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Boot Camp 1.2 beta and Windows Vista on MacBook Pro – Part 1

I installed Boot Camp 1.2 beta on my 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz. I previously had an 8GB partition with Windows XP Professional installed on it. I started Windows Vista installation since Boot Camp 1.2 beta now supports it. It took about 20 minutes for Windows Vista Ultimate to install on my MacBook Pro; the installation went smoothly. After first log-in, I found out that I only had 6.5MB of free space on the Windows partition. At this point, there’s no way I could install the Macintosh Drivers provided by Boot Camp 1.2 beta.

Ah well, I had to repartition my hard drive. This time I will create a 12GB partition for Windows Vista. This will take a while since I don’t think Boot Camp can cleanly create a 12GB partition on my MacBook Pro hard drive.

I will post more on this.

My MacBook Pro specs:

  • 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo 2.0GHz
  • 2GB DDR 667MHz (PC5300)
  • 100GB 7200RPM Hard Drive
  • Radeon X1600 256MB VRAM

To be continued!

Boot Camp 1.2 beta
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

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Apple Releases AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001

Apple releases AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 for Mac and Windows.

AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 for Mac – 12.7MB
AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 for Windows – 5.0MB
The AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 includes general fixes and compatibility updates.

From Apple Support

AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 for Mac
The AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications:

  • AirPort Utility
  • AirPort Admin Utility for Graphite and Snow Base Stations
  • AirPort Disk Utility
  • AirPort Disk Agent

System Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 or later
  • AirPort Utility 5.0

Note: Only previously installed software from the list above will be updated. AirPort Utility v5.1 for Mac OS X 10.4.x or later software supports the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n, AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express Base Station.

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AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 for Windows
The AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications:

  • AirPort Utility
  • AirPort Disk Agent
  • AirPort Disks Control Panel

System Requirements:

  • Windows XP with Service Pack 2
  • Windows Vista
  • AirPort Utility 5.0
  • Wi-Fi certified wireless card

Note: Only previously installed software from the list above will be updated. AirPort Utility v5.1 for Windows software supports the AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n, AirPort Extreme Base Station and AirPort Express Base Station.

Download AirPort Base Station Update 2007-001 from Apple Support.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

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OpenOffice.org 2.2.0 is Released

OpenOffice.org 2.2.0 is released. Download it here (http://download.openoffice.org/2.2.0/index.html)

From OpenOffice.org

Product Description

OpenOffice.org the product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office, and the vendor-neutral OpenDocument standard from OASIS.

Available in over 65 supported languages with more being constantly added by the community, OpenOffice.org runs stably and natively on Solaris, Linux (including PPC Linux), Windows, Mac OS X (X11), and numerous other platforms. Our porting page lists the platforms (ports) that OpenOffice.org can run on.

Written in C++ and with documented APIs licensed under the LGPL open-source license, OpenOffice.org allows any knowledgeable developer to benefit from the source. And, because the native file format for OpenOffice.org is the vendor-independent OpenDocument open standard, interoperability is easy, making future development and adoption more certain.

OpenOffice.org is an open source project. Please consider contributing to the project.
http://contributing.openoffice.org/index.html

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Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.2 beta With Windows Vista Support

Apple has just posted Boot Camp 1.2 beta with Windows Vista 32-bit support.

From Apple Boot Camp page:

Changes in Boot Camp 1.2 beta
Boot Camp 1.2 beta contains several updates and is intended for all new and previous Boot Camp beta users.

Boot Camp 1.2 beta includes:

  • Support for Windows Vista (32-bit)
  • Updated drivers, including but not limited to trackpad, AppleTime (synch), audio, graphics, modem, iSight camera
  • Support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player)
  • A Windows system tray icon for easy access to Boot Camp information and actions
  • Improved keyboard support  for Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Russian, and French Canadian
  • Improved Windows driver installation experience
  • Updated documentation and Boot Camp on-line help in Windows
  • Apple Software Update (for Windows XP and Vista)

Boot Camp 1.2 beta weighs in at 138MB

Download Boot Camp 1.2 beta here
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/publicbeta.html

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AppleTV, XBox 360 Elite, Adobe Creative Suite 3, and then some

Hot topics this week so far:

AppleTV

  • AppleTV……….. It’s so hackable.
  • It’s running a variant of Mac OS X.
  • Costs $299.00
  • Doesn’t come with any cable. It seems odd in the beginning, but it made some sense now. Some people need HDMI to HDMI cable, while others need HDMI to Component. Some people need HDMI to DVI cable plus the TOSLINK cable.
  • AppleTV is podcast friendly.
  • AppleTV streams movie trailers. This is one feature that shows the potential of AppleTV. I suppose that content producers can showcase their products through AppleTV.

Adobe Creative Suite 3

XBox 360 Elite

  • Stupid name! Is Microsoft trying to get into the l33t crowd by naming the XBox package as XBox 360 Elite.
  • It’s a black XBox 360 with 120 detachable hard drive, HDMI, and some other stuff.
  • It’s a surprise that Microsoft not including the HD-DVD drive. Maybe they are going to sell the black HD-DVD drive, if not it’ll just look silly.

The “and then some” part

  • Whatever happened to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard?
  • No thanks to SciFi Channel for Stargate stuff.
  • South Park is still ridiculous.

I’ll update this post soon

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Apple Releases iTunes 7.1.1

Apple updates iTunes again, 11 days after version 7.1 was released.

iTunes 7.1.1 addresses a stability issue and minor compatibility problems in iTunes 7.1.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

In somewhat related news, Apple has also re-released iPod shuffle Reset Utility and renamed it to simply iPod Reset Utility. The utility supports 1st and 2nd generation iPod shuffle. (03.15.2007)

About iPod Reset Utility 1.0 for Windows

Use iPod Reset Utility to restore the following iPod models back to their factory settings, when iTunes is unable to do so:
– iPod shuffle (1st Generation)
– iPod shuffle (2nd Generation)

iPod Reset Utility 1.0 for Mac – 3.4MB
iPod Reset Utility 1.0 for Windows – 2.2MB

If you’re using Windows Vista and iTunes, please read the following Apple knowledgebase:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305042