wifi: no hardware found after 10.7.4…: Apple Support Communities. One of the easiest solutions for this problem was doing a PRAM reset, but an Apple genius also had to reinstall the system. I wonder why it had a problem finding the hardware? Perhaps this means there are changes to wireless that we aren’t being told about?

I have noticed more in the last few years that computer vendors are starting to be price conscious. Printers are becoming more common that have reasonable ink replacements, and at more average consumer prices. Five years ago when you bought some cheap computer hardware you tended to have a bad experience. However many customers have bought cheap hardware the last few years and mostly had a good experience. Some unreliable companies still seem to make junk however.

I wonder if this is because of the recession or just the lowering in general of technology goods? I suspect that the biggest driver is people having bad experiences with junk manufactures and avoiding them. As US citizens we had to do that to US car companies to get them to improve the quality of their offerings. It is surprising isn’t it that as much as  companies say quality is job 1, it’s really just a mathematical equation about how much profit can be extracted from meeting expectations.

So perhaps the expectation now of customers is cost-effective and not features or style like it once was. What do you think?

Review: Alienware X51 Andromeda Gaming PC – StumbleUpon. Interesting that a thousand dollar laptop can be so effective at playing games. If money was no object I might be tempted by this. I must say that I enjoy the PS3 too much to be easily seduced.

Thanks to the ZenBook, Im no longer recommending MacBooks – StumbleUpon. I think this review makes sense for people who are focused on the hardware experience. It has been my experience that people accept hardware they are given, provided it is easy to use. To me, the mac still is better in that area. Still it is always good to challenge your beliefs on a regular basis as things change.

Nike iPod – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – StumbleUpon. This is everything you wanted to know about this device. I have never considered this as a serious tool for fitness. I don’t like that you have to buy a certain brand of product. If they allowed this for all shoes, then I would use it.

iMac wifi assigns it\’s own ip address…: Apple Support Communities. It turns out that the poster solved his own problem. All he had to do is reboot the entire ATT Uverse system and it instantly worked.

The Dos. This is kind of funny. I wonder if everyone gets stressed about computer people helping them. It must be if people are taking the time to write lists like this.

Hitachi Storage. It is sometimes hard to believe how big storage has become and continues to grow. I remember how thrilled I was with my first 40 MB hard drive.

How to tell if your Intel-based Mac has a 32-bit or 64-bit processor. So apparently the only 32 bit processor is the Intel Core Solo, and Intel Core Duo Everything newer is 64 bit.

Processor Name	32- or 64-bit
Intel Core Solo	32 bit
Intel Core Duo	32 bit
Intel Core 2 Duo	64 bit
Intel Quad-Core Xeon	64 bit
Dual-Core Intel Xeon	64 bit
Quad-Core Intel Xeon	64 bit
Core i3	64 bit
Core i5	64 bit
Core i7	64 bit

AT&T was Hacked. I bet they get hacked often and don’t even realize it. At some point you become so large you can’t manage things properly. I think this is one of the things that we see in wasted government spending, and in large business.

USB 3.0 vs FireWire 3200 | TechieSouls – StumbleUpon. Nice comparison. I didn’t know about FW 3200 before reading this. I have always liked FireWire for macs, and USB for PCs.

After 10.7.2 (Oct 12, 2011) Guest…: Apple Support Communities. Interesting way to trap someone. I wonder if people are going to be suspecting Guest accounts now on corporate machines.

MacBook Pro WiFi issues being ignored by Apple – TNW Apple. Reliable wi-fi connections on the mac have been a problem since it was available. The best combination seemed to be using Extreme or Express. I have seen customers have problems with every type of wireless access point.

This article doesn’t suggest a solution for everyone, but replacing the equipment fixed it for him. If money is no object, purchasing an Apple router/WAP is the quickest fix.

One Laptop Battery That Lasts 30 Years Without Recharge. So what happened to this technology? It said it might come out in 2 years, and that was 4 years ago.

Up in the Air | Laptops | Macworld. Yes. This is a mostly complimentary article about Air’s and why people who have them seem to love them. Surprisingly most people seem ok with giving up their CD/DVD disks. I always thought that the people who have invested in software or movies would resist buying a device that didn’t support them built-in, but it doesn’t seem to be the case.

