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Hey Gary, when you burning to a disk in Mac OS X say like photos, which is the best or ideal Burn Speed? I am not familiar with all the details of burn speeds and there differences—– Michael ... (1 Comment)

I accidentally scanned some pictures in using jpeg 2000 instead of jpeg. I’m not happy with the results. What looked good on a 15 in screen doesn’t look good on a 21. That got me to looking at bmp, jpg, png, tiff articles on the web. What do you say is the best format ... (1 Comment)

I would like to uninstall Windows 7 from the Parallels program on my Mac. Then i want to uninstall Parallels so I can activate Bootcamp. What is the best way to do this? Is it ok to just uninstall Parallels and Windows 7 will be gone too? Also, what is your opinion of running ... (29 Comments)

I would like to learn how to create a postcard using pages — JIm Moses ... (5 Comments)

Gary, thank you for sharing your knowledge on everything apple! I recently became a member of a large group. I’m trying to export contacts from a CC field in apple mail into last import in apple address book, so I can then easily select all contacts from the last import ... (4 Comments)

Hi Gary, im searching for a laptop backpack that will hold my macbook pro 13inch, files and other electronics(camera, video cam and such) and i was wondering if you have any suggestions. — Carlos M ... (1 Comment)

I have a question, Gary: my wife and I have Mac, mine is a Macbook pro and hers is a Macbook. A few days ago I did a restore to my macbook and now my wife want me to do the same for her macbook, but we can not find her ” Snow Leopard DVD installer.” Can I use my ... (1 Comment)

I have time machine backing up to a partition on an external hard drive. While my mac is password protected the time machine back up has everything on and is accessible if lost or stolen. Is there a way of adding a password protect to the back up on the external drive? Thanks ... (1 Comment)

HI Gary I have seen your video a while ago on Making the MacMostNow video podcast. What software do you use to record the incoming audio from your lavalier microphone? Thanks, Gene — Gene ... (4 Comments)

Hi, I am new to the forum. I would like to know if you can put a slideshow in Web. I have tried to put a widget on my page but I am not able to stretch the widget at the size I would like to. Thank you ! — Tania ... (1 Comment)

Hey guys, could anyone recommend a good external harddrive in the format of 2,5”. I was looking at the western digital my passport and the LaCie rugged. I should have at least 500GB. Thanks — Alex ... (1 Comment)

Hey Gary, I was wondering. I feel that I use my mac pretty safely. I don’t go to suspicious sites, I buy legal copies of my software, and I try never to click links in my mail. But is this enough? How safe are macs? Should I get the little program like Little Snitch? I ... (1 Comment)

When I set up a mail account and enter the password, I get the dots to cover the letters. However, when I save the changes and return to the password field, it is blank. I have learned, if this field is blank, the mail program asks for my password for ever action. I cannot ... (1 Comment)

If I start to update iPad apps, can I do anything else while they are updating, like play a game or read email? — Shirl Parker ... (1 Comment)

I am trying to make a presentation handout, and for the life of me I cannot find where I have the option on having the paper setup in portrait or landscape mode. Am I crazy here? Surely one can make the presentation print in portrait mode. — Todd Peperkorn ... (2 Comments)

Hello Everyone, Recently I’ve purchased a stunning gadget released by Apple which is iPhone 4 but I don’t want to go with AT&T contract and would like to dis-continue with that. Is it possible? If yes, then What should i do? Please guide me. Thanks in ... (1 Comment)

I have a bunch of .264 files from the school that do not run on my mac, I need to convert them, what software do you recomened? I love your tips, they help with everything that apple wont tell you. Thanks! — Will Galloway ... (1 Comment)

i have hotmail set as my email acct, and emails are automatically downloaded into imail. 2 Problems: 1) very often, i’m asked for my hotmail password even though i entered it several times before and added it to the keychain; and 2) i get error symbols (!) in imail saying ... (4 Comments)

Hey Gary I’ve just noticed a chip on the front lid casing is there anything I can do to fix it? It’s the aluminum MBP and I’ve only had it for a few months — Justin ... (1 Comment)

Gary I noticed that on some of your videos that you blur out text. I understand why you do it, just wondering how you do it? — Michael ... (1 Comment)