On Tuesday, the Tampa Tribune published a short article with a fix for a Leopard problem you might be encountering. If you did not see the article, here is a summary (thank to Gene Morgan for the article).
There is a bug in the Mac OS X Leopard update 10.5.2 that might be affecting your iCal program. If you your calendars and to-do items have disappeared, try this fix:
1. Quit iCal
2. Go to your user folder and open the Library folder.
3. Open the Calendars folder and drag any files that include the word "Cache" to the trash.
4. Open iCal again and a message should appear stating that your calendars are updating.
5. All should be well!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Thanks for the Comments…
I want thank whoever wrote the comments on the last two blog posts. It is nice to know someone is reading the blog.
FYI, Eddie and I just set the start date for our trip out west — we are heading to Tucson and the Life on Wheels conference where I will be presenting. We are leaving TR on March 3, so it looks like I am finished with making TRMug presentations for this season. However, if anyone has questions, you can email me at trmug@digitalquinn.com. I'll try to answer in the blog, so after you send an email, check the blog for an answer. You can also ask questions as comments to blog posts!
Linda
FYI, Eddie and I just set the start date for our trip out west — we are heading to Tucson and the Life on Wheels conference where I will be presenting. We are leaving TR on March 3, so it looks like I am finished with making TRMug presentations for this season. However, if anyone has questions, you can email me at trmug@digitalquinn.com. I'll try to answer in the blog, so after you send an email, check the blog for an answer. You can also ask questions as comments to blog posts!
Linda
Saturday, February 16, 2008
How to get out of a setup loop…
The only thing is worse than a computer screen freezing is having it go into an infinite loop. Remember the movie Ground Hog Day, when Bill Murray kept reliving the same day over and over again.
Well TR Mac user Bob Herman had a similar experience when he restarted his iBook and the setup assistant screen appeared. He thought that strange, because his computer wasn't new, and he had been using Leopard successfully for a couple of weeks. However, he obligingly filled in the requested information and clicked continue. Instead of seeing his desktop, he was again viewing the setup assistant screen. And so it continued—he was in an infinite setup screen loop!
A little research and the answer to the question was found. If Leopard is interrupted while installing an system update, the computer can get stuck in a setup assistant loop. If that should happen to you, that solution is relatively simple and documented by Apple in Support Document 306998.
Under normal networking conditions, this would not be a problem most people would expect to have happen. But at TR, with it flaky WiFi, some of you might also run into the problem. In Bob's case he had been online at Busch Hall, and when he returned home the problem began. What had happened was that while Bob was online, Software Updates, which was set to check for updates weekly, when into action. It found two updates and downloaded them. What should have happened next was for a message to appear on the desktop saying that the computer had to be restarted…it is on restart that the updates are installed. Instead, Bob, not knowing he was updating his system, shut down the computer.
Here is how you can make sure this doesn't happen to you:
1. Unless you are using your computer with a reliable, consistent internet connection, go to Preferences, select Software Update, and turn off the check mark next to Check for Updates. (Remember to check for updates manually when you are using a reliable connection!)
2. When you do update your system software, always RESTART the system when prompted. DO NOT SHUT DOWN.
The FIX is as follows:
1. Make sure your computer is shut down. If you can not shut it down from the screen, press and hold the Power button until the computer turns off.
2. Start the computer in Safe Mode. (Press the Power button, and immediately after the startup chime, press and hold the Shift key. Keep it held down until the computer starts up completely (a long wait).
3. A login screen appears and the words Safe Mode appears at the top. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOGIN. Click on the Back Arrow button and then click on the Restart button.
The computer should now restart and work AOK!
Well TR Mac user Bob Herman had a similar experience when he restarted his iBook and the setup assistant screen appeared. He thought that strange, because his computer wasn't new, and he had been using Leopard successfully for a couple of weeks. However, he obligingly filled in the requested information and clicked continue. Instead of seeing his desktop, he was again viewing the setup assistant screen. And so it continued—he was in an infinite setup screen loop!
