UK Mac

Fonts with stick figure characters?
Various identifiably male/female icons available, but no stick figures - that I've found so far, anyway. Any recommendations? Daniele ... 22 Jan 2006 01:40

Global population clock
Does anyone know of a global population clock for Mac that *doesn't* require Internet access to run? Thanks, Daniele ... 22 Jan 2006 00:08

home accounts software
the only application I still use my PC for is Microsoft Money - is there an alternative for mac ? I can not even see quicken for mac these days ? any advice would be greatly appreciated. David ... 22 Jan 2006 12:47

parcelforce.com howler
My god - just tried to book online. Clcked 'sending within the UK', then on the next page I accepted terms and conditions, then clicked send now. Ha. With Safari, the site goes away and never comes back. With Firefox and Opera, the site goes away and comeas back with the following marvellous bit of rubbi... 23 Jan 2006 15:19

OT: Cute overload
<http://www.cuteoverload.com> "At Cute Overload, we scour the Web for only the finest in Cute Imagery. Imagery that is Worth Your Internet Browsing Time. We offer an overwhelming amount of cuteness to fill your daily visual allowance." kt. ... 24 Jan 2006 06:49

Another plasma <-> Mini connection question
The plasma I am considering is the Pioneer PDP-436XDE see http://www.pioneer.co.uk/uk/product_detail.jsp?product_id=11144&taxonomy_id=62-63 And when it comes to connecting via DVI, Pioneer's FAQ says the following: <qoute begins> You CAN NOT connect a PC to a domestic screen via a DVI connection. The HDMI ... 20 Jan 2006 19:43

iPhoto won't open
iPhoto says it is "missing system files and cannot open", and I have to reinstall it from the iLife CD. It actually came with my OS X disk, so I reinstalled it from that, but it still comes up with the same error message. Any suggestions please? Having reinstalled the OS only a week ago, I'm reluctant to do it ... 21 Jan 2006 16:56

iLife6 Movie crashes every time.
Every time I attempt to import a movie clip into iLife6/iMovie it "quits unexpectedly" = crashes. The movie clip is from my digital camera in format "movie.avi" -- supposed to be a common digital format. Any suggestions? Dan. ... 20 Jan 2006 11:54

iPod "Not Fade Away"
I was about to post about how my iPod screen had faded to nothing and that I was miserable. However, whilst trying one of the reset key combinations I accidentally dropped it. "That'll help!" I said to myself. But it did. The screen is working again. :-) Tim -- Tim Gowen ... 17 Jan 2006 11:39

How to use USA iTunes music store
Okay, so I have never bought music in my life. Seriously, in the old days I would just Minidisc or tape my friends CDs. ..and then there was Napster, then Kazaa, now limwire & bit torrent. So I might buy music.. and 99cents a track looks acceptable How do I use the USA iTunes music store Do I need :... 18 Jan 2006 00:40