Using Apple products and services with a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system in its various versions.
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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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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 ...
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8answers
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Is there an AirDrop client for Microsoft Windows?
It would be nice to have an AirDrop client for Microsoft Windows. Does anyone know if such a program exists as a shipping product or an open source work-in-progress?
I'm aware that there are many ...
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5answers
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What's a good Windows RDP client for Mac?
I administer a number of Windows machines, and am trying to find a really good application to remote desktop in to them from my Mac. I've tried CoRD, and I really like its library approach to saved ...
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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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6answers
1k views
What is the cheapest way to get windows running on a Mac
I want to get windows running alongside Mac OSX, just so I can run one program not available om Mac OSX. what is the cheapest way to get this set up?
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4answers
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Is there software to mirror a Windows PC via AirPlay?
I would like to mirror my Windows PC to my Apple TV via AirPlay. I've found a few options which enable Windows Media Player to receive video via AirPlay. I've also found an application named Airfoil ...
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5answers
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Stop iTunes from automatically stopping podcast downloads
I subscribed to about 30 interesting podcasts which I would like to listen to one day when I have time... maybe never, but I hope I will soon.
I just noticed that iTunes has not been downloading some ...
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2answers
6k views
Is it possible to install and boot Windows on a Thunderbolt drive?
I know the BIOS emulation of the EFI firmware in Macs does not support booting from FireWire or USB drives, and the EFI version of Windows doesn't seem to be compatible with Apple's EFI ...
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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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7answers
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What format for my external drive allows use with Mac and Windows?
How can I use my external hard drive on Mac OS so I can modify/edit files on both OS's: Mac and Windows? How should I format it?
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4answers
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Good resources for those transitioning to Mac OS X from Windows
I'm going to be getting a new MacBook laptop as part of the PhD programme I've just started, but have never used Macs before in my life. I'm quite an advanced computer user (running an informal ...
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5answers
3k views
Should I virtualize Windows on Mac OS X using Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion?
I have a MacBook Air and would like to install Windows Vista in a virtual machine, so I can use both Mac OS X and Windows at the same time.
I have tried with VirtualBox, but it performed very bad and ...
8
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9answers
69k views
Can we load video onto iPad without iTunes?
We have a shared iPad at work which is used for trade shows etc.
It is a pain to only be able to copy content to this from one PC, i.e. one nominated shared PC with iTunes on it. We have Windows XP ...
8
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4answers
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iTunes 11: Sorting albums by year
Is there a way of sorting albums for an artist by year in iTunes?
For example: "Coda" is actually Led Zeppelin's last album, but it appears first for me in iTunes. I'd prefer it if it sorted albums ...
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2answers
7k views
MacBook Pro Retina and Windows 8
I am running my Windows 8 RP on my MacBook Pro Retina. Everything's going smooth, but I have problems with my keyboard and trackpad drivers because I can't make any changes to them since BootCamp ...
8
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6answers
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Is it possible to make a mouse accelerate like it did in Windows?
15 year Windows guy here, slowly going full Mac on everything and enjoying it.
But there's one thing that's killing me: the USB mouse acceleration curve in Snow Leopard drives me crazy. I've looked ...
8
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3answers
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Windows 8 RTM Freezes on Mac Book Pro
I've installed Windows 8 RTM (available to MSDN subscrbers) on my Core 2 Duo 13" Mac Book Pro.
I've been trying to install Visual Studio 2012 on my MBP and it keeps freezing up during install. ...
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7answers
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What's a good IE tester for Macs?
I just moved to the Mac after years and permanently moved my PC out of my life at home. I am a graphic designer who builds web pages. I code pure XHTML pages with div layouts. But whenever you keep to ...
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6answers
1k views
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
2k views
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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Make Mac OS X “Option-Arrow” work like Windows “Ctrl-Arrow”
I rely on the "Ctrl-→" command on Windows to navigate my way through text documents.
This useful key-combo will quickly bring me to the beginning of the next word. For example, the following ...
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5answers
1k views
Corporate alternatives to DropBox for iPad
I am currently the only iPad user in a large company, and am loving using it, especially for meetings. I keep a lot of information relevant to meetings on DropBox, such as minutes, reports, ...
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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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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 ...
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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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4answers
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Can I stream music from my laptop to my iPod Touch over wifi?
Rather than running a long cable from my Laptop to my stereo, I've been thinking for a while about getting one of those wireless devices that lets you transmit audio from your PC to a receiver plugged ...
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3answers
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Are the Retina MacBook Pro 15" suitable for PC (Windows) gaming?
