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    Treo 700p interoperability w/ OS X Tiger?

    I am thinking about buying a Treo700p smart phone when they come out. The 700w is Windows based, and the 700p is PalmOS. Does anyone know if the 700p will be compatible with Mac OS X Tiger? Isn't true that Apple is making its own smart phone? Many, many thanks!
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    TightVNC

    Isn't the Remote Desktop app you are talking about the one that comes with Microsoft Office for the Mac? How would someone suggest installing TightVNC? Darwin Ports?
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    TightVNC

    :) Hello again, I run OS X Tiger on a PowerBook... I've heard that there's a Mac-specific VNC module built into the underlying OS. My question is... Where is the viewer located (what is the exact path if there is one)? In addition, on the TightVNC site, there's source bundles available...
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    Best headset?

    What is the better headset, Sennheiser or Plantronics? My uses are: (1) Listening to music on a computer. (2) Getting the *BEST* quality voice transmission (on both ends), while using a chat program, such as, Skype or instant messenger. This is what I've been considering...
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    IRC Help with Colloquy

    Hello again, Although I have used instant messaging software (e.g. AOL, MSN, & Yahoo!), I am fairly new to IRC... I downloaded Colloquy for OS X Tiger and when I launched the application, it asked me for my password, but already acknowledged my user name of "untz"? Where do I register and...
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    HexEdit problem with DMG files.

    Hello there! I downloaded HexEdit (see: http://hexedit.sourceforge.net/ )... Now, I downloaded a normal .DMG file and when I tried to install it, OS X tried to open it with HexEdit! How do I switch OS X Tiger to open DMG files with the default behavior? Many, many thanks! -Unnsse
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    Gimp?

    Hello again, I installed gimp2 using DarwinPorts: sudo port install gimp2 It took such a long time! Several issues: (1) Couldn't find the executable gimp.app anywhere on my hard drive.... (2) It placed everything under /opt/local/ (3) When I tried to run it from the...
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    Finder hot key?

    barhar, Thanks for the info. I use OS X Tiger, running on a G4 PowerBook.... You wrote: 'Is there a way to launch Finder using just the keyboard?', yes. What is the way to launch it using just the keyboard? You didn't specify how to do it, you just stated that it was possible...
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    Setting default PDF viewer to Adober Reader?

    Thanks Satcomer! It was pretty easy...
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    Finder hot key?

    Well, on WinXP, one could press command + e to automatically launch Windows Explorer... Just was wondering if there was something similar to this, for Finder, on Mac OS X. Kindest regards,
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    Lisp?

    Hello again, Several questions regarding Lisp: * What's the best one (implementation / version) to use for learning on OS X Tiger? * What is it used primarily for? * What are its advantages / disadvantages? * Any recommendations for a good book or online tutorial...
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    Finder hot key?

    Hello, Is there a way to launch Finder using just the keyboard? Or does one have to explicitly set a key mapping (if so, how does one do this)? Many, many, thanks!
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    Setting default PDF viewer to Adober Reader?

    How do you set the default PDF viewer to Adober Reader, instead of, Preview? I know if you click on a PDF file in Finder that you can choose it manually, but how do you set it permanently? Many, many thanks!
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    Problem using Windows Media Player on OS X Tiger

    Yes, that's exactly what happens... I've uninstalled it and re-installed it like 5 times and it always does this. Has anyone else experienced the same type of problem? Does anyone know how to fix this apparent problem? Many, many thanks!
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    Problem using Windows Media Player on OS X Tiger

    Hello there, I have a 15" G4 PowerBook which runs on OS X Tiger... I tried to use Windows Media Player for OS X and after successful installation, when I tried booting the Windows Media Player, it didn't work. This is what I got from the error report: Date/Time: 2005-10-09...
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    Configure AOL on Mail?

    Well, on the AOL Services Assistant web page, it statest that its not supported for OS X 10.4 Tiger.... When I tried to run it in my Tiger based PowerBook, it immediately was super slow and the installers progress bar didn't exceed 20% (40 minutes after launch).... Is there a way to...
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    Configure AOL on Mail?

    Is there a way to configure AOL e-mail on Mail? What are the POP settings? Thanks again.... Regards,
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    Zip utility?

    Is there an equivalent WinZip application for OS X?
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    Best messenger on mac

    I used Fire and then switched to Adium... Definitely the *BEST* chat program on OS X.
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    Mac OS X Hacks

    I have the book entitled, "Mac OS X Panter Hacks"... ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596007183.jpg Hack # 7: Tweak Menu Extras, doesn't seem to be working on OS X Tiger: Raven:~ untz$ defaults read -g AppleICUTimeFormatStrings 2005-07-09 19:00:16.768 defaults[232]...
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