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    coping dvds

    you can rip it to a movie file. Use a program called handbrake. I think quicktime works better with mp4, so stick with that when you rip it. http://handbrake.m0k.org/
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    I am getting no sound from itune 7 or seemed to be play any

    i had some problems with only a few files not having sound. Go into APplications >> Utilities Audio MIDI setup ON the audio devices panes, check the output format is 16bit, 2channel.
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    Codecs packs for Mac?

    mplayer for mac is great too as another option
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    reading CDs burned on Windoze

    UDF is a format for re-writeable CD's. mac's can read UDF 1.5 but not UDF 2.0. i try and avoid them cause they arnt standards and wont open everywhere. Make sure you burn the CD's as iso9660 - then they will work everywhere. Windows sometimes uses joiliet, this allows longer file names, not...
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    Professional and EASY web building software for OSX?

    mamboserver.com i pretty full featured web site. it requires a few extra things like PHP and MYSQL, but you can get them as Apple installed images.
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    Question about formatting USB 2.0 flash drive

    do it on the mac mini. Stick with fat32 - i think its backwards compatible with 16 and its the norm for flash drives, should work everywhere.
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    Emac Networking

    easy. Go to Applications >> Utilites >> Directory Access in directory access use the SMB/CIFS config to change the name. You'll need admin to do this. you can do it in a command line in /etc/smb.conf if you want to make special shares. you'll need to understand samba though if you do that...
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    Look for a DVD driver for G4 to install mac os x 10.4

    stick with pioneer as brand the DVR models, mine is a 109 but anyhting above that should work.
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    itunes and quicktime

    you might want to delete the preferences file for itunes too id you want to flush it off the system and start fresh. The icon bouncing tends to mean its looking for something it cant find, and eventually times out. Go delete the pref file and give it another shot.
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    AVI to DVD question

    A lot of ones will work in iDVD. Even if they are not mov's make a reference file and then they will go into iDVD - most of them anyway. iDVD has its on encoder. but with IDVD you will at least get a preview of what it will look like - and sound like
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    What's the best bluetooth phone to use with my mac?

    ive got the t610 - works a dream - cant say the same for windows. I use it as a remote for powerpoint presentations too using Romeo
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    moving to Panther

    Word of Warning - If you do clean install dont use the Unix filesystem option, go with HFS, some apps just dont work properly with it, most notably Keynote, Lotus Notes and OS 9. Theres probably others.. sorry if this is a bit off topic
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    OS X vs. Linux (x86) speed?

    Just for the hell of it iBook 700Mhz G3 - 83s 1.4Ghx Xeon - 39s but the xeon has no gui and wasnt doin anyhting else bar apache
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    How to automatically mount remote discs at start-up ?

    if you want ot do it in unix the command is youll have to be root first, so su, then mount -t smbfs -o username=yours_here,password=your_pass,workgroup=WORKGROUPNAME //remote_server/share /localfolder you can also put this into a file to have it happen on startup, cant remember it at...
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    Zip File password recovery

    Does anyone know of any programs for OSX to recover zip file passwords?
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    Spend up on a Airport Extreme Base Station, or try to find a second hand older one?

    yeah sorry my mistake about the router - yeah dont need one for one person. Ive set up too many adsl concetions for multiple users and uses routers. So where are you at now? Have you had the iBook connected to the adsl at all?
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    Spend up on a Airport Extreme Base Station, or try to find a second hand older one?

    You said you already had an ADSL connection, that means you have a router - the airport acts as a switch, same as any wireless access point I believe. I think the wan is just a built in modem for dial up access - not sure though. Most routers that use the adsl connect either straigt to your...
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    D-link DWL650+ and osx

    What is it a wireless card?
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    mounting linux nfs filesystem from finder

    Ive done it in the terminal window - so it can work, I couldnt get it going in the Finder window though - I gave up
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    Spend up on a Airport Extreme Base Station, or try to find a second hand older one?

    Why would he buy a router - hes already got one - Save money, buy an airport card but the access point doesnt have to be apple, get some cheap belkin one. Then config the PPOE to go over the wireless connection. Be caeful in perth though, theres heaps of wireless lans, I get lots of...
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