Re: Avi's, Mp4v's and subtitling...

Pro to combine the converted mp4v's. Oops, I was presuming these are unprotected video files, I might be wrong in my assumption Cheers, Ronni On 13/03/2009, at 9:16 AM, Mark Heeler wrote: I have a couple of files I wish to prepare to play on a (unhacked) AppleTV so they need to be in mp4v

Avi's, Mp4v's and subtitling...

I have a couple of files I wish to prepare to play on a (unhacked) AppleTV so they need to be in mp4v format. I usually use MPEGStreamclip to convert avis's - works fine. But these (Russian) video files have subtitles (that reside in a separate file that Quicktime player and VLC use when playing

Re: [4Sale] Computers for sale

Sorry about that everyone - clicked reply and didn't direct email Daniel ! Won't happen again etc :-) On 06/03/2009, at 4:11 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi All! I have the following computers for sale. (All systems are configured and ready to go with all updates and internet software loa

Re: [4Sale] Computers for sale

Daniel, Do the Lampshade or eMac have a modem ? (for my Mum who only has dialup) Regards Mark On 06/03/2009, at 4:11 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi All! I have the following computers for sale. (All systems are configured and ready to go with all updates and internet software loaded. So you

Re: TUAW reports on Macworld

There may not have been any hardware announcements but it seems quite unusual that the only refurb hardware now on the AU online store is the MacBook Air. I think some speedbumps etc. are surely coming soon... On 07/01/2009, at 7:20 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: http://www.tuaw.com/ "Buy Leopa

Re: Importing movie files into itunes

I have had some issues with Handbrake failing to convert some files and quality issues with iSquint (BTW. now no longer supported) that have been solved with MPEGStreamclip. Trying all three will give you the ability to deal with almost any file. Sent from Marks BlackBerry Curve... -O

Re: AppleTV

MalMac, After having a MacMini connected to a TV, I have now two AppleTV's (two TV's) and the MacMini has gone for a variety of reasons including ease of use and under utilisation with a much better quality picture also being a benefit of the ATV (which has HDMI and Component Video not just

iCal WA Public Holidays...

Anyone come across a updated feed which can be subscribed to that includes the WA school terms and our specific holidays ? There is a lame Apple list (doesn't even have Easter...) and then there are ones that have some NSW and QLD dates but nothing for WA... http://icalshare.com/index.php?topic=

(OT) Hoping for some Windows registry help

Unfortunately, I have to deal with machines from the dark side from time to time. Recently a Dull machine died and while the critical data was backed up, there was a program installed on it that required a serial number that was entered years ago. Somehow, the serial has been mislaid although I

Re: Sluggish iMac

David, You will see an improvement with more RAM. Visit http://www.islayer.com/ and download and install iStatMenus. You can then monitor the CPU/RAM usage and see what is going on ! (What exactly is hogging the RAM and CPU) Others will offer their hints but they are mine ! Regards Mark O

Anyone notice ?

Looks like with the release of iTunes rentals here, the AppleTV received a price drop. The 40Gb is now $329 and the 160 is $449. (the 40Gb was $449 previously) The strange US/AU pricing comparisons continue though. In the US, a AppleTV is $10 less than a iPod Classic but here, the AppleTV is $2

Re: Modem Mac & Wii

Jo, I am using a NetGear wireless router. Just the standard one that I bought a year or so ago (a 834 ? - sorry but I am not home and can't check the model). MacBook Pro, iPod Touch and our Wii work fine together wirelessly... Regards --Original Message-- From: Jo Brookes Sender: WA

Re: Usage meter

Locally made istatmenus from islayer is better than menumeters and has many more features. Free (donationware) and highly recommended. --Original Message-- From: Paul Kitchener Sender: WAMUG Mailing List To: WAMUG Mailing List ReplyTo: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Usage meter Sent: J

