10,001 Mac questions answeredHello and welcome to my user tip. This is just a general list of repeated questions we get around here, not near 10,001 but perhaps one day. Q: How do I connect a memory stick from a camera, GP...view more
Help us to help you on these forumsHello and welcome to the Apple Support Forums These forums are mainly a User to User support forum monitored by Apple staff for moderation issues. We don't speak on the behalf of Apple nor can direct wh...view more
MacBook Pro 15" Mid 2010 ownersHello and welcome. If your panic report states "GPU Panic" and your machine model identification is MacBook Pro 6,2, then print out a copy of your panic report and take your machine into Apple for free,...view more
Tune up your Mac hereWelcome to my User Tip. One of our regulars here created a nifty little program to give us more experienced users a insight into your Mac and what's going on with it. What you do is run th...view more
Changing ownership of a used MacHello and welcome to my User Tip People are buying Mac's used where the previous owner didn't know or clear the machine properly before selling it, so what occurs is the next owner can't update OS X or ...view more
User Tip ..WiFi, Internet problems, possible solutions
..WiFi, Internet problems, possible solutionsHello and welcome to my User Tip WiFi and Internet problems are hard to diagnose and usually rare, so this is my known list of possible causes /solutions seen here on the forums / experience Thi...view more
User Tip Secure erase data on a Solid State Drive?
Secure erase data on a Solid State Drive?Hello and welcome to my User Tip Since Apple started introducing computers with Solid State Drives, some people have been asking how to securely erase data on them like they used to be able to do on har...view more
Macbook Pro vulnerable to liquid spillsHello and welcome to my User Tip The MacBook Pro is especially vulnerable to liquid spills on the keyboard area, or by side splashes at the rear or side ports. (It's also sensitive to magnets an...view more
User Tip Erase, formatting, OS X installs on Mac's
Erase, formatting, OS X installs on Mac'sHello and Welcome to my User Tip This is a bit more advanced topic to give those new to Mac/computers the information they need in regards to formatting, partitioning, installing, backing up, cloning OS...view more
User Tip Combine two+ Users Accounts on the same machine
Combine two+ Users Accounts on the same machineCombine two+ Users Accounts on the same machine into one. Hello and welcome to my User Tip A problem occurs when one uses Migration Assistant to bring a user account over from anoth...view more
User Tip How to uninstall/install software on your Mac
How to uninstall/install software on your MacHello and welcome to my User Tip Best way to uninstall programs or apps The best way is to contact the developers site for uninstall instructions, especially if the software required you to enter ...view more
How to safely defrag a Mac's hard driveHello and welcome to my User Tip You might be experiencing some performance issues with your Mac, spinning beach ball, just general slowness and you knew from your PC days about defragging computers. &n...view more
User Tip How to install/uninstall Flash, fix problems
How to install/uninstall Flash, fix problemsHello and welcome to my User Tip With Safari 5.1.7+ will disable older versions of Flash as a security precaution, all you need to do it update it or install it. What is Flash? &nbs...view more
User Tip You need to restart, panic report assistance
You need to restart, panic report assistanceHello and welcome to my User Tip If you have a "You need to restart" message and presented with a kernel panic report, here is some partial assistance to see if you can begin solving it yourself. ...view more
Mac maintenance stepsHello and welcome to my User Tip Although you might have heard that "Mac's don't need maintenance" they actually do in sense to keep things more or less in line or the machine can become a mess through ...view more
User Tip OS X 10.4/10.5 need to upgrade, 10.6.8 ok still
OS X 10.4/10.5 need to upgrade, 10.6.8 ok stillHello and welcome to my User Tip. OS X 10.4 "Tiger" and 10.5 "Leopard" is obsolete and insecure, Apple is not paying attention to those versions of OS X anymore. https://support.apple.com/kb/ht1...view more
User Tip Snow Leopard 10.6 password reset, no disk method
Snow Leopard 10.6 password reset, no disk methodThis only works for Snow Leopard. 1: Reboot the computer and hold the command and s keys down to enter single user mode. You will need a wired/built in keyboard, a PC one will work, the Windows...view more
Folder with question mark issueAre you seeing this? Firmware is telling you that it can't find the bootable operating system it's been assigned to boot from. Machine is powered on? Hold the power button down to force...view more