June 2006
The MagSafe meltdown -- famous for being Apple
Hello! Guess who’s back. Back again. Mat is back. Tell a friend. You know what I learned while I was away? I should have sprung for that modem adapter for my MacBook. Contrary to what I believed, here in the technology capital of the world, broadband is not ubiquitous, and in some parts of the country, people still do dial-up. Who knew? Onward. The stories of the MagSafe meltdowns have...
Creative lawsuit could have broad consequences
I failed to link to my latest Playlist/Macworld story which looks at the chances and implications of Creative’s lawsuit: The chances of Creative Technology winning an injunction to prevent Apple from selling the iPod domestically are slim, legal experts say. But its suit against Apple alleging patent infringement could have broad consequences for both companies and the portable media player...
Black and white differences
So the 2GHz black and white MacBooks should be identical,aside from their cases, right? Not so, say Macworld’s latest tests:After testing the white 2GHz MacBook and comparing the results to the published scores of the black model, we saw small performance differences in many of the tests, with the edge going to the white model in most cases. Retesting leveled out a few tests (though I can’t...
XP On My MacBook
Aw, yeah. Blue screen me, baby. I love it when you cause a catastrophic data error. Man, I had completely forgotten how fucking awesome Windows is. (via mac [dot] honan [dot] net)
Installing XP Part II - How to get around CD read...
As I mentioned below, when I went to install XP on my MacBook, it would not recognize the install CD. And, apparently, I’m not the only one who’s had this problem. While I posted an extremely long and complicated work-around below for getting Parallels installed, there’s a much easier solution for BootCamp—at least for me. Though my MacBook still didn’t recognize the...
Isn't that where Santa Lives?
Mac Rumors has a story up questioningly titled “Norway To Pressure Apple To Change iTunes EULA?” I have four things to say to about this: Norway, Population of, 2006, estimate - 4,610,820 Annual Sales, music industry, total, Norway, 2004, Strong year - $147.8 million Apple, profit, 2006, second fiscal quarter - $410 million No (via mac [dot] honan [dot] net)
In which I review iPod alarm clock systems
Playlist just ran my review of the iLuv i177 and JBL On Time. I liked the iLuv, but was just sort of lukewarm on the JBL. Yeah, it had better sound, but the alarm clock was the suck, and that industrial design, while pretty to look at, makes for a shitty bedside accessory. Who needs spatial sound in an alarm clock? I mean, aren’t you just going to shut it off as soon as possible? And do you...
Installing XP on a MacBook in 25 easy steps; How...
1. Go to Office Depot and blow $200 on Win XP. 2. Download BootCamp and Parallels 3. Install BootCamp Assistant 4. Burn drivers CD 5. Partition drive 6. Insert XP CD 7. Wonder what those noises are 8. Curse, as MacBook fails to recognize XP CD, spitting it back at you 9. Read Apple discussion forums with multiple reports of similar problem and cringe. 10. Repeat steps 6 through 10 for...
BRB!!!
Gentle reader, I apologize for the posting delays, but I’m afraid life has conspired to flummox me with an exceptionally busy week. I shall return to regularly scheduled postings on June 5. Please, patience is a virtue. Of course, so is dependability. (via mac [dot] honan [dot] net)