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July 10, 2006 9:30 AM PDT
Special Report: Troubleshooting Mac OS X 10.4.7
Covering these topics:
- AirPort connectivity issues -- fixes
- Bluetooth: Erratic device behavior, loss of connectivity
- Cellular data modems now natively supported
- CS2 apps (Photoshop, etc.) not launching -- potential fix
- Digital camera problems -- not recognized, workaround
- Don't skip update verification process
- Dozens of SMB processes spawned -- fix
- Example of the dangers in continuing work while update is applying
- External drives not recognized -- fixes
- FireWire device recognition issues
- Increased fan activity -- fixes
- Intel re-release: Determining whether you have the old or new version, more
- Internet access problems caused by DNS errors
- iSync issues
- MacBook Pro screen failures with external display connected
- MacBook (13"): Vertical multi-colored lines at startup after Mac OS X 10.4.7 update
- Microsoft Word crashing frequently -- fix
- Palm synchronization issues
- Printing issues -- fixes
- Problems caused by devices connected during update
- Problems starting up after update -- fixes
- Quark Xpress 6.5: Problems with fonts, temporary fix
- Rosetta problems -- potential fix
- Safari: Problems accessing secure sites, crashes, more
- SoundSticks unrecognized -- fix
- Spotlight will be re-enabled after update
- Stalls when launching, restarting network services
- SuperDrive burn issues -- fix
- Third-party displays causing freezes
- Trackpad difficulties -- input not recognized
- Two-finger click functionality now enabled on 15" MacBook Pros, PowerBooks
- USB problems (device recognition, preventing your Mac from sleeping etc.) -- fixes
- Widget "phone home" function actually a security measure
- Windows sharing and processor hogging (system slowdown)
troubleshooting. The last time, in December, they replaced the the PowerMac
with an iMac. The latest, last week, brought an Intel.
I hope I?m not off topic, but the guy at Apple just told me that my problem,
i.e., when my Mail launches to send me a scheduled reminder, iCal also
launches, is supposed to happen. It?s rather startling to have my iCal
suddenly pop up in front of me 4 or 5 times a day. I can?t find anything in
either set of preferences to change it and it?s driving me nuts. IS this a
?feature? or am I starting on a whole new set of problems? My Software
Update doesn?t work either. Launches and quits. And I can?t install this
version of the OS on my externals? System software says not.
Thanks, I hope I didn?t go too far astray, this is the first time I?ve ever posted
anything.
J. Martin
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for that inane stupid ical bouncing, get a little program called Dock
Detox and make it stop doing that annoying-as-crap-stuff forever
www.unsanity.com/haxies/dockdetox
shame on apple for so much unfinished crap and insufferable arrogance
toward loyal (and new) users (very much like another well-known software
giant)
safari gets more sluggish with every damn update! Mail has major pitfalls
and bugs, spotlight is spotty and unresponsive, and forget the stupid
worthless, worse than it ever was FINDER!
- by bonasis_dotmac July 11, 2006 5:47 PM PDT
- prior to installing 10.4.7, i was able to sync my treo 650 with iCal and
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(3 Comments)Address Book; iCal and Address Book syncs with .Mac and Entourage;
Entourage syncs with Outlook on my office pc; and Outlook syncs with my
Blackberry 8700. therefore, all i needed to do was enter an appointment or a
contact in one device, and all the three other devices would be in sync.
i recently upgraded to 10.4.7 and now, i have problems synching: (1) iCal and
Address Book can no longer sync with my treo 650, and (2) iCal and Address
Book can't sync with Entourage either.
after installing 10.4.7, i noticed that my treo 650 cant sync with iCal and
Address Book. i always get the error "isync conduit synchronization failed.
( the first time it happened, i checked isync, and enabled palm os synching.
after that, i was able to sync my palm, but for one time only. after that, i
couldnt sync anymore.)
then i noticed that iCal and Address Book wouldnt sync with Entourage
anymore.
i also noticed that iCal starts-up even if i dont activate it. when iCal starts-up,
the beach ball spins for around two minutes before it responds; if i click an
entry to edit it, the beach ball would likewise spin for a minute or two before i
can edit it.
can somebody help? how do i restore synching between my treo 650 and iCal
& Address Book? how do i restore synching with Entourage? thanks.