06 6 / 2013
Dropbox Beta for Mac Adds Automatic Screenshot Sharing and More
by Eric Slivka, macrumors.comAs noted by MacStories, Dropbox yesterday unveiled new beta versions of its desktop clients, bringing several new features to Mac users including a streamlined method for storing and sharing screenshots.
The first one, an…
05 6 / 2013
windows 8 update error 8024800a
Click Start
Type: cmd
Right click on cmd in start menu and select ‘Run as Administrator’
Type: net stop wuauserv
Hit Enter
Type: ren c:\windows\SoftwareDistribution softwaredistribution.old
Hit Enter
Type: net start wuauserv
Hit Enter
Type: exit
Hit Enter
Attempt to download updates
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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-windows_update/windows-8-update-error-8024800a/0ffb171b-798f-4dba-b534-eb35026ca5e0
30 5 / 2013
New Gmail look blings up your inbox with tabs
by Seth Rosenblatt, cnet.comGoogle refreshes Gmail for the Web, Android, and iOS with new default categories and tabs to organize your e-mail.
Google continues to revamp the appearance of many of its services, this time turning its redecorating eye on Gmail.
The…
23 5 / 2013
Disk Drill file recovery app moves to 2.0 release
Erica Sadun, tuaw.com
We first looked at Disk Drill from Clever Files back in 2011. Now in its 2.0 release, this app continues to help prevent data loss by enabling you to recover lost files that you’ve already deleted.The app goes beyond searching your garbage pail. T…
14 5 / 2013
![Save Space On Your Hard Drive – Delete User Cache Files [OS X Tips]
Rob LeFebvre, cultofmac.com
Read our full OSX Tips archiveSaving space on your Mac hard drive is a key strategy, especially when you’re using a Macbook Air, with it’s strictly solid state drive (SSD). Even if you’re using a desktop Mac with a hard drive that seeme…](http://24.media.tumblr.com/bbd5d84694d2bddb7ab52e3b8c7e96b3/tumblr_mmsi7pF0po1ra63kro1_500.jpg)
Save Space On Your Hard Drive – Delete User Cache Files [OS X Tips]
Rob LeFebvre, cultofmac.comRead our full OSX Tips archive
Saving space on your Mac hard drive is a key strategy, especially when you’re using a Macbook Air, with it’s strictly solid state drive (SSD). Even if you’re using a desktop Mac with a hard drive that seeme…
01 5 / 2013
Twitter Opening an Office in Canada, to be Headed by CBC’s Kirstine Stewart
Rob Lewis, techvibes.comCBC vice president Kirstine Stewart has left the public broadcaster unexpectedly to head up Twitter Canada, which does not exist yet but will soon.Confirmed by Adam Bain of Twitter in—what else?—a tweet, Stewart will assume the role of managing…
30 4 / 2013
The End Of Cables
The Economist on the forthcoming rise in use of the 60-gigahertz band for wireless connections:
What about that old network fixture, the Ethernet cable? Though typically used for transferring files around local-area networks at a humble one gigabit a second, Ethernet has the potential to go 100 times faster than that. As such, it is probably safe from 60-gigahertz streaming for the time being. Though once 60-gigahertz radio chips start being incorporated in smartphones, tablets and laptops, hard-wired connections of all sorts will be threatened with extinction.
I cannot wait for this (not-too-distant) future.
