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For the TeXies: 10.6.3 breaks TexLive2009
For the TeXies: 10.6.3 breaks TexLive2009 according to a report in nl.comp.sys.mac (unverified) Jan ... 4 Apr 2010 05:03

Colour laser printer of choice?
Recommendations for a good cheap laser printer. And how long the cartridges last and what they cost. Anything decent for under �200? -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau d... 1 Apr 2010 05:45

system 10.6.3
am I tardy in reporting this on software update? Downloading now. Version 10.6.3: The 10.6.3 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes for: � improve the rel... 31 Mar 2010 06:33

Buggrit, printer died
Bloody printer, it's just died. Looks like the feed mechanism has decided to jam itself up. I've had it apart, given things a move, and it worked for half a page, then stopped again. That was my, until now very happy with it, Canon iP4500. And I just fitted the CISS to it :-(. Seeing as I got fed up with Epson... 30 Mar 2010 09:26

unstuffing stuffit stuff
Alas, I have a file that is in .sit format. Is there any way to expand it with the tools that come with OS X 10.6? (I think Safari may have done these in the past, but it doesn't appear to now). Thanks, R. ... 30 Mar 2010 05:03

Suggestions for replacement HD for iMac
My wife's iMac died a couple of hours ago. At least, the hard disk died. I'm pretty sure it's irretrievable: Disk Utility, Disk Warrior, Drive Genius and Techtool Pro are unanimous that it's as dead as some doo-doos. Between the network and Time Machine we should be OK for backups. However, I now need to change... 30 Mar 2010 07:14

Address book - which groups is a contact in?
Valentina uses Groups a lot in Address Book, and now she needs to know if there's an easy way to find which group any particular contact is in. Any offers? Martin S Taylor pp Valentina ... 2 Apr 2010 07:06

newcomer - Word 2008
I am new to Macs (imac a few months old) and have installed Word 2008. I'm used to 2007. Having various repeated problems with Word. Often it won't save a new file (Save as...) and tells me the disc is full, etc. If I save the file into a different folder, it will save. I don't get it. When I've saved th... 28 Mar 2010 16:47

Time Profile Failed
This is odd. I just logged in (10.6.2) and a modal alert appeared: --- Time Profile Failed Time profile was not authorized by user. [OK] --- It has a generic app icon. It doesn't seem associated with any named app. It seems to be interfering with the spotlight menu item, which doesn't come down when i... 28 Mar 2010 11:16

Mail's junk filter suddenly a bit useless
With some considerable training its spam recognition, Mail has been pretty good over the last year or so. But about a week ago Mail started letting a fair amount of spam into the inbox - less than half that received, but that's a whole lot more than I'd seen for ages. Is this due to a new spam source that does th... 28 Mar 2010 11:16