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iTunes: An unknown error occurred (-50)

Non-geeks: skip this post!
For the rest of us nerds, I got the following error yesterday when starting up iTunes to sync my 30gb video iPod:

“The iPod ‘insert-name-here’ cannot be synced. An unknown error occurred (-50).”

For reference, I’m using iTunes 7.7 and iPhoto 6.0.6. This error was also plaguing my Apple TV. I had [...]

The end of spam on my blog (maybe)

If you have a blog, you no doubt are in constant battle to keep spam comments at bay. Like most Wordpress bloggers, I use Akismet as my defense system, and it’s incredibly effective - as of today it’s caught almost 45,000 junk messages!
But the spam evil-doers are constantly changing their tactics, and [...]

I don’t want spam! Kind of!

IT geeks: I think you’ll relate to this post. Everyone else: prepare to be bored.
One of the companies I do work for had a spam problem that was absolutely out of control. Several users were having to delete 200-300 messages each day, a few got infected by email-bourne viruses, and pretty much everyone [...]

Give me a C-C-N-A!

BONUS! If you are interested in getting your CCNA certification, stay tuned to the end of this posting for a special offer for free study materials!
At the end of my life, when people get up to say (hopefully) good things about me, one thing I DON’T want them to call me is a braggart. [...]

Proof that spam is indeed the devil’s work

I was drafting up a note in Gmail when I noticed my spam count looked a little suspicious…