Computers

For you Mac gurus out there, this is going to sound like child’s play.  I finally took the time to figure out today how to change an icon for a particular folder (applications and files work the same way) to something other than the default.  I have a folder named ‘Projects’ under my Documents folder … Read more

I have been thinking about setting up my Macbook Pro with a Bootcamp partition ever since VMWare Fusion Beta 3 announced that you could use your Windows XP (or Vista) partition as a virtual machine.  Last week I found out that a class I’m taking at the end of July requires you to install the … Read more

It’s been (almost) 2 weeks since I first laid my hands on the Macbook Pro.  I have to say that I continue to be impressed with the laptop.  As much as I love the machine, there have been some roadblocks in getting things set up and working correctly. The first issue was email.  I’ve run … Read more

Well, I’ve now had the Macbook Pro for about 36 hours or so (part of that obviously was spent sleeping and not attached to it, although I seriously thought about skipping sleep last night). Today has gone pretty well.  I got the developer tools all loaded from the install DVDs this morning and was able … Read more

Ok ok, so it’s not really a toy as, within about 48 hours, it will be my sole computer for development. But right now it sure feels like a toy. I received the boxes from my wife at 8:45 ET this morning and promptly tore into them like a kid at Christmas.  I have to … Read more

You can add me to another fast-growing list of developers.  Which list is that you ask?  Why, it’s the list of developers that are trading Windows machines for Macs.  That’s right, I finally took the plunge and ordered a shiny new Macbook Pro this week.  It’s supposed to be delivered tomorrow, but I won’t have … Read more