Mac is short for Macintosh, a brand of computers created and sold by Apple Inc. Apple currently produces several lines of Macintosh computers including the iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and MacBook. All current Macs ship with Mac OS X. You can also install Windows or Linux ...
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Replace text with predefined value in browser
I used to have a tool on my PC that would allow me to prefill text when I enter certain "codes". For example, I would type $test123 and it would replace that text with a sentence that I had setup.
Is ...
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Symlink User Folders - Can I keep original Sidebar Icons? [duplicate]
I have my user folders (Music, Movies and Pictures) stored on an external drive, so I used terminal to delete the existing user folders on the boot drive then created symlinks to these folders and ...
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Mac OS X - Terminal window shows up but closes immediately
I'm using Mac OS X Lion 10.7. I open Terminal and its window shows up but immediately close and its icon remains in the dock. It's working fine a moment ago. I don't know what i have messed. I looked ...
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where are the pictures of the skype contacts saved (see if someone is invisible)
i just thought you could see if someone is invisible in skype, if you just delete (reset) his profile picture. Because i know if you install skype on a new device the profile pictures are saved only ...
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Macbook Pro not Starting
I have a MacBook Pro and from the last week I have been unable to turn the machine on properly. First it displays the Apple logo and shows this message
I've done a lot of research and tried things ...
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External storage with RAID and networking and more (probably too much to ask) [closed]
This is probably too much to ask, as I've already searched and haven't found anything like this.
I am looking for an external storage solution that is:
Portable (2 drives)
Optionally self powered, ...
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Terminal bash name
Right now I have a Mac Mini. I migrated macbook pro data from a time machine, but I didn't do it from the beginning of my startup. I used the migration assistance to migrate the data. However, I'm ...
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How to transfer Adobe licenses to another Mac
A Power Mac just died at the office. We also have another one which died a couple of months ago. They both had Adobe software installed on them, and I need to transfer those licensees to other Macs.
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What have you done with Automator? [closed]
I have only done a small amount of with with Apple's Automator application. However, it is very powerful and can be used for a wide array of purposes and applications.
What are some of the cool ...
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“A Bluetooth audio error occurred”
I'm getting this popping up on my Mac multiple times a day:
I have an Apple keyboard attached via Bluetooth, and nothing else. It doesn't say anything else is connected either, just this alert pops ...
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Automatically Inserting Text Globally
Let's say I want this action to happen on any program whenever I press F10 (or some other custom key combination):
Paste the text: "Hello World!"
There's a similar tool in Windows called AutoHotKey ...
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Is there any Cloud Storage GUI for Mac?
On my iPad, I have GoodReader, as well as ReaddleDocs, and both allow me to connect to a large assortment of Cloud Storage providers. On my Windows machine, there are the Cloudberry Lab assortment of ...
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Apple's Magic mouse scroll button is not working on windows-7
After working on MAC OSX, i installed windows-7 32bit through boot camp. After installing, the magic mouse is connecting ok through Bluetooth. Its left and right buttons are working but scroll is not ...
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how do I select proper memory for a specific Mac? [closed]
I'm going to upgrade my Mac Mini late 2012 Ram's to 16 gb.
I'm undecided between cheaper KingSton KVR16S11/8 (www.kingston.com/dataSheets/KVR16S11_8.pdf), KingSton KTA-MB1600/8G suggested from ...
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Deleting contacts from mac contacts application with no Phone number
Is it possible to delete contacts from mac contacts application which have no phone no? Or export only those contacts which have a contact?
Thanks.
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Check if Network Accounts are avalible
We have a domain running Microsoft Active Directory and in that domain there is a number of Mac computers running Leopard and later. Sometimes the users are met by a red dot at the login screen, ...
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How could i use an iMac as secondary monitor for windows 7 laptop
Recently (less than one year ago) i bought an iMac 21,5".
Now i would like to use it as secondary monitor for my laptop. (My laptop runs Windows 7).
Is it possible? (I found conflicting opinions on ...
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“Profiles” for any Mac application?
Is there a tool that lets me have a set of profiles, similar to Firefox, for any Mac application? So I can have two instances of an application, but each has its own settings...
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Mirror iPad 2 display to Mac WITHOUT Airplay
I'd like to mirror my iPad 2 display to my Mac running OSX 10.6 WITHOUT using AirPlay, because the app I'm running on my iPad won't show the content using AirPlay or using the traditional output at ...
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Large copied folders. Byte sizes same, but file counts different
I have a few very large folders copied that have the exact same byte size as their originals, but different file counts (off by 1-10 items) than what they should have.
No errors were reported during ...
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GMail compose on Firefox on Mac cmd+leftarrow cmd+rightarrow
I am using GMail and I cannot move to Firefox from Chrome, because the Cmd+LeftArrow and Cmd+RightArrow do not work in Compose window as "Move to the begining of the line" and "Move to the end of the ...
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Unusual Shortcut, Menu Override in Evernote
I've already approached the Evernote staff and it appears to be a local problem on my Mac (OS X 10.7.5), so I'm taking it to this forum.
The problem in a nutshell: the menu in my Evernote is ...
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Are there interactive online courses to learn more about Mac and OSx
I'm a semi-advanced computer user (coming from a Windows background) and am looking for ways to learn more about Mac and OS X both from a user and a programmer perspective. Especially I'm looking for ...
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Charge cycles increase?
This is a bit weird, I've been doing everything to keep the battery health great and that's what i achieved so far. it's going through 99-100%, but the thing is.. those charging cycles thing are ...
