My friend and I want to draw together. Two potential problems: First, I'm in Seattle, she's in Michigan.
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posted by gc
on Aug 24, 2012 -
4 answers
My pre-k boy LOVES video games and adventure/superhero TV shows. It would be great to harness some of that love for learning purposes. What are your recommendations for software or online games that do that? We're a Mac household.
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posted by michaeldunaway
on Aug 24, 2012 -
5 answers
Mac mail sends with one gmail account but the recipient sees it sent from another gmail account. Help?
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posted by sarae
on Aug 21, 2012 -
4 answers
My older Mac mini cant handle my music making needs anymore.
I use it to run Logic, Reason, and many soft synths. as well as record
8 channels of audio and applying effects etc.
I am not sure if I should get an Imac or a MacBook Pro.
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posted by digividal
on Aug 19, 2012 -
15 answers
I want to start to learn PHP *TONIGHT* on a Mac! What the hell do I need and is there a good site/tutorial/book that is best suited for the job?
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posted by darkgroove
on Aug 16, 2012 -
13 answers
Is it possible to play the original Total Annihilation online (on e-WarZone etc.) on my mac?
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posted by mnemonic
on Aug 16, 2012 -
4 answers
I'm on a mac. A colleague sent me an Excel file (.xls) which I looked at in Excel 2011. It looks fine. I would like to save the file in some sort of text format, so that I can open Terminal and look at it in less. I realize that the columns won't align nicely, that's fine. What I don't want are all the weird characters that show up (from differently formatted line endings, etc). I've tried saving as "Tab delimited text," but that has the problem with the line endings. Which format should I use?
posted by bluefly
on Aug 16, 2012 -
9 answers
I've been using NetNewsWire on the mac since I helped beta test it prior to its release(11+ years), and need a new place to spend most of my internet time. More than 200 daily read feeds later I need a modern reader that can actually deal with modern flash/java/whatever items without crashing of freezing for minutes at time. Anyone recommend something that runs well on 10.8 and can hookup with my google reader account?
posted by nenequesadilla
on Aug 13, 2012 -
7 answers
Moving from a MacBook to a MacBook Air - where are 20g of gremlins hiding? Also, any other migration tips for not carrying over unused data and applications?
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posted by mercredi
on Aug 13, 2012 -
13 answers
A Mac app in which I want to force-hide the top menu bars and bottom status bar (not possible natively within the app): what third-party utilities or UI-hacking tools could help?
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posted by kalapierson
on Aug 10, 2012 -
1 answer
Can I play Bioshock on my Macbook Air? Will it be a pleasant experience? Will I have problems with overheating or with a less-than-ideal interface?
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posted by OrangeDisk
on Aug 9, 2012 -
6 answers
I have an old white Macbook (5ish years old). I want to give it to a friend, but want to do a wipe of the computer and reinstall the OS before giving it away. However, the DVD drive is dead, which prevents me from doing a clean wipe of the computer. How do I clean my computer to ensure all personal docs and file are gone, and/or do a full OS reboot so I can give it away?
posted by evadery
on Aug 9, 2012 -
7 answers
Looking for software to automatically rate songs in my iTunes library on my Mac (Mountain Lion). I have
Autorate, but it hasn't been upgraded in three years and no longer works reliably with my iTunes library as of my upgrade to Mountain Lion. I've also searched
Doug's Applescripts and come up dry. Difficulty: large library (18K local songs) + iTunes Match (made no difference with Autorate but has been an issue with other metadata apps).
posted by immlass
on Aug 9, 2012 -
5 answers
Remember editing text (I mean,
writing) with a pencil? Like you would as a teacher or senior editor correcting somebody else's manuscript?Can I do something like that on my Mac (10.5.8)? I've been using Preview to add highlights, notes and simple graphic elements, but what I want is...
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posted by dpcoffin
on Aug 8, 2012 -
3 answers
How can I make a Mac app crash reproducibly with the solution being to trash the app's preferences and have them rebuild automatically?
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posted by joshrholloway
on Aug 8, 2012 -
6 answers
Is there a web-based (or Mac+iOS) outlining tool which allows you to enter a task or item to be placed on the outline without selecting which section it should go into first - but is able to quickly assign that task or item to a section from the keyboard without a cut and paste operation?
