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Microsoft just released a new update for Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac which included numerous fixes to stability & performance. This is almost a mandatory update as it addresses significant bugs in almost all Office components. Users experiencing crashes in...
Apple has released Safari 4.0 for download. Compared to all other browsers, this must be the fastest browser in the market. There are no major differences compared to the beta version. Most annoying part is, that Apple introduced the tab-bars...
I have finally been able to get my hands on a copy of the latest Garmap Africa Series 2009. As usual, the DVD can be purchased for R 10,00 at most outdoor shops (I got mine from Trappers Fourways). New...
If you are one of the many users who have followed my guidelines “OS X: Time Machine backup to Synology DS107+“, I strongly urge you to revisit the article. A number of users reported some issues which require your attention:...
In the digital age I have accumulated hundreds of music CDs which landed up ripped on my media server and iPods. Many songs don’t carry the proper ID-tags and carry the wrong artist, album or album art. Having accumulated over...
Apple has just released 10.5.6 which includes a number of fixes – get your download (between 190MB – 390MB) from here or via the SoftwareUpdate. The main fixes include: improves reliability of Address Book syncing with iPhone and other devices...
In a previously related post. I detailed my “journey” into the getting no broadband anymore. iBurst’s service is still degraded. Due to all the download issues and retries I eventually exhausted my 5GB-bundle and my 3.5GB top-up and was forced...
Formerly known as Garmin Bobcat, Garmin has now released RoadTrip. RoadTrip allows you to transfer waypoints, tracks, and routes between your Mac and Garmin device and manage your data using your Garmin maps. RoadTrip provides the ability to search for...
I have been running Time Machine backups as described in my tutorial for more than a week. In the Apple forums there have been discussions that the above method does not work. However: Backups via Time Machine to a NAS...
So I got this 1 terabyte beauty of network storage where I can stream high-definition video onto my TV (at a gorgeous 5MB/sec videorate) and suffered on the weekend the first power-outage. Although it was a self-induced incident (lesson learned:...
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