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Try the solution that worked for me. Try logging... 675 Views / 8 Replies  
Try the solution that worked for me. Try logging in under what you think is your account name. For example, if you think it is "alligator," first try logging in as "alligator" (I assume you've done...
Posted by bjresta, on Jan 22, 2006 at 02:21 AM, in Applications
Okay, my problem is solved. It turns out I... 675 Views / 8 Replies  
Okay, my problem is solved.

It turns out I had TWO iTunes accounts:

[email protected]

and

username (without the @mac.com)
Posted by bjresta, on Oct 11, 2005 at 04:58 PM, in Applications
The link works! Thanks. My wife had a good... 1,298 Views / 5 Replies  
The link works! Thanks.

My wife had a good idea. She wrapped some thick tape around the outside of the metal cylinder that surrounds the central prong of the power adapter. That makes for a...
Posted by bjresta, on Oct 2, 2005 at 08:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
The link in Drov's response is not working. If... 1,298 Views / 5 Replies  
The link in Drov's response is not working. If you have a working one, please repost.

Okay, other issues with power:

First battery died a month after the iBook was out of warranty.

Two bent...
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 30, 2005 at 10:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Cracked power adapter port, can't charge iBook now--help! 1,298 Views / 5 Replies  
Have had numerous issues with iBook G4 power charging but this may be the last straw.

A small piece of the plastic cracked off at the power adapter port. Thus, the plastic around the port is no...
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 28, 2005 at 08:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I have deauthorized and then authorized the... 675 Views / 8 Replies  
I have deauthorized and then authorized the computer several times, but the authorization does not take.
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 21, 2005 at 07:20 PM, in Applications
problem authorizing a new computer for Music Store tunes 675 Views / 8 Replies  
Just moved my stuff to a new iMac G5. Of course, I couldn't play my Music Store downloads, so I provided my apple id and password and authorized my computer to play them. iTunes confirmed that my...
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 20, 2005 at 07:20 PM, in Applications
In reply: 1. I was getting the rolling... 604 Views / 2 Replies  
In reply:

1. I was getting the rolling beachball on choosing Spotlight either from the menubar or from the keyboard shortcuts. Beachball lasted anywhere from 15 seconds to over a minute. However,...
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 18, 2005 at 10:24 AM, in macOS
Strange finder "Network" behavior in Tiger 604 Views / 2 Replies  
Have recently purchased an iMac G5 and therefore have moved to Tiger. Only problems so far have been the "spinning ball" on opening Spotlight (expected, after reading comments in these forums) and...
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 17, 2005 at 11:19 AM, in macOS
looking for ColorSync profile for the iMac slot-load 509 Views / 0 Replies  
I have an iMac DV (slot load). This iMac model was introduced in July, 2000 and discontinued in February, 2001. In my mucking around on it, I believe that I have written over the default ColorSync...
Posted by bjresta, on Apr 26, 2005 at 11:31 PM, in Mac Desktops
I finally got it out. Turning the iBook on its... 2,537 Views / 3 Replies  
I finally got it out. Turning the iBook on its side and gently shaking it got the edge of the mini-CD to where I could grab it and pull it out.

But I never did find the manual eject button. How...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 4, 2005 at 07:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Stuck mini-CD in an iBook G4 2,537 Views / 3 Replies  
My son inserted a mini-CD into our 14" iBook G4.

We have tried the F12 eject key and a force reboot (control-command-power) while holding down the trackpad button. Neither maneuver triggered a...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 4, 2005 at 09:15 AM, in Mac Notebooks
To answer my own question... Last night I... 672 Views / 5 Replies  
To answer my own question...

Last night I found this site. It seems to be just what I've been looking for:


http://www.osxfaq.com/Tutorials/LearningCenter/
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 1, 2005 at 09:13 AM, in macOS
What's the best guide to using Terminal? 672 Views / 5 Replies  
What's the best guide to using Terminal? Am looking for an introductory-level instruction manual or tutorial. I'd like an online guide, but if you have a favorite book, please list that here, too.
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 27, 2005 at 02:38 PM, in macOS
What folders or subfolders should be packed for a move? 464 Views / 2 Replies  
Am trying to move to a new internal hard drive. All my files from the old internal drive are cloned to an external drive. I want to install Panther on the new internal drive, then transfer any...
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 25, 2005 at 01:26 PM, in macOS
Both the external drive and the new internal... 638 Views / 6 Replies  
Both the external drive and the new internal drive are 120 GB disks partitioned into three equal volumes. I would think they would have about the same block size. Could a difference in block size...
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 24, 2005 at 08:45 AM, in macOS
Gigabyte-eating gremlins??? 638 Views / 6 Replies  
Okay, what's going on here?

I recently installed a new 120 GB internal hard drive in my old slot iMac (replacing the 20 GB original drive).

