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I did a Virex scan by McAfee and this is what it found. Anyone, please review and please tell me what I should do, and if I should be worried. I'm new to the mac platform, so please go easy on me. Virex Report 12/6/06 7:41 PM Engine version: 5.1.00 …

I just bought a Powerbook G4 a month ago. I do alot of video editting. I already had a pc with 2 120 gig seagate hdd's. I want to access one of them from an external drive & bought a box w/a 6 pin firewire port on it. I finally …

MySpace seems to be where all the kids go -- it's the online meeting place for a lot of young people. But it also seems to be a place where pedophiles hang out, something that [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128087-page,1-c,internetlegalissues/article.html"]MySpace is trying to change[/URL]. It seems as though MySpace is trying to incorporate one …

Recently I have decided to switch from Ubuntu linux to Freebsd and here I am going to outline why. 1. [B]The Ubuntification of linux:[/B] Lately I have noticed a trend on social bookmarking sites, mainly digg, which have people posting articles with titles like "Ubuntu Tutorials" or something similar. In …

Hi all I am using windows xp home addition ,when I boot up it begins to load as normal until I get to the log on and then it changes to a Mac OS X log on window.My son has an i pod and I suspect he has downloaded some …

I'm writing this to let you know that I've found "bug" in the Dashboard widget iStat. It's not a bug per se, but you should know about it. iStat offers many statistics about your Mac -- amount of time running since reboot, temperature, fan speed, etc, etc. However, if you …

I keep getting problems sending viruses to PC people, which is hard when sending newsletters to printers, so I need (after 7 years!) an antivirus software, preferably free. NB I took Norton Antivirus off as it kept clashing with Word ('98) extensions and making the system crash. I have an …

I used to run earthlink, now i run aol because my pc has aol and i do not wanna pay for 2 isp just because i have one mac and one pc. I was also curious about netzero, any one have any advice on any other ones?

Hi Folks, I have Panther (10.3.9) running on a G4 on 1 partition, is there an easy way of creating a new partition so i can install tiger as well but without losing the Panther install and all the apps? Also will this work running Panther and Tiger on one …

Hi Have produced both a simple cube animation as well as a VR object movie in c4d and saved as quicktime movies. Unfortunately my client ( who is on a PC) cannot open them despite having downloaded the latest quicktime 7.1.3. How can I resolve this - I am sending …

I have just paid for a key to open the pro features in quicktime. I have inserted the registration number etc as instructed in the confirmation email. The checks confirm that I have indeed registered. But I can't find any reference to QT pro. What's going on? Running G5 dual/Panther

I am new to this so please bear with me! I am wanting to network two computers from two different locations togather so I can work on files from either of the computers. Can I do this? I need free and secure if possible. I do medical billing at night …

Hi, I downloaded a calendar software for the Mac with a ".dmg" extension. It will not open. The Mac OS-X keeps asking for an application to open the file with. It should open by itself, I believe. Any suggestions?Thanks Manny

Started Mac G4 tower with Norton Utilites to correct strange things happenening . disk doctor would not finish. Received error 23005. Tried to restart - no menu option to restart to Os 10. When I finally was able to restart - it came back to Norton Utilities disk. Disk will …

Here I go, I just bought a MBP Core 2, finally I could get my hands on to one of this..... The first thing Ive noticed is that this ought to be POWERFUL machine takes forever to read a data Dvd.... Is this Usual? or is it yet another Mac …

Hi, I'm a newbie. I want to be able to record a movie of all of my actions as I work in a couple of applications. My research shows I should save the file as a .mov for it to be most cross-platform compatible. I am making a seminar particular …

When the Mac Performa 5200 boots up, the finder comes on but the arrow is stuck in the upper left corner of the screen. I have zapped the P-RAM, but that did not solve the problem. I would be grateful for any suggestions. Pelycan

Hi, I have an eMac 1.4 ghz on which someone had installed a PC3200 Ram chip in, instead of a PC2700. This caused constant crashes/software problems/freezes. Once I had discovered the rogue chip had been installed, I removed it, and decided to erase the machine & rebuild it from the …

Hi all, last night I had a pop up pop up to ask me if I wanted to download something to scan my computer for spyware. I said no, and the windo closed but noticed later that a file had been downloaded to my desktop. It was a GoLive file. …

I suspect this may have been caused by return of a large, undeliverable file. The message I get from my Mac (iBook running 10.3.9) and Mail (1.3.11) is: "~/Library/Mail/POP:drpamnd1@mail.revealed.net/INBOXmbox" is currently locked by "Pam Taylor" on host Pamela-Taylor-NDs-Computer.local" I've been able to access my e-mail through my ISP and delete …

Hi, I'm a n00b I know. I always scan the forums and now I have a question... Some random guy IMed me on AOL, who was from another forum I'm on and sent me this link. I clicked on it and it was code. (I'm normally not that stupid but …

[B]Japanese information technology companies are mapping out a new base to outsource software development in India, according to Nihon Keizai Shimbun. [/B] Japanese firms, which have long shifted their software development to China for low costs, are now faced with a lack of local engineers and deciding to expand their …

hi, I am going slightly mad here. I wondered if anyone could help me, I have a lexmark X1180 that i cant seem to print with, i can scan , but printing, nothing comes. I have a 12" powerbook runing on OS X - printer connects via usb, Thanx Inua

