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Q: Turn on Back To My Mac via a Script or Command Line The VPN software I use for work (IPSecuritas) requires me to turn off Back To My Mac to start it's connection, so I frequently turn off Back To My Mac in order to use my VPN connection (the program does this for me). I forget to turn it back on however and I'd love... | 2df504217c892a7aa64f69c353d2881194a3087d |
Q: Why doesn't Microsoft Office/2008(& later) support RTL languages? I have Microsoft Office/2008 on my MacBook Pro. Office doesn't support RTL languages like Farsi and Arabic, and I know that Office/2010 (for Windows) also has the same problem.
Do you think the lack of support is because of business competition, or so... | 69fa4eabe8a1513845e0d82f945947dedbae85d0 |
Q: Repair Disk - Start up disk options I had a power failure and upon rebooting noticed that the OS drive needed to be repaired (Disk Utilities). I am running Snow Leopard and don't have the CD to start up from in order to perform the fix.
Are there any other options for running the repair utils on the startup disk?
A... | e2b112c86f838d4ea0346cdd8f729bff027a9129 |
Q: How can I make focus follow the mouse cursor? I will often click on a button expecting it to be clicked but instead all that happens is the application it is in becomes active, and I have to click again to actually click the button. It would be nice if this second click wasn't needed, which leads me to my question:... | 134319982122c261416576a56b798bca2f3439e8 |
Q: With multiple monitors, can I pick which one an application will load on? In Spaces it's possible to specify which space a given application will open on -- for example, my web browser always opens on Space 1 and iTunes on Space 3. Is something similar possible with multiple monitors, so that whichever space I'm on... | 41c3fd546778d96420718b83a3db0a006322d924 |
Q: Multitasking on iPhone Does the iPhone close the background programs if it runs out of memory or battery?
A: There are two ways to approach this question.
From the end user's perspective, the answer is no. No matter what you do, the app will come back to the same state it was in previously, unless you close it from... | b86728c9a357760818815736ac1426c0f6227998 |
Q: Is there a configurable "word-of-the-day"-screensaver/ -widget I am looking for a "word-of-the-day" screensaver or dashboard widget where I can configure (e.g. in a text file) that "words" to be displayed?
A: AFAIK - there's word-of-the-day screensaver that comes packed with every Mac OS X (since Tiger). You can co... | 60e1fa5efb0e1cc903ea0b4b87312d120ea72aa3 |
Q: Strange loading screen when MBP battery dies and reboots I have a 2007 Macbook Pro and for nearly two years, the battery has been toast. In April, Apple replaced the logic board. Since the repair, whenever the power cable comes loose, the MBP shuts off as expected.
Before the repair, when the power cable was unplug... | 32b2da384d7c61f1fc935bc495084d17cd900618 |
Q: Faster alternative to ShakesPeer? I've used ShakesPeer for it's clean and Mac-like interface. But the downloads are really slow. Is there a faster alternative to ShakesPeer?
Preferably having at least the same features as ShakesPeer itself if not more. Also preferable if the software follows the Apple Human Interfac... | 56f2a5b2ee2a0dea53b862b1aec9436e766db30c |
Q: How do hide iPod icon with SBSettings? On my Jailbroken iPad, I have SBSettings installed. I chose to hide all my application icons, but iPod will not go away, no matter what the switch setting is. I was thinking about just going into the file system and manually deleting the icon, but I don't know where it's stored... | 3355e57ae55d42eaae590039c3177acdf15b82c4 |
Q: Can an iPhone be restored from an iPod Touch backup? If I have an iPod Touch backup on my computer, can an iPhone restore from it? How about vice versa?
A: According to this forums post, somebody did it with success.
Worked flawlessly for me
I just activated my new iPhone 3GS and then iTunes offered to either se... | 6e3f6a166d27998fc5e6a87c822c4cd746f44c9c |
Q: How do I recover the administrator or root password on OS X? I received a hand me down white MacBook with 10.4 on it and it automatically logs into a user account that isn't able to change much in the preference pane. How do I recover or change the administrator password?
The original owner told me to try a few pass... | 15c095a7832a88809f88b0a4f702d7f5b920ac7b |
Q: iPhone Taskbar close all applications Is there a way to close all application in the taskbar at once?
A: No.
You have to manually remove each one.
