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You say it like it's a bad thing? Is it ever bad to run Disk Warrior? Actually I ran Disk Utility AND Disk Warrior - trying to cover all my bases. The latest is this: after manually trashing everything (via OS 9 so I could see the hidden unix files) I ran Diskwarrior again and did an install...

I just started using Mail (instead of Entourage). I have two inbox folders within my main inbox (one for each of my two mail accounts). I dragged a message to the larger enclosing "Inbox" folder, and it's gone! Other messages dragged to one of the enclosed Inbox folders show up just fine. Where...

Clean install - does that wipe the destination drive? I've got piles of applications installed on that drive - not a pretty prospect. I know I have to have a version of OS X installed on the drive just to start (since these are the upgrade disks), but I'm guessing the installer just looks...

Ran Diskwarrior on both affected drives. It found numerous errors - node problems, volume info block problems, etc. Fixed (well, rebuilt directories) so we'll see how it goes. I'll probably install a clean 10.2.8 on the now system-less drive, but I'm reluctant to try the upgrade again. Maybe I...

Thanks Arden, Jackass - good to know for the future. - Bob

I decided to install Panther today (using the Upgrade disks). Wasn't sure I could do it over 10.1.x, but it let me - sort of. First I ran Diskwarrior AND Disk Utility to check the destination drive. Couldn't repair permissions since it's 10.1. Then started from upgrade CD, did Archive &...

I took it into my local shop. They reset the PMU. Fortunately I've got Applecare so no charge. I said "can't I just do that myself" and they said "yeah, if you want to void the warranty, and the way they'll know you did it is, something will be fried". Which I take to mean there's at least a...

I put my G4 Quicksilver to sleep a few days ago. Came back to the office and it was off. Tried to start from the keyboard - nothing. Tried to start from front panel power button - the button glowed as long as I held it down, but the computer didn't start - no chime or anything. Tried the reset...

My wife's 12" AlBook seems to be draining its battery when asleep. It'll go to sleep with a full charge and next morning will have powered itself down, needing to be plugged in in order to start up. This seems to be a new phenomenon. It seems to be since I last ran Software Update - which...

Got the keyboard marks problem on both my iBook (G3 800) and wife's PB 12". No real problem with everyday use, but when we travel and things get shaken up the key marks show up. I've taken to inserting a folded paper towel (better than spending $15 on a piece of neoprene, eh?). This seems to...

Anyone know where to find (on Apple's site) the list of products I have enrolled in Applecare? Their knowledgebase says to click on "my Info", which is supposed to be on most Support pages yet seems to be on none. "My Support" doesn't appear to bring this info up (it might be in a section called...

Any recommendations as to type? I don't know what's out there/how they work, but I imagine there's more than one method. I'd think you'd have to swab off the lens with a little hi-test isopropyl, maybe blast a little canned air in there (though the latter might be damaging).

My wife's G4 (867-ish mHz Quicksilver, DVR-103, 10.2.6) seems to have stopped recognizing DVR disks. She rarely uses them - I just went to back up her machine yesterday (it's been a few months) and first Retrospect Express reported some kind of catalog error when I inserted the last DVD-RW from...

For some reason, I'm unable to change "My Picture" in the "My Account" preference panel. The row of pictures is all faded out/grayed out, as is the "choose another" button. This is 10.2.6 on a Quicksilver G4. Any ideas? - Bob

OK - I've been looking at the Dlink DWL-700AP, which is an 'access point' and not a router - my existing base station is already a router. It seems what I'll want to do is this: I'll hook the access point to one of the ports on my router (in another room, via in-wall cabling). Tell the...

I'm currently using an Asante Friendlynet 802.11b hub/base station, which is located in my basement office at one end of the house. The signal doesn't reach the upstairs at the other end of the house, probably due to having to pass through the floor, floor joists, ducts, etc. at a shallow angle...