Posted by haynesycop
GRR i hate you, lol. Glad your liking it, can't wait to get my hands on one.
Posted by chrisfirst
Hi guys,
I need a little help here. I try to download and play some mpg videos, but quicktime says, it's can't play them, because none of them is a movie file. VLC has no problem at all. Can you try it out and give me a little advice please?
http://www.upc.hu/home/szorakozas/
Then click on: "Reklámfilm letöltése"
Do not click on the picture as it opens it in an youtube kinda external site.
Thanks a lot!
Posted by Jools
Those movies are in MPEG2 format which QuickTime does not play by default. for QuickTime to play MPEG2 files you need the MPEG2 Component which you can buy from Apple, or it comes with DVD Studio Pro.
Or you can try the free Perian collection of codecs from here:
http://perian.org/
Posted by chrisfirst
Hm, that's strange... File info says those are in MPEG-1 format and I have the latest Perian. I have no idea what's wrong.
Posted by fatreg
was asking a n00b mac question.. all sorted!
[ This Message was edited by: fatreg on 2007-09-26 22:49 ]
Posted by Jools
@Fatreg
You probably need to join the files back together into one big zip. I use the free Split&Concat for such tasks:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~loekjehe/Split&Concat/
Posted by fatreg
right next question...
a divx film has managed to find its way on to my mac...
how do i convert said divx to a video_ts or whatever so it can be burnt to a dvd that will work in a normal dvd player?
ta
Posted by Jools
VisualHub is what I use. You can go straight from a DivX to DVD Image ready for burning.
http://www.techspansion.com/visualhub/
Posted by fatreg
ta jools.
you are a true scholar and a gentleman...
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
any idea how can I can see the actual files in the iphoto libery? Without opening iphoto?
Posted by fatreg
On 2007-09-27 02:55:38, Luke-the-magic-man wrote:
any idea how can I can see the actual files in the iphoto libery? Without opening iphoto?
mine are in my home>pictures>iphoto>original>roll..........
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
they used to be, but because of the new updates they made them into some kind of weird file. Its like a single file/database whcih holds all the pictures. Meaning you can't just see all the individual files.
Posted by Jools
If you right-click on a picture in iPhoto you can choose "Show original" (or something similar).
Or you can right-click on the "iPhoto Library" file in the Finder and choose "Show Package Contents".
Once inside the package you can see all the files as before. You could also make an alias to the photos folder inside the package, and put it somewhere handy to make it easier to access them later.
Posted by Superluminova
Hello, does anyone know how i can get safari on my iphone to work with o2? I've put in the apn etc and it still doesn't work.
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
do you mean with edge?
Posted by Superluminova
Yeah mate
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
settings - general - network - edge
then just change the edge settings to those of 02
Posted by Superluminova
tried that and it doesn't work???
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
what it wont connect to o2edge?
got the right kinda sim?
what settings u got?
also is wi-fi off and edge mode enabled?
Posted by Superluminova
Yeah i can't get on the web at all?, wifi works at home no problem. I have an o2 3g sim so i think this is the problem
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
what settings do you use, I will try them on mine
Posted by Superluminova
O2 UK
ˇ APN address: wap.o2.co.uk
ˇ Username : o2wap
ˇ Password: password
cheers for doing this mate.
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
thats wap mate
try
APN: mobile.o2.co.uk
User:mobileweb
Pass: password
or
APN : web.02.co.uk
Username : faster
Password : web
Posted by fatreg
sound convertors...
what do i use?
got a bunch of WMAs I want as Mp3s..
dragging them into itunes no longer works!?
what other app do I need?
ta!
Posted by themarques
On 2007-09-28 14:06:52, fatreg wrote:
sound convertors...
what do i use?
got a bunch of WMAs I want as Mp3s..
dragging them into itunes no longer works!?
what other app do I need?
ta!
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23003
Posted by fatreg
Cheers Jose...
Posted by chrisfirst
I use this: http://www.nch.com.au/switch/ I think that's the best and it's supports like everything.
The other thing is I have checked my HDD and it says:
Supports Journaling : Yes
Journaled : Yes
Is that mean I don't have to install this new update which enable journalig on macbooks?
