Well it took until now to successfully get a three way video chat going, between my friend Totte in Sweden and my mother. Of course my mom didn’t like popping into a 3 way chat at 6:30am with a stranger. ROFL. Interesting UI implications. Update: After reinstalling Tiger (due to disk issues) I can no… Continue reading First three way iChat AV conference
Tag: Tiger 10.4
Spotlight saves iCal’s day
I had noticed that most of my Home calendar, including birthdays and anniversaries, was empty on both machines I .Mac sync. No idea why, but the data was gone. So I decided from now on I’d put birthdays into address book and use a birthday tool to create a calendar from it. I could not… Continue reading Spotlight saves iCal’s day
Tip: Reading Tiger’s compressed plist files
If you are used to editing plist files, such as application preferences, you’ll find some are now compressed for better performance. You can decompress them using the utility ‘plutil’ from the terminal. Open Terminal type: ‘plutil convert xml1 ‘(Note: without the quotes and following space is important!) Drag the plist file from the finder into… Continue reading Tip: Reading Tiger’s compressed plist files
Tip: webdav issues
Under Panther, and it seems in Tiger as well, when I have a webdav server mounted sometimes the system locks up. Applications will lock while trying to open the Open File dialog, the Finder locks, etc. The solution is to keep Activity Monitor on your dock. If this happens to you, launch Activity monitor and… Continue reading Tip: webdav issues
Update: Transmit won’t connect via SFTP
You will need to visit Panic to pick up a Tiger compatible version of Transmit, which even includes a Dashboard widget.
Tip: Use Cocktail to clean out your LaunchServices database
LaunchServices keeps track of which applications have been opened and which applications should open which documents. I’ve found that this database, which is sprawled in several locations on your drive, can become bloated or even corrupted. Fortunately, Cocktail makes this easy to reset to the default state, which I suggest you do if you are… Continue reading Tip: Use Cocktail to clean out your LaunchServices database
Tip: Spotlight and backup disks
If you have a hard disk that you use for backing up, say with Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper!, I suggest you add that volume to the Spotlight Privacy list, as not only will you duplicate your index size, but the system will try to index the volume as it’s being indexed by Spotlight. This… Continue reading Tip: Spotlight and backup disks
Move To Applications workflow
Move To Applications Workflow is a workflow that will move the selected files into your Applications folder. Useful for applications on the desktop or in a disk image you want to install quickly. Simply: Expand the archive Double-click the Move to Applications workflow file to open in Automator Choose “Save as Plugin” from the File… Continue reading Move To Applications workflow
Changed: Mail removed activity widget from viewer window
Sadly Tiger’s Mail has removed any indication of mail activity from the browser window. So now you either need to show the Activity Window (cmd-0) or undisclose the InBox so you can see each and every account mailbox, which will have little spinning indicators next to them while checking mail. Bleh
Fixed: Finally I can sync my Sony Ericsson P900
Tiger comes to the rescue! In Tiger, iSync is broken into two somewhat confusing pieces. .Mac Sync – This is found in your .Mac System Preference pane and is used for synching to .Mac between Mac’s only iSync – In /Applications you’ll still find iSync, used to sync your Mac to your devices, such as… Continue reading Fixed: Finally I can sync my Sony Ericsson P900