Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / April 2007

Version 2.4 of Eye TV is now availablefor download.
http://downloads.elgato.com/downloads/eyetv24update.dmg
Let's hope this fixes a number of bug's that seem to crop up, especially
regarding annoying gap's in the schedule's.

I was surfing around recently and came across a little utility to save
licence keys. It wasn't very sophisticated, and I thought "how
pointless - why not just use a text document". However, now I just had
to dig around for my Aperture licence key, and I thought "if only I

I need to enter the minefield of PDAs. I need something I can transfer
files/address/diary to via Bluetooth, read word, excel and PDFs.
What are you guys using with your Intel mac laptops?
Regards

Gather round everyone, and start singing badly - it's Ian Robinson's
birthday today!
Happy Birthday Ian! Hope you have a good one.
    -zoara-

Anyone else having problems with Tiger & Safari? XP seems to work OK. I
can't get it to proceed to the checkout.
From Amazon 'We are currently experiencing difficulties with the use of
Safari

Anyone recommend a decent wireless mouse?
I'd like one that isn't the Mighty Mouse and doesn't require a plug, ie
those mice that have a chargable crable, they just seem to add more clutter.

Ok, your basic Apple TV is essentially a £200 Mac running special software,
right? And it connects to your TV, right?
Apple have a golden opportunity here: they need to include iChatAV and start
selling USB iSights. Having a £200 (+camera) video conferencing tool would be

Dies it automatically apply rules to imcoming mail?  I think it does....
Can I somehow have it so I just apply rules manually?
I want things to end up in my inbox as normal, but once I've read them I
want to use rules to file them.

There is (one) video on Youtube I would love to download, so I can
take my laptop to my (currently non-mobile) friend to play him.  Is
there a way of downloading the video?
Many thanks in advance

http://www.elgato.com/index.php?file=support_updates_eyetv2
V2.4 just out.

The Virginia Tech shootings - What happened was a tragedy.
Perhaps some of the dead were gays.

Let me entertain you this evening with a tale of basic science, deeply
felt sorrow, random chance and acute embarrassment.
Scene 1 - A Busy Office
(wherein the scene is set)

I now have my new macBook and can't wait to get started but have 1
problem, I cannot connect to the Internet wirelessly.  I have a
Netgear DG834G, the macBook shows my connection, I am using WPA
Personal which I believe is now the same as WPA-PSK but when I put

This month's PC Pro seems to have a pretty heavy Mac theme. With "32
reasons why PCs are better than Macs" featured pretty heavily on the
cover.
I can't decide if this list is actually *intended* to be funny but it's