My daughter has a 400 MHz TiBook that has a DVD stuck in it. Is there a way to extract it? I pulled the rear case off, but couldn't figure out how to push/pull...
Assuming it isn't "really" (physically) stuck, there's only one thing left to try that I can think of, and that's to restart with the mouse- button down (the...
Charles South
south3@...
Jan 1, 2008 10:23 pm
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I was hoping that there was a tab or something that could be pressed form outside of the slot using the "approved Macintosh disc removal tool", aka,...
Hello, Very rarely, I used to have a a stuck disc in the Ti's drive. My problem was self-inflicted, one of the kids had an accident with thelappy, thusly...
Niraj N Shah
nshah@...
Jan 2, 2008 3:54 am
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I had that same problem once with a G4 iBook. I tried all the usual suggestions, including do the eject command from open firmware. Nothing worked. I finally...
I am running MAC OS 10.4.10. Just recently I have been getting a "Java Applet Window" ALERT (SEE PIX BELOW) in the upper right hand corner in EVERY window that...
Note, you do not have to have the backup disk connected all the time. You can turn Time Machine off in the control panel and then use the Time Machine's pop-up...
Hi folks, I've got a G4 and an iMac with Roadrunner cable internet service. I recently bough a Linksys BEFSR41 4-port wired router to use. It came with a CD...
I have a LinkSys router also. You don't need the CD. Try this site to help set up your router. http://www.portforward.com/ Ed Gaitley <edgait@...> Sent...
Kirk D Mueller
kdmueller@...
Jan 4, 2008 5:13 pm
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You definitely don't need the CD or any software at all. Plug your incoming ethernet line into the WAN port (wide area network), and then another ethernet...
Allison Sheridan
asheridan@...
Jan 4, 2008 5:29 pm
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... Their lameness in this case is boundless. ... Here's the extensive Mac support required: Connect your Mac and the router together via ethernet cable, with...
Hi folks, Thanks to Kirk, Alison and the others who helped with the router install. I finally got it to work (at least for now). I plugged everything in,...
I inherited a digital EOS from my son Brian. The files are 6M. Is iPhoto ok to use as a display/storage medium or should I think about something else?...
Following link should tell you all you need to know about RAW & iPhoto: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300876 Remember, you don't _have_ to use...
... I don't think you need to turn Time Machine off. For my PowerBook, I connect wirelessly to my home network and remotely mount a backup disk that is...
Hi folks, Sorry for the newb question, but is there an easy way to save a YouTube video to your hard drive in order to view later? I've tried several...
Allison did a podcast on this previously. In a nutshell, the first step is to select the youtube video you want then (in Safari) pull down the Window menu and...
Carl Cullings
ccullings@...
Jan 12, 2008 3:52 am
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If you use Firefox there are handy extensions that do this easy: This is one that I have used: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4318 Mike...
Mike Shulman
tripod2@...
Jan 12, 2008 3:55 am
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if you install the amazing free Perian plugin for Quicktime, it will play the .flv (flash files) from Youtube and many other formats. http://www.perian.org/ ...
Mike Shulman
tripod2@...
Jan 12, 2008 3:58 am
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Hi folks, Thanks to Carl and Mike for the suggestions to save YouTube vids. I got it to work with Safari and iSquint. The Firefox plug-in didn't work for me...
I am running OS X 10.3.9 (with latest updates) on a G4 iMac. I am using Safari Version: 1.3.2 (v312.6) Yesterday I started having a problem with Safari....
Carl Cullings
ccullings@...
Jan 13, 2008 5:25 am
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Did you try the "reset Safari" menu item in the "Safari" menu? Not sure if your ancient version of Safari has that menu option. : ) I suggest you stick with...
Mike Shulman
tripod2@...
Jan 13, 2008 5:48 am
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Additional info: I tried logging out of my Admin account, and logged into another user account (non admin). I started up Safari. The same thing happened. ...
Carl Cullings
ccullings@...
Jan 13, 2008 5:50 am
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Mike, I tried your suggestion to Reset Safari (I had never used that option before). It warned that choosing it does the following: Resetting Safari erases...
Carl Cullings
ccullings@...
Jan 13, 2008 6:06 am
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Bloomberg reports that Warner Brothers, Paramount, Walt Disney Co., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp, and Fox will begin renting movies through Apple's iTunes...
Carl Cullings
ccullings@...
Jan 13, 2008 7:27 am
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Per Mike's input, I did try running Disk Utility and told it to repair permissions (on the hard drive), but that didn't help either. Per Allison's input, I...
Carl Cullings
ccullings@...
Jan 13, 2008 5:08 pm
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According to Apple, Safari 3.x requires 10.4.11 or higher. Have you tried safe booting? This will delete caches like font cache and such. Hold the Shift key...
Mike Shulman
tripod2@...
Jan 13, 2008 6:57 pm
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Hi folks, For the life of me I can't seem to find instruction nor figure out how to map to a networked drive from my Mac. Any suggestions? Thanks! John ... ...
John, Look under the Finder's Go menu, or press COMMAND K. Mike...
Mike Shulman
tripod2@...
Jan 14, 2008 1:50 am
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I've been using VNC until now to do screen sharing (with people I support) but with the advent of a nice client built into Leopard I'm about to change my...
