Newbie! Need Help wit choice! Lots of Questions! PLEASE HELP

Have been a PC user for ever and recently have seen the appeal and performance of macs.
I am shortly going to college and have been reading hundreds of reviews and discussions on the different portbales available.
I will be using the portable for
- word processing
- internet and email
- music
-DVD's
-light graphics work
- light video work
Currently on AMD anthlon XP 2700+ with 1 GB RAM
I ruled out the 12" ibook as no superdrive and 17" powerbook as too large.
The ibook seems nice, worried about processor speed, will it cope with graphics and video and fast enough for encoding etc? Also worried about the tightness of the resolution, is the screen good in comparisson to powerbook. Also thought about DVD;s not being in widescreen. Also is the availabe work space enough?
The powerbook 12" seems nice because of it's compactness. The screen depth seems more than !5" and is that a problem? Is the 12" powerbook which has superdrive got a large enough visible work space?
The 15" Powerbook seems great, it's got nice screen and same size as old windows laptop (though resolution much higher), have read a lot of problems about very hot powerbooks (how big a problem is this?), i have alsp read about latch issues,(bad?) and is there a serious issue with a gap between the display and keyboard? Also have read lots of issues about the logic board failing and is this really common, as being student don't want to have to fork out vast sums of money and applecare is steep.
What would you recommend? Could spend up to £2000, would rather not spend it all(sorry don't know wot that is in $'s)
Just loved the OS and was all set and now am a little anxious as seems quite recurrent problems exist. Please help and offer any ideas, tips, solutions, experiences and anything that helped you chose ur mac!

I just bought my powerbook after a summer's worth of work, four weeks ago. Other than a few quibbles (mainly things I haven't figured out how to do on the mac, since i'm new to the OS) this 15" is awesome... It's fast, it's small, it has a widescreen, and... THE KEYBOARD LIGHTS UP (jaws drop left and right when the lights go out)...
It seems very capable, and hasn't failed me yet, knock on wood. The latch works fine and there is no issue with keys touching the screen.
I was worried about the heat issue too, so I thought ahead and bought a Vantec cooling pad. for $35 on Newegg.com, it has adjustable fan speeds, and a 4 port USB hub, which is VERY handy. It will get warm if i'm using it on my lap, but not enough for the computer's fans to turn on. Besides, I think the heat argument is a little weak. Sure, they may get hot, but we're talking about a high performance, VERY thin aluminum computer... Aluminum transfers heat very easily, so expect it to seem warmer than a PC laptop. Plastic doesn't transfer heat nearly as nicely, but even so, if you touch a pentium 4 based laptop that has been running for a while, it'll be just as warm. And, they're twice as thick, to accomodate the fans to cool that bugger!
As for the logic board, i think the main issue is memory being bumped out of place, or improperly installed... I'm sure that if some users just took out their memory stick, and carefully tried to reinstall it, they'd work fine... i'm not saying that the memory issue is a fluke, rather I think that some people may see that other people have had logic board failure in the past, and automatically assume that is there problem... Regardless, i've added my own 1gb stick from Crucial, and it works fine.
The powerbook 15" is an awesome choice... I'm still learning how to use the OS, which is a little scary at first (since i'm used to things being far more complicated (WINDOWS)), but it's very intuitive, a pleasure to use, and a great machine... Goodluck with your decision

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ccarbery wrote:
OK...I figured it out...no need to reply. I noticed that there was another Protocol to use to set up the printer on the Mac, I was using LPD, so I switched it to HP Jet Direct-socket, and it prints fine...thanks. I am curious as to why LPD wouldn't work; if anyone has that answer I would like to know...thanks
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Newbie needs help comprehending CSS Password Manager functions

