is there an application that works on a mac that will allow me to post comments to multiple myspace friends at once? [more inside]
posted on Aug 22, 2008 - 5 answers
MacBook Pro screen weirdness - feature or bug? [more inside]
posted on Jul 26, 2008 - 6 answers 
Annoyingly specific question about a failed Flash installation on a Mac: [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2008 - 3 answers
My wife and two kids and I are not able to renew the lease on the house we're renting in a Maryland suburb of DC (the landlord is selling his other house and moving back into this one), so we're looking to move at the end of August. I've also been contemplating a career change for a while, and as this "opportunity" has dropped in our lap, we're thinking about making a city change as well, that would benefit my intended Mac development career, possibly to the SF Bay Area or Seattle. (more inside) [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 13 answers
Please recommend good entertainment console emulators for Mac OS X Intel. [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2008 - 8 answers
My MacBook (mid-2007) just crapped out. I can't afford a pro data extraction fix. Is there any other option? [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2008 - 13 answers
Help me find a (non-Mighty) mouse for my Mac that can be programmed to function with Exposé and Spaces. [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 8 answers
Any way to easily run Mac OSX on Windows? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2008 - 16 answers
What's a good, idiot-proof way for my mom to scan and manage her old recipes on her iMac? [more inside]
posted on Jan 20, 2008 - 15 answers
Whenever I open a new browser window in Firefox (2.0.0.11) on my Macbook (OS 10.4.10), the window opens one title bar too low. How can I force all new browser windows to spawn in the upper-left corner? [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 8 answers
How can I use RFID to login to my Mac running Leopard [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 6 answers
Macbook Pro question: 2.2Ghz vs. 2.4 Ghz. Can it possibly be worth an extra $500? [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 33 answers
My laptop crashes about 80% of the time when I pick it up or put it down, even when I'm ultra-ginger. Why? Before you cry "Disable the sudden motion sensor!" as far as I can tell, I don't think it even has one. [more inside]
posted on Nov 19, 2007 - 16 answers
I need a better browser for my Mac. I use a MacBook Pro 17". For the past year, I've been using Safari as my default browser. I like it swell except that it crashes all the frickin' time. I've installed SAFT, which allows me to restore my browsing sessions, but still -- it's a pain. Last weekend, I moved over to Firefox in the hopes that things would be improved. That's not going to work. What's with the delays for nearly every action? Ugh. (No extensions installed.) I don't yet have Leopard, but am willing to upgrade if Safari 3 offers a marked improvement in performance. What can I do to improve my web browsing experience? (Session restore is a must. Undo closed tabs is nice.) [more inside]
posted on Nov 1, 2007 - 66 answers
I have some Macintosh-formatted floppy disks from the 1990s. They
contain data I would like to have (old writing, Quicken files, etc.).
Leaving aside issues of media integrity, how do I transfer these to a
modern Mac. I have no access to Mac floppy drive of any kind. I do
have access to PCs with floppy drives. But, of course, under normal
circumstances a PC doesn't recognize a Mac-formatted disk. How do
I get my data from these floppies to my MacBook Pro?
posted on Sep 9, 2007 - 9 answers
Wondering if there's a Mac OS X program that I could drop an image file on and tell it "Make me a 'best quality' JPEG out of this that winds up being no more than 10 mb in size". [more inside]
posted on Aug 26, 2007 - 13 answers
Is it worthwhile to upgrade the RAM on a six-year-old iBook? [more inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2007 - 16 answers
Please help me get the contents of an Apple 7300/200 Power Macintosh off of it and onto... well, anything else. [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2007 - 33 answers
Looking for an old Macintosh game, where you flip reflectors to get a ball to bounce from one side to the other, [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2007 - 8 answers
Mac Font question: I am doing some home tech support for an elderly couple, and they're looking for a symbol/dingbat sort of font that draws frame/table elements (corners, etc.).
