Recent content by timswim78

What message are you getting?

I can think of two thing's. 1. DBAN is a secure wiping program for hard disks. It can be booted from a CD. There is a PowerPC port for it here: http://dban.sourceforge.net/ppc.html 2. Take the harddrives out and wipe them in Windows computers.

You're not an idiot. I'm glad that the solution worked out for you.

You could try removing the VLC plugin. Just be sure to back it up in case you want to restore it.

I bought a new car in 2002. All of the colors were the same price, except for the metallics, which were a few hundred more. I can tell you that the black, green, blue, red, and white models all cost the same amount of money. Only the silver cost more, because it was metallic. The average...

Yes, the black MacBook does come with an extra 20GB of hdd space; however, the white ibook can be upgraded to the same hdd space for $50, making the price difference between the two $150, or 11%. If you buy a car that comes in Black and White, you shouldn't expect to have to pay 11% extra to...

I'd look in the "Internet Plug-Ins Folder" and remove any references to Flip4Mac. Also, I'd try reinstalling Quicktime.

I thought that Apple disabled the questionnable feature or allowed the user to turn it off. (I hardly ever use Itunes, so I am only vaguely familiar with the mini store).

I agree with Yogi Bear! How crazy is it to charge (or pay) $150 more for the same laptop, in a different color? FYI: The black MacBook is $1499, and the comparable white MacBook is $1299. However, there is a difference in the hdd size. When you account for this difference by upgrading the...

I have received a virus on Windows that blew right by my antivirus software ...' - yes, let us remained focused with respect to Macintosh security 'holes', etc. - This was relevant to the conversation, please do not take it out of context. At that time, someone, namely you, asked me about what...

Yes, I have come across several security holes in operating systems. Here are two examples: A particular OS X security hole that I encountered was the piece of malicious software that was distributed on the macrumors forums a few months back. Someone linked to a piece of software that was...

They could be bad discs, or it could be that the iMac media don't work with the PowerMac. I'd suggest legally obtaining the G3 reinstall discs or a retail version of OS 9 or OS X.

I'm not sure if your statement is true or not. However, very serious security holes exist in all major operating systems, so it is important to make sure that you always have the latest security updates installed.

You have a good point about the RAM. I ran Tiger on my PPC mini with: 256MB: Ran like a dog 512MB: Ran great if you only had one or two applications open 1GB: Ran great all of the time. I bought my 1GB stick from newegg.com. I bought this one...

Hmm, try creating a new account and see if the icon shows up on that desktop. Also, have you tried rebooting?