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The PC can make discs that the Mac reads, but in order to make a STARTUP disc, the burner must be able to create a boot sector on the disc. As the previous post states, you'd need a burner that can create MAC hfs discs in order to create the boot sector that a Mac can recognize. However, I...

AppleScript can be set up to copy the entire hard drive to a server volume. You can even set the server volume to mount automatically if the server is Netware--if its Windows, I am not sure. <br><br>The best way to do this is to create an new user account on the file server. This account will...

You can get Virtual PC in different versions. If you only need basic Windows programs to run, you can get Virtual PC with Windows 95 (instead of Windows 98) for $149.95 at <A HREF="http://www.macwarehouse.com" TARGET="_new">www.macwarehouse.com</A> (I promise I have no affiliation with...

You may know most of this already, but just in case...<br><br>When pulling the cable through the tubing, make sure you use lubricant. There is a special lube that professional cabling installers use every time they pull wires through a pipe. Also, pull more than one cable through. If it were me...

Make sure there are no power cables within a foot of the network cable. I can consistently demonstrate---by laying a power cord (one that's in use) on top of and parallel to the network cable---that the network neighborhood will disappear with such interference.<br><br>If the twisted pair was...

Siemon is an excellent source of info and so is Hubbell:<br><br><A HREF="http://www.hubbell-premise.com/EIA568Ap8.asp" TARGET="_new">http://www.hubbell-premise.com/EIA568Ap8.asp</A><br><A HREF="http://www.hubbell-premise.com/ModularJackWiring.asp"...

Go by the CAT 5 standards.<br><br>100BaseT connections will not work if the cabling pairs are not correct on the 2 pairs carrying the signal. The phenomenon known as crosstalk will occur if the pairs are not correct or if they are untwisted more than half an inch. You will not be able to make a...

All Macintosh computers since about 1994 or 95 come standard with such a feature. It boots the computer and shuts it down at predetermined user times, although Monday through Friday times are one setting. However, since all Macs come with a robust scripting language, this can be automatically...

There is only a SMALL chance that this is the issue, but if all the connections are 100BaseT (and not 10BaseT) there is a chance that somewhere in the loop the category 5 wire has been compromised. If so, the physical wires are unable to support the sustained 100Mbps throughput..<br><br>For...