Category: Apple
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Clean OS X on MacBook
I spent about 3 hours late last night reinstalling OS X on my MacBook, then bringing over my files and data from my Mac Mini, and finally installing the relevant pieces of software. I have also compiled Postgres for OS X. I tried compiling it without readline first and everything went well. I have not…
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MacBook – Perl blunders lead to OS X Reinstall
Well, I got a little daring last night and decided to compile Postgresql and Apache with mod_ssl and mod_perl on the MacBook so that I can get back to working on The Manusya Project. I got as far as compiling and installing Postgres. Once I was done with Postgres, I decided to get the various…
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Apple MacBook – HOT STUFF!!!
Everyone’s been talking about how hot the MacBook Pro and MacBooks get. I haven’t yet seen anyone post anything about how hot the laptop is when sleeping. Well, I installed the CoreDuo Temp application (sorry, can’t remember where I got it from). Waking the laptop up from sleeping, I noticed that the temperature was 22…
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MacBook Vs. ThinkPad Redux
I’ve now had my MacBook for over a week now and used it pretty much in just about every real world scenario I have used my ThinkPad (other than while traveling). I’m getting more used to using the TrackPad but I still crave the ThinkPad Trackpoint. The trackpad gets easier to use with some configuration…
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Transcending boots
Unfortunately, Doc Searl’s IT Garage blog had some issues with posting comments so below is my comment on Doc’s Transcending boots post Doc, I’ve been a faithful Linux desktop/laptop user for about 7 years with no Windows at all. My most used computer was a ThinkPad T40 running Fedora Core 3, 4 and now 5…