I know I have seen fonts just like this but can't for the life of me remember what they might be called. If you can think of the names and/or give a link to a free download, I would appreciate it. [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2007 - 6 answers
I'm feeling nostalgic after having gotten this to work, and I was wondering if it's possible to make the OS 9 "Classic Environment" run in a separate window within OSX. [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2007 - 7 answers
Dead hard drive in PowerBook; multiple backups; colour lasers [more inside]
posted on Apr 23, 2007 - 15 answers
Is there a way to reuse an apple powerbook g4 battery to power a macbook pro? I know that it doesn't fit, but I'm hoping there is some kind of external pack that can accept and charge a powerbook battery but which can power a macbook pro. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2007 - 5 answers
I would like to convert multiple WordPress sites to one Drupal installation (more inside) [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2007 - 6 answers
Is there some sort of Mac program that can monitor a web forum and update me when there are new posts? [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2007 - 5 answers
What should I do with an old Macintosh Powerbook 540c? [more inside]
posted on Mar 17, 2007 - 14 answers
I'm trying to clean up my act and bought a legitimate copy of Office for my Mac. Problem is, after deleting my (bootlegged) copy, it's still recognizing that copy over th legimitate one. What's up? [more inside]
posted on Mar 15, 2007 - 2 answers
When I buy my new 24" imac, should I keep my PC and use it as a server, buy a hard drive enclosure, or just scrap my old PC? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2007 - 12 answers
[YetAnotherMacQuestionFilter]Seemingly random crashes with my only-five-months-old MacBook trigger trautmatic flashbacks of my time as a Windows user. Your Mac savvy- or referrals to a skilled therapist- are appreciated. [more inside]
posted on Feb 4, 2007 - 13 answers
A fairly simple iPod/iTunes question—when I plug in the iPod, I would like the browser on iTunes to automatically be there (so I don't have to press apple + b), and I'd like it to be arranged by album, by year (so I don't have to click the "year" field every time). Is this possible? Is there a setting that I'm missing?
posted on Jan 14, 2007 - 2 answers
Can I watch and record Cable TV on a Mac? [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2007 - 9 answers
OSXFilter: Because AskMeFi is where all the coolest Mac nerds hang... On my iMac 24", USB thumb drives and memory cards are failing when copying files. The specific symptom is that the file transfer will hang, and the only way to recover is to manually remove the device from the port.
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posted on Jan 3, 2007 - 15 answers
Can anyone recommend easy to install, cross platform monitoring software for Mac OS X - that is, something that would allow a parent, employer or teacher to, from their PC, monitor the screen of a Macintosh? Will remote desktop do this? Is it relatively easy to install?
posted on Dec 28, 2006 - 13 answers
I recently purchased a 23" Apple Cinema Display for use with my 12" Powerbook G4. It's great. It's a boon to productivity. However, sometimes when I plug or unplug all of the monitor cords to my laptop, the system becomes unresponsive. This is Immensely Frustrating. The laptop's screen goes black and does not respond. (The keyboard still works — I can get the Caps Lock light to turn on and off.) Why does it do this? What am I doing wrong. What's the correct way to be moving to and from this display? The manual is no help, nor is Apple's web site (surprise, surprise). [more inside]
posted on Nov 18, 2006 - 23 answers
I just got a new Creative Zen Nano Plus 1gb mp3 player as a surprise gift from a friend. The trick is that I'm a Mac user, and by all official accounts the two are incompatible. Help, please. [more inside]
posted on Oct 27, 2006 - 4 answers
Even though I'm the admin, my Mac OS 10.3.9 suddenly wants me to authenticate common actions. What the hell happened?
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posted on Oct 12, 2006 - 8 answers
Is there an easy way to automatically mount a remote PC drive on my Mac desktop on login [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2006 - 5 answers
Why won't my Powerbook recognize a wireless network? [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2006 - 13 answers
I want to watch cable television using my old G4/500 and new 21-inch flatscreen monitor. How? [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2006 - 7 answers
My 19-year-old step-nephew is going back to community college to study graphic design this fall and he just saved up and bought his first Mac (a MacBook). What are the best shareware/freeware tools for OS X that he should get? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2006 - 23 answers
I want to setup an SSH tunnel on OSX, but... [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2006 - 10 answers
Is it possible/advisable/etc. to use Migration Assistant to migrate data to one Mac from more than one Mac? [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2006 - 3 answers
Looking to buy a MacBook. Wanting to make sure it's ready for primetime. [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2006 - 42 answers
Tearing my hair out over automator and applescript. [more inside]
posted on Jun 30, 2006 - 8 answers
Is it a good idea to use a Powerbook running closed-lid as a workstation? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2006 - 13 answers
How do I password protect a specific app in OS X? [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2006 - 12 answers
How hard is it to defeat an Open Firmware password on a PowerBook? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2006 - 14 answers
Printing a book of fonts- shareware or freeware for Mac advice needed... [more inside]
posted on Mar 28, 2006 - 3 answers
"New" iMac G5 with a serious case of the freezies. Hardware test shows no problems with any hardware. Wiping and re-installing does no good. How on earth can I fix this? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2006 - 15 answers
My computer is driving me insane. Please help. My 1.8gz Macintosh g5 has developed several annoying quirks, the cumulative effect of which is to make browsing the internet an exercise in frustration. Sometimes I want to pull my hair out. Here are the three things that I believe, individually and/or in combination, are causing the slow-downs. I have no idea how to fix any of them: [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2006 - 31 answers
I have a printer on my MacMini and I want to be able to use it for print requests from my Windows XP laptop. I was able to get it working using CUPS and the MacMini's IP address, but the problem is that since the Mac is on a DHCP wireless network, the IP address can (and has) changed. Now printing from the laptop won't work. How do I identify the Mac from the laptop without using an IP address? [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2006 - 8 answers
I've managed to screw up Terminal on OS X. I chose File | New Command and checked Run command inside a shell, then with the window active I went to Terminal | Window Settings... and then clicked on Use Settings as Defaults. Ever since then, a File | New Shell will just open a window running the same command as the one that I did the Use Settings as Defaults on. How can I fix this and reset Terminal's configuration? I'm using OS X 10.4.5 on an Intel Mac mini, if it makes a difference.
