Ever just have one of those days….? Error (12): Link of previous volume failed for DVR Storage. Time Machine is a very reasonable backup package included with Mac OS 10.5, but every now and then there are some issues… Â I changed out a drive (DVR Storage), with a larger SATA drive, and then I started […]
Apple Mail\’s stores it\’s email in an unusual location…  You would think, since it is user created content, that they would be stored in ~/Documents, but for some reason Safari Bookmarks, and Apple Mail are actually stored in ~/Library.  By the way, the Safari content is in ~Library/Safari. Apple Mail emails are stored in ~Library/Mail.
Ever run into an issue where you weren\’t sure that the Windows driver you just downloaded was right? Try this. Back up your current drivers, before you upgrade… Windows only: Backup utility Double Driver lists all the hardware drivers installed on your system and creates backups of both the actual drivers and lists of the […]
The summary says it all, yet another report that says that Violent Video games do no lasting harm to anyone… Harvard researchers: Violent video games OK for kids | News Blog – CNET News: \”Two Harvard researchers have concluded that there\’s no data to support the notion that violent video games cause the kids who […]
The standard list of fonts included with Mac OS X 10.4, broken down into Essential or non-essential status by apple… Mac OS X 10.4: Fonts list Last Modified: April 08, 2008 Article: HT1538 In Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, the Mac OS X Installer installs fonts in one of two folders: /Library/Fonts /System/Library/Fonts You can […]
This older article from Macworld (April 3, 2008) discusses Spotlight searching for Tiger (Mac OS 10.4), but it is still relevant now for Leopard (10.5). The major benefit in 10.5\’s spotlight is the speed improvements, and some changes in the search results window(s)…. On the surface, searching with Spotlight is pretty straightforward. In our previous […]
I must apologize, I forgot something Tuesday…. Mac OS X turned 8 years old yesterday…. Can you believe it? Over the years, my platform of choice has changed, and evolved with my demands. I started using Desqview/386, migrated to OS/2, and then moved to Mac OS 9, and then Mac OS X 10.0 (& higher). […]
I know that I shouldn\’t allow this to annoy the heck out of me, but according to several sources (The Register, All Things Digital, & PaidContent.org) Steve Ballmer has done it again… According to Mr. Ballmer, since the iPhone uses a \”expensive\” capacitive touch screen, it\’s too expensive. Capacitive touch screens are still relatively new […]