I made the transfer by cloning the contents of the...
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 23, 2005 at 08:50 PM, in macOS
Okay, what's going on here? I recently... 908 Views / 14 Replies  
Okay, what's going on here?

I recently installed a new 120 gig internal hard drive in my old slot iMac (replacing the 20 gig original drive.

I made the transfer by cloning the contents of the...
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 20, 2005 at 06:06 PM, in macOS
What should permissions be for Users folders? 676 Views / 4 Replies  
I have mucked around and screwed up permissions on portions of the Users folders and its subfolders. Disk Utility repairs permissions for systems folders, but not the Users subfolders.

What should...
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 6, 2005 at 08:41 AM, in macOS
Thanks! Yes, I'm using the Airport as a bridge. 602 Views / 2 Replies  
Thanks! Yes, I'm using the Airport as a bridge.
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 17, 2004 at 11:59 PM, in Networking
Dumb Airport-behind-a-router question 602 Views / 2 Replies  
I have an iMac, an iBook, and a PC laptop. I connect my ADSL modem to a router and the router to an Airport Extreme. I have to run the PC laptop off of the router because certain business software...
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 16, 2004 at 11:46 PM, in Networking
Any tips on opening the iPod case? 551 Views / 1 Replies  
I bought a new battery for my 1st generation iPod from Other World Computing. With some difficulty I was able to open the iPod case as instructed, by prying between the front and back of the case...
Posted by bjresta, on Sep 2, 2004 at 12:27 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Camino and Flash 455 Views / 0 Replies  
I cannot get Flash content to play on Camino. I have the latest browser versions and the latest Flash plugin. Flash plays fine on Safari. Have checked the Mime settings (System...
Posted by bjresta, on Aug 14, 2004 at 09:25 AM, in Applications
iMac shows as a local network, iBook doesn't 417 Views / 0 Replies  
I can access each computer from the other using Connect To Server. However, when I choose Network, the iMac appears as a local server on the iBook, but the iBook does not appear as a local server on...
Posted by bjresta, on Dec 29, 2003 at 02:01 AM, in Networking
in the folder System Hard... 797 Views / 4 Replies  
in the folder System Hard Drive>System>Library>PreferencePanes there should be a file named Mac.prefPane. This file was present on my iBook but missing from my affected iMac.

I copied the...
Posted by bjresta, on Dec 27, 2003 at 01:30 PM, in macOS
Nope, deleting that file did not work. 797 Views / 4 Replies  
Nope, deleting that file did not work.
Posted by bjresta, on Dec 27, 2003 at 01:05 PM, in macOS
Note that all other preferences in System... 797 Views / 4 Replies  
Note that all other preferences in System Preferences appear to be in order.
Posted by bjresta, on Dec 27, 2003 at 12:45 PM, in macOS
.Mac system preference has disappeared! 655 Views / 1 Replies  
When I open system preferences, I no longer see the icon for my .Mac settings, nor is .Mac listed under View in the menubar. Where did it go? My previous settings are still in effect.

I tried...
Posted by bjresta, on Dec 27, 2003 at 12:41 PM, in macOS
.Mac system preference has disappeared! 797 Views / 4 Replies  
When I open system preferences, I no longer see the icon for my .Mac settings, nor is .Mac listed under "View" in the menubar. Where did it go? My previous settings are still in effect. I tried...
Posted by bjresta, on Dec 27, 2003 at 12:29 PM, in macOS
Oops... That was it--couldn't modify other... 538 Views / 2 Replies  
Oops...

That was it--couldn't modify other users because they were still logged on.

Thank you for your assistance.
Posted by bjresta, on Dec 27, 2003 at 12:21 PM, in macOS
Can't modify users under Panther 538 Views / 2 Replies  
First, I am trying to modify users from my admin user account. Other accounts are all grayed out. Even when I "click the lock" to make changes and enter the appropriate password, the other accounts...
Posted by bjresta, on Dec 27, 2003 at 11:43 AM, in macOS
Weird AIM - iChat AV interaction 436 Views / 0 Replies  
If I start iChat AV by itself, it does not connect. I get a message that says, "The specific host cannot be located." However, if I login to an AIM account on AIM and then open iChat AV, the iChat AV...
Posted by bjresta, on Nov 7, 2003 at 12:21 AM, in Networking
What Classic apps do I use? I use an... 1,693 Views / 39 Replies  
What Classic apps do I use?

I use an application called MacBible 3.0 from Zondervan Corporation (copyright 1993). It allows me to compare and search text from three different versions of the...
Posted by bjresta, on Oct 30, 2003 at 08:56 PM, in macOS
How can I abort "auto update" for iPod? 558 Views / 1 Replies  
AGAIN songs in iTunes have randomly disappeared from my iTunes lists as well as from my hard drive. Fortunately, a lot of these files are also on my iPod. There are applications that allow one to...
Posted by bjresta, on Jul 1, 2003 at 06:58 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
It works! Thanks! 584 Views / 2 Replies  
It works! Thanks!
Posted by bjresta, on May 12, 2003 at 07:28 PM, in Applications
Any way to reinstall iChat? 584 Views / 2 Replies  
I accidentally deleted iChat when I meant to just delete the prefs.

