Tag Archives: troubleshooting

Microsoft Office 2011 Outlook for Mac catches up with Windows.

Posted on August 22, 2010

It’s been nearly 10 years since Microsoft last had a true Exchange compatible mail client, the much missed Outlook 2001. Office 2011 for Mac finally brings back a true replacement, not the crippled Entourage that we’ve been forced to use … Continue reading →

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Improve performance of Macs with PPC chips

Posted on August 20, 2010

Older Macs used to use a type of chip family called PowerPC (PPC). You’ll probably know them as G3, G4 or G5 Macs. If you’re still using one of these machine, you’re probably noticing more and more that they feel … Continue reading →

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iPhone 4? Get your free bumper here…

Posted on August 8, 2010

Apple have finally announced how iPhone 4 owners can go about claiming their free ‘bumper’ to help solve those pesky reception problems. Just install an app and say “yes please!” http://www.apple.com/uk/iphone/case-program/ Continue reading →

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How to avoid ruining your MacBook, iPhone, iPod or iPad batteries

Posted on July 23, 2010

I frequently get asked “how long can expect my MacBook/iPhone/iPod battery will last for before I need to buy a new one?” And I helpfully reply depends on how you care for it. Lithium batteries are used in almost all … Continue reading →

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Don’t trust your hard drive – it will fail

Posted on July 9, 2010

If there’s one constant in life, it’s that shit happens – usually at the most in inopportune moment possible. And the greatest disaster that can happen to a computer user is a complete hard drive failure. I spent a couple … Continue reading →

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Troubleshoot OS X like it’s OS 9…

Posted on July 7, 2010

Yesterday a client in Bradford on Avon had an emergency, a deadline and no replacement install disks for raft of applications that suddenly failed to open. A bit of detective work later I realised that the affected applications were all … Continue reading →

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Safari Tab Expose Add-on is evil

Posted on June 11, 2010

I happen to love Extensions in Firefox, they add so many great features. However I’ve never felt any inclination to add extensions to Safari. That inclination was proved sound a few days ago, when a client in Shepton Mallet has … Continue reading →

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