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 | Nov 12, 2010 | Computing
Recently we acquired a new printer which is attached to our home network. Setting up our various Macs to use it was a dream, the work of a minute or so, as each computer found the printer using Apple’s Bonjour service. My wife’s Windows PC was a different...
by Dave | Oct 25, 2010 | Computing
I maintain two websites, one is a very simple “landing page” for anyone who might be searching the web for me or one of my immediate family. The other is slightly more complex with some of my pictures, a little about me and an RSS feed from this site. Both...
by Dave | Oct 19, 2010 | Computing
After switching to RAW and moving my photos from iLife to Aperture photo editing on my Mac Mini became almost impossible, it could take a minute just to move from one photo to another. I quickly realised that I would need a new computer; from reading reviews I decided...
by Dave | May 22, 2010 | Computing
My daughter needs a laptop for when she goes to University in the autumn. Her original idea was to get a Sony Vaio, primarily because it was in hot pink. I vetoed that and turned the conversation to more practical attributes such as ease of use, portability and so on....
