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.12/14/19
I just upgraded to a new MBP 16, replacing a 10 yr old mbp. Obviously, I missed a few Mac OS changes.
I rent a bunch of space in iCloud from Apple to share among all of my devices. I think (emphasis on think) I have every thing pointed to my space on iCloud (pix, doc, etc.). ... (4 Comments)
12/12/19
I would like to transfer my Music program in Catalina to my new external drive , so that it will operate only from my external drive so that I can free up more space on my Mac mini hard drive. I have an enormous amount of songs and this will clear a large amount of space on my ... (9 Comments)
12/12/19
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 12:48 p.m.
Often I have multiple Safari windows open (10+) and in each window I may have 5 + tabs open. The subject of the tabs content vary.
I would like to search all my open Safari windows for specific tab content.
Ex. Let’s say in two ... (2 Comments)
12/11/19
I used to be able to delete any desktop pictures I don’t like but with Catalina there seems to be no way to do that.
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Jack Travis
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12/11/19
It would make it very convenient if I could reference a cell from a different workbook/file.
It’s very easy to reference cells from different sheets in one workbook, but I have not found a way to reference a cell from a different workbook/file.
Can this be done natively? ... (1 Comment)
12/10/19
Hi Gary,
I want to change my photo that, by default, is inserted on the upper right corner, next the date, on my sent emails, on Apple Mail.
I’ve tried several ways and I don’t know how is it done.
All of your orientation will be appreciated.
Thanks.
José ... (10 Comments)
12/10/19
Hi, I cannot work why when I download a file from a link on a website I am suddenly being left with the .pdf and a .pdf.download file.
In some cases the .pdf is readable but I have had the situation where it is not readable and I seem unable to delete the .pdf.download version ... (1 Comment)
12/10/19
I miss the Search field in the Today View. How to get it back?
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Jan Præst
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12/9/19
HI Gary,
My iPhone 7’s power connector got messed up and now it’s not reading the charger cable; I’m down to 8% and there seems to be no way to sync and backup through wifi, since I never enabled it via USB after upgrading to Catalina.
I was anyway planning to ... (2 Comments)
12/9/19
Planning to buy LG 27ud58b monitor. It has both hdmi and display port. What is the best way of connecting to Mac book pro retina mid 2015 model?
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Sidickk Thaaj
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12/9/19
I have a pair of Bose desktop speakers plugged into my headphone port on my iMac. I have used my iMac for years this way to increase the quality of the sound coming out of my Mac. I used this software as there was no system wide equalizer to customize the sound coming out of my ... (2 Comments)
12/9/19
Prior to Catalina your apps on your iPhone appeared in iTunes when you synced your iPhone to your iMac.
You could add or remove apps on your iMac.
I have installed Catalina on my iMac and cannot find the Apps I have on my iPhone when syncing to the iMac. I went in through ... (1 Comment)
12/8/19
I see your portrait format monitors in your MacMost videos. Where can I get a couple?
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Ed Foskey
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12/7/19
I am working in an application on my iMac, Safari in this case typing this question.
My iMac has a second screen plugged in.
When I use Command-Tab to open the application switcher the application switcher appears on the other screen, not my iMac screen which I am actually ... (5 Comments)
12/7/19
I am trying to put Christmas music on a thumb drive to play in my car. How can I format the drive to work in a car with SYNC?
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Jack
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12/7/19
I created an Automator Workflow to open 2 Excel spreadsheets at the same time. I then placed it on my desktop. When I double click it the Automator opens and if I click “Run” it works perfectly. I would like to double click the icon and have the Automator ... (1 Comment)
12/6/19
I like to use the dock hiding and used to have a terminal command that would allow the dock to appear “instantly” whenever the cursor moved over it….. with Catalina the dock has gone back to slowly appearing and disappearing, taking a second or two.
The ... (2 Comments)
12/5/19
How do I use a video camera for FaceTime instead of the embedded webcam on my iMac?
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John Mills
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12/5/19
When browsing the internet a bouncing multi colored ball appears appears on the screen and freezes the mouse moving?
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Peter Dobbins
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12/4/19
My wifi router is getting older, and I’ve been wondering if maybe it’s time to replace it. Problem is, I’ve only ever used Apple Airport routers. Now that they’re a thing of the past, I’m completely clueless as to where to begin. Mostly, I’m ... (1 Comment)
