Mac Systems

Where are file extensions mapped?
For example, I type "touch test.mac" in the terminal and the Finder thinks the resulting file is a MacPaint Image File. Where is this mapping stored and is it possible to change it? ("Open With..." does not seem to affect it. Latest version of Tiger) Steve ... 1 Feb 2006 16:09

Trying to connect a Windows XP PC to a D-Link Router via Apple Airport
I've got Bulldog Broadband and use an Apple Airport to connect my OS 10.4.4 iMac to a D-Link DSL-502T ADSL router for wireless broadband. After a lot of teething troubles it now works ticketty-boo. But I want to wirelessly connect a Windows XP PC to the network too. The PC wireless modem recognises the Airport, s... 29 Jan 2006 13:27

Difficulty Connecting to Wireless Network
I'm running OS X 10.4.4 on a 1.67 MHz 17" PowerBook. At home I use a LInksys WRT54GC wireless router which is shared by two Macs. The problem I have is that when returning from somewhere else where I have made a wireless connection I have difficulty making a wireless connection at home. The PowerBook is fully s... 29 Jan 2006 17:36

Wi-Fi question
I know very little on this subject, but is it possible to detect if/when someone is utilizing my wi-fi system (say my Airport Express for example)? (I think I understand I can protect it via firewall, WPA, etc. but my question is if in the instance I leave everything freely wide-open.) Tx, Rog ... 1 Feb 2006 15:38

Weblogs/Blojsom not starting from launchd
OS X 10.4 server--I've got web logs turned on, but it's not starting, and I can't figure out why. OS X Server includes blojsom, a Tomcat-based webapp for blogs. Launchd is supposed to be starting it at boot; there is a com.apple.blojsom.plist in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons (see bottom of post). This is box-sto... 27 Jan 2006 18:14

Urgent Help Needed - Backslash?
I've got a remote desktop connection running with a Windows Server, and need to do some stuff in the command prompt. I can't for the life of me figure out how to input a backslash though - I've gone through every single key and I swear it's just not there (obviously the server I'm connected to is thinking my k... 26 Jan 2006 19:37

Safari crashing problems
I'm running Safari 1.3.2 on a G4 tower with OS 10.3.9. For a long time (and before recent software updates), Safari has a habit of frequent crashes. I notice that it almost always crashes on the CBS Marketwatch site, once I've clicked past the site's front page. The Marketwatch site has few problems when I s... 26 Jan 2006 03:45

Mac OS X 10.3.9 to 10.3.8
Is there a way to go back from 10.3.9 to 10.3.8. I have protools that will not work in 10.3.9. Any ideas? thx ... 24 Jan 2006 09:03

Newbie to burning...maybe a tip?
I got this weird error when the disk was verifying on my Mac Mini: 0x80020063 I did a little reading. I read that other programs running actively might screw up the verification process and cause this error. So I quit my mail and newreader programs. tried a 3rd time and voila, it worked just fine! This was some... 24 Jan 2006 02:42

forcing g3 firmware update?
Hi. I have a B&W G3 (rev 2 motherboard, as noted by '402' on the IDE controller) where I tried to install a Sonnet 1GHz G4 accelerator. In spite of pulling all the PCI boards except the video, and doing a video board firmware update, the system continued to get random crashes. So I'm trying to revert to the G3... 3 Feb 2006 23:18