Category: Computers

I just want to be SAFE — What is Safe Mode?

Safe mode is available in Mac OS X 10.2 or later, and is one of the more useful ways to troubleshoot the Macintosh OS. To start in Safe Mode, hold the Shift key down as your Mac starts up. Starting up into Safe Mode does several things: It forces a directory check of the startup […]

Screen Sharing gives a Black Screen?

Ever since I upgraded to Snow Leopard, one small issue has been bothering me.  Screen Sharing to our Video system would give me a black screen, but only from Nerv.  The other computers could screen share to it fine, only Nerv has had this issue. I have found some references to this in 10.5.5, and […]

Preference plist was NOT a dictionary.

It\’s not a dictionary?  Well, that\’s right!  My preferences aren\’t a dictionary…. Updated 10/27/2009, with a potential solution… Updated 02/13/2010, with a solution… Seriously though, if you see the following in your console log: 9/18/09 12:36:49 PM PreferenceSyncClient[60967] Preference plist was NOT a dictionary. 9/18/09 12:36:49 PM PreferenceSyncClient[60967] Preference plist was NOT a dictionary. 9/18/09 […]

(Unofficial) Google Gears for Snow Leopard

The author of MailPlane has patched Google Gears, to bypass the OS check…  While this may not work for everything…  It may allow your Google Gears based software to work under Snow Leopard… Download Google Gears for Snow Leopard .

The TCO & Hazards of an Hackintosh

I just finished dealing with a thread somewhere else, where the dialog went something like this: Q> Why isn\’t this driver for this device working on Snow Leopard? A> It\’s working for us, what type of Macintosh is it? Q> It\’s not a Macintosh, it\’s a PC A> A PC?  You mean it\’s not an […]

Apple clarifies iPhone anti-phishing feature

Though the recent iPhone 3.1 update added support for protecting against phishing sites, there were concerns that it didn’t catch any. But, as it turns out, that’s mainly because activating the feature requires a few more steps that most users didn’t know about. The Anti-phishing database is initially downloaded only when three conditions are met: […]

Safari Plug-ins freezing under Snow Leopard?

Folks, I ran into a odd issue on Friday, which I was finally able to resolve today….  With Safari v4.03 and Snow Leopard v10.6.1, I was having Safari lockups with any Flash content…. I ran the 10.6.1 updater, rebooted, and then discovered the issue.  Here\’s the steps I took to try to resolve this issue… […]