| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| vmware fusion on macbook - usb problem | 7/8/2008 | David Anders |
Q: I recently installed vmware fusion on my macbook. Everything seems to work fine except when I try ...
A: A google "vmware fusion sandisk usb" gave http://www.google.com/search?q=vmware+fusion+sandisk+usb ...
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| imac G3 running OS 9.2 | 7/7/2008 | Steve Thompson |
Q: ok..i've searched everywhere and it seems like you guys are the muses when it comes to this computer ...
A: You do need an airport card but you're going to have trouble getting one for a G3 iMac. eBay might ...
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| Epson 740 driver for Mac OS 9.2 ? | 7/6/2008 | George Derringer |
Q: OS 9.2 iMac. We cannot find the driver to make the computer connect to the Epson 740 printer. Only ...
A: Yup, right here: ...
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| CHECK UP - OS X 10.4 | 6/30/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I was wondering would you please suggest to me: how often should I do a software update within ...
A: Cameron, It depends on what you're doing. If you're on a 'high end' editing system (Avid, final ...
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| CHECK UP - OS X 10.4 | 6/30/2008 | George Derringer |
Q: I was wondering would you please suggest to me: how often should I do a software update within ...
A: I do mine weekly -- but anytime you hear of a new update via www.macupdate.com or through e-mail, ...
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| CHECK UP - OS X 10.4 | 6/30/2008 | David Anders |
Q: I was wondering would you please suggest to me: how often should I do a software update within ...
A: If your system is working well. Never. If you buy software that requires a higher version, upgrade ...
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| CHECK UP - OS X 10.4 | 6/30/2008 | Steve Thompson |
Q: I was wondering would you please suggest to me: how often should I do a software update within ...
A: Apple don't release that many software updates. If you're using a broadband connection there's no ...
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| Older Imac running OS 9.2 | 6/30/2008 | George Derringer |
Q: I have this Imac G3, the blue and white one that is one unit. I bought it in about 1999 or 2000 ...
A: I'm afraid it's going to need some professional help now. My first guess if the screen doesn't ...
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| account retrieval | 6/28/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I have just changed web host and the advice was that I could just delete my old email account and ...
A: Sofia, Sorry, I only have bad news for you. Unfortunately this isn't a Mac problem. It sounds ...
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| .dmg files | 6/27/2008 | David Anders |
Q: When I upgrade my Safari and other programs from the internet, a .dmg file is downloaded to my ...
A: dmg files are Disk Images. they are essentially variable size files that when opened or double ...
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| email system compatable with outlook express | 6/27/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I am a computer novis who have just moved my website to another host. That part is fine and ...
A: Sofia, Sigh. Your new isp aren't very macintosh strong. Outlook express has been dead on the ...
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| laptop | 6/25/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: running osx (version 10.5.5 i think according to system profiler) but im not sure which version. ...
A: Adam, Things may be pretty bad. It sounds like your hard disk is bad (by the way, it's 10.5.3). ...
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| airport extreme, iwork 08,pages | 6/25/2008 | David Anders |
Q: I have done a google search and can't find an answer. I have powerbook g4 laptop with 10.4.11 I ...
A: The driver for an external device is the most complicated part of the device. Companies produce bad ...
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| Powerbook screen saver problem | 6/25/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: Ever since I bought my G4 Powerbook with OS 10.3.9, the screen saver has started erratically. It is ...
A: Katie, The only thing I can think of is that you have the screensaver set based on one of the ...
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| OSX issues | 6/24/2008 | David Anders |
Q: Here are the specs for my computer: Model Name: Mac Pro OSX 10.4.11 Model Identifier: MacPro1,1 ...
A: 1] All OS's require monthly maintenance. For 10.4 I recommend AppleJack. Download, install and run ...
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| Firefox & Thunderbird | 6/22/2008 | David Anders |
Q: Have a small network (4 Mac G3/G4's, using OS 9.2 & 10.39) Currently using Outlook Express ...
A: You can use two different word processors to view a document without problems. You can use two (or ...
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| Older Imac running OS 9.2 | 6/22/2008 | George Derringer |
Q: I have this Imac G3, the blue and white one that is one unit. I bought it in about 1999 or 2000 ...
A: I am going to assume that you hear the Mac start-up chime when you turn the power on. If that's the ...
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| Canon Pixma IP1600 driver | 6/21/2008 | David Anders |
Q: We had a power failure and now printer on my wife's MacMini will not work. Print dialog says ...
A: 1] Verify that the printer can print. The manual will explain how to produce a test print. 2] ...
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| MacBook HD icon deleted | 6/18/2008 | David Anders |
Q: Yikes! I saw a bunch of jpgs on top of the HD icon on my MacBook so I dragged them all into the ...
A: You unmounted (actually, not unmounted, just removed from desktop) Open Disk Utility (in ...
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| Internet Explorer | 6/17/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I want to download Internet Explorer for my Mac OSX.3.9 Dual 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5. I do not know ...
A: Caroline, Internet Explorer was discontinued by Microsoft years ago. I suspect you 'need it' for ...
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| Internet Explorer | 6/17/2008 | David Anders |
Q: How do I go about getting Internet Explorer for my Mac OSX.3.9, Processor: Dual 1.8 GHz Power PC ...