Hello All:
I own a TP W500 4062-27U running Windows 7 Ultimate. The computer is trouble-free.
I am seeking a solution to the following need: An application that will securely remember my passwords for various websites, etc. and enable me to log in using the fingerprint reader or similar.
I am aware that Lenovo provides both Fingerprint Reader software and Client Security Solution software, but I don't know whether or not either one (or both) of these applications will provide the functionality I am seeking. I have spent a fair bit of time looking around the Lenovo website, but cannot find a document that describes (in a general, overview manner) the functionality that CSS provides.
I don't need to log into VPNs, or company networks, or anything really fancy like that - I just need something that will enable me to log into about 20 different websites, using a different password for each website. Right now, I'm generally using the same password for every website (that way, I can remember what it is), and as I think you will agree, that is probably not a very good practice so far as security is concerned.
If anyone could point me towards a document that explains how I can get CSS to do what I want it to do, I would be very grateful. If CSS does not have the functionality I am seeking, I would very much appreciate a recommendation of software - possibly non-Lenovo - that does provide the functionality I am seeking.
Thanks very much for your assistance.
Michael

Hi PanEuropean2,
Welcome to Lenovo Forum!
In regard to your question, Client Security Solution (CSS) should be the right fit for you.
I have a T410 with Win 7, and have several passwords to remember which is really killing me. However, by using CSS, Fingerprint software and Password Manager, I need to enter all the passwords only once when access a website or a tool, and let it saved in CSS.
The next time i turn on the machine and open up a website which needs user ID and password, I just need to swipe the fingerprint that I've enrolled, then viola!
Just take note that after the first swipe of fingerprint, tools or website that are to be accessed later will automatically show the password in the box directly without having to swipe fingerprint again. You just need to click to log in. I"m not sure if this is the experience you're looking for, however, no harm to give it a try.
Here's the user guide for CSS. It has
Client Security Solution components
Client Security Solution installation considerations
Client Security Solution features
Hope this helps
Cheers,
Cleo
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I need a solution for the security questions please ?? In the other hand i can't use the rescue email !! I need help .

I need help for those security questions please !! I don't have a rescue email and even i don't know how to add it ! Please help me

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Newb needs help

Hello This is my first time requesting help from forums so please if I make a mistake I do apologize.
Before I start im not asking you to do my homework for me but rather point me in the right different and a lil correction here and there.
so that you do constantly ask me what I am trying to achieve I will show you what my task wants me to do and how I have done it .. Bare in mind I only started SQL 3 days ago***
Add the following four tables to your
database using the SQL statement CREATE TABLE (primary keys underlined)
   Customer
(customerName, street, customerCity)
Deposit
(customerName, branchName, accountNumber,
balance) - where branchName and customerName are foreign keys to tables Branch
and Customer.
Loan
(customerName, branchName, loanNumber,
amount) - where branchName and customerName are foreign keys to tables Branch
and Customer.
Branch
(branchName, branchCity, Assets).
The foreign keys should be written so that if the primary key row is deleted the
corresponding foreign key row is also deleted
the
foreign keys should be given constraint names
account
numbers should be integers
balance,
amount and assets should be decimals with two decimal places and a default of
0.00
Below is how I attempted to achieve the above task
* Note I first created my table with only primary keys which I found and and less confusing than created the tables with foreign keys all at once
CREATE TABLE Customers
CustomerName varchar (255),
street varchar (255),
customerCity varchar (255)
PRIMARY KEY (customerName) );
CREATE TABLE Deposit (
customerName varchar (255),
branchName varchar (255),
accountNumber int,
balance decimal (7,2),
PRIMARY KEY (accountNumber) );
ALTER TABLE Deposit
add CONSTRAINT fk_BranchFOREIGN
FOREIGN KEY (branchName)
REFERENCES Branch (branchName)
ON DELETE CASCADE;
ALTER TABLE Deposit
add CONSTRAINT fk_Customer
FOREIGN KEY (customerName)
REFERENCES Customer (customerName)
ON DELETE CASCADE;
CREATE TABLE LOAN (
customerName varchar (255),
branchName varchar (255),
loanNumber int,
amount decimal (7,2) ,
PRIMARY KEY (loanNumber) );
ALTER TABLE Loan
add CONSTRAINT fk_Branch
FOREIGN KEY (branchName)
REFERENCES Branch (branchName)
ON DELETE CASCADE;
ALTER TABLE Loan
add CONSTRAINT fk_Customer
FOREIGN KEY (customerName)
REFERENCES Customer (customerName)
ON DELETE CASCADE;
CREATE TABLE Branch (
branchName varchar (255),
branchCity varchar (255),
Assets decimal (7,2) ,
PRIMARY KEY (branchName) );
The problem
I have managed to add the two foreign keys in the first table which in this case is the "Deposit" table
however when I try to add the two foreign keys in the second table which is "Loan" table it gives me the following error
SQL> ALTER TABLE LOAN
2          add CONSTRAINT fk_branch
3          FOREIGN KEY (branchName)
4          REFERENCES Branch (branchName)
5         ON DELETE CASCADE;
add CONSTRAINT fk_Branch
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-02264: name already used by an existing constraint
How to I solve this situation I am now concluding the two following theories
1. I am an idiot maybe you cannot have two foreign keys in two different tables
2. I am supposed to add the foreign keys at the same time as I do the PK
3. My lecturer has miraculously made a mistake
Thank you for taking time at looking at what I have done please remember im a noob so im new to this SQL im just trying to get that first by understanding how to create databases with no errors.

