If you’re using JungleDisk on Mac OS X, double check that you’ve un-mounted (ejected) your JungleDisk volume before you quit JungleDisk Monitor1. Failure to do so seems to cause the Mac to freeze, forcing a hard shutdown (and we know a hard shutdown can be a Bad Thing). Even if you’re sure you’ve already done…
Software Archives
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With nothing but frustration from other solutions I’ve tried, I migrated my calendars to Google Calendar (GCal). This is a half-solution for me right now, but absent a viable alternative, it’s really pretty good. Here’s how I’ve got it set up: As always – back up everything first. I exported my Personal 2006, Work 2006…
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I’ve been using a Zimbra account for the past couple of weeks and have found it not to be reliable in syncing my desktop and laptop (both Macs). Yesterday, I was looking at iCal on both machines plus the web interface. I kept synching both machines, but all 3 screens remained different. I had to…
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Adam Tow has just released MsgFiler, an absolute must have add-on for Mail.app users that file messages. Trust me, this puppy will save you serious time every day. Go download it now, then come back here and read more of the back story. Back in 2004, I was so fed up with Mail.app that I…
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There is a security option in Mac OS X to require you to enter your password when waking from sleep. I have this enabled. This option, unfortunately, has some rather annoying side effects. A number of apps that use the system keychain (Adium, Shrook, Chicken of the VNC) all require you to re-authenticate as they…
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Some folks have come along, having heard that the bounty has been claimed, and been purturbed to discover that the solution that claimed the bounty will be commercial. I think it’s worth taking a quick look at this. Not all Bounties are Created Equal The most famous bounty I know of was the ~$14k bounty…
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Since I installed Boot Camp, I’ve been rather annoyed that my MacBook boots into Windows unless I hold down the Option key and choose the Mac OS X startup disk. The other day I mentioned this while chatting with a friend who works at Apple. I believe his answer was something like, “Huh?” Turns out…
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I’m still pining away for “over the air” (OTA) sync for my BlackBerry and I’ve been thinking more about Google Calendar as a result. Google Calendar is interesting to me because it is basically what I would have built (minus some of the SMS features) had I decided to build a calendaring system. Everything is…
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Knowing I’m an interested party, Brett1 sent me a link to the article on LifeHacker that explains how to use ScheduleWorld as a sync hub for your PIM data. It all looks really good, including supporting over the air (OTA) sync of BlackBerry devices. I tested the sync with Google Calendar and it worked. So…
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BBEdit 8.5 is now available. While lots of new Mac users are coding away with TextMate, much of the old guard is still faithfully using BBEdit. I get curious and have brief little affairs with TextMate every so often, but BBEdit feels so comfortable and natural to me I always come back home. With this…
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FastMail1, my e-mail provider which I have recommended in the past, has been having a bit of trouble the last few days. Luckily for me, I haven’t been affected at all by these issues, but those who have are not happy. As far as I can tell, all hosted services go through something like this…
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My post asking for calendaring suggestions resulted in a lot of feedback, but no solutions that accomplished the goals I was looking for: Sync between desktop computers and handheld. Web access for viewing and entering/editing. Public view of combined free-busy state. There is a solution that does all of this, but is isn’t one I’m…
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I saw the initial beta announcement of ForgEdit today and went over to check it out. For a 1.0 beta, it has some nice features, but overall it’s pretty far behind the Mac text editors I currently own (BBedit, TextMate, skEdit, SubEthaEdit). Since there is no license or pricing information listed on the main portion…
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I’m not exactly sure when it happened, but as of Version 2.0.4 (419.3), my JS Quicktags (example page) seem to work in Safari. Yay!
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The BlackBerry interface is unapologetically a power user interface. Much of the functionality is only available through keyboard shortcuts or the click wheel (not immediately apparent via buttons, etc.). In contrast, the Palm OS presents almost all of its functionality in on-screen buttons – eschewing menus for the most part. Once you take make the…