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[WestPunX]

What is the hard disk looking icon on the desktop? It appears after I've downloaded an application (like firefox, vlc, etc.) and I can't seem to delete it like on windows (OS X newbie, lol). I tried eject but I've no idea what that does.

 

[PsYkOoOoO]

What is the hard disk looking icon on the desktop? It appears after I've downloaded an application (like firefox, vlc, etc.) and I can't seem to delete it like on windows (OS X newbie, lol). I tried eject but I've no idea what that does.

OK, that's the disk image. When you download anything, there will be two icons. The first is a .dmg icon, and the other is the one you are describing. Click on that, and you should see FireFox's icon inside, for example. Drag that icon into the APPLICATIONS folder, THEN eject. It should not come back again after that.

 

[WestPunX]

OK, that's the disk image. When you download anything, there will be two icons. The first is a .dmg icon, and the other is the one you are describing. Click on that, and you should see FireFox's icon inside, for example. Drag that icon into the APPLICATIONS folder, THEN eject. It should not come back again after that.

Thanks a lot!

 

[vodka]

Hi all,
My macbook pro 13" cannot detect the internal harddisk, when i boot from the Mac OS installation disk, the Disk Utilities cannot detect the hdd as well.

But when i use the sata to USB converter to connect the hdd to the other laptop which running on windows, i can see the hdd in the disk management.

So i format the hdd using windows and put it back to my macbook, but it still cannot be detected. Anybody knows how to solve this?

Really appreciate for your help.

Thanks.

 

[kokchu]

How do you listen to online radio such as Yes933? The plugin is unavailable for Safari.

Thanks in advance.

 

[si0ng81]

doesn't any mac users wana get 5.1 surround ?

i have an analogue 5.1 system that has 3 x 35mm earphone jacks
and can't connect to my macbook pro

Heeeeellp ...

 

[si0ng81]

oh. . can i just add..

the DDTS 100 and FireWave are all discontinued.. (did Apple or Bose give them a lot of incentives to stop those good products ?)

 

[WestPunX]

How do you change the background of the logon screen?

 

[Rxgn]

anyone using chrome in snow leopard and cannot access uob internet banking and hdb renewal season parking website due to java?

for my safari, uob can and hdb sometimes can sometimes cannot

 

[PetPet]

Keep your Java updated.
Clear cookies, cache.
Try again.

 

[Rxgn]

Keep your Java updated.
Clear cookies, cache.
Try again.

tried.. cannot

 

[PetPet]

tried.. cannot

On Safari?
That's odd... never encounter before.

I tried with chrome beta on UOB, and Ezlink webby.
Er nope doesn't work.

Stick to safari.

 

[Lonely_Hippo]

when i install new program, e.g. evernote, the icon in the apps folder is like no icon, it seems like cannot display the icon?

must restart then can see, otherwise its just one circle and a line.

my snow leopard spoil?

 

[PetPet]

when i install new program, e.g. evernote, the icon in the apps folder is like no icon, it seems like cannot display the icon?

must restart then can see, otherwise its just one circle and a line.

my snow leopard spoil?

actually it'll appear after a while.
If you can't wait, open up terminal and type

killall Finder

and it should appear after that.

 

[chows99]

Can I ask a quick qns, how do you set to default to maximize safari screen every time I open it?

 

[PetPet]

Can I ask a quick qns, how do you set to default to maximize safari screen every time I open it?

Safari is content aware, it resizes according to the web content.
Maximizing isn't multi tasking efficient, it blocks out all other available applications on the screen.

If you want full-screen. look for alternative browsers. Firefox.
Chrome is content aware as well.

 

[Pepsi330ml]

Arlow...

is there a dedicated thread on Win equivalent app on Mac and useful Mac App?
else, i create 1 using the information i gather from all helpful pro here.

TQ.

 

[xmidnighx]

Hi,

I am using Mac 13 inch and i would like to do dual boot of windows 7 and osx, but when come to partitioning the HDD using Boot Camp assistant for windows it would hang halfway during the process. So i would like to know what problems is me having that preventing me from partitioning the HDD. Before i did this i have done a fresh zero out of my HDD and installation of the snow leopard OS X therefore now i would like to install a windows7.

OS: Mac OS X v10.6
Intel based processor

 

[Eightfold]

To the mac pros!

Is it 'clean' enough to restore from time machine backup from my mbp, on a new iMac?

Pls advise~

 

[DoggieFurry]

Hi guys..

just bought macbook pro but realised i cant webcam to my PC friend.

Tried dl mercury but it was extremely lag..

any suggestions?