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Archives for February, 2009

Mail may unexpectedly quit with Safari 4 Public Beta and GrowlMail installed

Mail may unexpectedly quit with Safari 4 Public Beta and GrowlMail installed

After installing Safari 4 Public Beta in Mac OS X v10.5.6, Mail may unexpectedly quit when opened if a third-party Mail plugin is installed.

(Via Most Recent.)

Did you install the new Safari 4 Public Beta, and now your Mail application keeps crashing? It could be because you have GrowlMail installed. Try disabling Growl to see if it helps your situation. Or better yet, remove GrowlMail completely.

2/25/09 LInked List 1 Comment , , ,

Path Finder Updated to v5.0.9

Path Finder is a file browser that has a streamlined, beautiful new interface, lots of new features, and tons of improvements and fixes throughout. It has been completely rewritten and optimized for Mac OS X 10.5 and represents over a year and half of hard work. (Via Mac Update.)

I began using Path Finder myself a little over 3 weeks ago, and already find it to be one of the most indispensable applications I own. And that’s coming from a hard-core Finder wonk. With a plethora of cool features–both obvious and hidden–this app won me over quick, which is not an easy thing to do when it comes to shareware.

If you haven’t looked at Path Finder recently, I recommend you do–just to see what you might be missing.

2/24/09 Software Comments Off , ,

Vintage and obsolete products

Vintage and obsolete products

Apple has discontinued support for certain technologically obsolete and vintage products.

(Via Most Recent.)

The list of vintage and obsolete product continues to grow. How many of them do you still have in operation in your home or business?

2/24/09 LInked List Comments Off , ,

RUMOR: Apple iPhone Coming to Verizon Wireless Soon

RUMOR: Apple iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless soon

Apple is certain to allow Verizon to join its elite band of Iphone providers, bringing to an end the exclusive…

(Via MacDailyNews.)

Man, if there were any meat to this rumor, I’d be one of the first in line to sign up…but I have my doubts.

2/23/09 LInked List 2 Comments , ,

Tweets for the Week

  • Gig yesterday a huge success all around. New drummer is a fit. Great stuff on the horizon. Big thanks to Art Martel and Da Bluz King. #
  • Agh! Family iMac decides to kick the bucket, and I’ve not been backing it up. Right now: Me = Doofus. #alwaysBackUpYourData #
  • Have determined dead iMac due to motherboard failure, not drive. Data prob still intact (yay). That means new iMac purchase (double yay). #

2/22/09 Life Comments Off