34. Solving Mac Problems

Even though Mac OS X is a very stable and reliable operating system, you’ll inevitably experience problems. You might experience application crashes or hangs, or an application just might not work the way it is supposed to. In any case, eventually you’ll run into a situation that requires you to troubleshoot and solve a problem.

Handling Mac Problems

Dealing with a problem, especially related to Mac OS X, can be intimidating even if you are a power user because there is so much going on that you might not understand. Although the top-level Mac interface is relatively intuitive, its underpinnings have a tremendous amount of complexity. As you use the various tools that are part of Mac OS X to diagnose and solve a problem, ...

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