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In the pursuit of AJAX file uploads, I ran into the pattern of posting a form to a hidden IFRAME returning javascript control back to the parent page to display a progress bar, make visual effects, show a “uploading” graphic or basically do anything than the default blocking of the page until the upload is finished.
Since Leopard’s Mail.app keeps notes associated with a mailbox, if you associate your Notes to your Gmail IMAP account, the Notes folder will then show up in your Folders on the iPhone.
macosxhints.com - 10.5: See Mail Notes on the iPhone through Gmail IMAP
You can now share searches with a friend, e.g. tell them “Check out the previous mail I sent you at http://mail.google.com/mail/#search/grab+coffee+at+starbucks …”.
It happens now and then that when you control-click on a file to use the Open With contextual menu, you’ll see double entries, and even removed applications, in the list of available applicatiopns. A rebuild of the LaunchServices database is then the solution. (This also happened in Tiger.) The path to the lsregister command needed for the rebuild has changed in 10.5. As such, the following command rebuilds the database on Leopard:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
open Time Machine’s System Preferences panel, click the Options button, then click the plus sign to add a new excluded location. In the file dialog that appears, navigate to ~/Library » FileSync, and click the Exclude button
macosxhints.com - 10.5: Exclude local iDisk mirror disk from Time Machine
To change the picture behind the login panel in 10.5, one must name the picture of choice DefaultDesktop.jpg, and drop it in to /System » Library » CoreServices. Doing this as the admin user is required for authentication purposes.
