Mac Forum / General / General / September 2006

Hi.  I sent a computer to a friend in the caribbean.
I set up the computer for Spanish here, but they changed it back to
English there...
Ok.. So it seems like everything is in Spanish, but for some reason the

I don't have admin rights at work (windows xp) - would be nice to get
one for work (fingers hurt after using a mouse non-stop all day
Want a kick-a.s one to use with my mac. Is it just a toy or a useful
device? Would anyone recommend one?

I am somewhat of a mac newbie but I am quickly learning. This is my
friend's Wallstreet Series II 300mhz G3 Powerbook, but it has been
upgraded with a Crescendo/WS 500mhz G4 (most likely). It has been very
difficult because he does not have any useful software or information

I have an design firm with three people. We need a method of tracking
jobs and tasks that all three of us can edit. We need a way for all of
us to know who is working on what and when any part of a job is done.
Our clip board with excel printouts is getting a bit tiresome. Any

Looking for a printer driver for the Brother DCP-110C printer/scanner, etc.
The Brother support web site only shows a scanner driver (TWAIN):
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http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/dlf/dlf/000000/000600

Does anyone know what device file to use with ripit.pl (a Perl
front-end to cdparanoia, flac, etc. that automates the ripping and
encoding processes)?
The problem is, Tiger seems to mount audio CD's.  This causes ripit to

I'll be buying a new iMac soon for use as a media center in my living
room. I was just wondering what kind of control Front Row has on what
content is available through its interface. For example, iPhoto give you
control over what is visible to other computers when you share ...

Hello Group,
Anyone run into an issue where everything is listed twice in the Open
With contextual menu on Tiger? Does anyone know how to fix this? I use
Fruit Menu as well but don't know if that is the problem.

I am new to the Mac world and I have a few questions. I have a newtwork
set up at home I have a Windows/Linux box and my Imac connected via
ethernet and a notebook that is connected via wireless. The
windows/linux box and the notebook are all able to print from the

Is it worth $249 or are MacBooks pretty reliable.  I mostly use mine in
my home and don't travel with out of town.  Any opinions welcome...

I am new to the Mac world and I have a few questions. I have a newtwork
set up at home I have a Windows/Linux box and my Imac connected via
ethernet and a notebook that is connected via wireless. The
windows/linux box and the notebook are all able to print from the

I recently added a second LCD to my G5. Everything's great except that
when I reboot, the new monitor evidently jumps on the video bus faster
than the old one ... so that the Dock, HD icons, and Finder menu show up
on the new monitor.

Below is a copy of an e-mail I just received from Apple in regards to a
recall on batteries for some Powerbook models
Dear Apple Customer:
Apple has determined that certain lithium-ion rechargeable batteries

Hi,  I'm heading off to do voluntary work in Indonesia i.e. in a
totally PC-environment.
1. I'd like to take some music (say 300 songs) with me; and
2. some important files (say 1Gb).

Help!!!
I've been at this for weeks (on and off) and just can't get it to work.
I'm trying to connect my iMac G5 with OS X 10.4.7 to my D-Link DSM-G600
(Rev A1) Network Attached Storage device.