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2010/12/29 | 2,225 | 8,187 | <issue_start>username_0: **Edit:** The original accepted answer is no longer valid for Mavericks. I am keeping it accepted for historical reasons, but all readers using Mavericks should use and up-vote [this answer](https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/128718/2228).
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By default, pressing `⌘`+`tab` will display a list... |
2010/12/29 | 1,625 | 5,877 | <issue_start>username_0: Do any music stores beyond iTunes exist that allow you to legally purchase content *on* an iPhone? That is to say, is it possible to purchase music without connecting to a computer? Streaming or downloading are both ok. Through an app or a website is also ok.<issue_comment>username_1: You can t... |
2010/12/29 | 1,011 | 4,104 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm planning on installing Windows on my Mac, and would like to be able to use both Boot Camp (for when I need to be able to use all of the hardware of the computer) and a virtual machine (for those times when I don't want to restart).
I noticed that both VMWare Fusion and Parallels allow you ... |
2010/12/29 | 368 | 1,304 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a bought app (i.e. not a free one - be it given to me, bought by me or gifted, I don't know). It works great. Then some update for it comes along with many other updates for other apps. I press "update all" and every time this one app gives me a notification that I need to buy it because ... |
2010/12/29 | 330 | 1,357 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a large number of random folders of photos on my hard drive, some of which have been imported into iPhoto. How do I figure out which photos have been imported into iPhoto, so I can delete the non-iPhoto copies?<issue_comment>username_1: I would drag each photo to iPhoto individually. It ... |
2010/12/29 | 919 | 3,676 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to run Nautilus instead of Finder on Mac OS X Snow Leopard? How?<issue_comment>username_1: [Looks like it's available in MacPorts](http://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=nautilus), so you could [install MacPorts](http://www.macports.org/install.php) and then install Nau... |
2010/12/30 | 1,134 | 5,127 | <issue_start>username_0: We just got a new iMac are using the `/Users/Shared` directory to store media assets (pictures, audio, video) that we want accessible to all users on the machine. After copying over all the files initially, we set the desired permissions and then applied the same permissions to all directory co... |
2010/12/30 | 705 | 2,714 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a native way to rebind keys in OS X without requiring a [3rd party tool](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/2417/best-key-remapper-tool)?
I'm interested in rebinding my whole keyboard layout, not specific shortcut keys. It's not a standard layout either, so I can't just change ... |
2010/12/30 | 441 | 1,738 | <issue_start>username_0: I have both a Mac and a PC. On the PC I use Outlook.
My question is, how do I sync mail between the PC and Mac? Previously I was keeping the .pst file from the PC on an external HD so I could see it on all my PCs, but now with a Mac, I'm at loss as to what to do. I still plan to use both Mac a... |
2010/12/30 | 936 | 3,478 | <issue_start>username_0: I've installed the Perian addon for Quicktime so it can open .flv files, and then I can save them as .m4v or .mov. I'm trying to make an Applescript to convert from .flv to .m4v automatically by using [this tutorial](http://homepage.mac.com/swain/Macinchem/Applescript/AppScript_tut/AppScrip_tut... |
2010/12/30 | 534 | 1,932 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been tinkering with my router and have flashed it to use DD-WRT (a Linux distro that can provide me with some extra functionality). This in turn has allowed me to create a Samba server to share the USB drive connected to my router.
It appears to be working fine and I can connect to it, mo... |
2010/12/30 | 1,105 | 4,148 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm considering getting a Kindle, but am still doubting as to whether the 3G model is worth the extra expense. As I'm also considering getting an iPhone later: on the off chance that I'd ever want to buy a book without a WiFi hotspot nearby, wouldn't it be possible to share an iPhone's 3G conne... |
2010/12/30 | 378 | 1,526 | <issue_start>username_0: I've disabled the web server on Snow Leopard, and I'm using an emulated Ubuntu with Lighttpd web server.
In order to access to the web pages I need to specify the ip of the emulated machine. However I now need to associated such ip with "localhost" in Leopard environment.
When I type localhos... |
2010/12/30 | 689 | 2,483 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a [Synology DS210j NAS](http://www.synology.com/enu/products/DS210j/index.php). My music and movies are served from the NAS by its built-in iTunes server. The content is then available on my MacBook in iTunes / Sharing Library.