Re: Sony DCR-HC36E Handycam not recognised on Firewire Port

Ronni, Tried connecting while in a different user account ? Worth a go to see if it is perhaps Preference related... If it does work, you can transfer the data across ! Regards Mark --Original Message-- From: Ronda Brown Sender: WAMUG Mailing List To: WAMUG Mailing List ReplyTo: WA

Re: Apple boss claims no complaints

I think he has a very good spam filter that classifies emails containing "I am writing to complain about pricing of Apple products in Australia" (or anything similar) as Junk... That folder wouldn't be empty ! On 19/06/2008, at 2:04 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've just read a SMH press rep

Re: installing myob

Of course well written software would tell you that this was needed. Confirms to us MYOB users what we have known for years. Anyone considering MYOB should also look into the charges for upgrades before making a decision on package to buy... --Original Message-- From: Martin Sulkowsk

Re: installing myob

Are you logged in as a Admin when installing ? (can make a difference for badly coded software - MYOB - Mmmm...?) Tried to log in as a different user to install ? On 15/06/2008, at 9:25 PM, Martin Sulkowski wrote: the software is called Accountedge designed for Mac which runs perfectly on m

Re: Compact Digital Cameras

Bought one of these for my 75yr old mother today. $167. http://www.dphotojournal.com/sony-cybershot-dsc-s730/ She had a old Sony and I have had a very good run with various models over the years. I looked at the Canons but the Sonys controls were still a bit better laid out. I was bearing i

Re: New iMac Advice

In the real world, having as much RAM as you can put in the computer does make a difference unless you only have one or two programs open (or especially if you have multiple users logged in). If you usually have half a dozen like I/we do, with limited RAM, you will end up with some memory pagin

Re: Non-Apple Mac?

The funniest part of this is not that any Apple Software Update may stop OSX functioning, but that if you need to actually reload OSX, you should return the unit to the manufacturers... (As noted on http://www.macfixit.com). These machines may work today (if they do ship) but their long term f

Re: The Calculator application in 10.5

008, at 3:04 PM, Mark Heeler wrote: Is there a way of forcing it to refresh the exchange rates in the currency conversion section ? Mine lists rates from the 18th March which are a tad out of date... Thanks in advance Mark -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http:

The Calculator application in 10.5

Is there a way of forcing it to refresh the exchange rates in the currency conversion section ? Mine lists rates from the 18th March which are a tad out of date... Thanks in advance Mark -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

No one ?

Has no one noticed ? 10.5.2 is out... http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/11/10-5-2-in-software-update-right-now/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Guidelines - Unsubscrib

Re: TomTom boot failure - software bug?

Don't feel too bad - get a inbuilt system in your car and you are looking at $350 for a new CD... I doubt anyone will be able to offer ongoing free map updates as TomTom etc. would have to pay whereis somewhere along the line... Sent via Marks BlackBerry from Telstra -Original Message--

Re: Car GPS/SatNav

Yes, the TTomTomis a great thing. I have been using one (a 300) since they first came to market in Australia about 2 and a half years ago (paying $900 or so for the pprivilegeof being a early adopter...) The software updates (the platform is Linux based), are indeed free but the map updates c

Re: An interesting sharing problem

Are you sure he can't stump up a extra $300 for a AppleTV ? They are on the AU AppleStore as a refurb at $319 delivered... On 08/11/2007, at 5:31 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: My son has an Intel iMac and numerous PCs and other gear and states the following:- "What I am trying to do is to be a

Strange Frontrow issues (in Leopard)

Well, as I say, some weird behaviour - I wonder if it is the same as a AppleTV, given the interface is so similar now. Any advice on fixes would be appreciated ! 1. On one of my Macs (by Murphys law it had to be the MacMini connected to a TV...!!!), the top ten music/video tracks in the iT

Hopefully some of the complainers will be pacified

Development is progressing at great haste... http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovie71.html There are other iLife updates too, but this seems to have had the most action... -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - Gui

[For Sale] - iMac G4 15"/1Ghz/250Gb/768Mb/BT

Hello, I have a iMac G4 (swivel LCD) for sale which I have owned since new. It has had a few upgrades: Combo Drive now replaced with a Dual Layer DVD Burner 80Gb Drive replaced by a 250Gb unit RAM upgraded to 768Mb External Bluetooth module Currently has OSX 10.4.10 and iLife 06 installed. Un

Re: Perhaps the previous iMovie was too good.

