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Okay I am a new user to Mac so I know I did something stupid even a new Mac use would know, I deleted all the files +more under the folder "Utilities" and not I cant install anything all file types are ".MPKG" is there any ways I can restore …

I use a Mac (Mac OS 10.4.10) with Microsoft Office for Mac. I have been told by PC users that my Word documents have a virus, and I don't know what to do to fix that problem. There is information on the web that Norton Antivirus for Mac creates as …

Does anyone know when/if Apple will be coming out with SAS drives for the Mac Pro? The raid cards that they're currently putting in the machines are dual SATA/SAS raid cards, although only SATA drives are currently available. This is the one thing I'm waiting on before getting a Mac …

A press release landed on my computer today, claiming that [URL="http://www.samsung.com"]Samsung[/URL] has launched the world's toughest cellphone. The Samsung Solid, so the release assures me, has "strengths that make it stand out from other mobiles" which include built in anti-shock and water and dust resistance. The release goes on to …

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, and I am going to get all the technical terms wrong, but please bear with me. I am looking to buy a iBook soley for running Pagemaker 6.5 and associated programs (word processing, mail, photos, etc.) I have read that …

I am new here, and a long time mac user with Tiger 10.4.10. Imagine my end of year shock to find today that after a save to an external drive, when all is done and back in my usual Mac HD mode, that double-clicking on a folder, or file on …

Hi All, I haven't seen this problem discussed before so here goes... I have a G5 running OS X v10.4.11. I'm using adobe creative suite, microsoft office and entourage for mail. (Entourage is not my choice - I'm stuck with it.) I have both Safari and Firefox installed. The most …

hi, I have a weird problem which is very very urgent to solve. I setup an account in the application namely mail in the mac system (imac) I am having. The signature I setup contains the text as well as a logo (image). When I send mails from that mac …

I and several others share one internet connection. Now we are constantly over the download limit, but everybody claims to "behave" and we want to find out which machine produces the problem. So we are searching urgently for software that records the amount (none is interested in contents) of down- …

I am a relatively new Mac user. I have a G5 and it's sick. I can boot and log in then the screen goes black and I get a prompt that says: "Welcome to Darwin". Then a login request. Once I log in I get nothing but garbledegook. How do …

I can't seem to get rid of some virus in my mac that brings up a porno website everytime I type the url of one of my parked domains. I tried using Internet Cleanup 4 but it didn't eliminate the problem. Any advice please?

Hi frnds, I'm having an image of MAC OS for Intel. I used Nero to burn the ISO, when the dvd is burnt, i found only 180kilobytes. and the image size is 4.37GB. I used Ultra ISO and checked, then i came to know that all the data in that …

Hi to all; I have been a PC user/technician since they came on the market way back when. I recently landed a job where I have to support MACs now...and I must say the learning curve is steep. Now, to my problem...the MAC I am having a problem with is …

My Mac died last week and neither I nor IT have been able to resurrect it. It is a Dual 2.3 G5 with 10.4.11 installed. I got a kernel panic and the fans ran up to full speed and stayed there while I went to lunch. It sounded like a …

Hai, i want to ask you all I can enter or login to mac os, it still on apple picture always what should i do?

I have a Powerbook G3 Wallstreet upgraded to OS 10.3.9. I first installed OS X on this system using XPostFacto. Everything seemed to work fine until I upgraded to Panther from Tiger using using a retail version of Panther. Going to 10.3, I can use the computer, but lost the …

I know in a standard OSX text edit document one can place, audio file, a movie file, a picture file and a click-able web-link. is there a way to make click-able link that could send Me to a specific folder or file on my computer or external hard drive? I've …

I have a powerbook ?G4?, with an unknown (as in [I]I[/I] don't know what it is) OS on it. When I boot it up it asks for a password. I set the password ages ago to keep my brother out, and now I don't know it. Is there any way …

using 10.4.8 on g3 b&w w/1gb ram owc G4 chip; when i click on address book from any icon, it pops onscreen then disappears. this has me worried because i need to edit it, but can't get to that state. i have deleted the preferences but that doesn't change anything. …

When I start my computer, EyeTV automatically opens - which has never caused a problem. But, as of today when the computer begins a dim black screen appears (I can see the desktop behind it) and in white writing accompanied by a picture of the power button it says that …

i tried all the ways to eject my dvd, the disc spins but does not eject. the icon that indicates that the dvd is in is no longer on the desktop. i have osx and powerbookg4. what can i do short of opening the casing of my computer and if …

Hi, I am having a startup problem with a Power Mac G4 I recently got from a friend. They have no idea about which version the computer has or what is wrong with it. The problem is that when I turn on the computer it makes its mac startup sound …

Hay im looking at getting a apple computer..:-/ ..and was wondering if i have to get different games to what i would get with a windows computer...so do i need to get spech games or normal windows ones??:-/

Hello, I have a macbook with OS X Lepoard and i have a wireless printer that my family uses, its a dell printer. I am connected to the printer but i can print anything out. I dont know if there are drivers from dell that work on macs. Just wondering …

Hay i was wondering if you can put like word from a window computer on a iBook thanks

:) Hay im looking at getting a iBook next year around June...i was wondering what type of laptop i will need and i will probably need help using it...I'm going to use it for school work, online use, games and other home use...i have not used one before i think …

A proposal from the [URL="http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/en/"]French Ministry of Culture[/URL] could hit online music and movie piracy very hard with a very big stick if it goes ahead. In addition to the existing law, introduced only last year, which made unauthorised file-sharing a criminal offence carrying a 30,000 Euro fine and up …

I'm a graphic designer by education and am having to come up with a business proposal for my bosses as to why I need a Mac. Basically, I need to give the bosses the reasons why you buy a Mac and not a PC for doing design work. For me, …

Hi, i'm new to this community. I was wondering if any of you would be so kind as to recommend a good 3rd party ftp program for mac osx server. The one integrated with osx server can sometimes act goofy, and setting permissions can be a pain. Thanks alot.

