COMMON MAC PROBLEMS SOLVED

ARE YOU EXPERIENCING problems with your Mac? If so, don’t be scared and freak out because there may be a quick and easy way to solve the problem. Over the following pages, we cover the most common problems that people experience with their Macs and outline possible solutions to fix them. Of course, nothing is 100 per cent guaranteed to work perfectly, and you may have to try multiple work–throughs to solve a particular issue, but hopefully we have all of the possible solutions outlined here in some shape or form.

Before you do anything, though, try working through the quick–fix solutions on the right, as often something as simple as restarting your Mac can resolve certain problems, especially if you aren’t in the habit of doing so. Not having hundreds of apps open at the same time can also improve your machine’s responsiveness, as every process can have an impact on your Mac’s processing speed. Hopefully, with our help you can get your treasured computer firing on all cylinders again.

DRIVE SHARING

I HEARD THAT IT’S POSSIBLE TO RIP CDS TO MY MUSIC LIBRARY, EVEN You’re right that you can share the CD/DVD drive of another Mac (see below). However, this sharing feature doesn’t actually work with audio CDs or copy–protected DVDs (most commercial DVDs), making it useless for your requirements. It can be useful for accessing creative projects from disc, though. For ripping CDs you will need to connect an external drive, like the Apple USB SuperDrive, to your Mac.