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• What App would you recommend to run virtual machines on an Imac?

  I would try to have virtual machines running on my IMac, but I'm having a hard time finding any material on this topic from apple.

  Ideally, I would like to my main x os to start and then simply turn a small virtual machines or containers from OSX.

  Any recommendations? or articles about the support of Apple for such a thing?

  There are three choices:

  Parallels Desktop for Mac

  VM fusion

  VirtualBox

  The first two are commercial products. The third is a free, open source. Three Parallels is the best.

• iMac configuration recommendation

  Surveys recommendations on setting up a new iMac?

  It really depends on your intended use and budget...?

  http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToChooseAMac.html

  http://Macs.about.com/od/selectingmachardware/BB/imacbyb.htm

  http://www.Macworld.com/article/2018990/Macs/buying-guide-2012-Macs.htm

• Is it recommended to install anti virus on my new iMac?

  New iMac, I wonder if it is recommended to install internet security software, as I have always done on PC?

  # It is strongly recommended that you do not install any software that claims it will make you faster, safer, Mac clean or other such 'supposed' services. They are all scams intended to enrich their developers and cause problems on your Mac.

• Internet Security recommended the new iMac?

  I just bought a new iMac and does not see the suggested internet security applications. I used Webfoot on my Windows PC, but no one has mentioned get the software for the iMac. Is this necessary? Recommended?

  You do not need or want third-party security software on a Mac because they do nothing useful and usually work against the operating system, and slow down your computer to a crawl. That said, you need to use safe computer practices of good sense. Do not click the pop ups, do not download anything from questionable sources, PAY ATTENTION to where you click, maintain the OS X to date and don't junk it upward with unnecessary third-party utilities that claim to speed up, tune up, optimize, protect, or clean your Mac.

  This isn't windows... just say NO!

• Can anyone recommend a suite on my iMac

  I have an iMac 2011. running OS X Yosemite.  I have pages, which is ok, but need a sheet of calculation/database App.  Numbers, received bad reviews and that my Mac is old enough that I have to pay £14.99 to prefer to put the money toward something else.  Can anyone recommend it please.

  Numbers is not so bad, but you can always buy Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 and 2016. In addition there are free altrantives web based such as

  FreeOffice

  OpenOffice

  LibreOffice4

• Recommendations for the power supply of the inverter of supply for an iMac 27 "SSD (1 TB) 2015?

  I heard that SSDS are vulnerable to data loss / corruption in irregular situation (surges, outages, etc.) and that a UPS is strongly recommended. No one knows what might work best for an iMac 27 "2015 (late) with 1 TB SSD? Amazon best sellers are quite disparate. No. 1 is perhaps not strong enough. N ° 4 seems not to have the OS X compatible software. Being new to this kind of material I don't know what to look for and what would be better for my machine.  It seems consume 240 W max.

  In this regard: I read that store a SSD in hot weather can ruin the drive (or some dr. I considered turning off my computer when I'm away for the summer (in a non air-conditioned office which heat sometimes). I better let him run (sleeping)?

  Thanks in advance.

  A UPS is recommended as soon as you have an irregular situation. It does not matter if you have a hard drive, SSD, or something else.

  240W is the max for the whole iMac.

  Not sure where you hear your horror stories about SSD.

• Recommendation of printer for iMac

  I purchased an Epson Workforce 630 when I received my iMac about 5 years ago, based on the suggestions that Epson printers are more compatible with the iMac than other brands.  While I was moderately pleased with it, the SCAN of the printer button did not for some time because of a "communication error" (I can still scan using the Epson application on my iMac) and now a red exclamation point to the icon of the printer when I print well it still prints very well thinking it's time for a replacement.  I want a color printer to print/scan/copy for home use.  Wireless is not necessary.  The most recent message that I could find on this issue was Nov 2013 and suggested to go with a cheaper long-term laser printer.  I am running ver El Capitan on an iMac 10.11.6 2011 mid with 2.7 Ghz Intel i5.  Your suggestions will be certainly appreciated.

