MacMost: Question and Answer Forum

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.


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10/25/12
I created a company letterhead in Pages’09 and the logo/images are duplicated on subsequent pages when more than the 1st page is needed. Only the 1st page should have the images present and I would like these additional pages to be blank or at least not loaded up with ... (3 Comments)
10/25/12
I occasionally use a program called Business Card Composer which I downloaded from the company’s website. Last night, I found out the program is also sold in the Mac App Store. Is there a way for me to do my updates for that program via the App Store even thought I DL it ... (2 Comments)
10/23/12
how to make printing via Mac more useful?!?!!?. this seems to be an ongoing problem in several programs i use, but while looking at a downloaded report via preview, it looks fine, then when i try and print it cuts off margins. i’ve gone to scale and scale to fit, borderless ... (2 Comments)
10/23/12
I watched your podcast last night and was happy to discover the character view feature. I use 10.7.5, my wife’s Mac is 10.6.7 and she doesn’t have that icon in the menubar. Is there a way to get it or is it not available in snow leopard? thank you in ... (3 Comments)
10/22/12
In Notes, if I am on my iPad2 or iPhone4S, I can see the email account with which it is associated. This allows me to quickly see just those notes associated with one account if I want or to see all if I want. However, on my mid 2012 Mac air with Mountain Lion, when I go into ... (2 Comments)
10/22/12
I want the notes app to add the next list number when I hit the return button. I know there’s a video on how to do it just can’t find it. Example. School Supplies 1.Pencels 2.Pens Then when I hit return the number 3. Will automaticly show up. —– Jason ... (6 Comments)
10/21/12
Would it be advisable or indeed necessary to delete the Cache in Mac OS every so often and if so what would be the most appropriate method of doing so? kind regards….. —– Simon ... (7 Comments)
10/20/12
On a regular basis, my MacBook notifies me of software updates. The problem is that I am constantly prompted to update a old software program that I no longer have installed (its HP printer software). What can I do to correct this? Thanks Gary —– Kendall ... (2 Comments)
10/20/12
In the Keynote file menu, what’s the difference between “New” and “New From Theme Chooser”? They both bring up the Theme Chooser. —– Cameron ... (2 Comments)
10/20/12
In lion I hd iChat and with jabber could remotely control a friens Mac over the internet. With Mountain Lion and messages that doesn’t work anymore. Is there another way to do it? —– Norbert Joost ... (4 Comments)
10/19/12
I want to utilize the Voice Mem app with my iPhone to record audio for later transfer and use in iMovie. The mic on the iPhone just doesn’t have the quality I’d like. Any suggestions on a mic? —– Pat O’Donnell ... (2 Comments)
10/17/12
Hi, I use the application “name bench” to search for the fastest DNS server available. That works great. When I am at home the fastest is google (8.8.8.8), but when I goto my work another DNS is faster. Is there a way (application, Applescript, etc) which changes my ... (1 Comment)
10/17/12
Hi, Following on from MacMost Now 773, we have 4 folks who purchase from iTunes quite often and want to share (which makes 773 great! Thx). 773 is quite clear, but when I want to resync the shared library with new purchases, how do I find purchases that I have made since the last ... (2 Comments)
10/16/12
Hello, Please does anybody know how to deny iPad using photostream while connected via iPhone (or any other cell phone – hotspot), but allow to use it while connected via any other wifi? —– Jan Falta ... (4 Comments)
10/15/12
My doctor says I need an ergonomic keyboard, to help with the strain on my wrists I know any keyboard will work with the Mac. I was wanting a Mac specific keyboard with the Command Key, special function keys, etc. I have searched everywhere I know to look and I can’t even ... (2 Comments)
10/14/12
I have an iPhone 4 (with latest update). I deleted a contact from my phone (it no longer shows up in my contacts when I type this persons name) and I deleted them from Facebook as well (because my FB contacts are synced with my phone) however, whenever I go to start a new text ... (6 Comments)
10/14/12
How do you get more memory for your computer? I’m trying to upgrade to Lion and it keeps telling me my computer is incompatible, which doesn’t make any sense to a person who thinks “I have Macintosh, why’s it ‘incompatible’ for installing ... (4 Comments)
10/14/12
I would like to use a different default color background when creating my messages in MacMail where the color is confined to the display and not actually printed. Is this possible in Pages? —– Gary ... (1 Comment)
10/14/12
When I go through my ADVC instead of the iSight with a iMessage it reverses the video. How do I show the image correct instead of reverse? —– Thomas Williams ... (3 Comments)
10/14/12
I remember that on my iMac using SnowLeopard I somehow moved the bookmark topic lists to the desktop and when I moved it back it was in alphabetical order, but don’t remember how I did it….. Thanks for your help on this for me as my lists are so long ... (2 Comments)