Hi,
Welcome to the forum!
Whenever you have a question, please post a complete test script that the people who want to help you can run to re-create the problem and test their ideas. Is the code you posted exactly what you ran? For example, you seem to have a comma missing in the "CREATE TABLE customers ..." statement. Make a single script that you can run over and over to re-create the problem, and post that script.
So you started by creating a table called customers (plural, with an s at the end), but all the foreogn key constraints reference a table called customer (singlular no s at the end). Be consistent with your table names. You're using singular nouns for the other table names (branch, deposit, loan); do the same for customer. It will reduce confusion.
In the code you posted, you're creating foreign key constraints referencing the branch table before you create the brranch table. That's probably not what you really did, but it shows why you need to create a single script that anybody can run to re-create the same problem you're getting (and want help with), and not some different error.
If I fix all these things, I still don't get the error you reported. However, I do get the error
add CONSTRAINT fk_Customer
ERROR at line 2:
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~Eddie~
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yellowfelow wrote:
That moves onto my next question asking why are macs so overpriced?
There is no such thing as overpriced. Apple is the most profitable company in the world. It sells all of the Macs it makes - every single one. Not everyone can afford a Mac, but such is life.
I did all my research on that too, and it most likely seems it is almost a brand name expense like louis vuotton.
That is incorrect. According to Forbes, Apple is the #1 most valuable brand, while Louis Vuitton is #10.
Next question is, how is the cheapest way I can get the 15" retina mac book pro for the cheapest price possible, should i wait until black friday for sales to lower, or should i wait until the next year to get the next 2015 model.
Machines may get more powerful every year, but they never get cheaper. You may be able to save more money the longer you wait. If you can't afford a 15" retina, consider a refurbished unit (buy directly from Apple only - see babowa's link), a 13" model, or an Air.
Is the newer progressing years of MacBook pros that much better that i should wait until the next year to get it.
They get better every year. If you wait forever, then the machine you never buy will be infinitely powerful.
Next question, say i wanted to play a game that is only on windows platform, ex. Skyrim. Should i play a cracked version that has been reformatted to the mac, or should i just download windows on my mac so that i can play it with more ease of use that way, instead of having to use everything in the mac side when it was originally formatted for Windows.
There is no such think as a "cracked version that has been reformatted to the Mac". If you want to run Windows software, buy a PC and run Windows. Most people do. You may be able to play that game on a Mac using Bootcamp, but it isn't guaranteed.

