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2009-09-04T17:16:37Z

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What third party webcams are compatible with iChat/Skype/ in 10.4.10?

2008-11-15T04:09:44Z

I do not have a webcam. I'd like to have one to Skype with people and while on chat programs. Can you help me find a webcam that is compatible with my OS?

I have an iBookG4 from 2005.

Thanks everyone, in advance!

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ebay mac mini

2008-10-06T18:42:48Z

i just got a used mac mini off ebay. my gole is to do a convershion putting the mini into a cube but while i study up on that i may as well get use out of the mini. So i have changed the admin all the pass words but i'm not sure why i can't change the home folder. When i atempt to it says It "can't be modified or deleted because it is required by mac osx" PLEASE help i don't want to turn on my mac and remember that someone else used it for 2 monthes before me.

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Any gay Mac Geeks in Atlanta?

2008-09-01T20:04:25Z

Looking for someone who can ocasionally service my Mac without my having to sweat finding the naughty bits scattered all over my drive. YES IT'S TRUE. I ADMIT IT, THERE'S PORN THERE. There I've said it. (and I don't feel dirty....)

I've been on a Mac since the late 80's but ever since OSX, I feel like I'm starting over on some of the software.

And yes, I do expect to pay a professional.

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Porn on the Mac: What Should a Class Include?

2008-08-18T02:07:27Z

I am a Macintosh consultant in Portland OR and have a lot of GLBT clients who sometimes ask advice about various things which are technical but which I tend not to encounter elsewhere. For whatever reason, my het clientele is just not very adventurous and does not often ask me questions about capturing video, cataloging porn and using chat cams the way that gay guys do. Porn sites in general tend to push the envelope on technology, and gay dating sites push the envelope for porn, which gets to my question.

A few years ago I suggested to a local Mac Users Group that a good way to bring in new and younger users would be to offer a special class called "Porn on the Mac" that would be a basic Mac class but would cover topics such as chatrooms, organizing photos, creating online profiles and scanning with interesting examples from the world of porn. Needless to say this idea did not go over well.

Talking with a gay client about that today, he thought it was a great idea and that I should do it with a focus on GLBT folks. So, if I were to do such a class, what are the sorts of things that folks think should be covered? The sort of questions I tend to get a lot are about how to organize photos and bookmarks, archiving video and configuring chat cams for various individual sites and software. What are the most crucial porn skills you have or would like to have to get more out of your Mac?

I think this could be a great way to build community and learn more about your Mac.

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ok not overyly important but

2008-05-16T18:03:54Z

hey
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External hard drives with Airport? Can I?

2008-04-21T14:04:17Z

I'd like to plug in a hard drive in another part of the house, figuring that if there's a fire or theft near my Mac, I'd have a backup hard drive elsewhere. Is there an easy way to use Airport so I don't have to snake wires through the house. Otherwise, I'll just go with a good firewire drive with a USB option and TRY to remember to unplug it and put it somewhere else between weekly backups. (Yeah, like I see myself really doing THAT.)

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Advice - External Hard Drive

2008-04-14T21:59:53Z

Hey All !!

Well, it happened. I finally ran out of space on my Mac harddrive. I had 80 gigs and managed to use all but 1gig. I still have plenty of things to do with it, so I was wondering if anyone had some advice, suggestions on an external hard drive ? Also, are there certain things I should/should not keep on it due to accessability ? my understanding is that it takes longer to access things on the external hard-drive ? Is that true ? What is a good brand ? Are they reliable ?

All information is useful. Thanks,

Peace,
B.E.

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Microphone for Podcasts ?

2008-02-13T07:12:25Z

Hey all,

Got another question.

I want to start recording some podcasts and I don't know if there is a certain microphone I need to use ? I do have an iSight, can I use that to just record sound, if so, how do I go about doing it ? or is there a freeware/shareware program I can use ?

Again, any information is helpful.

Thanks.

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Anyone going to Macworld 2008?

2008-01-05T08:08:48Z

Hey guys...I wanted to know if anyone else is going to Macworld 2008. I've never been to a keynote live, and have the chance to this year. Anyone wanna meet up and say hello?

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Assistance Needed Please For Creating A Website On My IMAC

2008-01-01T06:43:25Z

I do not have a .mac account. Can someone please tell me a good website that supports Mac OS X where I can create, publish, host, and market my own website for a cheap fee or free??? Or better yet a web building software for Mac OS X that I can create, publish, host, and market my own website for a cheap fee or free??? I know in this day and age it's rare to find someone that has never created their own website or homepage. Please help me--your assistance is greatly needed from you Mac gurus by this Mac amatuer. Thanks.

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Mac Problem - Automatic signout

2007-08-30T19:15:30Z

Stats:
I have an iMac G4 17" (the style that looks like a lamp where the screen rotates).

My problem:
My computer seems to signoff completely if it is idle for too long. No screensaver or anything, the screen goes black (which i think is the powersave) then a few minutes later it will log out completely to the login screen. It never used to do this and I'm not sure why it started.

Does anyone know of a setting or something that I might have accidently changed ?

Any information would be helpful. Thanks

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Downloading Videos Assistance Needed Please

2007-05-29T07:01:18Z

Can someone please tell me how do I get .avi and .mov mpg that I've downloaded to play on my imac?? I downloaded every version and plugins for my Quicktime and Windows Media Players for my imac and still it says the file cannot be opened because it's a format that Quicktime does not recognize. Too frustrating. PLEASE HELP ME ASAP....