I upgraded to OS X over a year ago and have been using my scanner with no problems. Recently, every time I try to use my scanner, it opens Classic 9 and then gives me an error message that the scanner cannot be found. I've tried using a different USB …

Im really bad with macs and would be grateful of your help. I recently bought a mac book. I have microsoft office on it so i have powerpoint. But when i download my university powerpoints....(made on windows) they wont open with my powerpoint or anything else i have, So i …

How do you switch Outlook Express and desktop folders to another iMac? I expect to get a new one and hate to lose everything on my 9.2OS.:lol:

Actually it is a computer here at work. I know PCs pretty well, but I am lost when it comes to Macs. It was booting up for a while, but now it just shows the arrow cursor in the corner. It will move with the mouse. I don't know what …

hi there. I'm writing a book and trying to install a 30 day free trial software of InDesign on my Mac OS 10.3 and it says I don't have sufficient memory to do this. I'm pretty sure thats a lie! I can't find my memory thingy to increase the memory. …

could someone please tell me how to put movies, ones i own(dvd) and ones from the internet on my new ipod? please help!! i am not good at this stuff. will it be too hard, should i return it? thanks, :rolleyes:

Looking for some tech help on the following: I have a G3 Blue & White (c. 1999). I have been using 10.3.5 on it with good results. I have a need to go to 10.3.9 in order to update some other software apps. When I insert and click on the …

Can anyone with experience and/or knowledge of the software give me Protools Mac Vs. Protools PC pros & cons?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions. I'm a bit bewildered (panicked). I have had this Powerbook for a few years without any trouble. I'm a relatively simple user and haven't added any hardware or recent software. Since yesterday PM it has failed to reboot. I have OsX Tiger and …

My e has been freezing up lately, frequently, randomly. Don't know what to do. Ran cocktail and disk utility repeatedly, no luck. I would soooo appreciate some good advice. Thanks.

ok so i just used toast to mount a .bin as a virtual disc but when i click on it rather than playing like a dvd it opens like a file. sny suggestions??

Ok I have 2 macs. One was given to me so I gave it to my brother. It is a powermac g4 455mhz, 40gig HD, 256 RAM and dvd rom reader. It currently has both OS9 version 9.2 (I think) and OSX version 10.2.2 on it. I am trying to …

I have two macs 1 emac and one 17 in g5. both are running os 10.4.8. ive read that there is a way to share internet connection between the two via blue tooth. my g5 has built in blue tooth and my emac which is the main connection has a …

I just upgraded to a g4 with os x 10.2.8 Hooked up an external sony dvd cd burner but it won't work. Yet in the apple profiler it says it's there. Everytime i try to burn i get a dialog box saying no device to burn or no burner found. …

I am getting DSL in two days, but meanwhile I'm using dialup and I'm itching to fix something. I don't know anything about Macs, always been a PC user. I have a Mac OSX v. 10.2.8, 512 MB, processor 500 MHz PowerPC G3. It has Applications for Mac OS 9 …

I am trying to install BOOST software. The first thing I need to do is do a BJAM build. I get losts of errors on an OSX 3.9 system. I am using the code suppllied by tjhe BOOST web site. I do not know much about BJAM but I would …

I've heard that the OS Tiger software can only be downloaded three times (or, on three computers). Is this true? My friend wants to borrow my copy, but I am concerned she will "use up" my quota, since I've already downloaded the software to 2 macs. thx

Ok so I am a PC user, but my new job requires the use of macs (with os x). With that in mind I am looking for any ascii text editors (that HOPEFULLY) are free. If you are a windows user basically something that is equivalent to the notepad.exe program. …

Hi, Anyone out there to rescue me??? :) I am working with my new MacBook and suppose that nothing is compatible with OX Tiger. I cannot find a driver so that I can use my scanner which is an Epson Perfection 2450 and I also have $500 worth of software …

I can't watch news on my mac, I try everything, like real player media player.... nothing work I look what to do with firefox but nothing... So I hope you can find my answer. There is the page thank you! [B][url]http://www.abc4.com/mediacenter/default.aspx?videoId=37523[/url][/B]

Hi, this never really bothered me before, but now it sort of does. My ADSL connection's IP address is DHCP assigned, and when I first got it, I just plugged it into my Mac, and it worked painlessly, so I never gave it much more thought. But one thing I …

Hi, I just signed up for this since many of the threads seemed helpful. I'm hoping someone can help me with a Mac OS X 10.2.8 problem. I recently purchased an HP Deskjet 5440 and it works just great when connected to the USB port directly. I have a Hawking …

Hoping someone has seen this or can help. Silver G-4 256k memory was freezing up while running then when I restart it gives me the ? mark. I disconnected the HD thinking that was the problem but when I boot from the CD it either freezes during boot-up or boots …

I was given an Ibook G3-300mhz with OS 9.0 from my brother while I visited him. I don't have a notebook so this was a good deal until I put enough away to purchase a laptop. Liking to mess around and have used Mac 6-7 years ago, I already have …

I just bought a new 15 inch Macbook pro yesterday and I am trying to install windows using bootcamp assistant. I've done all the software updates but when I go to do the firmware update it says that i do not need this update. I am sure that it is …

When I try to upgrade to OS X on my computer, which is a IBook G3, blue and white laptop, I get this message: "An error has occurred. Startup disk was unable to select the install cd as startup disk. (-2)"

does anyone know what is causing or how to fix this problem? every web page text which isn't embedded comes out as fractions, meaning i cant read a thing. any tips? thanks