Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / April 2007

I had some trouble with Parallel's Desktop installation, and now when
it starts, it gives me an option between two files to open. Selecting
one of them asks me to mount the Windows CD, selecting the other
works.

mail.app is not downloading emails no more. it downloaded 270 but then
it stopped. There should be like 2000 and something in total....
how can i make it download again...i keep pressing get mail but it
aint working

What's the easiest and cheapest way to extract and save short clips/
scenes from DVD movies on a Macbook with OS X? I'd like to make a
compilation of interesting film techniques and effects (ranging from 5
seconds to 10 minutes) from my DVD collection. I'd also like to keep

I need a utility to examine all of the media files of all types in my
"iTunes Music" folder and report to me if any of those items -- music,
video, podcasts, et al, are not in the iTunes Library on that Mac.
Why? Because I keep my library synchronized on the permitted five Macs,

I have iTunes 7.1 (for my PC, actually) and have my settings where my
podcasts will automatically download the latest episode and keep only
the latest episodes.  However, when it deletes previous episodes, it
also deletes the listing from that channel.

I am running iTunes 7.1.1 and a Gen 1 512 Mb shuffle.  When the update
to 7.1 happened it also wanted to update the Shuffle which I did.
Ever since then the Shuffle won't play the list of podcasts I load (I
use manual updating) in the order I set.  That is I move podcasts to

There is site that I log into and then it remembers me. Today I wanted
to try visiting anonymously, as a guest. So I deleted the browser
folder from Library. Yet, as soon as opened the page it began with
"Welcome, Ajanta". I was surprised for I thought the folder in my

DEAR CANDIDATE
WE HAVE AN OPENING FOR ORACLE DBA'S /SQL SERVER DBA'S FOR OUR
SINGAPORE DEVELOPMENT CENTRE. THE JOB DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS
1. POSITION- ORACLE DBA/ SQL SERVER DBA DEVELOPER

I've been trying TextWrangler as a text editor, and sorely missing some
functionality I'm used to.  One of them is being able to overwrite on a
text line on which location markers have already been placed (using a
fixed-pitch font).  Is there an overwrite mode I haven't discovered ...

Twice now, I've had button disappear from the Safari bookmark bar when
I add new buttons.  I'm guessing there's onl;y room for so many
buttons and then this starts to happen if you add more.  Is that
indeed how it works?  And if so, can I make room for more buttons by

Is there a way to import contact information shown on web pages
directly into Address Book in Mac OS X Tiger?
Preferably using a contextual menu (right-click) or the "Services"
menu item.

Ok,
I found that this has been discussed a number of times all over the
place, but I have not seen a solution.
Could someone please point me in the right direction!

I'm using Terminal and the unix command ls to catalogue my stuff,
piping the result to textfile. Naturally it works well ... BUT ... I'm
getting odd key/text/codings (or whatever the correct term is). For
example:

Just tried upgrading OpenOffice 2.0 to the current version OpenOffice
2.2 on a PowerBook with OS X 10.4.9 OpenOffice 2.2 will not start,
although the X11 1.0 Xterm does start. OpenOffice 2.0 still starts
normally.

Hi...
Tried to use iTunes 7.1.1 to burn a data disk for the first time since
the update using some Dynex blanks I got from my brother.  Went through
4 disks before I gave up.  iTunes seemed to burn fine but then went off