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Hello,I've created a php file in textWrangler saved with .php extension on the desktop.But it does not open in the browser? Please help.

Hi All I have a few Mac Pros spare now we have updated our RIPS that control our printers. I thought I would turn one into a file server for our Windows SBS 2008 network. I have access to Panther, Leopard and Lion (inc server) OSs). I started with Leopard …

Hello I have a BIG problem - the menu bar is missing in photoshop CS5 - I have only recently got a imac so i am wondering if there is a shortcut to get it back? Thank you for reading, hope to hear some advice asap!! Will be greatly appreciated

[URL="http://www.intego.com"]Intego[/URL] [URL="http://www.intego.com/news/hellrts-backdoor-can-allow-malicious-remote-users-to-control-macs.asp"]announced[/URL] today that there is an actual virus threat to the invincible [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Mac[/URL]: HellRTS.D Backdoor. Yep, that's right, a Mac virus just waiting to take control of your iThis and iThat. It would have been funnier if the virus had a better name, but hey, virus writers aren't necessarily …

I have Snow Leopard and needed to install an update, the SMC v1.5 update. I downloaded it and installed it, appeared to install without error. I went to see if the update had been installed and it said it had been installed yet it also said I had 1 update, …

[ATTACH=left]12481[/ATTACH]The New York Times [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/11/06/technology/tech-us-france-apple-louvre.html"]reported today[/URL] that Apple has opened its first Apple Store in Paris, underneath the Louvre no less, and just two weeks after Microsoft opened up a [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/22/microsofts-windows-cafe-opens-its-doors-in-paris/"]Windows 7 cafe[/URL] in Paris in another location. The idea of these two companies competing in a retail environment, and …

Hello, I've just bought a macbook pro, switching from stereotype windows notebook.I'm unable to do a lot of things that I used to in windows- a)can not open a file in new tab( not new window) in safari. b) can not open any installer , mono for ex.The .dmg file …

Hi! I'm using Snow Leo with iMac, and it's continuously getting slower and slower to startup. It's 35 sec (without weird HDD) at fresh install or after clearing PRAM. After 3 days now it's 50-60 sec. Last time before I've found out the PRAM trick, it was 90-120 sec. Also …

I've just installed Parallels in my Mac and then Windows 7. I need to install an application that requires NET Framework. When I try to download NET Framework from the MS site, I get the following message: "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\5SOFW5UA\dotNetFx40_Full_setup.exe is not a valid Win32 application". Do you know how …

my problem could be very simple but i need help. where do you suggest i download a converter for my ipod video that would work with my mac? i tried downloading a few but i can't seem to make it work. help pls! thanks!

Apple has been holding a highly unusual press conference to clam fears about the iPhone 4 and the 'death grip' problems some users have experienced. Unfortunately, Steve Jobs seems to be in two minds about what message to get across. On the one hand he says there is no problem, …

Hi guys, i have a emergent problem for my iphone 4. My old computer crashed. I now need to sync my iphone to a new computer. How can I do this when the iphone is only made to sync to one computer? help please!

Kid Rock, The Beatles, AC/DC and Garth Brooks would make for a bizarre and unlikely concert line up, yet they share something in common: they are the last men standing as far as making their music available on iTunes. In the case of Kid Rock, he is apparently refusing to …

I'd like to create a Virus Log describing each virus that becomes known for the Macintosh Platform. Inside each announcement, the following information shall be included: Virus Name: Mac OS threatened: Date of Detection: Sources of Information: Brief Summary of what the Virus Does: Links to steps on how to …

Does anyone know if it is possible to create .exe files in Xcode? I need to turn in c files for a computer science class that I am taking, and the school uses windows computers yet I code on a mac. Any help with this question would be appreciated.

I have an application in C#, .Net 2.0. I want it to run on Mac. The application has .cs files, .exe etc. What of the file should I put in the .dmg file?

Hi all, Been a long time since i last posted on this forum :P For a little while I have been curious about data recovery programs for the mac; by that I mean actually creating one from scratch. I know that this isn't the best area to post this question …

I have two computers, one a laptop with Windows Vista the other Mac Snow Leopard both receive the same mail when ever mail comes to my address. [U]Occasionally[/U] I receive mail from a friend arriving on the Vista computer it's fine. When it arrives in the Mac it has hyperlinks …

What software can I use to compress and back-up an image of my drive to DVD-R?

Until very recently the idea that [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Apple[/URL] might have to recall a product would have seemed ridiculous. It's one of the best manufacturers of stuff in the world, people would have responded; you can't make them do that, people love the products too much. Then the iPhone 4 came out. …

Hello everyone: Until recently, I used ssh with a terminal and kwrite to work with files on a Linux machine from my Mac laptop. I just started ssh into another Mac and find that I can no longer use kwrite. There is a kwrite for Mac available, but the installation …

Hi there, I've had my Macbook Pro for around 4 years and not encountered any problems till last night. It all appeared to be triggered when I was watching a Youtube video. The video froze whilst I could still hear the sound of the video in the background. I restarted …

I am little confuse , with a point that in IOS 4 we need a tool xocde that supports java...so i want to know about IOS 5, Does java supported by iOS 5 or not?

I have iphone 3g, while trying to restore my phone, it slipped to recovery mode and does not restore saying error 1015.i have tried red snow, ireb, blackra1n but no help. Please save my phone!!

I took some video clips with my iPhone. I emailed them to my MacBook. I uploaded them to iMovies. The clips appear upright, but the video plays it sideways. Is there any way to flip the video right side up? Thanks.

I have had my daughters card in the address book for a number of years with two e-mail addresses, one for work and one for home both on the same card. I now want to delete the work e-mail address which I have done by opening the address book going …

What is the mac equivalent of wget?

