3 July 2016

China and Other Claimants in the South China Sea: (Politics-Good to know)

The issues of the South China Sea are too trivial to be allowed to spark armed conflict or trans-Pacific confrontation.  They are solvable, if those enmeshed in them are willing to make the effort to imagine and pursue solutions to them.  The parties need urgently to get on with this.  And they deserve American encouragement to do so. Diplomacy on the Rocks: China and Other […]

2 July 2016

Have Your iPhoto Photos Disappeared?

ISSUE: Photos Are In Your iPhoto Library File, But Not Showing Up In the iPhoto Application What’s Causing This Problem: It may not be known to you, but your iPhoto photo collection is more than just the iPhoto application stored in your Application folder. All of your master photos, thumbnail and preview versions of your photos, and database records of how the iPhoto application handles […]

2 July 2016

Career Counselling? (Satire)

Little john was in his junior school class when the teacher asked the children what their fathers did for a living. All the typical answers came up: Fireman, policeman, salesman, politician, etc. However, little john was being uncharacteristically quiet, and so the teacher asked him about his father. Reluctantly he replied, “My Dad is an exotic dancer in a gay club, and takes off all […]

2 July 2016

Economics: Brexit’s Blow To Globalization

Financial markets do not handle uncertainty well. With the world already facing anemic growth and low levels of investment, any adequate damage-control plan must include prompt resolution of the new rules of the game for Britain and its relationship with the EU. Any delay will cause further frustration and increase the odds of retaliatory policies from EU members. The last thing anyone needs is a […]

2 July 2016

10 steps to take when your Mac won’t start up

Essential tips to help recover your Mac. The 10 steps you need to take to get a Mac that won’t start up working again.   http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac/steps-take-when-your-mac-wont-start-3423817/

30 June 2016

OS X Yosemite: Share the screen of another Mac

Times have certainly changed since I use a ibook running panther more than 10 years ago. with Yosemite, you can remotely control a server. that’s is good, no more Terminal bash# Before you start, make sure the Mac whose screen you want to control has screen sharing turned on. (For more information, see Share your screen.) Open a Finder window. If no shared computers appear […]