Tag Archives: Mac

Outlook 2016 for Mac spellcheck default language

Posted on May 31, 2017 by erictummers

The spellcheck in Outlook 2016 for Mac was driving me nuts for some time now. Most e-mails I write are in Dutch and the spellcheck defaults to English (UK). My daughter concluded “a lot of squiggly red lines” on my … Continue reading →

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Skype for business mac preview

Posted on September 28, 2016 by erictummers

We’ve been using Lync for some time on Windows and Mac. Microsoft has moved on with Skype for business on the Windows platform. Now a preview for the Mac is available and I decided to sign up for the preview … Continue reading →

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Lync for mac crash

Posted on May 12, 2016 by erictummers

After working for several months Lync for mac kept crashing on startup. No warning, no provocation, no survivors. The only way to stop the endless reporting is to uncheck the “restart Microsoft Lync” box. Upon further investigation I noticed a … Continue reading →

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Automate downloads folder structuring

Posted on November 18, 2015 by erictummers

My downloads folder is finally structured. For this I used the Folder Action in Automator. This is a workflow that triggers when a new file is added to a certain folder. The automator in Mac OS X provides a drag-and-drop … Continue reading →

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Password issues on mac

Posted on November 9, 2015 by erictummers

Our company enforces the use of complex passwords. They must contain letters, numbers and symbols, have a minimal length and differ from the last x passwords. My password is no exception. But when I log-in from my mac I always … Continue reading →

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