I had read that if you encrypt your iPhone backups, when you restore you won’t have to re-enter all your mail, wifi and other passwords. So I dutifully encrypted the backups. And then I forgot the password. I didn’t really want to have to redo all my app organization and settings the next time I [...]
Category Archives: Tech
Welcome to the new site
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
I decided that my previous blog software was too hard for me to manage, so I switch to WordPress and chose a very basic theme. I will be adding all the old posts back if I can, as well as resurrecting all of our photos, eventually.
Quick to gloat
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Here’s something that I don’t get…why people are so quick, and seemingly happy, to slam Apple products. I recently posted a picture on Twitter and said, “This can’t be good: http://img.ly/7wym”. A friend of mine quickly responded, “I’ve never had a problem like that with a Windows box”, which seems like a strange thing to [...]
It’s the little things
Sunday, February 20, 2011
At work, we have a lot of discussions about iOS vs Android and what their strategies are that will make them successful and yesterday I had an experience that made me wonder what people should think about when they choose between an iPhone and a Blackberry/Android phone. Don’t get me wrong, I think there are [...]
Switching Blog Engines, Need Help
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
For the longest time I have been using pMachine/ExpressionEngine for our site. It has been a great tool and a great company to work with but I have reached the point where I don’t want to have to work to maintain it. I also don’t really care about how my site looks and acts as [...]
Do you backup?
Monday, March 3, 2008
Our neighbourhood has has a few break-ins lately and this has made a little nervous about our important stuff. And by important I mean our photos and our video and our music; i.e. our laptop. I have been doing semi-regular backups, but the external drives was just sitting in our office. So, we have decided [...]
What Could I Give Up?
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Christine thinks I am addicted to our computer. Maybe I should try this? When you have to give up your main source of communication, is that a fair test?
What Are The Odds?
Monday, September 18, 2006
So I finally break down and buy a brand new MacBook (thanks to Jeff at Apple) and now I see this? As Gob would say, “COME ON!!!!” Of course, I forgot to check the Buyer’s Guide. Maybe I can return it?
Over Powered
Monday, July 31, 2006
We are just in the process of completing our new office and I am struggling with power issues. Here is everything that I have to plug in: * computer * Linksys Wireless router * Linksys VoIP adapter * personal telephone * business telephone * Shaw cable modem * printer * USB hub * external HD [...]
