I downloaded the demo of Portal (Portal first slice) but whenever I try to load it I get the message that the game is currently unavailable and that I should try again later.
View 5 RepliesI know you can transfer games from PC to PC, but I downloaded Portal on my Mac. I don't have constant internet access on my PC, so I don't want to download it there, but I can at least log in long enough to get it set to offline mode.
Question is, can I transfer the Mac version of Portal to the PC version of Steam?
Hope so. I'd like to play it with everything maxed out.
I have just recieved two 1TB WD caviar Black drives and will be using one as a boot drive and one as a drive for my home folder.1 TB is clearly very large as a boot drive, and I think that it would be best to partition it, however I am not sure how much would be best for a partition?
View 12 Replies View RelatedI already have a 2x 1tb RAID 0 drive (totaling 2tb). I butchered my old XP machine and ripped out its 1tb drive.My question is, can I add a that old XP 1tb to the exisiting RAID 0 combination?Before you say, I triple backup all my files which are mainly photos so I am aware of the dangers of RAID 0.
View 6 Replies View RelatedI Just bought my MacBook pPo tonight and I accidentally hit a button while the stacks portal was open and now it has frozen up.
View 1 Replies View RelatedQuicklook has stopped workingon my MacBook Pro OS 10.6.8. Pressing the space bar on a file yields nothing. Is there a way to update or reset it so it starts working again?
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MacBook Pro (17-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I'm yet to figure out a pattern, but my Macbook Pro's keyboard will just stop working for several minutes at a time at random points in time...Even if I hit caps or num lock, they don't turn green. Sometimes it'll just happen once every few hours, but I was in class the other day and it would work for a minute, then not work for a few, than work for another minute, etc.
View 3 Replies View RelatedF3 and my right shift key have suddenly become play/pause keys in addition to their original functions. My F8 doesn't really do anything anymore and does not even light up in Keyboard View. I've tried to use Sizzling Keys, and reset Keyboard Shortcuts but the problem still persists. It seems to affect most music playing programs (iTunes and Vox. I have a Macbook Model 5,2 and Mac OS X 10.5.8
View 1 Replies View Relatedduring SW to my mini-mac wireless key board the keyboard stop responding. now i have left without an ability to work with my wireless keyboard. is there any why to reset the keyboard to default setting so it will come to live again..
I recently spilled a protein shake over my mb pro. It spilled on the right side, but I quickly cleaned it with a wet tissue and dried it up. The problem, now, is that the illuminated keyboard isn't working..only a few random keys are working and the rest aren't..
What should I do? I have a 1 year warranty left, but I'm not sure it'll be covered.
I've noticed that occasionally my IR sensor stops working, and no longer responds to changing the volume, skipping the track in iTunes, etc. It can be resolved by going into Security prefs, disabling and re-enabling the IR sensor. This is annoying, however, and I'm wondering if it's a known issue that might be fixed.
I noticed that when you disable and re-enable the IR sensor, the last few remote button pushes you made while it was broken come through in a burst.
My Late 09 MacBook Air has been working a treat, not a spot of bother. All of a sudden, about 5 minutes ago, I've gone to go online to download some research papers (I'm *trying* to write an essay) and it won't load anything. Not even my Twitter app. It is connected to the right network, which is working absolutely fine on every other device in the house (windows computers, iphone etc). I've turned it off and on twice, the way that us clueless folk do.. now I don't know what to do.
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MacBook Air
Ok, so I went to the apple support webpage and did all the junk they told me to do, but my might mouse still won't scroll down. It scrolls left, right, and up just fine, but for some reason it won't scroll down. The ball moves fine when i'm trying to scroll down, but, again, nothing happens...anyone have any suggests??? and Yes, i've cleaned it and haven't done anything to it and I can't think of anything I could have done to cause this...
View 10 Replies View RelatedI have tried a few thinsgs to try and get it to work including reseating the cables and that has not helped. As the title says, the back light works as i can see the screen getting blacker/greyer. Also the external output works as well. I'm not sure what to do at this point because I can't find information on an inverter board for the LCD, only the LED backlight think this could be an issue with the video card 8600M or is my LCD dead and I need a new one?
On a side note I have taken very good care of this computer, no drops, making sure the HDD is parked before moving, having it in a protective case, etc. The only difference is that I gave this to my sister to use and after a few days it died. (seems everything she gets that's electronic dies these days, meaning I probably shouldn't give her anything that has a circuit board in it....)
I have recently purchased a cricual m4 256 gb ssd for my MBP mid 09 15''.i have installed lion, on it is have reset the ram, enabled trim (also disabled trail an error), sms and so on apprently it is not working.Most of the time i experience beachballs and lags for 30 sec to 1 min. i find it very fustrating, so i unplugged the ssd and plugged it to my mac with a usb. it is now working fluent but not as fast as it could but with 36 mb/s in writing speed and read speed. compared to 10-15 mb/s before. i am aware that it should perform a lot faster. what is wrong? i know it is not the ssd.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 2,53 Ghz 8 gb ram.
