Name

2013-01-03 Thread tom samson
As a member and as an English teacher I have just noticed that the WAMUG groups name is Western Australian Macintosh Users Group you can belong to Western Australia or you can be A West Australian you cannot be both at the same time when. Granted the longer form 'Western Australian

Computer name

2009-10-07 Thread Severin Crisp
My computer is named "Sevs G5" and has been for a long time. Recently, I noticed in Sharing that it is named Sevs G5 (5) and the accompanying message tells me that other users can connect using Sevs G5-2.local which proves correct, and Sevs G5 by itself no longer works. What is going on

Name change

2007-05-11 Thread Severin Crisp
How do I change the short name in a user account? Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia. Phone (08) 9842

iTouch name

2008-09-28 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Hi, I named my iPodTouch when i first got it and have made a mistake in spelling my name a Little 'c' When it should have been a BIG 'C' as in Mccallum. It is only a minor thing but it annoys me :-( Can some kind soul tell me how I get to rename my iTouch :-) Mac

List name

2004-05-03 Thread Adam Hewitt
Hi All, Could whoever manages this list make the subject automatically add the list name in front of it, ie. Subject: [WAMUG] List name? I get absolutely sh*tloads of SPAM and sometimes messages from my lists get tagged as SPAM and it makes it very hard to quickly browse my SPAM folder without

Computer Name

2004-12-20 Thread Diana & Graham Stevens
Is there a way to change the computer name? I reinstalled OSX from the Panther CD, I skipped the registration page as I had already registered. The only information I had to provide was my name, short name and password. No place for the computer name, the default is DIANA-STEVENS-C, which I

Name change

2005-11-04 Thread SevCrisp
How do I change the name of my computer, the name you enter at the start of the setup process after a system install? Severin Crisp Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence

real name

2002-02-13 Thread designerx1
This is my second attempt to get my real name to show as author of my posts. This only took an hour and a half. Colin Gordon

changing user name

2013-06-29 Thread Rosemary Spark
My husband has changed his name so wants to change his user name. Not the name he logs in with, but the name of the user folder. How do I do it for him? I remember reading some Terminal instructions at one time but I got cold feet as while I'm pretty confident with most things I'm a

Changing user name

2010-11-27 Thread Severin Crisp
I recently installed a larger boot disk in my G5/Leopard and successfully Installed an uptodate 10.5.8 and migrated everything from the old one. However, for a variety of reasons I have finished up with a user name I would like to change back to what I want. How to do this is well

Delete my name

2010-11-27 Thread helen griffths
Hello, Please will someone delete my name from the mailing list,as I no longer wish to continue this at the moment. regards Helen Griffiths -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines -

Re: Computer name

2009-10-07 Thread Ronda Brown
rrect, and Sevs G5 by itself no longer works. What is going on? Leopard 10.5.8. Hi Severin, This happens when the system detects two computers with the same name on the same local network. You can change the computer name and get rid of (5) in system preferences->sharing. I've h

Re: Computer name

2009-10-08 Thread Severin Crisp
et router. A desktop G3 iMac is into another port on the router while all three computers access a Laser printer which is plugged in to the USB port on the Airport Extreme. I have not done any plugging in or unplugging or swapping that I can recall. Interestingly, I have changed the name a

Re: Computer name

2009-10-08 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Severin, Same with me I didn't have a "Previous Systems" Folder and only ever connect by Airport, all computers that connect in this house connect wirelessly, never by direct Ethernet connection. When you changed the Computer Name in System Preferences > Sharing, di

Re: Computer name

2009-10-08 Thread Severin Crisp
uot; Folder and only ever connect by Airport, all computers that connect in this house connect wirelessly, never by direct Ethernet connection. When you changed the Computer Name in System Preferences > Sharing, did you click on the "Edit" button to change the -2.local? My Comp

Re: Computer name

2009-10-08 Thread Ronda Brown
Yes, Severin I only have the SuperDuper clone connected when I'm actually updating the clone. I do this weekly, so I'm sure it hasn't changed every time. I will take notice next time if the computer name changes when the clone is connected, and if it stays changed after di

