How To Fix a Mac That Won’t Wake Up. Posted 08/10/2011 at 3:30pm | by Cory Bohon We've heard reports of Macs falling asleep and having trouble waking up after an install of Lion. It might sound like something out of Sleeping Beauty, except without the Prince to kiss your Mac and wake it up. If you're having problems waking up your Mac, try troubleshooting it with these suggestions below. 1. Try the keyboard or power button Sometimes, you Mac may not respond to clicks on the mouse or taps on the trackpad. This can occur for varying reasons, and seems to happen more frequently with Lion. You can also try pressing the power button (but not holding the button down) on your Mac. 2. Sometimes the only way to fix your Mac is to perform a hard shut down by pressing and holding the power button until the Mac, well, shuts down. 3.
Sometimes on a Mac, the PRAM (parameter RAM) and NVRAM (non-volatile RAM) can become corrupt and cause various problems. To reset the PRAM and NVRAM, we’ll do the following for Intel-based Macs: 1. 4. Fans 1. Video Games, Game Reviews & News. Playstation 3 Media Server Setup. This guide has been updated since its original publication to reflect hardware and software updates.
Multiple members of the Digital Trends staff contributed to this guide. Like many people living in the digital age, my digital media was scattered among various drives, computers, and discs. I wanted seamless central control over all of it, so I decided to use my Sony PlayStation 3 as a media hub, with my 40-inch Samsung HDTV as a monitor. Now I can view or listen to all my photos, videos, and music via my TV screen, no matter where they are. Here’s a guide to building a digital media command center in your living room. LEVEL 1: Connect to your home network In the PS3′s main menu, navigate to Settings – Network Settings – Internet Connection, press X on your SixAxis controller and make sure it’s toggled to Enabled. Bonus Points: A Logitech diNovo mini Bluetooth keyboard comes in very handy for entering network passwords and any other text.
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Its Wand utility makes autofilling forms a breeze. Though Opera isn't as popular as the other Mac browsers, it has plenty to offer including unique tools everyone can appreciate. 4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 4.0 (4.0 stars) Read full review. Mac OS X Automation: Services Downloads. These services and Automator actions are provided as free examples of the design and use of Mac OS X automation technologies. All service workflows are fully editable and can be customized as need requires. ALL EXAMPLE WORKFLOWS AND ACTIONS REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF MAC OS X v10.6 and may require an adminstrator password for installation. COLLECTIONS: AppleScript Services, Audio Services, Facebook Services, Finder Services, Image Services, Internet Services, iPhoto Services, Mail Services, Media Picker Services, Movie Services, Navigation Services, Numbers Services, PDF Services, Safari Services, UNIX Services All of the service workflows on this page are fully editable, and can be opened in Automator.
By default, they are installed in the Services folder located at: Home > Library > Services. Services can be turned off and on in the Keyboard Shortcuts tab of the Keyboard system preference pane (view). Collections of videos from Apple, MacBreak, MacBreak Dev, and PeachPit Press. Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts. To use a keyboard shortcut you press a modifier key with a character key. For example, pressing the Command key (it has a symbol) and then the "c" key copies whatever is currently selected (text, graphics, and so forth) into the Clipboard. This is also known as the Command-C keyboard shortcut. A modifier key is a part of many keyboard shortcuts. A modifier key alters the way other keystrokes or mouse/trackpad clicks are interpreted by OS X. Here are the modifier key symbols you may see in OS X menus: Startup shortcuts Press the key or key combination until the expected function occurs/appears (for example, hold Option during startup until Startup Manager appears).
Sleep and shut down shortcuts Finder keyboard shortcuts Application and other OS X shortcuts Note: Some applications may not support all of the following application key combinations. *Note: If no text is selected, the extension begins at the insertion point. Universal Access - VoiceOver keyboard commands Full keyboard access. Apple, Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Reviews, Help, Tips, and News. Get efficient with the Finder's sidebar | Business Center | Working Mac. Whenever you’ve got a Finder window open, the sidebar can give you one-click access to the items you use most.
Items here are arranged by category—Devices, Shared, Places, and Search For. Hide or reveal a category’s items by clicking on the disclosure triangle next to the category name. Click and drag any item away from the sidebar to make it disappear in a puff of smoke. If you want to rearrange items in a category, just slide an item up or down. You can also select Finder: Preferences, click on Sidebar, and then select—or deselect—items in the list there. Devices: Items in this category include your computer; its hard drive(s); any external drives you have connected; your iDisk (if you have a MobileMe account and have it mounted or use local iDisk syncing); and any CDs, DVDs, or iPods you have connected. Using the sidebar’s Devices category, you can quickly eject (or unmount) disks or hard drives. Shared: This category includes other computers or storage devices on your network. Advanced searches in the Finder | Business Center.
The Spotlight menu is often the quickest way to start a search. And with the right keywords and Boolean operators, the Spotlight menu can dish up impressive results. But finding the files you need isn’t always as simple as typing a few words. For large or complex searches, open a Finder window and run your query from there. This will let you access a wider range of attributes and search criteria, let you combine multiple criteria to define your searches more precisely, and give you more options for sorting and viewing your results.
