Posts by ft

Does anyone use a Smartboard out there? I have tried to connect my iBook to a Smartboard but the software will not function. I am running 10.3.1 which Smarttech said wouldn't allow their software to run until v. 8.1 came out. I installed...

My friend is pretty cheesed off because he bought an iMac believing he would have minimum hassle with his digital peripherals. However, he has recorded a lot of audio onto minidisc and has no idea how to get them onto his Mac. I've...

I agree about Win95. I have turned personal firewall off. When I use VPC at home it connects to the internet via airport no problem. It seems to be logging in to a network that is the problem,

I have VPC v5 and have updated with the latest patches. I connect my iBook to NT and 2000 servers OK but I can't get the VPC to connect. It can't detect the network which would imply DHCP isn't working. However, the win control panel for...

Does anyone know how to get File Maker to grab data out of SIMS (UK school record software). SIMS is v awkward and opaque but is central to our school system. If I can get FMP to grab data out of it automatically then I would be able to...

I can log in to our windows server network at work using SMB and can use the net through it too. However, I have trouble dragging and dropping files onto my folder on the windows server. It says there is not enough memory when clearly...

We might be getting an iBook trolley for our school in the UK. It's for the Art and Music departments. They currently use Cakewalk on PC. They need software to interface with keyboards (MIDI I think) and particularly for writing music...

Can anyone figure out what to do? I have dumped iTunes app and reinstalled 2.0.4 but the visuals are still not there. Everything else in iTunes works including the graphics that announce each song. Have recently upgraded to QT6. I'm...

The visuals in iTunes (I'm using OS 9.2.1 and iTunes 2.0.4) have suddenly disappeared. Now I just get a blank screen though the sonf titles still appear and frames per second can still be displayed. I have recently upgraded to QT6 and...

I am thinking of buying a new iBook. I need it to make presentations using a projector. Will the projected image be of adequate quality for a critical audience? Also I don't understand the difference between mirroring and dual display...