Apple, Inc. makes consumer electronics such as the iPod and iPhone, and computers such as the Mac line and iPads, and the Macintosh OS operating system. Use a more specific tag if possible.
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Mail rules-some work, some don't
I have set up various rules in Apple Mac Mail. Most work but the global rule to delete all mail older than 14 days does not work. Why?
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Best programming editor for mac? [closed]
What is the best editor for Mac that would assist in coding of scripting languages including annotation, auto completion, identation etc?
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Hitachi hard drive with apple firmware - possible to install Windows on?
My friend gave me a spare harddrive he had, a 320GB Hitachi HTS545032B9A302. I was hoping I could use this in place of my 70GB internal drive at home. However it says on the label that it has Apple ...
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Installing Mountain Lion on PC without Mac or DVD [closed]
First off, I am new to superuser.com, so I hope this question qualifies here. I apologize if not.
I am trying to install Mountain Lion OS onto my Windows 8 PC. I do not have access to a Mac. The ...
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Can i make auto backup for apple devices via Windows Server 2012?
I have Windows Server 2012 and I configured auto backup for all computers,
Can I make it also for Apple devices such as (iPhone, iPad etc.)
can any body help me ?
Best Regards. :)
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How to password protect access to iCloud contacts?
Does anyone have an idea how I can password protect icloudweb.exe. What I am referring to is the following:
When one hits the search button in the start menu of Windows 7, for instance, and types ...
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Apple HTTP Live Streaming PKCS 7 encrypted stream
M3U8 streams can be encrypted using AES-128 with or without IV, as described here: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-07#section-3.3.4. Now I have a stream that is apparently ...
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Macbook Aluminium Late 2008 wont turn on
A couple of weeks ago I got out my old macbook aluminium and went to turn it on and nothing happened. So I plugged it in and the red charging light was on so I just left it to charge in case for some ...
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JDK 1.6 for OSX
I am trying to use the Java game library Slick2d. However it seems like it's bugged using Java 1.7. I've tried to find it but was unsuccessful.
Is it possible to install the 1.6 JDK on Mountain ...
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Macbook's keyboard gets hanged
I bought a used macbook which does not have some screws of its casing. The buttons of the keyboard stop working at times. Only the power button works. When I restart, it starts to work fine. What ...
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What is the average age of engineers in Google, Apple and etc? [closed]
In continuation of this Why is Google so much faster than a hard-drive search?
Is there any statiscics about how old are engineers in great companies? Just curious how much time i have and how much ...
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Troubleshooting “bursty” network traffic
I've been having a problem with my Internet connection ever since moving to San Francisco, and it's driving me absolutely up the wall. After using my network connection for anywhere between five and ...
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Can I upgrade my 2011 MacBook Pro with 16GB?
I have an "Early 2011" 15 inch Macbook Pro that came with 4GB of RAM and I upgraded to 8GB a week after buying.
I bought these RAM Modules:
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Verify device had/has iCloud find-my-device enabled (stolen)? [closed]
A friend had his iPhone 5 stolen and he strongly thinks that he had iCloud enabled, but it's not showing up as he expects in his list of devices. Is there a way to:
Confirm a device (say, by serial ...
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when using a mac VM with VMWare, how do I use command key within the VM?
I have a apple computer, and am running the apple operating system within a VM on that machine. The VM is running with VMWare.
How do I send keyboard combos that use the command key to the VM? When ...
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Sending images in apple mail
Is there a way sending messages (in apple mail) with images such as attachments not thumbnails in mail body. I found this plugin http://lokiware.info/Attachment-Tamer but if someone know another way ...
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Call a command line program in Terminal.app without leashing to the terminal? [duplicate]
Running a program with & appended is a handy way to run it as a background process, but the program is still leashed to the terminal; if you quit Terminal.app, the program ends.
How can you start ...
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apple MacBook Pro resets unexpectedly
My Mac Book Pro resets unexpectedly while working . I thought my hard disk is damaged, so i bought a new SSD Disk and reinstalled OS X Mountain lion, but still no chance.
this is one of the system ...
