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  Running Windows on a Mac, and Connecting it to Mac

  Intel and later, and has been tested on 10.9 in this forum. It is unknown if it works with 10.6 and together with VLC can read Video_TS files for playback.64 bit Windows may not be supported unless you have the Macs in this article. Check with the author of the virtualization engine what limitations they have put in place on 64 bit Windows, which can also affect which applications you may be able to run in Windows. Additional formatting tips can be found on this tip. A third party resource for Mac...
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  How to revert OS X back from Mavericks

  Can also be used to fresh install Mavericks in case of software or bad sector issues/glitchesIf your having problems with Mavericks, and you want to keep it, you should first try to fix in place: ..Step by Step to fix your MacIf you can't do any of the following, then let a professional assist you before you delete your data!How to remove OS X 10.9 Mavericks and restore your previous operating system version1: While in OS X Mavericks, you will need to manually (no TimeMachine) backup all...
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  Upgrading to Sierra

  This page will be updated on the author's own homepage: http://www.macmaps.com/docs/DOC-10693/ Links to this page may give the author compensation. This tip is part of a series of tips for : Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10,El Capitan System (10.11), Mac OS 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra (beginning of APFS), 10.14 Mojave (end of 32 bit apps), 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura client. Questions regarding the Server release in Apple menu -> About This Mac...
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  What files are safe to delete or move?

  Moving files in Mac OS X is not as simple as it was in Mac OS 9 days (prior to 2004, not to be confused with the 2013 released Mac OS X 10.9), and is different from Windows as well. Before deleting or moving any files you are uncertain of, be sure to make at least two backups of your critical data.Files with a period as a prefix (i.e. .profile, and .DS_Store), should not be renamed or moved. These are files that are otherwise invisible in Mac OS X and help Mac OS X manage the system...
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  Mac is slow after upgrading to Mavericks

  Hello and welcome to my User TipThere are some possible causes why your Mac is now slow after upgrading to OS X Mavericks.1: If you have a boot hard drive (not a Solid State Drive) , their read/write performance degrades the more they are filled up, especially past the 50% point on the drive.Backup and reduce users files on the machine to a external storage drive (not only TimeMachine), clone and reverse clone what is remaining using another drive and cloning software. Defrags and optimizes...
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  High Sierra upgrading tip

  This tip is part of a series of tips for the client editions of Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11El Capitan 10.12 Sierra, and 10.13 High Sierra (beginning of APFS), and 10.14 Mojave (end of 32 bit apps), 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura client edition. A new tip, which affects all High Sierra and older OS users: Microsoft Office 2019 High Sierra Support… - Apple Community Questions regarding the Server release in Apple menu -> About This Mac, need...
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  Big Sur a Migration tip

  This tip is from a series of tips of upgrading Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra ,10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura Client editions. Server edition forum is over here: https://discussions.apple.com/community/servers_enterprise_software/macos_server November 12, 2020 Apple released Big Sur. April 10, 2023, Apple released 11.7.6, the latest update for Big Sur, via Apple...
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  I am running Mavericks, can I upgrade my Mac?

  Yes! All Macs running 10.8 or later can upgrade to a minimum of 10.11 El Capitan https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-8811...
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  Setting up a local web server on OS X 10.9 Mavericks

  Here is my definitive guide to getting a local web server running on OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”. This is meant to be a development platform so that you can build and test your sites locally, then deploy to an internet server. This User Tip only contains instructions for configuring the Apache server, PHP module, and Perl module. I have another User Tip for installing and configuring MySQL and email servers.Note: This user tip is specific to OS X 10.9 “Mavericks”. Pay attention to your OS...
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  Catalina - an upgrade guide

  This tip is from a series of tips of upgrading Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra ,10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura client editions. Server edition forum is over here: macOS Server - Apple Community Octobrer 7, 2019 Apple released Catalina. The first 64 bit only operating system. August 18, 2022 Apple released Safari 15.6.1, more current web browsers are available...
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  Raw Support Versions on iOS and MacOS

  RAW formats supported by OS X El Capitan - Apple Support Digital Camera RAW Compatibility 6.05 OS X Yosemite: Supported digital camera RAW formats - Apple Support OS X Mavericks: Supported digital camera RAW formats OS X Mountain Lion: Supported digital camera RAW formats OS X Lion: Supported digital camera RAW formats Mac OS X v10.6: Supported digital camera RAW formats...
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  Adobe CS4 issues on OS X 10.10 Yosemite and_or OS X 10.11 El Capitán_Possible fixes

