I want a mac in a PC dominated school. Help!
Hi everybody! I need help with a mac question and I'm way to far away from an Apple store for my liking right now. I am an apple obsessed person in a Microsoft dominated school. I am working on a Sony Vaio right now and am seriously contemplating buying a Mac. I'm not worried about word, excel, or access I know I can run all of those just fine on a Mac my issue lies in the fact that my major is Computer Informational Systems and I also have to run Visual Studios C++ express, Visual Studios Visual Basic express, and Secure Shell for Linux. I need to know if they will still run on a mac. Please someone have good news!
Thanks so much!
Any recent-vintage Mac can boot into Windows using Boot Camp. So you can get a Mac and run Mac OS X on it whenever you don't need Windows. And when you need Windows for some reason, you can boot into Windows on that same machine.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp/
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I am feeling so ripped off right now. I have wanted a Mac for years and believed the hype about it's stability and I have had more trouble with this Imac 2011 than I have ever had with a pc. It locks up with several software products from APP store. I have already had to have a technician to look at it and really couldn't figure out what the deal was. I was told that the APP store software should give me no problems but the truth is that it locks up on the software. This machine is only 4 weeks old and I am using 37 g on a 1 T hard drive. There is no reason for it to be locking up. Also, when I try to use the help program, it always tells me that I am not connected to the internet even though I have used both the mail program and the browser with no problem just before that. I successfully used the help program on my pc lots of times. I did not need a $2000. plus machine to just get email. I just wanted to unload on somebody that might understand my pain and after checking out this site...I think there is a few of you out there.
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Go to ~/Library/Preferences. Move the com.apple.helpviewer.plist file from the Preferences folder to the Trash. Restart your Mac, try the Help menu.
If you need help finding that file, hold down the Finder icon in the Dock then click: New Finder Window. From the menu bar top of your screen click: Go > Go to Folder. Type this in exactly as you see it here: ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.helpviewer.plist That will take you right to that file.
(.plist) files stores information about a particular app or in this case, the Help viewer. Often times deleting the .plist file resolves the issue.
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You may want to read up on how to repair the disk if necessary or reintsall Lion > OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Apple - Find Out How - Mac Basics
How to "switch" from PC to Mac > Apple - Support - Switch 101
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MujeebSee options below:
Upgrading to Snow Leopard
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Snow Leopard General Requirements
1. Mac computer with an Intel processor
2. 1GB of memory
3. 5GB of available disk space
4. DVD drive for installation
5. Some features require a compatible Internet service provider;
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6. Some features require Apple’s iCloud services; fees and
terms apply.
Upgrading from Snow Leopard to Lion or Mavericks
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OS X Mavericks- System Requirements
Macs that can be upgraded to OS X Mavericks
1. iMac (Mid 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 7,1 or later
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3. MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
4. MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 2,1 or later
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6. Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer) — Model Identifier 3,1 or later
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Are my applications compatible?
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Upgrading to Lion
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You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
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My mistake.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion
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What "child lock" are you talking about?
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Just use the instructions in Boot Camp Assistant - same utility used to partition and setup Windows.
http://www.apple.com/support/bootcamp
Manual, FAQ, Support articles, etc.
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https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp?view=discussi ons
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I accidentally signed up to download the Windows version of Adobe Acrobat Pro but I actually want the Mac version. Help please!
Downloads available:
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I just bought this movie "Godzilla 2014" but it won't show in my Movie Library. I closed my Itunes and put it back on again but still won't show up. I checked my purchased list and it shows that I recently bought the movie but when I checked the itunes store it wants to buy the movie again. Please help me with this right away Apple.
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Contacting Apple for support and service - this includes
international calling numbers..
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How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer
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after updating my Macbook Pro retina display to os x yosemite 10.10.2, the mause and track pad locks, and do not respond especially when using the Mac for a long period, please help, how can I solve this, I do not like feel like in windows, so I paid good money for this mack, I feel calm
Hi Buterem,
I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your MacBook Pro since your recent Yosemite update. I also apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of the issue you are describing. If you are having intermittent but persistent responsiveness issues with your mouse or trackpad, you may want to try using Activity Monitor to see if these incidents correspond to occupied system resources, especially system memory or CPU. You may find the following article helpful:
How to use Activity Monitor - Apple Support
If the entire system hangs or locks up (for example, if the system clock freezes and stops counting up), you may also be experiencing some variety of Kernel Panic. If that is the case, you may also find this article useful:
OS X: When your computer spontaneously restarts or displays "Your computer restarted because of a problem." - Apple Support
Regards,
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I have a error code 150:30 on a Mac running Yosemite 10.10 any help?
Thanks!
In that case I will need the serial number to re launch Illustrator correct? I have no clue where that number is and it was purchased by a former employer of mine. Thanks for your help.
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Date:Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 12:07 AM
Subject:[Illustrator] I have a error code 150:30 on a Mac running Yosemite 10.10 any help?
I have a error code 150:30 on a Mac running Yosemite 10.10 any help?
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Uninstall, run the Cleaner tool and reinstall.
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