I would like to upgrade my Mac OS 10.5.8 to 10.6. I've been told that the way to do this is to order the CD from apple. However, my CD drive is broken (all else is fine with my Mac). How can I upgrade to 10.6 another way?
posted by figTree
on Jan 22, 2013 -
8 answers
If I'm using Word for Windows, I can double click at the bottom of a page to create one big page. But if I double click at the bottom of a document inside Word on MacOS it opens up the footer prompt. Does Word for Mac have a similar "join pages" feature?
posted by professor plum with a rope
on Jan 12, 2013 -
12 answers
MacbookProFilter: I migrated my old user onto my new macbook, and carried with it a bunch of problems (slow startup, rapid battery life loss, etc.). Is there a clever, systematic way to migrate chunks of my user account to a new user?
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posted by sdis
on Jan 2, 2013 -
3 answers
On my work computer (Mac OS 10.7.5), I usually organize my projects by putting all the files related to a single project in a single folder. I try to give the folder a descriptive name, but sometimes this is difficult if there are two projects that are kinda similar. Is there a way (either natively or using some tool that I can download/buy) to annotate folders with a longer description?
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posted by bluefly
on Dec 19, 2012 -
10 answers
I'm planning on getting a Mac Mini with Lion Server. I don't have much experience with security or setup. Point me to some basic articles, sites, or books, please. I'll also take any advice the hivemind might have as well.
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posted by nevercalm
on Nov 29, 2012 -
1 answer
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 -
6 answers
Moving windows or palettes around in Photoshop CS5.1 on Mac OS X 10.7.3 is a total nightmare. This is the only app giving me this problem. Halp.
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posted by littlerobothead
on Mar 20, 2012 -
1 answer
Please hope me! Far from home and locked out of my Mac due to international language keyboard issue.
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posted by dacoit
on Jan 31, 2012 -
7 answers
I have GeekTool v3.0.1 running on 10.6.8. How can I get it to start up on login and just run in the background?
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posted by tommasz
on Nov 29, 2011 -
3 answers
Can I use any Bluetooth ear piece with my new Dragon Dictate software?
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posted by Tchad
on Sep 20, 2011 -
3 answers
After installing OS 10.7 Lion I am unable to install any Adobe products, including Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator - can anyone help?
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posted by trevs44
on Aug 1, 2011 -
8 answers
Where are the iTunes Authorization and/or Documentation files on my Mac?
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posted by Tchad
on Jul 22, 2011 -
4 answers
I need to reinstall Mac OS X on my 2011 MacBook Pro urgently, but my install disc is unreadable. Previous versions of MacOS won't install on this laptop, as it requires a more recent build. What are my options?
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posted by baggers
on Jul 4, 2011 -
11 answers
Safari Password Recovery - I want to recover login information from a site I used on Safari on OS X 10.4.
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posted by Samizdata
on Jan 16, 2011 -
13 answers
Looking for suggestions for how to automate the process of tagging/renaming downloaded movie files on a Macbook so that they're not long strings of technical nonsense.
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posted by Patbon
on Dec 18, 2010 -
2 answers
I decided to test my website in Lynx for OS X, but for some reason it loaded a version from May. Now, whenever I load the front page from any other browser on my computer, it displays that old version. This doesn't happen when I view it from my phone or any other computer, so it's definitely my computer, not my site. But I can't imagine what it could be. Anyone know what I might have done?
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posted by XerxesQados
on Dec 8, 2010 -
8 answers
Our classroom lcd projector was left on for too long and the lens was burned, according to our tech. This makes everything it projects have a yellowish tinge. Is there any way to adjust the output on a mac mini to compensate for this?
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posted by craniac
on Oct 12, 2010 -
8 answers
Anybody know offhand what the default behavior of running processes in multi-user environments under Mac OS X 10.6.x might be? I suspect that logging in under the other account will suspend the processes active under the first account. Am I correct?
posted by mwhybark
on Jul 22, 2010 -
8 answers
is there a usable remote desktop type app for sharing your mac desktop to your windows 7 pc other than vnc?
