UK Mac

Vuescan - finally I get it!
I bought Vuescan some years ago, when Umax refused to support the 3400 scanner in OSX. When I switched to Epsons (first a MF 3600, and now a 4490), I liked the EpsonScan software, so found Vuescan was a bit redundant. But, Just today, I have been a messing about. In recent updates, I noticed that Ed had improved... 7 Jul 2010 16:47

Rosetta in 10.4
I need to set up a 1. gen MacBook Pro with 10.4 for compatibility reasons. It needs to be able to run PPC applications. Now I didn't spot the inclusion of Rosetta as an option in the installation. Will it be included anyway or if not, where would I find it? -- Martin ... 9 Jul 2010 01:49

iMac delivery
It's been a couple of weeks now, all is fine with the 27" iMac. In spite of the way it was delivered. I was sitting on the patio waiting for the delivery, I heard this great thump come from the front porch. It was, the Mac, I checked the box for damage, none. I guest that manufacturers of TVs etc must test the... 7 Jul 2010 13:29

Up grading iPhone 3GS to OS4
I've been following all the discussion (OK much of it asbout iPhone 4 but I've seen some comments about upgrading iPhone 3). Now that OS4 has been around a bit is there any advice anyone would care to give a new user about accepting the updater offer to upgrade to OS4? (My phone is backed up in the default manner... 14 Jul 2010 12:06

G5 iMac - graphic card death solution?
Hello chums My workhorse of an iMac - a G5 1.8 20", no web model has a frazzled graphics card The Applestore confirmed the problem, but say that the Imac is now an official "vintage" model and that they cannot get a replacment graphics card for it Sooooo - a few questions How do I find out the precisie g... 9 Jul 2010 16:07

G5 iMac - value
I've got a G5 iMac (non iSight model) for sale to the following spec. Can someone advise what it's worth/offers. GOOD CONDITION- HAS A FEW MARKS CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL USE. MAC KEYBOARD AND MOUSE I 2.0 GHz CPU APPLE IMAC G5, POWERMAC 8.2 80GB SATA ... 7 Jul 2010 05:47

Analogies are like a vegemite sandwich in a paper bag
Xkcd comes tantalisingly close to referencing a ucsm meme. http://xkcd.com/762/ -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm ... 7 Jul 2010 16:47

Skype: posting hyperlinks in mood message?
According to Skype's help documents it should be possible to do that, but all I can manage is to post plain text. I suspect their instructions are for the Win version, or has anyone had any luck? -- Martin ... 6 Jul 2010 17:49

iPhone 4 reception - different batches?
Has anyone managed to compare two iPhone 4s side-by-side, one of which suffers from the "death grip" and the other that doesn't? I don't mean "loses bars", I mean it goes to No Signal and won't take calls. Or has anyone seen comparison videos anywhere? Trying to work out whether different batches suffer from the ... 9 Jul 2010 16:07

iPad: Strategies to overcome sending attachment limitation ?
Hi all, We have five iPads in excellent us in our business but I was wondering if there are any good suggestions for coping with the limitation of sending attachments with outgoing emails ? We are realy trying to cope by using DropBox right now but would love to know if there are any other ideas ? Howard ... 6 Jul 2010 14:30