Concerning the operating system and applications or programs that run under it, as opposed to matters concerning computer hardware. In troubleshooting, it is essential to distinguish between problems concerning software and problems concerning hardware.
Questions tagged [software]
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How to fully 'uninstall' an app on OS X
So, I've been a Mac user for about seven or so months now. And one thing I've been wondering is how to fully remove an application..
I know a lot of times applications leave extra junk on your computer; and, deleting the app from the applications…
James Litewski
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What is the Elo of the Mac Book chess engine at top strength?
This will always have to be an approximation, but on a Mac Book Pro with the 2.8 GHz processor, plugged in, and with the engine set to the maximum strength setting, what Elo is it? I don't have direct access to the engine as far as I know, so I…
Andrew Latham
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What are the software for translation on Mac?
I want to translate a long text and I am looking for a software that shows the text and the translation I write at the same time, in two windows and with possibly a synchronization. Does it exist? Otherwise, what are the existing softwares and what…
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Is this safe to download and use Gutenprint driver for Mac from their site?
Good day everyone!
I am in a bit of a conundrum.
On one hand, I heard following site is good to download Gutenprint software:
gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Download.php
On other hand, I also heard sourceforge site is bundled with malicious…
user217275
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Is there any software like 'Primo Cache'?
I've used PrimoCache on Windows.
Specifically Defer Write feature not only for performance,
I've used it for drive endurance.
As a switcher from Windows to Mac, I can handle RamDisk thing now, but I can't find alternatives to this software or…
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How can I block programs from opening?
Is there a way I can stop programs from opening? I want to block Stacraft 2. I've tried blocking the servers using SelfControl but it didn't seem to help.
Edit: I want to disallow access to Stacraft II Battle.net. Not being able to open for a period…
Tiago
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How do I install Jalmus?
I am trying to install this music reading software: http://www.jalmus.net/Download.html
I downloaded it and double clicked on it and went through the installer. Now there's a file in my Applications folder (OS X) with a bunch of folders in it but no…
hamilton.julius
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Self-hosted Webinar service software
I'm searching for self-hosted webinar software. The software must be ready to organize webinar services and be fully independent, without any dependencies on Google Hangouts or other servers. It does not matter if it is free or paid.
Thanks.
Ulugov
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Can someone help me read this crash report used quarkxpress in yosemite.?
Process: QuarkXPress [7709]
Path: /QuarkXPress 8/QuarkXPress.app/Contents/MacOS/QuarkXPress
Identifier: com.quark.QuarkXPress
Version: 8.0 (8.0)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent…
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Adding document to the launchpad
Is it possible to add a document like a pages document or a screenshot into my launchpad? If so how do I do that
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Does MoneyWell have a "jars" system?
Does MoneyWell have a "jars" system?
I imagine if I have PHP 1000, I want to be able to "give every peso a job" like place it in a "jar" for example. Then I want MoneyWell to track that "jar" for me, like if it's positive, I'm obliged to spend it…
Kit
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App Keys (.plist keys)
Isn't there some wiki or apple documentation which shows which app keys can be used for apple software?
NOTE: I searched the whole net and didn't find any databases on this topic, so if there isn't really such a database maybe we should create one…
elhombre
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Apple Software Vendors
I'm trying to round up a list of all of my previous software purchases through the years, but it goes back decades. I know Paddle has a front end for consumers, and I have reached out to Fastspring for support, but what other "major" third-party…
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There is a file on my mac I cannot delete, even through Terminal
There is a file on my Mac and is sucking my storage and it is showing a prohibit sign on it and I cannot delete it. I cannot delete in Terminal either.
I was just trying to download the old Mojave software on the Mac but it didn't go as planned. It…
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Command + F1 did not shows the more... in IntelliJ IDEA
When I view my pom.xml in IntelliJ IDEA, an error is shown:
Dependency "org.springframework:spring-web:4.2.2.RELEASE" not found more... (⌘F1)
However, when I use ⌘ + F1, it doesn't show more information.
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