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Times are tough

2007-04-28T07:20:45Z

Business is slow. I had to sell my 15" Powerbook 1.67 last night. I'm now stuck with a Dell Dimension Desktop. Pity me. Go ahead. Now, please.

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You on MySpace?

2007-04-09T21:02:56Z

Hey guys & gals

For those of you on myspace, I created a spin off of this tribe. It's brand new and in dire need of members.

:)

http://groups.myspace.com/gaymacusers

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Gay Latino Immigrant Documentary Seeks Help w/ iWeb

2007-03-10T21:01:06Z

Hey there,

Hope this post isn't too off topic. I'm student filmmaker who is directing/producing a community-based, social justice-themed documentary film exploring ways that Gay Latino Immigrants cope with oppression and are creating a more resilient community.

I have built a website using Apples' iWeb that is hosted off my dot mac account, accessed via my own domain name, www.twentyfive7.org. The pages for my film project are accessible through the "SOMOS" link on homepage at the twentyfive7.org URL.

I'd love to find a tech-savvy mac person here in the Bay Area who might be willing to help and advise me in tranferring the film-related SOMOS pages to a new domain name that his hosted independently from my dot mac account.

If any one out there can lend a hand, please let me know. I'd really appreciate and it would help our project a lot!

Thanks,
Brad Vanderbilt
Director/Producer

"SOMOS: Los Experiencias de los Gay Inmigrantes" i

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needing Mac iBook assistance...

2007-03-02T18:54:56Z

hey mac gods-

so, my iBook G4 is not working properly right now. as of right now, when I press the power button, it turns on and makes a loud wheezing from the fan, then the screen lights up with the Mac Apple and the thinking circle and then the thinking circle stays that way...forever. I actually haven't left it on to see if it actually clicks over yet but have heard I should try.

Events leading up to this: I bought a new digital camera and tried importing my photo's to iPhoto. One of my USB ports wouldn't recognize the camera at all. But the other USB port did right away. There were a few times that I unplugged the USB cable without "properly ejecting the device" before unplugging. *oops* I received error messages telling me so a couple times. Also, I deleted over 200 photos from my iPhoto as well.

I left my machine on all day on Saturday, came back home...and stuck a recently burned CD into it so that I could copy it into my iTunes. Now, normally, when you stick a CD into your machine, iTunes will open automatically and try to identify it, right? well, this time, iTunes wasn't opening at all. I'd click on the icon, the black arrow would pop up and the icon would jump up and down, and then the black arrow would disappear. I tried opening iTunes unsuccessfully more than a few times. I decided I'd power down and restart to see if that'd fix the problem.

Anyway, the wierdest part of this whole trauma is that before I powered down that first time, the Finder Menu on the top of the screen would appear and disappear numerous times, it was almost as if my machine was having a psychotic episode. I'd never seen any Mac do this before and this is what prompted me to just manually power it off. I thought about just letting it do its thing but I kinda got freaked out and just decided to power it off. And ever since then, it won't boot up properly.

A friend pointed me to a power up trick of holding down the open apple key, the option key, the letter P and the letter R, but nothing happened with that. Another friend told me this has happened to him before and its a simple preference setting that needs to be fixed.

I'm just really hoping its not a costly or too huge of a problem. Has anyone experienced this or have any recommendations of what I should do?

Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read this!!
xo/m-

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Thumb drives/flash drives

2007-01-27T23:52:54Z

Excuse the double post if your in the "Mac OS X" tribe.

Can someone suggest an affordable 1 or 2-gig thumb drive (flash drive). The prices seem all over the place. $19 to $100+. And I can't find a good review. I've been living in a cave or something because these small drives slipped my attention until at work. I never knew they held so much and were so convenient.

Suggestions and purchase locations please?

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MacWorld San Francisco 2007 Keynote

2007-01-11T18:19:12Z

What ya think of what was introduced today?

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The MacWorld Keynote we've all been waiting for!

2007-01-10T12:58:03Z

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uo_4kyrkDc" title="Keynote on YouTube"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/351523799_99e8f3710e_o.png" width="450" height="369" alt="The MacWorld Keynote we've all been waiting for!" /></a><br>"This is the product that you, our users, asked for, and which all of us at Apple wanted to make." The keynote we wish Steve had made.

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Keyboard Issues- Powerbook G4

2007-01-09T19:21:21Z

Hello,

Unfortunately, my powerbook is about to turn 4 (so I can't just bring it to the genius bar at this point) but my keyboard is having some issues. The tab/ return keys work, but not the letters. Some of the letter keys function as # keys. Is there some straightforward solution? DId I accidently press a deadly key combination? Help!!

kiki

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VHS to DVD

2007-01-09T11:07:49Z

I would like to convert all of my VHS tapes (mostly 'movies,' but also some tapes of 'major events') to DVDs. (Some of my earliest VHS purchases have already disintegrated beyond use.)

The more I research the methods of doing this, the more I become confused as to the 'easiest' and most 'accurate' method.

And I was hoping for some advise from anyone who has had some experience in doing this. (I had sort-of decided to buy a 'hardware devise.' however, as I read reviews of the available machines, I find that copyright codes in the tapes 'may' be a major problem with some –or all– of the movies.)

Help! And thanks-in-advance for any advise.

