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Set it up as a regular IMAP account, not... 10,776 Views / 8 Replies  
Set it up as a regular IMAP account, not Exchange, then leave the prefix blank. You can then see all your folders.
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 9, 2007 at 10:04 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Hi, what version number do you show for Mail? 8,077 Views / 147 Replies  
What version number of Mail do folks show after installing 10.4.8? I have the 3 column hack installed, and want to make sure it didn't interfere with 10.4.8 updating Mail.
Posted by gregpins, on Sep 29, 2006 at 11:36 PM, in macOS
Is there a way to use Entourage to send iCal invites? 530 Views / 0 Replies  
Love the new Entourage-iCal syncing, and I like using iCal as my primary calendar
program. It would be great if I could create meetings in iCal and then
have the invites sent by Entourage...
Posted by gregpins, on Mar 27, 2006 at 06:20 PM, in Applications
Camino: close but no cigar... 2,973 Views / 45 Replies  
Lots of nice features, but go to espn.com. Scroll.

Yikes.

Aside from basic stuff like scrolling speed, really wish we could have Camino with Firefox extensions. That would be something to...
Posted by gregpins, on Feb 18, 2006 at 02:29 AM, in Applications
What is an appropriate memory/processor use by a browser?... 433 Views / 3 Replies  
Because Safari seems to have memory leaks, and generally bogs down after extended use, I've been using Camino (which has really come a long way). Camino does not seem to bog down and get slow, but I...
Posted by gregpins, on Dec 15, 2005 at 03:09 PM, in macOS
Loving the new Camino build. My only problem... 3,365 Views / 59 Replies  
Loving the new Camino build. My only problem with it is scrolling. It is faster than Safari in every respect except for scrolling. Still really chokes on ESPN.com, for example.

Moreover,...
Posted by gregpins, on Nov 14, 2005 at 08:08 PM, in Applications
Safari seems noticeably quicker, rendering and... 14,912 Views / 243 Replies  
Safari seems noticeably quicker, rendering and scrolling. Firefox banished from my dock for now.
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 31, 2005 at 07:37 PM, in macOS
Office update...anybody heard anything? 445 Views / 0 Replies  
Wondering if anyone has heard anything about an update for Office. I'm forced to use Entourage with Exchange and there are some annoying problems and lack of functionality. Spotlight is...
Posted by gregpins, on Sep 10, 2005 at 10:47 AM, in Applications
We're using 2003 also. Just seems kinda balky. ... 489 Views / 3 Replies  
We're using 2003 also. Just seems kinda balky. Oh well.
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 19, 2005 at 11:12 AM, in macOS
Anyone noticed Outlook Web Access weirdness... 489 Views / 3 Replies  
under 10.4? Seems to miss clicks and load slow with errors. Just me?

Really, really wish we had full access to OWA. On the PC side, it's very robust. Can't understand why we couldn't have the...
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 19, 2005 at 10:04 AM, in macOS
There is a script called ChangeShortName that you... 568 Views / 5 Replies  
There is a script called ChangeShortName that you should look into. It worked great for me, but it's VERY important to read all the documentation and to repair permissions once you've run it. The...
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 14, 2005 at 09:18 PM, in macOS
I seem to still have the Safari window... 5,596 Views / 101 Replies  
I seem to still have the Safari window repositioning bug. Grrr.
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 13, 2005 at 08:46 PM, in macOS
Ditto. Word and sometimes Entourage as well. ... 883 Views / 7 Replies  
Ditto. Word and sometimes Entourage as well.

Office is in need of a maintenance update. I know they intend an update to improve Exchange interoperability, and that's great, but in the meantime a...
Posted by gregpins, on Jun 3, 2005 at 06:31 PM, in Applications
I definitely feel like the longer the uptime, the... 996 Views / 7 Replies  
I definitely feel like the longer the uptime, the slower my PowerBook is, which seems like it could be related to memory leaks. I log out and log back in and everything is back to being pretty quick.
Posted by gregpins, on Jun 1, 2005 at 09:38 AM, in macOS
Reuters/WSJ report Apple and Intel in talks... 814 Views / 9 Replies  
about switching to Intel chips. I report, you decide. :) Here's the link...

