Yearly Archives: 2011

3/20/11
Does iMovie support annotations in movie clips similar to what is available now with the youtube editor? In other words, is there a way to insert clickable links inside your iMovie that when clicked launch another video? —– Mark ... (1 Comment)
3/19/11
I would like to set up my Home Network so that only my computers can get access to the network. This is done via the Mac Address filtering. In the Airport Express settings, under the Access tab, which setting do I chose: the one with time, or the one called RADIUS? Also, I have ... (3 Comments)
3/18/11
How do I delete a file I created with nano (I saved it using the writeout command)? —– Tommy ... (2 Comments)
3/18/11
Is there any way to recover a deleted partition off of a hard drive? I accidentally deleted a partition and really don’t want to restore from a backup if I can reasonably avoid it. —– Todd A. Peperkorn ... (3 Comments)
3/18/11
Adobe says there is a flaw in flash that could let someone takeover my computer. They also say it won’t be fixed till next week. Should I avoid sites like youtube that use flash until this is fixed? —– Bruce ... (1 Comment)
MacMost Now 529: iPad 2 Cameras
3/18/11
Take a look at the iPad 2's cameras. While they are fine for video chatting and posting online, they are not good enough quality for even casual photography. See a side-by-side comparison with the iPhone 4's camera.
3/18/11
Sometimes while composing a new message on the iphone, when i type a few characters of a name, the contacts don’t show up from where I could choose the name. When that happens I always have to open up the Multi task bar and remove MESSAGE app from there and restart it. ... (8 Comments)
3/18/11
Can I Gift an iPhone or iPad app to any email address or only to the email address that has an existing Apple Store ID Account ? —– cyrus Dubash ... (2 Comments)
3/18/11
Gary my Imac Energy saver settings are all default settings and still it wont sleep automatically if it is idle for 15 minutes. I have set Speech to announce the time at every half hour. Many times when it is idle for long, while the display is off, still the time is ... (5 Comments)
3/17/11
Maybe this is old news but I just figured out that the thunderbolt port will send video and audio at the same time through an HDMI cable to a TV. You just have to go the “sound” icon in the System Preferences. Under output, choose “[TV Name] HDMI” Works ... (1 Comment)
3/17/11
Do you have any sources for nice high quality I-pad 2 cases yet? —– Tony ... (2 Comments)
3/17/11
Is there a way I can make my iPad read books allowed with a text to speech application or throug the VoiceOver feature ? —– Cyrus Dubash ... (2 Comments)
3/17/11
My name is Deanna and I have had my Mac for 2 years now and still don’t know how to email video from iPhoto. I can email pictures easy enough through iPhoto but when it comes to the video part, I am lost. I have even exported it and attached it through My Documents, but it ... (1 Comment)
3/17/11
I have and old cd with a recording of my friend singing along with playing his guitar. Can i add drums piano and any other instrument with garge band and mix it with his audio footage? —– Peter L ... (1 Comment)
3/17/11

Here’s another turn-based strategy game. Highborn has great gameplay and graphics, but what really sets it apart is a sense of humor. Finally a tutorial campaign that if fun to play! There is also Highborn HD for the iPad.

3/17/11

Just about anywhere you type text on a Mac you can use autocomplete to type longer words faster. For instance, in TextEdit, type “disam” and then immediately press the Esc key. You’ll see a list of words that start with those letter. Select one to complete the word without typing.

3/17/11

While lines at U.S. Apple Stores last Friday started out small in the morning, they grew by leaps and bounds as the 5 p.m. launch drew nearer. At the end of the day many stores did not have enough inventory to meet demand. Online sales were similar, with longer and longer shipping times as the day wore on.
Some analysts say that Apple may have sold as many as 1 million iPad 2s over the weekend. It was hard if not impossible to find one for sale anywhere by Saturday afternoon.

3/17/11

“I’d like to use FaceTime, but now that it is HD I can’t afford all the makeup and lighting.”

3/17/11
Gary I usually Scann images and when i do so, I keep the Folder open in which they are being saved in. For example if i am scanning into a folder named ABCD on the DESKTOP, I keep the ABCD Folder opened. And using Image Capture as soon as I scan an image, it shows up in the ABCD ... (2 Comments)
3/16/11
I just did the latest AppleTV update and now it won’t connect to the computer after it goes to sleep. I now have to go to the computer and wake it in order for it to find the library again. I also can’t wake the computer using VNC or Touchmouse iPhone apps. I’m ... (1 Comment)