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Wow! I just looked up my website browser stats (I do it every couple weeks), and for the first time in history, jeffgeerling.com has had more visits from FireFox (3.1) than from any version of Internet Explorer. I've heard FireFox is gaining general web marketshare, but even my site (more about Macs and creative things than boring PC/IE stuff like how to stare at the BSOD) typically received a ton more IE traffic until recently...

Quite often, I am asked one of two related questions: 1) "Why can't I delete this pesky file? My Mac says the file is locked, and I can't delete it unless I do something special!" or 2) "Gaa! I can't copy <insert name here> to my flash drive or another hard drive because it's locked—help!"

Well, I will answer those questions, and much more, after the break.

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And... here's a little more:

But I'm still working on the latter.

Forgive the fact that this post is 'from left field,' but I feel compelled to write it anyways...

First off, I have found a lot to grin about in the "Cake Wrecks" blog. Seriously funny stuff there—this lady Jan compiles pictures of the most sad, disgusting, or unfriendly looking cakes, and writes about them on her blog. She also posts some of the most tantalizingly tasty ones as well (like these cupcakes):

Last week I braved a cold fall morning (with no sunlight to provide even a little warmth) to take some images in Forest Park (the best park inside a major city in the United States, says I!). I was really hoping to get a truly stunning image of the 'Art Hill' area of the park, especially during fall, when the trees start displaying very vibrant colors. The picture turned out pretty well, but I'm hoping to get another sometime this or next week, with more early morning sunlight (the clouds were hiding the sun during the morning I took this picture).