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.4/30/10
I have read the quick tip on converting movies for iPod via iTunes.
I was wondering whether this is a destructive or non destructive way og doing it?
— Torben
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4/29/10
Hi Gary,
My iPhone just started this issue. When I came home today it sees my wifi network, but will surfing the web it only uses the Edge network.
I have done the following things to try to correct it.
– restarting the phone
– toggling wifi on and off
– ... (5 Comments)
4/29/10
When synchronizing an iPod Touch via iTunes, as various podcasts and other items are copied to the iPod, we see brief descriptions of these items briefly appear near the top of the iTunes window.
Is there some way that a user could get a summary displayed, after the synchronizing ... (1 Comment)
4/29/10
when will be release unlock and jailbreak for iphone 3gs with baseband 05.12.01, version 3.1.3? my iphone stuck in the emergency slide screen, showing usb cord connected with itunes and there is a lock sign above? what does it mean ..lock sign? what i need to do first jailbreak ... (34 Comments)
4/29/10
One of my pet peeves is the gargantuan size of my photo library. I’ve gone through many different ways of trying to keep it trimmed. One obvious way is through smart folders. The problem is that smart folders won’t let you actually put pics directly in the trash. ... (1 Comment)
4/28/10
For some odd reason, my desktop keeps disappearing. Everything is still there in the finder, but my desktop appears blank. I have reset the dock and the finder to no avail.
— Todd Peperkorn
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4/28/10
Is there a way to simply take an SD card from a (Panasonic) camcorder and burn the entire contents to a DVD using iDVD? It seems that I have to do this via iMovie – create an iMovie project, then share it in the media browser – in order for iDVD to pick up the ... (7 Comments)
4/28/10
I have $200.00 to spend on a Wireless Router, anyone have any suggestions ? I`m running a MacBook Pro.
— Danny
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4/27/10
Hi Gary,
If my Time Machine drive gets filled and I create a new TM back up with a new drive, how can I still access the info on the old drive?
Thanks.
Jason
— Jason
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4/27/10
I want to create a digital filing cabinet, with folders and sub-folders. So that Spotlight can help me find files of specific categories, I would like to add tags automatically to a file placed in a folder or subfolder. For instance, I may have a ‘camcorder’ folder ... (1 Comment)
4/26/10
My brother and I both have IMAC’s and we both have extensive music in our itunes. Can we share each other’s music by using our time machine hard drive?
— steve
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4/24/10
I would like to convert a massive .dv library to a better format for viewing and to save hard drive space.
The library is about 1 terabit now and is hard for iMovie to handle.
I would like a way to automate this task as it would take days for me to do this manually.
I would ... (1 Comment)
4/24/10
Is their much difference in this blue rey plugin than just burning in regular video format from Quciktime or iLife. I just want to make sure if it’s worth my time getting this blue rey plugin. I burn movies just for home use and like to keep for future use.
— Imacer
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4/24/10
Could iPhoto be made to recognize Sigma cameras? I have a Sigma SD10, and the Sigma Photo Pro software for it regularly crashes in Snow Leopard (It worked properly in Leopard).
If iPhoto cannot be made to recognize the SD10, how can one ask Apple to add support for Sigmas?
My ... (5 Comments)
4/23/10
Hi Gary its me again i tried asking this question in a forum but no one anwsered.
ok so here it goes:
can i connect my guitar hero world tour drum set to my macbook? i use the PS2 for it BTW. do i need to buy a chord to connect it? thanks in advance.
— John Belarmino
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4/23/10
I’ve set up all the audio inputs the same way you suggested here:
MacMost Now 346: Sound Output and Input
on my Mac, Skype and Snowball and yet, when I record a conversation, my voice is still recorded much lower (even though the audio input volume is set to the highest ... (9 Comments)
4/23/10
i have many dvd s of movies what will be the best way to copy them on my mac and i can see them later
should i do it in i movies or on the desk top in folders but there i will need to rename as all the movies have mpegav format and all the files have the name ... (3 Comments)
4/22/10
Gary,
I need to move itunes music, video, apps etc. from my computer and iphone to a temporary storage area as I am leaving my current company and it may be weeks until I acquire a new mac and iphone and dare I say an I pad. What is the best way to do this?
BTW I have been ... (3 Comments)
4/22/10
Dear Sirs,
I am new to Mac, just bought Mac Book Pro, and I have thousands of business emails in OutLook Express that I want to move to Mac, but I cannot find an easy solution, with maintaining the attachments in emails which are crucial to me.
I have found few paid apps on web, ... (1 Comment)
4/22/10
Just finished using Migration Assistant to move my files from an old Macbook Pro to a new one. I found what seem to be all my applications, but some that I’ve tried act brand new. For example, I had Firefox all decked out with 1Password and Speed Dial on my old computer, ... (3 Comments)
