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I don't recall; there may be some instructions right on the other side of the keyboard. However, I appreciate your reluctance to even go that distance. If you can spare a USB port or you have a powered hub, I agree that the dongle is the easier solution.

Since finding an original AirPort Card can be tough and/or really expensive, there are other choices. Other World Computing will sell you a Newer Technology USB wifi adapter, for example, for under $40. OWC does also carry some stock of AirPort cards for about $50, but the signal and bandwidth...

Have you run Software Update yet?

You could also try downloading that update from Apple and installing it manually. Perhaps it isn't finishing correctly in SU and after doing so SU will see that it has.

You can still get to Mouse preferences via Spotlight. Then you can set your preferences right.

Pretend you were using an Apple Wireless Keyboard or a MacBook with no autonomous Home, End, Page Up, or Page Down key in sight. How would you survive?

Why is this amusing? Consider that Home and End were originally not on Apple keyboards, whereas Command and Option have been around since the beginning.

Home and End were imported from PC keyboards to the Mac when Apple started producing "extended" keyboards. In text areas, they're probably most functional in Microsoft Office applications. Otherwise, I've only experienced their functionality for scrolling a window (without moving the cursor)...

What software update was this? 10.6.3? If so, try installing the 10.6.3 combo update. What application told you to delete unneeded fonts? Did they end up in the trash? Do you have a backup? Can you restore your fonts folder from just before the update?

You might find the Command+G shortcut in the Services submenu of the application menu. For example, when you're in Illustrator, click its application menu and select preferences. Seek a command with the Command+G shortcut assigned. What is it? If this is the case, you might be able to change or...

If you're behind a router, you can manually change your local address, but you can't change the address associated with your Internet connection. You'll have to contact the companies blocking you and ask for some kind of exception. Or ask your ISP.

Regarding Home and End in a Web browser: outside of text fields, they should scroll to the beginning and end of the page in the current window/tab. Inside of text fields, they probably have no effect, but I recommend using the Mac OS-supplied keyboard shortcuts to navigate text: Command+left and...

Right, so in the end, the solution to that might be to log into the iTunes account from any computer and deauthorise all computers. This universal deauthorisation can only be done once per year. Then, one can authorize any computer by selecting that command from the Store menu.

Normally, iPhoto will suck up the videos as well. Not sure why it's not. However, if you can see them in the Finder, you can manually copy them anywhere you like, including to iPhoto.

You can also run Migration Assistant with a local network connection. Here's Apple's guide. If you can't see enough of your screen to run Migration Assistant on it, then djackmac's external display addition is necessary. Or, if you can borrow a second FireWire-equipped Mac and run the PowerBook...

The eject key has no effect at startup. The only way to force a disc to eject is to hold the mouse button after powering on. What about fsck -y didn't work exactly? When you inserted the Install DVD, did you hold C to tell your Mac to start from it? You have to be holding C before the Apple appears.

I'm pretty sure your MacBook Pro has only one dual-core processor. Apple hasn't introduced any quad-core notebooks yet. Only the quad and eight core Mac Pros and the new i5 iMac have more than two cores. Anyway, glad to here it works. I'd recommend upgrading your memory and giving Windows at...

Can you elaborate on how you weren't able to run VS? How was it behaving (or not)? How much memory does VS require? What model MacBook do you have? How much memory do you have?

No, but you could install Parallels and have access to both Mac OS X and Windows at the same time. Just make sure you have enough memory to support running both smoothly. I recommend 4–6GB. What all are you doing in Windows?

Again, unless you have software that isn't compatible with Snow Leopard, it's better for both speed and reliability.