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I have a G3 iMac that has a bit of a clock problem. If i keep the power on the surge protector turned on, the computer will be fine. If I shut the surge protector/computer off and come back after a weekend and turn the computer back on, the clock resets to 1969. I would assume the clock...

Using the command Arden listed, Terminal gave me an error telling me that the directory couldn't be removed because it wasn't empty. So I went to the Finder and opened the folder and deleted everything in it, went back and tried it again and it gave me the same error. After that I typed "cd...

I use the USB model of EyeTV and I love it. It does a wonderful job of recording TV shows....it even wakes the computer up if it's sleeping. I do notice that sometimes when I'm using the computer and it starts recording a show the program occasionally chokes and stops recording. Also, since...

In my user account, I get an error saying something like "this folder cannot be deleted because it is owned by root." After I log into root, it gives me an error saying "this folder cannot be deleted because it is being used by the System."

Awhile back I re-installed OS X on my laptop and apparently unclicked the option to install OS 9 disk drivers when the hard drive was erased. Now because of that I have a Classic folder that can only be used through OS X; I cannot restart into Classic by itself since the proper drivers aren't...

I have a simple applescript I made that backs up important files to my removable thumb drive. It's a pretty crude script, but it works great, and will even ask if i want the trash emptied or drive ejected. I was hoping to take it one step further by finding a way to copy the files to a 128-bit...

Not good for topos, but I recently found this program that was Mac compatible and supported GPS units. http://www.66.com/route66/products.php?cid=US&sec=1&ssec=0&prodid=716

I have acquired with a 500MHz iBook, currently running OS 9.1 with an install of 10.0.3. I was hoping to upgrade it to OS 10.2. I have 2 versions of 10.2; an update version which I don't think will work since you need 10.1 to update to 10.2. I also have the software install CDs for my 800MHz...

I just bought a Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless-B router for use at college. I had purchased a Netgear but it was dumping my wireless connection every 5 seconds. The Linksys works much better with wireless, but Ethernet is now messed up. When I put my iMac to sleep for a long period of time (like...

I do not have Konfabulator installed. I tried fsck, repairing permissions, and downloaded Onyx to get rid of system caches. All of these did work; the computer screen goes blank and the hard drive remains spinning and the white light on the front remains on but it does not go to sleep.

My 600MHz iMac seems to have turned into an insomniac. I have the screen saver set to turn on after 15 minutes and the sleep timer in Energy Saver set to go to sleep after 25 minutes. The screen saver kicks in but the computer doesn't go to sleep. The screen does go blank, even though I don't...

Recently I purchased a new access point for use at college. On the setup for it, it has the option to hide the SSID. Since this thing will be in my dorm room, I thought it'd be wise to use that option so no one can see my access point. I already have a 128-bit encryption key so it's not like...

I'm going to Ferris State University in lovely Michigan to become a pharmacist....I picked this college because it has one of the best pharmacy programs in this country. For picking colleges, I would say to first hammer down what you want to be, then look for colleges that satisfy that career...

I am currently running iChat 1.0.1 and if I add a new person in iChat, they don't show up on the buddy list. Their address card shows up in Address Book and when I am messaged by the person it shows their name given when I first entered them in, but the buddy list does not show them as being...

In the next couple weeks I will be heading off to college, taking my laptop and desktop with me. Because of this, the security of my computers is a bit of a concern. What kind of steps can I take to ensure that I can easily network between the two computers and not have any unwanted guests...

It's great how bad things always come together for some reason.... Almost four months ago I purchased an HP 3420 printer since my Epson sucked ink and always was clogged when I tried to print. When I was trying to print a bank statement off my account since I was charged twice for the same...

It is possible to use the USB adapter on the iMac as well, but the Airport slot in the back won't accept other types of cards. In fact, if it's a G3 iMac (CRT style) you also would have to get an Airport adapter to install the card properly.....it would probably end up being less expensive to...

If the G3 desktop has USB then you can most likely get a USB wireless adapter for it. They also sell PCI wireless networking cards as well. As for the iMac, I'd say it's doubtful that you could use another card other than an Airport card.

Since I've been using iCal to throw my work schedule and other things in it, I've somewhat experimented around with the Reminder option for certain things that I have to do. Every time I've set up a reminder, I've never been reminded by the program. The first few I tried were the little...

Go to this site: http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/ They have a few audio devices that will probably suit your needs. Like this one: http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/audio/378d/ That device is what you would probably want.