These are some keyboard tricks that it has taken me a decade to learn. I learned some new diagnostic and performance shortcuts as well. Great work! If you support Macintosh’s it is very helpful to know these.

via Magical Macintosh Key Sequences.

Cannot see Firewire Filesystem: Apple Support Communities. The user found out it was the cable. Always nice to have a spare to check on things like this.

extraordinaryimages. I like many of these more than the original. Why not have all of them and see what the market responded to? So many missed opportunities. Embedded slide show.

Apple tried to silence owner of exploding iPod with gagging order – Times Online. All companies do this but it is so counter-productive now with the breakdown of traditional media. Do they think a full refund was worth the cost of someones silence?

FireWire 800-400 Adapter. The one year warranty concerns me. Don’t they believe in their own product? Still I would try one and see how it works out.

Macintosh clone – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I had a customer once who bought a Umax Macintosh clone and it was a piece of junk. I was asked to fix several issues, but the biggest one was hardware issues. After that I never was interested in getting a clone Macintosh.

How to fix a noisy MacBook Pro fan – NoFilmSchool. Most people won’t want to be bothered by a step-by-step but still good to know. Have you ever taken a laptop apart in this kind of detail?

Thanks tjk!

Hi A,

MigrationAssistant

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4413

Tipsand Tricks: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3231

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/27921.html

See the answer in context

via How to transfer data between laptops?: Apple Support Communities.

Dear Apple: My Macbook Keeps Trying To Light My House On Fire, Please Replace It – The Consumerist. Surprising that Apple didn’t replace it. I wonder why? Apple is fixing my laptop for the 4th time. I will also need to buy a battery for it. I don’t know how I will afford the $129 for that. Maybe I can find something on Craigslist.

Amazon.com: Logitech V220 Cordless Optical Mouse for Notebooks (Dark Silver): Electronics. I was starting to get some discomfort from using the built-in track-pad in my old laptop. So when I saw this in the store today and I had a gift card I said why not? After downloading the driver for XP it works beautifully. The only downside I see is the receiver is larger than it needs to be, but its ok. Not everything has to be the best.

Take a look at Smart Trash.

via Empty Trash only on Connected Devices: Apple Support Communities.

Thanks Csound1. Apple makes things so easy sometimes. I have never seen Windows test or flag software that was incompatible. That would be a great help for the average user. Sometimes I wonder how Microsoft software is so popular.

MacintoshHD>Incompatible Software

via After loading Lion on my MacBook, where…: Apple Support Communities.

arielfromph has the answer. Interesting that the the network is causing this.

same with on an iMac over a WiFi connection. I think the culprit is the wireless broadband I’m using, Sun. What’s yours? I’m in Pasig anyway.

via cannot install lion from mac appstore….: Apple Support Communities.

CDROM2GO / usdigitalmedia.com – cdrom2go.com – Reviews, Ratings and Prices at ResellerRatings. Someone searched today for cdrom2go and I had written nothing about them.  According to these reviews, it seems a company that you should stay away from.

The Problem With 13″ MacBook Pros — What Blag?. I guess the combined I/O ports are just one way that Apple is trying to encourage musicians to spend a little more for a higher brand model. I can understand the thinking behind this. They try to assume what their customers need.

Excellent share. I had to do this once for a company that I worked for as well. I had forgotten about it however. Great memory! Thanks coocooforcocoapuffs.

Shot in the dark, as with ARD 3.5.1 had a problem with screen sharing and Lion, and this fixed it:

go to each failing client, system prefs / sharing and uncheck Remote Management and recheck it. Now try. Good luck!

via MacBook Pro with Lion can no longer…: Apple Support Communities.

Jolly Giant solves the issue.

it means something’s not right.

can you elaborate, please ? does the beeping happen @ startup or all the time while the MBP is running ?

take a look @ this support article: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1547.

anything sound familiar ?

JGG

via Macbook Pro keeps making beeping noises?: Apple Support Communities.

iOS: AirPrint 101. So is there a third-party way to get printers that are not AirPrint ready compatible with it? I really want to stick with Canon printers. All the printers on this list are HP. I wonder if they had an exclusive with them?

