Sonos and Spotify
I make no secret of it, I love Sonos gear and am thoroughly addicted to it. It started out quite innocently with just a single PLAY:1 that was soon joined by...
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Technical notes and observations from years of supporting creative businesses on Mac.
OS X 10.11 El Capitan and System Integrity Protection (SIP)
This is shamelessly cut and pasted from TwoCanoes : System Integrity Protection (SIP) Apple has implemented a new security feature in OS X 10.11, System Inte...
Read post →Product Review: Overboard Waterproof eBook Reader / Kindle Case
This is a pretty simple case, it does one thing and it does that one thing quite well. Unlike just about all other kindle accessories , the Overboard Waterpr...
Read post →Enable TCP Offloading on Ubiquity EdgeRouter Lite
By default, TCP offload isn't enabled on the EdgeRouter Lite for PPPoE connections. Type in the following to enable it: ssh router.example.com configure set...
Read post →Fix NTP on OS X with no external network access
NTP is built into all recent versions of OS X and OS X Server (and OS X with Server.app) If you're running a server, the other clients on the network can rec...
Read post →Bypass Spam Filtering in Office 365
This one is quick and easy - how do you whitelist a domain to bypass spam filtering in Office 365? Log into the admin console at https://portal.office.com Go...
Read post →Set password expiry in Office 365
This one is quick and easy, but I always forget where it is. To configure thepassword expiration policy, in the Office 365 admin centre, go to Service Settin...
Read post →Getting a Fluke CableIQ to work in VMware Fusion on Mac OS X
I just got a new Fluke CableIQ qualification tester and, of course, the software and all supporting materials are Windows only. I'm currently running Windows...
Read post →Product Review - Encase Folding Stand Case
I'll keep this short and sweet - the Encase Folding Stand Case is a very nice case for an iPad . It's thin and lightweight and more versatile than Apple's Sm...
Read post →Product Review - Otter Box Symmetry case for iPhone 5/5s
My mates over at Mobile Zap have sent me a new case for my phone - the Otter Box Symmetry case for iPhone 5/5s. I'm normally a nude-device type person, howev...
Read post →Move files by date range - particularly useful for filing large amounts of email
I wanted to clean up my Sent Items folder in my email - I don't have time to go through and manually sort them, nor do I have time to delete some and keep ot...
Read post →FileMaker Server 13 Conflicts with Web Services Ports
FileMaker Server 13 is a bit of a pain to install - it absolutely insists with no option to change it that it MUST listen to ports 80 and 443 on whatever it'...
Read post →How To Enable 2 Factor Authentication on your iCloud Account
Apple now have enabled 2 factor verification for iCloud - 2 factor means you need two things, such as a password and a code sent to your phone, to access you...
Read post →Can't sysprep a Windows machine more than 3 times
It seems my Windows-fu is lacking a bit in my sysprep knowledge. As it turns out, you can't sysprep a Windows machine more than three times. Unfortunately yo...
Read post →Troubleshooting iCal/Calendar app issues on OS X
Taken from https://github.com/trevor/calendarserver/blob/master/doc/Client-Server/calendar-client.rst and put here so I can find it later... Additional debug...
Read post →Issues installing Windows 8 on a new Retina MacBook Pro
I've spent too long this morning trying to install Windows 8 on a new Retina MacBook Pro. The first error I received was that "Windows can't be installed in...
Read post →Product Review: Otterbox iPad Defender Case
I have something to confess. This is the first Otterbox I've owned. I've long known about their cases for mobile devices and have always meant to check them...
Read post →Fix issues with downloading apps from the App Store
You'll occasionally get errors downloading apps or updates from the App Store that are rather vague and difficult to fix. Errors like Xcode failed to downloa...
Read post →Delete hiberfil.sys on Windows 7
Quick tip to allow you to delete hiberfil.sys on a Windows system. Run CMD as Administrator and enter power cfg /hibernate off If this doesn't automatically...
Read post →Product Review - Beamer 2.0
Beamer 2.0 is the long-awaited follow-up to an excellent video streaming app that I've been using for years. The first version of Beamer was a pretty simple...
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