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January 31, 2009
Tiger Mail to Leopard Mail... fixing the missing mail
I recently upgraded to Mac OS X Leopard on my Powerbook, but was shocked to see that all my Mail was missing, and the app wouldn't quit. After a few panicky moments, I searched on Google to see if others had the same problem.
Well they did, and luckily, thanks to the Apple Discussion Boards, I found a fix. So I thought I'd share it here in case other find it useful in their travels.
The problem:
After upgrading to leopard Mail has all the messages are missing. Account preferences seem to be OK but you just cannot see any messages. The app can't send, can't receive, and won't even Quit. The acual messages are still there in the user/Library/Mail folder, but the Mail app is blind to them and hangs.
The solution:
-Force Quit Mail.
-Navigate to your user/Library/Mail folder. Or, from the Finder's Go menu, choose Go to Folder. Go to this location (type or paste the tollowing, then click Go): ~/Library/Mail
-Remove the MessageRules.plist, MessageRules.plist.backup, MessageSorting.plist and MessageSorting.plist.backup (Note: you may not have the MessageRules files if you didn't make any in Tiger). Put them somewhere handy, dropping them on your desktop is fine.
-Start Mail again, let it launch, and then Quit it. Put the removed files back into that same Mail folder again. Replace any of the files if necessary.
You should be good to go again!
Posted by Snaggy at 09:54 AM | Comments (2)
January 29, 2009
The Macintosh Dating Game!
From 1983... Steve Jobs hosts the Dating Game with Bill Gates, Fred Gibbons, and Mitch Kapor! (This is where that famous "To create a new standard..." line of Bill Gate's comes from.)
courtesy of Dr. Mac!
Posted by Snaggy at 11:27 AM | Comments (0)
Forum Tidbits... January Birthday edition
The January birthday bashes continues with Nitrozac's, Dragonman's, and Snaggy's, ... Ashitaka diagnosises a diagnosis fail, ... Moi has iTunes and System Restore Problems and Everybody wave bye bye Bush!
And in SuperFan Clubhouse Tidbits: Ashitaka fires off -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-
Posted by Snaggy at 10:46 AM
January 27, 2009
Tuesday's Tidbits!
MMKK wished a Happy birthday to me, ... Colonel Panic just wants to cry, ... tweety shares one For anyone into fine art and dolls, ... Ashitaka dishes up good news fooding, ... and Snaggy wonders is Chewbacca trapped in my nightstand?
Posted by Snaggy at 12:30 AM
January 21, 2009
Post Obama Day Forum Tidbits!
Colonel Panic is Free! Free at Last!, ... Nitrozac was Watching the inauguration , ... supa finds a Mirror image in the Cartoon Universe, ... mbarisas needs help with sec(1+2x)=sqrt(2), ... and Demo seeks a partner to do a Choccy Swap!
Posted by Snaggy at 10:38 AM
January 19, 2009
SlotZ Racer Giveaway!
Forum member Zwilnik and his brother have a new iPhone game out, and it's really nice. It's SlotZ Racer for iPhone, and they are generously offering to give away two copies of it!!
SlotZ Racer lets players race against the computer or friends; a unique control system allows up to 4 people to race on a single iPhone! Features an intuitive track editor to give the player the ultimate freedom to design their very own courses, and offers a wide selection of cars to race. Compete for laps or against the clock in Time Trials, drive an endurance race, (with simulated days and nights), or play a ‘Quick Race’ to jump straight into the action. The game also includes unlockable new circuits, cars, track locations and championship challenges to keep the action exciting and fresh! Players have the option to play with lane changing, or fixed lanes for the racing purists.
This is really cool stuff and looks amazing. You can find out more on StrangeFlavour's SlotZ page, ... the SlotZ Racer page over at the mighty Freeverse, or you can just go buy it on the iTunes Store, (for the next few hours it's only 99 cents!)
To enter the giveaway, just post a reply in this thread. One post per human please! (Note: these giveaways are from the US iTunes store, so you'd need to have (or make) a US account to use the special code.) Giveaway will end on Friday! Start your engines!
Posted by Snaggy at 09:21 AM
January 18, 2009
LOL... Matrix cat fight
Posted by Snaggy at 02:25 PM
January 16, 2009
STAR WARS (as retold by someone who barely saw it.)
A hilarious LOL via Andy Ihnatko
Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.
Posted by Snaggy at 05:37 PM | Comments (1)
January 13, 2009
Can't get enough of them Forum Tidbits!
Colonel Panic talks about The Oscar Grant Killing, ... Snaggy shares the weirdest corpse story I've read today, ... geeksgoddes expands upon the 20 bookmarks... Ashitaka floats a new boat, ... and Zwilnik drives home his latest game!
Posted by Snaggy at 05:19 PM
January 11, 2009
20 websites every Apple fan must bookmark
The fine folks over at MakeUseOf.com have put together a wee list of 20 websites every Apple fan must bookmark. Of course twenty is just the tip of the iceberg, but it is a good start, and we were quite honoured to be a part of that list. Yep, The Joy of Tech is there... thanks!
A triplet of links I would like to add to that list would be... MacMerc.com, (which now features the very awesome MacMerc TV episodes), iFixit.com, an amazing site for do-it-yourself repairing of your Apple computer or iPod, with great free guides, and that grand ol' staple MacSurfer... an awesome site for Mac news of all sorts.
Oops, and how could I forget the venerable Tidbits, Mac news for the rest of us!
Posted by Snaggy at 04:41 PM | Comments (0)
January 07, 2009
Your midweek Forum Tidbits!
geekygoddess says If the song aint broke, don't fix it!!!, ... Astronomer Jedi says Hi guys, long time, with a disturbing story, ... dragonman [hearts] England and The Famous Druid goes You know you're getting old when...
Posted by Snaggy at 09:12 AM
January 05, 2009
The MacBook Wheel!
An insanely great Apple parody by The Onion...
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Posted by Snaggy at 07:53 PM
Snaggy's quick and easy one-line movie reviews with spoilers.
Frost-Nixon: Fantastic, except for the drunken phone call part they totally made up.
Day the Earth Stood Still (2008): A Day Standing Still without "Klaatu barada nikto" is like a Day without sunshine... WTF were they thinking?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Forrest Gump meets the Mork from Ork race, in a creepy movie born with a premise but without a good story.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Brunette actresses beware, if you are starring in a Woody Allen flick, he may destroy your character after one romp in the hay.
Mamma Mia: Suicide pills are recommend before viewing, as the pain felt after viewing is too much to bear.
Posted by Snaggy at 02:26 PM | Comments (0)
January 04, 2009
The Joy of Tech makes some lists...
I posted this in the Forums, but my ego told me to bring it out here too, so more eyes could see. :-)
The Guardian has picked The Joy of Tech as one of the top 100 sites for the year ahead...
We apparently are one of the Top 100 Web sites you must visit before you die (thanks Blorge!)
And I just notices we made WIRED's Gadget Blogs Our 12 (Or So) Favorite Techy Cartoons of 2008. Twice! :D
Thanks folks! We are humbly most honoured!
Posted by Snaggy at 09:16 AM | Comments (0)
January 02, 2009
Forum Tidbits for your weekend!
Grummash says Now here's an interesting rumour, ... geekygoddess starts the Countdown to MacWorld... The Famous Druid finds The true spirit of Christmas, ... and we hope you had a Happy New Year!
Posted by Snaggy at 09:45 AM