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      • Thread Downloading upgrades is an excruciating pain-in-the-.... Almost always it stops halfway and start from beginning.

        Downloading upgrades is an excruciating pain-in-the-.... Almost always it stops halfway and start from beginning.

        Hi, Downloading upgrades is an excruciating pain. Almost always it stops halfway and starts from beginning. Very annoying when living in country with limited and slow internet. Has it maybe something to do with using...view more
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        Downloading upgrades is an excruciating pain-in-the-.... Almost always it stops halfway and start from beginning.

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        • Thread Holding down the key is not showing the alternate symbols. Where can I change this?

          Holding down the key is not showing the alternate symbols. Where can I change this?

          When I try holding the key down to show the alternative characters, they don't display and it just types the character multiple times. I tried with both vowels and consonants. I just updated to OSX El Capitan 10.11.6.view more
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          Holding down the key is not showing the alternate symbols. Where can I change this?

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          • Thread OS X not working right. Can't get to info

            OS X not working right. Can't get to info

            Bought a used MacBook Air from a friend and can't get the OS X to work properly.  Have a number of Apple gadgets but this is my first Apple laptop. When powering up I get the OS X Utilities screen with 4 options...view more
            Eric Root
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            OS X not working right. Can't get to info

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            • Thread Ima screen shakes while scrolling after 10.8.3 update

              Ima screen shakes while scrolling after 10.8.3 update

              My new imac is barely 3 weeks old. I just installed the latest update to the OS - 10.8.3. Ever since when i use the magic mouse for scrolling up or down, the screen shakes and jaggers. Its really annoying. Apple telep...view more
              Flying Stone
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              Ima screen shakes while scrolling after 10.8.3 update

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              • Thread MacBook Air will not  turn on? Why?

                MacBook Air will not  turn on? Why?

                2015 Macbook Air A1465 will not boot up. Everything was fine no problems. Now it will not start. Any help would be very appreciated. Thanksview more
                Eric Root
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                MacBook Air will not  turn on? Why?

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                • Thread How to Show Network Drives In Finder Sidebar?

                  How to Show Network Drives In Finder Sidebar?

                  Ok, this is pretty frustrating, and I'm only hoping that there's a hidden preference in some plist file that can fix this.   The problem is simple: Finder does not show maps network drives in the sidebar. It onl...view more
                  Eric Root
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                  How to Show Network Drives In Finder Sidebar?

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                  • Thread slideshow help

                    slideshow help

                    I need help with putting music to a slideshow and putting it onto a usbview more
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                    slideshow help

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                    • Thread how to bcc in outlook for mac 2011

                      how to bcc in outlook for mac 2011

                      has anyone successfully created an auto bcc for outlook 2011?view more
                      philchales
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                      how to bcc in outlook for mac 2011

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                      • Thread Make switching apps (Cmd-Tab) skip hidden apps?

                        Make switching apps (Cmd-Tab) skip hidden apps?

                        Prior to using Mac OS X 10.8, I used 10.6.8.  In that version of the OS, and probably all the previous ones, I was used to hidden apps being moved to the right end of the apps list used by Cmd-Tab when switching ...view more
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                        Make switching apps (Cmd-Tab) skip hidden apps?

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                        • Thread Some songs have disappeared on my iPhone 6 after an ios software update on my MacBook Air 2013.

                          Some songs have disappeared on my iPhone 6 after an ios software update on my MacBook Air 2013.

                          I recently updated the ios software (OS X 10.8.5) on my MacBook Air 2013 and then backed up my iPhone 6 on the same Mac. 22 songs went missing on my iPhone. While my MacBook Air shows 248 songs, my iPhone shows 226 so...view more
                          Eric Root
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                          Some songs have disappeared on my iPhone 6 after an ios software update on my MacBook Air 2013.

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                          • Thread I can't install Mountain lion. It says my HD is locked

                            I can't install Mountain lion. It says my HD is locked

                            I am having problems installing mountain lion on my MacBook Pro. I downloaded the software and restarted my computer. It takes me to the install screen and I click through and agree to the terms and conditions. it ask...view more
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                            I can't install Mountain lion. It says my HD is locked

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                            • Thread What is the maximum transfer rate of Airdrop?

                              What is the maximum transfer rate of Airdrop?

                              I'm a computer science student,and I'm very new to the networking stuffs.I'm not sure whether my question is strange or not. Please, help me if you know the answer.   Since Airdrop based on Ad hoc approach, one ...view more
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                              What is the maximum transfer rate of Airdrop?

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                              • Thread How long can Account Recovery take?

                                How long can Account Recovery take?

                                I requested for an account recovery over 10 days ago and I still haven't gotten a text or call about when I can unlock and reset my Apple ID. I have called Apple Support and they said it can take over 10 days dependin...view more
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                                How long can Account Recovery take?

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                                • Thread IS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THE NOTIFICATION SOUNDS FOR REMINDERS?

                                  IS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THE NOTIFICATION SOUNDS FOR REMINDERS?

                                  IS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THE NOTIFICATION SOUNDS FOR REMINDERS?view more
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                                  IS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THE NOTIFICATION SOUNDS FOR REMINDERS?

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                                  • Thread How do I save the Energy Saver Settings in OS X 10.8.2 ?

                                    How do I save the Energy Saver Settings in OS X 10.8.2 ?

                                    Saving the Energy Saver Preferences on: MacBook Pro - 17-inch, Late 2011 Processor:  2.4 GHz Intel Core i7 Memory:  8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Graphics:  AMD Radeon HD 6770M 1024 MB Software:  OS X 10...view more
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                                    How do I save the Energy Saver Settings in OS X 10.8.2 ?

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                                    • Thread un-requested sounds from iMac

                                      un-requested sounds from iMac

                                      Morning all.   Ok, this is a funny one….my iMac running 10.8.5 built mid 2011 has started making sounds of its own. The sound is the same as the one that announces that a DVD or CD has been successfully b...view more
                                      Eric Root
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                                      un-requested sounds from iMac

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                                      • Thread Re-installing Mountain Lion OS

                                        Re-installing Mountain Lion OS

                                        Giving away our old Mac book pro to our son for use in school.  Wiped the computer and now trying to re-install Mountain Lion (which the machine came with) , but every time we enter our apple ID and username to s...view more
                                        Eric Root
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                                        Re-installing Mountain Lion OS

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                                        • Thread Missing picture in Messages for Mac

                                          Missing picture in Messages for Mac

                                          Hi!   I hope you can help me. Just did a fresh install of Mountain Lion and set up Messages. Everything works just perfect. But there is a tini tiny thing that is bothering me. I use MS Exchange to sync e-mail, ...view more
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                                          Missing picture in Messages for Mac

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                                          • Thread Encrypted disk image sometimes mounts without password

                                            Encrypted disk image sometimes mounts without password

                                            I have an encrypted sparsebundle disk image containing sensitive information.  On occasion (maybe one time out of ten), I'm able to mount it without being prompted for the password.   The password for the i...view more
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                                            Encrypted disk image sometimes mounts without password

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                                            • Thread Mac OS X 10.8.2 Shows wrong available disk space

                                              Mac OS X 10.8.2 Shows wrong available disk space

                                              Hi, The free disk space (available disk space) reported in Disk Utility, About My Mac and Finder is inconsitent. I have attached a screenshot. Please help me to resolve this issue.   Notice that the free space ...view more
                                              deborinquen
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                                              Mac OS X 10.8.2 Shows wrong available disk space

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