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    Wireless networking G5- cheaper option?

    Possibly... saw this on the web awhile back... there may be better options out there now... so do some research, but this is a good as any place to start. http://www.orangeware.com/endusers/wirelessformac.html
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    Unable to Save Workbook In Excel 2004

    Dump the preferences.... *username*/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/com.microsoft.Excel.prefs.plist. Put that file in the trash, without deleting... Make sure Excel is not running. Don't have to, but you may as well restart the computer. Re-launch Excel.. see if the problem still exists.
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    Specified Server Not Found

    Can you get on the internet at all? AIM (which is what I'm assuming you mean as your messenger app) stores the password on its servers, so as long as your typing in the correct screen name, the password will remain the same regardless of the computer. In iChat, when you're trying to set up a new...
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    Software imaging onto Hire Macs? Installing lots of apps quickly?

    While I don't prefer to use this app... I just "trust" a manual install more... call me paranoid... I have used it in the past for 10.3 installs on some clients machines when I needed to do it quickly. Note that it's not compatible with 10.4 I haven't checked to see if there's a new version, but...
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    Imac G5 Lost Network Connection

    Try setting up another user account. Give it Admin privileges so you can use the Network Setup Asst. Log is as the new account and see if you can connect to the network that way.
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    G4 Won't Boot From Harddrive

    You could also have a dying HD (which could explain the weird noises you hear on start up).... Boot from a CD and see if it will mount.
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    cannot shut down or restart....

    Stuffit should have come installed with the OS, unless you unchecked from the Additional Applications section. The expander is freeware, but the stuffit engine is not in OS X. (i.e. you can expand files, but you can't compress them). Go to http://www.stuffit.com for the expander, if you can't...
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    Ibook Hanging Up

    Usually if it's bad RAM, you'll get a kernel panic. (The gray box with a message like "Please restart you computer immediately) in multiple languages. Not saying that RAM isn't the problem, but that is a good indicator that a stick is bad, or incompatible with your machine. You should also look...
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    System Hardware Look Up

    1. Sure thing. Just go to the Apple System Profiler in the Apple Drop down menu. 2.You can use a HD from a PC, as long as you reformat it with the Mac OS Extended settings. Your Mac should boot off the CD when you hold down the "C" key, regardless of what HD you have on the bus. Some tips...
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