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.1/5/10
hi gary
i need a good diary for my mac where i not only write my daily feelings but can make charts etc.. for my daily activities i have the clover diary but its too small something like effecient diary in windows is there any thing like this for mac i shall purchase it ... (6 Comments)
1/4/10
Under the Summary tab of my iPhone when I have it plugged in to my Mac, I have “Manually manage music and videos” checked. When I *manually* drag a new album to my iPhone from iTunes, the audiobook I’m currently listening to always loses my place. Logically ... (1 Comment)
1/4/10
Hello Gary.
I am from Germany and I buyed a Hardcase (13″ MacBook) and a Laptop Messenger Bag (http://store.apple.com/de/product/TP620ZM/A?n=messenger_bags&fnode=MTY1NDA2Ng&mco=MTE2MTAwNTg&s=topSellers). So, the Hardcase was avaiable in 24h, the Messenger ... (1 Comment)
1/4/10
hello gary.
i wanted to create a smart mailbox in mail, which will include all the emails from my friends. i tried it but i couldn’t select the group it self, and i can’t write a rule for each friend.
can you please help me to create this smart mailbox. ... (1 Comment)
1/3/10
I am using a new Drobo. I’ve downloaded and automator script so that I don’t have TimeMachine taking up 4 TB of space. Where do I keep this little script, and is there a way to make it so the script only runs when my system is connected to a certain drive (e.g. the ... (3 Comments)
1/3/10
I can see the pro’s and cons of using both methods of mail management.
Question, If I use gmail through my mail application on my mac, when the mails download are they filling my hard drive or are they still web based?
I want to use mail as it is more versatile but I need ... (1 Comment)
1/3/10
Hi Gary i’m just writing to ask theres a way to set apps so you can close then with the red cross and not have to click on the apps icon on the dock or its name on the top of the screen to quit the app
— Richard Slack
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1/1/10
I remember that there was a way to make product suggestions to Apple. I don’t remember how. I want to strongly urge that they produce a antiglare iMac. I upgraded to my current iMac when they came out with the glossy screen iMacs. It was the last of the matte screens. ... (13 Comments)
1/1/10
Hi, I’m interested in replacing my existing 320gb drive with a 1tb drive. I can’t seem to find any knowledge base information on the apple website. Any suggestions?
— Bruce Jacobs
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12/31/09
Hi,
I have a MacBook. I cannot double-click things with the trackpad. It is still under warranty so I took it to the Apple Store. On examination there are no physical issues with the machine.
I made a fresh account ad the problem appears there, too.
I use Candybar from ... (4 Comments)
12/30/09
I keep getting an error in apple Mail that is very frustrating. It says “Account exceeded bandwidth limits”. I can’t seem to find a solution to this problem. I have gone to both google and Apple. Google says it’s Apple and Apple says it’s Google or ... (3 Comments)
12/30/09
While in document, dashboard keeps popping up, a click will send it away but I only want to look at it occasionally if at all.
— bill Vose
... (12 Comments)
12/30/09
Hi Gary,
I’ve had my MacBook Pro since this summer, but just started experiencing this problem in the last couple of weeks.
I’ll have something up on the screen, such as the sign in screen to Gmail, walk away from the computer for 15 minutes, and then come back to a ... (1 Comment)
12/29/09
Would like to sync music to an orginal ipod shuffle with multiple computers. It does not have a manual override option.
— Ryan
... (2 Comments)
12/29/09
Hello Gary.
When i type my emails from Mail in my mac i have to set the color every time i am writing an email. can you please tell me how to set the color for every time i send an email, rather than setting it up everytime i write an email?
kind regards
hsn
— hasan
... (2 Comments)
12/29/09
Hello Gary.
just a quick question, is it safe to access my iPhone’s directory using these programs that are available online? I am using iPhone Explorer to access my iPhones directory, just wanted to know if it is safe.
kind regards
hsn
— Hasan
... (7 Comments)
12/28/09
I bought a DVD off of the iTunes store and I can’t find how to burn it to get it to work in a dvd player.
— Gary McNeil
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12/27/09
I listened to the podcast that discussed the printable list of Mac keyboard shortcuts, but when I enter the /j-keyshorts I am taken to other podcasts and not a web page where I can download this sheet.
Have I misunderstood the directions?
— forkboy1965
... (2 Comments)
12/27/09
Is there a way to move a tune from a podcast download into my music library? I have tried unsuccessfully to drag it there.
— Koreen
... (1 Comment)
12/26/09
I’ve only had my iMac for about 9-months and I’ve lost some basic functionality.
When you want to select a continuous group of files one can usually select the first, hold down the shift key, select the last and all files between will be selected as well.
Not on my ... (2 Comments)
