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How to export to flickr and facebook using Lightroom 3 Beta

February 26, 2010 How To
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Up until recently I’ve used iPhoto to catalog all my digital photos. I especially like iPhoto ‘09 when Apple added features to upload photos directly to facebook and flickr. I’ve uploaded hundreds of photos using that feature. But over time I grew tired of the limited photo editing features and wanted something [...]

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How to secure your Mac – Part 1

January 12, 2010 How To
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So you just got your new Mac and are excited to start using it. You’ve heard a lot about how Macs are easy to use and how secure they are. You’ve seen the ads on TV showing how Windows is susceptible to viruses and hacking and Macs are (supposedly) immune. Apple’s marketing [...]

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Listing the largest file or sub-directory in the current directory

October 26, 2009 How To
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OS X Daily posted a tip on how to find the largest file in a directory.  I have my own that uses the du UNIX utility.  The du utility displays the file system usage statistics for each file and directory argument. To use it, type du in a Terminal window. The first column [...]

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Write to NTFS on your Mac using MacFuse and NTFS-3G

August 13, 2009 How To
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One of the things Apple mentions in its online, print and television ads is how easy it is for Macs to exchange data with Windows based PCs. Macs can network with Windows over standards based networks, connect to Windows based files servers, and edit Microsoft Office documents (assuming you gave iWork or Office for [...]

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Adding style to perl code

July 16, 2009 How To
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Perl has always been my favourite command line and web programming language. There is nothing Perl can’t do. The Perl language combined with the large quantities of modules on CPAN (developed by some of the best programmers on the planet) make it the kitchen sink of programming languages.
I like to make my code as easy [...]

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How to create a wireless mesh network with Apple AirPorts

May 15, 2009 How To
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Being able to get a robust wireless network signal around my house was something that I struggled with for some time. My Comcast cable broadband connection came in through my garage and basement so that is where I had placed my wireless access point (WAP). The cable coax connected to my broadband [...]

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