So, I've made the fatal mistake of performing several upgrades at once, and I could do with some advice on where to go now... is my problem with charging time and battery life my new SSDs, my new OS, or something else entirely? Generic snowflake details to follow:
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posted by running order squabble fest
on Feb 24, 2013 -
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After switching to a different (and recently upgraded) Mac at work, FontDoctor is finding bushels of "Unsupported Fonts." We're talking big name fonts, too: some of my NeutraText weights, a bunch of Futura and Helveticas, Times CY, and many others. When I try to add the unsupported fonts to a set in Suitcase, the problem pops up as "Missing Printer File."
Is there a reason that upgrading from 10.5 to Snow Leopard would have rendered so many fonts unusable? Did I transfer over the wrong font files or something? How the heck are the fonts working on one Mac, but not the other?
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posted by redsparkler
on Feb 12, 2013 -
5 answers
Upgrading a mid-2008 aluminum macbook from leopard to snow leopard (and eventually on to Lion). The superdrive is broken, and I am trying to boot the OS from a usb drive but having problems. Details inside.
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posted by Thanquol180
on Nov 18, 2012 -
4 answers
I just installed a new hard drive in my older (early 2008, 4 GB ram) macbook pro laptop and installed Snow Leopard. I need an office application, something like Open Office. What's the best current "stable" version of this OSS software for Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard)?
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posted by jcdill
on Oct 7, 2012 -
5 answers
Please help me thwart the evil Adobe empire so that I can read the Valve Handbook for New Employees (and other .pdf files) on my Macbook again!
Recently, Adobe Reader told me an updated version was available. Obviously delusional, I went ahead and updated my perfectly-working 9.4 to the new version 10, and now I can no longer view pdf documents in Chrome (18.0.1025.163), my browser of choice. What now?
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posted by misha
on Apr 23, 2012 -
16 answers
My sister has used a brand new 13" MacBookPro (w/ Lion) for several weeks, replacing her 4-year-old 15" MBP (upgraded to Snow Leopard). She's finding that, over the course of a day, the machine seems to dramatically slow - to the point where it seems much slower than her old machine.
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posted by kickingtheground
on Jan 7, 2012 -
16 answers
Help diagnose my ailing Macbook Pro! (VERY long—trying to provide as many details as possible.)
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posted by synecdoche
on Sep 10, 2011 -
11 answers
Lion upgrade for Macbook Pro but my laptop is RAID formatted - how can I upgrade to Lion, keep my documents/music/applications, and get the full features of Lion (which I can't do with a RAID formatted drive)? Am I doomed to format and do a clean install? Can I without the Snow Leopard DVD?
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posted by unclezeb
on Jul 30, 2011 -
7 answers
In Snow Leopard (10.6.7), I changed my UID while logged in as the administrator. When I rebooted, a bunch of stuff changed and a lot of my settings were lost. It says I am the admin, but I can't make any changes or set any permissions.
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posted by Demogorgon
on May 10, 2011 -
25 answers
My reddit page suddenly started looking like
this. What's going on? I'm on an iMac running Snow Leopard, with the latest Firefox 4.
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posted by zardoz
on Apr 29, 2011 -
6 answers
My iMac (running Snow Leopard) suddenly stopped connecting to the Internet, and I think--but can't prove--that Little Snitch is to blame!
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posted by zardoz
on Apr 14, 2011 -
10 answers
I'm preparing to update my MacBook Pro's operating system from Tiger (10.4.11) to Snow Leopard (10.6.3). I've got the computer in front of me, and the installation disk's right here, too. What do I need to do other than just put the disk in and go?
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posted by ocherdraco
on Mar 31, 2011 -
11 answers
Yes, I've tried forcing an unexpected reboot, but I can't access Google, Gmail, or Twitter. Weirdly, Microsoft.com, Hotmail, Facebook, and Bing (and obviously AskMe!) all load with no problem whatsoever. And it's only affecting this computer (the only OS X machine) on the network!
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posted by aristan
on Mar 23, 2011 -
8 answers
Snow Leopard DHCP Fun. I want to hook my NAS drive directly to the ethernet port on my Mac. I also want it to have a static IP. How do these things work out?
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posted by hwyengr
on Jul 28, 2010 -
15 answers
Lifelong PC user that just bought an Apple laptop. What are the first things I should do to make my experience great for years to come?
