Author: Robert ter Vehn

  • How to create minimizable/maximizable blocks in Excel

    Data->Group and Outline->Group To set whether the direction of the maximize; Group and Outline->Settings

  • Re-enabled backspace to go back a page in Safari 6

    When I updated Safari from version 5 to version 6 I discovered the backspace key to go back to the previous page doesn’t work any longer. I’ve always used backspace for that purpose (when not entering text into a form), so here is how it is fixed: http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20120727025535867 In short: defaults write com.apple.Safari NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add […]

  • MacBook Air baked for the fourth time

    This is starting to turn into a habit. My 2008 MacBook Air died on me again today, with an on-screen message saying I had to turn of the computer by holding down the power button and at the same time making an alarm noise (beep-beep-beep..).

  • Printing multiple images per sheet in Mac OS X Lion

    I have always taken the Windows way of printing multiple images and photos (on the same sheet) for granted but when I wanted to do the same from my Mac I quickly realized I didn’t know how. So, for future reference, here it is.

  • Open Terminal in Finder

    Here’s how to add “Open in Terminal” in the context menu (right-click menu) of folders in Finder: Go to System Preferences→Keyboard→Keyboard Shortcuts→Services and enable “New Terminal at Folder” (or “New Terminal tab at Folder”). It is also possible to add a keyboard shortcut for the command, e.g. Shift-Command-T. Adding a shortcut will disable the service […]

  • MacBook Air dead for the third time

    My MacBook Air logic board has died again. This is the third time in four months and once again I got it back to life by baking the logic board in the oven. I upped the cooking time a bit since the second time I baked it, this time keeping it in the kitchen oven […]

  • Baking the MacBook Air, again

    This is the how I brought my MacBook Air (late 2008) back to life a second time. I must admit I’m a bit disappointed since it’s only been two months since I first baked the logic board and I had hoped the previous resurrection would last six months before the computer would die on me again. […]

  • How to backup favorites in Navigon 6310 (MN7.5.9)

    The Navigon 6310 is a personal navigation assistant, PNA, which runs the Mobile Navigator software (MN7.5.9) from Navigon on top of its Windows CE 6 operating system. One hugh flaw in the default setup is that it is not possible to backup the favorite destinations one has saved in the device as they are stored in […]

  • Resurrecting the MacBook Air

    Resurrecting the MacBook Air

    All of a sudden, while simply reading todays news one morning, my almost three year old MacBook Air (late 2008 edition) died. This is the story on how I dismantled it, cooked the logic board in the oven and brought it back to life.

  • Search problems in Mail (Mac OS X Lion) solved

    The other day I noticed the search function in Mac OS X Mail (Lion) wasn’t turning up email I know I had somewhere in some mailbox. This was quite irritating since I knew (roughly) the contents of the email and needed to get it but I didn’t know when I had gotten it.