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This is one of the many reasons why I am not a fan of "upgrading' from one version of an Operating System to another. Successive upgrades can and do run into issues like this. Some are easily fixable some are not.
Mac OS X 10.5: Unable to log in to account after an upgrade install
Issue or symptom
You may not be able to log in with a user account that has a password of 8 or more characters and was originally created in Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier, after performing an upgrade installation of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (the default installation type).
This will effect "local" accounts only, not network authenticated accounted.
For more information go to the followinglink:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306840
Posted: November 1, 2007 11:22 am | 0 comments
Tags: 10.5, Leopard, login, Mac, O/S, OS, Upgrade
**eLearning - Safari Browser Initial Testing**
Check Browser Results:
Browser Check:
Failed - non-validated or unsupported, Safari version unknown
(This was expected as Safari 3.0.4 (Released with Leopard) is not a certified browser)
Cookies Check:
Passed
Javascript Check:
Passed
Pop-up Window Check:
Failed - Pop-up Windows are not enabled
Safari 3.0.4 has pop-up windows blocked by default. This is a change. Blocking pop-ups has been an "all or notheing" option is Safari, but it has not been the default setting.
To change this:
Go to File Menu --> Safari -->)You will see that "Block Pop-up Windows" has a check mark by it.) Just click on "Block Pop-up Windows" to diable Pop-up blocking. The Pop-Up Windows check will then pass.
Java Check: (**MY ALL TIME FAVORITE**)
PASSES. Version 1.5.0_13
In terms of eLearning this is an excellent thing. I did test the Java 6 beta that came out earlier this year, it passed the check but key features in eLearning (HTML Editor and Chat) wer ... more »
Posted: November 1, 2007 4:54 pm | 0 comments
Tags: eLearning, Leopard, Mac, O/S, OS, Safari
Apple has started to ship "Leopard Only" hardware.
This was expected behavior for Apple. The Generic OS installation DVD media that Simmons receives as part of its Maintenance Agreement with Apple *should* be installable on this new hardware. This has been noted for future testing.
From: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306766
MacBook (Late 2007): About the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation disk
The Mac OS X 10.5 installation disk that shipped with your MacBook (13-inch Late 2007) is designed for use on this computer only and not intended for any other computer.
The installer prevents this software from being installed on other Macintosh computers and other Mac OS X 10.5 installation disks will not work on the MacBook (13-inch Late 2007).
Posted: November 2, 2007 1:55 pm | 1 comment
Tags: Apple, Hardware, Leopard, Mac, O/S, OS
Having dock on the left- side of the screen is causing strange things to happen. iTunes will not maximize, programs will stop responding.
I moved the dock location back to the bottom of the screen and the unresponsiveness ceased.
I do know that the dock is rendered differently when it is not on the bottom of the screen. I will be looking into this more in the next day or two.
Posted: November 2, 2007 2:37 pm | 0 comments
Tags: Dock, Hanging, Leopard, Mac, OS
The newly released Leopard O/S has a completely revamped Keychain sub-system.
If you try to migrate your "keychain" to Leopard. It may not work.
Try resetting your keychain which is documented in the following knowledgebase article from Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305145
Posted: November 2, 2007 3:40 pm | 0 comments
Tags: keychain, Leopard, Mac, migrating, O/S, OS
The makers of Parallels Desktop have announced that only the latest version of their virtualization software should be run in the new Mac OS Leopard. They cited a "list of issues" that they were working to fix, but did not explicitly list them.
Issues that I have experienced in Leopard running Windows XP in Parallels:
-Unexpectedly quitting about every 5-10 minutes
-No drag and drop capability between Parallels and Mac
-Unstable ethernet connection on a laptop that has both wired and wireless ethernet capability. This was really annoying. By the time I could get a stable wired ethernet connection and tried to log into needed college resources, Parallels would quit.
A beta fix has been posted. Use at your own risk! Beta software is pre-release and is not supported by Parallels.
http://www.parallels.com/en/download/desktop/beta/
I have downloaded and installed it, but have not yet tested anything.
Posted: November 2, 2007 5:33 pm | 0 comments
Tags: Beta, Leopard, Mac, OS. O/S, Parallels
Installing Leopard "cleanly" did not upgrade BootCamp to v2
Annoying. I would think that the installer would be "smart enough".
Boot Camp 1.2 was a beta that should have "timed out" (expired)
on the day that Leopaerd was released, but my laptop will still boot to Windows.
rEFIt is a 3rd party utility that interrupts the startup sequaence and allows the user to shoose what OS to startup to.
Installing rEFIt v.10 has caused a bit of instability. The Mac always boots, but
sometimes you see the rEFIt screen and sometimes you do not.
Its behavior also does not mimic what used to happen.
What used to be:
The mac would startup to O/S that it last started up to unless told to do otherwise.
My experience with the new refit and Leopard has been that the mac will always startup to the mac even though I booted to windows in the previous bootup.
