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.


Have a how-to question? Ask it here in the MacMost Forum.
Have a fix-it question? Here is where you can get some help.

3/4/10
I have a friend who told me his iPhone doesn’t go into horizontal anymore. calculator, safari email etc. has anyone else had this problem? — Todd Brockway ... (2 Comments)
3/3/10
I am wanting to do some recording of a Skype conversation where each caller is recorded as a separate track. Any suggestions? — Todd Peperkorn ...
3/3/10
With that said, it’s the only thing I use. But I don’t really ‘get’ the difference between events and photos categories. They look pretty darned the same to me. I find it easier to wrap my head around importing a picture and stuffing it into a folder. For ... (5 Comments)
3/3/10
Hi Gary, a while back I added my MSN account to the mail application but I only get the inbox folder from my account and would like to get all of the folders I have like I do with my AOL account. Is there a way to do this? Also, from time to time my MSN account on mail keeps ... (3 Comments)
3/2/10
Hi, Wonderful podcast. Thanks. I have several user accounts on my Snow Leopoard iMac. I login to them all from time to time, some more than others. One of the ones I use rarely has stopped working. Faced with the multiple user login box, if I choose the bad one, the machine goes ... (2 Comments)
3/2/10
It would be very convenient to add the MacMost Forum to my Google Reader. Doesn’t seem possible. Or am I missing something? Great podcast, thanks. — Glenn Downing ... (2 Comments)
3/2/10
Hi! A Minute ago I have watched the MM PODCAST about Airport security. I tried to established an invisible wifi Network, what was no Problem at all. But seems that my Mac forgets the Network and its password. When I Reboot my Computer it allways Starts without any Network ... (1 Comment)
3/1/10
Ok, SO I was cleaning out the basement and I found all of my old tapes. Is there a way I can import these into iTunes using a tape deck? Also…is your iPhone MacMost app going to include this forum section soon? Thanks!! — Jason ... (1 Comment)
3/1/10
HI and the first page of Safari got accidentally closed with another page still up. Now, I can’t get it back. I have tried to re install Safari, but to no avail. Now, I have no page where I can go back or forward and no way of typing in an URL. Does anyone know how to fix ... (1 Comment)
3/1/10
When I try to find a file, the window returns no results or not the right ones. I can see the files on my desktop and “apple key + f” won’t find them!? Is there a preference file I can delete? What can I do to fix this. I downloaded a program called EasyFind and ... (4 Comments)
3/1/10
Yesterday, my MacBoook Crashed and my Trackpad was really acting weird. So, I reinstalled MacOSX and DID NOT MAKE A BACKUP. And I just bought some Songs from iTunes. Can I get them back or are they gone forever? — Mathias ... (4 Comments)
3/1/10
What is the best birthday app for the iPhone? — George ... (2 Comments)
2/28/10
I recorded a song in idvd and I wish to move it to Itune library, is that possible and how, thank you. — Wallace Vaughan ... (3 Comments)
2/28/10
Is it possible to text from your mac to an iphone? If so, How is it done? — Tracy ... (1 Comment)
2/28/10
I have a Fuji FinePix 3Mega Pixel Digital camera. I would like to get a newer one around 10 Mega Pixels. I understand that iPhoto in OS X can control certain Digital cameras. Where can I find out what brands and models OS X can control? Thanks……. — Leonard ... (3 Comments)
2/28/10
Hello there, found out a bug in mail.app which makes mail.app not producing sound when having a new mail. This bug affects accounts supporting IDLE command, which mobileme does. Wondering if you have made up a fix or something, because either having no alert or not pushed e-mail ... (1 Comment)
2/28/10
Yesterday I went to Youtube and watched a few videos. A while later I went back to watch some more. But when I clicked on a video it took me to a page that looked like a youtube page but everything was slightly different and exaggerated. I have clicktoflash so I normally get a ... (2 Comments)
2/28/10
Hello Gary regarding charging my macbook pro, what i do is always leave it until it is almost done and then charge it. but when i charge it do u think it is okey to keep it connected to the charger after it is charged completely or will the battery get effected negatively if i ... (1 Comment)
2/28/10
Hello Mac Most Users I was wondering if anyone had info on installing Windows XP without SP2. I have SP2 but it is on a separate disk. Does any one know of a work around? Thank You in advance Todd — Todd Brockway ... (2 Comments)
2/28/10
I have about 200 songs that I purchased from iTunes a few years back. They play fine on my iPod but won’t play at all on my iMac because of authorization problems. When I try to authorize my machine, it keeps asking for my old account information, which I retired a long ... (1 Comment)