Mobile me to iCloud help needed

2012-04-09 Thread Paul K
Hi All, A long-time client of mine needs a little bit of help with setting up iCloud. It's now an issue for her because she needs to travel in a week and wants to sort it prior to leaving. I can't help as I am working full-time so I can no longer do consultant work. She is a professional person,

Re: I'm about to give up...

2012-02-22 Thread Paul K
For the past 3 years my job has involved moving mountains of disparate email onto a centralised server. IMAP has proven to be the simplest and most robust method to do this when there is some diversity between 'ends'. Additionally it has consistently given the best results in terms of 'mail state'

Re: I'm about to give up...

2012-02-18 Thread Paul K
How much data is involved? Have you put much thought into the IMAP route? -- 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 Settings Unsubscribe -

Re: I'm about to give up...

2012-02-16 Thread Paul K
If another option might help you can use an IMAP enabled email account (nearly all email accounts) to push all the messages 'up'. Then back down again with the same account but into the mac. Has saved me (meaning my clients) many a time. Good Luck Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List

Re: Alert (Scam???)

2011-10-24 Thread Paul K
It is worded similar to a real Google notice. The big difference is that Google give you the time and location of a *successful* login attempt at the other location. They then advise you to change the password. Change yours anyway :) Cheers Paul On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 2:09 PM, David Noel

Re: Sad tale of woe

2011-09-18 Thread Paul K
Hi Mac, Might I also pass on our strategy for preventing dogs chewing and digging. Go to your nearest Op-Shop and buy a large bag of old unloved stuffed toys. Should run you less than $5. Now spread the toys around near something, your shoe maybe(not your new iPad), that is not for the dog. When

Re: Lion and Outlook

2011-08-26 Thread Paul K
Outlook (2011) is a poor imitation of Entourage Probably because it is more a direct copy of Outlook. Not Entourage. From a support perspective, this is worth shouting from the rooftops about as Entourage has driven me to distraction on many occasions. From a support perspective ;) Regards

Re: 10.4 and 9.2.2

2011-07-20 Thread Paul K
Hi Merv 10.4 might not upgrade your 10.2 without going through 10.3 first. I'm not sure. You could erase and install 10.4. This will mean, unless first copied elsewhere, any data will be erased too. Data such as documents, files, folders, non-Apple applications and their preferences. The

Re: Google+: And You Thought Facebook Is a Privacy Nightmare - Business - Motley Fool - msnbc.com

2011-07-13 Thread Paul K
Ronni, That hardly comes across as amicable. Please let it go. If you need me to be wrong then so be it. I shall take my wrong self off to somewhere ill-advised and dangerous. Like the shops. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Google+: And You Thought Facebook Is a Privacy Nightmare - Business - Motley Fool - msnbc.com

2011-07-12 Thread Paul K
On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Rod Lavington rodl...@gmail.com wrote: In other words, only share online what you are willing for the world to see. It han't changed since the days of 300 Baud modems and logging into FIDONet :) Seeya Rod! Hi all, My favorite way of phasing the above

Re: Google+: And You Thought Facebook Is a Privacy Nightmare - Business - Motley Fool - msnbc.com

2011-07-12 Thread Paul K
still cool with. I look forward to reviews telling me of functions I am interested in though. Cheers Paul On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: On 13/07/2011, at 8:34 AM, Paul K wrote: On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Rod Lavington rodl...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Telstra starts censoring the internet

2011-07-10 Thread Paul K
No need to apologise :) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Google+ Invites [First 15]

2011-07-10 Thread Paul K
Hi All, Yes, scepticism is a healthy thing. Fear however clouds our judgement. Many sites out there, not just social networking ones, require information from their members to function meaningfully. So if Google+ requires information as a cost to the user it must offer a benefit as a reward. It

Re: Telstra starts censoring the internet

2011-07-10 Thread Paul K
So if I agree with Matt's Ridiculous viewpoint is that bad? ;) The irony in this threat is quite galling. I cannot imagine the kind of complaints it may have 'contracted'. That is because I likely have a very different viewpoint. Different viewpoint, not bad viewpoint. Or offensive, or in

Re: Google+ Invites [First 15]

2011-07-10 Thread Paul K
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: I’m not ‘inciting fear’ into people, I’m just trying to get them to be aware of what they are signing up for or installing, so they don’t make an ‘error of judgement’ and then have to pay the consequences. Hi Ronni, I do

Re: Telstra starts censoring the internet

2011-07-07 Thread Paul K
On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 4:09 PM, cm cm200...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Matt, While I am not in favour censoring, we as yet have no indication at all that Telstra will do anything other than block child porn sites -- which to me isn't a bad thing. The worst case scenario is that some corrupt

Re: Phishing warning on WAMUG messages.

