Mac OS X

Steve Jobs sets the record straight with Adobe's Flash

Since the original iPhone was release a few years ago, the major knock on the iPhone OS was its lack of support for one of the Web's most ubiquitous plug-ins--Flash. Steve Jobs, on Apple's homepage has set the record straight, leaving little doubt where Apple's stance is on the much maligned Flash.… Read more

Precautions to take when restoring from Time Machine

The Time Machine feature in OS X has been a life-saver for numerous users, from those who want to find individual lost files or folders to those who wish to restore their systems to a previous version or state following a problematic system update or application installation. While convenient, there are some precautions to take when using Time Machine to do full system restores.… Read more

Apple announces World Wide Developers Conference, June 7

Apple has finally released the dates for its annual World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco. The event starts June 7 and includes the first ever iPad development sessions. Also on tap are hands-on working labs for the recently announced iPhone OS 4 and Mac OS X core technology labs.… Read more

Mail quick tip: Archive messages in a text document

If you have a huge amount of Mail messages that you would like to archive as a simple, single text document that includes attachments, this tip will show you how. Here is a quick and simple solution to creating a text document archive of your Mail messages.… Read more

Aperture 3: Aperture videos not available in iMovie

Users may find that when working in iMovie and attempting to use videos stored in their Aperture libraries, they are not able to be used. This can be caused if the video files in your Aperture library are referenced files, stored in a location (such as an external hard drive) that is referenced and not managed.… Read more

CNET TV Apple Byte:

Brian Tong discusses the latest in Apple news, notes, and rumors. This week, an Apple developer loses an iPhone 4, Flash for iPhone is canned by Adobe, and our favorite Mac developer has one of its best sales quarters ever.

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Troubleshooting e-mail on your Mac

For many users, the No. 1 issue that occurs on a regular basis is problems with e-mail. Apple has posted a knowledge base article with an in-depth look at the Mail application, how it functions, and where to start with troubleshooting it. Read on for the details.… Read more

MobileMe not recognizing your username and password?

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where MobileMe sends an error message regarding usernames and account passwords being invalid. This may even happen to users who do not have MobileMe accounts.… Read more

Finding and reinstalling lost Apple-supplied applications in OS X

In OS X there are times when you may have deleted items from your Applications folder that were put there by the OS X installer. Sometimes people have done this intentionally for items they do not use to clear up clutter and free hard drive space, but at other times people have inadvertently deleted them, including important items like the System Preferences.… Read more