Problem After upgrading your Mac to Lion, it does not automatically connect to your wireless network. You may have to force it by turning off Wi-Fi and turning it on again. Solution Reset the Network Preferences.
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Hard drive, CD/DVD or device won’t appear on Desktop
Problem On your Mac you notice that your hard drive, CD/DVD or other device doesn’t appear on your Desktop. It may have appeared before. Solution Click the Finder icon in the Dock (smiley face icon). In the top left of the screen click Finder -> Preferences. Click the General tab at the top of the… Continue reading Hard drive, CD/DVD or device won’t appear on Desktop
No HDMI sound using Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt
Problem You are unable to get any sound via your HDMI connection to your Mac when using a Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt adapter. This may have occurred after upgrading to the Lion operating system. Solution Try the following: Check the device is selected as it may not work automatically: Click the Apple icon in the top left of the… Continue reading No HDMI sound using Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt
How to add spaces in the Dock
It is possible to section off parts of the Dock by adding spacers. Before: After: Go to the Applications folder. Open the Utilities folder. Open Terminal. You can then copy and paste the following commands into the Terminal. Once pasted, press Enter. To add a spacer to the applications side of the Dock: defaults write… Continue reading How to add spaces in the Dock
Recognition Window not showing in Dragon Dictate
Problem When dictating using Dragon Dictate, the recognition window does not show up like it may have done before. If you manually bring it up by saying “Show Recognition Window” or clicking the 123 button it may still disappear and not come back. Solution Select a tab below for the application that you are using with Dragon… Continue reading Recognition Window not showing in Dragon Dictate