I wonder if the behavior is related to the "timed out" Boot Camp v1.2.
This entry is also noted for further testing.
Posted: November 3, 2007 6:38 pm | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Boot Camp, Dual Boot, Mac, Mac Leopard OS, rEFIt
Mac OS X 10.5: iChat System Requirements
In Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, iChat lets you audio conference with up to nine additional people and video conference with up to three additional people.
Here are the system requirements you need to initiate or participate in audio and video chats and conferences in iChat.
Click on the link below to see the System Requirements:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306687
Posted: November 5, 2007 2:10 pm | 0 comments
Tags: iChat, Mac, Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X
Apple has released a new update to 10.4 (Tiger).
Link for PPC Combo updater:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10411co...
Link for Intel Combo Updater: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx10411up...
Please note that this update upgrades the Safari browser to version 3.0.4. Simmons eLearning has not yet certified this browser for use. I have successfully tested the new version of Safari with the following Simmons online resources:
AARC, WebMail, eLearning (browser check fails but eLearning is useable), Kronos, Simmons IKON Webprint, Online Directories.
I have encountered no issues on Simmons Standard software with the new update. But here is a link to a Macfixit website detailing some issues noted:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20071115082559285
Posted: November 16, 2007 3:11 pm | 0 comments
Tags: 10.4.11, Mac, Mac OS X, Mac Tiger OS, Macintosh
Mac OS X 10.5.1 Update was released last night. I am in the process of testing the update on a Simmons standard image. So far I have noticed no changes for the better or worse.
Here is the link to the update:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/macosx_updates/macosx1051upd...
Click here to see the specific details included in this update:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306907
Here are a couple of the significant updates/fixes
AirPort
Allows password-protected accounts on AirPort Disks to show up on in the Finder's Shared Sidebar.
Resolves an issue with saved passwords for wireless networks.
Disk utilities
Restores the functionality of the progress bar during permission repairs in Disk Utility.
Addresses an issue that could produce an alert when creating disk images using Disk Utility or Terminal.
Improves disk partitioning when multiple RAID sets are created on the same disk.
iCal
iCal alarms are now more reliably delivered via email.
Resolves an issue when in ... more »
Posted: November 16, 2007 3:32 pm | 1 comment
Tags: 10.5.1, Mac, Mac Leopard OS, Mac OS X
Installed PalmOne Software on my laptop that is running Leopard 10.5.1.
The palm software installs, Hotsynch installs and my Palm M505 appears to synch. I get a log error at the end. My applications install, my ebooks works,
but my AddressBook and my Calendar do not synch. Actually my address book is kind of messed up now.
Palm knowledgebase and forums are as useless as ever, I don't think I have EVER found any helpful information on them. Except how to completely reset my palm.
But Apple had a good listserve post going:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5655525
Palm Boulevard (http://www.pdastreet.com/forums/) Has some useful information.
http://www.palmblvd.com/articles/2007/11/2007-11-13-Mark-Space-Betas.htm...
Posted: November 16, 2007 6:41 pm | 0 comments
Tags: 10.5, Mac, Mac Leopard OS, Palm
In October Apple acknowledged a problem with the new silver iMacs freezing after an update was installed.
Not all silver iMacs need the update, click on the link below for more information:
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/11/15/imacgraphics/index.php
Posted: November 19, 2007 5:06 pm | 0 comments
Tags: Apple Hardware, freezing, Mac, Macintosh, update
Currently, Leopard is a bit confused. Here is my findings.
Meeting Maker doesn't know when move the date through "schedule". It complains that it is past dates and can't schedule a meeting on past dates, even though I am scheduling for year 2008. Well, go check your email and go back to the same screen. Now it'll say "1990". Where did that come from?
Meeting Maker FORGETs the agenda when other tabs are selected and go back to details. Once you have type your agenda in and clicks on tab either schedule or options, do not go back to details. This will cause it to loose agenda...
MacFuse sshfs application crashes (http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/). Not only that, it actually managed to screw with transparency of docks...
After this, finder showed half iChat logo twice for Dictionary application.
Posted: November 27, 2007 4:53 pm | 2 comments
Tags: bugs, docks, Mac, Mac Leopard OS, Meeting Maker
I often like to use Microsoft Word to print the large image file, so I can lay the image to full 8.5 x 11 paper size. I can center them and choose how much margins I want to have around images.
This time, I chosen 0 margin for left and right, .5 for top and bottom.
I inserted an image using Insert >> Picture >> From File. The size of images I had were 100KB to 200KB.
I put an image, then I hit "apple p" to print it out, then I deleted the image and do the insert again with different image. When I hit "apple p" to print it out again, it crashes. First time seems to be fine, but not second time.
Since I had 4 image files to print, I've tested 4 times. Every time, it happened except when I inserted small image - 24KB - it didn't crash.
Posted: December 13, 2007 10:37 am | 0 comments
Tags: Mac, Mac Leopard OS, Microsoft Word 2004, word
