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Category Archive: Technology

Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.242 update

Adobe has just released its Flash Player version 21.0.0.242. This includes several bug fixes, and addresses some critical […]

May 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Out of the mouths of politicians: how will the BBC do that, then?

I hope the changes proposed for the BBC are better thought-out than the claim made during their announcement.

May 13, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

From database to hypertext: exporting from FileMaker Pro to Storyspace

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Take a FileMaker Pro database, add a little AppleScript, and you can transfer your data into Storyspace or Tinderbox.

May 12, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

FileMaker Pro 15 and QuarkXPress 2016

FileMaker’s major new release is shipping, and QuarkXPress 2016 is due in a fortnight.

May 11, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

The 501 orphan problem: why you shouldn’t delete the primary admin user

To OS X’s Unix heart, you are not a name but a user ID. The first admin user account is 501, and something rather special.

May 11, 2016 Macs, Technology

Setting up a new Mac: migrate or scratchbuild?

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Maybe when I replace this iMac, I should build my next startup drive from scratch.

May 10, 2016 Language, Macs, Technology

Some App Store apps don’t migrate properly

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The OS X Server and Xcode apps had apparently migrated, and ran normally. But the App Store didn’t think that they were installed. A bug?

May 9, 2016 Macs, Technology

How to restore your iTunes Music library after Apple Music

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When you unsubscribe to Apple Music, does it really trash your tracks, or just leave them in a mess?

May 8, 2016 Macs, Technology

How to uninstall complex software

Using Installer to see what was installed, and manually removing the different components.

May 7, 2016 Macs, Technology

Why we should worry about the BBC and bitcoin

I cannot take bitcoins seriously, but knowing whose news to trust is an important matter.

May 6, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

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