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  • dd, Did you try creating a folder, calling 'Apps', say, moving your apps to it, and then moving 'Apps' folder to the dock? Good luck. I don't think these icons changing in the dock makes much sense, either. I have the same trouble with the i…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin NeoOffice is pretty slow to launch but it should start eventually. Do you maybe have a lot of fonts on your system? No more than the default set, marvin, but I'll check FontBook, thanks. Is a blank window(no …
  • Quote: The WMV shows are probably crappy quality anyway if they are streaming it. I used to watch The Apprentice after I missed it and the quality was almost unwatchable on the TV network site I've had no trouble watching the ABC episode player…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by lundy Does having Flip4Mac make any difference? Give us the links to those pages and we should all send feedback. This sort of thing is unacceptable nowadays. Everyone, I must say I'm pumped to see this solidarit…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by cyko95 Just out of curiosity, have you tried installing Firefox to see if that will work? Thanks for your reply. Yes, cyko. Same thing with Firefox. Netscape was a no-go, too(tho the video window was blank) and IE…
  • Hey seq, sorry i've been incommunicado(was waiting for another email notice of a response to my orig. post but none came). I wound up downloading and installing Flash Player 8 at
  • Adam, It's probably best if you had the iBook fixed. It could be something simple and cheap. If not, make a deal with a good tech or Apple Genious in your area: Offer him or her the iBook real cheap($100, say)if they fix it so you can do t…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Kickaha Unlock them? Select the files, go to the File -> Get Info menu item. Open the General section of the resulting window, and you'll see a checkbox for 'Locked'. Uncheck it. Thanks, K, but I'd already…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by adamclark Erm maybe, but I wasn't aware such things existed. Do you know of any suitable makes / models? Sorry, no. I looked on Amazon(I think) but no luck. S
  • Adam, Would a USB-Firewire adaptor or cable work? Good luck. steve
  • Interesting comments, all. My thought was that for machines older than 3 to 4 yrs with a low maximum memory(less than 256MB, like laptops, say) that this might increase that max. S
  • Sorry gang-my bad. Guess I jumped the shark here. Dead Man's Chest won't be out till early December. Steve
  • Quote: Originally Posted by ricksbrain If you right click and go to the Get Info pane, I believe if you delete the picture of the folder that's there, the old icon will automatically come back. Not sure, but I think so... Thanks rick, that d…
  • Quote: Originally posted by gsxrboy When in finder, go to the finder menu --> preferences --> general --> untick the show hd on desktop Thanks much, gsxrboy. Steve 8)
  • Quote: Originally posted by lundy This little script will add the birthdate field to every person in the Address Book, and also make all the birthdates "5/18/2006". They have to have a value or else Address Book won't keep them. I assume your uti…
  • Quote: Originally posted by ryanh 1. It can only be assumed that that's what it will be called. 2. Integrated graphics share system memory [RAM] with the CPU of the computer. So while integrated GPUs can communicate with the CPU faster than…
  • I don't check things here regularly so I may have missed something, but is it such a foregone conclusion that this new consumer laptop will be named "MacBook"? Also, what is the difference between integrated and dedicated graphics? Thanks, Steve…
  • Hi Gang, Found answer to my problem at Apple's iTunes Discussion page, believe it or not! The culprit was Unsanity's haxie Silk, for which they had a fix at thier website. iTMS access now achieved! Steve B. 8)
  • Hi Gang, Found answer to my problem at Apple's iTunes Discussion page, believe it or not! The culprit was Unsanity's haxie Silk, for which they had a fix at thier website. iTMS access now achieved! Steve B. 8)
  • Quote: Originally posted by Commodus Fine here. Tried repairing permissions? You might also be able to find iTunes' preferences .plist file and try deleting it. Repairing disk permissions with Disk Utility did not help, and the Repair Permi…