Reader Tim Phillips faces a common upgrade dilemma. He writes: Is it possible to upgrade a MacBook Pro hard drive without having to reinstall all the applications I have on my current hard drive? Sure ...

Editor’s Note: Upgrading the hard drive can be one of the best things you can do for your Mac. But it’s also one of the hardest to explain: each Mac model is different, and the upgrade instructions ...

Sometimes you may need to reinstall OS X on a computer, but the drive is broken, resulting in an obvious problem with reading the installation DVD. Here are some methods to install OS X around a ...