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I don't have a DVD burner on the Mac but do on my PC. I tried the image file thing but it wouldn't do it. I'll try creating the image on the Mac first and see if that works. Cheers

Hi All, I have a legitimate version of iLife 06 and want to back it up. This is for real because my iLife 05 disk went missing and I was without it when I needed it. I've tried to make a backup but it seems it won't let me if I use an ISO creator. Am I doing something wrong or is it just not...

Has anyone on the forum actually had this problem repaired by Apple? Do they or can they even fix it? This is a major problem as far as I'm concerned. Not what you'd expect from the BMW of computers! S

Hi All, My new powerbook G4 is giving me tiny occasional electrical zaps on my hands depending on where I touch the powerbook (I'm on a 240 volt connection in Australia). This only occurs when it is plugged in to the main power supply. If I touch the very edge it feels like a pin prick or a...

Nice one MDLarson! That did the trick! Thanks again...S

Hi...thanks for the replies. Looks like I'll have to delete com.microsoft.Word.plist as nothing else stops this from coming back. So is it OK to delete this file (and the excel, ppt version)? What else does it do? Thanks....S

Hi...I'm in Sydney, Australia and have a 12" powerbook G4 1.33 Ghz presumably assembled in Singapore. It's only about 6 weeks old but so far no problems. Actually I had to return the first one because it had a "stuck" pixel. After some hassles, they swapped it for me but I had to make a lot of...

Hi All, I recently installed Acrobat onto my Mac. Now whenever I launch anything from MS Office, there is also 2 new icons in an acrobat toolbar that opens every time. Even after deselecting it or closing this toolbar it reappears again the next time I launch one of the Office apps. How can I...

Thanks for that...but is there a program that *knows* which hidden files to trash in the same way regedit does on XP? Regedit seems to know which bits of litter are homeless and throws them out. Hasn't failed me yet. S

Hi, On Windows I used to run a regedit program to clean up the "litter" left behind by trial programs etc. It would completely remove every file associated with that program - even hidden stuff. Is there a way to do this on Mac OS X? Thanks...Scott

I have to third it on Norton Utilities - it's garbage. I had it on my machine for a week and promptly removed it....it required removing its tentacles from just about every folder I went in to. Thank God viruses and adware, scumware etc aren't an issue for Mac users. sd

Hi, I'm in the same boat too - want to add I Gig to a powerbook G4 12". I live in Sydney, Australia. Anyone know of a good (cheap) place here? Is ebay worth a try? Thanks....Scott

Hi All, Can someone tell me what the optimum configuration is for getting the best out of VPC7? I have heard that Win2000 runs better on it than XP and that the Mac should have about a Gig of RAM. Any opinions here would be appreciated - thanks. S

RacerX...well said! I am a "dual user". My desktop/work-hoarse/storage machine is a desktop Win XP machine. My portable is a Mac. Both are excellent for different things and both have limitations as has been pointed out. But your point about the Mac being designed for drag and drop is exactly...

I already have that set but it has no effect in Entourage. In fact, the preferences available in Entourage 2004 or really basic. I can't even set the time I want it to check for mail. It looks like 10 minutes is hard-wired into it. Anyone else have any ideas? Thanks

Hi...yeah, I learned the hard way about removal. The uninstaller just wouldn't work so I had to go through what seemed like a stack of folders to remove the barnacles from everything. Think I'll probably buy Warrior....what about Tech Tool Pro 4? Ever used that? S

Hi Folks, I was wondering if there is a way to instantly delete messages from Entourage without having them go to the trash first. If I hit Shift-delete I still get the confirmation dialogue, "are you sure" which drives me crazy. Can this be disabled somehow so that a delete happens...

Hi All, I recently installed Norton on my new powerbook and realised quickly how useless it is....in fact JUNK comes to mind. I've heard that Disk Warrior is excellent. Anyone out there using it that could comment on it for me? Is it really good? Cheers....Scott

Thanks for that....I just chose something else and it replaced the old folder...but stupid that we can't remove it entirely. :mad: sd

Hi All, In the screensaver prefs, I added a new folder to test the sliding screensaver. The folder I selected was called thumbs out of iphoto so it of course looks shocking at 1024x768. So how do I permanently remove the folder from the screensavers panel. It looks like I'm stuck with it in...