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If you're considering the iWork apps you could... 1,753 Views / 28 Replies  
If you're considering the iWork apps you could try them out (or a close approximation) by using them on iCloud.com. It is pretty close to using a proper desktop application, with a few limitations.
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Posted by Jonesy, on Dec 4, 2014 at 05:20 PM, in Applications
Glad to hear that I'm not the only one who... 313 Views / 1 Replies  
Glad to hear that I'm not the only one who received this. My new BTO 5K iMac has been "Preparing for Dispatch" for more than a week and I thought that was odd. Now they have come clean that there is...
Posted by Jonesy, on Nov 17, 2014 at 01:27 PM, in Mac News
I also have this issue. It affects both my MBP... 1,727 Views / 16 Replies  
I also have this issue. It affects both my MBP and my Mac Pro. It began with 10.8.0, as far as I can recall, and has persisted into 10.8.3. I reported it to Apple via the feedback pages months ago....
Posted by Jonesy, on Apr 1, 2013 at 06:43 AM, in macOS
Of course I have been to the page on the App... 1,259 Views / 11 Replies  
Of course I have been to the page on the App Store before. If I had not then why would I have commented on the odd behaviour. I installed the non-App Store iLife software and now I have seen the...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 13, 2012 at 03:20 PM, in macOS
Odd then that this appears for me for the first... 1,259 Views / 11 Replies  
Odd then that this appears for me for the first on a 1 year old MacBook Pro. It will surely have to be done for all up to date iLife users when the App Store becomes the only source for your...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 13, 2012 at 01:44 AM, in macOS
OK so here is the grab from the App Store page (I... 1,259 Views / 11 Replies  
OK so here is the grab from the App Store page (I hope)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/7366101150_c08e60ae19.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/64541982@N08/7366101150/)
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 12, 2012 at 02:30 PM, in macOS
New App Store Behaviour 1,259 Views / 11 Replies  
I checked the Mac App Store for new updates earlier today and when I tried the Purchases tab I found an additional box at the top telling me that I had 3 apps to accept (iPhoto, Garageband and...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 11, 2012 at 04:13 PM, in macOS
Siri in the UK is still only partially... 2,454 Views / 33 Replies  
Siri in the UK is still only partially functional. I had hoped that the additional functions which only work in the US and in US english would be working now (maps, nearest restaurants, etc.). I...
Posted by Jonesy, on Mar 8, 2012 at 05:37 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Poll: I hate to say this but I don't think it's looking... 1,272 Views / 12 Replies  
I hate to say this but I don't think it's looking too hopeful. iBooks Author looks just like Pages. If they have just released a new application which appears to have such a similar codebase as iWork...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jan 29, 2012 at 04:33 PM, in Applications
Roll on the applications written to make use of... 1,225 Views / 4 Replies  
Roll on the applications written to make use of this folder.

Every week I keep hoping for a new version of iWork which uses iCloud (as well as the rest of my massive wish list for iWork).
Posted by Jonesy, on Nov 6, 2011 at 05:04 PM, in Applications
You can keep on using MobileMe galleries for now.... 4,520 Views / 3 Replies  
You can keep on using MobileMe galleries for now. I have just uploaded a new one successfully, so they are still working. Hopefully they will see sense and migrate this feature across to iCloud as...
Posted by Jonesy, on Oct 30, 2011 at 06:28 AM, in Applications
I want keychain sync kept. The ability to enter... 1,673 Views / 10 Replies  
I want keychain sync kept. The ability to enter passwords for one website on one mac and to have this automatically appear on others was so handy and I will miss it in iCloud.

I also used iDisk to...
Posted by Jonesy, on Oct 28, 2011 at 03:40 AM, in Applications
At the moment it does not appear to do anything I... 3,633 Views / 2 Replies  
At the moment it does not appear to do anything I can see with iWork '09. The applications have no interface with iCloud. Documents cannot be uploaded from or downloaded to the applications from...
Posted by Jonesy, on Oct 18, 2011 at 09:10 AM, in macOS
What does "Documents & Data" in Mac OS iCloud Preferences do? 3,633 Views / 2 Replies  
In system preferences for iCloud in Mac OS we have the option to select "Document & Data" sharing. With no Mac OS applications which use iCloud this appears to have no purpose that I can see. Am I...
Posted by Jonesy, on Oct 16, 2011 at 09:44 AM, in macOS
I have had an APC device for a few years. I did... 3,314 Views / 17 Replies  
I have had an APC device for a few years. I did use Power Chute initially but I do not recall any option to silence the beeping. This may just be my device. It has been years since I used the APC...
Posted by Jonesy, on Sep 27, 2011 at 12:46 PM, in Applications
I have exactly the same problem. I have found... 1,545 Views / 1 Replies  
I have exactly the same problem. I have found that when my Mac Pro will not connect to anything it has changed the name of the computer in the Bluetooth preferences pane to something completely...
Posted by Jonesy, on Aug 2, 2011 at 05:23 PM, in macOS
I have the same problem with my mid 2007 MBP.... 12,619 Views / 12 Replies  
I have the same problem with my mid 2007 MBP. Just died out of the blue. The same symptoms as above with the sleep light coming on but no video and on re-boot no startup chime.

