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Ok so I have this Beige Powermac G3 destop with the old Powerpc processor. Its already updated in most terms which information will be provided at the end. My idea or question is, am i able to add a firewire port to this powermac. I have a firewire card lying around that i had from my old i Ghz PC and the powermac doesn't have USB or firewire and i was wondering what can I do to make this WORK. Any ideas? Im currently running OS 9.2 but I can upgrade it to 10.2.

specs before upgrade:

233 Mhz processor
32 Mb RAM
4 GB hard drive
cd rom

after: P.S i didn't do this upgrade i got this computer with UPGRADES done already
233 Mhz processor
225 Mb RAM
20 GB hard drive
CD-RW

The computer works great other than the fact the floppy drive won't CONVERT IBM floppy to mac floppy but other that that it runs great. I want a firewire port so i can connect it to my 2008 macbook.

Any help WOULD be greatly appreciated.

Hello to all ,
Recently I bought an Ipod Classic 120GB with about 3000 songs on it . When I plug it in to my computer it automatically  shows in itunes with all its contents , I can sync , delete , create playlists ...basically do whatever I want ,but when I eject it , all the music goes with the Ipod , Itunes is not allowing me to keep those songs in my Itunes library. The reason I want to sync all that music to my computer is that this is used Ipod and I would like to restore it , but if I do that with all the songs on it without back up I will loose them forever . My QUESTION is : how can I transfer those music files to either Itunes or my computer so they will STAY safe while I reset my Ipod ?
Thanks very much for any suggestions Simple all you NEED to do is enable the ipod to use external hard drive MODE then go into My Computer, click on the ipod drive letter, you may need to show hidden files by going, tools, folder options, View tab, click show hidden files and folders.

Now you should see a hidden folder in the ipod which should be CALLED Ipod Control in that will be Music and in that will be lots of folder like F01,F02... in those folders is your music.

Copy the whole music folder to your desktop.
Sync the iPod with your pc
Then reimport the music into itunes.

Problem Solved.

Hi, before you think my screen is busted and needs replacing, It's not completely busted,
it is very dark and I cannot change the brightness, I am USING an externel monitor right now because it is impossible to use it at all without it.

I am thinking this may be a Backlight issue, Either way I'm not sure and I really don't know (what to do).

SPECS of my Macbook:

OS:            Snow Leopard 10.6.4
Processor:       2.4 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory:         2 GB  667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
Model Identifier:   MacBook4,1
Graphics Chipset Model:   Intel GMA X3100

I don't know if I can give any more info than that for help, I just got the spinning ball of death and Finder is going to crash any moment, so let me post now, will edit later.

Thanks for the help, I do not know what other info I can give, if somebody can help me that'd be great.

Switching to Mac wasn't easy lol. Sounds like your Display Inverter is damaged. Bring it back to the Apple Store. Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on July 29, 2010, 08:58:12 AM

Sounds like your Display Inverter is damaged. Bring it back to the Apple Store.

i am WANTING to KNOW what to do if you get Darwin/BSD (LOCALHOST)  (console)  then at botton is login did it will not do any THING

i have a MAC i book.  I'm running the latest snow leopard.  RECENTLY BOUGHT an Epsom artisan 810

 all in one printer, fax.... i can't find HELP on setting up the fax

estelle

hi, I have a Ipod   serial number: YM8508gp3qt
Model: MB735LL
Version: 1.0.4 PC

Note:  the serial number MAYBE 50B not 508   too small too see lol

I'm in the ipod control  and went to the MUSIC folder , and another folder CALLED " foo" but  when i went into it i don't see MP3 files  they look like  APEY, CCYQ, CFXV ect... i WOULD like to back them up to my CD - R to play them on my cd player but not sure if i can even do it..... another thing, if i want to put a song in the ipod  how can i do it.

thanks guys! Itunes

www.apple.com/itunes/thanks... i got it

When I CLICK on More than one image in a FILE only the latest stay on.  I hold the shift KEY down but the previous disappear. Is PhotoShop running in fullscreen mode? Try pressing F a couple times to see if it solves the PROBLEM.

Hi,

I have an iBook g4 and it is great.  I had os x 10.4 but got an upgrade cd to 10.5.  Thus REALLY slowed the computer down tones.  I have now decided to downgrade back using the original recovery CDs that came with the iBook.  I put the cd in, clicked restart entered password, it restarted but then showed a small file with a question mark for a sec then a Mac icon in the same sized folder.  And then CONTINUED booting the 10.5 operating system.  Does anybody know how to stop this and recover?  I tried to partition the hard drive but the same thing happened. 

Any HELP welcomed thanksApple lets you know, but I would be glad to help. BASICALLY, knowing you have a PowerPC (Apple iBook G4), your parameter RAM needs to be reset, since a previous reinstall temporarily made your Mac forget the exact location of the bootloader so it looks for a minute. All you need to do is boot up, and press Cmd+Opt+P+R. On the second chime, let go, and now to wrap up: Go to the Apple menu -> System Preferences... -> Startup Disk -> Choose the disk you want to start up on (like "Macintosh HD Mac OS X v10.4.11") and click Restart. In the sheet that rolls out, click Restart.

