Paying Apple Before or After?

I'm getting my Macbook Pro hardrive fixed. Do I need to pay Apple before they send out my computer or after when they return it?

Apple did Hard Drive work for me and I paid upon completion, they(Apple) even installed OSX on it for me at the time of pick-up. Hope this assists you.

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Paying balance before or after closing date?

Hello,
I'm trying to rebuild my credit after destroying it from bad decisions when I was 18. This forum has definitely been a huge help!
I wanted to get clarity on when to pay the full balance on my CC. I've seen a lot of post regarding letting at least one card report with a 9% or less utilization.
My question is, if I let a card report the 9% utilization, when do I pay the full balance?
Ex. If my opening/closing date is 6/15/15-7/15/15 and my payment due date is 8/10/15. My CL is $300 and my balance is $150. 9% of my CL would be $27 - so do I pay $123 before my due date? Or before the closing date? And then pay the rest after/before the due date?
Hope that makes sense!
Thanks in advance!! :-)

amonet520 wrote:
Hello,
I'm trying to rebuild my credit after destroying it from bad decisions when I was 18. This forum has definitely been a huge help!
I wanted to get clarity on when to pay the full balance on my CC. I've seen a lot of post regarding letting at least one card report with a 9% or less utilization.
My question is, if I let a card report the 9% utilization, when do I pay the full balance?
Ex. If my opening/closing date is 6/15/15-7/15/15 and my payment due date is 8/10/15. My CL is $300 and my balance is $150. 9% of my CL would be $27 - so do I pay $123 before my due date? Or before the closing date? And then pay the rest after/before the due date?
Hope that makes sense!
Thanks in advance!! :-)Pay the $123 before the closing date of 7/15, and pay the remaining $27 anytime prior to 8/10. That will get you 9% reported UTI, and no interest charges.

My ipod touch is stuck on the apple logo and after a while a white screen comes up and it restarts and the same thing all over agan. this happened to me before and after a while it turns on but why does it keep on doing this?

my ipod touch is stuck on the apple logo and after a while a white screen comes up and it restarts and the same thing all over agan. this happened to me before and after a while it turns on but why does it keep on doing this?

Try connecting the iPod Touch to your computer and restore it. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414

HT1711 I have over 100 songs I bought back before mid-2009 when Apple dropped this DRM thing. If I want to play those songs on Sonos, the ONLY way to do so is pay Apple another $25/year for iTunes Match and re-download them??

I have a Sonos system in my house and suddenly discovered that many songs I bought off of iTunes years ago are 'grayed out' when I try to play them from my iPhone or do not appear as options at all when I try to play them on Sonos from my overall music library. It's well over 100 songs I bought back before mid-2009 when Apple dropped this DRM thing. From what I think I am reading, if I want to play those songs on Sonos, the ONLY way to do so is pay Apple another $25/year for iTunes Match (which I don't have any interest in) and then re-download them all in iTunes Plus format??

Matt,
I agree it was not all communicated real well, but in your case it will work out. You missed the program where you could have upgraded 100 tracks for 30 cents each (=$30) but now you can do it via Match (=$25). It works pretty simply, per this document:
Can I upgrade my previously purchased music to iTunes Plus?
Yes. If you subscribe to iTunes Match, you can download your previously purchased music again in the iTunes Plus format. To do so:
You need to delete the original DRM song from your library first. Doing this enables you to download the song again in the iTunes Plus format from iTunes in the Cloud.
Click the Purchased tab in the iTunes Store.
Click Music.
Locate the artist of the song you want to upgrade.
Click the iCloud Download icon next to the song you want to upgrade.
Just don't forget to put the Plus files on your hard drive -- properly backed up of course -- and to cancel the Match subscription before the second year rolls around!

If my iPod Touch 5 battery is failing, can I pay Apple to send me a refurbished one before I send them the one with a failing battery? I don't want to go without my ITouch.

