tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:33:18 +0000http://musingsonamac.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (M)Blogger645125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-5646413968594157935Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:32:00 +00002010-03-08T23:33:18.971ZThis is great until when it's finished you get some rubbish message about "not converting european data files" - could it not check that first?http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/03/new-quicken-for-mac-conversion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-8307641205446048893Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:20:00 +00002010-02-24T09:20:49.014Zhttp://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/02/where-have-all-my-contacts-gone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-4342269255290950343Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:16:00 +00002010-02-01T11:26:49.624ZThat's the Steadtler graphite 779 0.5mm and those great plastic book tabbies.http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/02/stationary-and-coffe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-8664626345276199615Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:04:00 +00002010-01-31T12:05:18.868Z> I don't think it'll take off - seems like witchcraft to me.>http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/01/fwd-multitasking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-1571348408301962559Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:53:00 +00002010-01-27T10:54:20.237ZOK So whilst the growth in the economy was less than stellar and certainly less than the predictions or even hopes of the economists... GB Plc did grow last quarter. See graph from the BBC. However reports had been expecting a 0.3% rise or some hopefuls wanting 0.4% so the lacklustre 0.1 is disappointing but a start none the less.  Certainly one report I heard declared that GB Plc is the last G8 http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/01/recession-over-but-spectre-of-inflation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-361867628055507187Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:36:00 +00002010-01-27T10:36:50.208ZWhilst many of my friends and colleagues think this is certainly one of my weirdest habits. I don't like to reboot my computer, purely because I have SO much open at once and my machine is ready to go whatever I want, whenever I want... see this tweet.... http://twitter.com/musingsonamac/status/8193400547 Anyway... I am pretty sure I now have a new personal best... 71 Days.Now I've always http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/01/uptime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-5350081048546959306Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:28:00 +00002010-01-27T10:28:52.266ZWell recently I need to match a font to logo we were using on a webpage. I could have just used any old font and most people wouldn't have minded but me being the perfectionist I am - I want to try and get it RIGHT! In comes the "whatthefont" website beta available at http://is.gd/78L49You upload an image, or point to an image on the web then. After some OCR the site asks you confirm it's http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/01/font-recogniser_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-5435735052862823489Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:11:00 +00002010-01-27T10:11:51.425ZIt appears I have completely normal facial recognition ability.Click below if you'd like to have a go at testing your facial recognition abilities. It does take a while, I admit I got a bit bored towards the end! http://is.gd/78KgU http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/01/face-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-5143142801966155955Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:04:00 +00002010-01-03T13:05:22.662ZExcuse my previous tweet if the cricket score was wrong. The ECB app is mis reporting it in two screens.I can't check the live score because te bar I'm in hasn't got working Wifi - annoyingly. So if someone can oblige with the score that'll be great.http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/01/so-whats-score.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-6955942280519190767Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:16:00 +00002010-01-01T14:11:15.139ZHappy New Year All!These screen shots are taken from the British Conservative Party's Podcast and David's New Year message! The shot opens with David working on a mac! Obviously I instantly realised that we'd all identify with this superior technology choice!http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2010/01/great-company-we-keep.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-5596510637823234814Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:40:00 +00002009-12-30T13:41:00.150ZI took this screen shot some time ago but not long enough ago that I wasn't impressed that I had backups stretching far back to May 2009 at the start of December!http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/12/backup-disk-is-full.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-6097106011406839227Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:12:00 +00002009-12-29T15:12:52.338ZTime machine is a wonderful hands off solution making that claim of "invisible technology" a reality for many. It dutifully guards the data of many people using macs. Myself and my Dad included. Previously I was pretty good at cloning or taking a copy of "that" important file - but still not good enough. My Dad, never. No time, unsure of what to do etc. Time machine does it all, hourly http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/12/clever-time-machine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-4099716238420164556Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:39:00 +00002009-12-29T14:39:24.787ZI had a genuine use for Insomnia the mac app that stop the laptop sleeping when you close the lid. I just thought this was a mac habbit, but I learnt recently that IBM, Lenovo's have the same habbit. Most of the time it's fine, but on this occasion I wanted to close the lid and have the laptop keep running - perfect just what this app. is for!however since then even though it's turned off, http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/12/bad-insomnia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-2875058058378788604Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:32:00 +00002009-06-24T12:32:16.179+01:00Shiny happy Battery life!http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/new-laptop-setup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-6417953086276752580Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:16:00 +00002009-06-19T09:16:53.736+01:00I thought I'd posted this the other day, but clearly not. I thought I would post this list of prices and in an all together unrelated fashion tell everyone about the link on Macrumors about hacking the tethering options on your iPhone!http://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/18/iphone-tethering-and-mms-hacks-surface/http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/cost-of-tethering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-8318031297821319598Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:10:00 +00002009-06-18T05:10:38.041+01:00So I have been running the iPhone 3.0 software for something like a week - via my ADC GM Release. Overall I like it, MMS just started working correctly on O2 today etc.Also as 3.0 hit the wires for everyone all the 3.0 updated apps kicked in. I doanloaded the 3 updates I was offered and also received this warning.I was downloading updates for;ShazamThe Benjamin Button eBook andTwitterificI http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/objectionable-content.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-7349201753015087174Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:05:00 +00002009-06-17T19:05:21.859+01:00http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/mms-on-iphone-with-o2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-3250822729131360625Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:30:00 +00002009-06-16T08:31:02.666+01:00Frankly what really annoys me is that I could hack the phone and they'd never jolly well know!Yet again, honest loyal customers are punished for being, well honest and loyal!#o2failhttp://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/o2-tethering-charges.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-2843310448231929886Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:54:00 +00002009-06-15T22:55:03.275+01:00Has anyone else had this problem with uneven lighting on the new "Summer 2009" Mac Book Pros?http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/uneven-keyboard-lighting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-7115624530098242070Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:27:00 +00002009-06-11T23:27:29.838+01:00This link doesn't work but a pre page is already up outlining the "bolt on charges for tethering"£14.68 for 3GB£29.36 for 10GBAt least Dick Turpin wore a mask!!!http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/o2-tethering-and-their-charges.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-5190733743251492280Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:28:00 +00002009-06-11T09:28:48.258+01:00http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/excellent-sd-card-mounting-icon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-2736176736342844401Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:05:00 +00002009-06-04T14:07:31.486+01:00The ballot was rather large - and featured some entries I'd rather not see but that is the price I am willing to pay for my free society.http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/election-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-4541872892598547104Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:22:00 +00002009-06-03T12:22:25.187+01:00Are people actually watching the same event?http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/06/same-pmqs-two-different-version.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-4983531378695056819Wed, 20 May 2009 15:35:00 +00002009-05-20T16:36:11.544+01:00I recently has this become a greater problem. I'd encountered an error reading some DVDs and just thought I'd mistreated the discs a bit too much. Then however in order to free up some disk space, I thought I'd burn some Keynotes etc. off the laptop.I got this error in several applications and attempts to write DVDs.I booked an early morning Apple appointment, I do wish we had 24 hour Genius http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/05/burn-failed-laser-power-problem-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22009487.post-3177862632969598184Wed, 20 May 2009 15:26:00 +00002009-05-20T16:43:36.261+01:00After an update to Safari 4 I encountered this problem. It was, eventually, an easy fix. Detailed by the growl developers - but when it first occurred quite frustrating!It's something to do with the rendering of the preview in the GrowlMail window and it using Safari 4 html engine?The Fix...basically changes the preview options of GrowlMailhttp://www.safari4beta.com/2009/02/safari-4-http://musingsonamac.com/blog/2009/05/mail-quit-because-of-growl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (M)0