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Polls (Answers) in the system 209 (635,534)
Static Pages 8
Most highly rated items in the System 16,795 (92,717)

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How to burn ISO disc images 1,100,498
Easily download YouTube movies via Safari 952,325
Convert .dmg files to .iso files for burning elsewhere 946,009
A 'perfect' iTunes equalizer setting 619,092
Configure Mail for Gmail POP access 597,535
Eject a stuck CD/DVD from a MacBook Pro SuperDrive 532,429
How to clean the Mighty Mouse's scroll ball 484,401
Enable the Safari debug menu 479,689
Recover a dead hard drive using dd 470,476
All macosxhints Panther hints [431 total!] 428,979

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So long, and thanks for all the Hints! 179
Change has come to macosxhints.com... 139
How to clean the Mighty Mouse's scroll ball 125
10.4: Add Motorola V710 Bluetooth support to iSync 121
10.5: Repair Time Machine after logic board changes 117
A warning on a new destructive 'trojan horse' 111
10.4: Add Nokia 9300 iSync support 109
Print to Mac-connected DeskJet 970 from Windows 107
Disable iTunes 6.0.2's MiniStore 106
Publish iCal calendars with local WebDAV server 90

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Hint Title Comments
10.4: Use Spotlight on a FileVault protected Home folder 1,581
Save all Mail attachments via easy drag and drop 1,578
10.4: How to secure screen savers across users 1,575
An AppleScript to create a list of random iTunes tracks 1,558
Start torrent downloads from an iPhone 647
10.5: Auto remove printer icon from Dock after print 229
Talk to Eliza to solve all your problems 186
Switching users fixes sleep problem 172
10.5: Ease restore from Time Machine 116
10.5: Use some advanced search features in Mail.app 113

Top Ten Emailed Hints

Hint Title Emails
Quick access to System Preferences isn't gone 37,492
Quick Reminder entry with alert 10,563
10.7: A work-around for Safari's odd full-screen behaviour 8,204
Sending email from different addresses in mail.app 7,801
Change subject of received emails in Mail.app 6,329
Bookmark Group SMS 1,660
Refresh Corrupted Top Sites 1,199
Enable Pinch/Zoom on Firefox 4 540
Record and playback high definition TV signals 475
Restore Classic with drag and drop 458

Top Ten Links

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Aquafiles - OS X software ! 45,245
Apple's Mac OS X Downloads 33,217
All OS X 31,197
MacintoshGamer.com 28,634
Hyperjeff's OS X Link Collection 26,642
Mac OS X Apps 24,509
Mac OS X Forums 23,985
Brian Hill's OS X Software 23,427
A Hacker's Guide to QuickTime 21,491
Mac Rumors Forums 16,848

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Poll Topic Votes
What version of OS X are you running as your main OS? 21,758
It's that time again -- Browser wars #8. Which web browser is your current favorite? 17,583
It's that time again -- Browser wars #10. Which web browser is your current favorite? 14,796
Counting both internal and external hard drives that are used with Macs you own, how much total drive space do you have? 13,601
Expose_and_Spaces 12,382
Upgrade plans for 10.7 11,968
Which of the following is your preferred email application? 11,727
Do you keep your Dock hidden or visible, and where is it on your screen? 11,339
What's the first Apple operating system you used on a regular basis? 11,025
iPad_poll_#1 10,089

Top Ten Static Pages

Page Title Hits
OS X 10.5 Best Hints Contest! 2,991,521
Don't forget about the Best Hint contest! 1,657,548
Mac OS X Hints news (RSS) feeds 882,531
10.5 Best Hints voting 331,577
Mac OS X Hints: Leopard Best Hints Contest 37,116
MacOSXHints.com 2006 Best Hints Contest: Official Rules 28,602
April Fool's Day at macosxhints.com 11,855
MacOSXHints 2011 Best Hints Contest: Official Rules 4,896

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About duplicate contacts and calendars on iPhone 3.0 566
Easily download YouTube movies via Safari 558
How to burn ISO disc images 501
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Set the Office 2008 default font to Times New Roman 339
Change Google Gmail Notifier check interval 305
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