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.4/2/21
I’ve got thousands of files that I would like to convert to heic. Half jpg and half raw. I have looked for a batch program that would output to heic format. If lightroom supported heic output I wouldn’t have a problem. Anyone know of a program that can do this? ... (6 Comments)
4/1/21
I set my iMac to sleep at night rather than shutting down, sometimes, it wakes and the screen comes on, how can I prevent this from happening?
I would like the computer to do necessary tasks while sleeping, but do not like the screen to waking me up
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John
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3/31/21
Occasionally I like to run Apples Disk Utility First Aid on my Mac. When I open Disk Utility, I see (from top to bottom on the left side of the DU screen…APPLE SSD AP1024M Media, Container disk1, Doug’s Mac mini (grayed out), com.apple.os.updat… and Doug’s ... (4 Comments)
3/30/21
I am trying to get rid of my @me email address. Apparently not that easy to do if at all. It is not listed as an alias in icloud mail so I can’t highlight it and delete it. Somewhere along the line the @me version has been aquired by mailing lists and I get endless spam ... (5 Comments)
3/26/21
How do I permanently uninstall an app on my iPhone 12 Pro because I will no longer use it again.
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Leah Kuhn
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3/21/21
I just switched from PC to MacBook Pro (M1, Big Sur), and would like to download a PDF reader for just viewing PDFs (not revising). Previously, on my PC, I used Adobe Acrobat.
I would like to download the product that works best with MacBook Pro (M1, Big ... (5 Comments)
3/19/21
I have a MacBook Pro 13 inch 2020 with intel chip , is it necessary to always keep MacBook plugged in or can I remove it from charger also
Everything is online these days it is important to understand the charging cycles and battery health and factors which affect battery ... (1 Comment)
3/19/21
I am a student i use my browser for regular use like for watching YouTube videos or Netflix and doing work
which browser do you recommend for watching YouTube google chrome or safari and which browser for regular use chrome or safari?
as we are in online word, it is important to ... (2 Comments)
3/18/21
I need to practice using a Windows-only software program (it’s vMix) and have found that I could likely put Parallels on an external drive and the vMix software there and thus run it using my iMac (2019, Intel). What is off-putting is the price of Parallels, especially ... (8 Comments)
3/18/21
I’ve just dumped Mackeeper because I don’t think it’s value for money, especially having to renew it every year. This is the list of Mackeeper software I’d like to replace with other, recommended apps; antivirus, adware cleaner, safe cleanup, duplicates ... (1 Comment)
3/17/21
Is there a way to make a network drive connection persistent? Each time I restart my Mac Mini it loses the connection to the network drive (WD My Cloud) and must use The Finder ‘connect to server’ to navigate the contents.
To alleviate having to connect to an external ... (3 Comments)
3/16/21
How can I “lock” the Zoom percentage in the Toolbar?
I have a disability (thanks to an injury) with my right hand and cannot keep control of my fingers and so when I want to swipe the touchpad to move the cursor, my spare fingers sometimes droop onto the touchpad, ... (1 Comment)
3/15/21
Is it possible to temporarily disable restart by hitting any key feature on a MacBook Air 2020?
Keyboard Cleaning: I’m trying to clean it while in shut down mode without triggering a restart by hitting any key during wiping with a soft cloth.
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JeffDV8
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3/15/21
Changing the font of an entire document, when there are 3 different fonts on the page. I am operating a 2020 iPad Pro, and functions must be different, because other instructions send me looking for icons and keys that are not there. It used to be so simple (older iPad), but ... (1 Comment)
3/15/21
I am trying to create a format where Column 1 will copy the text from column 2, unless column 2 is blank, then it will copy the text from column 3 instead.
I am creating an order sheet. Some items are ordered by each, others by case/box/pack/etc.
In my above inquiry:
Column 1 ... (1 Comment)
3/15/21
I’m trying to use one mouse to control both my MacBook Air 13″ (mid-2013) and my Windows Pc.
I have purchased a 2.4Ghz USB+Type-C Wireless mouse. My intention was to plug the USB receiver into the Windows PC and the USB-C receiver into the MacBook. Unfortunately there ... (3 Comments)
3/14/21
I want to add captions/descriptions below the digital photo. I would like the text to stay with the photo so that when I share it the viewer will know who, what,where and when. I know that I can add this in the metadata in info, but I would like that to be displayed below the ... (7 Comments)
3/13/21
Where can I find info on how to set the default screenshot folder on my iPad (iOS 14.4), please?
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Maurice O’Grady
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3/13/21
How to create and send HTML newsletter? What app is better use with Apple.
HTML emails are clean and adaptable to devices, I would like to recreate that format.
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Mario
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3/12/21
Hi, each week I add a new row to a table, I add the date and a value. I am trying to find out the most recent date that I had entered the same value. I can do it Excel using a combination of index, small & row but cannot workout how to do it in Numbers as there is no ... (3 Comments)
