My Mac Pro has developed an interesting problem. It is constantly scrolling down. Say I am in a window and click on the top item, then it immediately scrolls all the way to the bottom. If I am in a Word document, for example, and click on the first word it scrolls straight down to the bottom. It is not a mouse problem as I've tried it with two different mice and even without a mouse, and it still does the same. I've rebooted to no effect. This is stopping me working and is very annoying. Has anyone any idea what might be wrong and how to fix it?


Edit: Ignore me, problem solved

Is there a plugin for iPhoto that allows you to export photos to pics.livejournal.com that works with iPhoto '08 ?

The version posted on filmgold.com only works with iPhoto version 6.

I'm using an OLD iBook with OS X 10.4.6. A while ago I managed to get my mac so stuck that I couldn't even get it shut down by pressing the power button. Obviously the next (not so) logical thing to do is take the battery out. And I did. I put it back and restart. I was doing this on work ofcourse and had to serve a customer after booting. I left my computer alone for about ten minutes, when I came back the screen was black and there was these white stripers running on it. I booted again, this time the computer respondet to the power button. This time the mac started on a tigers' welcome screen asking me to fill out all the information etc. I didn't really have any important files on this computer so it doesn't bother me that much. But the hard drive on this thing is really small, like 14gb, and i had some big files on it and they still seem to be there filling my hd. So my question is this, is there any way to restore those files, defragmet this thing, anything, so that i can get that space back? I bought this thing really cheap from my school, so i don't have any backup systems or cd's or anything really. Please help me out, this thing is dying on my hands.

Current Mood: drained

i recently got a wacom bamboo fun pen tablet- it's great by the way. it came with photoshop elements 6 but i can't install it because when i try it gets to the "initializing" stage and then shows this-



anyone know how i can cure this? or even find this setup log of which it speaks? i did download the 30 day trial version of ps-e 6 and i was wondering if this may have something to do with it...
i'm using a 13" macbook (2.2 ghz, core 2 duo, 4gig sdram, os x10.5.7...)

I just switched from a Sony camera to a Kodak camera, and for some reason, my Kodak camera wont show up as a drive anywhere (finder/sidebar/disk utility) However, iPhoto is smart enough to acknowledge it and let me import photos without a problem.

I have a couple of movies on it that I want to upload, or at least save to my hard drive, but I seem to be unable to find it anywhere to copy the photos over.

(I've checked Finder preferences already, and don't have any problems with any other things I attach to my computer)

Help?

Macbook Intel Core 2 Duo, running 10.5.7

I have someone whose iCal basically stopped working suddenly about three hours ago. I can't figure out why. Everybody else's iCal is still working. However, as he is in the program, with his calendar selected, when he goes to the "File" menu, "New Event," "New To Do," and "New Calendar" these selections are grayed out.

I have never seen that happen before. Even if the calendar was not able to be published shouldn't he be able to put new events on the local calendar? I have never seen these items grayed out before.

We have "Refreshed All" and exited and restarted the program several times. We cannot get these items re-blackened.

i recently purchased a sim reader (chipset PL2303) and unfortunately the drivers i was provided with is not compatible with mac osx. does anyone know of a driver for this sim reader? i've googled the heck out of it and all i found was the driver for the usb to serial of this same model number.

http://driverdownload168.com/
the second one of the list is the sim reader i have and am trying to find a driver for.

Thanks for any help :)

I am currently operating on an iBook G4 running on Leopard. But I'm planning to get a new computer (MacBook Pro 13") in the next few months. On the iBook, I have Microsoft Office '03. I was wondering if there was a way to transfer it to the new computer, or even if my local Apple Store might be willing to do that. I not only do not want to pay for Office again, but 2003 seems like a much more user-friendly version than the 2008 Office.

And please don't tell me to just download OpenOffice. I need to have powerpoint because I'm a college student and must be able to open and edit powerpoint notes from professors.

This has been happening for a long time now and I decided to finally seek a solution. I use an Express connected to a stereo to play music wirelessly from iTunes. It plays for a while, but after several minutes or longer it stops abruptly even though iTunes is still running with the scrubber moving. To get it to stream to the Express again I have to switch the speaker to something else then back to the Express.

