Mac 911
Sun Apr 24 04:33:42 EDT 2011
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Bugs & Fixes: TinyUmbrella and iTunes 1013 error strike again - Ted Landau troubleshoots his way out of an iPhone that refused to update with both the help and hindrance of TinyUmbrella.




Mac 911: Death and iTunes - When planning your estate have you considered what happens to your iTunes purchased content? Tips for leaving your media behind.




Mac 911: Two movies, two Apple TVs, one iTunes library - Is it possible to play two different movies, stored in one iTunes library, to a pair of Apple TVs?




Bugs & Fixes: Flash, iOS, and Xcode - Ted Landau runs up some recent troubleshooting news, including a security vulnerability with Flash Player, a pair of iOS bugs, and a problem with the Mac App Store version of Xcode.




Mac 911: Building a better macro - Macro utilities can make using a Mac easier--when all the macro's steps work. Lend them a hand by assigning keyboard shortcuts to buried commands.




Mac 911: Downloading free books to your iPad - Why yes, you can download books directly to your iOS device, provided they're in the correct format.




Bugs & Fixes: Office update struggles with calendar syncing - Microsoft is adding support for calendar syncing via an update that is already incompatible with Apple’s latest MobileMe software. Whoops.




Mac 911: Creating iTunes account without a credit card - Issue: You've given your child an iPod touch. That child naturally want to buy stuff. You, however, don't want to give them access to your credit card. Here's how to setup a credit-card-free Apple ID.




Mac 911: Compromised email? Avoid the scams - Has your name and e-mail address been exposed in the recent Epsilon attack? Here are steps you can take to protect yourself.




Mac 911: Font problem in Mac OS X 10.6.7 - Ted Landau looks at a rare font problem that can occur after the OS X 10.6.7 update.




Mac 911: How to capture menus and windows - Grab not grabbing you for capturing momentary windows and pop-up menus? There's a keyboard shortcut for that.




Mac 911: Identifying faces faster in iPhoto - Identifying faces in iPhoto can be tedious with a large library of images. But by using a simple click and drag you can make the job easier.




Bugs & Fixes: Troubleshooting OS X 10.6.7, iOS 4.3, and more - Ted Landau offers a roundup of troubleshooting tips related to recent updates.




Mac 911: Replacing an older laptop's hard drive - There's no need to pay Apple over $600 to recover data and replace an old hard drive. You can attempt both on your own for under $200.




Mac 911: Preparing an old Mac for sale - How to prepare your Mac for sale so no traces of its previous life are evident.




Bugs & Fixes: When an iOS update fails - Ted Landau's iPhone 4 refused to update to iOS 4.3. After thinking back to his past actions, the reason becomes clear.




Mac 911: Moving data from an ancient laptop - What options do you have for moving data from an old PowerBook to a new iMac? None of them are easy.




Mac 911: Move Magic Trackpad between Macs - You have two Macs and one Magic Trackpad. How do you unpair from one and connect to another? Like so.




Bugs and Fixes: Sync delays with iTunes 10.2.x - Having trouble syncing your iOS device after updating to iTunes 10.2? Ted Landau offers several solutions.




Mac 911: Directly downloading iOS 4.3 updates - Couple large updates with a slow Internet connection and updating an iOS device can be a tiresome process. However, if you can get to a faster Internet connection, you can download update files directly.




Mac 911: Mail merge and Office 2011 - How to create mail merge documents with Office 2011.




Bugs & Fixes: Facing the MobileMe Calendar upgrade - In May Apple will require MobileMe members to use its new CalDAV-based calendar. Here's what you can do to prepare.




Mac 911: Search for files by name - The Finder's Search windows default to searching by content rather than file name. A few hints for searching by name.




Mac 911: Transfer Word custom keyboard shortcuts - You've created a load of custom keyboard shortcuts for Word 2011 and would like to transfer them to another Mac running Word. Here's how.




Bugs & Fixes: Apps vanish; backups save the day - Ted Landau's heart skipped a beat when he discovered an empty Applications folder. Thanks to a redundant backup strategy, however, his bacon, heart, and data were saved.




Mac 911: Export Outlook calendar events to iCal - In which your humble author smacks his head against the desk in reaction to Outlook 2011's non-existent event syncing support (yet still provides a way to export events to iCal).




Bugs & Fixes: Twitter-to-Facebook, Hello? - Is your Twitter feed not appearing on your Facebook wall? You're not alone. One man's story of reestablishing the link between the two social networking services.




Mac 911: Archiving e-mail messages as text files - A reader seeks a way to easily move portions of e-mail messages into a word processing documents. Here are a variety of solutions for your consideration.




Mac 911: Creating custom GarageBand samples - GarageBand includes the facility for adding custom samples to create individual software instruments. It goes a little something like this.




Bugs & Fixes: Delete The Daily before updating? - Why exactly is News Corp. asking that you delete the existing version of The Daily app on your iPad before installing an updated version?




Mac 911: Picture-in-picture iChat presentations - How to broadcast your presentation to others via iChat.




Mac 911: Reading old DVD-RAM discs with new Mac - How to read old DVD-RAM discs with a new Mac. (Hint: It'll cost you something.)




Bugs & Fixes: Solving an Empty Trash problem - Having difficulties deleting applications that are "in use?" Ted Landau offers some solutions.




Mac 911: Clearing your iPad's memory - Does the Netflix app spontaneously bail on movies you're trying to play on your iPad. It may be a memory issue. Here are a couple of fixes.




Mac 911: Projecting the iPad's entire interface - How did I project my iPad's screen during Macworld 2011 without the aid of an overhead camera? Here are the steps.




Mac 911: Wireless printing from an iPad - Although your wireless printer may not be compatible with Apple's AirPrint technology, an inexpensive utility makes it possible to print to just about any printer from your iPad.