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    freeing up space?

    It sounds like you just checked the following folders' sizes: 1. /Applications 2. /Users/[you]/Music 3. /Users/[you]/Pictures Most likely, then, the extra 25 GB is accounted for by every other directory on your machine. If you're curious as to exactly where everything is, try downloading a...
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    Have I been hacked?

    You don't need one, strictly speaking; the time server provides a reliable time that your machine can use to sync up its internal clock.
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    close my folder please

    I'm sorry. What is the "account folder"? Please send a screen shot of the problem.
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    Keychain help

    I don't encounter this, and I think it's because I have the Keychain get unlocked automatically on login. You could try this by changing your prefs in Keychain Access.
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    Web Hosting recommendations?

    I just posted on this here. One caveat on what I wrote about HostExcellence is that they don't provide shell access. TextDrive does, as it's targeted towards developers. So does DreamHost. Both also provide tasty bits like Subversion, Ruby on Rails, multiple domains, and other features.
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    Where to go for web hosting

    This response assumes that you're hosting something that's important to you. There is always a certain "you get what you pay for" aspect to hosting. If you pay for your hosting and have an actual agreement, then the provider is more likely to provide support and be generally accountable. I've...
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    permissions question

    The iMac is trying to access files previously owned by the user on the eMac, but these files live on a G4 on the network? Just making sure I understand the situation. If all of the files were previously owned by a user, let's call it user1, on the eMac, and that user doesn't exist on the iMac...
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    sh-2.05a# at startup??

    You know what? I have to apologize, because I didn't double-check that mount command. The mount that's on my machine takes slightly different flags. Please try this, if you're willing to try again: sh-2.05a# mount -u -w / sh-2.05a# cp /etc/hostconfig.applesaved /etc/hostconfig sh-2.05a# exit...
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    root?

    sudo -s keeps your original user environment. You can see this, for instance, if you have very different path settings for root and your user. If this is the case, then sudo -s echo $PATH will show a different value than sudo -s su - echo $PATH Similarly, if you need to switch to a...
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    iTunes - Phantom Remote Speakers

    Hmm. If iTunes is a recent version, and the firmware is up to date in both of the Airport Express stations, then they may be inclined to take the same stream together (see here). Are they both running the same firmware? If the versions differ, this could be a source of the problem. Hmm, I...
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    FTP server software for 10.4?

    Proftpd is popular, rock-solid, well-documented, and free.
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    OS X wont shut down / reboot / logout / force quit apps

    Oh, I thought we'd fixed all the problems here, sorry about that. camgangrel21, I just read your post twice to figure it out -- that's after the first time I tried to read it yesterday and gave up. In the future, if you can spell-check your writing and format it into paragraphs before posting...
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    How do you unmux an mpeg file?

    There are many ways to demux. Here's one method, assuming you've imported the file and saved it as an MPEG. 1. Download and install the freeware ffmpegX. 2. After installing the required components, click the "Tools" tab. 3. Click the "demux" tab. 4. Choose your imported MPEG, and demux.
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    sh-2.05a# at startup??

    Right. Because first you need to mount the filesystem. Look at bobw's first post. You should follow the three steps in the same order, but use my second step instead of his. sh-2.05a# mount -u -o rw / sh-2.05a# cp /etc/hostconfig.applesaved /etc/hostconfig sh-2.05a# exit
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    OS X wont shut down / reboot / logout / force quit apps

    Or !33+ or 133t or |33+ or...you know, nixgeek -- you and I both know the truth is, the fewer of these you know, the cooler you are in the end.
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    Set up Macbook to netgear WGR614v2 HELP PLEASE!!!!!!

    Oh my god, college! Well, at her college they'll have an IT department that will help her get online and give her all kinds of good materials on setting up her email account and whatnot. In the meantime, a few things to consider. 1. Is your wireless network encrypted -- did you ever need a...
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