This has occurred on two different Expresses I've had, so it's probably not due to a defective Express. I downloaded the latest Express firmware yesterday, but the problem continues. Almost makes me wonder if the PowerBook G4 is the culprit. I also suspect many others have experienced similar. So... is it Mr. Job's intention for us to appreciate some silence once in a while, or is there a fix?

Hello Everyone!

Does anyone know what is the best youtube grabber software out there?

Also, I've downloaded a Handbrake recently and it won't work. Every time I open it, it would just bounce on my dock and then disappear. Anyone know how to resolve this problem?

Thanks for all your help!

Is there some way to get Safari to indicate a Javascript error w/o turning on script debugging? Thinking sort of like Firefox w/ Firebug will show errors...

I know this isn't a specific Mac OSX question, but it does involve having a MobileMe account and I know so many Mac users also have iPhones so I thought I'd ask here as well.

Can the "find my iPhone" service be used to fine someone else's iPhone (with their permission of course)?
My girlfriend and I both have iPhones, but only I have a MobileMe account. With her phone running iPhone OS 3.0, and with her phone's "find my iPhone" service activated in Settings is there any way we could find her iPhone if she misplaces it?
I can easily see where finding someone else's misplaced iPhone could involve privacy rights and stalking issues, but with the owner of the lost iPhone's permission it could come in quite handy.

I have reason to believe my iMac's HDD is dead.

first the model info etc:
17" white imac (late 2006 model, not the newer "aluminum" models) w/ intel core 2 duo

When I try to boot I either get the "prohibitory" icon (circle with a line through it, think Ghostbusters icon without ze ghost) or the apple logo with the spinning lines underneath upon which the machine just hangs.

I hear clicking/scratching noises from the computer when it attempts to boot from the HDD or when I attempt to select it from the boot volume utility from the OS X install disk.

I can't seem to access the diagnostics mode (hold d on start up) from either the OS X install CD that came with the computer or the OS X leopard disk (the current OS on the machine).

I've tried the following measures:

reset the PRAM (hold option + command + p + r on start up)

boot into os x installation cd and run disk utility:
- takes aprox 5min for the volumes list to list the individual partitions on my hard drive
- sometimes they come up as their unix names or whatever (disk1a or whatever)
- sometimes they come up as Macintosh HD and untitled (windows partition)
- have got through a repair process successfully once (found no errors)
- rest of the time they are unable to be repaired

boot in target disc mode onto another machine:
- target disc works but the HDD won't mount, CDs in my drive will

boot into safe mode (doesn't boot)

boot into target volume mode (hold option on start up)
- i get a mouse cursor but no volumes show up, not even install CDs


i have resigned myself into believing the HDD is dead and needs replacing. before i do this (seemingly complicated for this particular model of imac) repair:

could this problem be stemming from other parts of the machine (logic board etc) so i don't spend the time/money attempting to fix something that might not be the cause of the issue?

does anyone have any other ideas about possibly either mounting the discs to recover data from them (most of the data i've backed up but there was some that i have not)?

also, does anyone have an experience in replacing imac HDDs who would have any advice?

thank you very much.

Current Mood: depressed

I'm looking for some sort of simple password/login manager. (Free please!) I've been using my address book to keep track of all the various passwords for different websites and software registration serial numbers. But there must be a better method. Due to work, I also have multiple accounts for some sites. Any recommendations?

On PDFs I make myself using File/Print/Save As PDF when I view the sidebar I see thumbnails of the pages and I am able to re-arrange them. on PDFs I get from others or make myself using the NeoOffice "Export Directly to PDF" I usually see a table of contents type listing and I am not able to re-arrange or drag pages in or out. Is there a way I can make it so I can re-arrange pages in those PDFs without first doing File/Print/Save As PDF and making a new PDF from Preview?

Current Mood: busy

I've found an annoying bug with the "HP DeskJet 6840 Foomatic/hpijs" driver. When I try to print in landscape it prints in the image in portrait but rotated 90 degrees so the right side of the image gets cut off.

