Mac Systems

Compressing huge files
Compressing files adequately - Some Mac users do file compression quite a lot, using the built-in "Compress" utility of OS X which is available from the OS X "File" menu. This is also named "Create Archive" in older versions of OS X. The OS X "Help" system has little to offer about using this util' e... 8 Jul 2008 07:57

AOL does it right?
For most of my mail chores I use Mac Mail, although I still have an account with AOL as does my wife. I was very surprised when I downloaded and installed the new AOL Desktop for Mac. It has a very neat and clean appearance. I was particularly struck buy the icon bar. Its icons are all enclosed in rectangles wit... 2 Jul 2008 21:10

Would this Transcend RAM work in my iMac?
I have an original/Mid-2007 Aluminum 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo iMac in need of a RAM upgrade. Would this Transcend RAM (part number TS256MSQ64V6U-SM) <http://www.c1com.co.nz/shop/step1.php?number=12824> work? From what I can see there and on Transcend's site the specs match. But I'm always a little uncertain buying from... 5 Jul 2008 01:20

can't drag apps to Dock
I created an admin user and a managed user and turned on Parental Controls. Today I logged in to the managed user and tried to set up the enviroment by dragging apps to the dock. Since I couldn't do it, I logged back in as the admin user and turned off Parental Controls. I logged back in to the managed user and s... 2 Jul 2008 21:10

Update on AT&T's pricing for the 3G iphone
For Chicago Tribune article see: http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/sns-ap-tec-att-iphone,0,3141372.story For Wall Street Journal article see: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121494195380420373.html?mod=hpp_us_whats_news Howard ... 2 Jul 2008 20:08

Is any part of Ethernet circuitry tied to Open Firmware? (final post summation)
In article <300620081145270319%this.is(a)absolutely.invalid>, Mark Conrad <this.is(a)absolutely.invalid> wrote: I intend to make one more post detailing the exact resolution of the problem, with the aim of making life easier for any Mac user of the Vista Ultimate OS who faces the same set of choices that ... 1 Jul 2008 20:34

Problems with Airport extreme and firmware 7.3.2 update
I just updated (one?) of my airport extreme base stations with firmware 7.3.2 and I am having problems. Basically the airport extreme base station disappeared in the sense airport utility could no longer find the base station. Another extreme base station reported seeing the first base station, but apparently the ... 2 Jul 2008 13:57

What program do I need to sort duplicates?
I have thousands of pictures and somehow over the years they have duplicated themselves into multiple copies of each, some with names different to the original. I need to undo that. I want a program that will look at actual file content and ignore names if posable. Is there a program that will do that - or can s... 12 Jul 2008 20:44

Duplicate File finder
Mostly to find duplicate large files (such as Canon camera RAW [.CR2] and MP3's) on diverse volumes- both FW HDD and older Macs- does anyone have a recommendation for or against - any piece of software, shareware, freeware or commercial? I am friends with Google, but look for recommendations of folks with no ... 1 Jul 2008 20:34

New Laptops
Are new Mac laptops due to come out later this year? If so, any rumors as to what will be new about them? ... 1 Jul 2008 11:17