If you have an issue with your iPod touch, try these tips first.
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If you have an issue with your iPod touch, try these tips first.
| Read more »Importing MPEG-2 standard definition media can only be performed from SD cards, mounted disk images of SD cards (.dmg), or from folders on local storage, such as the internal drive or mounted FireWire or USB volumes.
| Read more »This document explains how to check the battery status of the iPod shuffle (4th generation)¬†.
| Read more »Motion 4.0.3 is an update to Motion 4, which is part of the paid upgrade to Final Cut Studio.
| Read more »Color 1.5.3 is an update to Color 1.5, which is part of the paid upgrade to Final Cut Studio (2009).
| Read more »Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 is an update to Final Cut Pro 7, which is part of the paid upgrade to Final Cut Studio (2009).
| Read more »This document describes the security content of QuickTime 7.6.8.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key."
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see "Apple Security Updates".
Learn how you can provide administrative privileges for network users or groups.
| Read more »You may notice a rare issue that can cause the MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) or MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) to stop responding during startup or operation. ¬†
| Read more »Apple has discontinued support for certain technologically obsolete and vintage products.
| Read more »After setting up an email account, you may find that Mail loads message titles but not the message body previews or that mail receives blank messages:
With preview
Without preview
Blank message
 
| Read more »With FaceTime, you can participate in video calls with another iPhone 4* or iPod touch (4th generation) user over a Wi-Fi network connection. This article outlines how you can get in touch with other FaceTime users.
For information on setting up and using FaceTime, see the iPhone User Guide or iPod touch User Guide.
Note: FaceTime may not be available in all countries or regions.
Playback may go out of sync or stop working in the middle of a song.
| Read more »When you try to access the iTunes Store with iTunes, you may get the following alert message:
"iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. An unknown error occurred (-9812). Make sure your network connection is active and try again."
Have you been annoyed by PAL-encoded movies playing a little faster than usual, where the music's tempo is wrong and everyone talks a little faster?
If you have VLC, here's how to fix it:
Enjoy your PAL movie at the correct speed!
[crarko adds...
When playing a Genius Mix in iTunes 10 hitting Command+L (or selecting the menu item View » Go to Current Song) now toggles between the Genius Mix window and the main library where the song is highlighted as though you had chosen to play it from the main library.
In previous versions of iTunes 'Go to Current Song' would frustratingly take you only to the Genius Mix window, so if you wanted to select another song from that particular album or artist quickly you couldn't do it.
The window switching behavior only works with songs playing from a Genius Mix.
If the Library view is set to List or Cover Flow, invoking 'Go to Current Song' will swap between Genius Mixes and Library view just like you'd expect. If the view in Library is set to Album List or Grid then invoking 'Go to Current Song' will default the view to List. The only exception is if the previous view before setting it to Grid was Cover Flow. In this...
Original release date: September 14, 2010
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
There are multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office.
Microsoft has released updates to address these vulnerabilities.
The Microsoft
Security Bulletin Summary for September 2010 describes multiple
vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. Microsoft has
released updates to address the vulnerabilities.
A remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute...
| Read more »When loading webpages in Safari 5.0.1 or later, you may experience the following:
Slow performance
Partially-loaded pages
Webpage "cannot be found" message
When bound to Active Directory, one may not be able to log in using network accounts. The error message presented and/or logged may indicate that the user's home directory could not be mounted.
| Read more »When bound to Active Directory, one may not be able to log in using network accounts. The error message presented and/or logged may indicate that the user's home directory could not be mounted.
| Read more »This article explains how to charge the battery on your iPod shuffle.
| Read more »No, it's not an undocumented holiday. I'm on travel and will be back tomorrow. Keep the good hints coming in the meantime.
I'll be trying out Parallels 6 and see what can be culled from that.
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If your app requires certain hardware features to run properly on a user's device, you need to add a list of those requirements to the UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities key in your Info.plist file. However, you should only add keys for features you must have. Setting a key to false is not the same as leaving out the key. When you set a key to false, you are instructing your app to run only if the device does not have the requirements. Ensuring that you have properly set your UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities key is important so that users don't install your app on a device that lacks the necessary hardware.