Given the age of...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jul 14, 2011 at 05:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks
As far as MobileMe galleries are concerned I... 3,741 Views / 23 Replies  
As far as MobileMe galleries are concerned I suspect that we will either have to move any galleries across to Flickr or an iPhoto update will occur and we will have access to the all new iCloud...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 25, 2011 at 06:47 AM, in Applications
I thought about the trackpad for ages. Bought it... 3,430 Views / 17 Replies  
I thought about the trackpad for ages. Bought it a few months ago and haven't regretted it. If you are happy to use the gestures then it's fantastic and I find it speeds up navigation around the...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 25, 2011 at 05:51 AM, in macOS
So hopefully this means that an iWork update is... 20,942 Views / 426 Replies  
So hopefully this means that an iWork update is due finally. I have been waiting for iWork 11 since it was first put up on the App Store by mistake when it launched. I hope there is lots to look...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 11, 2011 at 07:56 AM, in macOS
I thought so too. 10.6.7 is rumoured to have... 1,705 Views / 2 Replies  
I thought so too.

10.6.7 is rumoured to have an update to the App Store application. Maybe it will be more reliable. Usual version 1.0 problems.
Posted by Jonesy, on Mar 4, 2011 at 12:59 PM, in macOS
Mac App Store Behaving Strangely 1,705 Views / 2 Replies  
Since last night the Mac App Store has not been working properly. If I go to the "Purchases" page it tells me that I have 2 applications which have updates available. The "Updates" page says that all...
Posted by Jonesy, on Mar 4, 2011 at 05:01 AM, in macOS
I use ChronoSync for this. I have used it for a... 1,102 Views / 19 Replies  
I use ChronoSync for this. I have used it for a couple of years and it keeps getting better. Easy set-up. Can't recommend it highly enough.
Posted by Jonesy, on Jan 23, 2011 at 03:56 PM, in Applications
I thought Blu-Ray in iTunes sounded odd, after... 6,284 Views / 113 Replies  
I thought Blu-Ray in iTunes sounded odd, after all DVDs have their own application.

So when are we going to get support for Blu-Ray video disk playback in OS X? How is the built-in support for...
Posted by Jonesy, on Sep 9, 2009 at 06:21 PM, in Applications
I can connect to my work using my iPhone but in... 1,136 Views / 6 Replies  
I can connect to my work using my iPhone but in SL as soon as I ask Mail to set up the account it crashes the application. God only knows what my company has done with Exchange that they can do this...
Posted by Jonesy, on Sep 8, 2009 at 05:29 PM, in macOS
I just tried this. In the Dictionary application... 487 Views / 4 Replies  
I just tried this. In the Dictionary application where the word is typeset like this "dic.tion.ar.y" it is possible to right click only on a section of the word but it is still possible to bring up...
Posted by Jonesy, on Aug 17, 2009 at 12:57 PM, in Applications
All working OK for me. 539 Views / 2 Replies  
All working OK for me.
Posted by Jonesy, on Aug 10, 2009 at 02:55 PM, in macOS
I don't know exactly what the original poster's... 2,075 Views / 32 Replies  
I don't know exactly what the original poster's requirements are but FMP will interface with other programs using AppleScript. I have a database I wrote for patient management, a very glorified...
Posted by Jonesy, on Mar 6, 2009 at 07:16 PM, in Applications
Have a look at ChronoSync. It may do just what... 748 Views / 10 Replies  
Have a look at ChronoSync. It may do just what you need.
Posted by Jonesy, on Feb 23, 2009 at 09:26 PM, in Applications
Thanks. That is great. Shame they made it behave... 1,661 Views / 39 Replies  
Thanks. That is great. Shame they made it behave this way. Dragging the document window makes it carry the other windows of that application but Ctrl-Number does not. Seems rather counterintuitive....
Posted by Jonesy, on Jan 11, 2009 at 05:48 PM, in macOS
I can't get used to Spaces. It does not do what I... 1,661 Views / 39 Replies  
I can't get used to Spaces. It does not do what I want it to. My preference would be for a space for one project, another one for another project. This would mean that I can have one window for Pages...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jan 8, 2009 at 07:14 PM, in macOS
I use Pages quite a lot and I would agree with... 489 Views / 2 Replies  
I use Pages quite a lot and I would agree with Tooki. Omnigraffle is by far the easiest way.
Posted by Jonesy, on Oct 2, 2008 at 01:40 AM, in Applications
Thanks for your help, but what I really need is... 2,439 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks for your help, but what I really need is makes and model numbers of known devices which support BTMM over ADSL in the UK. Although my old device says it supports UPnP and NAT there is...
Posted by Jonesy, on Aug 21, 2008 at 08:39 AM, in Networking
Best ADSL ethernet router for Back To My Mac? 2,439 Views / 3 Replies  
I cannot get my home router working with Back To My Mac. I have an old Belkin router and a new Airport Extreme. Apple's support page (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1304) listing compatible routers...
Posted by Jonesy, on Aug 20, 2008 at 12:02 PM, in Networking
I have a few ongoing problems with 10.5.4. I had... 51,099 Views / 363 Replies  
I have a few ongoing problems with 10.5.4. I had expected that Apple would sort them out this far into 10.5 but although some are "known problems" they are still not fixed. Some have been mentioned...
Posted by Jonesy, on Aug 15, 2008 at 04:24 PM, in macOS
I have been trying to work out what was making my... 2,630 Views / 12 Replies  
I have been trying to work out what was making my MacPro wake in the middle of the night for weeks. I thought it was my UPS. I had manufacturer software installed as well as the new Apple drivers....
Posted by Jonesy, on Aug 13, 2008 at 06:24 PM, in macOS
I had exactly the same problem. Phoned Adobe, who... 507 Views / 4 Replies  
I had exactly the same problem. Phoned Adobe, who fixed it no problem. I believe this is the only way to do it.
Posted by Jonesy, on Aug 7, 2008 at 01:57 PM, in Applications
I would love to see this too. I have tried to... 599 Views / 5 Replies  
I would love to see this too. I have tried to work out whether it is there but I think they forgot about To Do's. Maybe they will add it in an update if we send feedback.

