Tag Archives: Mac

Worldwide Telescope launches half-baked!

Posted on May 13, 2008 by

Microsoft launched their much-hyped WorldWide Telescope this morning. The application has a lot of promise as an educational tool, in that it can make astronomy fun and engaging. First off, there is no Mac version. Boo! For this reason alone, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft needs a new strategy for its Windows platform

Posted on October 23, 2007 by

I have Vista installed on this laptop. I haven’t booted up Vista in weeks. Why? Because I installed Ubuntu on another partition and it is so much faster, and more secure (since Microsoft instructed me to remove Norton and then … Continue reading →

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I have a dirty little secret to confess

Posted on September 10, 2007 by

I never thought I’d say this but I’m using my Vista machine more than my Mac these days! Why? Well, there are a number of reasons – the Vista machine is a Vaio SZ3. It is small, light and has … Continue reading →

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Skitch invites anyone?

Posted on July 4, 2007 by

I have a couple of Skitch invites. Skitch is a very cool image, super easy to use, doodling tool for Mac which I have written about previously If anyone is interested in trying it out leave a comment or email … Continue reading →

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OS X to Vista networking help needed

Posted on May 18, 2007 by

Anyone know of any good resources for networking a Mac (running OS X) and a PC (running Vista) on a peer-to-peer lan network? I’m asking because I have a 4.75gb file on my Vista machine which I want to transfer … Continue reading →

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Does Silverlight kill Internet connectivity on Macs?

Posted on May 17, 2007 by

I had a problem with my MacBookPro the other day. It lost Internet connectivity. It couldn’t get an IP address from the DSL router. Restarting the router didn’t help. Nor did stopping and starting Airport or using a wired connection. … Continue reading →

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Windows Live OneCare is a POS

Posted on April 20, 2007 by

Windows Live OneCare is a fantastic idea. Write buggy insecure software and then charge the people who buy your software extra if they want to buy OneCare, which is supposed to protect them from the errors you created in the … Continue reading →

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My move from OS X to Vista – Day 5

Posted on April 10, 2007 by

I love having lots of screen space. My MacBook Pro has a maximum screen resolution of 1440×900, which, while not great, is better than the 1280×800 maximum on the Vaio which Microsoft sent me. To get the most out of … Continue reading →

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My move from OS X to Vista – Day 1

Posted on March 23, 2007 by

This is my first blog post from within Vista – I’ll try to put up a post a day on the move across. Of course I am also moving from a Mac to a Sony Vaio so I will also … Continue reading →

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Switching from OS X to Vista (kinda)

Posted on March 23, 2007 by

Microsoft gave me a Sony Vaio laptop with Vista Ultimate and Office Ultimate installed to try out. I have been toying with the Vaio but not using it heavily. To be fair to Microsoft, I’m going to try to switch … Continue reading →

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