You can learn more about properly indicating specific hardware requirements in your Info.plist file by reading Understanding the UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities key.
| Read more »When opening certain Java-based applications, or when Safari or other browsers open a Java applet, Mac OS X v10.4 and 10.5 may display an alert that Java Release 6 is required.
| Read more »When ACLs are in use, copying files from an Xsan volume with native extended attributes enabled, to an Xsan volume without native extended attributes enabled, can result in the creation of AppleDouble files that do not have the intended ACLs. This can result in unexpected behavior when attempting to manipulate files with extended attributes.
| Read more »If all of the computers on your SAN are running Xsan 2.2 or later, you can enable native extended attributes on your SAN volumes to improve volume performance and efficiency.
| Read more »Follow these instructions to upgrade your Xsan 1.4.2 SAN to Xsan 2. This article is a summary of, and companion to, the Xsan Migration Guides, Second Edition and Third Edition, which can be found at this website.
Important: Refer to the appropriate edition of the Migration Guide for detailed instructions about each step listed below.
When you create files with Pages, Keynote, or Numbers for iPad, your files are saved within that iWork app on your iPad. Deleting any of the iWork apps will also delete the files you created within them. Although iPad will inform you about your files being deleted, it is a good practice to backup your files when possible.
| Read more »The availability of software like Perian and Flip4Mac that make non-Apple video formats available to QuickTime and players like VLC and MPlayer means that many of us have files in formats like Flash and Windows Media Video that Mac OS X's Spotlight metadata subsystem recognizes as 'Movies' but for which it cannot determine video-specific metadata like dimensions, codecs, duration, and bitrate. It is possible to fix this in Leopard by duplicating and modifying a piece of the base OS, but in Snow Leopard it takes a bit more effort.
(This hint is also useful for 10.5 and probably 10.4, but 10.6 adds a special twist.)
Spotlight indexing relies on software components called 'metadata importers' to get format-specific details about various file types, which are packaged...
I love the new feature of iTunes 10 to use album art as a mini-player (if you click on the album art preview in the bottom left, the album art that pops up now has hover controls to change tracks); but what if you want this to always be visible when working in other applications?
In iTunes, go to Preferences » Advanced and check the box 'Keep movie window on top of all other windows.' Now the album art controller will always be visible. I like to make it super small and tuck it into a corner. Works great!
[crarko adds: It tested this in 10.6.4. This is a followup to this earlier hint. I'd expect it should work in both 10.5 and 10.6, just like that one did.]
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You can use the arrow keys to set the sliders in the Calibration Assistant precisely.
When custom-calibrating your display using Mac OS X's Calibration Assistant (the application that comes up when you click 'Calibrate' on the Color tab of the Displays preference pane), most of the work is in determining your display's native response curves, which you do by setting two sliders (one one-dimensional, the other two-dimensional) until an Apple logo is invisible against a striped background. [crarko adds: Note that 'Expert Mode' needs to be checked in the first screen of the Calibration Assistant for this hint to work.]
It's possible and most obvious to do this using the mouse, but it's very easy to move the mouse more than a single step (especially when using a trackpad). This hurts your ability to make precise adjustments.
There is an alternative: Use the arrow keys. Even with full keyboard access off, you still get keyboard...
You may notice your optical disc drive makes various sounds even if a CD or DVD isn't in the drive. The noises you might hear from the optical drive are probably normal. There is a small motor in the drive that spins discs.
| Read more »Apple authorizes the companies listed in this article to train Apple Authorized Service Providers, dealers, and customers, to repair Apple products.
These Apple Authorized Service Training Centers (AASTCs) deliver training and administer tests within the Apple Certified Mac Technician (ACMT) program, using Apple developed training materials and certification tests. Apple recommends using these AASTCs to train service technicians for the Apple Certified Mac Technician exams.
The new iOS 4.1 Software Update includes improvements to syncing contacts and calendars with MobileMe and we recommend installing it on your iPhone or iPod touch. For more information on iOS 4.1, including new features and the devices it supports, go here.
To get the iOS 4.1 Software Update, connect your device to your computer, select it in the iTunes source list, and click "Update."
| Read more »With iOS 4, MobileMe lets you keep notes in sync between the MobileMe Notes application on your iPhone and iPod touch and Mac OS X Mail. Over-the-air syncing of notes occurs whenever you open the Notes app on your iPhone and iPod touch or in Mac OS X Mail.
| Read more »When you insert a track marker within an audio region, there is sometimes an audible click or pop at the track change in the burned CD.
| Read more »Learn what to do if your iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)¬†or iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) exhibits symptoms that indicate the wrong Mac OS¬†X system software is installed. Symptoms may include:
Upon opening iMovie, a message states that iMovie requires a graphics card that is compatible with Quartz Extreme and that one or more of your graphics cards do not support Quartz Extreme. 
