11.10.07
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 3:31 am by 37prime
An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.10
Mac OS X Leopard: Apple Remote Pairing
Apple Remote comes with every Intel-based iMacs, MacBook, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. To prevent other Apple Remotes controlling the your Mac, you can:
- Disable remote control infrared receiver. Open System Preferences > Security. Check the “Disable remote control infrared receiver. OR,
- Pair an Apple Remote to the computer.
To pair an Apple Remote with your Mac:
- Press and hold the “Menu” and “Next” buttons for a few seconds until the Apple Remote icon flashes on the screen.
- After doing so, the your Mac can only be controlled using the paired Apple Remote.
To unpair the Apple Remote:
- Open System Preferences > Security.
- Click on the “Unpair” button.
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11.06.07
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, iMac, Leopard, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 6:07 pm by 37prime
Numbers of users reported that they were having problems with AirPort in Mac OS X Leopard. So far I have not personally encountered any problems with AirPort.
I installed Leopard on the following machines:
- 1.25 GHz PowerBook G4 (Aluminum PBG4 1st generation) – Clean Install
- 1.67 GHz PowerBook G4 (DDR) – Clean Install
- 1.67 GHz PoWerBook G4 (DDR2) – Archive and Install
- MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0 GHz (1st generation) – Clean Install
- iMac Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz (Aluminum) – Upgrade
None of the machine above has any AirPort issues. I included the installation method to see if there’s any correlations with the said AirPort issues.
I’d certainly recommend Clean Installations of Leopard instead of upgrading. I found some weird issues with the Archive and Install method on the 1.67 GHz PowerBook G4 (DDR).
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11.05.07
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Leopard, Linux, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, Media, Microsoft, News, Resources, Tech, Vista, Windows at 2:28 am by 37prime
An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.05
Mac OS X Leopard: Boot Camp
Boot Camp enables installation of Windows Operating System on any Intel-based Mac computer, using a Microsoft Windows install disc. Windows is installed on its own partition. After installation, the Mac can run either Windows or Mac OS X.
The Boot Camp Assistant application helps create the Windows partition and restart the Mac using Windows installation disc. Follow the instructions to install Windows and install software drivers that enable Windows to work with the Mac hardware.
Apple provides driver supports the followings:
- Windows XP Home Edition or Professional
- Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate
Windows drivers for Intel-based Mac computer are included in Mac OS X Leopard Install disc.
To install any other Operating Systems such as Linux, create the “Windows Partition” then boot the Mac using the Linux install disc.
Additional informations on Boot Camp (http://37prime.com/bootcamp.html)
Boot Camp is not the only way to run other Operating Systems on a Mac. Parallels and VMware Fusion provide the ways to install different Operating Systems within Mac OS X. It is recommended to have a minimum of 2GB of RAM on a Mac to run the virtual machine.
Get Parallels @ Amazon.com
Get VMware Fusion @ Amazon.com
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11.03.07
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Leopard, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, Media, Movies, Music, News, Pictures, Resources, Tech at 1:45 am by 37prime
An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.03
Mac OS X Leopard: Front Row
Front Row is now available on any Macs. Front Row can be activated by using Apple Remote, launching the Front Row.app, or by using the default keystroke Command-Esc.
Previously Front Row only available on Macs with Apple Remote and IR receiver support. Kudos to Andrew Escobar for providing Front Row Enabler; to install Front Row for Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.x) on older Macs without Apple Remote and IR receiver support.
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11.01.07
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Leopard, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 2:44 am by 37prime
An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.01
Mac OS X Leopard: AirPort
The look of AirPort splash screen is much improved, compared to previous incarnations of Mac OS X. Unfortunately, as many has pointed out, Apple has yet to include the relative signal strength on the Wi-Fi scanner.
For more AirPort utilities, get:
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10.26.07
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Leopard, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 10:26 pm by 37prime
Mac OS X Leopard has officially arrived, and there’s nothing really I want to write about right now. Thousands if not millions of other blogs out on the “inter-web” are talking about it. So that’s it about Mac OS X Leopard……. for now.
Some interesting notes:
- Many people were using the iPhone $100 Apple Store Credit to purchase Mac OS X Leopard.
- Many customers actually purchasing the Family Pack (5 user license).
- Steve Gibson of SpinRite (@GRC.com) and Security Now fame was spotted at Apple Store Fashion Island in Newport Beach, California. Good luck getting that T-Shirt, Mr. Gibson. Actually the funniest thing was that, someone in the line was saying that Gibson’s SpinRite was a piece of useless software that doesn’t do anything.
- Many customers who pre-ordered Leopard reported that their copies arrived before the 6:00 PM sale time.
- The first update available for Mac OS X Leopard is Apple Remote Desktop Client 3.2.1; assuming that it’s a clean install.
One more thing:
- During Mac OS X LEopard installation, the Airport is available and able to connect to Wireless Access Point.
Picture will be added later, I have yet to reinstall all the apps on my MacBook Pro.
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08.08.07
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Mac OS X, MacBook, Media, News, Resources, Tech, Vista, Windows at 4:06 pm by 37prime
Just a few months before the release of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Apple has once again updates its Boot Camp software.
Changes in Boot Camp 1.4 beta
Boot Camp 1.4 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.
Boot Camp 1.4 beta includes:
- Support for keyboard backlighting (MacBook Pro only)
- Apple Remote pairing
- Updated graphics drivers
- Improved Boot Camp driver installer
- Improved international keyboard support
- Localization fixes
- Updated Windows Help for Boot Camp
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/
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Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Mac OS X, Media, News, Resources, Security, Tech at 12:57 pm by 37prime
Apple releases updates for the newly announced iMac:
iMac Software Update 1.0 – 5.1MB
This update provides important bug fixes and is recommended for 20-inch and 24-inch iMac models with 2.0, 2.4, or 2.8GHz processors
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
Check out the new iMac here:
(images courtesy of Apple Inc.)
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08.07.07
Posted in Announcements, Apple, Applications, Apps, iMac, Media, News, Resources, Tech at 12:55 pm by 37prime
Apple announces new iMac, Mac mini, iWork ’08 and iLife ’08.
iMac
- Built-in 20-inch (viewable) (1680×1050) or 24-inch (viewable) (1920×1200) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display
- 2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor
- 4MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed
- 800MHz system bus
- 1GB (one SO-DIMM) of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory
- Two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB
- 20-inch model with 2.0GHz processor
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor
128MB of GDDR3 memory
- 20-inch model with 2.4GHz processor and 24-inch model
ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor
256MB of GDDR3 memory
- One FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port; 7 watts each
- Total of five USB 2.0 ports: three ports on computer, two ports on keyboard
Mac mini
- 1.83GHz or 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
iWork ’08
- Pages ’08 – Writing and Layout modes
- Keynote ’08 – New Voice-over Recording
- Numbers ’08 – Spreadsheet applications
- Retails for $79.99 ($99 for Family Pack)
iLife ’08
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