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This website was working fine until sometime on Sunday when suddenly I got this message: The connection has timed out The server at [url]www.activeboard.com[/url] is taking too long to respond. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are …

I'm a web designer and am looking to get into programming. I have zero experience with programming. I think the best place to start is with C (open to suggestions) and last night purchased the K&R book on C. I almost exclusively use a Mac (OS X 10.4 - Tiger) …

Hi Folks, I have around 30 macs running a combination of 10.3 and 10.4 each running entourage. Everyone works except one. I put in all the server details, username and password like the others but for some reason i get a "invalid username or password" error message. I have resorted …

I have a 500gig HD I would like to partition and use to back up both a PC w/ XP and a MacBook Pro w/ Leopard. Can I, and if so, how do I format the drive(s)?

So I've got a game downloaded in .rar format. I opened it using winrar, and got the .dmg file for the game. I then burned the .dmg file onto a dvd using disk utility. I then installed the game. For some reason, whenever I click on the game that is …

pease help me, i have G4 dual processor, with additional 256memory, but it always freezes it only work for few minutes, always needs to reboot, everytime we bring it for repair they we need to add this and that, but its not helping, please give me an answer. thank you

I just received a LaCie 500GB mini Home Edition network drive. You connect it via ethernet to your router and should be able to access it anywhere on the internet. My Macbook pro cannot see the disk directly. But I can log onto the portal from a web browser. My …

hi i have one font converter software which converts windows fonts to mac fonts. so when i convert some adobe fonts from windows machine to mac version it gets converted with extension .bin. & when i open this font on mac machine it doesnt open . i am very new …

Hi all, Recently bought a MBP, converted all my wma's to mp3, and generally like iTunes. One thing I really liked about Windows media player is that it could be minimized to a mini-player that ran in the taskbar. A little screen would pop up when the track changed, letting …

Hi all, I've responded to a lot of threads but this is the first of my [I]very own[/I]. I'm using Excel to manage a small amount of data for a website and saving the spreadsheet as CSV from [I]Windows MS Office 2003 Exce[/I]l. My client uses [I]Mac Office X Excel[/I] …

hi, looking at burning some of our kids dvd to save the originals from destruction of twin 2 yr olds, could anyone recommend some god software, looked at roxio but wondering what other options there might be. Also if i bought it from the US, is there any region code …

Hello I'm not sure if I've got the right place for my questions. I would like to get an easy to use, database program, for my mac. I need to type in all kinds of text on a large number of "file card" like the recipe cards-sized cards. Then I …

Hello there, I'm member here almost two years but this is my first post since then. I used to be a winxp pc user and recently using mac os x macbook thats why I'm lil confused. I just wanted to run windows on my mac because I've read that I …

Hi I am trying to up grade my browser from Netscape 7 or Internet ex 5.1 but having no luck on the internet down loads. Every thing seems to be for Mac x+. I am running on the G3 tower O/S.9.1 Can any body help? Regards Norm.

Italian Internet Service Providers have been ordered to block access to the Pirate Bay file-sharing Bit Torrent tracker site in Sweden by a judge in the Northern Italian town of Bergamo. This is the same judge, who has not been named, which only last month closed a leading Bit Torrent …

Hello everybody, I hope this is the right forum to post my question. It's a bit "in-between". I am about to write an updater for a programme of mine. The updater downloads an update-file from my server that has packed all files I want to replace and executes a simple …

New laws have just come into force in the UK which apply to motorists who cause death as a result of careless driving. The Road Safety Act 2006 has been changed to incorporate distractions such as changing the radio station, applying make-up or eating a sandwich while behind the wheel. …

Hello! I've just got a nice new iMac OSX,:icon_smile: however I can only get half my jpegs to appear properly on iPhoto. Some will appear completely, others are half blocked out with gray and others it won't read at all. If I have to get some more software (I had …

Can I run without problems on my new imac? What problems will occur? I am mainly an illustrator and photoshop person. Thanks.

Hi all, I have recently purchased an iMac. I want to connect it to the Windows Server 2003 network at my office. When I connect to the LAN, i am able to locate all the computers in my Finder. However, the other computers are not able to locate iMac. is …

hi to all ! i have create one project in .net(c#,asp,vb.net) from windows os. can i exccute this project in mac os?

Hi, If there is anyone out there who can shed light on why this has happened and more importantly how to fix it I will be forever in your debt! Basically, I am a student photographer and have taken loads of live images of gigs at a club. The club …

I am using mac leopard and the version of apache that came with my mac. (2.somthing) I typed this into my web browser:[code]http://localhost/~<myname>[/code] And this is what was displayed: Picture 1.png My Sites folder is a shared folder. How do I fix this?

trying to use a blank dvd-r and my mac keeps spitting it back out without even coming up on screen, why is this happening

Hi, I'm new to mac and loving it :) but i have a problem, last night i renamed the house icon in the finder window and after i restarted my desktop had changed and settings changed along with all my programs acting like they arn't installed. All the icons and …

I'm brand new to this discussions, and these groups in general. I'm trying to find a program that will read/open Office Publisher documents. Does anyone have any ideas? thanks And I just found the answers, by reading through your other posts. I guess there is no way. I'm glad you're …

So one day I decided to update software on my new macbook pro without realizing my laptop wasn't connected to the power source. well, I quickly got a big sign that said my laptop needs to be connected to the power source. then SuperDrive Update 2.1 froze and unexpectedly closed. …

I am very happy with my Mac book and I am also happy with the dual boot (boot camp/Leopard) generally but... I have recently tried to use a Windows sound recording program, well, actually three different ones, and none of them are able to identify a source for inputing streaming …

I am using a G3 and mac 10.5.4. How can I get the latest driver for my graphics card, NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA GeForce4 MX OpenGL Engine? thanks.

