Recent content by grannybuttons

Umm - I meant 'Tablet PC', sorry for confusion. I see Apple recently made a very vague patent application for one - it looked a bit like the iBook screen without the keyboard section.

Wise words from all the replies, thanks! I look forward to the infinitely configurable operating system. I wish I could tweak a Mac to behave exactly like a PC, or vice versa. Or tweak, mould and bend them both in new ways (without needing a computer science degree). In meantime, having...

Having slept on it overnight, I think I've asked the wrong question. Perhaps I should have asked: "Is Tiger likely to change my perception of the Mac?" I'm still planning to sell this iBook and get an XP laptop. When I got the iBook - it was my first Mac - I was promised a life-changing...

I'm planning to sell my iBook (G4, 14.1", Panther, Jan 2004, 3-yr Applecare) and 'unswitch' back to a Windows XP laptop (My 'switching' has not been a happy experience, unfortunately). If I upgrade to Tiger before I sell, is it likely to make the machine more attractive to a potential...

I'm sorry, Fryke, but my personal experience is almost completely opposite from your argument. I find Windows less intrusive to the user. It's less hassle overall. I don't have a problem with viruses or worms, but that's because I maintain a virus checker, which is not a great problem to...

A year after switching I'm still bitterly regretting buying a G4 iBook (Panther, Airport, Bluetooth, 640mb, 60gb) for home use, and will be switching back to PC as soon as I can afford it. Nothing about this switching experience has been pleasant for me. The hardware is flimsy and...

I'm trying to find out more information about MSN premium services, what they offer Mac, and where to discuss it. I want an online service where I can share my PC outlook at work by web, and keep all my info on an online service, adn MSN seems to promise it. I also don't want to be tied down...

Yes, many thanks, that did the trick. I noticed it also worked with the 'Apple' key (the one with the funny square squiggle with round corners alongside the Apple symbol; sorry, don't know what it's called)

I've got over a hundred films imported into iPhoto. After a while I get many films expanded in order to browse between them, and then I'm faced with collapsing the view in order to scroll faster from one section to another. Is there a way to collapse all open thumbnail displays at once...

I think I understand the rest, but what does 'pm me' mean?

Over the years I've used Windows (capital W), I've grown accustomed to maximising the particular window (small w) I'm working on, because I find other windows just distracting. Maybe I just suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder? But one thing I'd really like my Mac to do is the ability to...

I'm not sure if either fryke or lurk is correct, but if seeing the hard disk light reassures me, what's the harm? This query arose out of problems I've always had with my iBook, the only Mac I've ever had. Certain programs will spin the beach ball for ages, and recently I've been using Wiretap...

Hey, Grinch, that's not fair! You really should read my post before you try to out-Grinch me! Please note that I specified that I wanted to use a mainstream OS solution (i.e. an Apple or a Windows Media), not an independent one. Here's not the place to bore everyone with a reason, but to put...

I have some self-recorded AVI files from a couple of years back that won't play on Quicktime. I'd rather use a mainstream player (QT or WM) because I'm fed up with trying out this or that program for my daily computer use. I hunted for AVI2MPG on versiontracker and drew a blank, sorry. Any...

One of the irritations of moving to an iBook from an XP laptop is missing the hard disk access lights. I'd really appreciate seeing them, especially when (all too frequently) I'm faced with the spinning beach ball of death and I'm wondering if the program has crashed or I've asked it to do too...