9 posts tagged “mac”

Here is my situation. Most all I do and want sync'd to the iPhone is on my Macbook. This includes my personal contacts, music, video, podcasts, photos and bookmarks. What is on my work Windows XP computer is my schedule in Outlook.

I have tried multiple solutions. First, I connected to the work network via Entourage on my Macbook and sync'd the calendar via Entourage. Entourage had issues with any Outlook event that was and all day event. It put part of the event the day before and created duplicates. So that did not work.

Next, I tried the new Outlook to Google Calendar sync to get my schedule in Google Calendar and then subscribe to the calendar in iCal. However I could never get the Outlook to Google Calendar Sync to work. I may be due to the corporate firewall.

So I decided to try syncing just the Calendar on the Windows PC. I plugged in the iPhone, made sure no syncing at all would take place. Put a check mark only under syncing Calendar with Outlook and pressed sync. It gave me a notice that the iPhone was paired with another computer and did I want to merge or overwrite the data. I clicked on overwrite and prayed. It worked. I have my Outlook calendar on the iPhone and no other data was messed with.

I then connected the iPhone with my Macbook. I made sure everything was selected correctly EXCEPT the calendar. I also got the merge or overwrite question regarding the contacts and bookmarks. I believe this is due to the calendar, bookmarks and contacts all being on the same tab in iTunes.

Therefore, whenever I move from the Macbook to the Windows PC, it will ask to merge or overwrite. Not the most elegant solution, but it seems to work so far.

For details, check out www.macrumorslive.com

Apple Store is offline – Means Hardware or Software release??

Started on time – AMAZING!

EA Games back on Mac - Command & Conquer, Battlefield 2142, Harry Potter, etc... July release dates.

300 new features in Leopard.  Showing 10:

1.    New Desktop (new menu bar, dock, "stacks")
2.    New Finder (new sidebar, better network and shares, cover flow view for any folder, pdf, slideshow, keynote presentation or even computer, built in search and smart searches, one click for 'today' stuff, .Mac integration to find and browse your other Macs)
3.    Quick Look (View many type of files without opening application)
4.    64-bit top to bottom.  Will run 32-bit or 64-bit apps side by side. 1 Version of Leopard only.
5.    Core Animation (simple to use, easy to ad to apps, layers, GPU acceleration)
6.    Boot Camp (built into Leopard, run Windows at native speed)
7.    Spaces (multiple desktops, group apps in spaces, move apps between spaces)
8.    Dashboard (New widget-Movie Times – search, preview and buy via Fandango, Safari will make widgets from web pages easily & customize them)
9.    iChat (better quality, tabs, Photo Booth effects, iChat theatre – show iPhoto slideshows, Pdfs, video, presentations, etc… anything that works with Quick Look, and last, Backdrops)

1 Hour Down.

10.    Time Machine (back-up in a simple way to an attached hard drive or network drive, can back up more than one computer, preview, restore 1 file or multiple files or entire Mac, can search backup via Spotlight and view via Quick Look)

Demo's can be found on the Apple Website HERE.

Shipping in October
Pricing:
$129 Basic Version
$129 Premium Version
$129 Business Version
$129 Enterprise Version
$129 Ultimate Version

Only 1 version of Leopard with everything on it.

One more thing….

Safari – Version 3 runs on Leopard, XP and Vista as well.
Showed speed benchmarks. Safari vs. IE vs. Firefox.  Of course Safari beat them all (claimed twice as fast as IE and 1.6 times as fast as Firefox).  
Demo’d Safari on Windows vs. IE.
Public beta’s released today.

One more thing…

iPhone ships June 29.  18 days away.  
What about Developers?
How to allow developed apps and keep secure?
Full Safari engine on iPhone.  
Ajax and Web 2.0 apps can be written easily to the iPhone.
Can go live on June 29.
Can build website looking just like the desktop application giving same feel as desktop application.
Demo – Head of iPhone Software had trouble typing on iPhone!
Google building apps this way for iPhone.