Problem solved. It's literally that easy.The first PART worked with the second chime, but i tryed to select the cd to start up on and i still go the same result the second time.  I booted, pushed the required keys, it restarted again, i herd the chime, i let go, it booted into 10.5, i went to system preferences bla bla bla, selected the restart it restarted BUT got the same boot as i described above, saw the mac icon and question mark then it continued to boot to 10.5. i tryed again to no avail.  Oh and when you say  "Macintosh HD Mac OS X v10.4.11" I do not have a HD with mac 10.4 on it, but i do have a cd. By this do you mean the cd? that could be the problem.  Oh and if it helps, the cd is 10.4.2. Quote from: jacksonc on August 14, 2010, 11:48:08 PM

The first part worked with the second chime, but i tryed to select the cd to start up on and i still go the same result the second time.  I booted, pushed the required keys, it restarted again, i herd the chime, i let go, it booted into 10.5, i went to system preferences bla bla bla, selected the restart it restarted BUT got the same boot as i described above, saw the mac icon and question mark then it continued to boot to 10.5. i tryed again to no avail.  Oh and when you say  "Macintosh HD Mac OS X v10.4.11" I do not have a HD with mac 10.4 on it, but i do have a cd. By this do you mean the cd? that could be the problem.  Oh and if it helps, the cd is 10.4.2.

A Chinese company, Shenzhen MacTop Electronics, is claiming to have what could be the first second-generation IPAD case for sale. Simply labeled CRYSTAL Case for iPad 2nd Generation, the case is only available in bulk wholesale orders starting at 1,000 UNITS. MacTop touts the accessory as "precision molded" to "perfectly fit your iPad," even though Apple has not FORMALLY announced the device, or likely even PUT it into production.




More details: MacTop Electronics claim crystal case for iPad 2nd generation

Hello

So I've got a serious problem with my iPod. Basically, my computer went in for repairs- it was very slow so they made it faster somehow and also put a new hard disk. Now I have connected my iPod to my computer, but iTunes won't open. I can't find it anywhere so I guess it's gone. What should I do? Is there any possibility that I could copy all the songs from my iPod to my computer (I have Windows XP)? PLEASE help me, I don't know what to do! :/Reinstall iTunes.I already did it yesterday, but when I OPENED it, it sayd something like "This iPod is synced with another iTunes blahblah.." So basically it asked me if I wanted to replace my current songs in the iPod with the ones in this new iTunes library... But there were no songs in this new library and I can't find any of those in my computer either so I guess they have just been deleted when my computer was being repaired....I don't know - it's hard to tell from here.... Maybe you should ask the repair service.Thanks, Allan. I guess I will ask.. It sucks that all my songs have like.. VANISHED Well,if they're still on you're ipod at least you've got them. In the future you should backup your system - or at least your songs. I have 700 cd's ripped to my system and they are backed up on 3 other computers and 3 external drives. It was simply too much work to lose.The music might have got deleted when the comp was given for repair. Either MANUALLY deleted or got deleted if formatted. DEPENDS which ipod u have, touch / classic / .. There are limited number of times u can authorize ur ipod to a comps. If u try to exceed the number of authorized times, it will not get authorized. I have heard in ipod classic u can transfer/copy music to comp if u enable disk use in itunes.  But in touch, its not possible. Only possible one way ie - from comp to ipod.

Tip - Best to backup music and important stuff to cd / external hard drive u may not know when ur computer will crash

Anyone know how to FIX a "Check Battery" Condition on a White Macbook? I don't even have 200 cycles on it. One time my Battery health WENT down to 6% then it went back up to 90% now its at 76% when it was just at 89%. Anyone know how to fix it?
^^^
According to iStat Pro

It is a Early 2008 13 Inch Macbook

IStat Pro is not developed by Apple and might not be an accurate tool for checking hardware health.

Are you experiencing any problems with the charge?
Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on August 06, 2010, 02:00:50 AM

IStat Pro is not developed by Apple and might not be an accurate tool for checking hardware health.

Are you experiencing any problems with the charge?

I've found and downloaded numerous alternatives, mainly because my iTunes/Quicktime won't work (see other post if you THINK you can help, please!), and they have all ended with the result of being deleted. Of course, I USE Winamp for my iPod, but would appreciate greatly if there could be a program LIKE iTunes with the ability to sync to all Apple products (coughcoughmyipadcough) and do all the things iTunes can, maybe more.

And it has to be free and downloadable, too, because I'm an Asian. :3 Of course, I could also torrent it.

I appreciate any help in advance. Have you tried VLC? It's free, and plays everything going. It's not an official port, and the folks behind VLC issued a takedown notice to Apple yesterday, so it might disappear from the appstore at any moment. Grab it while you can.Would you recommend getting an imac? or an i PAD or mac book? i really dont know why to get i really need help! Quote from: drizzle123 on November 03, 2010, 06:07:15 AM

Would you recommend getting an imac? or an i pad or mac book? i really dont know why to get i really need help!

Have you tried VLC? It's free, and plays everything going. It's not an official port, and the folks behind VLC issued a takedown notice to Apple yesterday, so it might disappear from the appstore at any moment. Grab it while you can.

Does anyone KNOW the address of Apple HQ?
After Googling 'Address of Apple HQ' (  ) i found this

Apple Computer Inc
1 INFINITE Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014Apple CONTACT information also AVAILABLE through our Apple COMPANY page.

ok so I have a fireiwire in my Pc and my macbook
I followed the INSTRUCTIONS on the following web site and it doesn't WORK.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5326134_connect-mac-pc-firewire.html
For PART nine the program i downloaded didn't ask me for the ip address. so i typed it in the host name box. the computer my PC gives me this error:

network error connection  refused.

Any help i need to connect my pc and mac!

