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Finding and Removing PowerPC Apps in OS X Lion

If you have upgraded to Mac OS X Lion you now know that your PowerPC applications no longer function.  I had several older unused applications that were PowerPC and really needed to be removed.  An easy way to find out which applications you have on your Mac that are PowerPC is to look at the […]

Signature Issue When Replying in Outlook for Mac 2011

I noticed when replying to emails that were sent in plain text vs. HTML that my default signature would include the name of the signature above the actual configured signature in the reply.  In my case, “Adam” was the name of the signature I created for my GMAIL signature.  In the images below you see […]

Hidden User Library in OS X Lion

Since the OS X Lion update, the user Library is hidden.  I always forget this until I am looking for my iPhone backups which are stored in the hidden user library.  To unhide them perform the following. Step By Step Written Instructions: 1. Open Finder 2. Press and Hold Option Key. 3. On the Menu […]

Send A File Right To Evernote From Within Finder

Wish you could control click on a file or document directly from within Finder and send it straight into Evernote?  I believe the Windows version can but not the Mac.  So that is why I searched and found an applescript written by Stephen Millard on his blog Thought Asylum.  Much thanks to Stephen who provided […]

Electric PTO Won’t Engage On My Riding Mower cont’d…

Well, after fixing the charging system situation on my riding mower I got halfway through cutting the grass when the PTO just started cutting in and out.  At first I thought it was the charging system again or perhaps the battery getting weak again so I stopped cutting grass and threw the battery on the […]

Do the Work by Steven Pressfield

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Electric PTO Won’t Engage On My Riding Mower

My Troy-Bilt Bronco riding lawn mower quit cutting the other day because the electric PTO would not engage.  I checked the leads going down to the crackshaft mounted electric PTO for power with a test light.  It had power running through leads when the PTO knob was engaged.  I then began looking online for a […]

Saving The Output From A Telnet Session

“telnet “IP Address” -f “file location”      E.G.  telnet  192.168.1.1   -f   c:\router_cfg.txt               Open a Command Window from within Windows and “tail” the session by using the argument -f with the telnet command.  This is a easy way to grab a Show Run, Show Version, and Capture […]

Finding Your Public IP Address

The other night I was troubleshooting a firewall issue and needed to know what public IP address I was coming from in order to test against the firewall.  A quick and easy way to determine which public IP you are is from What’s My IP Address? Check It!