Mac Forum / General / General / March 2006

In setting up and learning OS X I need to get into System Preferences >
Network and others frequently.  Is there a shorter way of doing this
rather than going through the System Preferences?  Once in there you
have to use the mouse - the tab or arrow keys don't even work.  ...

Does any know of a service/tool/software that I can use to do online
meetings with Mac OS.  I need something where I can chat, talk, show
other people my applications, desktop, etc. where we get together in a
meeting even though we're all in different locations.

Does anyone know of a free tool/service/etc. that I can use to do
online meetings/desktop sharing on Mac.  
Let me know.  Thanks.

Recently, I noticed a claim made on Macintouch with regard to booting
from Firewire disks: supposedly, prior to the Intel Mac series, a
bootable clone of one OSX install can be booted on any other Mac that
supports Firewire booting.  That is to say, an install of Mac OS X is

       I am thinking about either a MacBook or Powerbook.  I travel
and still find myself using a dial-up connection from time to time.
How hard is the USB Modem to set-up with the MacBook since MB
doesn't come with an internal modem.

The machintosh can't find a Real Audio file as specified in meta file..
I have tried with .smil and .rpm meta files, the macintosh can't find
the Real File (.rm) it looks for it in absolute path, when in fact meta
file and .rm file are in same directory (so path to .rm file in ...

I'm wondering if anyone else is using the drivers at http://sustworks.com to
use AX8817x chipped USB-to-Ethernet adapters like the Netgear FA120?
We have 2 G5s here that have their slots full with video card, capture card,
SCSI card, and a FC card.  Damn, I wish there were more ...

i have an imac g4 1.25 GHz and i anm just wondering if it takes the
airport or airport extreme card?

My husband was the happy recipient of a 12" Powerbook G-4, when our
daughter upgraded to a larger screen, newer Powerbook.  We are going to
France in May and he is  wondering what he needs in the way of equipment
to be able to use his new favorite while there.  I found statements ...

These 4 bands are who I've come across recently and really enjoy.  I've
learned about a ton of new bands lately.  I attribute that mostly to my
new (might I mention free) iPod.  Since I've got my iPod, I keep
discovering new bands before anyone has evver heard of them.  Sure

Just the briefest twitch of the mouse to a hot corner brings these
things up. I have my mouse set for "very fast", and it happens all the
time. Annoying.
Is there something I can change to require a one or two second residence

  I am thinking about either a MacBook or Powerbook.  I travel
and still find myself using a dial-up connection from time to time.
How hard is the USB Modem to set-up with the MacBook since MB
doesn't come with an internal modem.I have heard some discussion on

I've just switched to a new MacBook (2 ghz, 2 gig of ram, 7200 rpm
disk.)  I am coming from 7 years of using Linux on notebooks and
running VMWare for any windows software I needed.  My Linux notebook is
a 1.6 ghz Centrino w/1.5 gig Ram . I also used vmware to test linux

I am a new ipod user....I uploaded Kanye West's CD's into itunes and
onto my ipod.  When I go under the artist tab in the menu of my ipod,
it is showing Kanye West twice and has the majority of the songs under
one of the entries and some random songs under the other entry.  I'm

In the finder window (OS 10.4.5) next to the icon of the house is my
full name. How do I change that?
Thanks