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I have a MacBook Pro and an Intel based iMac... Heard a fellow co-worker tell me that he installed OS X Lion Server on his machine just so he can install Oracle 11g and Oracle Application Server. Been considering installing OS X Lion Server on both of my machines with the intention of having...

Hello there, I am having problems installing ruby and readline using MacPorts 1.600 on OS X Leopard. When I run the following from the command line, this is the error I receive: sudo port install readline Password: ---> Activating readline 5.2.012_1 Error: Target...

Hello there! I installed Windows XP Home Edition on a MacBook running on Leopard using BootCamp. Everything went well, but the problem is that everytime I want to switch to OS X, I have to restart / shutdown Windows and hold the "Option" key. This displays a huge picture of a hard drive on...

Hello there, I bought an aluminum 24" iMac with a wired Mighty Mouse (2 button)... Must say that its a rather cumbersome mouse! What is the *BEST* mouse for an iMac? Has anyone used the Razer Pro V1.6 mouse? Or should I just go for a Logitech? I am seeking insight from...

Hello there, I need to install Windows Vista and Ubuntu Linux Feist Fawn 7.04 on my aluminum 24" iMac (Intel-based)... Am wondering what the *BEST* virtualization software is out for these purposes? Is it VMware Fusion or Parallels? I already searched the web using Google and...

Hello there, I just bought an brand new aluminum 24" iMac... Was having a hard time finding a list of games which are made for OS X. Apple's web site seems to only advertise shareware games. And http://www.ign.com doesn't mention OS X! Question(s): (1) What are the *BEST* FPS...

Hello there, I am thinking about buying a new aluminum 24" iMac. Was wondering if there any 3rd party vendors who made covers for the screen, in order, to take care of the reflection problem which is caused from the glossy screen? Kindest regards,

Hello there, I am switching from QWERTY to DVORAK... Am wondering what the *BEST* (preferably wireless) external DVORAK keyboard exists for an iMac? Needs to be able to support the newly redesigned aluminum iMacs where were unveiled, last Tuesday. Many, many thanks, Unnsse

Hello there, I own an 8 gig iPhone but prefer to take notes using a digital pen... Never have used one and would like to know which is the *BEST* one for OS X? I heard that the Logitech IO2 Digital Pen is only supported for Windoze platforms (WinXP and Windows Vista). Also heard that...

Hello again, Am in the market for a web cam and head set (am probably going to buy a wired one rather than a wireless one). Questions: 1. What is the *BEST* web cam one can buy for OS X Tiger? 2. What is the *BEST* head set (compatible with Skype) one should buy for OS X Tiger? (I...

Hello again, How can one go about installing plug-ins for FireFox and Safari? I installed RealPlayer 10 and during the installation it would install the appropriate plug-ins into my browsers... This is the contents of my ~/Library/Internet Plug-ins directory: Raven:~/Library/Internet...

Hello there, I run OS X Tiger on my G4 PowerBook... Am wondering what the *BEST* scheme is to use for e-mail encryption? What I am looking for is some way to encrypt my e-mails so no one can intercept them and then read them. Should I be using PGP or GPGMail? Does anyone know of...

Hello there, A friend of mine just switched from WinXP to OS X Tiger by purchasing a MacBook (Intel-based). He's run into an dillemma - he's unable to watch any Windows media files (mpegs, etcs) on his MacBook. When I tried to install the Flip4Mac WMV plug-in, the installer stated that...

Hello again, I am in searching for the *BEST* smart phone which is compatible with OS X Tiger. Looking for the following features: - Mail / iCal integration - Touch screens - GSM capability - Supports Skype (VOIP) - QuadBand - Keyboard on Phone Kindest regards, Unnsse

I am thinking about buying a Treo700p smart phone when they come out. The 700w is Windows based, and the 700p is PalmOS. Does anyone know if the 700p will be compatible with Mac OS X Tiger? Isn't true that Apple is making its own smart phone? Many, many thanks!

:) Hello again, I run OS X Tiger on a PowerBook... I've heard that there's a Mac-specific VNC module built into the underlying OS. My question is... Where is the viewer located (what is the exact path if there is one)? In addition, on the TightVNC site, there's source bundles available...

What is the better headset, Sennheiser or Plantronics? My uses are: (1) Listening to music on a computer. (2) Getting the *BEST* quality voice transmission (on both ends), while using a chat program, such as, Skype or instant messenger. This is what I've been considering...

Hello again, Although I have used instant messaging software (e.g. AOL, MSN, & Yahoo!), I am fairly new to IRC... I downloaded Colloquy for OS X Tiger and when I launched the application, it asked me for my password, but already acknowledged my user name of "untz"? Where do I register and...

Hello there! I downloaded HexEdit (see: http://hexedit.sourceforge.net/ )... Now, I downloaded a normal .DMG file and when I tried to install it, OS X tried to open it with HexEdit! How do I switch OS X Tiger to open DMG files with the default behavior? Many, many thanks! -Unnsse