Keynote over – No Hardware or Software announced for Apple Store?  Why is it offline?
Oh, new look... great.

Ever have a Mac stolen?  Did you get it back?  Orbicule's Undercover will help you retrieve your stolen Mac.

Undercover

 
This looks like a great product for those with Mac notebooks.  Take a look and read the true recovery story on the web site - it is pretty funny and cool.

I regret to inform everyone, but I am a Twitter.  If you do not know what it is, you have to check it out. The fake celebs are the best (Darth Vader is my fav).  I do post every now and then, but mostly I am a stalker..hm...I mean a follower.  Anyway, on OSX I use Twitterrific, and for Vista, I found a sidebar gadget (twadget) that works pretty good.

Now that I have multiple Macs in the house, I was looking for a simple, cheap method for Remote Desktop.  Apples solution is a bit expensive for my blood, and then I heard of SpyMe on a podcast.  Can't remember which, may have been MacBreak Weekly.

AppIcon

It is very simple to install on each Mac and provides an excellent solution at a fraction of the price.  Only $15 for 3 computers.  If you have multiple Macs, you have to try this.

I can not wait until Cerulean Studio's releases a Beta of Trillian Astra.  It looks really clean and according to their website, much faster.  You can find screenshots at BigBlueBall.  And I hope this ad is true.  I have wanted Trillian on my Macs since I got my first.

Launch Mac

I created this iPhone wallpaper.  It is just the iPhone image with reflection so you would need to center it on your desktop as wallpaper with a black background.  This way it will fit most all screensizes.

IPhoneWallpaper

Here is a screenshot of it on my Macbook.

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Being a relatively new user to Mac, and having lived in an Windows world for so long, I thought I would share some of what I think is critical for those switching from Windows to OS X.

First, a little history of my situation:  About 1 year ago (Nov. 2005), I was one of those that decided to take the step of becoming a switcher.  My drug of choice at the time was the Mac Mini.  It was cheap and I had a 43in HD TV with a VGA in that I could use as the monitor.  I purchased the Mac Mini, as well as the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse.  Very quickly I learned I needed a new mouse and switched to the Kensington bluetooth mouse.  I MUST have right-click and scroll wheel.  It is what a must for Windows users switching.

My Mac Mini is basically how I view all of my Video Podcasts, as well as, is my always-on server so I can securely tunnel in via Putty and VNC from wherever I am.  Click [Here] to watch a video on how to set this up.

More recently, I have purchased a black Core 2 Duo Macbook which is running XP under Parallels and under Bootcamp.  I have also purchased an iMac for my wife. 

iMac

The iMac replaces the "over-the-air" TV in the Kitchen and uses Slingbox to view Directv and Tivo from our bedroom.  Better selection, better picture.  Plus she has her own computer that I do not mess with (her main complaint about the Windows machine at home).

From these 3 new Mac endeavors, I have the following "10 MUST HAVE" freeware/shareware/software for switchers.

1. Parallels and/or Bootcamp.   You will need this for those apps you must have that are Windows only. 
2. Camino and/or Firefox.  I could never get use to Safari.
3. MainMenu or OnyX.  Coming from Windows, I just feel the need to always be cleaning up the system.
4. Remote Desktop so you can Remote into your Windows machine.
5. Cyberduck FTP
6. Adium, since there is not Trillian for Mac.
7. Transmission or xtorrent for your torrents.
8. VLC Media Player - plays most all types of video unlike Quicktime.
9. AppZapper - I must feel like I am uninstalling most everything vs. dragging just the .app to the trash.
10. Flip4Mac - so you can play windows media files in Quicktime.

Of course there are many, many others, but from personal experience, this is where I would start.

Then I would also subscribe/download and listen to The Mac Attack with Steve Stanger, NosillaCast with Allison Sheridan and Mac ReviewCast with Tim Verpoorten for the latest tips, tricks, freeware and shareware for your Mac.

Good switching!