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The X Lab™ is a private venture dedicated to providing outstanding troubleshooting information and services to users of Apple® Mac® OS X.

Looking for help with a Mac OS X problem? Consult the X-FAQs, a small sample of the detailed troubleshooting information available in our Troubleshooting Mac OS X e-books.

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2011.11.01 Announcing Troubleshooting Mac OS X, Snow Leopard® Edition

After months of work, Troubleshooting Mac OS X, Snow Leopard Edition is now available.

Covering Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard exclusively, the latest edition of Dr. Smoke's comprehensive troubleshooting e-book is packed with new and updated information, including new chapters, new appendices, and plenty of high-resolution screen shots.

The price remains a superb value at US$19.95 for a single-user license, with download following the approval of your secure payment via credit-card or PayPal®.

You can also purchase Troubleshooting Mac OS X, Snow Leopard Edition for delivery on CD or in a specially-priced combination of download and CD. Multi-user licenses are also available.

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2011.09.28 New X-FAQ: Immutable flags
Our latest X-FAQ, "Immutable flags," discusses troubleshooting problems with locked files that cannot be copied, modified, moved, or deleted.
2011.08.17 New X-FAQ: Disabling firmware password protection
Our new X-FAQ, "Disabling firmware password protection," details the procedure for turning off firmware password protection, a prerequisite for some troubleshooting operations on Macs protected by a firmware password.
2011.07.25 New X-FAQ: Error -10810 Opening Applications or Relaunching Finder®
Our latest X-FAQ, "Error -10810 Opening Applications or Relaunching Finder," addresses troubleshooting this often frustrating problem.

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