It always amazes me how Godfry takes these things a personal attacks, you'd think I questioned the one true religion...
Scott Loveless wrote: > Godfrey and PJ - Between the two of you, I'm sure Dave has it all > figured out by now. > > Dave - I don't know Mac from Nikon, but Google is my friend. Found > this. Perhaps it will help. > > 1) Open System Preferences and choose the ".Mac" preference pane > 2) Choose "iDisk" and press "Stop" near the bottom where it says, "iDisk > Sync: On" > You'll end up with an image file on your desktop which contains the > local copy of your iDisk > 3) Rename this file (I don't know if this is necessary--I did it as a > precaution) > 4) Go back to System Preferences and turn iDisk Sync back on, choosing > "Manually" for the update method > 5) Right-click on the iDisk icon on your desktop and choose "Sync Now" > 6) After the sync, turn automatic sync back on > 7) If all goes well, you can delete the image file created in step 2 > > Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> Cut the bs. >> >> Launching off into some idiotic tirade based on prejudice, >> superstition and myth is all you're doing. >> >> Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com >> >> On Jul 16, 2008, at 6:36 AM, "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> Then this will be even more confusing. The current MAC OS is a >>> graphical user interface that resembles the original MAC OS built on a >>> version of UNIX. To do a lot of useful things you have to have root >>> privileges, (i.e. permission to do everything). However giving that >>> kind of permission is a recipe for disaster, as well as very bad >>> from a >>> security standpoint. To make the user experience a bit less tiresome >>> and more seamless the MAC OS makes assumptions about when to grant >>> these >>> privileges and when to revoke them. Sometimes it's just wrong. The >>> result can be mysterious and or annoying messages. >>> >>> David J Brooks wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:06 AM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> I like to think that the unexplained happens when you build a GUI >>>>> for >>>>> everyman on top of UNIX. This appears to be proof... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> You've lost me already. >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> >>>>> David J Brooks wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Monday i noticed i had "lost" about 5 gig of space, and i decided >>>>>> to >>>>>> trash the trash. >>>>>> >>>>>> That seemed to bring it back the last time. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now, every time i log on to the computer, i get a pop up screen >>>>>> saying" You do not have permission to delete file-"about your >>>>>> idisk.rtf." >>>>>> >>>>>> Also the same day, i had a screen pop up to say i needed more space >>>>>> added for my idisk. >>>>>> >>>>>> Could this be were my 5 gig went and why i am getting this new >>>>>> message.?? >>>>>> >>>>>> No big deal, i just close the pop up screen, more just curious. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word >>>>> alone. >>>>> --Al Capone. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>> and follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word >>> alone. >>> --Al Capone. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >>> > > > -- You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. --Al Capone. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
