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December 15, 2009

Credit Card Payments are G-O

Automatica can now accept Credit Card payments. Due to the rates that the banks charge me for my merchant account, and the thin margins on tech these days, there is a surcharge of 2% for MasterCard and Visa and 3.5%...
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December 7, 2009

Hell has just frozen over…

I would have said that I'd need a whole squadron of pigs, fuelled and ready for takeoff before this would happen, but it seems that Telstra have given us something for free. Yes, Internet Tethering with the iPhone and no...
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December 4, 2009

Sony come through with a decent car stereo

Sony have come through with the goods with their new flagship car stereo - the MEXBT5750U. Whilst it's a great looking unit, with impressive specs, they are giving with one hand and taking with the other. It's their only headunit...
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December 2, 2009

A color perception optical illusion

Should you encounter someone who doubts the importance of context in color perception, you might try whipping out this little demonstration: via John Nack on Adobe: A color perception optical illusion.
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November 30, 2009

Lotus Notes 8.5 Mac – Bypass Installation Checks

Lotus Notes 8.5 on Mac has a wonderful little installation preflight check to prevent you from installing the software on a PPC machine. At least, that's the intent - what it actually does is prevent the software from being installed...
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November 29, 2009

Out of the Box Experience – Mac vs PC

I had to set up a couple of new Sony VAIO laptops for a client recently, and I was amazed at the difference in the Out of Box Experience between a premium PC manufacturer and Apple. No, there's nothing technical...
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November 27, 2009

Using a 27-inch iMac as an external display

If you want a glorious desktop with two large monitors, it may make sense for you to use two 27" iMacs, with one configured in Target Display Mode. With Target Display mode, you can use your 27-inch iMac with Mac...
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