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.6/15/12
I recently ripped “21” by Adele which comes with a bonus CD. I think they ought be combined into 1 icon so when I click on the “21” album icon both CDs are under that 1 icon. Can that be done? Right now, it’s “21” and “21 [Bonus ... (1 Comment)
6/13/12
I don’t understand the relationship between the different Albums in my iPhone. Nor do I understand exactly how they interact with iPhoto.
Some areas are simple and straightforward: Events in iPhone maps to Events in iPhoto.
One thing that is unclear to me is these 3 Albums ... (9 Comments)
6/13/12
I wish Facetime had a screen share feature. Since it does not, how can I share my iPad 2 screen over the web?
I need to do a live demonstration for someone in a remote city. It’s fine if the audio goes by phone, and they don’t have to see my face so video broadcasting ... (2 Comments)
6/13/12
I am trying to use Safari (have always used Firefox). I have two questions. When I use the Google search that is in the toolbar, it is in French. I can’t find a way to change it.
2nd question. I would like all pages to open in a new tab. I’ve changed preferences to ... (5 Comments)
6/13/12
Good Afternoon,
In Windows, one can create iso files of programs that can be stored on the hard drive of the computer or on external media, which when required can be run from a “virtual drive”.
Does this function exist in Mac OS or is there an equivalent ?
kind ... (3 Comments)
6/11/12
I have a Mac Pro with my OS and apps on a SSD while I store my data on a HDD in another bay in the Mac Pro. I am running Lion, and I recently (a couple months ago) turned on FileVault. I believe by doing that it changed some of the sharing & permission settings in my data HDD ... (3 Comments)
6/8/12
Am looking ahead, when I’ll be upgrading to the new iPhone (Fall 2012) and was wondering about what I need to do to transfer all the apps, music, and other settings from the old iPhone (4) to the new one? I have and use iCloud. Also, what needs to be done with the carrier? ... (5 Comments)
6/7/12
I am currently using my ISP’s premium mail (BT Yahoo!). It has no online email size limit.
If I start moving to Apple’s iCloud mail account I will have a pooled 5GB for email, docs, backups and whatever other services that Apple intends to stick up there.
Over a few ... (1 Comment)
6/5/12
I accidentally deleted my bookmarks folder from Safari. This included hundreds of bookmarks. When trying to restore from Time Machine (backed up 2 hours earlier), I get the message “Safari can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by Mac OS X.
Steps ... (3 Comments)
6/5/12
Is there a trick on the I-Pad that closes all apps that are running? Sometimes I do a 4 finger swipe up and am shocked at how many apps are running. That seems to effect memory intensive games that seem to crash often. It takes a lot of time to shut all these apps down, one by ... (4 Comments)
6/4/12
If one were to purchase a Magic Mouse, would there be any point in purchasing a Magic Trackpad at the same or in the near future ?
What I mean to say is, do they essentially perform the same functions, Therefore by having both there is no clear advantage.
Obviously if one had a ... (12 Comments)
6/4/12
what is the main difference (if any) between hiding an application/program and minimising it to the dock ?
kind regards…..
Simon
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Simon
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6/4/12
I wonder what is exactly hiding behind “Other” in the graphic view of the spending of your devices memory?
Regards Jan
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Jan Præst
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6/3/12
I have older Photostream albums within my iPhoto. For example, March 2012 Photostream, April 2012 Photostream etc. Does that mean that my iMac has actually downloaded them and they are no longer in the cloud. So I don’t have to take any action?
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Pat
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6/3/12
I am trying to preserve all my home videos, however I have read that DVD-R disks also have a limited lifespan, plus the fact that they take up a lot of space. Can I make a backup of these disks on a big hard drive (take up a lot less storage space than 100 DVD disks and hopefully ... (3 Comments)
6/2/12
I’m putting the finishing touches on my daughter’s rehearsal dinner video. I’m looking for 10-15 second attention getting intro that will show a fast moving photo collage where guests will see their photo, and pay more attention to the video. I’d like to ... (6 Comments)
6/2/12
Enjoyed episode 716 on USB drive encryption for Mac. Is there a way to do the same type of encryption of a USB thumb drive (formatted as FAT32)for use on both Mac and Windows Machines?
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Bob
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6/2/12
Any ideas how I can hook my MacBook Pro to my iMac for a external monitor. Any links…
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Richard24
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6/2/12
Are software updates set to automatiCally download new updates in Mac OS (or is there a setting I have to change)? How often do they occur ?
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Simon
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6/2/12
I have so much respect for MacMost and what you do. I am looking to the community to help with what to do for mind mapping that works with MacBook Pro, iPad (iPhone optional). Lots of choices – hope this forum is an ok place to ask this ??
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Sue Ryan
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