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 [...]
Archive for category Mac
Firmware Restoration CD 1.8, Graphics Firmware Update 1.0, and iMac Late 2009 Windows 7 Drivers
Jan 20
Apple just released Performance Update 1.0 which will address intermittent hard drive-related stalls reported by a small number of customers. Affected systems include:
MacBook Air (Late 2008, Mid 2009)
13-inch MacBook (Early and Mid 2009)
13-inch MacBook (Aluminum, Late 2008)
13-inch MacBook Pro (Mid 2009)
15-inch MacBook Pro (Late 2008, Mid 2009)
15-inch MacBook Pro [...]
According to AppleInsider, a new U.S.-centric study has shown that Macs now has a 12% of home market share, up from 9% in 2008. The study, which had 2,300 online panelists, also showed that 85% of households who own Macs also owned a Windows machine. It was also shown that Mac households tend to own [...]
As someone living in Davao, what are my options when I want to order Macs, iPods, and other gadgets online? Who are the online retailers here in the Philippines?
According to Joe Wilcox of Beta News, latest NPD data shows Apple dominating the “premium-priced” computer segment or computers priced above $1,000. NPD revealed that the Cupertino company has 91% market share on the premium computer segment which is up from May 2009’s 88% and way up from last year’s 66%.
This comes after Apple’s fiscal third quarter [...]
Been looking into getting the new 13″ MacBook Pro soon and instead of paying Apple more to get a memory and hard drive upgrade, I’ll save a lot if I do it myself.
I’ve already done memory module upgrades on a Powerbook, an iBook, an Intel iMac, and a MacBook before, and fairly recently, replaced a [...]
FAQ when choosing a Mac
Nov 18
Walt Mossberg has FAQ for those who are thinking of buying a Mac. Below are some questions that he answers in the FAQ:
Who should consider a Mac?
Who shouldn’t consider The Mac?
Can I run Microsoft Office on a Mac?
Can I use all my Windows files on a Mac?
Can I mix Macs and Windows on the same [...]
AppleInsider is reporting that their sources is telling them an ultra-compact, ultra-portable Mac is going to be introduced next year at Macworld San Francisco. The much rumored, much anticipated sub-Macbook will be 50 per cent lighter and much slimmer than the Macbook Pro. The ultra-portable is shedding off some flab by getting rid of the [...]
On a previous post, I talked about Jeff Gamut’s tips on creating Guest accounts. Setting up a guest accounts lets your family and friends to use your Mac without having to deal with the worry they might accidentally close or delete a project you were working on. But does having a guest account also let’s [...]
We live in a city where 80 to 90% of wireless hotspots we find in cafes are open and free. Some would require a password to log in to but it is freely given if you ask nicely. This makes our city one of the most open wireless cities in the world.
But this openness is [...]
Things are not looking good in the hardware front lately.
Seagate Technology is settling a lawsuit which said the compamy misled consumers by offering 7% more disk space than what was available or usable to the user. Seagate will offer a refund or a free backup or recovery software. Refund or the free backup or software [...]
Mac touch soon?
Nov 7
CNet reported that a source from Asus whispered into their ear and said that they were developing a Mac tablet for Apple. The device, dubbed as the ‘Mac touch’, will have will have a multi-touch interface like the iPhone and iPod touch and will run a version of Mac OS 10.5. No date [...]
The reviews are over an done with. People already have Leopard purring inside their Macs. The Unofficial Apple Weblog team has done a tremendous job in covering all things Leopard; from retail to computers. Still continuing their watch over the new cat, the team will be putting up their own experiences during and after the [...]
Backup vs Clone
Oct 27
With the attention Time Machine is getting from all the reviews of Leopard, you might have encounter the terms “backup” and “cloning”. Just what is the difference between backing up and cloning? The Mac Observer’s Jeff Gamet explains:
When you clone a hard drive, you are making an exact duplicate. Since this new duplicate is like [...]
