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Help! My sons powerbook G4 died. He said it got slow and just hung. He forced it off and now it wont boot. It comes up to the apple logo then stops. No spinner or anything. I reset power management. When I try to boot from the install CD I get a kernel panic. I tried new ram and that...

Does anyone know of and external antenna for a MPB? I live near a free wireless hot spot but cant get it from in my home only from outside. Thanks!

Hi! This seems simple, but I can't figure an easy way. How do I convert a mov file to flv? Thanks! Joe

Hi! I have a win XP VM in Leopard that is set to a max of 20gb. It was set to grow as needed. It is now taking up almost 30gb. I tried to shrink it, but it can't because it thinks there is a snapshot. I have never created a snapshot and the option to delete it is grayed out. Any suggestions...

Hi! I just installed word 2008 on my MPB running Leopard. It works fine with one problem... When I exit word I get the message "A file error has occurred" Check your network connection... (Normal.dotm). Any cule what this means? I did fix permissions and checked the disk. It does save my...

Hi! I want to create a user on my mac that will log into AD while I am at work. I will use a different user when at home. Can I do this? How??? I don't know where to start. Thanks! Joe

I have a question.... I need to connect to a linux machine using x windows. I use an X server in the PC world, what do I do in OSX??? Thanks! Joe

I don;t use it very often so I don;t know if this is the result of the Leopard upgrade or not. I can not use photo booth. I just get a black picture window. The little light next to the camera is always on, even if I am not using it. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Joe

My son has a G4 Powerbook 1ghz, 1.25gb ram. He wants to upgrade to Leopard. Will this work OK? What will happen to his apps like Garage band and Photoshop? Do I need to buy a specific version to run on PPC vs Intel? Thanks! Joe

Is there a way to do this? Thanks! Joe

How do I stop this? I believe it is part of spotlight, but I don;t want it taking over. I can do without spotlight if that is the case. HELP!! Joe

Hi! I need CD ripping software for OSX. I am a DJ and receive weekly compilation disks. I need to rip them to MP3 in the format artist-title.mp3. I tunes does not format the file correctly. I tried MAX, but it does not handle compilation disks properly giving every track the same artist...

Hi! When I open my HD I get various items on the left like applications, music, photos, etc. I used to see my documents folder, but it is gone. I can get to the documents via my home dir, but I want the shortcut back. What did I do??? How do I fix it?? Thanks! Joe

Hi! I am looking for a basic inventory management program. I need to record receipts and usage. I don;t need PO's or anything like that. I just need to know how much I have on-hand for all items. Thanks! Joe

I have been a die hard PC guy for MANY years. I have been very frustrated with my windows laptop for about a year. I thought an upgrade to vista would help... OMG what a mistake!!! I tossed around the idea of a mac. The only thing stopping me was the need to run MS Access applications using...

I don't know if this is the correct place for this. If not, I'l sorry. I am looking for a basic inventory control app. Just need to track QOH, usage, etc. Anyone have any suggesitons?? Thanks! Joe

Anyone have any suggestions? I am looking for something to help keep projects organized where I can put documents, notes, etc. Need to be able to work on MAC and Windows. Thanks! Joe

Hi! I have several PDF forms that I need to be able to fill and save on a PB running 10.4.8. Any ideas? With Acrobat and preview I can fill and print, but not save. Thanks! Joe

Hi! As I have said in other posts, I am new to the MAC world. I am now using a powerbook and soon will have a mac book. I still have to use a PC at work. I need some way to keep tasks, notes, appointments and contacts in sync between the 2. I use outlook on the PC and Entourage on the...

Hi! Can someone recommend a good program that can RIP CD's to MP3's? I know it can be done with iTunes, but it is a combersome process and it does not handle compilation CD's well when creating MP3's. I use audiograbber on a PC now and it is perfect. Any suggestions? Thanks! Joe