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Help. I have restored my Imac 10.5.8 and thought i backed up everything but forgot all our photos. Is there any way i can retreve all these photos. Please help!!!

I bought a new macbook pro.. (june 2012) everything is fine .. but using Safari 5.1.7... Youtube videos are not working in safari.. Actually i want to download youtube videos (flv or mp4 files) and i searched everywhere people it is easy in safari..while the video is running on site.. …

is there such thing as a free software that you download and it make a voice recognition password for you MacBooks or iMacs

Yesterday I upgraded to Safari 6.0 and like the combined address and search field but the "delete" key is gone. I kept pressing in frustration last night until I found the shortcut. Don't know if this worked in earlier versions because I never tried it but in Safari 6 pressing …

Does anyone know how to add 2 or 3 songs onto a slideshow of iPhoto photos? I can only add one song. Thanks.

I just upgraded my mac from snow leapord too the new mountain lion. After upgrading , office applications (word, porwerpoint, etc) wont work, producing the error that the application cant be opened beacause powerpc apps are no longer supported. Is there any way to fix this other than paying to …

If you lost your master password, it can be easily reset. I can get it done for you no problem. E-mail me at (Deleted) <Please keep things on this site.>

I lost the master password for my mac. However, I still have the admin passwords. Any way I can recover it? There is a keychain, (filevaultmaster), but I can't access it. I tried all known passwords (except the master password because I lost it) but got nothing. I opened the …

I want to share files between two mac osx computers, connected in the same network. These computers are password protected etc... so after I enable Personal File Sharing in the System Preferences I can browse to the network, find the computer I want to connect and connect to it, everything …

Its seem a bit slow while using iPhone 4S. Sometime it irritate too much. :(

Yesterday I created a new user on my computer. . . I copied some of the files over. . . I then decided. . . oh I don't have time for this, and thought I copied the files back over to my normal user. . .and I deleted the new …

Hi Friends, My i-pod shows 7888 tracks on it, my i-tunes shows 8112. Where are the missing 224??! Have connected i-pod and downloaded tracks several times and everything seeems okay but there is always a differing amount. Have tried quick look around PC for any music in other folders. An …

Hi, I just experienced this issue after upgrading Xcode to 4.3.3, and thought the fix might be useful to others. The original fix is posted [here](https://devforums.apple.com/thread/141685) and modified [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9325804/xcode-4-3-organizer-crash). Create the file readcert.m with the following code: #import <Security/Security.h> #import <Foundation/Foundation.h> void checkCerts () { OSStatus status; const void *keys[] …

Hi. So I have a website (SNIP) and I am setting up a phpBB forum (or something else). But......I'm going mobile-style! Is there anyway I can make it so anytime a new post comes up (assuming the person is on the website), the person gets a push notification or something? …

I've just moved over to Mac in particular for their writing software but now find that I cannot use my favourite font, Papyrus because there is no Italic version offered. Can anyone tell me how to obtain the Papyrus Italic font or better still e-mail me with a file that …

I recently downloaded a computer game for my mac, but it does not open up when I click on it. I am under the impression that I need to make a virtual disk image for the file in order to play the game on my comp. I do not know …

I hope this is the right place to request help with the error message: "Verify volume failed with error Could not unmount disk" I use a Mac OS X/10.4.11/Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5/ 7 GB DDR2 2SDRAM. Software is fully updated. The computer has two internal disks and an external …

Have you ever given a thought about installing three different type of Operating System on a single computer? Not Yet! Hmm... This sounds scary and too complex right? But You're Totally wrong! Its as simple as Install two Windows Based OS on one computer... Believe Me! Still Don't Believe Me? …

I would like to run older versions of OSX on my Mac Mini. Apple dropped support for Classic Mode and for PowerPC code, which broke SoundDiver, an important tool in my home music studio. All I've been able to dig up so far about OSX virtualization is that it used …

The Flashback Trojan has infected at least 600,000 Apple computers running Mac OS X according to the Russian AV company [Dr Web](http://www.drweb.com/?lng=en) which researched the spread of the malware which was originally discovered at the end of last year and for which Apple issued a security patch just this week. …

As you can see from the title, I'm suffering the problem. developer.apple.com didn't provide much information about this, I have to ask for solution somewhere else. I already know how to up/down-load files and create directories, but the official reference doesn't say how to undo it. I hope some one …

Hi everyone, I have got a mac book pro and it had initially an OSX before I partitioned the disk. When I did partitioned it, I could see a decrease in the size of the disk. I've only got two partitions that are one for Win7 and the other one …

this may seem like a very borad question but I was wondering if anyone had a clue why apple does not allow flash to work on iphones and ipads...it just doesn't seem to make sense to me. Maybe I have missed somthing in the media but what could apple loose …

Has anyone been successful in getting a SanDisk Sansa model MP3 player to work with a Mac? I changed the player's USB mode to Mass Storage Class, but Mac does not recognize it. Am using OS X, 10.3.9.

My old mac ibook G4 has pasnther installed on it,i want to upgrade to tiger but the dvd-rom is not functional also being an old system its not possible to boot via usb,Is it possible to boot it using an external dvd-rom connected via usb?

