Re: For Sale: Samsung Nexus S Android Smartphone

2012-02-18 Thread David Choy
against these kinds of posts i will refrain in future. A shame for the open minded, as Rod says we don't all think iphone is the only option and this is a cheap way to try. Kind regards Dave choy On 18/02/2012, at 15:09, wamug.org.au-wamug-requ...@lists.wamug.org.au wrote: Send wamug.org.au

For Sale: Samsung Nexus S Android Smartphone

2012-02-17 Thread Dr. David Choy
with all boxes, case, screen protector(applied) and charger More details here: http://www.shoppingsquare.com.au/p_82629_Samsung_Google_Nexus_S_Mobile_Phone_unlocked Sell for $250 Prefer WA buyer - can drop off in metro area on weekend If interested please email me Regards David Choy

Re: Tool to measure data use on home network to individual connections

2010-12-23 Thread David Choy
HI Tim I tried looking for this too for a client of mine. You're right, it's hard to find anything that really will test how much data they are using. In my search I didn't find anything really useful to monitor usage. One other alternative would be to buy a prepaid wireless modem (eg Vivid

Re: iPad/1Pod USB Connections

2010-12-20 Thread David Choy
You'll be ok - theres no difference except that apple removed some anchoring hooks that were on your older cable (note the little buttons to release the hooks on the end of the cable). They decided the extra anchoring was unnecessary. Dave On 20/12/2010, at 17:00, Diana Graham Stevens

For Sale: Samsung Galaxy S 16GB

2010-12-19 Thread David Choy
/Samsung/ Please email me off list if interested Thanks! Regards Dave Choy -- 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

Re: For Sale: Samsung Galaxy S 16GB

2010-12-19 Thread David Choy
be more accurate. :-) C On 2010-12-19, at 20:30, David Choy wrote: I know it's not strictly mac but it works well with my macbook and mac mini   ;-) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http

Re: iPhone backup the dark side - contacts.

2010-12-19 Thread David Choy
Brian If she synced her phone with itunes prior to the sim card failure and assuming she put her contacts onto the iphone originally (rather than just leaving them on the sim), then yes. She could always check this in itunes prior to handing over the phone If she says yes to restoring the new

For sale: Macbook Air C2D 1.6Ghz/2GB/80GB HD

2010-11-27 Thread choy
is available, or the purchaser has until feb 2011 to take it in to the apple store for a free replacement) Please email me off list if interested c...@mac.com Thanks! Dave Choy -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

Re: I PHONE 3GS

2010-01-14 Thread choy
Martin That price ($199) is on a plan with ATT, locked to their network for 24 months. (notice the little superscript 1 after the price? Its very important - reveals details on the required 24 month plan) Furthermore you can't walk out the store with one without being on an ATT plan,

Re: Acrobat Pro 9 print problem

2010-01-14 Thread choy
It would help if we knew what printer you are printing to. Is it to do with the PPD file for the printer? Dave On 14/01/2010, at 11:37 PM, Mike Fuller wrote: In attempting to print a PDF from Acrobat Pro version 9.3 I cannot set my printer in the Format For selector of the Page Setup

Re: I PHONE 3GS

2010-01-14 Thread choy
Apple staff were accidentally giving out the wrong stock. Dave On 14/01/2010, at 11:58 PM, Julie Bedford wrote: I recently purchased an iPhone for $1040 and was told it was locked to Telstra and it would be an extra $150 to unlock. Jewels On 14/01/2010, at 11:26 PM, choy wrote

Re: I PHONE 3GS

2010-01-14 Thread choy
Agree with Daniel, I too am with Vodafone but I can't say I recommend them for rural Australia, especially with the iPhone as the iPhone can't do 900MHz 3G -which is the frequency that every other carrier apart from Telstra are using for extended coverage. A very shrewd move (and parting

Re: Shared tab missing

2010-01-13 Thread choy
Are you sharing just itunes or other files? Are you sharing both machines' libraries or just one? Have you turned on file sharing in system preferences sharing on the machine you want to share? DC On 13/01/2010, at 7:37 PM, Pedro wrote: Evening all, While trying to set up iTune

Re: Hyperlinks

2010-01-12 Thread choy
Yes all modern email clients automatically highlight/enable http:// links. David On 12/01/2010, at 1:35 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: It is also the same in Entourage - so it may be standard for email clients? Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841