I am looking for a way to set up an audio system in my apar... |
2010/12/30 | 984 | 3,740 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm using VMWare to emulate Ubuntu on my Leopard Mac OS X.
The IP address changes everytime I put the Mac to sleep.
I was wondering if I can avoid that.<issue_comment>username_1: You can do this -- just configure the Ubuntu virtual machine with a static IP. The choice of IP will depend on the... |
2010/12/30 | 984 | 3,789 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a programmer and find the small wireless keyboard hard to use (the small arrow keys and lack of home/end keys). From what I remember there used to be a full sized wireless keyboard, is this correct?<issue_comment>username_1: You can do this -- just configure the Ubuntu virtual machine with... |
2010/12/31 | 804 | 2,650 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to run Wireshark on Mac OS X in the background. I installed the command line utilities, and so I am able to start Wireshark and capture packets using the command line.
The only thing I want now is to run it in the background, without the X11 icon in the Dock or seeing Wireshark's w... |
2010/12/31 | 556 | 1,977 | <issue_start>username_0: I was interested to see that the power button on the new Airs has been moved to the keyboard, and was anticipating that it would just replace the eject key that has traditionally taken up that position.
However, this appears not to be the case (pic is from [iFixit's teardown guide](http://www.... |
2010/12/31 | 461 | 1,679 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently purchased this [Dynex DisplayPort to HDMI adapter](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dynex%26%23153%3B+-+Mini+DisplayPort-to-HDMI+Adapter/1025743.p?id=1218210319616&skuId=1025743) with the understanding that it would support audio out.
However, it only works on my boot camped Windows 7 in... |
2010/12/31 | 1,844 | 7,323 | <issue_start>username_0: Most of my applications crash whenever a sound is played -- but not if the machine has been recently rebooted.
For example, Mail.app crashes when I send email, because of the whoosh sending sound. Safari/Chrome/Firefox will crash when Flash plays sounds, e.g. with YouTube, but does not crash f... |
2010/12/31 | 1,690 | 6,235 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering if there is an app for the iPad in order to see photos that are shared in a Windows/Mac folder.
I went to Australia and took over 12000 photos, now I want to take a close look at all of them without without importing all to iTunes (so it does not fill up space on my iPad).
Som... |
2010/12/31 | 780 | 3,299 | <issue_start>username_0: Basically I would like to have two email accounts setup on my iPhone 4, one my personal account and one for work.
However for the work account, I'd like to not have it's unread message count included in the number of unread messages displayed as a part of the Mail app's icon (the number in the... |
2010/12/31 | 524 | 2,161 | <issue_start>username_0: What are the differences between **sparse** and **sparse bundle** disk images?<issue_comment>username_1: From the [DropDMG manual](http://c-command.com/dropdmg/manual-ah/format):
>
> Sparse
> bundle disk images appear as a single
> file but are actually stored as a
> folder with many files... |
2010/12/31 | 559 | 2,081 | <issue_start>username_0: I'd like the following setup:
* A DMG file sits on my HD, taking up only the space of the contents, or perhaps only the space of the contents compressed.
* If I double-click on it, I need to give a password for it to open
* Once opened, I can drag files in and out, as long as I don't fill it u... |
2010/12/31 | 688 | 2,573 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to forward my viewers on my site to a different place if they are using an iPhone. Is there a way to do that using iWeb?<issue_comment>username_1: You can do it from the environment settings passed to a CGI or app called by the server. The `HTTP_USER_AGENT` field describes the client con... |
2011/01/01 | 1,152 | 4,359 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a piece of software akin to Cacti, one that is preferably much easier to set up, and has a high-quality frontend to it.
I had a headless Linux desktop that I used to poll my Time Machine and graph network statistics off of, but that computer is currently undergoing repairs, so ... |
2011/01/01 | 152 | 572 | <issue_start>username_0: I am getting the following message from Xcode every time I connect my iPhone to Mac OS X.
>
> The host is no longer paired with the device.
>
>
>
My iPhone doesn't even charge.<issue_comment>username_1: I really, really, really hate to say this; but, in my experience, it works for this ki... |
2011/01/01 | 947 | 3,497 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed that colors in the Snow Leopard Terminal.app aren't that great (using the Pro theme, but the other themes are worse).
There seems to be no easy way to customize the colors, and googling only showed weird workarounds involving SIMBL and forcing the terminal to 32-Bit.