I agree. I have been using iMovie since the days of 400Mhz iMacs and 10Gb drives and have used many different versions in the interim. I know a few people who I have tried to help edit videos in the past but they have still found iMovie too difficult to use. I am happy that a new version

Re: My TV is a Mac!

And of course, to supplement your existing sources, some people have been known to download via clients such as Xtorrent, other video files that can be played back too. . A couple of clicks (and a wait) and you can be watching the latest "Top Gear" from the UK for example... Sent via Marks B

Wireless Router/Modems

Anyone have any suggestions on what units are the most compatible and problem free with comprehensive browser based configuration for use with a combination of wired and wireless Macs plus a Wii on a ADSL line ? Not concerned with VoIP. I presently have a old silver Apple Base Station co

Re: iPhoto backup, iLife08

nizer for years for various backup tasks and really like it and of course have all the scripts running. Maybe I will just have to live with an extra quarter of an hour copying time every so often! At least it gives the backup Firewire disks a good workout! Severin On 13/08/2007, at 3:28 PM,

Re: iPhoto backup, iLife08

I noticed that when I was backing up my library from one mac to another. I used the control-click on the icon to "show package contents" and only select what I wanted. I can see why Apple did it (to simplify things) but this will blow out backup times for sure ! I wonder how Time Machine in 1

Re: New iMovie '08 works natively with MPEG-2 and AVCHD video cameras

Mmmm... Looks like this is a expensive iMovie upgrade: http://www.apple.com/ilife/systemrequirements.html No G4 support - looks like a new Computer for me... On 08/08/2007, at 3:50 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 08/08/2007, at 11:24 AM, Martin Hill wrote: Everyone who has been recently consi

Re: Video Camera Exploration

One thing to remember is that when using HD cameras, instead of 220Mb/min storage required in iMovie, you are looking at 1Gb+/min... I have all my edited movies on a large drive but doing that in HD would take some serious storage ! Sent via Marks BlackBerry from Telstra -Original Messa

Re: New iPods???

Maybe... More likely a price realignment due to exchange rates etc. The local online AppleStore has the lower pricing too... Sent via Marks BlackBerry from Telstra -Original Message- From: Rod Blitvich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 17:44:06 To:WAMUG Mailing List Subj

Apple Laserwriter 16/600 Printers, Trays and ethernet connectors

I have two of these beasts cluttering up my office. A few faults (paper pickup) and so on. Not much toner in them. One has a second tray (two in total) Also comes with two Ethernet connectors (one is RJ45, the other 10BaseT/RJ45) as well as (while I am cleaning up) three older 10BaseT connec

Re: extracting video from DVD to edit (home movie)

Just one thing while I remember it... (And I can't check it because I am out and about without web access) Importing mpegs takes forever in iMovie but if you create a new Mpeg project, close the program down and then just add the file into the hidden media folder (show package contents in the Fi

Re: Bluetooth iPod Adaptor

A bit OT but my Holden has a factory BT kit that has similar features (works great with my Blackberry 8700) but I have it set up so that the phone sound comes out of the RHF speaker only. The stereo system saves the settings for the different modes (Phone, Radio and CD etc.). Are you sure t

Windows/Mac issues...

