A hack has leaked onto the web via BitTorrent circles that opens back up lost Time Machine support. It’s a basic AppleScript that, when executed, enables full networking support for Time Machine. That means that you’ll be able to Time Machine backup to AirPort disks, Windows Shares, as well as Windows Home Server. Bear in […]
In the vein of AutoPatcher, I will be posting shortly a list of every Mac OS software update that will bring each generation of Mac OS to the most current possible. This will let you head on over to Apple’s site, and roll-your-own flash drive that has every Mac OS update out there. Why would […]
Apple’s support articles are being posted at a quick pace thanks to the Leopard release. For those of you used to the old Apple Firewall, and are frustrated by the new firewall (I know I’ve expressed my dismay)… Apple has a guide for you to get started. It’s pretty basic, just like the firewall itself. […]
Mac OS X Leopard is quietly eating about 1 GB of disk space that it just doesn’t need to. As with all releases of Apple software, Apple bundles language files with their software and operating systems. These files are needless for about 99% of users. They don’t affect your ability to type in other languages. […]
Leopard to PowerBook 12-inch: Burn! Yes, that’s right, 12-inch PowerBook owners have been dissed by Leopard. Later-generation 12-inch PowerBook G4s came with GeForce FX 5200 Go graphics. Now, that meets the Core Image requirements… which is important in Leopard, as the translucent menu bar is driven by Core Image. But, for some reason, 12-inch PowerBook […]
I’ll admit it, I don’t use my iPhone as a phone. I use it as a PDA, a data device, as everything but chatting on the phone. I use it on GoPhone Pick Your Plan and plan to cash out my unused airtime after a year. It’s a data device, and after that little trick… […]
A British hard drive recovery company believes they’ve found a defect in Seagate 2.5-inch SATA drives shipped in MacBooks. The drives are not specific to Apple, but because Apple is one of the primary companies that ordered the drive, it appears to be hitting Apple systems the most. The drives all shipped with firmware version […]
Despite Microsoft abandoning sales of its wireless networking gear, it looks like they’ve been enhanced a bit under Windows Vista. First, no more need to install some extrememly-unnecessary junkware in order to get the drivers… Vista just auto-installs them. That was expected however. What was unexpected, was my MN-720 suddenly (and finally) started talking to […]
It happens sooner or later to everyone in the tech industry. They find one laptop or another that they really, really like. If you’ve stumbled onto actively-updated web sites dedicated to really old laptops… you’ve seen a case of this. Even happens on desktop systems, the Macintosh Color Classic being the most common in Japan. […]
Apple today started posting their first support documents for Boot Camp 2.0. Boot Camp was in beta before the release of Leopard, so Apple only posted minimal documentation. Now that Boot Camp is fully supported, Apple has embraced documenting all most known issues. In doing so, Apple addressed a graphics issue with Nvidia systems. Apple […]