Using Apple products and services with a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system in its various versions.
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1answer
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Utility to group windows for Mac OS X?
Is there a utility for Mac OS X that will group windows (2 separate apps)? Similar to how objects are grouped in PowerPoint or other design apps. I would like both windows to move together.
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1answer
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Given its IP, how can I find out the name of a Windows PC on my network?
I'd like to find out the computer name of a Windows PC (like the name shown in the 'Shares' section of the Finder, e.g. bill-pc) given only its IP address. nslookup doesn't do the trick.
I'm also ...
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2answers
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Updating iTunes for Windows XP failed; no longer functions
I am getting this error message when I try to open iTunes:
iTunes.exe - Entry Point Not Found. The procedure entry point A VCFAssetCreateWithByteStreamAndOptions could not be located in the dynamic ...
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1answer
166 views
Why does OS X format MS-DOS filesystems so much faster than Windows does?
When I format a MS-DOS filesystem using Disk Utility in Mac OS X it takes only a few seconds, but when I format a FAT32 filesystem in Windows it takes several minutes.
What is OS X doing differently?
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3answers
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How to access Windows share from an iPad?
I didn't find any iPad app that's supporting samba.
What is the best way to access Windows shares from an iPad?
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1answer
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How to create HFS partition on Windows 7 machine
Hi I've got Windows 7 running on my compy and I would like to partition my D: volume, make it hfs+ but I cannot find any tool that will accomplish this.
Anyone had done this before? Is it possible? I ...
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1answer
419 views
Shortcut to move windows between Mission Control spaces?
I can switch to another desktop by pressing CTRL-RIGHT or CTRL-LEFT. Can I also somehow take the active window with me to the new active desktop (similar to Ubuntu/Unity)?
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2answers
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Triple Boot Lion+Win7+Linux
I have a challenge for you.
I've been doing lots of research, and I've found quite a few questions here left unanswered. I know this is possible, I'm interested in hearing from people who have ...
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0answers
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Show windows program icons (.exe) in Mac OS X Lion?
I'm using wine to run windows programs on OS X, however it would like to be able to see the icons of the programs.
I remember that I had something that did this on Snow Leopard, but I can't remember ...
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2answers
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iPad application failed to install from iTunes on Windows
I am trying to install an application on my iPad 2 from Windows. Whenever I do so, I am getting an alert on iPad: Application failed to install.
When I install the same application from iTunes on ...
2
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1answer
699 views
How can i adjust volume of my tracks with those in the iCloud?
I recently activated iTunes Match for my music collection. Before that I had regained volume of all tracks to a quite low level. I use MP3Gain on windows with the default setting of "89".
On my ...
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1answer
687 views
What is AppleMobileDevice - System user - in Task manager?
In Windows Task Manager - what is AppleMobileDevice, system user? It is running 55% or more and makes the cpu usage at 55-100%
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4answers
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Printing from iOS devices to existing printer connected to windows pc?
I am aware of AirPrint activator as a great solution for printing from iOS devices using a Mac on the network. Is anyone aware of a solution for someone with only a pc?
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2answers
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Why can't I insert a DVD into my Mac Mini?
I'm trying, without success, to insert a DVD inside my Mac mini DVD drive. Let me say that actually the computer is without the upper case and the HD drive has been taken from a Windows laptop (it is ...
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0answers
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Can't see properties panel popups/windows in eclipse
Is it me or is it bug in Eclipse (Indigo Service Release 1) running on Mac OS Lion , that when in XML layout design mode, when I select any property of widget, its not displaying popup nor the drop ...
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2answers
533 views
Installing Windows 7 without a SuperDrive in Boot Camp on 2010 MBP
Just switched out my SuperDrive for an SSD on my 2010 MacBook Pro and am running into whale of a time trying to get Windows 7 installed onto the SSD for Boot Camp. Initially tried installing via an ...
3
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1answer
362 views
Syncing multiple iOS devices with the same iTunes installation on Windows 7
I have two iPhones and two iPads. They need to sync with the same iTunes. They have different e-mail, contacts, sync information, but use photos, audio, and video from the same multimedia library on ...