The computer may not go to sleep when you choose Sleep from the Apple (Ô£ø) menu.
Difficulty opening or a message may appear when you open the DVD Player application.
Only one video resolution available in the Displays System Preferences pane.
Using the Grab application (located in the Utilities folder) to take a screenshot may produce only a blank image with a white background.
The correct LCD profile may not be present in the Color tab of the Displays System Preferences or under the profile in ColorSync Utility.
Compatibility and...
Find answers here to frequently asked questions about using the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter to connect your Mini DisplayPort Macintosh computer to an external monitor.
| Read more »iOS 4 devices are unable to resolve unicast DNS names that end with a ".local" suffix, affecting access to internal corporate networks that use an internal, top-level domain name, such as "mydomain.local".
| Read more »When using iOS 4 or later, the following alert may appear before configuring the Repeat option for an Exchange calendar event:
"For this repeating event, one event cannot take place after the alert of a later event."
Enabling VoiceOver in iTunes for iPod shuffle (4th generation) allows you to hear the names of songs, artists, and playlists spoken when listening to content on iPod shuffle. VoiceOver also tells you battery status and other messages. You can enable VoiceOver when you first set up your iPod with iTunes, or you can set it up later in the Summary button, in iPod settings, in iTunes. When you select the option to enable VoiceOver in the iPod Setup Assistant or in the Summary button, you will be guided through the process of installing the VoiceOver Kit.
| Read more »Learn which versions of Xsan can be used in the same SAN with StorNext controllers, and which versions of StorNext can be used in the same SAN with Xsan controllers.
| Read more »Find out more information about the iPod shuffle USB Cable.
| Read more »One way to back up your iTunes library is to consolidate your library into one folder and then copy that folder to an external hard drive. This is a painless process that only takes a few moments to accomplish.
| Read more »When the firewall in Windows Vista or Windows 7 is enabled, it may prevent iTunes from accessing the Internet unless iTunes is listed as an exception.
| Read more »When you try to create a new Apple Account (Apple ID) with iTunes or when you try to view existing account information, this alert may appear:
"Could not complete your iTunes Store request. The store may be busy. Check your Internet connection or try again later."
After updating to iTunes 10, you may receive a prompt to update iTunes when redeeming a Digital Copy code.  
| Read more »Learn how to move your iTunes Media folder to a different location on your Mac.
| Read more »For infrequent users of the iTunes Store, here is an AppleScript to enable and visit the Store within iTunes, then leave and disable it.
First, go into the System Preferences » Universal Access prefpane and check 'Enable access for assistive devices.'
Then you can download this script and save it to ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/iTunes. This will place it in the Script menu when iTunes is active. You may need to create the iTunes subfolder. You can also assign a keyboard shortcut to the script using Spark [crarko adds: link fixed] or some similar program (not Quicksilver, I don't think it remembers persistent values across uses). This would make the command available even if you don't have iTunes currently open.
The script will enable the iTunes Store in the sidebar of iTunes (...
This may or may not be new but I never noticed it until iTunes 10. I was downloading a podcast and noted that in the Downloads area in the iTunes sidebar the 'X mins remaining' status and clicked on the actual text by accident. Doing this added the current rate as the podcast was being downloaded to the display. Like I said before, this may be old news but definitely cool if it's just been added.
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described, in iTunes U as well as podcasts, so I assume it's just a general feature of downloads in iTunes. This has probably been around a while, but I didn't see it documented here. As mentioned in this previous hint, it can be worth it to monitor the bandwidth usage in case you have some other bandwidth-hungry application running.]
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In older versions of the iPhone OS software, it was possible to enter Field Test mode to get a lot of useful data about the cellular connection. This capability was removed in iOS 4.0, and caused some angst while trying to examine the iPhone 4 antenna reception issues.
The ability has been restored, although to a greatly limited degree, with iOS 4.1. Once again, if you dial the number *3001#12345#* in the keypad you will enter FTM. What you will see now is a negative number (presumably representing the signal loss in dB) in the upper left that replaces the cellular signal strength bars. A more negative number means lower relative signal strength, so the -121 I have at the moment is worse than the -92 I had in a different room in the house. Zero would be no signal loss.
To...
The new MobileMe Control Panel 1.6.2 provides push calendar updates and support for proxy servers when using the MobileMe Calendar beta with Microsoft Outlook. In addition, you can now upload your personal Outlook calendars to MobileMe to keep them in sync across me.com, your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, and PC.
