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BT Infinity 2
On Monday 1st October a BT engineer installed at my home BT Infinity 2. This is the double speed version of the original Infinity product, which provides fibre-optic “to the cabinet”. Infinity 2 also doesn’t have the capped downloads that the, still available, standard Infinity package does. A week previous I received a BT Home…
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ZyXEL NSA310 NAS and issues with the latest firmware
Back in April I upgraded my ZyXEL NSA210 NAS to the ZyXEL NSA310 model. Quicker hardware and improved features made the £50 outlay worthwhile. After getting my Mac the other week I switched on the Time Machine option within the NSA310. Although the documentation for it stated a complex process for connecting the two up…
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How to modify start applications in OS X Mountain Lion
Skype doesn’t launch with OS X and doesn’t appear to have an option, unlike many other programs, to do this. However, after some searching I did find a reference to user preferences that allow you to modify which programs start with the system. Unfortunately, these were not 100% correct for Mountain Lion, so it still…
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How to use the ZTE MF627 Broadband Dongle with Apple OS X
I bought a broadband dongle from 3 Mobile about 3.5 years ago. I’ve barely used it and, to be honest, it’s really just for emergencies. For this reason, it’s good to know I have it, just in case. Installing it on my MacBook Pro, however, was not quite as smooth as the 3 help pages…
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Tips for new Mac owners
I now have a Mac after having used a Windows PC all my life (and will continue to do so, I should add). Moving to a different OS is a bit of a shock and there’s a lot to learn. So, here are some tips based on what I have learnt so far… Don’t assume…