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Install 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 on same machine
I have a MacBookPro with 10.6 running on it. I am using it as a base machine for development.
I want to understand how can I install 10.6, 10.7 and 10.8 on same machine, so that I can continue to ...
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Impossible to configure boot on Macbook Pro
I have a Macbook Pro with a bootcamp running both Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7.
From Mac OS, I did a restart under Windows 7 but since I had not been using Windows for a long time, I ...
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OS X Sever Snow - how to abort installation process?
Here is the story. I wasn't aware that "OS X Server" was an actual operating system to install, I thought (seriously!) it's just another application or bunch of apps working nicely together under the ...
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What's the easiest way to have a script run at boot time in OS X?
I want a script (bash/zsh/ruby/...) to run at boot time in OS X. What's the most simple way to do this, without messing with xml/plist files, and preferably not needing to make a meta AppleScript.
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Mac OS X: Difference between start-up times
In Mac OS X (10.6.3) there's a big difference in the time it takes for the computer to become responsive when you either start up your computer from cold, or or when you log out and sign in as a new (...
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macosx not recognizing held down keys on boot
I'm running fully updated snow leapord on a new model imac.
I am unable to boot into macosx. I do have build 7600 of windows 7 that the computer will automatically boot to.
I do not have the ...
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Where does Snow Leopard store per-user StartupItems?
I have several startup items shown in my "LoginItems" preferences. But, when I look at my ~/Library folder, there is no StartupItems folder, and the global /Library/StartupItems folder does not ...
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Snow Leopard won't reboot after recent Security Update
This has happened to me after a recent Security update from Apple. Went to restart, and Mac just hung for ages with pinwheel spinning. Eventually turned off at back of Mac Mini. Trying to reboot and ...
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Why is svn trying to start when I log in? How (or even should) I stop it?
I upgraded my Tiger install to Snow-leopard last night.
All went fine except every time I start the machine, I'm told that svn requires Rosetta. I already know what Rosetta is and why I might want to ...
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