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Hi everyone,
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"I have many _pictures_ from my vacation"
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All advice and help is appreciated!
-Dennis Reda
[email protected]

Well here is one way you code do it but if you do alittle research on them links above it will explain how this code works.Well it will explain how jeditorpane and hyperlinklistener work
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import java.awt.*;
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Newbie needs help: Authorware Web Player for Intel Mac OS X

Hi guys,
Complete newbie here in need of assistance please.
I am using a Intel MacBook Pro 3.1 (early 2007) running Leopard OSX 10.5.8
Have paid to do basic computer Microsoft Office course via net. College still uses MS 2003 and so I bought Office for Mac 04 as I was told all
I needed to be able to do this course was to be able to open office docs via email.
Have just received the course book and page 2 tells me to download Macromedia Flash and Authorware Web Players 5 and 7.
Flash loads without a glitch. Went to Adobe-Downloads-Web Players page, scrolled down to Authorware player which lists both a compact and a complete version of Web Player 7 for OS X on Safari. But here's the kicker - it specifically states for Power PCs. I tried to download it anyway and
of course it will not load. So I am apparently up the proverbial creek as far as the course goes.
So my question is this: Has Adobe just wiped its hands of all mac users of this app once Apple changed to the Intel architecture?
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Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as I am supposed to have started this course and unbelievably cannot get past page 2!
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Yours
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Hi everyone,
Just thought I would give you an update on my problem. I was contacted by the lovely Matt from Adobe customer care, who was right on the ball as far as accessing my problem and was as helpful as can be. I just thought I would post his reply to my email to let everyone here know that Adobe do have a customer care line and people there to help us.
From Matthew:
Hello bmw14,
First, if you send me your phone number, I can call you directly to try to resolve your issue more quickly.
With regards to the problems you’re having, the course book is probably indicating these older Flash and Authorware Player versions simply because they were contemporary when the book was authored. The Player teams put a lot of work into ensuring that new versions can play any content that worked in the previous versions. So my recommendation is to uninstall any older versions, and just install the most recent versions of the players. These should be capable of playing any content that was authored for use by players 5 & 7 ,etc.
Let me know if this helps, or if you’d like a call, or if we should consider the problem solved.
Sincerely,
Matthew

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Lately, my Mac keeps crashing. It's an iMac, with the most recent updates of Yosemite.
I'll be working, I might have several things open, and then suddenly the screen will go black and I'll have the notification that it shut down and push to restart.
It has happened more than several times now, and I can't remember if it started doing it before Yosemite or not.
Not sure how to search out the problems, it's my first Mac. Are to many things open? There's no crash report when I restart.
thanks!

