Examples of MacBook branded laptops are: MacBook (now discontinued) MacBook Pro MacBook Air Apple MacBooks run OS X by default, but questions regarding general OS X topics should be tagged as osx if it has nothing to do with the fact it runs on a MacBook. Official MacBook page Wikipedia ...
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Carbon copy cloner vs Disk Utility save disk image
im trying to replace my macbook pro hard drive and want to migrate the lion and windows 7 partitions to the new drive without having to reinstall anything
my question is..
What's the difference ...
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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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Stuck or dead pixel?
I can't tell if one of the pixels on the screen of my 2011 Macbook air is dead or just stuck. The pixel is usually black while displaying most colors, but it changes to white if I'm looking at a ...
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will a logic board from a 2009 macbook pro fit and work in a 2006 macbook?
As title, I have:
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-2-duo-2.16-white-13-mid-2007-specs.html
and want to know it this will physically fit and work inside it:
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Alternative to Mac OS X Activity Monitor?
I use "Activity Monitor" in a background window to keep an eye on the memory use of each programme and resource use.
I am frustrated that the network/cpu/disk activity graphs are tiny and can only ...
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Virtualbox Ubuntu 12.04 OS is Guest Mac OSX (Lion) is Host, share folder
Ok I have the guest additions installed and setup. I have the shared directory all setup under the devices in virtualbox.
In the Guest OS I can open a terminal go to /media and type ls and see the ...
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Stolen MacBook Pro
My MacBook Pro was recently stolen. I still have remote access via Dropbox and his IP address. I don't have the expertise to run SSH and change the remote login. I'd prefer to use a keylogger.
Could ...
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What causes the computer clock to change radically and how can I fix it?
My girlfriend just sent me the following photo:
Apparently that was what greeted her, along with a load of license expiry warnings, when she booted her laptop this morning. She then rebooted to be ...
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Is this 1333 MHz Corsair memory compatible with my 1066 MHz MacBook 6.1?
My MacBook is 6.1 2.26 Intel Core2 Duo, 1066 MHz FSB (MC207*/A). Corsair memory is Mac Memory 8 GB DDR3 SODIMM (CMSA8GX3M1A1333C9). It says "supports memory bus speeds of up to 1333 MHz".
Is it safe ...
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Login to Remote Linux machine and chRoot preserving all Terminal Windows
Everyday I connect to a remote machine (RedHat) from my macbook (Lion). I use Terminal to connect to remote machine and then to chroot. Then I open 2-3 windows on Terminal for various files.
Is ...
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Macbook Late 2008 - beeping ocassionaly
A MacBook Late 2008(Aluminum) is ocassionaly beeping.
Which may be the reason for this? Is the "beep" coming from the motherboard?
Thanks,
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Account Settings Reset Overnight
My Macbook 10.4.11 completely reset all my computer settings overnight. All my settings are gone, folders rearranged, iTunes playlists etc deleted and browser history cleared. How can I restore my ...
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Preferred network available, but still prompted
Very frequently, when I wake my Macbook up, I'll be prompted to select a network, as "none of my preferred networks is available". Yet, my home network, very much a preferred network (I can see it in ...
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How do I type the pipe character on a MacBook Pro (Lion)?
I can't find the keyboard combination to make the | symbol. On snow leopard "shift+ı" worked. I've tried shift+\. Any suggestions?
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iPhone Share Wifi with MacBook Via Bluetooth?
My MacBook is unable to connect to a wireless network due to airport card issue. While I figure out how to fix/replace the card, is there a way to share my iPhone's connection to a wireless network ...
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Windows 7pro Wireless bridge to Macbook Pro
I know this is possible with ubuntu to windows/mac but I am trying to recreate the notion from a windows machine to a mac.
What I need to do is a level of QA / Dev however my main development machine ...
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Determine logic board hardware model
How can I find out which logic board I have? I recently had it replaced from this dreaded mid 2010 macbook pro bsod issue, and want to see if they replaced the logic board with the newer model that ...