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Apple Cinema Display spontaneously stops working on Windows 8
I've got a system with an AMD Radeon HD 6670 PCI-E card and an NVIDIA GeForce 7025 / NVIDIA nForce integrated desktop motherboard graphics.
I have a Dell 19" flat-screen monitor plugged into the ...
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My own computer is looking for exploitable hardware on the network
I am using Mac OS X 10.7.5 on an iMac. I was working on creating a node-js http server and I logged my own IP address looking for a response to "GET /currentsetting.htm" about every 5 minutes.
From ...
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Xcode Installation Fatally Crashed My Mac
I borrowed a macbook with mountian lion today and I put a dmg of xcode on a flash drive and tried to install it but it crashed the mac and the mac WILL NOT load. It always goes to the crash screen ...
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How to set Citrix to load default Java client instead of default TS on Mac OS 10.8.2
I'm trying to fix an important issue we are having with my juniper VPN. There are no issues with PC connecting to VPN from any Microsoft OS.. just with some Apple computers running OSX 10.8.2...
So ...
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A1016 Apple Bluetooth Keyboard Pairs, but will not work
I have one of those A1016, 1st generation, Apple Bluetooth keyboards, had it since late 2008, that will pair via bluetooth setup assistant, I can enter the passkey on the keyboard and I get the ...
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Apple Studio Display check if CCFL bulbs are bad
recently I have been given an 17" ADC Apple Studio display (The infamous 'inverter' one!) and the backlight does not work. I do not think it is the inverter, but actually the bulbs. I do not get a ...
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How should I clean and restore an old Apple II computer? [duplicate]
Wondering what I should know before I start tearing this thing down to clean it. What's a good way to clean and restore it in a safe manner? Especially the keyboard as many keys take many tries to ...
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CCTV BNC to usb for mac
I was wondering what is the best way to connect a CCTV camera with BNC cables to a Mac computer.
I tried to go BNC TO VGA but the VGA port on my computer seems only to be an output and not an input.
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Recover of data on an Apple Mac [closed]
My friend has had a crash on his mac the hard drive still works and we are trying to find a free or cheap program to help us recover the data on his drive. If there is a way of doing this without a ...
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Downgrading Java from 7 to 6 failed — Mac
A while ago, I downgraded from Java 7 to Java 6 on my Mac, using these instructions.
A few days ago, and for no apparent reason, this has stopped working (in my web browser) and Java just doesn't ...
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unable to ping google or smb personal server
I am unable to ping google or my personal server. I suspect this is also why I have issues connecting to my server using smb. Here is the output:
[~]$ ping http://google.com
ping: cannot ...
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Network cable is plugged in, but iMac isn't recognizing connection
So, while doing a little home networking, I decided to place my iMac on a ethernet connection. Well I plugged in the ethernet cable and normally it will recognize the present cable but not immediately ...
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Keymapping help needed with Apple keyboard on Windows 7 e.g. \ (backslash), at (@), pipe |
I would like some definitive advice with precise steps as to how to get the correct characters (i.e. those shown on the keys themselves) to show when I type with them.
Specifically I need keys with ...
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Show all services on right click (mac) [closed]
Whenever you have more than 4 services, they are put in a dropdown option "Services" on right click instead of just being added to the right click menu itself.
Is this an option somewhere that can ...
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iTunes - Can't de-authorize all computers
I had iTunes on my laptop, I authorized it through iTunes, now that laptop broke, got the laptop fixed, authorized iTunes again and 3X. I'd already used the option to "De-authorize All Computers" and ...
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how do I connect an Apple Thunderbolt display to a PC?
I have this Apple Thunderbolt display.
it works fine with my Macbook Pro. I also want to connect it to my Windows laptop via HDMI. I bought this converter, which converts the HDMI signal to ...
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Mac OS X Leopard: Install on External from Lion or Mountain Lion
I'm trying to set up some testing machines on an external hard drive. I have a Lion MBP and Mountain Lion MBP, and I'm trying to perform the installations from mac books.
