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    Disk utility for G4

    Hi Both iDefrag and iPartition are supported on G4 400Mhz, they do at least require 10.3.7- http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iPartition.php http://www.coriolis-systems.com/iDefrag.php Ed
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    Adding an "Author's Name" to a .PDF in Preview

    Hi The best way I have found is to select print in preview, then choose the sub menu in bottom left of print window and do a save as pdf. Then you can manually insert the required info in the following window as well as apply security methods if needed. Save the file and use that one in your...
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    New to Mac, what are my WiFi options?

    Hi Doc Does your modem/router have ethernet ports? If yes and iMac is close enough then you can just plug a network cable from imac to modem to get internet. Wireless options are, original airport card from eBay or there are various USB wireless cards that should work, just make sure they have...
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    Are Apple's servers the fastest?

    Hi Yes Apple have fast servers, I update many machines using software update and use the Apple support website to download .dmg for update distribution, but I have seen other downloads faster or the same than the Apple ones. I use this page to test theoretical max speeds-...
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    Restore aftr HD change+clean sys install

    Hi Dave Yes migration assistant is looking for a firewire target mode mac to extract data from and I personally feel it has some issues, good advice from your tech friend. I would suggest that your applications should be installed from original disks, copying these can lead to issues. As for...
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    OSX 10.5.4 Vs Epson Stylus DX4200

    Hi Keith Question, does the printer function work? If you run the application- Epson scan, does it work on its own? I mean without going to Photoshop first? Ed
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    Error with Adobe Extension Manager

    Hi Try this- http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs4clean.html This script will allow you to cleanup any remnants of older CS products, it only allows entire installs of CS products to be removed/cleaned though. Or you could try remove it using the Adobe uninstall utility in...
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    unable to open locked file

    Hi JM Try move the file to /Users/Shared/ Login under old username you should be able to access file from there. Or you can download this small utility- http://macchampion.com/arbysoft/Download.html Batchmod will allow you to unlock and apply custom permissions to any file/folder with better...
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    Lost Files & Application Problems/PB-G4

    Hi Edward If you navigate to /Users/ on the hard drive, what do you see in there? Do you have multiple user accounts on the machine? Which account password did you reset using the boot disk? Ed
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    Quicktime plugin don't work with Firefox 3.0.7

    That link works fine for me in Firefox 3.07, OS X 10.5.6, QT 7.6. Can you check the version of this file, navigate to- /Library/Internet Plug-ins/QuickTime Plugin.plugin Do a 'command I' on it and let us know what version is shown under general info? Also try create a new user on your mac and...
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    How to edit M2TS file in Final Cut Pro 6

    Hi According to a google search on another forum, this software was recommended to re-wrap m2t files into quicktime format- http://www.clipwrap.com Trial will allow first minute of re-wrap Ed
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    What is a client?

    You should try this- http://www.wiretapped.net/~proton/suenabler/ It allows you to enter the address of your local software update server.
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    Problem Booting Up from External Hard Drive

    Try to repair permissions on the external HD with disk utility
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    Accessing other disks in Xserve

    BSD gives dynamic names to drives, so disk0 may not be disk0 on the next restart. Do a 'df -h' this should tell you the disk number, partition name etc. The last column shows where the drive is mounted. Then do a cd /Volumes/'partition name' to get to the drive.
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    Server SN Expiration

    Hi I have seen this happen, I am an ADC member using these temp numbers. All services shutdown and you need to run server admin and insert an new number to get the services back up and running.
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    Accessing other disks in Xserve

    Are they formatted, do they have a partition name? If yes then you can access then via ssh by- cd /Volumes/'partition name' If not formatted then use diskutil command to format drives before use.
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    Help needed: VPN authentication with Open Directory Master

    Hi Pierre I came across this article at Apple that may help you- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107915 I tried this when I had issues with VPN on our installed Xserve's, it may help but is aimed at PPTP VPN vonnections.
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    Third Party Drive in Apple Drive Module?

    No we dont sell them I only have about 3 drive sleds that do not have drives in them The rest are used for R&D, disk images, training, etc I know the sleds are in demand (US$130 on eBay), the sleds I have are all from G5 Xserve's I have replaced the 3rd party 500GB drives in question...
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    How to reboot to Single User mode without keyboard

    You will need a keyboard and video card to do this, as far as I know Here is the Apple kbase page on different boot options on a headless Xserve- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75489
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    Third Party Drive in Apple Drive Module?

    I have about 35 spare 80Gb sleds lying around from the XServe's we have installed over the past year and a half. Ed
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