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I dont like the way times 12pt looks on my powebook screen so I would like all my new word documents to default to a different font instead of having to change it every time, but I cant seem to find the setting and word's "help" system is likely to make me throw my computer out a window before I...

when I add a folder to the finder sidebar it acts fine for a while, but tends to lose its icon when its contents are modified. the default icons are fine. Im running 10.3.3 without any strange programs, I first noticed it with the original 10.3 though

can this be done on osx without buying toast?

Im getting an error of "Couldn't open installer archive. You must run the installer on the Starcraft CD." the only problem is I AM running it off the cd. I hate things that need classic to install... has anyone else had this problem or should I start looking for some specific problem on...

Im set on getting some extra ram for my 1.25ghz 15" powerbook, does anyone know what brands work well with it? (ddr333) I bought a stick of kingston brand ram a few months ago and it wouldnt boot, even after returning it for a new one, so I want to be sure about this one... I dont want to be...

new 15", 10.3. 512mb factory ram and 512mb I just put in it doesnt boot normally with the new ram, hanging at the blue screen without loginwindow in verbose boot it hangs towards the end with something about powermanagement I believe the error I get is: ASC::rWPM WARNING: couldn't...

fink keeps trying to install X11 itself when it encounters dependencies rather than just use 10.3's apple version I had apple X11 in 10.2 and fink had a placeholder package available, but I cant seem to find one anymore. any suggestions? Im using the latest versions of everything

in 10.3 apple-option-L googles for selected text instead of opening the selection in a browser as in 10.2. in fact there is no key command for open URL at all, just a selection on the click down menu is there any way to change apple-option-L back to open URL, or barring that give open URL a...

I cant seem to get 10.3 to automatically connect to my wireless network I have the network prefs set to connect to my specific network, but it doesnt seem to be doing anything. any ideas? where are the files that have network prefpane info? I upgraded so trashing them and letting native...

which codec should I use to export my movies for web viewing? Ive tried a couple but there are so many I thought I would ask around I want small file size more than quality. also it must be playable on pc with no downloads other than quicktime required

I downloaded bochs2.0.2 from the link provided by apple.com and soon realized I was in a bit over my head and deleted it. when installed all new terminal windows would run bochs, now they just get this error because its not there anymore I cant find what is making this happen. my .tcshrc...

no easy lift out keyboard on this one... where is my ram and how do I get to it?

my new powerbook should arrive in a few days and I was wondering if there was an easy way to copy everything relating to my mail, addressbook, and keychain from the old to the new also, are ichat buddylists local or on the aol servers? are safari bookmarks ~/library/safari/bookmarks.plist...

is apple's x11 fully featured or does it only run on top of aqua?

can pcs with quicktime6 play unprotected aac's? just wondering

I cant seem to find a binary that works with 10.2, and the source from mpg123.org appears to be x86 specific, anyone know where to look or what to do? I like being able to have a screen session running a mix and then log out so people arent constantly playing around with the music while I...

does anyone know if this camera plays well with osx? im considering getting it but cant find any details concerning mac support

ok, i thought my 10.2.4 update just killed my photoshop, but apparently not. i just reinstalled on a clean partition, only carryin over my documents and a few innocuous apps that i have had for months. unfortunately photoshop is still broken. on running photoshop i get a pop up with the blue...

osx doesnt seem to play well with DHCP servers anymore now... i get an error message popping up that says 10.0.12.x in use by (insert MAC address) dhcp at 10.0.12.1 if i close the window it will pop up again in thirty seconds or a minute with the ip advanced one up... has anyone...