Just run Apple Software Update on your Windows PC to upgrade. Or download it here.
| Read more »The MobileMe Calendar Beta is beta software and as such, sometimes there will be issues to work out. As a beta tester, you have the opportunity to improve Apple software and help shape the direction of MobileMe.
If you run into issues, especially reoccurring ones, you should report them via the Feedback link in the lower-left corner of the Calendar interface at www.me.com/calendar. Providing feedback will help improve MobileMe Calendar and allow engineers to better isolate issues and ways of improving the new MobileMe Calendar.
Note: You will not receive a response to submissions via the beta Feedback link.
This article should help address issues that you have already reported via feedback or that are interrupting use.
| Read more »Mac OS X v10.6 includes software for many printer and scanner models. ¬†This software can be installed from the Mac OS¬†X v10.6 Install DVD, and installed or updated by using Software Update (some models have software available through Software Update only).
| Read more »If you are able to access the web, but you are unable to access the iTunes Store, see the troubleshooting steps below.
| Read more »The newly published App Store Review Guidelines are now available to iOS Developer Program Members. The Guidelines provide guidance and examples across a range of iOS development topics, including user interface design, functionality, content, and the use of specific technologies to help you prepare your apps for the approval process.
| Read more »We are pleased to announce a new design for the Sales and Trend reports module in iTunes Connect. This new design makes it easier to access and view important data about your app sales, including:
You can read more about all the changes in the user guide, available within the Sales and Trends module in iTunes Connect.
| Read more »Learn how to find out which version of software is installed on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod.
| Read more »In Xserve and some Mac Pro configurations where the Mac OS¬†X¬†Server operating system is installed on an SSD¬†drive and data for services is housed on internal drives, an internal RAID, or an external RAID, some services may not start up properly or may not be able to find the associated data during the startup process.
| Read more »Learn what to do if the cursor jumps or moves without the trackpad being touched. The cursor may also act strangely when the trackpad is touched.
| Read more »In iTunes 10 Grid View: Genres, you can create your very own icons to represent any genres you like, even custom genres.
Disclaimer: Do this at your own risk and of course make backups of any files you alter.
First, be sure iTunes is not running. Then, right-click on iTunes and select 'Show Package Contents.' Navigate to Contents » Resources. Inside there you will see lots of really colorful genre images labled 'genre-pop.jpg' or 'genre-rock.jpg' and so on.
Simply copy one of those images to your desktop. Open it up in Photoshop (or your graphics editor of choice) and customize it to your delight. The reason for using a duplicated file is only for the sake of ease in keeping the image size and aspect ratio the same. Save the new image as a flattened jpg. Name it with something like 'genre-mycustomgenre.jpg.' Put this file into the Resources folder. You will need to Authenticate in order to do this.
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As you can search the archives, many users are in the Terminal and wind up finding about the various shortcomings Terminal.app from Apple has had and still has. Since the 10.2 days, iTerm has been an alternative project that offered many needed fixes for daily Unix usage and has always remained open source, allowing for future submissions.
iTerm2 is a full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa. It has a native Apple look and feel in the program's interface, and there has always been an emphasis on providing complete international support.
A few months back, there was an unofficial fork that has incorporated needed patches from the SF bug tracker and also improvements submitted by the community. The page has an official site on sites.google.com and...
After configuring Microsoft Exchange account on an iOS device, the following symptoms may occur:
No Exchange data such as emails, contacts, or calendar appear on the device.
No error message appears on the device.
While no emails have been received on the device, it appears that you can compose and send emails from the Exchange account (yet the intended recipient(s) will not receive your email messages).
iPad comes with a 10W USB Power Adapter. This article discusses using this adapter with iPhone and iPod.
| Read more »Apple asks customers to help improve the iOS by occasionally providing diagnostic and usage information. Apple collects this information anonymously.
By default, opting in is a one-time decision. If you'd like to change your decision, you can reset warnings so that you will be asked again.
This document shows where to find the serial number on iPod shuffle models.
| Read more »Enabling VoiceOver for iPod allows you to hear the names of songs, artists, and playlists spoken when listening to content on your iPod. If you have the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic or the In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic, you can also use VoiceOver to navigate playlists.
| Read more »When viewing the photos and video count in Camera Roll, the number of videos appears as ^1:
| Read more »Occasionally, when viewing an email message written in Japanese that includes an attachment, you may not see the text of the message. The text does appear when previewing or replying to the message.
| Read more »This document describes the security content of iOS 4.1 for iPhone and iPod touch.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key."
