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Question:

I've added a recording of a live show to my iTunes library. I am struggling to maintain the correct order of tracks without the 01songname, 02songname, methodology. What is the smart way to assign a specific order to an album?

Question for next time:

Are you able to explain how Get Album Artwork from iTunes works? Because there are albums I've imported from my own CDs and that are on iTunes Store, but when I Get Album Artwork, they come up empty. I've made sure the album title is exactly what it is on iTunes, but still nothing.

Thanks in advance for any enlightenment.

With Leopard my Finder is always showing Shared computers. Is this a security risk on public networks? Is this using any memory or could it be slowing down my internet connection? Can I stop this sharing as a whole or on a per computer basis?

Question for next week:

Before upgrading to Leopard I could set timed reminders using Quicksilver. I can still set them using last object, but I can't seem to use the control-return shortcut to "combine" commands anymore. Is anyone else experiencing this or have any input?

Question for Next Week:

I run a small home business where I backup data for individuals to blank DVD's. Currently my setup is a 1.67 GHz G4 PowerBook with 3 external DVD burners attached via USB. A lot of customers require me to burn several DVD's of the same data set to ensure that they have proper backups should any of them become damaged or lost. Instead of burning each set one at a time, I downloaded the source to Burn and compiled two extra copies of Burn in Xcode giving each copy a different name thus allowing me to burn the same data set to my 3 external burners at the same time. While this works for me, it is not an optimal situation since:

a) This still causes a significant loss in time since i have to set to the specifics for each "app" to burn to its attached burner.

b) This is not how the original developer intended for the app to be used.

My question is this: Is there a Mac-native application that will allow to burn to multiple drives simultaneously from one application window? I'm sure that there apps like this for Windows...anyone know of Mac versions?

I have a question for next week,

I used my cellphone as an alarm clock in the mornings, it would go off if my phone was on vibrate or even if it was off. I bought an iPhone and it seems to me like it has to be on in order for the alarm to work. I'd like to turn off my iPhone at night to save energy, is there another way around this?

Question for next week:

Now that Leopard is out, when is Intuit going to make a further statement about the future of Quicken for Mac 2008?

Question: I don't know if this has anything to do with just installing Leopard, maybe I need to change a preference but...in both Safari and Firefox I used to just type a web address and it would fill in the "www." and ".com". Now, if I type in, for example, "tuaw" I get taken to the Yahoo/Verizon search page. (Verizon in my ISP if that means anything). This is so annoying! Can I change this somehow?????

Thanks, Laura

When upgrading to Leopard, I backed up my files to an external HD. After a fresh install, I put the files back onto the computer, and somehow accidentally deleted my iPhone library backup before it got onto the laptop. Problem is, I wanted it to be backed up through Time Machine; but now it's gone for good.

I don't think you've recently done a piece on retrieving deleted files through 3rd party software, so do you think you could let me know what the best way to find this library is?

p.s. I haven't added files to my external HD since deleting, so I think they might still be there if it's not for journaling moving stuff around.

thanks,
Devin

What about specifying a default view in Finder? I was never able to find an easy way to do this. I want any folder/disc/thumbdrive I open to be in List view.