Like Windows, the Mac has lots of processes running. My current nemesis is something called mdworker which stands for metadata worker. That means nothing to me. But, apparently, this is the process that indexes files for Spotlight. So you can get it to go crazy after bad shutdowns where the Spotlight data indexes are screwed [...]
MDworker bogging Mac
August 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
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iPhone 2.0 Tips, tricks and traps
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
Well, after two weeks of using the iPhone 3G and its 2.0, here are my notes for what works and what doesn’t. In general, this is the best phone I’ve ever used and for the first time in 12 years, I’m not using a Blackberry which is kinda of amazing. First the good, then the [...]
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Remote desktop between Mac and PC
July 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Geek
I use Microsoft Remote Desktop between Windows machines and it is very convenient to logon and see the screen of another computer. For Apple, they have something called Share Screen which is the same thing and is based on VNC protocol that lets you control one computer from another. But what if you want to [...]
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Calgoo to syn iCal to Google Calendar
July 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
Featured Download: Calgoo Goes Free, Syncs Desktop Calendars with Google Calendar
Mac users haven’t had a free solution for Gcal-to-iCal sync, which makes the free offering from Calgoo a godsend. All Calgoo products are now freeware, Windows and Mac OS X only.
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Boot Camp
July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
John, Sam and Louie were wondering exactly how to install Base Camp on their computer. Chris Pirillo explains it well:
How to Install Boot Camp on OS X ~ Chris Pirillo
Use Spotlight to search for Boot Camp Assistant. Ah, there it is. The first thing it will do is ask if you want to print the [...]
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