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.8/16/11
I will soon be getting a new 2TB Time Capsule. It will replace my existing Airport Extreme. Will installation of the Time Capsule involve resetting the Extreme to it’s factory settings and then configure the new router using the former router’s settings? Can my ... (1 Comment)
8/15/11
I have 4 files that I have no idea where they came from … I am extremely cautious about downloading anything on here, but yesterday I was having trouble trying to update my flash player in Firefox, and I may possibly have accidentally downloaded the Windows version .. ... (4 Comments)
8/15/11
My Lion version of Automator doesn’t seem to reference any iOS interactions. I’m wondering if you see control of iPhone and iPad in Automator’s future? Or, do you know of any third-party apps that allow scripting of iPad actions on the Mac?
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John ... (3 Comments)
8/15/11
Gary is there a way to keep some files or folders in perfect sync between say an iMac and a Macbook Pro ?
Dropbox app does’t seem to work on Lion !
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cyrus Dubash
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8/15/11
Hey Gary, is there a way to delete some purchased apps from the purchased apps link in the mac app store? I bought a lot of small free apps that I don’t use anymore. When viewing my purchased apps, it can become overwhelming. There is a significant number of apps that I ... (1 Comment)
8/14/11
Hey Gary I noticed in Quicklook in Lion there are two new buttons, one is an “x”, which I found to be quit quick look but the other is a “+” button. Any ideas as to what it is? I clicked it and it seen to not do anything. Thanks ... (1 Comment)
8/14/11
I installed Lion and after using it for a while I noticed that when I used Launchpad there was NO Front Row. Did Apple take it out of Lion and if so why and what do we use instead if Front Row.
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Leonard Bryan
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8/14/11
Time Machine can backup my entire hard drive, but can i set it to back up only 2 folders? If yes how? If not, how can i back up these to folders automatically?
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Kasper
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8/14/11
1. Can I manually Drag Purchased Songs from iTunes to an iPod or iPhone if the (Manually Manage Songs and videos is Selected)
2. I have one track that is 1 Hour 35 Minutes in length. anyway to fit that on a Disc and make an Audio CD ? It says it cannot fit it on one Cd and has to ... (1 Comment)
8/14/11
Prior to installing Lion I never experienced this issue. When I attach USB Drive or any other “pocket” drive, eg., WD,etc., and initiate Disk Utility to erase it, the application appears to stop working midway thru the process. As a matter of fact, whatever utility ... (3 Comments)
8/13/11
Hi- Running Mac OS x 10.6.8 – Safari. I have only recently began having this issue – opening a journal (which I think is PDF)from Ebsco journal base through my University, and Vic State Library web sites. I figure as it is both web sites that it is a specific plugin ... (2 Comments)
8/13/11
I am in the process of getting a new Mac air to replace an
older Mac Pro. The problem is that the old machine is running
Snow Leopard and the new will have Lion. When I use migration
assistant to transfer data to the new computer will I lose
Lion or does it ignore a ... (1 Comment)
8/13/11
I’m trying to schedule my Mac to execute an application I wrote using Automator. I saw a very helpful video at this site which showed how to do this. However, I was not successful doing this, as a test run did not work.
I am wondering if there has been any changes to ... (1 Comment)
8/13/11
Using the checkbook register that already comes with Numbers, instead of the lump sum of all the catergories up on top, I want to break down the expenditures by the months, on another worksheet, using the SUMIFS function in Numbers to see if/if not I have made my budget.
I ... (8 Comments)
8/12/11
When my headset is connected in the iPhone 4 I cannot hear incoming textones for my messages.
But when an incoming call cones in I do hear the ringtone. Therefore I often miss messages.anyway to make the sound audible for SMS that I receive when headset is connected. ... (4 Comments)
8/12/11
I use the Mail app a lot on my iMac. When reading and composing emails, the font size is too small. How do I set a larger default font size to make it easier on the eyes?
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Pat
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8/12/11
Before downloading Lion to my MBPro, when opening Safari I would land on my home page. After downloading Lion I now land on the last page visited. I can see how some might consider this advantageous, but I’d rather open with my home page; it’s why I set it as a home ... (1 Comment)
8/12/11
I am confusing with what resolution i should be using?
Is the highest resolution?
Which resolutions are High Definition?
What is 16:9?
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javi
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8/12/11
“Full-screen Chess
Take Chess full screen and turn your Mac into a virtual chessboard.”
Where is this?
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javi
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8/12/11
I’m new to iMovie (and other video editing) and putting together a short video in which I need to overlay descriptive text. Is there a way to do this in iMovie ’09?
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Rick
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