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HelpBugs & Fixes: when TextEdit won’t save
Occasionally, maybe once every few weeks, TextEdit refuses to save any documents I currently have open. Any changes I have made to these documents...
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HelpOS X Recent Items glitch fix
When you click and hold on an application’s dock icon, its dock menu pops up. It typically includes a list of the application’s recently opened...
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HelpRecover photos lost in an import
The other day, someone I know very well (I shall not reveal his identity) called me for some emergency tech support. He had been importing photos...
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HelpFix an iPhone that fails to pair with Bluetooth devices
Last September, a new thread in Apple Support Communities briefly noted that a user was unable to get his iPhone 5 to pair with other Bluetooth...
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NewsFirmware updates address MacBook battery issues
Apple on Wednesday unveiled three firmware updates designed to address issues with older batteries in its MacBook line of laptop computers. The...
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News 1Apple releases iTunes 11.0.1 update
Apple on Friday released iTunes 11.0.1, the thrilling sequel to iTunes 11, the late-November overhaul to the company’s all-in-one music player,...
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Help 6Bugs & Fixes: Troubleshooting iOS 6
The rapid adoption of Apple’s iOS 6 has been impressive. Initial estimates claim that as many as 25 to 35-percent of all iPhones were running...
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Help 1Two Mountain Lion bugs that crash apps
As a follow-up to the article we posted on Mountain Lion troubleshooting, here are two more OS X 10.8 bugs for your collection. Both of these critters...
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Help 4Troubleshooting Mountain Lion
Good news. Based on reviews I’ve read (and my own experience), the consensus appears to be that OS X Mountain Lion is a generally stable update...
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NewsYahoo fixes password-pilfering bug, explains who’s at risk
Yahoo on the weekend said it has fixed the flaw that allowed hackers to steal more than 450,000 passwords from one of its many services. The company...
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NewsiPhoto update fixes problem with MobileMe Gallery migration
Apple on Thursday released iPhoto 9.3.1, an update to iPhoto ’11 for Mac, featuring two bug fixes. According to Apple’s release notes, the update...
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HelpBugs & Fixes: From missing alarms to update woes
It’s time for another troubleshooting roundup. From alarms that don’t go off when expected to updates that crash your Mac, here’s a collection...
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NewsApple releases Safari 5.1.2 with PDF support
Apple yesterday released Safari 5.1.2 for Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2, OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and Windows. The release enhances some of the browser’s...
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News 6Apple releases iOS 5.0.1
Apple today released iOS 5.0.1, an update that the company says brings fixes for users suffering from decreased battery life under iOS 5. The update...
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Help 1Fix: Speed up a lagging Lion
Today’s tale is another episode in my occasional series of ‘detective stories.’ These show how I tracked down, identified and ultimately...
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NewsGoogle updates Chrome
Google paid out a record US$26,511 in bug bounties to researchers who reported some of the 18 Chrome vulnerabilities patched this week. The company...
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News 1MacBook Pro video update fixes issues
Apple yesterday released MacBook Pro Video Update 1.0, a patch specifically for problems afflicting the 15in, Mid-2010 MacBook Pro model. The fix...
