @1500 but only getting 420 at best. We cannot get Broadband 2+ because our local wiring is 'Twin Pair Gain'. Bugger! Kev

FYI iinet charges

Received this yesterday At 1:27 AM + 14/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are writing to advise you of an important change to your broadband plan. In December last year our wholesale provider made some significant changes to our supply costs. This resulted in the cost of your broadban

photo rescue

A friend (really!) has lost some snaps from her digital camera. I seem to remember a discussion about a photo rescue program some time back. Could someone point me in the right direction for that. Thanks Kev

'A guided tour of Macintosh'

'A Guided Tour of MacIntosh' Does anyone have this floppy disk that I may get a copy of? TIA Kev

Mail email on another client

My wife has been secretary of an organisation and has saved about three years worth of emails. Another person is taking over her role and wants to keep and read those emails on a PC with a different email client. If she burns them all to CD will other email clients be able to read them? S

basic video tutorial

I am hoping that someone can help with a CD video of basic Mac 8/9 features to go with a shipment of Macs to Zimbabwe. I recall getting such a video CD with one of the Macs I bought a long time ago. The macs are going to a school where teachers and kids have NO computer experience. It is rea

Re: Epson ink cartridges

Current pricing on HP 14XX series Scanner Printer Copier is $69 with a $20 cash-back$49 for a pretty reasonable combo. I have a couple and am well pleased with them. Kev

older manuals

I am preparing 12 Macs running 8.6 to 9.2 for a school in Zimbabwe. The teachers and kids speak and read English. I am looking for any manuals for OS 8. and OS9 that people may have in a box in the shed. The similarity of the basic operation of both those systems would be covered by an OS8 ma

older software

I have just acquired a heap of educational software which runs on OS6 or 7. If anyone wants the disks, please contact me off list. Kev 94183869

re animated gifs...thanks

Wow that was quick!Thanks to all those gurus. regards Kev

animated gifs

I have never been able to run animated gifs on any of my Macs. Is there something in OSX to run these as on a windows machine? TIA Kev

Re G4 Tower problems

Thanks to those listers who gave me good advice on this problem, however I have given up on it and given it over to a friend who doesn't give up so easily. Following your suggestions I: 1. swapped Ram around using various slots. 2. Changed HD 3. Changed the CD drive ...and a lot of other trick

Joining WAMUG

Would someone please point me in the right direction to send off my subscription to WAMUG. ta Kev

Re: OS9 on G4

Thanks folks. Looks as though I can reload OS9.2 as a clean install over the OSX already on board. Thanks again, Kev

OS9 on G4

I have received several conflicting pieces of information as to whether I can load up an early G4 (400mhz) silver tower model solely with OS9. Castlereagh School needs to run OS9 for their educational software and would prefer not to have the OSX /classic setup. Can I install OS9 as the sol

Mac to PC monitor adaptors

Where is the best place (price) to buy adaptors for Mac to PC monitor adaptors and how much should we pay for each? TIA Kev

G4 tower problems

I have just loaded operating systems onto 10 G3/G4s (donated by The West Australian) for Castlereagh School without any real problems, but the last G4 is holding out on me. Each time I attempt to install OS 10.2 I get a different problem popping up. Sometimes I get as far as installing and t

Re: data loss to External HD

Thanks for the info from the gurus.yes it was formatted for MSdos. I have saved all the info and will reformat the HD tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if the damaged files are permanently damaged, but I do have most of them on CD anyway. Great list! Kev

data loss to External HD

I have transferred lots of photographs to an external HD (Lacie 250gb). When transferring I get messages saying that some names are too long. Also on trying to open photos from the Lacie HD messages tell me that the file is damaged and possibly truncated. Some pics show truncations. I do

Broadband speed

I am with iinet on broadband 1 Lite (1500bps download). After a dozen different speed tests I cannot get past 415bps.I am about 5 kilometres from the Spearwood exchange and this area is serviced by twin pair gain wiring ...whatever that means.have done the isolation thingo by turning o

re iBook G3

Thanks again to all the listers who responded. F12 did the job. I should have seen the eject symbol on the key. Most times this list is far better than Apple's help. :-) cheers Kev

Thanks

Thanks fellas...F12 does the trick. This list beats the Apple Help by 500%. regards Kev

iBook G3

Just unpacked the iBook I won on eBay. It is a 14" G3 800mhz model and works well. One problem is that I cannot figure out how to open the CD tray loader without using a pin in the tray cover. No amount of pushing or caressing will open the tray. Is there a key which will open the tray or h

re Apple Mail/Eudora

Problem solved! Bob Howells (who must sit in front of his Mac awaiting problems to solve) gave me the solution. Thanks Bob. In Mail preferences , Accounts /advanced / uncheck boxes ... enable this account for your account , and / or uncheck " include when auto checking mail " I never

Apple Mail/Eudora

My wife uses Apple Mail and I use Eudora on the same eMac. Some of my mail downloads to her Mail account as well as my Eudora.It is not a biggy, but I would like to know how to restrict my mail to Eudora. Any ideas from the group? TIA Kev OS10.3.9 iinet broadband iinet echidna accoun

