Almost too embarrassed to ask

I just finished reading through the first 14 pages of postings here and I'm more frightened of doing the OS X thing than ever. What are you people talking about? Permissions? Keychains? :<)
My work Mac is a blue G3 with OS 9.1, which seems to suit my needs just fine. (Ignorance is bliss?) But the real crux is that I am increasingly being barred from websites that I need (my own bank's bill pay system for one) that will no longer recognize Explorer 5.0 or Netscape 6.0. I think those are as high as you can go without OS X, right?
I do have an OS X (Verson 10.0.3) CD I got from somewhere a while ago, which looks like an official install disk. I read the PDF "Read Before You Install" and my RAM (192MG) and HD (6G) are large enough. But I'm pessimistically sure that everything I currently use will stop working and some of this software can't be upgraded.
Is there something for me to read ...in plain English ... that could make my decision to take the OS X leap less intimidating? I mean I think I need a real See Spot Run piece to start out with.

The latest version of Netscape for OS 9 is 7.0.2 and the latest version of IE is 5.1.7. Both were released in 2003. Both can be downloaded from www.versiontracker.com.
As for upgrading to OS X it would it would be ill-advised unless you were also planning to upgrade all your software to OS X compatible versions. If you were to upgrade to OS X I would advise you to upgrade at least to Panther (10.3.x) The version of OS X you have is a Beta version and is not intended for prime time. I would strongly advise against using it.
Were you to decide to upgrade to Panther you can purchase a Panther installer package at www.applerescue.com.
If you stay with OS 9, then I'd suggest upgrading to 9.2.2. You can do so by downloading the updaters from Apple using the Software Update control panel. You should also install the firmware update if you haven't done so:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58374.
It must be installed while booted directly into OS 9.1 or higher. It's also highly recommended if you plan updating to OS X. Also, if you update to OS X you will need more RAM and a larger hard drive. OS X should be used with no less than 512 MBs of RAM for decent performance, especially on slower machines such as yours. OS X requires at least 4-6 GBs of free space during installation. You should also maintain at least 6 GBs or 15 percent of the hard drive's capactiy as free space whichever is greater.
If you do decide to install OS X I strongly advise that you purchase an external Firewire drive and make a bootable backup of your current installation in case there are any problems or if you decide to return to OS 9. If you install OS X you should reformat the hard drive beforehand. Be sure to reformat using Mac OS Extended (HFS+) for the format type.

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I'm embarrassed to ask, but...

I feel like a blithering idiot having to ask this question but when I post a question on the Discussion Board and someone replies to my post how can I reply to them? I set no Reply link to click. I've had this problem for some time but I've been too embarrassed to ask for the solution. It's good to know I'm not the only blithering idiot out there though. I just spent over one hour on the phone with Verizon tech support and after that hour of trying they couldn't figure out how to do they reply either.
Would someone please tell me how to do this?
Thanks in advance... Bob

I assume this is Apple Mail. Try this:
Preferences > Accounts > your-first-account
Select Outgoing Mail Server of account/name you wish to use and check Use only this server
Repeat for other accounts.

Is it too much to ask for Apple to explain the content of the Console?

I've asked for definitions of terms for years now ... defintions of console terms and phrases such as the following example, each of which may well relate, in terms of the components and the Consoles ref to their "loading", to the ongoing, sophistcated penentration that manages to deinstall my ESET firewall and screw up desktop components across the board. None of third-party malware products have ever found a "threat" on my system, but the malicious activity continues. '
Unfortunately Apple long ago decided against helping their customers with the UNIX-based Mac, pretending to the world that new OS X Macs were as simple use as System 9 Macs, and just as secure. LOL. What a lie.
Apple exploits its reputation for not documenting its products by continuing to not document their products. Apple also continues to imply in all sorts of ways that a Mac is the most secure platform on the planet, ignoring the fact that its Firewall is a joke because, among other things, its "safest" setting — Block All Incoming Traffic — lets Bonjour traffic in, as if it or its Windows twin ZeroConfig are safe when in truth Bonjour is a massive back door that is almost impossible to shut off.
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Since I have the bad luck of being targeted, and since I know Active Directory represents a huge security hole unless it is used in a controlled environment (i.e., and office the infrastracture of which is used by IT staff to secure its at-work network), I know I don't want mdsresponder guiding a sham server through a firewall's "maximum security" setting.
SO, I SHOUT THIS QUESTION INTO APPLE'S ECHOING VOID: IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR A DEFINITION FOR: Is set to load lazily"?
Is there anyone with integrity left at Apple, or did they all leave when Bonjour was introduced?