2011-07-06 Thread Paul K
Hi all, Some weeks ago gmail informed me that my account had been accessed from a computer in Singapore. Password quickly changed. My guess is that gmail is being rightfully suspicious of emails from my address. I feel dirty ;) The others? Not sure, may just be looking at cookies or something and

Re: Telstra starts censoring the internet

2011-07-05 Thread Paul K
Hi, Political opinions when they relate to information technology issues too? Cheers Paul -- 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 -

Re: Telstra starts censoring the internet

2011-07-03 Thread Paul K
Groovy, policy through magic. What is this, Hogwarts? -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Telstra starts censoring the internet

2011-07-02 Thread Paul K
Different to the Govt.'s filter? I agree with you Matt. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Two finger tap for contextual menu missing from magic trackpad

2011-07-02 Thread Paul K
Have you restarted again? -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Westnet Invoices

2011-06-18 Thread Paul K
BTW, I find them to be a 'good' to 'very good' ISP. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Westnet Invoices

2011-06-18 Thread Paul K
On downgrading plans: I note that Amnet also charges a fee now. $19, 'coincidentally' this is the same amount I wish to reduce my plan by. I should give them some credit on this count though. Previously I had downgraded my plan (for free) because we were seriously under-using it. It was 90GB

Re: Macbook replacement battery

2011-05-27 Thread Paul K
Thanks folk, all clear now :-) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Macbook replacement battery

2011-05-26 Thread Paul K
Sorry Ronni but all I know about this one is that it is a 13 Macbook, I'm almost certain it is not the latest unibody style. So the latest one does not have a replaceable battery? If so that should mean the one required is the one for sale on the site. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User

Macbook replacement battery

2011-05-25 Thread Paul K
Hi All, Does anybody know if this does all models of Macbooks or just the latest? http://store.apple.com/au/product/MA561G/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY#overview It seems to be just for the latest but I cannot seem to find another. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ?

2011-05-13 Thread Paul K
in this way through an Airport Extreme. Severin Crisp On 13/05/2011, at 7:22 AM, Paul K wrote: Hi Severin But you can use the drive for TM backups across the network yes? Not sure what you mean by virtual Time Capsule. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives

Re: Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ?

2011-05-13 Thread Paul K
Thanks Ronni, this is good info. Cheers Paul -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ?

2011-05-12 Thread Paul K
Airport Extreme lets you plug a USB drive in for NAS (network attached storage). Decent facsimile of a Time Capsule maybe? I noticed recently that many external cases can switch the drive off if there is no access, does anyone think this would help in this configuration? If my iMac ejected one

Re: Airport Express or Belkin Modem Router ?

2011-05-12 Thread Paul K
Hi Severin But you can use the drive for TM backups across the network yes? Not sure what you mean by virtual Time Capsule. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

I Stopped iPhoto's Faces from constant scanning.

2011-04-29 Thread Paul K
Hello 'muggers Faces has never worked for me. It just span endlessly without result for a long, long time, through pref resets, Library rebuilds and OS rebuilds. I have never wanted the feature anyway and Apple does not want it to be 'disablable'. The only faces to ever appear on the 'board'

Re: iMac with loud fan

2011-03-31 Thread Paul K
Yep, still haven't met a computer that wont shut down if I keep holding the power button in for 5 or so seconds. Mac or PC. I'm also kind of impressed by the odd set of conditions that power resets and SMC resets, as described by Ronni here, will resolve if not cure when used. Cheers Paul --

Re: advice re external HD

2011-02-07 Thread Paul K
I believe this is ok. Unless you want the USB cases you can just buy bare drives. -- 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 -

Re: Removing Microsoft Office

2011-02-01 Thread Paul K
1. If I remove Office 2004 will I still be able to read the 2004 era files (including emails and contacts details) by using Office 2011? If by Office 2004 you mean you were using Entourage then no I don't think so as Entourage keeps them all in a database that pretty much only it can open. I