A: Explorer for Mac is dead, it will never be updated. However. Pure Mac: Web Browsers - Software for ...
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| Blue & White Tower G3 Mac OS9 | 6/16/2008 | George Derringer |
Q: George, I received a message "Finder needed attention". I went to preferences and pulled "Finder" ...
A: Unfortunately, no -- you need a start-up so you can put the Finder (now on your desktop) back into ...
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| iPhoto - numerous problems since updating to Leopard | 6/15/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: Not sure if you can help at all - I have quite a random problem that even the apple store and their ...
A: Joanna, It sounds like you have *numerous* iPhoto problems. I'm going to give you some suggestions ...
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| Virus detection software for iMac | 6/13/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I just sent a 10-page website on a CD to a client, simple html pages built on an iMac with Adobe ...
A: Mike, There are ZERO viruses on the Mac. None. Zip. Denada. Technically there are two proof of ...
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| drive not mounting | 6/12/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I have a Hard drive (seagate 250 GB) that seems to have become unmounted. It happened I think when I ...
A: Keith, I'm not sure that the drive is okay. You indicate that the drive 'became unmounted' while ...
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| DVD burn movies. | 6/11/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: New to MacBook computers. Some movies were downloaded from the VEOH web site. How does one burn ...
A: Tony, I have no idea what the VEOH website. What format were the movies downloaded in? One burns ...
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| Disk Utility & itunes Not Responding | 6/10/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I have a PowerBook G4 and running OSX 10.3.9. First I am having trouble opening itunes and the ...
A: Grace Grab your OSX.3.9 disk. Reboot, hold down the C key. This is the installer disk...but it ...
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| Attaching a Word file from a Mac to an email | 6/9/2008 | David Anders |
Q: I am trying to attach a Word file from a Mac (iMac - Leopard 10.5.3 - PowerPC G5) to a Yahoo email ...
A: The fastest answer would be to save the files in RTF (rich text format). It cannot contain bad ...
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| Attaching a Word file from a Mac to an email | 6/9/2008 | David Anders |
Q: I am trying to attach a Word file from a Mac (iMac - Leopard 10.5.3 - PowerPC G5) to a Yahoo email ...
A: When sending files as attachments, it is best to archive or zip them and attach the zipped file. ...
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| Initializing new Hard Disk | 6/8/2008 | David Anders |
Q: I have been googling to no avail and would greatly appreciate your help. I am a photographer and I ...
A: To get the added drive to format. Does it appear on the desktop? Does it appear in Disk Utility ...
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| Mac to PC explorer Web Archives file format | 6/4/2008 | David Anders |
Q: How do I open in Windows a web page saved in Web Archive Formatt WAFF on a Mac
A: http://www.cfi.au.dk/eng/pub/webarc Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2.3 Mac OS X Free The ...
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| linkinus question | 6/1/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: ok so i use linkinus for my irc software. and they just updated the software and when i try to ...
A: Luke, It sounds like you've mounted the disk image, but haven't copied it to your applications ...
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| iMovie HD 6.04 | 6/1/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I hope I can explain this problem properly. I have many low res. photos I am using along with mini ...
A: Bill, Since we both understand the problem is the scaling.... The ken burns 'effect' scales and ...
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| Leopard | 5/30/2008 | David Anders |
Q: I now have 10.3.5 and every time I option-drag copy a file, the name changes (my docs2008 becomes ...
A: Two days, don't you think it is a LITTLE early to expect easy fixes for a new OSX version? Did some ...
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| Leopard | 5/30/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: I now have 10.3.5 and every time I option-drag copy a file, the name changes (my docs2008 becomes my ...
A: Ed, First, please, please upgrade to 10.3.9. Running the latest version of the Mac OS reduces bugs ...
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| how do i re-boot my mac g4 titanuim 867mhz 768Ram | 5/28/2008 | Debba Robinson |
Q: i have tried many different combinations of boot up command including resetting nvram;reset all ...
A: Steven, When you put your system CD in your computer and you want to boot up from it, hold down the ...
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| Microsoft Office 2008 | 5/28/2008 | David Anders |
Q: I have a MacBook 13" that I got January 2008. In February I installed Microsoft office 2008 for ...
A: Before updating software or the OS, check the reports at http://www.macfixit.com and ...
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| Iphoto | 5/26/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: Gday Jeff, Mate i have a problem re iphoto app. Everytime i try to open it it quits unexpectedly ...
A: Roscoe, Did you follow the apple article? Open your pictures folder on your mac. You'll see ...
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| iMac OS 9 & printers | 5/26/2008 | George Derringer |
Q: I have an iMac blue (Dec 1999) G3 + added RAM. I recently retired an HP printer that was getting ...
A: MisterQ Well, the helpline advice was good -- balky USB devices work better when plugged directly ...
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| Iphoto | 5/25/2008 | Jeff Greenberg |
Q: Gday Jeff, Mate i have a problem re iphoto app. Everytime i try to open it it quits unexpectedly ...
A: Roscoe, Hope you're well. It sounds like the iphoto database might be corrupted (or possibly the ...
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