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posted by jourman2
on Jun 14, 2010 -
24 answers
Snow Leopard, Time Machine, clean install without losing ability to roll back to the Time Machine snapshots of the previous install or add new backups to the same sequence of backups.
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posted by Your Time Machine Sucks
on Jun 13, 2010 -
7 answers
I've got a late 2008 Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard. Since installing Snow Leopard, my bluetooth mouse and keyboard (Logitech MX5500 Mouse and Keyboard combo) seem to get disconnected when the computer is n sleep mode, and I can't reactivate them simply by using them.
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posted by backwards guitar
on Mar 16, 2010 -
2 answers
How can I automatically minimize a running application to the dock?
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posted by bwg
on Feb 22, 2010 -
4 answers
How can I integrate my company's Microsoft Exchange 2003 calendar with Mail.app and iCal on Snow Leopard? I don't fully understand how Exchange and Outlook work on PCs but I need to make it happen on a Mac.
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posted by The Winsome Parker Lewis
on Feb 2, 2010 -
10 answers
I have two computers, a Mac and a PC. Can I set up my network so that I can play a game on the PC and view it on my Mac?
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posted by inturnaround
on Jan 22, 2010 -
13 answers
Which budget audio interfaces work with XP and Snow leopard? Is there a clear best-in-class at the moment?
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posted by Cantdosleepy
on Jan 13, 2010 -
3 answers
Is there a plugin for location bar keyword searches in 64-bit Safari on Snow Leopard? I love
Keywurl, but support has been "coming soon" for months.
posted by danb
on Jan 8, 2010 -
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Bizarre OSX Snow leopard problem. MBP unibody, 3.06 core2 duo. 8 GB ram. 500 Gig 5400 RPM drive. OSX 10.6.2
Starting about four weeks ago, my system slowly spins out of control - dock/finder/force quit become some of the first apps to fall. This ends in a freeze - UI responsive (mouse, some window movement) with the eventual need to force restart (holding down the power button) It's so bad that I'm constantly running the Console and Activity Monitor to see if I can find some clues.
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posted by Towelie
on Jan 3, 2010 -
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When I click download links (to .zip, .dmg, etc...) in Safari on my Mac running Snow Leopard, it does nothing. Or more specifically, it says "Loading" in the URL bar for a second as if it were about to load a webpage, and then does nothing. I have to right click and select "Download Linked File." How can I fix this behavior?
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posted by raygan
on Jan 3, 2010 -
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Got a new macbook pro... turned it on, went through all the user account setup questions, and then I decided to re-partition the hard drive and re-install OS X. After doing so, the macbook *still remembered my user account info* from the 1st setup. How is this possible?
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posted by mhh5
on Dec 31, 2009 -
5 answers
Where does MySQL store actual data in Snow Leopard? How would I retrieve a deleted database from a Time Machine backup?
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posted by special-k
on Dec 4, 2009 -
5 answers
In Apple's DVD Player app for Mac (or in VLC), how can I scale the footage beyond the screen resolution? (Or specifically, scale the footage to the full width of the screen.)
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posted by kidbritish
on Nov 29, 2009 -
3 answers
In OS X Snow Leopard, my calculator has escaped from the Dashboard and is always on my screen, and always on top. How can I send it back to the Dashboard?
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posted by siskin
on Nov 26, 2009 -
2 answers
I now own a MacBook Pro 17". And now I have some questions relating to MacOS and Windows 7, hardware upgrades and getting Applecare-on-the-cheap.
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posted by Effigy2000
on Nov 11, 2009 -
19 answers
Does the $29.99 upgrade version of Apple's OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard come with iLife and iWork 09 like the box set, or will it update older versions of iLife and iWork to the 09 version?
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posted by Science!
on Sep 29, 2009 -
6 answers
I've received a new 320GB hard drive that I want to fit in my Macbook which is still running OSX Tiger. I also want to install my Snow Leopard Box set. I need to back all my data up on an external HD. How should I do things?
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posted by ashaw
on Sep 5, 2009 -
6 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
I've been debating with myself for the last week or so about which Mac I should buy and when I should buy it. My brain could use a break from the back and forth, and that's why I'm asking for help.
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posted by trueluk
on Jun 2, 2009 -
27 answers
Can anyone identify a specific documentary that details a film maker's work with wolves?
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posted by bonobo
on Dec 30, 2007 -
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