What the deuce? Why can't I type in certain areas using XCode? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers

We are having a problem with hours-long file checks when booting into Windows XP (Home Edition, with SP2) via Boot Camp on an iMac running Leopard. [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2008 - 5 answers

Mail won't let me delete one particular email! [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2008 - 7 answers

A few of us work off a local OS X Fileserver. We often need to point each other to files deep with it by email. I am looking for an automated way to create clickable local links in the mail.app friendly format of "file:///Volumes/Server%20Portal/". Any solutions? [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2008 - 8 answers

My new Intel iMac is coming in the mail in a day or two, and I'd really like to learn how to program software for OS X and for my iPod Touch. Where can I learn how to do this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 6 answers

We're having some problems with our wireless network, and I can't figure out what the problem is. [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2008 - 8 answers

I've had my Macbook Pro for a year now and I originally used it just for personal activities, the problem is, now I use it for work as well. [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 12 answers

I've currently got a HP Mini-Note 2133 running Ubuntu. I was going to take a stab at installing OS X on it this coming weekend when I realized I could get a 12" iBook or PowerBook G4 for roughly the same price and it would still be small enough I wouldn't mind carrying it around with me all the time and it would run OS X with no hassle. I'd keep my MacPro as my primary workstation that I use for image editing and such, this would just be for email and for surfing the web on the go. If I get a G4 era laptop and install Leopard on it (want to use Back to My Mac after I roll my own dot mac) will I have any issues? I've only recently become a Mac user after years on Linux, so I never used a PPC-based system. Will application like Camino, Mail, Adium, etc all run with no problems? This is what the universal binary thing is all about, right? Anything else I should be aware of? Any tips or tricks for slimming down 10.5 to make it run better on the older hardware? Thanks!
posted on May 27, 2008 - 7 answers

What is a good icecast source client for leopard? [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm running OS X Leopard on my beloved shiny Macbook and there's one thing that I find irritating. I love using F9, F10, F11 etc to bring up Exposé, Dashboard and the Desktop, but every now and again they suddenly stop functioning. It's normally when the computer's been on for a few days - I hit the keys and nothing happens. So I check in Keyboard Shortcuts of the System Prefs, and all the boxes in the "Dock, Exposé and Dashboard" are magically unticked. I can tick them again, and everything's fine and dandy for a few days. Alternatively, I can reboot and it's back to how it should be. (For a while...) Why is this happening, and how can I stop it? [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2008 - 6 answers

Why won't my iPod sync? 5th generation 60GB, Leopard 7.5.2, iTunes 7.6.2. Sync begins normally and hangs after a few minutes. [more inside]
posted on May 16, 2008 - 3 answers

this must be a really simple question to answer from a real simpleton but how why doesnt clicking on the address bar in Firefox on OSX leopard highlight it like it does on windows and how can i get it to do that easily?
posted on May 14, 2008 - 15 answers

Is there a QuickLook plugin (for Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" if you didn't follow) to browse sqlite databases? If not, wouldn't that be awesome for Rails and iPhone development!
posted on May 8, 2008 - 1 answers

How do I restore the preview pane on mail.app? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 3 answers

Any good experiences with network printing under Leopard? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2008 - 10 answers

Something terrible has happened! I'm using Mac OS Leopard and had backed up my photos onto my 500gb external hard drive in order to format the computer. Everything was fine and my iPhoto library, all 3.4gb of it, was on the drive and then... a disaster. Please help! [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I keep the Users folder tidy in Leopard? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 5 answers

I was recently trying to add a "Recents" stack to my dock in Mac OS 10.5.2 using Terminal. I entered a command, pressed enter, and then restarted the dock. From then on, I could not use the dock anymore, nor Dashboard, Spaces, Expose, or the application switcher. I also noticed that my motion sensors do not work anymore. Everything still works on other accounts on my computer, just not on my administrator account. Any ideas about how to fix this?
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 8 answers

Is there a way for Leopard to bind a hosts file to a location in Network Preferences? [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 4 answers

I have a 1.25 GHz Powerbook G4 that has been running sluggish recently. Any tips for increasing performance with what I've got at hand? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Mom's FINALLY decided she'll get a computer. I'm gonna help, so it'll be a MacBook. I know there's been a lot already here on this topic, but... [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 23 answers

How can I transfer iCal items from my old Mac to my new one? [more inside]
posted on Mar 29, 2008 - 8 answers

Fast user switching on a Mac with a custom keyboard layout [more inside]
posted on Mar 24, 2008 - 9 answers

I love Firefox. I love using the Fox. I love the warm and fuzzy feeling I get from using opensource software. But, I am drawn to Safari, and for only one feature. I love the way Safari handles PDFs. I like how it opens them in the blink of an eye, letting me view the PDF and then save it with the click of a button (overlay? whatever). What I'm wondering is, is there any way to get the same behaviour in Firefox. I'm relatively new to Macs (soon to be 1 year), so I'm not too familiar with all the ins and outs, but I assume it is somehow connected to Preview.app. There was an earlier attempt at doing something similar on ask.MeFi, but that didn't really lead anywhere. Google searching doesn't help either. In case you are wondering, I like this because I deal with a lot of PDF files (journal articles, woo). I'd consider switching to Safari as a main browser if it wasn't for the little differences (FF3's address bar, Command+1/2/3/4/etc, copious amount of extensions).
posted on Mar 15, 2008 - 10 answers

I think I broke my OSX.. [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 10 answers

Does anyone know a way to stop icons from bouncing on the OS X doc? I'm NOT talking about unchecking "animate opening applications" in the dock preferences. That only stops opening-app bounces. I want to stop warning bounces, too. They drive me crazy. Please note that I'm using an INTEL Mac (Leopard). I've only been able to find solutions for PowerPC Macs.
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 9 answers

