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Post CES and MacWorld Blues

Now that CES and MacWorld are over, it’s time to look back.

CES is still a much larger event and yet it was eclipsed by Steve Jobs’ MacWorld Keynote. Once again, Apple stole CES’ thunder. I am still processing and formulating the information overloads from CES and MacWorld.

Let’s see.

MacWorld

  • Apple iPhone, AppleTV, and the new Airport Extreme base station. No real news about Mac OS X, Macs, and other softwares from Apple.
  • ModBook – A tablet Mac.
  • No GPS support on Mac OS X from Garmin
  • …to becontinued

CES

  • XBox 360 HD video and larger hard drive.
  • Something about Windows Vista and its variants.
  • Sling Media’s SlingCatcher.
  • Tons of other products, to be added later.

This will take a while for me to write something interesting regarding CES and MacWorld.

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Parallels Desktop for Mac build 3120 RC1 is Released

Parallels Desktop for Mac build 3120 RC1 is available for download
http://forums.parallels.com/thread7585.html

Additional details and download information is available on this page:
http://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/beta_testing/

I will update this post after I actually use it.

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VMwareFusion Beta is Available for download.
http://www.vmware.com/products/beta/fusion/
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Apple TV, Apple iPhone, and New Airport Extreme 802.11n

Thanks to bad WiFi receptions, bandwidth hog and some other factor, I didn’t get to connect to the internet at MacWorld.

Ayway, two new products from Apple announced by Steve Jobs.

  1. Apple TV
    http://www.apple.com/appletv/
    Priced $299 (U.S.) and will ship in February.
    As expected, it has 40GB hard drive for local caching and storage.
    “It is a cool product, but not necessarily a must have product at this point. I will find out more before making any purchasing decision.”
  2. Apple iPhone
    http://www.apple.com/iphone/
    Tentatively scheduled for released in June 2006 (U.S.)
    GSM Quad Band (no 3G) and EDGE
    Cingular exclusive (for U.S.)
    $499 (4GB) and $599 (8GB) with 2 year contract.
    3.5 inch screen at 3:2 ratio (landscape)
    Operating System: OS X
    iPod capability
    Built-in 2.0 megapixels camera
    802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
    “Yikes! It is basically a Mac. I’m surprised that it’s not called MacPhone. One thing that might stop me from getting this so called phone is the price with 2 year contract. Now I have to wait till June to spend my hard earned money.”

Apple also shows off the newly redesigned and updated Airport Extreme Base Station.
http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/
It now officially supports 802.11n protocol, offering up to five times the speed and twice the range compares to 802.11g protocol. It has one WAN port and three LAN port. It also has one USB 2.0 port that can be used for printer sharing or USB mass storage sharing.

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I Need More RAM to Run Windows Vista

I have been using Windows Vista on my HP notebook. I only have 768MB of RAM. Running Vista on this moderately powerful computer is not a walk in the park. The weakest link is the integrated Radeon Mobility XPress 200 with 128MB shared RAM. It got the experience rating of 2, while the other components got 3 to 3.5 rating.

Anyone wants to donate 2x1GB PC2700 SO-DIMM? It’s for HP L2005US

Just a shot in the dark.

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iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1 and Windows Vista

There has been reports that iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1 is not compatible with Windows Vista, I cannot confirm this as of yet. My main Windows computer currently runs Windows Vista RC2 Build 5744. I also run Windows Vista RTM (Business and Ultimate) on different computers.

According to Apple Support, iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1 for Windows System Requirements:

  • Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4
  • Windows XP with Service Pack 2

I will test the iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1 with Windows Vista (RC2 and RTM). Watch for this post for the result soon.

On Windows Vista RC2 Build 5744, iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1 failed to install.
(screen capture to be added later)

More about iPod Shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1

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LogMeIn Client now Supported in Mac OS X

UPDATE (01.27.2007):
For some reasons LogMeIn Client stops working properly on Mac OS X.
I figured out why it’s not working. I’m going to write in the details with all the glorious screen captures on my site: http://37prime.com/

Back in March 2006, I wrote a little review on LogMeIn. Previously, I was using GoToMyPC to help a friend. I first heard about LogMeIn on Leo Laporte Radio Show on KFI AM640. I tried out LogMeIn Free because it was totally free. I liked it with one exception, there was no client support on Mac OS X at that time.

Fast forward to January 2nd, 2007. My friend’s father who lives 270-something miles away had a problem with his computer. By chance, we had LogMeIn Free installed on his computer. While talking to him on the phone, I logged on to LogMeIn website and proceeded to control his computer. I then realized that I was using Safari on Mac OS X 10.4.8 and it was working. I didn’t know when exactly LogMeIn added Mac OS X compatibility. I told my friend about it, but he was having authentication problems when using Firefox 2 on his Mac.

Anyway, I am really glad that now LogMeIn Client is now working on Mac OS X. I can now convince my other friend to switch to LogMeIn Free from GoToMyPC since he’s only using basic remote desktop function.

My updated review on LogMeIn:
http://37prime.com/reviews.html

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Windows Vista Business and Ultimate Editions: The Experience Part 1

I have been using Windows Vista since it went RTM back in November 2006. It is tough to objectively evaluate Windows Vista since my personal computer is a bit under-powered. I did have the chance to use Windows Vista on numbers of newer and more powerful computers. The two versions I get to use are Windows Vista Business and Ultimate.

I first installed Windows Vista Business on the computers. Windows Vista Business is somewhat the upgrade to Windows XP Professional. Unfortunately I was unable to activate the copy since it was looking for Key Management Service (KMS) locally. We don’t have a KMS server set yet.

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I then installed Windows Vista Ultimate on the same computer on a different hard drive. It ran a little sluggish, due to insufficient amount of RAM and less powerful graphic cards. Once I turned Aero and Glass off, Windows Vista ran a lot faster.

Computer Specs:

  • AMD Turion 64 ML-30 1.60GHz
  • 768MB DDR PC2700 (128MB shared with the graphic card)
  • ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 (128MB Shared RAM allocated)
  • Hard Drive: 40GB 4200 RPM

…to be continued