Disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player

When a video is playing, right click on it and click “Settings…” Uncheck the “Enable hardware acceleration” checkbox. (If you don’t see it, click the first tab at the bottom of the settings window.) Click the Close button.

Adding System Voices to OSX Lion

OSX Lion (10.7) now includes many extra high quality voices. These are not installed by default so you will need to install them manually using the following steps. System Preferences Open System Preferences and choose the Speech option under the System group. Speech Panel In the speech panel choose the Text to Speech Tab (1.)… Continue reading Adding System Voices to OSX Lion

Uninstall Microsoft Office 2008

Go to your Applications folder. Open the “Microsoft Office 2008″ folder. Open the “Additional Tools” folder. Open the “Remove Office” folder. Run the “Remove Office” application. Once it has opened, click Continue and it will search for all versions of Office that are installed. Once it has found all your versions, check “Microsoft Office 2008”… Continue reading Uninstall Microsoft Office 2008

“Licensing for this product has stopped working”

Problem When you run your Adobe product, you get the following error: Licensing for this product has stopped working “This product has encountered a problem which requires that you restart your computer before it can be launched.” The message may also state Error 148:3 or Error 150:30. Solution Follow the instructions linked below: Windows Mac

Buttons do nothing on Canon LIDE Scanner

Problem After your Canon LIDE scanner has been installed, the buttons on the scanner do nothing when pressed. Solution Go to the Applications folder. Open Image Capture. Right click (or ctrl + click) the scanner device (e.g. “Canon LiDE 700F”) Click “Scanner Buttons”. Set the scan selection to “MP Navigator”. Click OK. With thanks to… Continue reading Buttons do nothing on Canon LIDE Scanner