Life and Technology
One thing that I always love doing is spending someone else’s money buying computers. I picked up a new white MacBook with SuperDrive yesterday. It looks exactly the same with the previous Santa-Rosa MacBook. It comes with a screen-cleaning cloth inside the box.
I only had 2 hours to install applications and transferring the data from the last generation of iBook G4. I’d update this post after I use the MacBook more.
As always, my colleague brought me some challenges on installing Windows XP on a Vista PC. This time is a notebook PC. He already installed most of the drivers with the exception of the video driver. He actually called the tech support and still couldn’t get the video driver installed. Luckily I managed to get it installed. Now the notebook PC is free from Windows Vista.
Compaq Presario F732NR Notebook PC
Windows XP Drivers you need:
You have to manually install the driver for nVidia GeForce Go 6150.
There is one unknown device left in the Device Manager, and I still can’t find out what it really is.
to be updated.
After a seemingly waiting forever for new MacBook Pro, Apple finally releases the updates to both MacBook and MacBook Pro lines. The MacBook Pro update was expected but not for the MacBook.
As predicted, the new MacBook and MacBook Pro sport Intel’s latest Penryn-based Core 2 Duo with 3MB and 6MB L2 Cache. Based on the conversations I had, Apple is finally making a significant distinction between the MacBook and the MacBook Pro. The MacBook line sports 45nm Penryn-based Core 2 Duo processors with 3MB L2 Cache as opposed to previous generation Intel Core 2 Duo processors with 4MB L2 Cache. We’ll get to that later. The MacBook Pro line also sports 45nm Penryn-based Core 2 Duo processors with 3MB and 6MB L2 Cache. The “lower-end” 15-inch MacBook Pro comes with 3MB L2 Cache on the Processor, while the “top-end” 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro come with 6MB L2 Cache on the processor.
The Penryn-based Intel Core 2 Duo comes with 6MB L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed. I’d find out if my memory served me correctly that previous generations of Intel Core 2 Duo L2 cache ran at half speed with the processor. UPDATE: According to some people, Merom CPU does have L2 cache that runs at 1:1 speed with the cores.
The new MacBook and MacBook Pro no longer comes with Apple Remote
I will update this.
I am looking forward to test the new MacBook and MacBook Pro.
to be continued here
Apple releases iPhone and iPod touch Software 1.1.4 today.
The iPhone Software 1.1.4 weighs in on 162.1MB, exactly the same with iPhone Software 1.1.3 file size.
I’m updating my iPhone right now. I don’t have an iPod touch, so Apple, please send me one. :-p
to be continued.
Flock 1.0.9 is out, I don’t know exactly when it’s released. If you’re adventurous enough, you can try using Flock 1.1 Beta
Flock is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Apple releases iTunes 7.6.1 to address compatibility issues with Apple TV software version 2.0 along with several bug fixes.
iTunes is available for Mac OSX and Windows XP/Vista
Pixelmator 1.1.3 is released today. The release notes can be found here: http://www.pixelmator.com/support/updates/
Pixelmator is a great alternative to Adobe Photoshop at a low-low-price. Pixelmator is priced at a mere $59 and available as trial. Head to Pixelmator.com for more informations.
Flock 1.1 Beta is available for download.
Release notes for Flock 1.1 Beta
I have Flock 1.1 Beta installed and it did not automatically import profile from previous version.
UPDATE: Evan Hamilton from Flock wrote:
Just to clarify: this is a beta and will not use your profile from previous versions of Flock. This is in order to protect your data from potential bugs in this beta. The general release of Flock 1.1 WILL use your profile info from previous versions.
Flock 1.1 Beta is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.
2008.02.19 03:58 AM PST
Here we go again. Apple Online Store is closed for product updates.
As of this writing, only U.S.A. Apple Online Store is closed.
Is this the moment that I have been waiting for?
Will the information from my imaginary source be coming true?
I want my MacBook Pro!
OK, let’s wait for a bit.
The mysterious voice in my head says that Apple is releasing a brand new HD-DVD player. NOT REALLY.
2007.02.19
As many tech and general news sites have reported, Toshiba will be exiting HD-DVD business by the end of March 2008.
Read the press release here (in English):
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/2008_02/pr1903.htm
Excerpt:
TOKYO–Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. This decision has been made following recent major changes in the market. Toshiba will continue, however, to provide full product support and after-sales service for all owners of Toshiba HD DVD products.
