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MacBook Air reinstallation and hopefully Time Capsule transfer
OK, so I’ve completely wiped my MacBook Air, time to rebuild it. Here is a list of things that have to happen. Sure sounds Windows like doesn’t it đ # Remote install Mac OS X. Sigh. This is going to take 4 hours over the air apparently # Try the “Time Capsule recovery”:http://www.askdavetaylor.com/how_to_restore_imac_macbook_from_time_capsule_machine_backup.html which comes…
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Mac Routine Maintenance (Not!) don’t do this
With Windows, I have this whole ritual for keeping things clean that include these free utilities * Spybot. Keep immunizations up for adware, spyware and use its Tools to fix the registry of bad entries, cleanup startup groups of shovelware * Antivir. Freeware antivirus package. Just need to keep it scanning and take the regular…
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MacBook Air unexpectedly logs out
When I leave my MacBook Air overnight to say do a Time Capsule, I see that it will log itself out unexpectedly and automatically. Kind of wierd, my MacBook Pro doesn’t do that. Some users are having the same issue with the “Mac Mini”:http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7766844 and the only real diagnosis is: Apple – Support – Discussions…
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Smaller than a dSLR recommendations
David asked me, OK, zooming back (no pun intended), if you want a smaller camera, what are the realy choices: # Canon or Panasonic point and shoot. If you just want a point and shoot like the Instamatic of old, then pretty much anything in the el cheapo 8MP range is going to work. Last…
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What if a player wants to drop?
If someone is playing and they decide they don’t want to play. # If it is after September 1 there is no refund # Click on the league # Choose Edit/Registant and type in their name # You should find them and click on them # Now to quick click for participants and seach for…
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What to bring for games
So here is the paperwork for each game: * Each coach gets a packet that comes from SYSA and goes to each club registrar * there are smaller sheets with carbon copy pages to be filled out for the ref for the games. * Let’s see for reporting scores…the ref is suppose to report the…
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Soccer registration closes
We are well into the swing of the season, but kids can still register * September 30. For select the rules are pretty strict and I really rely on Bob Sigley for this. If you check the WSYSA registrar’s handbook, I think all the deadlines are covered but they often change rules from year to…
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Libor rates doubled!
More scary than AIG coming apart or Lehmann has got to be what is happening with LIBOR to 6.44% which is an amazing increase. Bloomberg.com: Worldwide The London interbank offered rate, or Libor, that financial institutions charge each other for loans soared 3.33 percentage points to 6.44 percent today
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Final decisions on ultracompact cameras: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35 vs. Canon Powershot SD790 IS
!>http://www.trustedreviews.com/images/article/summary/8006.jpg! Well, unless you are going for a pro-grade compact camera like the soon to launch $500 Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, probably your main criteria is being small and OK pictures which is what you are going to get. Overall, it is interesting how cameras have not improved much from my trusty “SD500”:http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/canon/powershot_sd500-review/ and Fuji “F11…