Definition Mac is short for Macintosh, a brand of computers created and sold by Apple Inc.. Macintosh products are the desktop and mobile computing family, whereas products such as the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad don't carry a "Mac" name. Apple produces several lines of Macintosh computers ...
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rEFIt can't sync GPT and MBR after resizing boot camp partition
I've been trying to follow the instructions here to increase the size of my boot camp partition:
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How to prompt user for a password to use an application in Mac?
Is there a way to prompt the user for a password when he or she tries to open a given application? And is there a way to set that to something different than the user account password? I want it to ...
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How do I mount a harddrive to my /home folder in OS X?
Im wondering how to mount my second HDD to my /home folder like you do in other *NIX systems, making the mount point just that folder and not a standard HDD.
I am aware of the method of copying my ...
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iPhone app to use with nvAlt? [closed]
I'm looking for an iPhone app to use in conjunction with nvALT and Dropbox which immediately presents text entry (without syncing first) and will not randomly lose/overwrite notes (which has been my ...
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Simple TODO application and iPhone app which syncs and presents immediate text entry [closed]
I am looking for a todo application which:
Has a Mac desktop (not webpage) application with a global quick-entry hotkey (like Things)
Has an iPhone app.
And syncs over 3G/iCloud (i.e. not something ...
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Mac OS not all shortcuts are visible in Preferences
I have a question about mac shortcuts. I wanted to change Command-` shortcut but I do not find it in the shortcut settings. It was there before but now it has disappeared as well as most of the ...
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Mac OSX Lion on Virtualbox video driver
I recently installed Max OS X Lion (iAtkos L1) on Virtualbox (host: Windows 7). Everything works fine but the graphics. As I am only able to assign only 256 M of cram to it and 3D accelerator seems to ...
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Mac Console.app not logging any messages
I recently attempted to overcome the 500 message limitation on console logs using the advice provided here:
Mac: Extend or disable 500 Messages Limit of Console
I copied the PLIST file onto my ...
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Install Snow Leopard Server on a Virtual Machine on a Mac Mini Server
I have a working Mac Mini Server with Snow Leopard.
I want to upgrade it to Lion, but there's some critical legacy software that doesn't work on Lion, so I figured I'd install a copy of the same ...
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How big is PATA throughput on original Macbook Air (Rev A)?
I still have one of the original Macbook Air's that I use sometimes. It's got 2Gb of RAM and whenever it's filling up and starts paging, the whole things becomes barely responsive.
I've heard SSD's ...
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Windows 7 PC with MacDrive cannot read from Mac booted in target mode
My MacBook Pro has somehow borked its install of Mac OS X, so I'm planning to restore from a Time Machine backup. However, that backup is a couple of days old, so I was hoping to copy all the files ...
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Why is keeping my Mac battery 40%-80% charged advantageous?
This article from Lifehacker notes that keeping my Mac battery 40%-80% charged is advantageous. ...
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Mac does not recognize wide screen
I am using Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 on my Mac mini, with Samsung monitor with default resolution 1360 x 768.
My Mac mini is connected to Samsung VGA port by Apple mini port to VGA adapter.
When ...
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Which RAM to upgrade MacBook 5,2?
I am trying to buy ram to upgrade a MacBook bought in Mid 2009. It is the 13 inch MacBook 5,2.
This document gives some specs on the ram. It says DDR2, but does anyone know if DDR3 will also work?
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Macbook Grub2 EFI Installation
How exactly does grub2 works on Macbooks? Does it install Grub2 on the EFI partition and I can boot using the grub loader just as I do on a BIOS based PC? What is actually the consequences of running ...
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Is there any benefit of using HDMI over DVI?
I recently bought a Mac mini. It comes with an HDMI to DVI adapter. I bought a LG monitor that has an HDMI port.
My concern is: Is there any improvement when I connect the Mac Mini to the monitor ...
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Difference in RAM speed (533MHz vs. 667) for an older iMac
I have an iMac (late 2006 Core 2 Duo model) that originally came with two 512MB DDR2 533MHz for a total of 1 Gig.
