Monday 22 October 2018
by Wulf
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I was a bit concerned this weekend when a ‘service battery’ notice popped up on my MacBook. End of life? A bit of online research led me to a simple method for recalibrating the battery (eg. see maketecheasier, skipping the … Continue reading
Wednesday 6 January 2016
by Wulf
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Towards the end of last year, I learnt that OS X provided the option to securely delete files from Trash. Normally a regular delete is fine and, indeed, it could be invaluable if I find I’ve accidentally zapped a photo … Continue reading
Thursday 17 December 2015
by Wulf
Comments Off on Climbing onto El Capitan
That is, upgrading my Mac to the latest version of OS X, not scaling the mountain in Yosemite National Park. So far the experience has been pretty uneventful and things mainly look the same although a few details have changed. … Continue reading
Thursday 13 August 2015
by Wulf
Comments Off on Words I Never Thought I’d Write
Another geek post… I’ve been trying Microsoft’s new Office 2016 for Mac and I’m impressed with it. Maybe it is just the contrast to the rather clunky feel of Office 2011 which I was using before (which wouldn’t have been … Continue reading
Tuesday 17 February 2015
by Wulf
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At work I use a laptop linked to a large external display. Typically I’ll use the laptop display for working on the screen and the external display for any virtual machines I’m running. However, sometimes I lose track of where … Continue reading
Wednesday 27 August 2014
by Wulf
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What am I enjoying about the new Mac? Apart from the start up speed I’m definitely a fan of the light weight of the whole thing, which feels about half that of my previous laptop. Having drawn extensively on the … Continue reading
Tuesday 20 November 2012
by Wulf
Comments Off on Oh My Darlin’
Out of the two machines on my desk at work, I have to pick which one to plug my headphones into and the answer tends to be the Mac. That leads to a further question: what media player to use? … Continue reading