Category Archives: Apple

Acceptability of applications to Mac users

Posted on April 28, 2007 by smsm1986

There has been some online commentary recently on the likely acceptability of applications on the Mac platform. It basically boils down to: all applications that are successful on the Mac are well designed. They all look and behave the same … Continue reading →

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8 Core MacPro

Posted on April 4, 2007 by smsm1986

Apple has released the 3GHz 8 Core MacPro. Apple have just added an extra processor option to the MacPro line.It is available in the US for an extra $1498 over the base MacPro. It doesn’t appear to be available in … Continue reading →

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How many more varieties of Vista does Microsoft want to produce?

Posted on February 4, 2007 by smsm1986

I’ve come across a very good picture that shows the upgrade options for Windows XP and Mac OS X. Is it any wonder I will try to avoid Vista, it is so complicated. The Mac however is nice an simple.

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Apple posts an FAQ about the X11 for Mac OS X

Posted on January 23, 2007 by smsm1986

Apple have released Technical Note TN2165, an FAQ about the X window environment (X11) for Mac OS X. There are several interesting things in the tech note including: “OpenGL does not support off-screen rendering.” Even with OpenGL not being enabled … Continue reading →

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Change your Mac OS X password from the Command Line

Posted on December 10, 2006 by smsm1986

Use the commandpasswdto change your password from the command line under Mac OS X.

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OpenOffice.org now works again with X11 1.1.3

Posted on November 14, 2006 by smsm1986

With the newly released X11 update from Apple, which fixes the font problems, OpenOffice.org no longer has an issue with starting. All OpenOffice.org users on the Mac should update to the latest version of X11, to fix any issues that … Continue reading →

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Workaround for X11 not launching posted on Mac Porting Web Site

Posted on November 6, 2006 by smsm1986

With the deluge of people complaining about the X11 update and OpenOffice.org not starting, I posted a news article detailing a quick workaround to get OpenOffice.org running again. It should be noted that the next release of (and current development … Continue reading →

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Apple’s X11 update

Posted on November 4, 2006 by smsm1986

Apple released an X11 update on 1 November 2006. It fixes a but that I commented about, regarding the cmd+tab and the X11 windows not coming forward. On the other hand there appears to be an issue with the fonts … Continue reading →

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Photos from my trip to France (OpenOffice.org conference and Apple Expo)

Posted on October 14, 2006 by smsm1986

Please take a look at http://www.byphotos.com/album/4050544 which contains all the photos from my trip. I know some of them have not been rotated. It was the first time I can remember being in London. Over a decade ago I had … Continue reading →

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OOoCon2006 and Apple Expo

Posted on September 21, 2006 by smsm1986

It was quite some trip to France, considering my rather minimal French knowledge. I survived even with the communication barrier. I also found it quite a tiresome journey too, especially with getting very little sleep on the coach overnight from … Continue reading →

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