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Help

2006-12-20T12:51:15Z

When a open Macupdate or Versiontracker for download a software,i click in download now and open a new page,but the download,not start.
The problem are in Firefox and Safari.Thanks for help.

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External DVD?

2006-12-15T02:29:37Z

Heyya All -

I am in the hunt for an external DVD drive. I have a 733 G4 Quicksilver running 10.3.9 right now but will be moving to Tiger soon. No Firewire 800 here so it has to be 400 compatible. Any suggestiongs would be appreciated.

Thanks, Bill

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Movie capture software in Tiger?

2006-12-15T02:21:35Z

I'm aware of the screen capture options and utilities in Tiger, but is there something that will grab a short movie I might find on a website (one without a download option)? I also have Quicktime Pro but it only seems to work with downloaded movies.

If not a part of Tiger, what inexpensive software would someone recommend.

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does anyone have experience with the new Powerbooks?

2006-12-13T20:29:01Z

...I'm considering upgrading from my Titanium G4 to the MacBook Pro...

Any thoughts?

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Looking for a used Apple notebook...

2006-11-27T02:33:19Z

Does anyone know of a used/refurbished Apple store in SF? As for buying online, I have so many questions and there are so many websites. I don't know even know where to begin.

Any suggestions?

Thank you,
Michael

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What is/are your Mac(s) named?

2006-11-17T03:13:05Z

I have many friends who have bought Macs since I have made the switch and started proclaiming the word, my only complaint...most of them have never named their Macs, it's just so odd to me...what are yours named and why did u name it that?

Mine are

G5 - This Charming Mac (after the song This Charming Man by the Smiths)
PowerBook G4 - Lil' Bandit (after Snake's car in the Simpsons
iPod - Celestine (after a Kirsty MacColl song)

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External Hard Drive Advice

2006-11-17T02:50:36Z

Hello,

I need to purchase a external hd in the next few days so I can move all my iTunes and movies to my Mac before my old PC dies. Can anyone recommend a reliable external HD?

Thanks in advance,

James

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.Mac Account

2006-11-06T18:29:29Z

So I host my own personal website and have for the last few years. Not a lot on it just some personal info and pix and such. I'm currently using Omnis.com to host my site but was thinking of changing to a .Mac account. I was wondering if anyone already had one ? what your experience with them was and whether or not you think I should switch ?

Any information is both helpful and appreciated.

Thanks,
S

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MAC help needed in the East bay

2006-10-27T16:30:29Z

I'm looking for someone who knows MAC that can help me get my "system" working properly. I'm looking for someone who knows MAC and peripherals, networking... I want to have a wireless connection from my house into the cottage, lots of other stuff that I'm just not able to do.Hope to hear from you, thanks.

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Error Safe Pop Ups

2006-09-24T11:59:35Z

Hey guys, Does anyone know how to get rid of the error safe popups comming in when i visit sites like ringo.com? as the add's don't even relate to us mac users

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converting wmv and rm files to Quicktime files

2006-09-06T23:18:00Z

anyone have suggested software for converting Windows Media (not protected) and RealPlayer files to a Quicktime file...or mpg, mp4, mov?

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Got odd gibberish showing in your e-mails or Safari pages?

2006-08-27T18:59:04Z

Here's a little hint:

In the last several months, Some of my e-mails and web pages have contained random lines of type that show up in "Greek" or at least in symbols that contained odd letters. Basically making text unreadable. Through the Apple support forums I found out I wasn't alone. There's a conflict that happens if you have Helvetica Fractions or Times Phonetic typefaces open on your Mac. I closed those for my everyday use and will just reopen them if I have a design project that requires them. (By the way, I use Suitcase Fusion to manage fonts.)

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NETWORK?

2006-08-26T14:53:38Z

Would any one else like to meet other lesbigay/queer macheads face to face, in realtime, to talk about things Mac? Just putting the idea out there....

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Mac Hard Drive

2006-08-17T02:13:13Z

Does anyone know where to get a cheap Hard Drive for an iMac G4(not Intel processor) ? I'm running out of room on mine so I'll need to upgrade soon. Do they still make them ? Any info would be helpful.

Peace,
B.E.

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New Apple Products Announced! @ WWDC (Aug. 7, 2006)

2006-08-08T05:01:08Z

Mac Pro
All quads
up to 3Ghz
Woodcrest Chip (core2duo 64bit processing)
up to 3x speed of Xeon chip.
1.6 to 2.1x faster than the fastest G5
-room for 4 hard drives
-design of case stays the same
-graphics slot at bottom - double wide for larger graphics cards
-back - 4 PCI express slots
-increased front I/O as well as back I/O
-second optical drive
-16 GB memory
-2 TB storage
-graphics up to radeon x1900 or FX4500
-wireless BT & Airport

basic config,
2.6 Ghz dual
256 MB ram
Superdrive
$2499

-starts shipping TODAY

New XServe
OSX Leopard Previewed - coolest new features include TIMEWARP-Data backup, archive and retrieval system. FRONTROW-media center on all macs. BOOTCAMP-now integrated inot system OSX.

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AVI to Quicktime

2006-08-05T22:09:32Z

How in the world does one do this?

I've downloaded DivX and DivX Doctor 2 and I get nothing. Help!

