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I added a folder to my Screensaver slideshow. Now I no longer use that
folder but I can't find a way to remove the folder from the list of
folders. Is there a way to remove this folder from the list?
Thanks

I *think* this post belongs in this NG.  If there is a more "on point"  
NG, just flame away and point me to it.  (I wear fire retardant clothing
here.)
I have Leopard installed.  I have created a 15 gig BootCamp partition

What should the permissions be on /System/Library/User Templates ?
They are drwx------
whereas everything else in /System/Library is
drwxr-xr-x

Tonight I connected my Apple Cinema Display (formerly hooked to my
ancient G4) to my brand new, wonderful MacBook Pro. I needed to get some
files from the G4 so I started it up and accessed it through the
network. How do I shut it down without the monitor to see what I'm

When I attempted to install Apple's Security Software Update the other
day, my G5 iMac running OS 10.4.11 Tiger wouldn't accept my
administrator's password. Attempting to switch to any of my other
accounts resulted in Login Password "Shake." "Caps Lock" key is not

Hello experts:
 I have a Power Mac G4 (AGP) whose power supply has failed.
( The fan stopped, was replaced, it ran a few hours then stopped.
The battery was replaced and all the PMU CUDA stuff done.

I would I do the above upgrade for my Ibook g4?
Thanks

When I run Software Update on my own computer the last stage,
"optimizing system performance" normally seems rather slow, but it does
eventually finish. However, today I've been running it on a colleague's
computer and it's been optimizing system performance for about an hour

Hello, i want to make a site, and already made the domain site. I have
a video on it, but i cant see it, i cant play it, whats the problem?
The site link is this http://szenvedelyes.extra.hu
Thanks for the help.

I disable Spaces. Many uses of Control-arrow key later in another app
and it's enabled again :-(
10.5.2 (worst OSX since 10.1) on an Aluminum 24" 2.8GHz lemon of an
iMac.

Is someone not doing their job properly or have we just been lucky in
the past?
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I have an external USB drive connected to my Mac mini. The Mac is
running under OS X version 10.5.2.
When I try to delete anything from the external drive I get a pop-up
telling me "Sorry, the operation could not be completed because an

I just got my iMac desktop a couple of weeks ago and have been having a
problem with Numbers.  When I try to open a 20MB Excel file it huffs
and puffs for a long while then tell me the file is too large to open.  
HEY, I got 4 GBs of memory and a 750 Gig drive!  As a test I cut ...

(...) further digging reveals that the people behind it (Rudolfo and
Roberto Pedraza) also seem to have their names attached to many other
organisations - one of whose websites looks a bit phishy..
Take it away, Gizmodo:

I bought a 1TB unit yesterday, added it to my wireless network and the
backups are CRAWLING. Slower than a slug in snow. A network copy is
easily 10 - 30 times faster.