About ready to chuck this pancake across the room!

My powerbook locked up one day so I had to hard re-boot it. Since then, the colors on the display are really off. In all applications, everything is darker. For example, in iPhoto, the pictures look like the brightness has been turned to very dark. The same is true in iMovieHD...video that was once crisp, clear and sharp is now dark and dingy. I've tried just about everything. Has anyone had this problem before and know how to fix?
Thanks.

You can adjust the contrast some with Apple Option Control + , and .
Also check your brightness and your colorsync profile and recalibarate if necessary. System Prefs > Display will do that for ya.
Goodluck.

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Adobe Reader never converted Publisher files to PDF, for free, never. I suspect you use to have the (paid for) Adobe Acrobat. Sometimes people have Acrobat (more than $300 worth) and install Adobe Reader over the top, losing that valuable software.
That said, if you subscribed to PDF Pack it should do this conversion. What exactly happens now.

My computer has been spontaneously restarting itself. This last time I wasn't even at the keyboard, I was across the room. I don't know what to make of it, completely baffled.

My computer has been spontaneously restarting itself. This last time I wasn't even at the keyboard, I was across the room. I don't know what to make of it, completely baffled. I'd love some help on this, and if it could come in layman's terms I'd love it even more.

Hi ...
Try Troubleshooting the MagSafe adapter
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My iMac's DVD drive launches discs across the room when I eject them.

Hi.
I was wondering if anyone else has ever had this problem, and also, if anyone might have a solution for it.
As of recently, [I don't know the exact date that the problem began, but it's been awhile], whenever I eject a DVD from my iMac's DVD drive [by either ejecting it in Finder, or by pressing the keyboard's Eject button], instead of just coming out halfway like it used to, the drive now launches the DVD across the room.
I'm starting to get annoyed by this problem, especially when I burn something and am not around to catch the disc when it comes flying out, and later find it lying on the floor in the corner of my room.
So does anybody know if there is anything that I can do about this?.
I did that online-chat thing on Apple's website, and the guy told me that I have to bring it in to a service centre, and then disconnected.
I'd like to avoid doing that if possible.
Also, I don't even know of any [or if there even ARE any] that are in Montreal, Quebec, [which is where I live].
Oh, and I bought an AppleCare Protection Plan with the iMac when I bought it last January [2005].
Soooo... Does that do anything for me?.
Thanks so much!.
-Steven.
http://www.stevenhugsrappers.ca
20" 1.8gHz iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4) The DVD drive is a Matshita UJ-825 DVD-R drive.

Hi Steven,
I had the same thing happening with mine. When I was on with Apple Care, they asked me if I would be willing to send them my computer in exchange for a new one (refurbished). It turned out they new about the problem & are trying to figure it out with computers that are actually experiencing the issue. This was just a couple of weeks ago, so you might call & check about it. They cover all shipping costs.
Good luck
Judy
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Ideas for Across the room printing

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Steve, Welcome to the discussion area!
This area is for discussing iMac G4s.
Since you have an iMac G5, you will probably want to visit the iMac > iMac G5 > Using DVDs and CDs with your iMac G5 discussion area.
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Why do some birthdays show up with the description " 's Birthday", instead of showing the name? About 25% show up this way, and the rest show up just fine?

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This is not normal. It is better to have it checked. Take it to the Apple Store.
Best.

Ive tried multiple times on my computer and my internet is fast and perfect but my ipod touch 4th gen will not get past "backing up ipod" it sits there of course itunes 10.5 any solutions ive heard lots of people are having this problem across the board

My ipod touch 4th gen will not update to IOS5 i believe the problem is itunes10.5
ive been trying to update since friday my internet is perfect [speedtest.net] itunes just wont get past [backing up ipod[ i hope they fix this soon and i just wanted to see if anybody else was also having this problem because i want the new features coming with ios but its just not working and it took all night just to get roughly to about 20% completion of backing up ipod then when i got home it said "could not restore ipod its still on firmware 4.3.3 so i dont know why it said could not restore i did click "update" but anyway im having this problem and wondering if anyone else is {i think everybodys having problems itunes10.5 right now

I am having the same problem (lost in back-up purgatory) on both my iPhone 4 and my iPad2. I am running Windows XP.
I have tried everything I've seen suggested on various support communities, with no success.
I have gotten used to having to find a windows workaround everytime Apple updates iTunes, and this time it is especially frustrating.
I don't have any solutions, and I am responding to all of these types of messages in hopes of finding something that will work for me.
One person was able to work through it by deleting all of the previous iTunes backup files. I'm trying that now. 4 hours into it, and it does not seem to be working......

HT201210 I am absolutely frustrated with this new phone. My old phone a 3G took a total dump and would not update, so, I bought the 4G with Siri and it will not update either. The error message is a "3014" again. I am ready to throw this thing against the

I am absolutely frustrated with this new phone. My old phone, a 3G, took a total dump, so, I bought this new 4G with Siri and I cannot get it to update. I keep getting the same error message that I got with the 3G error "3014". I am ready to throw it against a brick wall!!

The support document that you refrerred from explains it, however I have posted it here.
Error 3014
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hey, if you dont want it, you can give it to me :P
it should still be covered by apples warranty, unless theres some kind of physical damage to it. your best bet is to send it to apple to get it fixed, or to me, your choice.

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See this article and, possibly, the links on the bottom of that page for that sad face you are seeing. Have you tried the five Rs? Also, see this article in re to the skipping problem.

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I submitted a question last night but wasn't specific enough-- My MacBook Pro is suddenly making a whirling noise when it's on. Sometimes it's not too loud-- but other times it almost sounds like a tweeting-- there is nothing in the DVD/CD drive-- Is this something I should have looked at?

This is not normal. It is better to have it checked. Take it to the Apple Store.
Best.

HT201269 How can I get my calendar from my iPad or old iPhone to my new iPhone? I have had so many problems trying to get my data transfered to my new phone I'm about ready to just go back to the old one!

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