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Shove a 3.5mm diameter matchstick in the headphones socket and snap it off. It should take him a while to figure THAT one out, and extract it!

Leopard is not (yet) compatible with the latest version of Java.

I haven't downgraded to Leopard (no "Classic" mode) but (in "Tiger") I migrated from a G4 tower to a Mac Mini by "cloning" my Hard Drive to an external Firewire drive then used Migration Assistant to copy the relevant files from that. The Migration is greatly speeded up if you first backup and...

Have you turned Bluetooth on?

Not sure but you could try asking the "MailTalk" email group. Sign up here: http://www.glodark.com/apple_mail.htm

http://www.prosofteng.com This company (Prosoft) makes recovery software for OSX. I use it myself (although never for what you describe). It's not free (or even cheap) but it might do the job without creating more problems. It should recover the recoverable files onto a Firewire drive. (I'm not...

Sounds as if you need to pull the file from your backup.

Excellent, Everything's easy - when you know how! (Guess how I found out!)

Export them from your backup copy then import them into your new one.

You can download Mac drivers from Epson's site: http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/SupportIndex.jsp Also download "EPSON Scan" software, which is excellent.

Is it too much trouble to stab the button? Or doesn't that work for you?

In addition to the Library/Mail folder you might want to copy across the Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist file.

Mine's like that. I just stab the off button with my finger and it wakes up. Have you added a CPU upgrade or a USB card?

In case it's of interest, there's an Apple "Mail" users mailing list. You can sign up here: http://www.glodark.com/apple_mail.htm It's new so you won't immediately be flooded with messages! There's also a "digest" option if you prefer it.

1. The problem is that your Hard Drive is faulty and the fault shows up intermittently by producing sounds and misoperation. Write to Apple pointing this out and ask them to honour the warranty when the HD eventually fails completely. 2. Use a hardware diagnostic software such as TechTool Pro...

I prefer to keep my clothes on! ;) I think you answered your own question. Get it fixed before the warranty runs out. I've never come across a software fault that would intermittently cause the noises you describe.

Mail will report an incorrect password for various reasons - most of them having nothing to do with the password. Make sure that ALL your account settings are correct, including username, password and everything else. Make sure you email account is working by checking it via webmail.

Huh? DEF: interlope (as in "intervene") v. : encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license With over 20 million in use, Macs are more popular than Mercedes cars. How popular do they need to be before a single hacker notices? ;)

Take a look at Occulus: http://www.download.com/Oculus-OS-X/3000-2179_4-10188631.html Haven't tried it on OSX but the OS9 version was OK.

You can use DiskWarrior to rebuild the desktop directory. Highly recommended. Good investment.