Meanwhile if I use the generic driver that ships with MacOS X "HP DeskJet Series, 1.3" the image will print correctly in landscape. However the problem with the generic driver is that the text comes out super blurry. The reason for this is that the generic driver does not support 600dpi in Color Mode. So instead you get 300dpi which looks very blurry from the default MacOS X driver.

The Footmatic/hpijs driver prints in color 600dpi by default (and looks excellent). The Foomatic/hpijs driver can also print up to 1200dpi in photo color.. meanwhile the default MacOS X driver stops at 300dpi.

I'd prefer to use the "HP DeskJet 6840 Foomatic/hpijs" driver because the text comes out super crisp. But this "can not print landscape" bug is driving me batty.

Anyone run into this and have a work around?

UPDATE Here's the solution:

1- Get to the Page Size selection (varies program to program) and select "Manage Custom Sizes".
From Preview it's on the main print screen.
From Excel it's under "Page Options, Page Tab - Options, Page sizes"

2- Create a new page size that's 11in wide by 8.5in tall and save it as Custom-Landscape

3- Whenever you print always print in "Portrait" mode and just select your "Custom-Landscape" Page Size.

That gets around this bug nicely.

I am using a Macbook that is approximately 18 months old, version 10.5.7. Everything is up-to-date, as far as I know.

Model Name: MacBook
Model Identifier: MacBook3,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB31.008E.B02
SMC Version (system): 1.24f2
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled

Suddenly, simply clicking on a desktop icon, or a song in iTunes, or a file in Word won't open it. I have to highlight the item, and then go to "file" and click "open".

I had this same problem with my iBook.

What gives? Is it something I'm doing that causes this?

Any advice is appreciated.

Cross-posted.

So I just upgraded to S4 last night (when was it released btw? I was just trying to find out before it started unexpectantly quitting on me.) everything worked great last night but when my LJ friends list loaded today, my whole layout was missing. I see it fine on my iPhone and when I would click on a link to any other journal or comm, their layout is intact too. I can't guess what the problem may be. (My layout was fine last night.)

I was just trying to go to the Apple support page but the browser quit on me twice. I haven't had any problem with 3.0 before this update so his is very frustrating. Any advice? Do you know if this is a bug being worked on?

These problems aside, what do you like about the new version? Any hidden features that's good to know about? I did like the 10-page-at-a-time history view but perhaps this is an issue for me. Oh, I'm using OS 10.4.11 so maybe that's too old an OS for Safari 4? If so, how do I downgrade?

Current Mood: Frustrated

A quick Google search found dozens of ways to do so, but what are your opinions on the best free app to batch convert some of my iTunes AAC and MPEG music to MP3 so I can burn an MP3 disk to play in my car's MP3 player?

Thanks in advance.


Posted around.

Current Music: Roxy Music - out of the blue

Can you mount an NFS/Samba volume to a specific directory within /Volumes?

At work, there's a number of hard drives from windows laptops that had hardrive passwords set then the owner left, and now no one can get into.

Is there some way using my mac, I can just erase those passwords, or the whole drives? (it's not important the data is kept..we just want the drives to be useable and we can reformat).

Disk Utility and Drive Genius have failed so far (I assume Disk Warrior will as well).

Any UNIXy tricks?

Anyone know of a nice JSON viewer (for the mime-type of application/json) in Safari? Bunch of 'em in Firefox, but I'm trying to move on here...

Is there an easy way to make an external HD hooked up to my iMac accessible to my home network? I just got a Macbook Pro and I'd like to stay wireless and still have access to all my porn junk. I'm pretty sure it's possible, but I dunno if it's built into OSX or if I'd need a program or something. Any help would be appreciated - thanks! :)

Why is it when I select and COPY a bit of text in Microsoft Word 2008, and then try to PASTE that text into iChat it pastes the text as an IMAGE inside iChat, instead of actual text ?

Correction: I said AIM and should have said iChat.

Any good desktop WordPress tools for writing?

