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Hi guys, i have come accross a strange problem on my new macbook. After about 2 weeks of use i have noticed that the "Go -> Network" Key Command (Apple + Shift + K) has stopped working. It just triggers as normal in the top bar but the window doesnt open, its very strange. Even when the...

Hi Guys, I have a niggly little problem that isnt big enough to actually effect anything. It does however always make me think what could be causing so after checking the usual places i thought id open it to this forum... Basically, i have 2 sata drives in my trusty G5, both partitioned...

Hi guys, Has anyone ever connected their mac to their home TV so what you would see on your monitor, you can see on the TV screen? If so what do you need in order to do it? Cables, spec etc... Best regards Tom

My root drive (160gb Seagate Barracuda sata) makes a very faint whistle type hi pitched noise when i move folders around on my desktop. Its very very faint but i can hear it and although it doesnt bother me i was wondering if the drive might be showing signs of a developing fault. Everything is...

Hi Guys On my 2nd drive where i keep all my music, an empty folder named "desktop" keeps appearing. It isnt an alias and it never contains anything (get info zero bytes). I cant seem to work out why it appears and it does so sparadically with no particular pattern. Obviously its nothing...

Hi Guys Does anyone here use Apple Final Cut Express? If so, is it possible to bypass the loading of audio filters on startup? (in logic pro 7 for example, you can do this by holding ctrl on startup) The reason i want to do this is because im a logic pro 7 user and subsequently have 200...

Hi guys, Does anyone know of any (preferably free) osx apps that can sucessfully join 2 avi files to make one larger file? Ive tried using a program called Jigsaw that came from version tracker but it doesnt seem to do the job. Any help would be much appreciated

Hi guys Is there any way to enable the status bar of Tiger mail like you could in the Panther version of Mail? Im totally lost without it, i have no idea how many emails are incoming or how big they are.... What a stupid decision to remove it. Alternatively is there anyway to revert to...

Hi guys A friend of mine recently had some login problems which prompted me to question what i would do in their situation. Ive set up a master password and enabled "root" user login. I however am the only user of my mac and i admin my user account so i have osx set so i get a list of...

Hi guys I would like very much to be able to connect my G5 to my TV/Video/dvd player so i can view whatever quicktime is playing on my TV. A) is this possible? and B) If So, what do i need? Thanks in advance for any responses! PS - My graphics card is an ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (RV350)

Hi Guys Im a bit of a key command whore and my main OSX use is with music programs. There, ive admitted it now, so onto my query! Im constantly using key commands to tab programs, open the application folder and open things like network preferences or utilities, but i cant work out how to...

Hi guys I have a problem with mac mail when i want to use multiple accounts. Im setting things up in the fairly self explanitory way it seems to be set out and all 4 of the accounts set up can receive mail no problems at all. However, when i select another account from the drop down menu...

Hi guys Ive got a small problem i cant seem to figure out. I recently did an OSX re-install saving all my info to my external lacie. Everything went fine except for some reason i cant seem to import my address book contacts back into Mozilla Thunderbird. When i go to import the address...

Hi guys Have any of you ever come across problems opening pkg files on a G5 running osx 10.3.9? Im getting the attached error message. I sent the same file to another mac user on my msn and he can open it fine so the pkg itself isnt at fault. Cheers I.F

Hi Guys How do i set a program to open a certain file type by default according to file extension? Ie all .mp3 to be opened by i-Tunes or all .wav or aiff to be opened by quicktime? Im pretty sure i saw somewhere that you can do this. I know how to do this for individual files (via right...

Hi Guys I have a general query regarding the processing power of a PC Laptop Vs a Macs. I wondered why Mac powerbooks processors only go upto 1.67Ghz whereas a PC processor goes up above 3Ghz. My friend said that you cant compare the numbers directly for various reasons, but he didnt know...

Hi Guys Ive just bought a 300gb internal seagate barracuda sata drive to replace my 160 that ive been using a a second drive partitioned into 2. My G5 is mainly for music production use so i have a 160 root drive partitioned into 2 (100+60) and now a 300gb which im going to need to...

Hi Guys I cant seem to be able to delete a .sit folder from my desktop. I tried running a program called force delete but this didnt seem to work for some reason (sure it used to under 10.3.7) Any ideas? I dont know how to use the terminal Cheers Tom

I was lead to believe that osx comes with Mac speech (text to speak program) pre-installed.... well i got this info from a website, so it may not be true. Does anyone know anymore information about this and/or how I can get this program as my version of 10.3.9 doesnt seem to have it. The mac...

Hi Ive got a problem ive noticed in both Finder and Mac:msn. Whenever i restart my mac the view settings in my boot drive are all messed up. There is always 2 or 3 folders out of line and i have to correct this on the 1st window i open and then again in the applications window which seems...