Well, I’m testing it now, but looks like we might finally be able to get off of Exchange. Here is how to use Google Calendar as the hub of all your scheduling: # Upload your calendar to Google Calendar. This is confusing because the Google Calendar user interface has been changing so radically but “Google […]
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iPhone and iPod Touch Firmware 2.0.1 available
It is a 256MB download, so hope you have a fast connectionApple Releases iPhone Firmware 2.0.1 – Mac Rumors Not clear what has changed, but early claism are – Backup process for the iPhone is much faster.- Netshare still works- SMS typing faster Apple releases iPhone 2.0.1 Software Update – AppleInsider has a forum thread […]
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iTunes error E8000001 could be a bad cable
I got this cable trying to sync the new iPhone 3G, but kept getting an unknown 0xe8000001 error. I tried a bunch of things and was using the combo Bluetooth headset charger plus USB connector. On a lark, I swapped cables and the error 0xe8000001 went away. I think the cable was flaky. I did […]
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Sxipper really works
I’ve used Roboform, I used to have some notes in EXchange for all my passwords (bad I know), but these are always getting blown away as I reinstall time and time again. My eight year list of passwords and account vanished on one unfortunate sync of Exchange (note to self, it is possible to lose […]
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iCal Dupe Deleter
This is the single biggest problem I’ve found with Entourage to iCal synchronization. Entourage sync is incredibly slow on Leopard to the calendar, but more importantly, with the iPhone hooked in, you get zillions of duplicates. The Mac Address Book has a built in deduplicator which sort of works, but is better than nothing. With […]
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Google Apps
We’ve been trying to figure out the right way to do email and synchronize Calendars. Maybe Google is the right way to do it on the backend? The candidates are: * Exchange. This is trusty and reliable. The main issue is do we have to run our own Exchange and Blackberry Servers or do the […]
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iPhone cannot restore error 6 , -50, etc.
Wow, my iPhone got wedged with the Apple logo coming up and then the spinning wheel going on forever. This is apparently fairly common and there are not “many”:http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1343270&tstart=45 good resolutions for “error (6)”:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307120 or “unknown error (-50)”:http://forums.ilounge.com/archive/index.php/t-159056.html All the resolutions come down it seems to a single thing: # Get the iPhone into what […]
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iPhone stuck at spinning wheel
Sigh, I’ve had this happen three times now, when I install a bunch of applications and press the HOME button to get back, the iPhone comes up with a spinning wheel and won’t stop. When I turn it on, the apple logo comes up and the spinning wheel is under it. “mazbarz”:http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=439928 had exctly the […]
