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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6/7/11
Clicking on any song and then click GENIUS, displays a message – Genius is unavailable for the song. Update the Genius list or choose another Song. I updated it too even then the same message ! —– cyrus Dubash ... (3 Comments)
6/7/11
Gary if I buy apps using 2 apple id’s would that be a problem using icloud ? —– cyrus Dubash ... (3 Comments)
6/7/11
I have four questions. 1/ My iWeb address web.me.com/lolp will display my photographic business and web site. This address is printed on ALL of my letterheads, documents, and cards, ALL of my customers will go to web.me.com/lolp to view my iWeb site, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THIS ... (7 Comments)
6/6/11
Gary some have just renewed their Annual Mobilme Subscription ! What happens to them ? Are they eligible for a refund ? —– cyrus Dubash ... (3 Comments)
6/6/11
Gary what will the Apple ID be for the iCloud feature service ! I have not subscribed to MobileMe and so i d not have a me.com Apple Id. Instead for Apps on my iphone and ipad my apple Id is my Gmail Email address. What will I need to do when the iCloud service becomes active ? ... (4 Comments)
6/6/11
For some time now, we’ve had a printer connected to our home network that we access through the Family MacBook, which shares the printer with other devices on the network. Today, I tried printing from my MBA and was told the printer was offline. I went to the Family ... (1 Comment)
6/6/11
i have many e mail add in an excel sheet i was wondering if i could transfer them to add book instead of copying and pasting each and every mail id… —– nirja ... (2 Comments)
6/6/11
Do you know if there’s any online source for identifying existing applications’ compatibility with Lion? Over time I’ve bought more apps than I know what to do with (sigh); before rushing into a Lion purchase it would be nice to know the scoop without having to ... (1 Comment)
6/5/11
Just bought this second hand Imac. It’s previous owner knows a log in admin password and I am worried he could use it to monitor my computing activities. If I change the log in password can he still connect to this machine? —– peter ... (1 Comment)
6/5/11
I read a column in Sunday’s paper talking about how Mac’s have fallen victim to viruses and malware. Besides taking the recommended precautions you suggest how can I tell if my Mac has been affected and what can I do about it? —– Liana Martinez ... (1 Comment)
6/5/11
New to Apple and am enjoying it for the most part; however, for the past month (plus) my computer will not respond after sitting for a period of time. Not sure if I would call it freezing because my mouse works and can open applications folder. But cannot open anything else. ... (4 Comments)
6/5/11
I am using the new iPhoto 2011. Sending photos using iphoto, using some of the new templates like “postcard” and “letterpress.” It sends the email but I cannot find a copy in my sent items folder for some reason. Why is this? —– Pat ... (11 Comments)
6/5/11
Are there any workarounds to printing out all of my contacts in Address Book? —– Carolyn ... (1 Comment)
6/5/11
I’m editing bunches of family tapes in Imovie. But there is an annoying voice behind the camera telling people to smile, turn around, etc. That annoying voice is ME. Is there an Apple audio program that can just eliminate that voice from the iMovie without ruining the ... (1 Comment)
6/5/11
Hi, I would like, please, how I can reduce a video file (size) without losing quality…I made a home video using iMovie, but it is too large, like 20gb. (I used a Canon 60D). It is 1h:30mm long, but I want to save it in a 8gb DVD. Do you know how can I do that? can I save it ... (1 Comment)
6/5/11
I know you are not a advocate of any computer protection programs for the Mac. Did the Macdefender threat change your mind a little? Because to be honest if some of these people would have had an antivirus/mal ware/spam protection program, would this have been a good thing. ... (2 Comments)
6/5/11
I just spent a lot of time reorganizing and cleaning out my Address Book, but when I try to sync with iPhone, even if I choose the advanced “replace contacts” option and manually delete the unwanted contacts one the phone, they simply reappear after syncing. What do I ... (1 Comment)
6/4/11
If iTunes music isn’t copy to media than where is it stored at on my hard drive. Now this is if I did not select the copy to media folder in the preferences options. —– Imacer99 ... (3 Comments)
6/4/11
Regarding episode 558, when would someone use voice recording project vs. the podcast project type. In other words: 1. When would a podcaster use one or the other project type 2. When would a non-podcaster use one or the other type (what type of use ... (3 Comments)
6/4/11
I have multiple email addresses and phone numbers on one v-card in the MAC address book. I tried to arrange them in a preferred order so that the top one would be the default but when I save the v-card the order changes. I also changed the format of a v-card in the Address Book ... (1 Comment)