Mac users often ask whether they should install "anti-virus" software. The answer usually given on ASC is "no." The answer is right, but it may give the wrong impression that there is no threat from what are loosely called "viruses." There is a threat, and you need to educate yourself about it.
1. This is a comment on what you should—and should not—do to protect yourself from malicious software ("malware") that circulates on the Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the user's actions. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the computer, or who has been able to take control of it remotely. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it.
The comment is long because the issue is complex. The key points are in sections 5, 6, and 10.
OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user. Internally Apple calls it "XProtect."
The malware recognition database used by XProtect is automatically updated; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.
The following caveats apply to XProtect:
☞ It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
☞ It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
As new versions of OS X are released, it's not clear whether Apple will indefinitely continue to maintain the XProtect database of older versions such as 10.6. The security of obsolete system versions may eventually be degraded. Security updates to the code of obsolete systems will stop being released at some point, and that may leave them open to other kinds of attack besides malware.
3. Starting with OS X 10.7.5, there has been a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and Installer packages downloaded from the network will only run if they're digitally signed by a developer with a certificate issued by Apple. Software certified in this way hasn't necessarily been tested by Apple, but you can be reasonably sure that it hasn't been modified by anyone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so he could be held legally responsible if he distributed malware. That may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below.)
Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
☞ It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
☞ A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
☞ An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
Apple has so far failed to revoke the codesigning certificates of some known abusers, thereby diluting the value of Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. These failures don't involve App Store products, however.
For the reasons given, App Store products, and—to a lesser extent—other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. Sandbox security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.
4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against unknown ones. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.
5. The built-in security features of OS X reduce the risk of malware attack, but they are not, and never will be, complete protection. Malware is a problem of human behavior, not machine behavior, and no technological fix alone is going to solve it. Trusting software to protect you will only make you more vulnerable.
The best defense is always going to be your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "Trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and Internet criminals. If you're better informed than they think you are, you'll win. That means, in practice, that you always stay within a safe harbor of computing practices. How do you know when you're leaving the safe harbor? Below are some warning signs of danger.
Software from an untrustworthy source
☞ Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, doesn't come directly from the developer’s website. Do not trust an alert from any website to update Flash, or your browser, or any other software. A genuine alert that Flash is outdated and blocked is shown on this support page. Follow the instructions on the support page in that case. Otherwise, assume that the alert is fake and someone is trying to scam you into installing malware. If you see such alerts on more than one website, ask for instructions.
☞ Software of any kind is distributed via BitTorrent, or Usenet, or on a website that also distributes pirated music or movies.
☞ Rogue websites such as Softonic, Soft32, and CNET Download distribute free applications that have been packaged in a superfluous "installer."
☞ The software is advertised by means of spam or intrusive web ads. Any ad, on any site, that includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.
Software that is plainly illegal or does something illegal
☞ High-priced commercial software such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."
☞ An application helps you to infringe copyright, for instance by circumventing the copy protection on commercial software, or saving streamed media for reuse without permission. All "YouTube downloaders" are in this category, though not all are necessarily malicious.
Conditional or unsolicited offers from strangers
☞ A telephone caller or a web page tells you that you have a “virus” and offers to help you remove it. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
☞ A web site offers free content such as video or music, but to use it you must install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "downloader," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one.
☞ You win a prize in a contest you never entered.
☞ Someone on a message board such as this one is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of his choosing.
☞ A "FREE WI-FI !!!" network advertises itself in a public place such as an airport, but is not provided by the management.
☞ Anything online that you would expect to pay for is "free."
Unexpected events
☞ A file is downloaded automatically when you visit a web page, with no other action on your part. Delete any such file without opening it.
☞ You open what you think is a document and get an alert that it's "an application downloaded from the Internet." Click Cancel and delete the file. Even if you don't get the alert, you should still delete any file that isn't what you expected it to be.
☞ An application does something you don't expect, such as asking for permission to access your contacts, your location, or the Internet for no obvious reason.
☞ Software is attached to email that you didn't request, even if it comes (or seems to come) from someone you trust.
I don't say that leaving the safe harbor just once will necessarily result in disaster, but making a habit of it will weaken your defenses against malware attack. Any of the above scenarios should, at the very least, make you uncomfortable.
6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it's not related, despite the similarity of the names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform for running complex applications in a web page, on the client. That was always a bad idea, and Java's developers have proven themselves incapable of implementing it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been to a Windows-style virus affecting OS X. Merely loading a page with malicious Java content could be harmful.
Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is obsolete and mostly extinct. Only a few outmoded sites still use it. Try to hasten the process of extinction by avoiding those sites, if you have a choice. Forget about playing games or other non-essential uses of Java.
Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and by Oracle (the developer of Java.) Don't use either one unless you need it. Most people don't. If Java is installed, disable it—not JavaScript—in your browsers.
Regardless of version, experience has shown that Java on the Web can't be trusted. If you must use a Java applet for a task on a specific site, enable Java only for that site in Safari. Never enable Java for a public website that carries third-party advertising. Use it only on well-known, login-protected, secure websites without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you'll see a padlock icon in the address bar when visiting a secure site.
Stay within the safe harbor, and you’ll be as safe from malware as you can practically be. The rest of this comment concerns what you should not do to protect yourself.
7. Never install any commercial "anti-virus" (AV) or "Internet security" products for the Mac, as they are all worse than useless. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use one of the free security apps in the Mac App Store—nothing else.
Why shouldn't you use commercial AV products?
☞ To recognize malware, the software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least a day out of date. This technique is a proven failure, as a major AV software vendor has admitted. Most attacks are "zero-day"—that is, previously unknown. Recognition-based AV does not defend against such attacks, and the enterprise IT industry is coming to the realization that traditional AV software is worthless.
☞ Its design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere. In order to meet that nonexistent threat, commercial AV software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
☞ By modifying the operating system, the software may also create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.
☞ Most importantly, a false sense of security is dangerous.
8. An AV product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," has the same drawback as the commercial suites of being always out of date, but it does not inject low-level code into the operating system. That doesn't mean it's entirely harmless. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.
An AV app is not needed, and cannot be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful, if at all, only for detecting Windows malware, and even for that use it's not really effective, because new Windows malware is emerging much faster than OS X malware.
Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else. A malicious attachment in email is usually easy to recognize by the name alone. An actual example:
London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe
You don't need software to tell you that's a Windows trojan. Software may be able to tell you which trojan it is, but who cares? In practice, there's no reason to use recognition software unless an organizational policy requires it. Windows malware is so widespread that you should assume it's in every email attachment until proven otherwise. Nevertheless, ClamXav or a similar product from the App Store may serve a purpose if it satisfies an ill-informed network administrator who says you must run some kind of AV application. It's free and it won't handicap the system.
The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have all the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.
9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.
10. As a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected every time you install software, read email, or visit a web page. But neither can you assume that you will always be safe from exploitation, no matter what you do. Navigating the Internet is like walking the streets of a big city. It can be as safe or as dangerous as you choose to make it. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices.

