I installed OS X inside VMWare using an nvram file that was posted on line (no longer there, but it is reiterated here) While the installation was successful, it declines 10.7.1 update for reasons unknown. Auto update shows no update available. Stand alone installer says can not update. I thought it was perhaps related to […]
One of the trends I have been noticing with Apple user interface (for its hardware) in the recent years that the basic usability of these devices has been going downhill on a consistent basis. Here are some of my observations (though some with older hardware): I have several Mighty Mouse versions, bluetooth and otherwise. All […]
I have the cursor jumping around with a 2010 MBP 17″, built in trackpad. Its is super irritating. I often miss buttons, menu items etc on the screen. I believe it is some overbearing error correction routine, but haven’t been able to pinpoint… Let me know if you find the cause. ©2011 EthnoSync.com. All Rights […]
I have been a loyal Apple customer since buying my first Mac in March of 1985. In the last few days, I have been watching with amusement everybody and his brother lining up to declare Steve Jobs as their personal savior and hero. On this very Apple/Mac loyalist’s site, I am sure there are more […]
Regarding the question whether Xcode is worth paying the $4.99 at the store, or becoming a developer, consider this: I bought the App Store version. I spend considerable amount of time in front of Xcode, mainly for C++. The software itself is a good improvement over the previous version. But moving it to the App […]
I had a real great Apple Store experience recently. My mid-2010 17″ MacBook Pro developed a strange crease right around the power button, which is presumably the weaker part of the unibody top case. I took it to the Dallas Apple Store (Knox Street), and Joshua looked at it and kindly agreed to swap the […]
I bought the Mac version of Fujitsu ScanSnap(510M) about 2 years ago, and I cannot sing enough praises for this gadget. Despite being pricy, it is fast, and nearly error proof in its automatic ways. You can feed a driver’s license mixed with a photo, and a multi-page document, and it will properly scan all. […]
The MacBook Pro (Mid-2010) frequently beach balls, especially did earlier on. I suspected that Adobe Updater was responsible. Disabled it. Not really sure what fixed it, but I have not seen that in the last days. It has been reported that it may be hard disk related, but I do not believe so, especially considering that […]
Regarding the Digital Audio In capability of the mid-2010 MacBook Pro’s, has anybody been able to make it work? While this feature was introduced with the previous generation, this is the first Mac that I bought that has this feature. When I connect my TOSLink optical cable (with the proper adaptor) between the output of […]
On my brand new 17″ Mac Book Pro with i5, my battery lasts around 4 hours to run down. This seems to be related to the graphics card, as that the discrete card seems to be kicking in too aggressively. In my case, it was the SlingPlayer that kept it on. Next thing I want […]
