Monthly Archives: July 2011

iCal keeps crashing when opened in OS…: Apple Support Communities

Excellent help MadisonP. Greetings Dinger, As you tested in a new user we know this is not an issue with iCal, rather with some piece of data in your user account. Good testing! 1. Backup your data: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1553 2. Remove … Continue reading →

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How do I deactivate spell auto correct?…: Apple Support Communities

Thanks steven from salt lake city. I got it. System prefs>language and text>uncheck auto correct. Phew, I was going crazy for a minute. Hey Apple, we don’t need every iOS feature on our Macs. JC via How do I deactivate … Continue reading →

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The iPad Sucks: Tech Report // Current

The iPad Sucks: Tech Report // Current. Interesting point of view about the iPad and its functionality. I wonder if Apple gave people the choice they would choose the long battery life without flash, or the short battery life with … Continue reading →

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MPEG-2 Quicktime Component in Mac OS X…: Apple Support Communities

This may not be required. I looked and I had this AppleMpeg2 file on Snow Leopard and I know I didn’t pay for it. However if you don’t see it, then TAA_Finland solution will work for you. Here’s how I … Continue reading →

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Epson America, Inc. – Support: Mac OS X Lion Support

Epson America, Inc. – Support: Mac OS X Lion Support. This is a huge list of hardware that has support. Too bad that Epson still is less reliable than Canon or HP or I would consider suggesting it to others. … Continue reading →

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Fonts not rendering in safari?: Apple Support Communities

The user figured out his own issue. Good work. Apparently Lion’s version of Safari doesn’t approve of the use of the fonts in my boot camp partition, and Consolas was the offending font. Curiously, when consolas is enabled in Lion, … Continue reading →

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Bdays: Apple Support Communities

Q.How can you set  a day as a birthday? A. Yes, that’s exactly how it works! iCal pulls active data from Address Book to populate the special Birthday calendar. Jeff [Thanks!] via Bdays: Apple Support Communities.

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iCal and Address Book: Apple Support Communities

People hate the interface for the above two programs. I don’t blame them. I don’t use those applications, but if I did I would use kurosawa99 suggestion below. Matthias Eckardt’s free, “LionBleacher” helps some. At least it eliminates the horrible … Continue reading →

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