In my office we have a server (that I own !) running Windows 2000 which I do not have any administration access (due to our inflexible IT department). This server runs Windows 2000 on which I have a user account that requires changing the password every 30 days. When I want to access the

Re: new to eyetv

Ronni, Sorry but no digital GWN or WIN down here ! - yet !!! Regards Mark Sent via Marks BlackBerry from Telstra -Original Message- From: Ronda Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:49:18 To:WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: new to eyetv On 20/01/2007, at 4:59

WTB - Intel Mac Mini

Anyone have a SH unit ? Core solo ok... Sent via Marks BlackBerry from Telstra

Re: GPS and Mac

Lloyd and all, I have had a TomTom 300 for 18 months which I selected after much research. IMHO they have the best interface and while they weren't really Mac friendly to start with (applications were Windows only) they are now ! This was a issue when new OS software became available (ther

Re: GPS and Mac

Adrian I will do a TT/Mac post later tonight. I am in Bunbury and have had a TT for 18 months... Sent via Marks BlackBerry from Telstra -Original Message- From: Adrian Colley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:36:45 To:WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: GPS and Mac Hi

Andy is a Mac Man and the author of the most anti-Zune review I have read !

http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/147048,CST-FIN-Andy23.article

Re: Problems with .Mac mail :-(

My .mac email has been arriving OK on my Mac apart from a inablilty to connect and download them earlier in the day. My big issue is with forwarding email. A copy of my .mac email is sent to my Blackberry automatically so I can read it while I am out and about (like now !) Until the last couple

Re: Problems with .Mac mail :-(

My .mac email has been arriving OK on my Mac apart from a inablilty to connect and download them earlier in the day. My big issue is with forwarding email. A copy of my .mac email is sent to my Blackberry automatically so I can read it while I am out and about (like now !) Until the last couple

Re: Problems with .Mac mail :-(

My .mac email has been arriving OK on my Mac apart from a inablilty to connect and download them earlier in the day. My big issue is with forwarding email. A copy of my .mac email is sent to my Blackberry automatically so I can read it while I am out and about (like now !) Until the last couple

Re: Mighty Mouse

Mine loses various abilities from time to time. A restart solves all... On 19/05/2006, at 10:28 AM, Ikon Design wrote: Hi my MM has lost the ability to scroll down the page, any insightful solutions would be gratefully appreciated. Regards Clive -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing Lis

Re: Better version of the new Apple ads

Ronni, If he hasn't got the hint yet you should disown him until he changes sides... Mother in Laws are always to be obeyed :-) Mark On 02/05/2006, at 1:07 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Rod, You just Gotta Love em ! Oh boy, another link I can pass on to my Son-n-Law ??? YAY ! Ronni ...

Re: iPod car transmitter

On 28/02/2006, at 6:42 PM, Paul wrote: Mark Heeler wrote: And I am happy with the $15 I spent on a unit like this...(no - this is not a advert !) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BLACK-FM-TRANSMITTER-CAR-KIT-4-iPOD-MINI- SHUFFLE-NANO_W0QQitemZ5872955991QQcategoryZ86537QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem My

Re: iPod car transmitter

And I am happy with the $15 I spent on a unit like this...(no - this is not a advert !) http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BLACK-FM-TRANSMITTER-CAR-KIT-4-iPOD-MINI- SHUFFLE-NANO_W0QQitemZ5872955991QQcategoryZ86537QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem My cars FM radio range is rubbish and a iTrip was no good but these

Do you Blackberry ?

A few new themes for Blackberrys are out. Very OSX like indeed. http://www.millenniastudio.com/MacBerry7100.html Makes my Blackberry look a bit like a ApplePhone (!) Anyway, these devices work really well with a Mac especially now with some free software... http://www.pocketmac.com/product

FS - Griffin iTrip (dock connector with LCD) - New...

The FM radio in my car is no good and a new iTrip I bought is just not producing a good enough signal. Accordingly I am selling a brand new (in packaging) unit that connects via the dock (the only method for iPod video etc.) $60 for pickup in Bunbury or a couple of dollars more to post to P

Re: Discrimination!

