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Thank you very much. I didn't realize that "Create Archive ..." actually created a .zip file. Luckily, the extra hidden files won't be a problem in the particular case that I mentioned here. .

Is there a way to create a zip file via the gui of OS X? I know about the "zip" command that can be invoked from the Terminal, but I want someone who doesn't use (nor has any desire to learn about) the Terminal to zip up some folders that are to be sent to some Windows users. It's important...

In trying to track down a fix for a problem I started experiencing after upgrading my MacBook Pro to Leopard, I came across something that might end up being the solution not only to own my issue (see...

Well, I found something that might work to fix the problem. Check out the discussions at these two locations: http://blog.eleventyten.com/2007/10/30/fix-leopard-and-com-apple-dyld-throttling-respawn-will-start-in-n-seconds http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=376542 This apparently has...

Now that I am logging the times when my wireless re-connect hack has to do its work, I have found something in the system logs that might indicate what the problem is. This morning, the wireless connection had to be restarted, and right at that time, the following line appeared in...

Thank you very much for your help here. Yes, In the "Preferred Networks" tab, I only have my home network set up. In case this is important, below that tab, I have "Remember any network this computer has joined" checked, and the other two options are unchecked ("Disconnect from wireless...

Well, in hacking around, I discovered at least one way to reset my non-working wireless connection from the command line. I can issue the following two commands, one after the other:networksetup -setnetworkserviceenabled AirPort off networksetup -setnetworkserviceenabled AirPort onEven if the...

I'm a bit disheartened that no solutions seem to be available for this problem, but hope springs eternal ... Is there perhaps a *BSD-based method for reinitializing the network connection under Leopard? In other words, I'm looking for something I can run via the shell under a Terminal session...