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All - thanks for the input so far. I have... 2,719 Views / 6 Replies  
All - thanks for the input so far.

I have done a bit of digging around based on your ideas and it looks like I have a couple of options.

1. Use a off the shelf reader app like Air Sharing, Drop...
Posted by Jordan, on Feb 24, 2010 at 06:03 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Putting Corporate Presentations on the iPad/iPhone 2,719 Views / 6 Replies  
Here's one for the thinkers out there....

Given we don't know what sort of file system, if any, that the iPad will have I'm thinking about some creative options.

We want to create a pack of...
Posted by Jordan, on Feb 23, 2010 at 12:00 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
What apps are using the OS 3.0 & 3GS features? 626 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi All,

Just thought I'd start a thread for people to mention any apps that are making use of any of the new features found in either the OS 3.0 or the new hardware for the 3GS. (Obviously...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 22, 2009 at 02:18 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Call with Edit - I often have phone numbers that... 8,693 Views / 119 Replies  
Call with Edit - I often have phone numbers that I need to edit before I call them. For example, someone in the US has their number at the bottom of an email but they don't have the +1 in front of it...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 22, 2009 at 02:05 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
If you are using Mail.app it's pretty simple. ... 516 Views / 1 Replies  
If you are using Mail.app it's pretty simple.

Just hold your mouse over the end of each email address and a drop down list will appear. With one click you can add each of the addresses you want to...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 21, 2009 at 09:14 AM, in Applications
Have you tried the parental controls built into... 683 Views / 2 Replies  
Have you tried the parental controls built into Leopard. They are pretty good. You can even make sure that only people you give permission to can write to her via email and chat via iChat.

And you...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 21, 2009 at 09:11 AM, in Applications
Depends what you mean by "clean". I have a... 550 Views / 3 Replies  
Depends what you mean by "clean".

I have a MacBook Air at work with the 64GB SSD so space is a bit of a premium. I downloaded CleanMyMac and it tidied up a lot of things. Stripped out the PPC code...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 21, 2009 at 09:09 AM, in Applications
Thanks guys. Some good stuff here. I think... 683 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks guys. Some good stuff here.

I think you need to have the Premium version to have all your own domain stuff. In any case, the investigations we've done with work actually have the Premium...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 21, 2009 at 08:59 AM, in Applications
Thanks TETENAL. I should have been clear... 683 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks TETENAL.

I should have been clear that this is not strictly Gmail but Google Premier (which is sort of the same thing but there are differences.) You can use your own domain name so it's...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 20, 2009 at 11:27 AM, in Applications
I still have both at work and we are a 99.99%... 1,235 Views / 20 Replies  
I still have both at work and we are a 99.99% Windows shop. However, about a year ago I started using my Mac as part of an experiment to see if a normal office user could really survive without...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 20, 2009 at 11:03 AM, in Applications
Sorry - I can't help you but just wanted to let... 620 Views / 3 Replies  
Sorry - I can't help you but just wanted to let you know that the same thing happened to me. It was only one image though. It happened after I had tried to reduce the size of it. Pretty much the same...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 20, 2009 at 10:55 AM, in Applications
Advice needed: Moving Dad to Gmail... 683 Views / 7 Replies  
Hey all,

Hoping I can tap into the collective here and come up with something that's "Dad proof".

Background: Dad after being a Windows user for years finally listened me and moved to a Mac....
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM, in Applications
One of the biggest missing features for me in... 2,686 Views / 19 Replies  
One of the biggest missing features for me in Numbers was PivotTables.

Is the new Categories implementation a substitute?

Jordan
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 7, 2009 at 07:06 AM, in Applications
I have changed mine to Australian! You first... 574 Views / 4 Replies  
I have changed mine to Australian!

You first have to enable another language then you can disable US.
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 18, 2008 at 04:07 PM, in macOS
Nasty trojan written for Mac OS X 3,474 Views / 39 Replies  
Had a quick look and didn't find too much about this on the forums....

Now normally people warn you about trojans but say you only get them if you are trying to find nasty pictures of Britney or...
Posted by Jordan, on Jun 14, 2008 at 10:17 AM, in macOS
It's an obscure Australian program called... 638 Views / 7 Replies  
It's an obscure Australian program called WineBase.
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 24, 2008 at 05:21 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Thanks Big Mac. Actually, while I only have one... 638 Views / 7 Replies  
Thanks Big Mac. Actually, while I only have one app, I actually know a couple of other people that have one or two apps and the same solution that works for me would be ideal for them. Everyone wants...
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 24, 2008 at 12:24 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Can I make windows safe on my Mac? 638 Views / 7 Replies  
The whole reason that I use Macs is to avoid all the crap that comes from the world of Windows. However, now I've found an app that I really need to use and it only works on Windows. Enter VMWare (or...
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 24, 2008 at 11:33 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
My PowerPC days are over so I'll format it as... 838 Views / 11 Replies  
My PowerPC days are over so I'll format it as GUID.