Re: Entourage

2010-01-12 Thread choy
HI peter, As an ex-PDA consultant/retailer I've had all sorts of combinations of sync between Palm, Windows Mobile, Blackberry and iPhone and entourage. I must say that I found the windows mobile (the OS your HTC Touch Pro 2 runs) the most cranky, with quite a few episodes of failure to

Re: changing airport to 802.11n only

2010-01-12 Thread choy
Mailing Lists. Cheers, Ronni On 12/01/2010, at 9:24 PM, choy wrote: Peter, I have created a picture guide for you. You need to use the airport utility found in your applications folder. See the pics here: Picture 1.pngPicture 2.pngPicture 3.png Basically go to top right of your screen

Re: photobooth

2010-01-11 Thread choy
Hi Susan, Your friend just needs to select the photo in photobooth (ie at the bottom of the app) and then go to the file menu and select flip photo. the keyboard shortcut is command-f Dave On 11/01/2010, at 8:24 PM, Susan Hastings wrote: Hi all, a friend wants to be able to change the

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread choy
On 11/01/2010, at 9:51 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Can you borrow a friends iPhone for a weekend to test the range? I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the coverage and the iPhone 3GS has even better reception than the 3G. I admit I've never tried the iPhone in Gero but all reports

Re: photobooth

2010-01-11 Thread choy
whups, thanks that's right, it's the edit menu. Dave On 11/01/2010, at 10:32 PM, Michael Waldie wrote: Dave, The short cut is right but I think you meant that it is in the Edit menu, not the file menu. Michael On 11/01/2010, at 10:15 PM, choy wrote: Hi Susan, Your friend just

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread choy
HI Chris, The other alternative to your in-house problem would have been to buy a signal booster, since it was only occurring in your house. These are available for $150-450 depending on how much coverage you need. I only say this because I've seen the blue tick range and frankly it's

Re: Hyperlinks

2010-01-11 Thread choy
Hi Jennifer, I assume you mean *embedding* a link rather than just copying and pasting one, because command c and v work on macs too. If you want to do this in Mail, copy your link from your browser (command c) then type whatever text you want in your email. Select the text for which

Re: Telstra Blue Tick Mobile Phones and Mac Compatibility

2010-01-11 Thread choy
on the Nokia 6700 Slide http://www.nokia.com.au/find-products/all-phones/nokia-6700-slide . It looks great but there's nobody on Oz sites that I can find yet, selling them. Reg On 11/01/2010, at 10:25 PM, choy wrote: On 11/01/2010, at 9:51 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Can you borrow a friends

Re: iSlate

2010-01-11 Thread choy
I must say I'll be very amused if, after all this hype and innuendo, and with Apple's compettitors falling over themselves scrambling to release tablets of their own, Apple doesn't release one! That would truly be a master stroke. Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer always irks me with his

Re: Samorost 2

2010-01-10 Thread choy
web game) Shouldn't cause any issues but it is annoying and you can't cheat when there's no app ;-) Dave Choy On 10/01/2010, at 4:43 PM, John Daniels wrote: Thanks Ruben I have now copied it from my Mac and that works OK. Despite both Macs having Firefox as the default, the program

FOR SALE: eMAC G4

2010-01-09 Thread choy
(c...@mac.com) if interested. Regards Dave Choy -- 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

what happened to wamug digests?

2010-01-07 Thread choy
forward to now, and as far as I can see a wamug digest is still not available? If so is there any ETA on when this will be fixed, if ever? Anecdotally alot of my friends dropped this list because the digest function broke, it would be sad not to get these people back. Dave Choy -- The WA

Re: MailWasher

2010-01-06 Thread choy
On 06/01/2010, at 5:13 PM, choy wrote: I hate spam assassin - it once junked an important junk offer and I only found it a week later. Lucky I checked. Personally I abhor ISP level filtering as it never hits your box, so the only way to check it is to log in. Even at lowest settings I

Re: MailWasher

2010-01-06 Thread choy
sources (eg my mother!) being filtered. The worst culprit is RealMail. Dave Choy -- 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

