Yearly Archives: 2011

Assuming the movie is going to be watched via TV, is it best to keep the equalizer at None and tweek it on the TV, or is there a good setting to use to optimize the sound (in general)? —– Kirk Aplin ... (1 Comment)

Learn how to use Snow Leopard's Preview application to cut out backgrounds or objects in images and photos. Preview has a standard Lasso Selection tool, a Smart Lasso tool and an Instant Alpha tool that can be used for this purpose. You can use these semi-transparent images on top of other images, in documents or in iMovie.

Hello all, I have two videos that I need to make into one. One of the videos has a graph running horizontally across the bottom fifth of it which I need to put underneath the bottom of the other video. I tried using picture in picture and then stretching it over the top 4/5ths of ... (1 Comment)

I downloaded Gimp and installed it but when I try to launch it, nothing happens. A menu item comes up that says ‘Gimp’ but all I can do is ‘Quit’. The application does not actually load properly. Can you (or anyone) get Gimp working on a ... (3 Comments)

When I show my spaces and then show expose I can view all my open files on each space. The problem is if I have 2 files open on a ‘space’ and then I click on file #1 my mac goes to that space but file #2 comes up on top. if i click on file #1 the focus stays on file ...

I am writing a case study that will include pictures, graphs, text, etc. I’d prefer to use Pages and wanted to see if there is a particular format or template available to make my life easier. Any help is greatly appreciated. —– Jim Simcoe ... (1 Comment)

I post videos online and I want to expedite my video blog creation. I have an intro, a middle, and end to all my videos. I want to create the same intro and same endings to all my videos so that when I’m creating videos I can paste my pre-made intros and endings to the ... (2 Comments)

I have been brought a form at work and they want it to be created on the IPAD somehow. I am not that familiar with macs or ipads, so I was wandering if someone coulod possibly take a look at the form and maybe point me in the right direction on what I need to use if it can even ... (1 Comment)

Gary After the IOS Upgrades on the Iphone to anything after iso 4 and later, the good Solid colours on the Calendar of the iphone/Ipad etc seem to have vanished and very dull Pastel colours are displayed instead. Is there any way I can get the awesome Solid Colouyrs back ? Wish ... (1 Comment)

Does Groove matching in Garageband only work if a real instrument is played? I have a drum track on track 1 and on track 2 I used the built ion Guitar track and deliberately Placed it out of time. Then i made the Drum track the Groove track, but it did not snap the timing ... (1 Comment)

I have just found the new screen recorder on Quicktime. I have found a solution to the audio which doesn’t record. Soundflower enables audio to add to video capture of the screen. However, it’s time consuming and has to be changed back to original settings after the ... (1 Comment)

I use my mac book pro every day in work and at university. But i sometimes have problems with some pdf files. some scripts from my teachers contain formulas and equations and some of them are not shown correctly. either some of the signs (like greek letters for eyample) are shown ... (3 Comments)

I want to start with movies recorded by me on dvd and end up with iTunes compatible files of the highest possible quality using Handbrake. How do I set that up? Is there a simpler alternative to Handbrake? —– Kirk Aplin ... (4 Comments)

After 2 years my Track Pad on my MBP feels and sounds like I`m clicking a rock. Is there any way to soften it`s pressure ? —– Marcus ... (1 Comment)

Hi, I want to start using Mail but I want to receive emails from my gmail account, however, when I create the account in Mail it is importing ALL old emails I have in my gmail account (more than 5000). I just would like to receive the new emails from gmail, like “from now ... (1 Comment)

Learn how to insert hyperlinks in Pages documents. Links can take readers to web pages, create new email messages or jump to other sections of the Pages document. The links will work in PDF and ePub files exported from Pages.

i send most of my pictures via email when looking at them in them in preview. i use the right click option to get “open w/” and then it shows a drop down menu. how can i add MAIL to this list so i don’t have to go to ‘other’ every time? also, while ... (1 Comment)

I have 2 unrelated questions. Firstly (I’m a spreadsheet duh, so pardon the silly question) I have a column A which is a cost, B which is the advance paid and C which is balance due…the difference between A and B. When I click on a cell in C and type ... (1 Comment)

I have a query about Keychain – is there a way of transferring all the website passwords that are saved in the login keychain and transferring them to a fresh keychain with its own new password? Just to boost security for whatever it’s worth… in case someone ... (5 Comments)

A recent newsletter gave instructions for extracting photos from movie clips in iPhoto. When I tried it, I couldn’t stop at a single frame in iPhoto. It always opened Quicktime, from which I couldn’t extract a frame. The directions imply that there’s a way to ... (3 Comments)