Hi, as far as I can infer, that term means it's not loading any resources until needed, opposite of this...
-bind_at_load
Sets a bit in the mach header of the resulting binary which tells dyld to bind all symbols when the binary is loaded, rather than lazily.
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/ man1/ld.1.html
Load resources lazily.
You should never load a resource file until it is actually needed. Prefetching resource files may seem like a way to save time, but this practice actually slows down your app right away. In addition, if you end up not using the resource, loading it wastes memory for no good purpose.
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/iphone/conceptual/iphoneos programmingguide/PerformanceTuning/PerformanceTuning.html
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3789

Embarrassed to ask

I'm a little embarrassed to ask these questions but here goes. I would like to use a quicktime movie on my site but I don't know how many people actually have the plug in (I've ruled out flash for now). 1. Is it possible to have a pic in place of the movie for those who don't have the plug-in so that they don't get the big blue Q?
2. What exactly is a poster frame?
Thanks all,
David

You can always put a line saying that they need to have QT to see the movie and provide a link to get it, if they don't have it. So that if they get the big Q they will know. Everyone has at one time or other met that even with flash. I think people are used to it now. Beside it is up to us to educate the windows crowd. I provide links to firefox and safari on every page I make.
Mireille
Mireille

All I want is all my contacts on my phone and the same on my iMac, but no, that's too much to ask, instead I get everything doubled up on the phone and everything doubled up (triple in some cases) on the iMac, why does it do this? and more importantly how

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Look under system preferences on the mac at what is be controlled? Look at Mail, Contacts, Calendars. How many accounts are managing contacts? Just the cloud? the cloud and gmail? or cloud, gmail, yahoo, and exchange? If you have more than one contact account, then you will have different contact lists, if John Smith shows up in more than one of your contact lists, you will have multiple entries.
Pick a contact list that is your master, (I use iCloud), only turn on contact syncing for it. The same for your phone. Spend some time on the iCloud webset (www.icloud.com) and work on your contact list there. Clean it up, remove duplicates, etc...Changes will auto sync back to all your devices. Life gets much simplier.
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Too much to ask? Windows 8 epub reader + Adobe DRM...

Hello all,
Is it just too much to ask to read an Adobe DRM protected epub document in a nice metro-friendly Windows 8 interface (which Adobe Digital Editions most certainly is not)?
I have spent hours today looking for that little Holy Grail The only Windows applications I could find that would open Adobe DRM epubs (in addition to Adobe Digital Editions, of course) was Neosoar and Copia, neither of which qualify as a nice metro-friendly interface. Don't get me wrong, lots of nice Windows epub readers out there e.g. Freda, Kobo, Calibre but they'll be damned if they're going to interface with Adobe DRM!
I've bought the book; I just want to read it without fighting Adobe DRM at every turn. Any light on the horizon?
David.
...and what about Microsoft Reader? Did they even mean to publish that? My ear wax provides more utility than that app.

