The sixth major version of Mac OS X, 10.5 is marketed as Leopard.
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How can I stop spaces from switching automatically?
I will often use Spaces on Mac OS X 10.5 to switch to another space when a program is busy / unresponsive. Very often, without warning or apparent reason, Spaces will switch back to the first space ...
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How can I copy the path of a file?
This surely sounds weird to PC users ;-), but my actual question is "How can I copy the path to a folder or a file ?" The Info Dialog doesn't allow me to copy the information that stands there ...
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Can I upgrade directly from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard to 10.7 Lion? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I upgrade to Lion straight from 10.5.8?
For us 10.5 users, is the only path a two step upgrade to 10.6 then 10.7?
Also, is there a hardware compatibility chart? My ...
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What tools allow for creation and editing of a PDF document on OS X?
I would like to create a PDF document with images, text and table of contents.
I have also other PDF documents that I would like to merge in this new PDF.
Do you know some tools/software for creating ...
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Unable to share screen over iChat
I've been trying to set up iChat screen sharing between an iBook G4 and my MacBook (both running the latest Leopard) for some time now without success. iChat has been configured on both computers with ...
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Photo Stream access on pre-Lion Macs
I have a machine not running Lion because of software Lion does not support. This machine is currently my primary household media hub, and it would be very helpful if it could take advantage of Photo ...
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Give a new life to my 2007 MacBook Pro (help it live longer)
TLDR: What can I do to my 2007 MacBook Pro (under Leopard) to make it snappier?
I have a 2007 MacBook Pro (technical characteristics below). I use it for heavy nonprofessional office-style work: ...
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Can you hide hidden files in specific folders (like the desktop) while keeping them shown everywhere else?
I work with hidden files all the time, but I like an uncluttered desktop. It would be nice to make files like .DS_Store, and .localized invisible just on the Desktop.
Please note I am already aware ...
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No right to open file once copied on the desktop
I'm new to Mac, so I may not have the correct vocabulary.
We have a Mac 10.5.x configured to share files with AFP and SMB.
We have 4 other Mac as clients, various versions between 10.5 and 10.6.
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Mac OS reinstall - what to backup for manual restore?
It's my first time here on AskDifferent so welcome all.
In the next few days I'll have to reinstall my Mac OS/ Snow Leopard computer.
I'm trying to figure out what to backup first. I’m not talking ...
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How do I get rid of browser redirect malware?
I am using Mac OS X Leopard on a MacBook Pro.
I must have been very careless at some point, since I managed to let some malware install in it.
While browsing I get randomly redirected to different ...
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upgrade this old MacBook Pro to mountain lion?
I have an "old" MacBook Pro with the following specs:
Modelname: MacBook Pro
Modell-Identification: MacBookPro5,4
Processor type: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor speed: 2.53 GHz
processer count: 1
core ...
