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Archive for May, 2008

Mac OS X 10.5.3 Released Yesterday

May 29, 2008

All the news you can use! Mac OS X 10.5.3 update was released yesterday. It was a hefty download at over 400 MBs. After a day full day of use, it seems stable. I checked over at MacIntouch and no one is reporting any significant problems, so enjoy! 
I also bought one of the new super [...]

Windows 7

May 28, 2008

Well, it’s official. There’s been a buzz about it for a while, but now Microsoft is talking about Windows 7 showing some of the new technologies. Windows 7 will be based on the same kernel as Vista (which goes all the way back to Windows NT). So who knows if MS will get their reputation [...]

“Back to My Mac”

May 27, 2008

Back to My Mac is a feature where a Mac user with an Apple .Mac account running Leopard can access his home Mac from anywhere in the world. Yesterday, I had a chance of testing this for the first time. It was so easy that there isn’t much to write about. I just opened a [...]

MacVista

May 27, 2008

Well, I have installed Microsoft Windows Vista Business and authenticated it on my MacBook. It runs swimmingly, better than I’ve ever seen Vista run on the Wintel platform. What’s interesting is that all the bells and whistles, i.e. Aero, run absolutely smoothly even on the Intel 965 graphics subsystem which is not known for it’s [...]

This is tech!

May 26, 2008

Welcome to my new blog! I’ll be posting things of a technical nature, especially as they concern personal computers, gadgets and how they make our lives easier. In my own personal life, I am always looking for ways to integrate technology seamlessly into my experience to make life easier and more fun. I also dislike [...]