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Pixelated or fuzzy icons in Snow Leopard

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 2:50pm
A number of Snow Leopard users have been complaining where the normally crisp and large icons in OS X appear blurry and pixelated.

Snow Leopard: iChat restricting minimum chat window width

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 1:12pm
Users may experience an issue regarding the minimum width of a chat window in Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard's iChat.

Hack enables 10.6.2 on Atom processors

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:57am
Upon the release of Apple's update to Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.2, a noticeable lack of support for Intel's Atom processor was uncovered.

Weekly Utilities Update: WhatSize, CoolBook, VisualRoute, more...

Fri, 11/20/2009 - 8:31am
Our Weekly Utilities Update report is a list of all the updates for many Mac utilities that have been released in the past week. This week we're taking a look at "VisualRoute", which graphically represents network activity and problems.

Overcoming missing Appletalk printer connectivity in Snow Leopard

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 6:59pm
A number of people who have just updated to Snow Leopard are still running into printing problems now that Apple has dropped Appletalk support in OS X.

Terminal fun: Options for printing folder and subfolder contents

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 4:06pm
Printing the contents of a folder in OS X currently still requires either third-party software or workarounds using TextEdit or the Terminal. Here are some ways to go about doing this.

Aperture How-To: Add a watermark to your photographs

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 1:03pm
A quick and simple tutorial for adding watermarks to your photographs using Aperture.

Snow Leopard: Finder not opening files when double-clicked

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 11:40am
Some users are experiencing an issue in Finder where files will not open when double-clicked.

Software Updates: Apple LED Display iSight Firmware; Browsers

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:32pm
Apple has released a firmware update that corrects some problems associated with the iSight camera that is built into their LED cinema displays.

Addressing nonfunctional "Turn Airport On/Off" settings

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 1:26pm
A number of Snow Leopard users have noticed a problem where their Airport cards will not turn off if they're on, and others will not turn on if they're off.

iTunes 9: Static in surround sound on purchased media

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 11:44am
Some users are experiencing an issue after upgrading to iTunes 9 where purchased content from the iTunes Music Store contains static during playback in 5.1 surround sound.

MobileMe: iDisk is full

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 10:36am
Occasionally, when using one of the many great features included with MobileMe, users will encounter an error telling them their iDisk is full.

Apple KB Update: MobileMe "iDisk full" errors

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 10:18am
Apple has issued a small knowledgebase update on MobileMe "iDisk full" errors and related problems.

Spaces tips: switching and moving windows

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 10:03am
There are a number of uses for Spaces, but regardless of how you use the feature here are some tips that may make Spaces more convenient.

iPhoto '09: Troubleshooting and maintenance tips

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 1:15pm
Users of iPhoto '09 will be happy to know that there are some basic troubleshooting methods and maintenance tips that can keep their favorite photo management tool up and running smoothly. On the Mac, there is no better tool to organize, edit, and share y

OS X Terminal displays a blank window instead of a command prompt

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 12:15pm
If you use the terminal, you may run into a problem where the terminal will display a new window but will not show you a command prompt.

Help, my iPod touch (or iPhone) is in a different language!

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 11:39am
Occasionally users may find that their iPod touch or iPhone has been set to a language they do not understand. Here is a visual guide to reset the language to English.

Installing OS X with a broken optical drive

Mon, 11/16/2009 - 6:45pm
Sometimes you may need to reinstall OS X on a computer, but the drive is broken, resulting in an obvious problem with reading the installation DVD. Here are some methods to install OS X around a broken optical drive.

Apple releases printer driver updates for Snow Leopard

Mon, 11/16/2009 - 5:49pm
Apple released a few updates for Canon, Brother, Lexmark, and HP printers, which contain the latest drivers for printers and scanners from these companies.

Snow Leopard 10.6.2: Quick Look is blank after Time Machine restore

Mon, 11/16/2009 - 12:47pm
Some users experienced an issue after updating to Mac OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard where Quick Look produced a blank window with no file preview. These users also recently restored their systems via Time Machine.