FOR SALE: Brother Multifunction (BW) Laser MFC 7420

2010-01-05 Thread choy
will not sell the airport express separately. I've been using the airport express with it for wireless printing. All original boxes and manuals included. Sell price $250 Please email me off list if interested. Prefer local (WA) buyer. Regards David Choy -- The WA Macintosh User Group

Re: MailWasher

2010-01-05 Thread choy
Mailwasher is an anti-spam tool for pcs. Having both PCs and macs, I haven't found any spam tool that is perfect. I still have to scan my spam for occasional errant mails accidentally marked spam by the spam filter. I would have thought the built in spam filter in Apple Mail should be

Unsubscribe

2009-07-03 Thread choy
unsubscribe -- 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: iPhone 3G S - Telstra Plans - plan calculator

2009-07-03 Thread choy
Ronni, There is a plan calculator on the web already comparing all the plans. Adjust the sliders according to your currrent/expected usage to find out which plans suit you ( any plans with red bars are a no-no!) http://www.numbersinaflash.com/iphone-plans-comparison-calcul/ Dave Choy

SOLD: Macbook 2Ghz Core Duo 2GB/160GB HDD Superdrive

2009-03-04 Thread choy
Thanks to all who responded to my for sale post. The macbook has now been sold It's nice to see so many people subscribe to this list, including many non WA people! Dave Choy -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml

FOR SALE: Macbook 2Ghz Core Duo 2GB/160GB HDD Superdrive

2009-03-01 Thread choy
Please email me at c...@me.com if interested Regards Dave Choy -- 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: Client/Server setup for medical rooms

2009-01-06 Thread choy
I am very thankful for the large number of helpful responses I got from my post to this list. It reminded me why I am glad to be part of the WA mac community. Thanks to everyone who has emailed me - I have contacted quite a few of you for further help. Regards David Choy -- The WA

HELP NEEDED: Client/Server setup for medical rooms

2009-01-04 Thread choy
it up. Thanks Regards Dave Choy -- 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: Interesting re iPhone

2008-10-21 Thread choy
that. Dave Choy oh, and by the way, if you do indeed end up with a problem with an iphone, I strongly recommend going to a REAL apple store. I had a fault with a superdrive on the weekend, I went in and it was replaced for me on the spot at the Apple store in melbourne, no receipt or proof

Broadband in bunbury?

2008-04-03 Thread choy
speed internet access :-P TIA Dave Choy -- 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]

MS vs Apple joke

2008-03-08 Thread choy
Thought WAMUGians might appreciate this joke. apologies to those who have heard it. “Apple vs. Microsoft” Three Microsoft engineers and three Apple employees are traveling by train to a computer conference. At the station, the three Microsoft engineers each buy tickets and watch as the

Re: iPhones

2007-10-09 Thread choy
There are lots of ways to buy. The easiest way is via some local resellers. Here are some that are known to be trustworthy (by Whirlpool forum members, used multiple times) http://www.voitech.com.au/products/apple-iphone-8gb-black-mp3-mobile- phone-locked.html - selling for $679 locked.

Re: Mail attachments on mac - no inline images

2007-09-15 Thread choy
When you add an image, try right-clicking or control-clicking the image and select view as icon. On 16/09/2007, at 9:02 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: I have tracked this down to a setting in Mail where apparently there is a choice between inline and attachment. My default is currently

Subject: Telstra wireless broadband + Mac

2007-09-15 Thread choy
I use the three wireless USB modem. Works great, though the Australian instructions are crap and miss out a crucial step (need to add *99# as the phone number in internet connect). The indian call center wasn't rude or difficult to understand, just clueless. But that seems to be the

Epson Perfection 2400 software

2007-07-28 Thread choy
Bob, Not sure why you need the install disk.i have a Perfection 2400, lost the disks ages ago. The drivers are on the website: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp? BV_UseBVCookie=yesoid=14587prodoid=21643926infoType=Downloadsplatfor m=Macintosh I have used these

Re: New palms

2007-03-12 Thread choy
Palm has been quiet of late. The Treo 680 smartphone was released in Jan 2007, the Treo 750V (which is actually a Windows mobile device made by palm) this march. Other than that the rumor front has been very quiet except for a possible mystery device which apparently is a whole new market

Re: MacBook Batteries

2007-03-09 Thread choy
Dude, you don't need to wait three weeks. I had exactly the same problem as yoy with my macbook battery. I rang applecare, explained the situation and they arranged for a replacement to be sent to Next byte in neldands, and in the meantime I picked up one in stock from nextbyte nedlands.

