Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / September 2006

I have struggled with my pc /apple dilema for over a year. My job requires
me to know windows etc inside out but for creative projects the mac rules by
a mile. I have a g5 in work I can use for video and a macbook to take in and
out.

Somewhat puzzled by the test results for the Core 2 Duo Macs at:
http://www.macworld.com/2006/09/firstlooks/imacbench/index.php
Look at the Photoshop benchmarks. Now how is a Dual Core2 only beating
the iMac 2.16Ghz by about the increase in clock speed? IF Rosetta was

The boss of a small client company wants to be able to send replies to
emails sent to the company without disclosing her personal email address
to the recipient. She's using Mail under 10.4.
What's the very simplest way to set this up please - she's not a

My mail comes in via my domains on gradwell, and most of them come
straight to my mailserver on my newly setup mini with OSX server.
This bit works ok.
There are 3 mailhosts in the chain though, and if the mini fails to

Apparently Dell are having to delay reporting results due to share
irregularities. <http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34297>
This shameless copying of Apple has gone too far and must stop!
Cheers,

Does Apple hide the UK refurb site now? The old link I had for it now
says "No mate, it's over here" which takes me to the standard shop
page.
    Cheers - Jaimie

I return, after what has been several months of very hard work and no
leisure time.  So, the cats are HUGE now and splendid...i'm very
seriously considering the new lowend mini as a home cinema device for
my shiny new HD projector, and my beloved 12" PB has just suffered some

I didn't believe a site could totally flummox Safari but
http://www.orangecoalition.com/
does. Only Firefox 1.5 will do, it seems.
E.

Oh dear. Apparently the sky is falling. In the Observer:

Nuff said.
Not tried yet but can Mailsmith 3.0 be far behind?
Cheers,
Steve

I'm looking for the best software to record the screen for training
videos. I'd also like to capture sound produced by the Mac and also
sound through the microphone.
I'd love a recommendation.

A hint ...
I use my (very jolly) G5 iMac for everything, including "time shifting"
my viewing of DVDs loaned from the multinational B*********r rental
shop round the corner.... I have also been burning TV programmes I have

Can I?
The TVDrive[1] has an option to let you record saved programmes to a DVD
recorder, but as I only have a DVD player that's no good. The mini sits
right next to it too, and that does have a DVD burner, so I wondered if

I am trying to use ichat and I can chat with the other user but we can not
seem to use video, if he calls me it tells him we are connecting yet on mine
it trys to connect then suddenly it tells me connection fail as I did not
respond ? anyone got this to work ?

Any way to disable Tabs in Firefox?
Ie How can I set it up so that it never opens a new Tab when I type in
a URL?
Thanks