Monthly Archives: September 2013

End of support for Windows XP

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RIP XP

Microsoft will end all support for Windows XP on 8 April 2014—please upgrade all Windows XP workstations to Windows 8 or Windows 7 prior to this date.

While Office 365/Other services will not block connections from fully patched Windows XP computers after 8 April 2014, connectivity to the service will be at risk. Windows XP workstations that have not deployed all service packs and automatic updates run an even higher risk of Office 365 connectivity issues after support for Windows XP ends.

Internet Explorer 11 – Preview

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Internet Explorer 11 Release Preview is a prerelease version of Internet Explorer 11. It includes enhancements to browsing performance, and better protections for your PC and your privacy. Here’s your chance to be one of the first to try out the preview. We’ll use your feedback to make the final product even better.

Click here to get it

Moving Bookmarks – Internet Explorer Favorites to Safari Bookmarks

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  1. One quick way to move your Favorites, or browser bookmarks, to a new computer is to start Internet Explorer.
  2. Go to the File menu and select “Import and Export.”
  3. When the Import/Export wizard starts up, choose “Export Favorites” from the list of actions and click on the Next button.
  4. Once you select your Favorites file, you can export it to the desktop or a folder on your PC.
  5. From there, you can copy the exported Favorites file onto an external drive.
  6. Copy it to your new Mac.
  7. Once you get the file on your Mac, you can add the Favorites to the Mac OS X Safari Web browser.
  8. Start the Safari program.
  9. Go to the File menu and choose Import Bookmarks.
  10. Navigate to the folder where you have stored your exported Favorites file.
  11. Click on the Import button to pull in the bookmarks.

 

Import & export Safari bookmarks

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(OS X Lion / Mountain Lion)

Import bookmarks into Safari

  1. Open Safari if it is not already open.
  2. Choose File > Import Bookmarks.
  3. Browse to find the file that contains the bookmarks you want to import, and then click Import.Normally the file has “.html” or “.plist” at the end of its name.

Export bookmarks from Safari

  1. Open Safari if it is not already open.
  2. Choose File > Export Bookmarks.
  3. Specify a location for the exported file.The file’s name is “Safari bookmarks.html.” Most browsers are able to import this type of file.

Sync the Bookmarks Between a MacBook & an iPad

  1. Connect the iPad to the MacBook using the USB cable.
  2. Launch iTunes if it doesn’t open automatically.
  3. Click the “Info” tab near the top of the iTunes window.
  4. Place a check mark in front of the “Sync Safari Bookmarks” option in the “Other” section near the bottom of the screen.
  5. Click the “Sync” button to sync the bookmarks between the MacBook and the iPad.

Problem installing Mac OS – How to fix

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Its a bit strange…but good to know that!!! Tried it…and it worked.

I got myself into this cruise boat with out auto pilot.  After wiping my entire drive, and rebuild the RAID, I wondered “HOW could it be possibly not to install any version?”  The answer is PRAM.  You need to reset your PRAM. Your Mac stores certain settings in a special memory area even if it is turned off.  On Intel-based Macs, this is stored in memory known as NVRAM; on PowerPC-based Macs, this is stored in memory known as PRAM.

Information stored in NVRAM / PRAM includes:

  • Speaker volume
  • Screen resolution
  • Startup disk selection
  • Recent kernel panic information, if any

How to do?

  1. Shut down your Mac.
  2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
  3. Turn on the computer.
  4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
  5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
  6. Release the keys.

After resetting NVRAM or PRAM, you may need to reconfigure your settings for speaker volume, screen resolution, startup disk selection, and time zone information. Also OS X does not store network settings in NVRAM / PRAM.

Enjoy!!!