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The first port of call would be to open disk utility (found in applications->utilities), select your root drive (the one you boot from) and repair the permissions using the "Repair Disk Permissions" button towards the bottom left of the centre screen. This usually sorts out minor problems...

Chances are it will leave behind preference files (found in library-> preferences) but these are usually very small files anywhere from 4kb to 100kb and dont really take up much space at all. If you do want to get rid of these (as quite a few people do), then do a search in finder for the...

Hi deejayhypno For some reason when i open mac help in Tiger (10.4.3), mine is blank and wont search until i click on the home (house icon) button over on the left of the pop up box. Initially try clicking this to see if it kicks it into life.

Hi Guys On my 2nd drive where i keep all my music, an empty folder named "desktop" keeps appearing. It isnt an alias and it never contains anything (get info zero bytes). I cant seem to work out why it appears and it does so sparadically with no particular pattern. Obviously its nothing...

Hi Guys Does anyone here use Apple Final Cut Express? If so, is it possible to bypass the loading of audio filters on startup? (in logic pro 7 for example, you can do this by holding ctrl on startup) The reason i want to do this is because im a logic pro 7 user and subsequently have 200...

Hi guys, Does anyone know of any (preferably free) osx apps that can sucessfully join 2 avi files to make one larger file? Ive tried using a program called Jigsaw that came from version tracker but it doesnt seem to do the job. Any help would be much appreciated

I see, thanks for the help. It is better than nothing but i'd def opt for the status bar aswell. At least you can open this thing and set your screen up so it acts as a status bar! :rolleyes:

Hi guys Is there any way to enable the status bar of Tiger mail like you could in the Panther version of Mail? Im totally lost without it, i have no idea how many emails are incoming or how big they are.... What a stupid decision to remove it. Alternatively is there anyway to revert to...

Ive sorted thios problem now after a lot of searching on the net and some trial and error. It seems that on the list of users at login, pressing the left arrow key then command + Return expands the screen to give you user and password entry options.

Ive sorted thios problem now after a lot of searching on the net and some trial and error. It seems that on the list of users at login, pressing the left arrow key then command + Return expands the screen to give you user and password entry options.

Hi guys A friend of mine recently had some login problems which prompted me to question what i would do in their situation. Ive set up a master password and enabled "root" user login. I however am the only user of my mac and i admin my user account so i have osx set so i get a list of...

Hi guys I would like very much to be able to connect my G5 to my TV/Video/dvd player so i can view whatever quicktime is playing on my TV. A) is this possible? and B) If So, what do i need? Thanks in advance for any responses! PS - My graphics card is an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (RV350)

Hi Guys Im a bit of a key command whore and my main OSX use is with music programs. There, ive admitted it now, so onto my query! Im constantly using key commands to tab programs, open the application folder and open things like network preferences or utilities, but i cant work out how to...

Hi guys I have a problem with mac mail when i want to use multiple accounts. Im setting things up in the fairly self explanitory way it seems to be set out and all 4 of the accounts set up can receive mail no problems at all. However, when i select another account from the drop down menu...

Hi guys Ive got a small problem i cant seem to figure out. I recently did an OSX re-install saving all my info to my external lacie. Everything went fine except for some reason i cant seem to import my address book contacts back into Mozilla Thunderbird. When i go to import the address...

Hi guys Have any of you ever come across problems opening pkg files on a G5 running osx 10.3.9? Im getting the attached error message. I sent the same file to another mac user on my msn and he can open it fine so the pkg itself isnt at fault. Cheers I.F

Wicked thats the one...knew id seen it beofre, many thanks!

Hi Guys How do i set a program to open a certain file type by default according to file extension? Ie all .mp3 to be opened by i-Tunes or all .wav or aiff to be opened by quicktime? Im pretty sure i saw somewhere that you can do this. I know how to do this for individual files (via right...

Thanks for the info.... Im mac through and through but im always interested to know about the developments of the chips

Hi Guys I have a general query regarding the processing power of a PC Laptop Vs a Macs. I wondered why Mac powerbooks processors only go upto 1.67Ghz whereas a PC processor goes up above 3Ghz. My friend said that you cant compare the numbers directly for various reasons, but he didnt know...