I have a Mac Air is there a device you can buy so I can use a cd drive
I need to install something on a Mac Air using a CD drive is there a device I can buy to do this?
DWB,
Help me understand your logic. You say to buy a powered drive so you don't drain the battery on your Air.
This would imply that you are going to use an AC adapter for your drive, and plug it in.
I suppose this implies that you are going to carry that adapter with you, when you are mobile, but not carry your Air's adapter. Why on earth would you do this?
Why not just carry your Air adapter, use it to power both devices (Air and Superdrive(or equivalent) and acheive the same end....no battery drawdown.
Similar Messages
-
I have an mac air and an iMac 5k - pages runs on both. I use pages on my air and save all my documents to iCloud drive. I can see the documents on my iMac but some won't open in pages which is bizarre? They will open if I change it to open with preview but then all I can do is read it - I can't add to the document - All I want is to be able to see all my documents on all my devices and to be able to have them sync so I can add to the documents from any of my devices. I also have an iPhone 6 and an iPadair2 but I would be happy just to have the iMac and macair sync for starters. I have folders within folders in my documents,. The folders which contain pdf's and individual files open OK . The one I am having difficulty with is the file which I use for ongoing correspondence - in other words it is quite long - I keep adding to it ( by copying letters in and letters out so I can see a sequential history of what has been going on by scrolling down ) in date order so that it could be 1 - 100 pages long - but I don't think the size is a problem. I don't understand why some folders can open and others not . Has anyone any suggestions please. I have been trying to get this to work for months since iCloud drive came in. It has got much better but it is still not good enough - or maybe it's me?
All I can suggest is that you open that file on the MBA and save it as a new file, then see if you can open the new one on the iMac.
-
I have a Mac Air. When I go to view video online (youtube for example), the screen for the video comes up with a black square space where the video should play. But there is no pay button and the vidoe never starts playing. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Shockwave and Flash are not the same. Try installing a Flash plug-in. Here's the latest: Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.183
-
Is there a link to photoshop lightroom 5, i have a mac air, and cannot use the cd to download it.
I have photoshop lightroom 5, however, i have a mac air, and cannot use the cd to download it. Where can I find a link to the right download, as i think it is different then the creative suite version.
Thanks!Adobe - Lightroom : For Macintosh : Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1
-
I have a Mac Air. I use the mail application al the time. THe red, yellow, and green buttons disappeard. i have to force-quit now to close mail.. How do i get the buttons back? thanks.
Mail window may be in the Full Screen mode.
Move the mouse pointer to the top right corner of the Mail window and hold it there.
Menu bar should drop down and click the blue double arrow icon.
Full Screen toggle shortcut: control + command + F -
I have an Mac air 2011 and after install osx mountain lion when I do update to some programs like iMovie and iPhoto and make sleep mode to dowenloaded it doesn't dowenloaded in sleep mode it stop please help me
i guess you could put the aiport utility app on your iphone, click on the aiport express there, it will show you how many devices are connected to it and the mac addresses of those devices.
-
I have an mac Air 60 gig - I am now out of memory.
I have a Mac Air 60 gig I am now out of memory. It says that I have 50 gigs used as "other" I don't know how to delete "other" Help! My computer is useless it wont allow me to do anything. Can some help me to figure out how to free up memory?
Thank youFirst, your problem has nothing to do with local snapshots. You don't have any local snapshots, and if you did, they wouldn't be contributing to "Other."
Empty the Trash if you haven't already done so. If you use iPhoto, empty its internal Trash first:
iPhoto ▹ Empty Trash
Then reboot. That will temporarily free up some space.
According to Apple documentation, you need at least 9 GB of available space on the startup volume (as shown in the Finder Info window) for normal operation. You also need enough space left over to allow for growth of your data. There is little or no performance advantage to having more available space than the minimum Apple recommends. Available storage space that you'll never use is wasted space.
If you're using Time Machine to back up a portable Mac, some of the free space will be used to make local snapshots, which are backup copies of files you've recently deleted. The space occupied by local snapshots is reported as available by the Finder, and should be considered as such. In the Storage display of System Information, local snapshots are shown as "Backups." The snapshots are automatically deleted when they expire or when free space falls below a certain level. You ordinarily don't need to, and should not, delete local snapshots yourself.
To locate large files, you can use Spotlight. That method may not find large folders that contain a lot of small files.
You can more effectively use a tool such as OmniDiskSweeper (ODS) to explore your volume and find out what's taking up the space. You can also delete files with it, but don't do that unless you're sure that you know what you're deleting and that all data is safely backed up. That means you have multiple backups, not just one.
Deleting files inside an iPhoto or Aperture library will corrupt the library. Any changes to a photo library must be made from within the application that created it. The same goes for Mail files.
Proceed further only if the problem isn't solved by the above steps.
ODS can't see the whole filesystem when you run it just by double-clicking; it only sees files that you have permission to read. To see everything, you have to run it as root.
Back up all data now.
If you have more than one user account, make sure you're logged in as an administrator. The administrator account is the one that was created automatically when you first set up the computer.
Install ODS in the Applications folder as usual. Quit it if it's running.
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it, then copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
sudo /Applications/OmniDiskSweeper.app/Contents/MacOS/OmniDiskSweeper
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V). You'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
The application window will open, eventually showing all files in all folders. It may take a few minutes for ODS to list all the files.
I don't recommend that you make a habit of doing this. Don't delete anything while running ODS as root. If something needs to be deleted, make sure you know what it is and how it got there, and then delete it by other, safer, means. When in doubt, leave it alone or ask for guidance.
