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Mac OS X Leopard: Boot Camp

An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.05
Mac OS X Leopard: Boot Camp

Boot Camp Assistant icon
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.

Boot Camp Assistant

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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Mac OS X Leopard: Front Row

An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.03
Mac OS X Leopard: Front Row
Front Row Icon
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.

Front Row

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Mac OS X Leopard: Spaces

An Apple A Day Gallery – 2007.11.02
Mac OS X Leopard: Spaces

Spaces Icon

Mac OS X Leopard’s Spaces can provide a maximum of 16 “workspaces” (4 rows x 4 columns).

You can assign applications to specific “workspace”.

Spaces

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Mac OS X Leopard and then some…

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.

Leopard Installation - Airport is available 1 Leopard Installation - Airport is available 2

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Upgrading Hard Drive on MacBook Pro

I have a first generation MacBook Pro Core Duo which I ordered the the moment it was made available back in January 2006; i was delivered in March 2006. It comes with 100GB hard-drive, which was considered large at that time. Eighteen months, two hundreds and fourteen apps later, I found out that I need more hard drive space. (OK, it’s not about the number of the apps, but it’s because of all the multimedia projects I have been working on; and Boot Camp partition or VMware/Parallel disk image.)

Anticipating the official release of Leopard, I decided to upgrade the hard drive on this MacBook Pro. It’s not a trivial task but I’ve done a lot of it for the past 18 months or so. The hard drive is being delivered, and Apple has just completed the screen replacement on my MacBook Pro. I need to pick it up soon.

I’ll be replacing the hard drive later today, as soon as UPS delivered the hard drive. Assuming I picked up my MacBook Pro already.

I’ll post some video clips of me upgrading the hard drive. I anticipate spending 30 to 60 minutes to complete the upgrade.

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Getting Ready for Mac OS X Leopard

It’s that time of the year Mac OS X upgrade again. It’s been more than two years since Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) was released. Mac OS X Tiger (10.5) is waiting in the wing, ready to pounce.

Incarnations of Leopard Developer Preview have been around for a while, but the “finish” version will finally reach the Mac masses.

I myself am getting ready for the official Mac OS X Leopard. My trusted first generation MacBook Pro Core Duo is in need for a little hardware upgrade. At this moment, it has 2GB of RAM and 100GB of Hard Drive. It is currently having its screen replaced at the Apple Store. I have ordered a new hard drive replacement, double the capacity of the current hard drive. I know that I’ll be needing all the storage space once Leopard arrives, but not for the sake of installing Leopard per se. I might need to have a Boot Camp partition, and more drive space for all the apps I’ll be using.

I ordered HITACHI Travelstar 7K200 HTS722020K9SA00

  • 200GB
  • 7200 RPM
  • 16MB Buffer
  • Serial ATA150

As soon as I get my MacBook Pro back from The Apple Store, I’ll be performing the upgrade myself. I’ve done a lot of MacBook Pro upgrade, and this would take me roughly 1 hour or less.

Can’t wait for the hard drive and Leopard. Now I’m waiting for: a call from The Apple Store for my MacBook, UPS to deliver the hard drive, and Friday October 26th for Leopard.