Yearly Archives: 2011

When using a PC, I use be able to write up emails then schedule a time for it to be specifically sent (for example to send a email reminder to a friend or coworker which would come out a day or two before a deadline, etc.) Is there any way to do this on my Mac using Mail or ... (2 Comments)

Gary how do I Sync photos from iPhoto and folders outside iPhoto to my iPhone. I had till today been syncing only events and albums in iPhoto. I also want another folder in my documents folder to be synced. On going to the chose folder option I chose the folder I needed. Then ... (1 Comment)

If you don't want every photo from your camera to go into your iPhoto library, you may want to use an alternative method for importing. You can use the Finder to drag and drop photos directly from the SD card. You can also use Image Capture, an application that comes with your Mac, to import photos to folders, iPhoto, or other applications. You can also manage the photos on your card or camera with Image Capture.

Someone told me that I should turn off the iPad completely every few days. Then let it reboot when using it again. I just hit the button on the side, so it immediately comes to life the next time I use my iPad. What is recommended? thanks, again! —– rick ... (1 Comment)

To sync everything with f.e. with Dropbox like Mail, Contacts, TextExpander and so on. Cant I just put the whole Library folder into Dropbox? And if, which Library folder would it be? As I have read in some forums they always do it with symbolic links. I don’t understand ... (3 Comments)

Gary, do we expect a new version of iLife to be released with Lion this year? I don’t recall whether iLife and OSes have been coordinated in the past. —– John Russell ... (1 Comment)

Hi, I am helping a friend with an issue on his work computer (MacBook 10.4.11). There is no problem printing wireless to the OfficeJet 6500 printer in Microsoft Word but can’t print with anything else. I imagine an update to Snow Leopard would make this issue easier to ... (1 Comment)

I currently use a portable hard drive to backup my system, and want to try a cloud service, I have researched many online services, but there are so many to choose from. Can you recommend one that will work with time machine? p.s. Love your website and helpful ... (5 Comments)

This is just a matter of curiosity. The 1st gen iPad has no camera, so how does it know how light or dark it is to auto adjust the brightness of the screen? Or does that only work on iPad 2? —– Cameron ... (1 Comment)

I recently made the switch to Mac and honestly I’m happy, but the learning curve has been steep. Most recently, I’ve wanted to start uploading videos to one of my blogs and it seems no matter what I do the videos are NOT very clear or sharp. The site is ... (1 Comment)

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the first Apple Store, all of the stores received an upgrade this week. The upgrade consisted of new table displays with iPads next to each product displaying prices and details. Customers can also use the iPads to call over a store employee.
When Lodsys threatened to sue iOS app developers, claiming that they owned the patent on in-app purchases, it sent a chill through the app development community. Apple came to their defense this week firing back at Lodsys saying that they had licensed the patent from them, and that Apple’s license covers developers. Developers reacted enthusiastically to Apple’s support.

There are a lot of musical instrument apps for the iPad, but what about the most fun musical instrument of all? Ukulele HD has just about every virtual instrument mode you can imagine. You can press buttons to play chords or finger the chords yourself in several ways. You can play individual notes too.

If you look in Safari’s preferences, under Bookmarks, you can check off “Include Bonjour” in one of the three bookmarks sections.For instance, you can turn it on for Collections so it shows up on the left when you Show All Bookmarks from the Bookmarks menu. Many wifi printers and other devices will broadcast the location of their local admin web page using Bonjour. You can see these appear here and get quick access to their admin pages with information and controls.

“Don’t worry dear, you can come up with another superhero name.”

I have a question.my pc infected with virus and I backup my photo and music in to cd and I’m trying to backup to my Mac. Do you think virus or malware can attached it self with my photo when I backup.Is there any danger? —– Abay ... (1 Comment)

Hello – I’m looking for an equalizer app that I can run in the background on the desktop that will quickly allow me to adjust whatever audio I’m working on/listening to. I’ve tried Hear and really don’t like it. Any suggestions? Many ...

When I am finished using my Mac Book Air, what should I do? Do I put the computer to sleep and then close the screen or should I just close the screen? Does it matter? Should I make sure all the programs are closed? Does it matter? thanks… —– Rick ... (1 Comment)

This morning, I noticed that I was missing some of my mail folders in Mobile Me on my Mac. I opened Mobile Me on the browser and it was the same on the server… I have no idea what happened – but I have lost a lot of folders. I do have a time machine backup at home ... (2 Comments)

Sometimes when I send a mail through Apple Mail I get this kind of message: With the text: ‘Cannot send message using this server ***’. I then click ‘Try with selected server’ again a couple of times and finally, after a few more of these popups, it sends ... (15 Comments)

Learn how to record your voice in GarageBand. You can record in segments, replacing and removing as you go along. You can also add intro music and background music. See how to export the final product as an audio file.