In the process of installing the Windows 7 beta, I have come across a few things that don’t quite work well out of the box on my MacBook Pro. Here are some notes from my experiences that may help someone else: Partitioned the drive using Boot Camp Assistant. Install takes up about 9GB, so you’ll [...]
I had much better luck today getting a installation key and copy of the Windows 7 Beta from Microsoft. I have just installed it in a BootCamp partition on my MacBook Pro and so far, I’m impressed. I decided to put it into BootCamp to get real performance metrics since VMware Fusion would have a [...]
I just checked in again for the first time since about 6:00 on the Windows 7 Beta download – got this message from Microsoft: Thanks for your interest in the Windows 7 Beta. The volume has been phenomenal — we’re in the process of adding more servers to handle the demand. We’re sorry for the [...]
In a sure sign that the world wants something better than Windows Vista, downloads for the new Windows 7 beta has brought Microsoft’s web servers to a screaching halt. In trying to download the beta since its release about 45 minutes ago, I have encountered only “Server Too Busy” messages when trying to login to [...]
You can usually count on Macworld Expo to see the latest updates for iLife on a yearly basis. I’m not sure exactly what we’ll do next year, given this was the last year Apple will participate in the Expo, but this year didn’t disappoint. iLife ’09 was introduced and demoed during the keynote and the [...]
Ok, file this under the means-nothing-to-anyone-but-me department, but the cool thing from the Macworld Keynote yesterday for me came during the iPhoto ’09 preview. While demoing the Geotagging features of iPhoto, Phil Schiller showed the “Places” interface and showed off how it works. It is basically a framed in version of Google Maps which has [...]
I had a conversation with one of the senior systems admins in my group today. The conversation was basically why is it easier to get to VMware patches and to know what has been released to you than it is with Microsoft’s patches? Beyond the basic “well Microsoft has way more software to support” answer, [...]
To the Napster (real, not pay-for) generation, such as my self, the peer-to-peer thing has always been enticing. That’s why I was so impressed when I stumbled upon CrashPlan last week. It immediately struck me as a great idea for backup. Peer to Peer backup really puts you in control of your data backup and [...]
Caught this on headline on Slashdot: Windows 7 Leaked To Pirates By Microsoft? I immediately think, this might be the smartest thing Microsoft has done in a while, if its true. This has created a lot of free publicity that the company might not have otherwise experienced from the product and its creating a lot [...]
Twas the night of new years, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The little one had passed out, and we’d put her to bed. We had all celebrated with Carson, Dick Clark and the rest. Mom in her kerchief and I in my cap, had just settled [...]
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