UK Mac

A strange keyboard phenomenon
In pursuit of why our G5 iMac iSight 10.4.11 keeps freezing I replaced the keyboard since the computer froze 5 times in succession while I was typing. The keyboard is a white Apple one and the left hand shift and alt keys are non functional and the apple key works only on some combinations. I replaced it with a ... 12 Mar 2010 00:41

Problems sending mail
I have just set up a sub account to my btinternet subscription, to add an additional email address. Have done this before with no problems. Setting up Mail on my mac (under a separate user account) using my username, password and the incoming and outgoing mail servers for BTinternet (mail.btinternet.com), I find... 25 Mar 2010 06:52

/private/var/folders/?
Stephen2 <Stephen(a)mailinator.com> wrote: Does anyone know what this folder is for. I'm guessing it's a work area applications use for temporary storage or something. Yes. I don't fully understand it, but it appears that the system automatically creates a randomly named folder in /private/var/folders for ea... 9 Mar 2010 19:15

Office 2008 and Snow Leopard Services
It appears that Office 2008 is not compatible with the text menu in Snow Leopard's Services menu. Is this correct? -- Cheers, Steve The reply-to email address is a spam trap. Email steve 'at' shodgson 'dot' org 'dot' uk ... 9 Mar 2010 18:07

Max RAM for a MacBook Pro A1260?
As subject, really. Crucial says 4Gb, Google seems to either say 3 or 4Gb. I've got a pair of 2Gb PC2-6400 SODIMMs. Crucial branded. Put both of them in, no boot. Put one in, no problem. Put one in with a 1Gb SODIMM, no problem. Put two 1Gb SODIMMs in, no problem. Is this machine really limited to 3Gb?! ... 9 Mar 2010 19:15

/private/var/folders/? Also, The Wrestler
Does anyone know what this folder is for. I'm guessing it's a work area applications use for temporary storage or something. Is it safe to delete any of these folders? I mean, I did delete one of the folders to fix a problem with superduper and everything seems to be ok so far. I basically screwed up permissions on... 9 Mar 2010 15:49

Yellowing computers and whatnot - more for Jim really
I *think* that Jim's got the best collection of yellowing old tat in the group, but I may be wrong. Clear and investigative notes on discoloured plastics, and what you may or may not be able to do to get them shiny again. Some nice pics of part-yellowed kit, showing different responses to UV and ambient oxygen. ... 11 Mar 2010 08:55

Best job title ever
Apologies if this have been round already: <http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/ianmorris/0,139101819,49304705,00.htm> -- Sara Hurrah - the weather has cheered up ... 10 Mar 2010 06:24

Preview won't print at 100% - huh?
Okay, MacOS X 10.6.2, Preview.app (v5.0.1 (503)). I've got this: <http://www.markthomasinfo.com/zzz_images/CIFcard.pdf> and I'm trying to print it. It comes out as 4 3/8" x 3 3/8" (approx) `card' sized thing if I print it using TeXShop.app. But if I try with Preview.app, I always get something filling ... 10 Mar 2010 13:05

Can't eject a Seagate Free agent !
I have just connected my Seagate Freeagent external HD to my G4 Powerbook (10.5.8) via firewire. After a short delay and a "this was not put away correctly last time messages", the 3 partitions appear on the desktop with the dmg files within. However, when I try and eject these it just says the disk is in use... 10 Mar 2010 16:27