Tag Archives: apple

Computer setup COVID-19 update

Posted on April 17, 2020 by erictummers

I invested in a good computer setup for working-from-home a while ago. When the lockdown for COVID-19 came I was prepared. Still I made some changes and investments to go from one-day-a-week to fulltime working-from-home. Time for an update. No … Continue reading →

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I’m Eric Tummers, Software Architect at Statistics Netherlands, and this is how I work

Posted on August 1, 2018 by erictummers

My jobs description says Software Architect. I’m guiding my team through the technical hurdles and do some programming/testing/analysing myself. We follow the scrum guide and are working towards continuous integration and deployment. We do this in small steps. Every sprint … Continue reading →

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Updating my early 2009 macbook to El Capitan

Posted on October 19, 2015 by erictummers

My Early 2009 MacBook was still running Mac OS X Mavericks and Aperture, but I felt it was time to update. The specs are at the bottom of the compatible hardware list and I was hesitant, but all was fine … Continue reading →

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iPhoto/Aperture sync to iDevices

Posted on April 13, 2015 by erictummers

My home devices is mostly Apple The integration is superb, but I fear the vendor lock-in. Last week I tried to sync some pictures from Aperture to my iPad. Following the instructions from Apple it should be really simple. Just … Continue reading →

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SafeCopy connection lost

Posted on December 22, 2014 by erictummers

After a power failure (empty battery) with my MacBook the SafeCopy backup service wouldn’t run. On the SafeCopy Control Panel an error message would keep popping up. The solution is to click Cancel and let the SafeCopy service quit. Then … Continue reading →

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