My 6-week-old refurb iMac has an intermittent high-pitched whine. Help me guide the Geniuses to a fix. [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 8 answers

Help save my marriage! Thunderstorm fried our Apple Extreme Base Station (Gigabit), so we need another router. The problem is that 2 of our computers have wireless cards installed, but one, an old 450 mhz G4 does not, so we need something that can handle wireless traffic and Ethernet cable and is less than the $179 Apple Extreme Base station. All of the machines run the latest version of 10.4. Suggestions? The Base Station was solid, no problems, but I don't want to pay $179 again.
posted on May 11, 2008 - 19 answers

How should I go about formating and re-installing Mac OSX on a computer I've been upgrading and using for five years? I want to start fresh and clean with a new install of OSX, but with all my songs, photos, movies intact in iTunes and iPhoto on the new system. [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2008 - 11 answers

Other than the apple remote, what universal remote controls can be used with a Mac Mini (Intel) and, ideally, XBMC for the mac? I'd like this not to require the current XBMC hack (nifty though it is) that maps multiple presses to the functions of the remote.
posted on May 9, 2008 - 4 answers

Is there a QuickLook plugin (for Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" if you didn't follow) to browse sqlite databases? If not, wouldn't that be awesome for Rails and iPhone development!
posted on May 8, 2008 - 1 answers

Will VMWare Fusion allow me to run Microsoft OneNote smoothly? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 6 answers

Help! My puppy just bit through my Apple MagSafe cord and now it doesn't work. I don't want to give Apple another $80. Has any MeFite (or anyone else) successfully spliced one back together?
posted on May 7, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a recording studio in Manhattan or Brooklyn that can record Drums, Standup Bass, and Ukulele (at the same time, not overdubbed), in Logic Studio. I'd then like to have the Logic Project files given to me, so I can work on the rest of the arrangement in my bedroom. [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 9 answers

How do I restore the preview pane on mail.app? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 3 answers

Can anyone help me figure out how to resume file sharing capabilities between my MacBook Pro and my Windows Vista PC after my 'Book has been in Sleep mode? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2008 - 2 answers

How do I limit an application to one screen of a dual-screen setup in Mac OS X (Leopard)? [more inside]
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - 7 answers

How do you get rid of unwanted email address that appear when sending a message in Apple Mail? This is a picture of what I want to delete. As far as I can tell, there is no way to get rid of the addresses.
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 5 answers

Is there such thing as a PCI-X video card that will work in a Mac G5 tower? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - 5 answers

Should my wife buy a Macbook Air now, or is there a compelling reason to wait a month or two? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 25 answers

May have bought an iMac a week too early, can I upgrade or at least get a refund of the price difference? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I get my iMac running Leopard to show the current wallpaper in Finder? I'm using Leopard's built-in wallpaper-switching function to randomly display a wallpaper from my collection of over 1,000, but when I get one I don't like, it gives me no way to easily find the file and delete it. [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 10 answers

MacFilter: How hard is it to travel with a current-gen 20" iMac? [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 12 answers

How to make my Macbook Pro sleep? [more inside]
posted on Apr 20, 2008 - 4 answers

Is there a way to automagically back up my blackberry contacts and calendar on my iMac? Bluetooth and cordless would be swell. I'm running an intel Mac with the latest OS animal.
posted on Apr 19, 2008 - 5 answers

[Jailbreaking-an-iPhone-Filter]: Seduced my the possibility of various apps upping my phone's usability (and thus my own productivity), I've decided I want to jailbreak my iPhone. What is the best way to do this? What are the probable the caveats? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - 12 answers

In search of a legend: Where (or from whom) can I buy a new Apple Extended Keyboard? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 5 answers

How can I find screws for a Macbook Pro 15" (or even part numbers)? [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 4 answers

invited to "Mac Specialist Seminar".... what should i know? [more inside]
posted on Apr 14, 2008 - 4 answers

Help! The backlight on my Macbook Pro has problems! Diagnosis and advice greatly appreciated! [picture included] [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 6 answers

