Odds and Ends: Clearing out .Mac accounts; eMac not alone with display problems

eMac not alone with display problems Rich Rubel notes that Apple may not be the only manufacturer having problems producing failure-free 17" CRT displays:

"We have had a number of new Compaq and Gateway 17" and 19" CRTs at work exhibit identical problems to those you're describing in the eMac. Two Compaq 19's (Sony) that I had (one replaced the other) exhibited pops for a couple weeks before failing completely (one with a nice shower of sparks and zaps). Most of our 17 and 19" Gateway monitors (also mostly Sony) have color artifacts in one corner, usually blue or red. Some will eventually go away as the monitor warms up, others get worse. Our IT people have gone to replacing blotchy monitors with ones that are just less blotchy. Apple is not alone."

Clearing out .Mac accounts Several readers are reporting that they are unable to delete personal information from their .Mac storage facilities in preparation for account closure. Jon Mendini writes:

"In preparation for my .Mac trial to run out, I went to my iDisk to scrub any private information from storage, as well as to delete the preferences, email addresses and keychains stored by my trial of Apple .mac Backup. No dice on the Backup files."

"Turns out, I don't have sufficient privileges to erase my own private data. Apple has effectively appropriated my confidential information."

UPDATE: Rob Falk notes the following process for deleting stubborn .Mac backup files:

1. Run Backup
2. Choose "Restore from iDisk" from the pull down menu
3. Check off all the items you want to delete
4. Click on the "minus" sign to the right side of the dialog.