If my iPod Touch 5 battery is failing, can I pay Apple to send me a refurbished one before I send them the one with a failing battery? I don't want to go without my ITouch. I really don't want to go without it but I dont want to have to purchase a new one. The battery life is abysmal, and I am reluctant to upgrade my ios system to ios8 because all I ever see are complaints about upgrades killing the battery. I am still on ios6. When I upgraded my macbook pro (which is now DEAD) the battery got worse.
I am just sick of it. I called apple about my itouch battery and the help was terrible. All they were telling me to do was do a restart and UPGRADE TO THE LATEST IOS TO SEE IF THAT SOLVES THE BATTERY PROBLEM. They would not even tell me what to do if that would not work. Very rude.I kept asking and I finally had to find out myself through my own research that they cant replace the battery; instead they send you a refurbished ipod. They never told me that on the phone and they kept giving me the run around when I kept asking them what I should do if the IOS upgrade did not work or made the battery worse. Hopefully someone can answer my initial question. Thanks guys. I have a charger that I sometimes use plugged in to the ipod ( not all the time, I know that is bad for the battery) and I thought my battery life should be better than it is because I sometimes use it on the charger ( it should save the battery).

Not that I know of. You can do the exchange at an Apple store if they have refurbished ones in stock
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

What is the best app for before and after photos for my Mac?

I am looking for a program or app for my mac so i can put pictures up side by side.... like before and after photos. Any suggestions?

best cheap solutions.
acorn
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/acorn-4-image-editor-for-humans/id634108295?mt=1 2
pixelmator
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Fotor (my fave) and FREE
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FXphoto studio
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Repairing permissions before and after updating software

What is the reason to repair permissions before and after updating software? This may sound like a stupid question to many of you, but I am new to computers and I am trying to learn how and why of some of the things of my PowerBook. I installed some updates without repairing permissions. Did I install some software updates the wrong way? Thank you.

This is a topic which will draw as many emphatic for and against responses as overnight shut down or not, defrag or not, optimise or not, and so on.
I agree with Neil. I believe that OS X has progressed sufficiently that repair permissions has become redundant and so I do not do it on any regular basis.
Some folk may refer you to an Apple Support Article 303602. That Article in its 4 May 2006 version, titled "Top 10 Tips to Keep Your Mac in Top Form" suggested Repair Permissions should be done "after upgrading or installing new software". The Article was however revised on 15 May 2006 to be titled "Top Tips to Keep Your Mac in Top Form" and the item on Repair Permissions [along with two other recommended maintenance tips] was removed. It is my view that the conclusion to be drawn here is that Apple no longer considers Repair Permissions to be a required maintenance procedure.
Many users have adopted a "Repair Permissions" mantra for a cure-all over several years. I dropped it sometime in 10.3.
But, to each his own.
HTH
TiPB 867 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Everyone: This time repair your permissions before and after 10.4.8 update

Hello All,
Just a reminder for all those who are updating to OS 10.4.8.
While many people do ignore all the recommendations that we provide and still come through fine, please do consider observing the following to minimize your problems.
To insure the best chance of success, please consider downloading the Combo Updater for your computer instead of using Software update.
For PowerPC Mac's, this would be:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1048comboupdateppc.html
For Intel Macs, this would be:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1048comboupdateintel.html
The benefit of using the Combo Updater, is that it replaces all system files that have been changed since the last major release (in this case since 10.4.0).
So, if you have any system files that have become corrupted, the Combo Updater will very likely over-write those, and spare you the headaches that come from updating an operating system that has problems that just haven't come to the surface yet.
In many cases, you can have problems that have not come to the surface, and the "Delta" or Software update method will bring them out to bite you. The reason for this, is because the Delta / Software Update version only changes files that have changed since 10.4.7. And, it works more in a "patch" fashion. So, if there is a problem in one of the files being patched, then the update will cause you some major headaches.
Going with the larger "Combo" update over-writes almost all the System files with clean versions instead of just making patches. So, it is frequently much more successful.
Now, with that said, before you update, you should make sure your permissions are all set properly. If your permissions are wrong, then your update will likely have trouble.
So, go into "Disk Utility" in the Applications --> Utilities folder and repair your permissions.
Start by selecting your hard drive on the left window of Disk Utility. Then, go down and click on the "Repair Permissions" button. Once it's completed, then exit Disk Utility.
Now, it is also extremely important to make sure all running programs are closed before you install any system update. So, go ahead and restart your computer.
Restarting will make sure that all programs are closed, and that nothing weird is stuck in memory before you install.
If you have anti-virus programs running, then disable or deactivate them first (you don't want them interpreting this as unauthorized modification or it might prevent certain files from being updated).
Now, with your computer freshly restarted, install the Combo updater you downloaded.
When prompted, click on the "Restart" button when prompted.
Now, the computer will startup, but sit at the spinning wheel for several minutes. It will eventually restart again on it's own. And, finally, it will start-up all the way and you'll be back at your desktop.
Now, immediately go back to Disk Utility and repair permissions as you did in the previous step. You will likely see several permissions that have been repaired. In my case, I had dozens of CoreAudio, Widgets, and other permissions that needed repair. Once permissions have been repaired, go ahead and restart one last time. This makes sure that everything is set and then cleaned-up.
Once it reboots, begin using it and enjoy.
Now, this may sound like a lot. But, it really is simple. It just reads like a lot of stuff.
And, of course, you are free to ignore this and just install it however you like. Many people have their own ideas here. And, many people say you don't have to do anything to prepare. But, for those that have had huge problems in the past, these extra steps will usually save you the major headaches that tons of people inevitably have with every new update.
Anyway, I hope this helps to save at least a few of you any problems. If you don't agree with the ideas above, just ignore it and do as you like.
But, if you want a little extra piece-of-mind and a better chance at success, then please consider exercising this extra caution.
And, for the record, I have updated my machines to 10.4.8 (within minutes of the update being available) and it is working perfectly smooth on my systems.
I hope you find this helpful.

