Category: Mac

  • Firefox 1.04 released

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    Tom Raftery
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    Mozilla have released version 1.04 of Firefox today. This update fixes critical bugs in Firefox and is highly recommended that all Firefox users update. You can download the update here.

  • Tiger Mail problem – Comparing notes with server… – resolved

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    The Tiger Mail problems I was having appear to be resolved. I removed the Library -> Preferences folder and re-started the Mac. Then I added the com.apple.mail.plist file back in to the new Preferences folder and checked my Mail. The issues which had been plagueing me didn’t recur – wahoo! I added back in a…

  • Tiger Mail problem – Comparing notes with server…

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    Since upgrading to Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4), I have been having severe problems with the Mail app. On receiving a new mail and selecting it, the email displays the notice “Loading message…” and no more appears to happen. Opening the Activity Viewer, you see a progress bar and a “Updating cache directory, Comparing notes…

  • Tiger's Mail 2 app causing problems

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    I have had another issue occur with my Tiger installation. This time with the Mail app. It is a really weird one. When I click on the New Mail button, the new mail form which opens up allows me to enter the To: address info and subject but not the mail message itself! There is…

  • java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: getProxyConfigURL error on OS X

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    I keep getting the java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: getProxyConfigURL error when trying to view certain pages with embedded java apps – ie http://www.irishisptest.com/myspeed/ and http://visualroute.visualware.com/ This was happening under 10.3 and I had hoped that the upgrade to 10.4 (Tiger) would resolve it. Other Mac users can view these pages so I know it is peculiar to my…

  • Firefox running slow on Tiger?

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    Tom Raftery
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    One conclusion I am quickly coming to from using Tiger this morning is that Firefox (v. 1.03) seems to be running slower on Tiger than it was on Panther (OS X 10.3). Maybe (hopefully!) it is just me! I’ll keep an eye on it and see if things improve.

  • Tiger install update

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    In an update to my previous post on my install of Tiger here are a few more of my observations. After leaving the PowerBook running overnight, and re-starting it this morning it is now running at ‘normal speed’ again. That is, it is no longer noticably slower than it was before the upgrade. Most of…

  • Tiger successfully installed

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    Well Tiger arrived yesterday (Thursday) and after backing up my PowerBook I set about the installation. The upgrade proceeded without any hitches. The PowerBook is now noticably slower after re-starting but I am putting that down to Spotlight indexing the hard drive – the battery is being eaten up faster than normal as well giving…