Had another occurrence of “all space disappears”.
The SAFARI browser and POSTBOX2 mail were active. (I didn’t do an autopsy.)
Reboot and restart.
Free space is in the 6’s.
Argh!
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And, I don’t like how it has fixes with tabs and shoves the overflow tabs off the screen.
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“SMEARING” in message preview pane
POSTBOX2 Version 2.1.0 (PAID)
While the workaround — “click on the message” and read it in a new tab — works, it destroys the usability of it.
I’ve used Chrome, Safari, Opera, and Firefox. It’s no better.
It seems that the “rendering engine” of Postbox2 for HTML is slow, or broken.
I can’t believe that I am the only one who has this problem. If I am, why me? If not, why aren’t other screaming?
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OPERA
* LASTPASS broken with this browser. Reported to LASTPASS.
* Doesn’t quit; have to force quit.
* Would like to use the integrated mail app, but …
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1. Describe the account you’re using.
Jasper Jottings Daily!!!
https://jxymxu7sn5ho9d.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php
WORDPRESS hosted at wordpress
2. If the issue involves communication with your blog system
A post is being made. It was placed on the blog correctly from what I can tell.
3. Some odd hang-up?
Nothing appears to hang.
4. Crash?
Doesn’t crash
5.
I wrote and pushed a post with a forward time stamp. (The whole rationale for ECTO is it is easier than using the WordPress web page. Time setting is still not as easy as it could be, but that’s another matter.)
In looking at the post about an hour LATER, I see it is truncated. Argh!
Quick like a bunny, I go up and see the post is complete in WordPress. Againlike a bunny, I make a backup copy of my pearls of wisdom.
Then, I do “retrieve posts”. The target post comes back complete.
But when I open it, it is truncated.
(We have had this symptom before. Where posts or partial posts are produced but then don’t display correctly int he Client side software. A while ago. But it was never resolved. Haven’t seen it in a while. I think, always suspected, that there is crud in the underlying copy. Maybe an unprintable character or some such?)
Help.
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Argh! I hate having “problems”. The ECTO folks are good in support. Just not there on Sunday. Argh!
At least, the post is up for publishing correctly. And, I have a copy.
I think that I have to now reorganize how I do the blog posts.
More work for me. But, I have to keep a running backup of the post. Perhaps prep it in a WP, instead of using the ECTO Client.
Argh!
That’s a waste of the old technology budget.
The downside is that my pearls might be lost. But, then I have learned that pearls aren’t worth much on the resale market! Argh squared!
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GOOGLECHROME, aka CHROME, goes into my doghouse and is relegated to the back of the queue.
The symptom is that all available space is consumed on the hard drive. Only a restart gets it back. It might be POSTBOX2 to blame. But maybe not.
APPLESAFARI, aka SAFARI, is next on the batting lineup.
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
http://www.lewrockwell.com/rounds/rounds15.1.html
How To Use Dropbox and TrueCrypt To Securely Transfer Files Privately
by Bill Rounds
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USING DROPBOX AND TRUECRYPT
Using Dropbox and TrueCrypt should appear fairly self-evident by now. For example, you can travel with a laptop that contains no information across borders and when you arrive at your destination just install Dropbox and sync with your files from the cloud. Because Dropbox has control of the encryption key you can use TrueCrypt for an added layer of protection. That way if the Dropbox servers were compromised for whatever reason the your files would still be encrypted.
Another wonder aspect of setting up your information architecture to use TrueCrypt and Dropbox is that you no longer need to worry about backing up the files. This can save lots of time and headache.
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So much for the child pornographers being caught at the border crossing.
I’m advising that all international travelers NOT carry ANY computing platform through “security”. (Not that it makes us any more secure; it’s just theater to amuse the rubes.)
That means phone, ipads, netbooks … … nothing.
You can’t know what they will “find” when they do their “data proctology” exam. Or, what they will place on your hardware when it’s outside of your control.
Come to think of it that’s good advice even inside the US.
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
IWEB is Apple’s version of a webpage builder.
It doesn’t do a table?
I have a spreadsheet of my High School alums with a link to their page. I thought it would be easy to put it into an IWEB site.
Thought wrong!
Argh!
Even if I had to rebuild the table in IWEB, that, while upsetting, would be “good enough”.