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0answers
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Can I enable AHCI mode of the SATA controller when booting to Windows on a MacBook with Nvidia chipset?
Is there a way to enable AHCI mode under Windows on a Macbook5,2 (white) on N-Force 730i chipset?
If you want to just say 'no', please put it in the comments instead. Thanks.
Advanced Host Controller ...
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3answers
871 views
How to update iOS with limited hard drive space?
A friend of mine is trying to update her iphone OS through itune but it always fails as she has only 1GB free space left on partition C, and it seems that iTune is using it as temporary space.
She's ...
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0answers
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Error when syncing iPhone with iTunes
When I'm synchronizing my iPhone 3G S with iTunes, an error message tells me that
"iTunes could not sync to the iPhone 'Katie's iPhone' because the
contacts are in use by the phone."
What ...
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0answers
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Install iDevice drivers but not iTunes?
I have a Windows PC that doesn't have iTunes installed, because I don't want it. But I still want to be able to use other software to transfer data from my iPad, which means I need the drivers for it. ...
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4answers
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Is there an iMessage client for Windows?
My wife's iPhone has iOS 5 and hence iMessage installed. I would like to be able to chat with her using my Windows computer. What options are available for this? Is there a Windows client or any ...
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1answer
628 views
How do I backup my complete iTunes library (to new a PC)?
I am currently using XP on my laptop, which has the iTunes library.
I use it to sync my iPod/iPad.
I am planning to buy a new laptop (Windows 7). How do I make the transition seamless to the new ...
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2answers
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How do I make iTunes sync automatically when an iPhone, iPad or iPod is connected?
When iTunes is already running and I plug in my iPhone or iPad, the device appears correctly in iTunes but it doesn't sync automatically. I'm sure it always used to sync automatically on connection, ...
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1answer
2k views
How do I get my videos off my iPad 2?
I put a bunch of videos onto my iPad 2 a while ago, syncing them over iTunes. The PC that I set this up on is no longer available. All I have now is my iPad with the videos, and a new computer with a ...
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0answers
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Replicate functionality to double click headphone button
You can use the headphones button to pause or play, or skip to the next song.
Has anyone figured out how to replicate this functionality on a Windows desktop or a MacBook Pro with players like ...
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3answers
1k views
How can I send text from an iPhone to a PC?
I don't have an email client set up on my PC.
I'm looking for a simple way to send some text from my iPhone to my PC.
I could use Dropbox, or I could email my Dropbox account.
But each of these ...
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3answers
256 views
Mac and Windows dual boot problem
I have a software problem with my Mac laptop:
I had made a division in the hard drive some time ago and installed Windows in the other partition using Bootcamp software.
But now I think that the ...
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3answers
20k views
How can I move photos from iPhone to my local disk?
This has me stumped. I have nearly 4GB of photos and videos on my phone, and I want to put them into my computer's pictures folder.
I have opened Windows Explorer and found the photos in the weird ...
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1answer
2k views
Remove backup on Windows PC iTunes
Now that iCloud is available, I don't need to backup my iPad to my Windows PC. Is it possible to remove backups from my PC or do I have to uninstall iTunes?
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2answers
556 views
How to get iPhone device details when it is connected to a Windows machine?
I want to get the details (OS,version,UDID...) of the device (iPhone) when it is connected to a Windows machine. The only thing here is either using iTunes or another way.
I want this done from ...
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1answer
1k views
Possible to do iTunes Home Sharing over ad-hoc network?
I plan on purchasing 3 iPod Touches and I have an iPhone 4s and an iPad 1. Can these devices all participate in Home Sharing from iTunes (on Windows) in an ad-hoc wifi network?
I have a test here ...
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3answers
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How to fix Quicktime that is not playing videos from Apple's website?
I have a windows 7 system and would like to watch one of Apple's keynotes.
I have downloaded Quicktime player version 7.0 and it automatically starts as soon as I click on the video. But after ...
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4answers
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What is the safest way to move the iTunes Library from one hard drive to another?
