by Dave | Apr 29, 2011 | Computing
My iMac has a mysterious complaint: it keeps shutting down, about once a day, for no obvious reason. For a computer that is left on 24×7 to record TV and run offsite backup this is a bit of a problem. Yesterday, amongst other things, Apple techs had me wipe the...
by Dave | Apr 26, 2011 | Computing
As I mentioned in the previous post a friend recently asked for some help with a club website that she administers, this started a journey that led me into the heart of WordPress and beyond. I tried various plugins that offered the kind of functionality she wanted,...
by Dave | Feb 20, 2011 | Computing
We all know that we should back up. We have all heard stories of people losing their thesis, homework, whatever without having a backup. But, still, do you have an adequate backup strategy? One of the reasons that I like OS X is that backup is easy using Time Machine....
by Dave | Feb 13, 2011 | Photography
Yesterday I attended a one day “Basic Photoshop” course. If you didn’t you might find these posts from Lifehacker useful. http://lifehacker.com/#!5753459/learn-the-basics-of-photoshop-in-under-25-minutes...
by Dave | Jan 14, 2011 | Productivity
Another Lifehacker post. Sad as it might seem this is something I do actually dream about. I would love to write such an app but sadly I grossly lack the ability to do it.
