Automator as an antidote to Excel tedium. Can you help me get through repetitive tasks with favorite Automator tricks in Leopard?
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posted by lackutrol
on Nov 18, 2007 -
6 answers
Microsoft Word woe -- I have Word for the Mac (2002) version....Anyway, everytime I open up a cover letter with a previous date, it automatically updates the date. I have checked all the auto format settings and I suspect it has something to do with a macro. But when I go into using some sorta macro, it asks me to install visual basic...I get a bit more confused at this point...anybody else have this trouble with dates?
posted by snap_dragon
on Nov 16, 2007 -
7 answers
A friend spilled "essence of pumpkin" oil on her new Macbook laptop's LCD screen, resulting in a permanent stain of shiny glop in the lower righthand corner. Advice on fixing it?
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posted by Lieber Frau
on Nov 5, 2007 -
13 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.)
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posted by jdroth
on Nov 1, 2007 -
66 answers
USB 2.0 PCMCIA cards on a Mac G4 Aluminum Laptop: Does the card brand matter?
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posted by sdis
on Sep 30, 2007 -
0 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 by smithmac_99
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".
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posted by blueberry
on Aug 26, 2007 -
13 answers
I want to send a video on CD to an unsophisticated user of a Macintosh computer.
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posted by gum
on Aug 17, 2007 -
12 answers
Please help me get the contents of an Apple 7300/200 Power Macintosh off of it and onto... well, anything else.
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posted by interrobang
on Jul 29, 2007 -
33 answers
Help me find out what magic spell will get my keyboard to play nicely with my computer again. For several years, I used a Microsoft "Natural" Keyboard with my PC without a problem. But now that I just connected it to my new MacBook it's acting out.
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posted by foxy_hedgehog
on Jul 5, 2007 -
7 answers
Looking for an old Macintosh game, where you flip reflectors to get a ball to bounce from one side to the other,
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posted by NewGear
on Jul 4, 2007 -
8 answers
I have a bunch of Macs that someone wants to put on Active Directory. That's not the problem.
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posted by Gungho
on Jun 8, 2007 -
3 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.
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posted by briank
on Jun 1, 2007 -
6 answers
Is there a keyboard shortcut to open the Color Picker dialog box in Photoshop CS2? Or how can I set such a shortcut?
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posted by erinchan
on May 29, 2007 -
4 answers
How can I define a folder on Mac OSX to be readable and writable to all users that will store all the itunes on that computer and give every user account access?
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posted by ijoyner
on May 23, 2007 -
4 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?
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posted by jwiener
on Apr 5, 2007 -
5 answers
Printing to a Xerox DocuCentre from Macs joined to the Active Directory is very slow.
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posted by m3thod4
on Apr 4, 2007 -
5 answers
Is there some sort of Mac program that can monitor a web forum and update me when there are new posts?
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posted by blueberry
on Mar 31, 2007 -
5 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?
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posted by itchie
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?
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posted by smithmac_99
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.
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posted by foxy_hedgehog
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 by interrobang
on Jan 14, 2007 -
2 answers
Powerbook, er, Macbook Harddrive filter: Has anyone had real luck with "send the drive to us" data recovery firms?
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posted by asavage
on Jan 5, 2007 -
20 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 by baltimore
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 by luriete
on Dec 28, 2006 -
13 answers
General questions about Bluetooth on an old Mac (400mhz g4) and specific questios about bluetooth with a Sony Ericcson Z525 phone using Bluetooth on said Mac.
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posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Dec 26, 2006 -
5 answers
I am considering making the switch to the Mac, and I am wondering how you all convert an e-mail to a task or appointment in OSX. In Outlook, I just drag it to the Calendar or Tasks button (or use one of the ClearContext buttons). I understand this does not work in Entourage.
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posted by 4ster
on Dec 13, 2006 -
7 answers
I'm looking for a cheap (or better yet, free) software to run a simple file server in my journalism lab.
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posted by cccorlew
on Dec 10, 2006 -
11 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).
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posted by jdroth
on Nov 18, 2006 -
23 answers
The sound on my OS X G4 laptop has suddenly become very loud and distorted. Help me make it stop.
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posted by cccorlew
on Nov 14, 2006 -
4 answers
OSX SoftwareFilter: How can I fix what MySync did to my Mac mini, and find a new solution to keep my machines in sync?
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posted by SansPoint
on Oct 28, 2006 -
2 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.
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posted by soviet sleepover
on Oct 27, 2006 -
4 answers
Mac OSX Officejet Printing Problem Filter: Whenever I print from my browser (and sometimes other programs) my printer ends up just spitting out blank sheets with an occasional single line or two of text. I'm mystified ... what gives?
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posted by General Zubon
on Oct 23, 2006 -
8 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 by Brandon Blatcher
on Oct 12, 2006 -
8 answers
