macOS Forum

New to all this, so if I've done it wrong, tell me! EXCEL for MAC: I have a long (3000 names) mailing list stored as data in columns, of course. In combining lists, some of the address entries are in Caps others in Upper and Lower case. Is there any …

Hi all, is it possible to up date to 10.4 Tiger. Thanks, Norm.

I accidentally told my computer not to trust the app that adds photos to my FAce Book page. How do I get it to trust it again?

Hello All Is there any option for getting the deleted files from thrash? My files has been deleted few days back. I want to get it back.

Across Europe people have been voting in the European Parliamentary elections, and it looks likely that a pirate or two will have got elected in Sweden. I voted nice and early this morning, with candidates representing the three main political parties here in the UK as well as a rather …

I have a mac. I have been playing around on FMP. Know how to create fields and containers and design pages with it. However, I have not yet gotten into programing. it. I have a website that I designed on Adobe Illustrator. I figured out how to lay out the …

Hey…I am sending an URL link with @mail send. The link is very long…It’s not possible to make a Hotspot link with the URL....For Example: The [url]http://test.com/.....?OpenDocument[/url] have you any idea to Make Short link. Thanks for any help you can give me...!!

I'm not sure I fully understand RAM requirements. I'm wanting to buy a Mac Mini with 1GB RAM which seems quite enough for most of the applications I want to run. But OS X requires 512MB RAM, Neo Office 512MB and if I want iTunes running at the same time …

Hello alltogether, it's a really silly question actually, but I just can't figure it out. I want to write a simple server, that serves the HTTP-protocoll (Port 80). The connection does work, when I let the programme run on port 8080, but Mac OS prohibits the connection on port 80. …

Ok, I have an iBook G3. I was restoring it to factory with the Software Restore disks which came with the unit as I was planning to move on to a new unit.. But there was a power cut in the middle of the process and the unit shut off. …

I'm having trouble using SSH to gain access to my Ubuntu 9 machine (extreme linux neophyte). I have the Ubuntu server and OpenSSH installed, as well as Samba on one machine, and I'm trying to access this machine, via SSH, from my Mac--which is running OS X 10.5.6. I am …

Here is the situation. I tried asking this question on Macrumors but no one could help me. I want set up a Raid 1 array with my MBP laptop's internal hard drive and an external hard drive. I want to leave external at home and only take the laptop on …

My mac won't start up, it is always stuck on the Silver apple screen with a loading wheel. I tried using installer disc to boot, but my drive keeps on spitting the disc out. I need the files inside the mac. Anyone has a suggestion to solve the problem?

Word emerged this week that Apple was in talks with Verizon and everyone assumed it was it about the iPhone, but buried at the end of a BusinessWeek article, [URL="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc20090429_594307.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech"]AT&T's iPhone Dilemma[/URL], is an interesting nugget: [QUOTE]Apple has also shown Verizon a larger, more computer-like device dubbed by one person …

trying to understand iso files. Is mounting and burning and iso the same? When a program like Poweriso or alcohol mount an iso on a CD is that different from burning? I "borrowed" a program from Pirate Bay and the program runs but is looking for specific files on CD, …

It might seem like something of an odd question, unless your idea of a good night in is a box of popcorn and a copy of some dodgy DVD featuring a Captain Jack lookalike doing unmentionable things to his crew. Yet the answer is that these two things, the illegal …

Hey guys, Has anyone grabbed a Mac Mini? Are there any problems like over heating or anything like that? This will be my first Mac since I've been a PC guy for many many years. Thanks for you time. This website gives out free Mac Mini's and has been labeled …

Hi, I've been using a mac for a long time, but still find myself to be somewhat computer illiterate...i bought a new 120 GB SimpleTech portable hard drive and when i plug it into my g4 powerbook, its not reading it...ive tried plugging it into my desk top (also a …

Hi all; Weirdest thing has happeend to me today. I removed an application called Magnifique, [url]http://magnifiqueapp.com[/url], that is for Skinning OSX. I removed the application by dropping it into the Trash, then flushing it, then I went into /Library/Application Support/Magnifique and I removed the magnifique folder. I rebooted, then when …

Is Defrag necassary and if so what utilities are recommended

What software do I use to make a video tutorial from the steps I take on my website (Mac user) Something that is easy for me to use and easy to upload to my file manager and allow users to click on to watch. I'm clueless.

How do I reduce the file size of a jpeg? I am making a dvd(s) of 1,500 pics and need them to be smaller.

This started happening all at once and I don't know why. YouTube videos that I post on my blog are not visible after downloading. When I click on the blank space, the audio plays, but I can't see the video. This is not happening on other blogs that I visit, …

I have problems, usually in Safari, with the pinwheel/beach ball - I'll call it the pinwheel - It seems that I have to restart my computer ocassionally to get rid of all the 'stuff' on my RAM, otherwise I have very slow keyboard response, a pinwheel jumps in and I …

I have a .w4v video which plays on either itunes or Quicktime for Mac. I would like to be able to play it on a windows based computer. I was told to just change the .w4v to .wp4 and it would work (but it didn't). From my research, I now …

The last time I attempted a major OS update, the world ended as my computer knew it, resulting in a complete clean reinstall of everything! Needless to say, all emails were lost. Everything else was backed up, thank goodness. I've finally gotten up the courage to reattempt the update but …

