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20 views
Macbook won't sync contacts over to iPhone 3G
I just got a iPhone 3G and tried to sync it with the macbook air with mountain lion via iTunes. The funny thing is, all the music and apps were able to be "synced" but only the contacts wasn't be ...
0
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0answers
21 views
Microsoft Word 2007 Default Language
Hi I am a first timer here. My dictionary on MS Word 2007 keeps switching back to English North America and I really want it in UK English. Does anybody know how to solve this problem?
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1answer
17 views
How transfer iTunes playlists from two computers to same iPhone?
How transfer iTunes playlists from two computers to same iPhone?
I have iTunes libraries on several different computers (Home, Work, Laptops etc. All use the same Apple iTunes account and password. I ...
1
vote
2answers
27 views
MBP early '11 kernel_task over 300% when unplugged
Ok, after reading so many topics and not finding a solution maybe I should join the army of people posting topics about a kernel_task problem with a MBP.
Which MacBook do I own: MacBook Pro 13", ...
1
vote
1answer
32 views
preventing ssh command from opening xquartz on every session
Whenever I use ssh, after I type the password, xQuartz pop ups in the dock and terminal window looses focus. This happens even if there's no an X session. Why? How to prevent this behavior?
0
votes
1answer
14 views
Voice activated offline voice recorder
Sometimes while driving or washing the dishes some idea pops up in my head while I am listening to music.
How may I record voice without touching the phone?
(Sometimes while driving in remote places ...
0
votes
2answers
24 views
Why doesn't the screen saver delay that I set persist after restarting my Mac?
I have a problem with a screen saver, I set it to 20 minutes and when I lock the computer and unlock it, the settings are unchanged. However, when I restart my mac, then the screen saver is set to ...
1
vote
1answer
18 views
Any ideas why my Airport Extreme identifies itself as a Time Capsule in Time Machine?
I recently noticed that Time Machine on both my Macs (Mountain Lion, 10.8.3) seem to think that my Airport Extreme base station (AEBS) + USB hard drive is actually a Time Capsule. Screenshots below. ...
-1
votes
2answers
39 views
iPhone upgrade without deleting data
I have a iPhone 4, which is IOS 4.3.3. Now i need to upgrade it to the latest OS version, WITHOUT deleting any data. I have not tried to update my phone contacts in the last few years fearing it would ...
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votes
0answers
38 views
How Tragic was the Death of Jobs? [closed]
In 2011 Apple lost its founder, but did it lose its heart?
Many will say "no of course not - the heart is in the thousands of employees", but is this really true?
I can't help wondering what the ...
0
votes
2answers
27 views
2010 Mac Pro beachballing/freezing
My machine is a 2010 Mac Pro 2 x 2.66 6-core intel xeon with 32 GBs of ram running Mac OS X 10.8.3. Just the other day it started to beach ball after about an hour of use. It doesn't make any ...
1
vote
0answers
24 views
Printers compatible with case sensitive hardened Mountain Lion
For security improvment, I'm running all my MacOS X on case sensitive
and journaled file systems (then any ill written program which one day open a file named conf, and the day after try to open it ...
0
votes
1answer
22 views
Import other peoples calendar from Outlook
I don't think this is possible but still not sure, maybe it is:
Can I import other people's calendar into iCal? Those calendars are Microsoft Outlook Exchange Calendars.
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votes
0answers
26 views
iOS Contacts Enhancement [closed]
How hard would it be to be able to select multiple recipients from your contacts list when sending a text message, furthermore, how hard would it be to allow you to message everyone in a particular ...
-1
votes
1answer
38 views
Cycling ringtones?
Is it currently possible through an app (regardless of whether the iPhone is jailbroken) to cycle through different ring tones for each new message and call that comes in?
For example, if a user has ...
2
votes
2answers
63 views
On Mountain Lion, Trash doesn't Empty
there is a file stuck in the trash
This is what it shows when i do 'Get Info'
When i 'Empty' the trash
The sound plays, the trash window disappears, but the Trash icon doesn't appear empty ...
0
votes
1answer
37 views
What does Skype on Mac do with Webcams?
I don't know if many of you have had this problem: After starting Skype, you can no longer use the webcam you specified for Skype to use in other applications such as Quick Time Player.
