How many of you are Mac users that need to remotely access a Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, or Windows Vista Ultimate computer? No need to fear. Microsoft released a new version of “Remote Desktop Connection” today.
Compared to my co-workers, I install a pretty large set of programs on a new Windows XP/Vista computer or a hard drive that needs to be reformatted and the OS reinstalled. Below is a list of the free applications that I always install.
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Reader
Adobe Shockwave Player
Firefox
iTunes
Java
QuickTime
RealPlayer
Spybot - Search and Destroy
Thunderbird
I install all of […]
Recently I have been looking for a Screencasting program for my MacBook Pro. I haven’t tried them but I have heard of Snapz Pro, iShowU and ScreenFlow. Just like every program, they all of their pros and cons. The biggest thing to consider is their price. Here is a breakdown of their costs:
Snapz Pro –> […]
I love virtual machines. The virtual machines that I have are used for many purposes. My primary home computer is an early 2008, 15” MacBook Pro. It has Mac OS X Leopard as it’s primary operating system, Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 in Boot Camp, and Windows XP Professional SP3 in VMware Fusion. My primary office […]
Do you have an iPhone? an iPod? Do you fly United? If you said yes to any of those questions you are either happy or angry.
According to 9to5Mac and c|net, Apple and United are going to start allowing you to connect them into the planes’ in-flight entertainment systems and charge the device. It also seems […]
TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook now has more worldwide users than MySpace.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/12/facebook-no-longer-the-second-largest-social-network/
This doesn’t really surprise me. Once Facebook opened it’s doors to pretty much anyone, it would only be a matter of time until it had more users. According to TechCrunch, both services are pulling in +/- 115 million users. That is a lot of […]
Announced today. On July 11, 2008, Apple will be releasing the 3G iPhone. It will cost $199 for a black 8GB model and $299 for either a black or white 16GB model.
Happy shopping!
Working at a University is so much fun. I get to spend research grant money like crazy. During this time of the year, professors are asking me to spend their money like crazy because the fiscal year is over at the end of June. This means that money that they have in a particular account […]
I own two Apple computers: (1) a 12" PowerBook G4 with a PowerPC 1.33GHz processor and 1.25GB of RAM and (2) a 15" MacBook Pro with an Intel Core2Duo 2.4GHz processor (Penryn) and 2.0GB of RAM. I have had the 12" PowerBook since September 2006 (I got it as a hand-down) and it is running […]
Today, Apple announced that their web browser, Safari, has been updated. This means that the current version of Safari is 3.1. The web browser can be downloaded by using the “Software Update” link found in the “Apple Menu” in the upper-left-hand-corner of the screen on any Mac that is running at least version […]
