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Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:44 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Terry, you must have something in your system that is showing receipts for those other printers. I don't get updates for the printer that I have. I have never used Software Update to get upgrades for my HP printer.
On Oct 13, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Terry Pogue wrote:
I didn't post the original question but Apple is always wanting to install driver updates for printers I don't own or have ever owned. Does apple just want us to have the software for every printer on the market?
Terry
Sent from my iPadHD
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:33 AM, "gicleeman" <gicleeman@mail.com > wrote:
> Is your Epson driver up to date?
> Does the update say the driver for your Epson printer needs to be updated, or does it say your Epson driver needs the update?
> One implies it's a Gimp driver, the other specifies a driver written by Epson.
>
> Peter
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , "LouisD" <lou@...> wrote:
>>
>> I'm on a Mac Pro and OSX 10.8.2.
>>
>> I constantly get software updates (I guess thru App Store application), which I like, but one of the updates is for printer driver updates from Apple for my Epson 1400 printer. I use the Epson driver from their website for this printer and don't want to Apple driver installed. This notification pops up at least daily and is very irritating.
>>
>> Is there any way to tell Software Update to ignore JUST the driver updates for my Epson 1400 printer? I don't want to disable software updates, just this one piece of software.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lou
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On Oct 13, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Terry Pogue wrote:
I didn't post the original question but Apple is always wanting to install driver updates for printers I don't own or have ever owned. Does apple just want us to have the software for every printer on the market?
Terry
Sent from my iPadHD
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:33 AM, "gicleeman" <gicleeman@mail.
> Is your Epson driver up to date?
> Does the update say the driver for your Epson printer needs to be updated, or does it say your Epson driver needs the update?
> One implies it's a Gimp driver, the other specifies a driver written by Epson.
>
> Peter
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@
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>> I'm on a Mac Pro and OSX 10.8.2.
>>
>> I constantly get software updates (I guess thru App Store application)
>>
>> Is there any way to tell Software Update to ignore JUST the driver updates for my Epson 1400 printer? I don't want to disable software updates, just this one piece of software.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lou
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:50 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Daly Jessup" dalyjessup
On Oct 13, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Terry Pogue wrote:
> I didn't post the original question but Apple is always wanting to install driver updates for printers I don't own or have ever owned. Does apple just want us to have the software for every printer on the market?
When you install the operating system, a large number of printer drivers are installed by Apple. You can reduce the number by customizing the initial install. But you can see what you accepted by going to ~/Library/Printers/ and also Hard Drive/Library/
And yes, I think they install all those drivers in an effort to ensure that just about whatever printer you have, it will work immediately after installing the O.S. If you want to use the manufacturer'
Maybe someone knows a better way.
Anyway, I believe that if you delete Apple's version of your printer driver, Software Update will no longer offer to update it.
Daly
Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:46 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"N.A. Nada"
Terry,
I take it back. I just got a upgrade for my HP Printer, although my records show the last upgrade as back in 2007.
On Oct 13, 2012, at 9:44 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
Terry, you must have something in your system that is showing receipts for those other printers. I don't get updates for the printer that I have. I have never used Software Update to get upgrades for my HP printer.
On Oct 13, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Terry Pogue wrote:
I didn't post the original question but Apple is always wanting to install driver updates for printers I don't own or have ever owned. Does apple just want us to have the software for every printer on the market?
Terry
Sent from my iPadHD
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:33 AM, "gicleeman" <gicleeman@mail.com > wrote:
> Is your Epson driver up to date?
> Does the update say the driver for your Epson printer needs to be updated, or does it say your Epson driver needs the update?
> One implies it's a Gimp driver, the other specifies a driver written by Epson.
>
> Peter
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com , "LouisD" <lou@...> wrote:
>>
>> I'm on a Mac Pro and OSX 10.8.2.
>>
>> I constantly get software updates (I guess thru App Store application), which I like, but one of the updates is for printer driver updates from Apple for my Epson 1400 printer. I use the Epson driver from their website for this printer and don't want to Apple driver installed. This notification pops up at least daily and is very irritating.
