Safari 3 on PPC iMac – Slow!
I’ve seen a lot of talk on the web about the slowness of Safari 3 on Windows. Am I the only one who finds Safari 3 on OS X slow also? I have a 2
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OS X 10.4.11 update: issues so far
Other Mac OS X updates have gone more smoothly for me. Here are the problems I’ve noticed so far: Safari 3 seems to have trouble with interpreting clicks, particularly from devices like the Kensington Trackball
Continue readingFixing a dead iPod
My old first-generation iPod finally gave up the ghost a few months ago. It showed the Folder-with-a-questionmark icon, no matter what I did. I fully charged it, attempted to restore it, reset it numerous times,
Continue readingMake the pandacam show up permanently on your desktop
Thanks to Dave Taylor, I now have the PandaCam widget visible on my desktop all the time. No need to hit F12 to see if the Pandas are doing something cute. Per Dave’s instructions, just
Continue readingiPhone “No Service” message
NOTE: I’ve recently posted a better summary of how to troubleshoot this problem, with more fixes, and links to more information. I recommend you take a look at it before getting started: [“No Service” message on iPhone, part 2]
My iPhone started displaying a “No Service” message a few days ago. When it didn’t go away, I called the ATT Wireless people. Here are the easy steps to cure the problem:
Continue readingStartup disk is almost full messages on OS X 10.4
For the last week I’ve been getting “Startup disk is almost full” messages, and spent a lot of time cleaning house, only to have it nearly full again the next day. The X Lab suggests
Continue readingMac OS X: Open a selected folder in a new window in the Finder
Because I am constantly forgetting this Finder shortcut, here it is: To open a folder in a new window, use “Command – double click” on the folder.
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OS X 10.4.9 Cron+Firewire = cpu pegged at 100%
Late last night I tried to do some work on my G5 iMac. It has a large external firewire drive attached. Everything was slow, and the CPU was pegged at 100%. The firewire drive was
Continue readingEmptying reluctant trash in OS X
Sometimes, when attempting to empty the trash in OS X, you will get an error “This operation could not be completed because you do not have sufficient privileges for some of the items.” The best
Continue readingiPod: “Disc cannot be written to” message
Resolving a “Disk cannot be read from or written to” error with an iPod used between two computers.
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