  Adobe CS4 is unstable or works for crawp on OS X 10.10 Yosemite AND OS X 10.11 El Capitán.That is why I still have working versions of OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion and OS X 10.9.5 MavericksOS X 10.9 Mavericks is no longer available for download from the Mac App Store.The only older version of OS X that is left for download and is fully compatible with Adobe CS4 is OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion.If you have an older Mac that ran an older OS X version, you could backup/clone your current system...
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  Mavericks Scanner Support

  Mavericks has several sources for scanner support. This Apple article lists scanners and printers that they have:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669To update the support for those scanners, they have links for driver updates from these vendors HP, Ricoh, Canon, Epson,Brother, Lexmark, Samsung, Fuji/Xeroxwhich if updated after October 22, 2013 support Mavericks.These other sources have scanners:Open source support from: http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/ together with http://www.sane-project.org...
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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 (end of PowerPC hardware), 10.6 (end of PowerPC software), 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra (beginning of MFA authentication), 10.13 High Sierra (beginning of APFS), 10.14 Mojave (end of 32 bit apps), 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey 10.11 is not to be confused for 11.0 Big Sur. 5 years separate their release. 10.11 can only be upgraded to Mac OS 12, Monterey. no Mac OS 13.x Ventura compatibility...
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  Classic, Rosetta, and 32/64 bit revisited.

  in the User Tips section before. To make it more current, the following information has been updated.When we refer to Mac OS 9 below, we are referring to the operating system that was last prebundled on Macs in early 2006 (on PowerPC G5 and G4 Macs only), and was last bootable on 2003 Macs. We are not referring to Mac OS X 10.9, which came out in 2013. That's an entirely different beast.Classic is an environment within Mac OS X on PowerPC (PPC) Macs running 10.4.11 and earlier that allows most Mac OS 9...
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  Messages app and What it Can Do. Mavericks

  and Audio only chat abilities.iChat 3 added Jabber. (some resetting allowed it to work with Google).At this point Bonjour, AIM and Jabber accounts can Video or Audio Only to other Mac. The AIM account can also Video to AIM on PC users.At iChat 6 a Text Only Yahoo option is added. This is in Lion (OS X 10.7.x)The Numbering continues in Mountain Lion when the App becomes Messages and adds the iMessages account.iMessages is Text only in Mountain Lion and Mavericks. (when you can see the Video icon...
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  Backup now, or forever hold your peace

  This tip now has a condensed revision. Backing up one's data is as essential in computing as drinking water is essential for living. It is not a question of if you will lose data, but when.Backing up should be done before installing any new software, and before troubleshooting system issues.Some backups may be forbidden by software license agreements. Be sure to read these in the applications you install. Some external hard drives may lose data upon installation of Mavericks. This may...
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  Messages app and What it Can do: Yosemite.

  version 7) and adds the iMessages account.SO that is:-AIM,Bonjour,Jabber (including Google and Facebook Chat)Yahoo andiMessagesiMessages is Text only in Mountain Lion and Mavericks. (when you can see the Video icon when chat to a Contact it invokes the FaceTime App).You can send certain files and Pic-in-chats.In Yosemite it can Screen Share but unlike the AIM, Bonjour and Jabber accounts it invokes another app like it does for Video and Audio Chats.In this case it is the Screen Sharing app which needs...
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  AppleWorks for the modern day, a migration tip

  Some questions people have about AppleWorks moving to modern Macs are answered here:1. Does AppleWorks work on Intel Macs? Yes.2. Does AppleWorks work on Lion (Mac OS X 10.7), Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8), Mavericks (Mac OS X 10.9), Yosemite (10.10), or El Capitan (10.11)? Not directly.Conversion to compatible formats (mentioned in question 7 below) before installing Lion, or attaching a bootable external hard drive and installing Snow Leopard or earlier on it and installing Appleworks...
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  Java and Mac OS X 10.9

  Keeping current with Java, you may find some websites start to fail to work. First verify you have the latest Java from http://www.java.com/Next the Edit Site List preference found in the Apple menu -> System preferences -> Java after installing that Java, lets you control which websitesare able to run on Java that otherwise might think they have the wrong security. Be careful to only allow sites on that list you actually trust:http://www.java.com/en/download/help/jcp_security.xml...
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