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Mighty Mouse

2006-08-01T03:58:33Z

Hey everybody,

Just got a new iMac and opted for the wireless keyboard and mouse but not liking the one button Apple mouse. Have heard good and bad things about the new Mighty Mouse. Not thrilled they don't have it in a wireless model, but what's the verdict? Good, bad, otherwise? I tried my old Kensingon bluetooth mouse but it doesn't seem to like the new iMac. Very jumpy and jerky. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

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Notebook to desktop switch

2006-06-30T21:07:01Z

Hi all,

I need to replace my 14-inch iBook G4 (long story). I've never owned a desktop and I like the idea of being able to use the computer in different places. But I hardly ever take the iBook out of the house anymore, I don't have many on-the-road computer needs, and our apartment is very small so I only ever move it to a different chair or something. I do digital photography and am starting to get into video. Not professionally, yet.

I'm looking at the MacBooks and MacBook Pros, but the iMacs would give me more storage and display and better graphics, particularly for the money.

Are there any hardcore notebook people out there who've switched to desktops? Any regrets? Do you feel tied down, or are you happier with the added power?

Any input appreciated.

Steve

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HELP!!!!! In the east bay hills

2006-06-29T14:20:53Z

Hello all. I'm looking for someone who is available during the day to help me organize my mac mini that is also good with peripherals. I can't seem to get my bluetooth to synch with my palm treo, nor my hot synch cable. I-pod help, software instillation, etc etc. I just can't quite grasp how to do it so I end up with multiple copies of it on my hard drive. Also want to set up my airport base station so I can have wireless connection in the house.
As you can probably figure out from my post, I'm not a real computer savy guy, and it seems the only way I can learn is to have soomeone do it so I can see how it's done. Have never been good with manuals or messages onscreen.
If any of you have time and inclination, let me know; also how you charge. Thanks.

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PSP with a Mac

2006-06-28T19:36:27Z

Anyone ever used a PSP with the Mac? Can browse it and have loaded pictures through it, but I can't seem to get it to take video from the Mac and show up on the PSP.

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G4 Fell

2006-06-26T20:23:54Z

my powerbook g4 fell from the fridge and looks ugly. Appears to have no damage but it looks awful, the corner is dented and wont close, the battery cover wont fit anymore as the battery is pushed out. apple wants $610 to fix it with no guarantees. Someone told me I could take it to a 3rd party and have them put a used case on it, who would this 3rd party be, any suggestions?

thanks
evie

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mac iBook not starting up

2006-04-03T05:32:26Z

Hi. I hope someone can help. I left my mac on all night. It was asleep when I woke up this morning. All of a sudden I heard a strange noise coming from the computer. I got up and tried to wake the mac up. Nothing. I ran a diagnostic CD that came with the computer and it found an error in my Mass Memory. The error code is 2STF/7/3:ATA-100ata-6-Master.

Is this ominous?

Thanks,

Jim

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New Mini Tribe

2006-03-01T00:00:14Z

http://tribes.tribe.net/macmini

Come play

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bluetooth/isync/motorola phone

2006-02-24T05:39:54Z

I just got bluetooth on my iBook and am wanting to use iSync with my motorola e815.

Anyone have this phone and syncs?

If I already have contacts and numbers on the phone and sync using bluetooth...will that cause duplicates on the phone or iBook?

never have done this before so any feedback or tips helpful

if you want to iChat about it, shoot me a message

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Address Book editing glitches

2006-02-17T17:38:20Z

I've tried the broader Apple site forums, with no answers, so I'm trying here. (It is a GAY Address Book, after all, if it's mine.)

When editing or adding someone to Address Book, next to each category, there's a small up/down arrow where you can change (for example) the phone to "work" or "mobile" or "home" and then type in the number in the next field. Everytime I've clicked on those arrows, that nasty revolving beachball starts and runs until I have to force quit. I've got the latest software on a Hot G-5 mac. Anyone else having a problem like that?

I know a workaround, but would rather it just work as it should.

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Safari help

2006-02-16T22:37:20Z

I just wanted to share this question with the family before I give it to the larger Mac community.

In the Tiger installs, Safari has a "Private Browsing" feature that I have come to like (despite the fact that no one else uses my laptop) that basically blocks saving of (most) cookies and Google searches, and the browsing history. The problem is that I have to remember to turn on the feature each time I start Safari.

I've seen nothing definitive (or permanent) on the Apple discussion boards of late, so I'm asking around: any clue on turning Private Browsing into a default?

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Bluetooth and 10.4.4

2006-02-06T23:11:58Z

So, 10.4.4 update screwed up bluetooth ability for most. I cannot send files from my Treo 650 to my mac or browse the Treo from my mac. so many people in other forums have posted about this but none with a real workaround.

anyone on here been able to overcome this?

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Unopened 4 gb iPod Nano soon to be for sale

2006-02-03T15:05:18Z

Looking for suggestions on how to sell this, since this COULD look shady. I won a 4gb iPod Nano through a Subaru ad on the Out in Atlanta (Out in America network). Several weeks ago I got a letter by snail mail about the prize. Recently an e-mail said they were about to send it and asked what color I wanted. (Black) I'd rather sell it and apply the $ to a bigger iPod with video. I intend to leave it wrapped and save any accompanying paperwork that comes with it to assure it's legality as much as possible. The e-mail was from someone at what seems to be from a legit marketing company I checked out on the web.

