Monday, January 21, 2008
Slept in. "You do not have sufficient access privileges to rename" error message in OS X is annoying. The problem happens after Patrick copies files from his computer (Windows XP) over Samba to the iMac running 10.5.1. The copy is successful, but he is unable to rename the file in Windows XP. He comes over to the iMac and attempts the same rename, but then the error message appears: "You do not have sufficient access privileges to rename the item '[filename]'." Permissions on the file as shown in Get Info are: You have custom access: everyone = Custom, (unknown) = Read and Write, frankfarm (Me) = Read and Write, everyone = Read only. We do not use any maintenance utilities such as Onyx, Cocktail, Macaroni, or Leopard Cache Cleaner. Will not troubleshoot this now. Archived documents. Worked on Danny's website: coded new page for medispa services, sent it to Drew for review. Doctor appointment. Lunch at the Kaiser cafeteria: Vietnamese pho (chicken noodle soup) and shrimp spring rolls with peanut sauce. Everything tasted really good. The spring roll wrappers tore somewhat when I unwrapped it from its plastic wrap. Met Patrick and Mom Ryan at Recharge Spa where they had some services done. Chatted briefly with Phil, said hello to Danny, who was very busy. Coffee at A Bon Port on Castro Street. I attempted to mail a return of some Firewire cables from pccables which were unusually sticky, but it would have cost about the same for return shipping as I paid for it, so I aborted the return. If you need a 15-foot, 6-pin-male-to-6-pin-male Firewire cable and you live in San Francisco or I'll be seeing you soon, let me know. Picked up a prescription for Mom Ryan, bought some supplies at Walgreen's. Dropped Mom Ryan off at home. Home. I rigged a wrapping paper storage solution using 3M decorating clips and some all-purpose sewing thread. Reconfigured my e-mail to use IMAP instead of POP, adjusted spam filtering. Dinner at home with Patrick: Korean cow, green beans, Thai-style lime-flavored rice. Chatted online with Drew. Left messages for Nate and Tina. Adjusted Yahoo Messenger preferences to bounce the dock icon as an alert. Paid bills, submitted transit reimbursement. Quicktime 7.4 update for Patrick's computer. Investigated Mozy options—it's not clear from their FAQs if I can transfer my 2-year contract from PC to Mac. Set up a new heating pad for my upper back. The doc today said my back pain is just due to a little tightness in the joints of the spine and should go away on its own. Gave me tips on stretches and exercises.