Holding down the shift key while turning a Mac on will boot it into Safe Mode. Here's how to start a Mac in Safe Mode and use ...

Safe mode is an important troubleshooting tool. It boots the OS in such a way that it uses the bare minimum files and apps to start and run. This can help you isolate issues, figure out where problems ...

I've got a 2011 MacBook Pro, and I replaced the optical drive with an SSD and put the optical in an external USB case. I have no problem booting from the external optical using the system DVD that ...

You can disable auto-boot on an Apple silicon MacBook when connecting to power, when opening the lid, or both using a Terminal command. You might want to do this if you're sick of your Mac starting up ...

I've got a MacBook Pro 17" Core 2 Duo machine here with a very strange problem.<BR><BR>The HD has been wiped blank. It previously had an OS X and a WinXP Bootcamp install on it I believe, but the ...

I know this is kind of geeky, but it’s interesting. Some jokers installed Windows, Mac OS X Intel, and a Linux Distro on the same machine. I love how they just casually mention that you should get ...