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If you are trying to edit .htaccess files or other invisible files through the GUI, or using Fetch’s automatic linkage with BBedit, you will need to show hidden files. Open the terminal and type: defaults
Continue readingI just got my mind blown by “Shazam”, a new FREE application for the iPhone. Shazam uses the iPhones microphone to listen to songs or music happening anywhere in earshot. It will then tell you what song you are listening to.
Just click “Tag it” and point the mic end of the phone in the general direction of the sound. It twirls for a while, then reports back, usually extremely accurately what song you were listening to.
Shazam sending song info to the web for processing.
You can find this anywhere, but I am putting this entry up for my own reference: To shoot a screenshot of any screen on the iPhone, hold down the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously until
Continue readingWe had a problem with some people not being able to hear the sound on Flash videos, even after adjusting all their volume controls carefully. It turns out that sometimes the correct settings don’t get
Continue readingI came back from a trip, turned on my iMac, only to see a black screen with a DOS-like prompt: “No bootable device — insert boot disk and press any key.” It did not seem
Continue readingHelpful tip to new Linux Acer Aspire One owners: Before you even open the box, be sure to buy a 2Gb USB stick to use for system recovery. Follow the instructions in the recovery DVD
Continue readingA few days ago, I allowed a LiveUpdate on my new Aspire One. After the update, wifi stopped working. In addition the removable drives (smart cards or keydrives) are no longer recognized. Apparently this is
Continue readingThe Acer Aspire ships with Linpus Linux configured to be extremely simple to use. It is likely that you will soon find the simplistic interface too restrictive. To get to the functions you can’t see,
Continue readingIf you are having problems with applications which use liveconnect, you may find it helpful to know that there are some issues with certain updates of Java 1.6 and Liveconnect. I’ve found that sometimes installing
Continue readingHow can you make a shape or image move across the screen? Follow these steps to create your first motion-path animation in Powerpoint. PC-version required, unfortunately.
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