I like keeping my Macs up to date. Unfortunately they don't always want to cooperate with me. For the last few days a Mac update I was trying to install on my Macbook was stuck: I'd tried restarting the Mac, powering it down and starting it from "cold". No difference. Mac OSX is not a million miles away from Linux so you can do a lot of stuff directly from the … [Read more...] about Mac Update Frustrations
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Home Network Storage Problem Solved (Hopefully!)
Over the weekend I discovered what was eating up most of my hard drive space and a few people made some suggestions via the comments here and also on Facebook. I didn't realise that a lot of network storage devices supported iTunes (and similar), so I hadn't done much research into my options. Based on what people were saying I went off and found that Iomega had several … [Read more...] about Home Network Storage Problem Solved (Hopefully!)
Upgrading From An Ancient Nokia To Android Without A Data Cable
My mother finally got a smartphone today. Unfortunately we couldn't find the data cable for her old Nokia (Nokia 2330c-2) and as it's quite an old model it doesn't use micro-USB. So how could we get the contact numbers off her Nokia and onto her new Samsung Galaxy mini? There seem to be plenty of ways of doing it if you have the data cable, but if you don't your options are … [Read more...] about Upgrading From An Ancient Nokia To Android Without A Data Cable
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – My New Addiction
I picked up a copy of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood a few days ago as it was discounted. While the range of games available on the Mac isn't exactly stellar, I'm not much of a "gamer" under normal circumstances and haven't even turned on my Xbox 360 in a few months.. With Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, however, I've ended up totally hooked. Again this afternoon I spent … [Read more...] about Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood – My New Addiction
Apple OSX Lion Turns My Desktop Into An Expensive Paperweight
I wrote the other day about my experiences upgrading two iMacs to run Apple's latest release - OSX Lion. At the time I hadn't had any major issues and was still in a "honeymoon period" with the new distro. Unfortunately that all changed the next morning. While the main machine at home, which I'm currently using, appears to not have any issues with the upgrade, it's a … [Read more...] about Apple OSX Lion Turns My Desktop Into An Expensive Paperweight