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Category Archive: Technology

Sudden disconnection of PDF files: an error deconstructed

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What has broken when Preview no longer opens PDF documents? The answer is more complex than it might appear.

September 21, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Memory in the yellow, issues in the logs

Memory use is always in the ‘yellow’, and my Mac grinds to a halt. Why?

September 20, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Muddled Mail

Much of the content of messages I receive in Mail is missing, and attachments seem muddled. What is wrong?

September 20, 2015 Macs, Technology

Variable voltage: how 12 V batteries are not

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How to get portable electronic equipment to work better from standard 12 volt batteries.

September 20, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Adobe CC on the road

I am looking to buy a refurb MacBook Pro or Air to use Adobe CC on the road. What do you suggest?

September 19, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Blocking popups in OS X

Could I use an AppleScript to modify my ‘hosts’ file and block popups?

September 19, 2015 Macs, Technology

Ad-blockers and vested interests

The ad industry and its dependents need to reflect about what is so wrong with online advertising.

September 19, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Scanning slides

Is a dedicated slide scanner best for processing a lot of slides and photos?

September 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Transparent Dock

How to make your Dock transparent, or otherwise customise it.

September 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

How to unscramble a downloaded file

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This is how to deal with an email attachment or web download which is not correctly recognised, to make it accessible.

September 18, 2015 Macs, Technology

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