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Google Chome update failed

August 8th, 2011

Service Unavailable and error code 12…..

Finally found the fix here

$ ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/Resources/install.py --uninstall

$ sudo /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/Resources/install.py --uninstall

$ sudo rm -rf /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/ ~/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/

And as the OP says be careful with the last command sudo rm -rf isn’t fussy about what it kills.

I’m now running version 13.0.782.107 which seams as near as damnit to be the latest release (as posted here)

Tags: Broken, Chrome, Tech
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No, not a reference to how I see things in life, more a question surrounding this site, should I stick with the current black version of the default WordPress theme, which is nice, but maybe a bit dark (a winter theme perhaps) or should I switch the theme to the lighter than light, nice and white version ? (same theme, just in white, simples)

Leave your thoughts / views in the comments (I know I should’ve installed a survey plugin, maybe I’ll do it later)

Tags: Wordpress
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We’re talking about money, money….

August 3rd, 2011

Well at least we’re not singing about. Finally I’m talking to an Independent Financial Advisor (IFA) and starting to plan a bit more with regards to mine and the family finances, happily having done the website for Orchard House as part of Wirewool I knew exactly who to talk to about the mess that was my financial planning. Now with the help of Mike we’re getting things sorted and should, by some miracle, I make it to retirement age, I might actually have a pension, of course should I not make it for whatever reason then the sound financial planning now being put in place should ensure that Octavia and the girls are all ok. Next step, sorting out wills……

Dull, but very very important.

Tags: Dull but important, Life
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Textmate

August 2nd, 2011

So if you code or write and create text files on the Mac the chances are you use the excellent Textmate to do it, and if you do and you haven’t already, you should upgrade your Textmate experience using this to make it pretty and work better.

As an added bonus the icon is changed to look like a moleskin note book.

Tags: OSX, Tech
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Adobe Air

August 1st, 2011

So for a while I’d had issues with Adobe Air applications sometimes working other times not, and due to the infrequency with which I used Air based applications I had largely ignored the problem, however today I need to use Mockups and this I meant I had to fix the issue.

The solution turned out to be pretty simple, uninstall Air (for good measure) and then install Mockups, simples. So open a terminal session and use the following:

sudo /Applications/Utilities/Adobe\ AIR\Uninstaller.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe\ AIR\ Installer -uninstall

Enter your password when prompted and a few seconds later you get:

Uninstalling Adobe AIR (all versions)
done

Re-install Air, install Mockups, get creative

Why the dull post on something so simple, well I’ve had to do this several times now and always have to Google for the best way to uninstall Air on OSX so this time I’ve posted here to help me out. BTW – this worked on Lion

Tags: Air, Broken, OSX
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Stick to what your good at

July 28th, 2011

but also perhaps what you enjoy.

So things changed, in my career, you start out doing one job, you’re perceived as being better than someone else in the business at their job (which whilst related to your job, isn’t what you normally do) so to help out the business and ease personal frustration you take the job and do a sideways shift / shimmy / move.

And while you enjoy the job, it’s not quite the same, not as creative, not as fulfilling. Now I’m back doing what I used to do, with greater knowledge, a better perspective and enhanced ability, Dave++ if you like.

But importantly it is challenging, and I enjoy it

Tags: Geek, Life, Tech, time passes
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“icky thump”

July 27th, 2011

And in a theme running through from another recent post, it’s back to my childhood again as last night I decided to have a go at martial arts (hence the title) I used to do Karate to a very average standard when I was younger and when it got to the higher belts the required class attendance and increasing costs that went with that made me give it up and adjourn to the pub instead of an evening. (So childhood in the loosest sense of the word)

Which is a shame a with hindsight I enjoyed it, it was a great workout and of course had the potential to be useful should I ever need to defend myself. So last night I returned back to the dojo (sort of) and went for a lesson with Samurai Fitness which not only train kids (including Iona) but also runs adult classes, and so it was for the second time in a week I was doing some circuit training, this time as a warm up, before doing some basic punches and kicks, all great fun and I’m looking forward to regular training sessions.

Tags: Childhood, Iona, Life, Training
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Mowing the lawn

July 25th, 2011

So in a major surprise to all in the household this weekend was mostly sunny, which meant it was time to tackle the “lawn” The only person upset by this was Jensen who seemed to enjoy being able to hide in the grass.

Now when I’m mowing the lawn I get very strong memories of doing the same as a kid, at home. To earn my allowance certain tasks around the house fell to me, the lawn was one of them (car washing was another IIRC) so every week or every other week depending on the weather I would be out in the backgarden fighting the beast of a flymo that was supposed to put stripes in the lawn and doing the edges by hand and strimming the bit aroudn the wall and paving stones.

If only we had had an “strim and trim” no idea why we didn’t. So when it came to replacing the cheap strimmer I had stupidly purchased when we first moved to the sticks, I knew I needed to get a “strim and trim” and what a difference. The edges around the deck are much neater and the bit at the far end of the garden near the coal shed is kept neatly trimmed. And as I work in the garden strimming the edges, then mowing the grass twice, I enjoy it much more, interspersed with childhood memories.

Oh and I still can’t coil the cables like my dad showed me all those years ago, but then my lawnmower has built in cable storage so I don’t need to

Tags: Childhood, Life
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Funny, life….

July 15th, 2011

It’s funny how life works out, at the start of the year I had a vision in my mind of what Wirewool would be, and what it could do, but then as time progressed things changed and the needs and wants of my few clients and my various attempts at networking changed things, instead of becoming some kind of loose collection of talented digital and marketing savvy individuals working for a common goal, it became me. The work I do now is all about me, all about applying the skills I’ve learnt over the years, and I found that my initial thoughts on what I wanted Wirewool to be made me make some stupid decisions. I almost invented time travel to go back in time to 1999 and also forgot to trust my gut feelings, silly. However various discussions with other people and some interesting projects along the way and things are working better, I’ve managed to step back from the problems caused by the earlier choices I made and I’ve stopped my time travelling ways.

Now I’m ensuring that everything I do uses my existing experience, but more importantly builds on it for the better, best of all at the moment I’m back doing some coding (on one of my contracts) and so I’m creating, rather than just getting grumpy and stressed at people.

Wirewool looks like it is all about me, but still is about working with other talented digital and marketing savvy individuals so as Today I Should and Wicked Wolf oh and maybe just maybe I’ll get the Wirewool site sorted soon!

Tags: Life, Tech, Wirewool
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Every 60 seconds on the internet

June 23rd, 2011

So every 60 seconds on the internet….

Infographic by- Shanghai Web Designers

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