Any interest or any suggestions? I spoke to someone at a local CompUSA that said they'd probably take an unopened one if I was going to apply it's value to a more expensive model. If that doesn't fly, then I go another route.

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Google Earth (beta) now for Macs

2006-01-19T04:52:38Z

Google Earth (beta) is now available for your voyeuristic pleasures :)

http://earth.google.com/

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300 strong now!

2006-01-15T04:38:52Z

We just had our 300th member join this tribe!

Yay!

Keep the Mac vibe alive,
diego

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iChatNaked.com

2006-01-11T00:51:33Z

Have you guys seen

www.ichatnaked.com

?

seems like a good way to connect with other people for webcam fun of an adult taste.
I am still figuring out iChat . . .

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SF MacWorld

2006-01-08T23:29:38Z

Anyone going next week. I will be there Wed.

James

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MacOS 9.1 and Adobe Acrobat?

2006-01-06T06:50:14Z

My system at home is a PowerMac 7300 running MacOS 9.1. Which version of Adobe Acrobat should I be using?

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I'm not a Mac user, but I play one on TV...

2006-01-06T03:31:19Z

Okay, I don't, really. Use them or play at using them. But, passing an architecture office the other day (I'm an architect), I saw that the whole office was using Macs... which got to me wondering what CAD programs are generally used on the Mac platform? Its pretty much a given, I think, if you're an arch office using PCs that you're either autoCAD or Microstation, and to be honest, I think in 10 years I've ONCE received files that had originated on a Mac from another office. Even further back, I did spend one summer in MiniCAD on the old (then rip-roarin' new) Quadras, but I've not heard from it since.

Anyone able to enlighten me?

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Welcome part deux

2005-12-27T21:18:58Z

I would like to welcome all the people who have joined this tribe. Also, to say thanks for everyone keeping the tribe alive and kicking with your regular posts.

I initially created the tribe because all of my gay buddies are PC users and I could not geek out with any of them. I didn't expect to have anyone join the tribe but here we are almost 300 members strong!

Good to know that there are so many other GLBT mac users on tribe !

Have a safe and happy new year's eve!

cheers,
diego

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MP3 CD error

2005-12-24T01:02:27Z

Hi, just found this tribe.

Love it!

Here's my sitch-

A friend of mine burns me HUGE volumes of MP3's on CD-Rs. They're completely accessible through Windows, but on my mac, and on another French set-up Mac, about half are workable, and the other half only display the Title of the file, not the icon.

After I click on the title, it disappears.

And the files that have both icon and title visible work fine.

Anyone ran into this? Is there any fix here?

THANKS

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How to KILL THE TRIBE ADS!

2005-12-17T18:01:09Z

Hi, everyone. Wanna know how to kill the ads? I'll tell ya.

Go to this link:
http://www.beatnikpad.com/archives/2003/03/08/adblocking

BUT...you need to also make the following changes:
1) For Camino users, the path is actually
/Users/[yourname]/Library/Application Support/Camino/chrome

and 2) I added the following block of text to the userContent.css file:
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posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 11 replies

NYC home computer help??? HELP!

2005-12-12T18:51:00Z

I live on Manhattan's West side and need a gay MAC professional who makes housecalls. I currently have a G3 and want to upgrade to a laptop and go wireless (I'm a writer at work at home)...and I'm pretty illiterate about all this stuff. I've hired two different MAC professionals to help with stuff in the past,. One was on a recommendation from a firend, but he was too flakey (sometimes wouldn't show up... "Oh, sorry. I forgot" and often was difficult to get on the phone, wouldn't return calls, etc.) The other I found on Craigslist was more interested in stretching the time things took--therefore making more $$$--than doing what I needed done....kept trying to rearrange how everything worked on my desktop, etcetcetc.

I'm looking for someone who knows what he or she is doing, who's gay (and not going to make comments about things if they open files), and who is dependable and who will make house calls in Manhattan. Any suggestions?

And THANKS!

Paul

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Mac TiVo Solution

2005-12-07T01:12:32Z

Hello all...

I've got a burning question. I'm trying to turn my iMac into a Macintosh multimedia empire. The next step is to be able to watch and record TV on my Mac. I've tried the EyeTV200, but returned it since the recording quality was terrible and the software wasn't very remote-control friendly. Had the quality been better, I'dve kept it.

So my question is: what good TV solutions have the rest of you found? My ultimate goal is to connect my TV via the S-video out and control my empire via remote control from the couch. I'd be grateful to hear what has (and has not) worked for the rest of you out there.

I'm so fed up with my straight Windows friends taunting me with SageTV and having no gay Macintosh riposte.

Let me know....

-Clement

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iChat problems

2005-11-03T02:11:45Z

anyone else experiencing the following in iChat?

a. incoming new IM does not display on screen. only way i know it is there is when i exit iChat it tells me there are open windows and if i want to review them
b. iChat used to show the number of new IMs in the dock icon. it no longer does that

am i on glue or is there a fix to the above? I have not upgraded to 10.4.3 due to reading about the even more severe problem with iChat I have read about (it keeps disconnecting) once ppl have upgraded to that version.

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Wireless Modem (PC) card for Macintosh

2005-10-26T18:58:38Z

aye.. I will have to commute from San Francisco to Cupatino for 5 months starting monday, using CALTRAIN... oy vey

Riding caltrain for 2 hours total everyday, I need an internet access in the train! So i was looking for wireless modem card from Cellular phone companies (Cingular, Verizon, Tmobile..) but none of the card says if it's for PC only or Macintosh also.

