My first extensive Mac experience
My parents just bought a new Mac, a 13 inch MacBook Pro retina (base model) to replace their almost decade old Dell Inspiron 530 desktop, which was top of the line at the time. A storm blew by last...
View ArticleError when ripping CD via iTunes
Recently, iTunes has been presenting an error when the application attempts to copy music from a CD to my iTunes library. I am using an Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015), operating Apple OS X...
View Articlemagic mouse and the dvd player
I've got an imac, and I use Apple's magic mouse-- the sort with the trackpad instead of buttons. Recently I was watching a DVD, and noticed that Apple repurposed a gesture or two into DVD fast forward...
View ArticleA slew of radioactive folders, or at least tags to same.
View attachment 637101 OSX 10.6.8 The user's Finder window has about 20 Folder entries. Each is tagged with a nuclear triad warning. But there nothing else. And no folders matching same. Control-click...
View ArticleCustomize "Arrange By"?
On my rMBP, .MKV files are correctly sorted under "Movies" along with MP4 when I use the "Arrange By" function. But for some reason, on my Mini, the .MKV files get sorted under "Others". Is there a way...
View ArticleShould I check on malwares or viruses?
I know this sounds like a silly question, but my old Macbook was affected by malwares once and it reduced the performance honestly. Looking back at my considerable numbers of encounter with ads saying...
View ArticleError code -36 Empty Trash
Hi, I recently added some external drives to my system, and have been moving a bunch of files around between 4 external drives, secondary internal drive, and Time Capsule drive. In the process I've...
View ArticlePrint double sided?
Hi, I can't figure out how to print double sided using my MB. It works fine in windows, but I can't even find the option to do so in OS X. Can anyone help? (I'm using various different HP printers and...
View Article2010 mbp SSD OSX Install Problems
I’m working on replacing the hdd on my friend’s 2010 or 2011 13” mbp- it still has an optical drive. It began when the laptop had trouble booting, sometimes it would hang on the progress bar when...
View ArticleWeird OS X Problem Desktop icons disappeared
Anyone come across a problem where all the desktop icons disappear? I also cannot right click on my desktop to bring up a contextual menu, my machine appears to be running faultlessly apart from that....
View ArticleWindows 10 Error and Can't Uninstall Windows
Hello everyone! I've started getting this error today. I was using Windows 10 then I decided to uninstall it. I opened macOS. Then, I started the process of uninstalling. Suddenly, I got this error...
View ArticleWill these wifi adaptor support os x?
Edimax EW-7811UN TP-Link TL-WN823N Edup N8553 Will those work on mac too? Im also window user. Please guide me.
View ArticleSelling Mac ... forgotten to deactivate iTunes
Hello everyone, I have sold my MBA 11" and now I have to send it to the buyer. I have resettet everything back on Lion and now I have heard that you have to deactivate iTunes, sign out from iCloud, ......
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"show keyboard & character viewers in menu bar" - BROKEN??
System Preferences > Keyboard > "show keyboard & character viewers in menu bar" tick box [ticked]. This will NOT stay ticked, or show in the menu bar. If I go back to all sys prefs, or close...
View ArticleTab Content and chrome!
I don't know why but yesterday I started getting redircets when surfing the internet. IT's something called tabcontent.net I've downloaded avast! and done a full system scan and it came up clean yet...
View ArticleSaving Podcasts in iTunes
Hi, I subscribe to several podcasts like I Need R3hab. If I want to save each episode and add them to a playlist in my iTunes library would I just download the podcast, drag it into the playlist in my...
View ArticleUsing Arrow Keys to view pics in folder
Any way to do this in Preview? Right now I have to close/reopen preview to view each folder. I want to full screen view pictures one at a time using arrow left/right? Maybe another pic viewer? They...
View ArticleMac will not boot into mac OS after installing windows 10
Please help me I'm completely desparate. I have tried to install windows 10 and it completely messed up my macbook pro system, I cannot boot into my mac, and it's full with things I desperately need....
View Article(Security) Keydnap malware is hungry for credentials
New OSX/Keydnap malware is hungry for credentials plus the Reg article on the same topic: ⌘+c malware smacks Macs, drains keychains, pours over Tor Related: What You Need... (Security) Keydnap malware...
View ArticleMessages Containing Pictures Won't Send
I've run into this problem a bit in the past but the last couple of weeks have been pretty bad. I'm trying to send images/gifs via messages and sometimes they won't send and I get the "not delivered"...
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