For others that may read this in the future. To clone using Disk Utility, select the source Volume then select Restore.
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 12, 2008 at 04:09 PM, in macOS
Art Vandelay. Could be a problem with your... 838 Views / 11 Replies  
Art Vandelay. Could be a problem with your suggestion...

While all the systems are on the latest version of Leopard the PowerMac is a PowerPC G5 and the Mac mini is an Intel (as per my sig.) Will...
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 12, 2008 at 03:52 PM, in macOS
Art Vandelay. Thanks for you reply. Sometimes I... 838 Views / 11 Replies  
Art Vandelay. Thanks for you reply. Sometimes I overlook the simplest solutions!!! What would you recommend as the best way to clone the drive?? Also, can I clone both the internal drives?

This is...
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 12, 2008 at 03:46 PM, in macOS
Thanks Veltliner. That's really good. I new about... 838 Views / 11 Replies  
Thanks Veltliner. That's really good. I new about Mail but forgot about Address Book and iCal. There are some other gems there too.

One correction, I don't think iTunes stores anything valuable in...
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 12, 2008 at 03:42 PM, in macOS
Am I on the right track? Mac to Mac to Mac migration… 838 Views / 11 Replies  
I've just sold my PowerMac on eBay but am going to hold off buying the replacement Mac for a few weeks and for the first time I'm going to buy an iMac. Considering 99% of my time is on email and web,...
Posted by Jordan, on Jan 12, 2008 at 03:00 PM, in macOS
I was going to suggest the Universal Access as a... 434 Views / 1 Replies  
I was going to suggest the Universal Access as a friend of mine managed to disable his numeric keypad that way the other day.

First thing I always do is try to determine if it's software or...
Posted by Jordan, on Nov 4, 2007 at 05:50 PM, in macOS
Should add one more thing.... I installed... 544 Views / 2 Replies  
Should add one more thing....

I installed the Airport Utility (not to be confused with the Airport Admin Utility).

I'm using WPA/WPA2 Personal. Radio is Mixed mode. Channel is automatic (but...
Posted by Jordan, on Aug 16, 2007 at 04:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Pls help: PowerBook G4 can't see Airport 544 Views / 2 Replies  
Bummed to be posing this question here but I'm at a loss.

I have a PowerBook G4 12 inch that will not see my Airport network. It's not the wireless card as I can see about 10 other networks in my...
Posted by Jordan, on Aug 16, 2007 at 02:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Sorry - should have been a bit clearer. It's not... 679 Views / 4 Replies  
Sorry - should have been a bit clearer. It's not the invisibility that is the problem. I can see it in Terminal through the ls -las command.

I can't access it. I suspect it has something to do...
Posted by Jordan, on Jul 7, 2007 at 11:12 AM, in macOS
Terminal Question: Hidden folders... 679 Views / 4 Replies  
Okay - I know this is the height of laziness....:D

I have two Macs - a desktop and a laptop.

On my desktop I have created a folder with various sensitive documents in it like passwords and...
Posted by Jordan, on Jul 7, 2007 at 06:38 AM, in macOS
Why put that link in there for Windows only... 983 Views / 7 Replies  
Why put that link in there for Windows only software? Is there a Mac version of this software somewhere else?
Posted by Jordan, on Mar 26, 2007 at 05:51 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Okay - finally bought one off eBay for $170 new... 983 Views / 7 Replies  
Okay - finally bought one off eBay for $170 new which is considerably less than the $299 asking price in the store.

How do you find out the model of drive inside?

I tried going to System...
Posted by Jordan, on Mar 26, 2007 at 05:48 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I have spoken to a few stores here and none of... 983 Views / 7 Replies  
I have spoken to a few stores here and none of them know. They also won't open the box for me to look at either.

Was hoping to get an answer from someone who owns one.
Posted by Jordan, on Mar 7, 2007 at 02:55 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
What's inside the LaCie Slim DVD±RW? 983 Views / 7 Replies  
Have you got this drive?

I'm about to buy one and need to know what maker and model drive are inside it. Unfortunately, the shops that I went to will not tell me.

I really need a region free...
Posted by Jordan, on Mar 6, 2007 at 08:09 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Careful: There are faulty Mac mini's out there (wireless) 720 Views / 1 Replies  
Just took delivery of a new Mac mini Duo on Friday.

Plugged it in where my old G4 PowerMac was. What previously was excellent reception suddenly dropped off to nothing or sometimes just one bar.
...
Posted by Jordan, on May 14, 2006 at 09:25 AM, in Mac Desktops
From memory their process won't do less than the... 1,092 Views / 4 Replies  
From memory their process won't do less than the number of pages specified. Not only will they charge you for it, but you will have blank pages at the end of your book.

At least that is certainly...
Posted by Jordan, on Mar 27, 2006 at 08:44 AM, in Applications
I'm actually using iBank. Only been on it for a... 635 Views / 4 Replies  
I'm actually using iBank. Only been on it for a day or so now but it seems pretty good so far. In any case, it doesn't have an automatic import feature and the banks in Australia don't tend to...
Posted by Jordan, on Mar 10, 2006 at 09:14 PM, in Applications
How can I automatically get my banks transactions... 635 Views / 4 Replies  
Starting to push the bounds of my Mac knowledge here...