About 2 years ago, I replaced one of them with a 2GB DDR2 800MHz.
Now, I have recently ...
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Mimicing Mac-style command/alt/control keys in Linux
I absolutely love that Mac separates the command key from the control key, allowing OS shortcuts and text shortcuts to co-exist. It's incredibly useful, especially because it allows emacs shortcuts ...
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A friend of mine installed macos on vmware
Yet my Windows computer cannot see the file on that Mac vmware
We can see the files on the physical iMac.
What settings I should use?
The vmware Mac can see windows file though.
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Unable to install Xcode 4.3.2 on Mac OS x Lion 10.7.4
I tried to install Xcode 4.3.2 from application store, after clicking the Install button, a message displayed as "Installing". (but no progress bar appeared)
After about 30 minutes, (while ...
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Errors installing Visual Studio on a Mac with Parallels and WIndows 7
I've been trying to install Visual Studio on my MacBook pro with Parallels and a fresh install of Windows 7, but I keep getting an error. The program fails right at the beginning (with HRESULT ...
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Allow PHP to perform a Git Pull in Mac OS X
I've been trying to develop a simple php script that will perform a git pull, however I've been running into a problem.
My code is very simple:
chdir($directory);
$output = shell_exec('git pull');
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Not able to delete or save photos in Picasa Mac version
I try to delete a photo or save an edit and it does not work. When I try to save I get a message "Unable to write redeye due to disk error. The disk may be full or read only". When I try to delete ...
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Emacs switch Cmd and Ctrl keys
It there a way in Emacs (Aquamacs) to switch the Cmd and the Ctrl keys? I'm using Emacs both in OS X and in Ubuntu (on different machines), and am having a bit of trouble switching keyboard layouts. ...
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Process Sent and Received Messages
I'm using Mac OS X, I noticed 2 columns in Activity Monitor: Sent Msgs & Rcvd Msgs
I was wondering what is the meaning of them and what kind of messages are they, Are they network packets or ...
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Can't right-click with Mighty Mouse on OS X Snow Leopard
I'm using an iMac with OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 in my office. I don't have a right click option for my Mighty Mouse.
I checked with my System Preferences and I don't have any options to enable ...
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what do these permissions mean?
I did chmod on some files in Mac 10.7.3 and I accidentally entered the code 7744 instead of 744.
The resulting permissions were:
-rwsr-Sr-T
After seeing this I reran chmod and fixed the ...
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Spoof Hard Drive Capacity - Add 0.8GB to drive - Hear me out
I'm running a Mid-2010 Macbook on 10.7.* and the hard drive capacity is 249.2GB which is all well and good but I display volume capacity on my desktop and it bothers me like crazy that I have such a ...
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Can I run an application from a time machine backup (external HD) of one computer on a different computer?
I am going on vacation and don't want to have to install my Photoshop on my macbook air (too large of an app); currently PS only installed on my iMac. Can I use my external HD (iMac's time machine ...
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Mac OS X TCP/IP fingerprint obfuscator
For several reasons, I need to either prevent my OS X machine from showing up as an OS X machine in TCP/IP fingerprinting, or make it show up as, say, a Linux machine. Is there an OS X program out ...
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PC to Mac picture transfer not working, done through networking. Mac cannot see the photos
I have a Windows XP Pro desktop and a Mac laptop. I connected the laptop to the PC with an Ethernet cable. I then picked the folder I wanted to transfer over and I "shared" it. I then connected with ...
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Macbook Air's display won't turn off when lid is closed with external display
This highly annoying problem started recently on my MBA: when I connect it to my external display and close the lid, the screen doesn't turn off. The same occurs if I wake it up from sleep into this ...
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How do I use a Mac as switch (or bridge two interfaces)
I need to put a wired device (Blue-ray player), on my home wireless network's subnet, via the mac's wifi connection, as there is no wired connections upstairs.
