Yearly Archives: 2011

Allo, This is my first try at such a forum…please forgive any error . I have photos that were taken vertically and rotate them in “album” or “slideshow”, but the iDVD shows them very distorted. Is there a way to rotate and keep the full format of ... (6 Comments)

A common troubleshooting technique is to reset your PRAM. This will occasionally clear up problems with your Mac. Learn about PRAM, what it is and how to reset it. Also learn about SMC.

I intend to upgrade to the Iphone 4S, but just waiting to see if the 5 will come out next year, then will directly buy that. I have 2 qs regarding updating software to ios 5 on my existing iphone 4. 1) Will it be a free software upgrade or paid? 2) The 4s processor is ideally ... (3 Comments)

Hi Gary, I write about Numbers. In Microsoft Excel there is a very handy function that is used to copy the format (a brush on the clipboard panel) please indicate where you can find in Numbers. Thank you very much and greetings —– Nelson Da Silva ... (2 Comments)

Hi Gary, I am writing in regard to the data stored on the Time Capsule. I just installed my Time Capsule 2 T and I have the following questions: a) In the event that the TIME capsule has been lost, the data can be extracted, that is not encrypted?. b) Within the time capsule, Can ... (1 Comment)

When you’re connected to a wi-fi network that you use frequently, is there a way to set your MacBook Pro so that it will automatically connect to your preferred network when it’s in range? Thanks! —– Matt ... (1 Comment)

I live in Indiana and use an iMac. My daughter uses a MBP and lives in Florida. I am starting to use the iCal…just got a iPhone4s and decided to use the iCal. My daughter found my iCal on her computer!!! Cannot find any sharing of her computer on my computer. Where should ... (6 Comments)

All i know about this,is that it commonly known as the Spinning Wheel of Death. I heard off some one that the computer is doing multi-tasks,and that the computer is telling you that it is quite busy.OK tell me Gary? —– Mr Anthony Cotton ... (8 Comments)

Not even sure if I’m asking the right question. When I bought my MAC in July, the folks set me up with a gmail account as the official communication between Apple and me. Long story short, the email and the mail system never worked. I have since gotten a new email id for ... (2 Comments)

I was excited that the 4S was a world phone, because I travel internationally several weeks each summer/fall, and Verizon’s loaner phones suck. Being a longtime Verizon user, I’m unfamiliar with sim cards. When pre-ordering my 4S from Verizon’s site, it gave me ... (1 Comment)

I have heard that it is possible to use an phone as a broadband router. Is this doable? if so, how? —– noralyn ... (1 Comment)

How do I upload a dvd movie on my macbook so i can transfer it to my ipad? —– noralyn ... (1 Comment)

i have a new macbook pro and i’m trying to load my FCE and my Final Cut Studio and i get this message that pops up. (You can’t open the application Final Cut Studio.mpkg because powerpc applications are no longer supported.) What does that mean and how do i get my ... (5 Comments)

How can I disable “Mission Control” from loading at startup and thus not appearing in the Dock? —– Ray ... (1 Comment)

I’m new to the mac world i was advised to purchase an additional airport extreme for security and to help with all the computers in my house my iMac 27″ has a built in airport extreme,how do i hook the external one up to my iMac so i can use the external one as my ... (4 Comments)

I’ve read lots of comments about this MacKeeper on the Apple Communities forums, mostly derogatory. I keep seeing ‘Clean up your Mac’ buttons all over the Internet! Do you have any experience of/with this faciity? Is it bona fide – or a scam? That’s ... (2 Comments)

First of all thanks for the Newsletter #153. It is indeed a very big loss to us MAC users! Anyway getting to the point – I’ve shot a lot of short films on my Sony HDR CX110 & i use imovie to edit them. I just cant seem to get that HD look in my final video. ... (2 Comments)

Gary, I wonder if you have an opinion or advice about how to do backups for two different Macs. I have a MBP and use a Time Capsule for backups. I am considering an additional MBP or perhaps an iMac or Mac Mini as a second device in my home. I do not typically use the MBP ... (1 Comment)

I am new to numbers (IW9) I would like to have two or more columns, although two could do for the time being. One will show income and the other debit. The income will generate more rows. What I wish to do is have the credit total reflect the income as each transaction is made. ... (2 Comments)

Gary has the problem of merging Multiple apple ids for iCloud been resolved? Not much has been found on the net regarding this except a while back that apple was considering merging them. Also if I have one indian store Id and one US store Id, will I be able to merge both ... (1 Comment)