Since Apple announces their keynote addresses in their respective time zone (Pacific Standard Time or PST), I always thought it would be nice to have some sort of automatic time zone aware converter that shows the start of a keynote address for everyone’s local time zone. Since no one else is providing this kind of service […]
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Black screen in crashed iPad video player app
For unknown reasons, the iOS video player app found on all iPads locks itself up in rare situations. Opening the video app results in a black screen, all you can do is jump back to the home screen using the home button. Both, restarting the iPad or re-syncing it on iTunes won’t help. Now before […]
Apple cancels iPad 2 orders to freight forwarders and international addresses
Apple just started canceling iPad 2 orders in the U.S. that ship to freight forwarding services or international addresses. This is the email you receive from Apple if you try to order an iPad 2 via nybox.com: Dear Apple Customer, Thank you for your recent Apple order. While we appreciate your interest in iPad 2 […]
Plug an e-guitar into the iPad 2 with JAM by Apogee
You probably already know Apple is bringing GarageBand to the new iPad 2 (it probably works on the old iPad as well). But did you know you can also plug a real e-guitar into the iPad and use all the guitar amps built right into GarageBand? How awesome is that!? All you need is the […]
TRIM support on its way for Mac OS X Lion 10.7?
A 100% reliable source sent me this output from the System Information utility (yep, it’s not called System Profiler anymore) in the Mac OS X Lion 10.7 developer preview. APPLE SSD TS128C: Capacity: 121.33 GB (121,332,826,112 bytes) Model: APPLE SSD TS128C Revision: CJAA0201 Serial Number: 902A515CK0YK Native Command Queuing: No Removable Media: No Detachable Drive: […]
No SSD TRIM support in Mac OS X 10.6.7
Are you’re still waiting for SSD TRIM support in Mac OS X? Well, it won’t come in OS X 10.6.7. Here’s some output of my 2nd generation MacBook Air Serial-ATA System Profiler page: APPLE SSD TS128C: Capacity: 121.33 GB (121,332,826,112 bytes) Model: APPLE SSD TS128C Revision: CJAA0201 Serial Number: 80PB54G7K1WK Native Command Queuing: No Removable […]
New iOS 4.3 beta iPad multi-touch gestures not working?
Can’t use the new “multitasking” finger-swipes on your iOS 4.3 beta iPad? That’s probably because you updated your iPad in iTunes. You have to restore it in Xcode’s Organizer and click “Use Development Mode” to get the new four and five finger-swipes. You need a valid iOS SDK developer account to do this, it’s not […]
Drawbacks of using Mac OS Time Machine on a NAS
Most major NAS (Network Attached Storage) manufacturers claim their NAS units support the Time Machine backup feature for Macintoshes. What they usually don’t tell you in advance is that this support is somewhat limited – at least if you plan your NAS to backup multiple Macs with Time Machine.
How to merge/combine/join multiple .mp4 videos on the Mac
I have a whole bunch of photography tutorials I converted from Flash video format (.flv) to .mp4 so I can watch them on my iPad. Since those tutorials are broken down into a myriad of .mp4 episodes it makes it much harder to watch them in the right order. I needed to find a way […]
How to convert .flv Flash video to .mp4 on the Mac
I have a bunch of photography tutorials in the Flash video .flv format which I want to watch on my iPad. As you may be aware, everything with the name Flash in it doesn’t play too well on Apple’s iOS devices. VLC Media Player for iOS is able to play the .flv format but Apple […]
No video AirPlay in Apple TV 2 – yet!
A few days ago I received the re-vamped Apple TV 2 (or 2G) in the mail. The iOS version in the new Apple TV is listed as 4.0. I was very curious to try the new AirPlay feature that Steve Jobs announced in his keynote in early September. AirPlay enables the ability to stream any […]
ASUS P6T & OS X 10.6.5 update – still no support for SSD TRIM command
I just updated my ASUS P6T Hackintosh to the latest Mac OS X 10.6.5 developer build and it looks like there aren’t going to be any changes regarding the support for the SSD TRIM command for the official release of Mac OS X 10.6.5. Model: INTEL SSDSA2M080G2GN Revision: 2CV102HD Serial Number: CVPO942200DA080BGN Native Command Queuing: […]
Enable AirPrint printer sharing for iOS 4.2 and higher for iPad or iPhone
To use Apple AirPrint on an iOS device like the iPad or iPhone you either need an AirPrint enabled printer or a printer that’s connected to a Mac. Here’s how to use a printer that’s connected to a Mac. In order to be seen by any iOS device, the printer needs to be shared on […]
iPhone 4 iOS 4.2 beta installation error in iTunes
Installing the new (finally!!) iOS 4.2 beta on my iPad didn’t pose any problems. As usual, I just restored it using iTunes. Then I tried the same on my iPhone 4 but there always occurred an installation error right at the end of the update process.
Mac doesn’t auto-sleep anymore, hard disks too
Lately, my Mac was having two weird problems. First, it didn’t go to sleep after the amount of time set in Energy Manager anymore. In fact, it only went to sleep if either I pressed the sleep button on the case or selected the sleep menu entry in the top left Apple-icon menu. The second […]