Javier Julio

Solution for PS3 data transfer utility not working or connecting

This weekend I was setting up my new PS3 Slim and needed to transfer the data I have from my old 80GB PS3. I had run into some trouble where I set everything up and then told the source PS3 (the 80GB) to transfer data to the new one and it would just sit there and eventually time out and then basically saying the PS3’s aren’t connected via ethernet cable when they were. I followed instruction manual but after researching online at least 2 key steps were missing from the directions.

Make sure you DISABLE both the Internet Connection and Media Server Connection on both systems. Once I did this the data transfer worked. On each system do the following:

Select (Settings) > (Network Settings) > (Internet Connection) and then Disabled
Select (Settings) > (Network Settings) > (Media Server Connection) and then Disabled

When you attempt to transfer the data again for me the connection took several minutes to happen (I’d say about 5-10 minutes) so be patient!

Posted on July 11, 2011 at 7:55pm with 4 notes

Always opening .doc files with Pages

Always been frustrated opening .doc files on a Mac since it won’t use Pages by default. Sadly, using the “Open With” option when right clicking on the file and checking a box to always use that desired application doesn’t work. At least not for Pages.

Another simple, working solution is to right click on the file, select “Get Info” and open a section called “Open with:” where you can change the default application for all files of that type.

The article linked to provides more details and other methods. Neat tip I didn’t know is that if you hold the ALT key when right clicking on a file, different options appear. For example, “Open With” changes to “Always Open With”.

Posted on February 16, 2010 at 3:23pm

Javier Julio

Solution for PS3 data transfer utility not working or connecting

Always opening .doc files with Pages

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