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thanks everyone! I will try the direct ssh... 1,025 Views / 10 Replies  
thanks everyone! I will try the direct ssh version first (more geeky and fun i think) and then logmein. :)
Posted by egg, on Oct 1, 2008 at 06:27 AM, in Networking
remotedesktop guide for grandparents? 1,025 Views / 10 Replies  
Hi,

I need to VNC into my parents imac. They are on 10.4, im using .5. Basically, getting them to open ichat can be a challange.

Any suggests how I can get a VNC connection to their imac, with...
Posted by egg, on Sep 30, 2008 at 10:50 AM, in Networking
wierd mouse/cursor issues 444 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi,

I'm not sure what causes this problem - MS Word or my mouse, of something else...

but often when selecting and moving text in Word, strange things happen. Either, the text is moved when I...
Posted by egg, on Feb 18, 2008 at 06:18 AM, in macOS
Word 2008 - view one page only? 459 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,

when changing the page view size, to around 125%, Word changes from view one page, to multiple pages at once.

If I go back to 150 or 200% then I can see just the one - as I'd like - but the...
Posted by egg, on Feb 18, 2008 at 06:13 AM, in Applications
'open in tabs' workarounds? 390 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,

in Safari, if you use the 'Open in Tabs' option, it not only opens all your bookmarks (which is good), but it also opens everything that's in a subfolder (which is bad).

As I use...
Posted by egg, on Nov 2, 2007 at 06:27 AM, in Applications
thanks. no ideas about the safari theme anyone? 1,933 Views / 4 Replies  
thanks. no ideas about the safari theme anyone?
Posted by egg, on Oct 31, 2007 at 10:58 AM, in Applications
Safari 3 theme for Firefox? 1,933 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi,

just upgraded to 10.5, and like the new look of Safari 3. However, as before I can't use it - delicious and ad blocking both play nicer on Firefox.

Has anyone seen a new theme for Firefox...
Posted by egg, on Oct 30, 2007 at 10:43 AM, in Applications
Hi, just a short update. Apple care said I had to... 1,182 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi, just a short update. Apple care said I had to take my unit to a local service partner for 'possible repair'.

Is that normal in Europe? Don't they do a "pick up and return"? Seems cheap that I...
Posted by egg, on Nov 9, 2006 at 07:54 AM, in Mac Desktops
and what's the best/quickest way to get a repair... 1,182 Views / 6 Replies  
and what's the best/quickest way to get a repair done? Via a partner in your local city.. or have apple pick it up? (not sure if they will give me the option anyhow)
Posted by egg, on Nov 3, 2006 at 05:06 AM, in Mac Desktops
i'm just checking it more carefully now, and it... 1,182 Views / 6 Replies  
i'm just checking it more carefully now, and it doesnt seem to be on the surface of the LCD. From certain angles you can see it. But straight on, it's a cluster of small black smudges. Weird...
Posted by egg, on Nov 2, 2006 at 01:27 PM, in Mac Desktops
wow. i might look into that (i have applecare).... 1,182 Views / 6 Replies  
wow. i might look into that (i have applecare). But theres no store here....

do they really swap the lcd... or the whole unit?
Posted by egg, on Nov 2, 2006 at 01:22 PM, in Mac Desktops
imac 20" - dirt on screen? 1,182 Views / 6 Replies  
Hi,

I've a 20" intel imac, and recently - and I don't know how - but some small, black dirty smudges have appeared on my screen (bottom left corner).

What's really odd is, I cannot remove the...
Posted by egg, on Nov 2, 2006 at 07:39 AM, in Mac Desktops
leaving it for 15 mins fixed it! 1,104 Views / 5 Replies  
leaving it for 15 mins fixed it!
Posted by egg, on Aug 21, 2006 at 03:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
CD stuck in intel imac 1,104 Views / 5 Replies  
Hi,

i have a cd stuck in my intel imac. On boot, the unit has a white screen, and doesnt boot... while the drive just makes a 'searching' sound...

I urgently need to boot this unit.. any tips?...
Posted by egg, on Aug 18, 2006 at 02:37 AM, in Mac Desktops
FA: (Germany) PB G4 12" +Many Extras 431 Views / 0 Replies  
Apple PowerBook G4 12"/1GHz/40/768/SD/WLAN +Many Extras

A slightly limited auction, as it's for Germany only (might stretch to a boardering country).

For Sale

Apple PowerBook G4 12" 1GHz

...
Posted by egg, on Apr 18, 2006 at 07:41 AM, in Marketplace
update... just for others that might have similar... 658 Views / 5 Replies  
update... just for others that might have similar problems. I removed all traces of 'menu magic' and the problem seems to have gone away! :-)
Posted by egg, on Apr 12, 2006 at 08:26 AM, in macOS
Firefox - new window position - how to change? 527 Views / 1 Replies  
Hi,

when I use the File/New Window option in Firefox, the new position of the new window is below my current (cascades).