Re: Computer name

2009-10-08 Thread Daniel Kerr
Also, if you've ever done a "Migration" from another machine to your "current machine", then the Network name will follow as well. For example. If I had my old MacBookPro and it was called DKMacBookPro and I cloned this to my new MacBookPro, then connected it to th

Re: Computer name

2009-10-08 Thread Severin Crisp
time this happens. Thanks for the input Severin On 08/10/2009, at 9:26 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Also, if you've ever done a "Migration" from another machine to your "current machine", then the Network name will follow as well. For example. If I had my old Mac

Re: Computer name

2009-10-08 Thread Ronda Brown
re knowledgeable than I, confirms that this is safe and does work. Ronni is certainly NOT a Terminal Guru! Now the legalities of this post are over with, this is what I did: When you Launch Terminal, the default shell "Bash" will present the last login time, followed by the comman

Re: Computer name

2009-10-09 Thread Severin Crisp
Interesting stuff Ronni. I have no wish or desire to become embroiled in Terminal but started it up as you suggest to check the Computer name. Here is what I got Last login: Sat Sep 26 08:36:07 on console SevsG5:~ sev$ The name is correct but the last (recent) login is mysterious - I

Re: Computer name

2009-10-09 Thread Ronda Brown
On 09/10/2009, at 2:58 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Interesting stuff Ronni. I have no wish or desire to become embroiled in Terminal but started it up as you suggest to check the Computer name. Here is what I got Last login: Sat Sep 26 08:36:07 on console SevsG5:~ sev$ The name is

Re: Computer name

2009-10-09 Thread Severin Crisp
to become embroiled in Terminal but started it up as you suggest to check the Computer name. Here is what I got Last login: Sat Sep 26 08:36:07 on console SevsG5:~ sev$ The name is correct but the last (recent) login is mysterious - I cannot remember opening Terminal before. Someone

Re: Computer name

2009-10-09 Thread Ronda Brown
id fear from the little children in the house! Severin On 09/10/2009, at 4:44 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: On 09/10/2009, at 2:58 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: Interesting stuff Ronni. I have no wish or desire to become embroiled in Terminal but started it up as you suggest to check the Computer na

Re: Computer name

2009-10-09 Thread Peder Kristensen
Hi All, I don’t know if this app would be of help to change the Short User Name, see link http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/49930 "Product Description: One of the most common questions users of Mac OS X ask is "How do I change my short username?" Although

Re: Computer name

2009-10-09 Thread Peder Kristensen
short username?” While it's easy to change your full username —an easily-accessible setting in Accounts preferences—the short username, which is also the name of your home folder in the Finder, seems set in stone (or in silicon, if you will).” That may be what your are after. Cheers, Peder

Re: Computer name

2009-10-09 Thread David Moyle
frequently-asked questions about Mac OS X is “How do I change my short username?” While it's easy to change your full username—an easily-accessible setting in Accounts preferences—the short username, which is also the name of your home folder in the Finder, seems set in stone (or in silic

Re: Computer name

2009-10-09 Thread Severin Crisp
o become embroiled in Terminal but started it up as you suggest to check the Computer name. Here is what I got Last login: Sat Sep 26 08:36:07 on console SevsG5:~ sev$ The name is correct but the last (recent) login is mysterious - I cannot remember opening Terminal before. Someone opened Termi

Re: Computer name

2009-10-10 Thread Neil Houghton
Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 8/10/09 9:26 PM, Daniel Kerr at wa...@macwizardry.com.au wrote: > > Also, if you've ever done a "Migration" from another machine to your > "current machine&

Re: Computer name

2009-10-10 Thread F.W. Hänel
Hello all, Just another query on the same subject. I had a look in the DHCP clients list in my router. The iMac I am using is listed without a name but with the correct IP + MAC address (matches the network screen in syst/ preferences) 10.1.1.5 But there is also a second entry (in the DHCP

Re: Computer name

2009-10-11 Thread Stuart Evans
Hi Walter, There won¹t be any problems with this. DHCP just assigns an IP address to a computer when it requests one. It uses the MAC address to assign it and if computer name is provided in the requests packet it puts that into the computer name field. It can also be used with DHCP Client Id. If

