Mac Forum / General / General / January 2007

I posted this on comp.sys.mac.uk, but so far, no suggestions. Could you
please help?
I changed my networking settings so that I could "squat" on my
neighbour's wifi while my adsl line was down. Now my line is up again,

The logic board in my powerbook is damaged. I do not intend fixing it.
The PB has been sitting around doing nothing. Can I just sell it as is?
Are there any websites that would be interested in buying partly
damaged PBs to salvage parts? Advise appreciated.

I've created an encrypted disk image on my Macbook Pro for the purpose
of holding sensitive files (in the event that the laptop ever leaves
my possession, I'd like to protect some of the information on it).  I
had previously tried using FileVault to encrypt my entire home

Hi, I'm so tired of PCs and I'm getting ready to switch as soon as the cash
is there.  I got some compatability questions.
1. What would need to add to route the monitor output to a huge widescreen
TV I hope also to get, through SVHS or Component?  Or do I need to get a TV

My wife just got a new iMac.  Her old e-mail was copied from here
Windows laptop (Microsoft Outlook).    We have Microsoft Office -
Should she use Mail or Microsoft Enterouge?   Why?

The little manual that comes with my Mac Pro says that I have to use
"SATA 3Gbps" drives in its (the computer's) bays.
I see stuff for sale that says "SATA 3 Gbps" which I assume is what
Apple wants, but I see also "SATA-2 3 Gbps" about which I'm unsure. I

Is there a product which will do both Macintosh virus checking and
checking of Windows on Macintoshes using Parallels or Fusion?

I am a tech, but doing only windows machines - up till now :-)
There is a network where we will change the server coming WE, we do have a
Mac with OSX (I guess) in this domain.
My question - how do I take the Mac out of this domain and get it back into

Since the last version 7.0.2 version of iTunes (which seems to have
loads of problems)  I often have great difficulty in ejecting CDs from
the drive in my iMac.
At the moment it means repeated reboots.  If iTunes leaves a CD in there

By your responses to my OP, I see that there are many more here than I
thought.

how do I partition the hard drive on my new iMac G5?
Lee
Park Ridge, NJ
rarebirdyatverizondotnet

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ok so its a pretty dumb question but i am still learning and am
stymied...have a bunch of files from apps i downloaded on the
desktop..how do i make files to store these on on the desktop or are
they already saved and free for me to delete ( i already dragged the

DssW, the leading developer of Mac energy saving software, today
announced the launch of Power Manager 3.5 for Mac OS X. The new version
of Power Manager makes energy saving easy. Power Manager 3.5 introduces
a Schedule Assistant to help users start saving immediately; a status

Is there any way to capture a streaming video to a disk so you can store
it without having to connect to the streaming server?