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Can anyone help me get all of the right information in how to design a e-commerce site built on a mac. Everything from what software to use to track and maintain the database to how to create the gateway for the merchant account from PayPal. I have created web sites …

Hello, everybody! I'm a new Mac user. I bought the iSight but wasn't able yet to use the iChat with PC users. Is it possible? Is any plug-in required? Is there any alternative?

Over a period I have entered quite a number of new words into the spell checker by right clicking the word clicking "learn spelling". In XP and Vista there is a place where all these new words are stored that one is able to access. Is it possible to do …

Hi, I am a mac user, and i use MAIL application to download e-mails onto my computer. Today i got mails from some intimate dating website confirming and welcoming me for joining etc. I contacted support to ask for immediate unsubscription, as i don;t want to be in their database, …

Beginning a project developing a web browser for Mac OS X. Planning on offering a Universal Binary (for PPC and Intel support), 64-bit build, and using WebKit as the layout engine. Am looking for suggestions on featureset, as well as ideas for improving the JavaScriptCore framework and rendering engine. The …

Beginning a project developing a web browser for Mac OS X. Planning on offering a Universal Binary (for PPC and Intel support), 64-bit build, and using WebKit as the layout engine. Am looking for suggestions on featureset, as well as ideas for improving the JavaScriptCore framework and rendering engine. The …

Hello every one Every thing seems to be out of control here. When I move the curser down to the bottom of the screen the Dock appears and the top tool bar disappears and when the curser goes to the top the tool bar appears and the dock has gone. …

Snow Leopard Is it possible to delete an e-mail without it going to the Trash, bin. As in a PC if you pressed Shift and Delete, that was it, gone. Any help?

I dont know if i have leopard mac os x.. but it shows i have Mac OS X version 10.5.8.. i have a simple issue. i am trying to download Xcode for GCC complier... but it doesn't get downloaded as it requires me to update my software to 10.6.1.. i …

I have created an interactive form in Acrobat 9 pro. I have used the date function in order for the date to appear when the form is opened but I need to be able to make the tax add to the subtotal and appear in the total box. But I …

I am porting software from a VS compiled program to my Mac. In this code, __m128's are used ALOT. An example of this error would be: Projector.cpp:1014: error: request for member ‘m128_f32’ in ‘v4Max.Vector4::fVector[2]’, which is of non-class type ‘float __vector__’ I have included both xmmintrin.h and emmintrin.h, but the …

Many people ask me the same question: "I purchased videos on iTunes, but I can't play them on my video player, because they are in some 'protected' M4V format that only works on iPods. How can I convert iTunes videos to MPEG or WMV format so I can play them …

How do i get after effects CS4 for mac? I cant find it anywhere..i want the trial version..i really hate that adobe isnt keeping the cs4 version in their website (well, if im wrong then plz tell me). OR is there a way to export to CS4 format from after …

When it comes to data storage and retrieval the current buzz is undoubtedly cloud-shaped, so why would anyone want to invest in Network Attached Storage? Two words: cost and capacity. Cloud services are great, but as far as storing and accessing large amounts of data is concerned things can get …

After typing out a document in iWork consisting of three or four pages, I then want to print it out in duplex (printing on both sides of the page). Is this possible. d.

Yes I know its me again. Every month for a number of years I have chosen one of my photos and printed it out for a friend as a Poster Print, that's 4 x A4. Don't seem to be able to do this in iPhoto, or am I wrong.

I was a long time user of the above program but now I'm into Mac I find I can no longer use it. Does any one have any ideas of a program similar to use on Mac.

I have an extremely strange network issue occurring when my computer returns from sleep mode. Every day I leave for work, I lock my station and walk out the door. When I return the next morning, I find my computer has gone into sleep mode (which is fine to save …

I have been using Thunderbird for some time now. I downloaded the newest version yesterday, and I can not get it to start. I have downloaded and reloaded it a number of times and get the same result. It won't run. Any ideas. I did reload my OS X 10.5.8 …

Snow Leopard. If one wants to delete a letter to the left you press delete, thats fine but what if I want to delete a letter to the right, what then. I was told the use the "del" key which I don't have I just have the "delete" key which …

I have Snow Leopard and want to put all the names in alphabetical order automatically rather than by hand, is there any way to do this please. Would appreciate some help from some one evan if its only to say it can not be done Thanks in anticipation. Dogsbody.

The guide is created to help people solve the following problems. (1)People who want to transfer their broken iPod's files back to iPod or iPhone. (2)People who want to transfer their iPod files to another iPod or iPhone. (3)People who want to manage their iPod as hard disk but not …

A client is having a problem with inconsistent Synchronising from the Sent Items folder and the Calendar in Entourage 2004 to an Exchange server, when compared to the same account logging in to Outlook Exchange webmail. Items sent from Outlook Webmail and new Calendar entries on that account DO show …

Remember Lycos? One of the earlier leaders in search, it was sold to Spanish firm Terra for more than $12 billion ten years ago. This week [URL="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129246686&ft=1&f=1006"]it sold again[/URL] to an Indian company, for a paltry $36 million. Ouch. That got us wondering how some tech companies seem to go …

[U][B]Installing Mac OS X Tiger[/B][/U] [U]Before installing[/U] I've installed Mac OS X many times on the same computer (don't ask me why, I do many stupid things :)). Anyway, here are some things you should know before installing: 1. Make sure you have a legal, licensed Apple Machine (a.k.a. Mac). …

I want to convert pdf to epub book for reading on my sony reader, or iPhone, could someone recommend me a good software. It would be better, if the software is free of charge. Thanks in advance. PS: I work on a Mac computer.

