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Mac OS X

This graphical operating system (OS) from Apple was initially released in 2002 for Macintosh computers. It is a UNIX-based system built on technologies developed from the mid-1980s to 1996. It is the second most used OS after Microsoft Windows.

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How do you activate webcam on a mac?

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The webcam on a Mac is controlled by the software using it. Launch Photobooth, Facetime, iChat, iMovie or any other software that requires the camera and it will be activated.

How can I free up space on my mac's harddrive?

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You can use CleanMyMac, OnyX or some other cleaning applications

Will Snow Leopard work on your PC?

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Providing the PC is made by Apple, and it meets the requirements, it can run Apple's Mac OS X. The EULA you agree to when installing the software does not permit its installation on hardware from other companies.

Can you run Mac OS on Mac OS?

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If you're referring to a virtualised Mac OS, running on a different version of a Mac OS, then the answer is no. Although VMWare is currently working on a solution to allow you to virtualise 10.5 Leopard Server on 10.5 Leopard client.

yes you can with vmware fussion 2 and with oracle virtualbox....easy, cheap and pretty

How do I find my administrator password on a mac OS X 10.7 if I forgot it I don't want to change it and I am the admin?

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turn off mac. turn on mac. AFTER you hear the chime, hold down apple key+s. you will got to terminal. type in mount -uw /then press enter. then enter in rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDonethen press enter. then type in shutdown -h now and press enter. the computer will shut down. turn it on. then you will be shown a video then you will create a new admin account.

note: this will not delete any accounts. where you see spaces there ARE spaces.

What does ICON represent?

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Icon is not an abbreviation or initialism. An icon, in the historical sense, was an object used to represent something else, usually a god or spirit. In today's usage, an icon is a representation of a program or file in a GUI (graphical user interface).

What is fragmentation in OS?

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fragmentation is as a process which are loaded or removed from memory. the free memory space is broken into Little pieces, such types of pieces may or may not be of any use to be allocated individually to any process. this may give rise to term memory waste or fragmentation.

How do you change font size on your mac powerbook?

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Usually in whatever app your using just go into the Format menu. Also Command key and the + key will enlarge it and Command and - will make it smaller.

What browsers work on a mac?

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Any browser available for the Mac can be used on a Mac. Such browsers include Safari, FireFox, Chrome, Opera, Stainless, Camino, Flock and several others but, thankfully, not Internet Explorer which has not been available for the Mac for many years.

Will Zeus master of Olympus work on mac?

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no it won't work.

I tried to install it and after 98% of the intallation was done i got the message:

an error occurred during the move data process: -106

How do you stop an application from loading at start up?

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Open task manager.Press Ctrl + Shift + delete. Select the task and delete.

Can you install Mac OS X on a standard PC?

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An unpatched copy of Mac OS X will not install on a standard PC. There do exist cracked versions of Mac OS X that will allow you to install it on a select variety of PCs. WikiAnswers does not provide any information on how to patch OS X, nor any information on how to install it on a non-Apple branded computer.

How do you format a external hard drive for a mac?

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Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder. Select the external disc in the left hand pane and the formatting options on the right. If the external drive is only for use with the Mac select the default Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format.

When was the Mac OS X introduced?

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It depends what you mean by 'introduced'. Mac OS X Server 1.0 was released in 1999 but I imagine you are referring to the first desktop OS to use this technology; the first public beta was released 2000 but the first full desktop release was in 2001.

Is boot camp an utility that allows you to run Windows and Mac OS x at the same time?

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Boot Camp is designed to help people setting up Windows operating system under back as dual boot solutions.

Running Linux under Mac is a bit more complicated, there are other solutions of Mac/Linux (dual boot) Mac/Windows/Linux (triple boot).

Installing Linux on a Mac with other operating systems on board requires advanced knowledge (especially boot loader [rEFIt] and Linux kernel compiling).

What OS does Mac use?

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Which operating system will work on Apple Macintosh computers depends on the CPU of the computer.

Apple computers with PPC CPUs can run Apple's OS 9

Intel CPU computers can run Apple's OS X, and using Boot Camp, can also run Linux and Microsoft's Windows XP operating systems.

What is the minimum required ram needed for mac os x?

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Apple gives the requirement for the current version of Mac OS X (10.6 Snow Leopard) as 1GB of RAM.

Can you run Mac OS 9 on Mac OS X using Boot camp?

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The Boot Camp utility assists in setting up a Mac so that Windows can be installed. It will not run Mac OS 9.

Boot Camp assistant lets you boot into Boot Camp which is a Windows type program to be able to install and use a Windows Operating System. Boot Camp installs Apple drivers and is basically the translator for Apples hardware like the keyboard, mouse, Airport, etc.

OS 9 being a Mac OS, as old as it is, can't speak Windows. The new Mac OS was re-written to be able to use the same type Intel chip that Windows uses.

How do you do special effects on iMovie 2011?

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The Simplest Special Effects you can use are the ones built into iMovie.

For Example, you can apply an instant replay function, or a video effect such a negative to a clip.

To see other special effects that are more complicated like embedding a explosion into an iMovie Project, check out my Youtube iMovie Special Effects Playlist in the "related links" section below.

How do you make the cubed sign on Microsoft Word?

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Hold down ALT and type 252 on the numeric keyboard.

How do you run Classic on Mac OS X?

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The Classic environment allowed Macintosh software from the pre Mac OS X era to run on Macs using Mac OS X. Classic is not available on Macs with Intel processors or running Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

To run Classic you need an older PPC Mac (G5 or G4) and Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) with Mac OS 9 installed. Double clicking an old application will launch the Classic environment and run the software.

What does X stands for in OS X?

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Mac OS X is pronounced Mac OS Ten. It follows on from Mac OS 9 which was the last version of what is now known as the classic Mac OS and it saw the introduction of the new UNIX based OS so the Roman numeral X was adopted to mark the change.

Do you need a plugin keyboard to play software instruments on Logic Pro?

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No, you dont need it to run the program, but you will need a MIDI keyboard to play the virtual instruments.

Is Mac os x Linux?

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Mac OS X is based on BSD, which is similar to Linux. Because of this, it is fairly easy to port programs between the two operating systems. However, the two operating systems are not the same, and programs for one don't work on the other. Linux also uses the X window system, and Mac doesn't, though Mac has a program to support programs that use the X window system. Because of this, Linux programs can be configured to run on Mac OS X with a little elbow grease, but not the other way around.

What is the difference between OS and operating environment?

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the operating environment is just you user interface. your customisable environment. the operating system is the entire basis of the computer working. it's the instruction set that makes the environment possible ===== Operating environment needs an Opearting system to work , OE depends on Operating system , Solaris is an Operating Environment not an Operating System