Hello all,
Is it just too much to ask to read an Adobe DRM protected epub document in a nice metro-friendly Windows 8 interface (which Adobe Digital Editions most certainly is not)?
I have spent hours today looking for that little Holy Grail The only Windows applications I could find that would open Adobe DRM epubs (in addition to Adobe Digital Editions, of course) was Neosoar and Copia, neither of which qualify as a nice metro-friendly interface. Don't get me wrong, lots of nice Windows epub readers out there e.g. Freda, Kobo, Calibre but they'll be damned if they're going to interface with Adobe DRM!
I've bought the book; I just want to read it without fighting Adobe DRM at every turn. Any light on the horizon?
David.
...and what about Microsoft Reader? Did they even mean to publish that? My ear wax provides more utility than that app.

Would it be too much to ask for Firefox to ignore the "www" when sorting history by site?

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Hi, as far as I can infer, that term means it's not loading any resources until needed, opposite of this...
-bind_at_load
Sets a bit in the mach header of the resulting binary which tells dyld to bind all symbols when the binary is loaded, rather than lazily.
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/ man1/ld.1.html
Load resources lazily.
You should never load a resource file until it is actually needed. Prefetching resource files may seem like a way to save time, but this practice actually slows down your app right away. In addition, if you end up not using the resource, loading it wastes memory for no good purpose.
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/iphone/conceptual/iphoneos programmingguide/PerformanceTuning/PerformanceTuning.html
And, higher OS versionsare even worse with Bonjour/mDNSResponder, but might see this...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3789

Is it too much to ask from apple, an option for different volumes levels from different apps, including alarm, text, email, basically from every posible app?

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Ijust bought my brand new 21.5" imac computer but i am unable to download, or open almost anything because it asks for a password. When we bought the imac it already had the password and we didnt know it.

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I'm a MAC beginner; embarrassed to ask: Although Word, Pages,Key note show in my app list, they won't open. With Word, I get a pop-up that says it won't open, and then has numerals 1712. Just downloaded Flip Player 2 days ago..what should I do pls??

I'm a MAC beginner; embarrassed to ask: Although Word, Pages,Key note show in my app list, they won't open. With Word, I get a pop-up that says it won't open, and then has numerals 1712. Just downloaded Flip Player 2 days ago..what should I do pls??

It is possible the versions you have are not compatible with your new Mac. Could you please tell us the following:
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To get this info, click on the Apple on the top left, then select About This Mac. The OS X version is there.
2. What are the versions of the apps that are giving you problems?
To get this info, double click on the hard drive icon and open the Applications folder. Select an application and right click on it. Then select Get Info. The version number is there.
Version number:
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I need to input text from PC to iPad with large font size. Too much to ask?

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Please can you send me a fix for the error message that starts up when I open Firefox. It says " well this is embarrassing," and asks if I want to close the tab

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[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/update-firefox-latest-version#os=mac&browser=fx21 Update Firefox to the latest version]
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I THINK I WAITED TOO LONG BEFORE ASKING HP

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Welcome to the forum.
HP's warranty is for a period of one year. Your computer is over 3 years old. You waited far too long for help from HP.
I will do what I can to help you.
The absolute best thing you can do is a System Recovery. Here are some guides to help you:
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Read all of the sections carefully. You should backup your personal data before beginning. It will be deleted when the drive is formatted.
The System Recovery will take your computer back to how it was when you first got it. It should be much faster. If you need further help, please don't hesitate to ask.
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Is it too much to ask that a Mac user can just OPEN and USE a PDF form created by LiveCycle Designer PC software?!?

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Hi, as far as I can infer, that term means it's not loading any resources until needed, opposite of this...
-bind_at_load
Sets a bit in the mach header of the resulting binary which tells dyld to bind all symbols when the binary is loaded, rather than lazily.
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/ man1/ld.1.html
Load resources lazily.
You should never load a resource file until it is actually needed. Prefetching resource files may seem like a way to save time, but this practice actually slows down your app right away. In addition, if you end up not using the resource, loading it wastes memory for no good purpose.
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/iphone/conceptual/iphoneos programmingguide/PerformanceTuning/PerformanceTuning.html
And, higher OS versionsare even worse with Bonjour/mDNSResponder, but might see this...
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3789

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