Is there a way that I can access some very old PDF files that are encrypted with a password I cannot remember any longer? I have a system running Mac OS X (Leopard), and I do need to do the decryption myself. [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2008 - 12 answers

I would basically like to rip off, wholesale, some command-line script which will provide me a countdown -- only in days. No years, months, minutes, or seconds. Unfortunately, adapting an existing script is beyond my ken. [more inside]
posted on Sep 27, 2007 - 5 answers

I have Mac OS X, with its Unix underpinnings. I have a number of text files through which I did a search-and-replace. Unfortunately, that altered all of the timestamps on the files. I'm trying to restore things via the "Date Created" info. [more inside]
posted on Aug 6, 2007 - 12 answers

How do I freaking install freaking foomatic-RIP on my freaking Mac (OS X 10.3.9)? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 4 answers

What Mac OS X application (or command-line utility) will join RAR files that come in the form filename.r01, filename.r02, etc.? [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2007 - 23 answers

My iBook is not loading .dmg files. [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2006 - 5 answers