My PC is RUNNING Windows Xp SP3

My macbook has Mac OSX 10.5.8

Please help andy ideas or THOUGHTS are acceptable as long as i can get this to work

We were gifted an old MAC computer that had a few of the Adobe products, including Adobe Illustrator CS2. I experimented with the product for a while and then I suddenly couldn't find it anymore.  When I GO to open a picture from desktop, for example, and right click the "open with" option, Adobe Illustrator is one of the options, but when I choose that option, it tells me that it "could not complete the requested operation". When I open the applications under "finder", Adobe Illustrator is not there, but there are a few other Adobe products (in design, e.g, and PHOTOSHOP). Does ANYONE know how I can get Adobe illustrator to function again? Thats very strange how it jest disappeared like that.

Check the recycling bin. You didnt accidentally DELETE it did you?

When I turn on my IMAC, all I am getting is a completely white screen. There is no home page. I have a 2007 iMac.If this is right after or before the chime, you have a firmware or hardware problem that NEEDS to be serviced by Apple(R).I would reset the PRAM by holding down the command-option-p-r keys while the computer is off then turn it on while holding those keys down.  When you hear the startup chime after the 1st time, it is ok to let go.

If that doesn't work, reseat your RAM (unplug your computer then physically take the RAM out of the computer and put it back in).  Then after that try KNOWN good RAM.  If the problem continues, take it in to your applecare specialist before replacing your logic board.

My touchpad, TRACKPAD, does not work. I am unable to get into anything!!!!1Okay..... I THINK we're going to NEED a little more INFORMATION than that.....

Hey y'all I'm sorry if this has been answered before - I tried looking and didn't find much on it.
SO, I recently got a mac book pro which works fine and hooked up my epson STYLUS nx515 printer to it. Which has also been working fine, but this morning I went to print something and it told me that the printer was offline so I unplugged everything and turned everything off. Now, the printer seems to be online: I tell the document to print and it seems LIKE it will ( the ICON APPEARS and shows a document PRINTING and then disappears). And that's it. No printed document. How can I get it to print?

well it started out as a good idea..... my son gives me his used ipod nano. cuz i need to be more hip i guess.i managed to put some of my own MUSIC on it. i thought cool piece of cake. that is right where i shudda STOPPED right there but instead i decided the settings needed to be personalized. *censored* was i thinkin. i managed to immediately LOCK the screen rtendering my lil toy USELESS. FINALLY my question.... is there a DEFAULT screen lok combination its wanting a four digit number somebody please help daddy dumdumI suggest you post your question on the FORUMS at apple.com

What do I have to do to have my email sent from my iphone to look like it has come from my domain name rather then something GENERIC like gmail or yahoo etc?You need to enter your MAIL incoming and outgoing servers into your iphone e-mail app. For the incoming server you should enter mail.'yourdomain.com' (Or whatever was specified for your domain when you signed up) – (substituting your own domain name for yourdomain.com). For the outgoing mail server you should enter mail.'yourdomain.com' as before (Again or whatever was specified for your domain when you signed up).

E-mail USERNAME will be '[email protected]'
Then your password you use to login to your domain WEB mail. yeah, what laurence said. i've always had confusion on how to actually add my own domain instead of gmail, but just type in your whole email and pw and it should work!

Saw this just posted on Softpedia site.
Quote

Apple’s Original MacBook Air Finally Makes Sense to Buy. As a Refurb!

With two new MacBook Air computers released, Apple has finally treated the Special Deals section of its ONLINE store to some old-generation units priced at just $849. We’re talking about the 13-inch model which comes with a standard of 2GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, a 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and a 13.3-inch display.

Remember when we asked Why Would You Buy the MacBook Air?. Well, you can now buy one for just $849. And it's the updated model with an NVIDIA 9400M chipset. Although it may sound surreal, it’s not.

For those who consider mobility more of a priority than a fast processor, the old-generation MacBook Air selling for $849 is clearly a bargain.

Hi,
I have installed CONNECTIFY on my HP (W7) to turn my pc into a HOTSPOT so that i can connect my IPHONE 4 to it via WIFI.

The programme was installed properly, I start it up, my iphone connects to it...my connectify see my iphone... but then the iphone does not receive any data. a SIMPLE meteo update...does not happen.

please help.

High, I'm using Mac OS X 10.6.4, and Its a  Mac someone gave to me, unluckily while doing a spotlight I typed V (I was searching for a video) and it accidentally (the touchy-touchpad) clicked on Vuze, (of course a Torrent application). And that's when things started to screw up.

I don't know what the *censored* happend, but then my internet connection JUST DIED.
Even after I closed Vuze it still messed up, Also, Mac OS X asked me if I wanted to allow Vuze to connect, I clicked Deny. :/
It works fine on my other computers, but not for this Mac. I tried the Network Diagnostics tool, and after a 'test' or whatever, it started working again. But this only lasted for a Few Minutes before it quit working again.

So I trashed Vuze.app into the trash Bin, CleanMyMac asked me if it wants to uninstall it completely, I chose No.

I tried it again, but it doesn't show me a dialog box anymore. And If I trash it out of the trash, (empty the trash bin), It will still leave all it's garbage 'Vuze' files all over my HDD, so I'm stuck here, I don't know what to do.

Is it my ISP that banned my IP address?
I also read somewhere while searching, that "...BASICALLY your DoS'ing yourself " ... " FLOODING your own connection"... I DON'T *censored* KNOW!!!
I don't know anything!!! I don't know what to do, Nothing!!! I am COMPLETELY stuck on this!!! ;(

What am I suposed to do? Someone please just help me, I don't know what to do and I need help really badly.... Can someone tell me what I can/should do? I tried restarting it, but that does nothing still.

Please help me!  Oh come on! Is nobody replying because 'Vuze' is illegal?

Or is it because I 'bumped' my own thread (or it looks like I did because I was the only poster here!?) 
Oh god forbid I mention 'torrent'! Quote from: deargodpleasehelp on October 17, 2010, 08:30:28 AM

Oh come on! Is nobody replying because 'Vuze' is illegal?

