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Does any one know of a good open source Calendar (ala Entourage) for Mac OS 9.x ?

My mixed network of Macs and PCs are served by a NT server, the macs run OS 8.6, 9.1, 10.2, 10.3, the OS X macs connect to the server but drop the connection after a period of time, reconnecting is easy it's just a nuisance, any help appreciated.

My date is correct but I am 5 hours ahead. I went to the system controls and set it for auto but it continues to show 5 hours ahead( Yes I did the time zones). And when I set manually, it shows the correct time but my email shows 5 …

I need to use Anova Statistics. Should be under Tools/data analysis. When I go to Add-ins under tools, there is no Data Analysis. HELP tells me to load with Value Pack X with installer. What does this mean????? Thanks

Hi, my powerbook titanium, OsX10.3.6, keeps ejecting all cd/dvds - unable to read optical media, tried all types of discs, even disk/laserhead cleaner - no luck. Problem started a while back sporadically when moving to OSX10.3, but after a few attemps did read disk, though now nolonger possible. Any suggestions, …

Does anyone know what factors exist to appletalk between OS 9 and OS10.3. I am a student at Western Kentucky University, trying to use appletalk between G4 towers set up to scan pictures on OS 9 and cannot get it to work consistently with the new G5 panther. any help …

I have a 500 mHz iMac. The CD drive used to work perfectly. Now, it will read and mount cd-roms and audio cd's, but whenever a blank disc is inserted, regardless of brand, it makes a grinding noise several times, then ejcts the disc. No error messages or dialog boxes …

and i don't know if i'm posting in here the way i'm supposed to or not... i have somehow managed to put a password on my computer that won't allow me to upgrade or download and install software. WHERE do i go on this very VERY different-thinking system software to …

I am trying to run the softwareupdate command in single user mode. I have mounted the main volume and started the network so I have internet access and write acces too the file system. When I execute the command I get the following error. dydl: softewareupdate truncated or malformed library:/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagment.framework/Versions/A/DiskManagement …

e-Mac wont read Music cds or USB pen drive and wont let me upload pictures from digital camera. But it will read cds that ive burned my uni work on. Help me please someone, mac help is not helping :confused:

I'm having real trouble finding ADSL broadband for my mac. AOL only offer dial-up for mac's. BT DO but you have to go through OS9 - I like OSX I want to be using it when I'm online! So does anyone know a ADSL Broadband provider in the UK that …

about my password... well, i used my very own name. :) how unusual. and i found a mac person who knew how to get it fixed. and i understand your concern about removing people's passwords. NOW... i'm needing to upgrade or SOMETHING, with acrobat and distiller. i looked in to …

I've uploaded a phpnuke site and it is working on a pc apparently, it is [I]mostly[/I] working on my mac, but when I visit the forum on my mac it has this displayed boldly at the top of my forum - ----------------------------------- Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already …

As of late last night (Friday nite), 10.3.6 was released via OS X Software Update. It includes lots of minor bug fixes mostly, including the floating point calculation problem in calculator, as well as updates to Safari and ATi and Nvidia video card drivers.

Can anyone tell me how Netscape 7.0 (Gecko) stores user accounts on a Mac OS? It's a G3, on OS 8. I was doing a favor for a friend on Friday and revising some email accounts for him when his graphic designer left - some of the email was being …

I use Safari for the web on my G4 lap top. I'm running Panther. All of a sudden the body text of the web pages has changed to something that looks arabic, but isn't. The language is English. When I copy and paste it into another document it's English. It's …

Safari keeps locking up my computer.... and its rather annoying me. The problem mainly occurs when the browser is loading content (pages with alot of content, such as stat pages etc) and i try to browse. It locked up and I am forced to reboot. I have reinstalled the os …

Silly me. I installed Systrace on my OSX iBook. I did the normal restart after installation. Now the only thing that comes up on my screen is a box that tells me I need to restart in several languages. When I do that I continue getting the same window and …

I have a G4 dual 500's. I don't have a clue how to setup the network to see my linksys router. I figured the X OS was smart enough to connect to to the internet, and my network. It says my eithernet card is connected. Help a rookie. Please.

Hi, my computer wont start up. It just sits at a black screen and says- /etc/master.passwd: No such file or directory -sh -2.05b# what do i do? Please help me, im really freaking out cuz the warranty just expired 2 weeks ago Thanks in advance.

To all those who have G5s, check out the removable side panel from your tower. The inside of it has strips of tape on 3 of the sides. Thinking this was just packing tape, I removed it. However, I was since told that it was special static tape. Does anyone …

I want to but an iPod. I have a tray loading iMac that is now running OSX but only has a USB1 port. Can I upgrade it a firewire or USB2??? Thanks for any help!

I am trying to make my images of "Norton Utilities" and "Norton System Works" into a bootable installer. Someone already recommended the program "Bootcd." However, on their site http:// [url]www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7957[/url] under "more information," it reads, "although Norton does not yet work from the CD." Which are the images Im trying …

I have been tasked with integrating with a new Active Directory setup here. I have many new OSX Panther systems coming in and ~100 OSX Jaguar systems that all need integrating with Active Directory. Here are my questions: 1) How do I integrate the Panther machines? (I know Panther has …

picked up a powermac 5400/200. I can not get past the at ease log in because I do not know the user name or password. Is there a way to turn this off or reset the needed info. Thanks for any help.