I'd rather just have the new window open full postion in the current...
Posted by egg, on Apr 9, 2006 at 06:00 AM, in Applications
dunno. Probably something to do with how... 658 Views / 5 Replies  
dunno. Probably something to do with how difficult they are to identify and solve!
Posted by egg, on Apr 5, 2006 at 09:30 AM, in macOS
I've just tried unistalling a few apps such as... 658 Views / 5 Replies  
I've just tried unistalling a few apps such as menu meters.. I'll then try your tip.

It's hard to reproduce the issue, it seems random.. which makes it so much harder!
Posted by egg, on Apr 5, 2006 at 06:11 AM, in macOS
Kernal Panics 658 Views / 5 Replies  
Hi,

I've a 12" PB, Tiger, all updates. Extra stick of memory and an airport card installed.

Quite often, I get a kernal panic whenever I do a reboot. And I've no idea why. The last time it...
Posted by egg, on Apr 4, 2006 at 07:08 AM, in macOS
ah, but that's the thing. It won't stretch to... 10,442 Views / 105 Replies  
ah, but that's the thing. It won't stretch to fill the screen - there's always some space on the right hand side. Just looks wrong/bad.
Posted by egg, on Sep 12, 2005 at 06:58 AM, in Applications
anyone know why itunes cannot maximise to full... 10,442 Views / 105 Replies  
anyone know why itunes cannot maximise to full screen? it's just 5 or so pixels short... it's such a pain :brick:
Posted by egg, on Sep 12, 2005 at 06:24 AM, in Applications
after some time looking at these options, this... 1,532 Views / 4 Replies  
after some time looking at these options, this isn't the easy to use solution I was hoping for. I'm no script writer! :-)

Anyone else know of some easy to use software that can do batch editing?
...
Posted by egg, on May 23, 2005 at 05:05 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
thanks folks, i'll take a look at both options. ... 1,532 Views / 4 Replies  
thanks folks, i'll take a look at both options.
cheers.
Posted by egg, on May 21, 2005 at 05:25 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
auto. create short mp3 samples - how? 1,532 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi,

I need to create short samples (30seconds) from many audio tracks (mp3 or CD). How can I best do this, without too much user intervention - and where possible, using free software?

The...
Posted by egg, on May 19, 2005 at 08:17 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
I have the same problem. Powerbook 1Ghz.. lots of... 72,287 Views / 551 Replies  
I have the same problem. Powerbook 1Ghz.. lots of RAM.

edit: opps, i didn't hit the quote button as i wanted to. This comment is refering to the context menu taking 10 seconds to become active...
Posted by egg, on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:41 AM, in macOS
exactly. you can click on the desktop to lose... 72,287 Views / 551 Replies  
exactly. you can click on the desktop to lose focus, but still the icon will stay large. very wrong! and this happens every time i try it on my PB.
Posted by egg, on Apr 25, 2005 at 12:21 PM, in macOS
OK, i had a test... as you say, a restart of... 1,981 Views / 23 Replies  
OK, i had a test... as you say, a restart of safari is needed to see the changes. Standard (off?) seems to look best to me... medium and strong just look very fuzzy to my eyes! :-)

cheers
Posted by egg, on Apr 25, 2005 at 12:18 PM, in macOS
thanks for the feedback, I'll have another play... 1,981 Views / 23 Replies  
thanks for the feedback, I'll have another play on the mac tonight and try this stuff out. (btw, i use safari).
Posted by egg, on Apr 25, 2005 at 09:38 AM, in macOS
ah! as most changes seem to work in real-time, I... 1,981 Views / 23 Replies  
ah! as most changes seem to work in real-time, I was expecting the same there :-o

thnx!
Posted by egg, on Apr 25, 2005 at 09:32 AM, in macOS
I did... but changing between strong, medium,... 1,981 Views / 23 Replies  
I did... but changing between strong, medium, auto etc don't seem to do much. Maybe it's my eyes!! :-) What would be the best choice for a 12" powerbook?

Actually, can you explain what these...
Posted by egg, on Apr 25, 2005 at 09:12 AM, in macOS
Dock: right click on icon, and then don't select... 72,287 Views / 551 Replies  
Dock: right click on icon, and then don't select anything - move mouse away - and the icon stays magnified. very very bad!

Clock: the analog clock is a bit mis-aligned. The arms are too far right....
Posted by egg, on Apr 25, 2005 at 09:10 AM, in macOS
Screen fonts - fuzzy? 1,981 Views / 23 Replies  
Hi,

so I've a new clean install of Tiger, and have a little problem with fonts. Not sure if the issue if with the OS, my settings, or as designed.

BWT im using a powerbook 12".

