“You cannot install Mac OS X on this volume…” alert in Installer If you’re trying to install Mac OS X on a hard disk that you’ve connected to your Intel-based Mac, you may see this alert in Installer and be unable to select the disk for installation: “You cannot install Mac OS X on this [...]
Mac OS X: Uninstalling Adobe CS2
Please note that I did not write this. This is reprinted from Adobe. The only thing that has been changed is formatting, all else is exactly as the author written. This is here for my personal reference. Manually remove Adobe Creative Suite (2.0 on Mac OS X) The steps below are instructions for manually removing [...]
Mac OS X: Adobe CS2 and Apple’s Security Update 2006-03
So for the second time, I’ve had this problem: my MacBook would not get past the load up page (the one after the grey Apple with the spinning wheel) after applying Apple’s Security Update 2006-03. The first time, I had to reinstall the entire OS. This time, after searching around the web, it appears I’m [...]
Mac OS X: Starting up in Safe Mode
Learn how to start up Mac OS X 10.2 or later in Safe Mode. To start up into Safe Mode (to “Safe Boot”), do this: Be sure the computer is shut down. Press the power button. Immediately after you hear the startup tone, press and hold the Shift key. Tip: The Shift key should be [...]
Adobe CS2 and Apple’s Security Update 2006-03
So for the second time, I’ve had this problem: my MacBook would not get past the load up page (the one after the grey Apple with the spinning wheel) after applying Apple’s Security Update 2006-03. The first time, I had to reinstall the entire OS. This time, after searching around the web, it appears I’m [...]
Apples Releases MacBook and No More 1.83Ghz MacBook Pro
It was only a matter of time before Apple would do this: release a replacement for the 12″ PowerBooks. Today, Apple released the 13.3″ MacBook. What is more amazing is there is a new choice of color: black. Interestingly, the black color MacBook comes at a $200 additional premium over its white selection equally equipped. [...]
17-inch MacBook Pro Released
Apple has finally released their 17-inch MacBook Pro today. It looks wild! The major difference, other than the 17-inch screen, is: (3) USB 2.0 slots as opposed to (2) on the 15.4-inch MacBook. 800 Firewire slot added. 8x Dual Layer DVD-Burner versus the 15.4-inch’s 4x Single Layer DVD-Burner. It comes with the 2.16GHz Dual Core [...]
WinXP on MacBook Benchmarks
In regards to this previous post about WinXP on the MacBook Pro, PC World has conducted a benchmark review in comparison of WinXP running on: a 2.0GHz Duo Core iMac, a 2.16GHz Duo Core MacBook Pro, a Dell Inspiron 2.0GHz Duo Core E1705 laptop, a HP Compaq 2.16GHz Duo Core laptop, and a HP Pavilion [...]
Windows XP on Mac?! Say what?!
It has been speculated for some time, even before the release, the possibility of running Windows XP on the Intel core processor Macs. Some of the Apple people I had spoke with had said this probably wouldn’t be possible because the Mac Intel processors were utilizing EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) and Win XP depends heavily [...]
Got my new work laptop…MacBook Pro!
After being on order since Apple’s announcement of Intel dual core processors in their 15inch laptops, it arrive this morning into shipping. I’m currently in the process of transferring all my data from my current PowerBook G4 to the MacBook Pro. So far my observations on the new MacBook: It’s a tad bit thinner than [...]
