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10/13/11
I just upgraded my main computer (iMac) to Lion OS 10.7.2, iPhone and iPad to iOS 5. However, instead of migrating my MobileMe account (I did not realize the possible mistake when I did), I used my iTunes id (the one used for Store purchases) to set up an iCloud account. Things ... (5 Comments)
10/13/11
After upgrading to iOS 5 (iPhone 4) and watching your video 617, I see that in my phone settings the iCloud and Twitter tabs are greyed out and I can do nothing with them. I registered for iCloud when I updated to Lion 10.7.2 and that seemed to go okay. Any suggestions or ... (6 Comments)
10/13/11
I updated MacBook and iPhone last night. I had a .me account and now cannot access that mail on my mac. It comes in on the iPhone. The message is that the password is wrong. Any ideas? Passwords have not been touched. —– Andrea ... (14 Comments)
10/13/11
I tried setting up a Mail account on my iPad that I’m already using on my MBA. However, I was unsuccessful, something about SSL. Is Mail in iOS 5 less functional than Mail in Mac OS X? —– Cameron ... (6 Comments)
10/13/11
I hesitated and didn’t preorder. I now have to get a new phone and it’s rediculus to buy anything else. The 1st ones are now due to deliver, but what about new orders? How long is the wait list now? —– John Lynch ... (1 Comment)
10/13/11
Hi, Mail is giving me problem…I can send mails from my @me.com account but not receiving…and a windows popping up saying “The iCloud IMAP server “p04-imap.mail.me.com” rejected the password for user “xxxxxx” Any information about this?? ... (1 Comment)
10/13/11
How do I search text in body of Email on iPhone 4 in iOS 5? —– cyrus Dubash ... (2 Comments)
10/13/11
in the past 2 days i have installed lion, update my software and updated iphoto for icloud and installed ios5 on my iphone. When i updated iphoto for icloud update almost half my photos got rotated either lef or right or even got up-side-down.. if this was 10, 100 or so ... (5 Comments)
10/12/11
Having just updated my iPhone 4 to iOS 5 today, I began exploring some of its many new features. But I am still puzzled as to how Photo Stream is supposed to work. I have iPhoto ’09 on my Mac. Is it necessary to upgrade to a new version of iPhoto in order to use the ... (5 Comments)
10/12/11
Today (10/12/1), my iMac executed a software update for Safari, iTunes, and a Security Update. When the update was finished, a restart was required. When my machine restarted, I got a black screen with the message “Insert boot disk and press a key”!! Luckily after ... (1 Comment)
10/12/11
Do I need to update to ,ac 7.2 before upgrading to IOS 5 ? I was doing doing both simultaneously. The IOS firmware file downloaded (811 mb). But it did a FULL back and and an error comes up “could not restore and error occurred” SO i just restore from a previous ... (1 Comment)
10/12/11
How can I determine just what is loading at startup? I believe there is stuff loading that is causing my system to slow down. There is probably stuff loading that is residual from long deleted apps and functions. —– Ray ... (1 Comment)
10/12/11
Is it possible to link my Apple Id with the new iCloud E-mail Address? I ask because Apple sends a confirmation e-mail when the Apple ID’s e-mail address gets changed…. and I don’t think I would be able to confirm this change if I can’t log into iCloud ... (3 Comments)
10/12/11
Went to upgrade my iPad to iOS 5 today, but iTunes said: The iPad “Cameron’s iPad” could not be restored. An internal error occurred. I have tried restarting and various other things. I even erased and reset the iPad and started setting it up from scratch. ... (6 Comments)
10/12/11
Gary do we need to go through all all the setups for setting up iCloud as given on this site or can we do it on either Iphone or iMac to have all in sync ? http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/mac.html —– cyrus Dubash ... (1 Comment)
10/12/11
I have the link that I need to click on to upload my ringtones on my IPhone but it won’t open up. Any advice on how to get it to open? —– Linda Blankenship ... (3 Comments)
10/12/11
Somehow, my wife’s user account got deleted from the family Mac. I set her up a new one and am about to sync her iPad with iTunes. However, I fear she will lose her MANY bookmarks during the sync. Is there a way to export those to be reimported after the sync is ... (1 Comment)
10/12/11
Gary, Can you please tell us why the new White Iphone 4s have two slits at the the top of the phone when the black has only one? Also in the future please could you do a video that explains in laymans terms what’s the difference (advantages & disadvantges) of Unix ... (2 Comments)
10/11/11
What do u do to handle the non support of flash in ipads? —– Maddy ... (1 Comment)
10/11/11
sometimes when i send out emails, one of my friends complains that they are to small to read. I have checked with other friends and they do not have that problem , the one that has raised the issue and two others and i use the same IP provider. I have worked out that it is emails ... (1 Comment)