Archive for May, 2008

Apple has posted a full guide, detailing how to use fsck.
Fsck is not a curse word, it’s the utility that modern UNIX-based operating systems use to verify the filesystem, and repair it when needed. In Mac OS X, when you click Verify Disk inside of Disk Utility, you’re actually running fsck. Now, Apple has a full guide [...]

Burning some midnight oil, I got the jobs page finished for PhoneNews.com.
And, I did drop a couple of positions onto it that actually aren’t related to PhoneNews.com. They’re for that super-secret wave of new projects in the hopper for next month.
Which jobs are which? Sorry, that’s for me to know, and you to find out. [...]

Okay, yes, I know it sounds crazy, but FedEx wound up losing one of my iPhones for a month, which I had sent in for warranty repair.
After numerous calls, and complaints, I was about to give up and create an anti-FedEx web site. Apple pointed the finger at FedEx, FedEx said Apple wasn’t giving them [...]

Today, an odd update appeared for Windows Media Center owners with CableCARDs. Specifically, the ATI Digital Cable Tuner Update which is now available.
Two odd things with this update. One, it claims to be a new update, yet claims to not contain anything new. After updating, users report still being at firmware 1.17. Two, after running [...]

I decided for once to attend a Microsoft Expert Zone Chat. These chats are buried in the old Windows XP area of Microsoft’s site (for some strange reason). They offer a rare chance for Microsoft leadership (engineers, product managers, etc) to chat right with customers. I wanted to get the straight answer on CableCARD’s DRM [...]

Today, my Westinghouse W3213 HDTV died. I camped outside of a Best Buy for a good 12 hours in 2006 on Black Friday, nabbing the TV for the nice price of $479.99. Just for comparison, Westinghouse’s equivalent model today still sells for $679.99.
But, enough about me bragging, the TV is dead after all. But, wait! [...]

Users that want a 12-inch MacBook Pro really bad (myself included) now have their own discussion forum.
As I’ve noted in the past, I think that there’s still plenty of room in the Mac Portable lineup for a 12-inch MacBook Pro. This is a system that would replace the 12-inch PowerBook G4. Unlike the MacBook Air, [...]

A list of 10 must-haves for Mac OS X 10.6.
Why am I writing this right now? Tis the way of all things Apple. Now that Apple is wrapping up iPhone 2.0 firmware, Apple will start looking to a unified operating system to upgrade both platforms from. Mac OS X Leopard was a half-Mac, half-iPhone venture… [...]

Comcast this weekend did something nice to me (not). They blocked my Port 25, without any notice at all.
Now, I don’t use port 25 on most email accounts, I use SSL email over port 587. But, plenty of people do use it.
Worse, Comcast Tier 2 support hasn’t been informed that they are blocking port 25, [...]

Despite initial promises of fixing the typos in their specifications, Amazon.com, Best Buy, and Eee PC maker ASUS now refuse to respond to any form of inquiry in regards to the Eee PC’s specification malfunction.
ASUS original spoke on behalf of Best Buy, claiming that they were working with the company to have the specifications fixed, [...]