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Thunderbird 3 no growl notification

2010-01-29T23:58:00.001-05:00

clipped from forums.cocoaforge.comGrowl does see thunderbird but no notification comes when new mail arrives. Any ideas ?If you were using a profile from an older version of TB or had a third-party extension for Growl installed, you may want to check the config. Go to Preferences, Advanced, Config Editor, and accept the warning. In the search bar enter mail.biff and look for the line

How to access Playstation 3 SAFE MODE

2010-01-11T22:43:00.000-05:00

Link: http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=4069636&view=by_date_ascending&page=1 Excerpt: Safe mode is a feature for starting the PS3™ system with the "minimum required functionality" if the system is no longer able to start up normally due to an action was taken (such as turning off the system's MAIN POWER switch while data was being written to

Adding Album Cover Art or Images in iTunes

2009-12-21T23:52:00.000-05:00

Link: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/adding-album-cover-art-or-images-in-itunes.html Excerpt: Songs that you buy from the iTunes Music Store typically include an image of the album cover art or a photo of the artist. You can see the artwork in the lower-left corner of the iTunes window by clicking the Show/Hide Artwork button. The artwork changes for each song or album that you

Time Machine shows no last backup date or oldest backup date

2009-12-05T00:55:00.000-05:00

clipped from discussions.apple.com Sorry for the long title and if this question has already been posted, a search didn't show it up. I'm running leopard 10.5.6 on my iMac 2.4ghz intel, and the time machine icon in the menu bar has stopped showing the date of the last backup and when I check in sys pref no date info is shown for the most recent of the oldest. Try to move this file

[Humor] Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version

2009-11-01T21:18:00.000-05:00

This is extremely good and funny ... ;)

Video: "There is a Rep for that"

2009-10-17T17:53:00.000-04:00

I confess: being an Apple and iPhone user and an easily recognizable Democrat I can not resist ... but it is so true ...

Make Time Machine remotely back up to your Time Capsule

2009-08-30T00:13:00.001-04:00

Link: http://www.macgurulounge.com/make-time-machine-remotely-back-up-to-your-time-capsule/ Excerpt: [I]t is possible to have [a] Mac Book’s Time Machine automatically mount [a] Time Capsule (which is at her home) while [...] traveling[...]. The answer is yes, but it’s only easy to do if you have MobileMe. [...] You need a few things to start: Your MobileMe user name and password, an

MobileMe's Back to My Mac

2009-08-17T15:08:00.000-04:00

clipped from 74.125.47.132Check firewall settings if you cannot connect Mac OS X Leopard has a built-in firewall, which is accessible from the Firewall tab of your Security preferences. You should verify that the firewall is set to either “Allow all incoming connections” or “Set access for specific services and applications.” If you use a third-party firewall, you may need to modify the

Syncing multiple google calendar

2009-08-13T22:38:00.000-04:00

clipped from www.google.com[Q:] I have two Google calendars but the [only] primary calendar syncs to my iPhone. How do I ensure that all calendars sync - my understanding is that I should be able to sync up to 5 Google calendars.[A:] Visit http://m.google.com/sync from your iphone. It will prompt you to log in, and from there you will be able to select which calendars sync.

Google Calendar & Contacts Sync: Set Up Your iPhone or iPod Touch

2009-08-09T22:38:00.000-04:00

Link: http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?answer=138740&ctx=sibling

Gmail, MobileMe, Address Book: Synced contact Sanity

2009-08-09T22:37:00.000-04:00

Link: http://5thirtyone.com/archives/1871 Excerpt: [Contact sync harmony] was achieved using Address Book as the core contacts list manager. The setup involved a little manual clean-up but the end result is one that allows me to have access to the same contact info via Gmail, Apple Mail, the iPhone, or any of the other computers I use on a regular basis.

Addressbook NonSync

2009-08-08T22:39:00.000-04:00

Having a problem syncing the iPhone Contacts and the Mac Address Book ? clipped from forums.macrumors.comIf you are using a Mac, go to iSync in Applications > open > go to preferences > click Reset Sync History > then sync iPhone. Worked for me.

