Using Apple products and services with a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system in its various versions.
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Can I develop iPhone apps in Windows?
I would like to develop iPhone apps without using Mac OS X.
Is it possible to do this on Windows OS?
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4answers
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Can all music and playlists/ratings be transferred back from an iPod Touch to a PC?
How can I get my songs from my iPod Touch to my PC?
Some of the songs were purchased through iTunes, and others were ripped from CDs.
This is what happened:
The iPod Touch was set up to sync with ...
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4answers
135k views
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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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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4answers
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Moving files >4GB from a Mac to a Windows box
Normally, when I want to take video files from my Mac to friends who use Windows, I move the files on a FAT32-formatted flash drive or external hard drive, but FAT32 cannot handle files larger than ...
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2answers
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Install Bootcamp Windows7 off external USB optical drive on Lion system
I got my new MBP today and I plan to use MCE's OptiBay to place a second harddisk in the drive bay and put Windows via Bootcamp on it, but I heard / read that, at least with Snow Leopard, it was not ...
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8answers
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What are some reasons to run Windows on a Mac? [closed]
I'm interested in knowing why one would run Windows on a Mac. I may be required by my school to do so, and I'm curious about potential reasons.
So, what are some of the reasons to run Windows on your ...
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0answers
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How can I transfer non-paid music from my iPod back to my PC? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Transferring music from iPod Touch to PC?
I have some music ripped from my own CDs on my iPod Touch. Recently, I lost those CDs (well, I still have one but it's too ...
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3answers
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I have 21.5GB free. Why won't my MacBook Air 2010 let me use Boot Camp?
I'm trying to install Windows 7 on my MBA, 2010.
I open up Boot Camp and attempt to use it, but after the first screen it comes up with an error saying it can't install unless theirs 10GB of free ...
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1answer
93 views
mac cannot bootup Mac OS X
Installation of Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro prompts me that it requires a CD/DVD device driver.
I ejected my DVD and then got a window displaying "No bootable device--inset boot disk and press any ...
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11answers
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MacBook Retina Display for coding
This is a question that could be better on Stack Overflow or Programmers, but I thought I'd try it here first.
As a programmer, I need lots of screen real-estate for the IDE and files that I'm ...
7
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1answer
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Best File System for Sharing Between OS X and Windows
What is currently the best file system to use for drives that are regularly accessed (both reading and writing) from both Windows and OS X on a single machine using BootCamp. The most important points ...
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5answers
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Is there any free/paid Windows emulator for Mac OS X?
I am new to Mac and I am looking for a Windows emulator for Mac OS X. I want to use an application which is not available for Mac.
Please recommend the strengths and weaknesses (including cost) of the ...
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5answers
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How do I correct wrong iTunes play counts?
The play count in my iTunes library has somehow become incorrect. It shows some songs as never been played while I know that I have played them many times before. These songs do still have a "last ...
2
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3answers
3k views
How do I access Windows PCs on the network?
How can I access Windows PCs from my Mac, and vice-versa, on the same network. I need to transfer files back and forth, and I can't seem to figure out how to do it. I poked around the settings, added ...
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4answers
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How to change the location where iTunes stores backups of iPhones?
When I sync my iPhone 4 with my iTunes, the latter starts to make a backup before doing the actual sync. This backup often takes a lot of time to make, which is very annoying. What is even worse ...
4
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1answer
172 views
Keyboard shortcut for switching between open windows [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Best app to switch between all open windows (alternatives to Witch)
On Windows and Linux one can switch between open windows by pressing Alt+Tab. On the Mac pressing ...
4
votes
1answer
850 views
Boot MacBook Pro into non OSX operating system from external harddisk
I have a MacBook Pro and an external HDD with Ubuntu, I can use this HDD to boot other machines into Ubuntu but no amount of pressing option would make my MacBook Pro think that the drive is bootable.
...
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8answers
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Windows-style taskbar functionality in OS X?
Looking for an OS X add-on that will enable Windows-like (one-click) functionality for switching between different windows of a single application.
Example: I have 5 maximized Chrome windows open, ...
3
votes
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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1answer
233 views
Hide application menu bar
How can I hide the Menu Bar? I am on mac Osx moutain Lion (10.8)
Yes, one can full-screen an app, but it does not solve my problem. Here are 2 scenarios to explain my problem:
Scenario 1:
I am ...
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vote
1answer
752 views
Interference on external VGA monitor (intermittent ripple) only when booted into MacOS X but OK on Windows Bootcamp, why? and how to fix?
