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 | There's no doubt about the biggest technology-related news since the last issue of the About: Macs newsletter: Steve Jobs hanging up his Apple CEO hat. Jobs promised to stick around as chairman of the Apple board, which will allow him to continue to oversee Apple and help mold the direction it moves in. It also relieves Jobs of the pressures and commitments of running Apple on a day-to-day basis. We wish Jobs well as the curtain rises on the latest act in his remarkable life. | |
How to Use Lion's Built-in Wireless Diagnostic System
OS X Lion includes a built-in Wi-Fi Diagnostics application that you can use to troubleshoot your wireless network connection. You can also use it to tweak your Wi-Fi connection for best performance. That's how I used the Wi-Fi Diagnostics application: to tweak my wireless connection. After setting up the performance monitoring feature, I moved the wireless router and its antennas a bit until I saw the noise floor drop and the signal strength increase. Since then, I have had no issues at all with connecting to the wireless network from anywhere in the house, and that includes out on the deck on these wonderful summer nights... Read more
| Fix Apple Mail Problems With These Troubleshooting Guides
Troubleshooting Apple Mail can at first seem like a difficult process, but Apple provides some built-in troubleshooting tools that can help you get the Mail application up and running quickly. When you're having trouble with Apple Mail, check out our Apple Mail Troubleshooting guides, which we've gathered in one place for quick access... Read more
| Steve Jobs, A Four-Act Play
Steve Jobs' decision to resign as CEO of Apple has caused quite a stir in the tech world, and, if I may say so, much of the rest of the world as well. He didn't provide a specific reason for his resignation; the speculation is that it's due to health issues stemming from his 2004 diagnosis with pancreatic cancer. I prefer not to speculate about anyone's health because, except for a handful of public officials, it really isn't any of my business. I do wish him well in this, his fourth act in public life. You may be wondering what the four acts are. The first was... Read more
| How Can I Repair My Hard Drive If My Mac Won't Start?
Q. My Mac fails to start up and just ends up displaying the blue screen. Or it may log in, but then fail to show the desktop. I've heard I should run Repair Disk, but I can't do that when my Mac won't start. What can I do? A. This is one of the questions we receive here on a regular basis. It's usually a case where the startup drive has one or more issues that prevent the Mac from successfully starting up. Luckily, the problem is usually one or more errors on the startup drive, which can easily be fixed. Of course, if you can't start your Mac, you can't run the software to fix the drive. This article will guide you through the process of booting your Mac, and repairing the startup drive... Read more
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