Ever just have one of those days….? Error (12): Link of previous volume failed for DVR Storage. Time Machine is a very reasonable backup package included with Mac OS 10.5, but every now and then there are some issues… Â I changed out a drive (DVR Storage), with a larger SATA drive, and then I started […]
Apple Mail’s stores it’s email in an unusual location…  You would think, since it is user created content, that they would be stored in ~/Documents, but for some reason Safari Bookmarks, and Apple Mail are actually stored in ~/Library.  By the way, the Safari content is in ~Library/Safari. Apple Mail emails are stored in ~Library/Mail.
The standard list of fonts included with Mac OS X 10.4, broken down into Essential or non-essential status by apple… Mac OS X 10.4: Fonts list Last Modified: April 08, 2008 Article: HT1538 In Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, the Mac OS X Installer installs fonts in one of two folders: /Library/Fonts /System/Library/Fonts You can […]
This older article from Macworld (April 3, 2008) discusses Spotlight searching for Tiger (Mac OS 10.4), but it is still relevant now for Leopard (10.5). The major benefit in 10.5’s spotlight is the speed improvements, and some changes in the search results window(s)…. On the surface, searching with Spotlight is pretty straightforward. In our previous […]
I must apologize, I forgot something Tuesday…. Mac OS X turned 8 years old yesterday…. Can you believe it? Over the years, my platform of choice has changed, and evolved with my demands. I started using Desqview/386, migrated to OS/2, and then moved to Mac OS 9, and then Mac OS X 10.0 (& higher). […]
Video of iPhone OS 3.0 Preview Event Posted: Apple has posted the QuickTime stream of the special event held today to preview the third iteration of iPhone software.
In a scene worthy of Psycho, we have a poor innocent iPod Shuffle (3rd Generation) in a shower, cleaning up after a day of cranking out the tunes… Over the shoulder, we the viewers notice a person coming closer, backlit through the shower curtain. And then, iFixIt throws open the curtain, and opens the iPod […]
Ever run into the problem of not being able to open a file? The “Openwith.org” site, is like filext.com, but at least a little bit more user friendly…. Â Both sites will tell you what a particular extension on a file means… Â FileXt gets several bonus points since it explains what the file is, and gives […]