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“Fix It” collection

  • November 12, 2008

    Tip: Snapping a MacBook Pro or PowerBook Upper Case Back Together

    I have, over the years, cracked open a few PowerBooks and MacBook Pros, either to change a DVD drive or to upgrade the Hard Drive. My latest upgrade I did was to put a 320 GB Hard Drive in my MacBook Pro. I actually got pretty quick at it as I had to do it a couple of times. There…

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  • August 27, 2008

    Fix It: Outlook Calendar and iPhone Calendar Events Hours Not Synched Correctly

    Just a quick fix-it tip here. I have a co-worker who was having some issues with his iPhone and Outlook 2007 calendar times being off or offset by 1 hour. I guess that this fix it would apply to anyone who is getting calendar notifications on their iPhone earlier or later than what is showing up on their Outlook 2003…

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  • May 31, 2008

    Fix It: Apple OS 10.5.3 Fails to Get to Login Screen

    It seems to me that Apple rushed out the 10.5.3 operating system update. And that really pissed me off. Not because of the fact that they are releasing updates to fix bugs or security holes or pre systems for up-coming announcements...that stuff I like. What I don't like is if these fixes and enhancements are rushed out the door without…

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  • October 15, 2007

    Fix It: Hitting “Enter” types a backslash on Windows XP

    Update #1 - Making me look like a fool! This is a very obscure error that I came across today with a client. He was having issues where every time he would hit ENTER, his machine would type a backslash "\" and it was proving to be very unnerving. Rebooting did not help nor unplugging his external keyboard. There was…

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