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- Jul 28, 2007
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- El Paso TX
- Your Mac's Specs
- 2.16 MB white, upgraded to 2gb RAM, 2 apple HD failures - now WD 250gb Scorpio Black
Not a "crazy computer" guy, but after years of having a PC because of work instead of the macs I grew up on I switched back.
I guess I'm a new switcher though because os/x bears about as much resemblance to system 7 as windows does.
So far I have been using my Macbook for 2 days, and I'm starting to get the hang of not having a "start" button and program list, and not having a "my computer".
Was finally able to set up a network instead of just wireless net access on the Mac despite it being from the family XP making all the networks setup .exes useless.
Is there someway I can import my bookmarks from my xp's safari 3 browser without having them clutter the **** out of the unit by having them hidden away enmasse in 'imported' bookmarks? I will do more research on this.
my only issue, and I am sure this is probably because I DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT XP EITHER but I c'nna not seem to locate my printer from the mac. I've followed the instructions i've found to the letter adn it never shows up.
It is a lexmark z600 connected via USB to the emachines desktop. this same xp machine is the one conencted to my belkin wireless g router that runs the wireless and network.
I attempted the daemon? instructions I found in one of the posts on these forums, and that killed it from the xp machine too.
not a super critical issue as I can still take the MB over and plug the printer in via usb, but I would love to be able to print witout carrying the MB around the house and leaving it sitting in a vulnerable spot.
Anyone has anyideas, feel free to pm me so I don't clutter the boards with my ignorances of the computing world.
Is it just that my printer is too bottom end and too old?
thanks for the greatresource, and glad to be back IN A MAC...
I guess I'm a new switcher though because os/x bears about as much resemblance to system 7 as windows does.
So far I have been using my Macbook for 2 days, and I'm starting to get the hang of not having a "start" button and program list, and not having a "my computer".
Was finally able to set up a network instead of just wireless net access on the Mac despite it being from the family XP making all the networks setup .exes useless.
Is there someway I can import my bookmarks from my xp's safari 3 browser without having them clutter the **** out of the unit by having them hidden away enmasse in 'imported' bookmarks? I will do more research on this.
my only issue, and I am sure this is probably because I DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT XP EITHER but I c'nna not seem to locate my printer from the mac. I've followed the instructions i've found to the letter adn it never shows up.
It is a lexmark z600 connected via USB to the emachines desktop. this same xp machine is the one conencted to my belkin wireless g router that runs the wireless and network.
I attempted the daemon? instructions I found in one of the posts on these forums, and that killed it from the xp machine too.
not a super critical issue as I can still take the MB over and plug the printer in via usb, but I would love to be able to print witout carrying the MB around the house and leaving it sitting in a vulnerable spot.
Anyone has anyideas, feel free to pm me so I don't clutter the boards with my ignorances of the computing world.
Is it just that my printer is too bottom end and too old?
thanks for the greatresource, and glad to be back IN A MAC...