Mac Systems

1st Gen iMac G5 Keeps Shutting Down
After I power it up, it sometimes doesn't even make it to the logon screen before abruptly shutting off. Other times it'll stay on for a few minutes after loggin on. Is this related to this issue: http://www.apple.com/support/imac/repairextensionprogram/ The issue doesn't list this symptom, only "no power" ... 4 Jan 2006 08:18

Will Quicktime Pro 7 convert my DVD files into mp4/H.264?
Hello. I am thinking of getting Quicktime Pro 7 to use with my new Ipod video and have a couple questions. I already have a program that gets my DVD onto my hard drive (DVD Shrink). I was wondering if Quicktime Pro 7 will be able to export the DVD files as an MPEG 4 video (and eventually encode it with H.264 to ... 5 Jan 2006 07:48

Limewire won't connect
I'm trying to run Limewire on OSX. It won't connect. The main window says "Connecting" forever, though the File menu says I'm connected. If I try to search for anything, I get a window telling me I'm not connected to the Net, which I am. I tried changing the port numbers in the connection preferences from 6346 to 6... 2 Jan 2006 15:06

iPod shuffle - loading without iTunes
Hi, I have managed to load my wife's 1GB shuffle without using iTunes. I am not experiencing the blinking orange green LED symptom of an improperly loaded shuffle. This is on a Windows XP system. Most of the explanation can be found here: http://shuffle-db.sourceforge.net Let me summarize for you... First ... 13 Jan 2006 18:13

Rebuilding Desktop
I have a new used blue G3 which is a dual boot 9.2.2 and OSX. I recently loaded some software the the icons are messed up, they are the default little blanks. My son said to rebuild the desktop. However I hesitate to do this. Why? Because I rebuilt the desktop on my G4 dual boot apple about a year ago and... 30 Dec 2005 09:26

iPod video... Do not disconnect won't go away.
I can't get the 'Do not disconnect" message to disappear from my iPod video. No volume seems to be mounted on the mac or in iTunes... Don't know how to reset this device... ... 17 Jan 2006 10:05

Modifying sudoers
Running a g5 iMac with OS X 10.4.3 The OS will not allow me to use sudo. Every time I attempt it I get an error message that says,"peter is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported". I tried editing the sudoers file to allow any user to use sudo with a password, but to no affect. If I log on a... 8 Dec 2005 16:45

One Ipod on two computers?
I am replacing my imac soon. And I was wondering if I could hook up the ipod to both computers. The ipod I have now is registered in my name. But I wasn't sure if I could use the ipod with a new computer and new itunes playlist simultaneously. ... 29 Nov 2005 12:37

How to create a bootable emergency disc?
I'm feeling a little lost and am hoping that someone's solved this problem. I like to carry an emergency disk in case my PowerBook has a problem while I'm traveling. In the past, I used BootCD to create these, but BootCD doesn't work under Tiger. I'm getting close, but not quite there. Here's what I've tr... 28 Nov 2005 11:25

extension warning
OK, does anyone know how to get rid of the "are you sure you want change the extension" error? It gets grating after a while... Using OSX 10.4.3 thanks - J ... 19 Nov 2005 17:05