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WordPress 2.8 is out
Time again to upgrade your WordPress blog. Version 2.8 is AOK. Just remember to deactivate your plugins, do the auto upgrade, and if you have “fatal error” issues re-activating your plugins, try them one at a time. Good luck!
Continue reading...Solution to MacBook Pro that won’t wake from sleep
1. March 2009
We have found so many forums with owners of MacBook Pros ( MBP ) suffering from the following issue: 1. The MacBook Pro goes to sleep either by closing the lid or just by virtue of time. 2. Upon trying to wake the MacBook Pro, you get a black screen with or without the spinning [...]
Continue reading...Portable Applications for your USB Stick
1. December 2008
What is a portable program ? : A portable program is a piece of software that you can carry around with you on a portable device and use on any other computer. It can be your email program, your browser, system recovery tools or even an operating system. The coolest part about it is that [...]
Continue reading...PHP characters that need to be escaped
30. November 2008
In writing PHP code, several characters need to be “escaped” for the code to run properly. If not, the browser will be blank or show errors. The following characters have to be escaped, which means you write a backslash ( \ ) in front of it. For example: \- (the hiphen) or \. (the dot). [...]
Continue reading...How to password-protect your Mac
29. November 2008
Here are a few ways to password-protect your Mac, and keep it safe from prying eyes. 1. Open System Preferences: Accounts: Login options Change Automatic login to Disabled. This will require a correct login after starting up the machine. 2. Open System Preferences: Security: General Check “Require password to wake this computer from sleep or [...]
Continue reading...Gmail adds Calendar & Documents gadget
28. October 2008
Google has done it again with its Google Labs. They have enabled you to see your Google Calendar and Documents all within the Gmail email page. The “Gadgets” make it much easier than going to each separate page to view your Calendar or Documents. 1. Sign into your Gmail account. 2. Click “Settings”, upper right. [...]
Continue reading...Tips & Tricks: best practices to avoid computer mistakes
6. October 2008
Here is my list of hardware and software tips & tricks which might help you avoid making very common mistakes with your computer. They are universal, meaning that I ALWAYS see people making these mistakes. Very few people make any effort to improve their PC skills/experience; perhaps this computer best practices list might help! Hardware: [...]
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- The truth about external FireWire and USB drives
- WordPress 2.8 is out
- Solution to MacBook Pro that won’t wake from sleep
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- Humor: Workaholic
- Solution: iTunes 8 error -3256
- Mac epiphany
- WordPress 2.7 is out
Macintosh News
- Stange facts about the big game - Montreal Gazette
- iPad 3 absent from Super Bowl 2012 but release date soon plus iOS 5.1 - Beatweek Magazine
- Poll: Why Will You Watch the Super Bowl? - Patch.com
- Apple's Corporate Imitators are Borrowing, Not Stealing - Cult of Mac
- Dear Super Bowl Advertisers: No Spoilers! - New Yorker (blog)
- Apple already investigating Mac OS X 10.7.3 CUI, application crashing issues - 9 to 5 Mac
- After 1984: The Super Bowl Ad That Almost Killed Apple - Forbes
- Will Apple Kill the Macintosh? - PC Magazine
- Apple Beats Own Sales Records of iPad, iPhone, Mac. - X-bit Labs
- Cube: The Apple Macintosh of 3D printers has finally arrived - DVICE
6. July 2009
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