I have an iMac running OSX 10.7.5, and a few days ago my hard drive went missing from the Finder.
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posted by zardoz
on Jun 19, 2013 -
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I am trying to connect my iMac to my Blu-Ray player and laptop via Wifi, but I’m lost in the wilderness.
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posted by zardoz
on May 30, 2013 -
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I have an iMac using Snow Leopard. I use my apartment public w-fi and it has worked fine up to a few months back. It started dropping wi-fi no matter where the Mac was positioned in the apartment while my PC and a few other tablets worked fine consistently (tried them at times when the Mac stopped to a several minute crawl or gave me message of no connection).
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posted by snap_dragon
on Apr 19, 2013 -
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Hi there,
I have a mid-2009 MacBook Pro, which is getting noticeably slower, the battery needs replacing and the fan is extremely noisy. All this has lead me to believe that this laptop is coming to the end of its "natural" lifespan and I will soon be due an upgrade (however I accept I may be wrong here).
Coupled with this, I am about to move into a new place, meaning I will have a lot less need for a portable laptop, since I will be working from home most days. With this in mind, I was thinking about getting a desktop iMac as my "main" computer and using my old MacBook as and when I needed to.
So my question is, should I...
A) Attempt to prolong my MacBooks life by having it serviced / refurbished, and buy a desktop monitor to plug it into when I work from home.
B) Buy a
new MacBook Pro, and a desktop monitor (because this would be cheaper than the third option, which is to...)
C) Buy a desktop iMac, and continue to use my old MacBook as a spare / portable option.
Thanks.
posted by FuckingAwesome
on Apr 14, 2013 -
15 answers
Reinstalled Snow Leopard but ejected my external drive before this. Then, when done, plugged back in via USB as my usual custom....and Time Machine still shows up, but the External Seagate drive does not. I made sure that in Finder/Preferences that the external disc box as others was checked. I tried a different cord, and different port. I opened up Disc Utility and the External HD's partioned Time Machine is available but the other part, now renamed something else (a default name from manufacturer?) is greyed out and I cannot touch it.
Any thoughts? Should i now go to the boot disc of Snow Leopard? Not sure why TM shows but the rest does not.
posted by chicaboom
on Mar 31, 2013 -
11 answers
I'd like to sync a shared event/appointment calendar with a work colleague, which we both can
edit (not just view) on our iMac computers, preferably without having to go to an external website to make edits, or paying for an outside service. Details within.
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posted by zarq
on Mar 14, 2013 -
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This has happened twice now, and it is freaky. Google chrome on the iMac I use in my office at work (at a university) will have usernames and passwords for people who have never been in my office ever. The first time it happened it was my father's email, and the second time it was my stepmother's. Why would chrome be filling in these odd emails when it doesn't even save my own login information after closing the browser window?
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posted by artychoke
on Mar 7, 2013 -
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I have an iMac desktop running OS X 10.6.8 and a newly acquired MacBook Air running 10.8.2 and I want to make them be as friendly with one another as possible. Can you hope me?
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posted by broadway bill
on Jan 17, 2013 -
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I'm buying one of the new iMacs. I'm torn between paying for an upgrade to the CPU or an upgrade to the video card. Help me decide!
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posted by Effigy2000
on Dec 20, 2012 -
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I decided to take my old G3 iMac down from the attic and play some old games. The old computer still works great, and yet there was a problem...
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posted by Silky Slim
on Nov 19, 2012 -
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Help my mother with her Mac? iMac with question mark and/or question mark on folder after booting. Won't safe boot or anything. Diagnose or recommend a technician in E4E (New Brunswick)?
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posted by dobbs
on Nov 2, 2012 -
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I love the idea of AirParrot to get my Mac's screen on my TV through AppleTV. But I want more. I want to have my keyboard and mouse too. Problem: Bluetooth limits and my iMac is upstairs while the TV is downstairs.
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posted by Gungho
on Oct 29, 2012 -
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Help me find a (cheap!) Blu-ray player. I have an iMac, and want to stream video from my computer to the player to the TV...
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posted by zardoz
on Oct 18, 2012 -
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Why does the resolution on the 17" Macbook Pro seem so much bigger than the 21" iMac?
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posted by ascetic
on Oct 11, 2012 -
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My iMac is doing something weird with brightness. It's not showing up at full brightness except every once in a while for a second after the display has slept.
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posted by NoraReed
on Sep 22, 2012 -
16 answers
How do I access the contents of an HDD from an iMac G5 (PPC) without the original computer?
