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Monthly Archives: September 2010

30% off dirt cheap Airport Express, Airport Extreme and Time Capsule

Currently the Apple Refurb Store is selling a large number of Apple wireless devices at very big discounts. So if you want to be able to stream music to your hi-fi through an Airport Express, or wirelessly backup multiple Macs … Continue reading

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Where to get help when WordPress gets hacked or you can’t edit content

I’ve just got off the phone from a customer in Bath who’s suddenly become unable to edit their WordPress powered website and found my details via Google (it’s nice to know when some of your Search Engine Optimisation goals are … Continue reading

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Search Engine Optimisation is more than keyword stuffing

I’ve recently started preparing a Search Engine Optimisation report for a client in Bath,and have been trawling through the mass of information that this entails. Whilst there are a huge and changeable number of factors that can affect your website’s position … Continue reading

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Font problems with macrons and other Unicode characters…

I had an interesting little problem to solve last night for a customer in Bath having problems getting a macron character to show in a Quark Xpress 6.5 document. Fortunately it was resolved in a few minutes using my Remote … Continue reading

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 5: Choosing a new Mac

In this short series we’ve discussed some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In the final installment we’ll look at how you can make informed decisions about what new Mac you should buy. Let’s assume … Continue reading

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 4: Applications

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at individual applications. If you’ve eliminated RAM, processor and hard drive performance, then the only remaining thing to … Continue reading

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 3: Storage

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at hard drive performance. If you’ve eliminated RAM and processor performance, then the next thing to look at … Continue reading

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Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 2: Processor

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at processor performance, also known as the CPU. If you’ve eliminated low RAM as the major reason your … Continue reading

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