Is that still t... |
2011/01/01 | 586 | 2,368 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a MacBook pro and it won't turn on. Basically I press the power button and the White light at the front turns on. Then a few seconds later it just crashes and the White light goes off then the laptop turns back on but just seems to be stuck you can hear it and the White light stays on (n... |
2011/01/01 | 305 | 1,139 | <issue_start>username_0: If I purchase an app for my iPhone can I download it for free on my iPad?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes. Purchases are tied to your iTunes Account, not to the device.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, the app will be available for both if compatible. However, note that... |
2011/01/01 | 374 | 1,588 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the range of file sizes that are downloaded when purchasing or renting a movie via iTunes? This would be useful in estimating the time to download.
Apple's help is very vague just saying that "The download time depends on the speed of your Internet connection." without providing any re... |
2011/01/02 | 241 | 1,062 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to use a time capsule as a shared iTunes library?
To be clear, by shared library I mean a library that all the computers running iTunes in the network would recognise as a shared library and not merely a shared location to be configured in iTunes.<issue_comment>username_1: No, ... |
2011/01/02 | 265 | 878 | <issue_start>username_0: Does Apple or anyone else sell iDevice cables that are several feet or several yards long? I'm making an iPad Kiosk and need to keep it powered.
I'd be even happier if someone could point me to a "smart" charger which knows when to stop charging and when to start again.<issue_comment>username_... |
2011/01/02 | 649 | 2,433 | <issue_start>username_0: Over the past decade I've come to acquire a random selection of large hard disks from my older computers. While most of the stuff on it isn't vital, there are fair bits of music I made over the years just sitting on them.
I'd like to have all these files stored in some kind of library kinda l... |
2011/01/02 | 327 | 1,286 | <issue_start>username_0: I started downloading an app then realized that it's really big (over 600 MB) and that I don't want it anymore. Is there any way to cancel the installation?<issue_comment>username_1: I just figured out one way to do this:
1. Pause the download on the iPhone by tapping the icon.
2. Connect the ... |
2011/01/02 | 711 | 3,083 | <issue_start>username_0: I have had my blackbook for a little over 4 years now and think it's time to upgrade to a new macbook pro. I'm currently running leopard on the blackbook with time machine. I'm wondering if time machine is the right way to move my data from my old mac to the new one.
My main concern is that if... |
2011/01/02 | 669 | 2,531 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I've been thinking about the idea of migrating from PC to Mac, specifically Mac Mini. The biggest issue however is hardware, since I'm not sure what will and what won't work on OS X.
First issue that comes to my mind is keyboard, currently I'm using Logitech G15. If I connect it to a ... |
2011/01/02 | 841 | 3,198 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for a **command line utility** (I need to use it in a script) that can set Spotlight metadata to files.<issue_comment>username_1: If you have installed Apple Developer Tools (usually appears under /Developer/Tools), then you have access to the [SetFile](http://developer.apple.com/l... |
2011/01/03 | 994 | 3,911 | <issue_start>username_0: I just moved to the Mac after years and permanently moved my PC out of my life at home. I am a graphic designer who builds web pages. I code pure XHTML pages with div layouts. But whenever you keep to web standards, you have to check out how it works on the most commonly-used browsers.
On the ... |
2011/01/03 | 484 | 1,810 | <issue_start>username_0: What I'd like to do is have my Google Voice contacts available on my iPhone, not the other way around. I recently had to restore the phone to factory defaults and it's a pain to manually enter all them all.
When I make a new GMail e-mail account on my iPhone it won't let me import contacts fro... |
2011/01/03 | 482 | 2,013 | <issue_start>username_0: When I plug in my Camera (Toshiba Camileo H20), it always opens in iPhoto. Because I want a little more control over the import process, I would like Image Capture to be the default app for it.
When I open up Image Capture to change the 'connecting this camera opens' drop down, and select ano... |
2011/01/03 | 306 | 1,340 | <issue_start>username_0: (Apologies ahead of time if this question belongs in the audio production stack exchange. Since this question directly involves iOS, it seemed more appropriate here.)
