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.9/7/11
Stealth mode connection attempt to TCP xxx.xxx.x.xxx:xx
This is the 1st time opening console.app, just wondering what this msg. means. Thanks in advance.
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Marcus
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9/7/11
I’m trying to read an old CD containing just .jpgs that was created on a (now)-ancient PC running Win98, I think. CD drive just spins and spins. Have to manually power-off MacBook Pro/Lion, then hold touchpad while re-powering just to eject disc. The system just never ... (2 Comments)
9/7/11
Chocolate somehow got into my bag. When I pulled my MBA out, the USB port was plugged full of chocolate. Would you advise against cleaning it out with a wet Q-tip? If so, what method would you recommend?
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Cameron
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9/7/11
I’m making forms for my office, that I will print and have patients fill out. How do I make a long line after the “First Name” “Last Name” etc. Up till now I’ve just hit shift and hyphen keys until I get the length I want (hope that makes ... (1 Comment)
9/7/11
I whant to know how I can turn on my MacBook pro without power key by pressing some key(like password)? Is it possible?
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Aryan
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9/6/11
I have the opportunity to purchase Office for Mac 2011 Home and Business for the price of $22.95 download and backup disk. This is through my wife’s employer. I am wondering if anyone can tell me if I can install it without Outlook. I really have no use for Outlook and ... (1 Comment)
9/6/11
Hi Gary, I need some help with Itunes.
My car mp3 cd player recognises folders. I want to have a mp3 cd divided into 3 sections. Rock, Blues and Instrumental. I have playlists for each of these ready. My problem is i don’t know how to burn to disc so that 3 separate ... (2 Comments)
9/6/11
I would like to remove the partition and reset my hard drive back to its max size. I did this once before but Da forgot to keep instructions. I am using Parallels 6 for Mac.
I need to keep Parallels on my mac. I installed what I thought was a legal copy of Win Pro but found out ... (1 Comment)
9/5/11
Are you aware of a file/folder Undelete capability inherently available within OS X? If not, is there a 3rd Party tool that you would recommend?
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Ray
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9/5/11
Is there an app that you can control your regular tv and apple tv from my iPhone and iPad?
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Bill
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9/5/11
My Droid died a slow death so my frustration level is already at 9.7. Network extender, WiFi router upgrade; I’ve spent dozens and dozens of hours per week trying to get my Verizon phone to work (as it had for years). Abandoning the Android OS and buying an iPhone I ... (6 Comments)
9/5/11
I find that the iPhone is an excellent tool for taking spontaneous photos when out and about. However, on bright and sunny days it is difficult to get composition and framing feedback because of glare on the screen. Are you aware of any techniques or tools for reducing ... (1 Comment)
9/5/11
New to Apple – Heard that iMAC has free clip art. Where do I find it? My preference is to not download clip art made for Apple from other websites. Thanks.
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Terry
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9/5/11
I’ve upgraded to Lion. I’m not able to zoom the screen using Control + 2 finger up swipe. In Safari I can zoom text by pinching out, but I want to be able to use the control 2 finger like I did in Snow Leopard.
Any help? Thanks..
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Dhruv
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9/4/11
I’ve been using JAM Software’s Smart Alarms X for years and I found it to be the best reminder/alarm system in existence. Sadly, it has reached end of life with OS 10.7. Does anyone familiar with this app have any suggestions for a replacement?
Thanks for the ... (8 Comments)
9/4/11
In Address Book, when you look for duplicates, it says that x number of entries are found, and prompts you for action; any way of seeing the entries first? Seems pointless to prompt to edit entries if you don’t see what you’re changing. Maybe I have two different ... (1 Comment)
9/4/11
I recently tried to mount a USB flash disk which is formatted in NTFS & I got an error message saying among others that MacFuse is unavailable. I had already installed MacFuse-NTFS 3G on my iMac & it worked fine until now. I think this was the first time I tried to use a ... (2 Comments)
9/4/11
Every time I close my mac pro (I put it to sleep)and at a later time turn it on I discover that my podcasts have disappeared. My music only remains. I then have to manually replace them back in the library only for the problem to recur. I also get a message about a damaged ... (1 Comment)
9/3/11
My wife has video currently residing on her SD card. From this point, she is hoping to be able to supply video clips to a none-too-computer-savvy friend who uses PowerPoint on Windows. This friend wants to be able to show individual clips on individual slides. Our question is, ... (2 Comments)
9/3/11
While searching for an e-mail attachment & after finding it with a “Finder” search, I realized that the “Library” folder that is supposed to be located in my “Home” folder does not really appear, while the “Path bar” insists ... (2 Comments)
