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Category: MacOSX Tips

  • Remove Snapz Pro X’s splash screen

    Ever since installing Snapz Pro X, I have been interested in turning off the splash screen that appears every time I startup my MacBook. Today, I took the time to do a little digging at Ambrosia Software’s website and found the FAQ that answers my question: Can I get rid of the Splash Screen? Which…

  • Custom Folder Icons in MacOSX

    I found the following site that explains what you need to do, I will simply summarize for my specific application/needs: http://www.lockergnome.com/usrbingeek/2007/05/03/how-to-make-custom-drive-and-folder-icons-for-your-mac/ Make an image that is 128px by 128px in Photoshop (other other program) Save as a PSD or as a PNG file with a transparent background If you don’t have Apple’s Developer Tools installed,…

  • Winmail.dat Viewers (Mac and Windows)

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    I occasionally run into a winmail.dat file that I can’t open (typically because some outlook user has “rich text” as their default email type. Although, occasionally they aren’t sure how this happened and the default is HTML or plain text. I wanted to post on two utilities (one for MacOSX and one for Windows) that…

  • SyncServer Unexpectedly Quit (resolved)

    I believe that I have finally resolved the problem on my MacBook when starting Mail.app that it would display this error message “SyncServer has unexpectedly quit” with a relaunch button. After doing a few google searches I found a site that referenced this problem a way to resolve it. Link Since, I wasn’t using .Mac…

  • Support for MacBook Pro

    Called Apple Care today, regarding a MacBook Pro that appears to have a“moldy” spot on the LCD just to the left of center. They indicated that Iwould need to take the unit to an Authorized Service Center or the localApple Store and have the techs review it and determine what needs to bedone. They provided…