My bank offers the ability to download QIF files with all my transactions in it whenever I want to going back for up to 3 months. What I...
Posted by Jordan, on Mar 10, 2006 at 06:58 PM, in Applications
How to disable the Caps Lock key.... 580 Views / 3 Replies  
This request came from my Dad.

I've moved him over from a pc to a PowerBook and generally he is very happy. However, his fingers are quite big and he often finds that he has accidentally hit the...
Posted by Jordan, on Feb 17, 2006 at 05:46 PM, in macOS
Found the problem on the Apple Support Forum.... 465 Views / 1 Replies  
Found the problem on the Apple Support Forum. (Never really check there - always check on Macnn only)

Seems like a lot of people were having this problem after installing the 10.4.4 update....
Posted by Jordan, on Feb 10, 2006 at 11:30 PM, in Applications
Can't close windows in Safari 465 Views / 1 Replies  
This is really weird. It's on my Mum's PowerBook.

Everything is up to date on it and there have been no hacks or anything installed. All of a sudden she can't close a window in Safari. The only...
Posted by Jordan, on Feb 10, 2006 at 11:12 PM, in Applications
Automator won't scale images.... 645 Views / 1 Replies  
Okay I know this is my first automator action but I know it's not supposed to be this hard!!!!

Want to use a very simple workflow to select photos from iPhoto and scale them down into a new...
Posted by Jordan, on Nov 13, 2005 at 03:31 AM, in Applications
Address Book not syncing with .Mac anymore 450 Views / 2 Replies  
Anyone help here? Just noticed that it hasn't synced since July 14th. Not sure what happened on that date. Could it have been when I installed Tiger?

Everything else seems to sync. At least I know...
Posted by Jordan, on Oct 27, 2005 at 08:20 AM, in Applications
Is there a dummies guide or something for OS X Server? 619 Views / 1 Replies  
G'day,

You can see the config of HW I have in my signature below. As there are only two of us using Mac's I really don't need the G4 anymore. Problem is that I'll get nothing for it on eBay so I'm...
Posted by Jordan, on Oct 22, 2005 at 09:49 PM, in macOS
Apart from the fact that this is blatant... 1,663 Views / 13 Replies  
Apart from the fact that this is blatant advertising..... it's not going to work with the new iMacs as it blocks the camera.....
Posted by Jordan, on Oct 13, 2005 at 09:50 AM, in Mac Desktops
Just fixed this I think.... You need to open... 2,619 Views / 11 Replies  
Just fixed this I think....

You need to open the trash can at least once. Go to Mailbox->Go To->Trash or Hit Command 5. Once you have gone there once it opens and stays there.

Now if someone...
Posted by Jordan, on Sep 27, 2005 at 10:20 AM, in Applications
No help at all but exactly the same thing is... 2,619 Views / 11 Replies  
No help at all but exactly the same thing is happening with my Dad's Mac at the moment. I just talked him through the conversion from Entourage to Mail.app over the phone. Now he says that there is...
Posted by Jordan, on Sep 27, 2005 at 10:13 AM, in Applications
Gavin - a very informative reply! Thanks a lot :D... 1,875 Views / 21 Replies  
Gavin - a very informative reply! Thanks a lot :D

I think all of this is pointing to a port, firewall or ISP problem.

Is there a simple way that I can troubleshoot this a bit better? Can I use...
Posted by Jordan, on Sep 6, 2005 at 05:33 PM, in Applications
I tried a number of ways to connect. Is there a... 1,875 Views / 21 Replies  
I tried a number of ways to connect. Is there a log somewhere that tells me what is going wrong?

Which IP address do you think I should be using? I believe that it is the "real world" IP address...
Posted by Jordan, on Sep 5, 2005 at 10:11 PM, in Applications
Kent - going to take you up on your offer of... 1,875 Views / 21 Replies  
Kent - going to take you up on your offer of advice.

Dad is in the Phillipines right now and the infrastructure is a bit dodgy...

Anyway, so Mum is at home and was struggling with the concept...
Posted by Jordan, on Sep 5, 2005 at 07:27 AM, in Applications
Kent, Interested to hear your comments. I've... 1,875 Views / 21 Replies  
Kent,

Interested to hear your comments. I've been struggling a bit with getting Chicken to work. There have been some very friendly and helpful people on this site giving me advice but clearly I'm...
Posted by Jordan, on Sep 4, 2005 at 08:03 AM, in Applications
CharlesS that must be it. Yes he is behind a... 3,381 Views / 45 Replies  
CharlesS that must be it. Yes he is behind a Linksys wireless router. He has Bigpond Cable (Australia) that comes with a cable modem, that flows into the wireless router that goes to his Mac.

I...
Posted by Jordan, on Aug 31, 2005 at 06:35 PM, in Applications
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