Or is it because I 'bumped' my own thread (or it looks like I did because I was the only poster here!?) 
Oh god forbid I mention 'torrent'!

I don't know what the *censored* happend,

... I DON'T *censored* KNOW!!!

also, i have a problem with the censored swearing, there is absolutley NO need
I dont understand what happened
I'm stuck can you help

Forum rules state no swearing, IMO censoring your own cursing shows a total disrespect for all young people who use this forum.

I, personally, NEVER answer a post that has censored swearing! ( that may be why you dont get that many replies), but also you EXPECT to be answered within 19 hours of posting and make out that the lack of replies is, some how, personal.

Grow up and act responsibly, maybe you'll get the help you need

OK I know that a Mac with a Power PC CPU can run windows on it using an emulator but can it run using bootcamp? Youtube's users SAY no. I believe its possible. What do you think?I believe the issue is that windows was compiled for x86 CPU types, and so you need an emmulator to act like x86. Unless bootcamp can emmulate x86 it is not possible.Latest version of windows with PowerPC support was NT4, and I doubt  that is the proper "type" of support for use on a mac. Not to mention there won't be a chance in *censored* of finding the right drivers anyway.

You can install windows within a virtualization environment, but aside from that you aren't GOING to get any semi-modern version of windows running- natively- on the system, and even if you do you won't be able to run about 99.9999% of windows programs since they will be compiled for either x86 or x64.

Quote from: comda on January 08, 2011, 06:42:58 PM

What do you think?

I understand the old imacs are older systems. I was wondering about getting windows 98 SE running in bootcamp. Will i find drivers for it?

What do you mean in the terms of

latest version of windows with PowerPC support was NT4, and I doubt  that is the proper "type" of support for use on a mac.

ok then what about win 95?

And what is x86 compatible machine?

Is that the bios?

Hi.

I'm trying to connect my iPhone 3G with my iTunes and it won't EVEN show up on my computer. This is strange because, for the past two years it has synced with ease. The phone won't even charge when it is plugged in, it is almost as if it hadn't been CONNECTED to the computer at all.

Some background info...
About one month ago my computer shut down and wouldn't start, so I brought it to a computer place where they fixed it. Right after I got my computer back my phone wouldn't sync to my computer. At first, I thought it was the version of iTunes I had (10.1), but that was the current version.

Can anybody help me figure this out? I'm a college student so I don't have the money to keep bringing my computer back to the technicians.




Technical info...

I have a Microsoft WINDOWS Studio Laptop with Windows Vista and Intel Core 2 Duo

I'm not really sure what else to list, I'm not computer savvy at all. :/Have you tried another iPod cable?

What about testing to see if another computer picks it up?as the guy above says - try another cable.

also maybe try another device on your MACHINE.

Hello,

I am installing OSX on my HARD DRIVE, which already has windows installed (I won't go into details, but yes I KNOW that it isn't possible under "normal" circumstances to install OS X on a non-MAC computer. I will say as much that I have purchased a legal, valid copy of OSX, however).

My Issue is, it isn't possible (afaik) to convert a hard drive using the MBR partition scheme to GUID partition table without deleting all the partitions on it, effectively losing all data stored on those partitions.

I have a windows partition that I do not want to lose. My idea was to schrink the NTFS partition to a smaller one (just large enough to fit all my data) and copying it to an external hard drive.

Then, I could delete all my partitions, reformat the drive using the GUID partition table scheme, install OSX on one of the new partitions I would create, and then finally copy the Windows Partition back onto the drive and expand it to its original size.

My concerns:

1. What is the best **FREE** Partition management/Backup software that I could use (must be bootable) to accomplish this?
2. Will I be able to copy over the MBR type windows partition to the hard drive after its been converted to a GUID Partition Table Drive?


My Thoughts:

http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread218597.html

This article explains using a utility to "sync MBR to GPT" but is that necesary? AFAIK, Windows 7 64 bit supports GPT, so if I don't need to sync it in anyway, and it can work be transfered regardless of the partiton schemes, that would be great.

If it does have to by synced.. how would I accomplish this?


I just want to install OSX alongside my pre existing windows partition, without losing my data or reinstalling windows.

Thanks for any help in advance
DiatechWell, it's all *censored*. May I offer negative remarks? My experience with the GUID is only with Windows and Apple. The experience was not very happy.

What works best for me is to use two or more hard DRIVES in my system. There is an option in the BIOS to select either drive to boot after the memory test has completed.

The prices for hard disk drives have come down a lot, and for the operating system you don't really need much more than about 20 GB anyway. Programs and data can be stored on another partition on another hard disk drive.


Ignore the above post, if you wish. I don't BELIEVE he knows what he is offering negative remarks for.


as for GPT, I cannot say I've ever used it. Speaking generally one powerful Partition utility you could try would be something like Easeus Partition Manager which I believe provides a method with which to burn a disk and deal with the specifics after booting to the disk. In your case I guess all you really need is a way to shrink a partition, which that tool provides. (in fact, you could also use GPARTED to resize a partition). Then do your copy, and reinitialize the entire disk using OSX setup (although I must admit to having never seen the OSX setup, I would hope it provides at least some advanced capabilities whereby you can delete existing partitions.

More to the point, however, is the question of why you need a GPT?

You note in your first paragraph:

Quote

I am installing OSX on my hard drive, which already has windows installed (I won't go into details, but yes I know that it isn't possible under "normal" circumstances to install OS X on a non-MAC computer. I will say as much that I have purchased a legal, valid copy of OSX, however).

Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer at a time. You agree not to install, use or run the Apple Software on any non-Apple-branded computer, or to enable others to do so.

is there any way i can re-download MUSIC on ITUNES without having to pay for it again?Contact itunes support at apple.com. Quote from: PCmonkey on December 11, 2010, 01:31:29 PM

is there any way i can re-download music on itunes without having to pay for it again?

:'(The cost of apple iPhone4 just 199$, but after selling,  The apple comany make 3 times than this price,  Oh, my god, why they still like to purchase it?  One day, I found one web; Wholesale factory Apple MC603B/A 16GB Black iPhone 4 unlocked UK edition.  it very attractive. When I receive it, original and new,  At first time. I doubt it,  now I like wholesale them. for Christmas.

      What is your question?
Buy Apple stock?
Yes, buy it long and sell the call. Quote from: keniskey4675 on December 18, 2010, 08:40:00 AM

:'(The cost of apple iPhone4 just 199$, but after selling,  The apple comany make 3 times than this price,

Oh, my god, why they still like to purchase it? 

One day, I found one web

Wholesale factory Apple MC603B/A 16GB Black iPhone 4 unlocked UK edition.  it very attractive.

When I receive it, original and new,  At first time. I doubt it,  now I like wholesale them. for Christmas.

So the question becomes, who is this "Christmas" fellow for whom you sell?

ok i own a 2007 macbook. The question i have is: is the password and USERNAME the same for your apple id as it is for MOBILE me mail and idisk. Because i can get in at apple.com to manage my account but when i type my password in for EITHER mail or mobile me or idisk it saus incorrect password. Anu ideas> In RUNNING mac osx 10.5.8

Move your videos to iTunes. If the videos were downloaded directly from the iTunes store, skip this step as it has been done for you. If this is not the case, you will NEED to put all of the videos in a single folder (it is most convenient to put this folder on the desktop.) Once all your videos are together, open iTunes and select the "Add file to iTunes" command to import the videos from your folder to the iTunes program


Convert to MPEG-4. videos, Popular video formats like AVI and WMV will need to be converted using the MPEG-4 format using the iTunes program before they will be compatible with your iPod Touch. Simply select the videos you need to convert with a single click. Then right-click to pull up the iTunes sub-menu. From there click once on the convert option to begin the process. You can also drag the files into the iTunes conversion queue, which is on the right side of iTunes


Sync the videos with your iPod Touch. Simply plug your iPod Touch into your computer's USB PORT and wait for iTunes to recognize it. Then drag the video files you wish to have on your device over the iPod icon. The icon will change to a "syncing" status, and you will need to wait a few minutes for the process to complete. You can now eject the iPod and watch your videos on the go.

Guys

I hope somebody out there can help! Since I updated to itunes 9.0 I've not been able to access the itunes store through the itunes program. The usual store page doesn't open.

My laptop on the same network is fine running itunes 9

I can get partial access to parts of the itunes site but not by clicking "itunes store" under the "store" menu on the far left.

But, if I click on the "my account" button under the "store" on the top line I can access and alter my details.

If I then click e.g. "staff favourites" from the drop down "Podcasts" menu from the menu line above "Apple Account Information" it appears. I can download the podcasts available. In fact all of the drop down submenus take me to the relevant page!? (Except most of the TV, Films and Music menus)

Also although I can see the pages I can't click on them or download them.

During testing I did get a "network timed out" error for one of the other menu links.

Didn't work with the MSCONFIG test which turned off the startup programs.

My questions are:

1)   I use windows and itunes diagnostics says that I am connecting ok and windows firewall is configured OK, so assume it isn't that. My router has it's firewall OFF, and I have uninstalled Spybot.
2)   If this was a PORT issue, would I be able to get account info and partial functionality, wouldn't it just hang for all of it?
3)   Same question but RELATING to blocking an itune site, although I have done the "host" file fix and it didn't work, but I assume all functions wouldn't be available like in (2)?
4)   As the previous version worked, if there was a port/firewall issue surely that would have shown up in version 8.2?

Excuse the description above, I've lifted it from an e-mail to Apple support. I THINK they feel, probably correctly itis an issuewith my PC, although there do seem to be others with the same problem. I used to have Zonelaarm firewall, and later Comodo, but i've long since removed them and now use Windows firewall and AVG 9 Free. Ihad spybot on but took it off in case it was causing the issue. It wouldn't make sense really as as I said itunes 8.2 worked fine.

I've tried all of the suggesrions on the apple support pages!

My question is can I run something to show me what itunes is waiting for and so hanging. A bit of me is thinking of a full reinstall if Vista!!

 I'd suggest posting in the apple support forum.I tried support but as they seemed to think the problem lay outside of itunes I'm trying an alternative route.I didn't say Apple Support - I said their support forum. It's worth a shot.The support forum already has the question raised but with no answer that helps my problem. As their upper LEVEL technical can't help I assume it isn't itunes but something external hence my request for help.This problem happened to me, well, actually my daughter.  IT was the parental controls.  I turned it off for my daughter, and PRESTO! - no more problem.  As soon as the parental controls were turned off for her, she could access itunes store instantly, and iTunes never hung up again!  I hope this works for you.  It was very frustrating until I figured it out!  Pass the word on in other foums!  NOTE:  once you turn off the parental controls, you need to log out and BACK in for that user before the changes take effect.

Good luck!

I was asked to get a student's dept of education laptop printing in the classroom. No problem, joined the laptop to the school network, added the PRINTER and thought I was done. Printed out a page of his homework and what I got was a thumbnail sized copy in the top left-hand corner of the page.

I checked the settings and it is set to print 100%, the printer settings are fine and no other computers in the room print that small. The margins are set at 1" all around, and print preview shows the text covering the full page.

