Category Archives: Mac

Steve Jobs Keynote Leak?

Steve Rubel is reporting on a possible leak of His Steveness’ Keynote speech for tomorrow’s huge Expo event. If this is true, it is huge. I read the supposed leak, and it sure looks authentic enough, but there is no … Continue reading

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My Reinstallation of Leopard

A few weeks ago I wrote an article on improving Leopard’s startup. Since then I have been looking for other ways to tweak it and to find out why it was slower than Tiger. I have decided to share what … Continue reading

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Improving Leopard’s Startup

Prior to installing Leopard, my iMac would startup in just a few seconds. But, after the upgrade, startup has been almost as slow as with my Windows XP startups. This happened despite the fact that my iMac has plenty of … Continue reading

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Apple Is Starting To Tick Me Off

Just came across an article in Yahoo! news that says that Apple’s Boot Camp Beta will expire when the Leopard OS is released (the link is now broken, which is why I no longer link to the article). I use … Continue reading

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Mac and Windows System Utilities

I am interested in hearing what software you use to keep your Mac and/or Windows operating systems running well. I describe two utilities I use below. To keep my iMac running smooth, I use a free utility that has a … Continue reading

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My Backup Tools

My two primary backup tools are Chronsync for my iMac and Smartsync Pro for my Windows devices. I’ve only recently began using Chronosync, but I am impressed with its speed and ease of configuration. I’ve used Syncpro for years, being … Continue reading

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How VMware Fusion Eliminates Some of My Syncing Woes

When got an iMac in December 2006, I looked for a way to sync all of my Outlook data to Apple’s iCal and Address Book applications. I describe my first success with this in the following article: Keeping a Pocket … Continue reading

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My thoughts on Apple’s WWDC announcements

The news from the WWDC has received a lot of press, so I won’t go into what I think of each of the details of what Leopard will bring to the table, nor what having Safari on Windows means for … Continue reading

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Revisiting That Syncing Feeling

Thomas R. Hall had an interesting comment on an earlier post about my difficulties with keeping several devices and an iMac and two Windows systems in sync (calendars, addresses, tasks, etc.). He notes that he successfully keeps a system like … Continue reading

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Fantastic Open Source Software

If you are not using any of the great open source software that is now available, you may want to give it a try. Here are a few products that I highly recommend: The Firefox browser (Windows, Mac, Linux). A … Continue reading

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