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- Tips for support technicians booting Windows on Macs with Boot Camp
- 2 questions1. How do I completely get rid of OS X on my Mac? It is taking up valuable disk space. Since Windows 7 supports EFI based motherboards, there shouldn't be any need for any Apple shims unless Apple has implemented their EFI in a non standard way (gee, and...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, OSX, BootCamp, EFI, disc, BIOS, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Profiler for VMware 4.8.0 (Windows)
- Profiler for VMware provides agentless, cross-domain visibility, management, and intelligence from applications through servers, network, and storage. Profiler enables users to visualize and manage both physical and virtual systems from a single console, with a unified view of the entire environment, to track and respond to utilization of physical resources...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Tek-Tools Software, Profiler, Virtualization, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-09-20
- Hold 6 and 4 keys at boot to enable 64-bit Snow Leopard (Updated)
- As I mentioned in a post last night, the latest developer release of Snow Leopard, a.k.a. Mac OS 10.6 (build 10A432, presumed to be GM) doesn't automatically boot into the 64-bit kernel except on an Xserve. To boot into 64-bit on any other Mac you must hold down the "6"...
- Tags: Kernel, 64-Bit, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- More about charging Apple's notebook batteries
- On Friday I posted a piece titled The correct way to use your MacBook's battery that was based on my experience with an Apple Genius and a two-year old MacBook battery that had failed while covered under AppleCare. The long and short of it was that the...
- Tags: Notebook, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Notebook Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- The correct way to use your MacBook's battery
- Recently a battery completely failed in a two-year old black 2.16GHz MacBook that was covered under AppleCare. It worked fine one day, went completely dead the next. It wouldn't charge and no LEDs would light up. When I brought it into the genius bar at my local Apple Store I...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- How-to: Reset a noisy optical drive in the Mid-2009 MacBook Pro
- While playing with my new 3GHz "Mid 2009" MacBook Pro I noticed that it made that weird optical drive load/unload sound three times in a row, instead of the usual one, any time the drive was used. If you don't have a CD or DVD handy you...
- Tags: Optical Drive, Apple MacBook, Disc, Apple MacBook Pro, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Logitech G19
- We were big fans of Logitech's two-color LCD-equipped G15 gaming keyboard, but we can't say we find the addition of a color screen justifies the $200 price tag for the updated G19 model. Yes, it's neat to put a full-color image or even a video up on the screen while...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Games, Keyboards, Logitech G19, G15 Gaming Keyboard, Logitech
- Product reviews 2009-06-01
- Layoffs hit Microsoft security unit
- Layoffs hit Microsoft security unitOH NO!That's the last department where they should lay people off.RE: Layoffs hit Microsoft security unitinstead of laying off people the big shot executives can cut there bonuses and other perks they are enjoying... at least that will save some jobsWindows has no security... ;)What security,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft security unit, Microsoft Security, layoff
- Discussion threads 2009-05-06
- Apple Battery Update 1.4 (Mac)
- Follow these steps to determine if your battery needs this update. 1. From the Apple menu, choose About this Mac. 2. Click More Info to start the System Profiler. 3. Locate the Hardware section and select Power. 4. Batteries with this information in the Battery Information section need this update:...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Battery, Apple Inc., Engineering
- Software downloads 2009-03-02
- Interesting facts about the new MacBooks
- Some quick observations about the new MacBooks culled from around the Web: The MacBook no longer has a Firewire port. Target Disk Mode is gone too it died with Firewire. A new version of Migration Assistant (1.2.2...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., MBP, Hard Drive Swap, Serial ATA Controller, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- Pinnacle Game Profiler 4.8 (Windows)
- Instantly add game pad and joystick support to any computer game with Pinnacle Game Profiler. This software allows you to emulate your keyboard and mouse with your game controller, and otherwise customize the controller's behavior. Many PC games do not directly support game controllers, but with Pinnacle Game Profiler you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Pinnacle Game Profiler, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-09-30
- Free DTS Package Profiler Wizard 2.3.1 (Windows)
- DTS Profiler is an easy to use tool which can profile your DTS packages stored on SQL Server or File System. DTS Profiler will tell you many important things like package count, complexitity, and some internal information. DTS Profiler can find how many packages do you have; how complex they...
- Tags: Package, Pragmatic Works, DTS Profiler, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-09-09
- MacBook Pro graphics chips failing prematurely
- It appears that the current crop of MacBook Pros seem to be suffering from a premature failure of their Nvidia graphics processors. According to a piece on The Inquirer "All Nvidia G84 and G86s are bad" and MacBooks Pro's with either the Nvidia 8600GT GPUs are prone to failure: ...
- Tags: graphics chip, nvidia corp., apple macbook, graphics, asic, apple macbook pro, chip, symptom, apple discussion forums, asics, semiconductors, hardware, jason d. o'grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- SQL Server 2005 Tuning, Optimization, and Troubleshooting
- View Available Dates and LocationsIn this intensive instructor-led workshop, database developers who work in enterprise environments and use Microsoft SQL Server 2005 will gain the knowledge and skills to evaluate and improve queries and query response times as well as to understand the overall process of troubleshooting....
- Tags: Performance, Optimization, Microsoft SQL Server, Knowledge, Operating System, Monitoring, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Storage, Databases, Performance Management, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Training 2008-08-01
- Gallery: Psystar System Profile
- I have posted a gallery of screen shots from Apple's System Profiler running on the Psystar Open Computer. Oh and here's what it looks like when you try to run Apple's Boot Camp Assistant on the Psystar: by Jason D. O'Grady
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc.
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Gallery: Psystar System Profile
- Screen shots of Apple's System Profiler running on a Psystar Open Computer. by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: Jason O'Grady, Psystar, Open, Computer, Clone, System, Profile, Profiler
- Image galleries 2008-05-07
- VibeStudio Designer 1 (Windows)
- VibeStudio is a professional spatial audio design suite comprised of three applications: Config, Profiler, and VibeStation. All three applications rest on top of an advanced 3D audio modeling and rendering engine called SoundScape3D. Together these applications create a one of a kind spatial audio package that provides the ability to...
- Tags: Audio, Microsoft Windows, VRSonic, VibeStudio, Audio Scene
- Software downloads 2008-05-07
- Boy, I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a Psystar OpenComputer!
- Here's some free advice for any company out there thinking about making Mac clones - at least go to the trouble of making them half-decent. Having seen the first few reviews of the Psystar OpenComputer, I'm glad that I didn't waste my money on one. Let's start...
- Tags: Audio, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Computer Profiler 2.5.3 (Windows)
- Learn more than 200 interesting facts about your computer. Details about your CPU, memory, operating system, and even your computer's power source all are displayed. You can also copy the information to the Windows clipboard and paste it into a document for permanent storage. Version 2.5.3 may include unspecified updates,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Computer, KarenWare, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-04-17
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