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According to the System Profiler it has a CD-RW/DVD-R. I don’t know why it won’t play a movie. — Gary McNeil ... (13 Comments)

Gary, do you or anyone else on the forum use Launchbar 5 and, if so, could you give a quick opinion? Thanks. — John Russell ... (1 Comment)

Hi Gary, You have probably covered this but I will ask….. I have a MB for personal use and a Mac Mini for work. How can I access (and change) files on my MB with the Mini? Do I need to copy those items/folders into a shared folder? Is all of that redundancy going to eat up ... (3 Comments)

Gary, would you know of any way other than manually, to synch bookmarks between Firefox and Safari? Thanks! — Michelle ... (1 Comment)

I have a Mac Mini and I am looking at buying the new 27″ IMac. I wanted to know if I can transfer ALL the Movies, Podcast, and Music I purchased from the iTunes store over to the new iMac and be able to view and listen to it. — Leonard Bryan ... (2 Comments)

I have a problem with several of my Logic / Garage Band Software Instruments. Many of the sound samples are twice on my HD. It is quite difficult to find them all the conventional way because they are hidden in a net of folders and sub-folders. Is there any chance to find (and ... (3 Comments)

hello. what i love about iCal is that when its closed (quite) its icon shows the date . but for some reason every time when i quite iCal it shows me the old date (21st Oct) but when i start it, the icon changes to the correct date. can you please tell me how to fix it. ... (1 Comment)

I have a Mac ( OS X 10.3.9) that is several years old. For the last month or so any time I try to go on certain websites( such as Facebook), Safari will suddenly quit.I am not exactly computer literate so I am not sure how to fix this,can it be corrected?If so how? — Dawn ... (1 Comment)

Hi Gary in my documents folder i created a new folder named My Bank Statements i added the first statement in the folder now when i try to add the next months statement a dialog box pops up asking if i want to replace the older folder i would like to add the folder for each ... (1 Comment)

I have recorded a video in Imovie and through visual hub converted to swf. The problem is that it auto starts and continuously loop, I would like to add option of start/stop. I have scoured the web and help like help program ideas, but as a novice I can’t find anything ... (3 Comments)

What’s up brother? What is new? I want to by MacBook pro and I don’t know if new MacBook pro comeing soon. Last week new iMac and MacBook come out. So, if you have good information advise me ... (1 Comment)

How do I Minimize ALL windows on a Mack. I am a PC user and would like to know what the Mac solution is. I don’t mind buying 3rd party software to get this feature. I have Googled this issue and still do not have an answer. Help… — Steven K James ... (5 Comments)

Hi, I’ve often wondered if it is safe to physically move a Mac Notebook from one location to another whilst in Sleep mode. Thanks. — James McEwan ... (1 Comment)

hi gary as i told you before i am nrw to mac and i was wondering why safari quits unexpectedly for instance i will be watching a lynda . com trining video and i will be following along doing some action and safari just quits unexpectently is this a bug in safari or am i doing ... (16 Comments)

hello gary for some reason my mail program in my mbp is not working well. i am talking about the audio notification. i am using a different audio file. so when ever i get an email that audio file starts. in my mac mini thats working fine. but in my mbp it is not working ... (1 Comment)

I just saw an ad for the upcoming PhoneSuit Primo battery pack and it got me to thinking – what do you recommend for an external battery pack for the iPhone? Thanks. — George ... (1 Comment)

I’m experiencing the same problem with every 3rd party dialing app I download. This issue started after the 3.0 software update. Initially, I purchased a photo dialer app which I thought would really help trying to make a call while driving, which it did! I found it much ... (2 Comments)

Having enlisted the help of the appropriate gods and spirits, my main remaining problem as I attempt to bring my MacBook Pro 17″ with Snow Leopard 10.6.2 back from the edge is with the System Preferences. It fails to show the first time I call upon it from the Apple menu ... (1 Comment)

Hi everyone, thanks for being here! My niece just got a Mac w/ OS X on it. She has no experience with this O/S. I am quite knowledgeable about windows but just starting to look into the Mac thing, so I can Dump Bill Gates! Is there a way I can set up her Mac to read windows mail ... (4 Comments)

I accedently “learned” a ward in apple mail and it was the wrong spelling. How do I unlearn the word. — Doug Dagan ... (1 Comment)