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see "Apple Security Updates."
The Multi-Touch screen on iPod nano (6th generation) responds to your finger gestures. Use the following gestures to use the features on iPod nano.
| Read more »Learn how to reset or restart iPod following a freeze.
| Read more »iWeb can manage the color profile of a published page by assigning sRGB colors for CSS color values. iWeb publishes both CSS colors and images in the sRGB color space. The result is a more consistent color when you view your published iWeb pages on a Mac or Windows-based computer.
| Read more »You may be unable to publish or log in to Facebook when using FTP or MobileMe publishing in iWeb.
| Read more »This article lists firmware updates that were released for Intel-based Macintosh computers. They update the firmware that originally shipped from the factory. If your computer does not appear on this list, an update from the factory firmware is not necessary.
Some firmware updates for Intel-based Macs may not be displayed automatically using Software Update. If they do not appear in Software Update, they must be manually downloaded from the Apple Downloads site. If you are unsure whether your computer needs a particular update, simply download and open the update installer. The installer will alert you if the firmware update is already installed or not needed.
I recently had a hard drive failure and had to resort to a backup of iTunes. However, iTunes couldn't find many tracks, as it was still looking for them on the old drive.
Despite manually editing the library files, I couldn't get iTunes to look on my new drive for the several hundred files it had mistakenly misplaced. The only way was to play each one, wait for it to not find the drive and then use the 'Locate' button to find each file.
iTunes 10 has what I can only assume is a new feature, whereby if you use the 'Locate' feature to find a missing file, a dialog box then asks if you would like to use the information to find other missing files. Straight away it found all of the other missing files. Hurrah!
This may not be new functionality, but in all of the times I've used the 'Locate' button, I've never seen this dialog box. This is functionality that has existed in Apple's pro applications such as Logic for years, so I'm...
There are a lot of people who don't care for the new iTunes 10 icon. Several replacement icons have already been created. There was a previous hint about how to change the icon.
Another option is to use the freeware DockArt plug-in for iTunes is another option. It will replace the iTunes dock icon with the currently playing album cover. This plug-in has been around for a long time, but it still works perfectly with iTunes 10. The download includes documentation in a readme file, and the installation process given below in excerpted from that. There are several other options mentioned, so be sure to give it a read.
After downloading and unzipping the file, to install the plugin copy the file DockArtPlugin.bundle to ~/Library/iTunes/iTunes Plug-Ins (or...
Apple introduced the 'Ping' music social networking service along with iTunes 10. Part of the point is to share music likes and dislikes with other users.
There is an obvious 'Like' button by albums in the iTunes Store, but what about an individual song? It turns out that over on the right hand side, next to the 'BUY' button for the song, the little arrow with the pulldown menu now has a 'Like' option for that song, and if you've signed into Ping it will post that to your recent activity.
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described. I'm not sure yet about Ping, although I've signed up. Perhaps if it ties into the App Store and the iBooks Store, and maybe the upcoming iOS Game Center and even MobileMe it will become useful as a social network. I think maybe a poll is forthcoming.]
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Users who are able to browse the iTunes Store but are unable to sign in or purchase content may see the following message:
"iTunes could not connect to the iTunes Store. A secure network connection could not be established.
Make sure SSL 3.0 or TLS 1.0 is enabled in the Internet Options control panel, then try again."
Or, this message may appear:
"We could not complete your iTunes Store Request.
The iTunes Store is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."
This document describes the security content of iTunes 10, which can be downloaded and installed via Software Update preferences, or from Apple Downloads.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key."
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see "Apple Security Updates".
This document describes the security content of Safari 5.0.2 and Safari 4.1.2.
For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, see the Apple Product Security website.
For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How to use the Apple Product Security PGP Key."
Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.
To learn about other Security Updates, see "Apple Security Updates."
This guide will help you familiarize yourself with the look and feel of Safari 4, as well as a few customizations that help you personalize your browsing experience.
| Read more »If you invite others to comment on your iWeb blog, and the comment is larger than the 5 MB limit for comments, you may be redirected to a MobileMe warning page. The page is a standard 404 page that asks, "Looking for something special on MobileMe?"
| Read more »In iWeb, if you select the Modern Frame theme and select "Center text" alignment for the text body placeholder,¬†you may experience the following after publishing:
Text content area shrinks
Text box has shifted upwards
Text box formatting (color fill, stroke) is lost after publishing
This occurs on all Modern Frame theme pages except for the blank page.
| Read more »If you use an external iSight camera to record video with the iSight Movie widget, one or more of the following symptoms may occur:
During playback the video file may may be missing frames.