Re: Computer name

2009-10-11 Thread F.W. Hänel
t and if computer name is provided in the requests packet it puts that into the computer name field. It can also be used with DHCP Client Id. If the computer has a previous lease then the DHCP server gives it back the same IP address. If you have a power outage it loses all settings. The

Re: Name change

2007-05-11 Thread Ronda Brown
On 11/05/2007, at 3:44 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: How do I change the short name in a user account? Severin Crisp Hi Severin, 1.Start by creating a new account with the desired short user name. 2. Copy the contents of your existing account into the /Users/Shared folder. 3. Log out, then

Re: Name change

2007-05-11 Thread Dustin Marcus
pport Artref Pty Ltd 614 Hay Street Jolimont WA 6014 (08) 93875088 (ph) (08) 93875722 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 11/05/2007, at 3:44 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: How do I change the short name in a user account? Severin

Re: Name change

2007-05-11 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Severin, I forgot to add No.5 ... ;-) On 11/05/2007, at 3:44 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: How do I change the short name in a user account? Severin Crisp Hi Severin, 1.Start by creating a new account with the desired short user name. 2. Copy the contents of your existing account into

Re: Name change

2007-05-11 Thread Kyle Kreusch
On 11/05/2007, at 3:44 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: > How do I change the short name in a user account? > Severin Crisp Hi Severin, 1.Start by creating a new account with the desired short user name. 2. Copy the contents of your existing account into the /Users/Shared folder. 3. Log out, t

Re: Name change

2007-05-11 Thread Rob Findlay
dd No.5 ... ;-) > On 11/05/2007, at 3:44 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: > >> How do I change the short name in a user account? >> Severin Crisp > > Hi Severin, > > 1.Start by creating a new account with the desired short user name. > > 2. Copy the contents of

Re: iTouch name

2008-09-28 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi Mac In iTunes just double-click on its name in the sidebar Kyle -- 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]>

Re: iTouch name

2008-09-28 Thread Malcolm McCallum
Thanks Kyle. Mac On 29/09/2008, at 10:59 AM, Kyle Kreusch wrote: Hi Mac In iTunes just double-click on its name in the sidebar Kyle -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/ma

Domain Name problem

2008-10-20 Thread Skehan Adrian
For some reason I cannot access web page at http://www.skehan.id.au/ (http://www.skehan.id.au/Home/Welcome.html ) which is hosted on .Mac was working file when we left home a couple of weeks ago. The domain name people say that they can access it externally but I get the following response

Re: List name

2004-05-03 Thread Matthew Healey
On 03/05/2004, at 11:14 AM, Adam Hewitt wrote: Hi All, Could whoever manages this list make the subject automatically add the list name in front of it, ie. Subject: [WAMUG] List name? I get absolutely sh*tloads of SPAM and sometimes messages from my lists get tagged as SPAM and it makes

Re: List name

2004-05-03 Thread Onno Benschop
On Mon, 2004-05-03 at 14:25, Matthew Healey wrote: > On 03/05/2004, at 11:14 AM, Adam Hewitt wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > Could whoever manages this list make the subject automatically add the > > list name in front of it, ie. Subject: [WAMUG] List name? I get ab

Re: List name

2004-05-03 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi Wamuggers, Matt and Onno On 3 May 2004, at 1:17pm, Onno Benschop wrote: That should not be the case, since other mailing lists I subscribe to that also use Stalker as their mail server do have their subject configured with the list name in their subject. (One other I can think of, that even

Re: List name

2004-05-03 Thread Andrew Nielsen
At 18:25 +0800 03/05/2004, Reg Whitely wrote: I've found such prefix referencing to list mail very useful, and help shortcut the need to program otherwise sometimes complicated mail sorting preferences to individual mailboxes (using in my case, Apple Mail). Even without sorting to mailboxes, it

Re: List name

2004-05-03 Thread Matthew Healey
On 03/05/2004, at 1:17 PM, Onno Benschop wrote: On Mon, 2004-05-03 at 14:25, Matthew Healey wrote: On 03/05/2004, at 11:14 AM, Adam Hewitt wrote: Hi All, Could whoever manages this list make the subject automatically add the list name in front of it, ie. Subject: [WAMUG] List name? I get

