Apple Mail – rebuild mailboxes
Force rebuild of ALL mailboxes by deleting the “Envelope Index” files. 1. Quit Mail 2. In finder: COMMAND+SHIFT+G (to open the “Go To Folder” box), paste following, and press ENTER … Read More
Category: TECH
Apple Mail – control mail check interval
To remove “auto-download of new messages” do the following: A) In Apple Mail (OS-X 10.10), menu “Mail“, Select “Prefences…” B.1) Under your GENERAL tab – 2nd line … Read More
Thunderbird – control mail check interval
To remove “auto-download of new messages” do the following: A) In Thunderbird, menu “Tools“, Select “Account Settings” B.1) Under your email address – select “Server Settings” tab on left. Remove [check] – … Read More
Ubuntu 15.04 – Welcome to Emergency mode! – FSCK solution
From: http://askubuntu.com/questions/646414/welcome-to-emergency-mode-think-it-is-a-fsck-problem Boot into Ubuntu Live DVD/USB In terminal: 12sudo -i fdisk -l Identify where your root (/) partition is, then: In this example, assume /dev/sda1 1 umount /dev/sda1 fsck … Read More
x2go remote client Ubuntu
From JupiterBroadcasting LAS 374 – Show Notes: – Install X2Go 1apt-get update sudo apt-get install software-properties-common 1add-apt-repository ppa:x2go/stable 1sudo apt-get update 1sudo apt-get install x2goserver x2goserver-xsession 1sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-mate-dev/ppa 1sudo … Read More
Downloading YouTube (or other) media for local review
** UPDATE 2018: 1brew install youtube-dl Delivery of reference materials by client was done by sending YouTube links… Command line solution: youtube-dl (linux, osx) https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/blob/master/README.md#readme To install for all UNIX … Read More
Windows XP USB Install Media creation – from Windows
Use RUFUS via WinXP (or other) in VirtualBox (platform independent). Mount (enable USB access in the virtual machine) the USB device (will need to unmount in the host OS to be visible … Read More
Ubuntu MATE – window border edge size adjustment for easier resize grab
Biggest complaint on high resolution screens is that the theme setups have not been adjusted to ease window resizing… these 1px borders are nearly impossible to catch with a mouse … Read More
USB Flash Drive Formatting on OSX for different needs
Differences in formatting USB flash drives on OSX will allow for maximum flexibility of their use. The main difference is made during the “FORMAT:” selection in the “Erase” page… For … Read More
Arch Linux – Things to do after install (MacBook Pro Retina)
Some things to do after a painful Antergos installation – painful, because it is SLOW! and regardless whether you have the minimal ISO or the max ISO – it seems … Read More
Arch Linux on Macbook Pro Retina – Wifi enable
Even installing the Antergos or Manjaro variants will not give you wifi when finally booting into the system. Hopefully, you have your TB-Ethernet adapter and a connection: Update the package … Read More