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Ask TUAW: Clocks, screen guards, MacBook hard drive replacement, NFS automount, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Mar 14th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we have questions about replacing a MacBook hard drive, refreshing a NFS mount, getting a simple clock on screen, improving iCal's note handling, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Tags: automount, busycal, carbon copy cloner, CarbonCopyCloner, firewire, hub, ical, nfs, safe sleep, SafeSleep, screen guard, ScreenGuard, simplefloatingclock, smartsleep, superduper, usb

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Ask TUAW: File ownership and permissions, converting FLV and OGG, extra displays, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Mar 5th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we have questions about changing file ownership and permissions, adding two external displays to a MacBook Pro, converting OGG and FLV files on an older Mac, transferring a Time Machine backup to a new disk, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Tags: batchmod, chmod, disk utility, DiskUtility, displaylink, flv, moshi palmguard, MoshiPalmguard, mp3, mp4, ogg, shared, soxwrap, time machine, TimeMachine

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Ask TUAW: Shopping for new Macs, iPhone home screens, home folder on external disk, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Feb 26th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we have questions about whether to buy a 27" iMac or a MacBook Pro, increasing the number of iPhone home screens, moving your home folder to an external disk, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Tags: ask tuaw, AskTuaw, home folder, home screen, HomeFolder, HomeScreen, imac, macbook pro, MacbookPro, mywi, NetShare, tethering

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Ask TUAW: Key remapping in Boot Camp, iPad tethering, file-sharing with a media extender, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Feb 19th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we deal with some technical issues on our production Mac before turning to questions about Windows key remapping in Boot Camp, sharing files with a LaCie media extender, downloading images in Safari, recovering from a hard drive failure, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Ask TUAW: iPad VGA out, changing keyboard shortcuts, Time Capsule worries, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Feb 11th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about changing keyboard shortcuts in Keynote, the iPad's dock to VGA adapter, Time Capsule failures, Mac-compatible scanners, iPhone voice control, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Tags: ask tuaw, AskTuaw, battery, fastmac, iPad, keyboard shortcuts, KeyboardShortcuts, scansnap, time capsule, TimeCapsule, VGA, voice control, VoiceControl

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Ask TUAW: Power adapters, Windows 7, iWork refresh, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Feb 4th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about MacBook power adapters, Windows 7 in Boot Camp and virtualization in general, resetting the Mac Setup Assistant, the next iWork refresh, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Ask TUAW: Prepping a Mac for transfer, adding words to spell check, updating Boot Camp, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Jan 28th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about preparing a Mac that you're transferring to a new owner, updating Boot Camp, adding words to the built-in spell check, dealing with flaky network disks, FTP clients, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Tags: ask tuaw, AskTuaw, boot camp, BootCamp, dictionary cleaner, DictionaryCleaner, disk utility, DiskUtility, forklift, ftp, install, network disk, NetworkDisk, recovered files, RecoveredFiles, spell check, SpellCheck, transmit, trash

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Ask TUAW: Automatic file sorting, Disk Utility, iPod battery replacement, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Jan 20th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about automatically sorting downloaded files, using Disk Utility to change partitions and format external drives, using a KVM in a multi-platform environment, replacing an iPod touch battery, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Tags: applescript, automator, carbonite, crashplan, disk utility, DiskUtility, fat32, folder actions, FolderActions, hazel, hfs, ipod touch battery, IpodTouchBattery, mozy, synergy

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Ask TUAW: Firewall settings, Snow Leopard faxing, MacBook battery life, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Jan 14th, 2010

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about firewall settings, SSDs, MacBook battery life, faxing in Snow Leopard, and much more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Ask TUAW: recovering deleted files, encrypted backups, cheap scanning, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Jan 6th, 2010

Welcome back to a new year of Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about cheap scanners, encrypting backups, recovering deleted files, troubleshooting new hardware, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Tags: ask tuaw, AskTuaw, carbon copy cloner, CarbonCopyCloner, data rescue, DataRescue, devonthink pro, DevonthinkPro, doxie scanner, DoxieScanner, entourage, photorec, time machine, TimeMachine

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Ask TUAW: Mac mini HTPC, Find My iPhone with another iPhone, eliminate duplicate photos, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Dec 24th, 2009

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about Mac minis running as HTPCs, eliminating duplicate photos, using an iPhone to access MobileMe's FInd My iPhone feature (for another iPhone), automatically mounting a network disk, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify), or if it's an iPhone-related question, which iPhone version and OS version you have.

