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    Strange P2P Carry On..!?!?

    Can I begin by saying that I didn't start this thread so that members can go on (yet again.!) about the 'pro's & cons' 'rights & wrongs' regarding the use of P2P applications. So on to business:- I'm looking for a reason why my G5 and my MacBook can no longer connect to the Gnutella...
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    Wireless Security

    I have a wireless broadband set-up at home & I have a sneaky feeling that one of my neighbours is accessing it from their own home..! Is there a utility available that will let me check out who is accessing my wireless set-up and if necessary block them..? I will get round to securing the...
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    G5 extra Hard Disk install..

    I've just bought an additional 120gb SATA HD for my G5/DC 2ghz. When I went to install it however, I noticed that it didn't 'slot' into the bay in the same way that the factory supplied HD does. Is there some kind of adaptor that allows it to do this. Presently the additional HD is just...
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    Leopard 'Spring 2007'..!

    Just had a look at "leopard' on the Apple website where it states 'Coming Spring 2007'...can this be right..?? They're giving us a look at how wonderful it's going to be but then tell us we'll have to wait 7 - 8 months for it..!!!
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    'Hello I'm A Mac..'

    Does anyone else wish Apple would remove the 'Hello I'm A Mac' movies from the front page of their website..?? It was amusing for a few days when it first came out but now I find it VERY irritating to have to put up with it every time I visit their website. The novelty value of this...
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    Quicktime to DVD

    I have a home-movie that I've saved as a Quicktime file. Is there a way I can convert this file to DVD format so I can burn it to DVD and watch it on my home DVD player..? Cheers..
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    File Archiving..??

    What's the story with File Archiving..?? I have a folder containing data that is too big to burn to a CD, so I thought I would archive it and then burn the archived file to CD instead. The original is 728mb but the Archived folder is 715mb..not much of a saving there..and still too big to burn...
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    2nd Monitor on G5/DC2ghz is dim..!!

    I've just recently added a 2nd monitor to my G5 Dual-Core 2ghz. Both monitors are using the VGA outputs but the 2nd monitors display is dull compared to the 1st primary monitor. Both monitors are identical Dell 17in Monitors. I've swapped them around to check it's not the monitor..and it isn't...
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    External FireWire HD Ports

    This may be a silly question but here goes anyway..! I have a LaCie 120gb external hard disk with 2 FireWire ports on it. Is it possible to have 2 computers connect to these ports at the same time ? For example can I connect my G5 to one FW port and my G4 iBook to the other..? Been a bit...
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    Message 'Invalid Argument'...??

    Recently I was using 'Disk Utility' to make a disk image of a CD. All was well until the very end when this message appeared. 'Operation could not be completed - Invalid Argument' What on earth does this mean..??
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    G5 Dual-Core Ram Installation..

    I've recently taken delivery of a G5 Dual-Core 2ghz. I bought it from the Apple Store and as such it only came with 512mb Ram. Obviously I would like to install more Ram and after calling Apple Tech Support twice, I was given conflicting information about this..! 1st time I called, the engineer...
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