Mac Applications

EyeTV vs Canopus ADVC110
I was looking to get a gizmo tthat would allow me to import VHS tapes into a digital format. I called a local Mac show and they were adamant that the Canopus ADVC110 was the one and only way worth considering. Then there's chatter about EyeTV, which I assume has the same general feature set. If I'm going t... 30 Sep 2006 17:24

Syncing iTunes music Libraries across multiple computers
Hi everyone, I have a laptop and a desktop and wish to sync my iTunes music libraries across both computers. Is there anyway of doing this. Thanks Danny ... 21 Sep 2006 04:37

itunes - can you clear the "recently added" playlist?
Hi. I'm in the process of loading tons of cds into my library so I can pick and choose the songs for that I really want. I find it much easier to work from a big list of songs and pare it down by removing what I know I don't want, than to work from a big list and have to choose the songs I do want. I made a ... 18 Sep 2006 14:54

Digital photos on a mac: iPhoto or Preview?
I just started with a digital camera. My computer is a Mac. So far, I have viewed the JPEG photos with Preview. It seems to work fine, but each time I download pictures, my computer wants to open iPhoto; I just say no, but being unfamiliar with iPhoto I also don't know what I am missing. So, is it worth learnin... 22 Sep 2006 13:19

Kismac issue
Hey, Kismac anybody? I have not been able to run kismac in my mac. I have a normal Macbook. I know that kismac does not work with macbook pros, but my is normal. Any suggestions? It will be much apreciated. Thanks ... 19 Sep 2006 00:00

iTunes Limit
I have over 25 thousand mp3's in my library. I have had no significant problems with this. Now with v7, I am getting consistent close/report/retry complaints when I exit the program. Otherwise all is well. What is the logical limit on library size? Is there any "iTunes Buddy" type of thing that will allo... 18 Sep 2006 14:54

iTunes, Firefox
The machine is a core duo mini with 512 MB running 10.4.7 Just a couple of questions. First, iTunes v.7: From the ITMS, I subscribe to the Onion Radio News podcast, and I listen to it religiously. Yet tonight, when I updated the podcast subscriptions, iTunes told me (via the little exclamation point) that I ... 16 Sep 2006 09:17

Spotlight has stopped working
Spotlight has stopped working entirely. If I use it in Finder, I just get the spinning "searching" icon forever. Otherwise Spotlight just sits there. Clicking it again returns "no results found." Removing the com.apple.spotlight.plist file to force Spotlight to reindex does nothing. Clearing all the caches had no... 18 Sep 2006 18:09

Good research paper/citation manager application??
Hi folks-- I'll be writing more term/research papers in the near future, and I'm looking for an application that will streamline entering the citations (footnotes or endnotes) and compiling a bibliography. I'll be using both MLA (some) and Chicago/Turabian (mostly) styles. I bought Endnote 9 last year, and may... 4 Oct 2006 10:31

Mac the Ripper to HD to DVD?
Okay I have a DVD I put on my HD using Mac the Ripper. It seems to play there okay. Now, some 8 moons later, I want to rip a copy so I can actually watch it on the TV. What program do I use to I put such a movie back on to a DVD? -- Thank you and have a nice day. ... 7 Sep 2006 13:42