Tales of a Minnesota Geek

The life and times of a geek from Minnesota

links for 2008-12-04

What is a kernel panic? (Mac OS X)

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Isolating issues in Mac OS X

A nice article that details a methodical approach for solving problems with Mac OS X or any other software.

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Mac OS X: How to force background maintenance tasks (logs and temporary items)

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Troubleshooting permissions issues in Mac OS X

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Safe Boot takes longer than normal startup

(tags: macosx tips troubleshooting applekbase safeboot)
Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5: Computer shuts down during Safe Boot

(tags: macosx troubleshooting tips safeboot applekbase)
What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? (Mac OS X)

(tags: macosx troubleshooting tips safeboot applekbase)
About Disk Utility's Repair Disk Permissions feature

(tags: tips macosx troubleshooting diskutility applekbase)
Resetting the iMac (Flat Panel) Power Management Unit (PMU)

(tags: macosx tips troubleshooting PMU iMac)
Mac Pro: How to reset the System Management Controller (SMC)

(tags: macosx tips troubleshooting applekbase smc macpro)
Intel-based iMac, Intel-based Mac mini: How to reset the System Management Controller

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Avoid unnecessarily resetting the SMC or PMU for troubleshooting purposes

(tags: macosx troubleshooting PMU SMC tips applekbase)
Resetting PowerBook and iBook Power Management Unit (PMU)

(tags: macosx troubleshooting PMU tips applekbase)
Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM

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Mac OS X: What's stored in PRAM

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