Re: List name

2004-05-03 Thread Kathy Quinlan
Andrew Nielsen wrote: At 18:25 +0800 03/05/2004, Reg Whitely wrote: I've found such prefix referencing to list mail very useful, and help shortcut the need to program otherwise sometimes complicated mail sorting preferences to individual mailboxes (using in my case, Apple Mail). Even without

Re: List name

2004-05-03 Thread Matthew Healey
On 03/05/2004, at 8:37 PM, Kathy Quinlan wrote: Andrew Nielsen wrote: At 18:25 +0800 03/05/2004, Reg Whitely wrote: I've found such prefix referencing to list mail very useful, and help shortcut the need to program otherwise sometimes complicated mail sorting preferences to individual mailb

Re: List name

2004-05-03 Thread Kathy Quinlan
Matthew Healey wrote: On 03/05/2004, at 8:37 PM, Kathy Quinlan wrote: Andrew Nielsen wrote: At 18:25 +0800 03/05/2004, Reg Whitely wrote: I've found such prefix referencing to list mail very useful, and help shortcut the need to program otherwise sometimes complicated mail sorting prefer

Re: Computer Name

2004-12-20 Thread Greg Sharp
All you have to do is open "System Preferences" and select "Sharing". You can change the computers name from that panel. All the best Greg Sharp On 20/12/04 11:57 AM, "Diana & Graham Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a way to change the

Re: Computer Name

2004-12-20 Thread Diana & Graham Stevens
Thanks Greg, so simple! I could not find how to do it in the Help File. This is not unusual, I find it mostly unhelpful. Diana All you have to do is open "System Preferences" and select "Sharing". You can change the computers name from that panel. All the best Greg Shar

Re: Name change

2005-11-04 Thread Mark Secker
System Preferences - Sharing How do I change the name of my computer, the name you enter at the start of the setup process after a system install? Severin Crisp -- ~ Mark Secker Computer Support Officer ph# 61-8-6488 1855 (ECEL) <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> University of Western Aus

My real name

2002-02-12 Thread argent41
Hi folks, I know this may seem a little trivial and perhaps off topic, but I'm damned if I can find a way of showing my real name (as opposed to my profile name) for yahoo groups. Yahoo won't answer my emails and their profile and account details editing paths are rediculously conv

Change WiFi Network name

2015-05-24 Thread Peter Crisp
I wish to change the name of the WiFi network in my house. I presume I just go into Airport Utility and update in there. Once this is done, is there a need to re-establish connection of every device and re-enter the passcode? Any other things I need to be aware of? Be home in a couple of

Re: changing user name

2013-06-29 Thread Daniel Kerr
here <http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1428> Another way you can do it is here… http://osxdaily.com/2011/05/20/change-short-name-user-mac-os-x/ You can have "mixed" success with either, so just be wary of it. There is a way to do it via a cloned back up, create the new user account and "copy&q

Re: changing user name

2013-06-29 Thread Ronni Brown
nd is using Mountain Lion, I feel this is a safer and easier way for her to change her husbands User Account Short Name, as it does not require the root user.This procedure has been successfully tested on Mountain Lion.What is your opinion and recommendation Daniel, of Rosemary using this procedure bel

Re: changing user name

2013-06-29 Thread Daniel Kerr
Yes, definitely make sure to back up. I had used that one a couple of times and had some very weird effects with it (locked folders with wrong permissions, programs wouldn't launch due to "differences" in name etc). But yes, if running Mountain Lion it's worth a try :) At

Re: changing user name

2013-06-29 Thread Ronda Brown
ers with wrong permissions, programs wouldn't launch due to > "differences" in name etc). > But yes, if running Mountain Lion it's worth a try :) At least there's 3 or 4 > ways to try it anyway. (and with a backup you can always go back to it,…) > > Hopefully somet

Re: changing user name

2013-06-29 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Daniel, As Rosemary uses Time Capsule, & Time Machine to backup both her and her husband's computers. One other point I thought we should make, is that changing the user short name Time Machine will NOT "inherit" or "associate" her husband's old backups. A

Re: changing user name

2013-07-14 Thread Ronda Brown
I thought we should make, is that changing the user short > name Time Machine will NOT "inherit" or "associate" her husband's old backups. > > After the short name is changed the Home Folder has a different name, so it > will be backed-up in its entirety.

