Yearly Archives: 2011

Time Machine can backup my entire hard drive, but can i set it to back up only 2 folders? If yes how? If not, how can i back up these to folders automatically? —– Kasper ... (3 Comments)

1. Can I manually Drag Purchased Songs from iTunes to an iPod or iPhone if the (Manually Manage Songs and videos is Selected) 2. I have one track that is 1 Hour 35 Minutes in length. anyway to fit that on a Disc and make an Audio CD ? It says it cannot fit it on one Cd and has to ... (1 Comment)

Prior to installing Lion I never experienced this issue. When I attach USB Drive or any other “pocket” drive, eg., WD,etc., and initiate Disk Utility to erase it, the application appears to stop working midway thru the process. As a matter of fact, whatever utility ... (3 Comments)

Hi- Running Mac OS x 10.6.8 – Safari. I have only recently began having this issue – opening a journal (which I think is PDF)from Ebsco journal base through my University, and Vic State Library web sites. I figure as it is both web sites that it is a specific plugin ... (2 Comments)

I am in the process of getting a new Mac air to replace an older Mac Pro. The problem is that the old machine is running Snow Leopard and the new will have Lion. When I use migration assistant to transfer data to the new computer will I lose Lion or does it ignore a ... (1 Comment)

I’m trying to schedule my Mac to execute an application I wrote using Automator. I saw a very helpful video at this site which showed how to do this. However, I was not successful doing this, as a test run did not work. I am wondering if there has been any changes to ... (1 Comment)

Using the checkbook register that already comes with Numbers, instead of the lump sum of all the catergories up on top, I want to break down the expenditures by the months, on another worksheet, using the SUMIFS function in Numbers to see if/if not I have made my budget. I ... (8 Comments)

When my headset is connected in the iPhone 4 I cannot hear incoming textones for my messages. But when an incoming call cones in I do hear the ringtone. Therefore I often miss messages.anyway to make the sound audible for SMS that I receive when headset is connected. ... (4 Comments)

I use the Mail app a lot on my iMac. When reading and composing emails, the font size is too small. How do I set a larger default font size to make it easier on the eyes? —– Pat ... (2 Comments)

Before downloading Lion to my MBPro, when opening Safari I would land on my home page. After downloading Lion I now land on the last page visited. I can see how some might consider this advantageous, but I’d rather open with my home page; it’s why I set it as a home ... (1 Comment)

I am confusing with what resolution i should be using? Is the highest resolution? Which resolutions are High Definition? What is 16:9? —– javi ... (2 Comments)

“Full-screen Chess Take Chess full screen and turn your Mac into a virtual chessboard.” Where is this? —– javi ... (1 Comment)

I’m new to iMovie (and other video editing) and putting together a short video in which I need to overlay descriptive text. Is there a way to do this in iMovie ’09? —– Rick ... (2 Comments)

The MacBook Air and Mac mini have no optical drives. You can get an external drive for $79, or you can share the optical drive on another Mac on your network. Learn how CD and DVD drive sharing works.

I follow you every week and I have to confess I made a stupid mistake. I was going on a month vacation and decided I was going to carry with me a 1,5 TB external HDD with all my important files and leave it at the beach house as an external backup procedure. I also have one at ... (2 Comments)

Gary, I am still new to the world of Mac. I switched from years of PC to a MacBook Pro about 9 months ago and love Snow Leopard. Now Lion is here and having lived though Vista I am leery. I have read the reviews, some sound great and some are doom and gloom. My MacBook Pro has a ... (3 Comments)

Keynote, how can I transition between a photo slide and a video clip w/o getting a delay before video plays???? Your tutorials are wonderful and have helped me lots, Thanks —– Michael ... (1 Comment)

If I install Final Cut Pro that is in the Mac App store… How does one uninstall or Remove it.s there a Removal Tool OR would dragging the Application file to the trash, remove it completely ? Will App Cleaner do the needful ? Some Forums carry articles on doing a Clean ... (1 Comment)

I have an iPhone 4. Suppose I add a contact “John Smith.” Now this is someone whom I’ve met once and will interact with fleetingly. More important is the fact that he’s the guy from AAA car insurance. His name doesn’t ring a bell but if I stored it ... (1 Comment)

I want to use a template in Mac mail based on my logo with two columns on the sides and a blank area to write my message. O.k. that’s easy so far. But I want to put links in one of the columns to play a short video file or audio file upon clicking. Ideally I’d like a ... (1 Comment)