  Over time, I have had Epson, Brother and currently Hewlett-Packard printers. In general they were all pretty equal in performance, reliability and cost, or consumables. I am currently using a printer HP4500 series, which works very well and has no problem serving two iMacs, 2 iPads and 2 iPhones. It has the advantage of having integrated Airprint which makes printing of the iDevices (if you have one) easy-peasy.

• Can you recommend an external case for hard drive of my iMac?

  My old A1312 27 "iMac died, but I think the hard drive is good. I want to take it out and use it as an external drive. I don't know what the case of to put in, there is an amazing range of options.

  Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

  OWC sells quality pregnant USB https://eshop.macsales.com/ if you will use for purposes of general storage/backup with a new USB3 Mac is what you want. If you plan to use as a startup or work projects drive you might want to consider love at first sight.

• I need to buy new RAM for my iMac mid-2011. What are the specific specifications?

  I have a mid-2011 iMac, 21.5 inches, with an Intel Core i5 to 2.7 GHz and 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 processor. What RAM memory should I buy? There are a lot of options with different specifications listed on Amazon, and none seems correct. Help, please! Thank you

  Jbdammarell,

  I used OWC computer for my needs memory. Here is their recommendation for your computer.

  

• IOS 10.2 safety recommendation

  I come home and my iPhone 6 s & iPad Pro have trouble connect to my router, Cisco (by ComCast).

  I use iOS version 10.0.2.

  Under settings > Wi - Fi > I get a new notice saying "safety recommendation".

  Low security

  WPA is not considered safe

  Configure your router to use WPA2-Personal (AES) security type for this network.

  This message does not appear on my Mackbook Pro (using the wireless) or on my iMac via Ethernet connection.

  My router did change? Should Qwest reconfigure it?

  10 iOS upgrade caused this difference?

  If you use a router to older model, it can only use the WPA setting.  As says the message configuration WPA is not sure the new security settings.  I doubt that the router has changed or updated IOS 10 has changed.  If your router does not have the new settings, I would recommend that you get a new more secure router.  If the century link provided the router, yes they should replace it.

• Is it possible to reinstall or reset the internal microphone of an iMac?

  Some background information:

  27 "iMac 5K (end of 2015) running OS X El Capitan (when the problem started), to give birth to Sierra of MacOS. Also have a Bootcamp with Windows installed 10 partition.

  A month ago, when under OS X, I noticed the internal mic produced some static when you try to use it. Audio messages in voicemails would be static instead of my voice. The weird part? If I switched to Windows 10, the internal microphone works without any problem. I can ask questions of Cortana, I can record voice messages and they read without static electricity. In fact, no matter what I use the microphone internal to in Windows, it works perfectly.

  Sierra of MacOS is out, so I hope that this update may be a BONE would settle the matter. Nope. Internal microphone still does not work on MacOS, but still works perfectly in Windows 10. It is because of this that I am positive the internal MIC is not broken or have a loose wire.

  I went through a few steps to try and fix the internal microphone, such as resetting the SMC... but nothing has worked. Any help or ideas on how to solve this problem would be greatly greeted.

  Hello dear user

  Thank you to use Apple support communities

  My recommendation would be to take it to an official Apple store, workers are espceialists, they might be able to fix, make sure also that you have never removed the water on top of the mic. In my iPad, a drop of water directed the music video of speaker if she never exceeds 30% volume of the music.

  But if you don't have a store nearby, uninstall malware and unnecessary software, make sure that you don't have a program that allows you to change your sound (like Skype) systems, if you don't do that this program has no impact on your microphone. (I used to have Skype but it also makes audio cut so terrible, piano music sounded like heavy metal music, so heavy metal music was like to...) I don't know what to say.)

• Disk utility first aid operation was unsuccessful and iMac freezes when it is reloaded

  iMac Intel Core (2010) 320 GB 4 GB of RAM.  Running OS 10.11.6

  Started computer, white screen appeared with the icon of a folder with an exclamation mark in the folder.  Nothing else to do, so restarted iMac, hold down the command and 'r' to open disk utility.

  Ran first aid, recommended "incorrect block are 1172 instead of 601.  File system check or repair a failure.  Operation failed. "" "First aid running not a, if possible save the data on this volume.  Click OK to continue. »

  Discount to zero is successful, but screen is frozen with no access to the hard drive.  I can't open the preferences system due to frost.