When you're done with ODS, quit it and also quit Terminal. -
I have a Mac Air with 10.10 . Just purchased a HP Laserjet Pro M201dw printer. I can not get the duplex printing to work in Word or Pages. It does work for PDF files in Acrobat Pro. It won't for emails. In Pages I see two- sided but it is dimmed. I look at setups and it shows two -sided is off but can't find a way to change this setting. In the printer setting itself, the duplex box is checked. Need help. Did notice the driver only goes up to 10.9 but it says on Apple site of supported printers this one is listed.
Appreciate help in solving this issue.
Thanks in advance for anyone willing to give me some time and assistance.
FranAll I can suggest is that you open that file on the MBA and save it as a new file, then see if you can open the new one on the iMac.
-
I have a mountain lion 10.8.5 version installed on my 2012 Macbook air but there is no Wireless Network application installed. Can anyone advise me how to fix this or get it installed, thanks.
thank you Eric/Joe, what I actually was looking for is wireless diagnostic utility not the wireless diagnostic assistant as per your advise but have found the resolution right here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5606
-
I have my mac air hooked to the tv using thunderbolt and HDMI
I have my mac air hooked to the tv using thunderbolt and HDMI the background screen and screen saver are the only things that will appear, but no icon's and cursor what I'm i missing?
That's called the "extended desktop mode". Your screen is logically extended to the right (by default). Drag an application off the right side of your MBair screen and it'll appear on the TV.
You can also toggle between extended desktop and mirror mode by pressing CMD F1.
Visit all the settings in System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement tab.
Regards,
Captfred -
I have a Mac Air. I stupidly did something that wiped out the machine and I managed (wow) to get the system back only with the old operation system that was a free upgrade at the time I bought this. Help! Do I have to purchase a new one now? Thanks
If you paid for OS 10.8 at any time, you can get it again at no cost from the App store. You will need to use the same Apple id that you used for the purchase.
-
I have a Mac Air system requires a password. I do not know the password. I have no password input. What to do?
You must change the password. If you are using Snow Leopard or Leopard > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1274
If you are using Mountain Lion or Lion > http://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4101 -
I have a web site built by Yahoo Web Site Builder which does not have a Mac version, is there any compatability between Iweb and the old Yahoo program? If not how do I clear off the old site so as to re publish with Iweb.
iWeb cannot import published files so you would need rebuild the site.
Yahoo hosting is notoriously poor and their tech support is awful. I would suggest you look for new hosting and start afresh. Some pointers for choosing hosting...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/iWeb/Website-Hosting.html
If you do choose to go this route, transfer your domain name registration away from Yahoo to your new host. -
I have a Mac Air, and I opened a web page in Safari and it died before the page could load, then I got the spinning beach ball for about 40 minutes so I turned it off. Now When I turn it on I get the chime, a grey screen, then the apple, then the pin wheel -its been going now for an hour.
Any help greatly appreciatedThere are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to fully boot. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
1. Boot into Recovery (command-R at startup; 10.7 or later), from a local Time Machine backup volume (option key at startup; 10.7.2 or later), or from your installation disc (C key at startup; 10.6.8 or earlier.) Launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in the support article linked below, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.”
How to back up and restore your files
2. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode by holding down the key combination command-T at the startup chime. Connect the two Macs with a FireWire or Thunderbolt cable. The internal drive of the machine running in target mode will mount as an external drive on the other machine. Copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode
3. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data. -
looking to buy an ipad but the only problem is that the printer that i have only prints using a wire. is there a product that i can buy so i can use the same printer??
It might be less hassle to buy a new printer.
List of supported AirPrinters.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4356
printing to a non-airprinter from an iPad
To print from the iPad, your going to have to install some more software:
-- install a printer app on the ipad. many printer makers have iPad applications for their printers. Look in the app store
-- install enabling software on a computer which you have connected the printer
For a comprehensive list of links, see Texas Mac Man list:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21291967#21291967
There are iPad Print Applications supplied by printer manufactures -- usually free. Check for your prineter.
Helper app -- /print n share
Print directly to the widest range of network or WiFi printers available in any app. Alternatively print via your computer to ALL printers including USB & Bluetooth printers. View read and display large PDF, Office & iWork files. Easily transfer & store files from the Cloud or your computer.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/print-n-share/id301656026?mt=8
Software for your computer's printer:
Mac and Windows
FingerPrint
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-57368414-233/fingerprint-turns-any-printer- into-an-airprint-printer/
Makes any printer AirPrint® compatible so you can print from an iPad® or iPhone®.
Reportedly works for any router.
http://www.netgear.com/landing/genie/default.aspx
Maybe you are looking for
-
Sharing iTunes Library between Snow Leopard and Windows 8
My setup: 2006 Macbook, running Snow Leopard Microsoft Surface Pro, running Windows 8 Pro Toshiba 1TB portable external HDD I am using my external HDD to host all of my media content, including my iTunes library. When I want to take advantage of the
-
This past semester I spilled some soda on my laptop and it got inside my keyboard and I had to replace it. My computer just went out of warranty so I made the repairs at home with a friend who knew what he was doing. We took computer apart, cleaned o
-
How to create reports with the prompts like the pre-defined reports ?
We are analyzing pre-defined report: Historical Pipeline Analysis. When executed we can see the prompts for Pipeline Fiscal Quarter and Pipeline Fiscal Year. If we open this analysis I cannot see how this prompt have been built. If I save this pre-de
-
Incorrect Date in Portal Production
Problem is that the date is incorrect in the portal banner. eg. it now says feb. 02 when it's actually the 12th??? Anyone have ideas why it's doing this. I read about turning caching off but that is only a quick fix. It seems that different dates exi
-
Does anyone know if the "Check Statistics" button does anything when using a DB6 database? It always leaves the traffic light as yellow.