WTB Laptop

I am after a laptop in good condition for my daughter, preferably around 600-700mhz. Anyone have one to sell? Kev

WTB 10.3 disks

Hi, My OS 10.3 DVD disk is corrupt and cannot be loaded.Anybody got a good disk for sale? regards Kev

LaserWriter Select 360

I am trying to find a driver for this machine without success. The Mac I am attaching it to is running 8.6. Can it run on other drivers such as the LaserWriter 310? TIA Kev

re Old Mac Computers

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Eudora help

Using Eudora 6.2 sponsored mode. I have just posted to the list regarding Old Mac Computers and my message bounced with the message ' Your message cannot be posted. It has the content-type: multipart/alternative, and this list accepts plain text only I haven't changed anything and and cann

re Need Help Please

Thanks for all the suggestions to fix the problem of hundreds of attachments dropped onto the desktop. I went armed with all your suggestions to find that my mate had been successful in dragging all of them in small groups very very slowly to the trash. The iMac is now running like a Buick;

safari

Help please from safari users. Suddenly safari has grown so that I have to move the frame to get to the scroll bar. I know this has been solved before, but can't find it. Any ideas for me? TIA Kev

Need help please

a friend using an iMac with 10.2.8 has tried to trash 465 attachments from his attachments folder and accidentally dropped them onto the desktop. The Desktop is full and the remainder are trying to sit on top of the HD icon. It doesn't want to finish depositing them on the desktop and we can'

iMovie

I have just borrowed a digital video camera (Panasonic NV-GS25GN) and iMovie doesn't want to recognise it. The camera is connected to my eMac by USB cable and I have read somewhere that it must be a FireWire cable. Anyone know whether USB works on iMovie? cheers Kev

Google Earth

It would appear that Google does have some control over satellite image resolution. A check of Google Campus on Google Earth shows high definition with outdoor tables and umbrellas clearly shown. In the carpark it is almost good enough to identify car makes. Kev

Re: Disappearing HD icon

Puter Down before wiping dust from the Keyboard!!! :) Seasonal felicitations to all! Kevin from Wycheproof.

Disappearing HD icon

(a) what strange key commands my wiping may have caused and (more importantly) (b) how I can get it back? Running a G4 iBook on 10.4.2 TIA Kevin from Wycheproof.

Problem with Mail program

My wife is using Mail version 1.3.11 as her email program on our eMac (OS 10.3.9). All has been well for at least 2 years. She checks mail manually, usually two or three times a day. This morning she went to check mail and could not connect. There was the usual message " connecting to server

converting DVDs to CDs

I have iLife on DVD which I want to load onto an older iMac. How much trouble is it to break it up to put it on CDs? Or is this not possible? TIA Kev

re Google Earth for Mac

Works for me on 10.4, however don't be too disappointed as the definition it is only marginally better than the regular Google Maps. Kev

re On the scrounge again

Thanks to those folks who let me collect their old machines for the Catur school in Bali. Greg Manzie gave us two Personal LaserWriters and they work very well. I am hoping that someone may have a spare toner cart amongst their collections to extend the life of these machines. The school ha

on the scrounge...again

Hi, I have another request of the list. I am shipping a few more Macs up to the school in Bali and need help finding old printers (maybe two or three) suitable for PPC and older machines (LC575s). I have a stylewriter 2400 without cartridge. Anyone got a box full of stuff with such a cart

Re: internet connect prompt

David, Thank you for your reply. At 12:38 AM +1000 7/10/05, choy wrote: Kevin, As others have mentioned, we need to know how you're connecting to the internet - if you are connecting via ADSL, John's point might be appropriate. The eMac in question is linked through a 5 port

Re: internet connect prompt

David, Thank you for your reply. At 12:38 AM +1000 7/10/05, choy wrote: Kevin, As others have mentioned, we need to know how you're connecting to the internet - if you are connecting via ADSL, John's point might be appropriate. The eMac in question is linked through a 5 port

internet connect prompt

Hi, How can I turn off the internet connect prompt so that I am permanently connected? eMac with OS 10.4 TIA Kev

SH keyboard

Hi, A friend is chasing a SH iMac 500mhz keyboard. He specifically wants that model because of the volume control/CD eject button. If anyone has one spare, please let me know how much. TIA Kev

re USB ADSL modem

Well, Thanks for all the advice from the list. My Guru friend tried everything and we still could not get the WAN settings up. This USB modem connects ( or tries to), via an emulated ethernet connection. This iMac 500mhz on 10.3.8 just does not want to do it. We have told my friend to return

ADSL modem

Help please. A friend is connected to the net with Plusweb in Freo. He took their broadband setup despite being told they cannot help Mac users (what the!). They have supplied him with a 'Billion' USB modem and I have loaded the software for the modem, but cannot see how to change the mode of

re downloading 9.2.2

Ronda and Peter, Thanks folks; got it. regards Kev

OS 9.2.2

I need to load 9.2.2 on to a couple of 6400s to run a specific programme. I have them up to 9.2.1 but cannot find the next update anywhere. Apple's download site doesn't appear to have 9.2.2. Does anyone know where I can get the 9.2.2 update? Thanks, Kev