To be more clear, what I'd like is:
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Anyone tried those two EPUB readers on MAC? [closed]
I found these two apps for EPUB books in Apple Store: "iReader" (costs $6.99), "Bookreader" (costs $9.99) in the top 10 list (in US) ... Anyone has any experience using these two apps? (both positive ...
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How can I replace all \r\n with \n (using either Komodo Edit on OSX Snow Leopard, or any other tool for Mac)
Somehow, some 40 files (mostly Python modules) in my project have \r\n (Windows style) as line endings. I'd like to change them to \n (Unix style) line endings, but Komodo Edit doesn't appear to ...
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Router address and IP keep changing
my router was originally 192.168.1.1, but recently the DHCP is assigning it to 24.230.166.1. When I enter in a manual IP and router number, I can type in 192.168.1.1 into safari and access my router ...
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Can't find AU Lab on Mac
Can't find AU Lab on my Mac mini.
I have Xcode installed. Where can I find the program?
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Firefox 12 CPU at 99% and making Macbook Pro hot
I am running Firefox 12 on a Macbook Pro, and it keeps going up to 99% CPU usage, I can hear my computer revving up and feel it getting hot. The previous version did this as well.
I don't have any ...
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Windows Server 2008 R2 on Mac Mini (Mid-2011) - Loads of errors after install
I've been trying to install Windows Server 2008 R2 on my Mac Mini (late 2011 model, purchased this week from my local Apple store). Installation happens fine without any issues, but after setup is ...
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Can I create a “dead zone” on my magic trackpad?
I have my magic trackpad below my keyboard and it's great most of the time, but occasionally I hit the edges and end up clicking somewhere on the screen where I didn't want to click.
I tried putting ...
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Mac Pro AirPort Super Slow
My internet connection on my Mac Pro is terrible. I hardwired a lap top to my modem and did the Cox speed test and scored very very fast. I then did the test on that laptop wirelessly, and again, I ...
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Adding an iMac to a Windows workgroup
I have an iMac running Mac OS X 10.7 and I have it hooked up to my Windows workgroup but when I try to connect to it from my Windows computer it asks for a username and password.
I've tried the ...
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Truble with subversion. Can't cleanup “Log command is mislocated”
I am working with Xcode and subversion on the Mac, but my files have become messy and Xcode and subversion are complaining. When I run svn commit or update I get the message
svn: Working copy '.' ...
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How to create .profile file and where it should be saved
Iam very new to Mac OS X 10.6.2 ,i want to create java_home and path. I find that those will be defined in .profile file, how can i create it and where should it be created.
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Emacs: how to reassign C-x 5 2 (switch frame) to C-` in the .emacs profile
To make emacs more osx-esque, I'd ike to reassign C-x 5 2 (switch frames) to C-` (I have command mapped to C-). What should I add to my .emacs profile to do this?
EDIT
Sorry - meant C-x 5 o (switch ...
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Monitor network traffic on a per-app basis in OS X?
Title says it all. I'm looking for an app for OS X that will tell me what applications are using the network and what their in/out is. I can get most of the way there with LittleSnitch but it's the ...
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OSX Lion, open a local port so people on my network can access it
I'm running django's simple HTTP server (using python manage.py runserver). It's currently running on port 8000. How can I open a port on my macbook and allow network traffic to visit my localhost on ...
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How to hang a iMac 27 inch in wall with some space to connect my thunderbolt and USB?
I would like hang my iMac 27 inch Mid 2011 model in my living room due to spacing constraint. I recently come across VESA adapter to doing that as show int he video www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D5_uMBMaCY ...
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Static / snow on external display when waking up Mac
I have a Philips 222E display connected via a mini-DP to DVI adapter and DVI cable to a Macbook Air (mid-2011).
Every time that the MBA wakes from sleep, the display shows this static:
The static ...
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how to check of RAM Slot is broken
I noticed that my MacBook Pro 5,5 middle 2009 is very slow so i thought i had some malicious software in it but today i went to check something about the hardware in the computer under "About this ...