>>
>> Is there any way to tell Software Update to ignore JUST the driver updates for my Epson 1400 printer? I don't want to disable software updates, just this one piece of software.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lou
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I take it back. I just got a upgrade for my HP Printer, although my records show the last upgrade as back in 2007.
On Oct 13, 2012, at 9:44 AM, N.A. Nada wrote:
Terry, you must have something in your system that is showing receipts for those other printers. I don't get updates for the printer that I have. I have never used Software Update to get upgrades for my HP printer.
On Oct 13, 2012, at 8:53 AM, Terry Pogue wrote:
I didn't post the original question but Apple is always wanting to install driver updates for printers I don't own or have ever owned. Does apple just want us to have the software for every printer on the market?
Terry
Sent from my iPadHD
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:33 AM, "gicleeman" <gicleeman@mail.
> Is your Epson driver up to date?
> Does the update say the driver for your Epson printer needs to be updated, or does it say your Epson driver needs the update?
> One implies it's a Gimp driver, the other specifies a driver written by Epson.
>
> Peter
>
> --- In macsupportcentral@
>>
>> I'm on a Mac Pro and OSX 10.8.2.
>>
>> I constantly get software updates (I guess thru App Store application)
>>
>> Is there any way to tell Software Update to ignore JUST the driver updates for my Epson 1400 printer? I don't want to disable software updates, just this one piece of software.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Lou
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:13 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Barry Austern" barryaus
At 8:41 AM -0500 10/13/12, Bill B. wrote:
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>
>At 2:09 PM -0400 10/11/12, Barry Austern wrote:
>>Same here when I had to get a new hard drive.
>>Their tech "support" told me I should have
>>un-installed it first from the old drive. I told
>>them that that would be impossible since the
>>drive it was on was bad. Took about a week and
>>several phone calls, but they did finally give me
>>a new number to use for the installation.
>
>All of this is a good reason to keep a clone backup up to date.
You wish. When it happened to me I did have a recent clone, so I then
restored my new hard drive. Apparently Micro$oft knows what hard
drive it was installed on and so it would not allow it.
--
Barry Austern
barryaus@fuse.net
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>At 2:09 PM -0400 10/11/12, Barry Austern wrote:
>>Same here when I had to get a new hard drive.
>>Their tech "support" told me I should have
>>un-installed it first from the old drive. I told
>>them that that would be impossible since the
>>drive it was on was bad. Took about a week and
>>several phone calls, but they did finally give me
>>a new number to use for the installation.
>
>All of this is a good reason to keep a clone backup up to date.
You wish. When it happened to me I did have a recent clone, so I then
restored my new hard drive. Apparently Micro$oft knows what hard
drive it was installed on and so it would not allow it.
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Barry Austern
barryaus@fuse.
Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:16 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Nick Andriash" andriash2005
On 2012-10-11, at 10:42 AM, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@
> I'm dealing with people who don't live in the US, whose accents I have trouble understanding over the phone, and who have a script to follow.
>
> It's enormously frustrating.
Boy, can I relate to that situation, which I just went through with MS on a previous purchase of MS Win 7 to use with Parallels 8. I spent days on the phone with MS, but to no avail. Hopefully you will have better luck than me.
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andriash@telus.
17" MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 16 GB, OS X 10.8.2
AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024 MB
iPad2 WiFi & 3G, 64GB
iPhone4S 32GB
Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:23 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Patti A Robertson" parpiano
Not better yet, unfortunately. I got a guy yesterday who really really knew what he was doing, was quick - didn't have to look every single thing up - and he gave me 3 new product keys to use. Told me to uninstall and reinstall Office, and I did, but in the set up process where it should let you enter a product key, it just said that registration is no longer necessary, and then refused to run - again.
Oh well, think I may have a new solution. But I've been without Excel for 3 weeks now, and I'm treasurer of a 501c3 and it's time to do the annual tax return, and I need Excel to finish it.
Grrr….
Patti
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Nick Andriash <medic65@telus.net > wrote:
>
> On 2012-10-11, at 10:42 AM, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@charter.net > wrote:
>
> > I'm dealing with people who don't live in the US, whose accents I have trouble understanding over the phone, and who have a script to follow.