Re: data recovery places

2011-02-01 Thread Paul K
A client once sat in front of me with a dead floppy disk. I had already explained that it was really dead. She then asked so what can I do then? It is very important to know how close you are to the edge. Also important to recognise your reliance on data, do you insure your car, your wage? I

Re: ADS Tech Instant Music for Mac as sound output

2011-01-13 Thread Paul K
I had the same cpu noise you are describing. It was also noticeable with network activity. Very annoying. My research led me to suspect a ground loop (google it). There was almost nothing I could do about this. It even occured when using a Griffin iMic. Then, the amp died. When I replaced the amp,

Re: HD Jumpers

2011-01-04 Thread Paul K
While I can't say for sure what is going on I can say that I have had sketchy results adding additional drives to G4 towers of various flavours. I believe it is the IDE controllers. The main 100MHz bus sometimes hates second drives attached to it and in my opinion will affect the boot drive's

Re: Help in Geraldton. Snow Leopard DVD

2011-01-01 Thread Paul K
Hi I would go back into SU mode and copy the files to the external drive before you do much else. I like rsync: rsync -av /Target /Destination Good luck Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Help in Geraldton. Snow Leopard DVD

2011-01-01 Thread Paul K
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Martin Hill marth...@iinet.net.au wrote: Paul I may indeed try out the rsync option if other options don't work. It has saved me when no other method could properly access a disk. I've been told it error checks along the way which is good, the person telling

Re: My Blackberry Is Not Working - humor

2010-12-31 Thread Paul K
Thanks for that, paragons of comedy those two! -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: virus on the Mac

2010-12-26 Thread Paul K
I would just install AVG Free in the Bootcamp XP and do periodic scans of it and your external media. If the media is Mac formatted you will not be able to scan it but you probably don't need to for the same reason. In order to do this you would need to run Windows via VMWare or Parallels, this

Re: Help please

2010-12-17 Thread Paul K
Has this one ever successfully joined the network in question? -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Add new mac to existing broadband account

2010-12-05 Thread Paul K
Hi William, You are a bit thin on the ground with info there. Can you tell us how existing machines are connecting there? Most folk have their computers connecting either wirelessly or over wire to a broadband router which is connected to the Internet. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User

Re: Firefox crashing

2010-12-05 Thread Paul K
Things to (re)move to be sure: ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/ (do not delete this as it contains your bookmarks)* ~/Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox.plist* I do not believe any software is at fault as it all works under another account. * ~ denotes YOUR home directory and NOT

Re: Firefox crashing

2010-11-30 Thread Paul K
Hi John, Another way to perform the same test is to create a new user in OSX and log in, if Firefox works then that would be telling. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Firefox crashing

2010-11-26 Thread Paul K
Hi John, If you are still having this problem try this in Terminal: /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -profilemanager (Copy the above line Open Terminal 'Applications/Utilities/Terminal' paste the line into Terminal press return) If the Profile Manager opens (headed

Re: For MacMini owners using it an entertainment unit

2010-11-18 Thread Paul K
I've been wondering about something just like this. Been considering getting the cheapest iPod Touch as a home remote. My entertainment unit is a little different: A written-off Macbook Pro which had it's screen broken. I removed the screen, losing WiFi :-( , connected an S-Video adapter and

Re: OS 9.2.2 Install

2010-11-14 Thread Paul K
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 10:03 AM, Ronda Brown ro...@mac.com wrote: Hey Great Paul, Oh, OS 9 was / is a robust Operating System …. nothing goes wrong in OS 9. Daniel I were only talking about OS 9 a few days ago and how things were so simpler then ;-) Cheers, Ronni It's a tiny bit

OS 9.2.2 Install

2010-11-13 Thread Paul K
Hi all, Trying to get OS 9 onto a MDD Dual 867 Powermac G4 FW400: http://support.apple.com/kb/sp106 Apparently I need the install media that came with this model or a retail version of 9.2.2. Anything lower does not seem to work. It may also be possible to drop a 9.2.2 System Folder onto the

Re: OS 9.2.2 Install

2010-11-13 Thread Paul K
Hi, Thanks for the responses, still exhausting all options at this end, will keep you posted if I strike out :-) If it does work, the next biggest challenge for it would be telling WAMUG via email ;-) Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: OS 9.2.2 Install

2010-11-13 Thread Paul K
Ha! That didn't take much longer. Attempt number maybe 7, successful. Quote from partner: but it's just OS 9 now Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Free Converter Software (1 day left) and iMac price drops

2010-11-08 Thread Paul K
They have done this before and I grabbed it then. It is okay but I still prefer MPEG Streamclip (may require Apple MPEG2 Component, so technically not free) and for full functionality ffmpegX. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Free Sophos for Mac?