Re: changing user name

2013-07-15 Thread Rosemary Spark
, >> >> As Rosemary uses Time Capsule, & Time Machine to backup both her and her >> husband's computers. >> One other point I thought we should make, is that changing the user short >> name Time Machine will NOT "inherit" or "associate" h

Re: changing user name

2013-09-20 Thread Ronda Brown
heers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > >> On 30/06/2013, at 2:26 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >> Hi Daniel, >> >> As Rosemary uses Time Capsule, & Time Machine to backup both her and her >> husband's computers. >> One other poi

Re: changing user name

2013-09-20 Thread Rosemary Spark
Ronni, Finally got brave enough to do this. Backed up with TM and Carbon Cloner and Crashplan I tried the within computer root method rather than terminal It seems to have worked. Haven't really explored TM backup yet Ruari Jack was pleased to finally have his new name in place One thi

Changing name of MacBook

2010-09-02 Thread David Noel
Hi All -- -- I've recently bought a 13" MacBook to take on my travels. I've copied all the files on my iMac (Intel) over to the MacBook, using Migration Assistant, so the two computers are currently almost identical (though iMac is 10.6.4, MacBook is 10.6.3). -- I'd like to rename the MacBook co

Re: Changing user name

2010-11-27 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Severin, I¹m working from memory here ­ so regard it as ideas rather than gospel ;o) If I understand you correctly you are wanting to change the User Name (ie the long name) but not the short name. In that case, I think you would not want to create a new user ­ you would just change the

Re: Changing user name

2010-11-27 Thread Severin Crisp
wanting to change the User Name (ie the long name) but not the short name. In that case, I think you would not want to create a new user – you would just change the Account name in the System prefs “accounts” pane. The short name is what OSX uses for, for example, to name your home folder

Re: Changing user name

2010-11-27 Thread Ronda Brown
On 27/11/2010, at 11:12 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: > Got it in one, thanks Neil, now why did I not see it that way! I plead > advancing years! > Kind regards > Severin Hey Severin, Don't be hard on yourself. Advancing years is a 'privilege' not an 'excuse' ;-) … especially for a man who gr

Re: Changing user name

2010-11-27 Thread Severin Crisp
Thanks for those kind thoughts, Ronni! I have now really recovered my self esteem and composure and will continue to enjoy the "privilege" of advancing years from now on - reinforced by getting to the nice sounding double seven on Tuesday. Severin On 28/11/2010, at 9:42 AM, Ronda Brown

Re: Changing user name

2010-11-27 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Severin, Wow … 77 Sunset Strip … now you have me reminiscing ;-) Aaahh, Stu Bailey (Efrem Zimbalist jr) & Kookie (Edd Byrnes) in the TV Series. I also had matching double digits this year, but I'm not about to let all WAMUG know which one :o) Unless you know the meaning of double-digit

Re: Delete my name

2010-11-27 Thread Mike Murray
Look at the bottom of the emails. Just unsubscribe. Cheers Mike On 28/11/2010, at 2:30 PM, helen griffths wrote: > > Hello, > Please will someone delete my name from the mailing list,as I no longer wish > to continue this at the moment. regards Helen Griffiths > >

Re: Delete my name

2010-11-27 Thread Adrian Skehan
You are the only one that can do that, just click on the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of this message. Adrian http://www.skehan.id.au/ On 28/11/2010, at 2:30 PM, helen griffths wrote: > > Hello, > Please will someone delete my name from the mailing list,as I no longer w

Re: Changing user name

2010-11-27 Thread Merv Bond
Ronni I think you are emerging from a year of needing to balance freedom and domestic (WAMUG?) affairs. May you retain the balance in spite of being generous to a fault in the coming year. Merv On Sun28Nov Sun28Nov12:29 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi Severin, Wow … 77 Sunset Strip … now you hav

Re: Changing user name

2010-11-28 Thread Mike Murray
Hear hear Ronni from all of us who watch with awe the material you push out. Re digits...A certain Route comes to mind... Mike On 28/11/2010, at 3:41 PM, Merv Bond wrote: > > Ronni > I think you are emerging from a year of needing to balance freedom and > domestic (WAMUG?) affairs. May you re

