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Hello to all, I've been trying to find an easy-to-use, inexpensive bookkeeping/accounting package for the Mac to help me manage my business. Most things I've found have either been too expensive (several hundred pounds) or too difficult for a non-accountant to use. A few days ago I...

Hello to all, Some months ago (well, quite a while ago) there was an update that stopped a known problem with the SuperDrive spinning on start up. Since applying the last system update I have found that this problem has returned - just not at every start up. Has anyone else had this...

I'll only ever have the occasional need to make DVDs, so $100 is more than I'm willing to spend. Thanks for the suggestion, though.

I think I've found a partial solution: ffmpegX. I've been able to convert one of the mp4 files to VOB format (AUDIO_TS and VIDEO_TS directories and vob files) and burn this to DVD via DVD2oneX2. Quality is ok, starts playing as soon as inserted into DVD player, just need to figure out how to...

Hello to all, I'm hoping to find a simple alternative to iDVD that will allow me to burn a chaptered DVD without complicated intro menus. In short, I've got some mp4 files that I'd like to convert to DVDs, but the problem I keep having with iDVD is that after I import any one of them (they are...

Diablo, Not sure, but here's an update: I restarted my MBP and the temp dropped by about 5º right off. Then, things levelled off to between 49º and 53º. Weird. And even when the temp went up into the 60º+ range, the left-hand side of the of the keyboard no longer felt warm. Right now, I've...

Hello to all, Is there such a thing as an average or preferred operating temperature for a MacBook Pro? I'm pretty sure mine has run in the low 40'sC for ages, but in the last few days this has jumped to the high 50's or low 60's. It's also noticeably warmer to the touch. What could be...

Thanks, Diablo! I'll have a look at those, too. Basically, I've got a few different language glossaries and e-dictionaries in text and PDF format that I'd love to be able to search for terms without having to open each one in turn and cmd + f them. Really, just as simple as that. :) I'm...

Thanks, Diablo! I knew if anyone had a good suggestion, it would be you. :) Sounds like a really good product. I'll give the trial version a going through and see if it does what I need. Cheers!

Hello to all, Is there any sort of Mac-based, multi-doc search tool available that anyone know of? Basically, I'm looking for something that allows you to load (or point to) any number of PDFs or text docs and then search all these at once for given inputs (words, sentence fragments, etc.)...

Hello to all, I've recently downloaded some additional dictionaries for the Mac Dictionary application and was wondering how these are made? I've got a series of technical dictionaries/glossaries in plain text that until now I've opened in TextEdit and searched through, but it would be...

After trying a number of different options to get around this problem (including the woefully inadequate option suggested above - it doesn't work "out of the box", you have to download and install a 2GB set of developer tools from Apple to even get started with that), I found this...

There's supposed to be dictionary support, but when I try to download some of the proposed dictionaries (from various sites) they aren't in the format outlined in the Help for the software or the links try to download an app that is associated with the dictionary files. I figured my best bet...

Hi, DeltaMac, Unfortunately the application I'm using doesn't support using the context menu as you've outlined. When I try the options you've listed above, I only get cut, copy, paste. Nothing further. I've also tried expanding the window that pops up, but to be honest, I'd just rather go...

Thanks for your replies, but neither of those options works. DeltaMac: The CAT software I'm using doesn't seem to allow that sort of use of context menus within the application (plus I'm using a MacBook Pro 10.6 with trackpad, so I don't know how you get a right mouse click). If I highlight a...

Hi to all, I use a very nice CAT program (computer aided translation) called OmegaT and often like to highlight a word, go up to Services and then click on Look up in Dictionary (which is then set up with a number of dictionary/wiktionary/wikipedia plugins). Is there any way to set up a...

Hello to all, Can anyone recommend an inexpensive small business management package? I'm looking for something that will handle incoming and outgoing funds, invoicing, and general ledger. I've seen quite a few things in the last couple of days, but they are either too expensive for me or...

TitanShadow, Thanks. My searches just turned up lots of hits about using HP scanners on OSX, but nothing that addressed this particular issue. I spoke to Apple and their tech sent me this link: http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2010021805585497 I'll trying it out a bit later...

Hello to all, I've got an HP Deskjet F2280 printer/scanner/copier that has always worked fine until now. Several months ago I upgraded to Snow Leopard and found that the HP management tools no longer worked - Snow Leopard had taken over that job and shut the management tools out. I just...

Thanks for that. Good tip! I'm actually wanting to get a standard size letterbox effect. Might help if I post a screenshot of what I've got (and don't want) and what I've settled for. Will try to get that done in the next couple of days.