2010-11-08 Thread Paul K
Software could protect the iMac but cannot protect people, especially kids, that is our responsibility. -- 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 -

Re: iMac failed during clean install

2010-10-22 Thread Paul K
If it is the model that can easily be opened to inspect the board it is also the model that suffers from Capacitor Plague. If ANY caps appear at all bulged or have a brownish mark on the top it is trash I'm afraid. From what you have said I would be looking for one that has actually popped open,

Re: Browsers

2010-09-27 Thread Paul K
Chrome doesn't seem too much faster than Firefox so I probably will stay with Firefox for now as I have 'spent time setting it up nicely with some extensions'. One thing I *really* like in Chrome is it's full screen view, this is slowly tempting me across. -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: Info for Entourage Users - worth reading.

2010-09-13 Thread Paul K
It's my life mission to remove every single install of Entourage from client machines at work. For the above reasons and more. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Windows can't see the network card

2010-09-12 Thread Paul K
That yellow symbol says there is something wrong with that device, usually it's drivers, and that it wont work. So it sounds like you do need to download the appropriate bootcamp and or bootcamp drivers as Patrick has suggested. I have not personally done this so I can't advise on the specifics.

Re: Windows can't see the network card

2010-09-09 Thread Paul K
It could also be the IP Address of the Windows Mac. Make sure the first four sections (octets) are the same as the other two machines. Try to 'Ping' between the machines. It's easy, try Google. To check if the drivers are the problem right click on 'My Computer' select 'Manage'. When this opens

Re: EyeTV displayed on television set

2010-08-20 Thread Paul K
Hi Pat, The Mac mini has an external display port (in addition to an HDMI port) which I believe can have a video adapter plugged in to give you S-Video Out and RCA Out connections. Mine cost $35 from Nextbyte who didn't realise they had it in stock. I would use S-Video. If you did this you would

Re: Image file size reduction in Preview - is there an equivalent in Windows?

2010-08-02 Thread Paul K
IrfanView + Plugins. Free, easy and powerful. Unlike myself. -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Kid of OT: digital TV reception and antennas

2010-07-29 Thread Paul K
A signal strength booster for around $50 from DSE helped my situation which was similar. Double insulated cable and F-Type connectors were also required. All of these things incrementally improved the situation, I now only have issues with channel 9 and mainly during ADs! Hehe, so no real probs

Re: Google Chrome

2010-07-23 Thread Paul K
Like other browsers Chrome should have a setting for which Application/Program opens a particular file type, quite obvious so this probably has already been checked but worth mentioning anyway. Good luck Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Connecting Macbook pro to iMac

2010-07-23 Thread Paul K
Not as far as I am aware and I have heard this question a few times now. Something that comes to mind however is remote desktop/screen sharing. Some screen sharing solutions offer a choice as to which screen to connect to, so the idea would be to connect to the laptops 'second' screen (if

Re: Read only DVD's

2010-07-08 Thread Paul K
Some time ago I bought a 100 pack of TDK DVD-Rs (not DVD-RWs) from dick smith, I believe it was less than $50. -- 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

Re: Annoying new habit with the Title Bar

2010-07-01 Thread Paul K
It's OS9's zombie Finder back to haunt us! -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: NEW MacMin has a HDMI Port!

