Fiona has returned from a long absence. After one week of being Mac-less, I am so happy that my laptop arrived today from the Apple repair center. I banished Wilbur (the ancient Dell) back into the closet and I hope I never have to go through this harrowing experience again. I learned one lesson: keep [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mac’
My Mac Book Pro is back
Posted: 12 November 2008 in Solitude, Silence, Serenity, StillnessTags: Apple, Mac
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Day 2 without my Mac Book Pro: severe withdrawal symptoms
Posted: 5 November 2008 in Solitude, Silence, Serenity, StillnessTags: Apple, Mac
This is Day 2 without Fiona (my Mac Book Pro) which is in intensive care somewhere in Texas. I was about to post on Day 1 but was too traumatized to write anything. And were it not for Obama’s victory, which I’m savoring today, I would not be functioning at all. There’s something about being [...]
[Tech news] World's thinnest laptop, Apple kills cable TV
Posted: 16 January 2008 in TechnologyTags: Apple, itunes, Mac
If you have been living in a cave for the past 24 hours, you just missed Apple’s release of the world’s thinnest laptop (no CD or DVD drive, finally) and the beginning of the end of the cable TV industry. Read these posts on Pajama Entrepreneur: Apple releases world’s thinnest laptop Did Apple kill the [...]
[Tip of the day] Super fast Wi-Fi using 802.11n on 5GHz
Posted: 5 January 2008 in TechnologyTags: Apple, Mac, wifi
Here’s a little tip I’d like to share with you. If you live in a city and use Wi-Fi at home, you will probably encounter interference from a lot of neighbors’ Wi-Fi networks. The intereference can have a significant effect on the performance of your network, slowing down the speeds at which you send files [...]
My experience upgrading to Leopard and the Apple Airport Extreme 802.11n base station
Posted: 26 December 2007 in TechnologyTags: Apple, Leopard, Mac
A few days ago I broke down and bought Apple’s latest operating system, Leopard, and the new Airport Extreme 802.11n base station. I’ve been thinking about upgrading for several months but reports of problems experienced by other users who upgraded, scared me into sitting on the sidelines. I have been fortunate in that I experienced [...]
