Final Cut Pro glitches when importing AVCHD footage
I encountered an issue recently where Final Cut Pro will jitter and glitch out every half a second or so when importing AVCHD footage from a Sony HD camcorde...
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Technical notes and observations from years of supporting creative businesses on Mac.
Mac OS X Upgrades
Spotted around the interwebs recently is a Windows 7 Upgrade Chart that details which versions of Windows can be upgraded to Windows 7 by upgrading in place,...
Read post →The mysterious case of the missing Ethernet port
I encountered a really strange issue with a Mac mini functioning as a small workgroup file server. The mini had dropped off the network and no-one could acce...
Read post →E-mail Download Issue in Entourage With Exchange 2007 on Windows 2008
I encountered an issue with a client today where there were emails missing from their inbox in Entourage, yet when the user viewed their inbox in either Outl...
Read post →Mac OS X 10.5.8
The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility...
Read post →Online typography is looking better with .webfont
It is looking increasing like the proposed .webfont file format for embeddable/downloadable fonts will be the standard, and will be supported in CSS3 . Safar...
Read post →How VMware Fusion Rocks
VMware Fusion is a great piece of software from one of the world leaders in virtualisation technology, VMware . There are other alternatives for virtualisati...
Read post →Car scheme out of cash
Who would have thought that there were that many crap cars in the USA? Car scheme out of cash . The Government program to get old clunkers off the road, by o...
Read post →Impossible Pie
This dessert is so easy to make, you can throw it together in about 5 minutes and then in the oven it goes where it makes itself for you. Ingredients 4 Eggs...
Read post →Windows Anytime Upgrade and Family Pack Pricing - Windows 7 Team Blog - The Windows Blog
Microsoft have announced the Anytime upgrade pricing for Windows 7. Essentially this allows you to upgrade your currently running copy of Windows 7 to a more...
Read post →Crypto Flaws
Over on Bruce Schneier's Blog , there's some interesting discussion about some attacks on AES encryption that have recently come to light. It's all highly th...
Read post →The Homewrecker
Spotted over at the Instructables site, the rather appropriately named: The Homewrecker .
Read post →Warning Signs for Tomorrow
An old one, but a good one... Over at Andart , there are some well thought out, and quite humorous, Warning Signs for Tomorrow . They were posted some time a...
Read post →Best Practices for VMWare Fusion and Time Machine
There has been some confusion going around as to the best way to back up data in a VMware Fusion virtual machine. It is not practical to use Time Machine to...
Read post →Kai's Home-made Pesto Recipe
Take 1 bunch of Basil and pick off the leaves, leaving all the stems behind. Rinse the leaves well and pat dry with a tea towel. Gently roast a small handful...
Read post →RFC 1925 - The Twelve Networking Truths
Here are the 12 networking truths. They apply to a whole heap more than just networking, most of them are good advice for pretty much any situation you could...
Read post →Samsung SNE-50K e-book reader announced - SlashGear
eBooks are getting closer and closer to being completely usable. No longer the size of a (rather thin) trade paperback, this one is more the size of a regula...
Read post →VLC 1.0.1
The VLC Media Player has just been updated to 1.0.1 VLC is an outstanding project, providing a free and open source media player for Mac, Windows and Linux t...
Read post →Diesel Power
Automatica is on the road, and travelling in a Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TDI Pacific. Using an incredibly fuel-efficient turbo-diesel engine, this car is rated at...
Read post →How to find your DHCP Server Address under Mac OS X
Here's how to find out the IP address of the DHCP Server your Mac is currently using to obtain it's IP address. ipconfig getoption en0 server_identifier You...
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