I recently purchased a mindvi to dvi and a converter to vga, I did some research and most sites it should work when you mirror the desktop. But what happens I pick up the projector or even tv, and it allows me to change the resolution of both displays but …

Hi Dudes, The thing is, I have installed Windows 7.00 as a separate partition on via Boot Camp. Now before, in Vista, MacDrive could access my Mac OS partition and read/write But in Windows 7, they havent updated their software. It gives errors on compatibilty without even starting the installer. …

OS X 10.5.6 I have one user account that is set up as a 'Sharing Only' account. I am sharing an external USB Drive and have two folders on the root of that drive ('Folder A' and 'Folder B'). The 'Sharing Only' account has the following permission configured for these …

Hi Folks, Do any of you guys know of a good site which gives reviews of Data Recovery software for Macs? Or if any of you guys have used data recovery software for mac and would share your experiences that would be great. Thanks for looking, gn0m3

Hi, all. I'm brand new on this site and really don't have much professional expertise to offer in the computer field; I'm mainly a semi-retired freelance writer & photographer. I was hoping someone might be able to help me solve a really strange problem: whenever I'm using Safari and filling …

Hi I am running Os/9.1 And using Outlook Express for E mail.My problem is. On the address side there is a folder named Microsoft News server. I accidentally down loaded too many news addresses. I tried to delete them but it wont let me.I tried holding down the Option key …

Hi I don’t know if I am in the right place for this Question.any way here goes. I have Mozilla Thunder Bird E mail.Version 2.0.0.21 every thing works good except when I send mail there is no copy in the sent mail folder. I have tried all the usual configurations …

Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to link files to one another. If so how do I go about doing so or better may you point me to some reading material on how it can be done. Many thanks

start up sound is not working in SONY VAIO laptop

Equipment: macbook pro; leopard (up to date); apple wireless mouse +/- touchpad Problem: operation of both the mouse and the touch pad has become intermittent... suddenly, not gradually. Even when the cursor can be moved, clicking doesn't work (on touchpad, this goes for the thumb panel, too). Tried: replacing batteries …

This recipe is designed to only highlight exceptions. Other screens and choices are either subjective or obvious. One of the biggest problems to overcome is with respect to file sharing. I like keeping my files on the mac with Ubuntu reading and changing them as required. * Insert DVD including …

Having already been accused of [URL="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/23321/1231/"]killing common sense[/URL] with some bizarre App Store [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/daveyw/2009/02/10/apple-bans-bouncing-barack-and-trouserless-bill/"]listing decisions[/URL], now it seems that an Apple sans Steve Jobs could be treading the path towards total market madness. Apple is displaying all the signs of losing the plot: announcing a raft of new desktops just …

I tried to download an audiobook from this website: [url]www.gutenberg.org/etext/19680[/url] it has an option for Apple iTunes Audiobook but i just cant simply download it.:confused: Care to help?

That's what Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart is claiming as part of a federal lawsuit by the Illinois lawman. The lawsuit is seeking a ban on one part of Craigslist, namely the Erotic Services section, which is accused of acting as a clearing house for prostitution. According to [URL="http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5856408.ece"]The Times[/URL] …

My goal: install Ubuntu on my old PowerMac G4 What I did so far: I replaced the hard drive (it was fired) with a new unformatted hard drive. I was planning on formatting it with the linux install. The problem: I can't get the computer to boot to the optical …

All my stuff is on my beige g3 hard drive, running on OS9. Can I just take it out and put it in the G4, and expect it to work? Alternatively, what is my best way, bearing in mind The g3 has no usb or fire wire? Thanks in advance …

I recently purchased crossover games it works really well but I don't know all the types of unsupported software it CAN'T run I know GunZ didn't work so what works and what doesn't?

Mac OS X Program Sometimes, you find an application that you really, really like, but when you run it, the icon takes up valuable space in your Dock. With Dock Dodger, you can rid almost any application of its Dock icon, giving you your Dock back. With Dock Dodger, removing …

The Pirate Bay is, without doubt, a huge thorn in the side of the music and movies business. As the [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3479.html"]worlds largest bittorrent tracker[/URL] with more than 3 million users and well over 20 million peers it constantly flips the bird at The Powers That Be. Even the threat of …

Hi - where is the activation key to a product stored? I have purchased and installed successfully an Elgato USB TV tuner on my powermac G5 running panther. My wife has thrown away the box and the "activation key" (because of clutter). I havent used it for a while and …

I'm pretty sure that a Macbook of some kind is in my future, proabably a week or so away. I'm not sure what kind of Macbook it is because I am not purchasing it myself. I'm pretty sure it's going to be a regular Macbook [without a graphics card]. I've …

When starting up my PowerBook running OS10.3.9, I'm asked for a user password. After about 3 months of always accepting the password and continuing on with the start-up, the password is now NOT being accepted and therefore the start-up is stalled at that password screen. No new software has been …

Hi Will Corperate, messenger work on video for Mac? I have been informed that messenger will not. Thanks Norm

The Chinese Government obsession with eradicating all 'lewd' and pornographic content from the Internet marches on. It all started back in 2007 when the authorities [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1407.html"]declared war on porn[/URL] and setting a seemingly impossible target of purging the web of sexually-explicit images, stories and AV clips within a six month …