Workaround for a Spotlight - Retrospect 6 conflict

macosxhints - 10.4: Workaround for a Spotlight - Retrospect 6 conflict

The article and discussions list a few approaches. Dantz is not a very functional company.

A free 'light' QuickTime Pro Player

macosxhints - Create a free 'light' QuickTime Pro Player:

To get two free QuickTime apps with several functions missing from the standard OS X player, including copy, cut, paste, trim, export, etc., first visit the QTKitImport page on Apple's Developer site. Download and mount the file QTKitImport.dmg. You will then find a program called QTKitPlayer.app in the build folder.

Sleep and logout setting conflict issues

macosxhints - A possible solution to a wake from sleep problem

I may have run into some other odd issues with fast user switching and conflicting sleep and logout settings. I need to look for this ...

"Along with many other users, I have been experiencing problems with my PowerBook not waking properly from sleep. This only occurred when the PowerBook went to sleep automatically after the specified idle time. It worked just fine when forced to sleep.

After much looking, I finally found the solution. I had specified an automatic logout interval of 60 minutes in the Security preferences panel. This automatic logout seems to conflict with the automatic sleep. When I disabled the automatic logout, all of my problems have gone away.

After sitting idle, the PowerBook can start the screen saver (set in the Desktop & Screen Saver preferences), turn off the display (set in the Energy Saver preferences), put the computer to sleep (set in the Energy Saver preferences), and/or log out the user (set in the Security preferences). There seems to be a conflict between the sleep and log out functions."

Run an OS X app as another user

macosxhints - 10.4: Use multiple simulataneous GUI accounts

An old tip, but I forget this. Running an app as another user in OS X:

"su bob -c /Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app/Contents/MacOS/Terminal"

OS X Preview converts postscript to PDF

macosxhints - Convert Visio 2003 (PC) documents to PDFs

Preview is amazing:

Another way would be to install the Apple Color Laserwriter 600 printer in Windows as a file printer.

Then print your visio drawing to a postscript file, move that to your Mac and open it with Preview. Preview converts the postscript to PDF. You can then save the converted doc and delete the original postscript.

The advantage to this method is that you will retain the vector nature of the visio drawing.

This method works for any Windows program that allows printing.

There are some other good tips on pdf creation on this page.

The remote alternative: music on the iPod, output to the receiver

Logitech Products > iPod/MP3 Accessories > Wireless Music Systems > Logitech Wireless Music System for iPod

This $145 wireless device inverts the usual relationship of remote control, music source, and receiver. The 'remote control' and 'music source' are the iPod, the output is beamed not to the speakers (eg. not as in wireless speakers) but rather to the receiver. I wish it were able to work with a regular audio out -- as in a laptop's output.

OPML Editor: Winer returns the world of outliners

OPML Editor support: Welcome to the OPML Editor

Dave Winer did not write Symantec's MORE 3.1. He had a big role in its genesis however, so the man has serious Outliner cred. (OmniOutliner Pro is the true heir now to MORE 3.1).

Now he's returning to the world of Outliners. I hear this is pretty raw, but I'll give it a try sometime. Maybe then I'll figure out what it is!