Read-only forum with a small but growing number of posts addressing commonly-encountered Mac issues, distilled from the collective knowledge of the FineTunedMac membership.

Whether you're new to Macs or FineTunedMac, if you're looking for help with a Mac-related issue this forum is for you. Responders, please pay extra attention to user knowledge and experience levels when answering questions here. (Description updated Sept. 6 '09.)

Troubleshooting and questions about software, hardware, and accessories, including the iTunes Store, the iPhone OS, the App Store, and the new iPad.

Topics concerning sound conversion, GarageBand, QuickTime, iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, Toast, optical drives, disc reading and burning, cameras, etc. belong here.

For help with external hard drives, flash drives, scanners, printers/printing, external monitors and keyboards, mice, PDAs, Bluetooth, non-Apple cell phones...in other words, hardware and software issues with external devices not covered in other forums.

This is the place to get help with Internet related issues, local networks and servers. That includes wired and wireless networks, your Internet connection, web browsers, email, instant messengers, setting up a web site, blogs, MobileMe, iDisk, iWeb, routers, modems, dialup, DSL, Cable, firewalls, etc.

This forum is for topics related to running operating systems other than OS X on your Mac. That includes Windows, Linux, etc. as well as Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS 8.x and earlier OSes, legacy applications and utilities, and the Classic Environment in OS X.

For questions about OS X applications and utilities not covered in other forums. (Note: use the Networking forum for email and browser questions.)

Troubleshooting and questions about Snow Leopard and Lion and Mountain Lion system topics: installation, updating/upgrading, Disk Utility, Finder, Dock, Spaces, Time Machine, Rosetta, Universal Access, Migration Assistant, Spotlight, etc.

Troubleshooting & questions for Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, & Leopard system topics only: installation, updating/upgrading, permissions, preferences, Finder, Dock, Spaces, Spotlight, FileVault, Migration Assistant, etc.

Whether you have a Mac Pro, Mac mini, iMac, eMac, Power Mac, MacBook Air, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iBook or PowerBook (or even some other Apple computer), this is the forum for questions about its internal hard drive, RAM, logic board, built-in display or keyboard, track pad, battery, or other such hardware.

The place to propose, submit, and refine entries for the "Frequently Asked Mac Questions" collection. You must be logged in to read this forum.

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