http://waynepriestley.com My Blog... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just a quick post to let you in on a discount code for Mac app's, not sure how long its going to run for so be quick. Using the code "OneFingerDiscount" you can get 20% off loads of Mac apps like Mars Edit and Textexpander or PDF Pen Here's the link to ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/11/06/20-off-mac-apps/ Today I found a excellent site that helped me in a bit of trouble shooting on my network. The problem was connection speed to the internet, lately it's been rather slow and phoning my ISP ment I had to be connected via their supplied router in order to get tech support. After ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/10/14/pingtest-net/ I've not had much of a chance to get online lately as my Macbook Pro has been away being fixed or so I thought. In June I started to notice problems with the connection speed between my MBP and Time Capsule. In the beginning I thought the problem was to do with ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/08/14/mbp-airport-problem/ If like me you experienced the double Contacts and Calendar entries after upgrading to the iPhone 3.0 software update don't worry there is a easy fix available courtesy of TUAW. Double Contacts and Calendar Entries After setting up Mobileme and syncing my phone the first time, I found that all my contacts ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/06/22/double-contacts-in-iphone-3-0/ I'd like to invite you all to a Tweetup (meet up of Twitter users) that's been arranged for 19th December 09. If your interested or just want to know a little more about it check out LiverpoolTweetup.co.uk for all the details and a list of people who are coming along. A few ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/06/07/liverpool-09-tweetup/ For a few weeks now I've been using an application called Notebook from Circus Ponies. It's an application I've tried a few times in the past but never really found a reason to buy after the free trial. After the update to version 3.0 I decided to give it another go and ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/05/17/circus-ponies-notebook/ After a week of using the previous shortcuts I've mentioned so far, I have to say that it's working out okay. I think a week is long enough to get familiar with the shortcut and to allow your hands to get used to using them. This weeks shortcuts are: CMD + DELETE, ⌘ ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/04/24/making-use-of-keyboard-shortcuts/ I've decided to make more use of keyboard shortcuts on my Mac. My reasons for this are two fold. To speed up my workflow and more importantly these days, to reduce the risk of RSA from the constant use of my mouse. I have already replaced my old mouse with ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/04/18/making-more-use-of-keyboard-shortcuts/ My first thoughts on the SnowFlake mic from Blue. It's a nice piece of tech for sure, only let down a little by the detachable white plastic back-piece which is used to store the USB cable inside the mic housing when put together. The Snowflake appears well built and solid, once detached ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/04/18/first-thoughts-on-the-snowflake/ After trying for an hour without success to join in the chat on a Mac20Q roundtable meeting using my internal mic on my MBP I decided to splach out some cash on the SnowFlake USB microphone from Blue. Not the cheapest Mic available for the Mac, but I've read nothing but ... http://waynepriestley.com/2009/04/11/snowflake-microphone-from-blue/