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Dealing with the hell that is running Windows Update on a freshly installed machine
OK, it's no secret, I hate Windows Update. I think it's absolutely unbelievable how many updates it needs to run, and how many times it needs to reboot, befo...
Read post →Convert videos for watching on Apple TV/iTunes
I've been converting videos in order to watch on the Apple TV. There are numerous advantages to having a movie collection in iTunes, some of which are the va...
Read post →Watch How This Time-Expanding Car Commercial Was Painstakingly Stitched Together
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader It turns out Phantom cameras are useful for more than just destroying household items and blowing stuff up. Thi...
Read post →Adding incoming and outgoing access rules on a Cisco ASA
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader To understand incoming and outgoing rules there are a couple of things to know before you can define your rules...
Read post →Configuring a Cisco ASA 5505 with the basics
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader The Cisco ASA 5505 is great for small to medium businesses. Below are the steps you will have to complete to co...
Read post →How to create and update a Lion Recovery Partition
Good article on Mac OS X hints today with a shell script to create or update the Lion Recovery Partition http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120316...
Read post →Problems with installing/using imapsync on Mac OS X
I have done a number of mail server migrations and imapsync has come through with shining colours for me in the past. I'm moving a client's email up to Telst...
Read post →10.7: A look at /etc/authorization usage
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader The /etc/authorization file in Mac OS X can be used to control access to the various panes of the System Prefer...
Read post →HP’s User Serviceable All-in-One Workstation
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader The 27" monitor opens to expose user-serviceable components designed for no-tools swapping. The Z1 isn’t even s...
Read post →ZFS for Mac OS X – ZEVO
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader As drives become huge , the risk of data corruption becomes an ever increasing concern. Corruption can be subtl...
Read post →How to give a Mac OS X machine a new Kerberos identity
If you're doing a quick-n-dirty deployment of a few Macs, and instead of building a real SOE, you just build one machine and image it to the others, you can...
Read post →Calvin and Hobbes for January 15, 2012
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader from Calvin and Hobbes (Unofficial) http://www.ucomics.com/calvinandhobbes/ http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandho...
Read post →Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader Mat Honan reports from CES. ? from Daring Fireball http://daringfireball.net/ http://gizmodo.com/5875243/
Read post →Fotoshop by Adobé
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader Fauxtanical hydro-jargon microbead extraction for the win!! Behind the scenes: [Via Jim Geduldick & Serge Jespe...
Read post →Microsoft builds a 3D hologram that you can touch (video)
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader Once they've constructed an entire holodeck , perhaps the point will be moot, but Microsoft Research is present...
Read post →You Do Not Need to Manually Manage iOS Multitasking
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader Fraser Speirs, “ Misconceptions About iOS Multitasking ”: There is one iOS “tip” that I keep hearing and it is...
Read post →The Fascinating Quantum Theory Of Pixels
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader Did you think that quantum physics is complicated? Try the quantum theory of pixels , as explained by 8-bit Pro...
Read post →WP-eCommerce Downloads and bypassing the checkout process
I'm doing a site for a client using WP e-Commerce and they are using it as a catalogue site, not a e-commerce site. One thing they wanted to be able to do wa...
Read post →How To Use Photoshop To Make Your Loved Ones Look Pretty
I've just starred a new item in Google Reader This is a very simple, quick method to make everyone have beautiful skin in these holidays family photos. I’ve...
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