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Ask TUAW: Syncing photos, compressing and transferring large files, virtual printers, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Dec 17th, 2009

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about syncing photo libraries, compressing and transferring large files, creating a virtual PDF printer, increasing screen readability, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify).

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Ask TUAW: Simple spreadsheets, partitioning with Time Machine, iTunes with a NAS, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Dec 10th, 2009

Welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about sharing peripherals, simple spreadsheets, backup configurations, using a NAS, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify).

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Ask TUAW: Target disk mode, iPhoto library, upgrading an iMac hard drive, gifts for a recent Mac convert and more

by Chris Ullrich (RSS feed) on Dec 2nd, 2009

Hello and welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. We hope you had a great Thanksgiving! This week we've got more questions from readers, such as using Target Disk Mode, moving your iPhoto library to an external drive, putting a bigger hard drive in an iMac, sharing a Magic Mouse, good gifts for a recent Mac convert, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify).

And now, on to the questions.

Kishen asks:

While I connect a 2009 MacBook Pro to a new 27" iMac in Target Disk Mode, is there any way to use the iMac's wireless keyboard and mouse to control the MBP?

When your computer is connected to another computer in Target Disk Mode, the connected computer is effectively just an external hard drive and nothing more. So no, there isn't a way to control the MacBook Pro because it isn't functioning as an actual computer when in Target Disk Mode. It is simply another hard drive and behaves accordingly.

Continue reading “Ask TUAW: Target disk mode, iPhoto library, upgrading an iMac hard drive, gifts for a recent Mac convert and more”

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Ask TUAW: iMac processor upgrade, 27" iMac as display, wireless input devices, and more

by Mat Lu (RSS feed) on Nov 26th, 2009

Happy holiday, and welcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we've got questions about upgrading an iMac processor, using the 27" iMac as a display, sharing a Magic Mouse and Bluetooth keyboard with a Linux machine, and more.

As always, your suggestions and questions are welcome. Leave your questions for next week in the comments section at the end of this post. When asking a question, please include which machine you're using and what version of Mac OS X is installed on it (we'll assume you're running Snow Leopard on an Intel Mac if you don't specify). And now, on to the questions.

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Ask TUAW: Clocks, screen guards, MacBook hard drive replacement, NFS automount, and more

Ask TUAW: File ownership and permissions, converting FLV and OGG, extra displays, and more

Ask TUAW: Shopping for new Macs, iPhone home screens, home folder on external disk, and more

Ask TUAW: Key remapping in Boot Camp, iPad tethering, file-sharing with a media extender, and more

Ask TUAW: iPad VGA out, changing keyboard shortcuts, Time Capsule worries, and more

Ask TUAW: Power adapters, Windows 7, iWork refresh, and more

Ask TUAW: Prepping a Mac for transfer, adding words to spell check, updating Boot Camp, and more

Ask TUAW: Automatic file sorting, Disk Utility, iPod battery replacement, and more

Ask TUAW: Firewall settings, Snow Leopard faxing, MacBook battery life, and more

Ask TUAW: recovering deleted files, encrypted backups, cheap scanning, and more

Ask TUAW: Mac mini HTPC, Find My iPhone with another iPhone, eliminate duplicate photos, and more

Ask TUAW: Syncing photos, compressing and transferring large files, virtual printers, and more

Ask TUAW: Simple spreadsheets, partitioning with Time Machine, iTunes with a NAS, and more

Ask TUAW: Target disk mode, iPhoto library, upgrading an iMac hard drive, gifts for a recent Mac convert and more

Ask TUAW: iMac processor upgrade, 27" iMac as display, wireless input devices, and more

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