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Any help is greatly appreciated. Below is the code that is used for the links
The website that I am working at is: http://www.friedlandmoravian.org
<div id="apDiv2">
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AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0','widt h','79','height','25','src','text1','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/s hockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','bgcolor','#44352A','movie' ,'text1' ); //end AC code
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          <param name="bgcolor" value="#44352A" />
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AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0','widt h','113','height','26','src','text2','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/ shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','bgcolor','#44352A','movie ','text2' ); //end AC code
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      <noscript>
        <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="113" height="26">
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          <param name="quality" value="high" />
          <param name="bgcolor" value="#44352A" />
          <embed src="text2.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="113" height="26" bgcolor="#44352A"></embed>
        </object>
      </noscript>
    </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>
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AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase','http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0','widt h','106','height','25','src','text3','quality','high','pluginspage','http://www.adobe.com/ shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash','bgcolor','#44352A','movie ','text3' ); //end AC code
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        <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="106" height="25">
          <param name="movie" value="text3.swf" />
          <param name="quality" value="high" />
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I can't see any tables being used on the entry page.. all you are using is absolutely positioned divs. Not sure why you are using AP divs, are you?
Unless you understand how these work, you will be in a lot of bother, one of them being the exact problem you mention.... read this article before doing anything else:
http://apptools.com/examples/pagelayout101.php
That layout can be quite easily achieved by a beginner using a table layout - one for header, a nested table layout for the left and right columns and then another for the footer area.
Also a simple css layout would work, but you'd again need to understand css positioning.
The page took a heck of a long time to load and its because all you've used is images.... type your url into the box at this site and you'll see that the image sizes are just too big, causing the slow load times.
http://analyze.websiteoptimization.com/wso
Had a look at one of the inner pages (history) and again you are using an image for the text area - why would you do that...
Firstly, it would cause a speed issue and more importantly would cause you problems if you wanted the page spidered by the search engines... no text on a page and the SEs won't find you.
Sorry to say this, but I'd start over, but before you do, please read up on how to create a page (using either tables or css) that isn't as fragile as the one you have and that will be consistent across different browsers.
Here are some links to help you get started:
http://www.w3schools.com/
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/css.html
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/tableless_layout_dw8.html
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/css_concepts.html
The last one on the list may suit you to start with, as it takes a FWs comp and shows you how to build the site in Dreamweaver.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/dw_fw_css_pt1.html
Hope some of this helps :-)

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I apologize if this is a very basic question, but I am a newbie at designing in Flash. I have created a basic animation in Flash CS5 and I need to add a clickable URL link to it. I've tried a few tutorials that looked promising, but none of them solved my problem. I've tried a number of things including converting parts or all of the images to simple buttons or movies and linking them that way as well as typing in code for ActionScript 2 and 3, none of which were successful. The animation plays correctly when viewed in my browser, but when I click on it, the link does not work. I would prefer that the entire banner be clickable to take viewers to the linked website rather than using hyperlinked text. Also, when I open the Code Snippets window, it is empty, no matter what image or frame I've selected. Do I need to import code snippets from somewhere or am I simply going about things the wrong way? Any help is greatly appreciated!

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