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I had MobileMe with alias email addresses and I liked how it didn’t attach the “name” to an alias. For example, Main UserName , then for aliases on the iPhone it would simply be alias1@me.com, alias2@me.com, etc. with no name. With iCloud, it’s Main ... (3 Comments)

Hi! Iam using a mid 2011 iMac 27″running OS X Lion. Iam interested in applying one icon to a great number of folders. I know how to do this for a single folder, but not multiple. I want to see how this is done using automator. —– Dan ... (1 Comment)

I am a proud Mac-mini owner with OS Lion. I would like to ask the community how to successfully download a zip file. Usually when i download any file i have no problems and they go directly in the downloads folder. However, when i download ZIP file/s from a link, after opening ... (4 Comments)

I have a set of photos from the vacation and I want to edit a selected set of them and publish them to Facebook while keeping all imported original photos safe. What would be the best way to do this? Thanks in advance! —– Maduranga ... (3 Comments)

I am a big Mac fan and am glad to not need anti-virus software, but my question is: Would anti-virus software have detected the Mac Flashback Trojan? I read online that Oracle and others were aware of the problem 6 months ago, but Apple just fixed it recently… would the ... (8 Comments)

I have a Mac that has 2 users and a different Apple ID for each. Music is currently stored on each user profile in their own iTunes folders. I want each user to be able to share tracks but also eliminate any current duplications (which there are many). How is best to do this? Do ... (9 Comments)

When I enter a title in the search bar in the iTunes store the results include albums, songs, podcasts etc but no movies. When I click on movies it only brings up categories or popular releases – I can’t find a way to search for just a specific movie by title or ... (4 Comments)

I have photos which I need to shrink from 2mb (or less) to 20kb to upload onto a webpage. Is there a program available for iMac similar or the same as ‘paint.net’ or ‘paintshop pro’. —– Donna ... (4 Comments)

If would help greatly on this question: I purchased years ago, Canon Scanner bundled with OmniPage SE software. Many changes and upgrades the program work nicely till my upgrade to Lion and Zilch. No longer operational. Many searches online is try confusing and expensive. What is ... (1 Comment)

Short of using Photoshop or some big photo app, is there some way to put together two images, like two screen grabs, into one image? I don’t think Preview can do it. —– Anthony Burokas ... (3 Comments)

When I log on to my online banking account my bank offers a security software download. As a Mac and iOS user do I need this software —– Jim Morgan ... (2 Comments)

Oftentimes when I receive attached files, there is a nondescript name given to the attached document. Often after I have saved the attached file to a folder I wish to rename the file to a more appropriate name. In my previous PC days, we had the option of highlighting the name ... (3 Comments)

Why would I sync my iPhone over wi-fi when I have the iCloud syncing my contacts, iCal, bookmarks, mail, notes and reminders; AND I’m backing-up iPhone to the iCloud, and I have iTunes match turned on? Would it just be useful to back up my Apps to my computer? Even ... (2 Comments)

How do I Save multiple beamed photos to camera roll from iOS iPhoto ? I can only save it one at a time. —– Cyrus ... (4 Comments)

Presently I have an iMac and a MacBook Pro. I have DSL service, and my DSL modem is directly connected to the iMac’s Ethernet port. I then set my iMac Preferences for Internet Sharing – sharing my connection from Ethernet to my MacBook Pro using WiFi. My question is: ... (5 Comments)

Was wondering if you have a recommendation for setting up a wifi access point while traveling. Example: visiting relatives who have a cable internet connection but no wifi. Would like to take something with me, set up the temp wifi connection for a iPhone, mbp, etc. Then when I ... (5 Comments)

Love the site; love the videos. I just bought a 3 TB external hard drive for my 27″ iMac that I will use to store movies and do time Machine backups for the iMac. I want my MacBook Pro to be able to access this hard drive as well. Is there a way to have a desktop icon on my ... (4 Comments)

I know I can purchase something like Printopia, install it on my Mac and then the iPad will see all the printers that the Mac has available to it. However, is there an app you can install on the iPad that permits it to print on its own to available printers without having to go ... (3 Comments)

Hi. I’m starting to use my iPad more and more for general Internet browsing and surfing but usually switch to my MacBook for shopping online with the likes of eBay, Amazon, PayPal mad the like. I’d like to be able to use my iPad for online shopping if I new it was ... (2 Comments)

I have a project where my wireless mike had a bad hum in it and would like to replace that channel with the with the camera mike audio. How does one copy one track of audio to another? Final cut pro x —– Peter Lelievre ... (6 Comments)