Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / February 2006

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iPod blamed for Aussie death
February 14, 2006 - 6:36AM
An Australian woman was knocked off her bike and killed, possibly

The date on all new documents is 1904. I think this is a sign that the
little battery in my IMac is cactus.
Is this correct?
If not, how do I change this date since date/time is showing correct

Dear List
I'm trying to find the 4MB upgrade for the old LaserWriter 4/600PS laser
printer, but alas, no success thus far.
Is anyone able to help? The old beast is still working fine, but chokes on

As per subject;
1 x Macpower Igloo Firewire800 external case.
   It accepts 2 x PATA 3.5" drives and can be configured so that both
drives are seen as 1 large drive (raid0) or as 2 seperate drives.

I have a certain mp3 file that will not play on itunes. (Actually I have
several!!)
I it is double CD  one (greatest hits) and will not import on to itunes
(therefore cant burn to CD)

I have a G5 running 10.3.9 and for some reason, my windows are not opening
separately.
It is is all the same window.
How do I change this back?

I don't get any sound when I try to play WMA files in Safari (or
Firefox).  I get this well written  message:
"This file may not play correctly because it was compressed by using a
codec that is not supported".

Hello to all,
Has anyone got a new intel Mac yet.
it is time for me to upgrade. Currently have a 12 inch G4 power book
which I will keep, but need a more powerful desktop.

Can anyone offer me some advice on what to do next??
I've twice sent my iPod mini away for a battery replacement (three
months apart), and have twice had the iPod sent back stating "it does
not require service".

A really dumb thing has happened to me. Months ago I bought online a
Pioneer DVR-109 DVD drive and it has taken me ages to buy a firewire
case to go with it. When I went to put them together I was shocked to
discover that the ribbon-type cable that came with the Pioneer drive has

Just got my 17" intel iMac.
On the back are two audio sockets, one out, one in. For the life of me i
cannot get a standard head-phone jack to fit either! The plug travels
about 90% of the way into the socket but then hits a hard stop. Because

Have older IMAC G3 CRT with USB/Firewire ports.running os 10.4.3
Since it only has internal cdrom slot loading I want to add  dvd/rw and
since
I purchased a USB Technologies external 5.25" usb/firewire case and

I have finally persuaded my better half that I really need a new laptop and
I am itching to buy a new 15" powerbook G4. But as the opportunity to
purchase draws near (next week) I am getting anxious!
Should I wait until the intel version is released?

I Have for sale 3 Scsi Boxes with drives All in Goog Condition
(1) 4 X  9 Gig Scsi Drives   $ 50.oo
(2) 2 X 18 Gig Scsi Drives   $ 50.oo
(3) 2 X  9 Gig Scsi Drives   $ 25.oo

Hi all, just wondering if anyone else is having issues trying to get Apple
Remote Desktop 2.2 to work on the Intel iMacs?
When I go to run it it says that Remote Desktop is out of date, and prompts
me to use Software Update.