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Loading Facebook pages in Mac OS X

My MAC was not able to loading certain webpages which include FaceBook. This happens on and off but I found out I was not the only one having this problem. To fix the problem, I change my Maximum Transmisson Unit (MTU) on my Ethernet settings to 1400. I was also advised to change my MTU on the router to 1400 but did not do it as loading problem rectified already.

My default MTU was set automatically by the MAC. I shall monitor whether this is really effective for my MAC Book.

You can visit the Apple Support Pages to change the MTU on your MAC.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2532

8Mansions Fengshui

8Mansions Fengshui for the iPhone makes authentic Chinese FengShui simple and practical for everyday life. Every time you walk into a meeting and are not sure where to sit, use this application to determine your best facing direction and grab that chair! Whether having dinner with friends, engaged in yoga or doing meditation at home, studying or simply resting/sleeping, use 8Mansions Fengshui to ensure you always receive auspicious Qi energy by facing your good directions and avoid getting bad Qi energy from your unfavorable directions.

How it Works?

In the Eight Mansions school of Chinese Fengshui or Geomancy, each person is assigned a Kua number that is calculated using his/her date of birth and gender. Based on that Kua number, there are eight magnetic compass directions that bring different Qi energies which affect a person's life in different ways. These eight directions are different for each Kua number.

Of the eight directions, four of them bring auspicious Qi energy and should be tapped into, while the other four bring unfavorable Qi and should be avoided. 8Mansions Fengshui for the iPhone first computes your personal Kua number using your date of birth and your gender. After that, the app uses the iPhone's built-in compass to determine whether the current direction will bring good auspicious Qi energy luck or negative unfavorable Qi energy.

It is meant for iPhone 3GS as it needs to made use of the Compass to determine your direction.

Price: US$0.99

How does iPhoto stores the Photos?

Many users are not aware where iPhoto stores the photos after importing them. This is especially so if you are a Windows users and have just started to use the MAC. It really do not work the same as your Windows System.

iPhoto places the imported photos into the Originals folder within the iPhoto Library package (located in your Pictures folder). I understand many of you will want to access the photo for use outside of iPhoto.

There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.

1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.

2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.

3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.

How iPhoto Stores your Photos?
 
In Ver 8 the iPhoto Library Folder has become a Unix style Package File. Goto the Pictures Folder and right click on it and choose 'Show Package Contents'. Here's how the core of the library is set up: There are three core folders inside this folder

• Originals are the photos as they were downloaded from your camera or scanner.
• Modified contains edited pics, shots that you have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.

This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command - very useful if you don't like the changes you've made.
 
• Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.

It is strongly advised that you do not move, change or in anyway alter things in the iPhoto Library Folder as this can cause the application to fail and even lead to data loss.

iPhone Firmware 3.1.3

Apple has released the iPhone Firmware 3.1.3 for iPhone and the iPod Touch to address a few critical issues. It is to improve the iPhone 3GS battery accuracy, any third-party application crashes and crashing of the software while using the Japanese Kana keyboard.

This update for iPhone and iPod touch contains bug fixes and improvements, including the following:

• Improves accuracy of reported battery level on iPhone 3GS
• Resolves issue where third-party apps would not launch in some instances
• Fixes bug that may cause an app to crash when using the Japanese Kana keyboard

Please do not perform the update if you have jail break your phone as you may lose the ability to jail break your phone again.