Quote: Originally Posted by ghporter ...and you have to trust that the source of the torrent you download hasn't either messed it up or added crap to it to mess with Windows use…

Even if the adulteration doesn't hurt your Mac, it can and often does completely hose up whatever media it's embedded in. So you spend some time downloading what you think is the …

Since we are on the topic. What about gnutella/limewire or other P2P services. File corruption is obviously oblivious to the method of download, but what about tracking and securit…

For a torrent to be corrupted, it has to be corrupted at the point of the original distribution or later redistribution. Once it's out there and everyone has copies they're serving…

Quote: Originally Posted by Ulrich Kinbote What about Mac users? Anyway, all I want to download is the Oscars to see how John Stewart did, and BitTorrent doesn't have it anyway…

hey man, i dont think i can help you there really, but is there any chance you could post some/any of the desktops you already have? I didnt know about them at the time but heard…

LOL! I love how MS states at the bottom that CandyBar is the best way to customize your desktop images. Idiots.

You have to tell us a great deal more about how your AirPort Express and the Windows computer are set up. In particular, what kind of security are you using-that's often the bigge…

lets see - mac under "sharing," i have both personal file sharing and windows sharing checked, i have firewall turned off, and i have internet sharing turned on - it says "sharin…

Can you ping anything from the PC? (Use "Command Prompt" like Terminal and issue a ping command for something like www.macnn.com.) Oh, and what OS update is the PC running? If i…

Try doing a "Detect and Repair" from within Adobe Readers "Help" menu...

Good Idea! I forgot about that. It says "No missing components detected. Repair not needed." Does this sound like a problem that only I have? Chris

Hmm, have you tried to reinstall Adobe Reader? Do you have any other PDF plug-ins installed by chance (Schubert)?

I haven't reinstalled Reader yet, and I don't have any other pdf plugins installed. But you got me thinking and I've solved the problem. I simply copied the AdobePDFViewer.plugin …

Aww, gotcha. Good job!

Thanks for the tip. 'Tis muchly appreciated!

vlc - www.videolan.org its wicked and should work with everything

FrontRow uses QuickTime for movie playback, yes. That's just how it is, you'll have to get the files to work in QuickTime or deal with not using it. VLC is the best media player bu…

I suggest you stay with QuickTime Player, since its the only one to work with FrontRow. Just install DivX 6, to enable DivX playback...

Thx for the great advice. I just installed the divx 6 for my quicktime player OS X. The Divx files now plays back, but they don't have any sounds.... But I get sound and video us…

Another vote for VLC

Vlc.

The videos might have AC3 sound, in which case you'll need another QuickTime plugin (search around, I know there is one). You might be able to figure out what kind of sound the fi…

Welcome to the MacNN Forums. Yes, any and all standard-conforming wireless products work with Macs. I'm using a Linksys wireless access point to connect my wife's iBook right now…

Quote: Originally Posted by zorrofox I recognize that I can easily tell the difference between 60 and 80 frames per second and most people cannot even tell the difference betwee…