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Renny Willins

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  1. Too many Photos? — 7 comments
  2. Urgent Upgrade Recommended — 6 comments
  3. Apple stores – posed the same question. — 6 comments
  4. Working from home — 5 comments
  5. There is an answer to slow internet — 5 comments

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Apple ID security threat.

Late last week it was reported that a flaw had been discovered in the Apple ID password resetting process. It was reported that if someone had a modified URL and your birth date they could reset your password and gain access to your account. Fortunately Apple patched the hole very quickly and, coincidently, released a …

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Sharing web pages

If you’ve ever found yourself reading something on the web and thought “oh, I bet <insert significant other here> would love to read this” I bet you’ve copied the address, opened Mail and pasted the link. There is nothing wrong with this of course but Apple made it much easier in Lion (and Mountain Lion) …

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Removing words from your Mac Dictionary

We have all done it, I know I have. Spell checking a document and I have inadvertently added a misspelt word into my dictionary. This might not be so bad if its a goof that you aren’t likely to repeat, by what about a word you ALLWAYS speel incorrectly? It is there forever!  Or is …

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Office 2013 just got very unattractive

UPDATE: Microsoft announced on tbe 6th of March 2013 that licences would now be transferrable. Microsoft have been known for producing software that is essential but annoying to use. I can’t think of many titles that have managed to muster up quite as much hatred as the ‘Ribbon’ interface design of Office 2010 for Windows. …

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Java Exploit – again – this time its very serious

In the past some spotty faced geek would decide that it has nothing better to do than to make our lives a misery by writing a virus or punching a hole into a piece of software we all rely on. I gather it has something to do with being inferior or not being breast fed …

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