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    Error: Disk read error - Direct buffer memory? any thoughts?

    i got this error while downloading something using Azureus. any idea why i'm getting this error or what i can do to fix/prevent it? any help is appreciated! --e
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    an easy way to password protect folders?

    hi. i'm looking for an easy way to password protect certain folders on my harddrive. ocassionally i let others use my computer to check email, etc... (the woes of being the only one with a computer and internet access). and there are a few things on my harddrive that i would like to keep...
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    I'm just getting a bunch of weird errors...any ideas? thx

    i have been experiencing so many issues over the last few months that i'm at a loss as to what might actually be going on, so i'm just going to list the issues i've experienced in no particular order. if anyone else has experienced something similiar, please let me know. here they are...
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    strange problems...any insight welcome!

    starting yesterday, both safari and mail quit "unexpectedly" almost as soon as i open them. also things seem to be running really slow. it takes almost five minutes just to open MS Word. playing a video is a frustration in hiccups. any idea? i booted from my system disk and ran repair and it...
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    HELP! "Error: Disk read error - Input/Output"

    i keep getting these "Error: Disk read error - Input/Output" recently. I've gotten these errors mostly when downloading through azureus. I've also gotten these errors when viewing video files (saved on my HD) in VLC. My mac has also been acting funny. freezing up all the time during very...
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    ipod stuck in disk mode

    some time ago, my ipod suddenly switched to disk mode when i connected it to my powerbook and i can't get it out. and even though it's in disk mode, my mac doesn't see it either. i tried draining the battery, resetting, downloading the latest ipod update -- nothing has worked. any ideas...
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    ipod won't leave disk mode -- please help

    i found an earlier post on a similiar issue a couple days ago, but now i can't find it again. on that thread they hadn't found a solution, but i'm hoping this time around someone might. it started a few days ago. whenever i plugged my ipod into my mac it tells me that there was an update...
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    HD space drain when pb is idle

    just wondering if this is normal. if i reboot my powerbook, i will have about 6 gigs of free space on my HD. i usually leave it running when i go to bed. when i get up the next morning, even though it's just been sitting idle the whole time, i'll now have Zero kb of space on my harddrive, and...
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