How can I get the printing to be full sized, this is a special needs kid and he needs this as soon as possible.

Thanks,

laptop - Macbook
printer - Lexmark E342n
prints to - printer's IP address
using - Word for MacYou did not say if the other laptops are also Mac Books.  If there were, you WOULD have USED of of them -Right?
Is the local network an Apple-based network?
You say it prints to the IP address of the printer. Please explain. How was the printer installed on the Apple Mac Book?
The school is 99 percent pc and the other computers in the room are pc desktops. Other laptops that have been set to print to rooms, even other Macs, do not have this problem.

The network is pc with Macs provided to teachers that requested them. The laptop in question was provided by the Dept of Ed and has the standard image for that model.

I installed the printer by going to system preferences-printers and clicking on the +. The drivers were already included in the os so I just had to input where to print. I used the ip address of the printer since it is static and since the wireless network is instructional the student will be able print from anywhere in the school.

OK, Now I understand what you are doing.
What you are doing is what you are supposed to do. However, in some cases, as you found, an Mac can not print to a network printer over wireless . This is documented on some Apple forums. (IP is not enough. Read on.)
To print the one document you could use a thumb drive to transfer it to another computer, PC. Likely you have already done that . Now you want a permanent solution the student can always use.
Frankly, I am not qualified to find the solution. Of course, the Mac will print directly to the Lexmark E342n using a USB cable. Is that right?

Here is a item that maybe relevant to your problem.
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=8299639
Topic : Lexmark Wireless X4550 printer wouldnt work with Airport EXTREME Network

Here is a detail found in that link.  It is not enough to have just the IP.
Example:
Device URL: lexnet3://192.168.5.110:1
You will have to read down through nit to find that detail.

Printing the one document is not important, printing in general is. The printer does have a usb port but since the student has classes in different rooms using a cable to print is not an option. The printer is not wireless, it is connected to a switch in his homeroom, along with two pc desktops. I think the solutions in your link are for wireless printers.

Other documentation indicates that the problem is even when the printer is wired. It is the laptop that has an issue. You can not just use the IP of the printer.

EDIT: This problem has been around for awhile. It may not the fault of the printer so much as it is hard to find how to install it. People report this issue with other makes of network printers, even direct Ethernet.
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This is how my wireless network is now set up. Both my macbook and my PC are wirelessly connected to my D-Link WBR-1310 router (originally the PC was wired). I have an HP Officejet 5610 printer connected to my PC. So how do I set up my Macbook for wireless printing via my PC?

Exactly the same situation except with hp psc 2110 printer. Works fine with USB, but only garbage through network. Apple Support was absolutely no help, tried anything to get me off the phone. Blamed router and/or printer & told me to call Lynksys or HP. Seems to be a common problem. I've had the Mac less than a week & wondering what I got into.

Macbook printing kills network System. ... down (the entire network, not just disconnecting the macbook), and the print job never ...
http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-72963.html

i was just sending an EMAIL on my 4-year-old Mac.  Got alert on screen:  Database Daemon may cause fatal error.  I have NO experience with viruses.  What can I do now?
BASIC, simple language, PLEASE, because my COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE is fairly basic. Thanks.http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=184613

I CHANGED my HUSBANDS icon LOCATION preference so that they are displayed on the side, but now Safari is no longer there.  How do I GET it back?

I'm a new iMac user (just bought it week ago).  I tried to install Office:mac 2008 but my Mac doesn't allow it unless I type in my administrator password.  Well, I don't remember setting one up.  I do, however, have the paper work from the store and they have a password written on the Personal Setup  paper they gave me.  I tried that password and it still won't ACCEPT it.  What do I do? How do i reset my password?
Thanks
If its a week old, have you contacted the store you bought it from?Have you tried pressing Enter without TYPING a password?
No, I haven't contacted the store yet because I have a one to one session this next weekend (I guess I can wait until then).  ANd, yes I have tried just hitting Enter but that doesn't work.





I finally changed my admin password.  Just had to place install disc of OS and hit the 'C' BUTTON to boot from disc.  Then it ASKS for language preference and from there I WENT to menu bar under Utilities where there is a 're-set password' option.  but now I have another problem.  See my next post.

Hello,everyone!
I am trying to sync my photos to my iphone. In itunes, I am able to check the box to sync, then check to sync a particular folder. After that I have tried clicking on Apply AND File>Sync iphone and then the photo box will GRAY out and the photos will not sync. I have tried different USB ports.
Appreciate your early reply!
It is not a USB problem.
First u reinstall ur PC SUIT software then try it.
I sure it will workI have encountered a similar problem about iPhone backup before.
1.Copy all pictures from your current NTFS formatted drive C:\Documents\Pictures to F:\Pictures (or to a DIRECTORY of your choice)
2.Open iTunes and select the new folder that you want to use to sync photos to your iPhone – F:\Pictures
3.Sync your iPhone and everything should work smoothly.
And i share you a column about iPhone Transfer. This has worked perfectly for me everytime I've tried it.
Hope it can do you a FAVOR.

Hello everyone,
I'm seriously considering purchasing the latest Mac desktop.  I walked into an Apple store today to get my son's itouch looked at (ear jack not working) and started looking around. I was totally impressed by the latest desktop.  I've been a PC person but, lately, I've been very frustrated with the multi media aspect of my computer (won't print photo files to a CD, among other things).  Is it true that the Mac's don't really require anit-virus SOFTWARE? Has anyone ever regretted purchasing a Mac?  BTW, the staff at the store were super nice and FIXED my son's itouch.  I like the one on one aspect of support at the store.
THanks.I wouldn't say that Mac's don't benefit from a Anti-Virus, but most viruses are targeted at the windows operating system these days. For a while though Macs have been based on Intel processors, so I think it might be possible some might make "cross-platform" viruses. Personally if I had a mac I wouldn't install an AV on it.