2010-06-19 Thread Paul K
Cable prices can be quite bogas really. A year or so back I wanted an RCA-style digital coax cable, so I went into Retravision determined to pay whatever they wanted and the young'n there said 'nah you don't need that, Audio RCA works for me at home' I asked if he knew they were wired

Re: ISP collation

2010-06-17 Thread Paul K
Amnet Lefroy Rd, Beaconsfield (3kms of copper) ADSL2+ (24Mbps?) 8Mbps -- 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 -

Re: Membership

2010-06-05 Thread Paul K
That would quite a gig for Billy Connolly, or Snoop Dog for that matter, to read out and record every word that could possibly typed on a computer. ;-) Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Paid

2010-06-01 Thread Paul K
Opened up a new Macbook 13 in the other day, nice ;-) -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: Paid

2010-05-31 Thread Paul K
No ;-) On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 11:09 AM, Lloyd White lloydwh...@iinet.net.au wrote: Me also - (but I'm disappointed I'm not getting a Playmate Calendar!) Perhaps we could raise money by producing our own calendar of members in posing with their Macs - nude of course. Lloyd Playmate,  

Re: *** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***

2010-05-28 Thread Paul K
Hi all, Could I pay with Direct Debit?. I've been a list member for yonks and WAMUG provided the early foundation for my Apple education so I owe at least a membership. I doubt if I'll ever make it to a meeting and I'm sorry but I would rather not use yet another service like Paymate Express

Re: EyeTV problems

2010-05-25 Thread Paul K
Hi David Thanks for the update of this situation, as a keen recorder of the teev I have been watching it with interest. I currently do my recording using a PC with 2 internal cards and TVScheduler Pro but I dream of having the same functionality one day on a Mac media box. Cheers Paul -- The

Re: Freezing Mac - OS 10.5.8

2010-04-26 Thread Paul K
Hi Tim If they've been leaking I think the jig is up. If it was mine I would be taking out the HDD while the back was off. If you wish to purchase a similar, but functioning, machine I may be able to help as we have been retiring G5 iMacs here at work. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User

Re: Freezing Mac - OS 10.5.8

2010-04-25 Thread Paul K
Hi Tim, Sounds like hardware issues. The first port of call here is to rule out the RAM, so if you have some spare RAM that will suit pop that in to see if the glitches and freezes go away. My guess however is like yours, logic board or graphics hardware. I am personally yet to see Apple

Re: Freeze just after starting ??

2010-04-25 Thread Paul K
Dodgy log in item? System Prefs Accounts Your Account Login Items -- 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:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au

Re: iTunes

2010-04-24 Thread Paul K
Hi, It might help if you did it under another user account. I'm not iPhoney or syncey for that matter so I may have that wrong. Good luck Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: Transferring audio files

2010-04-21 Thread Paul K
Hi Kim I cannot think of a company but I can advise that it is a simple process once, of course, you have a cassette player. In the past I have borrowed a cassette player to do this task, it's not as if they are in constant use. If not borrowed, then possibly purchased cheaply from Cashies or

Re: LP recording software

2010-04-15 Thread Paul K
Hi Walter, Yes that is true, regardless of those software being installed. If you switch the input to Internal Microphone (if it actually has one) you will then see a response on the meter as you speak. You would also be able to record that input using Audacity, Quicktime, Wiretap etc. If it

Re: LP recording software

2010-04-14 Thread Paul K
Hi Walter, Audacity and any other audio software can accept audio from an input ONLY if that input is properly registered within the Operating System. I e. if it's 'drivers' are installed. This is where I suspect the problem lay. The fact it mentions 'USB PnP Audio device' as being present is

Re: LP recording software

2010-04-12 Thread Paul K
Good Morning Walter, It sounds like the device it not actually working, yet. Once you can see input levels in Sound Input you can use any applicable software to capture and edit the incoming audio. So concentrate on getting the level meter to show input, the install process needs investigating

Re: mpeg2 play back missing

2010-04-07 Thread Paul K
Hi James I could be wrong but I believe that this is a separate purchase from QT Pro. If true it also seems strange. Good Luck Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Re: G4 Lost Ethernet Connection

2010-04-06 Thread Paul K
Hi Peter, I have found that Intel network cards will sometimes work in G4 towers under OSX. Some other brands, such as Realtek, work sometimes too. There was no driver installation required, just the right card. I also recall installing a Realtek card under OS9, this did require drivers which I

Re: ECU VPN users out there?

