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Archive for August, 2009

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Snow Leopard: Bootcamp 3.0 in Windows 7 x64

Snow Leopard: Bootcamp 3.0 in Windows 7 x64

QUICK NOTE 09/23/09 – Performance Review HERE! My copy of Snow Leopard arrived today as it did for most everyone else that pre-ordered it.  I naturally was very anxious to test it out but the first order of business was to update the Bootcamp drivers on my Mac Pro that is running Windows 7 x64 [...]

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Yazsoft Playback for Mac OS X – Media Streaming

Yazsoft Playback for Mac OS X – Media Streaming

So you have a large library of media on your MAC and no Apple TV to stream it to.  But you do have a Xbox 360 and or Playstation 3 that can stream media perfectly well.  How, then, can you use your MAC to send out the media in a high quality stream and have [...]

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How to Disable the Hibernation File in Windows 7

How to Disable the Hibernation File in Windows 7

So you are running Windows7 on your computer and you see a large hibernation file.  The hibernation file is, in essence, only useful on laptops/netbooks; devices that run on battery power.  Basically the hibernation file stores the last state of your machine as it is gracefully shutdown when your computer has reached the low battery [...]

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Snow Leopard: The 2 Finger Salute!

Snow Leopard: The 2 Finger Salute!

Ed Bott, infamous ZDnet blogger, posted a tweet a few days back that led me to a story about how to activate the 64 bit Kernel in the upcoming OS X Snow Leopard.  I figured I would share the 2 Finger Salute! Simply hold down the 6 and 4 keys at boot time so that [...]

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Drobo Pro in the Enterprise

Drobo Pro in the Enterprise

Data Robotics, Inc released a ‘pro’ version of the Drobo earlier this summer and made it a very enticing and cost effective device to allow businesses and professionals to add storage to their environment. The Drobo Pro allows you to add up to 8 hard drives in a RAID formation and can withstand two simultaneous [...]

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Windows 7 x64 RTM – Clean Install on Mac Pro – How to?

Windows 7 x64 RTM – Clean Install on Mac Pro – How to?

So you have been running Windows 7 x64 Beta, Release Candidate, or later on your Mac Pro and you want to update it to a clean install of the final RTM version.  There is the easy way and there is the hard way.  I have tried both so I will list them below and then [...]