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You know what, I got it, it just does not work as I expected it. When you drag it out of the parent, the line appears where the folder will go in alpha order. So even if you drag it out and up and the line showing where it will end up is placed somewhere else. It is a little weird and I guess it...

This has driven me nuts for years and I finally am seeking help. Say I have a mailbox at the top level and another mailbox within it (parent-child sort of arrangement). For example say I made a mailbox called "Colors" and within it are mailboxes labeled Blue and Yellow. I want to move one of...

Hi All, While our Macbook Pro and PC zoom along in everything, our old G4 DP 1 GHZ running 10.14.11 on the same connection is really sluggish and has gotten worse with time. I know this machine, I have had it running since 2001! For the web, I am using Firefox most of the time. Though I clear...

Thanks, but that seems like an awful lot to walk a neighbor through... for free!!! :-)

My poor neighbor and his naive trust in the world led him to download and install not one, but five!!! anti-spyware programs that are essentially malware themselves. His PC is totally bogged down and useless. You can't do anything on it after it starts up. I did a little research and...

Thanks DelatMac. Yes, Drivesavers is the place apparently. Recommended by Apple and rated well. They also quote up front which sounds nice. I saw this review of them and others as well: http://www.datarecoveryreviews.com/ I'll never need it because I back up my drives! It only takes is a...

I have preached back ups to my family for years, showed them how to use Carbon Copy Cloner, referred cheap external drives... you name it, but do they listen? By brother's Mac drive had a total failure, but he hasn't back up since 2006. Apple replaced the drive (under warranty) and let him take...

I may be dumb, but not that dumb! :) I just replaced the power supply and the old one was definitely 100% absolutely the source of the burnt smell. Before this I removed the dust and I was shocked at how much there was. Never under estimate the dust in an old house! Whatever caused the problem...

Well, as I went out to lunch today to buy a can of compressed air I will sheepishly answer, yes - lots of dust. I had no idea it built up so fast since the last cleaning!

Last night the old G4 DP 1 GHZ was running away syncing to the iPOD. I left the room, came back and smelled that horrible burnt electrical smell. The computer was off! I thought, okay, this is it, the old standby died. Opening the case the smell seemed to come from the power supply. Figuring...

Got the IOgear and it works great in my old G4 DP 1 GHZ.. Others may work fine, but here is one you can bank on. Thanks Texas Mac Man!

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks Texas Mac Man for the excellent recommendations and information on the NEC chipset cards (I bought the IOgear just now online). I have a Mac G4 DP 1 GHZ that is the workhorse in the house and has over a terrabyte of storage. I have used it for transferring family...

Thanks! Any recommendations for a good USB 2 card? They all seem cheap, but have read of problems here and there. Maybe I should post on hardware?

Dumb question - have an old Mac that does not have USB 2. Do I need to get a USB 2 card to use an iPod Classic or can I use Firewire? If I can use Firewire, that's great, but why am I not seeing this listed anywhere (clearly). Thanks!

Sorry for such a dumb question, but how can I verify that my old G4 DP 1 GHZ came with USB 2 or not? System profiler does not spell this out for me - or maybe I am missing something?

One more message. Video is huge and large video files are not good for your system drive! You will need an external firewire drive if you are dealing with just a few mini-DVs worth of video.

I have done a lot with video and my Mac and let me tell you, there is nothing more fun on a computer! You can really get reeled into camcorder shopping with all the bells and whistles, but you will never ever need them. Given this, you can get a great camcorder for $500 or less. Besides, all the...

More drives is better and if back up is the goal, then it just makes sense. 1 monolithic drive, even if partitioned, is just asking for trouble some day. I have 7 drives with 4 external. The combinations and flexibility make this the way to go. Carbon Copy Cloner is the only backup tool I use or...

Just my two cents, but I have been using 4 external drives and 3 internal drives for years and reached the terrabyte level of storage some time ago! :-) I have worried about my externals wearing out, so I use them primarily as backup and for video files when running FCP. As a result these drives...

It is cool, but Apple is the first out with a similar UI in the iPhone. The iPhone is essentially a surface, just a small one. In addition, Apple already has hardware that is flat and thin - think iMacs. Now tie in the best UI design on the planet and I'd put my money on Apple getting something...