How do I change the default keyboard language at the login screen?
via Apple – Support – Discussions – How do I change the default keyboard …. drchiarav has two solutions. This is the easiest. If you don’t feel like using Terminal, here’s an even easier solution: Go...
View ArticleMissing Spaces in .docx Files (via Kan’s Home)
What strange behavior. Why not just assume a .pdf format spacing as the default and only overwrite that if the user specifies a printer expressly? I recently encountered a weird problem in .docx files....
View ArticleBook Review: The Social Media Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to...
Amazon.com: The Social Media Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Grow Your Business Exponentially with Social Media 9780982618516: Sherrie A. Madia, Ph.D., Paul Borgese: Books. I agree with...
View ArticleUseful WordPress Plugins
The plugin’s below are the ones that I use at this blog. I focus on plugins that don’t require modification of the theme and that are easy to use. I am using InMotion hosting as my hosting provider and...
View ArticleFacing foreclosure and have a Facebook account? Prepare to be served.
Facebook Used by Courts to Find Those Who Are ‘Only Online’ – Businessweek. Sounds like a great way to get in touch with all those million of US defaulters doesn’t it? Save the collection agency some...
View ArticleThe 3 competitive advantages Apple enjoys and the rest of us suffer with
It can be frustrating to those of us who don’t work at Apple to support Apple products. Here are the top 3 weakness of Apple and how to deal with them. Secrets – This is deadly for enterprise support....
View ArticleWhy Apple can take things away and people find reasons to justify it
Apple is unique in that when most companies add features to their products to gain customers, Apple takes them away and still seems to grow. Some examples. Lion Server OS – This has been getting...
View ArticleKyocera Ecosys FS-1250DN Printer prints PS header when starting…: Apple...
Printer prints PS header when starting…: Apple Support Communities. Excellent troubleshooting. Who would have suspected to change the printer emulation? Good work gentlemen. Gentlemen – thank you both...
View ArticleWordPress error WordPress database error Lost connection to MySQL server...
WordPress › Support » WordPress database error Lost connection to MySQL server during query. I received this message in my error_log from this site. It turns out it was due to 3 different errors....
View ArticleHow do I set a default font in Word for Mac 2011? Thanks. – Microsoft Community
How do I set a default font in Word for Mac 2011? Thanks. – Microsoft Community. Thanks Bob for this. Again a computer company changes the location of changing the default font size. My friend is not...
View ArticleDefault Router Passwords – The internets most comprehensive router password…–...
Default Router Passwords – The internets most comprehensive router password… – StumbleUpon. Nice list. If you need to setup your device this is a great resource.Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:
View ArticleManually Uninstalling Origin for Mac
Manually Uninstalling Origin|EA Help. Very disappointed with SimCity5. Why is it so hard for companies to be humble about their capabilities? I uninstalled Origin for the Mac and will not suggest it...
View ArticleNot Useful WordPress plugins
The plugin’s below are the ones that I don’t use at this blog. I focus on plugins that don’t require modification of the theme and that are easy to use. I am using InMotion hosting as my hosting...
View ArticleCopy formatting is format painter on the mac
Copy formatting is format painter Copy formatting. I had a friend ask me about this and I found this great Microsoft article that explains how to do it. Easy! I tried it and it worked great. I am...
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Need to reset Mac OS X Wireless?
Image via Wikipedia Mac OS X Wireless Problems at WLAN Book.com. Some excellent suggestions. Normally wireless problems tend to be password issues. Still good to know if you can’t get wireless to...
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Want a PC laptop close to a Macbook or MacBook Air?
Review: High-PPI Toshiba Kirabook goes after Retina MacBook Pro | Ars Technica. You will want to get a Kirabook. I have a friend who bought one and I helped him set it up this weekend. It was amazing....
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Lexmark has a funny way of working
I occasionally find friends who are seduced by a low price or just don’t know anything about the history of equipment. One person bought a Lexmark which I have only had problems with as a tech. This is...
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FREE Wireless WiFi Site Survey Software for MAC OS X
FREE Wireless WiFi Site Survey Software for MAC OS X. This is an interesting way to help define the range of your wireless signal. I like the fact that the map allows you to pin a scan detail to it....
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Mac having a problem connecting to a Windows 2008 R2 server?
Image via Wikipedia dannils may have found a solution by weaking the encryption on the Windows 2008 R2 server. I think we fixed this—1. Log on to a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller.2. Click...
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Apple Mail Missing Plugin – Mac OS X Hints
Apple Mail Missing Plugin – Mac OS X Hints. Thanks Gekko! When checking my sent mails in Apple Mail I noticed that all images had been replaced by a ‘Missing Plugin’ notice. I traced this to an issue...
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How can I permanently remove Norton AV…: Apple Support Communities
Image via Wikipedia How can I permanently remove Norton AV…: Apple Support Communities. Thanks macjack. It is better to avoid Norton stuff on the Mac. They have had a terrible reputation for years for...
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Image Capture saves in the default .jp2 format how to convert in Windows 7
Image Capture (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I was helping a client today who used his scanner connected to his mac and used Image Capture to save the scan. He then copied the file over to his pc to make it...
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Use Paypal? Prepare to be called on your cell phone
Do you use Paypal? Prepare to be called on your cell phone. They have changed the user agreement and want to call you on your cell phone with a robot. Of course they say you can “opt out” but that is...
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Anybody recognize this folder /private ?
