Mac Forum / General / General / February 2006

I've noticed a very annoying problem when trying to trasnfer data
between two computers using CD-RW discs.
On the iMac G5 I can burn the data to a CD-RW disc using the Finder and
bring the disk home to my PowerMac G3 with not problem, but once at

In the last few days (I think, not sure exactly when it
started), the menu that pops up when you right-click on an icon
and select the "Open With" option has started showing 2 and
sometimes 3 copies of the same program option.  

Is there any way to generate (create) another trash icon which cn be
placed away rom the dock and on the desktop?

I have been backing up my files to an external USB HD using the
rsync -va command. A few days ago I left my machine un-attended to do
the backup and when I came back I noticed that that the USB hard disk
icon was gone. I then noticed that rsync had complained that a file's

What does it mean when editing to tape in Final Cut Pro and the program
aborts with a message indicating that it is dropping frames. All the
settings appear to be correct. Whats the deal?
What is happening when copying files onto an external hard drive and

How many field are allowed in db for appleworks 6.  I seem to be
limited to 9 on my version.  Even way back to my Apple 2e and
Appleworks with that I remember being able to have more than that.

I have a g4 iMac with OS9 & OSX and a g3 iMac with OS9. I have some
programs and such that I would like to put on the g4 from the g3. I was
told the best way would be with a firewire cable, but I dont remember
how to make the g3 show up as a disk on the g4. The tech I talked to