windows to mac

I just bought an iMac and am in the adjustment phase (learning). I connected the printer using via USB. The printer was visible, but there was no suitable driver found, so I downloaded guenprint-5.0.2.U.dmg and usbtb-1.0.15.uni.dmg. I was able to select the driver called HP Officejet K60 -...

Still loving this mac!! I have questions that come up from time to time. The latest, I did a search on resizing photos I could not find any answers. Windows has a "Photo Resize" power pack. It was a left click function that would make a full size picture small enough to email or post...

Hi, First week of being a mac user and I am trying to convert a avi file and the burn it to dvd. Previously in windows I used "convertXtoDVD", which was great. When looking for a MAC alternative I found VisualHub, which seemed to do the trick, the dvd was burned. The thing is that when I try...

I want to try mac os, but I've some doubts regarding mac os. I have an intel pentium 4 processor 1.8GHz, with 1GB DDR primary memory, and a nvidia 6200 128mb GPU, and secondary memory of 120GB, which release or version os mac runs on this system? I'm desperate to try Mac-Os once...

When I view my folders in the finder as a list, it doesn't tell me how bid the folders are. There's a size culumn, but it's blank. Is there any way to vew the size of a folder without clicking "get info"? Also, if i need to know the size of several folders and I click "get info", it...

Hi, I'm new to Mac's, and have managed to mess up my finder cover flow in 10.5. I updated the icons with the Glass icons I found on the apple site, they are updated correctly in the 'get info' details for everything, and in most views they are now correctly displaying the new icons...

Hi, I have just ported over to mac osx from windows.I'd like to ditch windows altogether but need to find a way to convert .msg outlook emails that I have. I don't have a recent version of outlook that will run on Vista (in bootcamp) so many of the software I have seen is no good.I have...

I am a switcher. I have had successful experiences using MSMovie Maker to display photos with music edited to go with the pictures. I am attempting to do the same thing in iphoto. I have learned that only one selection of music from itunes will play. It will loop. I cannot add a second, third...

I recently aquired an apple ibook A1005. I am based in Kenya-East africa where technical support on mac products is not available. 1) is there any mac dealer based in kenya? 2) if not how do I switch from mac os x to windows xp os 3) how do I activate internet through GPRS on the current system...

Hi. I've just switched to an iMac with wireless keyboard and mighty mouse, after many years on the PC. I wondered how to do the the things with this that I used to do by right-clicking the mouse on the pc. Specifically at the moment how to get the url of a photo on the net. I usd to right-click...

Hi I know this is a real no brainer but well i have always reckoned if i can suss out new computers or s/w anyone can! Well here i am completely stuck. I have just got my new imac Jaguar os- and can i work out how to do a find !!?? I have used both the find under edit and the spy glass and...

I was told when I purchased iWork '08 it was compatible with MS. I tried opening a Word doc and it would not open in iWord. The trial Word program opened instead. I would like to bypass all MS programs and just use iWork. Is there something that I have to do in order for this to happen or I am...

Recently I noticed the preview in finder window were not reading any of mp4's that downloaded of youtube. All I can say is this (1) Any mp4 videos that were copied from dvd using a program called handbrake work fine. (2) Any flv videos work fine and (3) any flv's that were converted into mp4's...

I have a Mac and also my brother has a PC. I want to make them both Wireless. I know for a PC you can buy a Wireless card (usb). All the wireless cards I looked at are only for PC's. Are there any made for Apples/Mac? My Mac is an OS X Version 10.4.11 and my PC is running on Windows 98. I...

well... it has the isight camera at the top... i don't understand why it doesn't have isight... is it suppose to have Photo Booth? and if it is, I've searched for it in application folder and I've spotlighted it :( help please -.-

I work on a PC at work, and sometimes here at home. In Putty, the SSH program I use for CLI, when you highlight something it automatically puts that information into the clipboard. Coming from a long Unix background I'd actually like this behavior on all the applications. Highlighting...

'....and the winner is for most N00BIEST question on macosx.com goes to - imacg5guy!' yes, my question is STUPID!but i simply cant find it....i think i have an old key board :|

Have Genius tablet for windows but no drivers for mac. Help Please

1st time (and probably last time) Mac user. Just bought Macbook Pro for wife. she uses Quickbook Pro for our business - so bought Office and QB Pro for Mac. Unfortunately QB for Mac sucks as it doesn't allow us to do credit cards, pull up customer list, etc.. - so she says to trash the Mac or...

please could you tell me if l can rum mac on my PC? as l am doing a course at collage which only use mac OS x