posted on Mar 15, 2006 - 6 answers
You can never be too rich, too thin or have too much disk space... [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2006 - 10 answers
can someone recommend an app for recording video on a mac from dv input, but in a format more compact than dv? [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2006 - 2 answers
My mother has an Acer LCD (model AL1715) hooked up to her Mac Mini. The warranty expired 3 days ago, and last night it woke up after being asleep for about 45 minutes with a black line across it - the image divided in such a way that the image has rolled - that is, the bottom is at the top and the top at the bottom, split not quite equal halves. Disconnecting and reconnecting don't work, powering off and back on don't work, changing the display mode on the mac doesn't work, and we can't find a reset button. Acer doesn't answer tech support phone calls (endless holds) or emails. Any ideas?
posted on Feb 6, 2006 - 6 answers
How does Mac OS X know what program to open when you double click on a file? [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2006 - 6 answers
Will I have any problems with getting Apple to print an iPhoto bound book with nothing but nudie pictures? [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2006 - 10 answers
Where can I buy a power supply for a Macintosh Powerbook WallStreet?
posted on Jan 28, 2006 - 7 answers
Inspired by this question and a whim, I'm considering dance games as a possible path to improved fitness. I have a modern Macintosh, but no PC and no game consoles. Though I can't find any commercial dance games for the Mac, I have found StepMania. Based on this info, what is my best option? Should I buy a console, a dance game, and dance pad? Can somebody recommend a good Mac-compatible dance pad? Are there other inexpensive solutions? This really sounds like a fun way to exercise, but I don't know where to start.
posted on Jan 25, 2006 - 14 answers
A question for a friend: How can one improve the display resolution on an iMac beyond the options in the System Preferences? (My friend is a writer, and she needs the on-screen fonts to be sharp and clear and easy on the eyes.) [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2006 - 12 answers
The internal hard drive on my G3/600Mhz iBook is not long for this earth. I'm looking for advice from MeFis who have replaced the drive themselves; specifically, if faced with the task again would you say "Hell no!" or rather "Wow, that wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be"? [more inside]
posted on Dec 13, 2005 - 17 answers
How can I prevent iPhoto from auto-launching when I plug in a card reader?
When I plug in a card reader, iPhoto assumes that it is being summoned and auto-magically launches itself. I don't want this to happen. I don't want iPhoto to ever launch without my permission, which I might grant once a year or so. Yet, every day I have to cope with it launching multiple times as I attempt to transfer photos to my hard drive. It is a minor annoyance, true, but it is an annoyance.
My question, then, is how can I make iPhoto stop doing this? I've searched its settings high-and-low, but to no avail. I've searched the System Preferences high-and-low, but to no avail. There must be something I'm missing.
posted on Nov 22, 2005 - 8 answers
Is it possible to add more VRAM to a Mac Mini?
