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
How can I rename my user folder? —– Javi ... (1 Comment)
7/17/11
Sometimes, but not always, the fan on my MacBook Pro with 10.6 will start going on and off in a cycle of several seconds. When I go to Activities Monitor, I find Printopia Server is showing 100% in the CPU column. When I quit Printopia Server from this window, my fan quiets ... (1 Comment)
7/17/11
Gather I need an app to do this. Which one? —– Elizabeth Herd ... (3 Comments)
7/17/11
Gary do you or anyone know of a good app that allows “customers” to sign PDF’s on the iPad? —– Michael ... (1 Comment)
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)