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    Questions about bluetooth firmware and software

    Hello all Running Mac mini o/s 10.4.11 When doing software updates does that include bluetooth firmware and bluetooth software? How can I tell if I'm on the most current bluetooth firmware and software. The version numbers listed on Apple's site don't look anything like what system...
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    Help my displays has gone bananas

    Hello, Fired up my mac mini for the first time in a month or so. It installed the latest updates. After the updates were installed I was prompted to reboot. Did that and everythng came up fine. After working for a while the display went nuts. Looks like its only running less then 256...
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    How did I do that(App alias)

    Some time ago I created a folder on my desktop called "App alias". It has a little arrow in the bottom left corner. It is an alias directory to the applications in "Macintosh HD". I can double click on it and all my applications are there. I was going to create the same for my Home...
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    Mac mini en1 dhcp IP address

    Intermittently I am getting a public dhcp address. This actually happens after the system is up for a period of time. How can I configure Airport to only get/renew an address from my Netgear wireless router ? I think the system is broadcasting for dhcp address. I tried to handle this via...
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    ipfw

    Available firewall rules are to open for me. Would like to have more control. Something like below - 02000 2578 433874 allow ip from any to any via lo* 02010 0 0 deny ip from 127.0.0.0/8 to any in 02020 0 0 deny ip from any to 127.0.0.0/8 in 02030 0 0 deny ip...
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    What is this I'm seeing in /var/log/secure.log

    Feb 2 12:01:33 Mac com.apple.SecurityServer: authinternal failed to authenticate user hate. Feb 2 12:01:33 Mac com.apple.SecurityServer: Failed to authorize right system.login.tty by process /usr/sbin/sshd for authorization created by /usr/sbin/sshd. Feb 2 12:01:35 Mac...
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    Disk Utility. Is this a bug or a feature

    Permission never seem to get fixed - Repairing permissions for “Macintosh HD” Determining correct file permissions. We are using special permissions for the file or directory ./Library/Widgets/Dictionary.wdgt/Dictionary.js. New permissions are 33188 We are using special permissions for...
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    Fluxbox has no background

    Hello all, Recently ran fink to install kde and fluxbox. Kde works fine. Fluxbox almost works fine but dosen't display any background. Right click brings up the menu items and diffrent styles can be selected. Only the right click menus and toolbar show the correct style. The background...
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    Where does Mac osx and darwin begin ?

    You need to excuse me I'm very new to Mac osx. I have worked with FreeBSD for years. Also other Linux distributions. From the Mac destkop it says 10.4(tiger). From a unix shell it says Darwin verion.number(don't have it in hand). Is Max osx just the desktop version ?
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    Mac desktop X11 and back

    Hello, Recently installed X11 to use Openoffice. If I select on the X11 prefrences to use full screen how do I get back to the Mac desktop? I don't have a mac keyboard, just a plain old winblows keyboard. I have read in a couple places to use "Command-Option-A" to get back to the...
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