Mac Forum / General / General / January 2006

Is it possible to play and view files .RAR and .PRA2 on a mac?
Thank you.

What is the memory bus size (32/64 bit) of the Intel Core Duo CPU?

I have, over the years, made a list of my classical CDs on Appleworks
(now Version 6) I think it would be a good idea to transfer the data to
an excel file. I have Microsoft Office on my 1Ghz eMac running OS
10.3.9. I 'm unwilling to copy hundreds of records into a new program,

A friend has an original Bondi iMac and needs to transfer lots of photo
files to her new iMacG5. I loaned her my Sony CD writer and a copy of
Toast. She did try to use a thumb drive in the USB port but it was not
recognized by the finder. Any way to make that happen?

Been using various models of HP OfficeJet all-in-one inkjet machines at
home for years, and have hated them forever.
The software they ship with these all in one machines is poortly
quality controlled, and locks up the machine regularly. The machines

I've just bought one of the new 20" Intel iMacs.  I used the migration
assistant to transfer all my data, settings, etc. from my old G4
Powerbook.  Transferring from a 40Gb hard drive to a 250Gb hard drive.
It seemed to work ok but this afternoon I've started getting disk full

pls, what text editor do I need to open .smil files and see the code
inside them? (smil files are meta files for callling media files)  when
I open them w/BBEdit, or TextEdit or Text Wrangler, I don't see code, I
see an interface..  thank you..

I have not been able to resolve a problem with our print services under
OS X 10.3.9 Server.  I decided to reinstall the CUPS software.  However
upon installing, I get "no acceptable C compiler found in $Path".  Can
anybody recommend the complier to use and where I can download it?

I was looking for a product to keep my mothers mac clean. My brother gave it
to her. OS 9.0 and is a very basic machine. I know a bit about pcs but nil
about Macs, though I think I'm gonna get a baptism by fire.
I read a review on the Amazon web site for a Norton AntiVirus. The guy ...

It's the beginning of the year and I need to replace three computers in
my office.  I'll buy two PCs and a new fully loaded 20" 2GIG Ram 600
Meg hard drive Intel iMac but I need some assurance and bona-fide
solutions to the following needs and requirements.

When I check my mail manually and I have no mail, I get a high-pitched
shrieky alert sound. I have no idea where it came from, because the
sound isn't even in my list of sounds (System Preferences/Sound). I can
get rid of it by unchecking "play sounds for other mail actions" in ...

[Mac OS 10.4.4, LCC 1.6.2]
I have one button on my Logitech MX 310 mouse programmed as
command-click.  The last two days it is not working.  (Command click
itself still works.  Programming the same button as control click

I wish to chand the sidebar(?) in Tiger Mail from the left side to the
right side. Is this possible?

About the time I noticed a potentially worrisome situation during some
Classic startups I saw a note here that made me think it could be
potential drive failure  (something about "clickity" noises) or maybe
nothing at all.  So, is this something for me to worry about or not?

I'm trying to figure out why my almost new powerbook (15 ", 1.67 GHz, 2
GB RAM) has such terrible battery life. I think a fully charged battery
only lasts about an hour. I've tried two new batteries and both seem to
last about that long. I don't think it did this when it was brand ...