A: One nifty trick I learned from a friend: Enter "wiggle" mode for the taskbar, then tap the icons from right to left. This way you can close at least four apps in a s... | 3b7366f9a396c2f7201d8fe30019f1072b2cbef0 |
Q: "Erase and Install" function missing in Snow Leopard When installing Tiger or Leopard, there was an option called "Erase and Install" that would delete the disk before installing the new OS.
In Snow Leopard, this option seems to be missing. Is there any way I can add "Erase and Install" back to Snow Leopard?
A: Wit... | d46b48d137128550d132bf7a4cfaa8d4b3d1c2e9 |
Q: How do I turn off multitouch zoom in Safari? I'm using my wife's Macbook with the bigger multitouch track pad. Many times while in Safari, it thinks I want to zoom in and the page will zoom in. I want to just get rid of multitouch in Safari, or just disable the zoom feature in Safari.
It's nice to have multitouch in... | 493e622b1a8190ce308bea38877e1ef6dc24fce7 |
Q: Keyboard needs to be setup on every boot up I am being asked to setup my keyboard every time I reboot my computer. Is there anyway I can get this to keep the setup?
I am on Snow Leopard and have a Logitech Wave wireless keyboard and mouse combo. This started happening when I switched to 64-bit mode. Booting into 32-... | c6ba7d56e7b2d9e029e8cdb316523dfe494496a8 |
Q: Why does my MacBook Pro take so long to go to sleep? My MacBook Pro takes an awful long time to go to sleep when I close the lid. Considering that I generally want to close the lid and then carry it somewhere, I want it to be fully asleep so I don't have any hard drive issues. Is there anything I can do to speed up ... | 9b8a3314ed6e5cf74f28f158fc2fc481ec13419c |
Q: How do I turn off the Front Row keyboard shortcut? I keep accidentally hitting Command+Esc and bringing up Front Row. How can I disable this shortcut?
A: Under Keyboard & Mouse on System Preferences there is a Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
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Q: When using Spaces, is there a way to set each "desktop" background independently? For instance, say I had a few sweet background images I wanted to use to identify each one.
A: There's no built-in feature in OS X for that but there are two applications that can do that for you, Hyperspaces and SpaceSuit.
A: You ha... | 4bb98c1c1a21cb2d68a14669859ad14176d96ff8 |
Q: Windows print screen when using Boot Camp I have bootcamp installed on my Mac, and when on Windows, I need to frequently capture screens using windows shortcuts such as Print Screen.
Using virtualization is not an option, since I need to run a virtualized environment within Windows already.
On the Mac keyboard (I ha... | f945f85d8180b31bc20112f849e408861ded87e5 |
Q: How can I get DoubleTwist to differentiate between music and podcasts? Since iTunes has no way to sync with my Motorola Droid, and all of my music is on my Macbook Pro, I recently tried out DoubleTwist. It detected my Droid right away.
The problem is that when I chose to sync all of my music, DoubleTwist also synce... | 90fa2546fdab955631e31360660fbef52dd28b2a |
Q: Sync iPhone with multiple Macs Is it possible to sync an iPhone with multiple computers? I know the music will be restricted, and I don't mind. I want the contacts, bookmarks, etc. to be in sync across my home iMac and my MacBook.
A: The best way to synchronize contacts and bookmarks between several Mac and/or iPho... | de3ea9fe5b3aefe4ce473aac95bed94c8358cac9 |
Q: Creating a new file blocks Textmate When I want to create a new file through the button (left-bottom one) in the project drawer or in the file menu it takes a long time and blocks TextMate and even blocks TextMate totally in some cases.
I've installed the latest version of TextMate and installed all updates availabl... | f318e3601dcded9f380cf0595e77f8418825b564 |
Q: Dot-files and other meta data on non-Mac network shares Is there a way to tell Finder to not use (or worry about) the ._* files and other meta-data files it normally tries to use when it's on a network share?
Currently when I'm in Finder and I try to copy a file to a network share it results in an error:
The Finder... | d2ff68893bf994e3b0a575cc8fd96c0504a1b295 |
Q: How can I get Snow Leopard to properly reconnect to my Windows network drives after it goes to sleep? My mac goes to sleep. It wakes up. The volumes mounted to a Windows server in my house all work. I can see pictures and listen to music. Until I can't. After two or three sleep/wake cycles, I can't connect to the Wi... | 6f9fe8e37ad3a41e487fb3991cc1a8a447cf3c34 |
Q: Can the keys on the MacBook Pro be removed for cleaning? The MacBook Pro does a really good job keeping dirt and stuff from getting under the keys, but none-the-less there is some dirt under a few keys. Can I pop these keys off and then easily replace them?
