Mac Forum / Country Specific / Australian Mac Group / April 2007

A friend wants to protect her very young daughter from some of the nastiness
on the Internet. At the same time, she wants to encourage her to build her
skills in using computers and the Internet.
I have had a look at Apple's parental controls and find them a little wanting.

we have the  following working for skinny band
USB modem --- Airport Extreme, and airport to  2 current macs
I want to add a slot load iMac (no airport card slot, no FW) to the
network access, and not use ethernet cable through the house.

Anyone having problems with windows media player and 10.4.9
Just crashes on opening every time
David Rowe
www.ripview.com.au

Hi to you all
I just went to access my GMAIL account, and Gmail gave me access
someone else's. No password request, no nothing! Be warned.

Latest Prices 14/4/2007:
All goods are used unless otherwise stated:
I also buy/accept old gear if you have something (Sydney)
And troubleshoot (Local) Mac & PC problems Tel 0407 235614

Can anyone recommend a USB 2.0 PCI Card for a G4 PowerMac (Sawtooth)
that's available in Australia at a reasonable price.
A lot of the guys over at 'comp.mac.sys.system' recommend the IOGear GIC251U,
the problem is I cannot find this card on any online store in

I use toast to burn things , but was wondering, is it the best?
What others are out there, that are similar?
Is Toast the standard for MAC users? (like Nero 4 windoze?)
Cheers

I've just bought a new iMac and now need to move my daughters iTunes
library from the PC to the Mac. Is there an easy way? Can I just copy
the PC's iTunes directory the Mac?
Thanks,

As per subject. Running a 400mhz G4 512 Mb Ram OS 10.3.9. I have seen
Popcorn 2 out for $88. but the specs on the box say for it's minimum
requirements are for Tiger.
Unless someone has a better way of compressing DVDs to fit a standard

Thankyou to all who helped me with my G4 PB wireless query
Now I would like to know, what  equipment do I have to buy to use it around
the flat to get it to work?
ALL MY APPLE stuff is wired ( soo many wires!)

I have a Powerbook G4 running 1GB ram/1.25ghz/15"
The thinking I want to know is (I tried looking for info , but cant find
any) is does this laptop have a "built in airport card" for wireless
networking?

OK. I have enough money for the cheaper type of whatever they call the
Maclaptop now (i.e. about $1750).
BUT I've read horror stories of the new MacBooks. e.g.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/blogs/securifythis/soa/Is_Apple_s_MacBook_Pro_ro