Even ...
0
votes
1answer
41 views
Trouble installing from Remote Disc
My MacBook has no optical drive. I have a Mac installation disc mounted and shared on a local Ubuntu machine and can access it, on the MacBook through the Remote Disc device in Finder.
However, the ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views
Clear AppStore cookies and locally stored data
How to clear my OSX 10.8 AppStore cookies and locally stored data?
I also heard that there's a debug mode in AppStore, How can I enable it?
0
votes
1answer
23 views
Macbook Air Running version 10.7.5 won't connect to wifi but connects via Ethernet
I have a MBA and I have connected to my home network before. I went on holiday and on return, I cannot connect to Wifi anymore.
It tells me "connection time-out occurred". But my Ipod Touch (4th Gen) ...
2
votes
0answers
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Drag email from mail.app to create a shortcut, not eml
Title is self-explaining.
Once I succeeded, and there was .inetloc file including xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" ...
0
votes
0answers
21 views
Converting iOS book in iTunes to send to Kindle Touch
I have downloaded a couple of books onto my laptop and would like to convert them to send to my Kindle Touch (apparently the form on iTunes is iOS) - can this be done?
0
votes
1answer
20 views
Problems with apache after update of php and mysql using homebrew
I am hoping someone here can assist me.
I upgraded php and related files using brew upgrade on my mac which is running Mac OS X 10.8.3. Everything was working fine before and I just wanted to update.
...
5
votes
1answer
72 views
MBP with Mountain Lion 10.8.3 loses connection to system SSD at random times and freezes
So, out of nowhere my 2009 MacBook (2,66 GHz Core 2 Duo, 8 GByte aftermarket ram) started freezing after 200+ days of uptime (sleep time included of course). I had installed a Crucial CT256M4SSD2 ...
2
votes
0answers
22 views
What's the touch resolution (LPI) of the Magic Trackpad?
I'd like to know how the Magic Trackpad compares with Wacom tablets as far as resolution goes. The Wacom Intuos5 line has 5080 LPI, while the Bamboo line has 2540.
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votes
0answers
19 views
Slideshow with music
I'm looking for a desktop app to create slideshows with music. In particular, I'd like to be able to adjust the duration of each slide, as a function of the music I choose. I already have Lightroom 4, ...
0
votes
1answer
36 views
iCloud won't let me download some deleted iTunes TV episodes again
I have purchased a bunch of TV shows iTunes.
The original files for these shows are no longer on my hard drive and I probably deleted them. They show up in the iTunes directory, but when I try to ...
1
vote
1answer
30 views
MacBook Air screen turns off randomly
I had my MacBook Air 13" 2011 for almost 2 years now. And right from the start I kept having this weird issue: sometimes while I'm working on it, the screen (and the monitor attached via displayport ...
0
votes
0answers
26 views
How to recover access to Apple ID in iTunes?
When I first set up my iTunes account I used a different email account for my Apple ID than I want to use now. This was years ago and since then the computer has died and I know have a laptop. I tried ...
0
votes
1answer
15 views
In applescript how do i get two different things to repeat at the same time
I am trying to get two different actions to repeat at different intervals but right now only the first action will repeat.
repeat
keystroke "i"
delay 44
end repeat
repeat
...
0
votes
1answer
18 views
Archive folder not appearing in IMAP account on Mail.app
I have a standard IMAP account configured in Mail.app (on Mountain Lion).
That account contains a folder called Archive, which does not appear on the list of folders on the left.
However, it does ...
1
vote
1answer
20 views
mac book pro retina installed windows in wrong partition fix
I chose the wrong partition to install Windows. How do I reinstall Mountain Lion?
i "tried command-r" thing but the only thing i get is
"no bootable device -insert boot disk and press any key "
0
votes
0answers
17 views
Sync photos via iTunes on multiple Macs / Manually manage photos
My intention is to sync photos to a iOS device using multiple Macs/PCs.
But every time I connect my device to a new computer, iTunes wants to delete all of my synced photos.
I would prefer using ...
0
votes
1answer
47 views
Cleaning up my .bash_profile: Can I delete some of this?
I'm not a Unix guru.
