http://www.cammac.org.uk/index.htmMacs in Cambridge, UKencbbiz@mac.comCopyright 2010 threeshoes2010-08-25T20:44:48+01:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:49:13 +0100cbbiz@mac.comNetworkingMobileMe2010-08-25T20:44:48+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/f6577a7e163b912dca876b11359e1fad-29.htm#unique-entry-id-29http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/f6577a7e163b912dca876b11359e1fad-29.htm#unique-entry-id-29
I've fixed my small-but-annoying MobileMe snag :-).

Since getting my iPhone 4 it has been impossible to alter addresses or add new ones without MobileMe overriding the change.  Then, using TinkerTool System (the one that isn't free), I found that I had my old iPhone still registered to MobileMe, and therefore syncing.  I inferred from this information that my new iPhone was being overridden in MobileMe.

So I checked the apple.com/support/mobileme pages again today and saw a way of seeing your iPhone (www.me.com/find).  Sure enough, both iPhones were on the list at the side.  So I removed the iPhone 3G and tried altering addresses on my iPhone4 ... and it worked!

All is now right with the world – MobileMe is back to being the truly useful tool it was before :-)

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comKitPersonalTrial2010-08-15T19:39:27+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/5b70fb826d7eb1a346c3c8c52cb38191-28.htm#unique-entry-id-28http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/5b70fb826d7eb1a346c3c8c52cb38191-28.htm#unique-entry-id-28
I’ll bring it along to the meeting tomorrow, in case anyone wants to have a (non-destructive) fiddle with it.

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comAppleSoftware2010-07-05T18:36:45+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/cd9781860e9408da09c47ccdf4e640ad-26.htm#unique-entry-id-26http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/cd9781860e9408da09c47ccdf4e640ad-26.htm#unique-entry-id-26
I do like the new Mail functionality; the ordering of the Inboxes reduces the finger tap count quite considerably. I also like the folders, although that took a little while to get used to: the small icons can still be recognised if you forget which folder has which applications.

But the overall impression is of speed – lack of it! It takes ages to select something like a contact in Contacts. Email messages are not too slow to open, considering what you are doing with a small computer, but some applications grind almost to a halt. GPS MotionX is pretty horrendous, but that goes for any large application.

I might consider downgrading to iOS3 if I weren’t seriously considering replacing the iPhone with 4G ...

Chris

Note: I did downgrade that iPhone to iOS3.1.3 as my wife wanted to take over the device [added 15 Aguust 2010]. cb]]>cbbiz@mac.comKit2010-05-06T19:01:40+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/96fe4cdf5ff401d171b30950b1cc3889-25.htm#unique-entry-id-25http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/96fe4cdf5ff401d171b30950b1cc3889-25.htm#unique-entry-id-25
Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comKit2010-04-10T13:32:26+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/9c2aef72b2ad1f62cc5f4554097010bf-24.htm#unique-entry-id-24http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/9c2aef72b2ad1f62cc5f4554097010bf-24.htm#unique-entry-id-24


But I have a MacBook Pro. I have the presentation on that, where I have been making last-minute amendments on the way to the audience. It needs no stand, it has an array of output ports to connect to the AV system at the venue and I already have a remote control with which to make the presentation without having to touch the device itself.

Hmmm ...

However, I do like the iCal display, and that of the Address Book.

Chris
p.s. the image came from the Apple (US) site. cb]]>cbbiz@mac.comKit2010-04-09T14:33:19+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/fb120aff7b24ca48e75abafae8b0a291-23.htm#unique-entry-id-23http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/fb120aff7b24ca48e75abafae8b0a291-23.htm#unique-entry-id-23
The iPad is an aspirational piece of kit; a purchaser is supposed to value the device more because it was pricey. By that token however it had better be useful as well: otherwise there might well be a section on that Internet Auction Site devoted to iPads; and that would be a shame ...

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comMUG Org2010-04-09T14:31:58+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6b4298e6159e6099c718b38573ca4bf4-22.htm#unique-entry-id-22http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6b4298e6159e6099c718b38573ca4bf4-22.htm#unique-entry-id-22
And I shall start with a rant about the iPad ...