> >
> > It's enormously frustrating.
>
> Boy, can I relate to that situation, which I just went through with MS on a previous purchase of MS Win 7 to use with Parallels 8. I spent days on the phone with MS, but to no avail. Hopefully you will have better luck than me.
>
> --
> Nick Andriash
> andriash@telus.net
> 17" MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 16 GB, OS X 10.8.2
> AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024 MB
> iPad2 WiFi & 3G, 64GB
> iPhone4S 32GB
>
>
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Oh well, think I may have a new solution. But I've been without Excel for 3 weeks now, and I'm treasurer of a 501c3 and it's time to do the annual tax return, and I need Excel to finish it.
Grrr….
Patti
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Nick Andriash <medic65@telus.
>
> On 2012-10-11, at 10:42 AM, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@
>
> > I'm dealing with people who don't live in the US, whose accents I have trouble understanding over the phone, and who have a script to follow.
> >
> > It's enormously frustrating.
>
> Boy, can I relate to that situation, which I just went through with MS on a previous purchase of MS Win 7 to use with Parallels 8. I spent days on the phone with MS, but to no avail. Hopefully you will have better luck than me.
>
> --
> Nick Andriash
> andriash@telus.
> 17" MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 16 GB, OS X 10.8.2
> AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024 MB
> iPad2 WiFi & 3G, 64GB
> iPhone4S 32GB
>
>
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:49 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Leach" bluesnomore4u
Hello you might just want to use open office as its free and you can down load it from Cnet.com here is the link its just like Microsoft but you don't have to buy it or register it.
OpenOffice.org is the free alternative to Microsoft Office. Even on a
Mac, Open Office.org mostly feels and looks like a Windows application,
but Mac users should have no trouble getting up and running with this
multifeatured app. With Open Office, you can create the same
types of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations available in
Microsoft Office and even save them with the MS Office extensions such
as .doc or .ppt. OpenOffice.org also has its own file extensions, which
can't be opened with their Microsoft Office counterparts, so you'll need
to make sure you remember to save with the appropriate extension so MS
Office users can read them. This is made much easier with the
Preferences Panel, which lets you select the default file type for
documents you create
Read more: Apache OpenOffice for Mac - CNET Download.com http://download.cnet.com/Apache-OpenOffice/3000-18483_4-10209910.html#ixzz29EoQdOiD
http://download.cnet.com/Apache-OpenOffice/3000-18483_4-10209910.html
--- On Sat, 10/13/12, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@charter.net > wrote:
From: Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@charter.net >
Subject: Re: [macsupport] help with Microsoft Office
To: macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 12:23 PM
Not better yet, unfortunately. I got a guy yesterday who really really knew what he was doing, was quick - didn't have to look every single thing up - and he gave me 3 new product keys to use. Told me to uninstall and reinstall Office, and I did, but in the set up process where it should let you enter a product key, it just said that registration is no longer necessary, and then refused to run - again.
Oh well, think I may have a new solution. But I've been without Excel for 3 weeks now, and I'm treasurer of a 501c3 and it's time to do the annual tax return, and I need Excel to finish it.
Grrr….
Patti
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Nick Andriash <medic65@telus.net > wrote:
>
> On 2012-10-11, at 10:42 AM, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@charter.net > wrote:
>
> > I'm dealing with people who don't live in the US, whose accents I have trouble understanding over the phone, and who have a script to follow.
> >
> > It's enormously frustrating.
>
> Boy, can I relate to that situation, which I just went through with MS on a previous purchase of MS Win 7 to use with Parallels 8. I spent days on the phone with MS, but to no avail. Hopefully you will have better luck than me.
>
> --
> Nick Andriash
> andriash@telus.net
> 17" MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 16 GB, OS X 10.8.2
> AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024 MB
> iPad2 WiFi & 3G, 64GB
> iPhone4S 32GB
>
>
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OpenOffice.org is the free alternative to Microsoft Office. Even on a
Mac, Open Office.org mostly feels and looks like a Windows application,
but Mac users should have no trouble getting up and running with this
multifeatured app. With Open Office, you can create the same
types of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations available in
Microsoft Office and even save them with the MS Office extensions such
as .doc or .ppt. OpenOffice.org also has its own file extensions, which
can't be opened with their Microsoft Office counterparts, so you'll need
to make sure you remember to save with the appropriate extension so MS
Office users can read them. This is made much easier with the
Preferences Panel, which lets you select the default file type for
documents you create
Read more: Apache OpenOffice for Mac - CNET Download.com http://download.
http://download.
