SMTP failure on OS X Mail Yosemite
Apple Mail issues with SMTP have been widely reported since Yosemite was released. If your Mail app is struck with the SMTP blues, here’s what may fix it.
How to create HTML signatures in Apple Mail (OS X 10.8.x)
Apple does not make it easy to have fancy (HTML) signatures in their Mail app. It requires hacking around with system files, but it can be done… safely. Here’s how.
ZIP and Archive viewer for OS X QuickLook
If you work with archived files (ZIP, RAR, TAR, etc.) wouldn’t it be handy if the OS X QuickLook feature could show you the contents without having to open the file? Here’s how to do that…
Apple Mail giving 993 imap error for Gmail
I help a few friends with their Mac computers (well, and Windows and Linux computers too). Today a friend came to me with an odd issue. Since June 15th Apple Mail ceased connecting to her two Gmail accounts over IMAP. After working flawlessly for a few years, since...
Recover RSS feeds from Apple Mail
Apple in their wisdom dropped RSS support in Mail on Mountain Lion. Here are detailed instructions on how to recover your lost RSS feed subscription links and your archive of RSS messages.
View Contacts in Address Book whilst composing an email
Some people switching over from Outlook Express on Windows might be unsure how to view this address book contacts whist addressing a new email. Here’s how to do it.