IOS7 Visual Accessibility
Is there anyone over the age of 45 who thinks iOS 7 hasn’t been a visual disaster? I’ve been using the iOS7 interface for quite a few months now, and having seen my friends and
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Fixing the Sets interface of Flickr Uploadr desktop app
I upload a lot of images to Flickr – sometimes hundreds at a time. So I’ve tried nearly every uploading tool available. The one that works most reliably, even when uploading hundreds of images in
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IE8 and Fontawesome: @fontface fonts show as boxes on some machines
I’m working on an HTML5 project that uses Fontawesome symbols for the Previous and Next buttons. On most browsers including IE8, @fontface fonts just work, most of the time. They won’t work if IE8 is
Continue readingOSX Migration Assistant doesn’t see all Time Machine backups
When reverting a new Mac from Mavericks to Mountain Leopard, I wiped the drive, installed Mountain Lion, then updated it with all the current updates. Then I backed it up to Time Machine, in case
Continue readingWacom Tablet hangs and freezes for a second every so often
One of my Wacom tablets, an Intuos 3, has had a habit of freezing every so often, particularly when hovering. The cursor would simply stop moving till I clicked somewhere, usually a couple of times.
Continue readingCanon MX880 series printer won’t scan because of error: USB cable is disconnected
When trying to scan with a Canon MX 880 scanner over wifi, you may receive this message: Cannot scan for these reasons: scanner is turned off USB cable is disconnected Please check and try again.
Continue readingError on installing legacy Wacom Driver: Install Wacom Tablet.pkg can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer.
I use a Wacom Intuos 2 tablet on my right hand for fine control, and a Kensington trackball on the left for big scrolling movements. The combination has helped preserve my wrists so far, since
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BBEdit 10.5.x ignores font size changes and other settings.
I was setting up my new computer, and trying to adjust font-sizes and other settings in BBEdit. BBEdit relies on the font-palette for all the font settings, but didn’t seem to notice any changes I
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Fixing slow performance on OSX 10.9, Mavericks
I have an early-2008 iMac which has served me pretty well for home use, but the hard drive finally died. Since replacing the drive on those machines is quite a chore, I brought it
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“iPad not backed up” message blocks restart
One morning, on turning on my iPad, I was presented with a message saying “iCloud Backup: This ipad has not been backed up for 2 weeks. Backups happen when this ipad is plugged in, locked and
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