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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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,…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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…
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Continue reading →: 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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