posted on Nov 2, 2005 - 11 answers
I keep losing my application icons in OS X. [more inside]
posted on Oct 21, 2005 - 6 answers
I would like to learn to program for Mac OS X, and Cocoa seems to be the way to go. Considering most of the documentation and books I've picked up say things like, "since this book is about Cocoa, we assume you know Objective-C," and the Objective-C books assume I already know C... What's the best path for a beginner like myself to progress from knowing nothing, to actually programming using Cocoa on Mac OS X? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2005 - 23 answers
[OSX] After installing Tiger on my iBook (and using Software Update to upgrade to the latest version), I am no long able to open Photoshop. The applications icon has been replaced with another application's document icon! [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2005 - 10 answers
I'm using BBEdit to type a long weblog entry. I'm deep in the process of writing, so I don't save for a long time (so no lectures). Finally, when I'm nearly done, I save. I get the spinning beachball of death. I sense trouble, so I try to close other open applications via the dock. No go. The first app I try to close hangs the rest of the system. It's been five minutes now and the spinning beachball of death keeps spinning, but nothing else is happening. I can move the cursor, but mouseclicks do nothing. I have a feeling that the computer will stay like this until I power down or until you, my dear fellow mefites, help me to recover my precious writing. [more inside]
posted on Sep 11, 2005 - 19 answers
How to list the contents of an OSX directory, and output to text file? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2005 - 15 answers
I need help with my parent's iBook (OS 9.2). They want wireless internet but there's no PC-card slot, nor an "under the keyboard" option. There is a USB port. Anybody know of a $20 USB-adapter that will work with OS 9. I already know about the AeroPad, but that sucker is $70! [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2005 - 8 answers
I bought a mac mini and an Acer 17" LCD for my mom recently, and it finally looks great since I switched from the VGA to the digital cable. However, the aspect ratio seems a little off - everything is a bit squished together. [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2005 - 5 answers
My 733ghz G4 mac with a GeForce2 MX videocard no longer seems like the top-of-the-line powerhouse it was back in '01, but I'd like to squeeze another year or two out of it by upgrading the video card (I've already added a bunch more RAM). I don't expect to run Doom 3, but I'd love to have better performance when using Final Cut Pro or playing No One Lives Forever 2. Since I'm hoping to upgrade to a new computer in a year or two, I don't want to spend a lot of money on a video card now. Ideally, I'd spend less than $50 on eBay and buy a used one--after all, a two-year-old card is still many several generations ahead of the one I've got! Alas, I know nothing about graphics cards and I'm overwhelmed by all the possibilities. What do I need to know, and what older cards would you good folks recommend?
posted on May 10, 2005 - 8 answers
Is there an application (for OS X) that shows me who's trying to connect to my mac? Kinda like Little Snitch, but for incoming connections? Netstat just gives me a huge list of everything happening on all ports, which is kinda useless to me.
posted on Apr 5, 2005 - 7 answers
Mac OS X Mail.app putting annoying line breaks into long URLs. [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2005 - 4 answers
I recently returned to Macintosh after a long stint with Windows. I'd like to upgrade the memory and video card in my 1.8ghz g5. It used to be, long ago, that Macs and PCs did not share the same hardware. Is this still the case? What do I need to know about shopping for RAM and video cards? Can I go out and buy any 400mhz PC3200 RAM for my g5, or does it have to be a special kind? Will the g5 take any video card, or does it have to be Mac-specific? What other pitfalls will I encounter?
posted on Jan 28, 2005 - 14 answers
any recommendations for personal finance software for the macintosh? (mi)
posted on Jan 3, 2005 - 9 answers
My mother has an older iMac running on OS9. I'd like to upgrade her to a new one but can't afford it right now. I need to buy an external firewire or USB CDRW that will work with OS9 so she can easily back up her digital photography; can anyone suggest something decent and cheap?
posted on Dec 1, 2004 - 8 answers
My coworker's Apple Powerbook with Airport Extreme can't use the new D-Link DWL-2100AP. We can see the access point, can see that the access point sees and connects to him, but something about the apple's DHCP or networking config won't pull an IP and also won't work when we set everything manually. Any ideas?
posted on Nov 12, 2004 - 8 answers
OS X: All of a sudden clicking things on the menu bar of any program makes a SF-like "click" noise. (I checked under sounds in the system preferences and noises from the interface is unchecked.) It happens when I click on the Apple in the top right or the program name and sometimes File. I have not installed any news software. My question is: WTF?
posted on Oct 14, 2004 - 7 answers
I am about to order an iMac, my first Macintosh. What do you wish someone had told you when you got your first Mac? (mi)
posted on Sep 29, 2004 - 47 answers
Anyone know of another quiet keyboard, like this Macally iceKey, that doesn't suck? [MI]
posted on Sep 19, 2004 - 10 answers
How can I browse a .rar file using OS X? I've tried UnRarX, I've tried StuffIt Deluxe 8.0.2, and I've tried searching google for anything else that might work, with no luck. I need this feature because I want to access one small file in the archive, but don't have enough room on my hard drive to unrar the whole thing.
posted on Sep 19, 2004 - 6 answers
iMacFilter. I'm attempting to connect my slot-loading iMac to a SBC DSL router. I can't get the iMac to recognize the DSL connection or locate the modem.
