photo: mactwiggy/applefritter For fans of vintage Macintosh computers and truly rare finds, a very unusual item has just surfaced in the wild: a 128k Macintosh prototype that used a 5.25″ “Twiggy” floppy disk mechanism, the same kind Apple used with the first generation Lisa...Rare 128k Mac Prototype Surfaces With 5.25″ Floppy Disk Drive
photo: mactwiggy/applefritter For fans of vintage Macintosh computers and truly rare finds, a very unusual item has just surfaced in the wild: a 128k Macintosh prototype that used a 5.25″ “Twiggy” floppy disk mechanism, the same kind Apple used with the first generation Lisa...I Can’t Reinstall Snow Leopard After Installing Lion [Ask MacRx]
Now here’s a bizarre headscratcher. A reader’s Mac Pro was upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion, then refused to subsequently boot off the Snow Leopard DVD to reinstall the older OS on another drive. Despite many different attempts, for this one Mac it appears...Diagnosing Mac Software Memory Leaks Can Be Difficult [Ask MacRx]
Sometimes explaining the problem with your computer isn’t easy, particularly when you’re not sure of the correct technical term used to describe an issue. It took some back and forth to assess this reader’s problem about RAM usage and availability – but I got...How Do I Install Samba Into Mac OS X Lion? [Ask MacRx]
Apple made a number of changes to internal components in OS X Lion, including not installing Java by default and changing it’s SMB (Samba) Windows networking code. These changes have broken some previously working setups but fortunately there are workarounds: I recently upgraded to...Blast From The Past: A Tribute To System 7 And eWorld
For those who yearn for the glory days of the Classic Mac OS and Beige Boxes, Andrea Grell offers up an authentic and interactive working demo of System 7 running on a Performa 6116CD. From the startup chime to eWorld, this blast from the...Can I Merge Mac User Accounts After a Time Machine Restore? [Ask MacRx]
Ask MacRx took a hiatus for a few weeks in December but we’re back for 2012 and here to help try and answer more of your Mac and iDevice questions. Today we hear from a reader who has more user accounts than desired after...Stolen iPad Helps Save Christmas For Two Families
Happy Children with Recovered Gifts (photo: L.A. County Sheriff Department) A potentially sad story of a holiday gone wrong has a happy ending – two actually – thanks to a stolen iPad and some efficient police work. A homeowner in southern California heard some...Santa Meets Siri – Happy Holidays from Apple!
Apple’s advertising runs the gamut from motivational to touching, pragmatic to inspiring. They don’t play the humor card very often, but this latest ad showing Santa using Siri on an iPhone to help him through his rounds is actually pretty funny and appropriate for...My MacBook Crashed And Now I Can’t Reboot The Computer [Ask MacRx]
A crashed computer is one of life’s annoyances. A crashed computer that you can’t subsequently reboot becomes a bigger headache. Sometimes the battery in a laptop can be the culprit: My Macbook froze out of nowhere. I have only had it for a few...My MacBook Crashed And Now I Can’t Reboot The Computer [Ask MacRx]
A crashed computer is one of life’s annoyances. A crashed computer that you can’t subsequently reboot becomes a bigger headache. Sometimes the battery in a laptop can be the culprit: My Macbook froze out of nowhere. I have only had it for a few...How Do I Install an iOS App No Longer Available on the App Store? [Ask MacRx]
Apple Giveth, and Apple Taketh Away. The Walled Garden approach Apple has taken with its App Store means that not everything you once bought is still available. However, that doesn’t mean you’re out of options for installing software that was previously downloaded: Hello, I...Can I Use iTunes Home Sharing Across the Internet? [Ask MacRx]
iTunes Home Sharing has been around for a few years and is a handy way to access your media between devices. One reader wonders about trying to use this service while traveling: My setup is Apple based i.e. iPad/iphone/appletv2/airport extreme/imac. The iTunes Home Sharing...
