Mac Forum / General / General / October 2005

Is there a way to make urls clickable? Like parts of string beginning
with http://, https:// ftp:// www. etc. would be clicked with mouse and
they would open up in default browser?
Or is there an alternative terminal application for os x that would have

If any of you have a copy of the Mac OS 8.6 system install disk please
let me know if you're willing to part with it...at least for a little
bit.  I'm more than willing to pay for it, or I'll pay for shipping if
you'd prefer I just borrow.  Apple doesn't make the disk anymore...and

i would like to sell an iMac G3 running on OS9. i want to simply delete all
personal files and then save erase the empty space. is there a (freeware)
tool available for that?
i could also simply delete anything then copy some big file numerous times

When I hook up my ipod to the computer. It automatically updates any
new songs added to itunes. Is there anyway to disable this feature?

Where is the startup folder in Tiger????
Thanks
John

I'm new to OSX, having recently purchased a Mac Mini to replace an aging
Blue & White G3 with OS 9.2.2.
I'm currently using 10.3.9 with 512 megs of RAM, but would like to spend the
$129.00 for a 10.4 upgrade. However, I have a few questions that I hope

Mt Mac ColorStylewriter 2500 won't print with my black only cartridge,
works fine with a color cartridge.  Also used to work with the black
cartridge, so I suspect there is something in the settings that makes it
demand a color cartridge - whatever it is, I can't find it.

My synth keyboard has one digital audio out. I can connect it to my
Roland VS multitrack recorder or my Mac running Logic 7. in your
experience, which of these two should come first?
I can work in Logic and bounce tracks to the Roland, or I can work on

I burned some files on a G4 dual 800 with a Fantom (firewire) DVD
burner. Of course the DVD+R mounts with that drive, but when I try to
use the same DVD+R in my G4/400 Sawtooth (circa 2000 model), it won't
mount on the desktop. Do I need to replace the internal DVD drive on

Hi, I'm looking for the option of buring - Nero's DVD. It's version 7.
I wish to burn many files in PC and use that DVD-ROM in Mac.
I have bunch of project datasheet PDF files and image files. And one of
my friend gave me his some *.dmg files. How can I choose buring option?

Just a quick Desktop question......
Wherever I put the 'Internal HD' icon, it always moves back to its
original position (or as close to as possible).
It was originally on the right side of the Desktop.  I often place it

Yikes! I just started messing with AppleScript after a long hiatus. I
turned on the system-wide menu and started poking around, only to
discover that some apps (iTunes) will display their own Scripts menu in
the menu bar.

I have 10.4.2 . The software update is offering security updates 7 and
8, but I remember somep people had keychain problems with security
updates.
If you have tried these two updates, did everything go ok?

Hey all, We are trying to configure an Apple Mac o/s to make use with
an imagesetter, "Agfa Selectset 7000" to be exact.
The Apple is using mac os 8.6,  What the problem is, is the
configuration,  it uses scsi hookups,

I work in a government agency in Norway. The IT department knows little of
Macs, and have policy of only supporting Windows, but they also run a number
of SUN-machines to handle network/internet connections.
There are some Macs connected to this network. They belong to a group who