Recent content by theMusicMan

Hiya All I wonder if someone seeing this can answer pretty quickly for me please. I am today going to the Apple Cardiff store to get my new MacbookPro, and up until this morning I was set on getting the MacbookPro 13" i7 model, however... for £300 less I can get the MacbookPro 13" i5 and I...

Hi All I have a worrying issue that has started in the last 12 hours on my Macbook. Though I haven't reset or amended any of the Dock or Exposé settings - I can't get my Dock to show when I position the mouse pointer at the bottom of the screen (the settings are that this is where it is set to...

Hi All Just wondering how one adds items to the Mac menu Bar (top right) or if there are add-on apps that I have to install to enable this. Thanks,

Is there anything on the Mac similar in functionality to what IrfanView on PC offers?

@supanatural: yes, my wifes PC loses connection also - but when connected isn't anywhere near as slow as my Macbook. I have only tried my mac on a hotel wifi and though the signal didn't drop out, the speeds were again very slow. @kees: the Linksys router is approx 1yr old - which may explain...

For example: this page on my Dell PC took less tan a second to load, whereas on the Macbook it took 10-12 seconds to load. Surely this isn't correct and there's something wrong yeah? Both machines are cited only 6 feet away from the LinkSys router and are connected via WiFi. Is there not a...

Hi All I am experiencing regular (every 15 mins) drop outs from my Linksys wireless broadband router (WRT54G) which has become very, very frustrating. I cannot establish why this is occurring at all. It does sometimes seem to happen when other PC's in my house 'join' the network (we have 5 PC's...

hehe... great advice. I did a search on google for messenger.bin and found out exactly what you have just suggested. I have downloaded and installed Adium. Thanks.

Update: It seems to have placed a file called Messenger.bin on my desktop. When I click on this, there isn't an application associated with this file type and it asks me which application do I want to use to open it. I cancel as I am not sure this is the way it is meant to be. ...?

Hi All I have downloaded Messenger for Mac, but each time I try to log in it says 'I must download a newer version of Messenger for Mac in order to continue.' Or words to that effect. The Messenger box does open, with a link in it asking for me to sign in, but then this popup asking for me to...

pds: what a wonderfully polite, informative and thoroughly super reply, many thanks for this. This is the sort of reply that clearly demonstrates the why and how good forums are of benefit to everybody involved in the subject matter. I will try what you suggest. Thank you very much. John

Thanks Chris I reregistered with this name as I missed the 't' when I first registered!! I asked but apparently I am not allowed to request the change of name. Thanks for the advice.

So - now that I have installed this app, do I just plug the iPod into the USB?

WOW, super quick response pds, many thanks. All the music I have on my ipod is mine either through LP's (yes, I am that old) or CD's or through iTuens music stote. I also write and record my own electronic music too - hence one of the reasons I have purchased a mac. Do I have to de-authorise...

Hi All I am a totally new 'convert' from MS having just purchased a Macbook. I am wondering how I get all the music from my iPod onto my macbook. I want to use the Macbook as the master for my music files and hence I need to get them from the iPod onto the Mac. Do i simply plug the iPod...