Mac OS X ezine - Web Browsers, GMail & More

Volume 1, Issue 7

December 2006
Copyright 2006 Claire J Rottenberg

(Revised May 2008)

Welcome to the December issue of our monthly ezine for Mac OS X users.

Table of Contents

  1. Article: New Web Browser for Mac OS X - Flock
  2. Tutorial: Adding a Gmail Account to Mail
  3. Featured Free Software: PDF View
  4. Tip of the Month: Beware of Flash Player
  5. Website of the Month: Automator World

1.  Article:   New Web Browser for Mac OS X


2.  Quick Start Lesson:   Adding a Gmail Account to Mail


3.  Featured Free Software:   PDFView


4.  Tip of the Month:  Beware of Flash Player

If you recently updated to the latest version of Flash Player, you may have lost the ability to view QuickTime movies in Safari. This seems to be a common problem, according to threads in online Mac OS X forums. So, before installing any new updates of Flash Player, take some precautions. First, make a backup copy of the old Flash Player installer. Next, make certain you have a copy of the Flash Player uninstaller program. To update, uninstall Flash Player, then install the update. Repair permissions on your boot drive with Disk Utility. Launch Safari and try to view a QuickTime movie. If you see a question mark instead of the QuickTime symbol, uninstall Flash Player and reinstall the previous version. Then repair permissions again with Disk Utility.



5.  Website of the Month: Automator World

www.automatorworld.com

I love Automator so I'm always looking for new ways to enhance my use of it. Recently, I discovered Automator World, a site full of Automator actions, tips and workflows. You can download any of the actions or workflows and, if you have your own Automator creations, you can add them to Automator World's collection. Automator World also has a forum but it doesn't seem to be very active, so maybe some of us who are Automator fans should join in and increase its popularity.

We hope you enjoyed this issue of Tips and More for Mac OS X. See you next month.


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