I use Astarte CD-Copy 2.0 to extract any track from cd, weather it be data or audio. Once tracks are saved you then drag them on top of toast and it does the rest. This has a minor…

Toast 3.5 is not the latest version. An updater for version 3.5.5 is available on their website. If you have your manual for Toast, try looking at pgs. 149-153.

There is another CD recording software package called Discribe. It is made by a company called <a href="http://www.charismac.com">CharisMac</a>. If you are interested…

There are a couple of different command sets which CD-R drives use. The most standard one is the Multimedia Command Set (MMC). Another is a command set originated by JVC. With d…

Here is a possible work-around for you. Open Simple Text and select your audio files on the audio CD. The Open button will become Convert. Select Convert and it will give you vari…

I've been making audio compilations for years, and by far the best extraction software I've used is the Toast Audio Extractor program that comes with Toast itself. As much as I'd l…

I recently purchased a 4X/8X CDR from LaCie and included with the package was a floppy with software related to Teac drives. Check the LaCie site to see if it is offered as a downl…

Jamer... you have to close the disk from the Direct CD control panel before other computers can read it. Ohh and as for the Teac drivers those are only for the 4x8 drives... I ha…

Adaptec just released Toast 3.5.6 which includes support for the Teac CD-R56S. Go check it out.

For your convienience, here's the list from Toast's Read Me file detailing drives that do NOT support Toast's Direct Audio Copy Feature. This should help those folks looking to pur…

Well I work as an Apple Authorized Service Engineer in Sweden. However I do not seem to be able to solve this particular problem. A customer bought an external cd-r (Panasonic) whi…

Is there a way to calibrate the scanner?? The pictures come out way darker than the original photo.

This scanner sounds interesting and looks good for the iMac. Has anyone had any experience with Artec products, anything particular to be aware of, or similar highlights or concer…

Just as I was about to purchase the UMAX 1220u scanner, an ad in MacAddict magazine caught my eye. A full page ad of the Agfa SnapScan 1212u scanner. They are currently selling f…

Just as I was about to purchase the UMAX 1220u scanner, an ad in MacAddict magazine caught my eye. A full page ad of the Agfa SnapScan 1212u scanner. They are currently selling f…

Hi Folks I'm new here to this forum, and I have some questions I would like some input on if anyone can help me on it. I really want to get a new iMAC. I feel that they are a grea…

Hi, Here's a cheap way to get a floppy drive for your iMac when you buy it. Since you'll probably need a USB-serial adapter anyway, why not pick up a Mac SE/30 or better? They can…

I was in your position a bit ago -- I had a bunch of SCSI periphs & an ADB printer. But I bought an iMac August 15, anyway. I just kept the Performa with all the periphs &…

There are USB to SCSI and USB to serial and USB to ADB connectors now.

tgrant do you know of a way to use a imac as a monitor for a B&W G3. I have seen i done and really need to know how

The mouse I plugged in wasn't working too well, so I've been using the built-in trackpad & clicker on my Powerbook. Now the clicker only works if I push real hard in middle, an…

On the Epson Stylus 600 you cannot preview your document before you print. On the Epson 740 you can. Is there a driver upgrade for the 600 that will let you preview before you prin…

Is there a way to hook up a Personal LaserWriter 300 to my B&W G3 via the USB port?

I've come across two products that claim to enable this via a card that goes in the B&W internal modem slot: the <A HREF="http://www.griffintechnology.com/">gPort</A&g…

Keyspan repied to my query and said they expected to ship an adapter this spring to help connect LaserWriters via USB. I guess I could have used a gPort, but I already bought the …