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  • Ask TUAW: sending Pages, proxy serving, Finder annoyances and more.

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    01.25.2008

    In this round of Ask TUAW we'll cover a couple of common Finder annoyances. setting up an OS X proxy server, attached Pages documents to emails, watching out for spyware, 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: Kernel panics, automatic filing of downloads, changing the boot icon and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    01.18.2008

    This time in Ask TUAW we'll look at a kernel panic problem, how to change what appears in iTunes audiobooks sidebar, hot to change the Apple boot icon, how to monitor network traffic, how to automatically file downloads 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: Mac as WAP, limiting Time Machine, recording cable and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    01.13.2008

    This time in Ask TUAW we'll tackle questions on using your Mac as a WAP, limiting the amount of space Time Machine uses, recording shows from a cable box on your Mac, accessing the Mac partition from Windows in Boot Camp, 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: MacBook Pro sleep problems, multiple Firefoxes, Christmas music and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    01.09.2008

    In this edition of Ask TUAW we'll tackle MacBook Pro problems, running multiple versions of a program, hiding Christmas music in iTunes, making audiobooks, 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: Announcing Caller ID, Time Machine, iTunes syncing, Bonjour and more

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    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    01.04.2008

    In the first Ask TUAW of the new year we'll tackle questions on using a Mac to announce Caller ID information, stopping iTunes from auto syncing an iPod/iPhone, Time Machine, printing from Windows with Bonjour 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: Protecting files, Remoteless Front Row, Boot problems, and more

    by 
    Mat Lu
    Mat Lu
    12.31.2007

    In this final Ask TUAW of the year we'll tackle questions on password protecting files, starting Front Row without a remote, booting problems with a Time Machine drive, configuring the OS X firewall, updating an offline Mac 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: Drag and drop images, Front Row skipping, Leopard SMS and more

    by 
    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

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    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: 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

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    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.