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.11/27/12
I have my iTunes library on one external drive, which is too small, I bought a bigger one, but I want to be sure when I transfer my library, that all of the settings and stuff stay the same (i.e. number of plays etc).
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zeebe
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11/27/12
I have an iPhone 5 and take a lot of photos with it. I have been extracting my panorama photos into an iPhoto album, but I was wondering if I could do it somehow with a smart album?
Thanks.
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George
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11/27/12
Hey Gary my step son would like Gaming Headphones. He plays a lot of games like Minecraft and other games online. So for christmas he would like a set that he can connect to the Mac. We gave him our older Mid 2007 iMac. Do you have any recommendations for Gaming headsets that ... (4 Comments)
11/27/12
I purchased a new iMac this summer and set up Time Machine using a 500GB external hard drive. I have recently purchased a 2TB external hard drive and have configured that drive to work with Time Machine on the above mentioned iMac. Is it possible to transfer the ... (2 Comments)
11/27/12
I’m trying to get names and e-mail address into an Excel Sheet that people import into my computer using Automator. Example.
People show up to a meeting and go up to the computer to sign in with their name and e-mail address. How do I get that text into an Excel ... (5 Comments)
11/26/12
We have 8 computers for 8 family members. All music is ripped CDs we bought. Each computer has disk space for full backup of library. Want to put library in cloud, then rip a new CD once, put into cloud, and everyone can download into iTunes. (all iTunes sharing is limited to 5 ... (1 Comment)
11/26/12
Often I browse the web on my iPhone or on my iPad. When I come across something of interest I quite often want to save it as a PDF. Doing this on a Mac is easy you just hit print and select print to PDF but how can it be done on a iPhone or iPad?
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Danbo
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11/26/12
Is the majority of software available for Macs now available for purchase from the Mac App Store or do people still purchase (a digital download) directly from the individual website(s) of that particular company that created the software?
I am aware now that most companies allow ... (5 Comments)
11/25/12
If an encrypted disk fails, no need to take a hammer to it as the data on the disk is unrecoverable, correct?
In the past, I’ve had disks fail on me. Since the I couldn’t zero out the disk I would take a hammer to it to destroy the platters because I know the platters ... (3 Comments)
11/25/12
Are the applications located towards the right side of the menu bar next to system icons automatiCally active upon boot up of an Apple Mac. What decides which apps sit there & is there a way to choose which apps are active and sit in the menu bar by default at startup ... (2 Comments)
11/20/12
My current Alternate Apple ID e-mail address is an out of date @me.com account. I want to change it to my current @iCloud.com address. How can I do that?
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Lou Parry
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11/20/12
I have just gotten 2 new iPhone 5’s for my spouse and myself. We have one Mac with an AppleID used on iPhone A, and I will be setting up a second AppleID for iPhone B. How do I sync both phones to the same Reminders and Notes, so that we can both have the same lists ... (3 Comments)
11/17/12
I have several videos I want to upload to youtube. They are all about 500MB.
As it is now, it takes over an hour to upload each video. I know there’s a better way.
I’ve considered using Handbrake, but they recommend cutting the file in half, which is still a very ... (5 Comments)
11/17/12
Hello,
On the newest software it seems that I am unable to create a Guest network. How do I do this ?
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Nigel Datta
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11/17/12
Does the Magic Trackpad (and I guess the Magic Mouse) “work its magic” when using Windows 7 or 8 either in Boot Camp or in VmWare Fusion /Parallels etc.
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Simon
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11/15/12
So I’ve had iPhoto since it came out, and dutifully stored all pictures there, and now I have 20,000+ photos in there. I want to clean it up.
I have an album full of ‘Interesting Street Signs’ that I no longer find interesting, and now that I’ve broken up ... (4 Comments)
11/14/12
In Disk Utility, you can encrypt an external drive when you format it as “Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encryted)”. In Finder, you can encrypt an external drive by right-clicking on the drive name, then clicking Encrypt. Is there any difference between these two ... (1 Comment)
11/13/12
Hi, I just got a iPad but I want to use it for writing a lot. i would like to know if I can change the size of the keyboard in landscape mode. I will feel more confortable if it is smaller. is that posible? Other thing is if you know any strong word processor other than Page. I ... (2 Comments)
11/13/12
Having never used iTunes, I dont really want to start now. This is one main reason that I dont own an iPhone. Is iTunes integral to using an iOS device eg an iPhone, or can one live perfectly well without it.
Someone told me that with the introduction of iCloud sync this is now ... (13 Comments)
11/12/12
Hi. I’m selling on my 13′ MacBook Pro and was wondering how I go about safely wiping all data and doing a fresh install of Mountain Lion. I’ve watched Episode 553 about this but it only covers up to Snow Leopard and the Mac I’m selling has been upgraded to ... (5 Comments)
