For the longest time I simply lived with the fact that my system clock didn’t behave properly in my Windows partition when I had BootCamp setup on the macbook. It didn’t matter what I did, I couldn’t seem to find a way to keep the clock properly synchronized. The problem stems from how Apple decided [...]
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Fixing Bootcamp Clock Issue on Windows 7
November 1st, 2009 4 Comments
Tags: Bootcamp · bug · clock · fix · hack · Mac OS X · registry · Snow Leopard · Windows 7
Camping out with Windows 7
October 25th, 2009 1 Comment
I’ve been looking for a better way to do my Windows dev work at home for a while now. I’ve explored a few different options including VMs and Mono, none of which suited the needs that I have. I’m not someone who has to have the latest & greatest computers to get my stuff done. [...]
Tags: Boot Camp · drivers · experiment · installation · Mac OS X · MacBook · setup · Snow Leopard · testing · Windows · Windows 7
Mac vs. PC :: Will my next computer be a Mac?
May 18th, 2009 4 Comments
It’s been about two and a half years since I made the switch from being a dedicated Windows user to buying my first Mac. I have really enjoyed my MacBook and wanted to take a few moments to discuss some of the differences and similarities I’ve found with the Mac ownership experience, compared to my [...]
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Five Step Guide to Restoring Your Computer
March 14th, 2009 5 Comments
There are lots of reasons that we fall out of love with our computers. Slow performance, viruses. spyware and just plain too-much-crap-all-over-the-place syndrome. The only way you can be sure to solve these issues is to wipe and re-load your system. If you have all the install disks for Windows (or your OS of choice) [...]
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Mac Tip: Showing All File Extensions
October 29th, 2008 No Comments
OK, for many of you out there, this is probably so basic you didn’t even need to search for it. That said, I figured I’d post it anyway (partly because I’ve been so lax about blogging recently). If you’ve ever wanted to have OS X show file extensions for all files, all the time, it’s [...]
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