You got to love the folks contributing to Mac OS X open source efforts. As a result from these efforts, now you can dust off those USB webcams you purchased years ago, and retrofit it to your existing Mac. Enter, Macam, an open source driver for USB webcams. In order to commit to this write-up, we downloaded and […]
Since the latest Mac OS X 10.4.8 updates, some Macs have been affected with a strange malady. Unlike before, the Macs suffer an inability to automatically re-connect to preferred WiFi networks that have already been saved in the system’s WiFi list. This has been commonly reported to occur whenever the Read More
The announcement of Apple’s iPhone and AppleTV, appears to have everyone saving up for the latest in communication and movie streaming. As a result, the focus on upcoming MacBook Pro models has been overshadowed to say the least. Now that the dust has settled, the Mac rumour mill seems Read More
Most folks are happy as bunny rabbits with the ability to purchase music from the iTunes Music Store (ITMS). Who wouldn’t be? Its great. Click and download… legally. The rest of us who don’t have ITMS in our country are just begging for it to come sooner than Read More
Every computer that houses a processor, will have some form of thermal compound to wick heat away from the processor’s core to a heatsink or heat pipesthat conduct the heat generated by the processor’s core out of the unit. Whether its a portable or a desktop. Macs are Read More
After the tragic failure of the tie-up between Apple and Motorola, launching what was then anticipated as the Apple cell phone, the Motorola ROKR cell phone; Apple has today finally launched its OWN, Apple iPhone! After two and half years in development, the iPhone debuts to the world. Feature rich Read More
Most of us, at some point or other have inadvertently got a CD/DVD stuck in our Mac’s optical drive. This is an issue that has been compounded with Apple’s decision to produce Macs that come equipped with nothing other than slot loading optical drives. From unbalanced CD/Read More
Lately, there have been a slew of firmware updates coming down Apple’s automated Software Update network. As a result, inexperienced users may wreck their Macs completely when the firmware update installation instructions are not adhered to. Potential firmware updaters must be aware that a firmware update actually makes changes Read More
Despite our hopes for renewed faith in the MacBook line-up, build quality issues still seem to persist in the refreshed Intel Core 2 Duo MacBooks. Reports on screen flickering and total screen failure, where no backlight is present, range in the higher percentile of common hardware failures. These failures are reported Read More
If you currently own a working PowerBook G4 or an iMac G5, a brief check on your purchase receipt should reveal that your Mac is most likely more than 2 years old. The fact that its still working and serving your needs is great but you may be in for a Read More
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