In the past when I've done this, the key never really went... | b6bd5842844279143f859824aab2ad3b88c0c26a |
Q: Is there any way to print directly from my iPad to my wifi-connected printer? I am happy to purchase an app, but the only printing app I'm aware of seems to just let your ipad connect to a computer that is connected to the printer and effectively print through it.
I'm looking to print from my ipad without the use... | 30863f80f68329593378c5a32df9e480e65a2dbc |
Q: Why didn't my Windows partition show up in the Startup Disk preference pane? I install Windows(XP after that 7) on my MBP with Boot Camp and every thing was fine but after a while in System Prefences -> Startup Disk my windows partition was lost and when I want to switch to my windows must restart my Laptop and Pres... | f8ac9127f697ad7fd703baf14672eaded562b7ee |
Q: Adding a new processor I've got a Mac Pro (Jan-2008) 2.8GHz Quad-core Xeon with one processor. Do all the Mac Pro's have the two sockets motherboards even if it's purchased with one processor? If so can I purchase an equivalent Intel Xeon proc and install it to have the 8-core?
A: No, single processor Mac Pros ship... | da7fa2a2bade8aa36734f5d08d3502d054595c5e |
Q: What are some good sources for Pages and Keynote templates? It doesn't matter whether they are for free or for purchase as long as they are compatible.
A: The best commercial packages of themes for the iWork apps, in my experience, are those from Jumsoft.(under Design) They produce themes for both Pages and Keynote... | 9ed80ac513ff72e53ad775fb1d3fea0ce600829a |
Q: StartupSound.prefPane on new iMacs? Inspired by this question to which I thought I knew the answer, does anybody know how to make StartupSound.prefPane work on a new iMac?
I just got the computer last week, and installed SS.pP (v1.1b3) right away, but noticed the next day that it didn't actually function. However, ... | 913406314a83626e6f2bd694e4ab6e3d753e4e3e |
Q: Is there an image editor like Windows' Paint for OS X? I tried out several image editors mentioned on this site but some of them (like Pixen and Seashore) were very disappointing. These apps were too simple and low level.
What do you suggest for a (preferably free) image editor on OS X?
P.S: I was using GIMP on Linu... | 8a3d7723574cbba2e9fb2ef67be4628cc58df1d6 |
Q: iPad virtual keyboard text entry: Way to type multiple capital letters without having to press SHIFT before each letter? Let's say I'm typing a word in ALL-CAPS on the iPad. Currently, the only way I know of how to do this is to press SHIFT before each of the letters.
Is there an alternative, like a sticky shift or... | 96b7ce549ef249621814a6f792124d517c3145ac |
Q: iPad virtual keyboard text entry: Can I disable the automatic upper-casing that takes place after I end a sentence? When using the iPad to type a note, for instance, every time I type a period, the iPad assumes I want to start the next word with a capital letter. It also assumes I want to start typing with a capita... | c8f4fb717e8acd4c3f6a928be1784fd1c5f0746c |
Q: How to minimize all windows/applications to the dock? ⌥+⌘+M as mentioned in multiple docs only appears to minimize the current (focused) window.
I am looking for the "Show Desktop" equivalent. If it matters I'm using 10.6.4.
A: I just use Hot Corners to do it.
System Preferences >> Desktop & Screen Saver >> H... | 20567f80868e39585aba02ef18a9f584b02a67bf |
Q: How do I sync up my iPhone with my Google Calendar?
Possible Duplicate:
How do I sync my Google calendar with my iPhone?
So I want to be able to add appointments/events/tasks on either and have those changes reflected on both.
A: You should really use Google Sync for iPhone to have all the benefits of Calendars ... | e709a96ad7ebbb3314b9412cdf29d6c773b22915 |
Q: Is it possible to add alternate SCM options in Xcode 3? Is it possible to add additional SCM options in Xcode, specifically Mercurial? I know it is possible outside with Murky and others but I was hoping for a "inside Xcode" integration.
If this is too SOish say so.
