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Preferred applications in OSX

Being introduced to a new file format is sometimes a pain, not only to grasp the syntax, but also to find a decent editor to view them in. The OS may or may not have a sensible default program to open...

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Lost in the Outlook Vault

Located that vital email in Outlook, the one that will get you out of trouble, only to find it has the dreaded ‘In the Vault’ icon next to it and hence you can only read a small portion of the email?...

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Technology – alone together without any help?

I have spoken before about my personal “Time to Screen” , for the record I currently think I can achieve from wake up to screen in less than a minute now (with always on Ipad and Iphone sitting on...

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CASifying the World (well a bit of the university any way)

This month I have come across the world of Central Authenticated servers (CAS) It does seem to be a bit of ‘deja vu’ because I did a bit of work on using Ford’s Single Sign-On when I worked at...

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Quick GIT tip

Today I found myself wanting to look at the whole history of a file using our GIT repository. Appears this is really easy (Why am I not surprised) Although it took a bit of finding on the internet,...

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Jquery via the Firebug/Chrome Console

Firebug is great even if I only feel like I’m using a fraction of it’s capabilities most of the time. Recently I have found myself using the built in JavaScript console more and more for debugging so...

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How-to’s

Whilst researching for this blog post I’ve investigated a number of potential subjects, ranging from How-to’s on Blogging to Traveling Alone or particularly relevant to me at the moment: How to Choose...

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Git branching tidbits

Following a discussion on how to have multiple branches of development going on at the same time, without affecting each other, here are some practical commands when using git. Create a new branch and...

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Show me the way to go Home (in Firefox on a Mac)

For the most part, adjusting to life back on a Mac has been a breeze, and the extra speed of the new MacBook Pro compared to my old Windows laptop, together with the sheer usability of MacOS X, has...

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The 3 strikes rule

During one of my stints as SupportWorks gatekeeper I had several calls where I had requested more information about the problem in order to determine how to resolve it. These came ‘off-hold’ still with...

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