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Waking up to podcasts

I just figured out how to make my MacPro wake me up seamlessly with a set of podcasts, starting with The Onion Radio News (whimsy) and then moving to the serious CBC (Canada) hourly news and NPR (USA) hourly news. … Continue reading

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Deauthorizing a dead computer for iTunes

When I tried to watch an episode of the Rick Mercer Report on my new MacPro, iTunes gave me a big fat raspberry (pbbbb!). According to Apple’s error message this was my fault: I sinned by failing to deauthorize the … Continue reading

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Happy New MacPro

Hooray!! On the day after New Year’s Day, FedEx delivered a 25kg package. At last! Inside the box was my brand-new MacPro, warranty replacement for my broken old G5. So far, Tititea (named for Mt Aspiring, Aotearoa New Zealand) purrs … Continue reading

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