A: In the latest beta of XCode 4, there's a buil... | 487732d411fb0daec46ecbfc47dd9a2a5ce3a409 |
Q: Free screen capture tool that has decent annotation I'm looking for a free screen capture tool that has decent annotation. I want to be able to do the following:
*
*Highlight an area
*Dim everything but the selected area
*Draw arrows
*Blur selected areas
A: I just downloaded the Snagit Beta for Mac, free fo... | 775085f6e511e15753787bbe6617ae949e3410a5 |
Q: How can I use an ADB Apple Keyboard with a modern Mac? I recently found an old Apple Extended Keyboard that uses the ADB interface. I would like to use it, but I don't have an ADB-to-USB converter. I know of only one which is the Griffin iMate. Unfortunately, it's out of production and the ones going on ebay are exp... | 5ed3ebe66e1b7cfe2b15dcabcf0372d8339990b4 |
Q: Stop Safari from loading webpages as Preview images Everyday, the first time I start Safari, if I go to the history or bookmarks tab, I get the following message:
How can I stop Safari from prompting this message and completely disable the webpages Preview?
I already set the update policy to 2 with this:
defaults ... | acc47d4413446171fedec00416e6c8e9dd232ae0 |
Q: How can I skip the Welcome screen after installing OS X? How can I skip the Welcome Video/Music that comes up after a fresh install of OS X? I believe you could skip this in Windows by hitting ESC, but I cannot find a key that has that same effect in OS X.
A: Unfortunately you can not skip the opening movie - but y... | 7c87e5563ff079d21f57aea8f9b90c725cd6e5a4 |
Q: iTunes on Windows Refuses to Upgrade I've been having a problem when trying to upgrade iTunes on Windows (7 x64). Every time I try to upgrade it, I get the error message:
QuickTime was not found.
QuickTime is required to run iTunes. Please uninstall iTunes, then install iTunes again.
Wanting to upgrade to 9.2 to g... | 2817e10e82d5ac50aae76f459234e4f5407ac2de |
Q: Quicksilver addons and plugins Quicksilver is no doubt THE App that's must have for any keyboard ninja using Mac. Please share your [power] tips on new addons, triggers and plugins that you use.
A: If you're using Quicksilver just as a launcher I recommend checking out "Google Quick Search Box" (http://www.google.c... | 7f94a50de05b44560f123b179087ccd475636fe1 |
Q: Cycle through windows with keyboard in Adobe Acrobat I use Adobe Acrobat Pro a lot, and often keep multiple documents open. Does anyone know of a way of cycling through the open windows of this application without resorting to the mouse?
(Cmd+` (backtick) does not work.)
I use OS X 10.6.4 on a 13" MacBook Pro.
A: Y... | fa0b8476bd5330e1ce72fe6df1dfb0c5d8b6848b |
Q: Mail: Smart Mailbox Filters How can I get the smart mailbox to filter email correctly? I have the following set:
Contains messages that match ANY:
Subject Contains criteria one
Entire Message Contains criteria two
Entire Message Contains criteria three
The result is no messages found. If I remove the third criteria ... | 8024d4576fbc94cd25750b58da77ccff5b26430c |
Q: Quick, automated way to verify the copy of a folder? I have a lot of files that I've been transferring around my network and to external hard drives. For example, I just copied a folder with files representing an old laptop's disk image (created with clonezilla) from an external hard drive to my macbook pro.
Is the... | e787dfc755ab2064e43664d809e16ee0e012ca14 |
Q: Is it possible to launch a program in a specific language? I'm a developer, and my primary language is French, so I use Mac OS X in French. However, I need on a regular basis to open an application in English to do support.
Right now I'm going to the International System Preferences and I put English above in the la... | afa7afb4a0fc4bd0f8edd690534dbc08d7feaa64 |
Q: How to perform hard / cold reboot of iPhone or iPad? I understand that when I press and release the power button on the top of my iPhone or iPad, it stays on but turns off the screen.
Whereas if I press and hold the power button, a "slide to turn off" control appears on the screen.
Sliding this, as I was told, does ... | ec4367a9e61bdfb42adc1ccae6601dde0a17e09f |
Q: Can I change my OS X theme? Some of my friends said that OS X sucks because you only have to choose one theme on every device that have OS X. I searched, but I didn't find any feasible solution just one little thing that cost money (and I didn't want to risk it).
Is there a easy way to change OS X themes that is fr... | 97660660c7ddce9de0c895a98c443e6de7d87947 |
Q: Mac ports installation of gcc46 failing due to architecture problems When trying to install gcc46 on OS X 10.6.4 using port (MacPorts 1.9.1) i get the following errors:
artemis:foo$ sudo port install gcc46
Error: Cannot install gcc46 for the arch(s) 'x86_64' because
Error: its dependency gmp is only installed for th... | 7e9f1a604ecc922ac88f07661c01e1fdf021c3f7 |
Q: Can I get the Canon EOS Utility to stop bugging me when I plug in my iPhone? I'm not sure if this belongs here or SuperUser, so I'll ask here and if the community decides to close it, I will re-ask there.
