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new iMac
Well, the all-in-one “iMac”:http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2007/tc2007087_907463.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_computers got launched last Tuesday. While Apple laptops are 2/3 of sales, I think these iMacs will cause lots of folks to buy. It is exactly what I need at home, a huge screen plus it has all the power features. For $2500, you can get a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB…
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Mac Utilities
OK more Mac utilities, this time from a quick read of Mac magazine: * “iStumbler”:http://istumbler.net. This is like a similar utility on Windows, it tells you the strength of various Wifi and Bluetooth devices. Even has a widget for your dashboard * “USB Missile Launcher”:http://thinkgeek.com. OK, its not really a utility, its a nerf rocket…
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Share Mac Desktop
I need some help to navigate through a website, so how do I do it. Well, Mac’s allow desktop sharing and it should be pretty easy as long as you can get through some settings. “Softwareareas.com”:http://www.softwareas.com/how-to-share-your-mac-desktop-osx-104-tiger has a good guide for Max OS X 10.4 “Tiger” h2. For the machine that you want to share,…
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Windows Remixed
“Wired”:http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2005/08/68589 points out there are plenty of remixed Windows that are configured better than the default from Microsoft. I’ve tried “WinXP SP2 Lite Edition” which has a ton of utilities and is way smaller. There is also Super WinPE Ultimate Boot CD 2004 which puts seven versions of XP on a single DVD. It includes…
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Don’t every drag and replace a folder
In the Mac, I just lost 10GB worth of data doing that. With Windows, when you “replace” a folder, it actually merges the contents together. With the Mac, it overwrites anything taht was there. Taht means once you do it that data is lost, lost. It doesn’t even go into the trash. You’ve been warned…
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What’s not easy on the Mac
OK, I love my MacBook Pro, but there are still four or five things that I can’t figure out how to do. I know these little Windows utilities so well that I just miss them. Here’s the list: * Beyond Compare. I use this incessantly to keep the backup NAS, the main machine and my…
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Azureus Plugins
This is a cool tool for downloading and runs cross platform and also has a large plug in library. Some of the interesting ones are. “Zeropaid”:http://www.zeropaid.com/news/6384/Top+Azureus+Plugins+Revealed has a nice list including advanced statistics BT and router problems? File Sharing FAQ – dslreports.com Although its effectiveness is questionable, you could install a freeware IP blocker called…
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iPhone 1.1
I just love how rumors seem to start. All of the rumors about the next update to the iPhone seem to come from a single post on “Howard Forums”:http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1191647 so who knows what is true or how much gulp Apple might make us pay for this update. I sure hope they remain customer friendly. What…
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Blue Angels Fly at 1:30PM
One of the highlights of Seattle, the “Blue Angels”:http://www.seafair.com/events/airshow/ don’t fly until 1:30PM today. A cloudy day like this is a good one for photos and getting the kids on the boat. !
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Chart Reading
Well, sometimes when you are reading a navigational chart, all those little symbols are so mysterious. NOAA used to print something called Chart 1 which explains what is going on. “Chart 1”:http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov/mcd/chart1/chart1hr.htm is now available online so you can figure out mysterious, but important things like obstructions and wrecks when you are tooling around. Powered…