I want to buy a MacBook Pro Retina 15" and install Windows 7 or 8 (boot camp) to play games.
Obviously games aren't ready for this 2880x1800 resolution, so I hope I can set the games to run at ...
6
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1answer
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Why do PDF forms/annotations filled in using Preview.app appear blank to Windows/Adobe users?
If I fill out a PDF form using Preview.app on Mac OS X, and email it to a Windows user, it appears to be blank when they open it in Acrobat. The same applies to some (most?) annotations.
How can I ...
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3answers
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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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6answers
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Can I turn a Windows machine into an AirPlay destination?
Is there software available that'll make a Windows PC running XP appear as an AirPlay destination in my Mac's iTunes? I'd like to be able to stream audio from my Macs to a Windows machine I use as my ...
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2answers
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How can I get Snow Leopard to properly reconnect to my Windows network drives after it goes to sleep?
My mac goes to sleep. It wakes up. The volumes mounted to a Windows server in my house all work. I can see pictures and listen to music. Until I can't. After two or three sleep/wake cycles, I can't ...
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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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3answers
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Why can Mac OS X 32-bit access all 4GB of memory, while Windows 32-bit can't?
I don't understand why Mac OS X 32-bit kernel can access all 4GB of memory (and even more) while Windows 32-bit can only work with ~ 3,3 GB, and for using more than 4GB you need 64-bit Windows. Even ...
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2answers
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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 ...
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1answer
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Does Find my Mac work if you boot into Windows on BootCamp?
If I have Find my Mac set up and Bootcamp is installed as well, will my computer be trackable when I'm in Windows?
What happens if a thief steals my computer and remains in Windows all the time, will ...
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3answers
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Boot into Mac from Windows after failed Bootcamp
Don't hate on me too much for this one...
I put Win8 on my Mac Mini using Bootcamp, and all was well. I switched back and forth a couple times between the two with no problems. The problem started ...
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1answer
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How can I sync Reading List with Windows?
Is it possible to use Safari's Reading List on my Windows machine and have it synced with the one on my Mac/iOS devices?
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1answer
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How to copy iTunes Library from one user profile to another?
On my Windows Vista, I use iTunes to synchronize songs, apps, movies and books (items) with my iPod Touch. The iTunes media folder location is C:\Users\thomas\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media which does not ...
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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 ...
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2answers
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Where is this “other calendar” coming from on my iPhone
I am using Google's exchange service on my iPhone, and I have successfully selected which calendars I want to sync by going to m.google.com or whatever the Sync address is. However, in the native ...
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2answers
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Creating boot disk for Windows 7 on MacBook Pro
EDIT: I gave in and burned the DVD from a windows PC and I was able to install Windows on my MacBook Pro with Bootcamp. Sorry, that I don't have a satisfying solution.
My goal is to install Windows 7 ...
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1answer
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What is the best way to sync iCloud with other syncing services?
I have recently purchased an Windows Phone 7 (Nokia Lumia 900). I would like to use it alongside with all of my other Apple products. I have an iPhone 4S (I need 2 different phones for work), an iPad ...
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5answers
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Possible to Hide Mac Partition When in Windows?
I've found out that if I install Windows 7 and use the Snow Leopard Boot Camp drivers (Which I need for the graphics chipset drivers.), the Mac partition appears and is read-only. I'm quite concerned ...
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5answers
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Bootcamp touchpad drivers fail to install on Windows 8 RTM
I've just upgraded my bootcamp partition from Windows 7 to Windows 8 RTM on a MacBook Air (2011 Core i7) and have been utterly and entirely unable to get the touchpad to work.
Things I've tried:
...
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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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2answers
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How do I deauthorize all computers on iTunes?
In older versions of iTunes (for Windows at least), there used to be a way to Deauthorize all computers associated with an account.
Now it appears the only option in 10 (10.1.2.17) is to Deauthorize ...
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2answers
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Bootcamp: is there an advantage of 64-bit vs 32-bit Windows?
I've got the new MabookPro retina. I want to install a dual boot Windows OS.
I have the option from MSDN to either install a 64-bit or a 32-bit. Is there a performance advantage? Other advantages?
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6answers
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How to transfer large videos from iPad 2 camera roll to Windows XP?
iPad 2 16GB WiFi iOS 5.1.1
Windows XP SP3 All updates installed
I have one video on my iPad 2 that is 24:13 in length that I filmed myself and stored in the camera roll. My goal is to upload it to ...
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6answers
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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 ...
