Tuesday, 30 October 2007
Time Machine & Aperture conflict
Apple announced that running Time Machine backup or restore operations while Aperture is running may lead to inconsistencies in the Aperture database. The solution is to set Time Machine to exclude the Aperture Library from automatic backups. To do so:
- Open Time Machine.
- Click the Options button.
- Click the "+" button in the Do not back up window.
- Use the resulting file browser to navigate to the location of your Aperture Library. The default location is ~/Pictures/Aperture Library (where "~" represents your home folder).
- Click the Exclude button.
- Click the Done button.
Sunday, 28 October 2007
Tips on installing Leopard
Here's another Leopard tip from Macworld. This time round, the article touch on what matters to users' most, installing Leopard the safe and easy way. Do check out the article before embarking on your journey to install the new OS.
Friday, 26 October 2007
It's finally here!!!
The delivery man called out my name, and I rushed to the door immediately! It's finally here! :-)
This is the day!
Words Of Wisdom
It matters not if I gain wealth or fame;
The only thing I must be certain of
Is “Have I put my trust in Jesus’ name?” — Hess
Thursday, 25 October 2007
Clippy has arrived!
I finally took the plunge and got myself a silver iPod shuffle, yeah! I named her; clippy and she'll keep me company wherever I go. :-P
Mac OS X Leopard launch @ iSHOP
iShop will be organising a Mac OS X Leopard launch party at their premise this Friday, look like it's gonna be fun. Do check out this page for more details!
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Carbon Copy Cloner 3.0.1
Carbon Copy Cloner 3.0.1 fixed several issues that were present in the previous version. Do check up the developer's website for more details on the improvements to the software.
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Improving Photoshop performance
Digital photographers will be glad to improve the performance of the image editing software they're using. Here's a tip by Macworld that may help squeeze a little more performance from Photoshop.
Friday, 19 October 2007
Getting ready for Leopard
An electronic book titled "Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard: Early-Bird Edition" was released recently. The excerpt of the book, including some tips on getting our Macs ready for Leopard can be found on this page.
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Upgrading G5 optical drive
Macworld published a very useful article that shows the reader how to replace the optical drive in a PowerMac G5 with a newer spec drive. Good stuff!
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
300
No no no! This is not about the 300 hunks in the spartan movie. It is about the 300 new features that are incorporated into the next version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Do check out the details here.
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Mac OS X Leopard coming 26 October
Apple announced that its next generation operating system, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, will be available on October 26. Yeah! We can finally get our hands on what we hope to be, another revolutionary operating system.
Friday, 12 October 2007
Words Of Wisdom
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Garmin POI Loader 2.0.2 Beta
Garmin has just released a updated beta version of their POI loader. New in version 2.0.2 are:
- Added 'Manual' mode to allow the customization of speed and distance alerts on a per file basis.
- Added ability to delete custom POIs from the unit.
- Added support for 16-bit mono wav files. This allows the customization of the alert sound for custom POIs.
- Added ability to save the custom POI file (POI.GPI) to your Mac. The user is prompted for a directory to save the file into.
- Fixed issue that would duplicate all the custom POI data on the unit.
Monday, 08 October 2007
Protect your iTunes purchases
Here's a useful tip to help users protect their iTunes purchases, by backing them up to various media.
Friday, 05 October 2007
Bike rack for Defender
While shopping for a bike rack for our Defender, I came across the Thule 963 - Spare Me Spare Tire Carrier. This rack looks well designed, but the adapter is too small for the defender's wheel pattern and will not fit. To use 963, we'll have to fabricate a new adapter. Time for some designing and fabricating. :-)
Wednesday, 03 October 2007
Tips - Shooting birds in the rain
NatureScapes.net published an article detailing tips on shooting birds in the rain recently.
Monday, 01 October 2007
The Touch
The iPod Touch is gorgeous! During lunch, my friend Adrian whipped out an iPod Touch to show me and I was left drooling! The form factor is really nice, slim with a big screen. I played with it for awhile, sliding my fingers all over the place. Scrolling album art in cover flow, zooming in and out of photographs and almost checking out web pages using WiFi (spoilt by the lack of wireless connection). Verdict... Thumbs Up of course!