I'm seeing a ripple-like interference on an external display attached to my 2010 Mac Book Pro via VGA (Display adapter). This only occurs when the Mac is booted into MacOS X but not Windows. It's ...
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3answers
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Trouble browsing Windows network printers from Mac
In the "Add Printer" dialog Windows section, there are no printers showing up, even though there are several in the office.
I think this might be because my Mac is not "logged onto" the Windows ...
4
votes
5answers
3k views
Do 2.5" SATA HDDs in an external enclosure need extra power over USB with Windows?
MacBook Pro 2008 motherboard failed. Upon sending it to an Apple authorized repair center, they confirmed this. They gave me the laptop back so I could open 'er up and get the hard disk out, which I ...
4
votes
1answer
276 views
How can I write files to iPod's internal disk on Windows?
when trying it I get the "can't do that" icon
How can I copy new photos to the iPod?
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6answers
3k views
How do I upload my iPhone pictures/videos to my Windows Vista PC?
I found a page in iTunes that appears to allow me to sync pictures from my PC to my iPhone, but I can't see any obvious way to upload pictures taken on my iPhone4. How do I do this?
What about videos ...
3
votes
1answer
507 views
iTunes Does Not Automatically Sync
I just installed iTunes 9.2.5 (x64) on a new laptop, and iTunes is not automatically syncing when my iPhone is plugged in. The preference "Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically" ...
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votes
3answers
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Windows print screen when using Boot Camp
I have bootcamp installed on my Mac, and when on Windows, I need to frequently capture screens using windows shortcuts such as Print Screen.
Using virtualization is not an option, since I need to run ...
2
votes
3answers
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Are there any differences, feature-wise, between Safari for Mac and Safari for Windows?
I know that Chrome for Windows and Chrome for Mac are extremely similar. So similar that I only notice one difference for the Mac version: the green + button doesn't maximize. However, that can be ...
2
votes
1answer
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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 ...
2
votes
2answers
144 views
Displaying minimised windows
When I minimize safari, finder or Firefox windows, they move down to the dock. When I use Command + Tab , to move back to them, the minimized windows don't appear, just the top menu bar is changed. I ...
2
votes
1answer
809 views
How to delete Windows “locked” files?
My friend gave me a USB key that has Windows Viruses on it.
On my mac, when I try to delete them it fails and tells me that those files are "locked".
I ran an anti-virus, which also was unable to ...
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0answers
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How can I fix my music library?
I upgraded to iTunes 11 and it destroyed my entire music library in one fell swoop.
After the upgrade to 11, many of my mp3 files got moved to Unknown Album folders. If I looked at the files in ...
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vote
2answers
910 views
How to get Mac OS X to run in a VM on Windows
I want to be able to run RubyMotion on Windows 7 computers. But RubyMotion only runs on Mac OS X Lion. So it seems like the only option is to run a virtual machine on the Windows 7 computers which ...
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vote
1answer
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How do I use the iPhone / iPod Touch Backup Extractor?
How do I use the iPhone / iPod Touch Backup Extractor?
http://supercrazyawesome.com/
I downloaded the file and extracted it but there isn't a single runnable file at all?
Does anyone know how do I ...
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vote
2answers
435 views
How to remove boot from MacMini?
I have tried installing windows 7 on my MacMini.
I followed following steps.
Setup went perfectly But while installing I thought of not installing it.
So, I just restarted mac mini.
Pressed Alt ...
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vote
1answer
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Mac doesn't recognize hosts on local network
I have a Linux server in my cupboard. My Windows machines can connect to it via its hostname. I have never configured any DNS server; all I did was assign the Linux box a name when I installed Ubuntu ...
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0answers
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1080p movies won't play on my PC laptop
Is there a problem with the specs on the iTunes help page regarding 1080p requirements?
I have Windows 7 64-bit, an i7 quad-core, iTunes 10.7, 16 GB of RAM, NVIDIA GT 540M 2GB, and a 1080p display.
...
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1answer
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Deleting windows font which were copied from my bootcamp partition
I recently wiped my os x partition to reinstall a fresh mountain lion. I already had windows xp installed as a bootcamp partition, and it seems os x copied windows font (tahoma, verdana, surely ...
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1answer
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External drive format to be writeable on both Mac and Windows
What file-format an external drive has to be for it to be writeable on both Macs and Windows machines?
I have a 750GB external drive originally formatted in NTFS for Windows, but it's not writeable ...
