Some people like to create their own installation executables because it looks professional and it’s just plain cool. Windows XP has a utility called IExpress that will do just that. Note before continuing: Yes you can do this with WinRAR and WinZIP also, however this is free and free is good. To Access: Start / [...]
Looks like Oliver Rist, of PC Magazine, is getting his daily dose of Mac-lover hatred due to his rather scathing editorial on Mac OS X Leopard. A lot of his diatribe sounds very similar to my own article where I, too, questioned whether Leopard was Apple’s Vista. As any tech writer who dares to question [...]
From Apple’s web site: Final Cut Pro 4 and earlier versions are not supported on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. While the current version of FC is 6, many videographers stick with older versions for the basic reason of "If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it". If you upgraded to OS X 10.5 and wanted [...]
One of the great things about using a Mac is that I can use the best software out there, regardless of which platform it is used for. After all, sometimes Windows software just does the best. Other times, the best option is only on the Mac. One of the things I went looking for when [...]
There have been reports that the OS X Tiger 10.4.11 (the release previous to Leopard) is causing some Macs to freeze up and absolutely refuse to boot without a clean installation. This is as bad as an upgrade can get because you’re not upgrading anything. Rather, you’re losing everything first (including all the music you [...]
Who is Linus Torvalds? He’s the guy who initiated development on the original Linux kernel. So more or less he invented Linux as we know it. In a recent interview, Torvalds made a few points very clear: He doesn’t care about competition – at all. He’s interested in moving more towards solid state devices (i.e. [...]
Microsoft rolled out a test version of Service Pack 3 for XP last week. The results are very positive with the largest being a 10% performance boost, meaning the service pack will enhance system performance. The good news is that when XP SP3 is rolled out, you can say "Hey! Cool! Free upgrade!" So what’s [...]
I read an interview with Alex Frankel about his experience working in an Apple Store. Some interesting things to note: Apple turns away 90% of applicants to their stores. Is this true? Some say yes. Apple prefers "enthusiasts and true believers" over sales experience. Does design supersede everything at an Apple Store? Apparently so. The [...]
Microsoft is no stranger to having people sue them left and right. And if you weren’t aware there is a lawsuit against the corporate giant right now which has been formally requested to be of class-action status. What’s the case all about? Basically put, some people feel that Windows Vista Basic Edition is not "real" [...]
There is a tool inside of OS X called Automator. Automator is a very undervalued utility that is bundled with OS X. It is one of those things that I wish came with Windows, but sadly it does not. Automator is a utility which allows you to create a workflow, a series of software actions [...]
OK, get ready to put your tin foil hat on. We have a conspiracy theory alert. But, as it turns out, this one isn’t so much a theory as the author has proof. It appears as if Apple is tracking IEMI numbers of all their Iphones. According to the blog Uneasy Silence, which broke the [...]
The Firefox web browser is so ubiquitous today that we sometimes forget that it is open source. Open source means more than simply “free”. It means that the source code which makes up the program is freely available to other programmers to play around with. The end result often means program spin-offs. Flock is one [...]
In my exploration of Mac and my switch to the platform myself, my continual problem has been what I affectionately refer to as “Mactards”. I know that’s not very politically correct of me, but it is an apt term if you know the type of Apple user I am referring to. Well, Robert Scoble nails [...]
I am of the opinion that Apple’s switch to Intel processors was one of the smartest moves they ever made. There are a variety of reasons for this at the hardware level, but at the software level, it provides the ability to run Windows natively. It also provides much better operation when running Windows inside [...]
This morning, I was able to update my Mac Pro to the 10.5.1 release of Leopard. Apparently Apple has released the update overnight. For me, it was a 39.8 MB download, although that size will vary depending on what other updates you may have already installed. Mac users can use Software Update to update Leopard, [...]
