Entries from January 2006

Common mistakes made by new Mac users

Date January 31, 2006

We’ve all seen the common mistakes made by people new to OS X:
1) they close an application’s windows thinking the program has quit.
2) they’ll download Firefox and then run the browser from the disk image and then not be able to throw away the disk image because the program is still running. See number 1.
3) [...]

AppleCare for Apple Displays Now Available

Date January 29, 2006

If you’ve ever purchased an Apple display separately from your Mac, or bought a second display in addition to the primary one for your Mac, you’re now in luck. Apple has recently started offering an AppleCare Protection Plan for Apple Displays. Available for US$99/AU$155, the plan extends the display’s warranty and phone support to three [...]

Busted your iPod earbuds? Get them replaced for free

Date January 29, 2006

Already blown out those little white earbuds? Apple will replace them free of charge, with free shipping as long as your iPod is still under warranty. So, even if there is flaw in iPod earbuds as mentioned in previous story, you can get them replaced for free.
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Booting Windows XP on MacBook

Date January 29, 2006

There seems to be a way to boot Windows XP on a MacBook. OK, it’s theoretical only but Computer Guru provides detailed explanation how to get around Apple’s EFI, install and finally boot Windows XP on your MacBook.
One thing I’m a little unsure is - what about Intel iMac ? And he [...]

MP34 Player - Another iPod rip-off ?

Date January 28, 2006

A little unclear on specifications of this little 1GB player, but babelfish translation from Japanese states the following:
In the specification aspect, besides the fact that it has function as the general audio prayer which corresponds to MP3 and WMA, “playback of MPEG4 animated picture possible” (same) feature.

However, there is no detailed statement in the [...]

Amnesty Widget Browser

Date January 25, 2006

Amnesty Widget Browser is a utility for Mac OS X Tiger and Panther (10.3.9) that allows Dashboard widgets to live directly on your desktop via a convenient icon in your system menu bar.
Widgets loaded in Amnesty Widget Browser run completely outside of Apple’s Dashboard environment, maintain their own preferences and feature expanded capabilities such as [...]