So I went to log into my Facebook account the other day and was presented with a message saying that my account had been suspended. Why? They were under the. read more…
So last Sunday my PSU died. I don’t know if it’s something about luck or what but in all my years (to many to count) of using computers the only. read more…
This is actually quite a momentus occasion! Hearing that Microsoft is going to retire the IE brand is something I’ve been waiting to hear for years. From recent surveys it. read more…
So it’s the best … or at least was the best. *ahem* … I’ve used a LOT of virus applications in my time, free ones, commercial ones massive enterprise ones. read more…
When hosting a WordPress site under IIS you can run into some troubles when not getting things set-up exactly right. I thought I’d post up the configuration file I use. read more…
So we’ve just had the pleasure of building my first Shopify application for a client project. Am I impressed? Very. Very, very impressed. For e-commerce sites I have built in. read more…
So I decided that after all these years I would like to start looking at and contributing to an open source project. And since I’ve been using Blender a lot. read more…
Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing around with MSI Afterburner and EVGA Precision x16 to see what I can meaningfully squeeze out of this card before plunging into. read more…
So I had a number of apps installed on the MacBook that kept asking to be updated repeatedly. Tried every possible solution I could find online and nothing worked. The. read more…
Most web developers and designer make use of this common CSS selector to help make pages easier to consume by hiding things in the UI like buttons until the context. read more…
It should be obvious to people that the more and higher levels of integration of devices like the Mac and the iWhatever will have some kind of impact on your. read more…
Believe it or not I’ve only just got around to getting some serious photo printing done on my new Canon PIXMA MG7150. Using nothing but Lightroom 5.6 you can get. read more…
I’ve already made the leap to using Yosemity on my MacBook Pro and so far all seems really stable and good. However I have a number of older version of. read more…
I’ve been using Window 8 on my MacBook Pro for well over a year now. The combination of the two really are great (yes I do like Windows 8 on. read more…
With the new version of OSX just released there is a rather naughty feature that is switched on by default. By default any searches you do using spotlight will be. read more…
Whilst I’m building web pages I make a lot of use of the development tools that modern browsers include. These features are amazing in that they let you inspect the. read more…
So I was an early adopter … gotta say that the update really did happen without a hitch. But, Apple – Seriously? The biggest iOS release ever? I don’t think. read more…
Hmm … I HATE U2 with a passion. Bono is offensive frankly so you can imagine my delight in having their new LP of moaning, pathetic drivel stuffed onto my devices.. read more…
Facebook Suspended My Account – The Real Name Policy Fiasco
So I went to log into my Facebook account the other day and was presented with a message saying that my account had been suspended. Why? They were under the. read more…
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Xamarin Pairing Visual Studio 2012 to Mac for iOS Builds
Well, this was a bit of a pain in the arse. When I initially paired Visual Studio 2012 to my Mac it all seemed to pair and be happy. No. read more…
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Apple MacBook Pro 85w MagSafe 2 PSU
So last Sunday my PSU died. I don’t know if it’s something about luck or what but in all my years (to many to count) of using computers the only. read more…
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Microsoft to Retire IE – Project Spartan
This is actually quite a momentus occasion! Hearing that Microsoft is going to retire the IE brand is something I’ve been waiting to hear for years. From recent surveys it. read more…
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Anti-Virus – BitDefender
So it’s the best … or at least was the best. *ahem* … I’ve used a LOT of virus applications in my time, free ones, commercial ones massive enterprise ones. read more…
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WordPress & IIS Permalinks
When hosting a WordPress site under IIS you can run into some troubles when not getting things set-up exactly right. I thought I’d post up the configuration file I use. read more…
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Shopify
So we’ve just had the pleasure of building my first Shopify application for a client project. Am I impressed? Very. Very, very impressed. For e-commerce sites I have built in. read more…
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Compiling Blender on Mac
So I decided that after all these years I would like to start looking at and contributing to an open source project. And since I’ve been using Blender a lot. read more…
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EVGA GTX580 Classified Overclocking – Blender Benchmarks
Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing around with MSI Afterburner and EVGA Precision x16 to see what I can meaningfully squeeze out of this card before plunging into. read more…
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App Store Repeating Updates
So I had a number of apps installed on the MacBook that kept asking to be updated repeatedly. Tried every possible solution I could find online and nothing worked. The. read more…
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Enabling CSS Hover Selector on Touch Enabled Devices
Most web developers and designer make use of this common CSS selector to help make pages easier to consume by hiding things in the UI like buttons until the context. read more…
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D3 Limiting Pan & Zoom on Time Axis
Just cracked this problem and thought I’d share my fiddles!
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Yosemity Handoff – What’s really happening?
It should be obvious to people that the more and higher levels of integration of devices like the Mac and the iWhatever will have some kind of impact on your. read more…
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PIXMA MG7150 Photo Printing Tests
Believe it or not I’ve only just got around to getting some serious photo printing done on my new Canon PIXMA MG7150. Using nothing but Lightroom 5.6 you can get. read more…
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Using Older Versions of Adobe Photoshop under OSX Yosemity
I’ve already made the leap to using Yosemity on my MacBook Pro and so far all seems really stable and good. However I have a number of older version of. read more…
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Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac and Yosemity Compatility Fiasco
I’ve been using Window 8 on my MacBook Pro for well over a year now. The combination of the two really are great (yes I do like Windows 8 on. read more…
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Nefarious Yosemity Spotlight Feature
With the new version of OSX just released there is a rather naughty feature that is switched on by default. By default any searches you do using spotlight will be. read more…
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Safari Web Inspector for iOS Debugging
Whilst I’m building web pages I make a lot of use of the development tools that modern browsers include. These features are amazing in that they let you inspect the. read more…
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iOS 8
So I was an early adopter … gotta say that the update really did happen without a hitch. But, Apple – Seriously? The biggest iOS release ever? I don’t think. read more…
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Apple … U2 … Really?
Hmm … I HATE U2 with a passion. Bono is offensive frankly so you can imagine my delight in having their new LP of moaning, pathetic drivel stuffed onto my devices.. read more…
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