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Ask TUAW: Making contact sheets, adjusting multiple files’ properties, using network locations, and more

Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAW

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we’ve got questions about making photo contact sheets, adjusting properties for multiple files at the same time in the Finder, automatically managing settings based on location, changing the spell check language in iWork and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. 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 (we’ll assume you’re running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don’t specify). And now, on to the questions.

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TUAWAsk TUAW: Making contact sheets, adjusting multiple files’ properties, using network locations, and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ask TUAW: Connecting to a System 7 Mac, video management software, Apple’s Up-to-Date program and more

Filed under: Features, Troubleshooting, Ask TUAW

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we’ve got questions about Apple Up-to-Date program, non-black LCD monitors, video management software, connecting to an old PowerMac 7200 to salvage files, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. 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 (we’ll assume you’re running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don’t specify). And now, on to the questions.

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TUAWAsk TUAW: Connecting to a System 7 Mac, video management software, Apple’s Up-to-Date program and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ask TUAW: Syncing notes, iLife ‘09, iTunes downloads, keychains and more

Filed under: Features, iTunes, Ask TUAW, MacBook Air, Snow Leopard

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we’ve got questions about syncing notes, iLife ‘09, iTunes downloads, the importance of keychains and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. 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 (we’ll assume you’re running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don’t specify). And now, on to the questions.

Scott asks

When I sync my iphone (3.0.1) with my Mac (10.5.8) and have “sync notes” checked in iTunes, I cannot find my notes synced anywhere in Mail.app – including under “Notes”…what am I missing?

To sync ‘Notes’ first make sure you have your iPhone connected to your Mac with iTunes open. Then, be sure to have “sync notes” checked in iTunes. Also, be sure to check “Sync Notes” in the MobleMe Sync options in System Preferences.

Then, sync your iPhone as normal. After that, check in Apple’s Mail program under “Reminders” to see if the notes appear. You need to click on the little triangle to show the contents of Reminders. If they don’t appear, close Mail and open it again. Also, restart your iPhone completely before trying another sync.

Also, keep in mind Notes sync works only via USB and not over the air. If you are not seeing notes appear, be sure you sync your iPhone via USB with your Mac or they won’t appear at all. If the notes still don’t appear in Apple Mail, it might be time to give a call to Apple tech support because at that point the problem may be something larger than the scope of what this column can answer.

Evan asks

I bought a new MacBook Pro last month, which came installed with Leopard and iLife ‘09. My purchase was within Apple’s “Up-to-Date” program timeline, so I was able to order a copy of Snow Leopard for $9.95. I know Snow Leopard doesn’t come with iLife ‘09 but considering my new computer already comes with iLife ‘09, I’m not going to have to re-buy iLife, am I?

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TUAWAsk TUAW: Syncing notes, iLife ‘09, iTunes downloads, keychains and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ask TUAW: Recovering video files, moving from an old Mac to a new one, MobileMe Sync and more

Filed under: Hardware, Ask TUAW, MobileMe, Snow Leopard

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we’ve got questions about recovering video files from a corrupt SDHC card, transferring files from an old Mac to a new one, MobileMe sync, virtual machines and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. 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 (we’ll assume you’re running Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don’t specify). And now, on to the questions.

Matt asks:

I recently shot video with a camera that records it to an SDHC card. Unfortunately, that card is now corrupted and when I try to download the video to my computer, it doesn’t show up. How can I recover the video from the card?

I know how you feel because this exact thing happened to me recently. We shot a bunch of great video interviews for another site I work with, and one of the SDHC cards became corrupt. Fortunately, all was not lost but recovering the video, at least for me, was a two step process.

This is the method that worked for me, even though there are probably other tools available; I was under a deadline and needed to get this worked out fast so looking for the best free apps or the best deal wasn’t an option. However, it did work and all the video was recovered with no loss.

Continue reading Ask TUAW: Recovering video files, moving from an old Mac to a new one, MobileMe Sync and more

TUAWAsk TUAW: Recovering video files, moving from an old Mac to a new one, MobileMe Sync and more originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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