Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / November 2006

I have several .AVI files that I want to make into a DVD. This should
be a standard DVD, playable in any DVD player.
I've tried iDvd, but it doesn't seem to like AVI files.  What Mac
software should I use to do this? Do I have to do some sort of

Hi, I used to use iData Pro for OS 9 free.  I went to the site and they
don't have an OS X version free. I would like something likr iData for
my links and email addresses.  Any Suggestions??  Small in size would
be helpful.

I'm looking for a very simple (small footprint, fast) image viewer for
browsing images in a folder, rotating them, etc.  Ideally, something
very similar to Irfanview on the PC.
I've tried the Previewer that came with OS X, as well as a handful of

...and not only does it sometimes take forever, but even on files that
aren't especially "difficult", it'll just sit there and grind away until
I click back into the Finder. Then, the image opens in the background,
and _than_ I can click back into Photoshop to work with it, ...

Please bear with me, I've read so many reviews my brain hurts.  I'm hoping
to get help from people actually using Parallels and Boot Camp so I know
what I'll need before I order my new iMac.
I need to use Windows heavily for 7 different versions of Quickbooks.  Its

Went shopping for an external DVD burner at Target and Walmart and every
single product specified that it worked only with Windows operating
systems.  Can anyone recommend one for my Mac?  I've got:
1.6 GHz PowerPC G5

Are Windows Media Components for Quicktime okay to use?
Even the newest Quicktime won't show .wma and .wav files.
(See
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=915D874D-D747-4180-A400
-5F06B1B5E559&displaylang=en#Overview)

Is there a piece of software that lists all aplications on one's drive
by name of application, preferably through the use of a hotkey?
I know there is Todos, but this lists them by icon and I find the name
far easier to use.

  I've read that in the past, you could not run Windows versions of
TurboTax on Macs using VirtualPC.  Is that still true?
  Specifically, if I have VirtualPC 7 for Mac plus WinXP Pro and want
to run the Windows version of TurboTax Business, can I now do that?

I made documents and applications aliases on my desktop. But I would
rather have the big easel-like A for instead of a simple folder for
applications. Can I do this easily?

With a dual-layer disc, what is the maximum disc length that I can get
with iDVD? There is absolutely nothing in the docs about this.

How can I get Photoshop to open all JPEGs instead of Preview opening them?
With a file or files selected, in Get Info (in OS 10), I change "Others"
to "Read and Write", and then specify that all JPEGs should be opened
with Photoshop instead of Preview by pressing "Change All", and ...

Hello Group,
Not sure if anyone here knows this but do they still make a product by
the name of the Director's Cut "Take 2" by Miglia? If not, are
there any other video capture boxes out there on the market that would

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If I use Address Book to print a series of envelopes I seem to have a problem
printing the country. What I want to achieve is that any that are destined to
go abroad show the country, UK addresses do not.
When I set-up the print I opt to print country (except my country) and what