Harrison Blackwood » Mac

Macworld 2009 news

Harrison — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:47:25 +0000

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 be January 4-8. Yes, I am still going to Macworld 2009. This will be my 3rd. Even if Apple does not attend in 2010 I would consider going depending on hoe Apple tech develops through 2009.

When I first saw the story about Apple and Macworld I googled the story for more news from different perspectives. There was only one story at 5 pm. Now at 8:45 pm there are 638 links to stories.

Mac OS X 10.5.6 update issue

Harrison — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:43:11 +0000

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 for any suggestions. I downloaded the combo update directly from Apple (668 MB). Install of the Mac OS X 10.5.6 update work as expected.

Favorite Mac apps

Harrison — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:02:41 +0000

My top favorite or can’t live without Mac apps are:

MenuMeters
MainMenu

MenuMeters is a menu bar app that provides monitoring tools – CPU, network, memory, and disk. MainMenu is a menu bar app that allows you to run various tools and maintenance scripts.

Both are unobtrusive and provide needed information and control. Every Mac user should use them.

Mac OS X Leopard

Harrison — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:44:12 +0000

No Mac OS X Leopard for me. I won’t be getting the new version of Mac OS X mainly due to the fact that I am still using an old Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2001). Even though I have a 1.2 Ghz G4 card installed the requirements are still on the minimum side. I don’t really need the new operating system, especially since I don’t own an Intel Mac.

I will seriously consider an new 24″ iMac in Jan 2008 after MacWorld and of course it will come with 10.5 Leopard. I am a die hard Mac user and don’t see the need to upgrade every six months. I do not consider my self an early adopter when it comes to most products mainly due to financial reasons.