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May 19, 2014

Issues installing Windows 8 on a new Retina MacBook Pro

I've spent too long this morning trying to install Windows 8 on a new Retina MacBook Pro. The first error I received was that "Windows can't be installed in drive 0 partition 4" with more detail giving the error message "The selected disk...
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May 13, 2014

Product Review: Otterbox iPad Defender Case

I have something to confess. This is the first Otterbox I've owned. I've long known about their cases for mobile devices and have always meant to check them out, but never got around to it, until recently. As some readers may...
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May 13, 2014

Fix issues with downloading apps from the App Store

You'll occasionally get errors downloading apps or updates from the App Store that are rather vague and difficult to fix. Errors like Xcode failed to download. Use the Purchases page to try again or even less helpful An Error Has...
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May 12, 2014

Delete hiberfil.sys on Windows 7

Quick tip to allow you to delete hiberfil.sys on a Windows system. Run CMD as Administrator and enter power cfg /hibernate off If this doesn't automatically delete C:\hiberfil.sys then you can go in and delete it manually. Why do you...
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April 19, 2014

Product Review – Qi Wireless Charger

OK, let me say this up front - people we are living in the future. This is it, wireless power. What I have here in front of me is simply magic. It's an iPhone 5S Case that lets you charge...
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April 19, 2014

Product Review – Beamer 2.0

Beamer 2.0 is the long-awaited follow-up to an excellent video streaming app that I've been using for years. The first version of Beamer was a pretty simple affair. Launch the app. Select an Apple TV and then drag and drop...
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March 9, 2014

Get some of my new how-to guides…

I've started putting up some how-to guides that I can direct people to so I don't have to answer the same questions time and time again. Here they are: Automatica Guidebook - Automatica How To Guides
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March 9, 2014

Product Review – Logitech case+drive

Could this be it? The perfect car kit for the iPhone, or any device for that matter? The basic premise of the Logitech case+ range is simple. There's a case for your phone, and there are other bits that attach...
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