SoftRAID 3.6.5 kernel extension in Leopard
I came across a kernel extension for SoftRAID 3.6.5, from SoftRAID LLC in Leopard’s /System/Library/Extensions folder. I found the version in the SoftRAID.kext’s Info.plist file, and it really truly...
View ArticleConsidering a new gateway
Along with the nagging networking connectivity problems (apparently thanks to Road Runner) at home, I’m thinking of changing how our home network is laid out. I’m seeking more control and a different...
View ArticleApple TV can sync so why not
The Apple TV, for all intents and purposes, sounds as if it is an iPod that you put on your home network and connect to your TV. It shows up in the “Devices” list in iTunes. The Apple TV is based on...
View ArticleRecent delay with a new ship date
Got unexpected news today: the Mac Pro portion of an order we recently made is delayed. No big deal. However, I looked at the date when we were told to the shipment of the towers: December 4. That’s a...
View ArticleFaster iPhone on its way, slower AT&T network in the way
ABC News is but one news outlet saying that a Faster iPhone on Its Way, after AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson “spilled” this news last week. (Nevermind that, as others have said,...
View ArticlePump it up
With the first accumulated snow and ice of the season over the weekend, and the snow today, I’ve noticed that our sump pump has started up again. It’s barely been doing anything since May, thanks to the...
View ArticleHalf a Bernoulli disk
I realized today that Adium 1.1.4 takes up 39 MB, which is about the size of: my old Mac LC’s internal hard disk, sold long ago half of a Bernoulli removable disk that’s stored in my garage right now....
View ArticleStack printers on the Dock in Leopard
I picked up a neat tip on the MacEnterprise.org mailing list today: put ~/Library/Printers in the Dock (on its right side) in Leopard. This gives you a stack which will pop out and show you your...
View ArticleLetting a monitor light the way
I got a new monitor at home. I broke down at the CompUSA going out of business sale, spotting a deal I was happy with, and bought the Gateway FPD2485W. It’s a flat panel LCD monitor I’ve been eyeing for...
View ArticleThose who count the votes
Contrast this story at Daring Fireball, refering to this “Can You Count on Voting Machines?” story at the New York Times, with this article from our local paper regarding New York State’s tardiness in...
View ArticleMy online sales chat regarding the new Mac Pro models
I spent some time with an agent on the online sales chat in the Apple Store last night. I had a few questions about the new Mac Pro models, and I got some interesting answers quickly. I’d recommend...
View ArticleIt is what is left in your pocket
I told Mike, via Curtis: “MacBook Air: It’s what left in your pocket if you buy one.” I don’t like this price, $1799. Although it may sell, I don’t see the value proposition. At a different price,...
View ArticleMagSafe power adapter is not?
If you read the reviews of the MagSafe power adapters on the Apple Store, many people are talking about their connectors fraying, melting, and otherwise developing dangerous damage. Quite a few of...
View ArticleRick Falkvinge on mixing DRM and law
Rick Falkvinge responds to the European Commission about the inadvisability of mixing DRM and law (in English, despite the preamble in Swedish, even though he is the “founder and leader of the Pirate...
View ArticleTo get Mac serial numbers in scripts, is ioreg or system_profiler faster?
This is not your average post about how to get the serial number for your Mac from the command line or a script. Instead of showing how to do it, I’ll examine a few ways you might do it with via the...
View ArticleGet the UUID for a Mac with ioreg
UUIDs, used throughout the rest of Mac OS X for identifying disks and users and groups and whatnot, have now become the unique identifier for ByHost preferences. Or so I’ve been informed, in this...
View ArticleFlat panel wake up and on screen display delay
Now that I have my dual-monitor Gateway FPD2485W setup, I’ve got a few complaints. Of course! The two monitors take an awfully long time to wake up from their power-saving mode. Then, when they finally...
View ArticleWhen I ruled the world?
Does anyone else think that Apple has some ulterior motive for promoting Viva la Vida, the track on the new iTunes ad featuring Coldplay? That maybe its lyrics are indicative of something going on at...
View ArticleStart Directory Service debug logging automatically after the next restart on...
There can be times when you need to troubleshoot Directory Services in Mac OS X during system starts up. Directory Services apparently sits above and below the kernel — depending on what each of those...
View ArticleTarget disk mode versus removable hard disk on the new MacBook
I’ve been thinking about the lack of FireWire — and the concomitant loss of target disk mode — on the new unibody MacBooks. I’ve had many occasions where target disk mode has been a godsend and others...
View ArticleThe Life Balance upgrade question
“Life Balance 3.x customers with Macintosh licenses can upgrade to version 4 for just $59.95,” claims Llamagraphics, the purveyor of the fine time management application, Life Balance. This sounds like...
View ArticleNikon (and other) 2009 predictions
These are some really interesting predictions for the digital camera market of 2009. Although it’s supposed to be Nikon predictions, it touches upon other vendors, especially those in the DSLR space.
View ArticleExpanding storage with the CalDigit RAID card for Mac Pro
I’m keenly interested in the CalDigit RAID card for the Mac Pro. It looks like a much better solution than the Apple RAID card to the storage problem — a First World problem if ever there was one —...
View ArticleSuccessfully expanded
It was extremely satisfying to see the following dialog about the volume expansion when logging into my Infrant ReadyNAS: The overall process of expansion took about four days, converting from four 320...
View ArticleConsidering Frontier DSL
After the news hit about Time Warner Cable’s intent to charge different rates for tiers of monthly data transfer — and an enormous $1/GB fee for overages — it seems eminently sane to consider the...
View ArticleClearly pushing a limit
Apparently, I’ve been installing too many applications on my iPod touch. The other day, I got this warning from it while trying to use the App Store application to download a new app: “There is not...
View ArticleRemap PS/2 keyboard functions on a Belkin SOHO KVM for Mac Command and Option...
I see a lot of complaints about Belkin SOHO-series KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) switches. I think many of these complaints are warranted; I’ve used two of these KVMs for a long time and have some...
View ArticleRun Drupal cron with Drush at Site5
After starting to use Drush, I wanted to switch my Drupal cron jobs over to it. I’d previously been running these jobs the standard way, loading a URL for each of my Drupal sites with curl. That curl...
View ArticleOne year with a Sony Alpha SLT-A55
I’ve now spent just over one year with my EVIL (electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens) DSLR-like camera, the Sony Alpha SLT-A55V. It has been a rewarding year for me photographically. I can’t...
View ArticleChange the activity name in Harmony Remote Software
I’m updating the settings for my Harmony 520 and discovered that I couldn’t change the names of activities in Harmony Remote Software v7.7.0. I am not alone, but I couldn’t find a solution. While I had...
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