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How to remove CD Spin Doctor and/or perform a clean Install of Toast

This information is from Roxio:

To perform a clean install of Toast. Please follow all of the instructions below:

Please go to the following folder locations:

BE SURE TO REMOVE THE FILES FROM BOTH LOCATIONS

Macintosh HD> Library> Preferences Macintosh HD> Users> your username> Library> Preferences:

trash the following files:

* com.roxio.Toast.plist * Roxio [...]

VMware Fusion 3.1 Beta Now Available

Goody!  A new VMware Fusion 3.1 Beta Now Available!!!  Why am I excited?  Well, I prefer Parallels, but for some reason Parallels doesn’t work on my Mac Pro.  It complains that the hard drive is unavailable, and can’t be found..  Yet, if I make any configuration changes, it now magically works, until I reboot [...]

Why can’t I see my extra hard drive?

i added another hard disk on my computer, but when I opened My Computer the extra hard disk was not on there. What’s  happening?

Chances are you added the hard drive correctly, but you haven’t finished installing it in Windows…It probably needs to be formatted.

Right-click on My Computer and select manage Expand out [...]

Windows Registry cleaners... Good, Bad, or Ugly?

What’s the truth about Windows registry cleaners?  Can they do more harm then good?  Are they Safe?  Do they do any good?  What about this ad I found? Continue reading Windows Registry cleaners… Good, Bad, or Ugly?

Disaster Recovery for File Vault

This assumes that the hard drive is physically intact. Put the drive into a 2.5″ enclosure and hook it up to another Mac.

First, attempt to open the Disk Image, by going to the new drive’s USERS folder, and double clicking on the File Vault users disk image (it should be named the same [...]

How do I migrate my information to a new Macintosh?

First, the brick & mortar Apple Stores will offer to migrate your data for free, if the new system is purchased from them, the main hassel is the wait, and bringing in the old system.

Alternatively, on the new system, as soon as it is booted will offer to migrate the old computers data. [...]

Is Entourage crashing getting you down?

This could be a sign of database corruption. For Exchange accounts, rather than rebuilding, create a new Identity and let Entourage sync back up.

If you do have info in the folders “On My Computer”, then select work off line. Delete the Exchange account THEN do a rebuild. After the rebuild add the account back.

Make a [...]

Hard drive making a weird noise

My Samsung hard drive is making some weird noises. Sometimes, the noise stops but then starts again within a few minutes. It’s warranty is out of date, so I am worried that the noise may indicate an imminent failure.

First,…..

Backup your data. Now.

Please, Back it up… Back up your data if you [...]

Hiding Files and Folders

What are the ways that you can hide files and folders from prying eyes?  But first, ask yourself, are you trying to prevent people from noticing them, or are you trying to prevent people from reading, and accessing the content…

File Vault Information

File Vault is a built-in encryption system for Mac OS X 10.3 and higher, which protects the users home directory on Macintosh OS X systems.  File Vault operates by using a variation on the “Portable Home Folder” system that the Macintosh OS offers.  The principal is that the a new home folder is placed [...]