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When trying to sync offline files in Windows you may sometimes get an error “parameter is incorrect”. Before I show you how to fix it, I'll tell you what's most probably gone wrong. This quote is a post I found in the digitalspy forum (see my sources) and explains it beautifully. "The simplest explanation is that you've exceeded the maximum path and/or file lengths. On Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters, and file names must be less than 260 characters. 'Path' includes all the nested folder names, eg "C:\MyPrograms\Microsoft Office". 'File Names' include the extension ." Now here's a great way to identify which path or file is causing the problem. Get the Path Scan app from here  http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/Path-Scan.shtml  (This is an older version of Path Scanner but you need it because it works with UNC paths - i.e. paths that start with double-slash '\\' - wherea...

This post explains how to: - See which of your iPhone contacts are already copied to Facebook - Stop synchronising your iPhone contacts to Facebook - Remove any contacts that have been copied from yor iPhone to Facebook (by the Facebook iPhone app). The simple instructions to Stop Synchronising and to Remove Contacts from Facebook are as follows: 1. Go to https://www.facebook.com/contact_importer/remove_uploads.php 2. Click the "Remove" button. 3. On the Facebook app on your iPhone, on the left-hand side scroll down to "Friends" and tap it. 4. On the Friends page press the arrow icon in the top right corner 5. Press " Sync Contacts" 6. Press the "Syncing" switch to turn synchronisation off. Please note. Any of your friends that are already on Facebook and have chosen to share their phone number with you will NOT be removed. If you just want to see which of your Contacts have been copied to your iPhone, follow this link: https://www...

After I upgraded my Macbook to OSX Lion, my NTFS-formatted USB drive would no longer mount... GREAT! %$#@ I use an free open source NTFS driver for Mac called NTFS-3G ( You can get it from SourceForge here - grab the dmg file). However NTFS-3G is built on top of a piece of software called MacFuse (part of the NTFS-3G installation)  and unfortunately MacFuse only provides a 32-bit interface, whereas OSX Lion has a 64-bit kernel. I found the explanation of the problem here . I was able to solve the problem when I came across a little gem on this site: http://www.fatframe.com/2011/07/25/macfuse-issues-mac-os-10-7-lion This guy has posted a custom compiled version of MacFuse, compiled for 64-bit. I downloaded this guy's custom compiled version (look for the link to the zip file half way down the page) and just installed it straight on top of my existing MacFuse version. Then rebooted. It solved my problem! I can now mount my NTFS USB drive and I have read/writ...

A freind of mine made a comment (on Facebook) that he thinks social sites are "a fashion" and won't be where we get all out info from. He's right I guess (or is he?) but the point is that this got me thinking about where social media is really headed. We all know things chop and change at an incredible rate here on planet internet(/webz/whateverz) and tomorrow's Facebook and Google+ sure ain't gonna look much like it does today (well litterally it will, but not figuratively.. doh, you know what I mean ;-). What I envisage is the following. Our actual social profile will be a metaphorical cloud that hovers above all the social sites we interact with, e.g. Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ (to take these as examples). What on earth am I talking about? Well let's look at it from my personal perspective as a social media user. Why do I use social media? To interact with others of course. Other people, other brands, other celebrities (maybe). Do I r...

Do the following: Go to "About This Mac" (top left under the Apple logo) Click "More Info..." Choose "AirPort" on the left-hand side (in the "Network" section) On the right-hand side look for "Card Type = AirPort Extreme" The "Firmware Version" underneath should indicate what chipset you have. E.g. "Broadcom BCM43xx"  Hopefully this will help you out. Maybe you want to know this because you're hoping to use Aircrack to do some WEP cracking :). This page lists compatible aircrack chipsets .