This may happen later with my iMac, but right now it is happening for my iTunes on PC. The PC had 60GB of partition to install Windows 7, and right now it is down to about 2GB of free space. All ...
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votes
1answer
2k views
How to remove extra iPhone calendars?
I'm using my university's exchange server to sync my calendar, contacts and todos with my iPhone (iOS 5), and this is working perfectly.
However, there are (besides the "Birthdays" calendar) two ...
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2answers
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All photos are gone after updating my iPhone to iOS 5
After installation of iOS 5, once it was done restoring my settings, apps, etc I got an error message -19. All apps restored successfully. But I don't see the photos. I tried to revert to iOS 4.3.3 ...
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2answers
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Cant see MacBook in Windows Network
I'm trying to access my MacBook from a Windows PC over the network. The computer is connected to the router, the MacBook is connected to a WAP, which is connected to a switch, which is connected to ...
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1answer
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How do I compile and install a Cydia app? [closed]
I have downloaded iSwipe from Cydia and I really like it, but it lacks a dictionary of italian words. I have found the original github repository of iSwipe and it gives access to the code.
I would ...
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3answers
275 views
Is gaming on Mac OS X possible? [closed]
I'm currently thinking about buying a 27" iMac after my current Windows computer. I know Mac OS X is awesome, but I was wondering how is gaming on this OS. What I mean is, how much of the current game ...
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2answers
445 views
Use Apple Wireless Keyboard for PC and Mac
I need a wireless keyboard and mouse that I can switch between my MacBook Pro and PC.
I was looking at the Apple Wireless Keyboard, but I'm not sure if I can change from PC to Mac usage easily ...
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1answer
4k views
iCloud PhotoStream syncing to seperate Windows devices with shared App/Music/iTunes sync
I have been asked to help out with a friends iTunes/iOS/Phot syncing setup, they have 4 iOS devices (all iOS 5 compatible except one 3G iPhone) and a range of iTunes libraries that they have ...
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2answers
289 views
What can a Mac do that a Windows machine can't? [closed]
Can I have some definitive answers? Also, what are you forced to do on a Windows machine that is not required on a Mac?
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3answers
18k views
Installing iOS on VMware Workstation
I have a Windows PC and VMware Workstation. I am trying to figure out a way to install iOS on it.
Is there is way to install iOS on VMware Workstation?
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1answer
1k views
How to access iCloud-disk from Windows
Is there a client software (similar to DropBox) or any way to mount a disk to get access to the content of one's iCloud?
I'm talking iTunes-backups and other files synced to iCloud.
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2answers
542 views
How can I reduce the time it takes to sync my ipod touch
I have a 64 GB ipod touch with about:
20 GB of music on my external hard drive
20 GB of photos on my external hard drive
About 50 apps
It now seems to take over 40 minutes for my ipod-touch to do ...
3
votes
1answer
523 views
Backup windows PC to time capsule.
I'm looking to buy a time capsule to back up my MacBook, however currently there are more Windows machines in my home than macs. Os it possible to use some of the time capsule for windows backups?
Or ...
4
votes
1answer
261 views
Is Mac OS X required to submit an app to the iOS App Store?
We are about to develop an application using Phonegap, a cross platform mobile development tool, but they offer a service where they will build your applications and send you the compiled source code. ...
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votes
2answers
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Where are iOS 5 Camera Roll folders stored when synced with Windows?
iOS 5 has introduced the ability to create folders in the image library, and copy pictures from the camera roll to these folders.
When synced on a PC (on Windows 7), where are those pictures stored? ...
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1answer
497 views
How to get data from apps when upgrading to iOS 5 on an iPad 2
I updated my iPad 2 to iOS 5 using my Windows PC.
I backed up my apps, calendar, mail, photos, etc. using iTunes before the iOS 5 update. However, although I got my apps, I am missing all the data ...
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1answer
1k views
How do I change streaming buffer size in iTunes 10.5?
I want to change the buffering of streaming radio in iTunes 10.5. Every help document I've found online says to go to Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced Tab. I see no such buffer option there. ...