  The circle of rainbow of spinning of death continues to run so I am not able to get any other repair mechanism.

  Anyone have any ideas on how to proceed?  The iMac is obviously not able to boot to the hard drive.

  This probably means the HD has failed and must be replaced. How you proceed, is to take the computer to your local Apple authorized provider who can help replace the disk and get you back in business. If you are not aware of any local could be held, please click the following link to start to find one close to you.

  https://locate.Apple.com/country

• Can I put a Seagate FireCuda drive in my iMac late 2009?

  Apple Hardware Test (AHT) says that my SATA drive, 1 TB in size, has a problem.  Nothing specific indicated. The code given is: 4HDD/11 / 40000000:SATA (0,0)

  I was testing because of the prob trying to get a good download of macOS Sierra.  Looks like I need to replace a hard drive first.  I have an iMac late 2009 with a Core i7 quad core, 16 GB DDR3 1067 Mhz ram and ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics card.  I can put a SSD in this unit or am I stuck with the Barracuda drives.  I'm looking for FireCuda readers and like what I see and read about them.

  If you want an SSD, then I highly recommend:

  • Samsung 840.
  • OCZ ARC100 and other models.
  • OWC 3 G SSD.

  The foregoing is all compatible and should work well. Your model only supports SATA 3 Gb/s speeds due to the controller, so don't waste your money on more expensive discs of 6 G or 6 Gbps because they work faster than a car of 3 G. If you decide on a 6 GB drive, however, they must be compatible as they work on the slower bus of 3G.

• Etrecheck results, slow iMac

  My computer is slow, and after having poking around, I see that Etrecheck could help diagnose the problem. I ran the program but I don't know what mean results. I hope that someone more experienced will know how to interpret and direct me in the right direction. I also ran the Apple Hardware Test and came with a very clear.

  I am concerned about MacKeeper, isn't this adware / malware?

  EtreCheck version: 3.0.5 (309)

  Report generated 2016-09-24 08:07:32

  Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

  Time 06:35

  Performance: Below average

  Click the [Support] links to help with non-Apple products.

  Click [details] for more information on this line.

  Problem: Beachballing

  Description:

  Programs run very slowly. A lot of delay. Indexing is also very slow.

  Hardware Information: ⓘ

  iMac (21.5 inch, at the end of 2012)

  [Data sheet] - [User Guide] - [warranty & Service]

  iMac - model: iMac13, 1

  1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 strands

  8 GB of RAM expandable - [Instructions]

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  OK 4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  OK 4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  Bluetooth: Good - transfer/Airdrop2 taken in charge

  Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

  Video information: ⓘ

  NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M - VRAM: 512 MB

  iMac, 1920 x 1080

  Software: ⓘ

  macOS Sierra 10.12 (A 16, 323) - since startup time: less than an hour

  Disc information: ⓘ

  ST1000LM024 disk HARD APPLE disk0: (1 TB) (rotation)

  EFI (disk0s1) < not mounted >: 210 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999,35 go-go (418,18 free)

  Recovery HD (disk0s3) < not mounted > [recovery]: 650 MB

  USB information: ⓘ

  Hub keyboard Apple, Inc.

  Fitbit Fitbit Inc. Base Station.

  Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard

  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD camera (built-in)

  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 hub.

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB host controller.

  Lightning information: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. Thunderbolt_bus.

  Configuration files: ⓘ

  / etc/sudoers, 2299 but file size expected 1563

  Guardian: ⓘ

  Mac App Store and identified developers

  Kernel extensions: ⓘ

  / Library/Extensions

  com [no charge]. FTDI.driver.D2XXHelper (1.0 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-09-21) [Support]

  / System/Library/Extensions

  com [no charge]. Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2 - 2016-09-21) [Support]

  com.fitbit.galileo.FitbitUSBCable [no charge] (1.0 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-09-21) [Support]

  com.MacAlly.IOKit [no charge]. MacallyICEKBDriver (1.0.0 - 2016-09-21) [Support]

  [no charge] com.sony.driver.prs (1.0.1d1 - 2016-09-21) [Support]

  com.Wacom.kext.wacomtablet [no charge] (Tablet Wacom 6.3.15 - 2 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-09-21) [Support]