Does anyone know about this? or if anyone who's using wireless modem card for your Powerbook, please let me know!

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Binary Editor

2005-09-28T03:46:09Z

Can anyone recommend a simple binary viewer (or editor)
for the OS X platform? I need something that I can use to
look at the contents of a binary file.

Tx

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help with install of wordpress on tiger, msn me

2005-09-27T17:37:05Z

anyone out there able to msn me through a wordpress install on tiger. msn: calvin@bust.com

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What would you do....

2005-09-20T16:10:49Z

My 2 year old G4 Powerbook is on its last legs - already the CD/DVD drive has caved in, and I don't have AppleCare. Do I buy a replacement Powerbook, or get a top range iBook which is almost half the price? I want a G5 PB next year so my thinking is I can live with the iBook until then and buying a G4 PB would just be a waste of money.

Yes???

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updating iMac graphite....b gentle with me

2005-08-27T22:02:37Z

Hi Folks,

I'm turning to you all because I need a user friendly group to help me take a little leap forward in technology. Hope the long post doesn't freak ya out, I really just have two simple questions, I just take a long time to get there.....
I've been a mac baby ever since Apple used us RA's at the University of Michigan residence halls back in the late '80s to introduce personal computers to the college masses. HOWEVER, it's always been a simple tool to me and I've never gone into the details. I am NOT a computer geek, although I hold them in the HIGHEST esteem!

One of the things I love about the mac's is how little about computers I've ever had to know! I just use it to do what I need and if there is a problem, I can generally figure it out by myself and not have to scream. After college I abandoned using a computer for about 8 years until I broke down and got a first generation bondi blue iMac in the late 90's, mostly just to surf the net, e-mail, and then get my eBay business started. It was amazing how easily I was able to pick up where I had left off years ago and just get goin'!

When my bondi blue died in '92 I got my current refurbed iMac G3/600 CDWR Graphite w/ 128MB built in memory (NOTE: that is ALL I really know about the specs of my computer!) and kept on going. I've been perfectly happy & content using OS 9.2, explorer 5.1, my old outlook 5, and I can do just what I need to doctor the images of my artwork with photoshop 5.5. I haven't needed or wanted more.....but I think the web has passed me at some kind of warp speed and this old machine is in need of some help. Lots of stuff on the net won't work on my machine, lot's of little things seem to be going wrong, my scanner suddenly won't work because IT want's me to upgrade to OS 10. A friend gave me a copy of OS 10 Panther, but of course it's useless to me at the moment.

So what's a poor queer hippie stonecutter artist to do? ALL I REALLY want to do is add enough of that memory and RAM or whatever is needed to supercharge this thing and help this baby think through all the increasing complications of the web. If I get that message about not enough memory for shockwave one more time, I'm going to scream.

Getting a new mac is NOT an option at the moment. I think that basically I can just increase my built in memory and RAM fairly inexpensively and keep going effectively for awhile. So the questions are (I think)....

BUILT in memory....I know, 128MB is pitiful. How much can I increase it to, what SPECIFICALLY do I buy? I know it's some kind of memory stick and that I can at least quadruple it, right? If I know what to get I have a friend here who can help me install it.

RAM....I don't really know what this, but I have heard that I can buy a lot more of it and install it pretty easily, and it should make a big difference, right? Again, what SPECIFICALLY do I need to buy? Again, once I have the necessary components I have a mac supergeek here in bumfuck Central Oregon Coast who will help me put it all together, or do it for me for trade.

I'm pretty sure that I'll get my supplies from Powermax here in Oregon. I've done biz with them before and they seem to have everything at great prices. I apologize for this being such a long post, but hey, I figured there is someone out there who would like to help me and you never know if there is a potential husband out there in Gay Macintosh user land ; )

Kindest regards with great appreciation,

Leo Sunshine.

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Epson Stylus Photo R320 and Adobe

2005-08-19T16:28:53Z

Every time I try to print from Acrobat 6.0.4 or IllustratorCS the Epson stops the job. When I look at printer status jobs are 'Stopped'. I start them up again and it stops them, over and over. I've been able to get Illustrator to print occasionally by going back into Page Setup and setting the printer again but I have to do that every time and it doesn't always work anyway. Nothing has worked yet for Acrobat.

I'm still running OSX 10.3.9.

Any ideas??

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Hosting Recommendation?

2005-08-03T09:24:09Z

Can anyone recommend a reliable hosting service? I have been through hell and back with mine over the past three years. With my site down and bouncing emails since Sunday I've had it. Time for this hate/hate relationship with them to end.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Dave...
www.oeskovic.com (when it's working)
www.pinnersworld.com

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 4 replies

isight and yahoo messenger

2005-08-01T05:00:03Z

I just purchased an isight and cannot get it to work with Yahoo messenger. Any tips or tricks?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 4 replies

how do you back up your photos?

2005-07-30T05:34:41Z

Do you all just back up to CD/DVD?

Anyone use an online service like SmugMug?

Thoughts?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 0 replies

iPhoto Question

2005-07-29T19:53:43Z

Does anyone know what Apple's policy is on printing in their print-a-book feature or if they even have restrictions?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 7 replies

Random slideshow in iPhoto 5?