Is there any way to reinstall iChat short of reinstalling OS X 10.2?
Posted by bjresta, on May 11, 2003 at 11:06 PM, in Applications
Okay, I just deleted and then downloaded and... 1,922 Views / 29 Replies  
Okay, I just deleted and then downloaded and reinstalled Yahoo Messenger. Tried to 'Send File" from within the Instant Message box. Got the same message regarding "exceeding maximum file size."
...
Posted by bjresta, on Apr 24, 2003 at 06:05 PM, in Networking
Re: Flawless FREE Method of PC-to-Mac File Transfer! 1,922 Views / 29 Replies  
No luck here... When I try to send a file from my Mac to my PC through Yahoo Messenger, I get a notice that says "The file you have choosen [sic] cannot be delivered because it exceeds the maximum...
Posted by bjresta, on Apr 23, 2003 at 10:19 PM, in Networking
Ah! AOL acknowledges the problem. The following... 720 Views / 9 Replies  
Ah! AOL acknowledges the problem. The following is taken from an AOL Message Board for AOL for Mac OSX Beta. It appears that AOL is aware of the problem and is working on a solution:


<< Hi, I...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 22, 2003 at 08:46 AM, in Networking
I do connect through TCP/IP, do have the Linksys... 720 Views / 9 Replies  
I do connect through TCP/IP, do have the Linksys on default settings (though have tried port mapping and DMZ hosting). Still no luck.

I have no trouble browsing or using email. AIM works, except...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 22, 2003 at 12:02 AM, in Networking
AOL for OS X behind a Linksys router? 720 Views / 9 Replies  
Is anyone able to connect to and routinely use AOL for OS X on 10.2.4 behind a Linksys router?

Cannot get a connection for AOL (am using "bring-your-own" access, i.e., Charter Pipeline) when using...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 20, 2003 at 09:12 AM, in Networking
The base station is not distributing IP... 868 Views / 11 Replies  
The base station is not distributing IP addresses. It is being used as a bridge.
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 1, 2003 at 01:22 PM, in Networking
There is no problem with AOL for Mac OSX when the... 640 Views / 6 Replies  
There is no problem with AOL for Mac OSX when the Mac is connected via Airport to the cable modem. The only problem is with AOL for Mac OSX when the router is used.
Mac>cable modem: works
...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 1, 2003 at 12:51 PM, in Networking
There is no problem with AOL for Mac OSX when the... 868 Views / 11 Replies  
There is no problem with AOL for Mac OSX when the Mac is connected via Airport to the cable modem. The only problem is with AOL for Mac OSX when the router is used.

Mac>cable modem: works
...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 1, 2003 at 12:31 PM, in Networking
Difference between Airport and Linksys? 684 Views / 0 Replies  
I use Macs at home, except for a PC laptop which I use to access my company's network. My provider is Charter cable. It uses DHCP and automatically assigns IP addresses. I want to use an Airport...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 1, 2003 at 09:52 AM, in Networking
Question: do you run AOL for OSX through your... 618 Views / 7 Replies  
Question: do you run AOL for OSX through your Airport/router combo? There are number of threads describing problems with this. If you have a solution, please reply. Thanks!
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 1, 2003 at 02:22 AM, in Networking
It's no help to you, but I have also been... 640 Views / 6 Replies  
It's no help to you, but I have also been frustrated in attempts to connect AOL for Mac OSX through a Linksys router. Runs fine through an Airport, but never connects through the router. However, I...
Posted by bjresta, on Mar 1, 2003 at 02:18 AM, in Networking
Settings: Obtain an IP automatically UPnP... 868 Views / 11 Replies  
Settings:

Obtain an IP automatically
UPnP Services Enabled
DHCP Server Enabled
No enabling of filters, forwarding, dynamic routing, or DMZ.

Anything else you need?
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 28, 2003 at 10:00 PM, in Networking
And when I connect from the cable modem to the... 868 Views / 11 Replies  
And when I connect from the cable modem to the Airport without the router, AOL connects fine. Again, it seems to be a router problem.

Of interest is that I can use a PC through the router and...
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 25, 2003 at 10:42 PM, in Networking
I connect via Charter Pipeline (cable modem). ... 868 Views / 11 Replies  
I connect via Charter Pipeline (cable modem).

Router uses device IP address of 192.168.2.1. Subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
IP obtained automatically from Charter Pipeline.
Am not currently using...
Posted by bjresta, on Feb 25, 2003 at 09:52 PM, in Networking
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