I am using OS X 10.3. The apple menu doesn't work (for the past few months). When I click on it it's highlighted but doesn't pull down. I can not quit applications even if I use keyboard shortcuts (I have to force quit).
I tried starting with "safe boot" and I ran "Verify & repair disk permissions" but it didn't fix it.
Any ideas?
My MacBook's USB that near the shift key suddenly stopped working. Other works fine. cause I need to have both ports work. HOW do I solve this?
View 14 Replies View RelatedI have been connecting wirelessly to the same router for about 4 months now, using DHCP, and having the settings on the automatic connection. I left the computer on, but closed, so sleeping, for about two days. When i opened it, the battery did not yet run out but the internet has not connected since.
I have full connection in internet connect to my network. Status says connected. If I have the IPv4 using DHCP, the status says that i am connected but my computer have a self-assigned IP adress. When I put in the IP manually, the Network setting give me a green light on airport and says that I am connected to the network thru airport. Needless to say, no browsers (Firefox, Safari, Netscape, or Internet Explorer) have been able to connect to the internet.
I have tried running Disk Utility for any errors, but there have been no changes.
Powerbook G4
1.67 GHz PowerPC
512 DDR SDRAM
v. 10.4.11
I installed 10.5.7 yesterday. Immediately after the installation was complete, my Apple bluetooth keyboard stopped working. Went into Bluetooth system settings, and it said that there was no bluetooth hardware found... (it's built into the machine!!)...
Also, every time I start iTunes, it gives some weird error about Adobe Flash player. I'm not at home now so I don't have the exact wording of the error with me, sorry...
My headphone jack was working just fine until this morning when I opened my computer. It's plugged in, but the sound keeps going through the head speakers. I have done the system preference check to make sure it is not muted.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have an 8 month old MB, 2.4 Ghz, 4GB Ram, 160 GB HD, running 10.5.5. I normally do the updated from Apple when the updates come out.
Anyway, I was trying to reformat/erase an external hd; I didn't see the Disk Utility icon on my Dock. I had used Disk Utility before (last time was maybe a month or two ago).
Go into applications, see something called disk utility, but it has a different logo (a piece of paper with a pencil, brush and ruler in the shape of an A). I click on it, it jumps once and does nothing. I figure it needs to be reinstalled, but the DVD that came with the computer says I can't install OS X on this computer.
I tried plugging in a USB 4Gig Stick into the front of the Mac Pro and the back but the computer doesn't seem to recognize it. It works fine if I use the usb stick on my MacBook thou.
I used TechTool Deluxe Software to scan for issues and it says, "Passed."
My cmd + s shortcut (primerily "save... whatever" I guess) has suddenly stopped working.
View 1 Replies View Relatedwhen i go to use my photo booth... or use my cam online with websites such as stickam.com it gives me the cam with a slash threw it or is just black. my green light dosent come on nither.
ive tried edditing the settings to the other webcams i apparently have. it always use to work with the USB video classic video but now it wont work at all... how do i fix my built in sight!?
When i plug my iPod or iPhone in on the keyboard, it says there is some power problem. Suggests plugging it into a wall.
That happened from time to time, and I'd just use the back. But now the back won't do it either. My external HDD works but that's in a wall. But my iPhone and iPod aren't in the all so...they won't charge.
My situation: a small network through ethernet with three macs and one printer HP laserjet5000N.
On my new imac (OS 10.6.4) I want to add the printer, but when this window opens, i am not getting any options (standard, IP, etc.) so i cannot choose anything.
It works fine on the G5 and the G4 (OS 10.5) which are also in the network.
Not sure what to do. Any suggestions would be welcomed.
i've been trying both smcFanControl and Fancontrol I realy don't understand FanControl and when i am starting smcFanControl it work in a sec and then it gets back to normal.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have an imac and macbook and last night the wireless internet stopped working on my macbook. The imac is connected via ethernet and that still works fine but the wireless won't work on it either. The funny thing is I have a PC that still connects fine to the wireless internet. I'm not even sure where to start with this one, airport won't even connect at all.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI am all of a sudden having issues with three WD drives, all are My Books (two Essential Editions, one Home Edition). The Essential Editions have light rings on the front and the Home Edition has the vertical light. The problem is that the lights on all three flash when connnected to power and are not recognized by Mac, nor do the drives start spinning.
After trying every fix I could think of, I talked to WD technical support, which suggested the same things I had already done, and concluded "there seems to be a problem." Well, yes, I knew that. So I come here to see if anyone can figure out this puzzle.
Not sure what all information will be pertinent, so I will give it all. I have been moving to a new Mac. One of these drives I used on the new Mac to transfer data. The other two were not ever connected to it but worked fine on the old Mac.
my terminal isnt working on my mac that is running 10.6.5 when i start it up it shows an empty window when it should show a window that says something like this"
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but my mac upstairs with a hard drive that is broken shows text like that running 10.4.11
