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    keyboard not working

    HI, I have a user whose keyboard suddenly stoped working correctly. Most keys don't work and others are giving out the wrong characters. Is there some wierd key combination that could have caused this? Is there a way to reset the keyboard like on Dell laptops. The keyboard...
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    Non-apple apps fail

    Hi, I'm running OSX 10.2 and when ever I run an application that isn't made by Apple it fails and gives this error..... Application Launch Failure The application "Word" ( or "Acrobat Reader" or whatever you like that isn't made by Apple) could not be launched because of a shared...
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    Pictures and Graphs in MS Word trouble

    Hi, I have had the same problem with powerpoint. However, it is unique to certain macs. My personal mac can see the images but, when I view these images on another person'e mac they can't see them. I noticed when looking at them from a PC that some of the file types were *.wmf and *.emf...
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    powerpoint can't see images only big X

    Hi, I'm using powerpoint on MacOSX. I have some images that come up as a big X When I view it on a PC and other Mac's running same software they can see the images. Does anyone know what little "plugin" needs to be installed Or where do I go to install them all? Thanks
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    openssh < v3.7 vulnerablility

    Kilowatt, Good suggestions. I'll give those a try. thanx,
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    openssh < v3.7 vulnerablility

    Hi, Has anyone released an Openssh patch for OSX? Not sure how easy it is to update Openssh on OSX from source. #> ./configure #> make && make install Would that work? thanx,
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    Disc stuck in my powerbook!

    Ok but what about a PowerBook G4 with a slot loader. Does the slot loader work the same as an iMac? thanx,
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    Powerbook G3: Boots into Grey Screen. App to disable modules

    Ok, I was thinking of trying one more thing before doing a fresh install and crossing my fingers, is it possible to find later versions of the Rage128 driver and use those? where can I get them. I downloaded the 10.2.5 update and tried to find it there but, there is a lot of stuff and I...
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    Powerbook G3: Boots into Grey Screen. App to disable modules

    Ok, When I boot into safe boot. I can connect an external monitor(even a projector) into the VGA output and it works fine. If I boot from CD the laptop LCD goes wierd and the external monitor looses signal. Now I figured out that the laptop has an ATIRage128 8mb card. I went into...
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    Uninstall updates?

    Hi, Is it possible to uninstall an update? I think an update that I had recently installed may have installed a faulty video module. I'd like to possibly go back to older versions. is this possible? thanx
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    Powerbook G3: Boots into Grey Screen. App to disable modules

    Hi, I have this powerbook G3 with Jaguar on it. Everytime i boot normally it boots into a grey screen. I've gone to mac.com and looked up their suggestions but non of them have worked. When I boot into safe mode everything seems to work fine. When I boot to CD, I get a screen that...
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    can't boot to CD? BIOS Access

    Hi, I'm a long time Win/Lin user, so bear with me. I'm trying to boot to MacOSX(Jaguar) cd. I reboot and hold 'C-key' for a long time but, nothing happens. I even tried 'apple-c' what's the deal? Can I get into the BIOS? Can anyone share any boot keys like 'apple-S' -...
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    IP printing on OSX

    Yea that actualy worked for some printers but, I have another problem which I think relates to drivers. I created a tcp/ip print port to a printer but it spits out garbage. I used the generic driver. I downloaded the correct drivers for the printer which tells you to un-install the old...
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    Why don't PC users buy Macintosh?

    Yea, in the movies you ALWAYS see macs. Usually doing what they are intended for...web browsing and email. but if you look behind the scenes you see what really makes the world go round. PC's. In Time mag., you see the hardware used to make all the visual effects for the matrix, cluster...
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    IP printing on OSX

    Hi, Can you create a TCP/IP printing port (like on Win2K/XP) to a networked printer on OSX? thanx,
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    Why don't PC users buy Macintosh?

    Ok, Before OSX, macs were completely crippled. No command line, process control, took them forever to get multi-tasking, ever try network trouble shooting on a MAC?, appletalk was slow as hell, try minimizing a window on a mac. Yea if macs were so great why did they completely dump their...
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    To All Newbies/learning People Of C++...

    if you are new to programming, java, game dev. then I would definitely look up sun's robocode Im not sure if you've ported it to OSX though. ----- I don't use OSX, yet, but I'd be interested in possibly doing some light C++ stuff(I'm a part time programmer w/ little time) I know a...
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    IE on OSX can't open links

    We'll it's actually a page a colleage and I are making. Mac IE has trouble opening any relative link. here is a snippet of the code. It has been edited w/ Composer,Dreamweaver, and word so who nows. #------------ <p class="MsoPlainText"><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span> </p> <p...
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    IE on OSX can't open links

    Hi, I have this html page that is using relative links to PDF's. Using IE it can't open the links. using navigator or win IE it opens just fine. Anyone know if there is a work around? than,x
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    Chimera screenshots and review

    Looks really nice. I think too bad it's only works for OSX. Im a linux user myself and Mozilla does the job but, I'm always up for new things. thanx,
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