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…


News: “6 Things Windows Users should Know Before Switching to Mac”

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

6 Things Windows Users should Know Before Switching to Mac on MakeUseOf.com
Topics: MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac OS X, Boot Camp, System Preferences

Ah, what an experience. I remember when I first switched over to a Mac. Actually, I remember when I was first exposed to a Mac. My mate, who had a PowerBook at that time, demonstrated how Exposé and Fast User Switching worked in Panther. To be…


News: “Install Snow Leopard on Your Hackintosh PC, No Hacking Required”

Posted: September 15th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Install Snow Leopard on Your Hackintosh PC, No Hacking Required [How To] on Lifehacker
Topics: Mac OS X, MacBook Pro, MacBook, System Preferences

Two weeks ago I detailed how to build a Hackintosh with Snow Leopard, start to finish, with a little Terminal work. If you’re not comfortable with command-line hacking, you can now install Snow Leopard on your Hackintosh with just a few…


News: “Enable dual displays on iBooks running 10.5 and 10.6″

Posted: September 7th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

Enable dual displays on iBooks running 10.5 and 10.6 on MacOSXHints.com
Topics: IBook, System Preferences

The iBook G4 (and various other iBooks) do not support “spanning” dual displays (I believe Apple calls this feature “extended desktop”) with Leopard or Snow Leopard. Evidence of this is the missing Arrangement tab in the Display System Preferences…


News: “Transferring cell phone recorded audio (voicenote) to a Mac computer”

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

Transferring cell phone recorded audio (voicenote) to a Mac computer on Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Topics: Mac OS X, QuickTime, MacBook Pro, MacBook, System Preferences

I’m in Kansas, Oklahoma, this week leading a Celebrate Oklahoma Voices workshop for teachers in Kansas Public Schools. One of our participants, Carolyn Emde, is creating a story about one of her neighbors who went to Australia last summer on a…


News: “Ask TUAW: Syncing notes, iLife ‘09, iTunes downloads, keychains and more”

Posted: August 26th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Ask TUAW: Syncing notes, iLife ‘09, iTunes downloads, keychains and more on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
Topics: ILife, Mac OS X, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mail, ITunes, MacBook, System Preferences

Filed under: Features, iTunes, Ask TUAW, MacBook Air, Snow LeopardWelcome back to Ask TUAW, our weekly Mac troubleshooting Q&A column. This week we’ve got questions about syncing notes, iLife ‘09, iTunes downloads, the importance of keychains and…


News: “Hands On with Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Developer Preview)”

Posted: June 17th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , | No Comments »

Hands On with Mac OS X Snow Leopard (Developer Preview) [Mac OS X] on Lifehacker
Topics: Mac OS X, QuickTime, ISight, MacBook Pro, MacBook, Safari, System Preferences

The upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard will cost $29 for current Leopard users and won’t include many new features—so will it be worth the trouble? We got our hot little hands on the developer preview to find out. table.comparison {…


News: “One fix for an always-running laptop fan”

Posted: June 8th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

One fix for an always-running laptop fan on MacOSXHints.com
Topics: MacBook, System Preferences

I found a solution to why my laptop fan was running constantly and running my battery out in an hour. This problem is common for MacBook users and many websites and forums suggest restarting, installing fan regulation software, resetting PRAM, etc….


News: “A possible fix for an apparently-broken left speaker”

Posted: May 25th, 2009 | Author: Rex | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

A possible fix for an apparently-broken left speaker on MacOSXHints.com
Topics: IChat, MacBook Pro, System Preferences, MacBook, Audio MIDI Setup

If you notice that the left speaker on your MacBook Pro or MacBook has gone silent, make sure to check the following settings before making an appointment with the Apple Store for a hardware inspection:System Preferences » Sound » Input: If ‘Use…