StyleWriter Printers

On the scrounge again! I am resurrecting a few Stylewriter 11/ 1200 printers to go with some older Macs to disabled kids. I have most of the printers working but am short of a couple of working cartridges (BC-02). Does anyone have a junk pile of bits for these printers they might let me r

Hypercard & Tiger...

scripts are now unmodifiable. Is this a permissions thing or is it something more fundamental such as security? Any help greatly appreciated as I am reluctant to chuck out ten years worth of handy little programs... Cheers, Kevin Phyland Wycheproof P-12 College

For sale iMac

I am selling a 333mhz iMac: OS9 with 384mb ram in good condition with loads of software. $100 firm. Kev

WTB Ram

A friend has a 350mhz iMac slotloader and is after a ram boost. Does anyone have some second-hand PC100 Ram of say 256 or 512mb they may want to sell? Please email me off list. Thanks Kev

Re: 6400 and OS9

Hi all, My old 6400 is running OS 9... maybe a RAM issue? Cheers, Kevin from Wycheproof. -Original Message- From: "Robert Howells"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WAMUG Mailing List" Date: Tue Aug 09 03:20:16 PDT 2005 Subject: Re: 6400 and OS9 > >On 09/08/20

6400 and OS9

Is it possible without a major workaround to load OS9 on a 6400? Each time I try the machine tells me that the software can not be loaded onto this machine. TIA Kev

Beige G3 probs

I was investigating some problems in a G3 (beige) and when I attached a monitor and cranked it up the monitor does not get up. The monitor is good and works on other Macs. Is there such a thing as a power fuse on board the G3? TIA Kev

DIMMS

Hi, anyone got any 168 pin DIMMS for a 6400? I have 32 on board and would like to bump it up somewhat. TIA Kev

Mac mini

A friend is after a Mac Mini. Does anyone here know of one for sale? Please contact me direct. Kev

Smiley while you still can...

Hi every1, ZDNet alerted me to this US Patent Application: http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220050156873%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20050156873&RS=DN/20050156873 What ca

HP PSC 1210 probs

I have set up an HP1210 all in one printer,scanner and copier friends' iMac 333mhz running OS9.2 It scans and copies well, but will not print all the text from a Eudora email unless it is copied and pasted into a word processor application. Same goes for PDFs from the desktop. It prints scan

Re: Dial-Up Using Airport?

Hi Greg et al., Thanx for the help to all. Yep, my toy thought it was still connected to the Ethernet network at work! As soon as I changed it to a LAN and configured the internal Airport modem (which was there - thanks Steve) it worked like a charm! :) Cheers, Kevin from Wycheproof

Dial-Up Using Airport?

etect anything connected to the Airport - and since I haven't been able to dial-up yet it's probably right! :) Cheers, Kevin from wycheproof. P.S. I assume the Airport Extreme contains a modem? Is the problem getting my settings from the iBook's internal modem to the Air

re external CD burner

For the information of the list. Our old Iomega Zip 650 CD burner has a driver CD for OS8-9 only and the Iomega site has no updates for OSX. Peter Cutrona suggested 'PatchBurn'. I downloaded PatchBurn and started to install it on the iMac just to be told that 10.2.8 can handle the CD burne

external CD burner for OSX

Does anyone know a relatively cheap external CD burner for OS10.3? Our Iomega Zip 650 doesn't have an X driver. Kev

iMac Problems

My son (sigh) has brought his iMac slot loader 600mhz with 256mb memory running 10.2.8 around for resurrection. It seems he ran out of memory in PhotoShop and mistakenly thought trashing the odd file would give more memory. Now we have a black screen with a small LH top of screen messages

OS10.3 on 500mhz iMac

I have been trying to load OS10.3 on a 500mhz slot loader iMac without success. The CDs are genuine (purchased) and get about half way into the first CD before it all stalls and I have to restart and eject the CD. Currently on 10.2.8; plenty of Ram. A previous attempt caused a kernel panic a

ADB Meece

I am in the process of adapting ADB mice for Castlereagh special school kids. I have run out of my supply and hope that some lister may have some mice they would care to donate. I am adding another port to each mouse so that a very large button can be attached to the original mouse. TIA Ke

Queen buys Apple

Product placement??? Kev At 2:12 PM +0800 20/6/05, Laurie McDonald wrote: Interesting... http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24011 Laurie McDonald #234 -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines -

OS10.3

Any OS10.4 emigres wish to sell OS10.3? I have a friend whose iMac running 10.2 is giving problems. Ta, Kev 9418 3869

re Skype

KEVIN Lock wrote: Onno, Please tell me how I am paying for computer to computer Skype calls. Kev At 12:11 AM +0930 17/6/05, Onno Benschop wrote: You get given money to make phone calls? Seriously though, your Internet phone call *is* costing money, just that you're paying for

re Skype

Onno, Please tell me how I am paying for computer to computer Skype calls. Kev At 12:11 AM +0930 17/6/05, Onno Benschop wrote: You get given money to make phone calls? Seriously though, your Internet phone call *is* costing money, just that you're paying for it in another way. -- Onno Bens

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