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posted by I EAT TAPAS
on Aug 7, 2012 -
9 answers
iTunes match question: If I "match" 40 gigs of music off of my laptop, I know I can then download tracks to my iPhone whenever I want, but could I ever re-sync it back to another Mac? How about a PC? Do those tracks have DRM on them?
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posted by Oktober
on Aug 2, 2012 -
11 answers
What video editing/effects software should I get when my hands are tied?
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posted by lpsguy
on Aug 1, 2012 -
6 answers
Can you recommend free/very cheap software for a Mac that allows me to slow down recorded music (mp3s) on the fly?
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posted by obliquicity
on Jul 31, 2012 -
19 answers
I dropped my Macbook and now the screen is severely distorted. The computer itself still funs fine and can be used, if one works around the partially blacked out screen. Since it's a 2008 Macbook, it's a bit long in the tooth, so I'm thinking of just getting an iPad for every day usage and plugging the Macbook into an external monitor for the one or two desktop applications I need it for. But which iPad to get?
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posted by lynnshaze
on Jul 31, 2012 -
5 answers
Mountain Lion iCloud question: I know iCloud stores files locally on my Mac, somewhere. Generally I use two document editors — iA Writer, which syncs to iCloud, and Notational Velocity, which doesn't. Can I set Notational Velocity to save its notes in iA's iCloud folder, so that it automatically syncs to iCloud and I can use iA's mobile apps to edit my notes on the fly?
posted by Rory Marinich
on Jul 31, 2012 -
6 answers
When I go to the NBC Olympics site to log in with my cable package details, the iframe that should show the log in fields (username and password) does not load. This is on a win7 machine with both chrome and FF. The problem does not occur on a different computer on the same network (a macbook running 10.6.8). What setting on my computer seems to be blocking this, and how can I get this frame to load?
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posted by stresstwig
on Jul 29, 2012 -
10 answers
I'd like to find modern games that are enjoyable to play on a Mac laptop, using only the keyboard and optionally trackpad. Suggest some for me, ideally something with a demo?
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posted by ChrisR
on Jul 28, 2012 -
16 answers
Some tech blogger - probably one with a Mac focus - wrote a post about leaving TextMate for a different text editor, in the style of someone addressing a person with whom they were ending a romantic relationship. Can you help me find it?
posted by Egg Shen
on Jul 27, 2012 -
4 answers
Is there a good alternative to Time Machine for doing backups of a mac? I am running Mac OS 10.7.4 and backing up to an external hard drive.
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posted by bluefly
on Jul 26, 2012 -
19 answers
What is the best way for me to restore my Macbook Air to full functionality, given that the it won't boot due to a corrupted file?
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posted by Philosopher Dirtbike
on Jul 24, 2012 -
5 answers
I am considering three different approaches to a new setup involving the new line of Apple laptops. I'm looking for the best compromise between portability, longevity, and performance. Help me decide please.
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posted by nímwunnan
on Jul 19, 2012 -
8 answers
Please help me diagnose an annoying issue with the sound output in my Mac Mini. Upon every system bootup, the sound output manages to set itself 100% to the right channel. So far, I've not managed to find any search results for this issue. It's a simple fix to move the balance slider to the middle, but I shouldn't have to do this every time I turn on the bleedin' thing.
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posted by Burhanistan
on Jul 11, 2012 -
8 answers
Should I (a regular old computer user) get the Retina MacBook Pro? Or will the regular old MBP be sufficiently futureproof?
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posted by AgentRocket
on Jul 3, 2012 -
10 answers
Asking on behalf of a friend: she runs a weekly GoToMeeting webinar that now needs to be captioned in real time. Is there a good software solution?
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posted by theatro
on Jul 3, 2012 -
4 answers
Mac photo screensaver: are there any simple and free alternatives available that
don't automatically resize the images to fit the screen, and have more display options?
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posted by ossian
on Jul 2, 2012 -
5 answers
I'n seriously thinking of upgrading my 7-yr old Sony Vaio Notebook for the new MacBook Pro with retina display. Unless you think it's a really bad idea? Details of my computer usage and a question or three within.
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posted by Kronur
on Jun 29, 2012 -
22 answers
My iTunes is suddenly missing thousands of songs and all my playlists despite the music files still being there--have tried Apple's fix.
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posted by mermaidcafe
on Jun 26, 2012 -
3 answers
Does anyone have a recommendation for a USB 3.0 ExpressCard 34 adapter for a late-2011 17" Macbook pro?
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posted by arniec
on Jun 21, 2012 -
2 answers