I'm running OS X 10.8.3 Mountain Lion. Today I removed Macports from my machine. I believe macports left some cruft in my `~/.bash_profile which I would like to remove (the ...
2
votes
1answer
244 views
Is the flash storage firmware update 1.0 for my MBA installed? How can I verify it?
On May 16th 2013 Apple released the MacBook Air Flash Storage Firmware Update 1.0. Since I have experienced the described symptoms I really want this update.
However, the Mac App Store will show ...
1
vote
1answer
15 views
External backup drive unmounted, then endless churn
I have a 5 year old Seagate USB2 drive for backups, used for a few months with time machine on my Retina MBP.
Lately, I've been getting an error that it was improperly ejected (I didn't actually ...
0
votes
1answer
30 views
What is the simplest way to dual-boot linux?
I am looking for the most straightforward way (both in initial setup and in maintenance) to set up a second partition on an OS X machine for (either) Debian or Ubuntu. I won't be running any other ...
1
vote
0answers
11 views
Ruby and osx, clipboard status detection
My question: is it possible to detect when clipboard was pasted into other app ?
With use of RubyMotion, Macruby, or Apple Scripts maybe ?
0
votes
0answers
16 views
During sync with iTunes I lose the photos that I have taken on iPad
Here is the problem I am facing:
I take a picture with my iPad 3. I can see the photo in my library.
When I go home, iTunes syncs with the iPad and erases the photo.
I recover the photo using ...
1
vote
2answers
55 views
Macbook Air not waking up from Suspend/Sleep with rEFInd boot manager installed
Having installed both rEFInd 0.6.10 (updated to 0.6.11) via its install.sh and Ubuntu 13.04 on another partition I can now choose on a MacBook Air to boot either MacOS or Linux.
When running MacOS ...
1
vote
3answers
45 views
Change file association in terminal?
Is there a method for associating file types with applications via terminal? I thought ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.launchservices.plist might do it, and I also have seen: Why is a command line ...
0
votes
3answers
52 views
Is there an easy way to get notified of updates for all of my non-Mac App Store apps?
I like to keep my system up to date and the Mac App Store is great in that it automatically notifies you when updates are available for apps downloaded from it. However, I'm after an easy way to get ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views
Tranferring Apps from 1 ipad to another
I received an Ipad from my employer for work. I also have a personal Ipad. I set up 2 different apple ids, one for work and one for personal use. I now want to return my work Ipad but tranfer the ...
1
vote
2answers
32 views
Application asks to allow incoming communications but is already allowed in firewall preferences
One of my login items is called FontAgent Activator.app
Each time I restart, I am prompted to accept incoming network communications for this app. However the app is already listed as allow incoming ...
1
vote
1answer
43 views
iMessage and FaceTime from complete stranger
I have had the same problem as the previous complainant. I received an iMessage from a jutan_da_kaka@yahoo.com saying "hi". I then asked who this was and the reason for the message and also how he ...
0
votes
0answers
17 views
Any way to add Lion full-screen feature for TaskPaper by AppleScript?
I am using TaskPaper and, unlike most Mountain Lion apps, it appears that there is no way to make it go full screen. Would it be possible to use an AppleScript to make it go full screen in the same ...
0
votes
1answer
23 views
I can't access apple.com from my Macbook
For some reason I cannot access apple.com from my MacBook since last week. Was Lion at that time, so I thought updating to Mountain might help, but no luck. Also a full reset and back to original ...
1
vote
1answer
35 views
How to take a screenshot of the front window from the command line?
The screencapture utility has a -w switch which allows capturing the front window, but only after highlighting the window and getting a click from the user.
Is there any way to capture the front ...
-1
votes
0answers
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What is the probable reason for the following crash [closed]
Why is AppName.app crashing?
Incident Identifier: 603A7384-2B93-4489-91D3-D0AB86369FCB
CrashReporter Key: 8cb02ac0d36e0902ce4337e702ecd5e9931f27f4
Hardware Model: iPhone5,2
Process: ...
1
vote
1answer
20 views
How to disable default alt-left / alt-right keyboard shortcuts for Numbers.app
I'm continually hitting Alt+Left Arrow to move navigate within a cell in Numbers, and inadvertently inserting new rows.. How can I disable all the Alt+Arrow shortcuts?
I've tried changing the ...