Just outdated mapping - no conspiracy theories please... Have a look at Bunbury - the city centre has old clunky maps but the suburbs don't ! There are many places to look around but it may not be a surprise to see that Baghdad is mapped with a reasonable resolution... On 12/01/2006, at 9:50

Re: Google Earth for Mac

Very Interesting to have a look around Garden Island too... Some areas of mapping have been done in high resolution while others haven't. Not surprisingly there is good detail in Bagdad City... Amazing stuff indeed. On 16/12/2005, at 12:19 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Hi folks, If you want to w

Re: iPhoto alternative?

Well, some aspects annoy me too but... One assumes iLife 06 will be with us sometime soon. Nothing else will work with iMovie and iDVD as well... If it is speed consider using iPhoto Buddy and/or use the "0", "1" and "2" shortcuts while in thumbnail mode to speed up display (as they are the "na

Re: New Powerbooks

The cool thing is knowing that (apart from people in R&D !), you have the best and fastest available in the world... No Billionaire (even "that" Bill) can buy any Powerbook faster than what you have in your hands (well as long as you have 2Gb of RAM and the 7200rpm drive of course...). You

Apple Color Laserwriter Toners etc.

On behalf of someone I know, I have been asked to eBay some surplus stuff which includes some supplies. If you have one, have a search on ebay.com.au and you could save some $$$ !!! I know this is verging on spam but I know these are quite specialist and someone might know someone with one

Re: Small Business Accounts App

Unlike a large software producer this may also be interesting for some... If you had "that" companies software, you would have to buy a copy for each platform. Pity there is no payroll module for Moneyworks - what do you use ??? I have a small office with 2 computers - 1 Mac and 1 Windows

Re: PDFs in browser

And for those too scared to open Terminal... Remove the file named AdobePDFViewer.plugin from your hard drive/ Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder to prevent acrobat files from opening in your web browser Regards Mark On 28/10/2005, at 3:10 PM, Josh McKinnon wrote: On 28/10/2005, a

WTB - Original Airport Card

Hi, After a card for my mothers iMac G3/400. Anyone have a spare at a reasonable price ? Regards Mark

Re: Analog to DVD

Alternately you could use the AV outputs from the VCR to connect to the AV inputs of the G3. You would then need something (?) to capture the video on the G3 (can't help you there as I only know about iMovie and that is digital...) to create a QT/avi movie which you can add to a DVD using

While you wait for your Tiger delivery...

Mine has "Shipped" but in country WA that could mean a few days delay given past experience with delivery... Some in the East received their copies by Australia Post Express Post service while the rest await the Star Track Express van... Should you give you plenty of time to read this excellent

And another thing....

Apple monitor prices have dropped on the 20 and 23's Down $350 and $600 respectively to $1249 and $2299. How long until revised eMacs and iMacs ?

Re: Question: AppleWorks 6 PDF

Paul, Any Application that has a print dialog, can output to PDF. It is a part of OSX. Nice journal by the way - I have read it a few times in the past... Regards mark On 13/01/2005, at 10:53 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: Can AppleWorks 6 which is bundled with the Mini write files to PDF? Ch

Re: Various price drops on new Apple stuff

And as Steve says "just one more thing"... There were some other drops as well... Keyboards only $50 now... Accessories Airport Extreme Card - was $129 now $119 (EDU $104) Airport Express - was $219 now $199 (EDU $175) iSight - was $259 now $229 (EDU $205) Apple Keyboard - was $87 now $50 (ED

ADSL Upgrades and so on...

I have been waiting patiently for the last 2 years for ADSL access and finally "my" home connection (presently through a RIM) will be upgraded before Christmas - all going to plan... There is a heap of specific upgrade details for those interested at: http://telstrawholesale.com/products/access

eMac for sale - extremely cheap !!!

(follow up to last email) Ooops - forgot to say... May be interested in a swap for iPod/s !!! Mark

eMac for sale - extremely cheap !!!

