Create Bootable USB for OSX pre-Mavericks Jesus Vigo goes over the steps to create a bootable USB to install OS X 10.7-10.8 and OS X 10.5-10.6, as well as how to put multiple versions on the same USB. I used the steps here to create a bootable Mountain Lion USB for a second partition on... Continue Reading →
Credit Card Customer Writes his own Contract
The idea of beating the banks at their own game may seem like a rich joke, but Dmitry Agarkov, a 42-year-old Russian man, may have managed it. Unhappy with the terms of an unsolicited credit card offer he received from online bank Tinkoff Credit Systems, Agarkov scanned the document, wrote in his own terms and sent... Continue Reading →
Merchant Services with PayPal
Merchant Services through the bank can be very expensive to startup, with initial costs, fees, machines etc before you've even taken your first payment. Paypal may cost slightly more on a per transaction basis but there are no setup costs and you only pay when you get paid. Here are some useful links for setting... Continue Reading →
Business Support and Funding
Looking for Grants, Loans or Investment in your Business or ideas? Here are a few useful links that may help you get started: Business Startup Gov.uk Grants How to Apply for a Business Grant Finance Gov.uk Finance and Support for your Business Business Gateway Innovate UK Enterprise and Industry - European Commission EU - Access... Continue Reading →
Social and Networking Sites and Tools
This will be an ever growing list of Social Sites that can be found on the internet. Blogging WordPress - a blogging site Blogger - a blogging site Buying and Selling Ebay - online auctions Face to Face Meetings Meetup - social and business meetings Messaging Whatsapp - a popular free messaging app Cotap - workplace messaging Kik... Continue Reading →
HTML and CSS Web Templates
Here are a few great links for free and paid HTML and CSS templates for designing your web site: Design Razzi Yithemes
CSS3 – Gradients, Colors and other great things
Here are a few great links for some CSS and CSS3 utilities: CSS3 Gradient Generator HTML Color Picker HSL to RGB, RGB to HSL, Color Calculator
Windows Keyboard Drivers for Mac
Recently, I was using Windows in VirtualBox on my Mac and the keyboard was driving me mad - from @ and " to \ and ~ Ctrl-C to Ctrl-V. Fortunately, there's an app for that and Boot Camp to the rescue: Boot Camp 4 - key assignment for Microsoft Windows Direct Download for Bootcamp 4... Continue Reading →
Add a Slide-Out Sidebar Menu in iOS Apps
This is a great little post on how to create a Facebook-like sidebar menu in your iOS app. http://www.appcoda.com/ios-programming-sidebar-navigation-menu/