Apple-Intel talks...
Posted by gregpins, on May 23, 2005 at 11:37 AM, in macOS
Beyond the listed fixes, 10.4.1 feels generally... 9,538 Views / 120 Replies  
Beyond the listed fixes, 10.4.1 feels generally more responsive, especially within Microsoft office, with fewer hiccups when bringing up the dashboard and generally fewer beachballs. Seems like...
Posted by gregpins, on May 17, 2005 at 02:00 PM, in macOS
Backup solution that will automount volumes?... 602 Views / 1 Replies  
I would like to do scheduled automatic backups from my PowerBook to a firewire drive connected to a Mini which I use as a music and photo server. Would like it to happen wirelessly over Bonjour. ...
Posted by gregpins, on May 10, 2005 at 04:48 PM, in Applications
If you have Entourage, you should set Spotlight... 889 Views / 10 Replies  
If you have Entourage, you should set Spotlight to NOT search the Microsoft User Data folder, usually located in your Documents folder. Spotlight cannot read Entourage data, but it tries...
Posted by gregpins, on May 7, 2005 at 10:30 AM, in macOS
Important work-around for Tiger Entourage slow-downs... 1,066 Views / 1 Replies  
Many are experiencing problems with Entourage beachballing and pausing. MacWindows has a solution below that has worked very well for me. Far less disk activity and better performance, not just in...
Posted by gregpins, on May 5, 2005 at 04:42 PM, in Applications
I'm thrilled. Upgrade couldn't have been... 6,296 Views / 81 Replies  
I'm thrilled. Upgrade couldn't have been smoother. Apps and finder are faster and more responsive. Dashboard is terrific. Safari RSS is fantastic. Spotlight works as advertised.

All in all,...
Posted by gregpins, on Apr 30, 2005 at 09:03 PM, in macOS
Ditto. Safari feels as fast or faster than IE on... 1,584 Views / 19 Replies  
Ditto. Safari feels as fast or faster than IE on a PC.
Posted by gregpins, on Apr 30, 2005 at 11:09 AM, in macOS
FYI, there's a pretty cool new one this... 1,352 Views / 14 Replies  
FYI, there's a pretty cool new one this morning...Yahoo Traffic

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17876
Posted by gregpins, on Apr 30, 2005 at 08:31 AM, in macOS
great minds... ;) 1,352 Views / 14 Replies  
great minds... ;)
Posted by gregpins, on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:36 PM, in macOS
Dashboard Widget wish list... 1,352 Views / 14 Replies  
Loving Dashboard and its potential. Some widgets I'd love to see...

Movie listings
White page phone directory
Entourage-linked calendar

Other ideas?
Posted by gregpins, on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:24 PM, in macOS
Contextual menu support in the sidebar. Can't be... 3,747 Views / 60 Replies  
Contextual menu support in the sidebar. Can't be that hard, can it?
Posted by gregpins, on Apr 27, 2005 at 05:27 PM, in macOS
Anyone know if Tiger fixes Keynote video bug?.. 462 Views / 0 Replies  
Keynote has a major bug in that it puts big green bars on MPEG 1 and 2 video in slideshow mode (not fixed by 10.3.9). Anyone know if Tiger fixes? Just curious.

Thanks.
Posted by gregpins, on Apr 24, 2005 at 12:17 PM, in Applications
Does Tiger break any major apps?... 21,148 Views / 256 Replies  
Wondering about things like Adobe CS, MS Office, etc. Are they already Tiger-ready or are updates needed?
Posted by gregpins, on Apr 12, 2005 at 10:21 AM, in macOS
Scrolling in Firefox seems faster. 9,681 Views / 120 Replies  
Scrolling in Firefox seems faster.
Posted by gregpins, on Feb 9, 2005 at 09:06 PM, in macOS
My only concern is the extent of compatability. ... 5,634 Views / 94 Replies  
My only concern is the extent of compatability. I would much prefer being able to set a preference in both Pages and Keynote to always save as a Word file or a PowerPoint document. It feels very...
Posted by gregpins, on Jan 11, 2005 at 04:43 PM, in Applications
Could Sherlock be integrated into Safari?... 573 Views / 5 Replies  
I'm a big Watson fan, but it seems like what it offers doesn't need to be a separate app. I would like to see a tab, drawer or pane that could be toggled to bring up Sherlock/Watson style channels...
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 30, 2004 at 03:48 PM, in Applications
My experience is a bit mixed. My two biggest... 4,286 Views / 29 Replies  
My experience is a bit mixed. My two biggest fixable gripes were slow receipt of messages when using Exchange (there is a lag of a couple of minutes to receive messages, whereas they show up...
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 13, 2004 at 12:28 PM, in Applications
Try a recent nightly build of Camino. It is... 1,533 Views / 27 Replies  
Try a recent nightly build of Camino. It is dramatically faster than Safari and does not cause nearly as many spinning beach balls. I do think Safari's performance seems to have degraded somewhat...
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 4, 2004 at 05:52 PM, in Applications
Re: Updating Office v.X to 2004, any advice? 753 Views / 7 Replies  
Keep PowerPoint X on your hard drive. PowerPoint 2004 has a major problems -- very slow and cannot play embedded video in slide show mode.
Posted by gregpins, on Sep 27, 2004 at 03:28 PM, in Applications
very helpful. Thanks. Would like to put... 1,126 Views / 17 Replies  
very helpful. Thanks.

