OS X

Despite having zero pity for the foolish choices made by Psystar, I do feel badly for those who purchased these PC. This lawsuit is not going to mean long term hardware support for their end users. This is not to dismiss whether Apple is or is not within their rights. That is something the law […]

If you were to take the article seen here at face value, my article’s title may very well be the reader’s conclusion. Once you get past the rabid Mac fans who have made their perspective clear in the comments, there is finally one comment that actually sheds some light on what I think is the […]

I don’t believe there is any question that here soon when you use Windows on a PC, it will be Vista. Despite begging and pleading with the Redmond giant, Microsoft has made their thoughts on the matter clear and now closed - there will be no reprieve, XP is a goner.
So this will mean a […]

This seems a bit over the top to me, shooting your computer because it is having issues. Yet according to this blog post, such an event allegedly happened in South Carolina as one ex-law enforcement office apparently opted to use deadly force with his girlfriend’s computer.
What is comical is that this incident, is it had […]

Obviously, the Apple Macbook Pro ought to have been on this list as it does a fantastic job running Windows via boot camp. Yet again, Acer and Lenovo seem to be coming out on top. Frankly, I think Acer makes a great notebook with Lenovo remaining a crowd favorite amongst the enterprise class.
What I have […]

So like many desktop Linux users drank of the Ubuntu Kool-aid once again and as expected, I am finding myself both loving it while also being disappointed with issues that were totally preventable.
Fix number one- Loving PulseAudio, it was a long time coming and it brings us to even set to Windows Vista. I can […]

The 13″ MacBook Notebook Computer from Apple gives you all the power of a Macintosh computer in an easily portable and attractive form. The laptop is housed in a white polycarbonate shell that brings the signature Apple design aesthetic to the notebook. It is designed to meet the needs of video editors, graphics designers, educators, […]

I really wish I had seen this on April 1st, the fun I could have had with the Mac here at the house. Seriously, setting my wife’s Mac up to ‘ “tell application “Finder” to say “Hello, my name is Macintosh.” ‘ is just priceless. A variation of the same could be done with […]

This is no typo and yes, this is a Lockergnome exclusive - Windows 7 will indeed, be based on Solaris 10 while keeping the Windows Aero UI. This provides a much cleaner running core, while still providing the familiar feel that we see with Windows today. Where I remain a bit unclear is how in […]

Windows or Linux, one thing I think is important regardless of OS is making sure that when a PC is being serviced, there is a solid hardware audit underway. On the Windows side of the fence, I found one program that I really liked. It is called WinAudit and man, it is slick.
Unlike other apps […]

Ever since Apple’s hardware made the jump to Intel processors, there’s been an active community involvement in getting the Intel version of OS X to run on the standard personal computers that the majority of users have. Let’s face it, Apple’s hardware is nice and shiny, but despite the price drops, it’s still more expensive […]

As long as computer operating systems have been around, there have been zealots and advocates for each and every one of them. OS/2 anyone? This includes all platforms, big and small… I remember working for a large pharmaceutical company near Chicago immediately after college, where there were regular heated debates about the superiority of DEC’s […]

Run Windows, Linux, and more side-by-side with Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac, without rebooting. With Parallels’ award-winning virtualization technology, you can run Mac OS X and Windows at the same time. You can even drag-and-drop files between desktops!
Leading the way with our trademark innovation, Parallels Desktop 3.0 comes packed with 50+ new features […]

If you’re planning to give a new Mac to a loved one, or gift yourself, be sure to pick up Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual. Just in time for the holidays, David’s timely new book offers honest, straightforward, and fun-to-read instructions on all things Leopard, detailing what’s hot, and what’s not.
“With the Mac’s […]

I was alerted here recently that one of my favorite Mac guys from the Bellingham area remains in business — just not putting in as many hours as he once had. After sharing my total distaste for my “Apple Genius” experience, I am really thrilled to see that Tom remains an active part of helping […]

What is the driving force behind your household’s adoption of whichever OS you use? What do you like about it?
I ask this as I sit here working on my Ubuntu notebook. See, at my house we use OS X along with a ton of Linux distributions. My wife is really not much of a Linux […]

The other day you may remember my expressed frustration with a Linspire folder issue. To be honest, I was angry and generally upset about the fact that the issue with my folder permissions being changed was something that slipped by quality control at Linspire.