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.


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10/2/09
Is it possible to change the font on the iPod Touch and secondly, does it sync automatically with the Notes folder in my Mail program (there are no Notes settings on the iPod? Your Video Podcast is a ‘must’ before I go to bed (here in Switzerland)! Thanks for a great ... (2 Comments)
10/1/09
Congratulations on your new book Gary! Can’t wait til Amazon sends it to me. I have a question… I have a windows pc now and will be buying a new iMac soon (hoping the new iMacs will be out soon!). All my pics and tunes are on my external hard drive. Once I tranfer all my pics ... (1 Comment)
10/1/09
Hello everyone! I was hoping someone had a solution on how to edit multiple tables at once, if all of the tables are created identical (ex. Jan – Dec). With excel, all you have to do is select the group of tabs that you wanted to edit, and just edit the one tab you’re ... (7 Comments)
9/29/09
I purchased Dojo Sudoku about 1 year ago for my iphone. i am unable to open the app due to an error downloading the sudoku(s). all else on the phone is working correctly. any help would be great. — Rachael Corsano ... (1 Comment)
9/29/09
How to view the full titles of the podcasts on iPod Touch? I can see only first few words followed by “…” . Very frustrating: some have identical images and the beginning of the title – so there is no way to tell them apart unless to play them. — ... (3 Comments)
9/29/09
Recently changed from PC to MAC and have an Apple Store ID that is a previous email address. I would like to change this ITunes Apple Store ID to my current ‘.mac’ or ‘.me’ email address, while still maintaining a record of previous purchases. Any ... (1 Comment)
9/29/09
Even though I click the ‘save password for future purchases’ selection in ITunes, it still asks for a password on occasion. Any ideas? — Sean McCann ... (7 Comments)
9/28/09
Hi Gary, I recently stumbled across your videos while looking for help about numbers and I have to say they are fantastic!! I just had a few questions regarding numbers. I recently became treasurer of a committee and I have to keep track of the budget, deductions for a total that ... (3 Comments)
9/28/09
I’ve copied several pages of text into Outline View, formatted it as an Outline with I. A. 1. (a). etc (customized Paragraph Styles), but when I go to the normal page layout view, on some of the pages it stops half way or 3/4 of the way down the page, and the rest of the ... (1 Comment)
9/28/09
It is not allowing me to download the Macmost podcasts in iTunes. It shows the new title, but in the download section it just keeps on appearing and disappearing repetitively without downloading the file. Is this something wrong with the Macmost server? — Jason ... (1 Comment)
9/28/09
Is there a way you can change the date of a video clip imported into iMovie ’08? The date in the video cam was 1 year off and now all the event clips are dated wrong and show up in the library in the wrong year. Any way to fix that? — Geoff ... (3 Comments)
9/27/09
Snow Leopard 10.6.1 & (latest version of) Preview When I have multiple pdf files that I want to combine into one document, I used to be able to do that easily in preview but that was until I upgraded to Snow Leopard. I would open the sidebar (on the right) in Preview and ... (4 Comments)
9/27/09
I just upgraded to Snow Leopard. Now one of my games is acting strange. It has these horizontal lines that continuously move, looks like the interference on a TV screen. It makes it impossible to play the game. What can I do to fix the problem. — Vicki ... (1 Comment)
9/24/09
Safari blocks pop ups but not pop unders. This is like waking up and finding your house covered in billboards or going to a bank that leaves the vault open. I keep getting pop unders from the local indian casino. Is there a way to stop this invasion of privacy? — Bruce ... (3 Comments)
9/23/09
has somebody heard about Smack spaces?, Can I use it in Macbook?, Is this apllication secure for mac?. Thanks — Emilio ... (1 Comment)
9/23/09
I have a small medical billing and consulting company. I am researching new practice management and billing software. I’m most interested in Web based software but I’m finding that some say that they are not compatible with Macs, huh? Any help would be ... (1 Comment)
9/22/09
Until recently, and possibly as a result of upgrading to Snow Leopard, I have lost the very convenient ability to begin typing the last name of an address book contact (while in Address Book and in the contact listing) and having the first contact that matched the characters I ... (1 Comment)
9/20/09
I use iChat with my sister who is in another part of the country. We use mostly video chat but sometimes she has a problem with her mac that I need to fix by taking control of her computer. After I gain access to her computer and fix the problem via Share Remote Screen, we would ... (1 Comment)
9/16/09
Since upgrading to SL 10.6 and now 10.6.1, I am unable to print to my HP Laserjet 1012 printer when connected to my wireless airport network via either an extreme or express base station. I detect the bonjour printer and supplied driver when creating the printer but receive a ... (1 Comment)
9/16/09
Is this the correct and confirmed way to hook my Mac Mini to my Standard Definition TV? 1. Mini Displayport to VGA adapter 2. a third-party VGA to video adapter (with composite and S-video out) 3. and a S-Video cable The reason I`m asking is Mac Mini (2009) has a MiniDVI-D and ... (3 Comments)