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I recently upgraded to the El Capitan operating system. Prior to that upgrade I was using imovieHD to create movies and then export them to idvd. I upgraded to imovie 10.1 since imovie HD is incompatible with El Capitan. However, I don't see an option for idvd when I try to share my movie...

I have an office in one of the bedrooms in my home where I keep a desktop computer that is connected to the internet. However, the airport base station and the wireless router are located in the kitchen where the phone jack is. As a result the signal strength is weak and inconsistent which makes...

Cheryl, Thanks for the response. I went to setting>safari but do not see a tab for specifying the download location. Am I missing something? I am new to the ipad and realize that it doesn't function exactly like a laptop or desktop. Thanks again.

I just set up an ipad with a seagate wireless external hard drive. I use the ipad to access the internet,emails,etc. I would like to download videos and video images via the ipad to the external hard drive. In other words,access the website with the ipad and direct the downloads to the...

First of sorry for not responding sooner; I thought I had and obviously had not. It turns out that all I needed to do was clean the SuperDrive as recommended. Thanks to all for your responses and again sorry for dropping the ball on the thanks

The files are no bigger than before. I don't get an abort message rather, idvd keeps on going thru the "burn" process but nothing happens, so I end up canceling the dvd burn process. Thanks

Thanks for the advice; is there a specific type of cleaner for the superdrive or will the generic cd/dvd cleaners work?

I have a macpro desktop running lion and am using iDVD 7.1.2 My problem is that with 5 minutes to go in the multiplexing/burning process the DVD is ejected. If I reinsert the dvd I get the message that the dvd is blank. I have tried two different blank dvd-r disks with the same result. I...

Is there a way to connect airport base stations together to extend their range? I have a new AirPort Extreme base station in my home office which I use to connect to the internet and to print wirelessly to the printer in the office. My wife has a lap top in the den which is at the opposite end...

Thanks for the replies. I like to download various movie files/clips that I incorporate into my travel videos. I import the videos into imovie or popcorn in order to burn a movie dvd. I came across this video file and thought it would work well; it was only after downloading it that it showed...

I downloaded a file which turned out to be a .rat file. Does anyone know of a mac program that converts .rat files into a format that I can then import into imovie or popcorn in order to make a movie dvd? Thanks

what is the best way to mask my ip address. I have heard of web proxies and various software options but have no idea how best to proceed. I want to lower my internet profile as much as possible

I ended up having to take it into an Apple Store where they loaded snow leopard on. Now the external drive shows up and works fine. Thanks for your help

it says USB to IDE. I tried it by connecting to the laptop directly and via the new hub and same change; the external drive is not listed and it still does not show up in disk utility

I have tried with a disk in the drive and the result is the same. The drive does show that it is powered but the drive does not show up in disk utility.