Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / May 2008

I originally used iPhoto in the default mode of copying everything to
the iPhoto library. However, a couple of years ago I disabled the
"Advanced" Preference to "Copy items to the iPhoto Library". Of course
now I have lost track of which of my many folders have been imported to

This is my first message here,
I'm a rookie system administrator of a small office composed of Apple
computers. All these computers are running Mac OS X 10.5.1. We also
have a special (2GB of RAM) Mac Mini that we use as our OS X Server

How do I download iMovie 4 software and iDvd 3 ?  I have updated my
operating system with 10.4 software last year.
Thanks, Bev

Hi All. I'm new to the iMac and Entourage.
I have it set up for email/news etc.
Is it possible to save the "VIEW" settins such as -Collapse All-, -Show
Subscribed- for Newsgroups and -Arrange By-.

Having just discovered iSync I'd like to set it
up with my Palm.
Pogue's Missing Manual says to change the conduit
for HotSync, but that isn't available in the version

Suddenly (in the last week or so) MacSoup 2.8.2 tries to get thousands
of articles in two of my newsgroups (this one and another) as if it
hadn't been keeping track or it was new group.  I use comcast newsgroups
(giganews) and haven't changed anything in my setup.  Would this be a

I have a 250GB hard drive and a Macbook with Time Machine. I would
like to use Time Machine for automated (in the background) backup but
I have one question.
Can I still use my external hard drive to temporarily store things I

The list is in the form of
"First Name Last Name"<email address>, next, next, . . .
I don't want to add them to my address book, which is an option.  I want
to capture them all into a text file.  If I select, copy and paste, I

Forgive the crossposting, but comp.sys.mac.comm isn't as widely read as
I wish it was.
Anyway, I'm currently with Forte APN
<http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php>, but they've gone to hell since

How do I use function keys when I am connected to my work Windows
machine via Remote Desktop Connection?   I need to use my
application's FKeys but my Mac FKeys seem to have priority.

I am trying to create a quick way to find old mail in some, but not all
folders.  I found out that mail folders inside mail folders don't get
picked up when looking for mail in the top level folder.  I have to list
each folder by itself specifying mail older than some point in ...

Dear friends:
Please, recommend me a Mac application to read (only) Ms-Access
databases.
Thanks

In Safari (version 3.1.1 under Leopard) when I make a typing error in
the URL box (lately, I make more errors than I care to) a search page
pops up and I loose the address that I had typed.  I would rather have
my mistakes show in the URL bar so I can correct them.

I have Belkin 54g router.  I need the network name (essid), wep
settings and password/key to configure an aeropad in another room.
Thanks for any suggestions / tips you can pass on. Earl Williams,
Surrey, British Columbia

   I recently purchased FCE 3.5 because I outgrew iMovie and wanted
the older version because of the inclusion of soundtrack. I have
several questions. The user manual is OK, but not that well organized
for learning by heuristics. There is one book, Final Cut Express