Is there a decent way to monitor AJAX requests w/ Safari as there is using Firebug in Firefox?

forgive me if i've asked this before here i can't remember.

is there any possible way to download streamed quicktime movies, via perhaps some option i don't know about or a third party app?

by streamed i mean as apposed to the ones that load the movie ahead of where you have already watched up to.

thanks guys

I just implemented a 250GB Time Machine backup drive at home, and it's currently running the initial backup of my files. However, it automatically excluded my home folder; I assume it's because I'm using FileVault? So, here's a few questions:

1) Though it's excluding my home folder, will all of my applications still work if I had to restore from a backup? I know some preference files and such are stored in /user/Library/, rather than /Library/.

2) If I include my home folder, when will Time Machine back it up? The help menu said it can't back up home folders that use FileVault unless that user is logged out. Do I have to log out only for this to work, or can I shut down? For example, would Time Machine back up during the "recovering disk space in user's home folder" screen that appears before shutdown, or do I have to log out, and let the Mac sit at the login screen while Time Machine works its magic?

Hey all

So, since updating to .5.7, I'm having issues where periodically my external USB hard drives will become read only. Plug cycling them seems to work about 50% of the time, but is ridiculously annoying. They are Western Digital drives. I've repaired permissions on my hard drive several times to no avail, even rebooting from the Leopard install DVD.

Unfortunately, one of the drives doing this is my TM backup drive, so I haven't been backing up. No bueno! Anyone have any advice or help? I'd really not like to have to roll back to 10.5.6.

Here's a screenshot of the wonkery. If you notice, it doesn't make any sense.

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/12/17/osx-netbook-compatib.html

I have a Dell Mini 12. DOH!

I recently had to take my mother's MacBook (10.5.7, purchased Dec. 2007 if I recall correctly) into Apple due to some apparent hard drive problems. They suggested and conducted an archive and install, which worked perfectly.

However, it stripped her Mac of all printer drivers. I downloaded the HP driver for the Colorsmart 4280, but when I tried to install it, hit a bug of "HPIO Trap Monitor quit unexpectedly." I did some google research and discovered that this was because some HP drivers no longer are supported, and in the meanwhile, a new version of Mac OS caused compatibility issues with the driver installation which HP isn't fixing because the drivers are no longer supported. My Mac (a nearly identical setup) can still print, but I haven't had to reinstall the drivers yet.

Any advice? I've tried to contact HP but thus far I'm getting the runaround.

Current Music: 恋焦がれて - BENI (恋焦がれて)

I have a MacBook and the past couple weeks I've noticed that when I play or burn DVDs or CDs it starts the freeze up after about 30 minutes, which renders it pretty much unusable. I was planing on taking it to the Apple Store to get it checked out. But the more I think about it, the more I think it might be something that I can fix on my end.

Is it possible that something having to do with my hard drive being close to full (5ish GB left on a 120GB drive)? I'm thinking it could help if I reformat or something... Any ideas?

(My MacBook is 2 yrs old, 2GB RAM, 2GHz Duo Core processor, running 10.5.7).

Through this Friday, June 12, MacUpdate is offering the following apps in a bundle for $49.99:

TechTool Pro 5.0.4 (includes a burnable version to make a bootable DVD copy)
Parallels Desktop 4.0.3844
NetBarrier X5 10.5.3
DVDRemaster Pro 5.1.3
Paperless 1.0
Multiplex 1.0.3
MoneyWell 1.4.8
RipIt 1.2.11 (works only with Mac OS 10.5 and up)
Posterino 1.5.1
BetterZip 1.8.1
Circus Ponies NoteBook 3.0v355

These last two are open to the first 35,000 purchasers and they were almost up to 34,000 when I bought my bundle today.

Voila 2.0.1 (works only with Mac OS 10.5 and up)
RAGE MapDesign 1.2.2

Here's the link if you'd like to check it out: http://www.mupromo.com/?ref=5801

I've been pondering this question. I am thinking about doing this.
Has anyone done this yet ?

