I’ve not had much time to post on the conclusion to my project I undertook last night. The short synopsis is that it was a success. The long synopsis is… well, the rest of this post. Really the rest of it was pretty easy. After Leopard finished installing I created an account and did [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Apple’
A few weeks ago I managed to get my hands on an Apple XServe. While an older one (a G4) it’s still plenty powerful and quite the powerhouse. Compared to my Dell servers I’d say it beats all of them, hands down. Ever since getting the server and playing around with Leopard server I’ve fallen [...]
Problem with iChat Video chats and airport extremes (802.11n)
Posted: 2nd December 2007 by John in PersonalTags: Apple, Technology
It would seem as though there is an issue with video chat in apple’s iChat and the airport extreme base station (802.11n version). While trying to help my dad troubleshoot some issues with software on his iMac (running 10.5 leopard) I decided to try out the “share my desktop” feature of iChat, as well as [...]
iPod in Ubuntu – works great, with one small snag (that’s easily fixed)
Posted: 20th November 2007 by John in UncategorizedTags: Apple, Technology, Ubuntu
Earlier today I was trying to think of something to occupy my time. I remembered that I had wanted to try out using my iPod in Ubuntu and thought I’d give it a shot. I knew Amarok, the music software I use in Ubuntu, supported the iPod so I figured it would be a rather [...]
Lets talk a little bit about iTunes…
Posted: 12th September 2007 by John in UncategorizedTags: Apple, Technology
I was reading an article earlier this week that attempted (and failed miserably) to suggest that Apple has bumped Microsoft out of the position it once held as the industry bully and monopoly artist. It’s contention was that the iPod, and iTunes, constituted a monopoly and that Apple is ready and willing to abuse it. [...]