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posted by dr handsome
on Aug 26, 2012 -
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How can I control/observe my parents' iMac screen remotely from my own Mac when I'm at home? They made the switch and now I'd like to be able to share their screen to remotely help them figure out, fix and set up things as they need it. There's Back to My Mac, but as I understand it, this is for when both computers are my own and I sign into iCloud on both machines. It looks like I can use Messages, but I'm not clear on what kind of chat account I need? I'm aware of Skype, LogMeIn, etc., but can I do this without additional software? The Sharing panel in System Preferences? Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. Both iMacs are running Mountain Lion.
posted by jroybal
on Aug 12, 2012 -
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I have an Apple TV (1st generation) connected to my 720p TV. I have an Intel iMac. What I don't have is a WiFi subscription. Help me understand what's possible with this and if I can connect the two.
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posted by zardoz
on Jul 29, 2012 -
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What internal Hard drive can I purchase for an iMac 20" G5 computer?
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posted by hdh
on Jul 2, 2012 -
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Advice to minimize bluetooth interference and maintain connectivity across multiple devices in a huge public space?
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posted by red_rabbit
on Jun 18, 2012 -
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I just bought a new iMac for home. I use one at work(Boot camp Windows 7) with programs like Maya, After Effects, Premiere etc and love it. Now with one at home I would actually like to use both Mac and Windows OS but have a hard time deciding what software to put where... Can someone help me figure this out?
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posted by matthelm
on Jun 16, 2012 -
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I installed new RAM for my 2007-era iMac last week, and for a few days everything went swimmingly. Then the loud beeping started...
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posted by zardoz
on Mar 4, 2012 -
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How do I get my iMac to wake on demand when it's asleep and asked to do so?
These instructions from Apple are pretty straightforward on how to set it up for Bonjour, but I can't get it to work when it receives a request from Apple TV to wake up. It's an iMac running Lion with a Time Capsule set up as the Base Station. The iMac supports Wake on Demand over Wi-Fi and ethernet (it's connected over Wi-Fi). Time Capsule and Lion have the latest updates. I've found recommendations on Google but nothing has worked. Any troubleshooting pointers? (Bonus question: how can I get it to wake up from outside my network?) Thanks.
posted by jroybal
on Feb 24, 2012 -
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I have a late 2010 Macbook Pro (MacbookPro6,3) running Lion (10.7.3) and an iMac of indeterminate vintage (iMac11,3) running Snow Leopard (10.6.8). I have a Thunderbolt cable. Neither mac supports Thunderbolt; both have MiniDisplayPort connectors. I want to run the iMac in Target Display Mode as a second display for the MacBook Pro. Can I make this happen?
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posted by Alterscape
on Feb 21, 2012 -
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When using a custom Photoshop action to resize and save JPEGs to my desktop, something keeps happening occasionally that leaves a locked TMP file on my desktop that can only be deleted by restarting iMac.
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posted by slowtree
on Feb 19, 2012 -
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I need to make my 27" Apple Cinema Display the same height as my 27" iMac. Where can I get a stand to make this happen?
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posted by Silvertree
on Feb 9, 2012 -
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Balancing function and price: What's the best (and least expensive) Mom Computer, especially if we're trying to go Mac?
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posted by Madamina
on Jan 12, 2012 -
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Should I work at an ACS Call Center supporting Mac Computers? More specifically, would that give me any career advantages such as if I later wanted to work at the Genius Bar or other (?) mac related jobs?
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posted by DaftMythic
on Nov 22, 2011 -
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I can't seem to password protect my local network for my Imac & Mac laptops. Help me, please.
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posted by jammy
on Nov 21, 2011 -
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Being neither satisfied with a laptop nor a desktop I have decided to ditch my iMac, get a refurb Macbook Pro with a Henge dock and I have some questions regarding the new Macbook, the migration, and what to do with the iMac:
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posted by sourwookie
on Nov 11, 2011 -
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I have a 3 1/2 year old Snow Leopard iMac on my hands that crashed, lost its disk partition (or was unable to recognize it...) when booted from install disk, froze twice while booting off the install disk, then rebooted as if nothing bad had ever happened. Twice. What is this computer's damage?
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posted by Feel the beat of the rhythm of the night
on Nov 8, 2011 -
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I've been told to invest in an antistatic dust cover for my 24" iMac. Any suggestions? Live in the UK
posted by nam3d
on Oct 15, 2011 -
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I'm a professional musician, but specifically a classical musician with essentially no experience with sequencing, recording, amplification, or anything to do with electronics. Can you tell me how I become a bedroom musician?
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posted by Busoni
on Oct 9, 2011 -
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I have a 1080p60fps video which is 2m25s long, that I want to stretch to be much much longer (~2 hours) and then burn to DVD. What can I use (iMac, 10.6.8) that is preferably free or very cheap to accomplish this?
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posted by hippybear
on Oct 8, 2011 -
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