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Macbook restarts when closing lid
Recently I built an SSD (128GB Samsung 470) into a late 2007 Macbook, and swapped the old HDD with the Superdrive, I used Carbon Copy Cloner to transfer the system, Desktop, Applications, Library and ...
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Can't Delete file Macbook Pro (Stuck in Trash)
I dunno when I deleted this file (its an avi), its been in the trash for awhile. Today I went to empty the trash and this one file can't claims to be in use. But I have restarted, shut down my mac ...
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Move files from laptop without usable screen?
A friend of mine has an older macbook that has a broken screen, and they've since bought a new macbook. I think I've read somewhere (but I could be wrong, I read A LOT of things online) that there is ...
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MacBook gets frozen in sleep mode
I have a MacBook running OS X 10.5.8
Lately, with increasing frequency, it will freeze up. It happens as follows: I use it for a while, then close the lid, putting it in sleep mode. If I leave ...
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downgrading from 10.7.2 to 10.7.0
I have the latest Mac book Air, it was with 10.7.0 installed when I ran it for the first time. After getting updated to 10.7.2 My Autocad 2011 is crashing a lot, I want to revert back to original ...
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How can I turn my Macbook off before mailing it?
I have a Macbook which I want to send to someone else as a gift. All I have done with it so far is charge the battery and power the machine up to make sure it works! It was bought new in 2009 but ...
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VMware Fusion won't boot my Boot Camp partition
I have a Boot Camp partition on my MacBook that I would ultimately like to convert to a VMware virtual machine image. I've installed VMware Fusion and tried to start up my Boot Camp install using the ...
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Mac 10.6.8 and Safari 5.1.5 Flash Issues
Can't get flash to work in Safari but it works in Firefox. I've un- and reinstalled flash. Suggestions?
Notes: Running Mac 10.6.8 and Safari 5.1.5
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MacBook Pro hard drive replacement causes massive performance drop
Yesterday I have replaced my MacBook Pro's faulty, 250GB HD with a new 750GB WD Scorpio Blue HD and then restored my data using a TimeMachine backup that I had stored on a separate WD HD. The restore ...
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How can I disable the guest account on OSX Lion?
I have 'disabled' the guest account on my macbook pro running Lion via System Preferences > Users & Groups.
However the guest account still seems to appear as an option to login at start up and ...
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Where do I find a color profile for my MacBook Pro display?
I installed Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro, overwriting OSX Lion. The screen has a blue tint due to lack of a calibrated color profile. I once used the "Color LCD" ICC profile from the OSX partition and ...
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External Mic on Macbook Pro late 2010 not working under Bootcamp Windows 7
MacBook Pro late 2010, using Bootcamp 3.3, in Windows 7, 64bit, all updates current as of 2012-Mar-30.
In MacOSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard the MBP's combo (single) headset jack recognizes the (iPhone) ...
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Single device that can work as tablet and as desktop PC
I have a macbook pro and an iPad 2. I tried to use iPad 2 for work when I am out of the office but this is not very comfortable since one has to sync documents, not all Os X Lion apps exist for iPad 2 ...
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Create an image of a pure Ubuntu-Installation on Macbook Pro
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 on my Macbook Pro (Late 2009) as the only operating system, so theres's no Mac OS X oder Bootcamp installed. It runs fine and now i'd like to create an image of the current ...
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external drives [closed]
i have mac book pro and a windows laptop.I bought a external hard drive of 1TB.I only allowed only one partion to be shared.But now my mac book seems out of work,and i want to unlock other drives with ...
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How to share PC's internet with Macbook over Bluetooth
I'm trying to share my PC's internet connection with my Macbook via Bluetooth. I've currently got them both paired, which works fine, but it's setting up the internet connection I'm having trouble ...
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AutoHotKey script for switching option and command keys on Mac?
