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Bugs & Fixes: Time Machine holdups

Fri, 16 May 2008 09:52:00 -0700

Ted Landau’s Time Machine backups began sticking at the “Preparing…” stage of starting a backup. So he did some digging to find out what was causing the problem.

Frame your calendar

Wed, 14 May 2008 11:40:00 -0700

Want to place your iCal calendar on the wall in digital form? Here's how.

Alphabetizing Firefox bookmarks

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:38:00 -0700

Frustrated by Firefox's hesitance to alphabetize your bookmarks? It's easy when you know the trick.

Bugs & Fixes: Desktop items MIA

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:07:00 -0700

If items you’ve tried saving to your Desktop are disappearing without a trace, Ted Landau feels your pain. Here’s how he solves the problem.

Mail and its hidden headers

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:58:00 -0700

Concerned that a spammer might learn of your whereabouts when you preview a message? Let's bring your concerns into perspective.

Sending iCal invites to the many

Mon, 05 May 2008 10:58:00 -0700

Of course you can send a single iCal invitation to many recipients. Here's how.

Bugs & Fixes: Yahoo Mail won’t send

Fri, 02 May 2008 13:29:00 -0700

If you’re an AT&T/Yahoo DSL user having trouble sending e-mail, you’ll want to read Ted Landau’s advice on how to fix the problem.

Moving Mail accounts offline

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:36:00 -0700

Here are a couple of options for moving specific Mail accounts offline.

Bugs & Fixes: This document will be updated

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:53:00 -0700

Ted Landau finds two recent examples of Apple-recommended Terminal work-arounds.

Wrestling with DVD region coding

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:00:00 -0700

Care to play both Region 1 and Region 2 DVDs in your new Mac? Here are your options.

Photo Booth and flipped images

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:14:00 -0700

You say you'd like to reverse Photo Booth's mirror images? It's easily done with a single command.

Bugs & Fixes: Apple TV network and authorization hassles

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:17:00 -0700

Is your Apple TV not showing up in iTunes? Are you getting error messages when you attempt to sync your Apple TV? Ted Landau covers these troubles in the latest installment of Bugs & Fixes.

Windows and AirPort's Equivalent Network Password

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:09:00 -0700

Windows wants your AirPort base station's key code. Here's how to find it.

Protecting Numbers cells

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:03:00 -0700

Disappointed that you can't protect cells in Numbers as you can in Excel? Here are a couple of workarounds.