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iTunes for kids

September 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Setting Up an iTunes Account Without a Credit Card
When my daughter got her new computer, it seemed like an especially good time to create an account for her. But although, at 18, I think she’s ready to manage her own music and balance her own allowance, she’s surely not ready for unrestricted access to my [...]

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Happy Fathers Day

June 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

OK, I must be the only person who gives a visit to fix a computer as part of a Father’s Day gift, but some quick notes for making things easier for people who don’t want the hassle:

Autologon enabled. Before Windows got secure, with Windows 95, you didn’t have to worry about logons. Mac OS X [...]

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iPhone cannot restore error 6 , -50, etc.

April 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek

Wow, my iPhone got wedged with the Apple logo coming up and then the spinning wheel going on forever. This is apparently fairly common and there are not many good resolutions for error or unknown error
All the resolutions come down it seems to a single thing:

Get the iPhone into what is called DFU or restore [...]

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