http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:48:00 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/001005.html For the Mandelbulb 3D enthusiasts out there, I'm putting up some of my best images along with their formulas. Click here to see the complete list. Parameters for this one are below the fold.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000966.html There have been a few interface updates to Amazon's Kindle page since I last wrote about it, but there remains a strange lack of comprehension on the part of Amazon, that people might actually want to use their highlights. There is still no obvious way to export the data. For those with Macs, I've come up with a workaround, and... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000960.html Lately it seems that apps tend to crash a lot on my first-generation iPad. Safari is one of the biggest offenders, and it appears the problem is at least partly from lack of free memory. If Safari starts crashing everytime you open it, it sometimes helps to close all apps in the multitasking bar.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000958.html For the Mandelbulb 3D enthusiasts out there, I'm putting up some of my best images along with their formulas. Click here to see the complete list.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000917.html For the Mandelbulb 3D enthusiasts out there, I'm putting up some of my best images along with their formulas. Click here to see the complete list.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000913.html Last night, starting with this Mandelbulb 3D file, I spent a few hours experimenting with substituting different formulas in one position, holding all other parameters the same. The results of these experiments are yours to use and expand on. There are one or two variations for each formula. There are plenty of interesting bits to explore in these images, far... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000905.html For the Mandelbulb 3D enthusiasts out there, I'm putting up some of my best images along with their formulas. Click here to see the complete list.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000895.html For the Mandelbulb 3D enthusiasts out there, I'm putting up some of my best images along with their formulas. Click here to see the complete list.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000880.html XCode, the developer tools suite provided by Apple is available to registered Apple Developers for free. If you are not a registered developer with Apple, you can still get XCode for a small fee through the App Store. But unlike many of the app store applications, clicking the "Install" button under the XCode description does not directly result in a... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000828.html Secure wifi networks often require installation of a certificate on mobile devices trying to connect. Apple provides a utility to allow companies to create configuration (".mobilconfig") files for iPhone and iPad that install the appropriate settings and certificates for their wifi network. These .mobileconfig files can be put on the web for download to the device through Safari, but sometimes... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000821.html Previous posts on this topic: iPhone "No Service" message Troubleshooting "No Service" messages on iPhone, part 2 I've written in the past about some of the solutions people have come up with to deal with the dreaded "No-Service" message on an iPhone. But yesterday I realized I'd forgotten one of the easiest to try: make sure your hand is... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000815.html When running Java or other types of applications which use an XML file as part of the input, you may see this error: The Processing Instruction Target Matching "[xX][mM][lL]" is Not Allowed. Often the cause is a malformed XML file, with a common problem being a blank line accidentally inserted before the required first line of the xml: [ A... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000774.html A lot of people are unaware that it's possible to set up multiple email accounts on Mail.app. You can even add your office GroupWise account! This is true for most mail clients, including Entourage and Outlook, but I'm just going to discuss Mail.app here, since everyone's getting iPads these days, it seems...  ... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000757.html I carry a little Canon PowerShot SD 990 camera everywhere. After all, you never know when you'll see something worthy of memorializing. But a consequence of my "shoot now, ask questions later" attitude is that memory cards fill up very fast! A while back, I decided to handle the problem once and for all, and got a 32GB SD card.... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000748.html