Current Mood: artistic
Current Music: Nowhere To Run-Crystal Method With Ozzy Osbourne, DMX, 'Ol Dirty Bastard & Fuzzbubble-South Park: Chef Aid

Hello fellow mac-daddies and mac-ladies,
I am wondering if you have any suggestions as to which e-mail notifier extensions for firefox are good.
I need something for yahoo mail and gmail. -53th

Current Mood: artistic
Current Music: Nowhere To Run-Crystal Method With Ozzy Osbourne, DMX, 'Ol Dirty Bastard & Fuzzbubble-South Park: Chef Aid

Yesterday night I ran my laptop on the battery. I ran it down to about 30% (which is usual). This morning I went to go plug in the laptop to charge it, and the green light went on, faded, and then turned off. I tried using the ungrounded adapter (I have a Macbook Pro) and it still wouldn't work.

I can run it using the power adapter, and in the battery indicator drop-down menu, it says "Battery is not charging". I've also tried re-seating (for lack of a better term) the battery.

What's going on? Do I have to buy a new adapter or what?

15" Macbook Pro
Current to all system updates as of Sunday night
Runs 10.5.5
Purchased in October '08

Current Mood: grumpy
Current Music: House

Hi, I currently have a Macbook 2 Ghz Intel Core 2 duo running 10.5.6, I went to upgrade to 10.5.7 (from the apple website, which says the only requirement is 10.5.6,
MacOsXServerUpd10.5.7.pkg) but when I try to install it it says: The volume does not meet the requirements for this update.


How Do I resolve this?

I bought an HP Mini 1000 today so that I can make a Hackintosh out of it.

IS THIS AWESOME? (Y/N)

> Y

32GB SSD, 1GB RAM, 8GB flush-mounted USB drive, 6-cell battery, 10" screen and 1.3 megapixel webcam. Carrying case. $459.

Day one: adding a second 1GB stick of RAM and dropping Mac OS X 10.5.7 up on that bitch. Word.

Very annoyed about the pricing of the new iPhone 3GS for existing customers. Was all ready to rock that shit, too, but now I'll have to wait until I break the current, or AT&T/Apple come to their senses.

The new and improved(?) iPhone

There just doesn't seem like enough of an upgrade to make it worth releasing a new generation. But maybe it's just me. I certainly won't be tossing my old one into the trash and rushing out to get this one. Even if I was purchasing one for the first time, I think I'd be likely to save the cash and get the cheaper one.

I am having difficulties inserting a Photoshop file in a Word 2004 .doc file.

Completed a school project last night in CS4 Photoshop, saved as .jpeg and then inserted file into a Word 2004 document.  Opened on my Mac to test and it works just fine.  My Professor sent an email stating that he, however, can open the document but the page on which my file was pasted states "Quicktime and a Decompressor are needed to see this picture". 

I reverified the format of the file and the graphic is saved as .jpeg and the Word document a .doc file.  How do I correct this issue so that I can resubmit my art course project?  Is it a compatability issue or something else?

Thanks.

Current Mood: curious

anyone have any good idea when the next iphone model is coming out? [3rd gen right?] there are a lot of sites guessing anywhere from tomorrow to late july so i was hoping someone knew something more specific. also does australia get them the same time as the US or is there a further delay?

secondly anyone know when chrome will be released for mac? i'm on the Email list and thats probably as good as anyone can tell me... but just in case i thought i'd ask here :)

speaking of chrome there is a crossover version of windows chromium you can get here but it is fairly buggy.

thanks!

I created a 12-minute video presentation using iMovie. Now I want to burn it to a DVD. Problem is, I can't figure out how to do so!

So far, I've saved the iMovie project in iTunes. Then when I tried to burn it to a DVD, I get the following message:

"You have inserted a blank DVD. Are you sure you want to create a data DVD? Data DVDs are only usable in computers with a DVD drive..."

No, I don't want to create a data DVD. I want to create a DVD that can be played in your standard, run of the mill DVD player. I just don't see that it's giving me that option.

What am I missing?

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide!

Any suggestions on how to get a stuck disc out of a Mac Mini? I tried to install a program, computer froze, and now it won't boot up (I get the question mark of doom); I need to get the CD out so I can use System Restore, but there doesn't appear to be the old handy eject-with-paper-clip anymore.

I know this has been asked before, but I don't know how to dig up that post in the archives, so..

