Tuesday 29 July 2014

Macbook locked during Yosemite Beta installation

I thought I would get OSX Yosemite early by signing up for the consumer beta trial. I downloaded the installation package and started the install. All went well to begin with but after restart the installation stopped due to an error. After a performing a restart, the computer was in recovery mode with just a few utilities available. I couldn't recover from Time Machine because I didn't have an external disk that was big enough; I couldn't erase the hard drive because it was locked and I didn't want to download Yosemite again to find that I would be in the same position 6 hours later. I did a lot of online research and it looked as if I was going to have to use the terminal to unlock the disks. I was reluctantly about to do this when I accidentally discovered a much simpler solution... More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=200

Monday 21 July 2014

Tired people more likely to cheat

Research has found that tired people not only have decreased productivity but are also more likely to lie, cheat or behave unethically. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=199

Sunday 20 July 2014

Quote of the Week

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened. - Lao-Tzu (c. 550 B.C.) More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=198

Oxbridge straight-A reject record

Leading universities are reporting a sharp rise in applications for undergraduate places this year. More: http://www.mwls.com/news.php?n=197