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### Fantastic! Thank you so much!	545 Views / 6 Replies
### Fantastic! Thank you so much!
Posted by oddjob42, on Dec 24, 2007 at 11:30 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Yeah, I do mean that symbol - but on my keyboard...	545 Views / 6 Replies
Yeah, I do mean that symbol - but on my keyboard the '3' key is the pound sign (£). I have no idea where the hash would be...
Posted by oddjob42, on Dec 24, 2007 at 10:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Hashes on a Mac	545 Views / 6 Replies
Is it possible to type hashes (as in, the things which mean 'number') on a macbook? I can't seem to find them anywhere on the keyboard. So, can you type them?
Posted by oddjob42, on Dec 24, 2007 at 10:18 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Really? I might be eligable then if it's...	8,762 Views / 140 Replies
Really? I might be eligable then if it's released this tuesday. Actually, which tuesday is it supposed to be updated?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 30, 2007 at 07:58 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Great. Thanks for your help.	768 Views / 6 Replies
Great. Thanks for your help.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 30, 2007 at 07:56 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Okay, thanks for the reply. I guess nowadays...	655 Views / 9 Replies
Okay, thanks for the reply. I guess nowadays they have to go through lots of testing etc. before they can go on the market.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 28, 2007 at 08:08 AM, in Mac Notebooks

How to back it up...	768 Views / 6 Replies
I really want to back-up all my files (inc. apps) on my macbook as I'm getting a replacement. My question is - what do I copy to my external hard-drive? And, will apps still work on the new one,...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 28, 2007 at 08:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Heh. It was an easy mistake to make.:) But,...	655 Views / 9 Replies
Heh. It was an easy mistake to make.:) But, there have been recent reports saying that it can be linked to cancer and other diseases, so I was slightly concerned about using it. I thought it...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 28, 2007 at 05:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Wifi? Is it safe?	655 Views / 9 Replies
I'm going to be using wifi on my MacBook, but am slightly concerned about the health risk of using wifi. So, is it safe, or are there dangers?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 28, 2007 at 05:22 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Congratulations to everyone who's got the new OS....	3,220 Views / 71 Replies
Congratulations to everyone who's got the new OS. Hopefully, as long as there's no big problems reported, I'll be ordering next week on the up-to-date system.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 26, 2007 at 11:18 AM, in macOS

Do you think that could happen? I was going to...	1,982 Views / 28 Replies
Do you think that could happen? I was going to wait to see if they'd release a .1 update, but I definately don't want to be paying full price. So, would you recommend ordering the disk now, and not...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 25, 2007 at 01:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks

That's what I'm hoping to do. Although, not...	1,982 Views / 28 Replies
That's what I'm hoping to do. Although, not straight away. I'll try and wait until they release a .1 version, or there are no serious side-effects, before I order.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 25, 2007 at 11:48 AM, in Mac Notebooks

But that would mean buying it seperately, surely....	1,982 Views / 28 Replies
But that would mean buying it seperately, surely. Unless you're buying it online, the chance of getting it pre-installed on the day of release is slim. When I bought mine yesterday, I was told that...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 25, 2007 at 02:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks for your replies. So, which would be the...	821 Views / 16 Replies
Thanks for your replies. So, which would be the best to use, POP or IMAP? What's the difference?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 24, 2007 at 03:34 PM, in Applications

Ah, sorry again, it's actually googlemail.com ...	821 Views / 16 Replies
Ah, sorry again, it's actually googlemail.com Thanks.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 24, 2007 at 02:33 AM, in Applications

Thanks, but I've just realised I'm on...	821 Views / 16 Replies
Thanks, but I've just realised I'm on googlemail.co.uk is there anything different?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 23, 2007 at 03:24 PM, in Applications

Setting up a gmail account through mail	821 Views / 16 Replies
I've heard that you're able to route your gmail e-mails throgh Apple's Mail program. I've attempted to do this, but am really unsure how to find out all the info Mail needs (e.g. is gmail a POP...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 23, 2007 at 03:05 PM, in Applications

I've just done exactly that! Pleasantly...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
I've just done exactly that! Pleasantly surprised by how great it is! I thought the screen might be too small, but it turns out that's only when I saw it up against the 15-inch and 17-inch...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 23, 2007 at 01:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Ah, yes. Thanks!	709 Views / 16 Replies
Ah, yes. Thanks!
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 23, 2007 at 10:20 AM, in Applications

Making apps "private"	709 Views / 16 Replies
Is there any way to make an application user-specific, so you can only access it if you're on one user account, and not the others?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 23, 2007 at 10:14 AM, in Applications

Yeah, I would, but like everything, you can wait...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
Yeah, I would, but like everything, you can wait too long. I mean, there are always going to be updates, so it could always be next week that they're going to release a new version, so it means you...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 22, 2007 at 03:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks

That's pretty good news for me (that is, if that...	8,762 Views / 140 Replies
That's pretty good news for me (that is, if that actually is what's going to happen, and the high-up people in Apple aren't planning a surprise release). Thanks for posting it.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 22, 2007 at 01:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Well, if it was scheduled to be released in the...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
Well, if it was scheduled to be released in the next couple of weeks, I assume they would have announced it by now, wouldn't they? That would probably be the maximum amount of time I'd be willing to...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 22, 2007 at 11:37 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Could anyone give me an answer? It's pretty...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
Could anyone give me an answer? It's pretty urgent. Thanks
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 22, 2007 at 11:19 AM, in Mac Notebooks