Hi I currently use Safari browser on my OS X Powerbook. When I do a search on Google, once I have typed the first letter a huge list appears with every search I have ever done starting with that letter. I want to know how to delete or turn off …

I have a strange issue that has been bothering me for quite some time now. I have a Macbook that will not connect correctly to my home network via wireless. The issue becomes noticeable when the Mac leaves and then comes back, but won't connect automatically back onto the network …

Unit: 2007 iMac with OS X Problem: Will not boot. Upon pressing power button it attempts to go through startup procedure then grey-screen and error message (You Need to restart your computer. Hold down the power button until it turns off, then press the power button again.) I have come …

I have been using Super Duper to create a bootable copy of my hard drive nightly. (This is in addition to using Time Machine.) My hard drive has a capacity of 1TB of which 250GB is used. My backup drive is a firewire 800 WD MyBook 1TB. I noticed that …

The Apple iWork office productivity suite for the Mac has been around for ages, and was recently joined by an iOS version. iWork documents have, up until now, been seen as being pretty safe courtesy of the particular implementation of the 128-bit AES encryption Apple used to secure them. I …

I had to say it! Only because my phone is currently on a contract, and I didn't want to end the contract to get the iPhone 4. But my plan is to get the iPhone 5... when it's released. Do people think Apple are already working on it? What features …

Okey, so I'm new with mac, this must be an easy question: So far I've learned to do autorun, and make it hidden in sys prefs -> account -> Login items. My problem is that this doesn't work with the dashboard. I've found the dashboard.app, added it, checked the hidden …

Just got one as a gift. One use I might have for it if it can run internet explorer on it. Looking for an informed opinion if such a thing is possible.

Kudos have to go to Apple for taking the totally dead, and I mean Dodo dead, consumer tablet computing concept and not only breathing new life into it but turning it into an object of desire with the iPad. The new iPad 2 does not feel so aspirational. Sure, there …

I've mu SIM card put inside the iPhone but after this time I synced my phone to iTunes it shows no service , have tried settings-->general-->reset but no help.Please Help!!

Hi, I have a mac (Lion OS X) at work and was wondering if there is software available to connect to it remotely from my windows 7 Laptop at home? I would like to use XCode from my home PC. Is this possible? What software do you recommend? Thanks, Sam

Mail in 10.3.5 keeps going "offline." I'll set it to online, and it goes to offline after trying to get email. Also, Info for mail is set correctly, yet it can't hook up to mail/dns servers. Teo other email accounts that I have with the same provider work OK, but …

just upgraded from 10.2.8 to 10.4.2. for some reason when I download drivers it fails to mount a disk image. I have run disk utility for verifying permissions and repair but still can't get them to mount. any ideas would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

Does anyone have any idea when the iPad 3 will be released by Apple. I am thinking of one for school, and am wondering if I should wait for the new one to come out.

Hi, I have a mac book pro. I'd like to know how to burn dmg files onto DVD-R as bootable on Windows 7? Do I also need to convert the files to ISO type in order to make them run smoothly when I start up the machine? Thanks...

Hello Mac users, I'm trying to hook up my husbands dell printer with my mac. We have two printers in our office and it's crowded. I wanted to get rid of my hp printer, the two printers are about the same. I can't figure out this printer driver thing. I …

Dear all, Sorry to bother you all with my inadequate mac knowledge but I really do need to pick someones brain. I noticed my Norton anti-virus subscription has expired on my Mac OSX. Apparently I must buy a new subscription key. However as I am a destitute student, I have …

hey, I am totoally window person no experience with apple whatsoever except it is a multi-touch mouse that I know say -- if I wanna to learn android, I start with appinventor.com ----- I really wanna to learn write an apps for ipad i.e. business application I want it to …

None of the other "can't find mouse" descriptions apply to my problem. After using SnowLeopard on a Mac Mini for 1.5 years, twice now I've found my computer turned off after leaving it on overnight. Ok, that could be a power glitch. No one else touches this computer, so that …

Hello,everyone!I am trying to sync my photos to my iphone. In itunes, I am able to check the box to sync, then check to sync a particular folder. After that I have tried clicking on Apply AND File>Sync iphone and then the photo box will gray out and the photos …

Aww, looks like Steve Jobs just passed away :(

I know that Apple has been expending a lot of hot air telling anyone who will listen that the new iTunes pricing regime is a good thing for consumers. I know that it reckons that for every song which is ramped up to the new 99p (here in the UK) …

I found this article from the EFF quite disturbing. What do you say about a company that would want to do this? ... Thoughts? Comments? Scathing Rebuttals?? [url]http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/steve-jobs-watching-you-apple-seeking-patent-0[/url]

i have 2011 mac book, in my mouse (wired) scroll botton left and right and down its working but top it is not working.

Hi, Ever since I upgraded from Tiger to Snow Leopard, I cannot print in color. It will print but only in black and white. I use a Dell 5100cn color laser printer. I have contacted Dell and of course there is no known time frame for a release of a …