Recent content by irg63

... you first have to enable root user, I'll explain later when I'm at home - have to use a pc at work, not a mac in sight. I've largely solved my problem now, by a clean re-install.

I, apparently foolishly, decided to try out OpenSolaris on my Intel iMac. I burned the CD and booted from it. It booted no problem, and I did all this for no reason other than to see what Solaris looks like. I've previously booted live CDs of Linux with no ill effects but this time when I'd...

I am now told that I do not have sufficient priviledges to rename this alias: OpenOffice.org.app alias however when I check the 'info' I am on the user list and my privilege is Read & Write.

Thanks again ElDiabloConCaca - Authenticate would be reasonable although I would prefer if I wasn't asked - it is my computer, I set myself as administrator and don't think I should have to authenticate. I've just had a similar occurance when I tried to install a new version of Ten Thumbs...

Hi ElDiabloConCaca - thanks for replying - one of the things I've been trying to do is install the latest version of Flash Player 9 UB - I'm now going to install it from root and that'll work, but I don't like having to log out and log in to do this. There are other things that I have tried to...

Thanks for your time in replying to my questions SATCOMER - I have been using OS X since 2003 before Leopard it did not do this, so as far as I'm concerned it is idiocy - that is why I'm trying to find a way around it - why have an administrator account that you don't even have sufficient...

Since the advent of Leopard I have become increasingly frustrated by the amount of times I am informed (while logged into my own computer as administrator) that I have insufficient priviledges. On occassion I am not even given the option to 'validate' I do not want to logout and login as root...

where does adobe flash player install? I know it is a plugin, but I do not always want to open a browser to view flash material, I want to link up a flash document on a teaching CD so that it will start when I click on the link.

Many thanks DeltaMac, I must be tired, I'm embarrased :o that I didn't try that before asking!

Is this possible? I have tried the - right click - 'open with' > 'other' - select 'always open with' - choose 'TextEdit' But it does not seem to ever remember this, either on my Powerbook G4 or on my Intel iMac... Any suggestions?

The reason I posted here is that my account with acunett is not a 'true' acunett account - it was an account transfered when MacOSX.com stopped providing web space so as far as I'm aware it does not come under their usual service.... That is why I posted a request for help on here.

Hello there, I took up the offer from Acunett arranged by Scott, a good offer I must say, but I need to know the name of my FTP server so that I can use Contribute to update my web pages there. I look forward to finding this out as soon as possible. All the best Ian - IRG63

I can certainly imagine how you feel!... Could it be that there is a difference in our perceptions of what is a fair price?... I don't mean just a difference between you and I,... i find this genuinely interesting, perhaps there is a difference between UK and US and even between long term Mac...

It's good to hear your feedback, it's just that especially as a long term subscriber to 'dotmac' it I find it really annoys me that they have introduced new stuff to iWork / iLife which means that I have to pay more to be able to profit from their improvements to something I've paid through the...

Not for work,... for study - but that is not the point they are really taking the mickey... as we say! And the version of iLife doesn't come with OS X as far as I'm aware - it certainly didn't come with my copy of Tiger... It comes with the machine I believe?... And iWork came with Tiger in the...