Every time I plug my iPhone in to my MacBook, the Canon EOS Utility (installed with the software for my DSLR) po... | 0d39bbdc5ebb021fddd4c3e313647385039ea525 |
Q: iChat periodically disconnects About twice a night, iChat will disconnect (though it'll still show me as connected). After about 10 minutes, it'll realize it's disconnected and bring up a dialog telling me it lost the connection. I can then close the dialog and reconnect with no trouble.
My computer's network conn... | 912671cc8566b220893341326a481bfe8889333b |
Q: How can I unlock my screen when my input is in a different language? I have 3 languages installed and everytime my MacBook goes to sleep - the screen is being locked. After entering a password, system says that it's incorrect. It appears, that I'm entering password not in English language, but in Lithuanian (mother ... | 960d51942cef6caae2f5c8109a0e5fbdfc9de42c |
Q: Is there a way to rename a sound card in Mac OS X? I have multiple sound cards connected and would benefit from being able to rename them from their device name to something like "Headphones", "Surround system", etc. Is there a way to do this?
A: The Sound Card’s name comes from the Device itself, which “publishes”... | 10a7e8b54217e51b1ae7645524e87af4508b0bfa |
Q: Books or Info about Mac OS X under the hood Can somebody point me in the direction of books, sites, articles, ... to learn everything about Mac OS X "under the hood"? In other words to learn more about the kernel, the system.
ps.: About Snow Leopard of course
A: I've read several articles by Amit Singh at http://ke... | 065dc3792ed2e60b31fc5ee81e0c9da67d9b68e2 |
Q: iVPN Connection Problems I want a way to create a secure connection to the internet (something I can trust) on my iPod Touch and Laptop through a source I can trust. In my research, it was suggested I use iVPN on my iMac at home to set up the connection. So I bought that and tried it out. The VPN client connects, bu... | ca100d43f3cf027f9caf3963637b24c2ba4d8411 |
Q: Are there any features like Winamp's auto tag exist for iTunes? It took me 3 months to ID3 Tag all of the MP3s (artist, album, released year, etc) in my iTunes library. It was annoying. I saw that Winamp solves this problem with an "Auto Tag" feature. Is there a plugin for iTunes on OS X to do the same? Or does i... | 9005306c1665942b1812b308d1627eb1b1c21dc3 |
Q: What are some good resources for learning Dashcode? What are some good resources for learning Dashcode? I've got plenty for XCode, but can neither find a good online Dashcode tutorial nor a book in stores. If anyone can help, please let me know.
My apologies if this is better suited for SO.
A: There are a bunch of ... | 78df86aa11bed760b030c6944442061c902e43ff |
Q: Can I make applications load on the same monitor as the mouse cursor? I have multiple monitors, and with Quicksilver and Magic Mouse gestures I open applications without using the dock more often than with it. Is there a way to have these application windows appear on the monitor that currently has the mouse cursor... | 198d63cbbcfc2bd0ae41314bd18c2240d8ae1c60 |
Q: Is there a way to match calendar colors without MobileMe?
Possible Duplicate:
How can I change the colors of calendars on iOS5
I have an iPhone 4 that syncs with iCal through Google. However, the colors for the calendars are different on the iPhone than on iCal. Is there any way to set the colors for the calendar... | 18227bb48cc899cce99a1d84712c920f4dadf5bd |
Q: Is there a quick, free viewer for Word docs? TextEdit will open them, but often doesn't display them correctly.
I really like QuickLook, but it won't stay open and doesn't allow for copying text.
OpenOffice seems to read the files adequately, but is slow to launch.
The ideal would be something like Preview that can ... | 1d8803beed07bc894270c6d557f5c2d38d02ee4a |
Q: Is there a tool I can use to securely wipe data from iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch? Is there a tool or application that will securely wipe an iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad (i.e. any iOS device?)
