1password review 1coolapp
tonight, i wanted to write a little about one of my super-favorite-most-awesome mac apps… 1password. this is one of those apps, that i don’t know what i would do without it. 1password is so ingrained into my daily life that its almost a digital extension of me. i cannot say enough to express just how […]
resetting ram in os x
ive been having some issues with ram lately, and found a solution on apples website that has helped. i hope this might come in handy for someone else.
force os x to empty trash
sooner or later you will run into a point in time, where os x will not allow you to empty the trash. sometimes this is due to a locked file, incorrect permissions etc…
well you can use a nifty freeware apple script called trash it or you an open the terminal and use the following command.
sudo […]
cloning your boot camp partition using winclone
ok, so you have xp/vista installed on your mac. after getting xp/64bit installed and everything working, i really don’t want to risk having something wacky happen to the partition. well after doing some searching i found a pretty cool little app that can help clone your boot camp partition. its called winclone and its free!
(DONATIONS […]
quick look plugins
one of my favorite new little features in leopard is quick look. it allows you to find out more about a given file by selecting it then clicking the space bar. the really cool thing is that there are quick look plugins available to extend the ‘usefulness’ of quick look.
here are some of the ones […]
partition size not a multiple of 4k
when formatting an external HD today [Mac OS Extended Journaled(HFS+)] i ran into the following error.
“partition size not a multiple of 4k”
after a quick google search, i found the following fix:
“When formatting using Disk Utility, remember to select GUID Partition Table as your “partition map scheme” instead of MBR (Master Boot Record).”
basically do as follows:
1. […]
how to install windows xp64 on a mac pro
holy crap, it took a bit of time but last night i was able to install windows xp x64 on my mac pro. i guess the first question is why do it? well for me it was pretty simple…
i like gaming every now and then… ok maybe a little bit more now than then. sadly, […]
custom iTunes smart playlists
here are some of the playlists i have setup. i dont take credit for all of these, as i have picked up most of them from all over the place…
OSX 10.5 Leopard Install begins
9:20pm - let the install begin. installing a fresh copy of the new OS X Leopard
9:35pm - installer disk finishes checking consistency of the install dvd.
9:36pm - i top off my glass of scotch - brb
9:38pm - installer begins installing OS X Leopard on volume “Untitled” - i swear there wasn’t any pr0n […]
backup the mac book pro - just in case
well, i just finished backing up the mac book pro…. just - in - case… took way longer than i hoped. i am one of those people who always like to do fresh/clean installs. so i back everything up to my already almost maxed out MyBook. then i delete the extra partitions, and let the […]
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