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Tried to create secured documents as I used to do in Windows by creating a password for documents. Ran into problems since I did not realize that Apple did not have the same possibility. I created a new folder and moved all my secure documents into it and somehow came …

I just want to share what free software I use to convert DVD movies for playing on my new iPad Air, that is macx free dvd to ipad ripper. This program is totally free. It has the direct preset for iPad and can convert any DVD to iPad with just …

Recently, one of my friends on FB asked me a question: Whether can we transfer our iphone voice memos to pc or mac for backup. At once, I answered him roughly: maybe, just a maybe. For I have never done this before, but in order to solve my friend’s question …

Hello, how can you convince your mom to buy a mac notebook like a normal macbook air 11 inch or a macbook pro retina or not retina. Anyway, my grandfather (from my mom's side) baught a macbook pro retina display 15 inch that costs 1,600 US dollars to my cousin …

I have been programming on a PC with 101 key keyboard for almost thirty years now. Surprise, when this type of keyboard turned out to be very poorly supported by OSX on a Mac Mini. as you know, on the mac mini you have to attach your own keyboard. This …

I run Mavericks up to date and whatever browser I use, the Internet cuts out to it despite the fact that Network Preferences show WiFi and Ethernet (via HomePlugs) connected. If I reboot the computer it is working again for a while. Cutouts can be several times a day and …

I purchased a used 2011 MacBook Pro laptop. It ran OK for a week but begin to slow down and now boots very slowly. I checked the drive spaces and found it has sufficient hard drive memory. Should I upgrade RAM. Currently it has 4 GB. I heard there are …

Since I upgraded to Mavericks, my Ethernet Internet connection via HomePlugs keeps dropping randomly. What is strange is that Network Preferences shows Ethernet as connected with a green light.There appears to be nothing wrong. I've tried rebooting the router without effect and all that seems to work is rebooting my …

Hi there, Last night my macbook powered down, and when it was restarted, the date and time was reset to 12/31/2000. The date was reset to the 27th (last night after midnight) even though it was the 28th. This morning I reset it to the 28th, and the document I …

For some reason, Excel won't allow me to paste into the find or replace dialog. This is more than a little inconvenient. Am I missing something? Has anyone seen this before? Is there a fix or workaround? TIA!

hello, ts there a way to transfer my whatsapp chats on Android to my new iPhone 5S? I have the whatsapp messages backed up on my computer. Thanks.

I have a dice and chips game that I devised I would like to create for the iPad. The only programming experience I have is with my TRS 80 over 25 years ago using basic. I need to create the play field with dice and chips and be able to …

Hi, I have no idea if this has happened to you before or not but it just happened to me and I am hoping to God one of you brilliant friendly people can help me. I shut down my mac and when I started it up again all the files …

My 500GB HDD have 5 partitions including a time backup drive. Few days back I created another partition of size 50GB for some purpose. Later I deleted that partition and tried resizing OS partition to take the space. But everytime I try to resize the OS disk, the disk utility …

When I synced on iTunes all my contacts were lost. Favorites became just numbers with no names. What happened? If any way to transfer my iPhone contacts to computer without itunes? Thanks in advance.

So as I posted before I am thinking on buying an iphone. I want to get into mobile app dev. I dont have a mac (only windows) so I search and found a lot of articles that said that it is basicly imposible to write iphone apps from a windows …

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lightspeed has blocked facebook because of school issues and i need to get on it at home for personal reasons.

Hi, am pretty new to Mac, hope you don't mind a newbie question. :) My Mac shows that my digital MP3 recorder is out of space, even after I have deleted any big files. The digital recorder does have a Trash folder, but it is invisible on Mac. On Windows, …

Some works, the rest is gray/locked. Tried Manual sync, isn't working, keeps messing up. Now I can't even sync at all. Apply button in gone on iTunes so is sync.

Responding to the publication of a report which shows Amazon, Apple and Microsoft all scoring badly when it comes to a reliance upon 'dirty energy' to power their data centers, Apple has hit back with claims that the report over-estimates the power consumption of iCloud and projects being constructed to …

I’ve been an apple user for years, and gradually get familiar with apple software and hardware’s characters. Though I still out line of buying an iPad from apple shop, but I can’t wait to fancy playing my DVD movies upon iPad. I know that I should get a converter or …

Is it possible to boot the iso image for mac to install it from the internal harddrive if yes please provide step to step information on how i could install the mac i have the iso file which is 6.5gb but don t no how to install it asi have …

HI: I have installed windows server in my mac(boot camp), but when logging in the window the screen requires ctrl+alt+del, I have MAC book pro laptop, can anyone tell me where is Delete key in MAC. I have tried ctrl+shift+esc it doesn't work. Thanks!!!

