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Month: January 2012

Managing Macintosh Mail Aliases

Managing Macintosh Mail Aliases

A long time ago when I had a .Mac account, I decided to create an alias for a community web site.  I do not remember when but all of a sudden I viewed pop up small windows showing that there was a problem with one of my aliases.  I resolved this issue by deleting a number of SMTP servers.  But I also wanted to manage the aliases that I had set up. Alias Modify Procedure Open Mail and select that…

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Macintosh Mail Rejects Password For SMTP Server

Macintosh Mail Rejects Password For SMTP Server

A long time ago when I had a .Mac account, I decided to create an alias for a community web site.  I do not remember when but all of a sudden I viewed pop up small windows showing that there was a problem with one of my aliases.   There may be TWO issues to contend with to fix this problem.  I will only address the SMTP Server issue in this post. First issue: Here is the major clue to…

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iCal Will Not Load

iCal Will Not Load

For a very long time I found that my iCal was unusable.  Every time I opened it up I would get the spinning color wheel of death.  Because Apple shut down mobile me and they threw up a splash screen on my Control Panel that said “MobileMe Sync has been disabled because an iCloud account is active.  Use Mail, Contacts, & Calendars to manage Sync”.  I have an iPad and wanted my Mac laptop to be synchronized to it.  I…

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Harbor View Inn, Santa Barbara, California

Harbor View Inn, Santa Barbara, California

This is an upscale inn that is situated along the coast city of Santa Barbara in a most strategic location.  It begins at one corner with its wonderful restaurant, Eladio’s across from the Stearns Wharf.  The wharf extends the most singular important street, State Street, right into the ocean and then ends with restaurant and shops that rest on the top of that wood pier.  The begining of Stearns Wharf, a significant tourist attraction, for all of its eating places,…

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Walt Disney World, Orlando Impressions

Walt Disney World, Orlando Impressions

Our family has stayed in two of Walt Disney World Resort locations, Old Key West and the Treehouse Villas within the Saratoga Springs Resort with a number of years in between.  Our accommodations were pretty top drawer so I can only present my viewpoint from those experiences.  I am not being paid or have I received any form of payment or considerations for presenting these views.  What follows is my honest  impressions. It seems to me that someone with a…

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Ham Radio Activity At Walt Disney World, Orlando

Ham Radio Activity At Walt Disney World, Orlando

I really recommend that if you are a ham radio operator staying at Walt Disney World, Orlando, that you check out Disney Emergency Amateur Radio Service or D.E.A.R.S.  Here is the web site for that club: http://www.wd4wdw.org/.    The web site shows the following information: 147.300 +.600 PL tone 103.5? and ?D-Star 442.000 +5.000 WD4WDW B Gateway Enabled After I arrived at the Saratoga Springs Resort, I broke out my ARRL Repeater Directory for 2011-2012 and input all the frequencies for…

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Restaurant Review: Walt Disney World, Orlando, Epcot, Le Cellier

Restaurant Review: Walt Disney World, Orlando, Epcot, Le Cellier

Restaurant Name: Le Cellier Location: Walt Disney World, Epcot, Orlando, Florida Web site: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/le-cellier-steakhouse/ This is an extremely popular restaurant.  Prior reservations are required about 180 days before you want to dine but check with the restaurant as to their current policy as it may change.  There is also a cancellation fee charged to your credit card. We attended January 11, 2012. Ambiance is nice, nothing special.  If you are looking for a romantic evening with your date, this is…

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Looking For The Black Cat (Christmas 2011)

Looking For The Black Cat (Christmas 2011)

A very impressive Walt Disney World, Orlando Christmas celebration activity is viewing a most impressive light and sound presentation in Hollywood Studios area called the Osborne Family Spectacle of Lights. The story is that the Osborne family decorated their home with lights, the display growing each year. Finally the display got so big, and the traffic driving by got so bad and the neighbors complained so much that Jennings Osborne, the patriarch of the family, donated the whole display to…

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American Airlines Target Of Spam

American Airlines Target Of Spam

I received an e-mail January 2, 2012 from American Airlines <password.id2801@aa.com>. Here is the text of that message: Hello FLIGHT NUMBER A478AB ELECTRONIC 940502965 DATE & TIME / JANUARY 18, 2012, 10:53 PM ARRIVING / Fremont TOTAL PRICE / 278.32 USD Please find your ticket attached. You can print your ticket. Thank you for your attention. American Airlines. The e-mail had a “Ticket.zip” attachment.  I tried to open it up on a Mac computer but it would not show. The…

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Updating the Barnes & Noble Nook Color to Version 1.4.1

Updating the Barnes & Noble Nook Color to Version 1.4.1

I found that my recent purchased Barnes and Noble color Nook had an update.  I had the option to wait for it to roll out or manually install it.  I tried the do it yourself method.  I went to this web site  http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Software-Updates-NOOK-Color/379003190/ to get the instructions.  I followed the instructions but the device would not install.  What I got to work is I went in to look at the contents of my Nook hard drive and found the .zip…

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