Apple/Mac Help & Support
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I want to mount my Mini on it's side. If you do this with a PC it can cause the hard drive to fail if you ever decide to mount it any other way. Will setting my Mini on it's side hurt anything inside the box?
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Once I find an email client that is as good as Outlook I will switch to OS X completely. Now I just boot Windows to check my email. What is a good comparable email client for OS X?
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When I bought my mini I upgraded the ram to 4 gigs. What is the maximum amount of memory my Mac Mini will take? This is a 2009 model.
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Hi im a complete noob to mac. I have been given a macmini 2006,1.66ghz core duo by my parents as they have upgraded to a imac 2010.when she bought it from the shop she was told it was the last one they had and it came with no disks.?i have been reading on the net and some say my model comes preinstalled and on others it says i need a 4 disks that do the install....im so confused.basically i want to wipe it as it still has my parents details etc.can anyone tell me wether there should be disks for it or if its preinstalled how do i access it and reformat it.much thanks for any help given as im stumped......HELP!!
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The fan on my mini is running full speed. The temps are normal so I don't think it is heat induced The fan just revved up and now it won't slow down. Has this happened to anyone and if it did how can I fix it?
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Hi all, I am having a problem with my Mini. Just started this past weekend. I ran the disk check 3 times and received the following error code: 4HDD/11/4000000:SATA(0.0). I got this on the first test only. After the first one it came back clean with no other messages. Now here is my problem that I noticed first, I got a message onscreen that said my PC encountered a problem, push the power button in to restart your PC. I have done this several times without success. What I have found though is that if I have my glass mouse powered on or my touch pad powered on it crashs. I currently have a wired mouse attached and it seems to be working correctly. WiFi is working OK an…
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Apple's newly revised MacBook Air borrows design cues from iPad to deliver an even lighter and smaller design, with higher resolution displays and long battery life. The new Airs also have more ports that are easier to access and hit price points that make it difficult for buyers to choose between the new models and the existing entry level MacBook, and the faster and more expandable MacBook Pros. The 11 and 13 inch MacBook Air models themselves are difficult to choose between, with the lighter, smaller model offering a few weaker aspects than its larger 13 inch sibling: a slightly slower CPU and system bus, smaller SSD options, and a lower resolution screen. However, …
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If you run any Windows Operating systems on your Mac then use this forum to share your tips and to discuss the use of Microsoft Windows.
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A Korean company, Playmass has announced the launch of an interesting new accessory for the iPhone 3GS. It's called iSeeU, which will allow iPhone 3GS users to make a video call - minus the awkwardness that comes with it. Since the iPhone 3GS comes sans a front facing camera, making a video call isn’t actually very pleasurable experience even after the arrival of a plethora of apps that allows iPhone 3GS users to do so. iSeeU solves that problem by attaching itself on to your iPhone 3GS. Source: iPhone Hacks
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Hi everyone, I am CK and new to Apple Mac product and I'm glad that I found this forum. I just bought a Mac Mini 2011 with Intel i5 Core and tried to setup with my Acer X193w LCD monitor (highest resolution: 1680x1050). However, I got black screen display (blank) when connected the unit to my monitor through the AVI/HDMI adaptor came with the package. May I know what went wrong and how shall I resolve the problem. I have no problem using the monitor with my PC. Really appreciate if someone had similar experience can advise me. Many thanks. Best regards... CK
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Loving OS X
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I have OS X set up the way I like it now. I have all my email accounts converted. Have my IM accounts added to Adium. I haven't switched to my Windows 7 box in 4 days. In Fact I shut it off today for the first time since I installed Windows 7. I still need to buy Photoshop for OS X. Once I do that I don't see any reason why I would ever have to start up Windows 7 again. I'll use my license to create a Virtual machine and run it there.
