Jimmy Obomsawin, Mac Support - Latest Comments

Re: Quick access to draft email in iOS

PeterSullivan — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:55:11 -0000

yes this is really common feature used when you are using Mail service. I am using this service because it help me to save my data and use in future mail purpose.

Re: How to get a rich signature in iOS Mail

PeterSullivan — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:44:14 -0000

oh thats cool thing we can add in Mail. adding rich media signature is really very helpful for business people also help in fast and easy spread of business. previously I use signature with simple text. Now i think i need to add links for better view, thanks for sharing

Re: How old a Mac is too old?

André Gomes — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 14:08:05 -0000

Thanks!, But that's kinda of a problem since I got this MacBook from eBay because my PowerPC Mac Mini is now "obsolete" and I nedeed a Mac for collage, so I'm sticking with this Mac for a couple more years, so I'll be definitely upgrading the RAM and maybe an SSD drive ;)

Re: How old a Mac is too old?

Jimmy Obomsawin — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:09:24 -0000

Since it can still run Snow Leopard you're fine for now, though I don't know when Apple will stop supporting it. I don't usually recommend upgrading to Lion unless you really want the iCloud integration, since Lion is not a very fast or stable system. I have taken to calling it "Apple's Windows Vista". Though if Apple drops support for Snow Leopard but still keeps it for Lion you might want to upgrade. On the other hand at that point it might be worth investing in a new or a newer used computer.

Your computer can handle up to 4 GB or RAM which might be a good idea whether or not you upgrade to Lion. Amazon has it for $56. http://www.amazon.com/gp/pr...

Re: How old a Mac is too old?

André Gomes — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:55:54 -0000

Is the white MacBook (2008) obsolete? I'm currently running Snow Leopard, although it can handle Lion but I need to upgrade my RAM first!

Re: Garage Band is a hard drive hog

Jimmy Obomsawin — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:07:18 -0000

I don't do any audio editing myself but I know that Audacity is rather popular. http://audacity.sourceforge...

Re: Garage Band is a hard drive hog

Robert Crowell — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 06:39:06 -0000

Is there a light weight alternative. For example I have used garage band to record records on my mac by reversing the head phone jack to receive. Than I work to make the record sound clear, crisp and de-crackle if necessary. Do you have an alternate solution on a Mac for this functionality, so that I could save some space and do what I need, which is not close to using a tenth of garage bands full functionality?

Re: How to use Mac OS X’s text substitution

Jimmy Obomsawin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:25:02 -0000

Not sure. It works well for me in both of those programs. After you check the box to enable text substitution, try quitting and re-loading Mail and TextEdit.

Re: How to use Mac OS X’s text substitution

jannick — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:53:30 -0000

It doesn't work in Mail App or TextEdit! Any hints?

Re: Set up Google Contact sync for iOS

Jimmy Obomsawin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:48:05 -0000

Good news: iOS 7 does this for you when you set up your Google account.

Re: Set up Mac to access Google Contacts

Jimmy Obomsawin — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:47:19 -0000

Good news: OS X Mavericks does this for you when you set up your Google account.

Re: Using your phone number for iMessages & FaceTime on Mountain Lion & iPad

Jimmy Obomsawin — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:20:44 -0000

Try this instead. Disable and re-enable iMessages on your iPhone, then disable and re-enable on your other device. Also make sure that your iPhone is configured to use your Apple ID for iMessages, which I added instructions for in the "Prerequisites" section.

Re: Turn your MacBook into an external iPhone battery

Jimmy Obomsawin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:47:25 -0000

If there is a way I haven't heard it. I'm sure Apple is trying to prevent you from accidentally draining your MacBook battery.

Re: Turn your MacBook into an external iPhone battery

umeno3 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:44:34 -0000

But it stops when the MacBook battery reaches about 50% :-(
Does anyone know the way around it?

Re: Using your phone number for iMessages & FaceTime on Mountain Lion & iPad

Jimmy Obomsawin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:02:16 -0000

For quite some time iMessages has seemed to be in a state of flux and things haven't been consistent. It appears that things have settled down again so it's probably time to revise this article with current information. In the meantime, make sure that your iPhone is configured to use your Apple ID under the Settings app, and then try disabling and reenabling iMessages on your Mac or iPad.

Re: Using your phone number for iMessages & FaceTime on Mountain Lion & iPad

Tom — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:06:38 -0000

Doesn't work. When I entered my mobile number (as you suggested) and press Enter, the number just disappeared!

Re: How old a Mac is too old?

kirtinag — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 02:05:35 -0000

Mac computers provide better quality to
customers, and this is evident by the behavior of Mac users. Macs have more
reliable and stable software.

Re: iOS Tip: Sharing Reminders Lists

Jimmy Obomsawin — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:35:46 -0000

Non-update: Even though Mountain Lion added deeper iCloud integration, they didn't add sharing to the new desktop Reminders app. The only way I'm aware to share your reminder list is still from the iCloud.com website. Once shared anyone can edit the list from any device, but the process of initiating the share itself is what you need to go through the web for.