In my attempts to rectify this, I reorganized the hard drive using Discwarrior. Now the computer somehow boots up with MacOS 9.2, even after an OSX re-install. Help!
posted on Sep 10, 2004 - 4 answers
What is the best P2P application for the Mac?
posted on Aug 17, 2004 - 17 answers
Dedicated Mac user needs to perform Wintel-only dev work, needs new laptop. Thinkpad, or iBook/Powerbook? [+]
posted on Aug 13, 2004 - 16 answers
I have a PC with WinXP Pro. She has an iBook with Mac OS X. Together they fight crime share a router. e:\ is where I shove all my porn music. How can I make this available to her to copy what she wants to her machine or her ipod?
posted on Aug 7, 2004 - 5 answers
What launcher do you use? Quicksilver for Mac OS X seems to cause some kind of conflict so I'm axing it.
posted on Aug 3, 2004 - 17 answers
Using Excel 2001 for Mac, is there any way to set up a column that can autocomplete using data from another column? If not, is there something that can handle this sort of thing?
posted on Apr 25, 2004 - 6 answers
I am looking for a good offsite backup service, I don't really feel comfortable storing important files on a web server. It doesn't really have to be automatic, but that would be nice. If it does have software it needs to be OSX friendly. This data is important, and not replaceable, but not like checking account numbers and things. The data also changes somewhat frequently, so burning a dvd and throwing it in a safety deposit box is not an option.
posted on Apr 24, 2004 - 5 answers
The ink is wearing off the keys on my Macintosh "iBook." Are they easy to replace?
posted on Apr 16, 2004 - 6 answers
Mac OSX Safari --Is there a script/action that I can enable to automatically erase my cache and history files at a certain time each day? While being fairly Mac savvy, I have no experience with writing scripts. I'm really looking for an easy solution, perhaps a piece of freeware?
posted on Mar 26, 2004 - 6 answers
Let's say I have an Apple OS X computer with a gigantic, 1.5 GB file that I'd like to put onto 3 or 4 CDs, to give someone. What's the best way to spread a file across several discs? Multiple zip files? The UNIX zip command? Some backup program?
posted on Mar 23, 2004 - 9 answers
In 1985 or so, there was an educational game for the Macintosh that I exactly once. It featured a robot on skates with an iconic programming language that you use to help make it travel safely through little virtual worlds. What was it called?
posted on Mar 19, 2004 - 11 answers
Digital video: Is there something I can use to open, edit and save MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files in OSX? Bonus question: What would I need to render said files from After Effects, Final Cut Pro, etc?
posted on Feb 25, 2004 - 9 answers
GarageBand woes. I have a white iBook G3 600MHz / 256MB RAM / 30GB hard disk. The machine does great with iMovie, Safari, Office, etc, but it's choking on GarageBand with "System Overload" errors. I try to play a 2-track composition with 1 instrument that's not a piano and it just stumbles and croaks. I'm sad, that Apple is leaving such a relatively new machine in the dust. My question is: should I bother upping the RAM? I know it will help at least somewhat, but will it make the difference between GarageBand exploding and GarageBand performing really smoothly? If not, I'd rather take the $100 I'd spend on new RAM and save it toward a new PowerBook G4. But then, is a G4/1GHz really going to be that much better than a G3/600MHz? Advice?
posted on Feb 23, 2004 - 19 answers
Metafilter, as a source to journalists for story ideas and also as a reservoir of good writing for plagiarists, has been discussed on a recent Metatalk thread. How could I acquire a script (I don't have much of a clue about this, technically), for my Mac (OS 9.2.2 and OS 10.2.8) to run automated searches looking for matchups on chunks of text from my 500 (or whatever it is) pages of Metafilter commentary ? (more inside)
posted on Feb 3, 2004 - 13 answers
Academics and scholars: anyone familiar with the text processing product on Windows called Nota Bene? A friend is switching to Macintosh and it's an application area I don't have a lot of experience with. In particular, he likes the fact that Nota Bene stores citation information separate from the formatting, so switching from MLA to APA (?) is easy to do... Any suggestions welcomed.
posted on Jan 27, 2004 - 14 answers
