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.9/17/11
What happens to my bootcamp partition when OSX 10.7 is installed, in place of OSX 10.6.8? Does the partition just go away?
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david kopanski
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9/17/11
Before turning off the computer, I always quit all open programs including Safari.
But it is still open the next time the computer is turned on!
How do I stop this happening?
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John McIntyre
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9/16/11
I’ve got a good one here. Somehow, my address book data has been corrupted and I cannot restore a backup to it. Still not sure how the data was corrupted, but the only way I noticed it was when I went to it on the iPhone, nothing there. I’ve got backups from time ... (11 Comments)
9/16/11
On checking for updates,the mac downloaded a Thunderbolt one and then told me I needed to restart.When I went to do so, it told me that other people logged on might lose unsaved data and I should log out everyone – which would be me and my wife.However I couldn’t ... (2 Comments)
9/16/11
Hi Gary,
Having done a bit of work setting up my account, I turned to my wife’s account.First thing I noticed was that she had no applications folder on the dock, so I went to where it is and pulled logo down to dock.What happened was that the logo for the address book came ... (2 Comments)
9/15/11
If my school has a web server and I create a web site on it can I create a QR code to place around the school so that anyone in the school can scan it and get to the site?
If so, How
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Lloyd Miner
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9/15/11
I have replaced the hard drive that came in my MacBook drive with a larger one.
If I secure erase the old drive in Disk Utility, is it safe to sell?
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John
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9/15/11
When using Preview, if you right click on the dock Icon (while Preview is running), it will show you a list of files that were most recently opened, even if the files are not displayed anymore, or from previous Preview sessions. Is there a way to remove these “recently ... (1 Comment)
9/15/11
I have an event on my iPhone 3g which I can not deleat. The event does not appear on my mobile me calendar or my iMac calendar. Nor is the option available on my iPhone, when I go into the the event to try and edit the event.There is no edit option there.
When I uncheck my at ... (5 Comments)
9/15/11
I want to buy a Mac mini to work as HTPC. I don’t play games, but I would like it to handle the most demanding graphics tasks, including 3D blu-ray etc.
What is the cheapest configuration to do this?
The variables are:
Intel vs AMD grephics,
Dual core vs Quad ... (3 Comments)
9/15/11
In my lounge room I have a number of wired Ethernet devices such as PVR, AV Receiver, blu-ray etc.
Currently I am using a ethernet cable to connect my office router to my lounge room switch, and then to the individual wired devices. The cable is long and messy, so I am looking ... (1 Comment)
9/14/11
Gary, I have a situation where I can’t open a document sent to me by email. It shows me a window with a PDFKit.Net and says I need Adobe Acrobat Reader to see the file. Up to now, I have been able to use Preview.
Is there any reason I should NOT download the Adobe ... (8 Comments)
9/14/11
Gary, I just upgraded to Lion and all went well. My Time Machine (using a Time Capsule wirelessly) has started a backup. I am assuming it will take while.
Is this similar to the first backup when I set up the Time Machine (many hours)?
For your info, I used the USB from Apple ... (1 Comment)
9/14/11
I upgraded my Ram today and after opening my MBP I was amazed at the amount of dust inside. My MBP is 2yrs old and this was the first time I opened the main compartment. The Mother board, Fans etc. are covered with balls of dust. I can’t afford to bring it to a Pro, some ... (2 Comments)
9/14/11
Fast user switching allows two people to be logged in and take turns using a computer without having to log-off.
However, I believe by some clever use of VNC and fast user switching an iMac can be set up to have two users logged in and SIMULTANEOUSLY use the computer without ... (1 Comment)
9/14/11
After upgrade to Lion I find I cannot play online bridge – Okbridge said the fault was with Lion and I should ask Apple to change their code. This seems unlikely. Help?!!
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Julia Beatty
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9/14/11
Until I downloaded Lion, I was able to use an older version of Word. I actually had purchased the newest upgrade but had not had the time to install it. After the Lion install, I discovered that Lion does not recognize the older version. And I was not able to use the upgrade ... (3 Comments)
9/14/11
What is the best way (or settings) to import the very many HDV tapes I have into my mac? It is HD Video, so I want to preserve the quality as much as possible.
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Andres
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9/14/11
Before I installed Lion I could send pictures from iPhoto with Mail. Now I can still send mail, but not with added pictures from iPhoto. Anyone tell me how to do it? I get the following message: “Mail got error: Can’t make {} into type rich text.” ... (11 Comments)
9/14/11
Over time, I have accumulated quite a few menu items that reside on the right side of my MacBook Pro’s menu bar.
However, when I start up certain apps that have quite a few menu items of their own, such as iTunes, some of these items extend to the right far enough to ... (1 Comment)