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comNetworking2009-12-04T06:33:33+00:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6c3e8882a3af6597fe3dedb8bc53b34c-21.htm#unique-entry-id-21http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6c3e8882a3af6597fe3dedb8bc53b34c-21.htm#unique-entry-id-21Team DeciNena to hunt for 10 red balloons being released in the USA on Saturday 5 December 2009. See caMMac Facebook page for more details.
]]>cbbiz@mac.comAppleSoftware2009-08-24T19:37:45+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/31ff0315ffd9514e7504ab48d5c04da4-20.htm#unique-entry-id-20http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/31ff0315ffd9514e7504ab48d5c04da4-20.htm#unique-entry-id-20
Snow Leopard will be with us by the end of the week. Although it will not be show a massive new set of functions, the speed of operation should be much higher as it makes more efficient use of each computer’s hardware.

Since Asam persuaded me to buy the best graphics card when I upgraded to my iMac in July 2008, I am hoping that I shall reap the benefits when I upgrade to Snow Leopard.

Here’s a summary of what’s in it. And here is a list of the applications which will apparently not work with it, at the moment anyway.

Chris

]]>cbbiz@mac.comMUG Org2009-07-17T17:45:07+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/c3c21e10ab4ca146b9a9b14ecd51f49a-19.htm#unique-entry-id-19http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/c3c21e10ab4ca146b9a9b14ecd51f49a-19.htm#unique-entry-id-19RECORD OF MEETING OF caMMac COMMITTEE ON 19 MAY 2009 AT CB2

Present: Asam, Martin, Chris, Sailesh, Ian and Ross.

Purpose: to continue discussion about the full establishment of the Cambridge Macintosh Users’ Group – “caMMac” – how to proceed with meetings and their subjects.
Website

• Chris agreed to adjust the composition of officers.
• Chris would place more blog feeds on the front page.

• Sail would try light blue on the logo for the banner.

Charitable Status

• Asam and Martin would check our charitable status – “common good”.
• Check the chat on the Mac Leaders’ mailing list.
• Affiliation with University would be based on quota of student members and students in positions on Committee.

Constitution

• Meeting agreed that the Constitution remained a “work in progress” but would be on the website in the meantime.

Next Meeting

• The next meeting would be held at Wolfson on 9 June 2009 at 1900. Details on Facebook page.

Chris Barker
Interim Sec 30 May 2009]]>cbbiz@mac.comSoftware2009-06-07T10:24:56+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/1d2c82bd0d06b58b6214e61bba16e0c2-18.htm#unique-entry-id-18http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/1d2c82bd0d06b58b6214e61bba16e0c2-18.htm#unique-entry-id-18Glu, on my iPhone. It’s an excellent game in which you can glide for ages]]>cbbiz@mac.comMUG Org2009-05-03T15:30:09+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/fa304285ce4de4a1f0de0a9ffa060f47-17.htm#unique-entry-id-17http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/fa304285ce4de4a1f0de0a9ffa060f47-17.htm#unique-entry-id-17RECORD OF MEETING OF caMMac COMMITTEE ON 20 APRIL 2009 AT CB2

Present: Asam Bashir, Martin Dove, Chris Barker, Sailesh Raithatha, Ian Frame and Rashid Zaman.

Purpose: to continue discussion about the full establishment of the Cambridge Macintosh Users’ Group – “caMMac” – how to proceed with meetings and their subjects.]]>cbbiz@mac.comMUG Org2009-04-22T11:39:43+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/b2ace31eee7ad42cffdae52f0b2da00b-15.htm#unique-entry-id-15http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/b2ace31eee7ad42cffdae52f0b2da00b-15.htm#unique-entry-id-15RECORD OF MEETING OF caMMac COMMITTEE ON 31 MARCH 2009 AT CB2

Present: Asam Bashir, Martin Dove, and Chris Barker; apologies: Sailesh Raithatha.

Purpose: to discuss the full establishment of the Cambridge Macintosh Users’ Group – “caMMac” – how to proceed with meetings and their subjects.]]>cbbiz@mac.comMUG Org2009-04-01T06:25:18+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/b4e63f23a0422c051656ed77430e1533-14.htm#unique-entry-id-14http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/b4e63f23a0422c051656ed77430e1533-14.htm#unique-entry-id-14RECORD OF MEETING OF caMMac COMMITTEE ON 17 MARCH 2009 AT CB2 BISTRO IN CAMBRIDGE

Present: Asam Bashir, Martin Dove, Sailesh Raithatha and Chris Barker.

Purpose: to discuss the full establishment of the Cambridge Macintosh Users’ Group – “caMMac”.

]]>cbbiz@mac.comSoftware2008-02-15T16:46:40+00:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/380665948d136618c1b0cd12819fc845-13.htm#unique-entry-id-13http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/380665948d136618c1b0cd12819fc845-13.htm#unique-entry-id-13Filemaker website and download it.

