Check it out, what happens when your an Windows user, and dislike Apple. Â Sometimes you are forced to re-evaluate your opinions. Â Here’s the story, of a “geekmom” who hated Apple, and yet due to job responsibilites was forced to use an iPhone 4. Â (Cue dramatic music) See how she was forced to re-evaluate her opinion. […]
This feature allows other users to start your computer and use the account that you establish to automatically log on. Enabling auto logon makes your computer more convenient to use, but can pose a security risk since anyone can just turn the machine on and access your files. Mac OS X This may vary slightly depending […]
Over the last couple of months, I have been dealing with some oddities that would go away and them re-appear on the web site… Several times, I have “started virtually from scratch” with this configuration or that configuration… Â And I think, and hope, that I have finally solved the problems for now… The Apache (web […]
Don’t put your MicroSD cards into Windows Phones. According to Samsung, doing so is a ‘permanent modification’ to the card, and it can no longer be used in other devices. And Microsoft backs this up.  They state here [microsoft.com], that is happening more clearly. When the operating system integrates the SD card with your phone: It […]
Do you dislike your Venstar Insteon adapter being visible? Â Do you dislike the “always on” LED indicator? Not afraid to void your Venstar warranty? Â Then take a look here, and see how one Cocoontech user rewired his Venstar / Insteon adapter to move it internal to the Thermostat… See the how to here -Â Install Your […]
Google pulled an app from the Android marketplace that was created to illustrate a flaw in the mobile framework that allowed apps to be installed without a user’s knowledge. It then issued a fix for bug. Jon Oberheide, chief technology officer of Scio Security, created a proof-of-concept app disguised as an expansion for the popular […]
Ever notice that a program that is supposed to startup at login doesn’t behave properly? It maybe has a permissions issue. Â Take a look at your console.log, and see if you see any launchctl related errors. For example: 11/11/10 1:20:48 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[316] launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Users/Ben/Library/LaunchAgents 11/11/10 1:20:48 PM com.apple.launchctl.Aqua[316] launchctl: Dubious […]
On balance, however, I still prefer the iPad. For one thing, I like getting twice the screen size for a little more money up front—as little as $29 for the no-contract model with cellular capability. For another, the iPad has vastly more apps specifically designed for a tablet versus a smartphone—about 40,000 according to Apple, […]