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    Static IP - Airport Extreme

    You also mentioned that you plugged your computer into the Ethernet port and you get Internet that way, correct? If so, are you configuring the Laptop with the same settings as you were putting into the Base Station? If not ... if you're just using DHCP on the laptop, then switch the Airport...
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    Static IP - Airport Extreme

    Are you trying to get your Airport Extreme Base Station to join another wireless network -- to extend the existing network? If you have an ethernet port in your "suite", plug the ethernet into the Airport Base Station's WAN port (identified by an icon that looks like a circle of circles). Then...
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    Formatted hard drive, now won't show up for install...help!

    If you erase while booted from the installer, then proceed to install, the installer won't let you install onto a freshly erased disk. So either restart from the installer disk again, then install (without using disk utility) or just hit the back button in the installer until you're back to the...
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    New to Mac w/question

    Well frankly they all have different purposes and functions. It's often that switchers moving from Windows to the Mac are a bit hypochondria-tic. You really don't have nearly as much to worry about on a Mac as you would on Windows.
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    Strange issue

    My only thought is that somehow when you use the remove tool, it installs some "cleanup" script that is somehow lodged in your system ... perhaps due to incorrect permissions or a bug or something of that nature. Have you repaired permissions? Have a look at System Preferences > Accounts >...
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    New to Mac w/question

    Generally speaking, it's not a bad idea to open Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility and run repair permissions. Briefly, permissions control who/what has access to the various files, folders and applications on your system. Permissions are something that are a function of the UNIX...
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    MAC > PC jpg issues

    Is your PC set to open JPG images with the appropriate application? Perhaps when it's coming from another PC that has already opened it, the file type is set properly so that the failing PC "now"understands which program to launch. All-in-all ... get a Mac!
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    10.5.2 can't create mobile (AD) accounts

    It's been reported that the Mobile Accounts issue is going to be fixed in the 10.5.3 release.
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    Two Time Capsule Questions

    After resetting the AirEx, you'll have to go to the wireless menu on your computer and join the AirEx wireless network in order to get it to show up in the Airport Utility. Then configure it to join the Time Capsule's wireless network. As for printer sharing, I don't believe it works properly...
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    Time Capsule question!

    Well, the Time Capsule hard drive probably is already formatted in Mac OS Extended (journaled) as that has been the default for Apple since around the time of the introduction of Mac OS X (Journaled showed up around 10.2 or 10.3). As for Port Mapping, you only need to port map if you're going...
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    Replacing iBookG4 monitor

    What's the Serial Number? To find it, CAREFULLY lift out the keyboard -- it's on a label just below. If you're not sure how to do this, take it to your local Apple Authorized Reseller.
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    Fonts

    He's not in legal standing with the operating system if he doesn't have the original disks, so he should purchase an OS disk in order to get himself in legal standing. Further, if anything were to happen with the computer that would warrant a reinstall of the OS, he'll need a disk. There's...
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    greying out of document icons

    Is your computer fully up-to-date with Apple Software update? Have you used any utilities that make hidden files visible?
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    MySQL will not start

    Using the terminal, create a filed called "my.cnf" in /etc and put the following inside of it, then start MySQL ... [mysqld] socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
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    Apple TV

    I believe that there are Apple Remote key combinations that can be used for putting the Apple TV to sleep. Apple has an article about this, but I'm unable to expand the various areas of the page at this time. Not sure if something's temporarily wrong with the page, but here it is...
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    Computer won't turn on intermittently

    It's ALWAYS helpful to indicate which computer you have. If it's an iMac G5 (white one), you probably have a power supply or logic board that is failing. Have a look at Apple's Repair Extension Program for the iMac G5: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302181
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    Is new RAM making my G4 crash?

    Also note that the hardware test might indicate that your RAM is fine. Don't believe just that one test. Further, some PowerBook G4's have problems with one or the other RAM slot. Do you have two chips installed in there? What RAM do you have in which slots? Apple's article relating to the...
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    Apple TV

    I've felt several Apple TV's myself, including my own and display models at Apple Stores. I too was concerned about this at first. My conclusion is that what is hot to us isn't necessarily hot to the device. If you can keep it placed in a spot where there's open air above the unit, that would...
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    Computer won't go to "sleep"

    You might also need to reset the system management unit (SMU). It's also involved in controlling sleep. Here's Apple's article about how to do that: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300341 Your computer might also be noisier if it's getting clogged up with dust. When it's full of...
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    mac mini

    You might also consider running Parallels Desktop instead of Boot Camp depending on your needs. With Parallels, you can run Mac OS X and Windows simultaneously -- no need to reboot back and forth.
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