A couple of years back, I posted this thread about an annoying problem in VMWare Fusion which occasionally stopped me from being able to run an image as in bridge mode.
Well, looks like I’ve finally sorted this one out. I don’t know if it’s the inclusion of new functionality in v2 or v3 of VMF but [...]
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VMWare Fusion – Network Bridge error finally solved
Finally found my name
Back at the beginning of time, internet wise, anonymity was the preferred medium. These days, I’d rather use my own name as opposed to a pseudonym. For example you can find me on Twitter @ianmcshane.
Unfortunately, I’m cursed with the same name as a fairly famous actor so, aside from a domain lost due to a massive fail by [...]
Rage against the ma.. oh, wait…
This started as a comment on <insert blog link> but escalated to a full on post of my own.
Firstly, I don’t watch usually watch X-Factor. Of course, I’ve been at friends houses when it’s on but I don’t watch it of my own accord.
Secondly, I don’t listen to the radio in the UK (other than [...]
Amazon international Kindle ships, buyers remorse imminent?
I got the notification that my Amazon Kindle order shipped today, with delivery expected in a couple of days.
In my excitement, I hopped over to the Kindle book store (accessed via Amazon.com as opposed to the .co.uk) to queue up some books and previews ready for its arrival.
It’s accurate to say that I’m left a [...]
Moving to eBooks?
bibliophile |ˈbɪblɪə(ʊ)fʌɪl|nouna person who collects or has a great love of books.
I travel a lot for work and quite often my flights are longer than just a couple of hours.
This means that my MBP battery life isn’t long enough to sustain the entire flight and besides, I don’t often get to fly First Class so [...]
Clearing the BIOS password on a Dell D610
Seeing as I work in technology, that obviously means I’m the first port of call for friends/relatives with any kind of computer issue.
A couple of weeks ago, one of my wifes friends asked if I could take a look at her lappy – a Dell D610.
She hadn’t used it for a few years as she [...]
iPhone sync taking a long time? Maybe a "manual" sync will help
My iPhone sync has been a real pain in the ass for MONTHS.
If I just quickly want to add a podcast i’ve just downloaded, or add a new playlist or single song, it would take at least 10 mins.
5 mins of Backing Up
5 mins of Copying Applications from iPhone
x mins of Actual Sync
The copying applications [...]
Migrate iTunes to a new Mac
I couldn’t find anything, via Google nor the Apple support site, that explained in the simplest and quickest terms how to migrate a functioning iTunes library to a new Mac. I use a bunch of smart playlists to generate my own ‘radio station‘ playlist which relies on playcount, skip count, rating and other cool stuff. [...]
Cisco VPN Client on OSX
I’ve had a few problems with the Cisco VPN Client for Mac OS X (release 4.9.01 (100) ) recently.
I’d get intermittent “Error 51: Unable to contact the VPN subsystem” when opening the VPNClient appliaction.
Some times a reboot would fix it, sometimes it wouldn’t.
I can’t reliably reproduce it either, sometimes coming out of sleep breaks it, [...]
Has OS X 10.5.2 reset some security settings?
I’m pretty sure it has, I certainly haven’t turned this off.
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The release notes for the update mentions “Improves stability and performance during log in.”.
Anyone else seen the same or worse?