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I have a couple of old battery-powered Magic Mice, which both sometimes suffer from the same problem: they get disconnected, then when I attempt to re-pair the affected mouse, the Mac tells me: “Couldn’t connect
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 readingA rare but irritating problem I’ve had with Safari for a couple of years now is its habit of suddenly no longer responding to mouse clicks. It simply stops dead: you can’t click links, type
Continue readingThe new piano sounds available for the Nord Electro B3 clone keyboard only work with Nord operating system v. 3.0 or greater. So you may find that even if you haven’t updated before, you will want to do so now.
The updater is pretty easy to use: simply download it from Update Nord Electro OS v3.00 (OS X) or
Update Nord Electro OS v3.00 (Windows)
You will need a midi interface, the Nord, and your computer. You may also need drivers for the midi interface, possibly even if you are using a Mac.
Continue readingEvery so often, I show up in the office to see that my year-old G5 tower has decided to emulate a jet engine. Overnight, the fans rev up to the maximum, and stay that way
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