I'm not interested in a complete wipe that would brick the device. Rather, I'd want to wipe all free space after it's been re... | bd6860f471a13e1d6971725422b4995ea0b803a9 |
Q: Create bulleted list in iOS Mail Is it possible to create a bulleted or numbered list in Mail on an iDevice? If so, please share how. I know it'll display them. Like if I create it in GMail on my MacBook, save a draft, then open it on the device, I see the bullets as intended, but I would like to actually create thi... | a2cb91e051b25f103842023ee082a23bfb0ad779 |
Q: Is there an easy way to remove a URL from Safari's address bar history? So, I love the new, awesomebar-style address bar in Safari 5 - with it's history search, I've gotten to the point where I no longer use bookmarks for most sites, I just remember the 2-4 letter strings that will bring what I want to the top of th... | 7debfb2aeae7a225d9524b6de767505540ac1d3b |
Q: Real alternative to Tag&Rename I was using Tag&Rename (an MP3 tag editor) on Windows and I'm looking for a real alternative for OS X.
A: Jaikoz and Music Man can do it for you.
you can also use some free apps too:
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*MusicBrainz
*ID3 Editor
A: The tagger
A: To my knowledge there is no tagging software on OS X... | 86e354ace418a4f7218dc3cfc11d8e47ab8c727d |
Q: Can I control how frequently Safari refreshes when switching between pages? Frequently when I'm using Safari on the iPad and loading multiple web sites at the same time and switching between them, Safari starts to reload a page when I switch back to it, even if it's been only a few minutes since I last opened the pa... | 6f8c1d29937c8fdadbe8d2df811d1b0e012a82e7 |
Q: How to automount a network share once OpenVPN has connected? (Using Tunnelblick) Does anyone know how to automatically mount a network share once a VPN connection using Tunnelblick has connected?
Right now I have to connect and then do a cmd+K in the finder to connect to the AFP share. It'd be nice if it would conne... | e7458b2a1faab26cde886c8e77983bd2ca413df9 |
Q: Why does OS X's Apache server give different results using real and virtual addresses? I'm developing a WordPress site on my Mac, running OS X 10.6.4. I'm using OS X's built-in Apache server to run the site locally during development. I've set up WordPress and connected it to OS X's MySQL with no problems. The site ... | f439456ff373676c29fe388e73020b9ef78d11b1 |
Q: Multiple tags on music in iTunes? Is there any plugin for iTunes making it possible to tag the music with multiple tags (not ID3-tags or genre)? Just like last.fm does, e.g. "soft electronic african female-vocalist"? Genres are so totally unusable to use as a music categorizer.
I use iTunes a lot for syncing variou... | 45787093386a14b0346eba3d7a6644910005d287 |
Q: How can I really disable the Cmd to Win key mapping in Parallels Desktop 5? Removed it from System Preferences > Keyboard. No go.
Remapped ⌘ Cmd to be Ctrl. No go.
Ripping out the ⌘ Cmd key shouldn't be the solution. Anyone?...
A: It works for me, but I have it remapped like this:
So cmd is really control for Win... | e15704ff1aa97bb2264c22d22f2fdf03bbffa168 |
Q: Can Macs be put in hibernation voluntarily? I know that when you put your Mac laptop to sleep and the battery dies, next time you plug it in it will wake up from the state it was prior to being put to sleep. There are also hacks to get this behavior with a desktop Mac (except it triggers when you put the Mac to slee... | 43cdc735c344e07596c227067cdfc3c32cce6c7c |
Q: Keyboard shortcuts for "Straighten" in iPhoto? If you've used iPhoto for photo retouching, you probably know the Straighten functionality.
My question is, are there any keyboard shortcuts for rotating the photo, or is mouse & the slider the only way? Any other useful tips regarding this are of course also welcome.... | c86c90ab5ed6b0680babacdefb77f58155975c5d |
Q: Can I resize a BootCamp partition without reinstalling Windows? Does any one know how to do this?
A: You can use GParted to achieve this, as it supports HFS+, FAT32 & NTFS resizing.
A: if you want to reduce the size of bootcamp partition you can use this.
and if you want to increase the partition size you can us... | 77563de6f287ef7e8f3df89adb38d96dddaba358 |
Q: External Disk to use with TimeMachine in a AirPort Extreme Any one know any external disk that I can use to do this?
A: Again, any usb disk should work, unless there's something I'm missing in the question.
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Q: External Disk to use with iTunes in a AirPort Extreme I have a external disk that I use now to have my iTunes collection, I want to connect the same disk to the AirPort Extreme so I dont have to use a USB port in my Notebook.
Does anyone have a reccomendation?
A: Any standard USB disk should work.
