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    Scheduling workflows from Automator

    I've created a workflow in Automator saved as an application which I'd like to run at varying times on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday EVERY week. I've looked for solutions on Google, I found Anacron, which is good in the fact it runs in the background, but doesn't allow me to...
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    Trying to find a portable xvid player

    I'm trying to find a portable xvid player to play some video's a friends copied over to my mac, so I can watch them on the train to work. I'd like it to have the following features... - 12" display or above - Small or no hdd, just a usb slot (want to use my usb flash drive for storage) -...
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    Web viewer widget?

    I could have sworn when I first checked out promotions for OS X leopard a couple of years ago, it talked about a widget in the dashboard that displayed manually specified web pages (not web clip) a page at a time with a spinning cube effect like when clicking to view the next page in a...
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    Can't copy paste in dashboard

    Since I've gone from Tiger to Leopard I'm having an issue being able to copy paste in the dashboard. It's especially annoying because before I could copy paste notes into a widget called k-notes. I also can't copy paste really long rss urls into the rss-reader widget. Anyone know what could be...
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    New superdrive in mac mini not detecting

    My old superdrive in my mac mini stopped reading cds and dvds and just spat them back out, so I bought a new drive - a Matshita UJ-815-B. This differs slightly from the old one - UJ-835CA, but almost the same spec. I've installed it, but it's not picking up the drive in os x, nothing appears in...
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    Internet Connect doesn't open properly

    I'm trying to open the internet connect app to set up VPN, but the app appears to be corrupt. I click on the icon (which is no longer the blue icon, its now just the default "A" icon), it pops up in the dock briefly than disappears. I went on the apple site regarding internet connect, and it...
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    Export mail.app messages to outlook express 6

    I need to export my mail.app (v. 2.1 on Tiger) messages to outlook express 6. Does anyone know how to do this? Searched the forums, searched google, still can't find the answer. Please can anyone help? Thanks!
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    Safari plugin - search google in address bar

    Does anyone know if there's a plugin for Safari that does a "I'm feeling lucky" google search in the address bar? The same as how firefox does it. Also does anyone know a plugin the that puts a "Find on this page" search bar at the bottom of safari?
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    Insert image into email signature in OS X Mail

    Does anyone know how to insert an image into an email signature in OS X Mail? I'd like my company logo to be displayed at the bottom of my emails automatically.
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    Connecting Mac to PC directly over Ethernet

    My routers just died, so I need a way to transfer files between my osx tiger mac and windows xp laptop. Anyone know how to connect the two directly via an ethernet cable? Thanks!
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    Need a completely silent external hdd enclosure (that will last)

    Can anyone recommend an absolutely silent premium external hdd enclosure? I'm having a nightmare finding one. Google has been saturated with 1000's of cheap and nasty hdd enclosures that all promise a 'quite operation', but I'm not really convinced by them. I've already got through two...
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    OS X has gone all err...funny...

    I've done two things today. I've installed Front Row and I installed quicktime pro. After a restart some strange things have started to happen with OS X. -Spotlight, Bluetooth and wireless have all disappeared from the top corner and i can't get them back. - In system preferences, it...
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    Stopping interference from bluetooth with cable tv video sender

    I just purchased a 'miglia evolutiontv' for my mac mini. I decided to buy a digisender gold video sender to receive the signal my cable tv in the front room, it also has a remote control extender so I can change the cable channels. Thing is when I set it up, the picture flickered constantly and...
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    auto tagging mp3's from folders

    I'm trying to organise my mp3 collection for itunes. Problem is its going to take me forever to get my music tagged properly manually. I have all my albums organised into folders and all have track numbers in the mp3 filenames. Is there any freeware out there for osx that will automatically tag...
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    AD2P bluetooth for wireless stereo headset

    Does anyone know if the bluetooth on the mac mini suports A2DP? Think it needs above bluetooth 1.2 to support it. I just bought an 'Itech Blueband Bluetooth Stereo headset' from Hong Kong on ebay. The guy I bought it from said its compatible with my mac. Thing is I've read a few specs of other...
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    SMS software for mac

    I'd like to be able to send txt messages from my mac. Thing is I want software that will show my own mobile number as the sender in the mobile of the receiver, so they will text back to my mobile when they reply. I've seen programs for windows that do this, but non for os x. O2 offers an online...
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    TV for mac buying advice

    I having real trouble trying to decide which TV device to get. I have a mac mini, so an external USB or firewire device is my only option. I would like it to have the following features; Digital Terestial Television, Divx encoding onboard (not software compression), good quality output for a...
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