All Entries in the "Troubleshooting" Category
iPhone 3GS service with Du (Part II)
When I finished writing my original article about how horrible Du service was a little under a month ago, little did I know that I was going to be writing a second part for it. However, here I am. Don’t get me wrong, I am actually happy writing this as I have possibly proven to [...]
Overcoming a non-working DVD drive
Earlier this year, I ran into a slight hiccup with my MacBook – the DVD drive stopped working. In this post, I will outline various solutions and workarounds that have been very useful in overcoming this little hardware limitation.
There are several times when a DVD drive is required and none of them more critical then [...]
Geeky Girl- Bluetooth not found after Snow Leopard update
Today I had to be my Geeky Girl self and figure out why Bluetooth on my MacBook was not working. I could not even find the Bluetooth Module in System Preference. A little searching and I found this to be a common problem with the Snow Leopard updates. It was an easy fix, I just [...]
Clean up after Adobe CS4
I’ve had a copy of Adobe CS4 installed on a MacBook Pro in the office and just the other day it started giving me problems. Applications refused to start or gave me strange error messages so I decided to take it off and install it again.
Silly me I just deleted all the Adobe apps and [...]
Certified Apple Doctor
Q: My recently purchased Mac mini doesn’t seem to see any drives (flash or external HDD – both previously used on a Windows PC) when I plug a drive into its USB sockets. It just shrugs its shoulders and says “yeah well what do you want me to do?” I’m sure I’ve missed something simple.
A: [...]
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Q: Last week I got a new iMac with Office 2008. I want to write some Arabic but it doesn’t seem to work. What can I do?
A: I’m certainly no expert at Arabic but I believe Office 2008 does not support Arabic, at least not Word. To write Arabic on Mac OS X you have [...]
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Q: I have a big collection of music CDs that I’d like to get into my iTunes, but I’m not sure how.
A: It’s easy, just insert the disk into your Mac, and iTunes should launch, and from there you can rip the music so you have it on your hard drive. If you have many [...]
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Q: Is there any way where I can save the book I create in iPhoto as a PDF or something, so that I can send it as an email to people?
A: Yes, you can. As with any application in Mac OS X print your book to a PDF file, then take that file to the [...]
Mac mini Saved by Wireless USB Adapter
We have a Mac mini that’s been acting up a lot lately, especially with wireless network connection. It has been getting really poor wi-fi reception, usually only one dot in the Airport menu, whereas other Macs have been getting full reception. So I naturally figured there’s something up with the Airport, perhaps even something wrong [...]
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Q: What is BootCamp?
A: BootCamp is free software from Apple (http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html) with which you can install and run Windows on an Intel Mac. When you run it you first partition your hard drive, and then with an original Windows installation disc (XP or Vista) it installs Windows for you. Then whenever you reboot your Mac [...]
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by Magnus Nystedt
Get answers to your Apple tech support questions. Email techsupport@emiratesmac.com
Q: What is BootCamp?
A: BootCamp is free software from Apple (http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/bootcamp.html) with which you can install and run Windows on an Intel Mac. When you run it you first partition your hard drive, and then with an original Windows installation disc (XP or Vista) [...]
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Q: How can I use dual monitors with my Mac and why would I want to? A friend of mine has two monitors with his PC, so I thought I might want that too.
A: You don’t say which Mac you have, so I can’t say for sure whether you can use two monitors – but [...]
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Q: I have a MacBook and I just purchased a new AirPort Extreme. I was trying to set it up earlier but the amber light kept flashing, even though I had connected the WAN cable from the wall to the WAN port on the extreme. What am I missing? I’ve done the AirPort Utilities set-up [...]
The Power Supply Tale
After having become the proud owner of a 23-inch Apple Cinema Display, for about 30 minutes I could not figure out why it did not light up. I was sure that it was tested and it was working. Simply put, I was going nuts trying to figure this problem out.
After trying to troubleshoot some more: [...]
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Q: I am about to sell my Mac and I don’t want to leave my stuff around on the hard drive for others to read. What would you suggest I do to really clean it out before selling it?
A: Disk Utility (in Applications>Utilities) will do just fine. Select the hard drive you want to erase [...]
