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Mac troubleshooting FAQ: slow-downs and passwords

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If your Mac is sluggish, if the spinning rainbow cursor appears more often than you'd like, or if you're forever being locked out of your accounts, here's what you need to do.

What (else) prevents you from upgrading to Lion?

Mac troubleshooting FAQ: start-up woes

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Without a doubt, the issues that cause the greatest consternation to Mac users are those that keep the computer from starting up or, if the computer deigns to boot, that prevent the Mac from operating as it should. Here are answers to common problems.

Enable text substitutions in every app

Lion and the Rosetta dead-end

Mac troubleshooting FAQ: iCal and Mail

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Address Book, iCal, and Mail are super-handy. But they're not always fool-proof. Chris Breen answers the most common troubleshooting questions about these three apps.

Quickly copy text clippings and .webloc files

Get rid of .zip files once they're expanded

Inserting "real" fractions into documents

Make your Mac tell the time

Mac troubleshooting FAQ: start-up woes