The runaway ATSServer process: Taming spotlight to not index external drives at all in OS X

2009-08-02T22:14:00.000-04:00

clipped from blog.thebleacher.comAbout a week ago I stumbled upon a problem on my MacBook. The ATSServer process was eating my processor capacity and no matter what I did, it wouldn’t stop. It was really strange since I wasn’t doing anything at that moment, and even after rebooting (sorry, still some Windows habits) it started processing again. I started searching on google if other people had

Google Voice

2009-07-26T22:15:00.001-04:00

clipped from www.hotdealsclub.comGoogle Voice: If you have not requested a Google Voice account, you may want to consider doing so (click "get an invite" at the top of that page). With Google Voice, you can pick a single phone number which rings your home, office, and mobile phones simultaneously. Text messages are sent to your phone and email, and voicemails are transcribed then emailed to

How to delete autocomplete entries for forms in Firefox

2009-07-26T22:13:00.000-04:00

clipped from www.captain.atYou know the scenario: You've accidentally entered some wrong username or other information into a form field and now Firefox always suggests this wrong data in the grey auto-complete dropdown too. It's easy to delete a single entry from the grey autocomplete dropdown: Just start to type in into the form field until the grey dropdown appears, then use the

Profiling Perl

2009-05-15T00:21:00.000-04:00

Link: http://www.perl.com/lpt/a/850 Excerpt: Everyone wants their Perl code to run faster. Unfortunately, without understanding why the code is taking so long to start with, it's impossible to know where to start optimizing it. This is where "profiling" comes in; it lets us know what our programs are doing.

gpart - Guess PC-type hard disk partitions

2009-05-01T12:03:00.000-04:00

Of note another very good tool for recovery: TestDisk Link: http://www.brzitwa.de/mb/gpart/index.html Excerpt: Gpart is a tool which tries to guess the primary partition table of a PC-type hard disk in case the primary partition table in sector 0 is damaged, incorrect or deleted. The guessed table can be written to a file or device. Supported (guessable) filesystem or partition types:

Lock Your Data with Disk Images

2009-04-18T09:14:00.001-04:00

Link: http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/lock_your_data.html?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss Excerpt: The Disk Utility program in Mac OS X Leopard allows you to create your own disk images [...] you can add password protection to disk images when you create them. Without the correct password it’s nearly impossible to read the contents of an encrypted disk image, so it’s a great way to transfer data

How to Edit PDFs with Preview in Mac OSX Leopard

2009-04-15T23:19:00.000-04:00

Link: http://www.ehow.com/how_2143015_pdfs-preview-mac-osx-leopard.html Excerpt: With the release of Mac OSX Leopard (10.5) came a huge boost in features for Preview, Apple's PDF/Image previewing application. Along with brand new and pretty powerful image editing capabilities, Preview now has the ability to edit, annotate, combine and even add images to a PDF.

Going from "gnome-screensaver" to "xscreensaver"

2009-03-05T12:11:00.000-05:00

clipped from ubuntuforums.org 1. To configure gnome-screensaver not to function, go to System / Preferences / Screensaver and uncheck both checkboxes. 2. To totally stop gnome-screensaver from running, kill its processsudo killall gnome-screensaverand prevent it from being launched on startup gconftool-2 --type boolean -s /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaver falseIf the

George Carlin: Religion is bullshit

2009-02-27T22:50:00.000-05:00

Thank you Mr Carlin...

Using registry shortcuts to disable and enable screen savers in Windows XP

2009-01-24T01:34:00.000-05:00

clipped from articles.techrepublic.com.comWhen you perform maintenance operations such as defragmenting or backing up the hard disk, you probably disable your screen saver before you begin in order to prevent it from interfering with the maintenance operation. However, disabling your screen saver manually is a multistep operation that involves accessing the Display Properties dialog box,

⌘+⇧+L and other useful OS X hidden features

2009-01-06T16:47:00.000-05:00

clipped from howgoodisthat.wordpress.com⌃+⎇+⌘+8 = Inverses the screen, so white becomes black and so on. This is ideal for reading black text on a white background in web pages that have been designed the other way around.⌘+⎇+D = Show / Hide the dock⌃+⏏ = Shows the Sleep / Shutdown / Restart box, equivalent to the defunct ⎋ keyboard power key from the non-Steve Jobs Macs of the 80’s and 90’s.⌘+`

Dragging the Shutter

2008-12-26T23:16:00.000-05:00

Link: http://digital-photography-school.com/creative-solutions-for-indoor-lighting-flash Excerpt: Have you ever wondered how the big time wedding and event photographers seem to have perfectly lit photographs even in dark reception venues? Wonder no longer. With a deep breath and a single flash, you too can have perfectly exposed images inside even the most dimly lit venue.

Pretzels For The Breadmaker

2008-12-26T23:12:00.000-05:00

clipped from www.recipesource.com2 Tsp Yeast 3 C Flour 1/2 Tsp Salt 1 Tbsp Sugar 1 7/8 Tbsp Margarine -- or butter 1 C -Water --Water For Bath 3 C Water -- at a simmer 3 3/4 tsp Baking Soda Add into the bread machine in this order. Set on