Apple releases Boot Camp update – Version 2.1 (with 64 bit support)
Annoyingly, having just gone through an annoying install of Vista x64 (click), Apple has just released an updated version of the Boot Camp drivers / software which: “addresses issues and improves...
View ArticleCAPS LOCKE! (OH, AND THE APPLE ALUMINIUM KEYBOARD FIRMWARE UPDATE)
I AM CONSTRUCTING THIS POST JUST BECAUSE I CAN! APPLE HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAPS LOCK KEY WHICH USED TO RESULT IN THE KEYBOARD RANDOMLY LOCKING UP AND CONTINOUSLY SENDING BUTTONS. IT WAS FIXED...
View ArticleThank you, Windows Complete PC backup, thank you
Having the whole of my computer backed up in this way just saved me so much time; I just put the Windows DVD in the drive and in about an hour, my PC was back to fully working (after I destroyed the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Silverlight
Someone explain its purpose to me, please. As far as I can see it’s just Microsoft’s version of flash that isn’t better in any clear way. It doesn’t work with Opera properly at the moment; I guess...
View ArticleBackup your Blog!
Since one of my friend’s blog was deleted (and with no explanation of why), he has had to create a new one, I feel it is necessary to backup my blog in the fullest manner possible. You may already have...
View ArticleGood luck, smartphones. The better, cheaper iPhone lands July 11th with 3G &...
Apple finally revealed the iPhone 3g! Software is the same but it has 3G Data Speeds GPS (which also combines cell-tower and WiFi positioning from before) Awesome battery life (see pic below) A very...
View ArticleA new iTunes version coming soon…..
The requirements for the iPhone 3G list iTunes 7.7 as a requirement. I sincerely hope that it is a release that provides some fixes rather than just an upgrade to support the new phone. For as long as...
View ArticleOpera 9.5 released
So, “Kestrel” has finally gone final. It’s significantly faster at rendering than previous builds and there are a couple of good new features including a new default theme. One of my favorite new...
View ArticleThe world is a slightly different place after today
….Because Bill Gates is no longer in charge of Microsoft He is Microsoft! Will there be any noticable differences? Probably not; perhaps just a little more of Ballmer everywhere *sigh* So, will Windows...
View ArticleMSN on Mac is annoying
Both Microsoft “Messenger for Mac” and Adium offer far fewer features than the Windows MSN client – Windows Live Messenger — Why is that!? For instance, just now I was signed into MSN in Adium and I...
View ArticleWordPress for iPhone
Preliminary thoughts on the WordPress iPhone client: It’s ok. A way to view blog stats would be nice since the graph doesn’t show up in Safari. You should be able to see / moderate comments in it....
View ArticleSound glitch in Boot Camp, x64
I have known about this issue for a while and as of yet I haven’t found a good solution (though, admittedly, I am yet to look for one!) and the reason as to why I’m posting this now is that I know I’m...
View ArticleiPhone 2.1 Jailbreak – now worthwhile
…. At least, I think it’s worthwhile – there are a lot more applications available now compared with when the first jailbreak was available & Installer is available (though it’s a beta version and...
View ArticleiPhone 3G – The drop test
Wasn’t something I was intending to do but I have now dropped my 3G iPhone and it still works! Yay. Dropped it from the height of around 1 metre whilst *slightly ;)* drunk. To be honest I was surprised...
View ArticleiPhone 3G unlock – yellowsn0w – My experience
Since the 3G iPhone came out in July (’08), people have been waiting for an unlock. On new years day, the iPhone-dev-team released one… Many reports I’ve seen suggest that people aren’t having any luck...
View ArticleWindows 7 x64 on a MacBook Pro – Guide
As I expected, installing the 64 bit version Windows 7 on my MacBook Pro wasn’t as easy as perhaps it should have been. You can’t just burn the x64 image to a disk and expect it to work. My MBP didn’t...
View Article“Select CD-ROM Boot Type :” prompt during Vista, Server 2008 (& R2) & Windows...
These instructions initially appeared at this url: http://blog.aproductofsociety.org/?p=13 but have since disappeared. As is mentioned on my primary blog with instructions for Windows 7 and Windows...
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