2005-07-29T17:42:44Z

Uh ... am I an idjit or has the random / shuffle play feature for slideshows in iPhoto 5.04 disappeared?

My slideshows now only play in the linear order the photos are arranged in, and I can't get them back to random ... this isn't good for my porn slideshows!

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iChat AV with camcorder

2005-07-29T17:13:41Z

Riddle me this:

On my G4 flat-panel iMac running Tiger, iChat AV 3 will work with an iSight AND with an old Canon Elura mini DV camcorder.

However, on my G3 800 MHz iBook running Tiger only the iSight will work. When I hook up the camcorder, all video options are greyed out. Futzing with bandwidth limits and any other pref I can find doesn't seem to help.

Any ideas why the camcorder won't work on my iBook? (Btw, the camcorder will work on my iBook with iMovie, so it's not a connection issue).

Thank ya kindly....

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 0 replies

open new folders in column view

2005-07-29T17:07:09Z

this is driving me nuts

OSX 10.3.8:

When I double click on my hard drive on my iMac, it always opens in the old OS9 folder view. I like column view. I've clicked and unclicked the "open folder in column view" in Finder-Preferences a bazillion times to no avail.

What's weird is I don't have this problem on my iBook.

Any suggestions? Is there a prefs file I can trash or something? Thanks! - Trav

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 1 reply

podcasting

2005-07-29T12:40:57Z

what is it, how does it work, what's in it for me?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 7 replies

BlackHat/DefCon Anyone?

2005-07-24T20:53:39Z

Just wondering if anyone is going to BlackHat or Defcon this year?

CK

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 0 replies

Changing Icon Images

2005-07-19T07:45:05Z

Forgive me if this seems real basic (new mac user here). How can I change my icon images? I know I can download different images, but after that I'm not sure what to do? It's probably embarrassingly easy. Thanks!

J.

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webcam

2005-07-18T17:52:19Z

hi. i've got an ibook with os x 10.3.9 and i have a logitech webcam. is there a site, or software, that offers audio as well as video? yahoo doesn't have sound for mac users. bummer.

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 0 replies

Tiger and Virex

2005-07-16T02:28:31Z

Anyone have any news on when Virex will be updated to work with Tiger?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 1 reply

Widescreen LCD's

2005-07-16T00:33:47Z

Im looking ot buy a nice medium 19" to 20" widescreen LCD monitor ...but ive got a few quesitons ...maybe you can all help.

1- Do I need to buy a card to support the widescreen format? I want the extra real estate, I dont want everything stretched out and unproportioned.
(i am running a G4/450<w/ a 1.5 accellerator chip>. So far I have a 15" LCD...no problems there.

2- When looking for a 19" or 20 wide screen, (that is in my price range of $350-$400) I can only find the Dell model. < I know I know...uggg Dell> but i dont know of any other in that price range. Does anyone know of the quality on these?

3- I have seen LCD TV's that are in this price range...how are they as monitors? <I do alot of WEB & PRINT design, so the colors and contrast need to be excellent>

Any help will be appreciated.

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Portrait display ...?

2005-07-15T15:07:50Z

wow
remember Apple's portrait screen?
http://idisk.mac.com/hbkcturnbull/Public/a4mon.jpg
apparently it's also possible to set your new Mac into this kind of resolution,
see this thread:
http://forums.applenova.com/showthread.php?postid=5245#post5245
I've tried the trick but can't get it to work,
apparently it only works in Tiger (and I'm still on OS X.3.9)

quote from the thread:
"Try this. Hold down option while clicking the Displays icon in System prefs. Not all graphics cards support it, but a P'Book G4 should (my 1.33ghz 17' does).
When it's rotated, you need to close system prefs and re-open it (and do the "option" thing again) to put it back.
It can be interesting, using the 'book as a book!"

so I wonder how many people here succeed,
try it and post here if it's working for you
and tell me your specs :-)

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Tiger & OS9 Programs

2005-07-15T01:43:29Z

I have some programs that I can't afford to replace with OSX versions yet, like Adobe InDesign. My iBook came with OS X and a version of OS9 that could run concurrently.

If I adopt Tiger, will that OS9 remain? Will I be able to use InDesign?

Help the helpless...

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 12 replies

Lucite LCD Apple Displays...

2005-07-14T20:32:51Z

Hey All!

I got home tonight and logged in, and suddenly my "Power" control button, in the bottom right corner of my 20" LCD Apple Display, is blinking intermittently. The display is also noticeably dimmer. As usual, Apple Help is very little help at all. I fear that this means my display is losing it's backlight and is close to toast - after only 3 years! Has anyone else encountered this problem yet? Any affirmations or suggestions?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 8 replies

Image editing

2005-07-12T22:08:21Z

Hi! New mac user here...is there a good freeware image editing program out there somewhere??

Thanks!

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 2 replies

Disable Spotlight

2005-07-08T01:46:45Z

Now that I've upgraded to Tiger, I find that my computer
accesses its hard drive (audibly noticable)
about once every 2 minutes for no apparent reason.
It's a brief access, and since it didn't do this before the
upgrade, I assume it's probably *Spotlight* doing its
background searching/housekeeping.

So, my question is, how can I disable Spotlight,
or at least reduce the frequency or it doing its
background activities ?

