MacBook Pro Trackpad Going Crazy

by Michael 9 February 2013

Hmmm. The more I used my MacBook Pro (the new one, w/a 15″ Retina display), the more little glitches I discover. The latest is that the trackpad will just go crazy every once in awhile, making it nearly impossible to control the cursor.

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Hide Office 2011′s “Microsoft User Data” on Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

by Michael 5 February 2013

Have you ever wished you could move the “Microsoft User Data” folder out of your “Documents” folder? It holds a variety of settings associated with Microsoft Office apps and thus doesn’t really seem at home amongst my actual documents.

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MacBook Pro + Thunderbolt Display Problems: Won’t Recognize USB Devices When Waking from Sleep

by Michael 5 February 2013

Well, this sure is frustrating… I got a shiny new Retina MacBook Pro along with a 27″ Thunderbolt display to replace my dead mid-2009 MacBook Pro. It’s a great combo except that it has trouble recognizing USB devices plugged directly into the display.

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MacBook Pro Won’t Turn On, Power Up, or Charge

by Michael 27 January 2013

About ten days ago, my beloved MacBook Pro died. It was working fine when I got up to grab some chow, but when I returned it was dead. It had powered down and was completely and utterly unresponsive. What a bummer.

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Moneydance is Slow when Entering Transactions

by Michael 27 January 2013

For any Moneydance users out there who are frustrated by poor performance (lag or delays) when entering transactions, I have two simple tips:

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iPhone 5 Won’t Turn On or Wake Up

by Michael 13 January 2013

As an iPhone owner, there’s no worse feeling than picking up your phone and have it refuse to turn on. You hit the “home” button and nothing happens. You hit the “power” button. Same result. What’s going on?

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Two Large Pizzas vs. Three Medium Pizzas: Which is a Better Deal?

by Michael 5 January 2013

While ordering pizza for dinner tonight, I got to wondering… Which gives you more, two large pizzas or three medium pizzas? Fortunately, I’ve had sixth grade math so I was able to dust off a bit of that knowledge to figure out the answer.

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AT&T FastAccess DSL Loses (Drops) Internet Connection

by Michael 3 January 2013

Whew. After a boatload of troubleshooting, I think I’ve finally narrowed in on the cause of our internet woes. In short, our AT&T FastAccess DSL was periodically losing connectivit and failing to load pages. But then it would start working again.

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