2010-03-21 Thread Paul K
Hi Nathalie, It sounds like your modem if fine if you can make a connection from Windows. I would try connecting to that server using it's actual IP address. If you don't already know it your IT folk will tell you or you could do this in Terminal: host 'server address' then press enter to be

Re: Entourage fun

2010-03-05 Thread Paul K
Has the employer enabled web access for this? Both the Mac clients mentioned here have only limited success in utilising a connection with Exchange. Entourage has been described accurately enough in the previous posts, Mail can send and receive fine but has problems with calendaring. Why cant it

Re: .h264 codec or player

2010-02-11 Thread Paul K
I believe that usually this format gets the file extension .mp4 but I doubt whether changing it will make any difference. I wonder if the bundled software can play the file? Possibly re-export it as .avi or similar? Can you get it to a Windows machine to see if it has an idea? I still suspect the

Re: .h264 codec or player

2010-02-09 Thread Paul K
Hi James, It should just work so I suspect the file. What is the file extension? Cheers Paul -- 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 -

Re: Give Ronni a break folks...

2010-01-18 Thread Paul K
Try this Stuart: http://www.mail-archive.com/wamug@wamug.org.au/maillist.html -- 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 -

Re: My Magic Mouse is a dog

2010-01-03 Thread Paul K
Hi, I tried both these and of the two only MagicPrefs has been stable, after a few launches the prefs window for BetterTouchTool would no longer load. Removing it's prefpane and restarting seems to have uninstalled it. MagicPrefs increased the tracking speed and enabled the greatly missed

Re: magic Mouse woes

2009-12-29 Thread Paul K
Sorry to hear about your woes. Firstly, I notice my Magic Mouse works fine without the cover, so hopefully your's will too. Can you be more specific as to the lost or broken clip please? I see there is the latch itself and this is the only thing that holds it in aside from a tab at the other end

Re: Thunderbird and Lists

2009-12-29 Thread Paul K
Hi Merv, I don't know of a friendlier client than apple mail, aside from maybe gmail and the like. I have helped a lot of people move from eudora to other clients and I have noticed many have similar complaints to your's. Eudora's interface was unique, it did things in it's own way, quite

Re: iphone

2009-12-29 Thread Paul K
Sounds like the sim itself (sorry, am no expert with phones/sims) Can another be tried? Good Luck Paul -- 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 -

Re: fqm file

2009-12-28 Thread Paul K
According to some other forums you may need 7zip for Mac or UnrarX. Good Luck Paul -- 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 -

Re: Apple Magic Mouse

2009-12-25 Thread Paul K
Hi all, merry everything and happy anything! I had the same issue and Software Update did not grab an update for the mouse UNTIL I logged in as another user, not fantastic but all is now well. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Magic Mouse 'centre-click'

2009-12-25 Thread Paul K
Hi all, Does anybody know much about how to get this working again, I read there is an update in the works to return the functionality? Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -

Test (please ignore)

2009-12-25 Thread Paul K
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Re: BBQ

2009-11-30 Thread Paul K
As per usual Mac put Vicki and Myself down for this, looking forward to it. Cheers Paul -- 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 -

Re: G4 Dual 450 hard drives

2009-10-02 Thread Paul K
Sonnet make very good PCI SATA cards. Cheers, Paul. On 9/26/09, Rod l...@mac.com wrote: That is true Peter. But you are better off putting in a SATA card instead, then you have access to much bigger drives without resorting to raid. Kind regard Rod Sent from my iPhone On 26/09/2009,

Re: [OT] PCs and parts free to good homes

2009-06-07 Thread Paul K
Hi Kevin, His name is Ken, his number is 0415541612 and he lives near Freo. Cheers Paul On Sat, Jun 6, 2009 at 6:30 PM, KEVIN Lockkal...@iinet.net.au wrote: Paul, whilst I am mostly into Mac distribution I have a few people who could use PCs of the type you have. Should no one else have

Re: [OT] PCs and parts free to good homes

2009-06-07 Thread Paul K
Hi All, Please excuse my Monday morning stuff-up ;-) You all know the details now so if you are interested talk to Ken, doh. Cheers Paul ('Reply to list' claims another victim) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

[OT] PCs and parts free to good homes

2009-06-06 Thread Paul K
Hello, A charitable 'entity' has contacted me with a need to offload a number of PCs for free. Within the next 2 weeks. I am unclear of the exact specs but roughly speaking we are talking machines from Pentium 4 @ 2.3GHz, 512MB RAM, 80GB HDD and down, all the way through to lower spec P4s and

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