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Installing Memcached for MAMP PRO 1.9 running php 5.3.2 on OSX

leon — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:00:26 +0000

After a few tedious hours of trying to install memcached for Mamp on my 10.6.8 based Mac, I finally found a solution. This has been sourced from a number of places and I hold no warrant for it working for (…)

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Creating Cross Platform CD-Roms

leon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:36:59 +0000

Back in my University days having a Mac was not always fun in a Windows dominated campus. I always had to ensure that my disc’s were able to be read in a Windows machine, even though they were burned on (…)

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MacBook (hot) Air!

leon — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:50:38 +0000

Just to prove that I don’t just rave about Mac’s and slag off Windows, this post is about Apple’s latest treat – The MacBook Air. Apple is back at doing what it does best. Marketing a product that isn’t that (…)

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Use your MacBook with the lid closed

leon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:32:25 +0000

Want to use your new MacBook in clamshell mode, but don’t have an external keyboard and mouse?I figured this out last night. Don’t know if this is a known thing or not, but I was pretty psyched about it. If (…)

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Silence your Mac OS X start-up sound

leon — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:49:31 +0000

Finally I have found an app that will Silence your Mac OS X start-up sound (Direct Download) Although the Mac is almost perfect, Apple decided to not include an option to turn of that horrible start up sound. This app (…)

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