The issue is...
Posted by egg, on Apr 25, 2005 at 09:02 AM, in macOS
ah! :-) but it looks different too before? no? ... 3,543 Views / 51 Replies  
ah! :-) but it looks different too before? no? I've forgotten 10.3 already!! :rolleyes:
Posted by egg, on Apr 22, 2005 at 05:55 PM, in macOS
i've the same problem... plus VPN Apani... 3,543 Views / 51 Replies  
i've the same problem... plus

VPN Apani isn't working,

and what's with the thin grey line/shadow going through the menu bar, top of screen??
Posted by egg, on Apr 22, 2005 at 05:49 PM, in macOS
thanks guys, i'll try both ways. Also..... 933 Views / 4 Replies  
thanks guys, i'll try both ways.

Also.. what about XVID? Can that be used with imovie and is it better/worse than others?
Posted by egg, on Apr 21, 2005 at 05:37 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
exporting clips in imovie - best codec? 933 Views / 4 Replies  
Hi,

I want to export some clips from imovie (source was DV), for posting on a website.

I've used QT pro and the DSL High setting, and I'm getting a pretty good output of around 10MB per minute....
Posted by egg, on Apr 20, 2005 at 05:56 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
yep, could be that! this page seems to crash my... 916 Views / 6 Replies  
yep, could be that! this page seems to crash my safari nearly every time.. maybe u can check it too?

http://www.kino.de/mitwirk.php4?nr=17676

will a reinstall of safari help me?
Posted by egg, on Feb 27, 2005 at 11:04 AM, in Applications
Hi, so I'm connecting to a linux samba... 1,091 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,

so I'm connecting to a linux samba share. The linux unit has:
1x 40GB harddrive with the home directory etc.
1x 200GB data drive which is mounted in my /home directory.

When I browse to...
Posted by egg, on Feb 25, 2005 at 02:47 PM, in macOS
sorry for the confusion.. but it's fine in my... 688 Views / 2 Replies  
sorry for the confusion.. but it's fine in my powerbook... it's on my tv/dvd that the jumpy-ness is visable
Posted by egg, on Feb 21, 2005 at 10:12 AM, in Applications
iDVD themes - jerky? 688 Views / 2 Replies  
Hi,

I'm using iDVD 5, and have been trying out the newest themes.

So far, the two I have tried have been a little jerky and I'm wondering if it's normal - have you had this problem?

IE, when...
Posted by egg, on Feb 21, 2005 at 09:12 AM, in Applications
thanks... I'll try that! 916 Views / 6 Replies  
thanks... I'll try that!
Posted by egg, on Feb 21, 2005 at 09:09 AM, in Applications
Safari crashing? 916 Views / 6 Replies  
Since the last update 10.3.8, I've been experiencing odd random cases of Safari crashing while browsing. This never happened in the last 1 and a half.

Anyone else had problems since this update?
Posted by egg, on Feb 20, 2005 at 06:21 PM, in Applications
thanks! Not looking cheap, but at least looking... 788 Views / 3 Replies  
thanks! Not looking cheap, but at least looking cool! :-)

http://www.cooldrives.com/dual-drive-firewire-enclosure-two-drive-enclosure-raid-firewire-aluminum-case-mini-1394b.html
Posted by egg, on Jan 19, 2005 at 07:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks
External HardDrives 788 Views / 3 Replies  
Can someone recommend a solution for external harddrives... other than piling up lots of seperate boxes. Can I buy a small box which will hold 2 or 3 drives? I'm looking for a cheap but tidy...
Posted by egg, on Jan 19, 2005 at 06:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks
check the forum here for more information than... 962 Views / 8 Replies  
check the forum here for more information than you'll ever need! :-)

http://www.dpreview.com/
Posted by egg, on Aug 2, 2004 at 06:00 AM, in Art & Graphic Design
how to create a DVD cover? 909 Views / 3 Replies  
I'd like to create a dvd cover to go with a imovie I'm making. How can I best do this (using photos and text etc) and is there somewhere you can get dvd templates, maybe with some nice graphics to...
Posted by egg, on Jul 27, 2004 at 02:40 PM, in Art & Graphic Design
yeah thanks for that - this was the only one I... 618 Views / 3 Replies  
yeah thanks for that - this was the only one I could find on my own.

Any more folks?
Posted by egg, on Jul 27, 2004 at 10:04 AM, in Applications
show me your iphoto book! 618 Views / 3 Replies  
I'd like to see some real world examples of the iphoto book, before ordering my own. Does anyone have some snapshots of theirs I can see?

Thanks!
Posted by egg, on Jul 27, 2004 at 09:25 AM, in Applications
D-Link firewall vs Mac OSX firewall ? 608 Views / 0 Replies  
Hi,

I have a new D-Link DI-624+ wireless router with built-in firewall etc. I'm wondering, how should I best manage my firewall situation now? Can I turn off the OSX firewall software and manage...
Posted by egg, on Jun 7, 2004 at 04:11 AM, in Networking
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