FOR SALE -reduced: iMAC Blueberry 233/128MB/6GB/CDROM

2006-11-26 Thread choy
going to use it as a recipe machine in the kitchen but I no longer have the time, or space to do this! Please email me off list if interested. Either perth pickup or I can drop off if near the joondalup area(near my work) Dave Choy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Full specs below: iMac (Slot Loading

FOR SALE: iMAC Blueberry 233/128MB/6GB/CDROM

2006-11-20 Thread choy
it as a recipe machine in the kitchen but I no longer have the time, or space to do this! Please email me off list if interested. Either perth pickup or I can drop off if near the joondalup area(near my work) Dave Choy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Full specs below: iMac (Slot Loading) Codename: Kihei, P7

Re: Multifunction recommendations

2006-09-07 Thread choy
Recommend the Brother laser multifunctions. I have bought 3 over the last few years (One for me, one for a friend, one for family) and they have worked brilliantly. THe 2 -part toner and drum system saves cartridge cost (since toner is only $50 a pop(2500 prints), the drum need only be

Re: webcams for skype video

2006-08-28 Thread choy
iSight. Why would you want anything else? On 28/08/2006, at 5:05 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: From: Stephen Chape [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Webcams for Skype Video Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:37:12 +0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Hi folks, Has anyone got any recommendations for webcams

Re: Powerpoint woes

2006-08-16 Thread choy
Merv, You don't mention if your version of office 98 is up to date. There was a metafile conversion bug in office 98 fixed with a patch (windows version of office embeds graphics files differently to the mac version, so embedded graphics have to be converted when being viewed on a mac)

Re: Ibook keyboard replacement

2006-07-25 Thread choy
Others might be able to help with local replacements, but I got my replacement ibook keyboard from here: http://www.welovemacs.com/apibg4114cod29.html If you don't choose courier delivery it's cheaper. Be warned, you need to be very careful to specify which ibook you have - by model number

Re: Windows emulation/virtualisation on Intel Macs

2006-06-28 Thread choy
on macintouch that is in contrary to the above. However, parallels is definitely more versatile, and naturally boots faster once you have booted it once and suspended parallels rather than shut it down. The same cannot be said for performance, especially for video intensive tasks. Dave Choy

Re: Windows emulation/virtualisation on Intel Macs

2006-06-27 Thread choy
Erm, I'm not sure where you're reading that parallels is *faster* than boot camp - it is the other way around. Which makes sense, since Parallels is using virtualisation to run 2 operating systems at once, vs. bootcamp - which is just running natively. I have both bootcamp and parallels

Re: ipod battery

2006-06-09 Thread choy
You can get a new battery and replace it yourself here for AUD$45: (video instructions at www.sonnettech.com) http://epowermac.com.au/product.asp? numPageStartPosition=1strPageHistory=catstrKeywords=strSearchCriteria =PT_ID=152P_ID=558 Or you can get apple to do it for you for about $110.

Re: Superdrive dead

2006-06-04 Thread choy
Umm, I'm not sure what you want here. You need to take your mac in to a service center. If the superdrive isn't working, it needs to be either serviced, or more likely, replaced. On the other hand, if it just was a noise or something, someone could offer advice, but if it isn't working I

Re: With the new MacBook Pro's,...has anyone noticed,....

2006-05-20 Thread choy
Macworld just released a nice online article with frequently asked questions about the Macbook. one question refers to the glossy screen which apparently is one of the most requested features ibook users wanted. Apparently the screen is 79% brighter than the older iBook screen, and has

Re:OS X French language tuition software

2006-05-20 Thread choy
If he/she is a complete beginner, this is a good start, and designed to work in with the local curriculum: http://www.streetwise.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=270 This is a more well rounded program though: http://www.streetwise.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=453 Also has a unique

New Vista-only features

2006-04-16 Thread choy
Thought everyone might like to see a video of all the new vista features as narrated by bill himself http://video.google.com/videoplay? docid=-4134446112378047444q=Motorriderpl=true It's nice to see how the other half live every once in a while. Dave

