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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Why is the text-to-speech hotkey not working?
For some reason, my text to speech isn't working. I don't know why it stopped working. It works when I manually click it, but when using the default hotkey alt+esc, it doesn't do anything.
I have no ...
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What free or open source software can I use with Mac hardware to verify integrity of every block of a disk where Core Storage is used?
Verification should be nondestructive.
For Mac hardware
There's a possible answer in Super User, but it predates Lion so:
I don't know whether badblocks run from a live CD is applicable where ...
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OS X Mountain Lion/Lion Deep Sleep on low battery
I'm having an issue on my Mac since I installed Lion and now Mountain Lion (I thought that the Lion problem could be because I've put an SSD in my Mac and did not make a fresh install but a carbon ...
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“X11 could not be opened” then “X11 canceled restart”
I occasionally run into the following first-world nightmare, usually when trying to run open source software (in this case Inkscape on a Mac Pro running Lion, though I've seen this error before as ...
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Macbook air taking long to boot up (Over 4 minutes)
My macbook air start up is acting weird.
I press start button,
I hear the apple sound and a blank grey screen appears
Then the apple logo shows on the grey screen with a loading circle below it.
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Wise Way To Boot Into Windows With Bluetooth Keyboard?
I'm a luddite and have a hardwired keyboard on my iMac. Booting into Windows is never a problem. A family member has an iMac with a Bluetooth keyboard and a Mighty Mouse. Never having used these, I ...
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Remove Little Snitch via script
I want to be able to uninstall Little Snitch over Apple Remote Desktop. I came across the script below here: http://fromtheadmin.com/kill-and-remove-little-snitch-application-via-ard-script/
However ...
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How can I attach a disk to existing ZFS zpool mirror with Ubuntu and ZEVO?
Is it possible to attach a third hdd to a already created mirror consisting of two hdds with ZEVO?
Ubuntu
I run an Ubuntu Virtual Machine with native ZFS support. When I attach the third hdd it ...
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Why does an uninstalled Canon LBP 5050 printer keep reappearing?
I used to have a Canon LBP 5050. It is no longer connected to the network or the Mac. I removed the printer from: "System Preferences → Printers" and even removed the ppd from /Library/Printers, using ...
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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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iLife doesn't appear in “Purchased” after installing ML on a registered MacBook Pro
I bought an open-item, unregistered MacBook Pro from Best Buy and they told me that they had installed Mountain Lion just like a clean setup. But the iLife bundle doesn't appear in the laptop or in ...
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How do I set the window minimize and maximize speed without using the shift-key
I would like to setup my computer (Macbook running snow leopard) so that it will maximize and minimize the windows slowly. I know that this can be done by holding on the shift key while minimizing but ...
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How can I mirror my Mac display on my iPad?
I don't know why i can't seem to find any info about this or even anyone asking the same question. I have an iMac and a new iPad. I want to mirror my Mac display on the iPad, so I can sit in another ...
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How to look at iPad's photo folder on a Mac?
If an iPad is connected to a PC, then in My Computer, there is a iPad device containing a folder with all photos and videos.
But on a Mac with Lion, this won't happen... Finder doesn't show such ...
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Lion: Map Option + arrow to home/end
I am using the CLI version of Vim on Mac mini, with OS X Lion.
I use Vim as my main code editor, and one thing that bother me is lack of Home and End keys for moving to the Start and End of lines, ...
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Apple wireless keyboard it's always turned off at startup
My wireless Apple bluetooth keyboard has been acting up recently. While I use the computer it works just fine but every time I boot up the computer after it has been shut down the keyboard, which is ...
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Is there any way to disable Mac OS X global search string propagation?
Mac OS X has a feature where if you use any search box in any app, it automatically overwrites every other search box with the text you searched.
I find this rarely useful and it often interferes ...
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What are the differences between the various Mac video “compressor types”?
Video
H264
Animation
DV - PAL
Apple VC H.263 etc.
I know H.264 is pretty much the default video codec nowadays, however it seems to be a bit choppy on older machines. And from experience, ...
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Are there any way to hide the dock icon but keep the menubar icon?
Edit .plist will hide both menubar and dock icon.
Are there any way to hide the dock icon but keep the menubar icon ?
Thanks in advance.
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Ball and Stick molecule modelling program for Mac OS
Does anyone know any good programs for making ball and stick molecular models on the Mac? I'm looking for something to produce high quality 3D models with nice lighting, like this on
from ...
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Is there a karaoke trainer for OS X?
is there an easy-to-use karaoke training software for Mac OS X?
My point is, I select the .kar file (or the vocals-only .mp3) and I sing against, then I listen to what I've actually sang?
FWIW, I'm ...