I recently bought a G4 Powerbook with the newest version of X (Panther). I wanted to install Bryce 5 and some games on my notebook and can't. I went to the Bryce 5 support faq and it told me: QUESTION: How Do I Install Bryce® 3D on a Macintosh? ANSWER: …

Well, I'm new to this forum, mainly because i haven't ran into any problems so far with my mac and now that it's giving me a headache i figured this might be a way to solve my problems........ without knowing what i was really doing to myself i created a …

Please tell me how to erase or remove an OS X HP Inkjet Installer from my dock because I can not.I always have to install it and can not drag or quick it.Thanks. Robert

for soem reason my excel is hanging as soon as i click the tab to change its name. !! the rainbow disk starts rolling for ever and i then have to force quit help please thanks Axxll

I have a new G5 dual 2.0 ghz with 1.5 gig ram, a ATI 64 mb card (2) 150 gig sata drives. I am also using a 23" cinema display. My problem is... 9 times out of 10 when I push the power button it doesnt boot, I mean it …

please can anyone help me with this one!!??!!! i am using an external USB ISDN device (draytek mini vigor 128) to connect to the internet with os 10.3.3 on my PB G4 15''. once the computer has been put to sleep and a couple of mins later opened up again …

accidently clicked a button twice, resulting in MAC read the command as in download the file. forced to quit the process, but the file is now on desktop, can not be moved nor deleted, the message says the file is currently used by another task right now, such as moving, …

hello, any help will be greatly welcome and needed. i'm afraid my laptop (a powerbook g4) had a slip today. the fall was not that high from the bed to the carpeted floor, and the music that i had been playing did not even skip. i rushed over to it …

OS 9.2 and OSX.O - Somehow I have an icon on my desk that says .DS_store -I have no idea where it came from but it has multiplied into everything on my desktop and in the hard drive. When I try to send it to the Trash, I get a …

Hi, I am running Quarkxpress under Classic 9 on a G4 using OS/X 10.3.5 and am having a real problem. Whenever I try to use either version of Quark under Classic (I have both 4.1 and 5.0) I get a message saying "Please insert the disk "Scher 8_5." I don't …

I followed the directions for burning a CD, but when I attempt to open the CD nothing happens. I"m not sure I am doing this correctly. I just got this new Mac and I am lost.

I have a G4 that came with OS 9 and recently loaded OS X, but now none of the programs seem to be recognized. Can't print, use DVD player etc. Can anyone help me?

Can anyone help, I have managed to delete my calculator. I have an iMac and it runs on OS x 10.2. I have tried reinstalling the software, but to no avail. I had a look at 'Restore' and that is pretty scarry. The thought of losing everything on my computer …

I have about 200 photos presently downloaded to a windows laptop. I want to transfer them to my Mac to edit them in Photoshop. Is there a way to directly connect the pc to the mac via usb or firewire that will allow me to drag the folder from one …

I need a little help on a simple problem. I am running OSX 10.3.5 How do I get iCal to automatically load up and display on my screen everytime I switch on my Mac without having to click the dock icon? Is there a start-up folder like oS 9 somewhere? …

How do I charge my battery? You are probaly thinking Duh! You plug it in but mine doesn't work I've tried everything that's why I am on my windows now Please [FONT=Trebuchet MS][SIZE=7][COLOR=Blue]Help[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]

I confess I dont know anything about MAC. Can anyone say what are the differences between Mac and Windows. Which is the better one?

Could I find a kind and knowledgeable person to help with my problem. I have just purchased a used Mac meaning I don't have administrative power of my computer and the guy who sold it doesn't know the password. How can I erase this guys administrative control and make me …

With OS X, I use the Sherlock app to look up local movie listings. However, what I recently noticed was that my OS X no longer displays the movie trailers. Just a blank square appears and when I click the play button, nothing happens. Does anyone know what codec is …

I have 2 hard drives and I want to add an application folder to the second so it will act more like my system drive. I mainly want to save my ProTools recordings onto this second hard drive and it won't let me. I'm assuming b/c it doesn't have an …

hi. i have an external firewire drive. i would log in as "admin" and set the permission that i = admin is the owner with read and write rights, group has only read rights and others has only read rights (or no access). once i log in as a different …

i've got a power mac G4, and i've already had my hardrive replaced once before. about a month and a half ago i was getting the little folder with the question mark on it, but i just ignored it and went on using my computer since it wasn't stopping me. …

At my office, my computer has MS OS 8.6 - I need to upgrade my OS to at least 9.2.2 for software that I need to load. I tried to load MS OS X and before it installed completely a message came up....I will not be able to run classic …

My Itunes will not open or play music and i have all of my updates installed on the Emac. I am working on 10.2.8 and its been fine until now. i looked in the crash log, which i don't really understand but anyhow maybe someone could help? Date/Time: 2004-09-20 11:40:13 …

I started putting music from cds into itunes, then after about 8 cds my mac os x 10.2 stopped reading them, it will read other cds but not music ones. Can anyone help?