  Startup items: ⓘ

  FanControlDaemon: Path: / Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon

  ProTec6: Path: / Library/StartupItems/ProTec6

  ProTec6b: Path: / Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b

  Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

  [I already deleted these]

  Launch system officers: ⓘ

  [no charge] 6 tasks Apple

  [loading] 170 jobs Apple

  tasks of Apple 95 [performance]

  Launch system demons: ⓘ

  [loaded] com.apple.jetsamproperties.Mac.plist (2016-08-25) [Support]

  [no charge] 38 tasks of Apple

  [loading] Apple 165 jobs

  [running] Apple 101 jobs

  Launch officers: ⓘ

  [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater - 1.0.plist (2016-08-30) [Support]

  com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [running] (2016-06-24) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist (2010-04-09) [Support]

  com.Amazon.sendtokindle.Launcher.plist [running] (2015-11-13) [Support]

  [loading] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

  com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist [running] (2012-09-21) [Support]

  [loading] com.oracle.java.Java - Updater.plist (2015-03-29) [Support]

  [loaded] com.sony.ReaderLibrary.RunReaderLibrary.plist (2010-07-13) [Support]

  com.Wacom.wacomtablet.plist [running] (2015-11-03) [Support]

  Launch demons: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2014-01-31) [Support]

  com.Adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [running] (2016-08-30) [Support]

  com.Adobe.agsservice.plist [running] (2016-08-14) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-04-15) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist (2011-01-15) [Support]

  [loading] com.barebones.textwrangler.plist (2011-02-27) [Support]

  com.CrashPlan.engine.plist [running] (2016-07-14) [Support]

  [loading] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist (2015-05-11) [Support]

  com.fitbit.galileod.plist [running] (2015-12-22) [Support]

  [loading] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-02) [Support]

  [loading] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2010-08-25) [Support]

  [loading] com.oracle.java.Helper - Tool.plist (2015-03-29) [Support]

  User launch officers: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.AAM.Updater - 1.0.plist (2010-05-15) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.ARM. [...]. plist (2010-02-27) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.ARM. [...]. plist (2014-02-19) [Support]

  com.Amazon.music.plist [running] (2015-05-02) [Support]

  [loading] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist (2016-09-22) [Support]

  [loading] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist (2016-09-23) [Support]

  com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [no] (2011-07-24) [Support]

  Items in user login: ⓘ

  GrowlHelperApp Application (/ Incompatible Software/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/GrowlHelperApp.app)

  Application of caffeine (/ Applications/Caffeine.app)

  TextExpander Application (/ Applications/TextExpander.app)

  Google Chrome application (Google Chrome.app/Applications /)

  Dropbox application (/ Applications/Dropbox.app)

  CrashPlan menu bar of Application (/Applications/CrashPlan.app/Contents/Helpers/CrashPlan menu bar.app)

  Fitbit connect Menubar Helper Application (/ Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Helper.app of the menu bar)

  Plug-ins Internet: ⓘ

  Web of Google Earth plugin: 6.1 (2011-10-17) [Support]

  Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 2.3.6.5 (2010-11-23) [Support]

  WacomTabletPlugin: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.6 - SDK 10.9 (2015-11-03) [Support]

  AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 - SDK 10.9 (2016-08-30) [Support]

  FlashPlayer - 10.6: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-25) [Support]

  AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 10.1.16 (2015-12-20) [Support]

  DivXBrowserPlugin: 2.0 (2010-03-09) [Support]

  QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-09-13)

  Flash Player: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-25) obsolete! Update

  iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (2010-09-17)

  SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.8 - SDK 10.6 (2015-12-02) [Support]

  AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.16 (2015-12-20) [Support]

  Silverlight: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 (2014-01-17) [Support]

  JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 update 101 build 13 (2016-08-09) check the version of

  3rd party preference panes: ⓘ

  Adobe Version Cue CS4 (2011-01-15) [Support]

  Fan control (2007-10-27) [Support]

  Flash Player (2016-04-15) [Support]

  Flip4Mac WMV (2010-11-23) [Support]

  Java (2016-08-09) [Support]

  WacomTablet (2015-11-03) [Support]

  Time Machine: ⓘ

  Time Machine not configured!