--- On Sat, 10/13/12, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@
From: Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@
Subject: Re: [macsupport] help with Microsoft Office
To: macsupportcentral@
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 12:23 PM
Not better yet, unfortunately. I got a guy yesterday who really really knew what he was doing, was quick - didn't have to look every single thing up - and he gave me 3 new product keys to use. Told me to uninstall and reinstall Office, and I did, but in the set up process where it should let you enter a product key, it just said that registration is no longer necessary, and then refused to run - again.
Oh well, think I may have a new solution. But I've been without Excel for 3 weeks now, and I'm treasurer of a 501c3 and it's time to do the annual tax return, and I need Excel to finish it.
Grrr….
Patti
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:16 AM, Nick Andriash <medic65@telus.
>
> On 2012-10-11, at 10:42 AM, Patti A Robertson <pattiandken@
>
> > I'm dealing with people who don't live in the US, whose accents I have trouble understanding over the phone, and who have a script to follow.
> >
> > It's enormously frustrating.
>
> Boy, can I relate to that situation, which I just went through with MS on a previous purchase of MS Win 7 to use with Parallels 8. I spent days on the phone with MS, but to no avail. Hopefully you will have better luck than me.
>
> --
> Nick Andriash
> andriash@telus.
> 17" MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz Intel Core i7, Memory 16 GB, OS X 10.8.2
> AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024 MB
> iPad2 WiFi & 3G, 64GB
> iPhone4S 32GB
>
>
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:36 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
I thought the power key was for initial startup when new, and after that
only for *forced* shutdowns.
I use a "soft" shutdown: ctrl-option-command-eject (or Apple menu >
Shutdown).
Otto
On 13 October 2012 15:47, dalepavlicek <yash@aol.com> wrote:
> I just acquired a new mac mini after being away from Mac for a
> long time. I was very surprised to see no on/off key on the matching
> keyboard. I had remembered years ago ,Mac had tis feature. The tiny button
> on the back of the mini is a pain.
> Would I be just as well off the put the mini to sleep and not
> worry about on/off?
>
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only for *forced* shutdowns.
I use a "soft" shutdown: ctrl-option-
Shutdown).
Otto
On 13 October 2012 15:47, dalepavlicek <yash@aol.com> wrote:
> I just acquired a new mac mini after being away from Mac for a
> long time. I was very surprised to see no on/off key on the matching
> keyboard. I had remembered years ago ,Mac had tis feature. The tiny button
> on the back of the mini is a pain.
> Would I be just as well off the put the mini to sleep and not
> worry about on/off?
>
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 10:40 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Otto Nikolaus" nikyzf
Just realised my mistake! Of course I press the button to start up each
time!
On 13 October 2012 18:36, Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@googlemail.com >wrote:
> I thought the power key was for initial startup when new, and after that
> only for *forced* shutdowns.
>
> I use a "soft" shutdown: ctrl-option-command-eject (or Apple menu >
> Shutdown).
>
> Otto
>
>
> On 13 October 2012 15:47, dalepavlicek <yash@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> I just acquired a new mac mini after being away from Mac for a
>> long time. I was very surprised to see no on/off key on the matching
>> keyboard. I had remembered years ago ,Mac had tis feature. The tiny button
>> on the back of the mini is a pain.
>> Would I be just as well off the put the mini to sleep and not
>> worry about on/off?
>>
>
>
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time!
On 13 October 2012 18:36, Otto Nikolaus <otto.nikolaus@
> I thought the power key was for initial startup when new, and after that
> only for *forced* shutdowns.
>
> I use a "soft" shutdown: ctrl-option-
> Shutdown).