Hello, As you know, most every USB flash drive you purchase these days comes pre-formatted in FAT or FAT32. I have one connected to the USB port of my iMac (333mhz, 96mb RAM) that I want to initialize to MAC OS Extended. However, when I try to format it, the …

I've found out from experience and Apple Care that I can no longer print documents or .jpgs that are taller than my 23" portrait/vertical oriented monitor or any other for that matter. Preview has been crippled in Snow Leopard so that it will not recognize that the image/document is taller/longer …

i got a new macbook and what i know it does not get viruses.. but few days ago a friend told me yes nowadays mac as well get virus.. is this possible?? if yes then how to protect it from virus, is there any anti virus for mac?? am quite …

[URL="http://apple.com"]Apple's[/URL] suing a number of manufacturers of Apple accessories, saying of their products, "many are of inferior quality and reliability, raising significant concerns over compatibility with and damage to Apple’s products." Apple says the manufacturers are infringing multiple patents and violating the Apple trademark.[ATTACH]16426[/ATTACH]The suit involves companies [URL="http://www.accstation.com/"]Accstation[/URL], [URL="http://www.boxwave.com/?gclid=CPfI8KGOo6MCFQMmawodbyY95Q"]Boxwave Corporation[/URL], …

Hi Folks, hope this is in the right section. I need to Telnet to a machine from OSX, the machine is a linux box, when i do this from the terminal (or iterm) it connects but prompts me immediately with "password", it seems to be skipping the "logon" bit, but …

All the news and social media feeds seem to have overdosed on one story this week: will The Beatles be on iTunes after the big Apple 'Rock and Roll' event today? News at eleven: I don't give a stuff, and here's my top ten reasons why. [LIST=1] [*]Most people would …

Was given an Apple G3. The 'Mac OS X G4' screen wants name & password. How do I get started. I have no documentation with it. Harry

hi ,i just picked up a imac cube type at the enviro depo ,it has working os10,but its password ,any way to get in with out reinstalling os10 thanks

I used to be a PC guy. The reason i converted to macs is because one day i decided to try out leopard on my PC. I researched how to make a PC run OS X. Finally one day I found out how to make a hackingtosh. Hackingtosh is a …

So I get the error CPU has been disabled by guest os. Power off or restart. But if I power off, it shuts down. I wana run it. Then error again... I tryed: - Disabled all unnecessary hardware. - Turned off USB Legacy support in BIOS. - Found no explicit …

Apple has planned to launch the OS X Lion in July. The preview, which was released in October 2010 says about all the positive features of this awesome OS. I am planning to switch to Lion from Snow Leopard. But before investing , I want to get the feed back …

i haven't use MAC OS since but I am planning to use MAC OS but i don't know if all software is compatible specially the drivers... is there any software compatibility issues about this OS???

Hi Everyone, I am using the java applet to take screenshot of the web browser using the java's robot class. Robot objRobot = new Robot (); BufferedImage objBufferedImage = objRobot.createScreenCapture(objRectArea); The thing work good in windows system taking screenshot but in case of mac osx i get the blank image.When …

I was working on my Mac mini and was doing some modifications in Mac partitions using third party tool. Although I had the Apple's disk utility but it can't shift the partitions I went for third party tool. While resizing, it flashed a message to first create a backup of …

[ATTACH=RIGHT]21548[/ATTACH]Earlier this week a hacker group called Dev-Team launched a revamped website service that enables owners of the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 (amongst a myriad other iOS-powered devices) to jailbreak them in next to no time, for free, online. The [URL="http://blog.iphone-dev.org/post/890709355/the-return-of-jailbreakme-com"]JailBreakMe site exploits a vulnerability[/URL] with the way that …

I have Norton from my old OS 9...I upgraded to OSX 10.2.8. The old Norton will not open any of it's documents. What should I use to defrag my computer...it is working exceptionally slow, and on occasion, a window will open when trying to open a tif, saying that the …

From where I can download Apple MAC OS 10.6 ? How I can install on a PC? (what are the steps including screen-shots?) How I can write .dmg file in windows or in Ubuntu ?

I have like 200 psd files on my desktop that are about 100 megs and everytime I turn on my computer it just sits there trying to generate the preview for them but it can't and that rainbow wheel just spins and spins. I can run applications that are in …

Hi All; don't you think it's about time apple comes out with a handheld? i mean, hp has the ipaq(and also used to have the jornada), dell has the axim, toshiba has one... don't yout think it's about time apple makes one? Regards Wingamrk

[ATTACH=RIGHT]20689[/ATTACH]This week [URL="http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/04/apple-location-tracking.html"]on Oreilly.com, Alasdair Allan and Pete Warden[/URL] revealed their discovery that Apple tracks and saves your location via iOS4 through your iPhone or iPad. This has sent a wripple of concern across the country and many people are demanding to know why Apple stores this info and how …

Hi all. Some how or other I have started to get the, Bootcamp, icon on my desk top. It seems to be unmovable. Iv'e put it in the trash, I have ejected it Iv'e dragged and dropped it into the HD icon on the desktop. When I boot up every …

Forgive me if this has been answered, I searched and couldn't find anything. I have several servers running on my LAN that i want to be able to access via host name instead of IP and port number (e.x. ted instead of 173.166.39.161:5000 for my ted 5000 energy monitor) because …

Okay guys! I want to buy a new MacBook Pro. I'm on Mac OS X 10.5 and it feels old. Nothing is updated. I use it for work as well. Also, my current one just had its Apple Care expire and I am sad. :( Sigh.. is this the smartest …