Comcast Email Problem?
I have a friend who uses Comcast email. A couple of days ago she was unable to send email. She could receive, but not send. She is using Entourage on her white 20″ iMac running 10.4.11.
Conflicter Worm & Virtualization
If you are using any sort of virtualization software to run Windows on your Mac you need to read this article about a worm that will “eat” Windows PC’s due to be activated tomorrow.
Doug
iChat Status
I have been getting into using iChat more and more lately. It really is a very versatile program. I am leaving iChat on most of the day to stay in touch with various friends. Recently I noted that a web site that had an iChat status button.
iLife Updates
Apple just released updates to several iLife ’09 applications. I have downloaded and installed them. It requires a restart. After restarting I opened and played around with each iLife application (except Garageband) and they all seem to work nicely. Maybe it is just my perception but they seem to be a little faster. I think these updates are good to go if you have the time. Just use your Software Update feature in Leopard. There is also an update to iWork ’09, but I cannot test it because I have not upgraded to ’09 yet. Soon.
Doug
MacJournal Blogging
As you know, I have been watching Ecto 3 for my blogging needs for several years now. I use it for this blog and others. However, Ecto 3 is somewhat buggy. It just has little bugs here and there that are very annoying, especially when you are trying to get something done.
HD Replacement Part 2
In my last article on my MacBook HD replacement I covered actually replacing the HD. After that was completed I then needed to reinstall my OS, Documents etc. Remember, my original HD was completely dead. There was no way to salvage anything off of it. Well, maybe the NSA could do it, but not a mere mortal like me.
iTunes 8.1
I don’t know about you, but I have had major grief with iTunes 8.1, the latest version of iTunes. Ever since I have installed it I have had permissions issues. Basically, I think it lost my authorization for my computer! I can’t buy anything off the iTunes store and I cannot even play a lot of my music! Forget trying to sync my iPod.
Hard Drive Replacement
Finally! My new Hitachi 250GB, 7200 RPM hard drive arrived for our MacBook. It took all of 10 minutes to place the hard drive. If you haven’t replaced a HD on one of the white Intel MacBooks here is a brief take apart.
Dead Hard Drive
Well, it finally happened. The hard drive on my white MacBook died. The MacBook is about 3 years old so I guess it wasn’t a total surprise. This was the original drive that came with the MacBook.
Word Compatibility
A good friend emailed me recently about Microsoft Word compatibility file problems. She has Office 2004 on her white iMac and Office 2008 on her new unibody MacBook. Recently she generated some new Word files on her unibody MacBook, but when she took them over to her iMac and tried to open them in Office 2004 she got an error. What gives?