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JDK 7 & java_home
I am using OSX Mountain Lion, and I am trying to install Glassfish Server EE. I have also installed Java7 from oracle. When I check for my java_home by this line
/usr/libexec/java_home
I get ...
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Mac hard drive almost full; diagnostic apps do not explain why
157gb of my 159gb mac is showing as used. In the storage area 145gb of this is showing as other. What can this be?
I have just downloaded whatsize app to understand and whilst the 157gb is showing ...
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How can I remove this icon from the menu bar?
I am seeing attached icon in the top right menu bar. I tried deleting MenuExtras by going to /System/Library/CoreServices/Menu Extrasbut it didn't help, please help to hide or remove it.
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How do I remotely wake my Mac over Wi-Fi?
I am running a server on my Mac mini at home (using the OS X Server app). I would like to access my home network using it's VPN server, but I understand that I can only do this while it's awake. I ...
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iMac5 w/ Snow Leopard - 2nd monitor
We have an iMac5, Intel processor, running OSX Snow Leopard that's about 5 years and the display screen has failed. Apple's answer is to buy a new Mac, of course. Can I connect an old Dell monitor ...
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Quick search in folder by key press
I switched from PC to Mac, in pc when you're in explorer, you press a key and it highlights the first result of a file/folder that starts with the pressed key, and when you press again it goes to ...
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How can I debug a series of piped commands in zsh?
The command
ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6
is not giving any result. Can any one help.
I got this command from an article that maintains (I ...
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How can I open something in Mac with same Application every time
I want to play videos always by VLC or GOM player but when I chose Open with-other-then I chose the App and I check for "always open with" = it does work but not all the movie in same extention will ...
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Mountain Lion unable to start forbidden sign Harddrive problem
so I have a MacBook Pro 17" with the newest Mountain Lion update and Bootcamp Windows 7. When I start the Mac, Mountain Lion shows me the forbidden sign, while still having this loading sign working ...
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Mac: VRAM with multiple Monitors
It seems that when multiple monitors are attached to a MacBook Pro (Retina), OSX splits up the VRAM for the monitors. Even when a screen is captured by e.g. a game, performance degrades very steep. ...
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Prevent iTunes from Opening when I connect Bluetooth Headset
Every time I connect my bluetooth headset to my Mac, iTunes decides it times to launch. Is there a way I can prevent this behavior?
I found this tread, but there is no solution: ...
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How can I tell OSX NOT to mount some of the drives in my computer?
I have a Mac with a Windows drive that I occasionally boot to. Most of the time, I'm using the Mac, and the Windows disk always mounts and shows up on the desktop. I would like to keep it from showing ...
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Mac Mail won't connect to Exchange 2007
We recently had a mail outage and eventually got mail back - it was a disk space issue. The PCs with Outlook can connect in without issues but the couple of Macs we have won't connect at all. I can ...
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Mac Outlook 2011 pasting text not at cursor
I'm using outlook for emails, each time I paste copied/cut text (from within the same email) it will not paste at the the cursor/ibar but at the top of the email text.
Any solutions?
Thanks in ...
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Restoring user data to os10.7
My computer crashed and I made a copy of the entire hard disk by drag and drop on an external hard drive in target mode. Can I restore everything from this drive to the computer now that is 10.7 has ...
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SQLite Manager 4 : unable to open database file
I have recently purchased and installed the software SQLite Manager 4, now I am creating new SQLite3 database and whenever I try to create new table with 'xyz' name with any number of column, it gives ...
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Suggestions on what to do with an old Power Mac G4?
So I've had an old Power Mac G4 sitting around collecting dust.
Realistically, is there anything I can do to salvage this old, run down machine?
My thoughts were to turn it into a backup server but ...
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Aramaic view in Google Chrome
I cannot see the characters of Aramaic in the page http://pes.scripturetext.com/matthew/1.htm How can I see them?
any help will be highly appreciated.
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No bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key after Boot Camp
When I tried to install Windows on my iMac I must have have formatted the wrong disk. Now when start I get no bootable device - insert boot disk and press any key. Any suggestions!
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Unable to update Mac OS 10.7.5
I am trying update my iMac OS from 10.7 to 10.7.5. I've downloaded the MacOSXUpdCombo10.7.5.dmg file, but when updating, it gives an error like:
Mac OS X Update Combined can't be installed on this ...
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quick resize app to half of window on Lion
I am not a long-time Mac user and could find the answer.
So on Win7 there is a built-in feature when you click Win+← the window resizes to fit half of the screen and sticks to left.
Is there something ...
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Slow login (Active Directory User + Filevault2) - Mountain Lion
Two of our users have been getting this weird issue where their login to the computer seem to take "ages".
The issue seems to go away if you turn off FileVault.
However we need to keep FileVault on, ...
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Can Time Machine be setup to back up only one folder?
I am beginning to make a project on my Mac, let's call it MyProject, and it's the only thing on this computer that is worth backing up.
Therefore, I will only need Time Machine to back up just the ...
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Change background colour for PDF when Viewing
When a PDF is opened, its actual background color is often white. On Windows, several PDF viewers have the ability to set the background color to another one, which doesn't modify the PDF file itself. ...
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Are there any other way to restart to recovery HD
I tried to restart while keep pressing Command-R
However, my keyboard is not mac keyboard. There is windows-R. It works exactly like Command-R in all circumstances.
Well, I keep failing to get into ...
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How to recover Raid configuration on Mac
I have a Direct Attached Stroge and create 2 Luns on it (27TB + 27 TB). we had stopped the system. When we started it again, we couldn’t find the RAID vol. There are two LUNs but there no RAID volume ...
