★ Broadcom BCM4310 USB Controller
I had a hell of a time finding this, but find it I did, so I’m uploading it here for anyone else to try. I needed it for an RM Nbook 4400, but I found the driver by searching for JHL91, which is the...
View Article★ Pound sign –£ or #
I’ve been aware of Americans’ using the term ‘pound sign’ when talking about Twitter hash tags, and I was always confused by it. I came to the conclusion that they called it that because on the MacBook...
View Article★ Fixing my assets
It’s time for a big clearout and tidy up. Three things: * Website * Music * Photos Website In a bid to cut down on our monthly outgoings, I’m moving FROM Squarespace to WordPress. Yep, totally against...
View Article★ Fraser Speirs on Mac Power Users
I just listened to Episode 93 of Mac Power Users with Fraser Spiers and it was one of the most interesting podcast episodes I have ever listened to. Fraser is a teacher at a school in Greenock,...
View ArticleApple user gets hacked »
This is a horrible story about a guy having his shit taken from him. He lost a year’s worth of photos. Think about that? [shudder] But it wasn’t weak passwords or a poor password policy that let the...
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DayOne scripting »
I just set up Brett’s Slogger to post automatically to DayOne whenever I put a picture on Flickr or create a post on here. And it worked! I’d never used If This Then That [IFTTT] before and it’s...
View Article★ My backup strategy
Poor Mat There’s a good bit of buzz about backing up on the Internet right now in the wake of Mat Honan’s being hacked and losing his data. I’m looking forward to hearing what Steve Gibson has to say...
View Article★ Faulty Apple Hardware Replaced at my Expense
The WiFi button on my iPhone 4s greyed out after I upgraded to iOS 6.1.3., and I know from what I’ve seen online that I am not the only person to have experienced this. eg I took an 8-hour round trip...
View Article★ Fixing Blank screen on Acer Aspire 7551
I thought I’d post this because I couldn’t find any instructions anywhere that worked. I had a blank screen on my Acer Aspire 7551. The power LED lit up, but the screen stayed black and no hard disk...
View Article★ Dear Downcast
Yours is my favourite podcast app for iOS. Since the iOS7 update, I have a problem. It is this: I use bluetooth headphones, namely Plantronics BB903+. I keep then on for most of the day and listen to...
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