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Apple Posts A New Quick Tip.

Cody wrote 1 month ago: Apple has posted a new video on many ways you can save your battery life on the road. Let me some i … more →

Tags: Apple, Quick Tips, Apple 101

Windows functions and special keys in MacBook / MacBook Pro / Apple Keyboard

David Xie wrote 2 months ago: Recently I’ve been trying to write a post on Firefox in Windows Vista using my MacBook…b … more →

Tags: Apple, IT

Speed up your (Intel) Mac's Restart / Shut Down process2 comments

David Xie wrote 3 months ago: It’s not he first time that I hear people saying: If you install Windows (using Boot Camp) on … more →

Tags: Apple, Computer tutorials, IT

A step by step guide on how to reinstall your Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (附中文翻译)3 comments

David Xie wrote 5 months ago: Reinstalling your own operating system is kind of like a standard task nowadays if you are using you … more →

Tags: Apple, Computer tutorials, IT, 10.5, leopard, Mac OS X, reinstall

A step by step guide to Authoxy7 comments

David Xie wrote 5 months ago: From what I’ve seen this year on the ITS HelpDesk (@ the University of Otago), there are more … more →

Tags: Apple, IT, ITS @ Otago, University of Otago, Authoxy, ITS HelpDesk, Microsoft Messenger, proxy, SHA-*

"Find Out How" videos from Apple (with download links)3 comments

David Xie wrote 7 months ago: When are you NEW to computers, no matter its a PC / a Mac, it would be great if someone is sitting b … more →

Tags: Software, IT, Apple, leopard, find out how, videos, Apple.com, iLife, iWork

Adding dictionaries to the built-in Dictionary Application in Leopard41 comments

David Xie wrote 7 months ago: The Dictionary Application (Dict App for short) is really helpful at times when you are reading an e … more →

Tags: Apple, Computer tutorials, IT, Software, dictionary, leopard, mac os x 10.5

Mac Switchers' 101: It's about the USERS' experience

Scottbryner wrote 8 months ago: As I sit here trying to beat SQL Server into submission yet again, I am reminded of a story. Many mo … more →

Tags: switchers, Windows, Apple, Opinion

Setting up the firewall in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)6 comments

David Xie wrote 8 months ago: After receiving a port scan this morning (thanks for the new year present): I’ve came to rea … more →

Tags: Apple, IT, Software, Firewall, leopard, Leopard Firewall, mac os x 10.5

Mac Switchers' Initiation: At All Costs, Maintain the Metaphor!

Scottbryner wrote 8 months ago: It’s been too long I know, I know, it’s been a while since my initial post introducing t … more →

Tags: switchers, Windows, Apple, Opinion, user interface

K-Lite Codec Pack for Mac?!19 comments

David Xie wrote 8 months ago: I have been keeping an eye on my Blog Stats and interestingly enough, I’ve discovered that the … more →

Tags: Apple, IT, Software, 10.5, K-Lite Codec Pack, K-Lite Codec Pack for mac, leopard, Mac OS X

Parallels Desktop or Fusion? Which one should you use?1 comment

David Xie wrote 8 months ago: Boot Camp is the first thing that come to people’s mind when they need to use Windows on the I … more →

Tags: Thoughts, Software, IT, Apple, 10.5, Fusion, Mac OS X Leopard, Parallels Desktop, virtualization

Viewing CHM files under Mac OS X19 comments

David Xie wrote 8 months ago: Most of the eBooks nowadays are in either PDF or CHM format. While Windows have native support for … more →

Tags: Apple, Computer tutorials, IT, Software, Thoughts, CHM, chm files, Mac OS X

How to connect a new external hard drive to your Mac12 comments

David Xie wrote 9 months ago: Is this a joke? All you have to do is to connect the USB cable to your Mac and that’s it…right … more →

Tags: Apple, IT, Software, external hard drive, fat32, format, leopard, Mac OS X

How to pair your Apple Remote with your Macs5 comments

David Xie wrote 9 months ago: The Apple Remote is really useful at times when you want to watch / listen to something but don … more →

Tags: Apple, IT, Software, Apple remote, Mac OS X, Pairing

Changing the system language in Mac OS X3 comments

David Xie wrote 9 months ago: Changing the system languages in Macs are really easy. So if your friends / parents aren’t co … more →

Tags: Software, IT, Apple, Computer tutorials, leopard, Mac OS X, System Language

Repairing Disk and Disk Permissions on Macs

David Xie wrote 9 months ago: From time to time, we have to perform some checkups on our computers to see whether they have any pr … more →

Tags: Software, IT, Apple, disk utility

Lost your way in the Finder? Try the Path Bar!

David Xie wrote 9 months ago: At times I’ll found myself lost my way in the Finder (which is like Explorer in Windows) becau … more →

Tags: Apple, IT, Software, Finder, Mac OS X, Path Bar

Mac Software 101 for people from Windows (Part 2)

David Xie wrote 9 months ago: Video Player / Codec In Windows, we have things like K-Lite Mega Codec Pack that enable us to play a … more →

Tags: Apple, IT, Software, Apple - Software, Mac Software


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