News: “Turning Off the Volume Up/Down Sound Effect on Snow Leopard”

Posted: February 25th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Turning Off the Volume Up/Down Sound Effect on Snow Leopard on fullasagoog.com full roast blend
Topics: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Mac OS X, System Preferences

I don’t know about you but I can’t stand the sound effect that plays when I use my MacBook Pro keyboard (or external Apple keyboard) to turn my volume up or down. It can be ear-piercing if you have a nice pair of headphones on. In the OS X 10.5…


News: “5 tips for switchers”

Posted: February 23rd, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

5 tips for switchers on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: Mac OS X, Mac OS X v10.5, MacBook Pro, IBook, PowerBook G4, MacBook, Safari, System Preferences

Filed under: Switchers, Tips and tricks Every now and then I’ll have an “I never knew about that” moment as I come across a setting or nuance in Mac OS X that I never realized existed. Take, for instance, character viewer, which allows you to display…


News: “Mac 101: Adding new microphones to your Mac”

Posted: February 16th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Mac 101: Adding new microphones to your Mac on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: IChat, MacBook, System Preferences

Filed under: Audio, Hardware, Multimedia, How-tos, AppleThere are, roughly, several billion kinds of microphones and headsets, all of which can theoretically be used on your Macintosh to let you voice chat over iChat or Skype. The problem is that a…


News: “Apple Remote Desktop 3.3.2 update now available”

Posted: January 12th, 2010 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Apple Remote Desktop 3.3.2 update now available on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Mac OS X v10.5, MacBook Air, Mac OS X v10.4, MacBook, Apple Remote, System Preferences

Filed under: Enterprise, Software UpdateFor management of large Mac deployments, one of the more venerable tools for administrators is Apple Remote Desktop. The application not only provides information on the status of every Mac on a network, but…


News: “My MacBook Pro Goes Multimonitor: 4 Monitors At Once!”

Posted: December 23rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

My MacBook Pro Goes Multimonitor: 4 Monitors At Once! on Daggle
Topics: MacBook Pro, MacBook, System Preferences

After nearly two years of leaving my desktop and a 3 monitor setup behind, I’m back to 3 monitors + 1, four screens in total, all running from my MacBook Pro. My My Multimonitor Setup: Three Screens For One Computer post explains how I used to…


News: “10.6: A fix for failure to connect to new wireless networks”

Posted: November 3rd, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

10.6: A fix for failure to connect to new wireless networks on MacOSXHints.com
Topics: MacBook Pro, MacBook, Mac OS X, System Preferences

After upgrading from 10.5.8 to 10.6.1 on my MacBook Pro, I was unable to connect to wireless networks unless I had already connected to them running under 10.5.8. Snow Leopard would “see” the new networks, but could not connect to them. The Genius…


News: “Apple Magic Mouse Review”

Posted: October 21st, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Apple Magic Mouse Review [Review] on Gizmodo
Topics: MacBook, System Preferences

The Magic Mouse is undoubtedly the best mouse Apple’s made in years. They’ve taken their knowledge in trackpad finger gestures and one-piece manufacturing and made this delicate, yet sturdy, bridge-shaped mouse. The question is how it compares to…


News: “Apple Magic Mouse Hands On”

Posted: October 20th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Apple Magic Mouse Hands On on Fast Company
Topics: Mac OS X, MacBook Pro, ILife, MacBook, ITunes, System Preferences

Apple’s Magic Mouse is an aluminum base topped off with a curvy, white multitouch surface. You point; you gesture with fingers. It’s a little weird to use but leagues ahead of the mighty mouse. I may go back to mice. The strangest thing, in theory,…


News: “Apple Magic Mouse Hands On”

Posted: October 20th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Apple Magic Mouse Hands On [Apple] on Gizmodo
Topics: MacBook Pro, Mac OS X, MacBook, System Preferences, Apple Mouse

The Apple’s Magic Mouse doesn’t have anything on its surface. It’s an aluminum base topped off with a smooth multitouch panel. It felt weird to use, but leagues ahead of the Mighty Mouse. I may go back to mice. Updated The strange thing about the…


News: “Using DHCP Reservations to overcome Bonjour woes”

Posted: October 16th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Using DHCP Reservations to overcome Bonjour woes on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: MacBook, Bonjour, AirPort, MacBook Pro, System Preferences

Filed under: Cool tools, How-tos, AirportI love everything about my MacBook Pro, but for some reason it does not like to share its screen. It appears under the “Shared” section of the sidebar in Finder, and file sharing works perfectly, but for some…