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sharing printers in WiFi 12 11 (11/24/2008 5:31:21 PM) comp.sys.mac.comm I've been out of the tech loop for almost two years now so please be patient with my possibly simplistic question: Can I print to a printer hooked up via USB to another Mac using the home WiFi? Allocating it an... rlaughton

Connecting an iPod directly to Harman Kardon sound system 2 25 (1/14/2006 7:20:53 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc Subject says it all. Is it possible? The reason: My G4 tower is too noisy to enjoy listening to music. Its an old 10GB iPod BTW so its Firewire, the Harmon Kardon system is USB, also a couple of years old so pr... rlaughton

contextual menus in Firefox 3 12 (12/2/2005 4:57:22 AM) comp.sys.mac.comm Hi all, anyone know how to switch off the contextual menus in Firefox? They pop up all the time if one waits more than half-a-second before making the mouse choice. A great nuisance and time-waster. TIA, RL ... rlaughton

To sleep, perchance to dream? OS 10.2.8 - ay, There's the Rub 26 54 (9/30/2005 5:34:40 PM) comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc Hi all, I recently updated to 10.2.8 (2 years late, but I tend to be cautious :-/ ) on my dual 1GHz G4 tower with a 23" Apple display. Now I cant get the machine to waken from sleep mode. The CPU fires up but t... rlaughton

Memory for Epson laser printer 0 98 (8/17/2005 2:00:01 AM) comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc Anyone have experience with Epson laser printers? I have the C1100 Acculaser and I'd like to upgrade its memory from 32 to 256MB. When I try to print photos in high res mode I get an error reading which then de... rlaughton

Cellphone with good Mac connections.. 20 60 (3/10/2005 7:03:45 PM) comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc Can anyone recommend a mobile phone that connects easily to their Macs, be it via Bluetooth, USB, memory card, etc? Newer mobiles all have cameras so I thought I should find one that downloads the photos to my ... rlaughton

Good cellphone connectivity to Macs 0 32 (3/8/2005 8:37:05 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc Anyone have really good connectivity to their Macs, be it Bluetooth, USB, memory card or (dare I mention it) infrared? The german MacWorld from April 2005 (!) mentions the Sony Ericsson Z600 as being particular... rlaughton

new iBook in old network 3 14 (10/23/2004 7:29:25 AM) comp.sys.mac.comm Hi all, I'd like to add an iBook to my Mac home network which is driven by a Netgear MR314 wireless router. The new iBooks come with Airport Extreme, will it function in my network? Or will I need to get an old... rlaughton

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apple says siri's abortion answers are a glitch 35 27 (12/1/2011 3:16:50 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Apple said Wednesday that the apparent inability of Siri, the virtual assistant in the iPhone 4S,  to retrieve information about abortion clinics and women’s health services in some areas was not intentiona... michelle14 (18403)

The iPhone 4S battery problem 2 60 (11/2/2011 12:36:13 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc The iPhone 4S battery problem http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-11-01/iphone-4s-battery-life/51028730/1 -- "Your first, last, and only line of defense-a Cohort of Roman Heavy Infantry" ... gordian238 (68)

If he had lived another 30 years, that wouldn't he have invented for us? 3 35 (10/6/2011 5:56:12 AM) comp.sys.mac.misc If he had lived another 30 years, that wouldn't he have invented for us? Rest In Peace Monsieur Jobs. ... mrs.gina.patterson (1)

Megaupload for Backup? 5 36 (1/15/2011 8:01:36 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc Has anyone used Megaupload for online backups? The free service gives you 200 gigs of space. I don't know how well it's backed up and I seriously doubt that it's "private" (although, you could conceivably en... warren.oates (3754)

He Vs. She - Different Strokes for Using One's Mac 11 29 (1/4/2011 3:53:46 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc A good ladyfriend and I recently compared how we each use our Macs and I was somewhat fascinated how we each preferred our own choices and disliked the choices the other had made. Here's some examples... Me... taliesinsoft966 (907)

How good is the line input on a 2007 MacBook Pro? 2 25 (12/24/2010 6:02:54 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc I want to input some non-digital material into iTunes. �Some of it is very high quality vinyl. �Some is on 15ips tape. �The easiest way to do this is to run the tape-out on my preamp to the input on my Mac an... bob148 (543)

Beatles on iTunes 9 53 (11/16/2010 10:09:10 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc Whoopie, BFD. Yawn. -- "I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please." John Wayne ... gordian238 (68)

Are software standards at Apple slipping? 1 31 (11/2/2010 6:58:40 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc WTF is with all the bugs in iLife. You think they'd get beta testers. Are they trying to put their reputation down the toilet, along with all the faeces and urine? ... pastor.martin (7)

Best Safari extension for Advert blocking 4 63 (10/30/2010 12:28:13 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc Hello internets, Which is best? Extensions can be written by anyone . So, what if some nefarious developer hid code to spy on users who adblock? Food for thought! ... pastor.martin (7)

La Cie one-terabyte external drive a good choice? 30 29 (10/26/2010 7:34:05 PM) comp.sys.mac.misc My Imac (late 2006) desktop computer's 250-gigabyte drive is almost out of storage space, so I want to buy another external drive. Is the one-terabyte, external La Cie drive a good choice? (http://www.lacie.... robert-m (80)