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How to reinstall the Mac App Store in Snow Leopard

Topher Kessler — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:51 PDT

The Mac App Store program can be removed from Snow Leopard, but once updated past OS X 10.6.6, reinstalling it may require a little more than simply installing a combo update.

Apple QuickTime update for Windows only; Macs already secure

Topher Kessler — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:50:52 PDT

Apple's security and OS updates included the latest version of QuickTime, which Apple has just made available for Windows PCs.

Messages Beta for OS X may impact iMessage for iOS

Topher Kessler — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:03:08 PDT

Delayed correspondence may be caused by problems with Apple's Messages Beta program.

Perian plug-in for QuickTime to be discontinued

Topher Kessler — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:11:39 PDT

The popular Perian plug-in for extended media support will be discontinued, though several alternatives will remain available.

Apple releases Flashback removal tools for OS X 10.5

Topher Kessler — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:51:31 PDT

Apple's updates help protect Leopard users from Java and Flash-based attacks.

PGP Desktop disks not mounting after OS X 10.7.4 update

Topher Kessler — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:20:31 PDT

While some PGP Desktop installations may stop working, you can clone PGP disks to unencrypted images to access your files.

Garbled warning bugging Mac Pro users after OS X 10.7.4 update

Topher Kessler — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:03:02 PDT

An apparent information window that appears at boot only states "keyApplicationTitle," "keyWarningOptimalInfo," and "keyOKButton."

How to re-enable older Flash in Safari 5.1.7

Topher Kessler — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:16:17 PDT

While Safari disables old versions of Flash, you can quickly re-enable them if needed.

Tackling SMC console errors after OS X 10.7.4 update

Topher Kessler — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:19:29 PDT

Repeated "smcReadKeyAction" errors in the OS X console may be from third-party software, or be fixed by downgrading kernel extensions.

Sandboxed applications 'crashing' in OS X upon location change

Topher Kessler — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:50:11 PDT

Though OS X generates a crash report, the programs do not crash at all and continue to work just fine.