Re: Mail problems again

2014-11-22 Thread Pat Scott
k to don't have any Proxy Server in System Preferences > > Network >Wi-Fi > 'Advanced' > Proxies > Nothing selected under Proxies > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > >> On 23 Nov 2014, at 11:12 am, Pat Scott wrote: >> >> For no appa

Mail problems again

2014-11-22 Thread Pat Scott
For no apparent reason, suddenly Mail on my Mac is not connecting to the wifi. I can't send or receive anything. This letter is being written on the iPad. The wifi is working properly: the iPad and my husband's laptop have no difficulty with it. There are apps on the iPad that interact with the

Serious problem

2011-07-02 Thread Pat Scott
Yesterday the boot disk of my Mac Pro suddenly began filling up with something unknown. Tech tool Pro put up messages saying the disk had only 13% free space left, out of 320 GB. The only thing I could think to do was try to find out where the excess was accumulating. This seemed to be the Ap

Re: Corrupt files on Mac Pro

2011-06-20 Thread Pat Scott
e time and effort to walk me through this process. Thanks very much indeed. Very gratefully, Pat > > Cheers, > Ronni > > On 21/06/2011, at 10:23 AM, Pat Scott wrote: > >> >> On 21/06/2011, at 8:45, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi Pat, >>&

Re: Corrupt files on Mac Pro

2011-06-20 Thread Pat Scott
k: 255.255.255.0 > Router: 192.168.0.1 > > Configure IPv6: Automatically > > Cheers, > Ronni Hi, Ronni, Yes, it is exactly like that. Cheers, Pat > > On 21/06/2011, at 8:19 AM, Pat Scott wrote: > >> Hi, Ronni, >> >> On 21/06/2011, at

Re: Corrupt files on Mac Pro

2011-06-20 Thread Pat Scott
etwork setup - I can't see anything amiss. > > Cheers, > Ronni > Thanks very much, Pat > On 20/06/2011, at 6:27 PM, Pat Scott wrote: > >> Thanks, Ronni and Ray. The answer to Ray's question about disk space is >> that almost half of the disk is

Re: Corrupt files on Mac Pro

2011-06-20 Thread Pat Scott
ault. Mail is definitely behaving strangely - I have had to force quit it several times. > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferanc

Re: Icon

2007-10-07 Thread Pat Scott
Hi, Ronni, There seem to be a few icons that this doesn't work on (maybe important 'core' icons?). I changed the HD icon on my G4 desktop machine, but try as I might, I can't change the HD icon on the PowerBook. Cheers, Pat On 07/10/2007, at 16:16 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 07/10/2007

Re: How to copy data from PowerBook G3 running OS9 ?

2007-09-02 Thread Pat Scott
I faced this problem 4 years ago when I switched from an old tangerine iMac to a G4. I was not able to do it. My memory of it is dim, also, but I recall the main problem was not the cable but incompatible data formats between the 2 machines. Regards, Pat on 2/9/07 4:05 PM, Steven at [EM

Re: macbook pro delays

2007-08-23 Thread Pat Scott
Does anyone care to speculate how long the wait is going to be for all types of Macs once Leopard arrives? Many, many months is my guess. Pat On 23/08/2007, at 18:58 PM, X.ray.Wa wrote: If it will take that long I should wait for OSX 10.5 ;-| - Original Message - From: "Oldham, T

Re: Updates

2007-07-01 Thread Pat Scott
Thanks, Robert, I'm on 10.4.9 (haven't got to .10 yet). Another question: do the OS updates contain past security updates? Pat On 02/07/2007, at 10:40 AM, Robert Howells wrote: On 02/07/2007, at 10:05 AM, Pat Scott wrote: Hello, all, It used to be that there was some kind

Updates

2007-07-01 Thread Pat Scott
Hello, all, It used to be that there was some kind soul/s who used to mention the release of new updates in the WAMUG list. This hasn't happened for some time, and I just discovered I am about a year in arrears for security updates. Are security updates 'combo' style? That is, does the

Re: RCD and UPS? (was: Re: 17" Powerbook sends vibrations through body ?)

2007-04-03 Thread Pat Scott
Hi, Martin, A year ago we went looking for a UPS system to use at home for my G4 tower + 2 monitors. The ones we looked at that were advertised as being suitable for computers, in places like Tandy and Dick Smith, were totally inadequate. The sales people didn't have a clue about them o

Keychain troubles

2006-10-15 Thread Pat Scott
Hi, Rob, Thanks for your reply - I did try Keychain First Aid but it said it couldn't fix the problem. Actually, I have resolved the Keychain troubles. There were a few similar letters about Keychain problems on the Apple forums. It turns out that it was the upgrade to 10.4.8 that cause

Keychain troubles

2006-10-14 Thread Pat Scott
Hi, My Keychain application has suddenly become corrupted. It no longer recognises any password for me, past or present. This same thing happened previously, about 2 years ago. I'm using OS 10.4.8, upgraded from .7 a week ago, on a G4 1.42 gH dual processor PPC. I booted from the Tiger

Need help with Terminal

2006-09-02 Thread Pat Scott
s OSX is a Unix Kernel. I need to copy off some files then can reformat the disk." If anyone can help, send the reply to me and I will forward it. Thanks, Pat Scott

Microsoft iPod?

