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    3 Questions about my new Macbook

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dancebabe9008, Jun 30, 2008.

  1. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    I have downloaded FF3 and it's GREAT! except the fact that I can't just type in "facebook" into the address bar and it take me to Facebook. I have to include the ".com". On my PC and FF3, I only have to type in "facebook". I tried using the settings from my PC on my Mac in FF3 but it still doesn't work. Can anyone help me?

    Another question,
    Along with my Macbook, I received an iPod Touch! It's great...except that I can't transfer my songs(non purchased ones) to my Macbook using my iPod Touch. Or maybe I can and don't know how to? Any suggestions?

    And the final question,
    I have a Blackberry Curve 8330. Is it possible to sync, using bluetooth, everything I could sync if I was using the USB cable? I have PocketMac, but I can only transfer a single file(pic, song, video) at a time using bluetooth. I have not figured out how to sync my calendar, contacts, etc using bluetooth. Any help here?

    Thanks so much! :]
     
  2. proxima_centauri

    proxima_centauri Notebook Consultant

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    For the first question in the meantime you can try holding ctrl while hitting enter, it will fill in the "www.-.com" for you. (At least it does for me)
     
  3. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    Are you on a mac or PC? I can't find an "enter" button on my Mac, only a return button. I tried that using the return button and it didn't work.
     
  4. mattireland

    mattireland It used to be the iLand..

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    I personnally haven't been able to find a way to do this on my Mac. I'm not saying that there's not a way to do it, so I'll look into it some more and get back to you.
     
  5. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    Thank you so much! It's driving me crazy! haha.
     
  6. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Don't know the first question sorry.

    For the second one- try podview. If that doesn't work, just let me know I know I've found plenty of programs that do that.

    third- Try The Missing Sync, or if you don't want to pay find some blackberry forums and see if they have any ideas. (I gave up syncing with my Q cus I don't like paying for software).
     
  7. passive101

    passive101 Notebook Deity

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    My macbook has a return/enter key and an enter key :)
     
  8. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the link, I'll try it out and get back to you.

    I've talked to people about Missing Sync and they said it's not possible to do what I want to do with the program. :/
     
  9. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    Whoops! I guess you're right. I never noticed that the return key also says enter, although I don't see an enter key all by itself.
     
  10. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    So, podview SEEMS like it would work, but for some reason my Mac does not show the iPod under Devices in Finder, yet it does show up in iTunes. ah!
     
  11. stealthsniper96

    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    its in the bottom right nexy to the command button.

    Is this an iPod that has stuff on it? If there's nothing on it try re-formatting it.
     
  12. sulkorp

    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    If you make a bookmark for facebook, then go into that bookmarks properties, you can set a keyword for it.

    That way, whenever you type in that keyword, then press enter, it will go to that bookmark. So you could make the keyword facebook, fb, face, whatever you want, and itll go to facebook when you put it in.

    Kinda strange though, that it doesn't go there on its own.
     
  13. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes, I have a PC. I downloaded all the songs from my PC and now want to transfer them to my Macbook.
     
  14. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    ...is this how you do it? Do you mean it's strange that it's not working for just me...or at all?
     
  15. sulkorp

    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    Thats just a work around that would have the same effect. Sometimes websites are stupid, and they will or wont load when you put in the website.

    And I just re-read earlier, if the ipod doesn't have 'enable disk use' option checked, you wont see it in finder. Just cause you don't need to see it there. But turn on that option, and you should be able to access the ipod in finder.

    Although if you have songs on there, that you put on there using the PC, youre gonna have to get a program that will rip them from your ipod, then restore it as an OSX ipod.
     
  16. dancebabe9008

    dancebabe9008 Notebook Consultant

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    I can't turn the option on because APPARENTLY the iPod Touch does not have the 'enable disk use' option.

    I have been recommended a couple of programs like that, but I can't use any because the iPod Touch doesn't have the 'enable disk use' feature. :/
     
  17. sulkorp

    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    Try going on the PC which the ipod originally synced with, and see if you can enable it on that computer. Should be able to do it there.
     
  18. stealthsniper96

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    Ok I've got more ideas.
    1- Transferring without using the iPod. Do you have an external hard drive around you can use? How about a flash drive? If you have a flash drive you can just put however many files at a time it will allow (depending on its size) and transfer that way.
    2- Transfer them over the network. Warning- this would be slow and I recommend only doing it through a wired connection.
    3- Does the other computer still have all the songs on it? If it does, you can re-format the iPod from that computer, and set it so you manually manage songs and enable it for disk use. Then put all the songs back on it.

    Or, as sulkorp said, first look if you can enable disk use on the windows computer.