A while back I ran across a webpage which claimed to have a maintained list of which midi devices were tested on iOS devices fo... |
2011/01/03 | 1,001 | 3,764 | <issue_start>username_0: I use terminals a lot, and I frequently open and close them. The problem is that whenever I open a new terminal using `⌘`+`n` it overlaps the current one, and I have to move it out of the way first. Is there a way to make them open side by side from top left to bottom right?<issue_comment>usern... |
2011/01/03 | 494 | 1,909 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a tool or application that can help me quickly organize my iphone applications? The standard way of dragging and dropping 1 application at a time in folder is too frustrating for me. I gave up after 1 hour of trying... I found it to be such a waste of time ...
I am looking for an appl... |
2011/01/03 | 1,573 | 5,325 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any application for screenshots that could upload directly to FTP or any image hosting site and just give me the URL?
I come from the Windows world, where I got used to [FastStone Capture](http://www.faststone.org/FSCaptureDetail.htm), where you basically press print screen, click on ... |
2011/01/03 | 204 | 820 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to create custom gestures for Macbook Pro Trackpad and Magic Mouse to custom actions? For example to close a window or launch some application.<issue_comment>username_1: Not so sure about the Magic Mouse, but for the trackpad there are a number of options.
[**jitouch**](http://w... |
2011/01/03 | 494 | 1,664 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a folder that starts with a dot `.` but am unable to display it in Finder.
How can I say that for folder *x*, Finder should also display hidden files/folders?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think you can set this for individual folders. To set it globally, so that Finder always sho... |
2011/01/03 | 989 | 4,172 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to control two cursors with two mice in the same time, as well as have two keyboards for separate control and text input.
My goal is to have two users on one computer, so I can let my brother to play/chat anything while I do my job. If we have two monitors, then I don't need to bu... |
2011/01/03 | 854 | 3,346 | <issue_start>username_0: How might I best prepare my MacBook Pro in case it is ever stolen?
I hardened my security by flipping on FileVault (home directory encryption) and enabling the password prompt after waking from sleep or screensaver. My account has a secure password.
But then if a thief steals my laptop, they'... |
2011/01/03 | 854 | 3,381 | <issue_start>username_0: My 13" MacBook Air (late-2010 model) shows strong flicker on some of the following "Inversion / Pixel Walk" test images from the LCD test on the site "lagom.nl". Does that truly indicate a quality problem with the screen (as the test says), or is it a normal side effect from the screen technolo... |
2011/01/03 | 564 | 2,020 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a photographer and archive my images on a NAS (LaCie Networkspace), but as this is a single point of failure I also back my images up to an external harddrive. However, when I am away from home I archive my images straight to the external hard drive.
I would like to be able to keep these ... |
2011/01/04 | 484 | 2,084 | <issue_start>username_0: I tried to login to my gmail, hotmail, and facebook accounts today. I could not login to those three because they said that my password is incorrect. So I tried to think what I did yesterday. I only used those three websites on my iPad.
One thing I noticed with iPad's safari is that it does no... |
2011/01/04 | 489 | 1,926 | <issue_start>username_0: On my iPhone 3GS (32GB) I want to keep more than .48GB free space when I tell iTunes to "Automatically fill free space with songs" for doing things like taking pictures/recording videos.
I don't want to create a playlist by hand to do the same thing. I like how it randomly comes up with new so... |
2011/01/04 | 676 | 2,763 | <issue_start>username_0: Every day or two, I get another "how to reset your AppleID password" from Apple. They assure me my account is secure.
I've never gotten more than one of these from any other individual service, ever. It's getting pretty annoying with the Apple ones, though.
Short of deleting my Apple account ... |
2011/01/04 | 279 | 1,207 | <issue_start>username_0: I work at a small company (80 employees), when we deployed MS Exchange anyone who connected their iphones using the exchange connector lost the icon to the camera on the home screen. The engineers made some changes and the camera icon returned. What other access / control does the exchange team... |
2011/01/04 | 552 | 2,248 | <issue_start>username_0: Would you please confirm that it is not possible to add an arbitrary RSS feed to Flipboard on my iPad? I find this so hard to believe that I'm in doubt I missed something...<issue_comment>username_1: You can add an arbitrary RSS feed by creating a Google Reader account, adding the feed to that,... |
2011/01/04 | 438 | 1,665 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm working on my Mac for video editing from time to time and normaly use Windows and Linux. Thinking about to switch completely but there is one thing I'm so darn used to which held me back for years now.
