Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / December 2007

How can I make the VMDK file either larger or smaller? I found the
option to "shrink" it in vmtools, but that doesn't ask to what size!
I'm not exactly sure what the point of that is.
Thanks!

I haven't been able to figure out how to set an alarm on a "birthday
event" which is automatically picked up from an Address Book entry.
When I open the Info pane on a B-day event, there's no alarm option
showing.

I have been using a downloadable french tutorial package which
includes mp3 files. Safari will play these but only by using Quicktime
and producing a full screen window of the progress indicator which
then has to be removed manually.

I rarely use iTunes to play music, I use it mostly to manage my library and
iPods.  I'm starting to use it more to play music and trying to use it
similar to how I use my iPods.
What's the easiest way to play random tracks of all songs by one artist in

I recently got a new MacBook Pro running Leopard and I'm getting
adjusted to some of the numerous changes from years of using my trusty
PowerBook G4/800, most recently in 10.4.11, to this shiny new toy.
I long ago stopped keeping my versions of StuffIt Deluxe current, and so

I am using iPhoto 5.0.4.  I share an iPhoto library between two user
accounts using this method:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050904072808460&lsrc=osxh
In one account, iPhoto regularly hangs and needs to be force quit.  It

I have heard repeatedly that if you lose your
password, your stuff in filevault is history
as even Apple won't be able to rescue you.
However, since selling certain levels of encrypting

I would like to save space in my pdf and yet show a video there. YOu
can embed a youtube video in a webpage. I would like to embed one or
open just the video from youtube in a pdf.
There muct be a way to do this?

I want to try "painting" enhancement of some digital shots.
PSE doesn't do an acceptable job.
I have heard about Corel Painter X.  The retail version from Corel is
about 400.00, but I found PainterX on ebay for under 40.00.  The sellers

I have a Lacie 320 quad external drive hooked up now and in use for data
backup. I'd like to disconnect the drive from the system unless I'm
actually using it for backup (I back up data manually).
Question is;

can anyone help me to get a free php hosting site
i need a space of around 1 gb and it must support .dat files
sql must also be there and i don't like to have any ads
i have searched but one or other criteria is not there pls help

Is there a way to change or dsisable keyboard shortcuts in Safari 3? The
particular one that I want to change is not shown next to the menu item,
but is listed among the shortcuts and does work.
I would like to use that keyboard combination for something else.

I am helping a friend with her computer.  I suggested that she use
Password Gorilla to store passwords, rather than the Keychain.   She
has a Mac running OS 10.3.9.  I am running 10.4 on my machine.  Prior
to trying to install it on her machine  I downloaded and installed

In the last week or so an odd thing has happened, lately at least once a
day.  While in Mail I do something; close a message, click between
mailboxes, I haven't found a correlation and suddenly the entire app
disappears and I find myself in the iCal (or other open app) window.

One of my addresses keeps spinning and spinning while looking for
mail. I trued deleted and adding and it still did it. Anyone hear of
this problem?
Secondly, how do I print the to do list in the Mail app?