Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / October 2006

I am receivig frequently a message stating that :
the server .Mac 'mail.mac.com' refused my user password... I know it's
correctly given..
I reinitialized the account twice with the correct password...

Dear Mac Experts:
I have a server that contains many of my DVDs.  (yes, they are all
legally purchased!)  I am trying to find a nice viewing interface for
these directories on the web (well, after I figure out why my airport

I wonder if anybody knows if it's possible to use the AirPort Express as
a wireless bridge?
I have read the manual from apple.com but it refers to the Airport
Extreme which i know can be used as a bridge but I am still unsure if

I want to make a couple of small and simple electronic circuit boards
(PCBs) and was wondering which software is out there *which is easy to
use*?
I have no previous experience in using such software, and from the

Anyone know how to delete all the boring LIBRARY/radio entries in iTunes
 and add ones I really want to listen to, they appear to be un-deletable.
Pete H

Since some months my mac hates to sleep. If I put it in sleep mode, it
turns black and silent then, after a few seconds, wakes up again. I
know I should have to reinstall the system, but it's such an hassle
with my configuration that I'm delaying it. Anybody has a solution or

I am currently running a Mac and NetNewsWire 2.01
Going through my feeds it takes time to download the pictures as I go
through.
Is there a program that allows me to download my feeds and all the pics

"smb client" continually wants to connect to some server. Whenever Little
Snitch puts up a window, I choose "Deny", "any connection", and "forever".
But immediately after this, smb client asks again:
192.168.1.12 on TCP port 445 (microsoft-ds)

Is there an application out there that:
1) keeps track of what I've installed on my Mac
and
2) keeps track of which files are installed where  ?

Ever since the 10.4.8 upgrade, my iCal alarms have been popping up
almost entirely off the screen.  They used to pop up about a quarter of
the way across the screen, just below the meny bar; now they're way over
to the right, with about 1/5 of the alarm window on the screen.  I ...

Suppose I select some text in a web page by running the cursor over it
(in Safari).
Is there a way to print the selected text without copying and pasting it
into a word processor?

Some time over the last two weeks, probably when I did the 10.4.8
upgrade, my Software Updates icon changed.  It's now an out of place
light switch with the word 'Software' underneath it. The icon looks out
of place as is it is squair, with edges; not integrated like the

I am trying to import pdf's into imovie.  The resolution on these are
rediculously high, but they keep coming out really blurry.  Does anyone
have any idea why this is?  I also tried some other photos, and those
look blurry as well.

dear Mac experts:  I am a switcher from linux and windows.  I
downloaded the divx (I think community), and installed it.  the
playback quality on a vidx encoded video is lousy, even though I have
also installed the vidx codec, too.  I suspect it is selecting the

I cant get it to backup some of my larger folders, it gets so slow once
it gets into it.
Ive tried 3 different backup programs with no success.
I have tried breaking up the backups into smaller chunks, this seems to