I have no need for this new feature, and if it's going
to be chewing away at my hard drive so frequently,
I want to get rid of it. Help says that I can enable or
disable specific file types for being displayed in
Spotlight's results, but I don't think this actually
stops Spotlight from hitting the drive.

I heard about a hack to /etc/hostconfig, but also that
this leaves you without the ability to use Finder to search.

Any ideas?

Tx

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Troubleshooting shutdown problems in Tiger

2005-07-07T04:04:40Z

I'm new to Macs, but not new to Unix. Is there a way to troubleshoot shutdown problems in OS X? I've not been able to do a shutdown since upgrading to Tiger (either 10.4.0 or 10.4.1 -- I'm not sure which as I did the 10.4.1 upgrade almost immediately).

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The top ten programs on your mac

2005-07-04T04:11:43Z

What are the top ten programs you have on your beloved mac?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 15 replies

New iTunes 4.9 and Podcasting

2005-07-01T02:44:00Z

I took the time to download the upload and the ipod update. The podcasting feature is another layer of the music store (except that most, if not all, of the podcasts are free). The system lets you see links of current Podcasts that you can subscribe to. By subscribing, everytime the Podcaster puts a new "podcast" out, it updates your iTunes listing. They had everything from my local TV stations whose websites have podcasts to KCRW to radio morning shows to individuals that have audioblogs. There are several hundred Podcasts to choose from and more being uploaded all the time.

It's pretty kewl. I found myself completely fascniated and started subscribing to Podcasts from all over the place.

Continuing in that ferver (sp) I started my own Podcast. I have two entries..but let's see how it goes!

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 5 replies

wireless range

2005-06-28T03:57:10Z

I just bought a new powerbook g4 aluminum, to replace my older and damaged titanium. but my wireless range seems to be even less that it was before... my partner has an ibook that has fantastic range. we have an airport extreme base station and extreme airport cards. any advice???

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Tiger install

2005-06-22T22:20:15Z

Heard some guys at an Apple store recommended not installing it over the existing OS but doing a total wipe of the HD - what have y'all done?

Any probs just installing it over Panther?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 11 replies

color ipods & mac minis!

2005-06-18T05:32:40Z

http://www.colorwarepc.com

Jeez . . . . .

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Broken latch on 12" PB

2005-06-12T05:13:42Z

The latch to keep my 12" PB closed has finally come off after hanging for a while.... has anyone else had this problem?

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The Apple Switch

2005-06-08T06:13:28Z

Okay, everybody seems to have their own opinion about this, so I wanted to share my two cents. I discuss it on my blog. You can read it here: http://www.scott-o-rama.com/2005/06/this_blog_entry.html

Leave a comment to let me know if you agree, disagree, or have another insight.

Thanks!

--

Scott-O-Rama
http://www.scott-o-rama.com

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Buying A ibook!!!

2005-06-08T03:17:46Z

Hey guys,
Im buying a 14' ibook within a few days. And I would like some suggestions on extras or things I need to do before I get it? Ive got the Money and a Apple store just opened in my mall..A friend was suggesting apple care...hmmmm. ..LoVe to hear some responses soon.....thXs...peAce.....

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Windows Hell

2005-06-03T02:29:09Z

I posted an account of my hellish experience with Windows yesterday on my blog. You can read it at http://www.scott-o-rama.com/2005/06/why_i_didnt_blo.html

Thank God for Macs!!!

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AntiVirus Programs?

2005-06-02T00:33:55Z

Okay, this comes from having used unsecure, virus-prone Windows PC's for too long before making the switch to Mac, but I don't like using a PC or Mac without some sort of antivirus program on it. I know that there are virtually no Mac viruses in the wild, and yet I still would feel better having antivirus protection.

I was quite pleased with the Virex program that came with my .Mac subscription. I used both the 7.2 and 7.5 versions and had no problems with either. Unfortunately, there's not a Virex version for OS X 10.4 Tiger yet, and I've heard that there might never be.

So I'm asking for recommendations. What antivirus program do you use (if any)? Does it work with Tiger? Has anyone tried the brand new version of Norton AntiVirus for Mac (version 10)? I heard bad things about version 9, but it sounds like they may have been resolved in this new version.

Any help is appreciated.

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arrg

2005-05-20T05:12:54Z

i am now using tiger, and cant use the shift or camand keys in safari or mail. i have other keys that don't work either.

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 4 replies

Keychain on Tiger

2005-05-18T18:16:15Z

Hey everyone,

had a question about the new Keychain on Tiger. I love th new interface. My problem is this:

I noticed that you can select by the types of passwords (i.e. Application, internet, ...). For some reason though it has a large number of what would be "Internet" passwords stored as "Application" passwords. I want to change them from applicatin passwords to internet passwords so I can sort by the different types. However, I can't figure out how to change the type. I tried just typing in the field where the type was located but it didn't do anything.

Has anyone else had this problem ? Do you know what i'm talking about ? Is there something I'm missing ?

Any help would be appreciated

BE

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uploading smaller pics to Homepage?

2005-05-18T15:28:49Z

I typically take pics at the highest setting b/c I print often. I like iPhoto's ease at uploading pics to Homepage. However, I don't want to exhaust my measely Homepage disk space due to uploading large pic files. Is there any way to have the pics uploaded in a smaller size? I figure if Mail can make pics smaller for mailing...maybe that can also apply to uploading to Homepage.

Does that make sense or am I on glue?

posted in Gay Macintosh Users - 5 replies