On Windows or Linux taskbar (e.g. Avant Window Navigator) you click the app icon and the... |
2011/01/04 | 322 | 904 | <issue_start>username_0: The default install of Mac OS X 10.6 includes Java 6, or is it still Java 5?<issue_comment>username_1: On my Mac mini under OS X 10.6.5, a `java -version` gives me Java 1.6.0\_22.
It's an out of box + upgrade from 10.6.4 to 10.6.5 and installation of last Xcode 3.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<... |
2011/01/04 | 815 | 3,442 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like for someone to outline the differences between buying a time capsule vs. just getting an airport extreme and attaching an external harddrive. The latter seems more flexible (easy to change external harddrive) and even cheaper, yet people are getting time capsules.
What are the pro... |
2011/01/04 | 791 | 2,951 | <issue_start>username_0: I actually took many hours this morning to find out how to do it, but I want to see alternatives to it.
I got my iPhone in sync with my iTunes at home, my first machine. I could "just" bring the *app* folder/file back home and sync through that. It works just fine.
The question here is on alt... |
2011/01/04 | 1,048 | 4,020 | <issue_start>username_0: I know the functional effect of unchecking a song: it doesn't play (except when explicitly double-clicked) and doesn't sync with an iPod/iPad. But how is this useful? Does Apple officially recommend any sort of usage of the checkboxes? Or, more subjectively, do you make use of the checkboxes in... |
2011/01/05 | 683 | 2,578 | <issue_start>username_0: I've an iPod Classic 160 GB bought in 2007.
I've never had problems copying songs into it, through iTunes, but from the beginning I never had much success using it as a portable hard drive. Whenever I tried copying large files, or many files, into it, it would hang and reboot after a while.
... |
2011/01/05 | 256 | 907 | <issue_start>username_0: When I add a file to iTunes library, does iTunes make a copy of it? If yes, where is the copy saved?<issue_comment>username_1: If the option "Copy files to the iTunes Music folder when adding to library" is activated, iTunes makes a copy.
The default storing location is:
* Windows 7: `\usern... |
2011/01/05 | 1,077 | 4,144 | <issue_start>username_0: I have my iMac set up with:
* Firewall off
* Screen sharing on for specific user, no general VNC password
* File sharing on (with liberal access)
I want to connect to it's screen from my MBPro. Whenever I try to start a screen sharing session from the MBPro to the iMac, either via Finder's sc... |
2011/01/05 | 580 | 2,285 | <issue_start>username_0: Categorizing the pdf assets from within iPad or iPod is possible now. But I think it is more elegant if I can make the categorization from within iTunes in advance.
**Is it possible to arrange or categorize the imported pdf assets from within iTunes first and then sync the devices (iPod,iPad) ... |
2011/01/05 | 375 | 1,580 | <issue_start>username_0: Windows users have the luxury of being able to load a flash drive with specially-modified "portable" applications, which run and keep all data contained on the flash drive so that moving them from computer to computer doesn't change the experience or modify the host computer at all. In the past... |
2011/01/05 | 445 | 1,618 | <issue_start>username_0: I know iPhone 4 supports H.264 and MPEG-4 as video codecs, and JPEG and M-JPEG as image codecs.
I'm looking to get some information on the iPhone 4's video and image codecs and processing chips/SoC parts.
1. Does anyone know which vendor provides the SoC's to enable image/video compression an... |
2011/01/05 | 339 | 1,304 | <issue_start>username_0: I was on vacation and took some videos, and now the iPhone 4 memory is near full. So I tried to delete other experimental movies I made using Handbrake, so that I can take more video or photos, but if I plug the iPhone 4 into my Notebook computer, I can seem to delete it on iTunes?
Maybe becau... |
2011/01/05 | 623 | 1,677 | <issue_start>username_0: I would like to be able to either navigate from a calendar event to its location within maps, or view all upcoming events on a map. Preferably, both.
How do I connect the location of a calendar event with the iPad maps app?<issue_comment>username_1: It wouldn't be a perfect solution, but you ... |
2011/01/05 | 202 | 634 | <issue_start>username_0: My niece has got a used iPod nano (not the newest model); in the App Store are about 50 games for iPods with Click Wheel. What game can you recommend?<issue_comment>username_1: I have fond memories of the [Sonic the Hedgehog](http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGame?id=2702269... |
2011/01/05 | 334 | 1,167 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an external drive. Is it possible to launch a program or perform an action when I connect it or plug it in?<issue_comment>username_1: [<NAME>](http://www.symonds.id.au/marcopolo/) can perform actions (you specify) based on attached USB devices.
