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iMac, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB RAM, OSX 10.6.5 installed over 10.5 six months ago I have had intermittent crashes of Chrome, but now and experiencing more frequent application crashes with everything from Mail to TextEdit. textEdit is now very weird - when I open it opens with my last doc, but I cannot...

Google "Unable to connect iPad" and you will find a large number of people dealing with a very frustrating and seemingly known yet unaddressed problem. Resetting network settings, rebooting routers, updating firmware on routers, static ips and more and more, all to accomodate the buggy iPad...

I have a 30" Cinema HD Display that is about 2 years old. I am now going to be using it with a PC laptop that *does* have a DVI-D port, the small almost USB looking one (don't blame me on the PC - its work). However, even though I am pretty sure I can use the two together, will I be limited in...

Hi Everyone, Today I had installed Netflix's Silverlight app to watch some movies on my 27" iMac running 10.5.8. Last night I had installed Developer tools. Today, after a restart my date/time was set to a date in 2000. On opening date/time it then showed the correct date. Later I started the...

Need to get a new router and not sure what to get. I read that with Comcast (I curse them, but they are all I have) Linksys has some kind of edge in dealing with their DNS servers. Besides comcast we have an intel iMac and two PC laptops we use wirelessly (work computers). Right now the iMac is...

Thought this was the right place for this. New iMac using the same old Comcast cable modem I have had forever. Many pages, even ones I have recently visited or are simple (like Google) take many seconds to appear. "Loading" will display in Safari for up to 5, 10 seconds or more. Other times...

Quick background. My old g4 DP 1 ghz died. I now have a new 24" iMac. The old G4 has three internal drives - all ATA. Though I backed up everything and am okay with that, the old machine will not start up (constant kernal panics and other issues). I have a few old external FW drives. What I am...

Trying to save/diagnose and old friend - g4 DP 1 GHZ using 10.4. I am getting repeated kernal panics and varieties of the grey screen. The last one is interesting. ApplePlatformExpert::getGMTTimeOFDay can not provide time of day RTC did not show up Security auditing service present BSM...

Hi all, I can't seem to find this clearly stated. I have Final Cut HD on OSX 10.4. This app is at least 5 years old. I have many project files with home movies and it looks like I will be getting a new iMac. I am not a pro, so I can't see buying the full blown FCP, so I am wondering if I can...

Alas, the old G4 DP 1 GHz is dying as I type. I have 4 firewire drives not to mention 3 internal drives and many files. Do the new iMacs have firewire? If so, do they have both 400 and 800 ports? I am really not up on this. My drives are old and I think are FW 400. As for my internal drives, can...

Long story of a busted internal drive on a Macbook and more, but I really do need an external CD/DVD that I can use to read/load software, but also use on a PC. USB2. Any recommendations for both a /brand model and a place to buy it? Thanks in advance! P.S. If it cal also support burning DVDs...

Hi All, I just picked up a Epson WF 600 "all in one" printer. Set up was clicking one button after another as Epson loaded my Mac with so much junk. I went for the option of plugging the printer into my router. Install went fine, test page was fine, I can scan..., but every time I print it...

This has driven me nuts for years and I finally am seeking help. Say I have a mailbox at the top level and another mailbox within it (parent-child sort of arrangement). For example say I made a mailbox called "Colors" and within it are mailboxes labeled Blue and Yellow. I want to move one of...

Hi All, While our Macbook Pro and PC zoom along in everything, our old G4 DP 1 GHZ running 10.14.11 on the same connection is really sluggish and has gotten worse with time. I know this machine, I have had it running since 2001! For the web, I am using Firefox most of the time. Though I clear...

My poor neighbor and his naive trust in the world led him to download and install not one, but five!!! anti-spyware programs that are essentially malware themselves. His PC is totally bogged down and useless. You can't do anything on it after it starts up. I did a little research and...

I have preached back ups to my family for years, showed them how to use Carbon Copy Cloner, referred cheap external drives... you name it, but do they listen? By brother's Mac drive had a total failure, but he hasn't back up since 2006. Apple replaced the drive (under warranty) and let him take...

Last night the old G4 DP 1 GHZ was running away syncing to the iPOD. I left the room, came back and smelled that horrible burnt electrical smell. The computer was off! I thought, okay, this is it, the old standby died. Opening the case the smell seemed to come from the power supply. Figuring...

Dumb question - have an old Mac that does not have USB 2. Do I need to get a USB 2 card to use an iPod Classic or can I use Firewire? If I can use Firewire, that's great, but why am I not seeing this listed anywhere (clearly). Thanks!

Sorry for such a dumb question, but how can I verify that my old G4 DP 1 GHZ came with USB 2 or not? System profiler does not spell this out for me - or maybe I am missing something?

I apologize for the petty and inconsequential nature of this "problem," but alas it is the only thing wrong (knock on wood) with my 5 year old and still humming G4 DP 1 GHZ. Some time ago I had a desktop image of some national park. I have changed that image, but now when I log in or switch...