Yearly Archives: 2011

How can I determine just what is loading at startup? I believe there is stuff loading that is causing my system to slow down. There is probably stuff loading that is residual from long deleted apps and functions. —– Ray ... (1 Comment)

Is it possible to link my Apple Id with the new iCloud E-mail Address? I ask because Apple sends a confirmation e-mail when the Apple ID’s e-mail address gets changed…. and I don’t think I would be able to confirm this change if I can’t log into iCloud ... (3 Comments)

Went to upgrade my iPad to iOS 5 today, but iTunes said: The iPad “Cameron’s iPad” could not be restored. An internal error occurred. I have tried restarting and various other things. I even erased and reset the iPad and started setting it up from scratch. ... (6 Comments)

Gary do we need to go through all all the setups for setting up iCloud as given on this site or can we do it on either Iphone or iMac to have all in sync ? http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/mac.html —– cyrus Dubash ... (1 Comment)

Take a look at the new features in iOS 5. New apps like Reminders and Messages add new functionality. Notifications now have a wider set of options. Twitter is built in to many apps. You can move and split the on-screen keyboard. You can sync with iCloud and use an iOS device independent of any computer.

I have the link that I need to click on to upload my ringtones on my IPhone but it won’t open up. Any advice on how to get it to open? —– Linda Blankenship ... (3 Comments)

Somehow, my wife’s user account got deleted from the family Mac. I set her up a new one and am about to sync her iPad with iTunes. However, I fear she will lose her MANY bookmarks during the sync. Is there a way to export those to be reimported after the sync is ... (1 Comment)

Gary, Can you please tell us why the new White Iphone 4s have two slits at the the top of the phone when the black has only one? Also in the future please could you do a video that explains in laymans terms what’s the difference (advantages & disadvantges) of Unix ... (2 Comments)

What do u do to handle the non support of flash in ipads? —– Maddy ... (1 Comment)

sometimes when i send out emails, one of my friends complains that they are to small to read. I have checked with other friends and they do not have that problem , the one that has raised the issue and two others and i use the same IP provider. I have worked out that it is emails ... (1 Comment)

Gary while installing iTunes 10.5, I read wireless sync : Sync Iphone Ipod Imac etc when on same wifi network. Does it mean that the photos, address book ical will only sync across all when on the same wifi network ? —– Cyrus Dubash ... (6 Comments)

Lately I’ve noticed that oftentimes, after an email has been sent, it will still be showing up as a draft. It makes me question whether or not the email was actually sent. Yet I heard the “sent” sound, so is it gone, still in draft, or ... (1 Comment)

A couple of year ago, I put together an iWeb project for a friend’s organization. Now he has his own Mac. How can I give the project to him so I can remove it from my Mac? —– Cameron ... (1 Comment)

I’m a new Mac user and I have recently started to import and manage some pictures into IPhoto ’11. I thought that IPhoto stored the original pictures from my camera and kept any modifications into a different file, but it doesn’t seem correct. Browsing my ... (4 Comments)

I have bought a new MacBookAir recently and I am planing to install the iWork package on it but since that the iWork version is (09) I thought it would be better to wait until the release day of the new version but there is no news in the near future about that day. I am looking ... (2 Comments)

Just recently bought a MBP 13″ with Lion in it. When i got the thing, i Didn’t find any CDs or Flash Drive to reinstall Lion if i have to. Just wandering how do I do that. —– Abhushan Shrestha ... (1 Comment)

I have a Western Data “My Passport” external USB 500 gb portable drive. Whenever I try erasing this drive using the Lion Disk Utility, the erase process appears to hang at about the 50% completion process. I have let the utility run for approximately (1) hr, but the ... (5 Comments)

Is there a way to do this in Lion? I was able to change the mailbox name font size in previous versions but I can’t find the preference setting for this in Lion. Any help is appreciated. —– Rocky ... (4 Comments)

In anticipation of my 64 GB iPhone 4S, I set about to make HD space for backing it up. I have just under 10 GB free on my 120 GB HD. I discovered that my Home Folder is using up about 63 GB while Applications about 6 GB. I’m told that Lion uses around 4 GB. This still ... (6 Comments)

I have accidentally added an event to the iPhoto 11 sidebar, cannot exactly remember how but i think i just clicked and dragged it in, and i have tried removing by CTRL-clicking on it but no contextual menu appeared, i have tried clicking and dragging it out with little joy and i ... (10 Comments)