Category: MacBook / OS X

Technet subscription for USD 269

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I am normally not promoting Microsoft or Windows, since it stinks. But if you are dependent on it, then make the most out of it with getting a cool discount on the Technet subscription (note: this is download only). Think about it for a second, Window… more »

OS X: SanDisk Cruzer Micro U3 removal tool

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SanDisk sells their Cruzer USB sticks with that pesky U3 tool, which mounts itself as a CD-drive on a Windows computer. Something you typically don't see when running a Mac. There is an easy way to removing it, by downloading the U3 removal tool for Mac.… more »

OS X: Snow Leopard breaks screen capture to clipboard

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A couple of kinks in SL, but the most frustrating one for me was that I was not able to do a screen-shot via CTRL + Shift + Cmd + 4 and then paste the screenshot into Mail or any other application. Strangely enough this worked fine before the upgrade an… more »

OS X: Upgrade to Snow Leopard

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I managed to source a copy of Snow Leopard and upgraded my MacBook Air. I am always on the wild and reckless side and shoved in the DVD and upgraded without a recent backup - something I would not attempt with Windows. The upgrade process takes a… more »

OS X: Snow Leopard is coming - get it for USD 30

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Head over to MacMall.com before 28th August and get Snow Leopard for USD 24.99 (with shipping to South Africa for USD 30.05). Snow Leopard will be released on 28th August and currently there is no official word from Core (the South African Apple… more »

Office:Mac 2008 12.2.0 Update

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Microsoft released the latest Office:Mac update. It includes a number of improvements (especially speed and stability) for Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. The horrible Exchange client, Entourage, is still not capable of properly managing calenda… more »

Harmony advanced remote software update

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I missed that Logitech released the latest version (7.6) of their Harmony remote software for the Mac. I have not updated my Harmony 895 and remote extender in a while (must have been 6 months) and did notice that the firmware on both was bumped up (p… more »
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