Archive for September, 2008

This poem has always left me feeling better about the loss of a pet, and having just lost our much loved little dog who thought he was a big dog, Spike, i thought i’d break from my norm of tech and all that and post it for those who may not have read it.  it [...]

After spending the better part of a day unsuccessfully searching for a lost ipod, i’ve come to the conclusion that all electronics smaller than a breadbox should have some sort of locator chip built in. Somehow my daughter misplaced her iPod.  its a 2 gig Nano and its got her name engraved in the back [...]

Favorite tools of the trade – USB 2.0 IDE Adapter

Posted: 17th September 2008 by tcg in computers

Some tools in my bag of tricks deserve extra praise, this little puppy for instance.  I can’t begin to tell you how many times it has come in handy, to the point where i think everyone should have one.  Go on, rush off and order one for yourself, i’ll wait.  No, okay, let me explain [...]

Tip: Rebuild that OSX Desktop

Posted: 15th September 2008 by tcg in computers, Mac OSX
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Another tip for the Mac users.  This problem doesn’t happen often but when it does, it can be a pain, so i’m posting it here just as much for myself as for anyone else… http://www.osxfaq.com/dailytips/08-2002/08-14.ws basically its the way of rebuilding the desktop in OSX, since you don’t actually rebuild the desktop like you used [...]

Blog, Blog, Blog – but keep it safe

Posted: 11th September 2008 by tcg in blogging
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When i started this blog, it was really just to drive traffic to my main website, but after a while i started posting more to here than to my main site.  Why?  Well, its easy.  I’ve fallen into the group of people that are too busy in their day-to-day lives and need to find a [...]