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Amazon version iTunes store 9 12 (5/4/2013 2:27:17 AM) comp.sys.mac.apps Up till now I've pretty much stuck to CDs, and have only occasionally downloaded MP3s from Amazon. Now I want a particular piece of classical music that isn't on CD, and I'd prefer the best possible repr... Paul

Strange bug in Firefox 3.6.28 with Amazon pages 11 13 (2/28/2013 11:04:43 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I still use 3.6.28 on my old G4. When looking at the Amazon web pages for books with this version, I find that the Product Details information -- including the ISBN -- has suddenly disappeared. It sho... Paul

International installation of Mountain Lion 10 25 (2/15/2013 10:50:59 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I have a Hispanic friend who's thinking of getting a new Mac. Presumably it will come with the English-language system pre-installed. Bearing in mind that Mountain Lion doesn't come with an install disk,... Paul

Laptop with anti-glare screen 17 15 (2/5/2013 4:52:15 PM) comp.sys.mac.system A friend is looking for an 15" Intel laptop to replace her old G4 PowerBook. She doesn't have much money and a reconditioned one would be OK; but she says it absolutely has to have an anti-glare screen: "I... Paul

Can't move apps? 23 23 (1/24/2013 5:01:07 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Recently my Applications folder has been getting too cluttered, and I decided to group the apps into subfolders. However, this had at least two (2) unpleasant consequences: 1) I moved Address Book into ... Paul

Whatever happened to Red Ryder... 26 28 (1/21/2013 2:33:07 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps And its successor, White Knight? Since it let you communicate with another computer without going through the Internet, one would think that there would remain a certain niche market for those who don't ... Paul

Ruby on Mac OS X #2 2 32 (12/19/2012 5:14:12 PM) comp.lang.ruby HI, I'm learning Ruby on OS 10.4.11 (yes, I know, I'll be getting a new Mac next year). When I use irb and type straight into the Terminal application, everything works fine. When I create the source... Paul

No Print Window? 3 33 (12/15/2012 3:41:23 PM) comp.sys.mac.system The Finder in OS 9 used to let you print the contents of the Desktop, or a window. OS X Finder has no Page Setup or Print menus. Is there really no way to do it except taking a screen shot and orinting ... Paul

Firefox and Denial of Service attacks 2 42 (10/7/2012 4:39:26 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps BACKGROUND The Weston A. Price Foundation is an organisation devoted to healthy nutrition, and consequently it has trodden on a lot of large industrial toes. PROBLEM I've been using the Foundation'... Paul

Distinguishing NTSC videos from PAL 22 72 (9/1/2012 9:31:07 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps For my own convenience, I'm trying to create a DVD from some of my favourite videos downloaded from YouTube. But when I drag them to Toast and try to record, I get the following message: "You are abou... Paul

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Good article on Apple and taxes (NYT) 152 9 (5/24/2013 12:44:16 AM) comp.sys.mac.system https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/business/making-companies-pay-taxes-th= e-mccain-way.html?pagewanted=3D2&ref=3Dbusiness Concludes: " To get anything done, Congress will have to agree that=20 Senator M... alan.browne (4015)

Is Archive Buggy in Tiger? 2 5 (4/19/2013 8:50:44 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I'm running Tiger (10.4.11) on an old PPC Mac. I've been trying to use file archive as part of a backup process and I've beem getting behavior that leads me to believe that I might be shooting myself in ... csampson (76)

Collated? 20 23 (4/17/2013 11:43:52 PM) comp.sys.mac.system When you tick the "Collated" box in print dialogues, what does it prevent? Does it prevent the printer printing page 56 first and then say the last page and then the tenth one, as it feels? How can the ou... dorayme (2002)

=?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=9CI?= was so touched I almost =?UTF-8?Q?cried=E2=80=9D?= 241 24 (4/1/2013 9:27:37 PM) comp.sys.mac.system This is not an April Fool. http://elliott.org/blog/i-was-so-touched-i-almost-cried/ April 1, 2013 GuoZhongHua / Shutterstock.com LuAnn Ezeonu’s son is a United States Marine deployed in Afghanistan.... michelle14 (18621)

How do I find out what process is using a file? 17 22 (3/4/2013 7:45:35 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Earlier today I was cleaning up some files from my desktop and tried to open a PDF file, but it was damaged and wouldn't open. Apparently trying to open it got it stuck in some process on my iMac (10.6.8), b... patty1 (46)

Strange bug in Firefox 3.6.28 with Amazon pages 11 13 (2/28/2013 11:04:43 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I still use 3.6.28 on my old G4. When looking at the Amazon web pages for books with this version, I find that the Product Details information -- including the ISBN -- has suddenly disappeared. It sho... magiconinc (184)

International installation of Mountain Lion 10 25 (2/15/2013 10:50:59 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I have a Hispanic friend who's thinking of getting a new Mac. Presumably it will come with the English-language system pre-installed. Bearing in mind that Mountain Lion doesn't come with an install disk,... magiconinc (184)

Can't move apps? 23 23 (1/24/2013 5:01:07 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Recently my Applications folder has been getting too cluttered, and I decided to group the apps into subfolders. However, this had at least two (2) unpleasant consequences: 1) I moved Address Book into ... magiconinc (184)

Homeland Security: Diable Java 77 50 (1/12/2013 5:46:47 PM) comp.sys.mac.system http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/technology/chi-homeland-security-u= rges-computer-users-to-disable-java-20130111,0,5686660.story Latest Java "flaw":http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625617 --=20 "... alan.browne (4015)

NSA intrusion (Google, Facebook, Apple, etc.) 14 5 (6/7/2013 12:25:37 AM) comp.sys.mac.system The Guardian published a damming Top Secret court order yesterday on getting Verizon to hand over details of all phone calls in and out of Verizon (whether international or domestic calls). But it gets... alan.browne (4015)