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How To: Speed Up Safari Browser in OSX Lion
If Safari is launching slowing or slow to load web pages in OS X Lion, there's an easy (yet not obvious) resolution. To make Safari launch, load, and browse faster, follow the following tip: 1) In FINDER select GO from … Continue reading
How to Fix AppleTV "Not Authorized" Error
If you own a G1 (first generation) Apple TV, you may have recently encountered an error message on your ATV unit when trying to watch content purchased on your computer, iPhone, iPod, or iPad. The error, which reads "Your Apple … Continue reading
Keep your passwords safe from Hackers
How long does it take a hacker to guess your password? Less time than you might think. Length Lowercase + Uppercase + Number & Symbol 6 Characters 10 minutes 10 hours 18 days 7 Characters 4 hours 23 days 4 … Continue reading
How To: Set up multiple FROM addresses in Mail.app
It's no secret that I really, REALLY prefer Apple's default Mail.app application in OSX over any other email program; however, there's one feature that I have often missed from Mail – the ability to set up different "from" email addresses, … Continue reading
How To: Download all tagged Facebook pictures
Facebook makes it very easy for anyone to upload & share pictures, including the option to tag people who appear in the photos. If you're on Facebook, there's a fairly good chance that friends have tagged pictures of you. So … Continue reading
How To: Force Safari to open links in new tab
Are you annoyed when a webpage forces Safari to open links in a new window (ie target="new")? Fear not, because there's a simple fix! To force Safari to open new web page links in a new tab rather than a … Continue reading
Workaround for WordPress Out of Memory Errors when Upgrading
Because of my internet host and the number of plugins I run on my blog, I get an "out of memory" error in WordPress each time I try to automatically upgrade my wordpress install from the admin pages. Long story … Continue reading
Google DNS makes the web faster
Every since we moved from Texas and left our beloved Verizon FIOS, I've been trying to find ways to make our web surfing faster. Apparently the good folks at Google spend a lot of time (OK, a lot *more* time) … Continue reading
Google Reader "Oops.. an error occurred" messages in Safari
Since upgrading to Snow Leopard and running the most recent, 64-bit version of Safari (Version 4.0.3 (6531.9)), I've been experiencing the most annoying error. After several minutes using Google Reader in Safari on OSX, I receive an error message: "Oops…an … Continue reading
The good, bad, & ugly of installing Snow Leopard
As most Mac users are aware, the latest OS X operating system release – version 10.6 "Snow Leopard" – is out in the wild and drawing strong initial reviews. Unlike the previous version's 300 new features, Snow Leopard was introduced … Continue reading