macintosh
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How to use an Apple TV with Hotel WiFi (Captive Portal)
Apple/Mac
Recently my family and I went on vacation and stayed in a condo that had "Complimentary WiFi". We had packed our AppleTV because my son knows how to access all of his purchased movies (way too many) and it has my wife and I's current programming for the evenings.
Recover a lost Admin account on macOS with FileVault 2
apple
How to recover a lost Admin account on macOS when you have FileVault 2 enabled
Enabling a USB to Serial Port Adapter under OS X 10.9 Mavericks
apple
Appears that with the coming of OS X 10.9 Mavericks, we are once again faced with various peripherals that cease to function correctly. I often do work that requires a serial port.
How to fix Bluetooth Quality issues on OS X (snap, crackle, pop, skipping)
Apple/Mac
For reasons beyond anyone’s understanding, Apple sets OS X’s bluetooth audio quality quite low, this is probably to allow for better bandwidth, but still.  When I first read the bluetooth quality
iCloud setup with different iTunes and MobileMe Accounts
apple
iCloud debuted Tuesday for all iOS 5.0 devices. On Friday, the iPhone 4S was released. You’d think that would be a banner week for us. However, there is disharmony afoot in
Goodbye Steve and Thank You
apple
> Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of
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Goodbye Quicken Essentials 2010 for Mac, Hello iBank 4
csv
I was wrong. That’s not something anyone likes to admit, but when I’m wrong, I’m wrong, I’ll admit it. Some quick background for any readers who are experiencing my
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Intuit Responds - Quicken Essentials 2010 for Mac
finance
After posting my blog article [https://robpickering.com/technology/2010/1/31/quicken-essentials-2010-for-mac-why-bother.html] , and at the direction of several of my readers, I sent an email to my contacts at Intuit pointing