It appears that the latest Microsoft Office 2008 update (12.1.13), has the same bug the last version did. Namely, if you strip the unnecessary foreign language translations (using a tool like Youpi Optimizer, Monolingual, or even Finder)… the updater will complain that there aren’t any viable installations available. And yes, this is a bug. Apple […]
If you own a MacBook Pro with an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M… you might want to hear this. You may know it’s under recall, if the graphics chip fails. Apple has doubled the warranty to two years on the system’s GPU. But, if I know my readership, you don’t want to wait for it to fail […]
Apple appears to have come to the conclusion that FireWire Target Disk Mode is now just a Pro feature. I’ll explain why it’s essential for everyone… and how Apple can still pull it off. For those of you new to the Mac, Target Disk Mode is a revolutionary feature which takes advantage of FireWire’s ability […]
If you’ve been using Google Gears for Mac, you might have noticed sometimes that the Gears setup for a particular web site… sometimes vanishes. You have to re-enable Gears for each web site which you had approved it for. Why is this? Well, Google is deploying the Gears setup inside of /Users/yourname/Library/Cache (or, ~/Library/Cache as […]
As you may know, over the past few years, Macworld Expo priority codes have leaked out, netting people up to a free Platinum Pass. Considering the importance of the Platinum Pass this year, I decided to post this article, which I will update whenever I see (or am told about) a new priority code. So, […]
Update: IDG has updated their web site. They claim that the wording on the Macworld Expo web site was in error (and they have changed it). They claim that they meant to say, that there would be an overflow room available… in case you didn’t get in to the main hall. They also stated that […]
Apple today confirmed to me, that despite past indications, they will never fix Time Machine over AirPort Disk, when using an AirPort Extreme. This is a stark contrast to Steve Jobs’ own comments when Mac OS X Leopard was unveiled. “AirPort Extreme is the perfect backup solution for Leopard.” His words. Now that Time Capsule […]
A friend asked me what I thought of Windows Live Photosynth’s trendy error message when you pull it up on a Mac. It’s nothing new really, Windows Live has committed to supporting the Mac when it makes sense (even Live Mesh has promised Mac support). But, I did within a few seconds come up with a […]
As I’ve reported previously, Back to My Mac hasn’t worked out well for me. Because it shares ports with Windows Home Server (both vie for HTTPS), I haven’t been able to use BTMM. Now, that’s not really a big deal for me. I have LogMeIn on every system, and that does the job nicely (if […]
Today the media was abuzz about how Apple’s market cap has sustained itself beyond Google’s. That didn’t hold for today, but by the end of business yesterday, Apple was number one in Silicon Valley. And what was the reason attributed by many financial analysts? Word of the impending release of a new MacBook Air. It […]