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I have a 24 inch Apple LED Cinema Display that I use with my MBP, and my mother gave me her old dell moniter with a VGA output, how can I hook them both up with my MBP, so that I have both displays and my MBP Screen? — Will ... (3 Comments)

What to do about the recently introduced ‘unified’ thing in Contacts? At first I seem to miss some of the contactinfo to find out it is ‘hidden’ behind an ‘iPhone’ or ‘Unified’ tab at the bottom of my contactinfo. I want all my ... (1 Comment)

Ebay (or my 13″ MacBook Pro) keeps signing me out when I move between Ebay pages. At best it happens when I try to add an item to my watched list or delete something. At worst, it simply won’t let me sign-in at all. It doesn’t say my username or password are ... (2 Comments)

Hi Gary, I know that a Option + Shift + K gives you a . How do you type the logo for Command, Option, Shift, etc? Thanks! Jason — Jason ... (2 Comments)

Hi Gary, you always seem to know how do do all things mac, and I was wondering how I can download the US removed app, P.O.WM, otherwise known as People of Wal-Mart, if it is available in the UK, i want to download it. Thanks Gary! — Will ... (2 Comments)

According to my iStat Pro Widget my batteries health is at 44%, which is down from 46% from a few days ago. I haven’t noticed otherwise how quickly this has been happening, but it seems like a few weeks ago it was in the mid-nineties. How can I figure out why this is ... (1 Comment)

I just purchased an iMac 27 for the purpose of syncing to my MacBook. Can you provide tips on the best way to do this? Some folks have mentioned MobileMe, but I am keen on ChronoSync as I want to basically clone the two machines so that I can work on either one and have the ... (2 Comments)

Hi, So I’ve got some footage off a Canon 7D, in .mov containers with H264 encoding. I found out that non HDV/AVCHD files are a problem in that they require constant rendering. So I checked out a video and referring to it, I did the following:-) 1. Opened the mov files in ... (1 Comment)

I was just wondering, what are some advantages of using Front Row to watch videos or listen to music as opposed to simply using DVD or itunes? As of right now it seems like a rather pointless program to me. I have used it to watch a movie trailer, but that is about it. I ... (1 Comment)

Hi Gary, Thanks for replying to the previous posts. I have an ad I shot in HD 1080 format and I have to upload it to a competition, whose specifications are that it should ideally be an mov container with 300 MB file size limit, but suggesting I should aim for 30 MB per 60 ... (1 Comment)

I was looking at your iphone Ringtones on your website, and I was wondering if ringtones from itunes can be put on a phone other that the iphone. It would be nice to be able to create ringtones and manage them on the computer using itunes. I don’t have an iphone though. I ... (3 Comments)

Hey Gary, Tried the info you did on video for text blocking and nothing came up. Safari could not find address. Has something new come about since you did the video? Let me know. — patris ... (1 Comment)

Hey Gary, I installed the latest Handbrake (64 bit). The only encoding options are h264 and mpeg4 for mp4 and mkv formats. No divx for avi. Since I watch a lot of avis on my tv, they’re preferable. Is there anything like Handbrake which also gives avi options? — D. ... (1 Comment)

I recently got an Iphone 4 and for the record, I love it and cannot “death grip” it, so to speak. Anyway, I know of cases that can extended your battery life? Thanks Gary! — John ... (1 Comment)

Hey Gary, I want to make a few websites with iweb and I need a domain name for my mobileme. Where should I go? Thanks! — Will ... (3 Comments)

Gary, I notice that many discuss mobile me and dropbox (both good sync programs) but I rarely hear anyone discuss windows live sync. When it is such a good sync program and without the limitations of dropbox’s free service, why not discuss it? — Michael Hatcher ... (5 Comments)

Hey I’m having 2 hiccups with creating smart folders: 1. I want a smart folder of all movie files, but not wmvs and couple of other formats…the selection criteria don’t allow for exclusion, only inclusion. So the folder lists all I want + too may ... (5 Comments)

How to create calendar application using iphone sdk or is there any way to call events on iphone calendar application i need sample code…. — IphoneFreak ... (1 Comment)

Hi Gary, I have two files in a directory. When I do Get Info (%I) on each of the two files, they both show “Device make” as “SONY”. When I then do Find (%F) on the directory, Spotlight comes up. I then select “Device make” and ... (1 Comment)

I want to migrate my itouch app save data and contacts, can I restore to my itouch on a new iphone? If so, how? — William ... (3 Comments)