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Hello, I tend to work a lot in the xterm. After long hours, I find that the white background can be quite tiring on the eyes. Can anyone please suggest something, a background/text color combination for less strain on the eyes. I know that this can be largely a matter of preference, but I...

Hello all In my work I need to use few xterms and xgterms. On a linux machine ( at work ), the xgterm defaults with a different background from the normal terminal. On my macbook, they have the same white "face", which often confuses me about which ones are which, so I would like to make them...

Hello, I have a 4 and 1/2 year old MacBook, 1,83GHz Intel Core Duo, 2GB ram, OS X 10.4.11. Few days ago, the battery died(?) while the charger was connected. Now, the system says I have no battery, even though the battery attached. The interesting thing is that, one of the 5 lights on the...

Hello! I have a MacBook ( purchased in 2006 ), 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo, 2GB RAM, everything else is standard. OS X is version 10.4.11. Some people might find it weird, but am perfectly happy with this OS version, and my sister runs flawlessly for all my uses. However, I finally reached the...

I apologists straight away if this have been covered recently, but i need to ask I have MacBook with Intel Core Due Processor, 2 GB ram. What is the average temperature CPU temperature for standard usage ( I know that standard usage is very arbitrary, and by this I assume safari, iTunes and...

I am a physics undergrad, and I always need some data analysis tool. Excel was always recommended, so I used 2004 version for over a year now. It's the only microsoft app I got, and it worked ok. Then the version 2008 came out, and I thought to give it a try. I got the normal pack, even...

I have a MacBook with OS X 10.4.9 Today I plugged in my headphones ( so I wont disturb others near by me while listening to music ), and all was fine. Later on, when I removed the headphones, the built in speakers were not working. When I try to change the volume i got this sign saying that the...

Hello, I just seek advice. I have a relatively new ( 5 months old ) MacBook 13'' 1.83 Intel Core Duo, 512 Ram, and I really really would like to run Maya 8.5. But with my configuration I am a bit worried if it would work ( I am not worried if it would work smoothly, as long as it works! )...

Hello, I've got an Intel MacBook, and I really need to mount some .ISO and .nrg CD images. Any idea on how do I do that or what software should I use? Thanks a lot!

Hey everybody. Around 2 years ago, I did a lot of 3D animation & modeling, using 3DS Max windows at the time. Then I took a brake from it, and computers in general ( kinda funny :) ), and bought a macbook couple of months ago. ( Now I'm never going back to windows lol ). Anyway, I was...

I have a 2nd generation iPod mini. The clickwheel stopped working for some unknown reason (??), so I used the remote to navigate throughout the songs. Since I have it for round 3 years ( the guaranty is not valid now ), i've tried to change the clickwheel with a new one, but this still wouldn't...

Hello I just installed warcraft ( both ROC & TFT ) on my mac for the first time since I switched. I downloaded the latest Dota map ( it is a custom warcraft map, there's gotta be someone familiar with it round here ), and copied it into the map folder. When I run the game, the map won't show...

Hello I have a MacBook with integrated camera. And I gotta say that the Photo Booth is great for taking pictures, but I was wondering if there is any kind of application with which I could use my inbuilt camera to record short video clips ( with or without sound ). Thanks in advance!

I know that this may sound weird.. I am an aMsn user, and just upgraded it to v0.96. And the thing is, since the first running on the ungraded aMsn the contact windows seems to be outside my view. I mean, it is not minimized or hidden, it is just running " outside " the screen on my MacBook...

Hello Does anybody know how to turn off ( or change ) the intro sound on Mac OS X ( the one that sounds when the mac loads.. ) I know that this might sound strange, but I kinda get annoyed by it. Cause my mac wakes me up in the mourning ( and the iTunes starts playing automaticlly using...

Hey everyone. I know that there have been a lot of threads about this, but this is kinda special case. I need some good instant messenger, as a substitute for msn 6.0.1 since I constantly get an error saying " incorrect user name or password ", and since yesterday, it won't let me run version...

Hello everyone! I really really need a .mp3 to .amr file converter. I have been searching the net for some time now, and couldn't find a thing. There seems a to be a lot programmes like that for windows users, but I couldn't find any for Macs. Any hint & tip about finding one would be highly...