Comments for Ginger Geek http://blog.gingergeek.com gabbing gregariously on geekery Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:04:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on How to reserve a conference room in Entourage 2008 Calendar by Kirit http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-reserve-a-conference-room-in-entourage-2008-calendar/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Kirit Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:04:50 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=299#comment-65 Hi there...my Calendar book in Entourage does not have those two buttons ------ Appointment & Scheduling would someone know how I can get those buttons on my calendar screen...maybe a script i can run... thank you. Hi there…my Calendar book in Entourage does not have those two buttons —— Appointment & Scheduling
would someone know how I can get those buttons on my calendar screen…maybe a script i can run…
thank you.

]]> Comment on How to Remove the iSync (MobileMe) icon from Menu Bar by bianca http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-remove-the-isync-mobileme-icon-from-menu-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-64 bianca Sun, 18 Jul 2010 13:14:05 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=27#comment-64 open isync. click isync on the menu bar. select "preferences" a window should pop up with the option to "show status in menu bar" deselect that option. the same should work for time machine. open program and click "set up time machine". this should bring you to a screen with the option to "show status in menu bar", once again just deselect. lock changes& quit application. open isync. click isync on the menu bar. select "preferences" a window should pop up with the option to "show status in menu bar" deselect that option.
the same should work for time machine. open program and click "set up time machine". this should bring you to a screen with the option to "show status in menu bar", once again just deselect. lock changes& quit application.

]]> Comment on Create a Send to Mail Recipient in Mac OS X using Automator Workflow by Click prawym na plik i "wyslij jako e-mail" (gmail) http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/create-a-send-to-mail-recipient-in-mac-os-x-using-automator-workflow/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Click prawym na plik i "wyslij jako e-mail" (gmail) Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:58:38 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=373#comment-63 [...] Create a Send to Mail Recipient in Mac OS X using Automator Workflow | Ginger Geek zobacz tu jeśli angielski nie jest dla Ciebie problemem. Jeśli jest to cóż - na naukę nigdy [...] [...] Create a Send to Mail Recipient in Mac OS X using Automator Workflow | Ginger Geek zobacz tu jeśli angielski nie jest dla Ciebie problemem. Jeśli jest to cóż – na naukę nigdy [...]

]]> Comment on How To Archive Entourage 2008 Mail using Multiple Identities by adamdorrell http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-archive-entourage-2008-mail-using-multiple-identities/comment-page-1/#comment-62 adamdorrell Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:19:25 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=6#comment-62 Thanks, this worked well, and solved my problem. I started to get the dreaded error "Microsoft Sync Services has found an Error. And will close". It caused some sort of memory leak, and each time it slowed my Mac down by adding 20Mb to its memory needs. It was hard to find the solution: I shut down sync services on Entourage, and still got it. Deleted all contacts in Entourage - and still got it. Eventually I found the problem. There was some sort of corrupt entry in the address book, which showed up in the count of contacts, but would not show up in the list - and it was impossible to delete it. I worked hard to rebuild index but it did not fix. So I abandoned that identity, using it just as an archive and moved over what I needed using your tips above. Now I have new working identity that syncs again with ical, address book and my iphone. Microsoft, if you are reading this, please find a way of allowing users to "flush" the entire address book when needed. I suspect the calendar might also have same issue. Thanks, this worked well, and solved my problem. I started to get the dreaded error "Microsoft Sync Services has found an Error. And will close". It caused some sort of memory leak, and each time it slowed my Mac down by adding 20Mb to its memory needs. It was hard to find the solution: I shut down sync services on Entourage, and still got it. Deleted all contacts in Entourage – and still got it. Eventually I found the problem. There was some sort of corrupt entry in the address book, which showed up in the count of contacts, but would not show up in the list – and it was impossible to delete it. I worked hard to rebuild index but it did not fix. So I abandoned that identity, using it just as an archive and moved over what I needed using your tips above. Now I have new working identity that syncs again with ical, address book and my iphone. Microsoft, if you are reading this, please find a way of allowing users to "flush" the entire address book when needed. I suspect the calendar might also have same issue.

