Category Archives: OS X

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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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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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