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Gary, Can I print directly from my iPad and if I can, how do I set it up? Would I have to download a certain App to do it? Thanks again Gary! Ed — Ed ... (2 Comments)

Hi. I am having difficulty in installing the Adobe Photoshop CS5 on my mac. My configuration is Model Name: ... (1 Comment)

Hi Gary, I’m going to purchase an iPad today **Dances** . And I’m planning on buying books from the Kindle Book Store…. but is it possible to transfer the books that you bought from the Kindle Book Store on the iPad onto a Mac (for back up purposes)? Cheers! ... (2 Comments)

I’m new to Mac with my recent MacBook Pro purchase. I’ve bought Guide to Switching to the Mac which is a very good reference! I hope this is not a stupid question. I’ve been searching online and found most people think there is no need to install antivirus ... (1 Comment)

I am having some difficulties with my mail application. I am currently running my gmail account and my purdue mail account through it. I try to delete an email that I have read and no longer need. It disappears. Then if I leave the inbox portion of mail or close the mail window ... (3 Comments)

Dear Gary, I have a memory card reader that works fine with windows. My MacBook Pro however doesn’t recognize it. Do I need a driver for this? The vendor (Amazon) doesn’t supply driver. The card is: Memory Card Reader Mini SD MMC Mobile SDHC M2 TF XD CF. Many ... (1 Comment)

Hi Gary I have just started with a MobileMe trial as I was tired of keeping my iPhone, iPad and MacBook synced manually. However I am wondering whether I have all settings correct as for example recently I added a contact on my iPad and it never synced to the Mac or phone. Also ... (12 Comments)

DLing a Cal event from the web onto my Mac is great. It saves me a lot of typing. I tried that on the iPhone when on the iPhone’s web, but instead it subscribed me to a Cal instead of just inputting the event details. Now I have another Calendar on the iPhone that I ... (1 Comment)

I am new to Mac, coming from Windows, so I was under the impression that Mac OS X has about all you regarding utility programs all built-in, but I reading here and there that there are certain utilities that you need to get from 3rd parties, e.g. SuperDuper or CCC. There are ... (1 Comment)

Hello Gary. I have been fighting with my Airport extreme for over a week now and can find no one to shed some light on how to configure the Airport Extreme up to handle the microcell. I do not have a router but connect through cat5 to my airport and my desktop connects to a port ... (1 Comment)

Hi Gary, I’ve been using Ichat but have some queries….does deleteing a buddy on Ichat also delete them from the Gchat list that the Ichat is linked to? As in if I were to log in through Gmail and open googlechat, would they be gone or there? Similar query with Jabber ... (2 Comments)

I was in Safari when suddenly scroll wouldn’t work, then I got the beachball. None of the ways of bringing up force quite would work . . . holding shift command option escape for 5 seconds, going to the apple menu, option command escape, couldn’t bring up terminal to ... (14 Comments)

Windows computers have a utility called task scheduler which allows you to, for example, execute a workflow every time a certain program is run. Do you know of any way of setting up triggers to execute workflows or open applications or files? Or of any software that lets you do ... (2 Comments)

iphone 3GS with IOS4. Mac with 10.5.8 and itunes 10. Edited an existing note to add some more text. Clicked done and the new text vanished but the old text was still there. Tried it several times, same result each time. Any ideas? I smacks of a synchronization issue of some ... (2 Comments)

Hey Gary. I am a student. Because we still have Vacations, I turned my MacBook on, launched my Applications (Safari, Nambu, Skype) and then closed it to go Eating with my family. When I came home, I typed in my Password and nothing happend. So I shut him down via the Power ... (4 Comments)

Hi Gary, I was wondering if you were aware of the over-capacity issues and autofill functionality disappearing in the iTunes 10 upgrade? There is further discussions on the Apple forums here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2567845&tstart=0 Any news on a ... (6 Comments)

My bank can export in OFX, QIF, or CSV? Which format is the most widely used, and which is best? I don’t use personal finance software yet and it seems funny to choose a program based on format, but I don’t want my data tied up in a format with limited access in the ... (4 Comments)

Hi Gary, I have three calendars created from my iCal and one exchange calendar. These are all synced with my iPhone and iPad. They all work very well. The only problem is the colours: one of the iCal created calendars and the exchange calendar have come up with their own color ... (1 Comment)

Whats the nest way to record a call you make using Google’s new phone service? I presume it’s using Garageband and, if that’s the case, what are the best settings in GarageBand? A (sneaky) second question – is there any way to get notified of replies to ... (1 Comment)

Gary, I have a Mac Pro 1st generation with 6Gb of Ram. The problem that I am experiencing is that I have no sound while using Apple Programs such as QuickTime. Quick Time will play my MPG videos but there is no audio. If I play the same videos using the VLC player they play ... (5 Comments)