Now I have you interested in Physics Daniel ... Try watching the ABC episodes ... All back in the Dark Ages of Black & White television ;-) www.abc.net.au/science/features/whyisitso/.
Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 05/11/2010, at 8:08 PM, Daniel Kerr <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: > > Glad to help. Amazing what you can find on Youtube :o) > (Though some of isn't worth the time of day!) > > Arrr gotchya :) > > Enjoy > > Kind Regards > Daniel > > > On 5/11/10 7:51 PM, "Ronda Brown" <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > >> >> Thank you Daniel ;-) >> Yep, that did give me a walk down memory lane! >> I hated Physics at school, but Julius Sumner Miller did make it more fun than >> my teachers. >> I learnt to understand Physics more from JSM than from my teachers or text >> books. >> And learnt to research "Why is it so"! >> >> Sleep is what you used to do in another life time ... When you were not a >> 'Mac >> Consultant'! >> It's a far distant memory for you ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> Sent from Ronni's iPad >> >> On 05/11/2010, at 6:55 PM, Daniel Kerr <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: >> >>> >>> What that be this Ronni?? >>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cikYZQNIus&feature=fvst> >>> Or something similar,... :o) >>> Can't say I ever saw it,... ;o) >>> But if it was, might give you a walk down memory lane,..hehe. >>> >>> Back to work for me,. >>> Sleep? What's that. :o) >>> Enjoy >>> >>> Kind Regards >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 5/11/10 6:42 PM, "Ronda Brown" <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Matt, >>>> >>>> Yep, Daniel has answered your query. >>>> I couldn't help but smile at your "why is it so". It brought back memories >>>> of >>>> Why is it so? - the ground-breaking TV series with the enigmatic Professor >>>> Julius Sumner Miller - ran on the ABC from 1963 to 1986. Professor Miller's >>>> infectious enthusiasm for physics delighted, educated and entertained >>>> generations of Australians, most of whom have at some point asked each >>>> other >>>> 'Why is it so?' in the characteristic Julius Sumner Miller voice. >>>> >>>> I think I watch every episode of that settees :-) >>>> >>>> Enjoy your weekend ... And Daniel, for goodness sake, get some sleep. >>>> Working 48 hours (& more) without sleep is NOT GOOD! >>>> I know this is so! >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad >>>> >>>> On 05/11/2010, at 6:28 PM, Daniel Kerr <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Matt >>>>> >>>>> Glad it all worked, that's good. >>>>> Apple moved the spot Bluetooth used to be in from Hardware in 10.5 and put >>>>> it under Internet and Wireless for 10.6, that's all. It was just a change >>>>> they did. >>>>> >>>>> Kind Regards >>>>> Daniel >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 5/11/10 6:14 PM, "Matt Falvey" <mmfal...@bigpond.net.au> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ronni and Daniel, Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> I worked my way through everything and finally it worked on the PMU >>>>>> reset. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now everything is working fine but.......just an observation >>>>>> >>>>>> When I looked for the Bluetooth Icon in the Internet & Network section of >>>>>> the >>>>>> System Preferences window I could not find it so at first I thought it >>>>>> had >>>>>> not >>>>>> worked. boo hoo. But I noticed a change in the shape of the window of the >>>>>> Hardware Section which had grown to two lines. Why? Because Bluetooth is >>>>>> now >>>>>> sitting at the front of it! (PowerBook 1GHz G4 10.5.8). Then I compared >>>>>> it >>>>>> with the iMac (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 10.6.4) with Bluetooth in System >>>>>> Preferences sitting in Internet and Wireless. Why is it so? >>>>>> >>>>>> Good job I looked, thanks for the help guys, most appreciated, have a >>>>>> great >>>>>> weekend. >>>>>> >>>>>> Matt >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 05/11/2010, at 5:08 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Yes, sorry about not reading your email properly Matt. I had just >>>>>>> arrived >>>>>>> back in my office and rushed an email off to you. >>>>>>> I've been out again and only now returned ;-( >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If the bluetooth hardware is not being seen on your PowerBook. >>>>>>> Do as Daniel suggested: Firstly try A PRAM reset and if that doesn't >>>>>>> help >>>>>>> a >>>>>>> PMU reset. >>>>>>> If neither of these do the trick, it would need to be seen by Daniel as >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> Bluetooth Module could be loose or not connected. