Hello All, I sent the email below to the HTML group, but it's really not a HTML question. I think everyone will agree the HTML code is ok. I would appreciate...
Because the Mac has the file properties set as open with TextEdit and not a browser. Get your mate to go into Finder, select the file then Command I (the ...
... You save it as .htm, he's saved it as .html, try asking him to save it as .htm instead and see if that works. Mac is Unix/Linux based and it's possible...
Hi! Once upon the time, if I rightclicked on the desktop and chose to Arrange Icons by Type, all shortcuts ended up in the beginning (top-left). Now I get two...
... Lotta: Shortcuts displayed on the desktop actually come from two sources (just as shortcuts from Start-Programs come from two sources) If in Explorer you...
... Duh. Never occurred to me. Actually, I found mine in All Users.WINNT. All Users was empty. Boy, do I miss Win95! I've clung to 2K forever. Tomorrow I'll...
As well as that, there are shortcuts and there are shortcuts. E.g. Internet shortcuts are not the same as file shortcuts, which are not the same as MS-DOS...
... XP's not too bad, I used 98 for about six years and finally switched to XP in 2005 and pretty much everything I could do in 98, I eventually worked out in...
... heehee! I used to reformat and reinstall Win98 about every two years, just to clean out the registry and dump old bits of software I wasn't using anymore...
... Axel, my first impulse was to follow your advice - almost. ;-) I spent an hour disabling things and it still doesn't look as I want. Then I turned it off...
Hi fw and alice, <<Mac has the file properties set as open with TextEdit>> Thanks for the help. I haven't heard back from my friend, but your suggestions look...
I have a friend who has a mac and wants to send me some material to post on a website. I want to get text files - pure ascii files - but so far I am getting...
... Use TextEdit to create the file and when he saves, add the .txt extension to the filename. That should do it. Or if they're on an older Mac, tell them to...
Don't know Macs well, but Google give me this: http://www.quality-books.com/fileconversions.htm ClarisWorks for Mac is the fourth topic. Regards, Dave S ... ...
Hi! I've always had only 1 computer before, so I'm totally confused about these things. I've figured out how to share a folder and how to create a mapped...
... No, actually the router makes it safer than connecting just one machine directly, as it hides the computer's IP address from outside, so noone can address...
Hi, I upgraded AVG. Now it seems to do automatic updates and I don't find a way to turn it off. I don't think the free version supported automatic updates at...
In my 'Windoze days' I used AVG and always did manual updates. I know that the option is there but can't remember where - try right clicking on the various...
... Lotta: I forget who the original poster was but a couple of months (or more) back a user was having slow opening problems with files in shared folders...
... OK, to turn off auto update ..... open the control center, click on scheduler then click on the scheduled tasks button. Highlight 'Update plan in basic...
It's in the scheduler - where it always has been. Right click the taskbar icon and launch the Control Centre. (Double-click might do that for you, depending...
... Ditto here. I depend on my router to act as a hardware firewall. I run no antivirus software. I run Spybot S&D to help with clean-ups and the freeware...
... I detest AV software as I find it burdensome, cumbersome and intrusive. To my knowledge I have not had a PC virus since my first one - nearly 20 years ago....
Some (not all) routers include a firewall. Mine doesn't, so I run firewall software. The router I put in a customer's premises does, and has been very ...