I have a eMac for sale - 800Mhz G4, 60Gb, 512Mb RAM and a Superdrive (DVD burner) With all original CDROM's plus 10.3 Updater, keyboard and mouse. The only problem is that there is a problem with the analog board. The screen sometimes is OK, other times it shrinks, moves and is unstable. Apple qu

Migration to new Mac...

Included with new machines is a new migration program to enable you to easily transfer data and programs from your old machine to the new one. I will be doing this shortly (for my partner) but the "new" machine is a year old so I don't have the migration program... Having done this a few times

NTSC & PAL Quicktime movies

I have been creating DVD's of QT movies using Toast 6 without any problem but... How do you tell a NTSC QT movie apart from a PAL one ? If you try and add both on one DVD, Toast will (at the burn stage) display a error message "a disk cannot contain both NTSC and PAL media". Now obviously th

Laserwriter 16/600 Part required

Hi, Anyone have a fuser assembly lying around for this old trusty unit ? Not used a lot these days but I would like to keep it going a bit longer without too much expense...! Feel free to contact me off list Regards Mark

[FS] Powerbook G4 - 15"/400Mhz/512Mb/20Gb

Due to the arrival of a new one, my trusty Powerbook G4/400 is now for sale. One owner from new and comes in its original packing box and with all CD's, accessories and manual. It has been upgraded to 512Mb of RAM (original 128Mb) and has a 20Gb Hard Disk (not a 10Gb). Couldn't be exact but t

iPods and BMW's

Much as I hate to say it, Apple has lost the plot with this. Any technohead who (together with their bank in many cases !) can afford a newish BMW will option the TV/On board computer and/or GPS Navigation. The kit doesn't work with these options or even if a CD changer is fitted. Even if you

[FS] 2x 3.5" Hard Disks + Ext 2.5" HD in FW case

Having a clear out... I have a few items to sell off. If no response in a couple of days you will find them on eBay !!! 1x 3.5" Seagate ST313021A mechanism (13Gb) - $40 1x 3.5" Seagate Apple Branded U Series 5 mechanism (20Gb) - $60 1x 2.5" Fujitsu MHK2120AT mechanism (12Gb) in a self powere

[FS] 2x 3.5" Hard Disks + Ext 2.5" HD in FW case

Having a clear out... I have a few items to sell off. If no response in a couple of days you will find them on eBay !!! 1x 3.5" Seagate ST313021A mechanism (13Gb) - $40 1x 3.5" Seagate Apple Branded U Series 5 mechanism (20Gb) - $60 1x 2.5" Fujitsu MHK2120AT mechanism (12Gb) in a self powere

Re: Locking an OS X Machine

(in 10.3.3 - don't think all these options were available in prior versions of the OS) Firstly you must enable a screen saver If you don't want the saver to start unless you wish to have the screen locked then set the timer to "never" Enable a "hot corner" - say top left The screen will t

Re: New iBook Memory Now Expandable To 1.25GB

That is the price on the 1Ghz iBook but it is only $612 extra on the 1.2Ghz model (???) On 19/04/2004, at 9:20 PM, Richard Kay wrote: Note the new iBook comes with 256MB of DDR266 SDRAM built-in and is now OFFICIALLY expandable to 1.25GB (extra A$763.88 as BTO option at AppleStore)! --- R

Re: New iBook Memory Now Expandable To 1.25GB

...and you can option the iBooks with a SuperDrive now ! The Bluetooth modules (like the rest of the units) have come down in price as well Was worth waiting for I think ! On 19/04/2004, at 9:20 PM, Richard Kay wrote: Note the new iBook comes with 256MB of DDR266 SDRAM built-in and is

WTB (older eMac) Now that the new 1.25Ghz eMacs are out...

Anyone have a older or superseded stock eMac for sale (for a friend ?) Let me know what you have ! Regards Mark PS. http://www.apple.com.au/emac/ for the new details but basically they are faster, cheaper (CDRW $1299/DVDR $1599) and the base model now has 256Mb RAM.

iPod adverts

We recently had the report of the colourful advert turning up on channel 10. I just saw it a few minutes ago on Foxtel (MTV) - amazing !

