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Hi I am looking for a durable voltage converter to use with my iBook on a trip from US to Europe. All converters that I found so far say something like "use with hair dryers and other small devices". What about a laptop? Does anyone have any experience in this matter? Thanks dk

I've been using Stuffit Standard 8.0.2 for a while. Mainly DropZip and DropStuff. All of a sudden those two can no longer be launched. If I try launching either one of them, the icon would bounce in the dock for a while (much longer than any other app), then stop, the little arrow underneath it...

Can I check my disc fragmentation through Darwin - without having to run Norton SystemWorks CD every time? If yes, what's the command for it in the Terminal console? Thanks DK

I made a DVD using iDVD. When the "play" button in the main menu gets highlighted, its border becomes yellow. Is it possible to change this highlighted border to a different color? If yes, where is this option that allows you to change the color (not the text color and size, but the color of the...

Is it possible to have multiple links inside an animated GIF (i.e. one link when 1st frame of the animation is displayed, and a different URL for the 2nd frame)? Thanks DK

Is it possible to add items (i.e. shortcuts) to the top menu bar under Panther OS? In Jaguar it was possible to use "add to favorites" command, which added selected items in the Finder top menu under "Go" --> "Favorites". That way we could access frequently used items from the drop-down menu...

I just discovered that some of the fonts I originally used in Flash MX under Jaguar now look strange after I upgraded to Panther (i.e. Bank Gothic and Copperplate). Now I can see simple geometric shapes within the text block, some overlap text, some replace certain characters.. Even though...

Hi! Is there a way to add more languages under "Message" -> "Text Encodings" in mail application under Panther OS? In Jaguar it had the whole bunch of languages to choose from, and now all they have left (besides Western) are Chinese, Japanese, and Korean... Excellent move, Apple decided not to...

Is it possible to convert a PAL disc to NTSC format? Thanks DK

Is there a utility in OS X that would allow monitoring my current RAM usage (i.e. how much RAM is each running app using, and also check if RAM has been cleared after this particullar app quit)? I tried the CPU Monitor, but can't find where (if at all) does it addresss the RAM issue...

Why does DVD2oneX 1.1.1 offer 'variable' ratio if it's new 'constant' ratio is superior in quality? I quote from DVD2oneX 1.1.1 help file: Variable Ratio: When selecting 'Variable'š the 'old' engine is used for processing the movie. This will result in a movie quality know from recent...

I'm backing up some of my DVDs. The DVD-Rs I make play fine in DVD players and my own Mac, but do not play in any other computers. They all get ejected. What am I doing wrong here? First, I use DVDBackup 1.3 to rip the disc. Then use DVD2oneX 1.1.1 to extract the movie track (in the event of...

Does anyone know if it's possible to convert Real Media movie clip to Quicktime format? Thanks! DK

Is it possible to export bookmarks from Safari as html file, like you can in other browsers? Or do I need to backup the Bookmarks.plist file in the Library folder in order to move my bookmarks to a new system? Thanks, DK

I created a favicon that works when hosted on Windows server, but doesn't appear when moved to OS X server. Is there a solution to this, or does OS X server just not support this feature at all? Thanks, dk

Hey guys, does it help to keep saving all ongoing projects inside the "Documents" directory as opposed to the desktop or any other various locations on the hard drive? Other than being organized and all that, is it going to cluster files any better (i.e. documents with documents, apps with apps...

I have a G4 running OS 9, with decent processer and lots of RAM. But the hard drive is only 9 gigs. No space for OS X with all the projects and stuff. Rather than getting another internal drive, I want to get an external one, and install OS X on it. Would it be ok to boot from this...

The application act as if it needs more memory. If I control-click the application icon and choose "get info", it shows under "memory" tab that "suggested size" and "preferred size" text boxes are greater than "minimum size". But it wouldn't let me change the number in "minimum size" text...