I'm new to Mac and I want to replace my Quicken for Windows. I have read reviews on iBank but all I found were reviews over a year old and there were supposed to updates. Are there new reviews on iBank or any software updates? I don't see where responses …

Hello friends, I want to buy macbook but in my city the store of apple is not available. please suggest me how to buy macbook?

From about three weeks ago, on only my most heavily used email account (it has around 75,000 emails in it and gets around 200 emails each day), I was only able to download 4 emails at a time. Then it would stop. I would click "Get Mail" and it would …

Mac OS X is not, on the whole, known as an OS which attracts too many problems when it comes to malware. However, in the last few days there has been something of a scare involving the Immunizator Trojan. [URL="http://www.sophos.com/news/2008/03/imunizator.html"]According to IT security specialists Sophos[/URL] this may well just be …

[B]Web Site[/B]: [url]http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/online-backup/[/url] [B]OS[/B]: Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 [B]Cost[/B] $4.95/month or $49.95/year for 250 GB [B]Reviewer's View[/B]: Overall this a fine backup choice. It provides a generous amount of space for a fair price. They could do a better job of defining how to get started, and the …

hello 1 week ago I lost my USB memory drive which I found 5 dayz later, but I got the scare of my life! I don't want to take the risk again, I know there's software out there that encrypt the data inside, but what I want is software that …

Hi everyone: I need to find out about compile options in Xcode (I'm an Xcode and C++ newbie). The default compiler for OS 10.6 and XCode version 3.2.2 is apparently LLVM 2.0. Is this related to g++? Also, are there other compilers available within XCode? If so, how would I …

The world’s leading productivity suite is coming to a Mac near you late October and it will surprisingly save you an arm or a leg. Three editions will be available upon its venture onto store shelves: Mac Home and Business, Mac Home and Student, and Mac Academic 2011. [ATTACH]16318[/ATTACH]Microsoft Office …

Recently I have some PDF files need to transfer to word for use in my office 2008. I firstly tried to copy and paste but the contents are messed up using Adobe Reader. I could not upload it to SNIP or other online websites because they are my company’s confidential …

Hi, I've been into computers and software since I was knee high to a grasshopper, before the PC and Mac. It's not all geek though. I've done a lot of travelling, socialising and have been known to appreciate the odd beer. I'm currently living in Australia where I have started …

Security researchers have been looking at Safari, the standard browser for Apple's Mac computers, and have found a troublesome security problem. It seems that there is a feature that could reveal your personal information. The problem is with the Auto Fill feature which is designed as a part of the …

[ATTACH=right]15944[/ATTACH]Earlier today, Amazon announced pretty significant numbers that illustrate the rising popularity of e-books. For the first time in their short history, they are outselling their hardcover brethren at the bookstore giant. For the second quarter of 2010, Amazon sold an impressive 143 e-books for every 100 hardcover copies. Change …

Apple has kindly donated the source code for the original MacPaint software to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. This is in large part thanks to the [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/computer-history-museum-makes-original-macpaint-source-code-avai/"]exhausting efforts[/URL] of Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original members of the developmental team for the original Macintosh in 1984. When …

I often see people asking the same question over and over, "How do I learn to program, and where do I start?" Some people may take that question to the next level by asking, "Which language should I learn first?". The answer to those questions is fairly simple, but also …

Can any one please tell me how to merge two python files. i have a SimpleHTTPServer.py file and a File transfer(uploading) droopy.py file. I want to combine these two. As i am a beginer to python i can't modify these two files i just want to mix these two files …

I have seen a number of old posts on this saying there are no drivers. However, 2 years on, does anybody know if any drivers work on a mac os?

I have a heap of amazing videos, and I want to upload and embed those videos into my personal website as video tutorial. Could someone recommend me a easy-to-use and intuitive software to complete this task?

That's right, free. And if it's free, it's for me. Software promoter MacHeist is my new best friend, and for the next five days is giving away [url=http://www.macheist.com/]nanoBundle[/url], a package of six Mac OS X applications including the highly-rated Twitterrific, which normally sells for US$15. In all, $154 worth of …

Two headlines grabbed my attention today. The first proclaiming that Linux sucks while the second announced it was possible to boot into a full Linux OS in less than a single solitary second. Paul Rako [URL="http://www.edn.com/article/CA6720353.html"]reports[/URL] that one company, an embedded-Linux specialist called MontaVista Software, has gone step further than …

I have a DXG-569V camcorder. It can capture 1280 x 720 video at 30 fps and shoot 5-megapixel.It can output in both 4:3 and 16:9 aspects. Video is recorded in H.264, .MOV format, .M2TS format… My Mac is eMac with Mac OS X version 10.4.11 Here is my problem: When …

OK, you two, stop fighting. These little spats of yours are getting old. A [URL="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20100602/tc_nf/73685"]rumor[/URL], heard yesterday, that [URL="http://www.google.com"]Google[/URL] is not going to use [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Windows[/URL] internally in their company might be just that: rumor. And, a bad one at that. It's interesting to note that, while such a rumor stirs …

I have the following problem: My University requires that all PCs have their MAC address registered to a given Ethernet jack before they are allowed on the network. I have done this with my PC, which now obtains it's IP via DHCP and goes online just fine. However, I am …

A couple of signs of a virus on my computer are that at times iexplorer.exe opens without my permission. I get an error from a process called HSG.exe every once in awhile, I can't close the process as it simply restarts itself. I have no idea what it is, but …

So I am new here, but certainly not new to programming. I saw an article on the elevator infoscreen about how Microsoft was worried about the shift to portable interactive touchscreen computing, and I don't think they ever understood that the computers should be educated in how to work with …