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    Duality/Theme help

    Dear All, Yes, this problem rings a bell. I installed Duality and MacOS XP Luna 1.2 theme, but unfortunately, the theme has a bug, so I tried to go back to Aqua. Nightmare. In the end, I downloaded the Aqua Restore theme and use ThemeSwitcher to get it back. It didn't work 100% as some...
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    Music download problem

    Dear All, Simple at it might sound, is this MP3 a download? If so, it might be ZIPped? Drop it on Expander. The amount of times that I have to do this?
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    iBook sleeping question...

    Dear All, What you want is know as the 'Closed Lid' method this is how it's done. 1. Shut down your iBook. 2. Make sure the iBook has a Power supply and hook up your monitor. 3. You will of couse need a external keyboard and mouse as the lid will be closed. Hook these up. 4. Once...
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    Trouble with Entourage

    Dear Scott, Yes, in a way, but this was years ago. I haven't use the IMAP protocol in years, just from that reason... "Unable to conect to server..." for whatever reason. Literally, one minute later, using the POP3 protocol, I 'get' mail and I get the mail, "What the fu...?" Where was the...
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    Switching from Entourage to Mail

    Dear All, Sorry to say, there is no direct 'import' feature within Mail that will import your 'contact' list. The feature that you mentioned from within Entourage works on the addresses from past email. Brilliant feature if you ask me. Sorry to say, it seems that you might have to type...
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    Disk utilities / antivirus

    Dear All, Your right, in the six years that I have used a Mac, I have never had a virus. (Apart from Word Macro viruses, which don't work, but Norton AntiVirus tells me that I've got one) All I can say is that it's piece of mind. Yes, Norton AnitVirus and Utilities are very good products...
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    Illustrator 10 to Flash MX

    Dear All, A few things spring to mind: 1. Save as a EPS version 5.5 and import in to Flash? 2. Do a direct "Copy" from one app, "Paste" into another? 3. Have you tried Adobe LiveMotion? 4. Have you tried Macromedia FreeHand? Apart from that, maybe reading the manual, no...
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    Trouble with Entourage

    Dear All, I work for the UK Government and within our building, we use Microsoft Exchange 2000. I have been using a Macintosh in this environment for well over 4 years and I have been using Outlook on the Mac since version 8.2. (Who remembers that?) Outlook 8.2 for Mac was, well, crap. It...
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    Entourage - signatue links.

    Dear All, You don't really 'key' in anything apart the actual URL. You just type it as normal. Yes you have to have the email in HTML format and receiver also has to have 'HTML' switch on. Apart from that, that's all you do. To prove the point do this: 1. Create a new email message...
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    Bottom base of Powerbook Titanium is too hot!

    Dear All, I to have a PowerBook G4 and the situation that you describe is completely normal. The base of the computer does get too hot to the touch from time to time. Do not worry. I have had my PoweBook since March 2001 (one of the first in the UK to get one :)) and it hasn't done it any...
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    where is the powerbook?

    Dear All, After reading all the rumours, news and websites on the new PowerBookcoming out, I conclude that a new PowerBook is coming. Here's the evidence: 1. The UK Apple webstore, I'm from the UK by the way, does not have any PoewrBooks G4's in stock, you have to wait all week for one...
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    DV & DVDBurner Recomendations?

    Dear Tormente, It must be your lucky day?! Help is at hand. So you are looking to find a way of coverting your VHS videos into DVD, no problems. I should point out that your home movie will not be at the same quality as comsumer DVD's. they will look kind of blurry and of low quality. Ok...
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    MacExpo UK

    Dear All, MacExpo UK is a venue where a lot of Mac suppliers and software developers appears to try and sell you their products and services. Apple, I don't think, has done a surprise launch of a new product line. Last year, Apple launch the iPod in the UK, nothing much, considering the iPod...
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    airport question

    Dear All, Yes you can, no problem. To be honest, you might want to search the Forum next time as this has been discussed in the past, I keep tell people. Anyway, here is what you do: 1. I suspect that you have just got ASDL installed and you want your TiPB to surf the Internet via...
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    Apple Japan Switch Ads

    Dear All, Excellent! If Japan can have a "Switch" campagin of they own, why can't the rest of the world? Where are the UK Switchers? Sh*t, just remembered, everyone uses a PC here in the UK... Shame on you Apple UK Marketing section.
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    Label X Released!

    Dear All, Many months ago, I asked if there was a shareware or freeware that does Labels (Colour Folders) in MacOS X. Well, the wait is over! Unsanity Software has release version 1.0 today (10th Oct) Label X and it works a treat (so far) The cost of this software is $7, about £4.50 or...
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    Does anyone else have this problem?

    Dear All, Yes, I did do a *clean* install of 10.2, always do when there is a major upgrade. I don't know about Single User mode, never heard of that one. It seems to me that I have to spend yet another 3 hours, reformatting and reinstalling. It all went pear shaped when I started to...
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    Does anyone else have this problem?

    Dear Mac Users, I have been using 10.2 since release and I upgraded to 10.2.1 the other week. Since using 10.2, my Finder keeps crashing, and it's turning into a daily occurance. Is anyone else having this problem or have I somehow mess up my system folder? It mainly happens when I copy...
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    Increasing Airport Sensetivity?

    Dear All, The Airport card cannot be modify as such, but you can increase the range the Airport by setting a setting on the Airport BaseStation, if not done so already. Goto the Airport Admin Utility and in Airport tab, select the Density to Low. This should increase the range of the...
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    Entourage Backup

    All file relating to Entourage, ie, your mail, you contacts, your sig files, your newsgroups data etc are stored in: Your Home Directory / Documents / Microsoft User Data To back this up, just burn to CD. Simple.
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