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MacBook: How to remove or install memory

Learn how to remove or install memory in your MacBook portable computer.

Aperture 3: Remove From Album menu item not available for individual images in a stack

When working with stacks in albums, it is not possible to remove a single image that is part of a stack from an album. The contextual menu brought up by Control-clicking the image does not show the Remove From Album … Continue reading

Internet connection does not work with an IP address space of 169.254.xxx.xxx from ISP, router, or manual configuration

Your Mac, iOS device, or Apple TV cannot access the Internet with an IP address of 169.254.xxx.xxx (where xxx represents a number from 0 to 255).   The symptoms of this issue include: Safari, iChat, and other Internet-dependent applications in … Continue reading

Using Thunderbolt with Boot Camp and Windows 7

Thunderbolt enabled Mac computers can use Thunderbolt technology while running Boot Camp with Windows 7. Learn more about the behavior of Thunderbolt devices using Boot Camp and Windows 7.

Understanding Home Sharing

Home Sharing in iTunes is designed to let you easily share your iTunes media libraries between up to five computers in your household. You can also use Home Sharing to play your iTunes content on your iOS devices and Apple TV … Continue reading

Mac OS X: Bypassing proxy settings for specific IP addresses

If your computer is connected to a local network that’s protected from the Internet by a firewall, you may need to specify proxy servers to access some Internet sites. A proxy server is a computer on a local network that … Continue reading

About the security content of Mac OS X v10.6.8 and Security Update 2011-004

This document describes of Mac OS X v10.6.8 and Security Update 2011-004, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads. For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security … Continue reading

About Server Admin Tools 10.6.8

Server Admin Tools 10.6.8 contain remote administration tools, documentation, and utilities that you can install on a Mac other than your server. This version requires Mac OS X v10.6.8 and is required to administer Mac OS X Server v10.6.8 remotely.

Mac OS X Server v10.6.7: Wiki movies may not play in Firefox or Internet Explorer

Movies in wiki pages hosted on Mac OS X Server v10.6.7 may not play in Firefox or Internet Explorer.

Mac OS X Server v10.6: Server Admin reports Mail virus database not available

In Server Admin -> Mail -> Settings -> Filters, under the "Update the virus database" setting, Server Admin may report "Last Update: Not available" even though database updating is enabled and working. Viewing Virus Database Updates in the Logs pane … Continue reading