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I have two computers, one an old Dell I use infrequently but still need it, the other a Mac Mini which replaces a Linux based Gateway. Both connected thru a Belkin KVI switch to use the same monitor, mouse & keyboard. Now the Mac apparently needs its own keyboard (with the command key, etc.)...

Every time I restart my Mac Mini (this does not happen on my G5), it opens with a folder labeled: aq8hicsg.default which in turn contains a lot of files whose purpose is obviously technical. Why does this folder always appear in my restart or start procedure? It doesn't seem to...

I cannot find help in my help menu on blanking a CD-RW disk. Can anyone lead me in the right direction, please? Thanks in advance.

I did search on this, didn't find anything. Maybe this is too simple a problem. My keyboard (and, in fairness, many before this Apple) never seems to want to register the upper case letter when I hold down the shift key. I need to exert what seems to be excessive pressure (maybe my touch is...

Currently, when I click on a PDF file, the "Preview" program opens it by default. The free Adobe Reader is much better, but I have to first open Adobe Reader, then open the pdf file - can't I reset or configure my system to default to Adobe Reader instead of Preview? Also, can I delete the...

There are a lot of applications bundled into the Mac (Mac Mini) that I have no use for (games, garage band, iweb, etc. and can put the disk space to better use. I don't see any "uninstall" function as I did in Windows (nor in the Finder Help window). I thought I would try simply using the...

I want to print out a series of events (an itinerary actually) from my calender in iCal. The export function simply seems to make a copy of the entire calender. Any suggestions? Also, every one of my palm entries that is now in iCal (I use Missing Synch) is in the "unfiled" category. I...

Every time I restart my Mac I get the following error: "The application "Transport Monitor" could not be launched because of a shared library error: "<Transport Monitor><Transport Monitor><HotSyncLib.PPC><__ct__16CTransportRelMacFP18OpaqueTransportRefUc>" Does anyone know what I am...

Not sure if i should be in here, or in the "converts to the Mac" section? Well, try my luck here... I downloaded both Firefox and Thunderbird - both installed OK, no problem. My only question is why both programs insist on creating icons that remain on the desktop even after I close/quit...

I installed the drivers and software for my HP 2575 All-In-One printer scanner, and it worked the first time. Now, a few days later, when I bring up the HP Scan Pro, I get the following message: "Sorry, scanner could not be initialized. (Scanner not found.)" Now, the printer prints just...

Just began using my new Mac Mini, but the mouse is making me crazy. It won't stay put when I try to place it on whatever I try to place it on. It often jumps off the page to someplace else on the screen. My prior optical mouse (used with XP and Linux) didn't do that. Is there a control...

I recently purchased my 2nd Mac (Mini) and want to use Firefox and Thunderbird as I did with my old OS. I downloaded & installed both, but whenever I restart the computer I find one or the other is gone. Yesterday it was Thunderbird. The profile folders were where they should be but the...

Just purchased a new Mac Mini and currently setting it up. There are lots and lots of programs installed in it that I don't need and will never use. When I used to use Windows, I had to go to "Start -> Control Panel -> Remove Programs" and click on the one I wanted to remove, click on the...

I am sure this must have been asked before, but I can't find it in the list. I am finally, and once and for all, making the switch to the Mac (Mac Mini), from XP to Linux and Linux was an improvement, but not as seamless as the Mac. I am a convert. Now, the only real issue for me is...

Using the Nikon Super CoolScan 5000 connected to my Mac G5 using a USB connection. I can easily access the scanner using its own software (from Finder -> Applications -> Nikon Scanner) but when I try to connect to it through Photoshop I get an angry beep and a message that the scanner is not...

I really need help with setting up a network. First, I should mention that when I address the router it does display all three of my computers, so they are connected. They are cabled together, no wireless used. I got thru all of the basic setup routines so that I was able to "see" a...

I have a digital sound recorder that is supposed to transfer its files to a computer - I was trying to simply copy the files over to a new folder in my Mac but the copy and paste function keeps getting hung up and freezes (ghosts of Windows!), something I am not used to in my new Mac (I'm a...

I'm trying to install a printer driver for my Epson Stylus Photo 2200 printer. I downloaded a file from the Epson support site that contains the correct drivers (according to the webpage directions) which has the label: epson11019.sea I am supposed to be able to open this file by...

One serious shortcoming (compared to Windows, sorry Mac fans) of my Mac is the inability to "browse" to find a folder I want to save to. For example, I've just scanned a slide and want to save it to my hard drive. So I click on the "save" function, and my choices of destination are severly...

My new Mac G5 does have one very, very irritating characteristic: it falls asleep on me even while running some procedure. I understand if I've left the machine alone for a few hours, and hit a key, and it has to wake up, but, here I am (at the moment) scanning in some slides - I mean, it's...