Cool Hack: Running Leopard on an MSI Wind UMPC
July 15, 2008
Mac owners often look on with envy at the Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs) in the Windows world. These are truly tiny laptops, often with 10″ or smaller displays and weights that manufacture a MacBook Air seem downright obese by comparison.
MoDaCo network founder and Microsoft MVP Paul O’Brien decide…
Mac 101: Parental Controls
July 7, 2008
Mac OS X Leopard has a slew of controls meant to keep whipper-snappers at bay protect our kids (and data). They aren’t the most robust tools in the world (especially whether Junior knows your administrator password), but they are helpful.
To form use of Parental Controls, you’ll first have to…
Flickr Find: Macintosh on Nintendo DS
July 6, 2008
While browsing Flickr that afternoon, we came across a shot of a Nintendo DS running Macintosh System 6 in emulation on reader Ken Fager’s Flickr stream. Of course, we contacted him to ask how he did it. Here’s what he had to say.
First, grab a DS flash card and install MiniVMacDS onto its ro…
Security Update 2008-004
June 30, 2008
Along with the 10.5.4 update, Apple has just released defense Update 2008-004 for users of Mac OS X Tiger (10.4). According to Apple, the update “is recommended for all [Mac OS X Tiger (10.4)] users and improves the protection of Mac OS X.” You can download that update for the following systems:…
Tevanian: Does Microsoft have the guts to slim down Windows?
June 29, 2008
For your lazy Sunday afternoon, The New York Times investigates what it would take Microsoft to remove decades of cruft in its Windows operating system, like Apple did in 2000 with Mac OS X.
Avie Tevanian, previously senior VP of software development at Apple, oversaw the transition to Mac OS X. …
MacHeist sale for Parallels Desktop
June 26, 2008
If you’ve been looking to snag Parallels Desktop version 3.0, but don’t want to pay the $79.99 associated with Parallels thereupon a summer MacHeist bundle is just the thing. MacHeist is currently offering Parallels Desktop + Mac Pilot for only $49 (US).
Returning MacHeist customers receive a…
Intel says ‘no’ to Vista upgrade
June 26, 2008
Intel has decided that for its own employees, Windows Vista just won’t cut the mustard. According to the New York Times, “Intel knowledge technology staff just found no compelling case for adopting Vista.”
Ouch. Intel’s IT staff arrived at their decision after a lengthy cost-benefit analysis….