Is there a microsoft paint like application for mac? Either built in, or for a free download? If I need to pay, it's not worth it, but if there is one, great. Thanks.

I have an old 366 MHz clamshell Indigo iBook, and it's got OS 10.3.9 on it. There's a Firewire port on this clamshell, but no DVD, so to try and put OS 10.4 on it I wanted to use Target Mode, which seems to be pretty straight forward, and use …

Hi there, having strange problem with one of my USB Drives. Was working correctly this morning but midway through transferring some data, it dropped and haven't seen it since. I'm hoping it's not as severe as a reformat or at least there might be suggestions you might have, but I'm …

I just converted to an iMac and my new external floppy disk drive says it won't work because I don't have iMac OS 9. Does anyone know where I can download this for free? Thanks. tf

Hi: I have a Mac Powerbook G3 (Wallstreet) with 18GB HDD and 288 MB RAM. I use AT&T DSL on my Win XP desktop. I'm heading north and would like to take my laptop to check in on the web and check my email etc. I'll be staying in motels …

OK so a while back I posted how a customer forgot her password and so I eventually got her in the computer. Now she brings it to me and she cant type in the username and password, it's as if the keyboard is locked. the volume keys work, I can …

Hi, I have installed apache 2.2.8 and on [url]http://127.0.0.1/[/url] and [url]http://localhost/[/url] the browser is serving /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/index.html but: 1. personal web sharing just hangs waiting when I click Turn On PWS 2. [url]http://127.0.0.1/~macuser/[/url] does not bring up an index.html I placed there (in /Users/macuser/Sites/ ) I am not sure what am …

I have got problem with my friend's iMAC G5, that Safari won't launch on Mac OS X 10.3.9. What I did was below 1- Go to Hard Disk/Library/Receipts and delete all files referring to Safari 2- Go to Home/Library/and delete the folder Safari (I will lose the bookmarks) 3- Then …

Apple has rolled no less than 25 patches into the [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/"]Mac OS X 10.5.4 Leopard update[/URL] that was announced yesterday. These address a number of Ruby vulnerabilities, as reported [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2657.html"]here on DaniWeb[/URL] last month by fellow blogger Davey Winder. So that's six of the patches accounted for at any rate. …

If I had an internal MIDI THRU working, I could eliminate a few pieces of rack mount gear, and just use USB to connect my MIDI modules. I found this, and it seems that it's all there: [url]http://lists.apple.com/archives/Coreaudio-api/2002/Jul/msg00042.html[/url] I've having trouble finding: /Developer/Examples/CoreAudio Where is that? Thanks, and many thanks …

Hello guys, Im new in this website, i'd like to ask you a question. I dont know if this is the right place for this question... but any way How do i delete accounts that are saved in the adress box in messenger mac. alot of people used my lap …

Having a problem because I pulled the plug on an external hard incorrectly. I now keep getting the message: "The device you removed ____________you must first select its icon in the finder & choose eject from the file menu." Only problem is the Icon is not on the finder anymore …

I like using key commands for most everything, and in the Finder (in OS 10.4.11) the key command for "Move to Trash" is "command + small box pointed on the left side with an "x" in the middle of it. Where is that key? Thanks

The official US PlayStation 3 blog has [URL="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/06/17/firmware-v236-coming-soon-v240-to-include-trophies-in-game-xmb/"]posted a confirmation[/URL] of the forthcoming firmware update. I think we can accept this as being genuine, seeing as how it has come from the Director of PlayStation Network Operations, Eric Lempel, himself. So no more speculation and rumor, the truth is finally …

I have a Quicksilver G4 with a DVD reader in it, and an old G3 clamshell iBook. I understand you can hook a Firewire cable between them and using Target Mode, use the G4's DVD reader to install OS 10.4 on the Indigo clamshell (the clamshell only has a CD …

You guys are my last hope of solving this, when i got my mac i wasnt told that you had to buy the apple care policy within 90 days or your out in the cold! A few weeks back I had a problem with "word" freezing the entire imac, switching …

:-/ I have am getting an Apple Mac Pro Desk Top as well as keeping XP and Vista PC's. I have always been told that Apple Macs do not have the same problem with Virus and Trojans. I have just read at [url]http://www.crn.com/security/208800199[/url] about Two new Apple Trojans. Can anyone …

Hi young'uns, I hope you don't mind chatting with "mature" lady (political correct speak for "man, she has a lot of grey hair"). I am a newbie here and feel like I'm in first grade when it comes to computers. I no longer crash my computer on a consistent basis, …

:'( Anything in my desktop is available. After rebut the machine when I double click on any icon (include the macintosh Hd) the spinning ball of death shows and keeping spinning! try to reinstall java, applejack, disk utilities permission...nothing helps. At least everything in my dock is working. Any one …

Like an idiot I deleted the 'Itunes Music Folder' from my computer, but I do have all the songs backed up on an external hard drive. Now in Itunes when I go to click on a song it says file unfound would you like to search for the file. I …

How much of a difference will this new OS have for those of us with Intel Mac's ?