Monthly Archives: October 2011

This Just In: Microsoft Fails to Get the Macintosh – or just good installation practices…

Posted on October 25, 2011 by ricbret

Just got notified that there’s a Silverlight update for the Mac. OK, I’ll update, what’s the… Wow. The instructions are so dense with unnecessary text, and eventually tell you to first uninstall any previous version, which necessitates removing half-a-dozen files … Continue reading →

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My iOS 5 Update on iPad

Posted on October 13, 2011 by ricbret

Just finished the iOS 5 update on my iPad 2. Man, what a marathon. It basically needs to back up your data, reset the device, update the OS, then restore your data. So plan for a few hours to completion. … Continue reading →

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The PowerPoint Team Blog…

Posted on October 12, 2011 by ricbret

Well, everything old is new again. Today the Microsoft PowerPoint Team Blog did me the honor of pointing out one of my posts from earlier this year, The Blur Trick, with an invitation to write more later. I had the … Continue reading →

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