muCommander: a cross-platform file manager
muCommander: a cross-platform file manager. If you work in IT, or deal with external drives or are a photographer, this is a very helpful tool to let you mange permissions. Nice work people!
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Cannot copy iPhoto library from network…: Apple Support Communities
Cannot copy iPhoto library from network…: Apple Support Communities. wizdomonwheels discovered the solution.
First off, try dragging the file to your desktop or somewhere other than your Photos folder to make sure that it’s not trying to overwrite an existing file.
If that doesn’t work, it’s possible that the file is larger than 2GB and if your NAS is not formatted for the Mac it may have trouble copying.
Either way, right click (or control click) on the iPhoto Library and choose “Show Package Contents”.
Create a new folder wherever you want on your computer called iPhoto Library Copy (you can name it anything you want).
Slowly drag the contents from inside the old iPhoto Library into the new folder you’ve created. Since it handles the files like a normal folder system, it should give errors on whatever may be corrupted, anything corrupted you can skip.
Once it’s done copying, go to file–> get info, and go down to permissions, unlock it, then make sure you have read/write access to the files. Click the Cog and choose “Apply to Enclosed Items”.
Once you’ve got everything copied locally, launch iPhoto with the Option key down, and choose to create a new iPhoto Library. Once a new one is created, quit iPhoto, show contents of the iPhoto library you just created, and drag copy your old contents into the new library.
Open iPhoto again and see how it does!
Duplicate ‘com.apple.xxx’ preferences: Apple Support Communities
Duplicate ‘com.apple.xxx’ preferences: Apple Support Communities. I have never seen this issue, but interesting that it occurs. Barry has the solution below.
This issue has been covered by MacFixit.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20032310-263.html?tag=mncol;title
An AppleScripter provided the following script which I have set up to run automatically upon shutdown or restart. You would need to change widget.weather to quicktime or whatever other preference file is appropriate.
set the_container to path to preferences folder from user domain
tell application “Finder” to tell folder the_container
delete (every file whose name contains “widget.weather” and name extension is not “plist”)
end tell
I updated to Mac OS 10.6.8 earlier…: Apple Support Communities
Great solution Old Toad for iPhoto not working since upgrading to 10.6.8.
Make a temporary, duplicate copy of the library and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
Fix #1
Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
Select the options identified in the screenshot.
Fix #2
Using iPhoto Library Manager to Rebuild Your iPhoto Library
Download iPhoto Library Manager and launch.
Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
Now that the library is listed in the left hand pane of iPLM, click on your library and go to the File ➙ Rebuild Library menu option
In the next window name the new library and select the location you want it to be placed.
Click on the Create button.
Note: This creates a new library based on the LIbraryData.xml file in the library and will recover Events, Albums, keywords, titles and comments but not books, calendars or slideshows. The original library will be left untouched for further attempts at fixing the problem or in case the rebuilt library is not satisfactory.
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Apple iPad corporate security gets boost from GroupLogic
Apple iPad corporate security gets boost from GroupLogic. This is an interesting addition to secure the sharing of information with iPads. Isn’t it amazing how quickly business apps have developed that secure the interaction of iPads with established technology?
Desktop acts as though it is a file
Apple – Support – Discussions – Help with Desktop in Finder …. Interesting problem. I wonder how this got changed? jsd2 solves it. Path Finder is also known to cause problems, so I would delete it after you have used it to fix this problem.
It sounds like the Desktop folder‘s “bundle bit” may have become set, making it behave like a “package” instead of a folder.
You can try to fix it with Terminal, but the needed SetFile command normally requires a prior installation of Xcode Tools. Instead, I would try the following:
Download Path Finder, which has a 30-day free trial period. Navigate to the Desktop folder from within Path Finder, select it, then File Menu>Get Info. If the “Bundle bit” box is checked, uncheck it:
Publish Error in iWeb
Apple – Support – Discussions – Publish Error …. Turns out that he just needed to follow step #2, delete the iWeb preference file. Still this is good troubleshooting if that doesn’t fix it. Thanks Old Toad.
1 – close iWeb.
2 – delete the iWeb preference file, com.apple.iWeb.plist, that resides in your User/Library/Preferences folder.
3 – go to your User/Library/Caches/com.apple.iWeb folder and delete the contents.
4 – reboot.
5 – launch iWeb and see if there’s any improvement.If that doesn’t help continue:
6 – move the domain file from your User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder to the Desktop.
7 – launch iWeb, create a new test site and save.
8 – go to the your User/Library/Application Support/iWeb folder and delete the new domain file.
9 - move your original domain file from the Desktop to the iWeb folder.
10 – launch iWeb and try again.
Carbonite. Back it up. Get it back.™ (via Everyday Perspectives)
Carbonite has had some nice things said about it. Might be worth trying for the free 15 day trial.
The Experience Perspective I am a designer so when I got an opportunity to try out Carbonite™ as a 
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