Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / January 2005

To start with, I am using a PC - couldn't find any help in the PC
sections so came here hoping you friendly Mac users can help.  I've
been using itunes for about 6 months with no problems at all.  However,
all of a sudden I can't open it.  When I try to, nothing happens - it

What is the best way to make DVD copies using my PowerBook G4?
I am new to this mac world, and on steep learning curve.

Hi, have any of you had any problems with realplayer on your mac?
I want to download it onto my iMac G5 so that i can listen again to
the radio shows on the bbc website.
Only thing is it seemed to cause a lot of problems on my pc - taking

I've got a Rio S30s mp3 player that accepts SD cards.
I've got a couple of smaller cards that it uses without any problems,
but a 256 mb card doesn't work.
In iTunes, the card shows up, but when you drag a song to the card, or

I really need some help with a problem I have with Apple mail.
Basically I need to connect to an exchange server, but from a remote
location.
I can connect to the server when in the office, i can connecting using

Because I need to help a new 'puter user I took a look at Mail.app, so I
could explain to him how to use it. I imediately ran into one of the
funkiest bugs I've seen in a long time.
The following happens when I write a reply to a message that I just thad

Safari is taking so much time loading some sites, lately, I've taken to
using Explorer again, which is a drag. Is there some type of
maintenance I should be doing to get it back up to speed?

I realy would like to password protect my mac from my three year old!!!!!!!!
OS X can be set up to do this with the screen saver and it's password.
I don't see this feature for my OS 9 machines-
I'd like to activate my password anytime I leave the room and get back to work

All of a sudden, my Powerbook is telling me every 10 minutes that it
can't sync, and I have no idea why. Here's the error message - can
anyone figure this out?
Tuesday, January 25, 2005 8:50 PM

I'm looking for a simple, cheap Mac program (ideally shareware) that
will let me create a simple but good looking web site.
I have been using Trellix, a PC program that came on a CD in a bargain
bin book. It's surprisingly powerful, but it brings out a nasty bug in

When setting up a slide show, I check the Music checkbox and navigate to a
playlist. Then I save the Settings by clicking on that button at the bottom
of the window.
When I click the Play Slideshow button, the slideshow begins with the first

I'm looking for a utility that will generate a list of all files,
visible *and* invisible, and their locations as installed by an
installer. Thanks.

I am having difficulty moving my home directory to a Zip disk.
My preferences won't stay put.
Specifically, the Dock reverts to its default icons, instead of the
icons I set up.

When I am using my Mac (OS X.3 with latest updates installed) I
frequently encounter problems sending e-mail via Entourage.  I can
receive e-mail just fine, but I either get a "Entourage is unable to
authenticate" error or a timeout with the outgoing e-mail server.  I am

Hi, I'd like to know how to troubleshoot Extensions in MacOSX. In the
pass, with Mac OS 9 and down, we had the Extension Manager to create
sets and/or enable/disable individual Extension.
So,,, How do we get along with MacOSX by now. I'm having a deep sleep