Yearly Archives: 2011

1976
Woz: “I’d be happy to give my design of the Apple Computer to HP.”
HP: “No thanks.”
2011
Jobs: “Today we announce the plans for the new Apple Headquarters, built where HP used to be.”

I would like to know how to attach a vcf file in an email? I have received some emails with this kind of file and is pretty easy to get information of the sender into your address book. —– Alexandro Escudero ... (1 Comment)

My iMac I bought in January has recently frozen a few times, and I’m actually typing this from my PC instead as the iMac is frozen and I can’t move the mouse or use the keyboard. The batteries are fine as I changed the ones in the mouse to see if that was the problem, ... (2 Comments)

I have viewed your excellent tutorial for the Premiere Elements 9 video editor, and as I do not get along with iMovie, I was thinking of trying this as it seems similar to the Magix programme I used to use under Windows. After reading reviews regarding APE9 being slow I wondered ... (3 Comments)

I bought a text tone from iTunes that says “you’ve got a text message.” In assigning it to a contact as a text tone for that contact, it will not show up. It only shows up when I try to assign it as a ringtone for that contact. But that is weird as when my phone ... (1 Comment)

I have an iMac from april 2009, 24″/2.66/2x2GB/ 640GB and I use Snow Leopard. In the last period it is slower, almost like a Windows… :-)) Specially when I look at the maps on the net, there are some squares the take a looong time to be shown… It also started to ... (1 Comment)

Another alternative to iWeb and MobileMe hosting is WordPress.com. This free blogging service uses the WordPress software and allows you to set up blogs or a general Web site. You build and modify your site completely online.

gary is the new apple tv 2 compatible with a tv that is not an HD tv ? It only comes with a HDMI Cable on the site ! —– cyrus Dubash ... (2 Comments)

I noticed my MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo, 8GB RAM) started slowing down today. I checked the activities in Activity Monitor… And it shows that Kernel Task is using a lot of memory (slowly climbed from 110Mb to over 300!)… I’ve already tried rebooting, shutting down ... (10 Comments)

I downloaded MemTest app from blogger, Collin Allen and it said it would install in the /usr/bin folder, but I can’t find that folder nor the app. Used Spotlight and nothing came up for MemTest. Couldn’t “GO” to /usr/bin using the Finder. Where is this ... (7 Comments)

I’d like to use Garageband to make a mixtape that has the following: 1. songs crossfade into each other 2. can be exported into itunes with crossfades intact, and of course, the songs stay in the same order when i email the “mixtape” to a friend and they import ... (2 Comments)

Your latest video indicates we need to find a substitute for iWeb, but can’t we still use iWeb and post via FTP elsewhere? Is it not just the MobileMe service that is going away, or did I miss something about the future of iWeb? Also, what you do is fantastic, Gary. I find ... (3 Comments)

Do you know if iCloud will backup (and save forever up to the free 5G limit) photo albums from an iPad? I’m wondering if an iPad can be used as a standalone device (never connect to a computer) and import photos from a camera using the iPad camera connection kit, store the ... (2 Comments)

I was a good boy when I restored my Mac Mini, and backup up everything (2 times) prior to erasing the disk. I reinstalled everything with original disks, ran all of the updates, and I am now keeping my files on external disks. HOWEVER, I have about 50 songs in Garage Band that I ... (3 Comments)

Hi Gary. I shot a few videos on my my iPhone 4. It was a musical show where a singer was singing with a band to an Audience. I was part of the Audience and shooting the Share area ! (low light where I was but the stage had the lighting) The videos looked perfect and very sharp ... (2 Comments)

A friend who is having marital trouble came upon references to Spector Pro in her Safari history. She has never visited any Spector site. Her husband knows her Mac password and is the “suspect.” Reading about how Spector Pro works, I see it can be used most ... (2 Comments)

Hey Gary, when you open up a document in any of the iWorks apps, and are presented with “warnings” such as missing fonts, I notice that there is a way to replace the fonts with a more supported font. My question is one, how can you tell which fonts are “not ... (6 Comments)

I am buying a new iMac and am wondering will the migration assistant move over the Windows drive for me as well? —– Kevin Durr ... (3 Comments)

Have you thought of doing a comparison of the Mac version of Office to the Windows version? Do you know if there is much of a difference between the two? —– Neil Herbert ... (2 Comments)

I am moving from the midwest to California in a couple months, and I am wondering what the best practice is for moving hard drives. I have a Drobo, and about 8 other drives to move. —– Todd A. Peperkorn ... (1 Comment)