Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / July 2008

I am working on an old iMAC,
that has Appleworks 5.0.3.
How can I change the name that the program shows as the owner,
on the initial opening window?

Windows boxes, and soon even Xbox, support the Netflix "Watch Instantly"
feature. How can I make this work on my G5? They claim to support only
Windoze.

I'm not seeing this except for friends :-( It's really odd. I don't
appear to have any way to pick where my backups are stored if I'm
backing up to another computer using the same license - as per
CrashPlan's own instructions:

I don't want a label. Just  black instead of white text. Can I do
this? Is there a program?

So I'm checkout out my other backup options as Silverkeeper keeps on
freezing on me.  They are:
Backuplist
LaCie Backup

I switched a short time ago to Mac OS.
Before this I used to do home video editing in Linux using Kino.
Now I have to learn how to use a new video editing software and I was
wondering if my understanding are correct.

I have got my 1st Mac an iMac with  Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz CPU.
I'm using aWinTV - HVR 900 usb digital TV stick and EyeTV ver 3.02.
How do I stop both the Screensave and then Screen Power Off mode working
whilst watching the TV.If I use the Screensaver Hot Corner function I can

Parallels sent me a upgrade for a old version and because I misplaced
my serial number after months they will not make good on the $100 I
shelled out to them just be careful this at least Microsoft and apple
keeps the records after you register

How would one know when someone is wachting your screen through screen
sharing? An administrator occasionally watch other screens and
wondering if you can tell you're being watched

Could someone point me toward directions to transform a small file
ending in .avi.mp4 to a format which could then be burned to a DVD and
show on a standard DVD player as opposed to a computer.  Obviously, I
know next to nothing about video.  I do own popcorn and toast7 if that

So they've apparently finished the transfer.  The thing I used most
with dot.mac, besides the convenience of uploading iWeb, which I assume
will work again one day, was the access to my boomkmarks from Safari
despite the fact that I'm on a Windows box in Tokyo in an internet cafe ...

I noticed an image in my "sent" emails going out to everyone has a pic
dredged-up somewhere from PhotoBooth. Its located in right side of
Header bar. How do I update the image... or better still, change the
image? I didn't notice anything scanning around in Preferences.

Some months ago I investigated products and decided Reunion
was a decent MacOS genealogy program.
I have since learned it is incapable of doing Elizabeth Shown
Mills reference styles. Its limited source definitions are

Can I beg the group's help?
I run a PPC iMac OSX 10.5.4 and a PPC iBook 10.4 through a graphite
Airport and DLink DSL-502T router to use Virgin Net broadband. They
work fine for web, Mac Mail email, down- and up-loads... whatever.

What is the status of Usenet II?  Are there any newsservers offering the
service?
Thanks!
earle