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Hi i am new to Mac so dont know alot of the software that is out there, however the first piece of software i need is a firewall and Antivirus (preferably free) are there any that u guys can recommend Thanks Studio

:confused: Hi everyone, just recently i have experienced major problems using the apple dvd player on osx 1.5. It just wont recognise dvds but cds are fine. I would be greatful for any help its driving me crazy!! thanx

Am I out of date? For over a decade I never worried about any virus on MacOS/iOS. But https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/11di44n/do_i_need_antivirus_for_a_macbook/ is kicking it around like you need such a thing. And while I tend to be precise, folk today call everything a virus even if it's a trojan, malware or a …

I've only been on OS X for 2 days! So I am pretty new. Basically when I plugged in my Targus USB mouse it popped up that I was replacing the keyboard, it said if I wasn't then just to ignore the message and carry on, so I crossed it …

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Someone help me, I forgot my Mac wifi password, someone will tell me how to find my wifi password

How many people here does have BigSur installed? [Click Here](https://imgur.com/Yo2XKyV)

My mac book is a little angry so I take the drive nd used it as external. How I run my IOS on windows pc?

I just upgraded the software to OS X Sierra and I use a multi usb port for connecting my mouse since there are just two usb port and the harddisk has to be plugged in directly. The light appears at the bottom of the mouse which means that the power …

Hello everyone,, Okay so I play this game called x-plane on my 2016 mpb base model. It runs decent given its specs and it’s a Mac. Now I know macs are not good at gaming but I can’t stand windows and refuse to get one ever again. I looked at …

Using print app print info does not show on envelope. No problem printing but cannot transfer info from contact app to envelope

Everything I download I keep getting the "This file is damaged and cannot be opened, move to trash?" message and I don't know what to do anymore The sudo-master disable command thing worked for a while but it's not anymore This laptop isn't very useful if I can't download anything! …

Just updated to 10.14.4 but that didn't fix anything Everything I download I keep getting the "This file is damaged and cannot be opened, move to trash?" message and I don't know what to do anymore The sudo-master disable command thing worked for a while but it's not anymore This …

Up until 5 days ago Outlook 2011 on my iMac was working fine -but now it recieves emails but I cannot send them - all it does is save them as drafts. I have it setup so it receives and sends from my (imap) gmail account (as I said it …

Hi there, when I click and drag files from afolder onto a USB to display on a TV (slideshow) I have to get someone on a PC to delete invisible copies of those files. What is that about? How can I do that myself without relying on a PC user …

I'm looking for a program reproduces in a picture box the AVI files present within the various files (of course continuous playback and transparent effect including). dll and others, I found one in Visual Basic and it works, but I can not do it Running in VB 10, i have …

I'm running VirtualBox on Sierra with a Windows 7 Guest VM. How can I increase the space available to the VM? I started with 20GB but I realise now it wasn't nearly enough.

I run Sierra unsupported on a late 2009 Mac Mini and have had no problems with it until now after trying to uninstall and re-install (unsuccessfully) Skype. The Finder is not working properly. I can't open the Finder window from the Dock nor will Finder - Go work on the …

Hi everyone, I've got hours and hours of video clips that I want to edit with iMovie and then put on DVD with iDvd but they're all .wmv format. But iMovie isn't letting me import them, saying something to the effect of they can't be imported, or they're not the …

I have been using a wal-mart wireless mouse for months. It got slow response yesterday and today will not work. Plugged in a new mouse and it's not working either. Settings /mouse not detecting. Batteries good. any help would be appreciated.

**Video players** 1. [VLC Media Player](http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html) - VLC is a cross-platform and open source multimedia player for Mac OSX. 2. [Perian](http://www.perian.org/) - Perian is another open source video player for that are based on multi-platform form of FFmpeg project. 3.[ Mac Media player](http://www.macblurayplayer.com/mac-media-player.htm) - Mac media player provided all the …

I am working on Mac Lion and have learned in some tutorials that duplicates files in your system kill too much of free space and that (Lack of free space) could be one of the reasons of Slow performing Mac. So, I want to know the tips to find duplicate …

Hello I am trying to find an ADB (male) to USB (female) adapter for my G3 Wallstreet Powermac Laptop. I would like to be able to connect a USB jumpdrive to the computer via the ADB port on the back. If anyone can please recommend a seller of vintage type …

We have developed an app for iPhone. Our business requirement is to run the app at the background and listen to our server for the updates. We need to get the list of online users. This helps us in getting the list of online users and also in listenning to …

Does anyone know how I can convert an .ismv file to a DVD compatible format like MP4 on a Mac without buying expensive software?

