Mac Systems

Duplicate file finder
Can anyone recommend for - or against - any particular duplicate finder? I want to find just the large files, mostly JPEGs, RAW or MP3 files that I have duplicates over a wide range of computers and external HDDs. -- John McWilliams ... 21 Jun 2008 16:51

Keychain wants a "Login keychain password"?
Trying to get a password from Keychain, and it's now asking for a "Login keychain password". I have no idea what that would be! Of course, there's no "Cancel" button, so I have to either select "Always allow", "Deny", or "Allow". I have no idea what I'd be allowing or denying. I tried clicking on the "Details" ... 21 Jun 2008 09:42

Classic consuming lots of CPU time?
I happened to notice last night that the remaining battery time on my Powerbook was much less than I would have expected given how I was using it. It's something like a six-month old battery so I was feeling annoyed, of course, fearing it was failing prematurely. For some reason I decided to look at Activity M... 20 Jun 2008 15:20

Scanner Software for UMAX Astra 1220S and OS 9.1
The UMAX web site has no scanner Software for the UMAX Astra 1220S and OS 9.1. Where can I find this software? Thanks ... 20 Jun 2008 23:32

Migrating Windows user to Mac OS X on a MacBook Pro.
Hello. I have a client (not a computer/techie expert) who is interested in going from Windows world (3.x, 98 SE, 2000, and XP) to Mac OS X. I am wondering if this is suitable for him. This is what he does on his PCs (notebooks/laptops and desktops): 1. MS Office 2000-2003. He shares a lots of English and as... 11 Jul 2008 22:17

iTunes consolidation/dup file remover
I have several large files - 10 Gigs plus- on several machines/partitions that I'd like to add to my existing iTunes on my new iMac (24" 2.8 Ghz, 500 G) but without having to go through and remove duplicate files. There will be many such, as I guess that over 80% of the old files will already be in the existing... 22 Jun 2008 03:03

Applescript vulnerability
There's an interesting discussion here: http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/06/18/1919224.shtml (the exploit works on my machine). Like one guy says, you have to have physical access to the machine, it can't be done remotely. But still ... I mean, I could probably convince someone to run a shell script a hell of... 22 Jun 2008 18:20

Any experience installing Ubuntu 8.04 using "Wubi" in a WinXP BootCamp partition?
Dear friends: Do you have any experience installing Ubuntu 8.04 using "Wubi" in a existing WinXP BootCamp partition? I understand that "Wubi" installs Ubuntu in the same partition that WinXP is already installed, (without erasing it, of course), and that it adds a line in Windows "BOOT.INI" file allowing you t... 19 Jun 2008 01:19

Freeze post MA (was Re: Best/Easiest Migration to New Mac)
In article <DtudnYXWh7Y_rcXVnZ2dnUVZ_g2dnZ2d(a)speakeasy.net>, Norm <NOSPAM(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: Not sure if I'm supposed to be looking at the Console Messages or the system.log. At any rate both of them have long strings of: The process has forked and you cannot use this corefoundation functionali... 19 Jun 2008 01:19

Does The MSO 2004 Installer Preserve My MSO X Toolbars?
In article <kurt.r.todoroff-508AFD.19342017062008(a)comcast.dca.giganews.com>, "Kurt R. Todoroff" <kurt.r.todoroff(a)comcast.net> wrote: I have decided to install MSO 2004 over MSO v.X on the iMac G4, and start using it until I purchase a new Mac. Before I do, can anyone tell me if the installer will pres... 19 Jun 2008 01:19