mhunter, thanks and good that you take the time and effort again to remind everyone that it does take an effort to do a major OS update, to ensure maximum stability.
So far my 10.4.8 Update is a-okay, and I have had many trouble-free updates since installing 10.4
I too practice rigourously and "religiously" before and after an OS or Security Update, but I normally use Software Update, equally successful:
1. Before Startup, UNPLUG all external devices, left only keyboard, mouse and internet connection, unless they are all wireless.
2. Startup, disable NAV if any, Repair Disk Permission. Restart again, Repair Permission again.
3. Do Software Update
4. Restart, Repair Permission
5. Shutdown, plug everything back
6. Startup Mac, use Mac
So far these steps have been keeping all my macs both at home and at work very very stable and healthy.
Maybe, just maybe if everyone here, all mac users were to follow these steps, yes they can be a hassle, yes they can take up some time, but then there will be less less complains and "blasts" at Apple, just because perhaps themselves have been too careless or negligance in performing updates.
Cheers

Should I repair permissions before or after updating to Mac OS X 10.7.2?

Hi,
Should I repair permissions before or after updating to Mac OS X 10.7.2? or should I fix permissions before and after the update?

This is not a routine maintenance. Upgrades can be screwed up if the system that is upgraded is screwed up. I believe in a "better safe than sorry" approach. If you repair permissions and the hard drive prior to an upgrade then if there be a problem perhaps that problem will not propagate to the new upgraded system. If there are no problems doing the repairs is harmless.
When it comes to the topic of permissions repairs there are many opinions but not much fact. In other words there doesn't appear to be a formal analysis of whether repairing permissions is only useful when a permissions problem arises. But there is a lot of anecdotal evidence suggesting that a repair both before and after a major system upgrade can reduce the risk of problems.
This is my opinion on the matter. I do not generally disagree with Niel or MacJack, but as I said I prefer to be safe rather than sorry.
Here's my general approach:
How to Install Lion Successfully - You must have Snow Leopard 10.6.7 or 10.6.8 Installed
A. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions:
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Utilities. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.3.) if DW cannot fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall Snow Leopard.
B. Make a Bootable Backup Using Restore Option of Disk Utility:
Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the backup volume. Source means the internal startup volume.
C. Important: Please read before installing:
If you have a FireWire hard drive connected, disconnect it before installing the update unless you will boot from this drive and install the update on it. Reconnect it and turn it back on after installation is complete and you've restarted.
You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
The installation process should not be interrupted. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Downloads to update. While the installation is in progress do not use the computer.
D. To upgrade to Lion:
Purchase the Lion Installer from the Mac App Store. The download will start quickly. Lion is nearly 4 GBs so a fast internet connection is essential. Download time could run upwards of 4 hours depending upon network conditions and server demands at the time.
Boot From The Lion Installer which is located in your Applications folder.
Follow instructions for installation.

Is there a way I can just pay apple to reset my restrictions password?

I have forgotten my restrictions password for my my iPad air. I tried restoring it but It is save to icloud and won't let me reset/change it. Is it possible that I can just pay apple to fix it? I also have the same Apple ID on my 5s and restrictions is not on so there not a problem there and my ipad two and thee have restrictions turned off to. I must of made it only on my ipad air and I don't know how I can forget it... All my password are the same for my ios devices... PLEASE HELP LOL. !!!
Thank you, Apple_fanboy123

The passcode is not related to iCloud.
Follow the instructions for resetting the passcode > iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong passcode

I plug in my printer and I get a message that says, "the disk you inserted is not readable." It didn't do this before but after I installed a segate hardrive software. I have removed the segate hardrive software but the message still appears.

