Below are posts from August 2007
Aug 30, 2007 | | Tags:
apple 
Public information alert!
MAC, when used to indicate a Macintosh computer, is not accurate. Using all capital letters denotes an acronym, which is not correct in this context.
MAC is a common acronym for ‘media access control’ address, which is a set of characters assigned to a network device such as a wireless or ethernet card.
When referring to a Macintosh computer, you should instead use ‘Mac’, which is short for ‘Macintosh’. Sure, you could use it as an acronym for ‘Macintosh Apple Computer’, but that would make you stupid, and we don’t want that, do we?
So endeth todays snippy …
Aug 29, 2007 | | Tags:
apple
After a recent software update trashed my XP virtual machine, I needed to boot into Safe Mode to make a repair. None of the ‘normal’ Windows keystrokes seemed to be helping, until I discovered that what was needed was for the following keys to be held down as the vm booted:
FN-F8 (on a laptop)
or
Apple-F8 (on a desktop)
Hopefully this will help someone out there!
Aug 28, 2007 | | Tags:
ipod
Hello friends and neighbours. ScottMac here, and I’m looking to sell my 60gb 5th generation video iPod, complete with a massive bundle of stuff! To make it even more enticing, you’ll also get a BabyGotMac coffee mug and bumper sticker! All for only $300 including shipping!
Bigger (MUCH) bigger images here.
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Here’s what you get:
5gen, 60gb iPod – Black, been encased in a 3m plastic cover since day one. Should be in absolutely gorgeous condition underneath. Fully loaded with music, tv shows, movies. PS: Ignore the blue thing on the iPod currently. It’s just a …
Thanks to the UK’ Herald Sun for the technology update and to Digg for the article.
Painting and photography are the same; each renders imagination in tangible form. The difference is that painters can work completely from imagination, although most of us work from life as a starting point. The former is much easier for a layman to use and create what looks like a technically passable, sharp and well-exposed image. All one needs to know is the operational function of camera and all its associated features. Combined with all the other …
Aug 26, 2007 | | Tags:
apple
Send us your favorite (or most hated) application quirks.
This one comes from iSquint, a wonderful video conversion app.
Once again, the Beatles -> Apple -> eventual lawsuit comes full circle…
Aug 17, 2007 |
Reader ‘OldCoot’ asks:
Is there a way for a person to make a full back up of everything on a MacBook Pro to a USB/Firewire HD from Tiger without having to buy third party software?
Why yes, yes there is! And it’s so simple you will possibly do that wacky ‘I could have had a V8′ slap in the forehead after you read this.
Boot your computer using your OSX install disc. Hold down ‘C’ after the chime to boot to the disc.
When the Installer begins, ignore it, and instead choose ‘Tools/Disk Utility’
When Disk Utility starts, select your hard drive (as …
Aug 16, 2007 |
Amazon has the full, version 3 (the latest) version of Parallels Desktop on sale for a mere $59.99 USD, meaning you can save $20 off the retail price. Not too bad, and a good way for those of you on the edge to make the virtualization jump with a minimum of expense.
Aug 16, 2007 |
Hi, my name is Macasaurus, and I am a Macaholic.
I’m going to be writing a weekly column here on Babygotmac, wherein I answer your questions in stunning, full color detail! All you have to do is use the Contact page and let ‘er rip.
Each week I’ll take a few questions, run them through Google and cleverly disguise them as real answers by adding screenshots and dry wit.
Shoot me a message, and we’ll see if you can stump me.
Thanks, also, to ScottMac for giving me a shot and for promising to not ask me to ‘model it, like the logo’ …
Aug 15, 2007 | | Tags:
ipod
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Aug 10, 2007 |
Since the release of iWeb 08 a few days ago, the minds of .Mac users have been all aflutter wondering how to use their personal domains with their accounts. What follows is one mans search for the truth and the answers he found.
In my quest to throw my personal site, scottmcdaniel.org onto .Mac, here’s what I had to do (note – I’m still working on it, sheesssshhhh!).
Note: these settings are for Dreamhost web hosting. Your hosts …
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