Error 404 Not Found - It Still Happens

This is still one of the leading calls that I get today (2014): "I tried to go to this website and I got a Error 404 Not Found. Is there something wrong with my computer?"

The answer: Not likely. 

An "Error 404 Not Found" is a HTTP status code that typically results from you the user trying to reach a webpage that does not exist on the server. This could have occurred for a variety of reasons, but the most likely are:

• the website address or URL was entered incorrectly
• the host has moved the page another location or URL.

Firstly, I would suggest trying to refresh the page pressing F5 or hitting the reload symbol on your browser. If this doesn't work look closely at the address in the address bar: is there an extra period or space that look out of place? See in the example how there is two periods before the html. This can cause a 404 error, as there should be only one period before the file extension.

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If the host has moved the page, you just need to find the new URL. This is especially common if you bookmarked a specific page, and the host decided to switch systems. This may cause the file structure to change and thus the URL would no longer be valid. The best way to find the new URL would to be to proceed to the directory homepage and search from there. 

Other solutions:

If these 2 solutions did not work you can try to:

• Clear your browser's file cache
• Clear your browser's cookies

Mac Mail & G-mail Drafts Duplication Problem

Having problems with tons of duplicates being created in OS X Mail App? Here is a fix to the issue:

1) Quit Mail.app.

2) Log into Gmail in your favorite web browser.

3) Click on the gear menu and select "Settings".

4) Click on the "Labels" tab.

5) Under "System Labels", next to "Drafts", click on "show if unread" and uncheck the "Show in IMAP' box.

Now disable "Store draft messages on the server":

6) Launch Mail.app.

7) Select Mail > Preferences...

8) Click on the "Accounts" button in the toolbar.

9) Click once on the account name and then click the "Mailbox Behaviors" tab.

10) Uncheck the "Store draft messages on the server" box.

11) Close the window and opt to save your changes when prompted.

A few other Gmail / Mavericks Mail.app discoveries:

* You must enable the "Show in IMAP" option for the "All Mail" label in Gmail if you had it disabled before. (Google this tip for explanations and ramifications.)

* Mail.app now seems to automatically map the Sent, Junk, Trash and Drafts folders, i.e. you can't use this menu command anymore: Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For > Drafts / Sent / Junk / Trash

* I used to add the "[Gmail]" prefix under the "Advanced" tab of my mail account to eliminate it from the IMAP view, but it doesn't seem to be necessary any more, and might even have been causing some weirdness.

Thanks to this site for the advice: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5468664?start=15&tstart=0

What Is MobileSync & Why Is It Taking Up So Much Memory - Mac OS X

After running Disk Inspector I have discovered that a folder named "MobileSync" is taking up 40GB of data. This is the folder where iTunes stores backups of your mobile devices, such as iPad and iPhone. iTunes has a bad habit of keeping multiple copies and you need to clean out the old backups. This can be done in iTunes under iTunes >> Preferences >> Devices. Then Delete the old backups.

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Find The Library Folder in Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Have files that are using up all of your had drive on your Mac? Check the Library Folder for large files. In my case the Library Folder consumed over 80GB of HDD space. To view the folder - from a Finder window choose View >> Show View Options. Then looks down towards the bottom of the dialogue box and check the Show Library Folder box.

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Outlook 2014 64 Bit: Send To Menus No Longer Work In Windows and Adobe Acrobat

If you have installed Office 2013 and notice your Send To menus in Windows or Send to functionality has stopped in Adobe Acrobat it could because you have installed the 64 bit version of Outlook/Office.

To solve this problem, you need to add a key in your registry:

Open Registry Editor buy typing in REGEDIT from the Run Command. Then:

1. Create registry key:

          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook

2. Create String value:

          Bitness

3. Set the String value for Bitness to:

          x64

As always, take caution when working in the Registry Editor.