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-20 Thread Robert Howells
://www.skehan.id.au/Home/Welcome.html) which is hosted on .Mac was working file when we left home a couple of weeks ago. The domain name people say that they can access it externally but I get the following response no matter how I go about it: Safari can’t find the server. Safari can’t open the

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-20 Thread Neil Houghton
at http://www.skehan.id.au/ > (http://www.skehan.id.au/Home/Welcome.html > ) which is hosted on .Mac was working file when we left home a couple > of weeks ago. The domain name people say that they can access it > externally but I get the following response no matter how I go about it: > > Sa

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-20 Thread John Winters
   +61 8 9446 7709 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Neil Houghton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: WAMUG Mailing List > Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:01:20 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: Domain Name problem > > Hi Adrian, > > Well, the links all seem

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Mike Fuller
annot access web page at http:// www.skehan.id.au/ (http://www.skehan.id.au/Home/Welcome.html) which is hosted on .Mac was working file when we left home a couple of weeks ago. The domain name people say that they can access it externally but I get the following response no matter how I go

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Barry Sexstone
ot;Nullabore" Joys of running your own website! Regards, John __ John Winters Phone +61 8 9244 4564 Fax +61 8 9446 7709 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Neil Houghton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: WAMUG Mailing List Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:01:20 +0800 To: WAMUG

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Reg Whitely
Isn't it a dog? Reg On 21/10/2008, at 4:55 pm, Barry Sexstone wrote: John You should know by now that spelling is entirely optional!! Please nit pick as much as you can peoples carelessness sometimes drives me mad as well. My favourite hate at the moment is people signing off "chow"

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Reg Whitely
. Cheers Mike Fuller On 21/10/2008, at 1:06 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote: For some reason I cannot access web page at http:// www.skehan.id.au/ (http://www.skehan.id.au/Home/Welcome.html) which is hosted on .Mac was working file when we left home a couple of weeks ago. The domain name peopl

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread James / Hans Kunz
i just tried it as well, 1st page comes up fine & on the book is the typo as mentioned earlier on "Eastern Sojurn 2007" appears as title cheers James (w/safari 3112 on ox.4.11) On 21/10/2008, at 17:09, Reg Whitely wrote: Can't open them through Internode. Reg On 21/10/2008, at 4:43 pm, Mik

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Skehan Adrian
Thanks to all for the responses, unfortunately I am unable to access it on any of the 4 machines available to me where I am at present. I have corrected the Nullabor spelling via iWeb and it appears to have uploaded the correction OK. If anyone who has been able to get in could have anoth

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Neil Houghton
Hehe, Well it's changed from Nullabore to Nullabor - so now it's consistent across your site. However, as John said, I always thought the strictly correct spelling was Nullarbor (as in - no trees). However, Nullabor does also seem to be in common usage. Google gives: 247,000 hits for Nullarbor

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Neil Houghton
give it a try. >> >> Cheers >> >> Mike Fuller >> >> On 21/10/2008, at 1:06 PM, Skehan Adrian wrote: >> >>> For some reason I cannot access web page at http:// >>> www.skehan.id.au/ (http://www.skehan.id.au/Home/Welcome.html) which >>

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Reg Whitely
Hi All Have a look at http://www.southaustralia.com/EyrePeninsulaNullarbor.aspx From one who was educated by the Jesuits, put the Latin 'nullus' and arbor' together for 'no' 'tree'. Perhaps we now have 'Nullus Arbor', or 'Null' Arbor', or 'Nullarbor'; and then the language could degenerat

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Mervyn & Giuliana Bond
Just to add to the trivia question: Nullarbor - The Advanced Atlas of Modern Geography, John Bartholomew MC, Meiklejohn and Son Limited, 1956 Nullarbor - Complete Atlas of Australia, The Readers Digest, Sydney, 1968 Nullarbor - Western Australia, An Atlas of Human Endeavour 1829 * 1979, E

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Reg, on 21/10/08 8:15 PM, Reg Whitely at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi All > > Have a look at http://www.southaustralia.com/EyrePeninsulaNullarbor.aspx > > From one who was educated by the Jesuits, put the Latin 'nullus' and > arbor' together for 'no' 'tree'. Latin is a bit of a sore poi