Canon Pixma MG8120 Printer Review | PCWorld. I have had great experience with Canon printers. Much better than other printers I have used both in cross-platform compatibility, ink cost and reliability. I had a friend who was thinking of getting a Mac All In One or MFC so this is going to be my suggestion. Prices have gone under $200 so this is a steal. It even has wireless!

How to upgrade your PS3 hard disk – Tech Made Easy. This is a nice step-by-step guide. My friend has a newer PS3 so it’s not an issue for her, but it is still nice to know. I wonder how common it is that people do this kind of upgrade? Seems to me that it is a good opportunity to put another OS on it as well.

Value wise I’d have to call the [Seagate BlackArmor]NAS220 as the winner with two 1TB drives already installed, but it’s not the fastest according to my tests, and it does have some limitations as well.

I have another review from this site as well Seagate BlackArmor 110. Very detailed and plenty of user comments as well. A great resource.

via NAS Box Roundup Comparison – 8 Tested and Compared.

Disk Drill 1.3.123 & new video tutorial! « CleverFiles – KnowledgeBase. Some exciting upgrades. This new version is faster by up to 20%. Click on the link above to see the other details and see a video about everything Disk Drill can do.

S.M.A.R.T really does work. I had a situation once where the hard drive was making strange clicking sounds but still working normally. Disk Utility said that S.M.A.R.T had a problem so I backed it up. It failed in a matter of hours. Since many people don’t know to look in Disk Utility, this is a great feature that helps prevent needing its recovery features.

Of course the other option is to spend hundreds of dollars for a NAS with multiple drives, and redundant hot-swapping. Most people aren’t open to that kind of investment, so this seems like a good way to save money as well.

Everything You Need to Know About 3TB Hard Drives | PCWorld. The article suggests that you test the drive by hooking it up and seeing if it is recognized. While that is easy, it does present its own set of problems. What if it isn’t fully recognized? What if you have a Windows 7 (non 64 bit OS) that only recognizes 2.2TB? Isn’t it fascinating that Macs/64 bit linux machines have no issues using/booting from these 3TB drives? The Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 seems to be the best performer from the group.

How to buy a quality used mac for under £50 – Tech Made Easy. So the guy buys an eMac and fixes it up. Those were great machines. I had the pleasure to use some of them in the past and they made their owners very happy. I wonder why Apple doesn’t have a special education machine/laptop anymore?

Why Wine and Macbooks Don’t Mix…and How to Handle the Aftermath | Nettuts+. He was very fortunate. Many times liquids and laptops don’t end so well. I always put drinks far away from laptops. I have seen too many damaged.

Download LaCie SilverKeeper for Mac – Automate external backups to LaCie drives. MacUpdate.com. I used to use SilverKeeper when I used a LaCie hard drive more than 7 years ago. The LaCie hard drives failed, but the software always worked. According to the reviews, it worked when SuperDuper and Time Machine wouldn’t backup data.

I have used SuperDuper and never had any problems. Time Machine has had issues especially when it has to share one partition with multiple computers. So my suggestion would be to try SuperDuper first $29, if Time Machine doesn’t work, then try SilverKeeper.

Gino and Carolyn have the answer. If you want to use the uninstaller you can use Carolyn’s link here.

The easiest way to remove Growl is to go to your System Preferences under the Apple Menu and right-click or Control-click on the Growl icon and select the Remove command from the pop-up menu.

Growl gets installed with some third-party software. I find it annoying myself and remove it as well whenever it gets installed.

via Growl – how do you remove: Apple Support Communities.

I hadn’t considered this before, but it is a possibility. I wrote this comment below in the article. This could actually save money.

Chimacintosh Wednesday, June 29 2011

This is a helpful analysis. The rental prices for most macs are too high to be worth it for most companies, so I doubt that will happen. However I do see the benefit of using things like iMacs and Thunderbolt setups, instead of the traditional Mac Pro’s and built-in storage for certain users.

I think the key in this is how reliable those External HD are. If they are more reliable than past RAID’s and external storage, I can see this happening.

via Why the ability to boot from Thunderbolt on a Mac is huge — Apple News, Tips and Reviews.

This is concerning. Parallels has often caused system problems during system upgrades. It looks like Fusion is the clear winner for system stability and my new recommendation. Tom figured out the issue:

recentitems.plist was the culprit.

via 10.6.8 upgrade – loginwindow crashes -…: Apple Support Communities.