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2006-09-30 Thread Laurie McDonald
changeovers are completed. This may take some time for this list, as the members page is down. Please change your records asap. Joan's new email address is Joan McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Mine is now Laurie McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Our friendly neighbour sent messages to these on multiple

Fwd: Strange desktop icon

2006-09-03 Thread Laurie McDonald
From: Laurie McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 22 August 2006 10:22:36 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Fwd: Strange desktop icon Hi to the experts... Not the same icon that I have received. Mine is in Mail 2.0.7 where the SPAM symbol usually presents itself

Re: Tour of Microsoft's Mac Business Unit

2006-04-23 Thread Laurie McDonald
Hi Rod Quite interesting, thank you. I recently had my first PowerPoint that would not open in M$ Office for Mac v11.2.3. It was sent to me by a brother of one of my regular correspondents who is a teacher of PowerPoint for PCs. The web site mentioned by him:

re: Apple supports booting XP

2006-04-06 Thread Laurie McDonald
Hi all This is what our old friend Garner Annett has put out, somewhat more detail that the original web item from Apple. But my dull brain can't fathom why one needs a blank CD or DVD. Apple Introduces Boot Camp Public Beta Software Enables Intel-based Macs to Run Windows XP CUPERTINO,

Google's inner workings

2006-03-31 Thread Laurie McDonald
Have you ever wondered how our beloved Google works? How it can provide so many answers to our questions? How it can do it so fast? Have you ever posed a question which stumped it? These and numerous other questions kept coming up in my mind and I knew it was time to go searching (in Google

Fwd: Second Apple worm...

2006-02-23 Thread Laurie McDonald
of Acting Associate Dean in the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at UWA. Begin forwarded message: From: Chris McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 23 February 2006 12:05:05 AM To: Laurie McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] There should be no confusion - this is a demonstrated problem (first

Non Apple reviews of new toys

2006-01-27 Thread Laurie McDonald
A not so enthusiastic review of the new iMac: http://www.macaddict.com/forums/topic/76536/1 A more enthusiastic review of the MacBook Pro: http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2006/0,4814,108051,00.html Laurie McDonald

Dragging failures, deleting failures etc.

2005-12-15 Thread Laurie McDonald
My machine: eMac G4 1.25Ghz, 1Gb Ram, 40Gb Hard disk, 18Gb available. OSX 10.3.9. For a couple of weeks now my machine has stopped being able to drag across a paragraph, sentence or line to shift, copy or delete. I cannot drag to trash as the file or folder drops off the pointer and returns

Problem with AppleWorks 6.2.9

2005-09-03 Thread Laurie McDonald
G'day Running eMac 1.25 Ghz 1 Mb RAM System 10.3.9 40 Gb, 19.9 Gb available. I am having problems and being a dumb chum I'm seeking a few ideas. I use AppleWorks mostly, but it has started going crazy. Anything I open or create and then try to close or save comes up with a message: 'The

Re: Battery life Charging NMh cells

2005-08-27 Thread Laurie McDonald
On 27/08/2005, at 1:00 PM, Robert Howells wrote: Good pointer Ruben ! OK ! That was the first part ! Now for the recharging of those NMh cells . RightUPFRONT : You NEED A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CHARGER to recharge those cells, and the reasons why are all spelt out in a 36 page pdf

Farewell to Member #100

2005-08-23 Thread Laurie McDonald
of the structure's history. His cremation service is scheduled for 3.00 pm at Karrakatta next Friday. Sadly I will be unable to attend. To Jean, their 3 children, six grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren we xtend our sympathy. Laurie McDonald

Archives

2005-08-16 Thread Laurie McDonald
To all subscribers As the footnote to all material on this Mailing List is not totally correct I suggest you all place the following in your Browser Bookmarks: http://wamug.org.au:8100/lists/wamug/List.html Laurie McDonald #234 At work I always tried to go the extra mile... but my boss

Fwd: A PC application I can't open

2005-08-15 Thread Laurie McDonald
, try changing the suffix by adding a 'g', which I tried, and it opened in QuickTime clear and sharp. So remember if it happens to you, just alter .mpe to .mpeg. Laurie McDonald Begin forwarded message: From: Laurie McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 13 August 2005 11:59:29 AM To: WAMUG

A PC application I can't open

2005-08-13 Thread Laurie McDonald
hard-earned on QTPro? Help please. Laurie McDonald member#234

Re: A PC application I can't open

2005-08-13 Thread Laurie McDonald
to spend my hard-earned on QTPro? Help please. Laurie McDonald member#234 -- 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] WAMUG

Bill Gates rezones the Earth

2005-07-26 Thread Laurie McDonald
This is war http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/25/msn_earth_deletes_aple/ Laurie McDonald

Fwd: Wireless Access at Curtin

2005-07-25 Thread Laurie McDonald
I thought this may be of interest to my son, but apparently its old hat. Laurie Begin forwarded message: From: Gordon Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 23 July 2005 12:05:30 PM To: WAMUG Mailing List wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Wireless Access at Curtin Since I know there are a few other

Queen buys Apple

2005-06-20 Thread Laurie McDonald
Interesting... http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=24011 Laurie McDonald #234

Fwd: Please read

2005-05-06 Thread Laurie McDonald
Perhaps members can take note of this and also someone may be able to confirm its contents as truthful. Laurie McDonald Begin forwarded message: Please ensure you read this and pass on. This has been confirmed by Telstra: DO NOT dial 90# on your home phone. A friend got a call last night

Plugpacks for zip drives

2005-04-26 Thread Laurie McDonald
know the inner and outer polarities please? Thank you, Laurie McDonald

Wanted Iomega plug pack

2005-04-23 Thread Laurie McDonald
. Thank you Laurie McDonald Member #234

My new email address

2004-11-18 Thread Laurie McDonald
Please note my new email address. No longer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now [EMAIL PROTECTED] (My wife is now on her own machine at [EMAIL PROTECTED])

Surplus OS8 or 9 gear

2004-04-30 Thread Laurie McDonald
over the next couple of weeks. Collect from Booragoon please. Laurie McDonald #234 Phone 9330 8371

Re: Accessing maps on City of Melville site

2004-04-27 Thread Laurie McDonald
expensive program for their mapping and that is where Councils get their copies. Not likely to change so I just think that we may have to go to our individual Council Offices to look at the maps. Laurie McDonald #234 Begin forwarded message: From: Mervyn Giuliana Bond [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date