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Q&A: Failed new hard disk?

The new 4 TB hard disk I have just installed in my Mac Pro has become uncooperative. Has it died already?

September 26, 2015 Macs, Technology

Check the messages you send

To err is human, but to really screw up get a human to send a message by email.

August 26, 2015 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Removable storage still in use

Whenever I try to eject removable storage media, I am warned that an application might still be using them. Why?

August 1, 2015 Macs, Technology

$able or ¢ynthetic: 4 error and flat brushes

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Not all sable brushes are created equal, how some are slow starters, and new results for flat or ‘One Stroke’ brushes.

July 27, 2015 Painting, Technology

Q&A: CD-R burn errors

When burning to CD-R in iTunes, burns may stop short of the end. Is this a problem with iTunes, the media, or drive?

July 13, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Flawed room service

When staying in a hotel and using its free WiFi, it reported that another device was using the same IP address. Whose fault was that?

July 12, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Unreadable Pages

Sometimes Pages has refused to open documents it has previously saved. How can I open those?

June 23, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: Insecure Startup Item

Every time that I start my new Mac up, I see a message about an insecure Startup Item being disabled. How can I remove that?

June 16, 2015 Macs, Technology

Getting it Right

The most dangerous errors are those that remain undetected for too long – so long that correction becomes tough, costly, or even impossible.

June 10, 2015 Macs, Technology

Hatred of Hippocrates? The rise of a broken meme

I would never have dreamed that huge numbers of people would propagate an obvious malapropism. But search Twitter, or use any regular search engine like Google, for “hate hippocrates”, and step back in amazement.

June 8, 2015 General, Language, Life, Macs, Technology

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