Archive for category Hardware
Firmware Restoration CD 1.8, Graphics Firmware Update 1.0, and iMac Late 2009 Windows 7 Drivers
Jan 20
The Firmware Restoration CD can restore the firmware of an Intel-based Macintosh computer. Restoring your firmware will reset some of your computer’s preferences to defaults.
You can only use this to restore the firmware after an interrupted or unsuccessful update. If your computer is already in this state, you’ll need to download the software and create [...]
Iron Mac
Jan 20
TUAW featured an Iron Man sticker mod for the MacBook at Etsy. The sticker cost $16.00 plus shipping (for international orders).
The sticker mod looks real cool but I think it will only fit on a 15-inch MacBook Pro. I’d go for sticker that features Apple, Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs but to avoid being called a [...]
The latest data from market research firm NPD Group shows Apple performing very well in U.S. PC sales for the month of October. The 21.5-inch iMac and 27-inch iMac are in first and third place, respectively, under the desktop category while the low-end 13-inch MacBook Pro took the top spot in notebook sales figures. Apple [...]
AppleInsider reported that a small number of 27-inch Core-i7 iMacs are showing up dead on arrival. In some of the cases, users would hear the boot up chime after the power button has been pressed but nothing would show up on the screen. Worse, a few of the units arrived with a cracked display. There [...]
I’ve posted bits about how the latest 27-inch iMac has been gaining praises from various review sites which includes Macworld which said, “Apple has not only blurred the line between consumer and professional systems, it’s darn near erased it.”
With one writer for The Mac Observer going as fas as issuing an obit for the Mac [...]
The 27-inch quad-core iMacs continue to gain praises. Last week, I posted a review from Electronista where it wassaid:
The 27-inch iMac is already a milestone for Apple through its inclusion of a truly greater-than-HD display, but the addition of Core i5 and Core i7 processors transforms it into a near powerhouse. This is the first [...]
Here’s something I’d like to have for my 13″ MacBook Pro and, if I had one, for my iPod touch: skins with designs from Tim Burton’s stories.
The three characters choices are: Stain Boy, The Pin Cushion Queen, and Oyster Boy, which is taken from the book “The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy”.
Unfortunately, these skins are [...]
LED Cinema Display iSight Firmware Update 1.0 corrects an issue with the built-in iSight camera on the LED Cinema Display where the camera may not be recognized by applications.
To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/LED Cinema Display iSight Camera Firmware Update.app).
For more information about this update, please [...]
This is a follow-up on my post about the Late-2009 iMacs, particularly the high-end 27-inch systems.
Electronista just published their Core i5 27-inch iMac review and their benchmarks show that the Core i5 iMac is almost 50% faster than the 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo 24-inch iMac with 3GB of RAM and a Radeon HD 2600 XT [...]
Here’s a slew of news about the latest iMacs including instructions on how to upgrade the RAM, availability of the Core i5 and Core i7 27-inch iMacs, and by reviews of the late-2009 iMacs including a sneak peek into the Core i5 version.
The Mac Observer gave the heads up on an Apple knowledge base article [...]
Hot on the heels of the Mac OS X 10.6.2 update, Apple released Wireless Keyboard Update 2.0 which is recommended in order for users to take advantage of the 2009 aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboard’s special features.
Mac OS X 10.5.8 is required before installing this update.
For Mac OS X 10.6 users, the 2009 Aluminum Wireless Keyboard [...]
Macworld’s Dan Frakes shows everyone how upgrade an early-2009 Mac mini’s hard drive and RAM in six minutes.
If you want to keep a copy of this video, download the MPEG-4 version here (13.2MB). Show notes at the topic’s main page.
iTunes 9.0.2 update out
Nov 1
iTunes 9.0.2 adds support for Apple TV software version 3.0, adds an option for a dark background for Grid View, and improves support for accessibility.
The many new features and improvements include:
An improved look and feel, including a new Column Browser for easily browsing your artists or albums, movies, TV shows, and more.
iTunes Store [...]
