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

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Anyone here looking for SGI equipment? If so, would you be willing to
trade a mac laptop for some SGI eqipment? I have a quite a bit and no
space for it, but am working on a project that would be great for a
MacOS X port.

As per title really - is Chicken of the VNC's 'Save password' feature
working for anyone? Because it's not doing here, and I've tried from
two different machines.
Cheers,

Ok, what's better for the G5, I need another USB 2.0 slot or two, so is
it better to get a 7 port hub, or a PCI card?
Cheers.

Please bear with me, I'm a newcomer to mac osx, and networking in general
to me might as well be quantum physics.
Here goes,
I have a few folders on my PC I have marked as shared. My Macbook can see

Has anyone used one of these things?
<http://www.usbtech.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/282 >
Is the Cardbus fast enough for full-speed USB data transfer to external
hard disks?

According to the various rumour sites, a 23" Merom-powered iMac will be
announced at the upcoming Expo on September 12th.
Oooohhhh.... shiny!!
B;

Anyone want to give me some pointers on how to setup a scheduled job to
backup *stuff* from OS X to a remote FTP site?
Cheers
Ric

Can the new Power Pc G5 be as fast as the Intel processors ?

Can the new Power Pc G5 be as fast as the Intel processors ?

I have a JPG which refuses to be erased because the "item is locked" --
so how do I get rid of it ?
dan

Dear All ­
I have recovered a number of files from a Linux system (he 76 year-old woman
switcher) which are in Openoffice v1.0 format (ie with .sxw extension).
Does there exist, in OSX, a utility to read such files, and perhaps convert

I am looking for some pointers on how to achieve a particular effect in
Photoshop. I want to create a metallic surface with text on it that
looks as though it has been etched - not carved, but surface etched as
you might get with acid-etching. Something like brushed metal lettering

Greetings.  How can I disable the built in mouse?  I am currently using a usb
mouse and I want the built in mouse non-functional.  Thanks.
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