Articles Tagged with mac

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 …

After wrong deletion, my important files on my mac lost. I know little about Mac and data recovery, what should do to get my data back?

It's hard for me to admit it but there are things, ten things to be exact, that I really hate about Linux. Sometimes I think it's just me but I do see other people stating a few of these in the forums so I'm at least not alone with some …

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 …

I'm working on a personal movie database project to help keep track of my movie collection, but I'm having issues and I was wondering if it was even possible and if so how to go about doing this in the first place. I want a way to get an overall …

This may seem absurd at first but please read on. Recently I've heard that a lot of people are installing Mac on standard machines made for Windows - either using hardware Virtualization or using some kind of tweak with their BIOS. I also heard that Apple recently switched their working …

My Mac address book syncs itself with my iPhone. Somehow (I think through Microsoft Entourage??) it silently added contacts to the address book for everyone I sent/received an email to/from. I now have thousands of contacts that have an email address only with no phone number, and I don't want …

Does anyone currently use Xamarin framework for development? Its supposed to enable you develop cross platform with c# but some C# code i use in a console app that works properly doesnt work in Xamarin. Wandering if anyone has got that sorta issue.

Ive made a java program to do automated tasks for a game. It takes screen shots with java.robot every 250 milliseconds. The program is working great, but it will always crash at around the 30min mark Im running this program on my mac, and this is the crash report that …

Ive made a java program to do automated tasks for a game. It takes screen shots with java.robot every 250 milliseconds. The program is working great, but it will always crash at around the 30min mark Im running this program on my mac, and this is the crash report that …

Hello all Im trying to make java robot hold down the command key. I have used the following code. robot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_META); robot.Delay(5000); robot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_META); This doesant seem to do the trick. Yes I have searched on how to do this but cannot find a working answer. Am I using the wrong keycode? …

Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this question in, but here goes... I have a new macbook air and I'm attempting to use a shared printer that's on my windows network. I can detect the printer, and it's installed on my mac, but when …

Hi, I want to use Lazarus on my mac, and I went through the steps, installed the three packages at http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus/files/Lazarus%20Mac%20OS%20X%20i386/Lazarus%201.2.6/ . I also typed xcode-select --install into my terminal, which installed some necessary command line tools. The 'Configure Lazarus IDE' has recognised the compiler, FPC sources, and 'make', but …

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 …

There are several of Blu-ray player for Mac OS X, which one are you using? Do you think the one you are using is the best?

Microsoft is just about over the three day hump that has been their timid Windows 8 release, and amid the [cries of anger](http://www.daniweb.com/hardware-and-software/microsoft-windows/windows-vista-and-windows-7-8/news/438107/windows-8-launch-three-year-user-backlash-predicted) over die-hard user, it's apparent Microsoft's move toward Windows 8 was one for the long term, not the short time.  While some jump to call …

To connect to a network using networksetup, we use `networksetup -setairportnetwork en0/1/2 <Network name> [Password]`. However, when the network uses WPA2 Enterprise, it needs a username. What should I do?

Attached are two images that I took on a Windows 7 machine. They are portions of a document that was just opened in Adobe Reader X (Version 10.1.9). One image is of a yellow ribbon across the top of the document, warning about certain data security risks. The other image …

Hey everyone! Hosftra comp sci grad here who got into IT for my career. I think I remember Dani from college! So happy to finally register for this awesome community! I'd like to get back into programming a tiny bit with arduino and the Raspberry Pi. See ya around the …

Guys why is my image not loading on my JFrame?? BTW I am using eclipse on my mac. Code for Board : package ourgame; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class Board extends JPanel implements ActionListener { Dude p; public Image img; Timer time; public Board() { p = …

Web.py outputs 0.0.0.0:8080. On windows, localhost and 0.0.0.0 work. But on mavericks, localhost doesn't work! 0.0.0.0 works, though. Can someone explain what 0.0.0.0 is? Why does web.py say you can enter a ip and port in command line and it will run there? (You can't run on someone else's ip,can …

Hey guys :) Can anyone show me a tutorial for game development in C++. Btw I'm on a mac so I can't go to the DirectX tutorial. Can you please avoid www.cprogramming.com because I dont like it. Thanx anyways :)

Hey guys, I just bought a Macbook Pro but I can find a software that works like WAMP for the Mac OSx for managing MySQL & running PHP scripts on local host, can you guys help?

I am looking for a noob friendly C++ IDE for mac computers. I'm looking something similar to microsoft visual studio. I have tried xcode, but it appears to be missing some of the basic cpp. and h. files like stdafx.

Hey guys :) Can anyone show me a tutorial for game development in C++. Btw I'm on a mac so I can't go to the DirectX tutorial. Can you please avoid www.cprogramming.com because I dont like it. Thanx anyways :)

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 …

I have a really strange situation with my storage device. I would be really grateful if somebody could guide me through this. System details: Mac mini 2.0 i7 8GB 500GBx2 External storage: My studio Book WD 6TB (inside probably 3TBx2 raid). file format: NTFS Connected to Mac through Firewire. intermediate …

The popular [MacRumors Forums](http://www.macrumors.com/) site has confirmed that it was successfully hacked on Monday this week. The vBulletin powered forums fell victim to what it describes as a similar breach that hit the Ubuntu forums earlier in the year. "Our case is quite similar" says MacRumors founder Arnold Kim who …

Suppose I have a set of machines whose ip addresses are changing, say every 10 mins, then before making the tcp connect call (from a client) how do I make sure all the switches and routers have updated their mac Address and Ip Address mapping correctly and that it is …