Chrome web browser 9.0.597.16 dev

I have been using the Chrome web browser from Google on a Mac for some time. Since version 3.xxx. Also, I have been using the dev version since ver 4 or 5. Now Google chrome is 9.0.597.16 dev. Still working ok for me. When version 9 first came out I had a few, very few, [...]

10.6.5 Snow Leopard update

A new Snow Leopard update came out today. I usually wait a day or two until I do major updates, but since I have everything backed-up in multiple formats and places, I decided to just do it.

Downloaded via Software Update. 517.3 MB took about 5 minutes. After a quick check of my more critical [...]

Google Chrome vs Apple Safari

I have switched to Google’s Chrome 6.0.453.1 dev as my main web browser of choice from Apple’s Safari 5.0 (6533.16). Safari has been acting up more often recently. It will hang or freeze at seemingly random times. Facebook games do not work well with Safari any more. Getting the spinning beach ball too often with [...]

iMac i7 appreciation

A little while ago I purchased a refurbished iMac i7 to replace my aging iMac 20-inch. My last four Macs have been refurbished models. The 27″ screen is amazing. The size allows me to have two full page windows open and viewable at the same time. I only have 4 GB of RAM for now, [...]

Mac OS 10.5.7 upgrade

After another hang up when upgrading to the current Mac OS X using ‘Software Upgrade’. In the future, I will download the Combo update from Apple and install manually. This procedure work with the 10.5.6 upgrade that actually froze unfinished when using ‘Software Upgrade’.

After downloading the Combo update (729 MB), everything went smoothly. Additionally [...]

Bought an iPhone

I finally bought an iPhone. I got the 8GB, since I already own a 32GB iPod Touch and numerous other iPods, I don’t need the larger 16GB iPhone with the higher price.

I have been reviewing the Apple iPhone and the ATT iPhone pages recently to refresh my knowledge on the purchase and activation procedures. [...]

Macworld 2009 news

This morning I saw a link on a Yahoo news section of my home page that stated that Steve Jobs would not be going to Macworld this year. And Apple will not attend Macworld in 2010 even if there is one.

According to my own Macworld info, my Expo pass states that Macworld 2010 will [...]

Mac OS X 10.5.6 update issue

When trying to update my system software through Software Update to Mac OS X 10.5.6 I ran into a small snag. After downloading the update (190 MB) I did the required restart. During the install my Mac stalled on “Configuring Installation”. After about 15 minutes I gave up.

After a hard restart I checked MacFixIt [...]

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