Apple released version 10.7.4 maintenance updates to Lion, Lion Server, and the Server Admin Tools. The Lion client update fixes a problem that "may prevent files from being saved to an SMB server," according to Apple, and improves printing to an SMB print queue. The update also improves the "reliability of binding and logging into Active Directory accounts." Version 10.7.4 also plugs a security hole...Read entire story here

Ateet Dave reports a problem with Lion 10.7.3 not being able to copy files to a Windows server:

My friend is running a server using Windows Home Server 2011. After a recent update to OSX Lion 10.7.3 he can no longer copy files to the SMB share on the server. He get's this error: "The operation can't be completed because an unexpected error occurred (error code -50)." He and I have exhausted all ideas on how to fix the problem.

He can still read from the server and even create folders on the server from his MacBook Pro running 10.7.3. However he cannot copy any files over from his MBP to the WHS.

Note that the new Lion 10.7.4 update fixes a problem "that may prevent files from being saved to an SMB server," according to Apple. If you've seen this problem

David Hall reports that his Outlook Mac Outbox folder has disappears and reappears randomly:

I have lost the Outlook for Mac (14.2.1) Outbox folder in the folder window pane and can't seem to get it back. I would like to be able to stop emails being sent.

I am running Mac OS X 10.5.8. For a while, before the last Microsoft Office for Mac update I could see the outbox show up in the left hand folder panel while something was being sent out. If I caught the email while it was in that folder, I could stop sending it. However, that "Outbox" folder disappeared after an email was sent. After the last upgrade this folder in the folder window no longer showed up, but a sending 'progress' bar at the right-hand bottom part of the Outlook screen showed up. There was no way I could stop sending an email from that bar.

However, yesterday, the Outbox showed up in the left hand folder window again while I was sending a picture. I do not believe we have received a Microsoft update this last week. So, I am not sure why it shows up sometimes and not others.

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Softhing has released Entourage Address Extractor 3, an new version of Mac OS X software for quickly generating a list of email addresses with names from Entourage email messages. The software can export a list of customers to a Tab-Text file, vCard, XML, and now HTML formats. The new version adds support for IMAP email accounts in addition to POP and SMTP, and is now compatible with OS X Lion.

MokaFive has released MokaFive for iOS, a solution for secure access of enterprise data from an iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. Described by a company spokespersons as a "DropBox for the enterprise," MokaFive for iOS uses an encrypted container on the device to secure and isolate corporate data from other content on a personal iPad or iPhone. Users can browse and view data, but for this first release, cannot edit files on the iOS device. MokaFive for iOS caches files for offline use, enabling user access to files without a network connection......Read entire story here

Thursby Software Systems has released PKard Reader, the first secure smart-card reader solution for Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. The product consists of a $150 card reader the plugs into the 30-pin connector on the bottom of the device, and includes a free iOS app. PKard reader enables people to access web portals, collaboration sites and email from their iPads and iPhones with secure authentication to their personal smart cards. PKard Reader works with CAC, PIV, PIV-I or CIV smart cards, and includes built-in mini USB and micro SD ports for future expansion......Read entire story here

Darryl Luther reports that a suggestion for SMB file sharing in Snow Leopard also works in Lion to speed up SMB access to a network attached storage device:

I ran across your site today while searching for a solution to a problem that I've had with OS X (Snow Leopard and now Lion) ever since I got a Netgear ReadyNAS NV+. My Windows PCs can access any of the shares I have on it at lightning speed, but until today OS X connections were slow. Very slow. I tried both AFP and CIFS and found AFP to be marginally better. In all instances Lion was faster than Snow Leopard, but still painfully slow.

Today I happened to find your site and the tip about accessing SMB shares on port 139. I figured I'd give it a try and, wow! The speed difference in OS X is incredible. I haven't tested Snow Leopard yet, but my Lion installation can now access the ReadyNAS with the same lightning speed as Windows.

One easy example: before accessing the ReadyNAS via port 139 I could not browse through a folder of pictures with spacebar preview. The pictures would never load in the preview window. Now when accessing via port 139 previewing is nearly as fast as viewing pictures locally. I should note that the ReadyNAS and the OS X iMac are on a gigabit LAN so that definitely helps, but the biggest factor was your port 139 tip. Thanks!

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Simon Angulo has the problem of Exchange Server appointments not synching with iPhone. He also see the problem with Android phones as well:

I'm having the same issue with Exchange 2003 SBS and iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, and Android. I can add appointments from the phone, and they sync with OWA and Outlook, i can then delete the appointment from outlook and it will remove it from the phone. However, if I add anything on outlook or OWA it does not show up on the phones.

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Jamie Pruden responded to the report, "Reader says 10.6.3 broke NetExtender VPN, but tip fixed it," answering the question of how to undo the change the fixed the issue:

OK, Matt Fischer asked how to change back the chmod permission change. Simple: Run Disk Utility and fix permissions. It changes the permissions back to the correct settings for the pppd folder.

VMware released Fusion 4.1.2, a maintenance update for the virtualization software for running Windows and other OS's on a Mac. The update fixes over 20 bugs, including problems with virtual memory errors ("The Virtual Machine is unable to reserve memory") and a problem printing in Lion. Version 4.1.2 also includes and update to the McAfee VirusScan software for Windows. See also the change log for more details. VMware Fusion 4 runs on Mac OS X 10.6.7 and later.

Louie Campagna is getting Error -36 when copying a file on an SMB share with Lion. This was a widely reported Snow Leopard problem, but we haven't heard of it with Lion. Campagna reports:

I've been running into a problem with copying files on SMB shares. This could be creating a duplicate in the same directory, or even copying a file from one share to another. The file copy will always complete, and the file will be usable, but the following error is always thrown......Read entire story here

Brett Rutherford verified "Lion issue with SMB Windows share in column view":

Confirmed, 10.7.3. Was crashing mail.app when trying to attach a file from a network share in column view. IMHO most ridiculous bug EVER.

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Diane found that the tip "GUI version of Snow Leopard/Net Extender VPN" fixed her problem with OS X 10.6.x and VPN, but with a later version of NetExtender than the article described:

Following these instructions updated my 4.x version (from Feb) to a 5.5.707 version, which allowed me to login without errors.

See Snow Leopard VPN Tips and Reports for more reports like this.

The Parallels support site has an article about fixing a virtual machine after updating Mac OS X from Snow Leopard to Lion. For virtual machines based on a Boot Camp partition, the upgrade to Lion may cause the VM to start with an error message, "The Boot Camp partition "/dev/disk0s3" used by Hard Disk 1 is not supported........Read entire story here