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setting up a mac to ship to a friend 5 11 (2/19/2013 9:28:30 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Got a 2010 11" Macbook Air off e-bay complete with the 10.6 Apple install USB stick. It arrived as if from Apple with v. 10.6.6 installed, that is to say on power up I had to enter information and then w... M

running os 10.5 or 10.6 on a MacBook Air (2012) 3 15 (1/8/2013 9:05:29 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I'd like to able to run a couple of older versions of things on my MacBook Air and thought I'd give Virtual Box a try. I've downloaded it (btw the version on CNET's download.com will not install) but it lo... M

Using Apple tech support without a hw sn 2 41 (10/14/2012 11:16:23 PM) comp.sys.mac.system As per previous Safari problem post I thought I'd try contacting Apple to see if there was any chance that they'd be fixing their (putative) problem with ATT webmail. I figured it'd be covered as I purchas... M

Downgrade to Safari 5? 14 78 (10/14/2012 11:10:27 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Running Safari 6.01 on os 10.7.5. ATT says if I want to use attachments in their webmail (as well as resolve a problem posting on usenet via Thunderbird, I'll have to downgrade to Safari 5. I'm guessing t... M

console from 10.7.5 failure 0 142 (10/14/2012 11:01:22 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Tapped a key on my macbook pro to wake it up (MacBookPro4,1 - running 10.7.5) and got a spinning beach ball. Had to shut down using power button and checked the console later. I think that was at 4:28. I... M

time machine infinite backup 3 23 (9/21/2012 6:15:18 PM) comp.sys.mac.system The last backup is listed as yesterday and the current backup will not complete. Disk Utility says the source disk and the target disk are fine. Disk Utility Restore of the source disk worked fine. Targe... M

Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems 10 37 (8/20/2012 9:32:39 PM) comp.sys.mac.system As per http://macs.about.com/od/macoperatingsystems/ss/Create-A-Bootable-Flash-Drive-With-Os-X-Lion-Installer.htm I'm trying to create a bootable installer for 10.7 on a flash drive. Staple's had a PNY 8... M

what can I use to read a plist file 21 117 (8/14/2012 5:18:08 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps Gave the Wi-Fi Diagnostics app a whirl (System/Library/CoreServices) and created a file called com.apple.wifi.diagnostics.plist. Is there a way to read this file other than TextEdit or LibreOffice? Those a... M

Clone time machine disk? 4 38 (8/13/2012 3:44:54 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I've got a couple of new dds and want to rearrange things. Will I be able to use Disk Utility Restore to move the Time Machine backup from the partition of one drive to the partition of another drive, poin... M

full headers in google mail? 3 50 (8/9/2012 2:24:09 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I can see how to get full headers in my att (yahoo) mail account but don't see a way to do it in google mail. Best I got was some preference setting involving arrows that showed whether the sender had sent... M

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setting up a mac to ship to a friend 5 11 (2/19/2013 9:28:30 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Got a 2010 11" Macbook Air off e-bay complete with the 10.6 Apple install USB stick. It arrived as if from Apple with v. 10.6.6 installed, that is to say on power up I had to enter information and then w... mjlaw (146)

running os 10.5 or 10.6 on a MacBook Air (2012) 3 15 (1/8/2013 9:05:29 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I'd like to able to run a couple of older versions of things on my MacBook Air and thought I'd give Virtual Box a try. I've downloaded it (btw the version on CNET's download.com will not install) but it lo... mjlaw (146)

Downgrade to Safari 5? 14 78 (10/14/2012 11:10:27 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Running Safari 6.01 on os 10.7.5. ATT says if I want to use attachments in their webmail (as well as resolve a problem posting on usenet via Thunderbird, I'll have to downgrade to Safari 5. I'm guessing t... mjlaw (146)

Replacing an old 15" MacBook Pro (2008; A1260 model)'s battery on your own? 31 61 (10/9/2012 5:56:43 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Hello. Does one really have to take the old 15" MacBook Pro to an authorized Apple service to change its old mostly dead battery as shown in http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/service/battery/ ? Or ... ANTant (1294)

time machine infinite backup 3 23 (9/21/2012 6:15:18 PM) comp.sys.mac.system The last backup is listed as yesterday and the current backup will not complete. Disk Utility says the source disk and the target disk are fine. Disk Utility Restore of the source disk worked fine. Targe... mjlaw (146)

Bootable Flash Drive for 10.7 problems 10 37 (8/20/2012 9:32:39 PM) comp.sys.mac.system As per http://macs.about.com/od/macoperatingsystems/ss/Create-A-Bootable-Flash-Drive-With-Os-X-Lion-Installer.htm I'm trying to create a bootable installer for 10.7 on a flash drive. Staple's had a PNY 8... mjlaw (146)

what can I use to read a plist file 21 117 (8/14/2012 5:18:08 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps Gave the Wi-Fi Diagnostics app a whirl (System/Library/CoreServices) and created a file called com.apple.wifi.diagnostics.plist. Is there a way to read this file other than TextEdit or LibreOffice? Those a... mjlaw (146)

Clone time machine disk? 4 38 (8/13/2012 3:44:54 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I've got a couple of new dds and want to rearrange things. Will I be able to use Disk Utility Restore to move the Time Machine backup from the partition of one drive to the partition of another drive, poin... mjlaw (146)

full headers in google mail? 3 50 (8/9/2012 2:24:09 PM) comp.sys.mac.apps I can see how to get full headers in my att (yahoo) mail account but don't see a way to do it in google mail. Best I got was some preference setting involving arrows that showed whether the sender had sent... mjlaw (146)

lines on display 16 49 (7/25/2012 9:53:26 PM) comp.sys.mac.system iMAC G5 A1173 17" Are most of the VGA components on the main board? i.e., if there are a few faint vertical lines (not individual pixels, but full height lines) is that likely to be a problem on the mai... news31 (6454)