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Have permissions problems in OSX
11|02|11
Copy files or folders from one mac to another can sometimes lead to permission issues. You then have to unlock change the permissions file by file, or at least that is what I have been doing! Not anymore, came across the open source free application that can take the hassle out of those permission problems. [...]
Downgrading iPhoto 11 to 09
05|11|10
Having upgrading my hard drives and installed Snow Leopard I installed the new iLife 11 suite of applications. Well I have just spent the last hour downgrading back to iLife 09, why because iPhoto is horrible to use. My main reason were it’s Christmas coming up and we as a family do lots of calendars, [...]
Snow Leopard – Upgrading iMac hard drive
04|11|10
I finally got round to updating Leopard to Snow Leopard on my iMac after all the applications I use work. I had recently installed a new 2TB drive in the iMac which is easy to do, but as soon as I wanted to upgrade to Snow Leopard it wouldn’t let me because my drives were [...]
A Month with my iPad
28|06|10
I was lucky enough to get an iPad the day it came out in the UK, and after about a month of use I’m completely hooked on it. Actually my whole family is too! My wife is always picking it up to search for something, usually something to do with shopping but other times just [...]
BT Home Hub dropping Wifi connection
08|06|10
At one of my parents house the BT Home Hub wifi keeps dropping it’s connection, I have tried the hard reset and even pressing the Wireless association button on the back. Still wasn’t holding a steady signal for my wifi devices. There is an excellent online resource if my solution dosen’t help you, my BT [...]
Make your own iPad Car kit
04|06|10
This is a handy idea, put your iPad in a bag and attach it to the back of your front seat in your car for the kids. Read more on how to do it here – www.tuaw.com
Downloading YouTube Videos
04|05|10
Looking for a free app to download and convert YouTube videos, I have used Clone2Go. It will produce the files as mp4 which you can import straight into iTunes. http://osx.iusethis.com/app/clone2gofreeyoutubedownloaderformac