Reinstalling OS X 10.1 after Security Update MacFixIt readers remain largely stumped as to why Apple warns against reinstalling OS X 10.1 after installing the Security Update (see yesterday's item). A ...

I have a macbook, an optibay kit and soon a Samsung 840 pro 128 Gb SSD. The plan is of course to ditch the optical drive and install the SSD and original hard drive in a DIY Fusion Drive. I'm not ...

Recently my daughter purchased an early 2011 13" MacBook Pro. The seller reinstalled Snow Leopard with updates, and then upgraded it to Lion. Unfortuantely, some of his user info keeps popping up in ...

Apple rolled out OS X Lion this morning as well as several new Mac Mini and MacBook Air models. And they have a very cool new system recovery option: You can ...

For those who don't want to purchase Mac OS X 10.7 Lion from the Mac App Store for $29.99, Apple is now selling the $69 USB install drive in its online store. Buying Lion on a physical medium from ...

The other day we wrote an article about Java incompatibilities causing problems with Apple's Mail program, and linked to an Apple knowledgebase article that claimed the simple way to reinstall Java is ...