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Skehan Adrian
Thanks all for the input. Only some of my family can access the site, it seems to vary with the ISP--those on Westnet appear to be in the majority of those who cant access it. I will post the solution when found. On the matter of the Nullabor typo, I believe it is an aboriginal name

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Martin Hill
On 22/10/2008, at 8:30 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: On the matter of the Nullabor typo, I believe it is an aboriginal name and I don't think they were big on Latin. Actually apparently the Aboriginal name for the area is 'Oondiri' meaning 'the waterless'. :-) htt

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Skehan Adrian
wrote: On 22/10/2008, at 8:30 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: On the matter of the Nullabor typo, I believe it is an aboriginal name and I don't think they were big on Latin. Actually apparently the Aboriginal name for the area is 'Oondiri' meaning 'the waterless'. :-

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Matt Huitson
ehan Adrian wrote: On the matter of the Nullabor typo, I believe it is an aboriginal name and I don't think they were big on Latin. Actually apparently the Aboriginal name for the area is 'Oondiri' meaning 'the waterless'. :-) http://www.answers.com/topic/nullarbo

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Kyle Kreusch
ED] >>> http://www.skehan.id.au/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 22/10/2008, at 11:49 AM, Martin Hill wrote: >>> >>>> On 22/10/2008, at 8:30 AM, Skehan Adr

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Malcolm McCallum
When I went to school I had to sit a latin exam . I reached 9% which i believe was for spelling my name correctly :-) Mac On 22/10/2008, at 8:56 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: Great stuff! When I was at school they decided that I was better off working in the College garden rather than attending

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-21 Thread Lloyd White
ing my name correctly :-) > > Mac > On 22/10/2008, at 8:56 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote: > >> Great stuff! When I was at school they decided that I was better >> off working in the College garden rather than attending Latin >> classes , I must admit I enjoyed

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-22 Thread Reg Whitely
ority of those who cant access it. I will post the solution when found. On the matter of the Nullabor typo, I believe it is an aboriginal name and I don't think they were big on Latin. Regards, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.skehan.id.au/ On 22/10/2008, at 10:5

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-22 Thread Reg Whitely
Ouch... building a Mirror. I had to wait until married with 3 kids to do that up here in Gero, but it was more patching one as my daughter Sam tended to lean on the other craft with "Legend" as she raced around the course. She would have made a great V8 Supercar driver. Seriously though, I

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-22 Thread Neil Houghton
Just a follow-up on this - after the DNS security scare I changed to using the OpenDNS servers, so although my ISP is Internode I am not actually using their DNS servers. This is a bit above my competence/bullshit level but may explain why I got through & Reg didn't (assuming you stayed with or we

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-22 Thread Reg Whitely
Umm, can't remember dow. How would I check? Reg On 22/10/2008, at 10:00 am, Neil Houghton wrote: Just a follow-up on this - after the DNS security scare I changed to using the OpenDNS servers, so although my ISP is Internode I am not actually using their DNS servers. This is a bit above m

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-22 Thread Robert Howells
On 22/10/2008, at 4:44 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: Ouch... building a Mirror. Really ! With the red sails ? We built one of the first in WA while at Bunbury Bob I had to wait until married with 3 kids to do that up here in Gero, but it was more patching one as my daughter Sam tended to le

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-22 Thread Kyle Kreusch
On your router setting page or in system preferences networking Kyle On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Reg Whitely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Umm, can't remember dow. How would I check? > > Reg > > On 22/10/2008, at 10:00 am, Neil Houghton wrote: > >> Just a follow-up on this - after the DNS secu

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-22 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi all Also using the OpenDNS Servers great Free Service has been using them for at least a year now Kyle On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:39 PM, Kyle Kreusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On your router setting page or in system preferences networking > > Kyle > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Reg Whi

Re: Domain Name problem

2008-10-22 Thread Reg Whitely
From memory white. But I think this is getting OT except that I used a Mac Plus back then, then a Classic, so probably that was stress relief from sailing. ClarisWorks was such a wonderful program, and still is. So simple to use and it did so much, Reg On 22/10/2008, at 5:38 pm, Robert How

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