Mac Console launch failure
Date: 20th February 2011 Category: macintosh 7 comments
The Mac OS X console application will not launch. This is a very annoying item. If you have this problem you are probably long overdue for some maintenance.
Firefox Dev Add-Ons
Date: 19th February 2009 Category: macintosh No comments
Why not another Firefox list of Add-Ons for my fellow web developers. These are only the mandatory items in my list. The impact on your Firefox RAM usage in Mac OS X is determined directly by your add-on abuse, number of tabs, and flash/video runtime(s)! Be realistic is my only recommendation.
Firebug
Screengrab!
Session Manager
Web Developer
YSlow
Live HTTP Headers
Google Toolbar
Acrobat Form-Field Tabbing Order
Date: 25th April 2008 Category: macintosh 50 comments
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Quick tip to getting the tab order of an Acrobat Pro PDF form set properly. There is a built-in method to do so but it was very troublesome. Acrobat Professional sets the tab order automatically as each element is created on the layout. Duplicate your document first. Use this document and run the "Run Form Field Recognition" menu selection to quickly create fields. When you are ready, copy and paste the fields from the duplicate to the final in the order you would like to tab.
Applescript - Finder List Label Sort
Date: 31st March 2008 Category: macintosh 28 comments
Wrote a little Applescript script to speed up the process of changing views in the Mac OS finder. This script is best used in combination with the Apple Script Menu.
Adobe® Acrobat® resources plentiful
Date: 3rd March 2008 Category: macintosh 6 comments
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I remember when all the Quark and Adobe programs came in a bookshelf collapsing volume set. Such was the time. Thank goodness times moved online. It seems a common habit recently (i admit to it as well) to Google for answers to sticky points that would have otherwise been learned early on by spending at minimum a half day consuming the material provided by Adobe on their website, on tutorials, or in the excellent help systems included in the program. Time is not on our side if you need to get work done. Look at Adobe.com, they have at least nine major applications , a couple of languages and Air. At what point do you stop learning and start producing? We all have different levels of know-how and maturity in an application. So, my point, you(and I) may never feel comfortable enough to stand up and lecture on an application or technology, however, if you spend a little time going beyond the top 10 on Google you might learn enough to crank out the work faster.
Here is a review of the material on Adobe® Acrobat® Pro available with the program and online.
Apple Mac OS X Recovery Ideas
Date: 10th October 2007 Category: macintosh 63 comments
Start key commands, Repair ideas and the Cache that has to go.
Mac addict label
Date: 24th August 2007 Category: macintosh 48 comments
The other day i got labeled a Mac addict. It is the operating system i would choose for my everyday use. Apple and i have a long history, but that is another story. For my audience in this blog, i thought i'd list my history of operating system exploration.
Factory default an original Airport Base Station
Date: 26th July 2007 Category: macintosh No comments
The original single ethernet Airport base station (very old) was difficult to reset. Following the Apple instructions to the letter (see link) failed to upload the default configuration from any of the Intel based machines i tried. Luckily I had access to a G4 Power PC which is about as old as the base station. The Airport Admin utility on that unit was version 4.2. Worked without a problem.
Links:What RAID level (1,3,0+1)
Date: 21st July 2007 Category: macintosh No comments
The definitive online interactive tutorial of RAID levels. Mirroring, Parity, independent and distributed and more. An excellent job by Advanced Computer & Network Corporation.
Links:RAM install for iMac 24
Date: 19th July 2007 Category: macintosh 2 comments
Apple has great installation guides for RAM. The 24" iMac install is simple, however, RAM is so very important and quite difficult to troubleshoot if flawed. Care should always be taken. The guide is worth reviewing.