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Q&A: Text file lockout

When I go to edit a text file that I have earlier changed and saved, the app refuses. Why?

April 19, 2015 Macs, Technology

Firewalls – Keeping Your Network Safe

For most, our firewall is the most robust protection between us and the Internet. But it is not just a case of set and forget.

April 19, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Why do I look like a boiled lobster on this blog?

Q A recent photo of me on a blog looks fine when browsed using Safari, but Firefox and Google Chrome misrender it, making me look like a boiled lobster. How can I correct that?

April 19, 2015 Macs, Technology

Over-engineering

At times trying to get Xcode to do what I want has felt like driving a car with a separate steering wheel, throttle and brake for each of its wheels.

April 19, 2015 Macs, Technology

Click, Tap, or Stroke?

Microsoft tailored Windows 8 for use with touch-screen input. Would you improve your productivity by switching from mouse or trackpad to touch-screen too?

April 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

Clonovation

Visit the Louvre or another gallery and you will see copyists, usually skilled artists making meticulous copies of […]

April 18, 2015 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Q&A: Accessing your security cameras from a Mac

Q I am trying to network two external CCTV systems so that I can monitor them online. There […]

April 17, 2015 Macs, Technology

There must be some mistake

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Whether in spreadsheets, databases, or elsewhere, data and derived calculations can readily let you down. What can you do to detect and correct errors?

April 17, 2015 Macs, Technology

BOGOF RAID

Make way for a replacement Turing Test: you can always distinguish between artificial intelligence and a real human […]

April 17, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Data Compression

No matter how much disk storage you have, it just seems to fill up. Compressing little-used and archived items might be a good way to save space. Does it?

April 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

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