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Microsoft offers Office 2004 Service Pack 1:

Microsoft Corp.'s Mac Business Unit (MacBU) on Tuesday announced the availability of Office 2004 for Mac Service Pack 1, an update for the latest Macintosh release of the company's popular productivity application software suite. The service pack "addresses potential security issues and bugs that [user] feedback played an important role in identifying," according to Microsoft. What's more, the new version features support for Microsoft Error Reporting Protocol (MERP), which allows customers to send bug reports to Microsoft anonymously.

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Virtual PC 7.0 (#2): Confirmed problem with more than 2 GB of RAM, workaround; other issues:

Confirmed Problem with more than 2 GB of RAM, workaround By far the most widely reported, and serious issue with Virtual PC 7.0 is a repeatable crash caused by having more than 2 GB of RAM

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PowerBook/iBook Upgrade And Repair Guides:

kwiens writes "We had such a positive response from Mac Slash with our Free-As-In-Beer Mac disassembly instructions last time around, we decided to do it again: We've made six more FixIt Guides, perfect for those intrepid road-warriors who refuse to trust anyone else to work on their 'Book. Now there's nothing stopping you from trying that LN2 overclock on your PowerBook-- or just a hard drive upgrade. The new Guides have professional photos, a new GUI design, and screw guides (no, not this). Guides are now available for all iBook G3, PowerBook G3, and PowerBook G4 models (including the oft-requested 12", 15", and 17" Aluminum 'Books)."

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How to move your stuff easily from Windows PC to Apple Mac:

Heads up Mac newbies....you need NOT spend $50 on this software to move your PC files to your nice new Mac. A simple ethernet cable and a little know-how is all you need.

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Windows users, frustrated with patches for patches that patch patches, service packs that break their programs, rampant virus and worm attacks, spyware and adware polluting their PCs, the counterintuitive Windows user interface, waiting forever for the stripped-down 'Longhorn,' and more, are now looking to upgrade to new Apple Macintosh personal computers running the latest version of the world's most advanced operating system, Mac OS X.

If you're thinking about upgrading to Mac or just...

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CUPS "forgetting" root password?:

CUPS (accessible via a Web interface: http://127.0.0.1:631/printers), Mac OS X's built-in printing architecture, will not allow you to access printer settings unless a root account is enabled with

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Print to a missing Windows shared printer in 10.3.5:

Have you had the problem where a Windows shared printer couldn't be seen in the Windows Printing list? After much research and trial and error, I finally managed to successfully print from OS X 10.3.5 to such a Windows shared...

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How to Launch Apple Remote Desktop on a Powerbook

Apple Remote Desktop has been getting tons of positive reviews all over the web. It indeed is the slickest VNC you'll find, with complete OSX control over remote machines and VNC control over PCs.
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Airport Extreme 3rd Party Routers Site

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Apple issues revised security update

Apple has released a revised version of last week's Security Update 2004-09-07, which fixes problems with Safari & FTP server in the original security update. The new update is now available via the Software Update panel and can be installed over the previous update.
[MacMegasite]

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Airport Express Tips/Reports page updated (WDS Setup with Belkin Routers and Airport Express) [AccelerateYourMac News Headlines]

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We have more confirmation of Virex erroneously deleting whole email files, and Apple has now removed its Virex update for ".Mac" subscribers. [MacInTouch]

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FireWire hub fix (see below), working with Windows, extended warranty [MacInTouch]

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Troubleshooting the Power Mac G5: Power supply noise [MacFixIt]

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Macromedia Updates Flash MX To Silence Critics [O'Reilly Network Developer News]

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where the fonts are hidden, pricing, upgrade stories [MacInTouch]

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Did you just upgrade your box to that new shiny Panther? If so, you might be missing the virtual PDF printer that you used to have in order to make Adobe PDF's using Distiller. Here is how to get that printer back: Adobe

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Here is another problem I did not notice at first. But when I checked, sure enough the Adobe PDF printer was gone from the list of printers. Following these steps worked, I am now able to print to the virtual printer again in Panther. Another great tip from MacFixIt. Yesterday we covered an issue where installing Panther disabled the Adobe PDF Printer virtual printer; we directed readers to an Adobe Forums thread where Adobe had made available a shell script for recreating/reinstalling Adobe PDF Printer. Reader Len Goff passed along a set of manual instructions for recreating this virtual PDF printer: 1. Launch Printer Setup Utility from the Applications/Utilities folder 2. Hold down the Option key and click the Add button in the Printer List Window 3. Select Advanced from the Printer conncetion drop down menu 4. In the Device Field, select Adobe PDF (pdf) 5. For Device Name, type... [Breaking Windows]

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Hope this is not too late for some of you - but pay attention!!!! This is a MAJOR boo boo that you need to be aware of. Read more here. MacCentral

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Troubleshooting Mac OS X 10.3 (#3): More on FireWire problems; Macromedia applications and authorization; more [MacFixIt]

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Yet another good reason why we need to boycott any and ALL companies that decide to use DRM technology. Especially Macrovision. These are the same MORONS who screwed Intuit and caused the mass exodus of Intuit's customers.

Many folks are experiencing a problem that Macromedia Studio MX 2004 applications don't launch in Panther. The just bounce once on the dock, and nothing happens. This happens after an archive and install.

The solution is to remove the Macrovision folder in [Mac HD]: Library: Preferences. You might need admin privileges. Then, you will have to re-activate your software. Further information is buried in the Macromedia Support site.

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Ok - so do you believe me now? Read about this great new "free" Avid piece of crap....

First Avid FreeDV app report notes OS X won't boot after Install [AccelerateYourMac News Headlines]

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