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Q&A: Flashing Power light

When I tried to wake my early 2008 Mac Pro up, it had apparently tried unsuccessfully to restart, leaving the Power light flashing. Why?

May 20, 2015 Macs, Technology

Service with a Smile

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Macs are increasingly reliant on background services, and increasingly vulnerable to their problems. Mastering the services on your Mac will help make it faster and more stable.

May 13, 2015 Macs, Technology

Thanks for the Memory

Memory capacity is a major determinant of your Mac’s performance, and a significant proportion of its cost. But how complex it has become…

May 7, 2015 Macs, Technology

Log race – understanding and using Console’s logs

When something goes wrong with your Mac, the best clues are usually found in the log. Are you scared to open Console, or panic when you scroll through its contents?

April 8, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Why are my logs filling with these messages?

Q I happened to open Console the other day, when I had few apps open and nothing busy. […]

April 2, 2015 Macs, Technology

My Mac don’t work – troubleshooting tools and techniques

Like all sophisticated systems, Macs do sometimes go wrong. Indeed in some hands they always seem to be […]

February 10, 2015 Macs, Technology

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