RootPrompt -- Mac OS X NewsMac OS X news and informationMacBook Air review - Engadget (31 Jan 2008)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Not on my list. But is a very nice looking machine."It fits in a manila folder, you can slide it under a door, and if you threw it hard enough you could probably chop someone in half with the thing. It's the thinnest, and if we may say so, sexiest laptop around today: the MacBook Air. But looks aren't everything to everyone, and despite all the rhetoric about being a no-compromises ultraportable, Apple did leave plenty on the cutting-room floor in its quest to make an absurdly thin ultrapohttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=11503 What happens in the Mac OS X boot process (24 Jan 2007)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Nice write up about what happens when you boot your Mac."Long gone are the days of OS 9, watching our Macs boot up with a series of extensions and control panels that we could always identify. Today with the Unix underpinnings of OS X, many users are entirely unaware of what is going on behind the scenes. So what exactly happens during the Mac OS X boot process A segment at KernelThread carefully lists the sequence of events, from start to finish. It is fairly thorough and worth a read. Ithttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10625 A guide for switching to a Mac (3 Jan 2007)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Nice article for anyone who has their first Mac."What follows is a round-up of everything that stuck out to me when I made the move to my first Mac. I'm still a dual-OS fellow, but after I've figured out the ins and outs of my Mac, it's by far the place I find easiest to get things done. If you're delving into Macs for the first time, the following should come in handy." Hack Attack: A guide for switching to a Mac - Lifehackerhttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10564 Poor boy Apple Dot Mac alternatives (27 Dec 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Some ideas about .mac replacements."Whether or not you can make do without the annual subscription service offered by Apple depends wholly on your willingness to nit-pick through the alternatives. The following article will break-down available solutions based on the specific conveniences you wish to retain while saving a little money in the long run." Poor boy Apple Dot Mac alternativeshttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10548 Why ZFS Matters to Mac Users (26 Dec 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Nice explination of what ZFS is and why it matters to us."This description totally misses the point of ZFS, focusing on a number that means less than megahertz for CPUs. I imagine that most Mac users who haven't been following ZFS development incorrectly assume that ZFS probably doesn't matter to them unless they are running some sort of Xserve server farm. Nothing could be further from the truth." Machine Check Exception Blog Archive Why ZFS Matters to Mac Usershttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10544 Watch in Full Screen with Universal Access (25 Oct 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Nice idea about how to make the little tiny web video boxes go full screen using Universal Access."... I could use the Universal Access zoom feature to transform that tiny little screen into a display that almost completely fills my 17 monitor. Surprisingly, the image quality isn't bad at all ..." Watch Lost and YouTube in Full Screen with Universal Access - O'Reilly Mac DevCenter Bloghttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10438 Really switching: Using a Mac like a Mac (24 Oct 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Nice take on the Mac software for a new user thing."So what I'm realizing is that I really need to break some of my bad Windows habits, and embrace what I can do with my Mac. One thing I've recently started doing is syncing my devices. With iSync and iTunes I've been able to keep track of my calendar and contacts on both my iPod and Razr. I love that I don't even have to take my Razr out of my pocket when I sit download to my Macbook Pro. Just open iSync and hit ync Devices. iCal" pixelsprehttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10429 Why Apple Failed (23 Oct 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Have they failed at all"Apple sells premium computers with a unique operating system. This leaves it with no direct equivalent in the market. Apple's very different product mix means that market share not only doesn't tell the whole story, but actually was not the real problem. " Why Apple Failedhttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10423 How to Fall in Love with Your iSight, Again (13 Oct 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Somewhat funny article about the iSight."Admit it. You are completely bored with your iSight. Your impulsive, giddy love affair has all but dried up, now that the reality of video chatting has settled in. To paraphrase the band Talking Heads, you may find yourself in front of a beautiful geekosphere, and you may find yourself on some beautiful bandwidth, but you may ask yourself: where is my useful device Is this my beautiful iSight How did I get here My God! What have I done" O'Reillyhttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10414 Keep Mac from waking when the lid is opened (10 Oct 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) No overheating here but I have pulled a fully charged Powerbook from my laptop bag and had only 25 percent charge left due to this problem. So cool, I am going to give this a try."This tip solves a problem that I've experienced myself and many of my clients have complained about - laptops waking from sleep while in their cases because the latch won't keep the lid closed. This can cause overheating, which can lead to a variety of other problems, like hard drive failures, etc. " Terminal Tiphttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10400 |