MacMost: Question and Answer Forum

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.


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7/17/11
I have just tried to run software update on my macbook pro and it says – Software Update can’t check for updates because of a network problem. I checked the network and is working ok, I can use the internet,download on itunes etc but just can’t run updates, any ... (1 Comment)
7/17/11
Bought an iPhone and set it up at work, synching it with my work computer’s address book, email account etc. and some apps I’ve downloaded from there. Now I want to move this library to my home computer. I’m afraid that if I connect it to itunes at home, it will ... (1 Comment)
7/16/11
I am quite new to iMovie and have been a PC person for far too long. I now have a MacBookPro and just recently bought a MacPro. I have done a couple of DVD’s in iMovie and feel that I am somewhat limited with the titling and the themes that are available. Even though ... (1 Comment)
7/16/11
What is “multicast rate (low, medium, high)” in the Wireless Network Option? Where I see the speed of my local network? How can I increase this speed? —– Javi ... (2 Comments)
7/16/11
i have a 2.3ghz i3 powered macbook pro. and im wondering if you can play blu ray discs on it? —– henry adams ... (1 Comment)
7/16/11
I’m putting together a slide show for a funeral. I created it in Keynote, exported it to a QT movie, then imported it into iMovie. Per their request, I’ve added a music track. Since the song is in Spanish, they asked for English subs. I’ve been using Lower ... (1 Comment)
7/15/11
Where I see the people that are connected in my network? —– Javi ... (3 Comments)
7/15/11
I have the BOSE Companion 5. Sound level is fine/normal with iChat, web video or audio. When I play music from iTunes the sound level is fine, but only if I turn up the volume all the way. Recently, I purchased a couple of old classic movies from the iTunes store, and even if ... (1 Comment)
7/15/11
I’m having weird – Apple wireless keyboard problems (recently).  As if some of the modifier keys are stuck (pressed)…   While I’m typing some time it’s acting up. Problems: Say, I typed “a” some time it shows up “A”, as if shift is ... (2 Comments)
7/14/11
Can I can connect the Apple LED Cinema Display with the new iMac? —– Javi ... (1 Comment)
7/14/11
Was recently prompted by Software Update to download several updates. I have a MBA and no longer have use for iDVD, so I downloaded all the updates except that one. Now every couple of days or so, I’m prompted to download the iDVD update, even though I keep clicking the ... (5 Comments)
7/14/11
I have lots of photos downloaded to my iPad and I want to select some for a ‘favourites’ folder but I can’t see how to do that —– Elizabeth ... (1 Comment)
7/14/11
I have IPod touch 4 and a Macbook, which I want to connect to a t.v (Samsung). Apple sold me the cable along with the IPod to connect the two to the t.v. I plugged in all the cables (three into the t.v. screen), and one into the IPod and one into the MacBook. I entered PC into ... (1 Comment)
7/14/11
Gary when iTunes Match is active, will we need the Internet to play the Matched songs ? That means we pay $24.99 Annually plus the Internet Bandwidth cost ? ALso the Net Speed would have to be fast enough to avoid buffering? —– cyrus Dubash ... (4 Comments)
7/14/11
When starting a new email and when I begin typing the recipients email address in I want to delete one of the addresses that comes up in the list of choices. —– Marcia ... (4 Comments)
7/14/11
I am a photographer looking for the fastest way to transfer photos from my compact flash card to my MBP ( Thunderbolt version). I am ready to purchase a firewire 800 card reader but have heard that a PCI card adapter ( for the slot on my MBP) is faster. which is the fastest? Any ... (1 Comment)
7/13/11
I usually watch Gary on my iPod touch for his daily video topic. A few weeks ago as I turn my iPod to the horizontal position the video screen did not rotate, but stayed in the vertical position. Macmost.com is the only app that doesn’t rotate the video or photos. Is it my ... (3 Comments)
7/13/11
Specifically, Lion is going to be a real problem for me, because a lot of my favorite apps are PowerPC. I want to know If I can keep Snow Leopard and run it under Parallels, or Install Lion in such a way that it runs in Parallels. I really expected to see an article about this ... (13 Comments)
7/13/11
i know this sounds strange and i have talked w/ a tech from apple about this and she blamed the problem on my isp – so… question for the expert… i have a windows computer next to my mac and sometimes i am not getting all of the mail that my windows receives. ... (8 Comments)
7/13/11
is it time to get an anti virus? if so, would sophos anti virus for mac home edition be a wise choice? —– henry ... (1 Comment)