Recent content by ginopiazza49

Are there any Address Book plug ins that will calculate a persons age from the birthday field? I also know there are programs like GeburtstagsChecker and iBirthday X. Between GeburtstagsChecker and iBirthday X, can you recommend one over the other?

Would anyone know of a link to a comparison of the HP LP3065 (30" monitor) vs Samsung SyncMaster 305T - 30" wide screen LCD monitor? If there is not a link, does anyone have any opinions? I will be using either monitor with my Mac mini (2009) as a monitor and TV for Boxee and Plex.

Who does one write to at Apple to get the tunes back that you have purchased from Apple after a crash. I know that a lot of people have done this. They have said Apple will do it.

Sorry, Copper, the cable is being used.

Thank you Perfessor101 and bobw for the clarification. I appreciate it!

Can you explain what "cron jobs" are? I have Cocktail, however, I do not see any explanation of cron jobs. Also, how does one exaimine where and how big their swap files are?

I am thinking of purchasing a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard. However, before I do, I have a question. From what I read on this forum and other Bluetooth forums, I see that the batteries in both Bluetooth mice and Bluetooth keyboards have to be replaced often (two to three weeks). My question is...

I would appreciate hearing opinions on the MacWireless Bluetooth USB Adapter versus the D-Link DBT-120 USB Bluetooth Adapter versus the Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter, 100 Meter versus the BlueProton CLASS 1 USB BlueTooth Wireless Adapter? I see that MacWireless offers two adapters - a class 2...

Can Bluetooth devices such as the MacWireless Bluetooth USB Adapter or the D-Link DBT-120 USB Bluetooth Adapter be plugged into USB hubs or must such adapters be plugged directly to the USB port of the computer, in my case, a PowerMac G4 500? If you can plug such adapters into USB hubs, then I...

Maybe I am not understanding right, however, isn't the MSI PC2PC Bluetooth Windows only? How did you get it to work with a Macintosh?

Gino J. Piazza ginopiazza49 - mac.com Port Chester, NY All calls are welcome!

With the recent talk of a Trojan horse - whether it be real or not - I figure that it is better to be a little precautious now and make the move to a firewall software and an antivirus software. I have read many of the posts on the forums. Just thought I would ask, should I go with Intego's...

I have a .Mac account. In the past I have no problem adding people to my buddy list. I just tried to add someone and got the message: --------------------------------------------------------------- AIM Error Could not add <name> to your buddy list. (Feedbag error 17)...

I installed Gimp-Print 4.2.3 just fine. When I try to print I get one page of garbage characters and then get about 9 to 10 blank sheets. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong, or if there is something wrong with my USB to parralel cable (I am using the USB to parralel cable supplied in...

The other night my Maxtor 3000XT 160GB Firewire drive stopped working (this is under 10.1). When I powered up my PowerMac G4 I could see the lights of the drive turning on as usual. I would then get the message that the drive could not be mounted because the volume could not be recognized. I...