While casually surfing, why am I getting 404 errors for pages that definitely exist (like google and facebook)? How can I stop it? [more inside]
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 17 answers

Using Apple's Time Capsule as a wireless router: Privacy issues [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 3 answers

I have a 1.25 GHz Powerbook G4 that has been running sluggish recently. Any tips for increasing performance with what I've got at hand? [more inside]
posted on Apr 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Bizarre Hard Drive Failure Filter: Is it possible that my desk from Ikea is helping to send my hard drive to an early grave? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 20 answers

Two, almost certainly related problems: My MacBook has taken to turning itself off while still showing as having a high battery charge. It has turned itself off while showing it at 36 minutes of battery time left. coconutBattery says that my current battery capacity is only at 54% of the original. Anything I can or should do about this? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 12 answers

What are some good downloadable apps for the iPhone and where can I find them? [more inside]
posted on Apr 4, 2008 - 10 answers

How to access information and files embedded in Microsoft Onenote on a Mac? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 3 answers

Powerbook shorting out: out of warranty, wont power at all, no battery charge [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 5 answers

Ubuntu on a MacBook Pro, wireless hell ensues. [more inside]
posted on Mar 31, 2008 - 5 answers

Looking for screen recording and also voice on a mac. [more inside]
posted on Mar 27, 2008 - 10 answers

I just updated my mac OS to 10.4.11 and now whenever I use mail (either typing in or pasting into it) the spacing gets all weird - I lose line breaks, I lose spaces in between words. Please help.
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 5 answers

What were those Apple ][e games that I played when I was younger? [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 20 answers

The multi-touch trackpads on the new MacBook Pros are cool and all, but are they $750 cool? [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - 31 answers

How do the on-board speakers on the new MacBooks compare to the ones on the MacBook Pro? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 9 answers

What is the name of the design language used for Apple products circa 2000? Jonathan Ive designed the iSub, the Cube, the Apple Displays, etc; all of them share a lot of plexiglas surrounding light-colored plastic (if there is any color). This "look" is cohesive enough to be called a design language, but what specifically is the clear-and-maybe-white motif named? More importantly, where else can it be found?
posted on Mar 18, 2008 - 15 answers

Can a launchd plist set to WatchPaths respond to a CGI script updating a file? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm having a weird Final Cut Pro issue relating to projects interacting with local and remote media files with authentication on server login. [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 3 answers

What are the best options for digital rendering in OS X? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 3 answers

how do I enable constant backlighting on my keyboard? [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2008 - 2 answers

My MacBook (mid-2007) just crapped out. I can't afford a pro data extraction fix. Is there any other option? [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2008 - 13 answers

Please help me figure out if my IT department will support corporate email on the iPhone. [more inside]
posted on Mar 7, 2008 - 11 answers

If I have some really (I think) good ideas for OS X that could be included in future releases or as third party utilities, who should I talk to? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 7 answers

Do a DVI to ADC adapter is enough to run an oldish apple display with a windows pc ? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 2 answers

Can I drag & drop Safari from one hard drive to another? I accidentally deleted the application:-( I don't have the original install DVD with me right now, but I do have a backup on an external drive that's about two weeks old. So, I dragged the Safari.app that was on that to the Applications folder on my Powerbook. Everything seems to be functioning okay.....or am I inadvertently running a browser with a bunch of loopholes & missing parts? [more inside]
posted on Mar 5, 2008 - 3 answers

Now that the new MacBook Pros are out, I need to decide between buying a new one or getting one of the models they were selling a week ago for $600 less. Given that I'm a video editor/compositor, is a Penryn processor and 512MB of VRAM (vs 256) worth the extra cash? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 10 answers

Leopard, Apple Mail & IMAP issues: Since upgrading to Leopard, Apple Mail seems sluggish and unresponsive. The application is effectively unusable. It's gotten to the point where I'm using webmail access on all of my machines. Is this an issue with Apple Mail or have I misconfigured something (I use Dreamhost for my personal email accounts). [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2008 - 11 answers