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<blockquote data-quote="Mark W" data-source="post: 689285" data-attributes="member: 57974"><p><strong>how do i maximise windows to touch edges left and right along with top and bottom. currently it only touches top and bottom.</strong></p><p></p><p>When you click the green expand window, it should fill the space needed. Only certain applications will fill the whole screen. However, you can manually expand the window by dragging the bottom-right corner.</p><p></p><p><strong>how do i create a partition so as to save all my pics and videos and file on a different partition incase os X fails.</strong></p><p></p><p>Applications --> Utilities --> Disk Utility</p><p>Although a better option might be to use Time Machine.</p><p></p><p><strong>how do i have a common iphoto library to share same pics with different user accounts on my mac book</strong></p><p></p><p>In the menu bar: iPhoto --> Preferences --> Sharing --> Share my photos --> Share selected albums</p><p></p><p><strong>how do i let computer be active even when lid is closed. i have set the macbook to never enter sleep and also to never shut down the hdd. now when i do some time consuming tasks like copying dvd i want the task to continue even after the lid is closed. this worked with my toshiba vista laptop but in mac the action seems to have paused.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://semaja2.net/insomniaxinfo/" target="_blank">http://semaja2.net/insomniaxinfo/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>is it a good idead to backup restore dvds to another set of dvds and then use the new dvds to restore the mac incase of a failure. i want to do this to avoid scratched on the original dvds. will the newly made dvds work?</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p>I don't think this will work. If you have AppleCare, I'm sure they'll send you new restore dvds if they get accidentally damaged beyond use.</p><p></p><p><strong>what is the name of the dvd/cd burning software in mac?</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p>You can simply paste files to the CD as you would any other folder, or you can use iDVD for DVDs, or iTunes for music.</p><p></p><p><strong>how do i optimise my battery's life. like when should i keep it to charging?</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p>Calibrate your battery every month, but other than that, don't worry too much: just plug it in if you're near the charger.</p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490" target="_blank">http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490</a></p><p></p><p><strong>MOST IMPORTANT: how do i share files with windows over a home wifi network. both my vista and mac laptops are able to use the wifi and the internet but are not able to detect each other. i have a lot of stuff to be transfered.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p>It should just work out of the box if they use the same router, just turn on file sharing on the windows computer. You can enable this in the Network & Sharing menu in the Vista control panel.</p><p></p><p><strong>are the public folders in each user's folders the same or different for each user? where should i keep my shared music and pictures? in public or shared? i want that the pics and videos not get deleted incase i have to delete a user account.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p>Shared music and pics can be handled by iPhoto and iTunes respectively.</p><p>Files in Macintosh HD --> Users --> Shared can be accessed by everyone via that folder.</p><p></p><p><strong>i also saw that iphotos and imovies have amn option to register. are they trial softwares? when do they expire?</strong></p><p>No, they are full versions, registration is optional.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark W, post: 689285, member: 57974"] [B]how do i maximise windows to touch edges left and right along with top and bottom. currently it only touches top and bottom.[/B] When you click the green expand window, it should fill the space needed. Only certain applications will fill the whole screen. However, you can manually expand the window by dragging the bottom-right corner. [B]how do i create a partition so as to save all my pics and videos and file on a different partition incase os X fails.[/B] Applications --> Utilities --> Disk Utility Although a better option might be to use Time Machine. [B]how do i have a common iphoto library to share same pics with different user accounts on my mac book[/B] In the menu bar: iPhoto --> Preferences --> Sharing --> Share my photos --> Share selected albums [B]how do i let computer be active even when lid is closed. i have set the macbook to never enter sleep and also to never shut down the hdd. now when i do some time consuming tasks like copying dvd i want the task to continue even after the lid is closed. this worked with my toshiba vista laptop but in mac the action seems to have paused. [/B] [url]http://semaja2.net/insomniaxinfo/[/url] [B]is it a good idead to backup restore dvds to another set of dvds and then use the new dvds to restore the mac incase of a failure. i want to do this to avoid scratched on the original dvds. will the newly made dvds work? [/B] I don't think this will work. If you have AppleCare, I'm sure they'll send you new restore dvds if they get accidentally damaged beyond use. [B]what is the name of the dvd/cd burning software in mac? [/B] You can simply paste files to the CD as you would any other folder, or you can use iDVD for DVDs, or iTunes for music. [B]how do i optimise my battery's life. like when should i keep it to charging? [/B] Calibrate your battery every month, but other than that, don't worry too much: just plug it in if you're near the charger. [url]http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490[/url] [B]MOST IMPORTANT: how do i share files with windows over a home wifi network. both my vista and mac laptops are able to use the wifi and the internet but are not able to detect each other. i have a lot of stuff to be transfered. [/B] It should just work out of the box if they use the same router, just turn on file sharing on the windows computer. You can enable this in the Network & Sharing menu in the Vista control panel. [B]are the public folders in each user's folders the same or different for each user? where should i keep my shared music and pictures? in public or shared? i want that the pics and videos not get deleted incase i have to delete a user account. [/B] Shared music and pics can be handled by iPhoto and iTunes respectively. Files in Macintosh HD --> Users --> Shared can be accessed by everyone via that folder. [B]i also saw that iphotos and imovies have amn option to register. are they trial softwares? when do they expire?[/B] No, they are full versions, registration is optional. [/QUOTE]
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