I plug in my printer and I get a message that says, "the disk you inserted is not readable." It didn't do this before but after I installed a segate hardrive software. I have removed the segate hardrive software but the message still appears. What can I do to remove this error.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing.
Below are instructions to enter some UNIX shell commands. The commands are harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of the procedure suggested here, search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects.
Some of the commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then copy it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands.
Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. The other steps should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
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.
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Step 1
Triple-click the line of text below on this page to select it:
kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}' | open -f -a TextEdit
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Then click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. If the command produced no output, the window will be empty. Post the contents of the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window), if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. You can then close the TextEdit window. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that. No typing is involved in this step.
Step 2
Repeat with this line:
{ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|org\.(amav|apac|cups|isc|ntp|postf|x)/{print $3}'; sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook; sudo crontab -l; } 2> /dev/null | open -f -a TextEdit
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Note: If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before taking this step. If that’s not possible, skip to the next step.
Step 3
{ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'; crontab -l 2> /dev/null; } | open -f -a TextEdit
Step 4
ls -1A /e*/{la,mach}* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts .la* 2> /dev/null | open -f -a TextEdit
Important: If you formerly synchronized with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address may appear in the output of the above command. If so, anonymize it before posting.
Step 5
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' | open -f -a TextEdit
Remember, steps 1-5 are all copy-and-paste — no typing, except your password. Also remember to post the output.
You can then quit Terminal.

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Why can't I play a certain song on my iPad Mini when it was working the day before, but after syncing it to my iMac, it won't work on both my iPad and my iMac. Plz help

Accidents happen, and apple can certainly assist you with replacement of said device. Most manufacters would tell you to buy a brand new retail unit, apple will charge you about half price for a replacement unit. I agree its unfortunate that it happend, but expecting a free replacement is just going to lead to disappointment

My camera is producing blurry photos before and after ios5. What to do?

My camera is producing blurry photos before and after ios5. What to do?

Jp0man-
There are several reasons a photo might be blurry. It might be out-of-focus, the iPad or subject might have been moving when the photo was taken, or the blur might actually be noise resulting from not having enough light.
Try taking a photo of a fixed object 3 or 4 feet away with a lot of light, with the iPad propped against something solid. If you still get a blurry image, you may have a defective iPad and should contact Apple about it. If you can demonstrate the problem to an Apple Store Genius, you may get a new iPad on the spot.
Fred

Update VMware Fusion 3.x before or after OS X Lion?

Should I update to VMware Fusion 4 before or after updating to OS X Lion?

Fusion 3 will not work with Lion. The current version, however, works. If it makes you feel more secure then update before you update to Lion.
This is confirmation from someone who has done it successfully.
As in all upgrades be sure you make a bootable backup of your current system in case a problem arises.
How to Install Lion Successfully - You must have Snow Leopard 10.6.7 or 10.6.8 Installed
A. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions:
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Utilities. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.3.) if DW cannot fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall Snow Leopard.
B. Make a Bootable Backup Using Restore Option of Disk Utility:
Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the backup volume. Source means the internal startup volume.
C. Important: Please read before installing:
If you have a FireWire hard drive connected, disconnect it before installing the update unless you will boot from this drive and install the update on it. Reconnect it and turn it back on after installation is complete and you've restarted.
You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
The installation process should not be interrupted. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Downloads to update. While the installation is in progress do not use the computer.
D. To upgrade to Lion:
Purchase the Lion Installer from the Mac App Store. The download will start quickly. Lion is nearly 4 GBs so a fast internet connection is essential. Download time could run upwards of 4 hours depending upon network conditions and server demands at the time.
Boot From The Lion Installer which is located in your Applications folder.
Follow instructions for installation.

Should I download Aperture 3.6 compatibility update before or after downloading Yosemite?

I'm running Mavericks OS on my late 2009 MacBook.
I would like to download Yosemite but I'm worried about my photos on Aperture 3. Should I download the Aperture 3.6 compatibility update before or after downloading Yosemite.? Thanks.

I bought Aperture 3 from the App Store some time ago but got it updated regularly
Does that mean, you are now running Aperture 3.5.1? Then you should be seeing Aperture on the Purchases tab of the App Store and your Aperture license has been associated with your Apple ID.

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