Author Archives: Clive Sweeting

Font problems with macrons and other Unicode characters…

Posted on September 17, 2010

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 →

Posted in Apple, Troubleshooting | Tagged , | 4 Comments

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

Posted on September 12, 2010

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 →

Posted in Troubleshooting | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 5: Choosing a new Mac

Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 4: Applications

Posted on September 11, 2010

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 →

Posted in Troubleshooting | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 4: Applications

Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 3: Storage

Posted on September 5, 2010

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 →

Posted in Troubleshooting | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 2: Processor

Posted on September 1, 2010

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 →

Posted in Troubleshooting | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 2: Processor

Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 1: Memory

Posted on August 27, 2010

This short series will discuss some of the common problems that can slow your Mac down dramatically. In this installment we’ll look at memory, also known as RAM. Over the years I’ve had probably hundreds of people say to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Performance, Troubleshooting | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Diagnosing a slow running Mac – Part 1: Memory

Save money with iStockPhoto credit codes

Posted on August 27, 2010

If like me, you provide web design services to clients in and around Bradford on Avon, Trowbridge, Bath or Bristol, you’re probably spending a fair amount of time looking for good images to make your web design stand out. You’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Web Design | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Save money with iStockPhoto credit codes

Using Apple Hardware Test on your MacBook, iMac or Mac Pro

Posted on August 27, 2010

Back in the good ol’ days, if you wanted to find out if you had a hardware fault with a Mac, you need to use the Apple Hardware Test CD that came with your Mac, or use the restricted Apple … Continue reading →

Posted in Troubleshooting | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Using Subversion with Netbeans

Posted on August 25, 2010

We’ve all done it. Spent hours working on some changes to a website, then saved over the top of them and not been able to undo far enough to get back to where we were. It’s a sickening feeling. However … Continue reading →

Posted in Web Development | Tagged , | Comments Off on Using Subversion with Netbeans

Dirt cheap iPod Touch for students when you buy a Mac

Posted on August 24, 2010

As you may know, Apple offers a nice discount to students in full-time education of around 6%. But you might not know that if you buy a Mac and an iPod Touch through the AppleStore for Education before 7th September, … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple | Comments Off on Dirt cheap iPod Touch for students when you buy a Mac