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Mac OSX — Stop ’syslogd’ Being A CPU Hog

Chris
Written by Chris
On July 23, 2008 0 Comments
Categories: Apple, Featured, Software

Activity Monitor iconSince Apple released the first major update for Mac OS 10.5 (10.5.1) some users may have experienced a slowing down of their machines which, at first, looks like it’s caused by ‘syslogd‘.

To see if your Mac is suffering with this strange processor hogging problem open Activity Monitor (found in the Utilities folder in Applications). You might see something like the screenshot below which shows syslogd using a large percentage of the processor power [click to enlarge]:

Activity Monitor screenshot

 
The actual cause of the problem is varied but it is not syslogd itself. There have been numerous discussions on Mac OS Hints, Apple Support , Mac Rumors, and other Apple Mac forums, mainly started by users with their pleads for help.
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WordPress 2.6 Released

Written by Chris
On July 16, 2008
Categories: Blogging, Featured, WordPress

WordPress 2.6I have yet to update and test the latest incarnation of WordPress but there are some features that look promising.

Post Revisions allow WordPress users to track changes to posts with ease and restore earlier versions. (Mac users — we’ve got Time Machine for WordPress!)

The Press This! bookmarklet has been improved to make blogging about things you’ve read or seen on the web much easier and faster.

In WP2.5 uploading images to your blog was improved immensely. Once uploaded a caption could be added for each image. Unfortunately these captions would not be shown in your posts without editing the theme template files. However, with 2.6 installed your Captions will be added under your images automatically.

Still on the subject of images, it is now possible to change the order of Gallery images using ‘drag and drop’. Sweet!

Watch the following introduction of Wordpress 2.6 for further information:

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iPhone 3G to be in ‘very short supply for weeks’

Written by Chris
On July 08, 2008
Categories: Apple, Dugg

O2 logoThe Register reports that O2 Sales Director, Steve Shurrock, followed-up a complaint about yesterday’s O2 website failure by writing an email in he blamed Apple for causing the online fiasco.

Quote from The Register Hardware website:

O2 has blamed Apple for the “disappointing and frustrating experience” many would-be iPhone 3G owners had to put up with when the carrier began taking advance orders for the handset this week.

iPhone 3G to be in ‘very short supply for weeks’ - carrier

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Demand for Apple iPhone 3G Breaks O2 Website

Written by Chris
On July 08, 2008
Categories: Apple, Featured

O2 logoO2 started accepting online orders for the new Apple iPhone at 8am yesterday morning and managed to sell out mid-afternoon despite website failure.

Shortly after Steve Jobs announced the new iPhone 3G during his keynote speech during this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference last month O2 began its advertising. Those who were interested were encouraged to sign up for emailed announcements on how to order the new iPhone.

I was seriously considering getting the iPhone and signed up for further details but it was via Twitter that I discovered that O2 were accepting early orders online yesterday.

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