Once i get my macbook, what should i do?
regarding things like battery caliberastion, or checking if certain things work, etc, what else needs to be done? like what would be a good way to immediately find out if my comp has problems such as mooing or sizzles?
Umm...chr1skearney, looks like that person abused his machine. Looking at the website, I wouldn't know where the defects begin, and his own abuse ends if I were to look at the machine.
I would take a lot of the stories of defects with a grain of salt, but do remember one important thing, backing up your data is one safe thing you can always do as my FAQ explains:
http://www.macmaps.com/backup.html
Yes there are lemons, but they are much more infrequent than such a website might suggest. So don't panic, and just follow the advice I gave earlier.
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i am able to see my ipod touch 5th geneneration in find my iphone on icloud but it is showing offline.... i think its stolen but i have locked it with a passcode and the person who i suspect doesnt know it... i wana get it back what should i do??
lost/stolen
No app on the iPod is required.
- If you previously turned on FIndMyiPod on the iPod in Settings>iCloud and wifi is on and connected, on a computer browser go to iCloud: Find My iPhone, sign in and go to FIndMyiPhone. If the iPod has been restored it will never show up or conbtinue to show off-line.
- You can also wipe/erase the iPod and have the iPod play a sound via iCloud.
iCloud: Erase your device
iCloud: Use Lost Mode
- If not shown/shown off, then you will have to use the old fashioned way, like if you lost a wallet or purse.
- Change the passwords for all accounts used on the iPod and report to police
- There is no way to prevent someone from restoring the iPod (it erases it) using it unless you had iOS 7 on the device. With iOS 7, one has to enter the Apple ID and password to restore the device.
- Apple will do nothing without a court order
Reporting a lost or stolen Apple product
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Hard drive is full software cannot get updated! what should I do?
Hard drive is full software cannot get updated! what should I do?
Here are some general tips to keep your Mac's hard drive trim and slim as possible
You should never, EVER let a conputer hard drive get completely full, EVER!
With Macs and OS X, you shouldn't let the hard drive get below 15 GBs or less of free data space.
If it does, it's time for some hard drive housecleaning.
Follow some of my tips for cleaning out, deleting and archiving data from your Mac's internal hard drive.
Have you emptied your Mac's Trash icon in the Dock?
If you use iPhoto, iPhoto has its own trash that needs to be emptied, also.
If you store images in other locations other than iPhoto, then you will have to weed through these to determine what to archive and what to delete.
If you use Apple Mail app, Apple Mail also has its own trash area that needs to be emptied, too!
Delete any old or no longer needed emails and/or archive to disc, flash drives or external hard drive, older emails you want to save.
Look through your other Mailboxes and other Mail categories to see If there is other mail you can archive and/or delete.
STAY AWAY FROM DELETING ANY FILES FROM OS X SYSTEM FOLDER!
Look through your Documents folder and delete any type of old useless type files like "Read Me" type files.
Again, archive to disc, flash drives, ext. hard drives or delete any old documents you no longer use or immediately need.
Look in your Applications folder, if you have applications you haven't used in a long time, if the app doesn't have a dedicated uninstaller, then you can simply drag it into the OS X Trash icon. IF the application has an uninstaller app, then use it to completely delete the app from your Mac.
To find other large files, download an app called Omni Disk Sweeper.
Download an app called OnyX for your version of OS X.
When you install and launch it, let it do its initial automatic tests, then go to the cleaning and maintenance tabs and run the maintenance tabs that let OnyX clean out all web browser cache files, web browser histories, system cache files, delete old error log files.
Typically, iTunes and iPhoto libraries are the biggest users of HD space.
move these files/data off of your internal drive to the external hard drive and deleted off of the internal hard drive.
If you have any other large folders of personal data or projects, these should be archived or moved, also, to the optical discs, flash drives or external hard drive and then either archived to disc and/or deleted off your internal hard drive.
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I keep getting the message: "what should Firefox do with this file" in Windows XP every time I want to download a file, e.g., adobe, excel, etc. How can this annoying message be deleted? The check box to "open file automatically" does not work!
cor-el,
Thanks for your prompt reply. However, the sources you gave do not seem to apply exactly to my situation. I have attached some screenshots that show what the dialogue box looks like for a pdf download, and what my settings in the Apps panel of Options are. You will note in the first screenshot that I have checked the box to handle this file type automatically; however, the next time I try to download a file of that type, the same dialogue box appears looking exactly like the one shown, so checking the "automatic" option appears to do nothing. The files to be downloaded from my Gmail messages are not generic or altered file types - they are shown as pdf, doc, docx, etc. So while your intent was good, your post did not help. Thanks anyway. -
Hi everyone, I did a software update, but when I run it I get an (0Xc000007b), what should I do? Thanks in advance for help
...07b Problems http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1355374?tstart=0
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After downloading os x mountain lion completely(4.4 gb) i am getting an error.What should i do?
Right now i am running OS x LION 10.7.5 ,After downloading os x mountain lion completely(4.4 gb) i am getting an error.What should i do?
It simply says an error has occured!
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I have bought ebook from itunes and i can read it on Ibook on my Iphone,but I want to read book on my macbook what should I do? please help me
...which is a real shame. I 'married' Kindle very early on, so that's my format of choice. I like being able to read on my e-reader or computer. I find it very odd that Apple hasn't come up with a Mac reader for its eBook format.
Clinton -
I removed Netflix from my iPad last year. I want to reuse it now but am unable to download it off iCloud. It isn't getting highlighted. What should I do?
Use the serial number found in Settings > General > About
Key it in here:
https://selfsolve.apple.com/agreementWarrantyDynamic.do
Edit:
I've done it for you: It's iPhone 3G and not iPhone 3GS.
Message was edited by: ckuan -
Someone sold iphone 5s to me, it's asking me the owner's ID and password but i cannot get the seller, what should i do?
Nguema wrote:
Someone sold iphone 5s to me, it's asking me the owner's ID and password but i cannot get the seller, what should i do?
If you cannot get the previous owner (who may not be the seller) to release it the phone is useless; return it to the seller.
Normally someone releasing an iPhone for resale will erase their personal data first (for obvious reasons). To do this they must release Activation Lock. So the previous owner either forgot to do this (unlikely) or the phone was stolen from them. If it was stolen then you are in possession of stolen property, which in itself is a crime, even if you didn't know it was stolen.
There are a few ways to find out who the phone is still locked to. You can try contacting them, but if the phone WAS stolen the outcome will not be a good one. So the best thing you can do now is return the phone for a refund. -
While charging my iphone 5 i get electrical earthing what should i do?
While charging my iphone 5 i get electrical earthing what should i do?
do whatever the apple worker tells you to do when you tell them!!!!
--UNTIL THEN STOP CHARGING YOUR PHONE! -
HT1937 Just downloaded ios6, now can't get mail? What should i do? Thanks
Just downloaded ios6, now can't get mail? What should i do? Thanks
That one is typically caused by a problem with your QuickTime. (iTunes uses QuickTime for audio and video playback.) The following document may be of some assistance:
iTunes 7 for Windows: iTunes has detected an audio configuration problem -
Macbook is out of power and will not charge. Charger is fine as is working on fathers and sisters MacBooks - what should I do?
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When trying to update to 11.0.09 i get error 1301, what should I do next?
when trying to update to 11.0.09 i get error 1301, what should I do next?
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I have installed osx mountain lion, it worked great for past months but recently, my mac takes lots of time to startup and sometimes gets stuck.. what should i do??
Repair Disk
Steps 2 through 8
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
System Preferences > Startup Disk
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Skype has crashed and I cant get it back, what should I do?
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