Mac Forum / General / General / February 2006

I'm thinking of getting a G5 mac of some flavor but as with a lot of
people, I have $1000's in
software for OS9. I have a 17" LCD 800 mhz G4 Imac that I can boot into
OS9 or OSX. I usually do that to

I wanted to undo some changes I made to the system (10.4.5) and decided
that the quickest and easiest way would be to do an archive/install and
retain user/internet settings.
The install went without incident. However, after the reboot, I went to

How do I make this page appear on the internet more.
http://www.policefremont.com

Gosh how I wish I'd had the time to update my daughter's clamshell iBook
(and our other computers) to 10.3..9 earlier.  Despite it's limited RAM
(192) and speed (366 MHz) and capacity (5.5 GB), it seems to work far
better than expected.  Of course time and application experience ...

I have a new Mac Book Pro and I need to transfer my files from my old (and I
mean, old) Powerbook 3400. Can I do this via an Ethernet crossover cable?
Any better ideas? I don't have any external drives nor a way to burn CDs, at
least not on the 3400. My broadband internet connetion ...

Obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the National Security Archive
at George Washington University and posted on the Web today, the 74-page
"Information Operations Roadmap" admits that "information intended for foreign
audiences, including public diplomacy and PSYOP, ...

I've installed Java 1.5, but in order to use it from the command line I
need to specify the correct path myself.  Does anyone know how to make
Java 1.5 the default version instead of the current 1.4.2?

I use Chicken of the VNC as my VNC client. Only one complaint, but a
biggie ... it doesn't support copy and paste.
Any suggestions for a better VNC client?

Can anyone suggest anywhere I might download a simple free word
processor that works with OS9.2? Thank you.

So we have basically 3 different reasons to backup:  
- To archive our work (incremental backup)
- To restore our OS after a hardware failure (clone)
- To restore our OS after a software failure (backdated clone so you

I'm a Windows IT professional, and one of my clients is a print business who
uses all Macs, with the exception of their one office PC that I built and
maintain.  While I was out there the other day they told me about continual
problems they are having with their network.  It ...

W-A-Y back in System 7, there was a nifty little utility called "Staple".
Using it, one could "staple together" diverse documents created by different
applications, then with one click, open them all.
For example, let's say that on a regular basis, you used a word processing

I am looking for the most effective (and free) way to compress files so I
can backup folders on CD.  I tried using the Mac OS 10.4.5 Create Archive
function under the Finder's File menu, but it only shrunk 1,100 MB of files
down to 1,020 MB -- not very impressive.  Is there a better ...

Dear members:
Can disc images created on a Mac be sent to a Windows machine and opened ?
I have the need to send files that are somewhat confidential to a family
member that owns a Windows machine (files will be send over the net). The

I am thinking about purchasing an external hard drive for my
Mac. I am not sure what to look for. Or what is an affordable company.
Any
information would be greatly appreciated.