Archive for 'Apple'
Testing from my new iphone
Posted on January 6, 2009, under Apple.
Test test test 
New iPhone WiMAX due out late 2009?
Well I just heard at this conference Apple announced that the iPhone WiMAX is expected to be released sometime late 2009. This type of technology will revolutionize the way iPhone users access iTunes and other less G3 accessible services.
Imagine mobile speeds faster than your broadband home internet… well get ready because it’s on the way!
To the right is a pre-production test version of the device. I’m unsure if this is it’s final appearance – I’m sure it will have a different appearance by release.
I’ll keep you posted!
Possible solution for Mac OS X 10.5.5 64-bit CF8 Installer Java Update Issue
Posted on November 29, 2008, under Apple, ColdFusion, Solutions.
Nathan Mische – you may not typically re-post content but this sure is a great prospective solution! Thank you for the great find, I still haven’t tried it – my wife won’t give me back my MacBook!
http://www.mischefamily.com/nathan/index.cfm/2008/11/25/Installing-64-Bit-CF-801-on-Mac-OS-X-1055
- In a terminal window, go to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Commands (cd /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Commands)
- Remove the symlinks (sudo rm -rf *)
- Copy the files from /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Home/bin to /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK/Commands (sudo cp ../Home/bin/* .)
- Run the CF installer
- Remove the files from /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/CurrentJDK (sudo rm –rf *)
- Recreate the symlinks deleted in step 2 (sudo ln –s ../Home/bin/* .)
Maybe I won’t get it back, she just said “It’s MY notebook now…” I’ll keep you posted on how I regain possession of my MacBook from my wife’s grip!
Thanks!
Apple Covering Up Wifi Issues in New Machines?
I recently purchased the NEW MacBook Pro from Apple. It was my first attempt to become an Apple Fanboy due to using PC / Windows my entire life. I was influenced by friends, family, and the majority of developers on my Twitter account.
When I got it home I obviously immediately unpacked it and hooked it to Wifi. I noticed a day later that my internet connectivity would drop out intermittently but very annoying. It wouldn’t say I was low on signal, it would just not go out to the internet. All other devices on my network using this exact same router had no problems. This includes Nintendo Wii, and 2 PC Notebooks (Dell XPS M1530, Sony Vaio).
This is a D-Link WBR-1310 (I need to check, I’m writing this away from home office) and it goes up to 802.11g. It’s not an N router.
I immediately called Apple support. They had me “reconfigure” the airport connection to my router and held on the line for 5 minutes and the connection never disconnected. 5 minutes after getting off the phone it does it again. I call back to get a different tech person on the line and they say “Well, the only thing I can tell you is that the AirPort hardware in your MacBook must not be compatible with your D-Link router.” I found this kind of odd considering the fact that IEEE standards I THOUGHT meant that it should inevitably be compatible.
So I decide to call D-Link because the Apple person told me I should try them. I speak to a strong accented gentleman from D-Link and I hear “We probably shouldn’t touch your settings considering so many other devices in your household are working perfectly fine.” He repeats this, mumbles a lot, and tells me I should try to call Apple again and tell them that all other devices on the network are working other than the Apple. Which made since because that’s what I already did. I told the D-Link person this and they repeated it all again so I just hung up.
I finally decided to hook up an older Linksys 802.11b router that was stowed away in a cabinet some where and got it all configured. My MacBook now has it’s own Wifi router it has to use in my house. I have 2 routers and my BRAND NEW MacBook Pro has to connect to a 5.5 year old router to work stable.
I spent weeks on blogs, forums, etc. trying to find a solution but everyone having the problem doesn’t seem to get answers from Apple either. Apple’s answer is to purchase an AirPort wireless access point which I find is ridiculous considering I’m going to be using my MacBook on 100’s of wireless access points.
I’m not necessarily coming to the conclusion that it’s just Apple’s fault. However, I’ve NEVER had these types of troubles at the University and I’ve fixed / managed tons of PC notebooks of all different brands, shapes, and sizes and they are all rock solid on every wireless access point possible.
My colleague Justin Slamka sent me a link to Apple Insider with this article:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/06/new_macbook_pros_recent_imacs_grappling_with_flaky_wireless.html
I really wish Apple would do something. I love my MacBook but this really is a problem for me.
I hope enough people blog about this to make it well known to Apple how much of a widespread problem this is.
Thanks for reading my vents!
JFR
MacBook Pro TIP – Keyboard F1, F2, etc aka “FN LOCK”
Posted on November 9, 2008, under Apple, Tips / Tricks.
When I first bought my new MacBook Pro I could press the volume buttons that appear inside the F10, F11, F12 etc and it would do just that, control my volume.
However, shortly after that I all of a sudden now had to press FN button and hold it to use the volume.
This was irritating because I knew it was set this way before.
I found a setting if you go to “System Preferences>Mouse / Keyboard>Keyboard> Uncheck the box that says “Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys.”
Figured this might help someone out there that is a Mac n00b like me!
Enjoy!
New MacBook Pro
Okay, tomorrow I will own a MacBook Pro. Not sure if I'll be a proud owner considering the hit on the bank account but I guess I'm going to give it a try.
I'm going with the MacBook Pro 2.4ghz 2gb ram/250gb hdd.