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posted by joose
on Mar 28, 2010 -
9 answers
I have a 2007 era Mac Mini running 10.4 Tiger, that I'd like to upgrade to a brand new iMac (that comes with 10.6 Snow Leopard). However, due to my software, I'd like to keep using on 10.4 the new iMac. Will the new iMac allow me to install Tiger on it, using my original 10.4 install discs from the Mac Mini?
posted by dacoit
on Feb 25, 2010 -
16 answers
I have two newish macbook pro laptops (with OS X 10.6) and want one to automatically and wirelessly back-up to the other one so will always have a "hot backup" on the second machine (I inherited the second one, so seems a reasonable use). FWIW, I have DSL with wireless modem in the house, so wouldn't want the ability for the machines to talk with each other to allow inadvertant access from anyone from the web. How to set it up?
posted by tedthedog
on Feb 24, 2010 -
8 answers
[MacFilter] Anyone know of a piece of OS X software that will allow me to independently set the audio balance (L-R) of different applications?
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posted by supercres
on Feb 18, 2010 -
7 answers
Please help me correctly diagnose this video/display problem on my 3-year-old, out-of-warranty Mac Pro.
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posted by tomorama
on Jan 13, 2010 -
5 answers
Buggy finder in OX 10.5.8
Recently my finder has gotten really buggy - even though I have disabled spaces and expose they will spontaneously launch. Also when I open folders in the finder they will flash repeatedly before stopping and letting me click into them. I also have a hard time renaming files by clicking into the file name on the finder.
Does anyone have any ideas??? Thanks!!
posted by cg2
on Oct 8, 2009 -
4 answers
I just upgraded to Snow Leopard, and since then, some of my fonts are MAJORLY screwed up in iWork '09 (Pages, Keynote
and Numbers).
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posted by ferdinandcc
on Aug 29, 2009 -
17 answers
Mac OS X Filter: In Finder, when a pop-up menu shows up, say to empty the trash or cancel, I toggle through the buttons/options by pressing tab, but how do I actually select what I toggled to with a keyboard shortcut? '
posted by helios410
on Aug 28, 2009 -
7 answers
my logitech mouse is jumping around frantically on os x. it's behaving completely normally one second and then it's off somewhere entirely different the other. lots of details inside.
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posted by krautland
on Aug 25, 2009 -
15 answers
Mac OSX Filter: How can I change the details displayed for files in a directory while in list view?
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posted by reenum
on Aug 24, 2009 -
7 answers
Sometime around the beginning of this year, my Intuos2 Model 0608-U 6"x8" Wacom tablet driver stopped loading upon login and restart. I reinstall it every time I login/restart. All of the tips, tricks, workarounds suggested by both Wacom and Apple do not work. I am running Mac OS 10.5.7. Is there anything left to try?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Jul 28, 2009 -
5 answers
How much of C do I need to learn before moving on to Cocoa, and what's the best resource for learning it?
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posted by joshrholloway
on May 31, 2009 -
18 answers
Is there any way today to run a mac application on windows? (without the whole mac OS, preferably, though I'd consider that too).
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posted by jak68
on Mar 28, 2009 -
15 answers
I have OS X 10.5.6 and Logitech V470 bluetooth mouse.
1. When I hide the dock it stays hidden and there is no way for me to get the dock to reappear without turning off autohide
2. My courser works sporadically
a. sometimes it will only work on some area's of the screen
b. sometimes it won't recognize clicks
Are these related? and can I fix this?
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posted by the_binary_blues
on Mar 18, 2009 -
3 answers
My friend and I want to be able to work on the same Garageband file on a server somehow.
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posted by crapples
on Feb 11, 2009 -
6 answers
Where does mac store thumbnails of photos and videos?
e.g. Finder thumbnails an SD disk I have plugged in that I pulled out of my digital camera. (where are those thumbnails?)
e.g. A folder of movies are thumbnailed.
posted by guptaxpn
on Nov 23, 2008 -
10 answers
HELP! I am going nutty. Some of my MAC OS fonts and some web page fonts display as Black with a white outline which makes it
very difficult to read. It happens in all browsers as well. I assume it is a font issue but have no idea how to fix it or which font it is affecting.
posted by Vanna79
on Nov 15, 2008 -
8 answers
In Mac OS 10.5.4, I have a shared disk (on a Time Capsule) with a lot of files, and I would like to be able to search for files on it quickly. Spotlight will not do the job because it won't index network shares. Can anyone recommend third-party software (like Copernic on the PC) that will index a network share?
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posted by jewzilla
on Oct 22, 2008 -
10 answers
Is there any software of Mac OS X that will protect my bittorrent seed/leech ratio? I'm looking for something like
GreedyTorrent, but for mac. Obviously, freeware is preferred but I'm willing to hear any suggestions.
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posted by alitorbati
on Oct 1, 2008 -
7 answers