Re: changing isp

2006-01-19 Thread choy
) not happy! Dave Choy On 19/01/2006, at 5:05 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: From: thefrogs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: changing ISP Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:01:05 +0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) We are considering changing from Bigpond because now it looks like iinet has Broadband 2 with VOIP

Re: iTunes and Gracenote (CDDB) gripes

2006-01-02 Thread choy
Paul, I have noticed an occasional spelling mistake in the CDDB database, but nothing worth crying over. I haven't noticed the problem you seem to be having with being unable to correct Disk# , year etc. Re: your automatic import CDDB names problem: you might be able to try one of the

no response to your SODIMM enquiry

2005-12-31 Thread choy
Tom I gather no one responded to you because your first email didn't make any sense. I'm not sure whether you mean you *only* want to buy second hand ram or you are looking also for a place to buy new ram? Also, you don't specify the RAM you are after properly. As you know there are

Palm backup

2005-12-31 Thread choy
Hi You don't need to waste money on the official palm backup card. In fact, the palm backup card has documented issues with backup of the latest models. There are a plethora of SD card backup solutions out there. They include: Backup man http://www.bitsnbolts.com/backupman.php

Re: Nano in ipod 3g dock

2005-11-06 Thread choy
and charging. Dave Choy On 06/11/2005, at 5:05 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: From: Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Nano dock Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 09:38:11 +0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.623) Does anyone know for sure if the iPod Nano (which I plan to get for my wife) can use the iPod 3G dock? I

Re: internet connect prompt

2005-10-08 Thread choy
. 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 switch to another eMac connected to the net

Re: internet connect prompt

2005-10-06 Thread choy
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. However to me it sounds like you could be using a dial-up modem, in which case you will need to follow the instructions below: Open

iTMS in Austraia

2005-08-08 Thread choy
sake! Dave Choy On 07/08/2005, at 5:04 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: WAMUG Mailing List Digest #740 1) Re: Exporting/Converting Pages Doc to CMYK by Mervyn Giuliana Bond [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2) Re: Exporting/Converting Pages Doc to CMYK by Ronda Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] 3) Re

Re: Treo 650 and mac osx 10.4.2

2005-07-18 Thread choy
Dr. David Choy director inmypalm computing for Medical professionals ABN 11043539264 phone 0403 536 981 fax 9226 2171 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]

re; palm treo 650 and os 10.4.2

2005-07-15 Thread choy
trouble or the above is way over your head, send me an email privately - I may be able to help. Regards Dave Choy Treo 650 + Powerbook g4 Dr. David Choy director inmypalm computing for Medical professionals ABN 11043539264 phone 0403 536 981

{OT}Comprehensive K750i review

2005-06-05 Thread choy
. As for me, I'll stick with my trusty Palm Treo 650 converged device, thank you very much! :-) Dave ex k700i owner Dr. David Choy director inmypalm computing for Medical professionals ABN 11043539264 phone 0403 536 981 fax 9226 2171 email [EMAIL

Re: irritating netscape launch - solved

2005-03-06 Thread choy
. Dave On 06/03/2005, at 5:04 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: Hi Choy On 5 Mar 2005, at 4:12pm, choy wrote: Is there any way to stop this from happening? I want to get back to being able to click on weblinks and have firefox open rather than launching netscape In Safari Prefs General

irritating netscape launch

2005-03-05 Thread choy
using the combined update via software update resulted in looping kernel panics upon restart or turning on my 12 powerbook. I've had to archive and restore my powerbook three times! Lets hope 10.4 is a little better. Thanks Dave Choy Henry Kissinger Each success only buys an admission ticket

Re: Palm M500 Replacement Battery

2005-02-10 Thread choy
Reg, YOu can find the m500 replacement battery here: http://www.circuitcentral.com.au/shop/customer/product.php? productid=20762cat=598page=1 Around 65 dollars AUD. Don't let anyone tell you that replacing palm batteries isn't possible! It's the number one myth that salespeople here have

Re: TiPB battery

2005-02-06 Thread choy
You can get the cells replaced at a place like batteries plus. Alternatively, try global batteries: http://www.global-batteries.com.au/index.php/cPath/1_12 not cheap but I think that's what you're' after. Dave Choy On 06/02/2005, at 5:04 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: From: Peter Sealy

