Comments for Island in the Net http://islandinthenet.com The blog of the tech geek know as Khurt Williams. Here are my inchoate thoughts on Linux, Google, Apple, Perl, PHP, Security, Open Source, Windows, OS X..... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:08:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Get Google Talk, iChat, MSN, Yahoo and AOL all talking by tyler http://islandinthenet.com/2006/10/10/get-google-talk-msn-yahoo-and-aol-all-talking/#comment-8962 tyler Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:10:03 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/2006/10/20/test/#comment-8962 does this support audio and video chat? does this support audio and video chat?

]]> Comment on Time Machine and Time Capsule Backup Failure by Khürt http://islandinthenet.com/2008/06/16/time-machine-and-time-capsule-backup-failure/#comment-8849 Khürt Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:46:29 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/?p=533#comment-8849 Carole, Your issues are similar ( but not the same ) to mine. Even though the Time Capsule has been working since I deleted the sparse bundle recently Time Machine has failed backup several times in a day. I don't know if it's related but my MacBook hard drive failed last night. I am taking it to the Apple store for repairs. I'll have to monitor Time Machine/Time Capsule on my Mac mini and see how things go. Carole,

Your issues are similar ( but not the same ) to mine. Even though the Time Capsule has been working since I deleted the sparse bundle recently Time Machine has failed backup several times in a day. I don’t know if it’s related but my MacBook hard drive failed last night. I am taking it to the Apple store for repairs. I’ll have to monitor Time Machine/Time Capsule on my Mac mini and see how things go.

]]> Comment on Time Machine and Time Capsule Backup Failure by Carole http://islandinthenet.com/2008/06/16/time-machine-and-time-capsule-backup-failure/#comment-8825 Carole Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:14:19 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/?p=533#comment-8825 On Saturday I was working in iPhoto on a slide show. During that time the Time Capsule backup started to run and then I received an error message that there was a problem creating the backup directory. The next time I tried to backup, there was a message in several languages that told me the backup failed and I'd need to restart my computer. That continued to occur, so I disconnected Time Capsule. On Monday I called Apple support. The second level support tech told me to go to the console so we could review the messages for some insight. There was a message posted at the time when the backups failed which said there was a faulty jpg file. That didn't seem to make sense, since I never imported any photos over the internet. The tech then worked with me to repair the sparse bundle, but the repair failed. So he told me to delete the entire sparse bundle from my system... which meant my entire backup directory... ouch. I tried backing up again and I still had the same problem. The third level support tech was concerned when I said my time capsule was hot even though it hadn't been backing up. He sent me a new one and so far everything is working ok. But I don't understand what was going on with that error message... or if this might happen again! On Saturday I was working in iPhoto on a slide show. During that time the Time Capsule backup started to run and then I received an error message that there was a problem creating the backup directory. The next time I tried to backup, there was a message in several languages that told me the backup failed and I’d need to restart my computer. That continued to occur, so I disconnected Time Capsule. On Monday I called Apple support. The second level support tech told me to go to the console so we could review the messages for some insight. There was a message posted at the time when the backups failed which said there was a faulty jpg file. That didn’t seem to make sense, since I never imported any photos over the internet. The tech then worked with me to repair the sparse bundle, but the repair failed. So he told me to delete the entire sparse bundle from my system… which meant my entire backup directory… ouch. I tried backing up again and I still had the same problem. The third level support tech was concerned when I said my time capsule was hot even though it hadn’t been backing up. He sent me a new one and so far everything is working ok. But I don’t understand what was going on with that error message… or if this might happen again!

]]> Comment on Big Buck Bunny by MarkO http://islandinthenet.com/2008/06/07/big-buck-bunny/#comment-8738 MarkO Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:56:30 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/?p=531#comment-8738 That's great animation. I love it. That’s great animation. I love it.

]]> Comment on Get Google Talk, iChat, MSN, Yahoo and AOL all talking by Al http://islandinthenet.com/2006/10/10/get-google-talk-msn-yahoo-and-aol-all-talking/#comment-8584 Al Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:09:44 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/2006/10/20/test/#comment-8584 To reverse this: Open up Psi, click "View" and make sure that you've enabled/highlighted the options that say: - Show Offline Contacts - Show Hidden Contacts - Show Agents/Transports Once you've expanded your buddy list and you can see everyone, just right click in the section of the list labeled "Agents/Transports" where you find the server you used to register with Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, or whatever and select "Authorize >" and then select "REMOVE AUTHORIZATION" Then you can delete the buddy ("agent") from your list and problems are resolved! Good luck, all. To reverse this:

Open up Psi, click “View” and make sure that you’ve enabled/highlighted the options that say:
- Show Offline Contacts
- Show Hidden Contacts
- Show Agents/Transports

Once you’ve expanded your buddy list and you can see everyone, just right click in the section of the list labeled “Agents/Transports” where you find the server you used to register with Yahoo!, AIM, MSN, or whatever and select “Authorize >” and then select “REMOVE AUTHORIZATION”

Then you can delete the buddy (”agent” ;) from your list and problems are resolved! Good luck, all.

]]> Comment on Throwing a Spotlight on Time Machine backups by Time Machine and Time Capsule Backup Failure « Island in the Net http://islandinthenet.com/2008/05/23/throwing-a-spotlight-on-time-machine-backups/#comment-8563 Time Machine and Time Capsule Backup Failure « Island in the Net Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:18:44 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/?p=521#comment-8563 [...] is a followup to the problems I was having with Time Machine backups to Time Capsule. Time Machine would start preparing a backup and after [...] [...] is a followup to the problems I was having with Time Machine backups to Time Capsule. Time Machine would start preparing a backup and after [...]

]]> Comment on Throwing a Spotlight on Time Machine backups by Chris Kakris http://islandinthenet.com/2008/05/23/throwing-a-spotlight-on-time-machine-backups/#comment-8562 Chris Kakris Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:49:40 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/?p=521#comment-8562 Actually I saw another thread (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1501521&tstart=393) that discusses this same problem. Seems to have fixed the problem for me. Actually I saw another thread (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1501521&tstart=393) that discusses this same problem. Seems to have fixed the problem for me.

]]> Comment on Throwing a Spotlight on Time Machine backups by Khürt http://islandinthenet.com/2008/05/23/throwing-a-spotlight-on-time-machine-backups/#comment-8550 Khürt Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:04:38 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/?p=521#comment-8550 Chris, I think I had a corrupted sparse bundle file. I ended up blowing away the Time Machine sparse bundle files from the Time Capsule and starting over. Everything has been working fine for the last few weeks. Chris,
I think I had a corrupted sparse bundle file. I ended up blowing away the Time Machine sparse bundle files from the Time Capsule and starting over. Everything has been working fine for the last few weeks.

]]> Comment on Throwing a Spotlight on Time Machine backups by Chris Kakris http://islandinthenet.com/2008/05/23/throwing-a-spotlight-on-time-machine-backups/#comment-8549 Chris Kakris Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:58:01 +0000 http://island.wordpress.com/?p=521#comment-8549 I'm seeing the same thing. Have you worked out a way to fix it? I’m seeing the same thing. Have you worked out a way to fix it?

]]> Comment on mac mini intel by Mike http://islandinthenet.com/2008/05/26/mac-mini-intel/#comment-8528 Mike Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:55:55 +0000 http://islandinthenet.com/2008/05/26/mac-mini-intel/#comment-8528 You could always reinstall Tiger on it. You could always reinstall Tiger on it.

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