2006-07-15 Thread Pat Scott
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17145&ch=infotech

Re: Monitor distress - fixed

2006-06-16 Thread Pat Scott
Hi, Frank, I took the sick monitor up to the Joondalup Apple store. Mike and his crew diagnosed the problem as a failed inverter and replaced it for a very modest price. So, I am back in business. Thanks very much to Bob, Frank, and Mike and the guys, Pat Scott On 16/06/2006, at

Re: Monitor distress - more thoughts

2006-06-14 Thread Pat Scott
that take over the job of starting the computer if the first one is removed? On 14/06/2006, at 14:06 PM, Pat Scott wrote: Help! The power button on my 17" Apple monitor has suddenly started blinking in a regular pattern - like a Morse code 'u' - dot dot dash - and the monito

Monitor distress

2006-06-14 Thread Pat Scott
Help! The power button on my 17" Apple monitor has suddenly started blinking in a regular pattern - like a Morse code 'u' - dot dot dash - and the monitor is distinctly darker at the bottom. Using G4 tower, dual 1.42 Gh, OSX 10.4.6. Does this indicate that the monitor is about to fail? Is

USB Scales

2006-05-11 Thread Pat Scott
Hi, Group, I just heard about weighing scales (like those in the Post Office) that connect to a computer with USB. Does anyone know about these, where I might be able to get one? Cheers, Pat

Re: They see you

2006-04-19 Thread Pat Scott
I'm a bit puzzled - they identified my browser as Netscape. I do have Netscape in the Classic part of my hd, but I never use it. Cheers, Pat On 19/04/2006, at 8:47 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: Have a look at the Gridiron Club at http://www.gridironclub.org/grid/DesktopDefault.aspx Click "S

Mail problems resurface

2006-03-22 Thread Pat Scott
Two weeks ago I asked the list for help tracking down the reason for multiple, apparently random e-mail bounces. My ISP, iiNet, was suspected, and later the Mail app. There were several helpful suggestions - thanks. However, the bouncing is continuing, and now it appears my husband is exp

Re: Problem with iiNet or Mail?

2006-03-10 Thread Pat Scott
makes any difference. Cheers, and thanks, Pat On 10/03/2006, at 13:32 PM, Robert Howells wrote: On 10 Mar 2006, at 12:19 PM, Pat Scott wrote: I spoke to iiNet support and then checked my webmail, which I hadn't done before. There were 2800 messages there. I have always had the p

Re: Problem with iiNet or Mail?

2006-03-10 Thread Pat Scott
I spoke to iiNet support and then checked my webmail, which I hadn't done before. There were 2800 messages there. I have always had the preferences in Mail set to delete messages from the server right away when downloaded. So why wasn't this done? Has anyone else had a problem with this

Problem with iiNet?

2006-03-09 Thread Pat Scott
I just discovered that many e-mails sent to me by various e-mail lists have been bouncing. Only discovered it when e-mails from yahoogroups did not arrive and I checked the website. The message said, as an example: Week of Bounced messages 3/5/20063 2/26/2006 17 2/19/2006

Word to TeX

2005-10-27 Thread Pat Scott
Hello, Does anyone out there use LaTeX? My husband need some advice. He is a newbie with a Macintosh - has had his 15" G4 Powerbook, OS 10.4.2, for only 6 months. He is writing a technical textbook, composing it in LaTeX as he goes along. He needs to be able to import images and ma

Re: crash problems

2005-08-31 Thread Pat Scott
Thanks very much, Josh! That appears to have worked - Illustrator started normally. Cheers, Pat Scott On 31/08/2005, at 15:54 , Pat Scott wrote: Hello, WAMUGgers, Several days ago my desktop computer (1.42 Gz Dual processors, 2 Gb RAM, running 10.4.2) had a severe crash. I

crash problems

2005-08-31 Thread Pat Scott
un it when I get it. All suggestions about what I can do next will be gratefully received. Pat Scott

mini CDs

2005-08-30 Thread Pat Scott
Hello - I need to find out if a G4 Powerbook with a combo slot-loading drive can read a mini CD. I'm not game enough to stick one in experimentally! TIA Pat Scott