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I have version Mac OS X 10.4.11 that's what came with it. 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM It is running slow all of a sudden. It started when I hooked up a Lacie drive to backup all my pictures with a Firewire cable. Not sure if this is what started the problem or it is a coincidence. It is not connected at the moment and still having problems. I have zapped the PRAM. I tried to reboot in safe mode and it would not work. Can't find a startup disc. Any suggestions on how to find out what is causing it to run slow. Some symptoms are: Safari and Firefox running real slow ; spinning rainbow wheel a lot. Icons disappearing from desktop only to r…
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DigiTimes briefly reports that an executive from Sintek Photronics has denied claims from late last week that the company has shipped samples of touchscreen panels to Apple for testing in a touch-capable iMac. Rumors and an Apple patent application have suggested that the company is at least toying with the idea of a touch-capable iMac. While it is unclear whether Apple would attempt to create a fully touch-capable Mac OS X, it has been suggested that the company could instead offer iOS as layer on top of Mac OS X, allowing both operating systems to coexist on the same machine. News Source: Mac Rumors
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OKay guys Im new to trying different displays with my Mac. Since I have an early 2009 Mac Mini Can I use the Mini DVI to Video Adapter to get display using a RCA yellow input to a tv screen? Long and short Im working on installing my mini in my car for trips because I travel so much and Im tried of messing with my Ipod and dealing with my portable Garmin. My car has RCA jacks already installed from the factory to work on my LCD screen. I thought using the Mini DVI to VGA and then adding a VGA to RCA adapter would work but its all static. So at this point im just wondering if the Mini DVI to Video adapter would work? Thanks in advance! Here is the like for the …
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I've used every MacBook Air since it was originally released, and I still use an 18-month-old Air for hours and hours every day," Paul Venezia reports for InfoWorld. "My last Air was top-of-the-line, with a dual-core 2.13GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM, and the 128GB SSD, purchased in June 2009. I purchased a top-of-the-line [13-inch] model this time as well, bearing the same dual-core 2.13GHz CPU, but now with 4GB of RAM and 256GB of flash storage ($1,799 from the Apple Store). The difference in performance between the two is significant -- and that's saying something." "It has the oomph to handle just about every general-purpose task you can throw at it while weighing in at less…
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Hello, I'm facing some problem with my mac mini audio setup. I bought a new mac mini about 15 days ago. I tried to connect it to my AV digital receiver (ONKYO TX-SR608) via HDMI in order to get 5.1 audio output. But the only thing I obtained is a stereo output. In midi configuration all the multi channel audio options are disabled. The only one that is selectable is the stereo option. On the other hand in VLC audio set up the multi channel option is selectable but if I click on it the program (and the played dvd) hangs up. Yesterday, tired of making continuous efforts in order to get the multi channel signal from the HDMI interface I bought an optical (toslink) cable…
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I've been running an eMac that is nearly 10 years old, and, while its still kicking, I needed to upgrade finally. So got a used macmini (mid 2010), because I can't let go of the CD/DVD world yet. It's like new, running Lion, and is connected to a 24" RCA LED LCD HDTV. My problem is that in trying to carry over files from my old emac to the mini, when I plug in a flash drive (anywhere—Gigaware 4 port, back of the mini, keyboard) it will not show up on the desktop. I will be able to see it in DiskUtility, but even after reformatting, it won't show up. What can I do? I realize I have other options to swap files, but still would like to have my flash drives work. Thanks fo…
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I have talked about Magican AntiTrojan in another topic, it can check and remove Flashback Trojan and all infected file. Now this app gets updates now, not only can remove the horrible Flashback Trojan, but also it enables users to check and remove other three kinds of viruses from Mac computer, including MacKontrol, Sabpab and Onlx. Even this app can only remove few viruses from Mac, but the developer will updates it soon and add more features to fulfill this app. This app is free. If you like this app, you can visit Magican official site for it.
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My son has just saved up and bought himself a second hand mac mini. He set it up and is using his TV as a disply. He was using it and changed the resolution and now all he gets is a blue screen on his TV. Can anyone help us resolve this. He is mac mad and has been waiting to get one for ages and at 12 years old is devestated that he can now not use it. Please help!
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macOS Monterey is here, complete with some nice new features like Live Text which allows you to select text in images, the inclusion of Shortcuts app on Mac, improvements to Safari, Focus modes, the ability to use a Mac as an AirPlay receiver, and a variety of general refinements to the Mac operating system. If you’re ready to install and upgraded to macOS Monterey, we’ll walk through the steps for installing macOS Monterey onto a Mac. The approach we’ll cover in this article will be upgrading a prior macOS release to macOS Monterey. Before beginning, be sure you have at least 25GB of free storage available on the Mac, as MacOS Monterey requires enough space to down…
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If you keep using the system after deleting files and emptying Trash Bin, you greatly increase possibilities of file overwriting with the every minute which passes. For assured recovery of lost, missing, and deleted files from Mac OS X hard drive and other supported storage media, use third-party Mac Disk Recovery applications. iPhone 5 Release Date
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Both Magican and CleanMyMac can cleaning the unneeded files to keep Mac in order. However, difference still exists between them. If you have experienced these two Mac applications, you will be able to differentiate the two applications on basis of their features. CleanMyMac focuses on sweeping the files you does not need away to keep your Mac clean and health. They are logs, cache files, universal binaries, system junks, useless languages, leftovers and uninstalled application. You may consider it to be very versatile software. But I’d like to choose a application with more functions, that’s why I prefer Magican. Besides cleaning all the useless files, Magican also supp…
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Snow Leopard covers the entire 64 bit applications that use most of the libraries of Mac OS X. The built-in applications of this Operating System can run in 32 bit mode on 32 bit machines and in 64 bit mode on 64 bit machines. The kernel of Snow Leopard has been designed to run in 64 bit mode and support 16 terabytes of Ram on some machines. 64 bit kernel of this OS will run on Xserve and Mac Pro machines by default. iPhone 5 Release Date
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Many users show no habits to keep hardware info. But Mac hardware information is really useful. When we want to upgrade our Apple computer or sell it, then we need to check the hardware information. But we do not like to check the hardware info all times. We can choose "Magican" to export the information as pictures or files. It make user can easily manage the hardware.
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After you have used Apple computer over months, your Mac system may appears to be slow with unwanted caches, useless language packs and binaries. Sometimes, Mac users store duplicate files at different locations and forget them. Each of these duplicate files, cache files, unnecessary language packs and binaries take small space of your Mac system, but combine all the useless files together may rouse your Mac system become unacceptably slow. In such a situation, Mac users need a utility to optimize Mac system and clean all unnecessary files to speed up Mac. Magican is one of those system optimize utilities which is able to remove all useless data from Mac. Magican is a us…
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