The MacMost Question and Answer Forum is a place where you can ask how-to questions about your Mac, iPhone, iPad and other Apple products. MacMost specializes in tutorials, tips and techniques of the “how-to” variety, as opposed to “fix-it” questions that are more about something not working as expected.10/16/16
I have Sierra 10.12
I have set a password to activate after computer sleeps.
Is it also possible to have this password required when computer is turned on (cold boot)?
Just in case computer is stolen.
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Gary Wearne
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10/16/16
In the Photo Memories, (where They Pick Photos To Do a Slide Show), Is There a Way To Move the Date To a Different Location On or Off the Pictures?
I have a new 7+ and one of the features is that it selects a group of pictures and creates a slide show in my widgets. They put ... (2 Comments)
10/15/16
I have it on my Mac and iPhone but can’t find the feature on my iPad.
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Mary Lukes
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10/14/16
Recently, since the most recent OS update on my iPhone SE, email on my phone shows up as long lines of very small type, making it very difficult to read. Is there a setting I can check to change this? I’m using Gmail, and this a new ‘display’ problem. I’m ... (4 Comments)
10/14/16
I am using OS X El Captain 10.11.6, and I used to reformat a thumb drive using Disk Utility. That used to offer at least three different reformat options to choose from, with the most overwriting taking several minutes to complete an 8gb thumb drive. It seems the current Disk ... (1 Comment)
10/14/16
Having been introduced to the concept of using my iPad as a notepad by a friend, I am now at the stage where I need to choose the appropriate pen for what I want and the associated program that will support my needs.
I currently have an iPad Air.
I’m running the latest ... (2 Comments)
10/14/16
Gary, I have an iPad Air I want to replace with a new iPad Pro. I regularly backup the iPad Air to my iMac. I have a variety of games and other apps on the iPad Air now, and importantly, GoodReader. Can I use the iPad Air backup (stored on the iMac) to set up the new iPad Pro? ... (1 Comment)
10/13/16
Thank for you giving a list about recommended products from MacMost in your newsletter. But I’m curious if you are using an application to transcript your videos being published on your website. Its name please, if you use any? Thank you.
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Ert
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10/12/16
On iOS 10 mail app, in bottom left corner I see an icon. It is three lines in a circle if I click the icon it becomes a blue dot. What is the purpose of this icon as I see no change when I tap it.
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David Hold
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10/11/16
When clicking on download, the message says:” We could not complete your purchase. This version of Mac OS 10.12 cannot be installed on this computer”
I currently have OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.6. Is this why?
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Paulette
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10/11/16
I am having trouble with seeing the same faces every time I go to a new person and add faces to that person. In the prior version I would select “not a face” and I would never see that face again.
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Jim
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10/11/16
How do I get the app icon to show the current date. It ceased changing the date after Sierra was installed.
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Ivan
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10/10/16
It seems as if something’s changed and now the operating system requires a password to be re-entered regardless of how many minutes it’s been since the last login. When I’m owrking in the comfort of my own home, this is a bit ridiculous. IS there anything that ... (2 Comments)
10/9/16
iPad Air 2 — iOS 9
When I upgraded to OS 9 I didn’t specify a Passcode and have been using the iPad successfully without having to enter a Passcode ever since.
Instructions about upgrading to iOS 10 always has “Enter Passcode”.
Since I am not now using a ... (2 Comments)
10/3/16
I review most messages during the day on my iPhone. When I get home at night, and turn my iPad, all those messages pop up again! If I’ve read a message on iPhone, I don’t want to see it again on the iPad. How do I make that happen?
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E Bond Francisco
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10/2/16
Do I need to run my iPhone 7 battery to zero? If so, just once or regularly? I can’t find the answer on the Apple website and I get different answers when I ask at the Apple Store. I’ve read articles saying it’s not necessary any more, but don’t know if ... (4 Comments)
10/2/16
Hello Gary:
You have helped me so many times. Thank you.
Question:
In Mail: On the ‘Mailbox’ side (on the left), the fonts are 4 times bigger than the rest of the columns (center and right) and I do not know how to change the size of it…any suggestions?
It was ... (2 Comments)
10/2/16
Hi Gary! In Calendar (macOS Sierra) I have many entries and events going back to the 1990s that I still occasionally need to find. But searching in Calendar won´t show anything farther back than about 1 year, which is very frustrating! Is this a limitation of Calendar I´ll just ... (6 Comments)
9/30/16
Getting older here and used to be able to enlarge the font size in Safari and on my imac. This option has disappeared both in Safari preferences and imac’s system preferences. I always update OS and software immediately. Help please and thank you very much in ... (2 Comments)
9/30/16
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Cor i7
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 384 MB
When I request a software update, it seems to go thru the motions, but I get no update to my OS X El Capitan. And now it shows “no update ... (1 Comment)
