May 13 2006
I found this article on switchtoamac.com. Read the excerpt intro and continue on to the article.
Aside from an awesome user interface and a great underlying architecture, Apple built OS X with security in mind. As part of that central security theme, OS X has been designed using three key isolation features:System IsolationUser IsolationMemory and Application Isolation.
May 12 2006
Apple released an upgrade to QuickTime 7.1 and Security Update 2006-003 today. You can get it from Software Update on your Mac or from Apple Downloads.
Jan 19 2006
I had a situation tonight where Mail was crashing on my Power Mac when I tried to launch it and check my mail. I have several email accounts setup and I could see that it was coming up and trying to show the last message that I was viewing in my Gmail account before I closed it previously. Just afterwards, it would crash.
After several times of trying to launch Mail and clicking on a different mailbox to no avail, I started poking around in my ~/Library to see if I could find anything. I came across ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist.
At the top of the preferences file is a string named AccountInfoLastSelectedAccountId. I soon discovered that the mailbox ID that this was pointing to matched the uniqueid for my Gmail account under MailAccounts. So, I copied the uniqueid string from my primary mailbox to the AccountInfoLastSelectedAccountId field. I saved the preferences file and relaunched Mail.
Unfortunately, my happiness turned to disappointment not too long afterward, because it died again just as it had been doing. So, I went back to the pref file for Mail and poked around some more. This time, I came across an array field named SelectedMailboxes which is in the first dictionary under the ActiveViewers array field.
I noticed that the string value for the first selected mailbox pointed to my Gmail account. This time, I copied the mailbox account string for my primary mailbox and replaced this string in the SelectedMailboxes section.
I saved the preferences file, relaunched Mail, and to my joy, it is working without crashing again.
Just a note, please make a backup of a .plist file before editing it. This way, if you make a mistake, you will have the original copy to revert back to.
Hopefully this tip will help someone in the future who might have this same problem.
Dec 16 2005
Briefly: Mac OS X 10.4.4 development winding down
By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 05:45 PM EST
The development of Mac OS X 10.4.4 Update appears to be in the final stages at Apple Computer, as tipsters say the latest developer builds of the software are accompanied by only a few outstanding issues.
According to sources and reports …
Oct 31 2005
The Unofficial Apple Weblog is reporting that OS X Tiger 10.4.3 is now available via Software Update.
Aug 30 2005
Apple today released an update to their Safari browser for Mac OS X. This update improves website compatibility, application stability, and support for 3rd party web applications. Version 1.3.1 is available for Panther and version 2.0.1 is available for Tiger. These are available via Software Upate.
Jul 13 2005
My wife and I got new phones Monday. We both opted for the Motorola Razr V3 in black. Of course, being a tech geek, my first thoughts when I got home were to see how long it would take to get it working over Bluetooth with my Mac.
Not a problem. After pairing the phone and the machine, I was able to pull up the Bluetooth File Exchange utility and I was quickly transferring some ring tones that I had made and a couple of photos. I then turned to iSync to see how well it would sync my contacts and calendars. This is where my depression kicked in.
iSync would not recognize the phone via Bluetooth. I did a lot of Google searching and forum reading only to find that this was the common theme with many people using this phone. I was able to sync via USB with no problems, but this really wasn't what I was after.
One weird thing that I had noticed when pairing the phone to the machine with Tiger 10.4.1 was that the operating system would not recognize the Razr as a mobile phone. I had to choose “Any Device” when setting it up.
Tiger 10.4.2 to the rescue! After installing the new Tiger update tonight, I figured I would give the phone another go. I was not expecting much, because I had installed the iSync 2.1 update earlier in the day with no change in the way that the phone was seen by the computer. After installing the Tiger update, I removed the phone from the known device list and tried to set it up again. What do you know… this time, the operating system saw the Razr as a mobile phone.
After getting more options during the setup than I had yesterday, I turned to iSync to see what would happen. I brought up iSync and removed the Razr entry that I had already created. I chose to add a device and when iSync did its scan, it saw the Razr via Bluetooth. I chose to add the device, checked the settings, and clicked the button to sync. I was so happy when all of my contacts and calendar information came across.
Jul 13 2005
Apple has released OS X Tiger 10.4.2 today and it is available through Software Update. Per the information on Software Update (from Apple), here is what has changed with this update…
The 10.4.2 Update delivers overall improved reliability and compatibility for Mac OS X v10.4 and is recommended for all users. It includes fixes for:
file sharing using AFP and SMB/CIFS network file services single sign-on authentication and reliable access to Active Directory servers autologin for managed user accounts AirPort and wireless access Core Graphics, Core Audio, Core Image, including updated ATI and NVIDIA graphics drivers Finder updates including finding on Kind and using Slideshow synchronizing your iDisk with .Mac installation reliability managing Dashboard widgets Address Book, Automator, iCal, iChat, Mail, Safari, and Stickies applications compatibility with third party applications and devices
Jul 08 2005
The guys at TopMac have a screenshot of the new widget manager in upcoming Tiger 10.4.2 update.
Jul 08 2005
DVD Playback Update 4.6.1 addresses a disc validation issue some users may encounter when attempting to play a disc for the first time with DVD Player 4.6. This update is recommended for all users of DVD Player 4.6.
This is available on System Update.