Adsense Finder (Photo credit: denharsh) Thomas A Reed suggests: sudo chflags hidden /private Kurt Lang suggests: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles false;killall Finder via Apple –...
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Facebook friend defaulted? You are a bad credit risk
Source: Facebook Wants to Redline Your Friends List – StumbleUpon It is a stunning example of a bad idea. Facebook patented a tool to track people’s credit risk based partly on their friends defaulting...
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Recieving an error message in iCal that says [HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden” to...
MadisonP suggests: Welcome to Apple Discussions, Kristi. It sounds like iCal is trying access a shared calendar on a server and is unable to. Go to iCal >Preferences > Accounts. __Have you added...
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Message spam on WordPress.com blogs
Akismet is the system that WordPress.com users like myself that manages comment spam. It is a great system. I am so glad that it is available for free. However the system isn’t perfect, and I wanted to...
View ArticleNeed to change the default application for Mail or other things?
You might find RCDefaultApp to be helpful. Normally a program like Thunderbird which I have used will automatically become the default App. Otherwise you can set it in the preferences. I just loaded...
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Need to increase the default number of open files for the Mac?
Computer Desk and Hutch (Photo credit: Scott Beamer) Two hundred and fifty-six is the default limit for the number of files open by a single process. With this command however you can increase it to...
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Canon EOS 400D camera not working on your Mac?
Solutions to fix Canon EOS 400D camera not working If your Canon EOS 400D camera not working try these solutions: Thanks dickey2988! 1. For the image capture: You need to run Image Capture, which is...
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How to add a static route permanently in Snow Leopard or 10.6
Image via Wikipedia I had read some guides on the web about how to add static routes. The instructions they provided worked for 10.4 or 10.5 clients, but none of them worked for me with 10.6 I also...
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Book Review: Mac for Linux Geeks
Don’t bother reading this 2009 released book. It doesn’t age well, and many of the contents are wrong and out of date. For example he said “Mac OS X has the root user enabled by default.” This is only...
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The application Finder.app can’t be opened -10810 – Possible solution!
The application Finder.app can’t be opened. The post doesn’t have a clear solution to this problem. Found a possible solution!! Try this first. Use the CD that came with your computer or the...
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Want to set a default zoom level for safari? Here’s how you do it.
Original Post. Thanks dearit. create a file named defaultzoom.css (or any name you like, just make sure it has a css extension.) copy and paste in the following: body { zoom: 130%; } change 130 to...
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Default password for Time Capsule?
The Default password for Time Capsule is public. The same as the default password for other products. I think the first generation of Airports were public as well. Click here to read more. This is...
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How to prevent .DS_Store file creation
Image by pablo/T via Flickr How to prevent .DS_Store file creation. Great advice. Easy to put in the terminal. defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores true The post How to...
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Use AirDrop on any Mac
This is an fascinating trick. I wonder how long Apple will allow this to work? This allows you to use AirDrop over any network connection including Wi-Fi. defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser...
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Don’t buy a Mercedes if you have to drive in the snow
Don’t buy a Mercedes if you have to drive in the snow. I watched a Mercedes C230 driver get stuck in an onramp to the Interstate in light snow. So I researched this and it is a common problem for...
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“com.apple.kerberos.kdc” and “com.apple.systemdefault” not trusted
Image by amanda.venner via Flickr This is an error I’ve never run across before. Tui_007 has a great solution that worked for him “I have solved my problem. I might also have an idea what is causing...
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Working with PDF even if you have Adobe Professional
Working with PDF for most people is not an easy process. Since most people use Adobe Professional, they get confused and can’t remember how to do the most common functions in that program. In addition...
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Separating work and personal technology and files
It is understandable people want to combine their work and personal lives, it just becomes problematic at times. What I have noticed is that people especially want to use their computer in a personal...
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Microsoft Edge browser less safe
If you have Windows 10 and using Microsoft Edge, you are less safe than using another browser. It doesn’t have to do with the technical capacity of the browser. It comes down to a simple choice by...
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Opera on the Mac great with flash
I have had problems with flash on the Mac. It slows down games, makes streaming difficult on wifi and generally just a terrible experience. So I did some research and Opera seems to make it stable and...
View ArticleDo you want to save a terminal command as an executable?
You can learn how to do so in this support thread. Thanks jsd2! “jsd2, Thanks for mentioning Automator. It works perfectly. I used the Run Shell Script action, kept it to the default shell of...
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Symantec Encryption Desktop 11 is an average product
I used Symantec Encryption Desktop 11 and it is an average product. Lots of companies offer encryption, and Symantec tech support is terrible. So why am I writing about this? I had a client buy this...
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Have an older iPhone like iPhone 5? Update to iOS 10 and get a better battery...
Have an older iPhone like iPhone 5? Update to iOS 10 and get a better battery life. I read articles of people who have updated to iOS 10 and with older phones like the iPhone 5 the battery lasts...
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Android in the Enterprise. It ain’t no iPhone.
Android in the Enterprise. It ain’t no iPhone. So if you work for a business they might have talked about managing your iPhone or Android Phone with something called MDM. This allows your phone to be...
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Windows 10 upgrades itself and runs out of space
A few days ago I said I was buying a cheap Acer laptop. It has been great hardware wise, but Windows 10 as always is problems. I opened it and it said it was updating. Great! As a computer person we...
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Windows 10 is Microsoft’s sales platform
Windows 10 is Microsoft’s sales platform. It is also a disappointing OS. If you have used Windows computers in the past you know that next to the date/time there is something called the “action...
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