In Windows the “show desktop” button is right at the bottom of your screen in the lower right, some users miss this function when they come to the Mac from Windows. The good news is that a “show desktop” function is there in OS X, it’s just a little hidden. On your Mac keyboard simply […]
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Apple Computers
How To Fix No Bootable Device Insert Boot Disk On Hackintosh OS X
I ran some updates on my hackintosh (a PC running the Apple OS X operating system) and was prompted to restart to finish installing updates. But when the computer restarted I was presented with a black screen and the error: “No bootable device — insert boot disk and press any key”. Not good. It seemed […]
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How To Get iPhone To Show Up In iTunes
Current versions of iTunes use Wifi Sync to tie together your iPhone with your computers iTunes library. But what happens when your iPhone doesn’t show up? There are a few different fixes for this problem. Try them in order from easiest to more difficult. Fix #1: Check Your Wifi Let’s start with something really simple and […]
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Monitoring Temperature on a MacBook
I’m thinking about downloading iStat for my MacBook Pro so that I can keep a eye on things but ive read that the temp and fan monitor gauge doesn’t work with macbooks is this true? Also I wanted to know if iStat sucks your computer’s processing power and make it run slow, if it does […]
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What is a podcast?
I’ve just bought an iPod and my friend told me about something called a Podcast. What is it? A Podcast is basically a modern take on the radio show format. It’s available on the internet and you can download and listen to them at any time you want. The show can be about virtually any […]
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Can I reuse my ISP setup disc?
Question: Most ISP’s in the UK provide a setup CD that you use to connect your PC to the internet, if you bought a new PC (or in my case a Macbook Pro) are the settings the same? Hi there! The setup CD most ISPs give you is often filled with software that you may […]
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Can you run Windows Update while in Parallels?
Once installed using Parallels 3.0 can XP be updated (Such as Service Pack 3)? It sure can! Basically what Parallels does is use something called virtualization, what this does is “blind” windows into thinking that it’s running on a PC normally. Windows Update will work just fine in this environment. The Fake Geek Appended on […]
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How well does Parallels work?
Question: How good is Parallels 3.0 for the Macbook Pro? I really like it. It runs applications very well and when doing most things you can’t even tell your running it inside of OSX. Any of the Macbook Pros will run it just fine. The newest version of Parallels has a great new feature for […]
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iMac “Securedownload” attachment problem
My iMac is having an email problem. I use Yahoo and Safari and when I download an attachment it changes its name to “securedownload” I try and open this and I get a colorSync ultility error. What do I do? This problem has been spreading to a few Mac users. There is news that Yahoo […]
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Going full screen in Safari.
How do I get full screen in the Safari web browser? You can do this a variety of ways: At the bottom of the window there will be three diagonal lines. Click and drag these lines to extend the window. Download AppleScript and use the script to extend your window automatically. You can download it […]
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