I was in the middle of taking my official copy of OS X Snow Leopard and restoring a disk image of it to a USB Flash drive (you know, to make installation faster… yeah – that’s the ticket), and I came across this problem I wasn’t used to – Snow Leopard threw an error like … Read more
If you already have a NAS and it’s not one of Apple’s fancy new Time Capsules, you can still use it to backup your Mac using the Time Machine app in OS X Leopard. Here’s how: Open Disk Utility. Click on “New Image” and then name your image. Set the type to “sparse bundle” and … Read more
Apparently sick and tired of Apple’s pretentious “I’m a Mac. And I’m a PC,” ads, Microsoft has recently struck back with a series of “Joe the Plumber”-esque ads where different everyday people proclaim what they use their computers for and say proudly “I’m a PC.” The most recent ad has taken a new stab at … Read more
I forgot to mention that I went home to visit my family in my hometown last weekend. One of the particular purposes of that trip was to take my Apple OS X 10.5 Support Essentials exam. I am now successfully an Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP, formerly ACHDST)! Now I can check that off of … Read more
There’s been a lot of rumor going around the internet lately that the iPhone may make an appearance on Big Red’s cell network. What started this rumor? A blog out there, much like this one, merely speculating it could be a possibility, put up a post about how Apple’s iPhone division has been posting jobs … Read more
The down and dirty summary of Mac World 2009 Apple announcements: Update to iPhoto : facial recognition, sorting by faces and places, using Geo-tagging feature of newer cameras and of course, the iPhone. Update to iMovie: many new features, visual camera stabilization. Other iLife and iWork apps get update. New Macbook Pro: non-removable battery, 3x … Read more
MacWorld 2009 is on right NOW. No Steve Jobs this year, but instead lackey Phil Schiller will be giving the keynote. Also note this is the LAST Apple MacWorld keynote address. Apple is pulling out of the event for the foreseeable future. Which sort of makes the whole thing lame for years to come. Check … Read more