When your Mac starts acting up, you’ll probably run through some common troubleshooting procedures, such as restarting it, running Disk Utility, and perhaps performing a Safe Boot. Your repair ...

We previously covered a group of issues where the fans on some iMacs rev to inordinate speeds during startup. For G5-based iMacs exhibiting this issue, one of our listed solutions was resetting of the ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. If you find your MacBook acting strangely, and seemingly for ...

Apple's Thunderbolt Display, for myriad reasons, may not display an image from your Mac, recognize USB peripherals, connect to Ethernet, or power on whatsoever. In many cases, the display is not ...

Apple computers provide two main ways to reset them: by resetting the parameter random-access memory or the system management controller. Both options control various aspects of a Mac's hardware ...

Generally speaking, MacBooks are some of the most reliable laptops on the market. For example, MacBook Pros are known for their longevity, with some lasting for more than a decade after the original ...

Desktop computers use a specialized form of memory to store basic startup settings. Backed up by a small battery attached to the computer's motherboard, the settings in this storage persist after you ...

Sometimes it was necessary to carry out a little maintenance on your Apple MacBook or iMac computers if you feel they are not quite running as well as they could. One method on older Macs was to carry ...

Is your Mac acting just…odd? Stuff like drives not appearing, screens not adjusting correctly, Bluetooth problems, AirPort non connecting? Maybe your fan is running ...