I don't have a Mac myself but I haven't heard any "regret" stories (well, not counting perhaps maybe if they really couldn't afford it, macs are generally more expensive then PCs).


Our resident Mac Guru Socrates will hopefully be able to flesh out anything I miss or correct me if I give any false information. I'm not 100% on their policies, but I believe they have excellent support policies with their products, so if you do have a problem with the mac they'll be glad to help.

I have to agree with the agree-ability of the personnel in mac stores, they actually try to sell you what you need, from what I hear, rather then, say, best buy, where I've heard people getting coerced into buying printers because the "computer won't work without one".

Personally I'm a PC person, I haven't had any issues with them that I couldn't resolve. But unlike many other PC users I'm quite open-minded to the Macintosh. it's definitely an elegant system. Personally I simply don't have a deep enough wallet  for it and  really like to tinker with the insides of my PCs to add and REMOVE functionality. Quote from: BC_Programmer on October 25, 2009, 11:52:23 PM

I wouldn't say that Mac's don't benefit from a Anti-Virus, but most viruses are targeted at the windows operating system these days. For a while though Macs have been based on Intel processors, so I think it might be possible some might make "cross-platform" viruses. Personally if I had a mac I wouldn't install an AV on it.

I don't have a Mac myself but I haven't heard any "regret" stories (well, not counting perhaps maybe if they really couldn't afford it, macs are generally more expensive then PCs).


Our resident Mac Guru Socrates will hopefully be able to flesh out anything I miss or correct me if I give any false information. I'm not 100% on their policies, but I believe they have excellent support policies with their products, so if you do have a problem with the mac they'll be glad to help.

I have to agree with the agree-ability of the personnel in mac stores, they actually try to sell you what you need, from what I hear, rather then, say, best buy, where I've heard people getting coerced into buying printers because the "computer won't work without one".

Personally I'm a PC person, I haven't had any issues with them that I couldn't resolve. But unlike many other PC users I'm quite open-minded to the Macintosh. it's definitely an elegant system. Personally I simply don't have a deep enough wallet  for it and  really like to tinker with the insides of my PCs to add and remove functionality.

Thank you BC and Socrates for your responses.  I was also impressed that Apple offers $100 off per current college student at home; and I have 2! The starting price for an iMac is very reasonable - $1200 for a4GB Memory, 500 GB hard drive, and Core 2 Duo.
I also like the fact that you can bring in your PC and they'll transfer all your data into your new computer.  Can you tell I'm getting closer to purchasing one?
I'll let you know when I do; probably after Christmas.
Thanks 

Thanks for clearing that up Socrates.  I was probably too surprised to hear clearly.  I do have a question about Microsoft Office.  I was told at the store that I had to purchase Apple's version of Microsoft office in order to open excel or word documents (maybe I misunderstood that as well). My friend says she was able to open up word and excel documents with iWorks on her iMac.  Is it possible to use microsoft outlook on an iMac?
I'll probably have a lot more questions later.
Thanks

NO, NO, NO
If you buy a MAC and use it you will:
1. Lose interest in all other PCs
2. Have fewer friends because fewer people have Macs.
3. Have lees to do, because Mass are very maintainable.
4. You will  come to this forum only once a year.

Again, thanks for your input Socrates.  So, if I want to use the mail client that iMac comes with, will I be able to easily transfer my addresss book (Outlook)?
Thanks

Actually Geek, most of my friends have Macs; I'm one of the last holdouts.  Unfortunately, we have PC's at work; so I will still have to deal with them
Socrates, I will of course ask for help at the Apple store in transfering all of my data.
I'm so excited about purchasing an iMac!
Thanks all.

We have 2 IMACS os9: myself and my BROTHER. After about 4 years both got the same problem, that we are not able to solve. The computer itself is functioning OK, but there is a problem in the email. As I had it 3 years ago, I do not remember exactly what the error message was, but I think it mentioned that the DISK was full. As this is not the case, something else must be wrong. I think that the possibility exists that 'the directory is full'. But we do not understand which directory this is. And we would like to keep old emails.
I solved the problem by reinstalling the whole computer from the start up disk, but I think this is too radical for an error that is essentially located.
I would like to receive information from someone who experienced the same problem. I cannot FIND a clue in the problemsdatabase of Apple.  Is there someone who can help my brother? I am sure that it must be a problem that everyone has is OS9 in email.
Thanks very much, MATHILDE.For this Imac Os9 anyone a suggestion for the mail-disk error message? The computer functions otherwise without problems.

Thanks very much, Mathilde.

ok so i have mac osx 10.2 on an imac g3 400mhz tangerine MODEL and deleted the partition and BOOTED from os 9. I want to install os 9 and 10.4 in a dual boot and my only question is if i install the firmware update will my mac still be able to boot and install if needed os 9?

my COMPUTERS specs are:
400mhz CPU POWER pc g3
320 Mb RAM
20gb HDD
DVD roM tangerine model

Everybody knows that the new Apple COMPUTERS can run Microsoft OS. Is it possible to run Apple OS on a Dell COMPUTER?
If Not, what computers can?Yes it is possible to hack PCS to run Mac OS, it seems to be a complicated process though. CHECK this out:

