Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / February 2005

When I download a dmg file using Firefox, it shows up as a binary file, and
suggests that I use a hex editor to open it (the file shows the hex editor's
icon).
Being a dmg file, there's no application to drag n' drop it onto to get it to

Friday  February 18, 2005  5:03PM
I am constantly filling in boxes on web pages when buying stocks.
Firefox remembers the stock symbols I type and presents them in a drop
down menu.  I would like to be able to edit these menu suggestions.

I have an iBook with OSX 10.3.2 and only ever need to run one
application under the Classic environment - Adobe Photoshop LE 4.0 which
I have as a result of purchasing a CanoScan FS2710 slide scanner.
I have no prior experience or knowledge of MacOS 9.

I have the open source code in C for a small scientific application that
I'd like to compile and run on my Mac. I don't want to have to buy a C
compiler just for this one little piece of code. Anybody got any ideas
how I can get this thing compiled? I'd be willing to pay someone ...

I tried the obvious of dragging one album folder onto another, but nothing
happens.  Hierarchical folders was one of the big attractions of v5 but I
can't get it to work.  What am I missing?
Thanks - Jim

Folks
I try to connect to a Mac OSX 10.2 server via SSH.
Everything works fine except that the server does not seem to allow
port forwarding.

I'm trying to use a Mail.app rule to match three separate strings and
perform a unique action for each:
The string in the body text are:
2005-1200-33

I would like to know how can I type the tilde sign during the game in
order to access the "god mode".
Thanks in advance,
peter

L.S.
When I bought my iBook G4 1 year ago it was equipped with MacOS X
Panther and Appleworks 6.2.7.
I soon encountered the known AppleWorks 6.2.7 problem that, when

I've finally done the quantum leap from my old G3 to a G5.
I'm desperately trying to locate my old mail (Outlook 5.0) that I had
on my G3.
I tried the setup assistant, which unfortunately goes on the blink

It seems that the Adobe Tryout products modify some system files?  Has
anyone else noticed this?  Is it part of the demo/expiration thing, and does
it cause any problem?
I just ran a routine permissions check and got a notice about incorrect

In Eudora 6.2, System 10.3.8, is it possible for the user to control
whether an incoming attachment opens automatically when the message to
which it is attached is opened?
Is it possible for an attachment which does open automatically (if such

I have some perfectly good AIFF audio files on my desktop with full
permissions.  
When I try to import them into iTunes (File:Import) as condensed MP3 or AAC
files, I cannot select them as they are all greyed out.

Since upgrading my PB to 10.3.8 about a week ago, I've seen a number
of cases of a hangup that never happened before.  What happens is I
open up the lid, it wakes up, the screen settles down, I try to use
the trackpad - and nothing happens.  Tests then show that the button

I didn't seem to find an answer to this one so here goes:
I've been using a "borrowed" copy of iWorks to check it out.  I do like
it and WILL definitely purchase a legit copy later this month. It is
certainly worth the $79, if for no other reason to loose Word from my