I run El Capitan but had the same problem with prior operating systems. I can't use the single quote key to type a straight quote mark in the apps that I want, in particular an abc notation app called EasyABC. Having just stated that I notice the word can't does …

I find the inability to make multiple playlists too limiting in this otherwise wonderful program. What is the next best program just for viewing movies in many formats that supports multiple playlists? I am willing to pay a reasonable amount. Thanks.

hey, i dont know how this has happened, but while i was working on my mac, suddenly i lost all my data on screen. even my dock, time all the right side icons have disapperared. any idea how can i get it back ?

What are my chances of data recovery from external hard drive which is password protected. I consulted one data recovery services and their asking price is $350. Do I have some other less costlier option for data recovery? HDD Manufacturer - WD Elements WDBUZG0010BBK-EESN 1TB Portable External Hard Drive"

I have bought 2 different types of HDD and still I am unable to format using Disk Utilities it always gets stuck halfway. Will buying an installation disk fix this problem? or is there somethan out there besides disk utility to format the HDD Regards -Steve

I am going to sell my old Mac Mini and i need to erase all the data stored on the drive. I heard that a factory reset is not secure enough. The data recovery software can still access the data on the drive. Is worth to a buy third-party app …

Hello friends, I am a new user for a mac and it seems to be slow as its opening time and also browsing a page. At that time what should I do for this? I am wondering for some wisefull tips that I recover this problem as soon as possible.

I dont know if it happens to other people's mac but mine whenever i delete file or data from my flash drive with me mac it leaves exactly the same size of the same files i deleted in a .Trash, _DStore folder. plus how can i enable show/hidden files on …

So my next problem is what mac is right and reliable for me? I will be using my mac for: - Writing word/pages docs - Programming in C++ , Objective-c , Java and more - Game development - Powerpoint/keynote presentations - A little bit of PhotoShop - Music and personal …

We started learning C++ in our class at school a few months ago, and hence, we have to download and use Turbo C++ 3.0 (90s software, ugh), as we don't have to change the syntax at all. Till now, I managed on Code::Blocks on my sister's Windows, but I want …

As the iPhone7 will going to be launched in the coming months for all its personal and professional customers , So the Apple will Provide many new features in its upgraded version iphone7 which are embedded with advanced technology as compared to its earlier version iPhone6. You can check upgraded …

Recently, I have bought a kindle fire for ebook reading. But after I import my computer’s PDF ebooks to my kinlde, I found it not very comfortable to read PDF in Kindle, one of my friends said that it is a good choice for us to convert pdf to mobi …

Hello everyone! So I am using a mac, and while I am not using any applications that require a webcam (like skype or video chat clients), I see a red dot on my webcam. Does this mean my webcam is on and spying on me? If so, what should I …

Few days ago, the guys at the Apple store had to reinstall my OS and they have installed OS X 10.10. Is there a simple and easy way to create a copy of this to an external hard drive to use it in the future if I need to boot …

Hi guys from last month I am using one browser it called [Max Safe Browser](https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/max-safe-browser/id774765714?mt=8) provided by Max Secure Software India Private Limited and I am feeling good by using this browser in my iphone and here I am just asking which browser is your best for iphone? If you …

Who bought "Apolsoft Android SMS Transfer" of this software? Can give me some advice? I want to be able to export my Android SMS database to my pc in a friendly txt, html or pdf format that is easy to read. I have the sms.db file ready to use, i …

There are rumors that iPhone 5S or iPhone 6 (whatever it will be called) will be introduced in a number of colors, with big size, excellent 12 MP camera, thumb impression detection for security and will be a bit bigger in size. What will be your favourite feature among these …

let session = NSURLSession.sharedSession() //1 let downloadTask = session.downloadTaskWithURL( url, completionHandler: { [weak self] url, response, error in // 2 // return } ) Please explain the meaning of [weak self] inside closure . what if we dont declare it as [weak self] ? Thanks /

Over the summer I started downloading photographs directly to our iPad. In the past I had first loaded them onto our laptop and then transferred them to the iPad. Now, I am wondering if I can take what I first put on the iPad and move them to the laptop. …