My iBook G4 is possessed! Please help perform an exorcism. [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2008 - 6 answers

Howdy all! My first question on ask.MeFi so I'm all excited. My standard ink printer is starting to show its age and I think its time to upgrade (woohoo). Looking for any good suggestions. Finding a good laser isn't the hard part, the hard part is trying to fit it in with what I want: [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2008 - 13 answers

How can I change the default size for the "show all" window of a spotlight search in Leopard (Mac OS 10.5.2)? It always opens a window that is way too small, and unlike Finder windows, it's so dynamic that I can't seem to retain any changes to size from one search to the next. Help!
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 9 answers

When we were in college, the lovely Mrs. Haddock professed her love in several sweet sound files that I'd like to be able to hear again. Please help bridge the gap between a PowerBook 520 and a Quadra 650 running System 7 and a MacBook running Leopard. [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2008 - 9 answers

OSX Leopard 10.5.2 update - somehow aborted, now my macbook pro is caught in limbo. [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 17 answers

OSX: What should I put on my really fast RAID0 drive? [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 7 answers

Creating a shared address book on an LDAP server to be accessed from Mac clients. Can I somehow get the directory to show all of the entries without having to search for one? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 1 answers

Help setting up OSX leopard so that my wife can see AND edit all of my iphotos and itunes files?I am the administrator. She shares the same iMac, so this is not a network sharing issue i gather. I have read about 30 articles by googling, all are either pre-leopard or way beyond the understanding of this new iMac owner...use of terminology foreign to a newbie. Thank you!
posted on Jan 26, 2008 - 18 answers

How do I change the resolution of my Macs desktop when sharing the screen and viewing on a linux machine using tightvnc? I am screen sharing my Mac Mini w/ leopard. I can log in and see the screen using TightVnc on a Linux machine. However, I can only get full resolution that is painfully slow over the Internet. The low quality options on the VNC viewer have no effect and I can't find anysettings on the Mac to lower the quality.
posted on Jan 21, 2008 - 3 answers

OK: i know there are tons of posts asking some of the same things, and i have waded through many of them but may i beg your indulgence and ask a couple of relatively straightforward newbie questions? 1) If I need to work with Office documents from a PC environment (mostly word, occasionally PPT and excel) from time to time , can i do so without installing VM Fusion (which most here seem to favor) along with my Windows XP? Will Mac Office work with them? 2) Any discussions on how to best deal with the glare of the new monitor? 3) How good is the mail program: should i abandon gmail, run them both or go back to firebird? 4) Any reason to use safari if i already know firefox? Or consider one of the other choices? Thanks for indulging me. I have a lot to learn about this. ( )
posted on Jan 19, 2008 - 23 answers

Please help me settle a discussion with my boyfriend: he says that panthers are always leopards. In Wikipedia I have read that the word "panther" can mean several kinds of big cats: [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 12 answers

How do I get Dvorak, Leopard and either Typeit4me or TextExpander to work? [more inside]
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - 1 answers

How do I make my Macbook (leopard os x) play nice with the Ricoh Aficio 2232c printer at work? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I speed up mail sending in Leopard? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 12 answers

Where has all of my hard drive space gone? (Intel Mac, OSX 10.5.1) [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2008 - 28 answers

Help us figure out a software solution for setting up Electronic Medical Records for an inner city walk-in clinic. Mac/Leopard, possibilities in Word, Excel, Acrobat, database software. [more inside]
posted on Dec 30, 2007 - 6 answers

How can I use RFID to login to my Mac running Leopard [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 6 answers

Yet-another-Mac-Leopard-upgrade question: Should I do it on my older machine? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 13 answers

I have an Intel iMac with Leopard, and via Boot Camp, a partition with Windows XP. The normal way to boot into XP is--after restarting Leopard or turning on the computer--to hold down the Option (Alt) key and then choose the OS. Is there a way around this? Is there some setting or third-party app that will reboot my computer from Leopard and automatically start Windows so I don't have to wait around holding down that key? [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 9 answers

I run a 12 inch Powerbook G4 1.33 with 1.25GB of RAM (Tiger) with 64MB dedicated video card. Anytime I play anything video (ABC, NBC, YouTube, CBS, Fox, AOL Video, etc. etc.), the fans come on full blast (more so than I ever remember, and I've had the computer for almost 42 months now). So I have a couple of questions related to this. First, did something happen online that causes intense pressure on the CPU and causes the fans to blast out? Doesn't my seemingly good video card counteract that, or shouldn't it? And the money question: I've heard rumors that Leopard is much better at handling video compared to Tiger. Would upgrading cause less strain on my CPU, allowing the fans to be a little quieter? Would the video be smoother and allow me to maximize the video screen, instead of always having to keep the screen small (3"x4")?
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 14 answers

I switched to Leopard and decided to try out the RSS feed reader in Apple Mail... not quite working out for me. How can I go back to Google Reader? I've added an additional 40 feeds or so in that time period, and I can't even figure out how to *view* the RSS URL in Apple Mail. Can I export from Apple Mail? How can I view the RSS URL? Help! Thank you much.
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 3 answers

Using Preview for PDFs, what can I do to maximize the size of the text as they appear on printouts? [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2007 - 17 answers

Mac OS X 10.5 dumps the microphone feed of my headset into my ears; can I shut it off? [more inside]
posted on Dec 6, 2007 - 8 answers

I'm running Leopard on my new iMac, and I like the Stacks feature, but one aspect Apple brags about is how Stacks keeps your desktop clean--but mine's a freakin' mess. I've set downloads to go to the Downloads folder, but every little thing I download goes into both my Stacks Dowloads alias, as well as my desktop. How can I prevent downloads from getting onto my desktop?
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 11 answers