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  • Ask TUAW: Drag and drop images, Front Row skipping, Leopard SMS and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    12.23.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW we'll tackle questions on dragging and dropping images from Safari, skipping in Front Row, using an iPod to move files from OS X to Windows, sending SMSs from the Leopard Address Book and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Kids' games, Pref Panes in the Dock, Access on Mac, and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    12.20.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW we'll tackle questions on games for kids, Pref Panes in the Dock, expanding RAR files, accessing Access databases on the Mac, controlling Front Row with an iPhone and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Picking boot OS, RF remotes with Front Row, Finder view options and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    12.11.2007

    We're still catching up on some of our Ask TUAW question backlog. So in this round we'll tackle questions on RF remotes and Front Row, Leopard compatibility problems, view options in the Finder, getting rid of duplicate files, using an EFI bootpicker, and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Video codecs, Apple Keyboard, software RAID and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    12.05.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW, we're going to be tackling questions about video codec support, using the Aluminum Apple Keyboard in Windows, getting file paths, setting up a software RAID, sharing an iPhoto library between users on the same computer and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Scanning bills, migrating, iWOW, Cover Flowing and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    12.02.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW, we're going to be tackling some of our backlog of questions. We'll be looking at questions about scanning, migrating from an external volume, augmenting audio in iTunes, using Cover Flow to file images, Bonjour iChatting on a local network, and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Leopard Finder, Software Update, iTunes tracks and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    11.28.2007

    We took a break last week for Thanksgiving. In this round of Ask TUAW we'll go over setting some Finder preferences, Software Updates, setting iTunes track information, deleting from iPhoto and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Education software, virtualization, Spaces, and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    11.14.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW we have lots of questions! We'll go over some answers about sluggish performance, educational software for image editing and learning to type, image editing in ImageWell, moving from XP to a virtual machine, keeping Preference Panes visible in all Spaces, and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Menubar aesthetics, Airport disk sharing, OS X disc burning and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    11.11.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW we have a questions about darkening the Leopard menubar, sharing disks with the Airport Extreme, burning discs with OS X, using Time Machine with network drives and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: iMac Gaming, QuickTime broadcasting, flash drive encryption and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    11.07.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW we have a questions about Windows vs. OS X gaming on an iMac, Adobe's Leopard compatibility, QuickTime broadcasting, flash drive encryption and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now onward!

  • Ask TUAW: Skype & webcams, TivoToGo, installing Leopard and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.31.2007

    In this Halloween round of Ask TUAW we have a a bunch of scary questions about USB webcams & Skype, Dashboard widgets, installing Leopard, Tivo & Mac, and more. Well okay, so the questions aren't scary, but the answers sure are.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now onward!

  • Ask TUAW: Uninstalling, kickstarting the Dashboard, iSight replacements and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.25.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW we're tackling questions about uninstalling Adobe reader, keeping OmniOutliner after an OS upgrade, playing just one track in an iTunes playlist, kickstarting the Dashboard at login, iSight replacements and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Ripped DVDs in Front Row, Sleeping MacBook, game controllers, and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.21.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW we've got questions about viewing ripped DVDs with Front Row, sleep issues with a MacBook Pro, the best game controllers for Mac, saving a Boot Camp partition when installing Leopard, controlling AirTunes while in Front Row, and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Migration Assistant, Boot Camp time problems, iWeb and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.17.2007

    In this round of Ask TUAW we've got a bunch of questions on the Migration Assistant, getting time synced properly between Windows and OS X when using Boot Camp, using iWeb without .Mac and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Automatically printing attachments, upgrading to Leopard, testing backups and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.10.2007

    For the first round of Ask TUAW this week we'll be treating questions about searching Google with Safari, automatically printing attachments, logging out after a set time, upgrading to Leopard, deleting from a Flash drive, testing backups and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Swapfiles, Bluetooth Caller ID, Audio interfaces, iPhone streaming and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.07.2007

    As mentioned on Wednesday, we again had a bunch of questions last week and so we'll have a second round of Ask TUAW this week. This time around we'll be tackling questions about delete swapfiles, bluetooth caller ID, external audio interfaces, streaming media to the iPhone, WYSIWYG web design, reinstalling your OS, and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments.

  • Ask TUAW: limiting net access, encrypted external volumes, pdf management and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    10.03.2007

    One again we've got an overload of Ask TUAW questions from last week's episode! So in this round we'll be treating questions about limiting net access, encrypting external volumes, airport problems, installing OS X from a DMG, pdf management and more.As always your suggestions are most welcome, and questions for next week should be left in the comments. And now on to the questions!

  • Ask TUAW: Address Book Smart Groups, printer problems, Saft, and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    09.22.2007

    As I mentioned on Wednesday, the September 12 Ask TUAW prompted an avalanche of questions--too many to address in one post. So as a special this week, we present Ask TUAW, round II. This time around we'll be covering questions about FairPlay in podcasts, a Company Smart Group in Address Book, sharing an internet connection, migrating from PC to Mac, trying to fix printer problems, and more.Next week we'll return to our regular Wednesday schedule. As always, you're welcome to leave suggestions and/or questions for next week in the comments below.

  • Ask TUAW: Automounting a network drive, iPhone flash memory, XMP photo metadata and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    09.19.2007

    Last week's Ask TUAW prompted an avalanche of questions, so we're going to have to pace ourselves. For this episode we'll tackle questions about auto-mounting a network drive, sending email across an internet sharing Mac, wearing out iPhone flash, using Adobe XMP photo metadata in Windows and OS X, monitoring bandwidth usage and more.We'll get to more questions in the near future, but please leave suggestions and new questions in the comments.

  • Ask TUAW: Anti-Virus in Parallels, inventory management, sharing iCal without .Mac and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    09.12.2007

    It's time again for Ask TUAW, you ask, we decide... or something like that. This week we've got a bumper crop of questions on: the need for anti-virus when running Windows in Parallels, managing inventory with your Mac, publishing iCal calendars without .Mac, accessing webmail with Mail.app, using an iPod Touch as a PDA, DVI to HDMI conversion and more!As always leave your suggestions and/or questions for next week in the comments to this post.

  • Ask TUAW: External Front Row, iSight mirroring, booting from an external hd and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    09.05.2007

    It's time again for Ask TUAW, our weekly feature where you ask the questions and we make up the answers... er, I mean carefully research and determine the optimal solutions. This week we'll be tackling questions about using Front Row on an external display, mirroring on an iSight, multiple external displays on a MacBook, timezones in iCal, booting from an external hard drive, and more!As always readers' suggested answers are most welcome! Please leave your questions for next week in the comments.