Re: msn messenger problems

2005-01-30 Thread choy
Bart, This is a very common occurrence - I get that message from time to time. Often related to the MSN not logging out properly, and as msn won't let you login two machines at the same time, it says temporarily unavailable. You can try using aMSN, which in my opinion is a much much better

Re: replies to post

2004-12-31 Thread choy
ruben, I think there are alot of members who are on the mailing list because they need help rather than to supply it. There are in general only a small pool of helpers - eg Shay, rod, craig etc who have significant expertise to help with most problems. I think people tend to place a

imac article mentions WAMUG member

2004-10-06 Thread choy
Don't know how many of you have read this article fromt he washington post, but Martin was quoted in it! See below Dave Choy Macs rule for value when cost is the key By Mark Kellner Published October 5, 2004 Gutenberg invented movable type. Columbus discovered the new world. And a Macintosh

RE: 7200 monitor

2004-09-26 Thread choy
kevin, Someone probably already pointed this one out but I find mactracker to be really really useful in finding out batteries/ram/slots etc. find it here: http://www.macupdate.com/download.php/5968/mactracker_3.0b2.dmg there is also a mac OS 9 version if necessary. Dave choy

Re: DVD RW burning CAN be done on a superdrive

2004-09-11 Thread choy
On 9 Sep 2004, at 11:59pm, Steven wrote: So is that right? The SuperDrive doesn't allow you to take advantage of re-writable DVDs (ie. DVD-RW or DVD+RW? Or is there a way round this? This is NOT true according to my own experience. I have a 12 Powerbook G4 Superdrive (867mhz, the

iMac G5 clone already out!

2004-09-09 Thread choy
Take a look at the following weblink - an Imac G5 clone down to the white colour and accessories and stand. Amazing how quick these taiwanese companies can churn out knockoffs. http://www.trigem.com/tgproduct/lluon/lluon_allinone.asp dave Choy Sir Walter Raleigh Remember, that if thou

Re: aac to mp3

2004-08-31 Thread choy
Paul, as I wrote in my post, indeed it does mean you end up with an extra copy, unless there is some option that I have missed to stop that happening: Convert selection to MP3. select this and voila! an MP3 copy will appear under the aac version in your library. Remember to delete the

Re: AAC to MP3

2004-08-29 Thread choy
library using the delete key. You can use itunes to burn the tracks or toast. If using toast, remember to select the music tab and select MP3 disc since a data disc probably won't be read in your car stereo. Dave Choy On 29/08/2004, at 5:06 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: My new Alpine car

isync 1.5 out - and works with z1010 three phone

2004-08-11 Thread choy
I'm sure someone has already posted about isync 1.5 being out, but the interesting bit is that it supports the Sony Ericsson z1010 - a 3g phone on the Three network. Finally, Three users have a phone they can sync with their mac! Dave Failure

Re: bluetooth powerbook and palm t3

2004-08-05 Thread choy
! email me off list if you need more direction. but seriously - as a seller and supporter of palmone pdas, consider the cable - it will save you more headaches! Dave Choy intern SCGH On 05/08/2004, at 5:07 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: From: Chris Burton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: bluetooth

Re: SOFTWARE TO BURN

2004-06-24 Thread choy
Umm, Mike I have no idea where you got the notion that DVD session burning is not possible with my mac. I assume you have no software now for CD burning other than what came with your mac? Have you used Toast? Anyway bottom line there are heaps of different programs that will let you burn

Re: Printing to a non-IP printer connected to Windows box

2004-02-21 Thread Dave Choy
For this kind of stuff, the best resources are: www.macosxhints.com www.macwindows.com re: printing, attaching your printer to the mac(hence directly printing from your mac) and printing from windows via sharing might be better. I found a hint for that a few weeks ago on macosxhints.com:  

palms and macs

2004-02-17 Thread Dave Choy
Anyone who is as concerned as I about the loss of mac support with future palm handhelds is strongly encouraged to sign the petition here: http://www.petitiononline.com/palmmac3/petition.html Dave - To know oneself is to study

Re: Bluetooth mice - right handers need only apply

2004-02-16 Thread Dave Choy
Adam, Avoid the Microshaft one - it really sucks. Lawsy battery life and issues with pairing etc, although apparently fixed by the latest microsoft drivers. the logitech is good, but lawsy for left handers. a good bluetooth mouse with scroll wheel I've seen is the belkin one - only

attention all palm/mac users

2004-02-12 Thread Dave Choy
. Here are the appropriate addresses: [EMAIL PROTECTED] And to send comments to the palmsource marketing department: http://www.palmsource.com/contact/write_os.htm [palmsource.com] Dave Choy As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so

Re: G5 to PC was a hoax

2004-02-01 Thread Dave Choy
Hey everyone, That story someone posted about some dude turning his G5 into a pc that gave some people nightmares etc etc has turned out to be a hoax. While I thought it was real, i didn't really care since you'd have to be an absolute loser to do that. Take a look:

Re:photo quality colour laser printer

2004-01-31 Thread Dave Choy
Hi, My recommendations for a Colour laser are (1) Tektronix - high priced but reliable and cheap cost to run (need to add $600 postscript option) http://www.ht.com.au/Scripts/xworks.exe?PART:F5630#Tof (2) - I trust epson over HP for support

Re: iLecture Streamed Audio and QuickTime Question

2004-01-29 Thread Dave Choy
For people interested in saving streams for personal viewing, this step by step guide may be useful courtesy of my rapidly no 1 website, macosxhints.com: Save 'unsavable' QuickTime movies (revisited) Wed, Jan 21 '04 at 09:50AM from: bschmwsii Back in 2001, macosxhints published a

Re: Automated FM radio recording

2004-01-25 Thread Dave Choy
Are there any FM tuner cards that work with 10.3.x? not out yet but soon. does what you want: http://www.streetwise.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1899 (Griffin FM radio shark) USB though, not a pci card dave When you play,

Re: Canon i250 and Panther?

2004-01-17 Thread Dave Choy
yep - Canon i250 and Panther work for me. Actually, for me they were never broken in the first place. If you are having problems getting them to work may I suggest print center repair. Dave On 17/01/2004, at 5:06 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 16

Re: is iinet adsl ok?

2004-01-17 Thread Dave Choy
I concur with Phil. I initially couldn't set up my billion router with them when i first got connecte. At 5:30pm I gave support a call and was pleasantly surprised to have the phone answered (1) within 10 seconds of dialling and (2) speak to a real live person rather than an automated

Re: Abacus applecentre in Cannington is closed

2004-01-17 Thread Dave Choy
Hmm, Gordo, I do not agree with you at all. I have been selling/supporting macs professionally for the last 5 years and privately for the last 15 years. In that time I have seen more earnest switchers from Microsoft windows NT/XP/2000/98 in the last 3-4 years of mac OS X than in the 10 years

Re:Region Free DVD drives on iBooks

2004-01-17 Thread Dave Choy
Check this site out, I think someone posted it a while back http://www.wormintheapple.gr/macdvd/ should tell you all you need to know about region free on macs and how to get it going. Dave On 17/01/2004, at 5:06 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:12:27 +0800

Re: OT: House burglary tonight

2003-12-29 Thread Dave Choy
Wow, It looks like people these days really don't care for Christmas spirit, eh? Glad to see you didn't lose your precious, Phil! My friend got his laptop, mobile phone and wallet stolen on christmas eve while he was sleeping. Eerily similar to Phil's story except they came in through the

Fwd: MPEG2 encoding to SVCD - use toast 6

2003-12-20 Thread Dave Choy
Toast 6 Should do the trick. http://www.roxio.com/en/products/toast/features.jhtml Well worth the price of the software as it does soo much more than just burn discs. Take a look. Dave On 20/12/2003, at 5:05 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote: Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 15:26:54 +0800 Subject:

Re: Minidisc to CD in OS X

2003-12-19 Thread Dave Choy
Callum The best solution I have found for MD to Mac (and then CD i guess) is an Aussie made product called the Xitel MD Port I/O. Connects to the USB port and to the MD via the Optical line in/out. Take a look: http://www.xitel.com/product_mdpio.htm note that while officially Mac OS X is not

Re: power adapter for pbook

2003-12-19 Thread Dave Choy
Brett, here is my recommendation. i assume you simply want a power adaptor that allows voltage switching so eg you can use it on the plane. http://www.streetwise.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=1334 this will adapt your powerbook to use the plane voltage. If you're after a power

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