Apple
Wired, schmired!
Monday March 12, 2007 |
I did it! No, I haven't yet found the cure for the common cold. But fret not, I am working on it. No, in fact, in the grand scheme of things, this is much smaller, but, nevertheless, it is still quite exciting for me.
I made a stop at my local Apple store today and bought the new AirPort Extreme.
And I must say, it rocks. Very easy to setup, and as with all of Apple products, it is beautifully designed. My favorite thing about it so far is its ability to connect to a USB 2.0 external hard drive and transfer content to and from it wirelessly. I've even placed my iTunes video content on the drive and have been streaming it from the drive to my laptop. It has performed this task like a champ. Hiccup free even at 802.11g.
Now all I have to do is convince myself to order the 802.11n card for my Core Duo MacBook Pro, and I will be cruising g-street at high-speed.
I made a stop at my local Apple store today and bought the new AirPort Extreme.
And I must say, it rocks. Very easy to setup, and as with all of Apple products, it is beautifully designed. My favorite thing about it so far is its ability to connect to a USB 2.0 external hard drive and transfer content to and from it wirelessly. I've even placed my iTunes video content on the drive and have been streaming it from the drive to my laptop. It has performed this task like a champ. Hiccup free even at 802.11g.
Now all I have to do is convince myself to order the 802.11n card for my Core Duo MacBook Pro, and I will be cruising g-street at high-speed.
Mining for Quartz
Monday March 12, 2007 |
So, I've recently begun teaching myself to use Apple's Quartz Composer. This little app is included on the Developer Tools CD, and it is absolutely amazing.
In finding some resources to further my knowledge of Quartz I stumbled upon this site.
Each of these animations was done in an hour, give or take, using Quartz Composer, and as far as I am concerned are brilliantly done. While my work with Quartz is just beginning, I cannot promise it will lead to anything, but I'm certainly hoping it will.
In finding some resources to further my knowledge of Quartz I stumbled upon this site.
Each of these animations was done in an hour, give or take, using Quartz Composer, and as far as I am concerned are brilliantly done. While my work with Quartz is just beginning, I cannot promise it will lead to anything, but I'm certainly hoping it will.
Wireless woes
Friday March 09, 2007 |
I was one of the early Intel adopters with my purchase of a Core Duo MacBook Pro. My 12" PowerBook unfortunately died a quick death, just months before the Core 2 Duos were released, forcing me to get a new machine earlier than I'd hoped. Nonetheless, I love my MacBook Pro. The only thing that has gotten me down about it was when I heard that the Core 2 Duos, which I had hoped to purchase, came with the new 802.11n wireless cards, while the earlier Core Duos were left out in the cold. *sigh*
But, fortunately a company by the name of QuickerTek has stepped up in allowing us early adopters to upgrade our wireless cards. Aty about $150 USD it is a bit more than I would like to pay to install it myself, but I am very thankful for the option. The new card comes with instructions on installing it in both the consumer MacBook and the MacBook Pro.
I guess I just need to place my order and to work up the courage to dismantle my MacBook Pro now. I thought I would share the link in case anyone else wanted to brave the task as well.
I personally want to try out the new Airport Extreme's ability to connect to an external USB 2.0 drive over the wireless connection.
But, fortunately a company by the name of QuickerTek has stepped up in allowing us early adopters to upgrade our wireless cards. Aty about $150 USD it is a bit more than I would like to pay to install it myself, but I am very thankful for the option. The new card comes with instructions on installing it in both the consumer MacBook and the MacBook Pro.
I guess I just need to place my order and to work up the courage to dismantle my MacBook Pro now. I thought I would share the link in case anyone else wanted to brave the task as well.
I personally want to try out the new Airport Extreme's ability to connect to an external USB 2.0 drive over the wireless connection.