Does anyone have an AutoHotkey Script to switch to remap the command key to the option key and the control key to the command key on a Mac keyboard?
Thanks!
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How to prevent “invalid volume free block count”
Today, there is an error on my Macbook Air, "invalid volume free block count". Repair is required.
I wondered what causes this kind of error. How can I prevent it from happen again?
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Start Macbook with lid closed
I want to use my Macbook (early 2010) lid-closed with external monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Is it possible to start it lid closed? For example to use it in a Henge Docks station?
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Is data sent to an Apple wireless bluetooth keyboard, for example when the Caps Lock key is turned on?
I have a 2009 MacBook with OS X Lion.
On a bluetooth connected keyboard, can I send data to the keyboard? AT keyboards for example, all the LEDs are turned on and off by the PC.
Does the same thing ...
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“Remote Disk” volume always mounted (but only in Finder)
I just bought a new Macbook Air the other day. Everything is fine except, for some reason my Finder keeps showing the volume "Remote Disk". Now, I assume this is the shared optical drive that is ...
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OSX 10.4.11 connected usb dongle to internet but no web access, wifi ok any browser
I have a macbook running 10.4.11 and can connect to the internet using a BT dongle (ZTEUSB Modem) but cannot access any websites through any browser. I have ditched preference files, in fact anything ...
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Can I use more than two displays with a MacBook?
Is it possible to add more than two external displays to MacBook using the Thunderbolt interface only? Would a chain of displays connected to each other on Thunderbolt work?
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Using Macbook Pro 5,1 Running Ubuntu to Create a Bootable Lion USB Installer (?)
I'm having a nightmare of a time attempting to create a working Bootable USB of OSX Lion from a Macbook Pro running Ubuntu.
I have followed just about all the best guides online to format and image ...
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How can I use my macbook in grayscale?
Is it possible to make my Macbook monitor display grayscale instead of full color? How can I do that? I looked in the Displays preference plane "color" tab but didn't see anything that looked like it ...
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Turn off display on macbook 1,1 running ubuntu server 11.10
I am just getting started with my own server and thought I could put my old black macbook to some use.
I installed Ubuntu server 11.10 as the only operating system and everything has been working out ...
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MacBook Pro wants to connect to IPv6 addresses for some strange reason
A very weird behavior on a MBP. It seems that some websites are now advertising Ipv6 addresses (e.g., www.doodle.com, addons.mozilla.org, etc.).
For some reason, even though I only have an Ipv4 ...
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/sys/class/power_supply files become zero until reboot to OS X and back to Linux
This is on a Macbook 2,1 dual booting Arch Linux and OS X Leopard.
I use a conky script to disply my battery percent with:
${battery_percent BAT0}
Recently, it switched from displaying coherent ...
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Trouble starting windows 7 in boot camp on Macbook pro
I have installed windows 7 on my mac book pro 17" laptop. I have it set up for both Mac and windows to run from separate drives using boot camp. At power up I hold alt/option to get both drives to ...
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Repartitioning dual booting Macbook
I have a Macbook Pro configured to dual boot OSX or Ubuntu. Originally, I split the drive evenly between the two, but as I've been using Ubuntu far more heavily, and I'm running out of space on its ...
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Which laptops use the same displays as MacBooks? [closed]
In reviews, Apple's MacBooks always get very good ratings for their displays. As far as I know Apple uses LG and Samsung displays for most of their products.
How can I find out which displays the ...
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Black screen when installing debian
After choosing an option at the installation menu, the screen turns lack. It doesn't matter if I choose "Install" "Graphic install" or "Expert install".
I,m using a Macbook5,2 and I am trying to ...
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How can I update Ruby and Rails on MacOS 10.6?
I just got a Macbook laptop that is running 10.6.3 AKA "Snow Leopard".
I know it comes with Ruby 1.8.7 and Rails 2.3, but I was wondering what the best way is to update those to Ruby 1.9.2 and Rails ...