FS: iMac 333Mhz/13Gb/256Mb Tangerine

Hello, I have a preloved iMac for sale. Upgraded from original (6Gb drive and 32Mb of RAM !) Colourful Tangerine - not boring WHITE !!! Freshly formatted with OS9.2.2 but will run OSX fine I am in Bunbury but "may" be able to deliver in Perth or SW depending on location/date... Comes with s

SuperDrive vs DVD-R 4x media...

Superdrive vs. DVD-R 4x media Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: : [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a eMac (running 10.3.2) with a Superdrive. This is a factory DVR-104 listing the device revision as A227. Using Apple DVD-R 4x medi

WTB: iMac/eMac with DVD Burner (Superdrive)

Before I buy a new one, just wondering if anyone has a near new machine for sale ? (obviously looking to make some savings...) Alternately any retailers want to offer some incentive to buy from them (such as a RAM upgrade or a heap of DVD blanks ?). I won't be coming in to see you and waste yo

FS: Xerox C410 Color Laser Printer

This is a High Quality A3 sized (meaning LARGE) printer with Postscript 3, 10/100 Ethernet and many other features. Still being used daily - all works fine but some toners will be needed soon. My office needs less and less colour printing (due to email) and this printer is now just plain overkill

A OSX Print query

Where exactly do the print files (after being spooled and in the Print Queue) actually get stored ? I am trying to work out some spool file sizes... In OS9, I always used PICT files in MS word to produce photo pages as JPEG's created files that were 10x larger. This obviously took 10x longer

Re: Fwd: 6310i Bluetooth

Caught between the devil and the less attractive options aren't we ? I have a BMW with a factory Bluetooth phone kit. New car came with a 6310i which works so well it hurts (to think of using any other car solution). Pity the Apple connection isn't the same ! Some of the new phones such as th

Re: How do I make a videoCD?

I have made a few VCD's using OS9 and OSX with Toast 5 (various updates). Files were converted from iMovie 2 (File>Export). Is that what you are missing ? You can get up to 60 mins on one. VCD's play fine in a relatively cheap Sony DVD player (low end of the range) Toast 6 will give you t

Re: Anybody for a new Series 7 BMW..courtesy Macintouch

A subject of much mirth on several car messageboards. Unfortunately the BMW which locked in the owner wasn't a new one and did not have the iDrive system ! The car was a backup for the ministers normal car, a Mercedes, which had broke down ! As much as I would like to, we can't blame MS this tim

[OT] - PC Laptop Parts

As much as I love Mac's, I still have relations with machines on the "dark side". I need to find a (good working) 2Gb 2.5" hard disk mechanism to suit a Olivetti Laptop. Apparently, you can't use new mechanisms due to some Windoze issues. Anyone know either a private person or business that

Bluetooth

Are the USB adapters available freely anywhere ? (the AppleStore says 6-8 week availability) Anyone actually used one ? I have a Nokia 6310 and would like to use it with my PBG4... Regards Mark

Re: Digital camera files

If you haven't already got it, download GraphicConverter. With each image that you view, you can see the JPEG compression ratio (in "picture>show information") which will probably show different settings for the different images that you have seen. The level of compression varies depending on wha

FS: Apple Peforma 6400/180/80/1.6

For Sale: Apple Performa (Power Mac) 6400 603e 180mhz processor 80Mb RAM 1.6Gb HD CDROM and floppy SRS 3D surround sound system with subwoofer Running system 9.1 It has a L2 cache card (extra) and a ethernet card (working ?) No monitor but comes with manual, CDROM's keyboard and mouse. Has bee

Re: RAM Disks?

In the "good old days" (pre G3 I think), you could have a RAM disk as a startup device. Although you could only use a pared down System Folder, booting from a RAM disk was FAST (and very quiet !). This was useful for disk optimisation, extending battery life in a powerbook and so on Wishing m