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Adding the Date to the Menubar in Mac OS X 10.4

June 28th, 2009 by chevvy · 1 Comment

Would you like to see the date on your menubar along with the time?
Well this is how to do it…
Go to…System PreferencesDate & TimeOpen International (towards the bottom)Choose Formats (middle option)Go to Customise DatesChoose how you want the date to look – like July 29 or Jul 29Select all (CMD+A) and then copy (CMD+C), hit [...]

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Tags: Mac



Mozy – Free Online Backup Service

June 27th, 2009 by chevvy · No Comments

Here is a great website offering a free 2GB online service totally freeBackup 2GB of files for free and always have a copy away from your laptop and always receoverable!https://mozy.com/home
Alternatively pay $4.95 per month for an unlimited backup service!
Its very quick and easy to setup and works on Mac and Windows.

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Tags: Storage

Incorrect Time on Diary Entries on iTouch

February 11th, 2009 by chevvy · No Comments

All my calendar entries on my iTouch were coming up about 7 hours incorrectly, the events themselves were correct just wrong time. After checking my computer and Touch had the correct settings I found one other place to change…
I went to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Time Zone Support (Near the bottom) -> and [...]

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iPod Touch – Incorrect date/time after Synchronising

January 12th, 2009 by chevvy · 2 Comments

After synchronising my new iPod Touch for the 2nd time it decided to give it a date of about 9 months ago and changed the time to a completly different time of day!
I was using Windows XP and iTunes.
After searching the web I found that there is an issue with XP and synchronising your iTouch [...]

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Tags: Mobile

Looking for a Cheap Laptop or PC?

October 13th, 2007 by chevvy · No Comments

I have recently found a good website for Dell computers and laptopsIt directs you straight back to the Dell website and the deliveries are as quick as if straight from Dell.However – the deals on there are far more simple to find – and especially the Vostro machines are an excellent buy!
http://www.dmxdimension.com/

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Free Basic Graphics Viewer – Irfanview

October 2nd, 2006 by chevvy · No Comments

For a very basic, but quick to download and also free (to non-commercial users) I use Irfanview.
Like I say quite basic but can be used in Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, XP, 2003. Very quick to download so if you need a viewer when away from home this is a good one to download.
Allows resizing [...]

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Tags: Applications