Archive for February, 2009
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-28
- @digitalkitty The book industry is going to be the next music industry ! Greedy…. #
- MUCH improved trackpad driver for MSI Wind ( OS X ) http://is.gd/lc9e . Includes vertical and horizontal scrolling support. Get it now. #
- @TheMacMommy $40000 ! Makes me glad I live in UK… #
- Only remaining driver missing is Bison ( 0.3) webcam driver. If I could get this MSI Wind would be PERFECT #
- @andyhey OSX on the Wind is near perfect ( just got to get webcam going ). Checkout http://msiwind.net forums for invaluable tips ! #
- @tokyomonster The Wind runs OSX VERY well. I have 10.5.6 with Safari 4 etc. Only thing left to get working is webcam. #
- @Pads re:Wind, depends on requirements but the Wind is a VERY acceptable OSX laptop.. #
- @TheMacMommy Zero ! We have NHS ( National Health Service ). Obviously you pay through taxes etc but at point of care nothing…. #
- @stroemlund It is fairly simple to swap the MSI’s wifi card for a supported (Dell) one ( check out ebay). #
- @Netbooee No audio DOES work on MSI, you just have to run a script to swap between speakers and headphone socket. #
- @Netbooee Only thing I havent got working is webcam, but this depends on which version is installed in your Wind, some do work.Luck of draw #
- @focalintent I use Screen Sharing on MSI to monitor work on my 24″ iMac upstairs and it works fine ( small but fine ! ) #
- @TheMacMommy Well it does gut me when I see tax bill to be honest ( I am in 40% bracket )… Still I have 3 young kids and 2 have been in #
- @TheMacMommy hospital in the last couple of years, one for an op and 1 week inpatient #
- @TheMacMommy Cant imagine what that would have cost if not on NHS ?! #
- @BuyAceHardware What is problem with your Wind ? Why semi-mess ? #
- @downthedrains Check out http://msiwind.net forums for fix for speaker output on OS X Wind. Let me know if you cant fix it, I will help #
- @tomacintosh The Wind is 1024×600, it will drive external monitors as well #
- @tomacintosh It is pretty much ideal. If you can live without webcam ( and some of them this does work) it is perfect. #
- @dasme Interested what OSX is like on Dell Mini. Let me know please ? #
- @siliconmeadow Itrs #
- @siliconmeadow Its OSX only. I will look at coming along to one of the MMUG meets and bring it with me. When is next one ? #
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-27
- @neal Found this clip in old videos… Plenty more to choose from. LOL. http://vimeo.com/3387506 #
- @dtm3dd No me neither ! #
- @natalidelconte Not a Kindle 2 I presume ? LOL #
- @adampatterson Yes, but Windows only at the moment ! #
- Actually Coverflow view of browser history in Safari 4 is quite a nice feature, certainly more usable than a long list of URL’s #
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-26
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-25
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-24
- Problems with Gmail ? #
- @manishsinha Seems to be #
- @thamood Still down here #
- @troyski Ihad offline setup but like a fool disabled it the other day ! #
- Interesting Techcrunch article (get Steve Jobs to turn around the USAuto industry !) http://is.gd/kvf4 #
- @natalidelconte Jealous… #
- Safari 4 seems to have broken my startup script that mounts my SMBshares ! #
- Safari 4 tab bar moved to top of browser window (above address bar ). Strange, not sure what benefit of this is ? #
- @mattgemmell LOL! #
- The Twitterverse is a buzzing with news of Apple release of Safari 4 #
- @troyski Not that Ican see #
- @DonMcAllister Yes Iwas a bit concerned about not running both, but suppose to be expected. There is an uninstall app. #
- Apples Safari discussion group unavailable ( http://is.gd/kI2q ) #
Safari 4 Beta Released for Mac and Windows
The big news of the day ( well the month really ) is todays release of Safari 4. The release is actually a Beta so not currently included in Software Updates and has to be downloaded separately from this link. The download includes an installer package and an uninstaller package ( just in case ). The installer replaces the current Safari install so this isn’t something you can try alongside your working setup and as such some people may shy away for a while until the more adventurous types have given it a run in.
Having said that the initial reported impressions appear to be good, certainly Twitter has been buzzing with conversations throughout the day and as yet the only negative comments seem to be revolving around the decision to move the Tab bar to the top of the window ( ala Googles Chrome ). Some seem to like this whilst others are shouting heresy from the roof tops. Personally I think it is fine and certainly will enable a slighter larger browser window on machines with more restricted pixel counts ( Macbooks for example ).
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-23
- @neal I take it you didnt get any further last night ? #
- Fixing yet another personal XP machine. Moms old laptop this time. Fortunately she has an iMac as main machine now ! #
- How many people have you DIRECTLY encouraged to switch to Mac ? #
- My switcher count is 7.5 ! The .5 is for @Neal who is playing with a Hackintosh at the moment ! #
- Must admit to liking the MSI Wind as an OS X netbook more now I have sorted the minor annoyances (headphone and trackpad) #
- Could Apple Own the netbook market if it licenced the OS to netbook hardware manufacturers ? It is certainly VERY usuable on the Wind. #
- Sitting in bed with sleeping daughter next to me (finally dropped off after 2 days of disturbed sleep due to chicken pox ) #
- @AppleCryptMods 2 is good ! Start as you mean to go on eh ? LOL #
- @AppleCryptMods My list is Mom/Dad, Sister, 3 work friends, 2.5 friends (includes @neal ) #
- @JimHawkinsBBC My kids watch CeeBeebies, what do you want to ask ? #
- @donaldtownsend Accepted, just a shame isnt it. Netbook market is surging and Apple could make MAJOR inroads into public usage through them #
- @AppleCryptMods I could certainly switch a lot more people if price of entry was a little lower. Just thought of someone else at work ! 8.5. #
- @foamcow Think you are right, but most of my friends now have netbooks that theu Twitter/Facebook from in evenings… #
- @AppleCryptMods LOL indeed. Spent last 3 weekends sorting out viruses for friends with Windows PC’s.When will they learn ? #
- @foamcow Have used 2133, it is nice but SLOW… Ihave a HP 2710P for work which is very Appleesque (keyboard is lovely ) #
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-22
- 140+ Fantastic Wordpress themes http://is.gd/kp9d #
- Better day today, Emily still very unhappy but think she is probably over the worst of it. #
- Latest version of Plex ( http://is.gd/2nfJ ) for OSX looking really slick. #
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-20
- @neal Heres a useful list http://is.gd/cjoj #
Twitter Updates for 2009-02-19
- How much faster will Firewire 800 external drives be than FW400 ? #
- @howardberry Thanks for this… May have to bite the bullet…. #
- @neal Trying Faces on wind now. just imported a couple of hundred photos to try, it is scanning now… #
- @neal Faces working fine #
- @AppleCryptMods Friend of mine asking about whether iPhoto 09 Faces feature would work on an MSI Wind netbook with OSX installed #
- @Legion11 I had same, battery out of warranty. Went to Apple store, they changed it for nothing…. #
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