Month: May 2010

  • DadCast Episode 16 – Waiting for Mr Ben

    Nearly Live from the Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… This week the Dads goof off in the Wendyhouse while waiting for Mr Ben get online. Francois gets banned for life, Steph gets an A is Psych, Steve retires to coaching and Eric gets himself another drink. … Oh and we get an intern. [podcast]http://www.2fatdads.com/dadcasts/Dadcast-16_Waiting_for_Mr_Ben.mp3[/podcast]

  • Storage is Cheap

    I’ve been wrestling with our home backup strategy for over a year now. A little background: We made the switch from PC to Mac in February 2008. Since then I have shed away my previous strategy of using SyncToy with an external USB hard drive, combined with a slew of 16GB thumb drives held at…

  • How Form Actually Affects Function

    I have been using the MacBook Pro and only the MacBook Pro for all of my work and personal stuff for about 3 weeks now. Sure I’ve had my fair share of annoyances in adjusting my workflows and my bad habits like hitting end and expecting it go to the end of the line instead…

  • Apple vs Adobe: When Your Favourite Aunt & Uncle Get Divorced

    So this morning Adobe has launched a campaign to try to and reach out to the pro Apple crowd and the web community in general. They even tried to play the open market versus open standard card by making a plea to our creative sides. We believe that consumers should be able to freely access…

  • Using A MacBook Pro As Your Full-Time Work Computer

    About four years ago, I decided I had enough of being the family tech support guy and through in my Windows towel for good. I checked out https://mytechnolojoy.com which is a great resource for PC help, but the Warning Signs Of Computer Problems are too many and is better to hire a professional to fix…