Edit: MarcoPolo isn't supported anymore, b... |
2011/01/05 | 611 | 2,478 | <issue_start>username_0: What reputable stores exist for purchasing RAM for a Mac?<issue_comment>username_1: Macs and PCs use the same type of RAM just like they use the same type of Hard Drives, if you buy RAM directly from Apple it is definitely marked up. I have personally had good experiences with [Kingston](http:/... |
2011/01/05 | 400 | 1,402 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm not normally one for paraniodly checking my activity monitor for rogue processes; but this one just has my internal nature-watcher all curious. Why is there a racoon running under my root user? What's it doing? Foraging? Looking for nuts and berries? Staring at headlights?
 will let you manage the contents of the filesystem from your Computer.
[iPhoneBrowser](http://code.goo... |
2011/01/06 | 568 | 2,321 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a single message in Mail on my iPhone 4 that just cannot be deleted. I get a popup saying **Unable to move message - The message could not be moved to the trash folder**.
I'm using the latest version of iOS. The account is an Exchange Active Sync account and deleting other messages is n... |
2011/01/06 | 241 | 964 | <issue_start>username_0: If I've previously bought a song in iTunes, can I download it again on another computer without paying for it a second time? Both computers are authorized to the same account.<issue_comment>username_1: No, that is not possible. That is described on [that](http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1469) app... |
2011/01/06 | 733 | 2,696 | <issue_start>username_0: Back when Apple announced iLife '11 I bought a copy, but now I see that it's also available on the Mac App Store. If I want to be eligible to use the Mac App Store's built-in update mechanism to update it, do I have to repurchase it through the Mac App Store?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, you ... |
2011/01/06 | 270 | 1,174 | <issue_start>username_0: I notice that apps downloaded through the Mac App Store are placed in the /Applications folder on my Mac. Is there any special procedure to delete them, or can I just drag them to the trash like I can with other apps?<issue_comment>username_1: There's no delete mechanism in the App Store. You c... |
2011/01/06 | 295 | 1,299 | <issue_start>username_0: I somehow managed to mis-configure my Mac OS X update-server and would like to reset it, the problem is that there is no reset button to put the update-server into it's original inactivated state.
So does someone here know how to reset the update-server completely without leaving traces from ... |
2011/01/06 | 1,119 | 3,888 | <issue_start>username_0: I've previously purchased several apps (Pixelmator, Rivet, a few others I can't think of now) that are now available in the Mac App Store. Given that apps in the store are not allowed to use their own updating frameworks (like Sparkle), how will I get updates to them in the future? Can I someho... |
2011/01/06 | 261 | 870 | <issue_start>username_0: I am migrating from Entourage to Mac Mail. Entourage has a tool called MyDay which is quite handy for getting an overview over my appointments first day in the morning.
Is there a competitive product available which snycronizes with iCal appointments and todo list?
, but ... |
2011/01/06 | 661 | 2,754 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to merge to Time Machine Backups?
When I look inside the sparse-bundle which Time Machine generates then I see that the folder-structure ordered by dates. So theoretically I could copy the files from my old TM sparse-bundle into the new one. Is this possible?<issue_comment>usern... |
2011/01/06 | 357 | 1,239 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad on Windows 7 and its numeric pad is not working on windows 7, it was working OK on windows XP, what I can do to make it work on it too?<issue_comment>username_1: Hah! I actually use a mac keyboard as the normal keyboard on my windows boxes. I like t... |
2011/01/06 | 459 | 1,842 | <issue_start>username_0: I am trying to import my entire folder structure from Entourage 2008 to Mail on a Mac running OS X 10.5.8.
First I tried to export the whole email database from Entourage to the Desktop as a .rge file. The export aborted with a message saying that my Entourage database is corrupt and that I sh... |
2011/01/07 | 422 | 1,700 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever I email a photo from the iPhone 4 photo app then the email gets *stuck* in the **Outbox**. Just doing a refresh leaves it there, even when viewing the outbox. To get them to send I manually need to open each email in the outbox and hit send again (and again specifying what size to make... |
2011/01/07 | 768 | 2,769 | <issue_start>username_0: I am using WinOS at the office and MacOS at home. But I am more experienced on WinOS. While i am browsing (via Firefox), I use `⌘ CMD`+`Q` accidentally to write "@" mark because of WinOS and keyboard habits. So, the browser quits and I lose all what I've written.