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Q: How can I get files on my iPad into my Dropbox? Let's say I get a file in an email, or have it stored in GoodReader, or find a link to it on the web, and want to put it into my Dropbox using the ipad app.
It seems like the only files you can add from the app are photos and video. Am I missing anything? Goodreader... | d955c281a47fc1fc65ae703d832bba2ae39da162 |
Q: Continuing pages in Page Layout Document in Pages I have a Page Layout document in Pages currently. Is there a way to convert part of the document into "word processing" mode where when you run out of room on one page, it automatically creates a new page?
A: Someone has to give you the bad news:
You can't. You hav... | 7eec642f36be9bc4b8528f8287102ae6881f3b67 |
Q: Can I mirror my iPad's display using the VGA adapter for use in a presentation? I would love to be able to mirror the display of my iPad on a projector for use in a presentation. Is there any software available to do this - on the AppStore or if necessary for use with a jailbroken iPad?
A: There's no official way t... | c95c2c534a949f757b720046abcee5c46925e004 |
Q: Scrolling Settings - "Throw" I was trying to change my scrolling settings to keep the screen from scrolling when I take my hands off the touchpad. Right now, if I do a two-finger scroll, and take my fingers off the pad while keeping my hand moving, the screen continues to scroll, like a throw. I would like this be... | 95fed4655e886fff3b3011fd530f6b6064af229c |
Q: What are some of your best iTunes add-ins? I realized recently that iTunes has add-ins.
What are the add-ins that add value to iTunes on Windows?
One add-in per answer please.
A: Doug's Scripts is a fantastic collection of AppleScripts for iTunes that perform a whole array of functions. I've often made us of them t... | a992a27ba943bcb0abe6cedb2ec6d733ef7fc425 |
Q: My personal settings on OS X disappear after booting Windows (XP or 7) on my MacBook Pro I installed Windows 7 (and XP before) on my MacBook Pro and whenever I boot my Windows and after that boot my OS X my clock shows the wrong time and my login items that I set in the system preference > Accounts disappear!
I hav... | 9bebf67f85c996d56e0df03ef36f2c88465d7112 |
Q: How can I use NTFS partitions in OS X? My coworkers use NTFS partitions, and I can't share my data with them, as NTFS on Mac OS X is read-only.
How can I read and write onto NTFS partitions?
A: I payed(34$) for the full NTFS driver from Tuxera, the free version was not able to safely eject NTFS disks.
Update: start... | 043b988bf4d5469e150da5f19939b0e3d8e9b3d8 |
Q: Can anyone recommend a decent free stop watch widget for MacOSX? I would like something that is simple to use.
A: Depending on the functionalities you want :
*
*Simple & Design : iChrono
*More features & like a real stopwatch : Stopwatch widget
A: It's not a dashboard widget, but the Apimac Timer applicatio... | 5d7823adefb806488d22d57387cc82db8a8f5282 |
Q: How can I change which application is launched when I press the play button on my remote? My mac mini came with a remote control. When I press the play button, iTunes is launched. How can I change what happens when I press this button (e.g. launch a different program)?
A: according to the writer : This seems to wor... | 4e050a614cc638358d7ada0ec931a66fe21d0a87 |
Q: How can I resize a window that doesn't have the grabbing part on the bottom right? I have Hulu desktop running and I want to make the window smaller, there are no lines which are usually present on windows for resizing on the bottom right corner, though. On windows I could right-click the title bar and choose size f... | d5d5e4e5e4165cfaedef9c5e51e455a5c6ffdbde |
Q: Is there a way to change font sizes system-wide while preserving UI resolution? I have a 17" widescreen mac book pro (1920 x 1080) and find it hard to read the small fonts in the finder menu and in the Finder let hand panel even though my vision is good. Even the font's in most applications appear small. I know cert... | 9834e2397fe26ea5c41557f50cefdabf5f143f4d |
Q: Add the bookmarks bar to internal browsers of iPad apps Apps like Twitterific and Flipboard are great but I want to be able to use the "Offline Pages" app to save the text of a link so I can read it later. In Twitterific, when I touch a link it opens in an internal web app that doesn't have the bookmarks bar and the... | db9dfc3c3bd47d7b79aeec9b96c12d4c98ab73f6 |
Q: How to move only purchased music from iPhone I have multiple Macs registered to my iTunes account. If I plug my iPhone in to any Mac other than the one I usually sync with it, I have the option to transfer purchased items from my iPhone to the connected Mac. This works great for moving music I purchase on my iMac ... | c81038e830d3b7e30dcf300a87a41bdc54f31013 |
Q: How do I find a modem driver for Mac? I'm not familiar with OS X. I'm trying to find a way to get a modem (Huawei ETS 1201, which I believe can only be connected using a USB cable) driver for OS X Leopard (on a MacBook Pro) for a friend.
