Learning Objective-C & Cocoa
A huge, huge part of MechaWorks is going to be focused on software development. But, there’s one little problem: I can’t code. Now, that’s not as huge of a problem as it sounds; I’m great at leading programmers. I can diagram and explain every Mac OS X API, I’m able to tell people why things [...]
AirPort Disk & Time Machine Finally Work!
Yes, that’s right. If you have an AirPort Extreme 802.11n and want to use Time Machine, it looks like you now can. I have successfully backed up my 12-inch PowerBook G4 over Wi-Fi to my AirPort Disk… and then restored the entire backup via Wi-Fi from my AirPort Disk. It took an excruciatingly long time [...]
Told You: DVD Download DL rolls HD back into DVD
Remember how I was talking about all those teasers about how DVD could add HD back into itself. Well, today, introducing DVD Download DL. Engadget totally butchered what it was. In fact, they made a blog post which completely didn’t talk about the announcement… just re-hashed the “super upconversion” news which is old. What is DVD [...]
How To Deal With Difficult Emailers
You’ve had it happen before. You apply for something, you meet all the criteria, and get a canned response saying you don’t actually meet the criteria. You send a reply, explaining and asking for more details, only to hear nothing. Or, you email that PR contact with the perfect questions… only to hear nothing back [...]
Mac OS X 10.5.4 May Accidentally Rename Your Mac
After updating to Mac OS X 10.5.4 (released yesterday), you will want to go to System Preferences > Sharing. Why? Well, all of my Macs added a (2) to the end of their computer names… spontaneously after updating. Now, the “(2)” usually implies that the network detected a second system with the same name. However, [...]
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