Category Archives: apple

Get your terminal fix on OS X

Posted on 04 February 2012 by johannes

When I first tried Linux, it was back quite a few years ago and at that time, most people who were developing software was running Windows. I was testing a Red Hat distro on a spare box which was a … Continue reading →

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Installing Maxwell Render for Google Sketchup on Mac OS X

Posted on 03 January 2012 by johannes

Yesterday, I was inspired to try to install an interesting plugin for Google Sketchup (partly because it is free) called Maxwell Render. The company that produces the plugin is also currently running a competition if you’re interested in entering. So … Continue reading →

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Getting the GoFlex Home to play nice with OS X Lion

Posted on 12 September 2011 by johannes

Recently I acquired a Macbook Air Mid 2011 model and I wanted to find a good backup regime. Since OS X has had a great backup software called Time Machine, which has been around since OS X 10.5 Leopard, I … Continue reading →

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Which Tablet?

Posted on 07 May 2011 by johannes

For someone who wants to buy a tablet right now, especially in Australia, the choices in the market are far from clear. If you fancy an Apple Ipad 2, you are guaranteed a great user experience, a good selection of … Continue reading →

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Experience using Logitech Harmony 300

Posted on 25 December 2010 by johannes

Scenario: I bought a Logitech Harmony 300 programmable universal remote as a christmas gift for $28.95 from Officeworks. Due to the recipients of the gift being non-technical people, I had to set up the gift myself to work with the … Continue reading →

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An attempt at Hackintosh

Posted on 13 December 2010 by johannes

I recently acquired a new motherboard, processor and some RAM. The motherboard was a Gigabyte G-41MT and the processor was an Intel Core2 Duo E7500. After running the machine as part of an exhibition, when I took it back home … Continue reading →

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Ipad or New Phone?

Posted on 31 May 2010 by johannes

Unlike most people I have spoken to, I have actually found a place for an ipad in my little gadget universe. I can see it being a more capable replacement for my Nokia N800 which is now getting a little … Continue reading →

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Deep Sleep gives Macbook some much-needed sleep

Posted on 05 February 2009 by johannes

I have been somewhat troubled by the inability of my MacBook running 10.4.11 version of OS X to hibernate properly (suspend to disk). It all started when I upgraded the RAM from the standard 1GB to the 4GB it is … Continue reading →

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Macbook crashing on waking up

Posted on 07 October 2008 by johannes

For about 3 months I have been having a problem with my Macbook running OS X Tiger with 3GB of RAM. The problem seems to only occur when I run a resource intensive application such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Final … Continue reading →

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Academy of Arrogance or rudeness?

Posted on 22 March 2008 by johannes

With rumours circulating in the last couple of months of Apple’s plans to open new stores in Sydney, I wonder if this will mean a vastly improved customer experience at the store level. If it is, then it will be … Continue reading →

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