  Top of page process CPU: ⓘ

  34% mdworker (15)

  6% trustd (3)

  4% WindowServer

  kernel_task 2%

  1% adobe CEF Helper (2)

  Top of page process of memory: ⓘ

  778 MB Google Chrome Helper (5)

  Kernel_task 732 MB

  377 MB mdworker (15)

  Com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (2) 352 MB

  270 MB Google Chrome

  Virtual memory information: ⓘ

  122 MB free RAM

  7.88 GB used RAM (2.76 GB being cached)

  Used Swap 0 B

  Diagnostic information: ⓘ

  Sep 24, 2016, 07:38:37 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe CEF Helper_2016-09-24-073837_ [redacted] .crash

  / Library/Application Support/Adobe / * / Adobe CEF CEF Helper Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe

  Sep 24, 2016, 07:31:07 self-test - spent

  September 23, 2016, ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-09-23-125130_[redacted].crash 12:51:30

  / System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Versions/A/Resources/quicklookd. App/Contents/MacOS/quicklookd

  September 23, 2016, 11:24:43 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/CEPHtmlEngine_2016-09-23-112443_[redacted].cra sh

  com.adobe.cep.CEPHtmlEngine - 2015.5.app/Contents/MacOS/CEPHtmlEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/CEPHtmlEngine/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2015.5 CC/Adobe Photoshop CC

  Sep 21, 2016, 03:59:45 PM/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Bridge CS6_2016-09-21-155945_ [redacted].cpu_resource.diag [details]

  / Applications/Adobe Bridge CS6/Adobe Bridge CS6.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Bridge CS6

  Sep 21, 2016, 15:02:42 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe CEF Helper_2016-09-21-150242_ [redacted] .crash

  Sep 21, 2016, 14:04:41 /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker_2016-09-21-140441_[redacted].cpu_resou rce.diag [details]

  /System/Library/frameworks/CoreServices.framework/frameworks/metadata.Framework/versions/A/Support/mdworker

  September 21, 2016, ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Applications_2016-09-21-135005_[redacted].cras 13:50:05 pm

  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/StorageManagement.framework/plugins/Applicati ons.appex/Contents/MacOS/Applications

  Sep 21, 2016, 01:42:05 PM/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5_2016 - 09-21-134205_ [redacted] .hang

  / Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2015.5 CC/Adobe Photoshop 2015.5.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop 2015.5 CC CC

  Sep 21, 2016, 01:40:08 PM/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5_2016 - 09-21-134008_ [redacted] .hang

  September 21, 2016, ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Trash_2016-09-21-132031_[redacted].crash 13:20:31

  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/StorageManagement.framework/plugins/trash.app ex/Contents/MacOS/Trash

  Sep 21, 2016, 12:59:22 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Creative Cloud_2016-09-21-125922_ [redacted] .crash

  / Applications/utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud / * / Creative Cloud.app/Contents/MacOS/Creative Cloud

  September 21, 2016, ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Setup_2016-09-21-125035_[redacted].crash 12:50:35

  / Applications/utilities/Adobe Application Manager/*/Setup.app/Contents/MacOS/Setup

  September 21, 2016, 12:44:49 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Setup_2016-09-21-124449_[redacted].crash

  September 21, 2016, ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SpotlightNetHelper_2016-09-21-100909_[redacted 10:09:09] .crash

  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ParsecUI.Framework/versions/A/support/Spotlig htNetHelper.app/Contents/MacOS/SpotlightNetHelper

  2 reasons that I see at a single glance, you have installed MacKeeper Malware, did the uninstall instructions and uninstall. Also, your Crashplan backup system is designed for continuous operation and is known to make slow systems. I would not recommend the use of this system or this time by backup only when you are not using the computer. Many users on these forums use local HD and Time Machine and then another external hard drive to create a clone of their system bootable using Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper.

  Finally, you have purchased a basic applications iMac system and driving high powered (using resources). Type to buy a scooter 10HP and he expects to go to commute 250 miles a day at 80 mph. It will simply not do!