Oh, and Aperture is upgraded to v2. You have to pay for the upgrade (£65), but the difference is marked. And you have to upgrade to read Olympus E-3 DNG files.

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comSoftware2008-01-07T15:53:24+00:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6068a2eed1b8acd9b991535d04c30cf9-12.htm#unique-entry-id-12http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6068a2eed1b8acd9b991535d04c30cf9-12.htm#unique-entry-id-12
I start the New Year with full operational Filemaker Pro v9. I had not deactivated either of my installations (iMac and MacBook) before upgrading to Leopard and when I came to run FMPro I found that I was deactivated. What's more I had no activations remaining to me. It took a couple of phone calls to get one activation, then another after it was "escalated" to the USA. Carl at FMPro in the UK came up trumps (thanks, chum). But why did the Leopard installation not warn me? [I used Erase and Instal]

Anyway, now you know: deactivate all your software before upgrading to Leopard. But it is worth the (pretty minor) hassle.

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comKit2007-12-12T06:39:07+00:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6127edad240223b9e66fac7005b75706-10.htm#unique-entry-id-10http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6127edad240223b9e66fac7005b75706-10.htm#unique-entry-id-10
Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comSoftware2007-12-12T06:27:27+00:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/09b040d213a066974f37d3a1975d248c-9.htm#unique-entry-id-9http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/09b040d213a066974f37d3a1975d248c-9.htm#unique-entry-id-9
However, then I had problems with the Keychain and RapidWeaver: the application would try to access the Keychain (after presenting the Allow/Deny alert) and would then take an age to complete the startup process, with the file loading grinding really slowly. It would take a long time for Force Quit to arrive on the scene and then the whole iMac would limp until I rebooted it. After taking advice on the RapidWeaver Forum, I deleted my RapidWeaver references in Keychain and ran Onyx to clean up the links etc ... Then it worked fine. But Time Machine was not working as I had hoped. Its backups seemed to be complete ones and it ran out of disk space quickly. So I made 3 backups of all my stuff and reinstalled Leopard using Erase and Install and all works beautifully.

I am really pleased with Leopard now; my advice to all is to Erase and Install after you have backed up ALL your current files. And I now have a 1TB Iomega external drive to take Time Machine (bought from Cancom in Cambridge).

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comSoftware2007-12-09T06:18:59+00:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/a86264ce4c8bb755a7348f3aa84a9b6b-8.htm#unique-entry-id-8http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/a86264ce4c8bb755a7348f3aa84a9b6b-8.htm#unique-entry-id-8Preview page for more details. But it looks great and I am sure that the functionality is just what I wanted. It might challenge SOHO Notes for dominance as the automatic database for my personal use.

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comMUG Org2007-11-07T18:49:26+00:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/685d63659a475786a9c75f329f57c2e6-6.htm#unique-entry-id-6http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/685d63659a475786a9c75f329f57c2e6-6.htm#unique-entry-id-6Michael Corgan sent us this message:

It's high time that we told you a little more about the shadowy figures that run the umbrella organisation devoted to pushing forward the cause of Mac User Groups in the UK & Ireland.

Most of the talking is done by me, Michael Corgan.  Formerly of London Mac User Group and now at Wessex, I have been a long-time member of support groups for the Mac and its predecessor, the Apple ][.   The real work is mainly done by Peter Tucker, of Oxford Mac User Group.  Peter runs the web-site, provides the graphics for our logos and  the badges that volunteers wear on the stand at Mac Expo and has most recently been involved in setting up the Special Offers Pages that will be appearing on our web site from January 3rd.  More about this below .  We both speak to suppliers, to try to get discounts for members of all MUGs, and to get them to send people to demonstrate product to our meetings.  I go round with the begging bowl to get prizes donated for the annual Photo Competition, and am able to lean on Peter's contacts for some of these.

The organisation, to use the term loosely, is not funded in any way - all expenditure is met by us personally - with one major exception.  And that is the cost of setting up the stand at Mac Expo in its various guises over the years.  This has always been borne primarily by London Mac User Group, who purchased the very necessary spotlights that light up the even more necessary graphics - which one of their members, Stephen Bennington, designs, and which they also provide.  They have also, thanks to Rodney Walshaw of the Group, provide the two desk units that we put at the front of the stand.  The work of setting it up is carried out by volunteers from LMUG while the stand manning is by people from Groups all over the UK - and on one occasion, from Ireland too.  That makes it a good place at which to exchange ideas and meet up with fellow users from other parts of the country. The stand itself is donated by the organisers of the exhibition, who have been consistently good to us over the years, though it can't be denied that bringing people to the exhibition is something that we both try to achieve.