When I attemt to run the ...
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can I put 1600MHz memory in a late 2011 macbook pro?
I want to update my memory from 4GB 1333MHz to 8GB 1600MHz, Ive read that it is possible but nothing concrete so I ask this again and hope someone with knowledge can answer.
The thing is that the ...
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Late 2011 Macbook Pro 15" built in trackpad going haywire
Admittedly I cleaned the laptops body the other day paying no mind to the fact that I was using a slightly damn towelette like rag. Since then the trackpad has become hyper-sensitive at times, ...
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Can I put Windows on a new Mac Book?
I am considering buying a laptop and I'm interested in a MacBook but I will be mostly using Windows environment (Win 7 or Win 8). If I buy an Apple laptop, can I install Win 8 on it? If so, how?
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Why doesn't Java for OS X 2012-006 work with Chrome on OS X 10.8.2
I've followed Apple's article HT5559 to disable Java 7 and revert to Java 6 so as to retain compatibility with Google Chrome v23.0.1271.97.
Safari detects and runs Java fine but Chrome yet doesn't ...
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Move Full Screen Apps to LEFT of Desktop on Mac OS X (Moutain Lion)
I own a MacBook Pro running OS X Mountain Lion and enjoy the convenience and efficiency of being able to three finger (or four finger) swipe between full screen apps.
It irritates me however that ...
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Data Recovery from RAID5 disk - Promise Pegasus with Apple OSLion and Thunderbolt connection
I have a Promise Pegasus R6 - 12 TB RAID 5 disk for major storage purposes. One of the six 2TB hard disks were dead and the company provided me with a replacement. When the disk was inserted it ...
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Win7 via Bootcamp - keyboard backlights keep going to full bright and then dim again randomly
I have a brand new Macbook air and I installed Win7 via bootcamp and my keyboard back lights keep going full and then back down to where I have them set.
Not really sure what is going on and how I ...
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Quotes within quotes applescript
I am doing an applescript that is supposed to set an command with quotes an varible. This is the code so far:
set myString to "This is a "quoted" text."
But an error occurs because applescript ...
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Macbook 2.26 unibody late 2009 model 6,1 comes 1066MHz RAM, can it run 1333hz
I am not asking if I put in 2 4GB modules of 1333MHz DDR3 RAM will it run without glitch, but instead I am asking will this Hz of am run at 1333hz without issue so the additional benefits of paying ...
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Can I stop iPhone apps from changing my Gmail status? [closed]
I recently got the Mo+ GV iPhone app to replace talkatone and it's a thousand times better. The problem is is that when I'm logged in (It connects to GTalk/voice) my gmail status is changed to an ...
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Will I experience a significant increase in performance if I switch to the Mac mini? (comparison pic inside) [closed]
My current system, bought a few years back, is running on Win8. I sometimes experience a lag, especially when watching shows on Netflix or working with large files on Photoshop. Below is a comparison ...
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Airport Express chokes Wi-Fi for a few seconds, several times per hour. Any idea why?
I'm using a MacBookPro connected to an AiportExpress' Wi-FI network.
Every once in a while, the Wi-Fi will choke up and either drop some packets, or lag horribly for several seconds.
I'm losing hair ...
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How to make recovery USB for MAC OS X with Windows?
I recently bought Mac Mini with Mac OS X. I switched it on and noticed a few recommended updates. I installed them all. And here is the problem. My Mac is switching on properly. After switching ...
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Thunderbolt to multiple non-apple monitors
I've found several Q&A barely touching this option, and therefore no fairly usable answer.
I do have Macbook Pro 13" 2012'mid (not retina) with Thunderbolt port.
I'd like to use from 3-6 monitors ...
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Keep OSX from switching Keyboard layout automatically
I’m not using a normal Apple Keyboard on my Mac. It’s a standard ISO keyboard with a German Layout. Unfortunately this keyboard is not supported by OSX by default. So some keys are not working right. ...