Would like to put Firefox through its paces. Is there a way to import bookmarks other than from Explorer? Haven't used THAT garbage in years.
Posted by gregpins, on Sep 14, 2004 at 10:50 PM, in Applications
Help me -- Firefox vs. Camino -- Differences? 1,126 Views / 17 Replies  
I use Camino (new builds rock). A lot of folks seem to love Firefox. Wondering how they differ other than in cosmetic ways.

Firefox seems nice, but less robust in terms of features? One thing...
Posted by gregpins, on Sep 14, 2004 at 09:17 PM, in Applications
Safari banished from my dock - new builds of Camino are fantastic 5,748 Views / 75 Replies  
If you haven't tried Camino lately, check out a nightly. It has made substantial leaps forward in the last week or so. New look to the tabs and much improved compatiability (I'm having trouble...
Posted by gregpins, on Sep 6, 2004 at 02:31 PM, in Applications
Actually, I think I do. Have you used both PC... 891 Views / 8 Replies  
Actually, I think I do. Have you used both PC laptops and PowerBooks with various projectors in real world settings for about 5 years, as I have?

Again, when you hook up a PC laptop (and I've...
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 18, 2004 at 09:24 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I understand the concept. I guess what I'm... 891 Views / 8 Replies  
I understand the concept. I guess what I'm saying is that Windows is apparently a little smarter when it comes to mirroring than the Mac. It should be possible to mirror the content without...
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 18, 2004 at 06:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Thanks, will try that. 891 Views / 8 Replies  
Thanks, will try that.
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 18, 2004 at 05:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Mirroring to a projector...PC vs. Mac diffference? 891 Views / 8 Replies  
When a PC laptop is hooked up to a projector and mirrors, it preserves the resolution on the laptop screen even if the resolution of the projector is different, i.e. the laptop stays at 1024x768 even...
Posted by gregpins, on Jul 18, 2004 at 01:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Awesome tip! Thanx much. Now, if I could... 1,188 Views / 10 Replies  
Awesome tip! Thanx much.

Now, if I could just get someone to do a hack to show unread messages as bold face instead of that little blue dot, I would truly be a happy camper.
Posted by gregpins, on May 27, 2004 at 10:25 PM, in Applications
It is very fast... 1,213 Views / 14 Replies  
Completely unscientifically -- this puppy is quick. Not sure about features, compatability etc. but very speedy.
Posted by gregpins, on May 13, 2004 at 08:58 PM, in Applications
Anyone been able to get Address Book Exchange Sync to work? 638 Views / 2 Replies  
Have tried a bunch of different things without luck? Any suggestions much appreciated.

Thanx all.
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 27, 2003 at 07:15 PM, in Applications
Panther is the best system update in memory,... 2,074 Views / 11 Replies  
Panther is the best system update in memory, demonstrably faster in just about every way, but I agree -- Safari is the exception. It actually feels slower and periodically just freezes.

But...
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 20, 2003 at 10:31 PM, in macOS
Archive and install is probably best. I was... 809 Views / 10 Replies  
Archive and install is probably best. I was feeling lucky and did a straight upgrade (after backing up) and it actually worked just fine, but I don't recommend that method.
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 20, 2003 at 12:12 PM, in macOS
Location X is a no go in 10.3. 54,900 Views / 279 Replies  
Location X is a no go in 10.3.
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 14, 2003 at 06:07 PM, in macOS
A couple of other things -- Keynote just doesn't... 1,239 Views / 16 Replies  
A couple of other things -- Keynote just doesn't have enough variety in slide templates. The absence of a two column template is particularly problematic.

Also, the outline view in PowerPoint is...
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 4, 2003 at 12:11 PM, in Applications
Ok, for starters, Keynote has no true outlining. ... 1,239 Views / 16 Replies  
Ok, for starters, Keynote has no true outlining. You demote something and it just indents, without reducing the size, the line spacing or changing the bullet. Very ham-handed.

Secondly, there is...
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 4, 2003 at 12:02 PM, in Applications
I do a lot of presentations and just did a big... 1,239 Views / 16 Replies  
I do a lot of presentations and just did a big one yesterday. My modus operandi is as follows:

* Build the presentation in PowerPoint: it's text handling, formatting and navigation are a heck of...
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 3, 2003 at 10:17 AM, in Applications
Yes, thanx for the info. Sounds roughly feature... 54,290 Views / 456 Replies  
Yes, thanx for the info. Sounds roughly feature equivalent to Entourage, will give it a try.

Now if only we could sync Blackberries!
Posted by gregpins, on Oct 2, 2003 at 09:23 PM, in macOS
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