]]> Comment on How To Archive Entourage 2008 Mail using Multiple Identities by lcalcote http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-archive-entourage-2008-mail-using-multiple-identities/comment-page-1/#comment-61 lcalcote Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:33:50 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=6#comment-61 Hey Mike, Good question. No, you don't have to do this for every folder. You'll use your <a href="http:\/\/blog.gingergeek.com\/2009\/06\/how-to-archive-entourage-2008-mail-using-multiple-identities\/mail-view-to-archive-email-by-date-sent\/" target="_blank">Mail View</a> to specify which messages you'd like to archive (whether those messages are within the same folder or not). Hey Mike, Good question. No, you don't have to do this for every folder. You'll use your Mail View to specify which messages you'd like to archive (whether those messages are within the same folder or not).

]]> Comment on How To Archive Entourage 2008 Mail using Multiple Identities by Mike http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-archive-entourage-2008-mail-using-multiple-identities/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Mike Mon, 31 May 2010 22:44:57 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=6#comment-60 This is a great post. I have a quick question: Do you have to do this for every folder? My problem is in the "On My Computer" I have about 15 forlders some with sub-folders. Do I have to create a search for each? This is a great post. I have a quick question:
Do you have to do this for every folder? My problem is in the "On My Computer" I have about 15 forlders some with sub-folders. Do I have to create a search for each?

]]> Comment on How to disable My Day in Entourage by lcalcote http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-disable-my-day-in-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-59 lcalcote Sun, 02 May 2010 17:34:08 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=436#comment-59 Mary, you may want to post your question on <a href="http:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/microsoft.public.mac.office.entourage\/topics" target="_blank">this dicussion group</a>. You may have better luck with an answer. Mary, you may want to post your question on this dicussion group. You may have better luck with an answer.

]]> Comment on How to disable My Day in Entourage by Mary http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-disable-my-day-in-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Mary Sun, 02 May 2010 16:46:15 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=436#comment-58 When I go on Entourage- an e-mail is in OutBox that hasn't been sent. How do I delete it so I can start using Entourage again and sync my Blackberry? The round circle comes up and spins- and I'm unable to use it. Thank you. When I go on Entourage- an e-mail is in OutBox that hasn't been sent. How do I delete it so I can start using Entourage again and sync my Blackberry? The round circle comes up and spins- and I'm unable to use it. Thank you.

]]> Comment on How To Archive Entourage 2008 Mail using Multiple Identities by lcalcote http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-archive-entourage-2008-mail-using-multiple-identities/comment-page-1/#comment-57 lcalcote Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:20:28 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=6#comment-57 Very interesting. I do know of a few folks who've used this <a href="http:\/\/www.entourage.mvps.org\/exchange\/autoarchive.html" target="_blank">AutoArchive</a> script. A couple co-workers have written their own scripts to auto-archive (similar to how the AutoArchive script above works). Very interesting. I do know of a few folks who've used this AutoArchive script. A couple co-workers have written their own scripts to auto-archive (similar to how the AutoArchive script above works).

]]> Comment on How To Archive Entourage 2008 Mail using Multiple Identities by Grungy http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-archive-entourage-2008-mail-using-multiple-identities/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Grungy Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:46:44 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=6#comment-56 My employer is using Symantec's Enterprise Vault to archive messages, first as "stubs" (limited to 512 characters) with a link to the full message on a separate archive server, then as "expired" (the stubs are removed from the active inbox and the archived messages can only be found through a special search tool), then "expunged". Employer claims that this fulfills two needs - (1) to save money on expensive Exchange server storage space and (2) our general counsel wants to limit the amount of email evidence they have to provide to three years. They only run Exchange and IMAP (actively block POP on the network) and I suspect that IMAP will be going away soon. Many of my clients want an automated way to save every message locally and none of the suggestions here are accomplishing that. The corporate archiving process is mostly on a timetable. "Stubbing" happens after 14 days, "expired" is after 18 months and "expunged" is after 36 months. But, a message with a large attachment (and my employer calls anything over 256K "large") can be "stubbed" in three days or just a few hours (may depend upon the size of the attachment). So the problem is how to automate local archiving so that (a) all messages are saved completely, and (b) the automation process does not allow the server to reach into the local archives to reduce the usefulness of the local copy. And this has to work all of the time - even when my clients are away from their computer on weekends, for conferences or on vacation. I created some filters/rules that were working for the "stubs" - keeping local copies and preventing the server from replacing them with stubs. But the expiration process stumped me - it's deleting the messages from the active spool and also from my archives (what header can you filter for when the message is just plain gone?). I'm stumped. I've purchased four of Softhings' products to test on various Mac platforms, but I haven't found a way to automate the process of local archiving. Any recommendations? My employer is using Symantec's Enterprise Vault to archive messages, first as "stubs" (limited to 512 characters) with a link to the full message on a separate archive server, then as "expired" (the stubs are removed from the active inbox and the archived messages can only be found through a special search tool), then "expunged". Employer claims that this fulfills two needs – (1) to save money on expensive Exchange server storage space and (2) our general counsel wants to limit the amount of email evidence they have to provide to three years. They only run Exchange and IMAP (actively block POP on the network) and I suspect that IMAP will be going away soon.