There's lots of rumours that the MB will be...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
There's lots of rumours that the MB will be getting an upgrade with the release of Leopard/early November. Is there a strong possibility of this happening, or are they just rumours? I really want...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 22, 2007 at 07:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks a lot!	1,102 Views / 5 Replies
Thanks a lot!
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 21, 2007 at 06:51 AM, in macOS

Great! Thanks.	4,402 Views / 14 Replies
Great! Thanks.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 21, 2007 at 06:50 AM, in macOS

Thanks for the link. But, I read through it and...	4,402 Views / 14 Replies
Thanks for the link. But, I read through it and I couldn't seem to find the answer to my question. So, what do I need to do to keep Time Machine up-to-date for my macbook, even if it isn't...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 21, 2007 at 05:48 AM, in macOS

Time Machine on a Macbook	4,402 Views / 14 Replies
I've had a search of the topics, and I couldn't find this question answered, so I apologise if this has been asked before. Here's my question: I'm going to get a macbook w/Leopard, and I have...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 21, 2007 at 04:13 AM, in macOS

So, if you get the Leopard upgrade, you'll have...	1,102 Views / 5 Replies
So, if you get the Leopard upgrade, you'll have to do a clean install? Meaning all your files will be erased?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 21, 2007 at 02:54 AM, in macOS

Thanks for both of your replys. I think the...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
Thanks for both of your replys. I think the best thing for me to do would be to buy a mac in the next few days and send off the £5 later to get Leopard. I might even be able to get a newer...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 20, 2007 at 01:29 PM, in Mac Notebooks

So, at this stage, is not getting the correct...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
So, at this stage, is not getting the correct restore disks the only downside, or are there others? Will more HDD space be needed, will some of my files not be compatible? Basically, if I can get...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 20, 2007 at 02:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks

So, would you say that I could go down to the...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
So, would you say that I could go down to the apple store on the 30th and get it pre-installed, or will it be a longer wait than that? I'm in the UK, so is there a possibility of my buying a mac...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 19, 2007 at 01:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Any idea when it will come pre-installed? Has...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
Any idea when it will come pre-installed? Has there been any precedent set with tiger, or the others? On release day? Days? Weeks? Months?...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 19, 2007 at 01:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Okay, what will the restore disks be used for? ...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
Okay, what will the restore disks be used for? Just if you need to re-install the OS? Is that the only reason you'd wait, or is there anything else? Thanks!
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 19, 2007 at 12:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I suppose my question is even more relevant to me...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
I suppose my question is even more relevant to me now that Leopard's release date has been announced. Apple have now got an up-to-date service, where you can buy a mac now, and for £5 send off for...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 19, 2007 at 11:42 AM, in Mac Notebooks

So, you don't think the new macbook hardware will...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
So, you don't think the new macbook hardware will be released to coincide with Leopard?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 10, 2007 at 11:36 AM, in Mac Notebooks

So, it looks like the macbook might get a...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
So, it looks like the macbook might get a hardware update as well? If that's the case, I'll definately wait, unless that impacts the price significantly.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 9, 2007 at 01:00 PM, in Mac Notebooks

So, if I were to buy it now, I would get Leopard...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
So, if I were to buy it now, I would get Leopard for free?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 9, 2007 at 12:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sorry, just wanted to make sure I knew it would...	6,961 Views / 12 Replies
Sorry, just wanted to make sure I knew it would work before buying...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 8, 2007 at 12:58 PM, in Networking

And, is the security set-up pretty...	6,961 Views / 12 Replies
And, is the security set-up pretty self-explanatory? Anything you need to download to do that?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 8, 2007 at 11:22 AM, in Networking

Great. So, I guess it's just a case of plugging...	6,961 Views / 12 Replies
Great. So, I guess it's just a case of plugging this into my existing wired router and then I'm ready to go?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 7, 2007 at 11:41 AM, in Networking

Can anyone help me out? It's pretty urgent as I...	6,961 Views / 12 Replies
Can anyone help me out? It's pretty urgent as I need to get the network set up ASAP. Thanks.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 7, 2007 at 08:25 AM, in Networking

It's just really strange as it's quite blurry and...	563 Views / 7 Replies
It's just really strange as it's quite blurry and makes you strain to try and read it. I thought perhaphs there was an option I could change, but evidently not...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 6, 2007 at 02:35 PM, in Applications

So, it should look better if it's displayed on a...	563 Views / 7 Replies
So, it should look better if it's displayed on a mac?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 6, 2007 at 02:31 PM, in Applications

Is there anyway to get the writing crisper on...	563 Views / 7 Replies
Is there anyway to get the writing crisper on Safari, or change the settings to make it more like IE?
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 6, 2007 at 02:00 PM, in Applications

Safari text problem	563 Views / 7 Replies
Just have a little problem with Safari 3.0 on Windows. This doesn't happen on every site, but a forum I frequent on proboards is having text problems which aren't apparent on IE. The text seems...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 6, 2007 at 01:12 PM, in Applications

I'll wait then. Hopefully Leopard will come as...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
I'll wait then. Hopefully Leopard will come as standard before the end of October...
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 6, 2007 at 11:49 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Okay. Thanks a lot for your help. I thought...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
Okay. Thanks a lot for your help. I thought that maybe there would be a usual time (e.g. a month) that they wait before-hand.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 6, 2007 at 11:26 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Great. Any idea how long after its released it...	3,239 Views / 52 Replies
Great. Any idea how long after its released it will be installed as the default OS? It's just so I can judge when I would be buying it.
Posted by oddjob42, on Oct 6, 2007 at 11:09 AM, in Mac Notebooks

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