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What to do When Mail Goes Postal (updated)

I was having some pretty weird problems with Apple’s Mail.app (1.3.8 v618) lately and I found a good fix. Take the jump and nuke the plist…

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Memory Stick Duo Pro Incompatible With Older Readers (Updated)

Sony’s Memory Stick Duo is a smaller form factor of the company’s Memory Stick flash memory that is designed for small devices like cameras, smartphones, and PDAs. Memory Stick Duo media is available in 64MB and 128MB. Memory Stick Duo “Pro” cards are available in 256MB and 512MB (US$250) but the higher density media cannot […]

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Using AirPort Express on a Hotel Room Ethernet

I took my AirPort Express (AX) on the road for the first time this week. Having seen some reports about AX devices not working on some hotel networks, I took the conservative approach and pre-configured my AX to act as a Bridge only. I set the address of the AX manually to 10.0.1.1 and created […]

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Solar Charge Your iPod

While working on a solar charing solution for a SPOT smart watch, we started work on a solar powered (recharged) iPod.

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More Details on PowerBook G4 Screen Warping

MacFixIt has continued coverage of “warping” issues with Aluminum and Titanium PowerBook G4 models where the heat of operating the PowerBook causes the case to “warp” slightly. Including a note that the “problem seldom occurs with PowerBook G4 17-inch.”