While installing my iphone 4s I encountered a problem. I bought it today ... 1. I can't sign into my apple id on IMESSAGE TAB/SCREEN 2. I can't send SMS but I can receive them also I can call other mobile numbers (WIFI and 3G works for me so I …

H E L P !! Trying to password protect two folders, I created a compressed folder and then moved two folders and a few documents into the compressed folder, but could not create a password. When I later tried to open the compressed folder, it did not show me any …

I'm looking for SEO tools for pre-intel iMac running osx 10.4.11 (Tiger) Won't keep computer more than another 6 months+/- so buying Virtual PC does not make sense. Support may have already ceased. Simple needs... Google Page rank List of top competitor sites/rankings Would be nice to check rank for …

I had a interal disk that wouldn't show in the finder at all but was showing as mounted on disk utility. I could get to the disk through a file alias so I know the disk was there and working. I tried numious posts including this one (http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/apple/mac-os-x/threads/94420/hard-drive-not-visible-mac-osx) with not …

Hi i am new here. REcently i began to download a few software from the internet and must of them are in zIp files. When i try to open them, textedit open instead and it says this program cannot be run in DOS mode. I do not know how to …

Hi, I'm running a mid/late 2007 Macbook Pro with Mavericks: [Click Here](http://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-2.4-15-santa-rosa-specs.html) When I connect a second display the cpu temp goes through the roof, 90C with the fans at max. When I disconnect the screen the temperature comes down. Temperature Monitor shows that it's the CPU's not the GPU …

Hi I downloaded The Sims 3 on torrent recently and I'm using Mac version 10.5.8 the thing is the Daemon Tools Lite that I needed to play this game cannot be used on this version. I'm really hoping you could help me find a compatible replacement for Daemon Tools. Thank …

I was wondering how to access the /private/var/mobile/library folder(s) on my iMac. This is (obviously) for my iPhone. I'm currently using an iPhone 5 on iOS 7. I've been trying to use iExplorer but if I can't I'll try it on my laptop, too. Thank you in advance. P.S: I …

Hi. My Mac's hard drive recently crashed and everything is wiped out. I have a new hard disk now. My question is: How do I transfer data from my iPhone... back to my Mac? I would like to transfer data from my iCal, iTunes, iPhotos, SMS and contacts. Would appreciate …

I would really appreciate some help here and some serious answers. I work at a coffe shop and an man came up to me if i could charge his iphone (his battery was a 0%). He looked suspicious, i ve never seen him around the community. At first i was …

I was transferring a folder on my desktop and accidentally hit replaced. I didn't want to replace the folder, is there anyway of recovering it?? PLEASE HELP ASAP! THANKS!

When looking for free software to convert some MTS and WMV files to play on my galaxy note 3, I found two software talked about most by people online, Handbrake and MacX Video Converter Free Edition. Handbrake, I know it is popular among people, could convert any video to MP4 …

Hi guys! Just conducting a survey for those who have tried these two operating systems. How would you compare these two in terms of these parameters: Ease of use Availability of Software Overall Security Virus Attacks Thanks!

Hello After I could not boot my Macbook Pro (OS X Lion 10.7.5) I tried to run safe boot. I thought it worked, but only thing it did was booting the mac without any data i used to have. All the software is there. It's like a brand new mac …

Is it possible to install windows 7 or 8 on MacOS-X 10.5.8 If yes then how to do it please help me on it

Thanks to a federal copyright law ruling on Monday by the Library of Congress, jailbreaking your iPhone doesn’t have to be kept to the underground forums like it's alcohol during a digital prohibition. The process is now completely legal under US law. Grab a glass of e-freedom![ATTACH]16137[/ATTACH]The resulting decision was …

If you have an AirPrint-enabled printer, the act of wireless printing from your iPhone or iPad is pretty much a no-brainer. If you don't, then there are a number of apps that use a laptop as a print server. While these, on the whole, work OK they do require that …

I needed to download something on my mac but I couldn't remember my password. So I restarted it hoping that I'd be able to download the document. I downloaded it but now everything is gone. I want it back. There was a document that counts for 50% of my grade. …

Last time I was at Apple they did something so I got my gmail back on my phone. Since then, or maybe since my daughter set up an iCloud account, two things happen: 1. I get all my daughter's contacts and notes (which isn't a bad thing, she's a teenager …

Is there a program for mac that i can use to connect to my mysql Database instead of opening Fire fox and going in and logging in??

When I'm listening to music on my iphone and I pull up the control center It won't let me go to next track. Any solutions

I have recently upgraded to OSX Mavericks and I'm mostly happy with it. My one gripe at the moment is that the displays icon for second monitors that I used to have in the menu bar is gone and I don't know how to get it back. I've tried googling …