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From: Peter Ceresole on 11 Jun 2010 06:40
Sn!pe <snipe(a)spambin.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> I've just checked (for the first time, I didn't know this existed)
> and mine is the same, last updated 30/11/2007

The last time this happened to me, in OS10.3something, the currency
rates server had broken, or lost the link. The fault lasted a very long
time- I think the commercial arrangement involved had collapsed,
something of that order.

Going by that experience, I'd say finding an alternative source would
make sense. For the past several years I've used the Dashboard widget
instead.
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From: Chris Ridd on 11 Jun 2010 06:57
On 2010-06-11 11:40:02 +0100, Peter Ceresole said:

> Sn!pe <snipe(a)spambin.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I've just checked (for the first time, I didn't know this existed)
>> and mine is the same, last updated 30/11/2007
>
> The last time this happened to me, in OS10.3something, the currency
> rates server had broken, or lost the link. The fault lasted a very long
> time- I think the commercial arrangement involved had collapsed,
> something of that order.

I pressed Update, and in /var/log/system.log I see this:

Jun 11 11:53:46 aluminium Calculator[9961]: Error fetching new currency
file:/var/folders/oi/oiUCq4vVEvy8LPgxo-EQYk+++TI/-Tmp-/FinancialRates.xml
error:Error Domain=NSXMLParserErrorDomain Code=4 UserInfo=0x1005f1490
"zero length data"

So something's gone awry at the other end, either technically or commercially.

> Going by that experience, I'd say finding an alternative source would
> make sense. For the past several years I've used the Dashboard widget
> instead.

Just google for "<number> usd in gbp" to get a quick conversion.
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From: John Hill on 11 Jun 2010 12:58
Sn!pe <snipe(a)spambin.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

> [piggybacking, hope you don't mind]
>
> Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:53:50 +0100, nemo(a)erewhon.invalid (John Hill)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >I recently re-installed Snow Leopard from scratch (printer problems as
> > >ususal)
>
> [...]
>
> I've just spotted this, could you please tell me more?
> I'm getting printer unavailable glitches here to.

I have an Epson SX105 printer. I was using Snow Leopard on an iMac,
upgraded from Leopard, and this had been fine up to the application of
Epson Printer Software Update 2.3.1. That broke it - all sorts of
glitches made the printer unuseable.

Curiously, my wife was able to use the printer over our network from a
Windows PC :-( Also, the Gutenberg drivers were able to drive it.

I sort of fixed it by recovering the printer driver folder with Time
Machine but it was still buggy, so I decided to make a clean start (and
do some tidying up at the same time). I took drastic action:

1. Create a new volume by partitioning the HD into two (if your HD is
more than half full you can't do this!)

2. Use Disk Utility to copy the old volume to the new one.

3. Make sure that you can boot from the new volume! Disconnect the
printer.

4. Erase the old volume and install Snow Leopard (or what have you) on
it. Boot from it and let Software Update run as long as there are
updates available. Repair permissions.

5. Reinstall the printer according to the instructions, and then let
Snow Leopard update its drivers if required.

6. Copy what you need from the volume you created at (2) to the new
installation (documents and applications - re-installing such of the
latter as you feel won't just copy). You will probably have to
re-register a lot of things.

7. Erase and delete the upper partition.

This worked for me - and to my surprise, the re-installed system was
noticeably snappier than before. And Epson Printer Software Update 2.3.1
caused no problems whatsoever.

I have had few problems with OSX in the ten years I've been using it -
and as far as I can remember all of them have had printer software
problems as the root cause.

HTH,
John.


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From: John Hill on 11 Jun 2010 12:58
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Sn!pe <snipe(a)spambin.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > I've just checked (for the first time, I didn't know this existed)
> > and mine is the same, last updated 30/11/2007
>
> The last time this happened to me, in OS10.3something, the currency
> rates server had broken, or lost the link. The fault lasted a very long
> time- I think the commercial arrangement involved had collapsed,
> something of that order.
>
> Going by that experience, I'd say finding an alternative source would
> make sense. For the past several years I've used the Dashboard widget
> instead.

I tried to download that from the Apple repository, and got:
> Oops! We seem to have run into technical difficulties and cannot complete
> your download request. It could be that the download link you tried to
> access has changed and the developer forgot to notify us. Want to let us
> know so we can get it fixed? Send us an email or make your way back to
> Downloads for any other downloads you need.

According to the download page, the post date was 1 June 2010, so they
probably didn't get the set-up right. Put I did get it from Palple's
Software.

Now to try it...

John.


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From: Rowland McDonnell on 11 Jun 2010 21:25
Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

> Going by that experience, I'd say finding an alternative source would
> make sense. For the past several years I've used the Dashboard widget
> instead.

Web currency converter:

<http://www.xe.com/>

Rowland.

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