After failing to find a driver from the company's website, I was wondering whe... | 62fc6ab9203fb919e58ba779f50a6531045ad154 |
Q: Is it safe to always leave a Macbook Pro on? I have an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse connected to my Macbook Pro. I have the lid closed and have it running. I run it as if it were a desktop PC, always on. I only shut off the LCD attached to it.
Is it safe to always have the Macbook Pro on and running?
... | 67d24220000ed61f103a8aa6187d202aba7e96af |
Q: How do I use time machine to restore my entire computer, rather than a file? Is is possible? What is the easiest (most hassle-free) way of accomplishing this?
A: In 10.7 and later you can start up from the recovery system and choose Restore From Time Machine Backup.
Or if the backup was made on a different Mac, A... | 8a2aa20d8244a2bd799d979728528aad3bda56e9 |
Q: How to disable syncing applications without uninstalling them? When I disable syncing apps with my iPad, iTunes uninstalls all apps. How can I make iTunes not mess with it and leave the apps on it, even if I disable synchronization?
I tried disconnecting immediately after applying, but this doesn't save the changes ... | 525446f4fb9756ddec494b17d9ec80494bd8f89d |
Q: Search a phrase using Spotlight I find Spotlight very very useful, however I would like to be able to search for documents that contain a given phrase, i.e. words appearing together, instead of anywhere in a document. Do you know of any way or plugin to perform such a search?
A: From the Mac OS X 10.5 Help
Use quo... | 622f363225c28ff7e9f36a78c4ab94b9a0b5c97d |
Q: How can I make Back to my Mac Screen Sharing go full screen? I've got two macs, both with the same monitor. When I use Back to my Mac Screen Sharing from Mac A to Mac B, I see the full screen of Mac B, but it's in a window on Mac A, and the image is scaled a little bit.
Also, since I set up all my machines the same ... | f2182f8ccd827741f376cdc5319557b275977e90 |
Q: Free viewer for Excel files other than OpenOffice Other than OpenOffice, can you suggest a light free viewer for Excel files?
A: Quick Look can be set to allow copying of text. Launch Terminal and type the following command:
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true
Then restart the Finder ... | cb57e76805572500be4f7ef8b04571e8b363da9f |
Q: App that scans local network for shared folders? I'm looking for an application that can scan my local network and report any shared folders it finds. I've tried iStumbler, but it only gives you information on machines that are sharing with Bonjour. Anything out there that looks harder, ie. shows samba, nfs, etc?
... | 238f3c7e41af79ffe1c826a492f5a2a35fe9620d |
Q: Phone Numbers to be ignored Apparently someone has given my number has his telephone number to a whole bunch of offices, and I am getting a lot of calls on my phone asking for him!
Is there a setting on the iPhone 3GS - OS 4.0.2 to set a phone number to not ring, and not vibrate?
A: You can always make a silent rin... | c86b040f704994745b246d071d3c502877b6aca1 |
Q: iTunes Does Not Automatically Sync I just installed iTunes 9.2.5 (x64) on a new laptop, and iTunes is not automatically syncing when my iPhone is plugged in. The preference "Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically" is UNCHECKED. I didn't have this problem with my other laptop, so I'm not sure wh... | 86765c9ac13a0da64f529f3a08cda0c9bed698fa |
Q: Is there a usable iOS4 Terminal App? Mobile Terminal 426 appears to be the only non-crashing iOS4 Terminal App. Unfortunately it's missing all of its convenience features, like gestures. Are there alternatives?
A: I use iSSH: http://www.zinger-soft.com/iSSH_features.html
It's available on the app store, but if you'... | 4faa8922a497e9527f3b840c7ee7cc3046b7b0d7 |
Q: Centralized update for third party apps I kind of hate it when applications, which I start, at first search for updates. It's not the updates. Well I fire up an app because I want / need to use it (now). I liked the centralized, system wide update which Linux offered. And SoftwareUpdate just checks Apples software.
... | bbc32d2f66d97d776927e4eda1925281d7b31767 |
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