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Resetting PRAM and NVRAM >>>>>>> Shut down the computer. >>>>>>> Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. >>>>>>> You >>>>>>> will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4. >>>>>>> Turn on the computer. >>>>>>> Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key >>>>>>> combination before the gray screen appears. >>>>>>> Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup >>>>>>> sound >>>>>>> for the second time. >>>>>>> Release the keys. >>>>>>> Your computer's PRAM and the NVRAM are reset to the default values. The >>>>>>> clock >>>>>>> settings may be reset to a default date on some models. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Resetting PMU on PowerBook or iBook computers >>>>>>> In some troubleshooting situations, if resetting PRAM does not resolve >>>>>>> an >>>>>>> issue, resetting the PMU may be the next appropriate step. For >>>>>>> information >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> when this is appropriate and for instructions on how to reset the PMU in >>>>>>> your >>>>>>> PowerBook computer, see Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management >>>>>>> Unit >>>>>>> (PMU). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 05/11/2010, at 4:31 PM, Matt Falvey wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Ronni, No Problems, no I did mention in the post that Bluetooth is >>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>> even listed in System Preferences. That was one of the first places I >>>>>>>> went >>>>>>>> to try and find out why it wasn't showing up. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Daniel I followed your instructions and Hardware>Bluetooth it says "No >>>>>>>> information found." >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am just starting to repair disk permissions as a first step. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Matt >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 05/11/2010, at 3:06 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Matt, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Don't take this the wrong way, but do you have Bluetooth turned ON in >>>>>>>>> System Preferences > Internet & Wireless - Bluetooth "On" & >>>>>>>>> "Discoverable"? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Post back if you have and we will give more ideas. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>>> Ronni >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 >>>>>>>>> 2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard >>>>>>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 05/11/2010, at 2:59 PM, Matt Falvey wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi, my wireless keyboard had been lost by my Powerbook! I hadn't >>>>>>>>>> changed >>>>>>>>>> anything, at least I don;t think I did. At first I thought the >>>>>>>>>> batteries >>>>>>>>>> had gone flat, so I recharged them and it was still not recognised. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I had a hunt around the web for solutions and one was to ditch, >>>>>>>>>> com.apple.Bluetooth.plist from my User/Library/Preferences and reboot >>>>>>>>>> which I did. Didn't change anything. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Bluetooth is not listed in my System Preferences window under >>>>>>>>>> Internet >>>>>>>>>> & >>>>>>>>>> Network any more? When I go to Utilities and click on Bluetooth >>>>>>>>>> Setup >>>>>>>>>> Assistant.app I get the message "No Bluetooth Hardware Found" in >>>>>>>>>> order >>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>> use this application you must have a Bluetooth module. Please verify >>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>> your Bluetooth hardware is properly attached to the computer. The >>>>>>>>>> same >>>>>>>>>> reply comes when I try to launch Bluetooth File Exchange.app and >>>>>>>>>> Bluetooth >>>>>>>>>> Serial Utility.app >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Any ideas, I cant see how it disappeared without anything being done? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 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> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- 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> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> Daniel Kerr >>>>> MacWizardry >>>>> >>>>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>>>> Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >>>>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> **For everything Macintosh** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- 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> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- 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> >>>> >>> >>> --- >>> Daniel Kerr >>> MacWizardry >>> >>> Phone: 0414 795 960 >>> Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> >>> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >>> >>> >>> **For everything Macintosh** >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- 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> >>> >> >> >> >> -- 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> >> > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Macintosh** > > > > > > -- 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> > -- 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>