I think it's strange that...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jul 12, 2008 at 03:21 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Same problem for me in the UK. Nice looking... 2,184 Views / 36 Replies  
Same problem for me in the UK. Nice looking phone. Just want to use it but no chance until Apple's servers get up to speed.
Posted by Jonesy, on Jul 11, 2008 at 11:27 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
It is a router with built in ADSL (I am in the... 3,319 Views / 6 Replies  
It is a router with built in ADSL (I am in the UK).

Can I clarify how to do this. I think this is where my problem is. If I get my ADSL router to connect to my ISP, switch off DHCP and NAT there...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 18, 2008 at 06:28 AM, in Networking
The only reason I had switched UPnP on was... 3,319 Views / 6 Replies  
The only reason I had switched UPnP on was because this was suggested by Apple. It has made no difference to my ability to connect to BTMM. I can change the router configuration but I don't know how...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 18, 2008 at 06:24 AM, in Networking
Back To My Mac Problems 3,319 Views / 6 Replies  
I would be grateful for any help in getting Back To My Mac working. I have a Belkin ADSL router to connect to the outside world (Model no. F5D7632), plugged into my Airport Extreme (latest 802.11 n...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 17, 2008 at 05:28 PM, in Networking
Apple owns Filemaker. Do you think they have no... 616 Views / 10 Replies  
Apple owns Filemaker. Do you think they have no input into its features? I know it is a cross platform program. I would still expect that Filemaker has good access to Apple's own developers to ensure...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 12, 2008 at 05:51 PM, in Applications
I don't think we can blame the file format but... 616 Views / 10 Replies  
I don't think we can blame the file format but this is also a pain in the arse in Filemaker. I use it to safe documents within database fields and, of course, packages can't be placed in the field....
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 9, 2008 at 06:00 PM, in Applications
I have exactly the same issue with WPA Enterprise... 9,192 Views / 10 Replies  
I have exactly the same issue with WPA Enterprise passwords. I have repaired damage in my keychain, etc. There is nothing relating to my password saved in any keychain. 10.4.11 does not do this but...
Posted by Jonesy, on Jun 6, 2008 at 07:17 AM, in Networking
Still no fix for the issue with Front Row on... 8,220 Views / 132 Replies  
Still no fix for the issue with Front Row on certain Macs. I have a new MacPro, so don't tell me that only fixes for new machines are added. I cannot view any online movie trailers as I am told that...
Posted by Jonesy, on May 31, 2008 at 05:27 AM, in macOS
Just checked my FireWire problems since I... 762 Views / 7 Replies  
Just checked my FireWire problems since I installed 10.5.3. No problem at all now. Looks like they fixed it, whatever it was.
Posted by Jonesy, on May 28, 2008 at 04:30 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
This happens to me when I have nothing else... 762 Views / 7 Replies  
This happens to me when I have nothing else plugged into a Firewire port. I can't blame this for the weird behaviour.
Posted by Jonesy, on May 7, 2008 at 03:07 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
As this seems a problem on some new models has... 762 Views / 7 Replies  
As this seems a problem on some new models has anyone discussed this with AppleCare? I was intending to call them. I wondered if this was a known issue.
Posted by Jonesy, on Apr 26, 2008 at 05:28 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have just been playing with a DV camera with my... 762 Views / 7 Replies  
I have just been playing with a DV camera with my new MacPro and I think there may be Firewire issues as well. I had no problems with my old PowerMac or with my MacBook Pro but the MacPro refuses to...
Posted by Jonesy, on Apr 19, 2008 at 05:39 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
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