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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6/13/11
Have you thought of doing a comparison of the Mac version of Office to the Windows version? Do you know if there is much of a difference between the two? —– Neil Herbert ... (2 Comments)
6/13/11
I am moving from the midwest to California in a couple months, and I am wondering what the best practice is for moving hard drives. I have a Drobo, and about 8 other drives to move. —– Todd A. Peperkorn ... (1 Comment)
6/13/11
I’ve created a Keynote presentation of around 85 slides, with all the text inside it in Times New Roman size 12. I want to create an alternate version with the text in Helvetica, size 14. Is there a way to change the font type/attributes across all the slides with one ... (1 Comment)
6/13/11
I have an IMac running Leopard (10.5.8). When in Pages I open ‘Media’ wishing to use the iPhoto option (there are two: Iphoto and Photobooth). On opening ‘media’ the Photobooth option is already selected and the program frozen; spinning colour wheel. I am ... (1 Comment)
6/13/11
Thank you for your great episode on audio adjustments in iMovie ’11. I am editing a clip of my proposal to use in our wedding video. I have the video track audio set to 0% as a .mp3 is playing, but when she says “yes!” I have the audio up to 200% for just that ... (1 Comment)
6/12/11
Hello! Simple question really; how do I get iCal to auto-delete an event the day after it’s happened? I can’t seem to figure this out! Any advice out there? —– Nick ... (1 Comment)
6/12/11
I now have file sharing setup on my home network and it works fine. Now, I want to share files over the internet also. Just as in my home network, I want to have a specified folder on my computer with a friends name on it that can only be opened by him using a password I assign. ... (2 Comments)
6/12/11
Is there a way to set the default fonts and size in Keynote? It’s getting tedious to have to reset every font every time I use it. —– Robert Poland ... (1 Comment)
6/11/11
How come I’m able to import my MPEG2 files from my HDD camcorder Sony DCR-SR90E into imovie directly from the cam, but not if I have imported them to my MBP’s harddrive first, where I have to convert them into other formats to use them in ... (3 Comments)
6/11/11
I’ve read many of the articles here, and I’m still having trouble with this whole homesharing thing. I have a 13 year old who just got an ipod. If I set up a separate folder within our one/family itunes account,and syn manually, what will happen later down the line ... (1 Comment)
6/11/11
As of yesterday Apple Mail has kept asking my gmail password over and over again. Then it doesn’t connect to gmail. I’ve searched online and have tried many solutions. Now it works… sort of, sometimes it asks for the password again, but atleast it connects. Now ... (2 Comments)
6/11/11
I full-charged my Macbook 13″ (Bought in November 2009)this evening and used it on battery, doing Safari, Iwork and a bit of Photoshop. In an hour and twenty mins or so, the battery was over. Time to get a new one? Also, does diminishing battery strength also lead to more ... (3 Comments)
6/11/11
I was watching a live feed of the Casey Anthony trial yesterday morning fron CNN’s live feed with no problems. Yesterday afternoon, I went to start it up again and it just shows a grey screen. And since then, I haven’t been able to get it to play again. What are ... (6 Comments)
6/10/11
i have made a calender in iPhoto using the pics from my albums now i wish to print or even copy it to a pen drive how can i do it pls help…thx —– nirja ... (2 Comments)
6/10/11
I bought a Mac not that long ago. Since connecting it to the internet recently it has prompted me for the automatic updates to accept, which I did. After about 19 hours of updating each time (twice in about a week) at the end of the updating it says it could not connect to the ... (5 Comments)
6/9/11
Hi, Gary. I start using Final Cut Pro for my videos and now every time I review my video de scream start flashing in red color…I googled it and it seems to a “common” problem with some apps. It seems also the NVIDIA has some solution because the problem is ... (1 Comment)
6/9/11
I upgraded the new Netflix app on my iPad, but now when I enter Netflix it takes me to an Instant Movie I watched in the past, locks-up, and won’t let me go Home (or anywhere else). I’ve deleted and re-installed the Netflix app from iTunes and from Netflix, itself, ... (3 Comments)
6/9/11
Several of us Verizon iPhone 4 users have posted related questions on other forums, but thought it would be helpful to post this here also. I recently got my first iPhone, an iPhone 4 configured for Verizon. Therefore I was disappointed when, after the WWDC announcement of ... (2 Comments)
6/9/11
I have an iTouch iPod and on it is a calendar application that I like to use. I would like to be able to forward my calendar on which events are scheduled to someone who has an iPhone, also with a calendar application exactly like mine. How do I do that? —– Martha C. ... (1 Comment)
6/9/11
Is there a way to copy the whole content of mail from one Mac to an other and back without messing up anything and that I will have the same accounts, folders, structure etc.? I need it because I will be away for 2 months and therefore I would like to copy the whole mail from my ... (5 Comments)