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  • If your Mac is not Compatible with Sierra but you Have Not Upgraded to El Capitan

    macOS 10.12 (Sierra) requires one of the following Macs: iMac (Late 2009 or later) MacBook (Late 2009 or later) MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or later) MacBook Air (Mid 2010 or later) Mac mini (Mid 2010 or later) Mac Pr...view more
    stevejobsfan0123
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  • Archive iPhone backup in Windows

    iTunes for Windows normally maintains one rolling backup set for each device unless you restore a backup in which case it is archived with the date of the restore and a new rolling backup created. On a Mac you can get...view more
    turingtest2
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  • El Capitan System (10.11) requirements for upgrade

    This tip is part of a series of tips for : Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11El Capitan and 10.12 Sierra.   These tips all refer to the client version.  If you are using Mac OS X ser...view more
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  • Upgrading to 10.7 and above, don't forget Rosetta!

    For individual operating system tips of affected operating systems, see the tips in these links: 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11and 10.12 Before we discuss this tip any further be aware of the follow...view more
    a brody
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  • Script: Retrieve the GPS Coordinates of the Place of a Photo

    iPhoto does display the name of location in the Info panel for a photo, but not the GPS coordinates. This is a simple script that will copy the latitude and longitude for a selected image in iPhoto to the clipboard a...view more
    léonie
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  • Upgrading to macOS "Sierra" without fear

    Refer to Upgrade to macOS Sierra. For hardware requirements, read http://www.apple.com/macos/how-to-upgrade/   Apple designs its operating system upgrades to be a hassle-free experience. Most people won't have a...view more
    John Galt
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  • Upgrading to Sierra

    This tip is part of a series of tips for : Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10,El Capitan System (10.11), Mac OS 10.2 Sierra The official release date is September 20, 2016.  Note, it no longer has...view more
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  • Yosemite Update information

    Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan and 10.12 Sierra   These tips all refer to the client version.  If you ar...view more
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  • What you need for Mavericks, OS X 10.9 & Yosemite 10.10

    Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan and 10.12 Sierra   These tips all refer to the client version.  If you ar...view more
    a brody
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  • Mountain Lion 10.8 Updating requirements

    Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan and 10.12 Sierra   This is part of a series of tips of updating to Mac OS X 10...view more
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  • Messages App in Sierra

    Hi,   Messages continues in Sierra with a new version. (version 10)   It loses some of the last iChat features that the app was originally based on.   This means that it no longer does Video and Audi...view more
    Ralph Johns (UK)
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  • Site map of Communities and Categories

    Site map of Communities and Categories Visitar comunidades en español.  Visita a comunidades em Português.   The links below may help you locate the content of any specific community or category ...view more
    turingtest2
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  • How to create a boot clone

    Overview— Part of a prudent backup plan is having a Boot Clone. This along with an independent Time Machine (TM) back-up will help save your bacon in most any type of data lose, system corruption,  catastr...view more
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  • Macs and Software that will run with Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.x)

    Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard (last compatible operating system for G4 867 and above, and G5s), 10.6 Snow Leopard (end of the line for PowerPC applications), 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yo...view more
    a brody
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  • How to Install Leopard Troublefree

    Tips on 10.2 Jaguar, 10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard (End of the line for PowerPC Macs), 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, and 10.11 El Capitan   Note: ...view more
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  • Lion (10.7) upgrade questions

    Tips on 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard (end of the line for PowerPC applications), 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion,  10.9 Mavericks and 10.10 Yosemite,and 10.11 El Capitan and Sierra.     No...view more
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  • Suggestions for Wi-Fi issues

    Below is a User Tip about Wi-Fi issues. Suggest starting from the top and working down. Maybe one of them will help.   1) Restart you device.   Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support ...view more
    elcpu
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  • Fixing Keyboard “Type" Problems

    Macs have one of three different physical keyboard “types,” which Apple calls JIS (for Japan), ISO (used in Europe, for example) and ANSI (used in the US). ISO has one key more than ANSI -- it is located b...view more
    Tom Gewecke
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  • Use Time Travel on your Apple Watch

    Time Travel is a feature of watchOS 2 and later which lets you see what's ahead in your day. When you rotate the Digital Crown while your watch face is displayed, compatible complications will show you their status at...view more
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  • Disadvantages of a Referenced Library in Photos

    Photos for Mac has two modes of importing photos, managed (the default) and referenced.  This is determined by the Photos > Preference > General > Importing. If you disable "Copy items into the Photos Li...view more
    léonie
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