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delete a standard account and log with the admin account
I have an old Mac with one (admin) account. The mac can boot without any problem, but I don't remember the admin password. A friend of mine had the 'brilliant' idea to create a new (non-admin) user ...
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Scrolling or resizing windows are no longer smooth on my iMac
Scrolling is no longer smooth on my iMac, neither is resizing windows by clicking the (+) button. This is happening just to my user, I created another user for testing, and everything was smooth with ...
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How can I change a section's title color by editing the template in iBooks Author?
I'm trying to make a book with iBooks Author on my Mac by customizing the "Contemporary" template. When I switch the view mode from landscape to portrait, the section title color is red - I want it ...
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VGA monitor doesn't work at boot time on Mac mini 2011
I have Mac mini 2011 and Samsung Syncmaster 710v (old TFT monitor) connected through mini DisplayPort to VGA. The monitor shows something only when the login screen appears (no boot menu, no ...
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How to troubleshoot stuttering iTunes video playback while downloading on Mac OS X 10.7.2?
Observations: Recently, not sure when it happened, with upgrade to Lion or before, but I have not been able to cleanly watch a video of any type in iTunes while something [movie, tv show, app, ...
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Macbookpro can't recognize bootable usb at boot time?
I have an old macbookpro:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.53 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MBP61.0057.B0F
I created a ...
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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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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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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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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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Problems syncing purchased music from iPad to Mac iTunes
I have purchased music on the iPad but it does not appear in the "bought" section on my Mac's iTunes.
It doesn't make any sense! Everything is fully updated (except for my Mac's OS which is OS X ...
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Can I import photos from iPad to iMac that aren't in camera roll?
I lost all data on my iMac recently, including some 1500 photos. These photos were synced to the iPad from iPhoto on my iMac.
How can I transfer them back to my iMac since they are not in the ...
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32-bit only screen savers in Mountain Lion?
Is it possible to run 32-bit only screen savers in Mountain Lion?
Just opening /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app in 32-bit mode doesn't run ...
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Best keyboard mapping to make Ubuntu like Mac?
While there is a similar question how to make Mac keyboard like Ubuntu, I would like to raise the reverse question: How to make Ubuntu keyboard like Mac?
I like for instance cmd ⌘ to work as ctrl ...
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Mountain Lion - Flash sluggish, spinning beachballs etc
I upgraded from OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion 10.8, and then to 10.8.2 Mountain Lion.
I only have a few installed applications (Photoshop and Microsoft Office), VLC movie player and ...
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Moving External Boot Drive into Mac mini (Mid 2007)
Some time ago the hard disk inside of my family's Mac mini (Mid 2007) failed. We purchased an external disk (Some iteration of the Western Digital 'My Passport'), installed OS X onto it, and have been ...
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Auto run a UI app and click a button on startup
I want to do two things when my Mac boots up:
1) Run an app
2) Click a button on that app
Any suggestions for how I can accomplish this?
FWIW, this is app I haven't written so I can't change ...
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Could trying to disable WindowsServer.plist break my iMac it will no longer start?
Forgive the long story, but I have a mix of old knowledge and unfamiliarity with Mac so I don't know what might be relevant. The tldr version is my iMac won't boot.
Trying to put op an upnp server: ...
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Can an iPhone act as an audio source to a Mac?
Is there a way to pull the audio from an iphone phone call to a mac either via bluetooth or USB? In other words, use the mac and a cellular phone hybrid? I'd like to be able to record a phone call or ...
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Growl notifications in Fullscreen Apps
I've just re-installed Growl and noticed it's version 2.0 and for some reason cannot get growl notifications whilst in fullscreen applications like Chrome, Safari or iTunes.
The notification is ...
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Pages ’09: How to write Nested SUM?
I'm setting up a basic time registration form for declarable hours spent on a project.
The layout is easy: date — time from — time until — description.
I want a cell-value to contain the sum of hours ...
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Lightroom: I did save to catalog and i lost my changes, can i restore my changes?
Im using lightroom 3 on mac, not long ago i did save to catalog (i didnt know what does it do) and apparently i didnt select all the photos i have changed.
I opened the saved file and i been asked if ...
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Can anyone guide me in installing a driver for Epson Stylus C59 in Mac Lion?
I've got a new mac mini (the latest one mid-2011) and it has Lion in it. I have an old Epson Stylus C59 and would like to use it in this mac mini. However, the epson site has no installer for mac.
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Scrubbing chapters and not losing stop points on audiobooks on iPod nano
Is there a way to scrub through a chapter on the 6th gen nano? I have only been able to scrub chapter to chapter which isn't useful when you become distracted and want to rewind 30 seconds.
Is there ...
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icloud photos to mac - how?
i went to vietnam in sept, took well over 1000 pics on my iphone and were automatically backed up to my icloud acc. i have now just purchased a 18 mnth old mac book pro and would love to be able to ...
