[Mac 101] Ask your questions here!

[Tucksoon]

ok~! thanks for helping . and also izit i choose to buy Mac Pro i Must Buy iMac But if i buy iMac i ned not have to buy Mac Pro ?

You seriously need to google or read the FAQ.

They are completely independent. No such thing as pre and post requisite.

 

[Ore0_Cheescake V2.0]

hellow again, how do i get rid of the american flag ? i accidently clicked on something than the flag popped out and i have no ideal on how to get rid of it. the time capsule logo too. a quck search under help didnt provide much help. thanks

 

[Ore0_Cheescake V2.0]

thanks alot.

 

[BiteApple]

Hi, my macbk is using XP now but the IE7 is quite laggy while opening a new tab & also when I watch streaming movies online in full screen mode, it will hang & not play while the audio keeps playing. Anybody faces this probs?

so far i don't face this problem yet...u using bootcamp?

 

[emuji]

ok~! thanks for helping . and also izit i choose to buy Mac Pro i Must Buy iMac But if i buy iMac i ned not have to buy Mac Pro ?

i guess if you have the money, you can always opt for Mac Pro. i don't know, but i would if i have the money

Hi, my macbk is using XP now but the IE7 is quite laggy while opening a new tab & also when I watch streaming movies online in full screen mode, it will hang & not play while the audio keeps playing. Anybody faces this probs?

just curious, why would anyone buy a Mac, and install Windows? especially for the Intel-based Mac, wouldn't it be very non-Mac? only the physical appearance is Mac only.

 

[carey]

Quick question from an imac-to-be owner

Can the imac view files on other PCs in my predominantly XP-based network?

And if I connect my NAS, (I think it's in FAT format), it should be able to view the files right?

Last but not least, if I burn files on my XP PC on a backup DVD, can it be read by the imac?

TIA

 

[carey]

Oh! I always thought To: is a compulsory field. Thanks!

Some email servers may bounce back your mail if there's nothing in the To: field...

I usually enter my own email in there and put the rest in BCC

 

[leinad]

Some email servers may bounce back your mail if there's nothing in the To: field...

I usually enter my own email in there and put the rest in BCC

Some also throw it to Spam when it's not filled with one of their addresses.

/Dan

 

[fi5hbone]

Just a quick question, can't seem to find the answers in Google when I searched.

I am able to access my macbook from my pc, but not the other way around. windows sharing and samba has been activated already. command+k which takes me to "go to server" and entering smb://10.10.10.2/abc ends up with an error 36.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

 

[-hollowman-]

how to join 2 avi files?

as per title, i wanna combine a movie that's split into 2 700mb files. tried Split & Concat but doesn't work. I simply renamed the files Redcliff.avi.001 and Redcliff.avi.002 is this correct? Doesn't work for me.

then i googled and tried iMovie, the import of the files are successful but doesn't show up in iMovie. When i deleted the event, inside trash's iMovie temp folder, i can find the 2 avi files that i imported. Why doesn't it show up in iMovie?

what other alternatives (free if possible) are there besides the above 2 and QT Pro(which i don't have)?

thanks in advance!!

 

[MacWinx]

as per title, i wanna combine a movie that's split into 2 700mb files. tried Split & Concat but doesn't work. I simply renamed the files Redcliff.avi.001 and Redcliff.avi.002 is this correct? Doesn't work for me.

then i googled and tried iMovie, the import of the files are successful but doesn't show up in iMovie. When i deleted the event, inside trash's iMovie temp folder, i can find the 2 avi files that i imported. Why doesn't it show up in iMovie?

what other alternatives (free if possible) are there besides the above 2 and QT Pro(which i don't have)?

thanks in advance!!

avi is not a friendly format to work with iMovie. You can convert the file from avi to mov using this.

 

[-hollowman-]

thanks a lot, will try that. saw that on google also, ppl were hinting that iMovie only accepts .mov for imports.

see if i can get more advice or tips from bros here

 

[black-heart]

thanks a lot, will try that. saw that on google also, ppl were hinting that iMovie only accepts .mov for imports.

see if i can get more advice or tips from bros here

hey i've just tried merging video files with VisualHub, and by the looks of it, there's no problem with the final product. it's free and maybe you can give it a try.

 

[kokshen159]

hi. more of seeking advice here cos im planning to buy a MBP.

however, i wonder if it is advisable to get the apple protection plan tgt with the MBP or its alright to get the MBP a few months later (since im guaranteed with a 1-yr warranty from the purchase)?

thanks in advance.

 

[lordie]

too long of a thread and being a newbie.

qns.

1. how do i import in outlook 2008 into entourage 2008. i read abt the mozilla thunderbird work around, is there any other elegant solutions that i dun need to pay usd$20 for it?

 

[Ore0_Cheescake V2.0]

the strangest thing to happen to my macbook to me just occured, first i plugged in my windows based external HDD, and tried to delete some files.(ok should have read apple faq first) but with that aside, after i plugged out, i contniue to surf the web till i tried to launch my itunes. it couldnt launch !, its like fixed there, i enabled the animation which usually have the bouncing effect when the icon is clicked. i tried clicking at from Finder there, but to no avil. lastly thought restart comp, but cannot restart, just tiao down there. so quickly go online find for reason, freak, now safari programme not working.

lastly i manually restart my laptop by pressing the on/off button for bout 10 sec, everything is back to normal.

my question is that is this normal ? or is there something that i did wrong.

 

[sharshar]

http://store.apple.com/sg/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook
according to the link, the 2.0 macbook has no illuminated keyboard..
is it possible to upgrade?
and does the illuminated keyboard make a huge difference?

 

[FeNgZhEnG]

the illuminated keyboard ish cool..esp when use in dim light coz it's light sensitive
it only adds in the 'cool factor'

 

[fi5hbone]

To my knowledge, you can't just upgrade the keyboard.

Nah it doesn't make any difference at all. I type all the same after office hours without any lights and it's still the same. Actually we don't really look at our keyboards when we type do we?

 

[sharshar]

i tend to stay up til late nite with the light off ma.. used to the illuminated kb on my mbp.. useful when entering numbers..