January 26, 2010
Problem:
Installed Podcast Producer 2 on my Mac server and all seems to be working well. Tried uploading an AVI file from a Flip Video Camera
via the web interface and all seems to work, except that the video didn’t render and all I got was audio. Didn’t want to convert to the video before I uploaded because that was what Podcast Producer is for, right?
Solution:
Installed Perian on my Podcast Server and now I have video and audio together. This plugin gives application support for may different audio and video types and is a must on your Podcast Producer server or any Mac workstation. Be sure to install for all users on the computer.
Links and Credit:
http://www.perian.org/#download
http://www.gigoblog.com/2009/01/31/enable-avi-flv-and-divx-encoding-in-podcast-producer/
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January 15, 2010
Problem:
In a previous post, I made a list of “must have” Mac apps when switching from Windows. For my blogging needs, I settled on Ecto. It was the closest the Windows Live Writer that I could find but it wasn’t close enough. I struggled with Ecto, I didn’t like the interface and in a nutshell, it wasn’t easy for me to use and I found myself using Live Writer via Parallels
; which I had issues with as well.
Solution:
Stumbled upon a Firefox plugin called “ScribeFire” and I love it. Gives me similar functionality to Live Writer and was easy to use right after installation. Some features that I enjoy are:
- On the fly blogging. If I’m in Firefox and inspiration hits me, I can open up ScribeFire and begin blogging immediately while referencing the site that I was on.
- I can easily manage multiple blogs, manage the posts, pages and categories through a tabbed interface to the right of my editor
- Can work on multiple posts at the same time, each post has a tab and you can switch between them, much like switching between tabs
- Working with images is a snap and intuitive like Live Writer
- Quick preview button to see how your post will look on your site
- It’s easy to use
I am keeping in mind that Ecto and other programs does most of these things and probably much more. But what good did it do me when it was tough to figure out? For my needs ScribeFire, fits the bill; it’s simple and gets the job done. An Amazon Affiliate function in this plugin would be nice and hopefully that will be in a future update. Until there is a Mac version of Live Writer, this will do just fine.
What do you use for your blogging needs?
Links:
http://www.scribefire.com/
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November 20, 2009
Problem: When trying to access an OS X server, using RealVNC and Windows XP, I get the error “No matching security types” when trying to connect.
Solution: Went into the Remote Management settings and clicked on the “Computer Settings” button and checked the “VNC viewers may control screen with password” option. I then set the password and was able to connect using RealVNC.
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November 18, 2009
Problem: Created a Central Installation Directory (CID) and published it to the web for my Mac clients to update Sophos antivirus. Worked for a while we then started to get errors stating that the directory was not valid or couldn’t connect to primary server. Working with Sophos tech support and trying numerous clients, we were still unable to connect to the CID for updates.
Solution: Found out that Sophos has two packages:
- Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X 10.4+ 7.x (the package I am now using)
- Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X (the one I was using)
Once I chose the correct package (#1), created the CID and published it to the network, my Mac’s were now updating properly.
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November 10, 2009
Problem: After my Carbonite for Mac trial period ended, I could not uninstall the program. Looked at a few blogs and forums that said that I needed to contact support to manually install. Seemed like a lot of work for a pretty small program
Solution: Logged into the Carbonite web site, downloaded to program and re-installed. Doing that basically gave me another free trial. There, within the Carbonite preferences pane, I changed the backup status to “Disabled.” Once I did that I had an uninstall option. Hopefully this will work for all of you as well.
11.18.09: Update – I also found that there were two files in the Library/launchAgents directory on my hard drive that needed to be deleted:
- com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist and com.carbonite.launchdcarbonitealerts.plist
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