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Entries from October 29th, 2008

Mac Tip: Showing All File Extensions

October 29th, 2008 No Comments

OK, for many of you out there, this is probably so basic you didn’t even need to search for it.  That said, I figured I’d post it anyway (partly because I’ve been so lax about blogging recently). If you’ve ever wanted to have OS X show file extensions for all files, all the time, it’s [...]

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Free Software :: Run Windows Apps on your Mac

October 28th, 2008 No Comments

If you use a mac or linux on a regular basis and find yourself wanting to use Windows applications this may be the fix for you.  Go and download a copy of CrossOver for Mac from the CodeWeavers website.  Their regular website is offline at the moment because the got hit so hard by Digg [...]

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FREE Software :: CrossOver Free Today Only!

October 28th, 2008 4 Comments

If you’re a fan of being able to run Windows applications on your Mac, listen up! CodeWeavers Windows-to-Mac application CrossOver is being offered for FREE today only. If you’re interested in the offer, visit the CodeWeavers website to sign up. If you want to read more about the background of this story, check out Michael [...]

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BlackBerry 8330 “Curve”

October 28th, 2008 No Comments

I recently had occasion to switch phones and retire my Palm Treo 700wx.  The phone of choice for the replacement is the BlackBerry 8330 “Curve”. The Curve is a great light handset.  I found the BlackBerry menus easy to navigate and simple to operate.  The pre-loaded software worked correctly right out of the box without [...]

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The One Week PageRank Experiment

October 24th, 2008 3 Comments

I’ve decided to start a little experiment.  Over the next 7 days, I’m going to try to get a new wordpress blog on a new domain from a PageRank of 0, to at least a PageRank of 1.  If I can get this done, I’ll renew the domain.  If not, I’ll probably let it lapse. [...]

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