A little research and the answer to the question was found. If Leopard is interrupted while installing an system update, the computer can get stuck in a setup assistant loop. If that should happen to you, that solution is relatively simple and documented by Apple in Support Document 306998.
Under normal networking conditions, this would not be a problem most people would expect to have happen. But at TR, with it flaky WiFi, some of you might also run into the problem. In Bob's case he had been online at Busch Hall, and when he returned home the problem began. What had happened was that while Bob was online, Software Updates, which was set to check for updates weekly, when into action. It found two updates and downloaded them. What should have happened next was for a message to appear on the desktop saying that the computer had to be restarted…it is on restart that the updates are installed. Instead, Bob, not knowing he was updating his system, shut down the computer.
Here is how you can make sure this doesn't happen to you:
1. Unless you are using your computer with a reliable, consistent internet connection, go to Preferences, select Software Update, and turn off the check mark next to Check for Updates. (Remember to check for updates manually when you are using a reliable connection!)
2. When you do update your system software, always RESTART the system when prompted. DO NOT SHUT DOWN.
The FIX is as follows:
1. Make sure your computer is shut down. If you can not shut it down from the screen, press and hold the Power button until the computer turns off.
2. Start the computer in Safe Mode. (Press the Power button, and immediately after the startup chime, press and hold the Shift key. Keep it held down until the computer starts up completely (a long wait).
3. A login screen appears and the words Safe Mode appears at the top. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LOGIN. Click on the Back Arrow button and then click on the Restart button.
The computer should now restart and work AOK!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Get a Mac Tip a Day
I came across an interesting blog the last week — lifehacker.com. Interesting tidbits of information each day, many of them tech related. From the main page, there is a link to MAC OS X tips (and links to Windows and Linux). It is quite an informative site.
Through the LifeHacker site found MacTips.org. You can sign-up to receive daily Mac Tips in your email, which I did, but they also have one better. A way to put the a links to the most recent Mac Tip on another web page or blog. So, I have added a section to the TRMug Blog for Mac Tips!
Enjoy, Linda
Through the LifeHacker site found MacTips.org. You can sign-up to receive daily Mac Tips in your email, which I did, but they also have one better. A way to put the a links to the most recent Mac Tip on another web page or blog. So, I have added a section to the TRMug Blog for Mac Tips!
Enjoy, Linda
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Some Userful Links
1. To configure Mail to retrieve AOL mail go to this tutorial. It relates to an older version of Mail, but should work with the current version.
2. Some web-based email will let you use a computer-based mail program, and some will not. Gmail will not, Yahoo will. Go to your mail website and search the help menu or FAQs.
3. Burning Multi-Session CD/DVDs
• Mac OS X allows you to burn single-session CD/DVDs easily.
• Mulit-session CDs can be burned on both CD-R & CD-RW discs. Only RW discs can be erased.
• Mulit-session DVDs can only be burned to DVD + RW and DVD - RW discs.
• To burn mulit-session CDs, you can follow the directions listed here.
• Third-party software can also do the job —
>TOAST from ROXIO is a high powered program. Current AMAZON price is $69.99 Not sure if it will burn mulit-session DVDs.
>BurnAgainDVD is a shareware program with very good reviews.
It can be downloaded from several sources for under $25.
The official site is freeridecoding.com, and at maczot.com (cheaper). You can download a trial version of the software.
Backing Up Your Mac
The February 8 OnMouseClick column dealt with making regular back-ups of your hard drive. For more information on backup option for Macs, read the Macworld article at this link: macworld.com/2596.
Leopard Update Released
Apple has released an update to Leopard, version 10.5.2. To update, go to your Preference Folder and select and run Software Update.
In addition to "under-the-hood" maintenance, a few new features have been added: the option for hierarchical menus in the Doc, the option to turn-off the translucency in the Menu Bar, and the addition of a Time Machine icon to the Menu Bar.
For more information, visit this Macworld link.
In addition to "under-the-hood" maintenance, a few new features have been added: the option for hierarchical menus in the Doc, the option to turn-off the translucency in the Menu Bar, and the addition of a Time Machine icon to the Menu Bar.
For more information, visit this Macworld link.
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