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Is anyone else planning to get one of the new iMacs unveiled last Tuesday? My very first Mac was a purple iMac, a G3 model I bought in the Year 2000. I'm planning to get a purple M1 iMac for the end of next month. The new Apple Silicon chips are meant to be marvellous, and having a purple iMac...

Mac question: does anyone know a way of turning off broken USB ports, to avoid this after every restart? At the moment, I just turn the notifications off until the messages stop, but I'd prefer a more permanent solution.

I have an iMac running Mountain Lion. As any Macoid knows, you can either delete something from the Trash folder the usual way, or you can use "Secure Empty Trash", which permanently removes files that cannot be recovered. I like my Trash folder tidy, so I never have more than a dozen or so...

I have a customer who needs to move several hundred Word docs, a number of Excel spreadsheets, plus a few Powerpoint presentations from a PC to an iPad. On the PC they are in a multilevel hierarchy of folders, which right away poses a problem as the iPad does not seem to support multilevel...

Okay, so here's the problem. I have iChat set up to connect to Gmail and Yahoo chats. Occasionally my connection drops out and returns. Yahoo reconnects without a problem, but I can't reconnect Gmail unless I go to Preferences and disable-reenable the account. Anyone seen anything similar? Got...

Okay, so I've set up iPhoto to share to my Flickr account. Due to connection issues, there are some photos I've shared that haven't shown up in Flickr, even though iPhoto thinks they're already published. I've tried re-publishing them again, but that seems to have no effect, even when I have a...

I just replaced the Superdrive in my G5 Power Mac with a brand-new Samsung model. It works great - it's much faster than the old one, and can burn DL DVDs too. Trouble is, it's bloody noisy. When burning a disc, it sounds like an aircraft taking off. It doesn't seem to be vibrating, and is held...

A couple of questions... I've been using rsync for almost a year to backup our main server drives. We use three identical drives, each with three identical partitions. Rsync backs up each partition on the main drive to its corresponding partition on the other two drives. It's been working...

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This thread won't stay on topic, so I started this one.

So...I got a grant to get a shiny new Mac Pro with a terrabyte, Final Cut Pro, and a cool camera. I got a miniDV deck to help with editing, so we didn't put too much wear and tear on the camera. BUT. I can't for the life of me find a cable that connects the Mac to the DV deck. (Sony...

It is quite possible, that in a few months, I may need to start developing some applications for the Macintosh. However, I am soooo out of touch with Mac development, I figured I would ask around for advice. What are some of the better software development enviornments to work with, on the Mac...

Hi I've recently made a professional decision which means that from now on I will depend on my computer to work. That means I need my computer to be 100% clean and protected from internet garbage. I know that everyone says that Macs never get viruses, but let me tell you something gentlemen...

.... when the Machine doesn't read the cd? I just put a music cd in and for some reason it doesn't seem to read it. It doesn't show on applications nor Itunes. Therefore, I also can't eject it cause there's no icon to drag to the trash can. How in living HELL do I eject this thing from my...

I have had a couple times when due to loading several things at the same time, or maybe doing it too fast, has caused the computer to freeze. The mouse cursor turns into the multicolored spinning ball and basically nothing happens. I am then forced to shut down the computer manually. What would...

I'm having a little trouble using a site called Listkiller. It's a site that offers numerous timed quizzes via a flash interface (you have to log in for most, but for testing purposes, you can use the 3 free games on the home page). I'm using Safari 3.1.1, with Flash 9.0.124.0 and Shockwave...

So what's everyone's prediction for MacWorld Expo 2008, which takes place in the middle of January, and is anyone excited about it? As far as I can see, we should expect the following: 1: A sub-notebook which uses flash memory instead of a HDD. 2: A new model of the iPhone, with 3G and a few...

Anybody know of a good Apple Mac spyware removal program? Preferably freeware. I don't think I have any problems currently, and I know there's less of a problem with Mac than Windows...but I feel safer knowing I've got scanning software on here. Athon

http://www.apple.com/macosx/ Leaping even further ahead of Windows.

What's the best spam filter for Mac OS X? I'd prefer something that deletes spam from your mailbox before it can be downloaded rather than simply sifting it into your Junk Mail folder. Mailfilter ticks all the right boxes, but it appears to have vanished from all its download sites. Anyone have...

I need an external DVD burner for my Mac laptop, but the only one I'm certain will work is a Lacie--one of the more expensive ones, considering I merely want to backup my MP3s. Here's my two-part question: Do the system requirements on the box refer to the burner itself or only the included...

Done. I've had my latest Windows machine for almost 5 years now. I've had my Mac for 18 months. Both machines stay on all the time. I use the Mac for just about everything, because it is the superior machine. I use the Windows machine (Dell Inspiron) for Quicken, QuickBooks and TurboTax and...

Anybody know a good bit of software for my iMac (OSX) that will convert .wmv to .mov? I need something that's free, or will at least have a good long demo period so I can get them all done before I have to pay.

I've tried searching for an iphoto alternative on google, but everything i've found is just a picture management program. What i need is a program to make those "holiday picture books". Like, those queer backgrounds with picture on them. You can do them in iphoto, but you have to order them...

This might be a wee bit juvenile but it made me laugh. :) http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant

I think I have a problem with my router. A few days back, I lost the internet, and had to restart it. It had trouble 'seeing' the computer over the ethernet cable. Last night, the problem returned and now I can't get the computer (Mac, OS X 10.4) to connect with the router (Linksys WAG54G) at...

"The first 30 years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2007." It's a good thing they're not building up expectations. You still have a few hours left to get in your predictions. iPhone - Yes or No? iTV - what's the deal? Beatles on iTunes? Steve usually keeps a few secrets truly secret...

That's right, it's a three-question-mark problem that is driving me insane. Does anyone here have a Canon PowerShot that they use to take videos? I can't figure out how to get the frigging files off the camera and onto my Mac. I usually just let iPhoto fetch the pictures,but it wants nothing to...

I've just bought a second Mac. I know the vast majority here are Wintel slaves, but many probably have enough general knowledge that they might be able to help a poor acolyte of Steve Jobs. I have a BT wireless router and the new machine is wired to that with an ethernet cable. What is the...

Best as in most stable, most useful, etc. I bought a new iMac to replace my ever-erratic PC, and want to start using IRC...