_________________
This message was posted from a P2000
[ This Message was edited by: chrisfirst on 2007-09-28 15:52 ]
Posted by fatreg
cheers peeps..
all sorted now
Posted by fatreg
right,
this is starting to piss me off now..
uploading in safari 3..
just doesn't work at all..
tried diss isps and still doesn't work..
like on here.. attach pic, browse to find pic and then upload and a page cannot be displayed comes up!
i have to use firefox to upload and it's tres annoying..
any ideas girls and boys?
Posted by chrisfirst
I've never experienced anything like this... What site you try to upload?
Posted by fatreg
try to upload to here, imageshack, my own site, few torrent sites, facebook, mypaz etc etc..
any!
Posted by Superluminova
Ok dudes still having the same problems with the iPhone.
This is the error message i get with both the setting luke posted.
"Could not activate EDGE: You are not subscribied to EDGE"
So do i need to set something up with o2? I tried asking the o2 staff in three stores in glasgow and are hopeless, i've been told some very fantisafully stories about why its not work.
Ranging from only o2 iPhone's will work with our network, whats EDGE and its because it an american phone i won't work in the uk!!!!
Posted by fatreg
is O2s EDGE network already up and running then? for it to work on Orange you need to nothing at all... albeit have normal GPRS activated...
Posted by haynesycop
I have a problem with getting wep sorted, basically i think someone has been trying to use my net and i've tried adding it but it hasn't worked in the past so thought i'd try again.
So i logged into my router, netgear DG834G and clicked wep, set it as automatic. I then put a word in the passphrase box and 4 keys where created. so i logged out and went to airport, it showed a padlock which was all good so i clicked it and it asked for the key.
Key 1 was highlighted when i was setting it up in the router menu so i added that and i just get an error joining the network and can't connect to the internet. So i tried highlighting the other keys one by one and tried those but the same thing happens. Then i tried entering the passphrase i used, still nothing.
Am i doing something wrong? I mean i followed the instructions, i just want to make it secure.
Posted by Luke-the-magic-man
@ Superluminova - pm sent with details on o2 edge - got it working on my iphone
Posted by chrisfirst
Well, I can upload anywhere...
Posted by haynesycop
Bumpage! Anyone got any idea how i can secure my net access, tried again but still getting the same problems.
Posted by chrisfirst
What do you mean under secure the access?
Posted by haynesycop
So people can't use my internet access, i want to make it secure but can't get it to work.
Posted by fatreg
You might need to be hard wired to it wifey..
another way is just disable the SSID broadcast...
then unless they have saved the connection, they ain't getting' on..
Or if you want to go all out, get some mac addressing going on. as you know, PWs are crackable, MAC addressing isn't, basically your iMac has a wifi MAC address, you input that into your router and it will only ever let your iMac on the network unless you add another MAC address...
PS.... WEP ain't secure in the slightest... you need WPA or WPA2 if you want to use a password.....
Posted by Dale_jeffs
could anyone lend a hand helping me wiring my xbox 360 to my mac to use the net?
i've an eithernet cable linking the two put internet sharing on via the eithernet and no joy. the xbox cant get an IP address :S
Posted by haynesycop
I just did that SSID thing and it lost the connection and had to type the name of it in to get back on which would be tedious all the time. Just going to leave it and hope for the best. But i've been getting slow speeds lately so think it's being used by someone else.
Posted by fatreg
But as long as you're connected it should never drop the singal...
you really want to secure your network wifey.. you don't want every tom, dick and harry on it downloading god knows what... attached to your IP address....
It pains me to say this, but try doing it from your PC.. it will most probably work then.... as in setting up a PW..
Posted by haynesycop
I don't know how to do it though, everything i try results in my iMac loosing the connection. I've had to reset the router twice. As for the PC, it's at the skip!
Posted by chrisfirst
What router you have?
Posted by fatreg
On 2007-09-28 19:22:31, haynesycop wrote:
netgear DG834G
one of them Christfirst
Posted by chrisfirst
I must have some good eyes... LOL
Posted by fatreg
locking desktop icons in place...
right here's a question...
my icons are laid out like in this picture
how do I lock them in place per se?
I'm aware I might need to make alias to my external HDD but the proper HDD will always scoot to the top right hand corner and it's tres annoying!
ta!
Posted by haynesycop
Right click the desktop, then show view options and untick the snap to grid option. Works for me.
Posted by fatreg
Don't work for me...
if I save something to desktop it all goes t*ts up...