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  • Ask TUAW: MobileMe syncing problems, invisible files on FAT32 discs, creating an online store, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.21.2008

    This edition of Ask TUAW tackles questions about MobileMe syncing woes, OS X invisible files, online store creation, watching AVIs, sorting Apple Lossless files and more. As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Apple TV, Blu-ray on the Mac, solving SIMBL problems, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.02.2008

    For this Ask TUAW we'll be considering questions about the Apple TV, MobileMe from addresses, Blu-ray on the Mac, automatically converting video formats, SIMBL plugin problems and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Mailboxes on MobileMac, Mac FireWire HD-DVR, Photo Booth on an external drive and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    09.16.2008

    This time in Ask TUAW we'll be looking at questions about using a Mac as a DVR over FireWire, using Photo Booth with an external hard drive, saving messages on MobileMe, opening Google searches in a Safari tab, and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Finder thumbnails, wifi connection manager, external drive on PS3, Tiger on an old iMac

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    09.05.2008

    In this Ask TUAW we have questions on the need for anti-virus protection, customizing Finder views, connecting automatically to an AFP share, using an external drive with both Mac and PS3, installing Tiger on an unsupported iMac and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Anti-virus, upgrading RAM, syncing computers, backup, file management and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    08.23.2008

    This time in Ask TUAW we have questions on Mac anti-virus options, upgrading RAM in a white iMac, syncing a laptop and a desktop, emulating Windows file management and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Mail.app problems, copying Time Machine backups, replacing an iPhone, GUI mockups and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    08.11.2008

    For this edition of Ask TUAW we'll have a look at problems with Mail.app, mocking-up GUIs, replacing a broken iPhone, visualizing disk space, copying Time Machine backups and much more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Quicksilver worries, remote iTunes control, cross-platform sharing keyboard and mouse, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    07.30.2008

    This time in Ask TUAW we'll be considering the future of Quicksilver, cross-platform keyboard and mouse sharing, controlling iTunes on a remote Mac, fixing messed up Album metadata in iTunes, cross-platform password storage and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: using Lingon, Mighty Mouse problems, replicating Autofill,

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    07.21.2008

    For this edition of Ask TUAW we've got questions on password management software, writing to a NTFS external drive in OS X, autofilling an iPhone with smart playlists, mighty mouse problems, using Lingon, and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: DJ software, concatenated RAIDs, Migration Assistant, Remote Desktop Connection and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    07.16.2008

    This time in Ask TUAW we're looking at DJ software, catenated RAIDs, Spaces, Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection Client, tab options in Safari, Spaces, and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: rEFIt with Open Firmware passwords, iCal problems, iPod without iTunes, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    07.06.2008

    In this edition of Ask TUAW we've got questions about using an iPod without iTunes, hotkey managers, iTunes locking up, getting rid of persistent iCal calendars, Open Firmware passwords and much more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: 5.1 surround sound, bookmark syncing, MobileMe, MDI files, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    06.27.2008

    This time around in Ask TUAW we'll be fielding questions related to bookmark syncing, MobileMe, 5.1 surround sound, MDI files, batch audio conversion, multiple iPods and more.As always, your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of Mac OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Sync problems, Windows keyboard layouts, parental controls, security dongles and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    06.19.2008

    In this exciting edition of Ask TUAW we'll be looking at using parental controls to limit email, fixing Boot Camp partition problems, limiting access via a USB security dongle, updating with a combo updater and more. As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Dual band Airport, Time Machine, customizing Desktop colors, IceCad, Flip camcorders and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    06.12.2008

    This time around in Ask TUAW we'll be looking at questions about running a dual band wifi network, Time Machine, migrating from Outlook to Entourage, single color desktops, mini graphics tablets, upgrading to an Intel Mac, Flip camcorder video and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Backup Boot Camp, RARs, OS X in foreign languages, syncing Outlook to iPhone, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    05.29.2008

    This time in Ask TUAW we'll be looking at questions about backing up a Boot Camp partition, using OS X with other languages besides English, syncing an iPhone to a work Outlook account, customizing input devices and much more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: iChat problems, keyboard control, SRS iWOW bugs, iPhoto desktops, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    05.21.2008

    In this exciting round of Ask TUAW we'll be looking at questions about using the keyboard to control dialog boxes, getting iTunes to play when a Mac wakes from sleep, using selective iPhoto sources for an automatically changing desktop, port forwarding for iChat, using one Mac to control another Mac running Front Row, and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Microsoft compatibility problems, iPhone charging, Mail bouncing, syncing, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    05.15.2008

    In this riveting episode of Ask TUAW we're catching up a bit on the backlog, so we'll be looking at a couple of problems generated by Microsoft products (Hotmail and Photo Story), charging an iPhone from a sleeping Mac, syncing personal data between two user accounts, using a Mac mini as a backup server, and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: PPPoE, SSH, Expos, Wake on LAN, importing DAT tapes and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    05.12.2008

    This time in Ask TUAW we'll be looking at getting rid of a PPPoE menubar item, assigning keys to Exposé, activating Wake on LAN, importing 32MHz DAT tapes, changing the iTunes Library location, learning SSH and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Permissions problems, html email, Quick Look and Illustrator, RDC, SugarSync and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    05.02.2008

    In this round of Ask TUAW we'll be looking at questions about permissions problems after an upgrade to Leopard, html email in Mail.app. using Quick Look with Adobe Illustrator files, Remote Desktop Connection for controlling PCs from OS X, syncing files across platforms, and much more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: VPN, Entourage, TOSLINK, location manager, and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    04.26.2008

    In this edition of Ask TUAW we'll be looking at several questions about a Cisco VPN, clearing recipients in Entourage, a MacBook Pro's optical out, using a location manager, a little background on OS X and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Remote file access, converting images to CMYK, VNC on OS X, Time Machine and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    04.20.2008

    In time around in Ask TUAW we'll be looking at several questions about Time Machine as well as VNC, how to remotely access files on your Mac, batch converting images to CMYK, cloning dual-boot Macs and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. When asking a question please include which machine you're running and which version of OS X, as certain answers will vary between different Macs and Tiger vs. Leopard, etc. (we'll assume you're running Leopard if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions!