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Can't wait to you see what's coming out this year in regards to hardware. OSX will be zipping along on new desktops and laptops running the latest and greatest OS. Apple employees do not get secret information about new products, but we did get very big nod from the big guy on how wonderful...

Well if you can get back into the system now, I'd suggest you do a back up of important data and re-install the system using the Archive and Install feature of OSX. That way you get a fresh new system with your settings and home folder intact. Be sure to check the option "Preserve existing...

Just like Bunga suggested, there is also another possible place for the file to be placed at. ~/Library/Screensavers/ The only difference is that this user's screensaver directory only works for that user. The other one will be available to all users of the machine. Another way to ensure...

I wasn't mentioned in your post, but have you tried to remove the screensaver to see if bootup returns back to normal? If so, then yeah, it's the screensaver... toss it out and move on. If you already removed the screensaver and the problem persists, I'd boot the machine with your Apple...

Just noting that you mention "shiny black laptop". If you are referring to the MacBook, be sure to know that the video card on that model is not something you will be able to play the latest video games on. This model uses 64MB of shared ram and though it can use directx and render 3D, it...

Defragmenting the drive will resolve the issue. Other have had this issue and it results from files being located at the end of the main partition. Running applications like iDfrag or Techtool Pro will allow you to use a boot CD to launch their defragment tool and free up the space needed for...

Unfortunately in order to upgrade your video on a laptop it will require the purchase of a new.... laptop. Good news is the the new laptops offer far better performance. MacBooks run the 64MB cards which would not be recommended since most games now require aat least 128MB. The MacBook Pros...

With 64MB of video ram, you will likely not get great performance from the latest games out there. The built-in Intel graphic cards are not great and will at least let you play the game, but not at the recommended settings. If you still have the game, check the recommended system...

ahh.....now we are getting a clearer picture here. Thanks for the insight nixgeek. It might be best to stop now and get some grown-ups involved to get this taken care of properly.

The disclaimer is a reminder that might not have been mentioned, that more manufacturers do not support hardware after you have tweeked your Open Firmware. Though most of the time you wouldn't mentioned to them that you did, but it's just common sense that you are playing with fire if you do...

That kinda was the whole reason for going into the open firmware. The options that they suggest you reset was to put your nvram settings back to a default setting. At this point, no there is no way to 'undo' the nvram set. I cannot imagine that resetting your nvram option is preventing...

Assuming your hardware is working correctly, I see no reason that you couldn't load Tiger onto your laptop.

It is intended for Vista to work via Boot Camp. There would not be much of a reason for it not to work unless like said earlier Microsoft does something to twart Boot Camp. There will be no plans for any of Microsoft's server OS's to load though via Boot Camp. It's purely just for the...

The scratched disc may very well be the reason for the corruption. If the user updated the system with a scratched disc and skipped the verification of the disc and just upgraded the system, key components might have not been installed correctly. I don't know the severity of the scratch, but...

When you pixels going crazy on the screen, 99% of the time it's the video card that is acting up. There have been times when the drivers are the culprit. Based on the specs you provided for the card, I would rather say just replace the card and get a better card, it will give you a more...

No one is required to help you is likely the correct statement. With that said, there are many people here that will be more than happy to help another fellow mac user resolve your issue. Communication is a very important when it comes to getting your issue across here. If you pull out such...

Another thing to consider.... You are asking a very newly released game to work flawlessly on beta software. ATI graphics on Boot Camp run quite well on Apple's hardware. Most people can say that the graphics run even slightly better on the PC side compared to the Mac side. My suggestion...

My server admin for OS X is a little rusty, but I do recall you can force the path to authentication vie the Directory Access app in the client's utilities folder. From within the app hit up the Authentication tab and add a path to the server's netinfo directory. The client's default...

I really despise companies that require you to fill in person information to test out their software. I never give them the right info and use a throw-away email anyways. This just compounds the fact this company is shady and their software, though obviously a rip-off, is just setup so they...

Isn't it just splitting the stock to make available more shares for people to purchase. The actual value of the stocks you have would not change. You can have 1000 shares valued at say um $1000. After the split you'll have 2000 shares, but still be valued at $1000. Correct?? I don't play in...