Apple's quite serious when it says all but 120mm round discs are compatible with its slot-loading computers. Still, other discs find their way in.

Ted Landau has a small problem with a folder that won't open. The fix is minor. The real mystery is what's causing it in the first place.

Can you have access to your AVCHD camcorder's files without an attached camcorder? Yes. Here are some options.

Where's the best place to store video? iPhoto? iMovie? iTunes? It depends.

Because iTunes has a number of similar-sounding options and installs a number of similar-sounding iTunes-related files on your drive, it may not be self-evident how to go about moving your music library. Don't worry -- Ted Landau shows you how to avoid trouble when moving your iTunes library.

Yes, you can so backup your iDisk with Time Machine.

Is there a way to eject volumes, drives, or discs without also closing Finder windows? Sure. Just know what to select.

Ted Landau reports on an issue that led to his backup iPhone battery draining his iPhone of all power.

With Automator you can save files to both your Mac's hard drive and iDisk.

Why yes, it is possible to use two Time Machine backup drives with your Mac.

A week after Aperture 3's release, Apple has already posted more than two dozen Knowledge Base articles on the various problems you might encounter with the new version. Ted Landau runs through potential Aperture pitfalls and how you can get around them.

Miss the Finder option to send files via Bluetooth? It's still an option, you just need to know how to turn it on.

If you routinely type THis when you intended This, I have a solution.

Yes, your Mac's permissions are messed up. No, Disk Utility can't help. Here's why.

The words "System Extension Cannot Be Used" at start up hints that you need to update some of your software.

This week's iTunes 9.0.3 update means that the application no longer ignores the "Remember password for purchases" setting. That's great, but Ted Landau wishes Apple would have come clean about the bug more quickly.

You say that your Apple TV and Mac ignore each other? Walk through these troubleshooting steps.

Want to avoid becoming the victim of a phishing scam? Your first line of defense is usually a little common sense, Ted Landau writes.

You're a teacher who wants to show educational TV shows purchased from iTunes in the classroom. How?

Does Preview display a checkerboard pattern when displaying certain documents? Here's the fix.

Ted Landau ran into some problems trying to get Adobe's Flash Player to work with an iSight camera. But he managed to find a solution after digging around the Web.

When the lights go out, what's a Mac user to do? Try these tips.

Ted Landau runs into a circular loop problem with an iPhone app, where quitting and restarting the app immediately returned him to the problem in question. Finding a solution led to a series of "what if" scenarios and what to do about them.

Even if you know the keyboard shortcuts for the Home and End keys on a MacBook, they won't help you in all applications.

Reader X wants the low-down on creating disc-less DVDs that can be run like the real deal.

Why would a perfectly good Mac mini suddenly refuse to boot? Dan Frakes takes you through the torturous path to the solution, which ended up being obvious in retrospect.

A grab bag of Mac 911 questions and answers.

Several DVDs now include a digital copy that you can download via iTunes to watch on your iPhone, iPod, or Apple TV. But some owners of the Star Trek DVD may have problems downloading their digital copy.

Elgato's EyeTV Live 3G is a free Web app that works with the iPhone to stream video content from the EyeTV application on your Mac. Ted Landau walks you through the process of setting it up.

Apple has released a trio of articles that offer new or updated information regarding disk repairs. Ted Landau looks at all three.

'tis the season to spill egg nog and candy cane crumbs into your keyboard. Here's how to get it out.

Curious to create ü, é, ñ, and à characters on your Mac? Here's how.

If any of the iWork components or iWeb '09 crash when you run Mac OS X 10.6.2, Safe Boot can help fix the problem.

You have a yard full of nature waiting to be captured? Here are a few tips for doing just that.

Despite what you learned at Sunday school, lying in the service of preventing spam is not a sin.

Ted Landau runs into some problems using Spin Doctor to make audio files from his favorite LPs. And he's not the only one.

You say you have an external hard drive that you'd like to protect from prying eyes? Here are three solutions.

If crashing iPhone apps are bringing you—and your phone—down, Ted Landau has a primer on navigating your way out of app trouble.

Ted Landau tries to work his way around the oft-frustrating process of downloading updates from the App Store.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could print the SMS messages on your iPhone. With PhoneView, you can.

Ted Landau uses Console to get a list of every recent iPhone crash to find out which application had more crashes than any other. And the winner is...

You've just purchased a new graphics card for your Mac Pro and now Windows lights up a single monitor when two should shine? Time to think like a Windows user.

Are your iWeb photo pages missing images when viewed with Firefox 3? Try this fix.

Something eating your hard drive out of house and home? Cock a suspicious eye at your iDisk.

A tale of working through MobileMe calendar-syncing conundrums.

Want to make friends and influence people? Dial down Earthlink's address-approval "feature."

Ted Landau wanted to clear some contacts from his MobileMe account. After trying several dead-ends, he ultimately tripped over what is almost certainly a bug in Apple’s MobileMe software. And he came up with a work-around, too.

Ted Landau discovers that the new generation of U3 smart drives can cause a lot of headaches for Mac users.

Trying to update his LaCie d2 DVD±RW drive, Ted Landau came across some convoluted Update Tools for the external drive.

When you're looking at $200 to modernize an old hunk of hardware it may be time to think about going shopping.