I followed the instructions here to build 10.8.4 with XCode 5 tools. But Xcode generates a multitude of ‘use of __private_extern__ on’ errors. Any clue as to how to get rid of it, short of reinstalling XCode 4.6? ©2013 EthnoSync.com. All Rights Reserved.
Installed as Server, but also will work the same for 10.8.4, without the server. UPDATE: Now running 10.9 Server. I have been building Hackintosh boxes for several years now. I originally favored microATX format. After 4 different hacks, and being a Mac user since the early days, I came to the conclusion that most of the […]
MacBook “Pro” Retina impressions. (Probably the last Mac I will ever buy after being a loyal customer for three decades.) Dude, where is my gigabit ethernet port? Where do I insert my CD? Why do some media show up in quarter size in full screen? Oh, that’s retina. Doh! Updating a knowledge base document named “Avoiding […]
I have an earlier version of Fujitsu ScanSnap, S510M, and that thing takes a licking, and keeps on ticking, re-quoting an old Timex commercial. It has been to a few different countries with me. I use it mostly for documents even though I have also scanned thousands of old pictures. While the photo quality is […]
On my 17″ MBP (Mid-2010) running 10.8.2, I have been noticing jumping and submarining mouse pointer only in Mail, and specifically when a new message is being put together, and only in the area of message body entry. Has anyone noticed this, and if so, is there a remedy? Thanks in advance. ©2013 EthnoSync.com. All […]
I had tons of problems with File Vault 2, on a multitude of machines. And I ended up removing it from all of my machines but one, which I take with me when I travel. I firmly believe that FV2 is half baked, and not reliable. In addition, Apple’s ‘logical drive’ software implementation is currently […]
After some experimentation, I believe: Filevault 2 off: recovery partition shows up with option key held at boot. Filevault 2 on: option key no longer shows the recovery partition, but it is possible to boot into it using command-R at boot. ©2012 EthnoSync.com. All Rights Reserved.
Following an update to iOS 6, today we were hit with AT&T’s four times data overage (4 x 200MB) for my son’s iPhone. He had used 30 MB for the first 15 days of the data cycle, and the rest since iOS 6 came out. After a little investigation, he pinned it down to Apple’s own Podcasts […]
After installing iOS6 on my phone and OSX 10.8.2, Xcode 4.5 and iPhoto 9.4 on two machines in a matter of minutes, I could not install MS Office 11 14.2.4 despite trying for over 3 hours. The install fails at the very tail end running its post install scripts. Here is what I have tried: […]
After using Mountain Lion since its release, here is my gripe list, in no particular order. Some of these issues are older than ML:. Whole disk encryption is half baked. Disk Utility can not reliably handle them. When whole disk encryption is used, recovery partition does not show up during start-up with the option key, […]