The latest development, which has been some time in the setting up (due to the guy making it contracting Bell's Palsy, from which he is now fortunately recovering), is the Special Offers page - or pages.  This features offers received by us direct and by individual Groups, and ensures that the special prices are only open to bona-fide User group members. This will be live at the beginning of January to allow us time to get some good offers in.  And we will also need to have the contact details for a responsible member of your Group who can vouch that anyone applying for a Special Offer through the site is indeed a bona-fide member of a User Group - this is intended to be a benefit of being in a MUG.

We are open to ways of making all our Groups better and more useful to the members, and of course of publicising them.  So don't hesitate to tell us your ideas. We have been fortunate in that the initial magazine publicity that was given by MacUser has been taken up by Mac Format, who, in case you have missed it, currently devote a double-page spread to UK & Irish Groups.  We are still asking for a 200-250 word piece, with a couple of photos (preferably not of people watching a demo or sitting around a Mac!) from those Groups that haven't yet participated, and updates from those who have.  I'll be asking for these soon!

At the time of writing, the 200 plus inquiries that were received on our stand at MacLiveExpo have been entered onto a database, and the email addresses checked out.  There were perhaps 20 that had to be re-checked and now that is done the lists have been sent out to the individual Groups.  Considerable effort has been expended in getting these contacts for your Groups and we want this year to follow them up more closely than previously.  Please do contact the new people and let us know in a month or so how many of them came to a meeting and/or became members of your Group.  We were also lucky enough to have several thousand fliers putting people onto the UKIM web site placed in the carrier bags handed out at the show entrance by Computer Warehouse - do let us know if this has resulted in inquiries for your Group.

We would like to thank the volunteers who manned this years' stand - it was specially good to see so many MUG leaders this time around.

With best wishes

Michael
--
Peter Tucker        Michael Corgan
Helping Mac User Groups to help Mac users
UK & Irish Macintosh User Groups
http://www.macusersuk.org]]>cbbiz@mac.comApple2007-10-10T19:02:07+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6bd00676f1800c232fcd5f9bd01a4cda-4.htm#unique-entry-id-4http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6bd00676f1800c232fcd5f9bd01a4cda-4.htm#unique-entry-id-4
So why upgrade?

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comKit2007-10-09T21:24:02+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/3ea836bc4c9619f0f53418ba80282faf-3.htm#unique-entry-id-3http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/3ea836bc4c9619f0f53418ba80282faf-3.htm#unique-entry-id-3
Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comKit2007-10-07T12:46:20+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/36d863e4ae3ba78235da589663bb1137-2.htm#unique-entry-id-2http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/36d863e4ae3ba78235da589663bb1137-2.htm#unique-entry-id-2
It is the same size and feel as my MacBook keyboard, but without the numeric keypad alternative layout. The power indicator is a tiny green LED on the right, just inboard of the power button, and there is a Caps Lock LED in the normal place. Apart from those lights it looks inert, but it comes alive with a touch on any key. It fits nicely in my Crumpler 'pooter bag, although I shall keep it in my Apple carrier bag (very nice) to save its being scratched too soon.

I now use this keyboard on the train or otherwise out and about. I shall continue to use the wired keyboards at home with my Griffin iCurve levitation device.

Chris]]>cbbiz@mac.comApple2007-10-06T14:24:52+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/34d5a4037de7d09f0433a5d7b1c35cf3-1.htm#unique-entry-id-1http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/34d5a4037de7d09f0433a5d7b1c35cf3-1.htm#unique-entry-id-1MacLive Expo. Do get in touch if you can give him the times that you can help. All training and equipment will be provided :-).

Chris

p.s. it looks as if I can make some time on Friday afternoon; my Boss is a keen Mac user and wants to come as well ...]]>cbbiz@mac.comMUG Org2007-10-06T13:07:20+01:00http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6f975c83b49333bdbb310ec1a2588e6e-0.htm#unique-entry-id-0http://www.cammac.org.uk/notes/files/6f975c83b49333bdbb310ec1a2588e6e-0.htm#unique-entry-id-0
Do make suggestions for this part, or any part. And if you want an announcement, get in touch.

Chris]]>