If you’ve recently upgraded your Mac to OSX Snow Leopard (10.6) you may be one of the many people complaining that your desktop widgets are no longer working. Thankfully there is an easy solution. With the Finder, browse to your home user folder (the one with the little house icon) then go to the Library [...]
Archive for September, 2009
September 11, 2009
Crucial M225 performance review: what difference does an SSD make to a MacBook Pro?
By benfrain in Tech-tip, WritingIn this related post, I made the argument that if you wanted to see a noticeable difference in the speed of your Mac or PC you should opt for an SSD drive over a conventional hard drive. If you care about performance there is currently no better value upgrade you can perform on your system. [...]
September 10, 2009
How do I make my PC or Mac faster? A beginners guide to why you need an SSD drive…
By benfrain in WritingWhether it’s a PC or a Mac, it’s fair to say that everybody wants their machine to go faster. As such, I often get asked what the easiest way to speed up a computer is. And there’s a simple answer: buy an SSD drive. It’s worth pointing out here I’m talking about a real tangible [...]
September 7, 2009
iPhone 3GS ‘No Service’ on 3G with O2
By benfrain in Tech-tipO2′s 3G is notoriously sketchy, however, there seems to be some inherent issue with selecting 3G ‘On’ with the iPhone 3GS. Presently, if I leave 3G set to ‘On’ I get a ‘No Service’ message on screen about 60% of the time. In the same location, if I then flick it to ‘Off’ I get [...]