How do I troubleshoot/quick-fix my Macbook that shuts down by itself? It's started doing this only last night, but I can't let this shit go on. Sometimes it goes black nearly as soon as the desktop shows up, sometimes it takes an hour or so. BUT IT JUST HAS TO SHUT DOWN. Except for a bad clicker that's caused by my inflated battery, It was perfectly alright before this. And I don't remember anything I did for it to act up this way.

In case I need to bring this to an Apple Store, is this covered by AppleCare?

Thanks a lot.

(x-posted)

1- Download XiphQT

2- Copy XiphQT into /Library/Components

3- Restart iTunes



That's all there is to it. :) Now you will be able to drag and drop .ogg files into iTunes and iTunes will recognize them as music files, add them to your Music Library and play them.

* Note: iTunes will not be able to manage the songs information (like artist/title) but you can right click the song and select "convert to mp3" in order to manage the song information via iTunes)

Does anyone know:

If Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 (Universal) will run Terrazzo 2 for Mac?

The reason I ask is I seem to recall Terrazzo 2 was a PPC binary. And for that reason I question if it would run under Elements 6.0 (Universal) on a Intel mac.

I've had some problems with my Airport Express -which I bought last fall, I believe- after every Airport Utilities Update. But ever since last week, when I also upgraded from 10.5.6 to 10.5.7, I have been unable to connect neither my MacBook [2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo] nor my iMac [2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, still on 10.5.6] to my Airport Express.

When this happened before, I've always managed to connect them eventually by performing a hard-reset on my Airport and configure everything again. But since last week, no such luck.

Since Airport Utilities was unable to locate my Airport Express, something I've had problems with after every single upgrade, I connected the Airport directly to my MacBook via the network cable in order to set it up properly. My boyfriend then could connect his Laptop [Toshiba, Windows XP] to the network I set up and was happily surfing the www while I was reading error message after error message. I just couldn't join, neither with the MacBook nor the iMac. I kept getting "connection timeout" and "invalid password" errors, but I'm 100 % sure I typed the correct password. I then deleted all networks that I had stored to connect automatically to. Still nothing.

I'm pretty much lost now. Does anyone know what else I could try? My Airport Express has never worked flawlessly for me anyway, but it has always worked after a few hours of trying. And they guys at the store where I bought it have checked it out and it's OK. So I guess it must have something to do with the MacBook and iMac. And probably myself as well... :(

Also: I'm not very tech-savvy, so please try to speak very slowly and only use simple words. :D Thanks!

It's time for for me to get an external hard drive upgrade and I found a cheapish 1T one...

Anyone know why this is or have a similar problem?

The audio filter that lets VLC play the sound when playing a movie fast or slow is just ... gone. I had assume it got taken away during some update or some bullshit like that, but running an older VLC didn't make it come back.

Oh yeah now I get an error popup every time I start VLC too:
main: no audio filter module matched "scaletempo"
main: no visualization module matched "scaletempo"
main: cannot add user filter scaletempo (skipped)

It really sucks, cause that USED to be there.

Hi, I am having a problem. I just bought a new Mac Mini and am in the process of setting her up. I have gone through the migration process of getting all my data off of my iBook and am now getting all my preferences set up but have run into the weirdest thing.

The date and time won't seem to set up and stick. I set the time zone and click the automatically set date & time button. The digital time within the system preferences pane will show , say 1:46 am (incorrect), but the analog clock within the system preferences pane will show 8:48 pm, the correct time. But the digital time in the menu bar will be 1:46 am. The date is showing the 29th in the calendar view in the system preferences pane and the 30th in the digital date in the system preferences pane. If I unclick the automatically set date & time button, I can force the digital time on the system preferences pane and on the menu bar to read the correct time, but the analog clock will still be as far off as the above times. And the dates will be just as far off as stated above...

Any ideas what the heck is going on here? I am out of ideas, though my ideas have mostly consisted of clicking buttons and trying to change time zones, rebooting and moving things around a bit. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Mac Mini
10.5.7
(I just upgraded from 10.4.11 so... it could be something simple I am missing.