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.3/30/11
Most people I know find it a little annoying. When ever we receive an invitation to an iCal event in mail, it is set to automatically be added to iCal. However, that then means that while mail is happy to work in the background of what I am currently doing, iCal is not happy to ... (1 Comment)
3/30/11
How do I find old newsletters? I’m looking for that tip about mouse clicking on the scroll bar and having it take you to that position in the window.
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Shirl Parker
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3/29/11
I (quickly- 3 kids) browse the iTunes Store for podcasts, books, episodes (for different ages) and each time I find that I would like to be able to “go back and find something I think they would enjoy – but I want to listen/review more about it before I start to ... (2 Comments)
3/29/11
My beloved Logitech diNovo Mac Keyboard is now dying, and Logitech has sent me a replacement. But tragically, Logitech is getting out of the Mac keyboard business. So they send me a K800 as a replacement, which is an outstanding keyboard.
Except it doesn’t use the Mac ... (1 Comment)
3/29/11
I have recently changed my password in iTunes to a more complex one, and since it is more complex is there a way I can store it in the keychain and allow iTunes to access it without having to open Keychain Access every time I would like to buy something or buy a new app for my ... (4 Comments)
3/28/11
Not sure if this can be done. Is there a way to take a QT movie file & convert it into a format that plays on a tv DVD player? The second part of the question is : can I save that file & share over the net to someone using a PC so they can burn it to a DVD ? I’m ... (2 Comments)
3/28/11
Your video number 533, “Restoring Lost Dock and Finder Items,” was quite informative, as it is easy, particularly with dock items, to inadvertently drag one of them onto the desktop, and watch them go “poof”.
If you immediately realize that you just lost a ... (2 Comments)
3/28/11
My old PC died and my new PC, when logged in to iTunes and iPhone4 shows old apps grayed.
When I want to sync, iTunes warns all apps on iPhone will be replaced with those in new PC library (few). Will I lose all my old apps? Haven’t synced since I got new PC so just adding ... (2 Comments)
3/27/11
On a MacBook Pro, I was wondering– what’s the best way to use the computer, in terms of the battery? I’ve heard that it’s not a good idea to have the computer plugged in all the time and that you should use it on battery power, too. What’s the best ... (3 Comments)
3/27/11
Anyone know of a way to send a podcast (audio only) to someone else in an email?
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Nina Bunin
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3/27/11
gary, in Ichat how does one switch from Screen Sharing mode to Video call ?
when i End Screen sharing, everything disconnects and I have to Initiate the video call again !
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cyrus Dubash
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3/26/11
When should I burn at 1920 x 1080 HD. I record in the highest quality on my Sony HD SR11. Or stay with 1280×720.
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Richard24
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3/26/11
On my old desk top, I uploaded all my own CD’s to my itunes account so that I could manage all my music in my itunes library. Since then, my desk top died and I have a new MAC. I have all my purchased music from itunes but none of the music that I uploaded from ... (2 Comments)
3/26/11
Hi I have a synology nas drive a imac, 2 windows pc’s 2 iphones and 2 ipods in my home!
On my nas drive i have all my music how best do i set-up itunes to read the same library and to ensure that each time i add a new album(from cd) each computer can pick it up.
many ... (1 Comment)
3/26/11
I have Time Machine Backups from an older computer along with the Time Machine Backups from my new computer on the same external hard drive. I put the older backups in the trash. when trying to empty the trash I am getting an error message “The operation can’t be ... (3 Comments)
3/26/11
Hi Gary, I have a work iPad and a personal one. Ive bought some apps that i use for work but i would like to sync/download them onto my personal one as well without having to pay for them? If i download them, will iTunes recognise that i have already purchased them.
Ps, your site ... (1 Comment)
3/25/11
I’m desperate but I thought I would take a chance. What options do I have for the iPad 1 for sharing my iPad screen on a projector? There are many people who are just as perplexed as to why Apple left this feature out.
If you know some tricks or work arounds, I would ... (2 Comments)
3/25/11
I have several Quicktime MOV files that I imported into iTunes…but they won’t come over into my iPad2 when I sync. How do I convert them, and is there a free Mac utility to do so?
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Eric Kestler
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3/25/11
I switched to a Mac recently and learnt a lot from your videos and Q & A’s. THank you very much.
My Mac has Windows XP installed using VMWare. I only use windows to run a scanner that works only with windows. My questions are,
Does Windows use up a lot of HD space and ... (2 Comments)
3/25/11
Gary is the Flip Mino HD cam better than the Iphone 4 Cam for taking videos ?
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cyrus Dubash
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