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Dear Aunt TUAW: Help fix my failed install

by Erica Sadun (May 9th, 2011)

Dear Aunt TUAW, Help! I can't install anything after my Xcode install failed. Every time I try, Installer tells me that it's waiting for other installations to complete and then it just sits there forever. What can I do? I've tried rebooting, I've tried killing the installer daemon. I'm at ...

Poll: Some issues reported around using cables between iPad versions

by Erica Sadun (Mar 14th, 2011)

Experiencing cable woes? TUAW reader Chris Arnold of Sumo Computers sent in this photo demonstrating why he believes his original iPad cable had problems working with his iPad 2. TUAW rigorously tested several cables but was unable to duplicate these issues -- all the cables we tested worked ...

Survey: 73% of iPhone users are fine with AT&T's service

by Mike Schramm (Jul 26th, 2010)

If you're the kind of person who loves quoting that ".5%" number given by Jobs at the press conference a few weeks ago as proof that AT&T's reception problems are overblown, you'll love this. A new survey released by Yankee Group says that 73% of iPhone users polled are actually "very satisfied" ...

TUAW Tip: Fixing syncing between iPhone and iPhoto '08

by Mike Schramm (Mar 11th, 2009)

This is a pretty selfish tip, because this issue has happened to me personally a few different times, and despite my many searches around the 'net, I've never found a quick, simple solution. So here you go: my suffering can be your gain. Basically, iPhoto '08 and the iPhone don't always play nice ...

Payback brings a GTA clone to the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Jan 29th, 2009)

Grand Theft Auto isn't out for the iPhone, but Payback is --it's basically a 3D version of the old top-down GTA gameplay, improved with better rendering and lighting. You control the game by pressing "buttons" on the screen, and tilting the iPhone around, and Touch Arcade says it works well. Some ...

Newer MBPs may contain faulty NVIDIA chips

by Robert Palmer (Oct 10th, 2008)

Not a surprise for those who have suffered from the issue, but a welcome admission nonetheless: Apple has now acknowledged that some recent MacBook Pro models contain faulty GeForce 8600M GT chips that cause video display problems. Dell and HP have already told customers similar stories. In a ...

Leopard delivery delays hit some areas

by Mike Schramm (Oct 26th, 2007)

Brian A. sent a tip to say he called his FedEx delivery manager in Huntsville, AL, and they told him that they were backed up with Leopard deliveries. Apparently, they weren't able to make the 10:30 AM deadline in some areas, and though delivery is still scheduled for sometime this afternoon, ...

iPod touches "self heal" from read-write access after jailbreak

by Erica Sadun (Oct 11th, 2007)

I have yet to jailbreak my personal iPod touch but interesting news has come to my ears from a variety of sources. Many iPod touch jailbreakers find that their systems lose read-write access after reboot. The iPod seems to "self heal" and "modify" the /etc/fstab file on their system. The problem may ...

Two possible fixes for iPhone activation problems

by David Chartier (Jul 1st, 2007)

For those still stuck in iPhone activation limbo, we have a couple of tips and tricks might help you to get on your way. While these might not be sure-fire solutions for everyone, they sound general enough and have worked for at least two individuals, so they just might work for you as well. ...

Backup not all it's cracked up to be?

by David Chartier (Oct 24th, 2006)

I don't rely on .Mac's Backup, but I tinker with it from time to time. It's never seemed to be the killer app to fit all my needs, but others in the Mac web who are more passionate and knowledgeable about backup software seem to be quite upset with it. In particular, Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch, ...

Messenger for Mac sign-in problems

by Alex Wollenschlaeger (Oct 3rd, 2006)

Looks like Microsoft's recent upgrading of Messenger for Mac to version 6 didn't go down as smoothly as they would have liked. Microsoft's own Messenger newsgroup is just one of the places buzzing with people having problems logging in. I found this out while struggling through this jungle of ...

One way to fix a Mac that won't login

by C.K. Sample, III (Jan 25th, 2006)

So the other night, while covering Sundance Film Festival for Blogging Sundance and Cinematical, we had a problem with Jason Calacanis's Powerbook G4. It would boot and run through the loading Mac OS X screen very quickly, but at the point where it was supposed to load the login screen, we were ...

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