Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / February 2006

I recently upgraded my RAM by 1 Gig.  I have a powerbook G4 aluminium.
When I go into my system profiler the computer hasn't recognized that
anything has been added in the upper slot.  The computer is definitely
running faster, but in order to run specific programs (aperture) my

OS 10.4.5, iBook G4
I would like to lighten the clutter in my dock.  Can I put folders there
containing the app aliases?  E.g., one folder for MS Office apps; a
folder for photo editing apps; etc.

I am trying to decide between buying a Powerbook G4 and the MacBook
Pro. (The refurbished powerbook is very attractive). While I read that
the MacBook is much faster than the Powerbook, I am not really
interested in apps that crunch the CPU. I dont intend to do anything

I've been a happy user of MT-NW for a long time, and YA-NW before that.
I'm finally migrating to OS X, and I just got and installed MT-NW there
too.
Now I need to know how to migrate my settings files, subscription lists,

What is, to your opinion, the best solution to input text using pinyin
and convert the text to chinese characters?
I'm currently using NJStar
http://www.njstar.com/njstar/chinese/

A friend of mine was at Costco a couple of days ago, and said that they
are selling G4 iMac's for $1499...
He's a Windoze guy so he didn't look at the specs...

When I go to print my To Do List,
using the List View, it totally scrambles the order of my tasks. And it
seems to be entirely random. It's not by date created, or date due, or
alphabetical or anything I can determine. (I generally sort my list by

My screens (two 20" Samsung SyncMaster 997DF) have turned into black and
white negatives rather than color (i.e., text appears as white on black)
and I'm unable to convince my Mac to show colors. It happened as I was
hiding Mail.

I wonder if someone can help me, my brother has given me his Powerbook
G4, but the only snag is he cant remeber the password to login. i have
read that if i hold down the C key when booting with the install disk i
should be able to reset the password. But when holding down the C key ...

Just not my style ....

My family uses an iMac DV 400mz running 10.3.9.
This past week they are reporting unexpected quitting upon start up of
AOL Instant Messenger and Mail.  There have also been some problems with
Word quitting when one tries to Print.  I have no idea if these might be

Yes this is the first time this has occurred..
I will tell you what happened... Here i go
Ok tonight i sent an im over aim to somebody and they said i sent a
link which i didnt and i send another im to another person and they

I saw a post a while back requesting a copy of Canopener for osx. Is
that still available? Thanks,
DPD

I can't seem to find any controls by which I can stop iSight starting
iChat automatically when it is switched on - this has really started
to annoy me.
I am running Jaguar 10.2.8, but will also be wanting to do this on

Anybody have an idea for a simple app to record net streams like
streamed radio?  Freeware would be best, but shareware would be
satisfactory.
Thanks, PE