Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / May 2007

I visit several websites which have the following code (or equivanent):
   <embed name="wmplayer" TYPE="application/x-mplayer2"
      FileName="http:some_streaming_file"
The intent of the code is to stream background music while you hop

Since the last system update, Firefox silently fails to launch. It fails
when launched from from the dock and when double-clicked in the
applications folder.
Any suggestions? TIA.

Might one of you have a backed up copy of Mibasoft's iAddressX version
3.5.1? It lists all your contacts for easy access in the menubar.
The author (according to a post on Versiontracker) got a job with Apple
and dropped development/support of this great little prefpane. How dare

I'm periodically stumped by simple filtering in my iTunes library.
I know the following can easily done in smart-folder processing, but I
can't to BUILD folders in order to idly root around in my library.
In the upper right search slot is there any way to do advanced

I have been using a Mac for five years and didn't know this so it may be
useful to others.  You can set Mail to keep items in the same subject
string together.  Go to View and set "Organize By Thread."  If you are
on a few mailing lists, as I am, you will love this.

I turn my iSight camera off and log off the software. Even though the
green light is not ON on the camera, it feels warm to the touch. Doesn't
the thing power down? Do I have to pull the USB plug every time I am not
using it?

Based upon my expectation of being able to use legacy apps via
Classic under X, I recently bought a new Macbook only to find that it
doesn't do Classic.  Had I known, I would have bought a used Pismo and
had good ol' 9.x instead.  What is a word processor that will

HOW TO MAKE MONEY OVERFLOWING YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT
I thought you might be interested in making some extra free money
alongside of what you are already doing. After all, we could all use
some extra income, no matter what we do!

i get the following message when trying to send an email via mail.app
The server response was: 5.1.2 Bad or missing RCPT domain
c1sm5916038ugf
Use the pop-up menu below to try a different outgoing mail server.

Will someone please address the issue of all of the data caching that
goes on in the OS (OSX.3.9, in my case).  I would like to replace the
files that do this with locked files or maybe with jpegs that can't be
written to, or just eliminate them altogether.  Is it possible to do

Anyone know good software for doing this?  Musicmatch on a PC used to
be great -- would query CDDB and provide options for you to choose
from for Artist, Album, Song, Genre, Album Artwork, etc.  Is there
equivalent mac software, ideally free- or share-ware?

The 'Path Finder' app is installed in the /Applications folder as
'/Applications/Path Finder.app'.  This subdirectory conatins further
subdirectories, one of which finally has various html files that I want
to browse with Firefox.  But when I start the Open dialog, all the di-

Is there a way to move iTunes songs from a Mac to a PC which has latest
iTunes app for Windows XP ?
I have tried using flash drives but all I get is a not exportable
error. Also tried ethernet cable to no avail.

I have pre-sized all the photos I plan to export to have a maximum
dimension of 800 pixels by something less.  When I export for the web, I
specify the maximum size as 800.  Quite a few come out with maximum
dimensions less than 800.  How can I force iPhoto to export the desired

I have the complete collection of Computer Modern Postscript fonts
obtained from a TeX download and stored as individual font files with
names like CMxxxx in my OS 10.3.9 usr/Library/Fonts folder, and they
work fine with TeXShop.