>
> Otto
>
>
> On 13 October 2012 15:47, dalepavlicek <yash@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> I just acquired a new mac mini after being away from Mac for a
>> long time. I was very surprised to see no on/off key on the matching
>> keyboard. I had remembered years ago ,Mac had tis feature. The tiny button
>> on the back of the mini is a pain.
>> Would I be just as well off the put the mini to sleep and not
>> worry about on/off?
>>
>
>
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:19 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"Kathleen Cercone"
I shut my macbook down every few days- should I leave it in sleep mode. I just get paranoid - thus, I shut it down thinking it will reboot in a happier mood.
What is best?
Thanks!!
Kathleen Cercone PT, PhD
onlineprof@drcercone.com
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Anna <pix@maksimo.de > wrote:
>
> On 13.10.2012, at 17:13, OBrien wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:47:20 -0000, dalepavlicek wrote:
> >> Would I be just as well off the put the mini to sleep and not worry
> >> about on/off?
> >
> > I've always kept all of my Macs turned on, and just sleep when not in use.
> >
>
> And how much lower would your electricity bill be if you turned it off over night?
>
> Anna
>
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What is best?
Thanks!!
Kathleen Cercone PT, PhD
onlineprof@drcercon
On Oct 13, 2012, at 11:29 AM, Anna <pix@maksimo.
>
> On 13.10.2012, at 17:13, OBrien wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 13 Oct 2012 14:47:20 -0000, dalepavlicek wrote:
> >> Would I be just as well off the put the mini to sleep and not worry
> >> about on/off?
> >
> > I've always kept all of my Macs turned on, and just sleep when not in use.
> >
>
> And how much lower would your electricity bill be if you turned it off over night?
>
> Anna
>
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 12:38 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"paul smith" waldonny
Don't anthropomorphize computers. They hate that!
(Old joke and not mine, but I couldn't resist... )
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MacBook Pro, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM, OS 10.8.2 iPhone 4S 64 GB, iOS 6.0
On Oct 13, 2012, at 4:19 PM, Kathleen Cercone <onlineprof@drcercone.com > wrote:
> I shut my macbook down every few days- should I leave it in sleep mode. I just get paranoid - thus, I shut it down thinking it will reboot in a happier mood.
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(Old joke and not mine, but I couldn't resist... )
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On Oct 13, 2012, at 4:19 PM, Kathleen Cercone <onlineprof@drcercon
> I shut my macbook down every few days- should I leave it in sleep mode. I just get paranoid - thus, I shut it down thinking it will reboot in a happier mood.
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 8:37 pm (PDT) . Posted by:
"jayant m" jmurthy
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> Neelie,
>
> Try this:
> http://support.
>
> --Gijzette
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
Thanks Gijzette, I'll try it too.
Jayant
Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:41 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"John Engberg" mrmacbyte
I have a friend who has an Android and a new Mac and is in the market for a printer that is compatible with both the Mac and the Android. Any suggestions out there?
It seems, from what I've found thus far, there is no printer out there that is compatible with both Mac and Android, so unless someone can suggest a printer, I'm looking at work-arounds.
Do you think Evernote might do as a work-around?
What about Printershare? It appears to fit the bill.
It seems, from what I've found thus far, there is no printer out there that is compatible with both Mac and Android, so unless someone can suggest a printer, I'm looking at work-arounds.
Do you think Evernote might do as a work-around?
What about Printershare? It appears to fit the bill.
Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:34 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"Josephine Bacon" baconandeggs_2001
If Al qaeda and the Taliban did not have such a lot of support outside Pakistan and Afghanistan, it would not have come to this.
Josephine Bacon
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Josephine Bacon
Tamr Translations Limited
179 Kings Cross Road
London WC1x 9BZ
Tel:+44 207 833 0607
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Josephine Bacon
Tamr Translations Limited
179 Kings Cross Road
London WC1x 9BZ
Tel:+44 207 833 0607
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Sun Oct 14, 2012 5:41 am (PDT) . Posted by:
"titnaw" titnaw
I have a Mac laptop that has not been used in months. Now when I turn it on all I get is the apple logo and the circle that looks like it is trying to open but it never does.
Any idea what I should do?
Titnaw
Any idea what I should do?
Titnaw
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