HTTP://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-mac-os-x-on-a-pc-without-using-a-mac/

i have a jailbroken IPHONE 3G iOS 4.0.1 (redsn0w), can i use redsn0w to update to the jailbroken iOS 4.2.1 firmware without loosing my packages like Mini v-mac ROMS, iclassic, cydia packages, REPO sources, ect.Sorry nobody gave you an answer. Have you already READ these links?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_version_history

http://mac.softpedia.com/get/iPhone-Applications/Tools-Utilities/iPhone-Firmware.shtml

http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2011/02/03/how-to-update-to-ios-4-2-1-and-preserve-iphone-4-1-59-00-baseband/

hey wondering if theres anyone out there that can help

a few days ago my MAC book pro screen just DECIDED not to come on my laptops working fine you can hear everything loading etc i think its the lsds that have gone, its getting fixed later this week but i need to get my dissertation from it so i can get it finished and handed in. IVE tried connecting it to my tv VIA a cable but still nothing. is there anyway i can get the word files needed without have to wait till its fixed?

any help would be great

cheers guys sanders So uh what exactly do you need help with?looks like you should probably just bring it into the mac store and get someone from the genius bar to assist you on how you can bring it back.  it might be costly if you don't have applecare, but they're probably the ones to help you get it up and working again.  good luckInstead of the tv connect it to an external monitor. I would just take the Hard drive out and use it in another machine, or use an external hard drive enclosure, this will allow the hard drive to ACT like an external drive.

Hello everyone
I am running 10.5.x on a Intel processor. Now that I have several MACS:
2 Laptops
1 Mac Mini
1 iMac
1 G5 running 10.5.x on PPC
I would like to CREATE ROAMING profiles. I have read about Directory Utility  and  Directory.  Do I have to create the Domain Controller in Directory? Then create the profiles in Directory Utility? There are lots of ARTICLES about this concerning adding profiles to Windows AD. I am STRICTLY running this in a Mac environment. Can someone clarify or have link to a good ARTICLE?
Thanks

I tried to add a HARD drive by using a power plug that was hanging down from the power supply and when I tried to boot up it acted like it was
stuck in the boot-up sequence. I think I had the jumper set wrong. So I hit the
shut down button on the keyboard then removed the hard drive. Now, it won`t turn
on-it is dead. I don`t know much about Macs so I was wondering if there is a
start up PROCEEDURE for this condition? What are the two small buttons for that
are under the MAIN start button? Any ideas? How could I have killed the computer
just by trying to install a hard drive?

Its quite possible the computer isnt dead DUE to you trying to install a hard drive, i would say the cpu is old and needs to be replaced, you might as well replace the entire laptop. i know Apple products are expensive these days, however check your local craigslist or try ebay, you may be ABLE to find a decent computer that way, just watch out for scammers.

How can I open attachments - browser is blocking

How can I copy and send an email?Hi Barbara:

To copy and send an email, try dragging your mouse over everything you want to copy (hilite). Select the Apple (command) key and the C key simultaneously. This will ADD the highlighted text to your clipboard. Open a new mail form and position your cursor in the text box. Select the Apple (command) key and the V key simultaneously. This should PASTE the INITIALLY highlighted text into the mail form.

As an alternative, after highlighting the text to be COPIED, in your mail program go to EDIT on the toolbar, select copy in the pull down menu, open a new mail message, go back to Edit in the toolbar and select paste in the pull down menu.

Either way should do the trick.

You didn't say what type of attachment won't open. When I hightlite then go to edit, copy then to forward or new mail then to edit again and paste - the text appears in the "to" box, so the addressee and text to be forwarded are together.  With the command and C keys the text disappears and the new mail comes up without sign of the text.  What in the world am I doing wrong??
I prefer using the edit procedure that I used successfully until I started using smartzone.  So far this particular mail system is driving me crazy.

The attachments that I'm not able to open are generally simple emails from friends.
If the text appears in the "to" line after performing copy and paste, then you need to position your cursor in the text block of the mail form. If the text is appearing in the To box it's because that's where you last had your cursor. Cut,  before pasting, position your cursor in the text box, then paste.

I got an iPod Touch 4G a few months ago, and, as most of you probably know, it has 2 cameras: a FRONT facing camera for FaceTime, and a back facing camera for just about everything else. Anyone who has the newest iPod or iPhone knows that only the back facing camera has zoom. One day, I was playing with the settings on my iPod, and i turned VoiceOver on (built-in narration feature for the visually impaired). Then, I went into the camera app. There was a zoom slider on the FRONT FACING CAMERA. I slid it, and it zoomed. As soon as I disabled VoiceOver, the zoom slider disappeared. Of course, zoom on the front facing camera is ABSOLUTELY pointless due to the poor quality of the camera, but I just found it interesting that it could be done. I have been looking around to see if anyone else figured it out, and i can't seem to find anything online. Has anyone else ever NOTICED this, or is this the first time this has ever been heard of?There should be a zoom feature have you tried tapping where the zoom tab usually is or does it just focus? and what iOS are you running?
because on my iPhone 3G there is no focus feature but when i tap anywhere i get the zoom tab.There is zoom on the back camera. If you tap the SCREEN, the zoom slider shows up. However, on the front slider, there is usually no slider. You can tap the screen to focus, but the zoom just isn't there.there should be an option somewhere in general settings like Accessability Actually on my ipod 4g i just press the camera screen a couple of times really quick and zoom comes its a little QUICKER rather than going through the process above.. Quote from: techiee on July 23, 2011, 05:37:20 PM

Actually on my ipod 4g i just press the camera screen a couple of times really quick and zoom comes its a little quicker rather than going through the process above..

I just want to know and ask what is the BEST APPLE notebooks now?I want to know what's its advantage from the other computer.Your REPLY would be very a great in my part.
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