I started writing this in response to someone asking for help with this, but my reply got so long I thought I’d just make it a post. The Problem. You downloaded the Wacom tablet bundle which was appropriate to your system at the time. Your system crashed/broke/failed, essentially just died a horrible death. You bought… Read More Solutions for: I downloaded the Wacom bundle for OS X but now I have Windows! Help!
So if you are reading this I assume you are plagued by OS X’s inability to cope with having more than one copy of the same font installed. You can easily tell if this is your issue as you will be constantly annoyed by capital A boxes. See the example below ↓ I was quite… Read More A Solution for Solving OS X System Font Issues
This is a stupid thing to set on default. Why should my Apple devices automatically do this without me asking them to? It’s a bit like someone who you have invited to your house randomly going through your stuff without asking and then chucking some of it out of the window. Yes, it’s true, all… Read More How to Stop iDevices Syncing Automatically
This is actually more difficult than it should be. It really is. Seriously, where is the “use as USB” option?? Why must the iPhone be so closed off and annoying to get into??? But yes, there are various methods to do this. There are also ways not to do this. Like iPhoto. I never ever… Read More How to Move/Delete Photos and Pictures to and from your iPhone in Bulk
Tip 1: Tweak your Dock Many people don’t realise that you can put any application, file or folder straight in to your Dock for easy access. It’s really simple! So (as many people already know) for applications you can either: a.) Open your Applications folder and drag the app into your Dock (it must be… Read More Mac OS X: Handy Tips, Tricks and Tweaks you may not know about… the Dock
A few days ago I realised I hadn’t reconfigured my GIMP app since reinstalling my system. And as I was adding and installing the extras to GIMP, I remembered that it was pretty confusing the first time I tried to figure this out. So here’s a quick post on how to install brushes, scripts and… Read More How to add Brushes, Scripts and Presets to GIMP
My Macbook Pro hard-drive failed recently. It was only about a year and a half old and it just went down without warning. No slowing of the system, no problems, no crashes. It just died suddenly. Anyway, I had Apple Care so I got it fixed for free with a shiny new HD. However, I… Read More How to Sync your iPhone to a new Mac without Erasing your Data (a complete step-by-step guide)
This is just a quick post about some problems I had with video calling on Skype recently. If you aren‘t sure how to make a video call on the new Skype (version 6) please read the walk through on the Skype website here. So my problem was that, although I had previously tested my built-in… Read More A Solution to Problems with Skype Video Calling
I realised when I was getting my system back to normal (HD faliure – probably post on this at some point) that I have not written any posts about any of the really great freeware I use on my Mac. Crazy!!! I realise that a lot of people do these top ten lists for interesting… Read More Essential Free Software for Mac OS X: My Personal Top 10 Indispensables (plus a few handy extras)
Thought I’d write a quick post about this. It is actually really simple. And this works with all installed Apps (well all the ones I’ve tried so far…). Step One Open the program you want to start or stop and locate it in your Dock.
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