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OSX 10.6

Spotlight Comments

1. June, 2010

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I often tend to end up with a lot of Applications installed on my system, so sometimes it is hard to find the right application for a specific job. But there is a solution for that: Spotlight Comments in the Finder. [click to continue…]

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Drivers for unsupported scanners

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Are You looking for scanner drivers for old unsupported scanners? Usually if a scanner driver is not supported on a new system, it means that you need to buy a new scanner.

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Rebuild Mail database

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If you are having trouble with Mail and the Application quits unexpected, you can try to rebuild the Envelope Index. Quit Mail and locate in ~/Library/Mail the Envelope Index, drag it to the Desktop and start Mail again. The message import dialog appears and imports all messages again. It will take some time to import all [...]

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iCal invitations

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If iCal is not accepting invitations, be sure to check the ME card in Address Book and double-check that it has your current e-mail address. Otherwise invitations are not added to iCal.

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Squeeze

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Are you running out og space on your Mac’s HD? Help is on the way! Squeeze is an automated file compression utility for your Mac. It uses built-in routines in Snow Leopard (10.6) to compress files. It is completely transparent and runs in the background compressing files. If you choose to uninstall Squeeze the compressed files will [...]

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Windows 7 & Mac Servers

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Trying to get Windows 7 (and Vista) to connect to a SMB share on a Mac Server is problematic, but changing these security options in Windows enables it to connect again. Just go to: Control Panel – Administrative Tools – Local Security Policy Local Policies – Security Options Network security: LAN Manager authentication level Send [...]

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The Web without Flash

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As Apple has announces that Flash will never enter the iPhone/iPod or the new iPad, you can try how the web will look without flash. Install ClickToFlash and browse better/faster than ever the Web. If you are on a laptop your computer will have longer battery life also. The future of the web is HTML5. [...]

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Where did all my space go?

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Have you ever wondered where all your free space went on your Mac? It is time-consuming to hunt down those big files taking up all your space manually. To help in this process I have particular found these two utilities handy when it comes to recover lost space on my drive. WhatSize a shareware app [...]

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How to clean your Apple Mighty Mouse

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One problem with Apples Mighty Mouse is the scroll ball not working after extensive usage. Usually it is possible to clean it, but this can be difficult. Compressed air and double sided tape can be useful as well for cleaning. On how to clean it read more here: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537 For a QuickTime movie demonstration, click [...]

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Generating iCal week numbers

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Unfortunately Apples iCal does not include a way to show week numbers. So if You need to add week numbers to iCal, there is an easy way to do this. There is a php script available that calculates week numbers and outputs a .ics file ready to import into iCal. If You don’t want to [...]

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Wake on Demand

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Snow Leopard makes it possible to access a sleeping Mac over the network if you are running a compatible Airport Base Station or Time Capsule. This is very handy then your home Mac is at sleep, and you need to access files on it from another portable Mac. All you need to do is to enable “Wake [...]

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Mactracker

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One of the greatest resources for finding info about new and old Mac Computers is Mactracker. There is both a Mac and a Windows version available for download, as well as an iPhone Application. If you ever had a question about RAM, max supported OS, type of harddrive etc. Mactracker is the only resource you [...]

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Patching iChat

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I have often defaulted to use the Adium chat application for my chat needs. But recently I have tried to use iChat for my chat needs instead. But I was unhappy with all the open windows leaving the desktop cluttered. Chax a patch for iChat to unify all the contacts in one single window. Snow [...]

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