Recording may begin prior to the iSight Movie widget countdown.
Content recorded just before you stop the recording is not recorded.
During playback a previous recording is displayed.
In iWeb, if you publish an image in GIF format the thumbnail for the photo may not appear on your Photo Album page.
| Read more »When using iWeb to upload your web project, the FTP upload may not complete.
| Read more »Depending on your hosting service's server configurations, publishing to a Windows based FTP server from iWeb may result in one of the following messages:
| Read more »If you attempt to add a password-protected URL to your RSS Feed widget in iWeb, you will receive the following message:
Your RSS Feed widget cannot access RSS feeds located on password-protected MobileMe sites.
| Read more »Learn what to do if your supported Mac portable trackpad or Magic Trackpad unexpectedly appears to select (or drag across) a given area on the display after you install Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0.
| Read more »Learn how to install batteries in your Apple Wireless Keyboard, Apple Wireless Mouse, or Apple Magic Trackpad.
Identify your wireless input device below, then click the link for detailed information.
Learn how to change the batteries in your Magic Trackpad.
| Read more »Learn about supported graphics card and display configurations for the Mac Pro (Early 2009) and Mac Pro (Mid 2010) configured with either an ATI Radeon HD 5770 or Radeon HD 5870 graphics card.
 
In iTunes 10, if you select multiple speakers with the new AirPlay feature iTunes will allow you to fine tune the output volume of each speaker.
Previously, sharing to an Airport Express resulted in both outputs being tied directly to the current volume that iTunes was set to use. Set the output to 100% and all speakers would be set to 100%. Move it to 50% and all the speakers will move to 50%.
The new controller has a 'master volume' bar. The highest volume determines the 'master volume'. If the highest volume slider is at 80% then the master volume slider sets itself to 80%. Any change to either the master volume or the highest volume directly correlates to the other. If the highest volume (V1) dips below another volume level (V2) the master volume binds itself to the new highest volume level (V2). This can only happen if the highest volume level is adjusted directly, and not as a result of adjusting the master volume.
Any...
If you are struggling with the new low-contrast icons in iTunes 10, here is a hint to change the appearance.
In the terminal enter:
defaults write com.apple.iTunes high-contrast-mode-enable -bool TRUE
This will give a high-contrast side bar and listing pane. To undo this repeat the command but change the TRUE to FALSE. I haven't managed to get the color icons back yet though.
The preference AppleAquaColorVariant is next in the list after high-contrast-mode-enable and also does something, unfortunately every value I've tried so far prevents iTunes from launching. If you want to experiment, you can remove it to fix iTunes with:
defaults delete com.apple.iTunes AppleAquaColorVariant
[crarko adds: I tried this, and what it does is go from black on white to white on black. That certainly is higher contrast but I don't...
If you're a frequent user of Spaces, you'll often find yourself moving windows between spaces, however, if you like to have your large windows properly centered (e.g. in Safari or other browsers) you'll find it difficult to properly center the window when moving between spaces, leaving part of the window off-screen, and needing to be adjusted.
The solution is simple, all you have to do is enter Exposé from the spaces overview, and then move the windows between spaces. Once you exit Exposé, you'll find the window will be in the exact same location on the screen it was in the previous space.
[crarko adds: I tested this, and it works as described. On my MacBook I just used the default keyboard settings of F8 to get into the Spaces overview, and then F9 to bring up Exposé in 'All windows' mode. If you've changed those key bindings, use your correct ones, or you could combine the two using...
Need some wireless AT&T-related information? Get help from the links below:
| Read more »For a number of enterprise Wi-Fi connection types, IT administrators will deploy profiles they create with iPhone Configuration Utility to automate and/or restrict user Wi-Fi connections. Including the CA Certificate for these connections will remove the users' need to verify that they trust the Certificate(s) provided each time they reconnect to Wi-Fi. CA Certificates and Trust settings can be provided within configuration profiles.
 
It's the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. today. We'll be back tomorrow with some more iTunes 10 hints, while awaiting the iOS 4.1 and Mac OS X 10.6.5 updates.
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When using an Exchange ActiveSync account, email attachments may not download. Tapping the attachment to start the download shows a spinning wheel which never stops.
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