Hi Guys, Thanks for reading my message firstly! I am working from a MacBookPro and running the internet through a wireless connection. However, I can surf the net with ease but whenever I try to log in to my Hotmail or yahoo account I get an Error message. The passwords …

Hi people I have a problem with a macmini. It went down and when i tried to reboot i get the finder ?. I was running tiger. I used mostly for creative suite 2. I have 1. Zapped the pram 2. erased the volume and tried to reinstall. It all …

[COLOR=#000000]Hello there! I’m trying to burn Divx to DVD-9, and I’ve tried Apollo DVD Creator, and Speed DVD Creator. The 1st wasted me 5 hours and produced poor quality DVD chucking while playing and the 2nd just failed to do it. Well, would anyone out of there recommend me one …

Hi, I'm running a recently bought G5 Dual 2.0, 1.5g ram, 2/150g drives - bought specifically for music production. The primary drive has OSX 10.4.10 which was a fresh install from the original owner before shipping. The second drive was partitioned by me into 40/110 and I installed 10.3.9. I …

Upon pushing the start button my G4 rings like a phone before the boot up sound and then proceeds to stay on the white screen with the apple displayed and the circle spinning below the apple. Nothing else happens. I have tried to reinstall with startup CDs, but the machine …

Im fairly new to [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/post287919.html#"]mac[/URL] computers and i have a power book g4 and it says that i have used approx. 57.27 gb of the 74 gb that are on there. I cant figure out how i used that much space and i tried getting rid of programs, pictures, videos, …

Can anyone help, I am trying to access my place of work from home without much success. I can log in, it then says: 'Welcome to the Radian Citrix Portal, please note that to use this service you must install either the Citrix Web Client (using the link below) or …

Hello. I just got my new mac a few weeks ago and i love it, I was just wondering if anyone knew of any good and trusted freeware sites where i can go. If you have any let me know. Thanks for the help. Tech TJ

All is not well for Apple, in a week when it should be flag waving the release of Mac OS X 10.5 'Leopard' the firm finds itself, and its users, under attack instead. The culprit being a new Trojan which, once installed, changes the Mac's domain name system server. This …

[URL="http://www.playstation.com/"]Sony Computer Entertainment[/URL] Europe has announced the availability of the latest system software for the PlayStation 3, finally taking it into V2.00 territory. To be honest it isn't that great a leap forward, although there is one nice new feature: the ability to turn a PS3 system on and off …

I recently attempted to clean some space from my G4, im sure im running OSX 9, anyway i started the comp up the next day & was greeted with this mag on a black screen... /etc/master.passwd:No such file or directory -Sh-2.05b# obviously i have deleted something i shouldnt have any …

Hi, I just bought a hard drive that is PC FAT formatted. I want to format it for my Intel Mac Pro. Disk utilities is not up to the job, but I know it can be done, and would appreciate any help. Maybe there is a website with a download …

Hi, Am looking at upgrading from Tiger to Leopard. Would be really grateful if anyone can tell me the difference between a media and retail license for a single user. Jac

Hello I just got my mac yesterday, I got the upgrade disk with leopard. So when i got home i upgraded it and when i try to open my Imovie it just says that it quite unexpectedly so i reinstalled it and it gave me the same error. Then i …

According to a legal [URL="http://www.eff.org/files/filenode/lenz_v_universal/final_lenz_am_cmplt.pdf"]document[/URL] published at the [URL="http://www.eff.org"]Electronic Frontier Foundation[/URL] site, the copyright Nazis at Universal Music Group might have bitten off more than they can chew when they ordered the removal of a Dancing baby clip from YouTube. Stephanie Lenz posted a video clip on YouTube of her …

Hi Guys, Bought about 3 copies of leopard yesterday for the charity i work for and have since installed it on one of the Macs that we have here. I noticed that there is no mention of a CD Key on the box or during the installation. This got me …

[B]An innovative experiment in publishing by a doctor in Mumbai has sparked off a wide range of academic publications, giving authors hundreds of new readers and a genuine chance to create relevant new knowledge. [/B] Mumbai-based Medknow is an open publishing firm that creates academic (mostly medical) journals, puts them …

[B] I was about to install a game when I remembered how they used to frag the HD petty badly on my PC. So I went to set a partition & couldn't find a means to do so. Come to think of it, I've never seen a way so scan …

Hi - I am a non-technical person here out of desperation! I have an iMac G5 (OS X 10.4) and I access the internet using Rogers cable highspeed Internet. Up until 24 hours ago all was hunky dory. Now though when I connect, my internet access freezes up within a …

I am having trouble running any program that is not made by Mac (with the exception of Final Cut Pro, and Logic Express). The only exceptions for non mac programs are the Native Instruments Suite and Reason 3. The Flash suite, and Photoshop CS do not work. When I click …

I have been told to delete Temporary internet Files in order to access a website, however my mac uses Safari and there is no such option. What is the Safari equivalent of Internet Explorer's 'Temporary Internet File' and how do I delete it? Thanks for any help!