Is there a way to constrain th... |
2011/01/07 | 275 | 1,174 | <issue_start>username_0: Where does the Mac App Store install its applications to? Is this a system-wide location, or somewhere inside my Home directory? Is it possible to use the App Store on machines where I am not a System Administrator (just like I can currently install almost all applications I manually download b... |
2011/01/06 | 1,035 | 4,010 | <issue_start>username_0: I need help with my iPhone. It's stuck on the 'connect to iTunes' screen.
iTunes does recognize the iPhone, but when I select 'restore', it goes through a few progress bars, then errors again. I've already tried to hard reset the phone, but that doesn't work either.<issue_comment>username_1: ... |
2011/01/07 | 575 | 1,928 | <issue_start>username_0: I understand that Snow Leopard is required to install the Mac App Store and actually install apps. But is it possible to browse the store on the web the way you can with the [iTunes Store](http://itunes.apple.com/uk/browse)?<issue_comment>username_1: It is not possible to *browse* the App Store... |
2011/01/07 | 591 | 2,188 | <issue_start>username_0: How can I make the Safari tab bar display all of the tabs?
Right now it displays only `n` tabs and the remaining are only accessible through a `>>` button.
How can I display all tabs at once without needing to scroll horizontally? Can tabs be set to shrink to a much smaller size, to display m... |
2011/01/07 | 2,578 | 10,918 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to disable the "the disk was not ejected properly" message?
I use a KVM and need to switch between two systems and have a memory stick that is in the KVM. The problem is that it's very annoying to get the message every time I switch from one computer to the other. I know, I ca... |
2011/01/07 | 1,329 | 3,628 | <issue_start>username_0: (This is a repost of [my question on SuperUser.com](https://superuser.com/questions/216171/macbook-pro-running-linux-only-3-6-gb-ram-available), hopefully it's better suited here ).
I've happily installed Linux on my MacBook Pro with 4 GB of RAM, but I only get 3.6 GB available:
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2011/01/07 | 1,714 | 5,051 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there an easy way to tell whether all my kernel extensions will "survive" booting with a 64 bit kernel? I can of course try the "6-4 finger boot", but maybe there is a piece of hardware I use infrequently and that won't work when I use it in a month, leaving me to wonder what went wrong.
I ... |
2011/01/07 | 430 | 1,768 | <issue_start>username_0: On the iPhone, to show the percentage of battery left, I can go into `Settings > General > Usage` and toggle "Battery Percentage" on.
My daughter's iPod touch doesn't have a Usage category. Is there a way on the iPod touch to display the battery percentage?<issue_comment>username_1: No iPod To... |
2011/01/07 | 283 | 971 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to disable the startup sound on an iMac G5, or at least decrease its volume?
The obvious way to do this would be to put a script in the shutdown folder (OS X 10.4.11) that mutes the sound, then put one in the startup folder that reverses it. Unfortunately, I've been unable to f... |
2011/01/07 | 796 | 2,764 | <issue_start>username_0: How well does Google Docs work on the iPad via Safari?<issue_comment>username_1: Google Docs has full view and edit functionality on the iPad (see [here](http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20025375-1.html) and [here](http://www.tuaw.com/2010/12/10/desktop-version-of-google-docs-now-on-ipad-but... |
2011/01/07 | 268 | 933 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a Sansa Fuze MP3 player, it's 4 GB.
I plug it in my Mac I have a capacity of 3,7 GB of which apparently 1,8 GB is in use.
Problem is I only have arround 120 MB of MP3s on it...
Who's stealing my free space ?
Here are DiskInventoryX screenshots. I have the same results with du and the... |
2011/01/07 | 331 | 1,279 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any way to shut down Apple TV (new, 2G, second generation) by remote controler?
I can do it by holding middle button on remote controller but only if the TV set is on. If I just listen to the internet radio without TV set on, I cannot do this.<issue_comment>username_1: If you notice, t... |
2011/01/07 | 268 | 917 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it possible to sync iCal on Tiger with Google calendar?
Upgrading to 10.5 isn't an option for my G5, but I'd love to be able to use iCal to access the years of calendar data I have on Google Calendar.<issue_comment>username_1: Before upgrading to Leopard, I used [GCALDaemon](http://gcaldae... |