kennywest

Java 6 has been available for a while on Mac OS X, but if you don't specifically tell the OS to use this version, it still uses Java 5 32 bit. You can change this by dragging Java 6 to the top of the list in Java Preferences . After that, all applications started from the terminal or spotlight will use Java 6. I had a problem when using Java 6, or any 64 bit JVM. I couldn't type in any input field. Clicking around worked, but no input. Even jconsole wouldn't allow me to enter anything. Since I wasn't very fond of the US keyboard layouts provided with the OS, I've been using the US International layout from Rainer Brockerhoff for quite some time now. Apparently, version 1.1 does not allow any input when using it on a 64 bit JVM. Downloading the latest version (which is 1.2 at the time of this writing) solves this problem. Now everything is working as it should. It took me a whole day to find this solution and Google didn't help. So I hope, this post will someday...

A few days ago I upgraded my Adium Instant Messenger client on Mac OS X to the latest version. While I was working yesterday, I was being pestered by girls who really wanted me to visit _their_ webcam the whole day :( I guess I am naive and thought only authorized buddies could sent messages to me. Apparently not. If you want the spam messages to stop, all you have to do is go to the Privacy Settings... in the Adium menu and select Allow only contacts on my contact list .