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Category Archive: Macs

Q&A: The neat way to create aliases

Is there an easy way to create aliases in the Finder?

August 17, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: How to stop USB memory stick use

How can I stop our students plugging their USB memory sticks into classroom Macs?

August 17, 2015 Macs, Technology

The making of “From silk to canvas”

When writing for this blog is far tougher than performing a tracheotomy.

August 17, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Painting, Technology

Q&A: Noisy conversion from cassette tape

The cassette tape copying system made a noise like a slow motorbike, louder during quieter sections of music.

August 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Step back to Classic

Old archived files had lost association with the right app. What went wrong?

August 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Rip Mac Winkle

A simple task: upgrade some iMacs with the latest OS X and Adobe CS4. But would they print?

August 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Remote control over the optical drive

How can I open and close an optical drive remotely?

August 15, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Fragmented old PDF

Made using Word 2008, every word appears in a separate para when I try to copy from it.

August 15, 2015 Macs, Technology

-14: An Application Tells Me That There Isn’t Enough Memory, what we did in Mac OS 8

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Back in the days of Mac OS 8, it was unusual to use virtual memory. This is how we coped.

August 15, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Thinning a Time Machine backup

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Can I weed my Time Machine backup in the Finder, to free up space?

August 14, 2015 Macs, Technology

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