Mac Systems

Two questions about internet service
I am living in "suburban" Argentina right now. I am in a rental house that had TV cable physically attached and subscribed to the cable broadband which offers a 1 Mbps service. Anyway it worked fine for a couple of weeks, then started to act a little quirky. I was using my Cisco router and switched to my girlfri... 23 Jul 2010 22:24

Temporary Finder Freeze-Ups? (MacBook, Tiger)
(Apologies if you've seen similar msg from me before; same problem persists, have new data.) I encounter intermittent situations where, a few times a day, the Finder, or some app on my 2007-era MacBook still running Tiger, temporarily "freezes up" -- gives me a long-running beach ball -- but _always_ recover... 20 Jul 2010 15:46

MacPaint and QuickDraw
In article <michelle-B18A47.08033420072010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: The original source code for MacPaint 1.3 and for QuickDraw, along with some history about them are available at <http://www.computerhistory.org/highlights/macpaint/> Accor... 28 Jul 2010 19:34

No volume in menu bar
I am trying to help a friend using Leopard on a Powerbook, and doing so without being in front of her machine. She's lost the Volume menu bar icon. I have remote access to her machine, and found that under the Sound system preference it says "no output device available". She has unplugged the external speakers... 21 Jul 2010 03:46

What happened to audio line in?
Was helping my son set up Skype on a G4 PowerBook running Leopard. I have some headsets and earbuds that we wanted to try, and that's when I discovered that the audio Control Panel only has one option: "Internal microphone". There is no other selection. My Intel Macbook offers that plus "Line In", which is wha... 20 Jul 2010 17:58

iTunes 9.2.1
In article <michelle-F7F0CB.15081919072010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> (by way of Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org>) wrote: And in the time it took me to copy and paste into this message, the update was pulled from the site. (And I had already insta... 19 Jul 2010 19:04

1Password question
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: I've been reading a lot of recommendations for 1Password here and on some web sites. What exactly are its advantages over the OS's keychain? And are there any tradeoffs? It seems a much more comprehensive way to generate and store passwords. It's ju... 20 Jul 2010 11:20

Possible to remotely install SL on a Mac ? (has broken DVD circuitry)
Is there any way to remotely install Snow Leopard on a new unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro that has a defective DVD drive circuit ? The DVD chip inside this Mac blew up after two months, now I am waiting for Apple to ship me the empty box that I will use to ship the MacBook to their repair center. I want to ki... 19 Jul 2010 02:42

DVD Player
In article <190720100625334150%HP(a)snotmail.com>, High Priest <HP(a)snotmail.com> writes: Folks, I have fallen victim to the dreaded limit on the number of times I can change the region in DVD Player. (Version 5.2, Framework Version 5.4.0, OSX 10.6.4). Any way I can reset it? I've deleted a variety of files fro... 21 Jul 2010 20:13

help with desktop folder
Ok I screwed something up...and hope someone will help. Things I put in my desktop folder don't show up on my desktop. Desktop folder is inside my home folder and has the correct icon just as it should. Thanks for any help! v10.6.4 ... 20 Jul 2010 01:37