Many of my clients want an automated way to save every message locally and none of the suggestions here are accomplishing that.

The corporate archiving process is mostly on a timetable.
"Stubbing" happens after 14 days, "expired" is after 18 months and "expunged" is after 36 months.
But, a message with a large attachment (and my employer calls anything over 256K "large") can be "stubbed" in three days or just a few hours (may depend upon the size of the attachment).

So the problem is how to automate local archiving so that (a) all messages are saved completely, and (b) the automation process does not allow the server to reach into the local archives to reduce the usefulness of the local copy. And this has to work all of the time – even when my clients are away from their computer on weekends, for conferences or on vacation.

I created some filters/rules that were working for the "stubs" – keeping local copies and preventing the server from replacing them with stubs. But the expiration process stumped me – it's deleting the messages from the active spool and also from my archives (what header can you filter for when the message is just plain gone?).

I'm stumped. I've purchased four of Softhings' products to test on various Mac platforms, but I haven't found a way to automate the process of local archiving. Any recommendations?

]]> Comment on Quickly Create Calendar Events from Email in Entourage by Russ http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/quickly-create-calendar-events-from-email-in-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Russ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:58:24 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=469#comment-55 Thank you for this post. Thank you thank you thank you. Thank you for this post. Thank you thank you thank you.

]]> Comment on Troubleshooting Free/Busy Times in Microsoft Entourage by Yuval http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/11/troubleshooting-freebusy-times-in-microsoft-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Yuval Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:49:05 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=701#comment-54 Totally awesome. I would also highlight the need to ensure that if the SSL port is used, that option should be checked on both the mail server and the public folders setting. Totally awesome. I would also highlight the need to ensure that if the SSL port is used, that option should be checked on both the mail server and the public folders setting.

]]> Comment on How to Remove the iSync (MobileMe) icon from Menu Bar by enzonen http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-remove-the-isync-mobileme-icon-from-menu-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-53 enzonen Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:03:48 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=27#comment-53 Never thought that iSync was the cause of that horrible, useless spot on my menu bar. Thanks so much for saving my screen space. Never thought that iSync was the cause of that horrible, useless spot on my menu bar. Thanks so much for saving my screen space.

]]> Comment on How To Archive Entourage 2008 Mail using Multiple Identities by bdlw http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-archive-entourage-2008-mail-using-multiple-identities/comment-page-1/#comment-52 bdlw Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:55:36 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=6#comment-52 You have to select all of the email in the mail view and then assign category. You have to select all of the email in the mail view and then assign category.

]]> Comment on How to disable My Day in Entourage by Peter http://blog.gingergeek.com/2009/06/how-to-disable-my-day-in-entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Peter Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:55:15 +0000 http://blog.gingergeek.com/?p=436#comment-51 If this did not work for you, you may be looking to turn off Microsoft Office Alerts as I was, instead of My Day. In order to do so, simply create a new calendar event for the near future and check the reminder checkbox. When the alert pops up, click on the Microsoft Alerts applications menu in the main Mac tool bar. The option to turn off alerts and sounds will appear as options in the drop-down menu. If this did not work for you, you may be looking to turn off Microsoft Office Alerts as I was, instead of My Day. In order to do so, simply create a new calendar event for the near future and check the reminder checkbox. When the alert pops up, click on the Microsoft Alerts applications menu in the main Mac tool bar. The option to turn off alerts and sounds will appear as options in the drop-down menu.

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