Start a Finder search There are several ways to access Spotlight via the Finder. You can open a generic Finder window and use the search box at the top, press command-F to convert any open Finder window into a search window, or press command-option-spacebar to open a brand-new search window. You can also access the Finder window after you’ve started a query in the Spotlight menu (useful if you’re having trouble narrowing down your results). Hone your search. Support - Discussions - Forum Home. Index page. Tutorial: Automator Basics. In case you haven’t heard, Automator rules. Automator is the often under-appreciated and underestimated automation tool, provided by Apple in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, to bring the power of automation to users with no need for programming. In this simple tutorial I’ll show you the basics of Automator and walk you through a simple Backup application example.
This should give you the solid foundation to start making useful actions for yourself. The Basics of Automator First, load the Automator editor application located in the Applications folder. On the upper-left hand side of the Automator window you will notice the Library pane which lists the applications on your system that are supported by Automator. If you don’t see your favorite App in this window write the author of the software, only they can add Automator support. This concept may be familiar if you have any experience with the programming concept of “protocol”, if you you are unfamiliar don’t fret! Instant Backup Automator Action. How to upload iWeb 09 sites without a .mac account | Macintosh How To. iWeb from 2009 onwards has the ability to publish your website directly to an ftp server. This means that you don’t need a .mac account to publish your iWeb site.
If you have iWeb 08 or earlier it’s not built-in, but you can still do it, read this previous article on how to publish via ftp from iWeb 08. Firstly, you will need to purchase a web hosting account with FTP access where you can upload files to the internet. This will usually come for free from your ISP and be included with your normal internet access package, just like email is included. You will need to find out some technical details from you ISP or web provider before you progress. You will need 3 things. FIRSTLY, the address of the ‘ftp server’ for where you want to put your website. SECONDLY you will have a username and password with it that you will need. You will need to know all these 3 things before you proceed. How to Publish the iWeb Site. Make and edit your website in iweb. Underneath is a second box of settings.
Mac OS X Hints - A community-built collection of OS X hints. MacInTouch: timely news and tips about Apple Macintosh, iTunes, iPhone and more... iLounge Forums. Automator World. Example Workflows. Learn by example. The best way to learn how to use Automator is by constructing and running the following example workflows yourself. Each example is described in step-by-step detail with related illustrations. You can do it, and... it's fun!
Re-name Finder Items In this example, you'll use Automator to create a tool for easily renaming a group of Finder items. Images from Webpages How to automate downloading linked images from webpages into iPhoto. Easy-Share .Mac Photos Make a one-click downloader application you can give to friends and relatives to share the images on your .Mac website. Desktop Mailer Make three workflows that will mail selected Finder items from the desktop. Media Browsers Simple workflows for getting quick access to the movies and images you use the most.
Easy Movie Blog Here's a re-usable workflow that turns the process of preparing and adding movies to your blog into the simple selection of a menu item Podcast • Creating Narration Tracks Database Publishing. Automator: Examples. This example is easy-to-follow and useful. It's a great first workflow to introduce yourself to Automator. Click here to download the image files used in this demonstration. Let's begin. The group of image files pictured below are named in a manner typical to photos extracted from a digital camera or photo CD collection. However, re-naming a group of files in the Finder is a repetitive and time-consuming task, as each file must be individually selected and edited by hand. Step 1: Create a new workflow. Automator automates repetitive tasks by applying a series of steps, called a workflow, to a group of specified items such as the image files displayed in the previous illustration.
Each step in the workflow is called an action. The first step to automate the re-naming of the image files is to add them to a new Automator workflow. At the bottom of the Finder Contextual Menu is a sub-menu named More. Step 2: Find Actions. Step 3: Add an Action to the Workflow. Step 4: Set the Action Parameters. Downloads. The Mac App Store Browse and download apps for your Mac — from your Mac. Shop for apps by category, read user reviews, and buy apps in one simple step.
Safari Extensions Safari extensions are a great way for you to add new features to Safari. The App Store The App Store makes iOS apps easy to access, easy to search, and easy to buy. Software Update Learn how to use Software Update on your Mac. Downloads for Developers With the power of Xcode, the ease of Swift, and the revolutionary features of Apple technologies, Developers have the freedom to create the most innovative apps ever. Product Security Learn about reporting security issues to Apple, checking security on your system, and getting security notifications. AppleScript: Beginner's Tutorial. The following online materials are exerpted from the Apple Training Series book . Consider this chapter a “book within a book.” If you don't read any other chapter, read this one.
It has been designed to give you a quick but thorough introduction to AppleScript through a short, fun, hands-on tutorial. In 25 minutes you’ll learn what AppleScript is, how it works, and how to write basic, functional AppleScript scripts with confidence. To accomplish this goal, you’ll learn the fundamentals of AppleScript, and then put them to use as we step through the creation of a Finder Toolbar script, that you can use to instantly reset a cluttered desktop window display to a predefined window set. AppleScript is a language used to automate the actions of the Macintosh Operating System and many of its applications. How it works... Scripts are written in the Script Editor application, a free utility included with every copy of the Mac OS. The Big Picture On the Macintosh computer everything is an object.
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