Argh!
So, it seems there’s no way to do it.
Hence, “NOTRECOMMENDED”!
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Posted by reinkefj
If the BROWSER is the “eyes” into the Web, then I’m having worries about being “blind”.
Safari 5.0.3 (6533.19.4) — too Apple centric; object to “Yet Another” Microsoft!
Chrome 8.0.552.231 — don’t understand / object to the WEBAPPSTORE
FIREFOX 3.6.13 — broken (LASTPASS not active; toolbars broken)
Opera 11.0.1156 — leader (LASTPASS barfs)
INTERNETEXPLORER whatever — not even installed; object to the “Evil Empire”
Any others I can audition?
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Posted by reinkefj
https://chrome.google.com/webstore
Interesting, now I see, we have a “CHROME app store”.
Argh!
I’m not sure I like that either.
Where’s the Opera, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer ones?
(Does any one still use IE after all it’s security problems?)
So we’re in the midst of a “software” revolution?
Time will tell if this is a paradigm shift or a meme shift? Or, is it just yet another way for vendors to extract money from the User’s pocketbook quicker and easier?
Sorry, but I don’t see how this is better.
… but then I’m just a fat old white guy injineer!
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http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/more/webstore.html
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The Chrome Web Store is an online marketplace where you can discover thousands of apps, extensions and themes for Google Chrome. To start exploring the store, visit chrome.google.com/webstore or click the store icon in Chrome’s New Tab page.
Web apps are advanced interactive websites. They may provide a wide-ranging set of features or focus on a single task like photo-editing or shopping. You can easily access the web apps you install from the Chrome Web Store through shortcuts in Chrome’s New Tab page. Learn more about installing apps in Chrome.
* Apps are currently not available in all countries. We are working hard on launching apps everywhere in the world. Stay tuned!
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Note! That they are now “WEB APPS” not just “apps” that you buy form any old “app store”.
Why do I feel like I’m the victim in a slasher movie before the villain strikes?
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Soon after watching their propaganda piece, I received the ultimate wake up call. The distillation of what my nagging doubt was:
Yes kiddies, after hearing that WEBAPPS mean never having to update, (which to this old COBOL programmer means “you never have change control!” and “you can never go home again!!” and “what about malware?”) and after hearing that CHROME is designed to work disconnected from the inet, BANG! Reality strikes home. “Try later!”
At least with the Apple APPSTORES (I “whatever” and the MAC APPSTORE), I have a unit of code (a traditional application) that I can run without further permission and without automatic update. Or, is that just for now?
I’ve had a belly full of “Windoze Genuine Advantage” always accusing me of piracy, failing to run “MY” software, and making my life miserable.
And, does the “APP STORE” concept mean that I am “buying” and no more of this fiction of “licensing”?
So if I buy and APP from an APPSTORE, how do I sell it at my garage sale?
And, before you answer that, how do I return it when it doesn’t work or otherwise disappoints me?
Finally, how the heck to clean up after all these installed apps? Reinstall from scratch? Sounds like the famous WINDOZE “bare metal restore” all over again.
Argh!
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Posted by reinkefj
The MacAppStore opened Thursday. I, of course, checked in. And, downloaded some free applications.
After the experience, I’m not so sure I like this.
Maybe my tin foil hat is on too tight, but it seems that the whole concept puts the App Store “vendor” in complete control of what you can get.
In playing with it, I experienced slow downs.
We’ll see what other issues arise.
(1) If I had the source file, that I had downloaded (i.e., DMG, Zip, or make file), then I could always install or reinstall. If there’s no installation file (i.e., it comes by “magic” from the App Store), then I have to go back to the App Store and buy it again. Does that mean I have to pay again? Does the App Store give “receipts”?
(2) During play, the App Store became “unavailable”. Demonstrating that it is itself a single point of failure in the infrastructure.
(3) It’s very “easy” to load your hard drive with apps. (A few dollars or free makes one willing to “try it”. Toss if NG.) BUTT (there’s always a big but) (3a) How do you get rid of all the vestiges of applications? (3b) How much money, time, attention, and effort will be wasted in “applications”? (When you have to go to the store or wait for Amazon, FedEx, or UPS to deliver the disk, you evaluate the “purchase decision” more carefully.)
What else am I missing?
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