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Firmware Restore CD Revives MacPro’s

macplusblog — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:42:46 +0000

On March 27th, Apple released a firmware update for MacPro’s. If for some reason, things went…well…bad…your MacPro is a brick. A shiny, very heavy one.

Don’t fear, our trusty Apple has come to the rescue: Firmware Restoration CD 1.5 is your savior.

Source: MacUser

Mac’s PC Guy…His Story

macplusblog — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:37:21 +0000

John Hodgman has forever been engrained in Mac fan’s brains as the “PC Guy”.

MacUser has a link to an episode of This American Life that features John telling his story.

Source: MacUser

Mac Mini May Have A Future

macplusblog — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:17:48 +0000

I’ve owned a Mac Mini since the first version with a Power PC G4 processor. It runs Tiger like a champ. I love it. It works, it’s fairly fast, and it’s just one of the most simple, pleasant Macs ever made. It should have been the starting point for the Apple Cube.

There have been lots of rumors over the past year that the Mac Mini may die.

Now, that may, or may not, be the case.

AppleInsider has the scoop.

Safari…For Windows…It’s Good?

macplusblog — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:14:25 +0000

Apple recently released Safari 3.1 for Mac and Windows. Yes, that’s right, Windows. I know that it is old news, because Apple has had a version of Safari for Windows since last year. However, it was officially considered a beta version. Safari 3.1 is not a beta release, but an official release.

Arstechnica has a new review of Safari 3.1 for Windows, and it’s good…surprisingly good.

Source: Arstechnica

More MacOS X Hints

macplusblog — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:19:40 +0000

There’s always so many ways to do things in the MacOS. You gotta love it. Latest hints and tips from MacOSX Hints include:

- Change the default text for just about everything
- Simulate gestures in the iPhone Simulator
- Better/continuous scrolling on iPhone/iPod Touch
- Use Terminal’s vi as default text editor
- 10.5: Quit iTunes to see file info changes in Front Row

Source: MacOS X Hints

Leopard Survival Guide Continued: System Prefs

macplusblog — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:16:07 +0000

MacWorld is continuing it’s excellent Leopard survival guide series with an article on System Preferences.

Source: MacWorld

Apple Updates Software For MacBook Air and iPod Shuffle

macplusblog — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:52:49 +0000

Today, Apple released two pieces of software: one for the MacBook Air and one for the current generation of iPod Shuffles.

According to MacNN, the SMC Update 1.0 “fine tunes the speed and operation of the internal fan” on the MacBook Air.

iPod Shuffle owners can download the 1.0.4 firmware update, which adds bug fixes and support for the 2GB iPod Shuffle.

Source: MacNN

MacBook Air + TSA = Confusion

macplusblog — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:30:04 +0000

The MacObserver is carrying a story about a man who missed his flight because the TSA didn’t believe his MacBook Air was a computer, but a “mocked up device.”

Looks like no one keeps up on current technology in that agency.

Source: MacObserver

Blu-ray Video Comes To Toast

macplusblog — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:26:38 +0000

Roxio is expected to announce Toast 9 Titanium. The most exciting new feature for Mac users with Blu-ray burners is the ability to burn AVCHD based Blu-ray video discs. The discs are not playable on a Mac, but they can be played in consumer Blu-ray players.

Other new features include TV streaming, combining multiple video DVD’s onto a single disc, and audio fingerprinting.

Source: MacWorld

Leopard Survival Guide

macplusblog — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:22:26 +0000

MacWorld has published a Leopard Survival Guide that is focused in the Leopard Finder. I great list of tweaks and tips is presented, along with a guide focused on Quick Look.

Source: MacWorld