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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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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iMovie 7.0 idiosyncracies and publishing to Zenphoto
July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
Wow, it is hard to figure a few things out with iMovie, but here is the best way to produce great looking DVDs and also things ready for export:
iMovie ‘08 (aka version 7.0) is a bit of a wierd program. First, it doesn’t have a File Save function. Instead, all projects are in a named [...]
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Time Machine Slow Initial Backup
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
We’ve found Time Machine incredibly, incredibly slow on the initial backup. Even with gigabit ethernet, it would backup may 3GB after 2 hours. With the way we use machines at work, it would just start over all the time. Macrumors.com has some advice about what to do:
Turn off Time Machine
If you aren’t using a Time [...]
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