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.3/31/10
We took over a Church IT and they got 1 Apple Mac. They can’t get it to work on an ADSL line. I manage to get LAN up and running but can’t access the internet. It only allow access to 1 site (www.absa.co.za) all other page give (page canot be displayed) please can you ... (1 Comment)
3/30/10
I am adding 2 x 2Gb iRam memory modules to my existing 4 x 512Mb factory installed memory. iRam has informed me that it is important to consult the owners manual (which I don’t have since I purchased my computer used) and install the memory in a certain order (they call it ... (10 Comments)
3/30/10
Hi Gary
I do feel you missed a whole chunk of info out of the UPS podcast. In particular that OSX can integrate with systems with USB and not only give the status of the UPS in the menu bar but also auto shut down when power is low. Surely this is the reason to have one UPS per ... (4 Comments)
3/30/10
I’ve read in a few articles that if a Mac gets a Windows virus, or some other form of malware, it can pass it on to a Windows computer if there’s on in the network. I have 3 Windows computers in my network and 3 Macs, I am worried about my Windows computers getting ... (2 Comments)
3/30/10
Hi Gary,
I just bought a new refurbished imac. I have 256 GB of movies and music on an external 1 TB drive. How do I move this to my imac from my windows machine?
By the way I ordered your book. I am looking forward to using it to help make my mac transition easier.
— ... (3 Comments)
3/29/10
I have a Mac at home and a PC Laptop for work. I would like for the photos and itunes libraries to be synced up between my Mac at home and the Laptop PC for work. Is there a way to do that?
— Ra Cevallos
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3/29/10
I have a MacBook (10.6.2) running on an Airport Extreme. I have hooked up an external HD to the airport extreme, and I can see, read/write, mount, etc., this drive’s partitions on my MBP. However, when I go to my wife’s MacBook, and try to access the Airport Extreme ... (5 Comments)
3/29/10
hi gary
i came across a software for mind mapping i am unable to get the complete concept and its uses and application can you enlighten me on that
thanks
— nirja
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3/28/10
Good morning:
I am a die hard mac user since the late 80s. I have an old G4 450 MHz and was thinking of upgrading but have found that parts are unfortunately almost obsolete. Thinking of upgrading to mac mini due to budgetary constraints and I hate the all in one feature of the ... (1 Comment)
3/28/10
What is the performance difference between these two processors in a 17inch MBP? Also, is the $50 upgrade for 7200 rpm hard drive necessary? I’ve heard it will use more battery compared to 5400rpm. Is that true? I am trying to decide and want to be sure the upgraded options ... (7 Comments)
3/28/10
hi Gary.
if you highlight a text in safari or anywhere, then right-click, u can make the mac speak the works that are highlighted,
but its kinda annoying for me to do these steps as i use the zoom feature all the time in a high percentage. is there any shortcut in hte keyboard ... (1 Comment)
3/28/10
Gary – have you had any experience with Apple TV (ATV) Flash? Is it worthwhile downloading and are there any problems?
Thanks
Chris
— Chris Hodgeman
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3/27/10
I am using 10.6.2 and I am trying to figure out how to get an HD plugged into an Airport Extreme to automount, and can’t seem to find it. Suggestions?
Todd
— Todd Peperkorn
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3/27/10
Is there a way to add more than one monitor to my MacBook? I already have one external monitor working, but I would like to add a second external – what do I need to do that?
— nash
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3/26/10
I have an issue with my apple acct. Before I call and get tech support on the phone, I thought I’d ask the smart guys.
Purchased an iPod about 5-6 years ago. Set up account with email and work PC. along the way, purchased a used G4, iPhone 3GS, and last month a new ... (5 Comments)
3/25/10
As someone who has switched to a Mac from Windows some time back, is there any benefit to using Apple’s Mail app as opposed to using Thunderbird for my email? I have several years of saved email that I would like to import to Mail if there is any reason to do so. One of ... (6 Comments)
3/24/10
What a coincidence that your iTunes tip today was about replacing hard drives. I didn’t notice the signs that it was about to die. It died. I lost everything except pictures that I had been storing on an external hard drive.
The only thing I’m devastated to have lost ... (1 Comment)
3/24/10
Hello,
I’m stumped. For added security, I renamed my network and my guest network to something other than my name. Everything went fine, and my Time Capsule rebooted and connected to the re-named network. I also re-connected the two iPhones in our house to the newly renamed ... (1 Comment)
3/24/10
what would you use filevault for?
I have mine active but i don’t really see the advantage of having it on . :)
Ryko
— Ryko
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3/24/10
Since my mini mac broke down, I replaced it with new insides ,now I can’t sync anything downloaded from itunes on my ipod, I can burn cd’s on it, but that’s all. Help, not much fun to use ipod anymore.
— nancykcoons
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