Archive for May, 2009
Spring Cleaning! 3 tips for getting your Mac up to speed
On May 15, 2009 Apple | OS | Tips 0 No Comments
All year long your mac has been collecting bits of everything everywhere. Temp files here and pref files there. Chances are you don’t need the half of them anymore. Here are 3 great ways to speed up your mac!
Free up drive space on your startup disk. OS X uses the free space on your startup disk as virtual memory. So when you pack every last mp3 on that drive there remains no room for the virtual memory, thus performance decreases. As a general rule, it’s best to have 10% of your drive free at its fullest. For freeing up extra space I use Xslimmer and it does a pretty good job of slimming out all the unnecessary bits of code and language in your apps. Depending on the number of apps you have you can save upwards of 15GBs. This slimming of the apps speeds up launch time as well.
- Repair your permissions. You hear this all the time, basically because it does wonders and you should do it! After downloading this and installing that and then deleting that some things get a little bit confused as to how its supposed to exactly function. Repair the permissions basically makes sure that everything is being pointed in the right direction.
- Check you login items. If you have multiple apps launching as you log in you may want to disable a few as they tend to slow the whole launch process a bit. You can view which items launch at login by going to: System Preferences<Accounts<login items Here you can view and enable/disable apps from launching at startup.
Happy computing. (Oh, By the way, did you know I launched a new site? Check it out! alphaapp.com)
Macally intros new devices. BTkey and BTmouse
On May 13, 2009 Apple | Gadgets | Hardware 0 No Comments Tags: Accessories, Apple, Macbook, OS XI have owned many Macally products in my life and I have never been disappointed. All of there hardware is well designed and durable. Macally has recently introduced a few new gadget and I thought it would be nice to give them a quick once over. I have found that Macally products fit just a little more comfortably in my hand.
First up; The BTkey Bluetooth keyboard. The Macally BTKey is a stylish wireless bluetooth extended keyboard. Low profile Scissor keys reduce key stroke travel distances and eases pressure on your finger tips.
It features:
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- The latest Bluetooth 2.0 technology
- 108 key ultra slim Bluetooth keyboard
- Enhanced Scissor-Key-Switches for thin keycaps with sensitive and responsive touch
- Caps Lock, Pairing and Low battery indicator LEDs
- Quick access keys for CD Eject, Mute, Volume up and down
- On/Off switch for energy saving
- Two AAA batteries (included)
And now the BTmouse. The Macally Bluetooth Mouse has the following features:
- 3 button interface (programmable on mac)
- Scroll Wheel
- 800 dpi precision Laser sensor
- Uses 2 AA batteries (Included)
- pair and on/off buttons.
A recent forum post from a Chinese tech forum shows a screen shots and reports supposed specs of the next generation of the iPhone.
“First of all, the look and the 3G iphone is the same, but the small print below the back and the apple logo is the same as the plating material, looking at a very light configuration repeat: the 3G iphone on the basis of the CPU frequency to 600MHz, RAM 256M, is the CPU 400MHz, 128M RAM, running speed has really improved!
摄像头是320W 自动对焦，还多了电子指南针（compass），FM 320W camera is autofocus, but also more than an electronic compass (compass), FM
新增32GB版本，网上说的home键会发光纯属扯淡，软体版本是3.0 New 32GB version of the Internet, said the home button will light-emitting pure nonsense, software version 3.0“
Everyone needs a great monitor. Whether it be for video/photo editing, Graphics Design, Movie Watching, or Gaming. All monitors are not created equally. Shopping around and paying a little extra is often worth it in this field. Simply calibrating your monitor can often achieve better looking images and video. But that can only take you so far. If your looking for the best viewing experience possible, you may need a new monitor. Today monitors are advancing by leaps and bounds.
I have rounded up three of the better monitors that come pretty close to giving you what you pay for.
- 2ms Response Time
- 20,000:1 Contrast Ratio
- VGA,DVI, and HDMI inputs
- 160 Degree Viewing angle
- 2ms Response Time
- 50,000:1 Contrast Ratio
- DVI-D and VGA
- 170 Degree Viewing Angle
3.) 23″ HD Apple Cinema Display. – $250
- The Specs of this monitor fail to give it justice. It is said to have some of the most accurate color reproduction to date and is still in high demand. It was released in 2002 and it still goes for over $250
- It features a 1920×1200 Resolution and has a 170 Degree viewing angle.
- Be careful though, it’s ADC (Apple Display Connector) Only. ADC to DVI adapters run around $80
Here is a nice how-to from engadget that covers running a dual band setup in your home. The reason to do this is mostly related to all the clutter in the 2.4GHz spectrum. Follow this link for the details. How-to: Set up dual-band WiFi
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